Mark Noble has sternly spoken about the mistakes West Ham have been making
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Mark Noble has sternly spoken about the mistakes West Ham United have been making in recent weeks, as reported by the club’s official channels.
What did he say?
West Ham are on a shocking run at the moment, having failed to win a single one of their last eight games in all competitions.
Mistakes have played a large part in this debacle, with Roberto being the main culprit, while Issa Diop and Fabian Balbuena have also made telling errors in the last couple of weeks.
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Speaking to the club’s official channels, Noble has condemned the mistakes his teammates have been making: “I can give the same old clichéd, ‘Come on lads, we’ve got to do this’, rallying speech but the bottom line is that it is individual mistakes that are seriously hurting us.
“There was nothing in the game for more than half an hour last weekend until Spurs scored their first goal. Another followed quickly and it was an uphill battle from then on.
“Yes, we scored a couple of late goals to make the final scoreline 3-2 but the game was effectively ‘done’ by then and they had taken their foot off the gas.
“At the moment mistakes – individual errors – are ‘killing’ us. It’s hard enough winning points in the Premier League when everyone is playing at the top of their game, let alone a team which is lacking in confidence and making too many mistakes.”
Refreshing honesty
The bottom line is that the performances from West Ham have not been good enough during this run, so it is refreshing to see that Noble is calling his colleagues out.
Diop won’t be playing against Chelsea due to his suspension, but it will be interesting to see whether Roberto and Balbuena will be able to keep hold of their places considering how costly their errors have been.
Regardless of the current managerial situation, it is important that the team have leaders who are able to constructively call out their teammates in a way that should spur everyone on to produce better in a situation like this.
That is exactly what Noble has done, so the hope now will be that the players put in an improved performance against Chelsea.
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