West Ham United nicked a point very late on against Fulham at Craven Cottage this afternoon.
It was a game of two halves for West Ham, and Julen Lopetegui still has a lot of questions to answer tonight, in spite of the late equaliser.
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When Lopetegui named his starting XI, the majority of Hammers fans could see that he got it badly, badly wrong.
The Spaniard needs to address his team selections sooner rather than later. There’s certain players who shouldn’t be anywhere near the starting XI in my opinion.
One player in particular let himself down badly today, and Roshane Thomas highlighted his disbelief at the fact that he was included in the starting lineup.
Journalist baffled by Lopetegui decision for Fulham vs West Ham clash
The Hammers put in a terribly disjointed performance during the first 45 minute period against the Cottagers today.
It really was a poor display from the boys, but the buck stops with Lopetegui, and the Spaniard has to take on much of the blame.
One decision he made with his starting lineup really did raise some eyebrows before the match kicked off in west London today.
The Athletic journalist Roshane Thomas was at Craven Cottage this afternoon.
Thomas took to Twitter and shared his thoughts on the game at half-time.
He made an observation that every single West Ham fan would surely have agreed with:
Tomas Soucek should not be starting for West Ham
I personally don’t think the 29-year-old should be starting at all for the Hammers, let alone in the number 10 position.
Tomas Soucek was so poor today, and it boggles the mind that he was given the nod to start the game.
The Czech Republic international is slow and ponderous in possession, and he slows us down massively in transition.
Soucek also lacks any kind of creativity or guile, which makes the fact that he started in the number 10 role even more baffling.
Julen Lopetegui needs to learn from the Fulham vs West Ham draw this afternoon.
The Spaniard must start with his best lineup, and Soucek should not be anywhere near the starting XI anymore as far as I’m concerned.
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