A section of West Ham United fans have taken to Twitter to slam the performance of Arthur Masuaku in the 3-1 defeat to Tottenham on Wednesday.
The two sides met in the Carabao Cup at the London Stadium and it was Heung Min-Son who initially put the visitors in the lead, and he added another in the 54th minute before the game was put to bed by Fernando Llorente in the 75th minute.
Lucas Perez bagged a consolation for the hosts, but many West Ham fans were not pleased in the slightest with the display of Masuaku, with some comments including “should never play in defence” and “almost had a stinker”.
COMMENTARY
It is not surprising in the slightest that the West Ham fans are fuming with the performance of Masuaku on Wednesday. One supporter even remarked how he should be offloaded in January, and it is hard not to agree with them. However, he has previously stated that he does not like playing in defence and instead prefers to go forward, but for some reason, Manuel Pellegrini keeps playing him in the back four. We may see a much better player if he is not in defence, but it is not likely that he will be starting games any time soon based on this display – which is a shame, as he looks like he has so much to give. There is no excuse for being so poor – even if you are playing out of your preferred position. The scoreline shows just how lacklustre the Hammers were – and the fact that Tottenham beat them 3-1 without being at their best is really saying something.
This is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets:
https://twitter.com/JoshGFCKeeble/status/1057917714268913665
Lazy, sloppy play again from Masuaku and must be dropped, Ogbonna not far behind, Obiang off the pace, Antonio just not good enough, Chicha & Anderson no effort. Even good players need to work hard and want to get to the or in the way of the ball, very disappointing display!
— Ben Gillett (@1spaceboo) November 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/FrankieMay_/status/1057910720338317312
https://twitter.com/leethept1/status/1057978073323393025
Masuaku needs to go in January
— West Ham News (@WHUFC_News) October 31, 2018
Ogbonna dreadful, Masuaku awful, Antonio needs to lose weight , anderson needs to get his act together
— Dan Ellis (@xDellisOfficial) October 31, 2018
Masuaku and Antonio on the same side of the pitch is football suicide.
— ? Jamie Bennett ? (@jamiebennett92) October 31, 2018
Masuaku almost had a stinker
— J (@veryupsetfan) October 31, 2018
https://twitter.com/broxtondrummer1/status/1057733985319731201