by RED BEERGOGGLES » Thu Dec 13, 2012 8:40 pm
The first 20 minutes we went at the Hammers with blistering pace and incisive passing ,and then we lost the impetus when Jose was withdrawn and allowed
Diame to dictate the midfield against the ineffectual Gerrard and to a lesser extent the unusually so Allen . Sterling looked like he had celebrated his 18th with
gusto and looked a little worse for wear ,and Joe Cole albeit for the his delightful goal done practically nothing of note .
As soon as Diame was withdrew and Fat Sam decided to bring on a defender and use him in midfield ,only then did we regain the upper hand and take the
game to West Ham ,Shelvey never stopped running ,but he is no striker . I thought if it wasn't for the ridiculously harsh penalty decision and the bizarre
OG ,(I mean only Steven can explain fully why he decided to jump upon the shoulders of our best defender and head the ball into his own net) then Im 90%
certain Agger and the equally superb Skrtel would have kept a clean sheet .
In summary though, three points against one of the most aggressive sides in the league in their own back yard is no mean achievement and some of our play
in parts stemming from the brilliant Glen Johnson was spectacular. We have played far better games this season and walked away with Nada ,so to play this
below par and still emerge the victors is something slightly alien to us reds fans ,but I will take it with both hands and take it gleefully .
