In the 3-0 loss to Chelsea, Joe Cole criticized the West Ham players for their “criminal” defense. For the Blues, Cole Palmer added a third goal in the second half after Nicolas Jackson scored twice in the first eighteen minutes.
Additionally, former England international Cole, who joined Chelsea after rising through the ranks at West Ham, had some harsh words to say about players like Edson Alvarez, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, and Konstantinos Mavropanos. Cole stated on TNT Sports that “West Ham were very, very poor.” “The manager made a mistake. There’s a problem if Mavropanos and Alvarez are retreating three or four times toward your own goal.
It’s excellent work by Jackson. Three players not paying attention throughout the opening ten minutes of the derby is a crime. Wan-Bissaka, you must withdraw. Alvarez, pursuing someone who is faster than you is precisely where a midfield player should not be.
From Chelsea’s perspective it’s an excellent finish from Jackson. So often particularly in the first 20 minutes, West Ham’s pressing was all over the place. Wan-Bissaka’s pushing into midfield. West Ham are in a foot race and they’ve lost it.”
West Ham are without a win from their last three games and the pressure is starting to mount on new boss Julen Lopetegui.
“Of course today is a bad day for all of us and we have to look forward and work hard and think about the future,” he said.
“We are very, very frustrated. It was a very soft way to lose. We suffered two early goals, we can and have to do better. We had more chances and more of the ball but that is not important.
We can defend much better. When you suffer the first goal it makes the rest of the match more difficult and then after the second goal it is the same.
“This group of players are going to improve. They are to have time to give the fans the best of themselves. They deserve this. We feel their support, their ambition.”
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