A huge response is anticipated from everyone when the Lilywhites meet their London rivals on Saturday afternoon. Postecoglou has even said that he has been prepared to “explode” when his players return.
POSTECOGLOU’S EXPLOSION HIGH LIGHT
Postecoglou informed the media (via Football.London) how he has been feeling since meeting the players again this week, talking about that explosion and what he wants from his club this weekend. “Yes, I was talking metaphorically because I haven’t exploded,” he replied. It’s one of those situations where giving the appropriate feedback is crucial and serves as a form of therapy to get things off your chest. Ten days after the game ended, the participants’ emotions subsided and they provided us with the right feedback for a challenging game. Even though we played well in the first half, the second half was really bad.
TEAM EVALUATION
This West Ham match feels crucial in terms of evaluating the team and determining what type of lesson they took away from the Brighton match, but it’s too soon to panic or declare it a must-win. This player’s attitudes and resilience would be seriously called into question if they had another poor performance or outcome.
