Saturday 1 February 2014

Brave Hammers Overcome Cheating Chico and Clueless Swansea


 
West Ham demonstrated the sort of guts and nerve that are typically associated with troops being marshalled by Sam Allardyce Big Sam’s troops in what became a tense affair at Upton Park. Swansea’s defence were totally bossed by a rampant Andy Carroll and were forced to feigning injuries in order to cope with his aerial dominance. Carroll’s knock downs directly led to both of West Ham’s goals as they notched up a two goal half time lead courtesy of a Kevin Nolan double.

The game was to turn on a bizarre refereeing decision early in the second half when, apparently on the advice of his assistant, the normally astute Howard Webb decided to brandish a red card for an innocuous handbags encounter between Carroll and the histrionic Chico Flores, who was suddenly rolling around the floor holding his upper face even though camera footage clearly indicated nothing more than a minor palm contact with his forehead. Nonsense, total nonsense!

                                                                
In truth, however, even though there was still over a half an hour of action remaining, most Hammers fans believed that they could hold on as they had been tremendous up to that point while, in contrast, Swansea looked clueless. The Hammers regrouped and decided to remind us of just how good they can be when they have a fully manned back line. Collins and McCartney in particular seemed to be everywhere, and in midfield Mark Noble hustled and harried endlessly. It was tense but in reality Swansea were unable to create a clear cut chance and their best effort at getting back into the game came courtesy of a deflection.

Before the final whistle we got to see Winston Reid return to action which served to further cheer Hammers fans who witnessed another gutsy performance. Let’s hope that Andy Carroll can successfully appeal the red card as his presence was a source of mayhem that Swansea never got to terms with and never recovered from once they went behind.

                                                                    Specsavers is that way ref
Next up its Villa away, then home to Norwich and Southampton…season-defining games for sure!

16 comments:

  1. Chico did make a meal of it but pure and innocent Carroll must have been possessed when he purposely swung his elbow (which did make contact, not his hand as you imagined). It wasn't even the first elbow contact Carroll had made with Chico in the match.

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    1. I don't think you was at the game mate, because you seem to have seen something nobody else did and that includes both managers !

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    2. No I wasn't at the game but I saw it replayed enough to see the contact.

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    3. you must have funny looking elbows mate!

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    4. My elbows are in the same place as Andy Carroll's elbows:

      https://vine.co/v/MzX1J6Yx3gF

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  2. Laudrup was sporting afterwards in admitting that it was not a red card, but why do his players engage in this nonsense?

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  3. total crap - maybe there should be a pink card instead of red and give it to Flores for his theatrics?

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  4. it was no more than a case of their pony tails get wrapped up in eachother

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  5. Chico has a history of it, his a embarrassment of a football player he squealed like a little girl kick his feet up and down and then got up running around like nothing had happened, I do hope the fa come down on him as this should not be allowed in British football

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  6. Swansea were so lame at the back, Carlton Cole almost bullied his way through their whole defence on his own with 5 minutes to go! They are likely to be in the relegation battle with us and they'll need to man uop a bit if they are to stay up

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  7. contact was with his finger tips, theer was no elbow contact on that occasion although there was earlier on but nothing out of the ordinary

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    1. Really?

      https://vine.co/v/MzX1J6Yx3gF

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    2. The squealing really was amusing - i don't think i'd want a player that poncey playing for any club i follow - regardless of the circumstances. I can only imagine the ribbing Flores will get from other forwards when he tries to mark them!

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    3. I agree, Chico rolling around like he'd been shot was laughable but the intent and the contact of Carroll was there and clear to see.

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    4. Handbags, no more. Not even a yellow. You could even argue for a West Ham free kick!

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  8. maybe he got some mud in his eyes - that can be weally weally painful
    he was soooo brave to carry on afterwards...

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