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Jamie Carragher gives damning review of West Ham’s situation after defeat to Brentford

Jamie Carragher gives a damning review of West Ham’s situation after a 2-0 defeat to Brentford on Monday night.

Brentford pick up their first Premier League away win of the season, with goals from Igor Thiago in the 43rd minute and Mathias Jensen in stoppage time.

West Ham, struggling under new manager Nuno Espirito Santo, remain 19th in the table after a lacklustre performance, with fans booing the team off at both half-time and full-time.

Brentford put in a dominant performance, their superiority was evident, despite missing chances to extend their lead, including a disallowed goal and a shot hitting the crossbar.

Sky Sports‘ Jamie Carragher on West Ham’s performance:

“Shocking. They’ve been shocking for a while, it feels an awful long time ago they won that European trophy under David Moyes. There’s a reason supporters’ reactions at clubs, not just there, very rarely do supporters of their own clubs get it wrong. They know what’s going on at that club – and more often than not it’s not down to managers. The ownership at West Ham now is completely different to the club we’ve just seen battering them on their own patch.

“David Sullivan’s been there for a few years, they won a trophy under David Moyes, but it doesn’t feel a modern way of doing things. That’s where that frustration comes from for the fan base. You look at Brentford as a forward-thinking club – West Ham are a far bigger club but the way they’re run means they can’t compete with them on the pitch.

“Physicality, energy and pace will always be near the top of what you need in this league. I can’t think of a less athletic team I’ve seen in the Premier League over the last 12 months, or for a very, very long time. It’s one of the slowest teams I’ve seen. You see that first goal and it feels like a throwback to 40-50 years ago when everyone had all the time in the world and there was a space. The first goal was absolutely horrendous from a West Ham point of view.”

West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo told BBC Sport: “Yeah it was tough. Not just for me. It was tough for our fans, for our players, for everybody.

“The first 15 minutes things were clicking and the team were organsied and combining well. After that we lost composure.

“Credit to Brentford, a physical team that put us under problems. Throw-ins, corners and the monentum of the game changed.”

On his half-time changes: “We were being fragile at the back. It was almost 0-2 [VAR disallowed goal] and becomes harder.”

On if he is still learning about his players: “Every day. Every moment. We’re not going to sleep.

“It’s a challenge for all of us. It’s up to us to change the momentum and bring our fans back to support us. Win our individual duels. In four days time we need a big improvement.”

Nuno Espirito Santo regarding the atmosphere at home matches:

“I think we are all concerned. You can feel it from our own fans. You can see that they are concerned. And then this concern becomes in silence. That silence becomes an anxiety. And we have a problem.

“It’s understandable. Since I arrived, clear awareness that it’s up to us to change this.

“I think our fans must see something they like, something that pleases them, so they can support us and give us energy – like we feel it in the beginning of the game.

“Our fans were behind the team because the team was playing good. Then the momentum changed, that’s what we have.

“We try to ignore it. We try to make them feel that they [the players] have to be comfortable so they can express themselves well, but we cannot hide ourselves. It’s there to see.

“It’s there to see the situations that we have, passes not clicking, has to do with many aspects and mentally it’s one of the aspects that we have to swap.”

Jarrod Bowen said:

“It probably was how it looked. It was 2-0 but probably could have been more to them,” admitted Bowen. “I thought we started the game well, were on the front foot and got a few corners and a few set-pieces of our own.

“I felt we started really well. I thought we defended as a whole set pieces well, and we had our luck at times.

“I think when you’ve not been at home for three weeks or so now, the first one back after the international break we wanted to start well and get the crowd on their feet. Obviously to score a goal would have been the icing on the cake, but we didn’t do that.

“We started well, and then they came into the game and had their moments. I think we just had to stay in there, as they put a lot of pressure on us from corners.

“On the whole we defended well, they had a few chances, but they didn’t score. The goal that we conceded was really poor, and then we got away with one on the stroke of our time to go 2-0 [when Thiago’s strike was ruled out following a VAR check for offside].

“I think it’s one of those where you’ve got to look back at it, watch it, as difficult as it is.

“You’re only going to get better by watching the things that you haven’t done so well. It felt like that in the game, that they had better chances and that they got in better areas of the pitch.

