West Ham have struggled to find their feet in this Premier League season and David Moyes’ first game in charge of the Hammers didn’t provide an instant improvement.
The Hammers lost 2-0 away from home against Watford, in a match where they failed to truly test the Hornets, and as a result stay in the Premier League’s relegation spots for another week- still one point off safety.
Moyes did make a number of changes to the side for his first match with the Hammers, including the reinstatement of club-record signing Marko Arnautovic into the side but fans were left split on the Austrian international’s performance.
Arnautovic, yet to score or provide an assist this season, did show some signs of life and was unfortunate not to open his account for the Hammers in the second-half as he was denied by a spectacular double save from Watford stopper Heurelho Gomes.
The 28-year-old looked more lively in the side but he’s still failed to win over some fans, with opinions on the former Stoke City man’s performance split.
https://twitter.com/jonathaninmalta/status/932336296529399813
Some West Ham fans are deluded. Arnautovic showed a lot more today, positionally was much better! Still a lot more to come though! #whufc
— Sam Dennis (@SamiDennis) November 19, 2017
Hopefully Antonio back for Leicester as well and hopefully Arnautovic isn’t too bad because though he looked the best he has in some patches tonight
— Jack❤️⚒🏴🌹 (@JackJPW_COYI) November 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/AranNicolWHUFC/status/932326906866884610
Arnautovic and Carroll are a disease on our club ⚒
— Cockney (@cockneydevil) November 19, 2017
Arnautovic played well today.
— West Ham (C)entral 🏆 (@WestHam_Central) November 19, 2017
I thought Marko Arnautovic actually had a very good game, probably his best since joining the club. He looked a threat, would have scored but for a sensational double stop from Gomez. He also provided a fantastic ball to Kouyate which was a shocking miss. I hope he is ok.
— WHUFC Bulletin (@whufcbulletin) November 19, 2017
Well, not much has changed so far. We were slow and lethargic, defence was weak, Arnautovic was lazy, Hart made mistakes, Carroll got booked and we lost. Where’s the new manager bounce? #WHUFC
— Dan B (@DanBTweets) November 19, 2017
Arnautovic has been excellent so far and head and shoulders above anyone else on the pitch for us
— The West Ham Way (@WestHamWayCom) November 19, 2017
Positives:
– Arnautovic looked good with and without the ball.
– The players never gave up.Negatives:
– Absolutely everything else.— West Ham United. (@TheHammersView) November 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/lex_e_con/status/932305320835248130
West Ham need to get the ball to Arnautovic more, he's got the beating of Britos down the right. Been the best Hammers player so far.
— Sam Inkersole (@Sam_InkersoleTM) November 19, 2017
