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Leeds 1-2 West Ham
- Goals: Mateusz Klich (£ 5.5 million) | Tomas Soucek (£ 4.9 million), Angelo Ogbonna (£ 4.9 million)
- Attend: Patrick Bamford (£ 6.2 million) | Jarrod Bowen (£ 6.3 million), Aaron Cresswell (£ 5.2 million)
- Extra points: Ogbonna x3, Soucek x2, Klich x1
WHAT HER?
Patrick BamfordFitness at home (£ 6.2 million) continues to pale in importance compared to his capabilities on the day away.
The Leeds forward suffered a rough night on Friday when West Ham left Elland Road with all three points in the opening match of Matchday 12.
He went on to score in the second minute, he did collect an assist from Fantasy to win a penalty, converted in the second attempt by Mateusz klich (£ 5.5 million). But after that, it was a quiet night for Bamford, who was scoreless for the fifth straight home game in the Premier League.
His five-point performance brings his Elland Road score for the season to 26, just 34.7% of his total for the season, although it’s worth noting that three of Leeds’ next five games are on the road.
Despite Leeds’ exciting game this season (helping their main forward score eight goals), on Friday they were moderate going forward, Bamford’s supply lines cut off by clever performances from West Ham’s central and wingers. .
“Soucek and Declan have been so good, in every game we have a high level of performance.” – David Moyes
“It was a fair defeat. The type of game does not surprise us. We are preparing to face a game like this. And they were superior. “- Marcelo Bielsa
The mid-priced forward was alert and in the right places for most of the night, but was offered nothing but leftovers after his early breakout.
It was Bamford’s teammates and tactical changes, more than the player himself, that disappointed their owners Friday night. Mediocre performances in the first half forced Marcelo Bielsa to change the two people on the left wing at half-time and his solutions did not produce the desired results either.
As I promised earlier in the week, Jack Harrison (£ 5.4 million) and Ezgjan Alioski (£ 4.4 million) covered that flank, replaced at halftime by Hélder Costa (£ 5.4 million) and Jamie Shackleton (£ 4.8 million) respectively.
As a result, Stuart dallas (£ 4.6m) returned to the left back so Shackleton could replace the right back with Luke ayling (£ 4.5 million) fulfilling a central defender role, superbly, it must be said.
While Dallas found itself with a lot of possession in advanced areas, Costa was actually very poor, conceding the free throw that led to West Ham’s game-winning goal.
It is somewhat disappointing that this performance by Leeds came in their first game of a winning streak.
However, the fact that they face Newcastle (at home), Burnley (at home) and West Bromwich Albion (away) is reason enough to have some patience with Bamford.
ASPIRE YOUR DEFENSE
The owners of the Leeds defenders will be frustrated by how they lost this meeting on Friday night.
Even though West Ham asked many questions Illan Meslier (4.5 million pounds), his six stops and the heroic work of Ayling and Liam cooper (£ 4.4 million) made sure they couldn’t find a way from open play.
That’s the consolation for Dallas owners Ayling and Meslier to advance, but only if Bielsa can solve his team’s serious problems by defending set pieces.
Then Kurt zouma (£ 5.7m) drove home an unmarked header at Gameweek 11, Angelo Ogbonna (£ 4.9 million) and Tomas Soucek (£ 4.9m) appeared to deal damage in dead ball situations this time.
The center-back was left free at the back post for the winning goal after Soucek won a poorly organized showdown (from Leeds’ perspective) with Dallas in the first half.
But it’s not just defending these situations when they come up that Bielsa needs to fix before a matchday 13 encounter with Newcastle, the Whites clearly need to practice avoiding them in the first place.
One of the reasons Harrison deserved to go out at halftime was his poor decision making in the defensive third when backing up, even giving away the corner that led to the opening goal quite cheaply. And, as already mentioned, Costa’s sloppy tackle earned West Ham the free kick of the winner.
“We didn’t even do more practice (set pieces) than we normally would. We have had a good delivery with Cresswell, players who are good in the air. It’s a big part of soccer. His form has really improved this year, his delivery has been very good. I think it was excellent again tonight. “- David Moyes
“We know about this problem (from set pieces) and we are doing what is necessary to try to correct it. Is not sufficient. We have to persist so that this problem has less influence on our games ”. – Marcelo Bielsa
NEW LOOK SAID
West Ham’s performance in Leeds – their first away win after conceding the first goal in more than two years – was made all the more impressive considering that David Moyes was forced to change teams following an injury at Arthur Masuaku (4.5 million pounds sterling).
“He has had a knee problem. They have operated on him. “- David Moyes
Rather than persisting with a 3-4-2-1 formation, he returned to 4-2-3-1, pushing Aaron Cresswell (£ 5.2 million) back to left back.
Declan Rice (£ 4.8m) and Soucek sat deeper in a two-man midfield and Benrahma said (£ 6.0m) was the man chosen to replace Masuaku, operating, of course, as a left attacking midfielder, joining Pablo Fornals (£ 6.4 million) and Jarrod bowen (£ 6.3 million) in support of Sebastien haller (6.1 million pounds sterling).
The loan from Brentford certainly turned heads in his first start for West Ham, especially considering he came into game week 12 with two assists in just 79 minutes of Premier League football.
His free role stretched Leeds’ defense and raised questions about the gaps left by their wings. Kalvin phillips (£ 4.9 million) is often forced to open up to track his careers in Dallas’ absence.
Benrahma also came close to scoring with two powerful efforts and is already claiming West Ham’s free throws and corners.
“We have been threatening to use [Benrahma] more recently. We believe that he is a creative player and that he will win many one-on-one duels ”. – David Moyes
“I thought [Benrahma] I have done many good things. He helped us. Added to what we have. Maybe he made some wrong decisions, he happened when he shot, he shot when he should have, but he played well. “- David Moyes
Friday night attendees, owners of Cresswell and Bowen need not worry about Benrahma’s threat to their participation on set.
After the left-back made a rather selfish shot from a free kick that should have gotten into the box, Cresswell moved up the ranks for the next, leading to the winning goal.
The left-back now has four assists on the road this season, the most combined of any FPL defender, which bodes well for a series of games in which West Ham will face three road games in the next few. five weeks of play.
Leeds United XI (4-1-4-1): Meslier; Alioski (Shackleton 46 ‘), Cooper, Ayling, Dallas; K Phillips; Harrison (Costa 46 ‘), Rodrigo, Klich, Raphinha; Bamford (Roberts 74 ′).
West Ham United XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Balbuena, Coufal; Rice, soucek; Benrahma (Noble 84 ′), Fornals (Snodgrass 90 + 5 ′), Bowen (Johnson 85 ′); Haller.
Lessons Learned from FPL Gameweek 12
- Leeds United 1-2 West Ham United
- Lobos v Aston Villa
- Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion
- Manchester United v Manchester City
- Everton v Chelsea
- Southampton v Sheffield United
- Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur
- Fulham v Liverpool
- Arsenal v Burnley
- Leicester City v Brighton and Hove Albion
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