“Like I said, it’s time to reflect on it, see it back and start putting it right to what we’re doing. Ultimately we’re not doing anything well this season, and that’s shown in the league and the results.

“I think ultimately confidence comes from winning games and having good performances, and we haven’t done that this season. That’s going to be a low, but what we’ve got to do as a group is trust what we’ve got in the changing room.

“We can’t be fearful in this league because if you’re fearful in this league, you’re going to lose games. I feel like that’s what we’re doing. We’ve got to rally together and take every challenge head-on.

“There’s got to be no fear in this league. It’s never going to be given to you, especially in the position that we’re in now. I think I spoke before, and I said it’s going to take us to get us out of the situation that we’re in.

“That’s what we’ve got to do. We’ve got to face up to the challenge. No one’s going to do it for us. No one’s going to give it to us. When we go on the pitch, it’s players taking pride in their performances.

“We put in a really, really poor performance. We play on Friday night up at Elland Road, which is a really difficult place to go. That’s a challenge that you’ve got to stand up to.

“Having played there before, it’s a difficult place to go. In this situation, you have to hit every challenge head-on. I believe that’s the only resolution for the situation that you’re in.

“You’ve got to roll your sleeves up and just dig in and work, and I’m confident things will change.”

Brentford head coach Keith Andrews:

“It was very impressive. I felt there was a feeling around the group, I felt really good in the last couple of days with what I’ve been seeing from the group which doesn’t always materialise when it comes to the game but it did tonight.

“We had a lot of courage and personality, and in terms of those relationships building I think we’ve seen that today.

“Naturally you want the second goal to make life a little bit easier.

“We deserved it, but I felt we managed the game pretty well.

“I felt pretty comfortable [at 1-0], to be honest. It’s constant learning for me and the group, how we manage those moments and situations but we have to understand this group is young in the main.

“They’re learning as well how to deal with those situations.”

Here’s how fans reacted as Jamie Carragher gives a damning review of West Ham’s situation after defeat to Brentford…

@cheyfitz: More please. We need these parasite Sullivan and Brady to leave. Giving loans to the club, charging interest, forcing their dodgy agents players on managers. (Probably so they can over pay and take a cut). They are bleeding us dry. Never mind the ulcerbowl, The worst stadium

@IAmTheeAustin: @Carra23 Thank you Jamie for saying this. You’ve put it very politely and there’s much more that needs to be said about the the ownership of this club. We are run by the biggest clowns in the UK.

@adamhammer7261: Jamie’s so right, and it’s been like this since 2016 when we moved to that shithole we’re in now, the club is dying and those cunts upstairs are to blame and it’s been like this since then and it’s nothing new to us fans 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

@whufcleept: Probably the best thing I’ve heard come out of his mouth in a long time.

@The_BoleynBoys: More and more are coming out and saying it. We’re chipping away.

@RLawther94: Well said. Doesn’t defend Nuno s stupid 11 last night and subs – but our club is rotten to the core and stems from the top. Football club run like it’s 1995. Owner too stubborn and old to see his failings.

@willearle_: Bang on @Carra23 we are so far behind the times all you have to do is take a look at our training ground it’s got portacabins championship and league one clubs have better facilities

@imramblingon: can’t stand him but he’s bang on.

@marks_WHUFC85: Absolutely spot on with these opinions. Yes I want Sullivan gone, but irrespective of whether he is there or not, we need a proper, modern set up off the pitch. This includes proper investment in a training ground that is fit for purpose

@highburyhammer: Absolute brilliant take from @Carra23 , the tide has changed from the usual pundit talk of ‘why are they moaning’ etc. How does it feel @jsullivanwhu @karren_brady @AmpikaPickston1 to be criticised and the real downfall of WHU pointed at the correct people? #GSBOUT #NoMoreBS

@jc5415: As a West Ham fan, have to say that he is the one pundit who consistently gets our situation right.

@DanielConnor17: I really like west ham, they’re a club with soul, a sad state of affairs

@ColHal77: He’s not wrong is he – Bournemouth are a better run club than West Ham….the situation at that club comes from the top. I fear for them

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