A well reasoned response to a defeat. Even although I should be used to it at my age, I need time to see things a bit more clearly after losing ! My thoughts ;

1. Edouard I really like for his positivity. Still very young and still adjusting to the levels required in this league, but heading in the right direction.
2. Agree. But I thought we missed him yesterday.
3. Hard to critisise a guy that works as hard as he does. Plays out of position and gives 100%. Very clever on the ball and a snip at £2m
4. We missed Andersen's distribution while he was out. However he's not the sort of dominant centre back partner that I think Guehi needs. And therein lies a defensive problem we have in my opinion
5.I think Tyrick has been excellent. One piece clearly missing from his game is the ability to take players on and I'm not sure that's in his locker. We do need a back up but on a budget, that may have to come from within.
6.A tough issue this. Both players and officials are responsible for the current state of officiating. And it's not good. Looking just at the refereeing, I think the standard is not where it needs to be at the top level. I thought, and I think most of the stadium did, that Luka handled yesterday and yet the one person that didn't see it was the ref ! As for the back pass - that was a clear and obvious error in not penalising it. But it seems VAR is as inconsistent as the referees.
7.Olise is coming along nicely and I think PV is using him sensibly. He can become a big player for us.
8.I think Joel can be proud of his performances this season overall. However, yesterday West Ham focused on attacking our right flank and enjoyed a lot of success. I'm not relying on Ferguson to be the solution and it's a position that will require attention in the summer.
9.Sorry to say but I think Luka's best days are behind him. I can't think of one area of his play that hasn't declined over the past two seasons. At most a squad player now.
10.I want to like Schlupp, I really do. But I don't really see him fitting in with the direction PV is steering us in. He doesn't have the technical skills for it.

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Luck did in my opinion played a bit part in the result. WHU first could have bounced slightly higher and Guaita saves it, Eduoard's shot or/and Schlupps shots struck slightly differently and instead of hitting the woodwork they go in. I also thought Benteke had a couple of shots between defender's leg's that might have got a deflection. The hand ball was a 50/50 decision as well.

The fouls on Ayew are often ones he initiates, or at least invites. He shields the ball, waits for contact then goes over at least as often as he looks to progress the ball forward. I don't blame him, he's a striker not a winger and he's doing his best for his team, but a more creative player, with greater vision, passing, dribbling and shooting abilities would be more positive than Ayew often is.

Yes, I'd place Olise noticeably above Ayew when it comes to creativity regardless of whether Schlupp scored yesterday or not. My opinion is based on everything I've seen of both players so far. Whether Olise is physically ready to play every week, or whether his defensive play is as good, or whether the team would become a bit too narrow with a left footer on the right are all separate questions of course.

They have Declan Rice, we have Luka. We probably lost the game because of that. You can say his handball was unlucky but what was he doing with his arm out? If our scouts can unearth a decent replacement for him alone I feel top 10 is within our grasp.
I respect Joel he is an amazing servant. Benteke to me should be a super sub, if the opponents fit. Yesterday he gave us nothing but against the right defence he can cause problems.
Onwards and upwards. Two firecracker away trips next this should keep the boys sharp.

You think it’s fine to abuse a guy while he’s trying to do his job? Very odd.

You’re another who fell for the Townsend myth. Chase down the odd backpass you’re never going to get and they all bang on about “putting in a shift”.

Ward offers nothing going forward. We need to upgrade.

Schlupp is not a fantastic anything.

Both at Spurs and yesterday our defence set up way too narrow at times, esp for their first goal - I thought Spurs exploited that deliberately and Spam definitely did, other sides will do the same no doubt, Wright pointed it out on motd and reckoned Ayew should have been protecting Ward better, we need to have a plan to counter this, one of our midfielders filling the gap before it appears. Although one assumes the great PV is on to this, we're less shaky on set pieces already, but too many defenders were taken out by Lanzini for their second, three or four all panicking and going for the same ball.