Some West Ham fans have been critical of club captain Mark Noble on social media recently, with some calling for the 32-year-old to be dropped from the Hammers’ starting XI.
The recent posts from some Hammers supporters criticising Noble come after West Ham’s 3-1 Premier League win over Southampton this past weekend. Some West Ham fans were unimpressed by Noble’s performance in this past weekend’s win.
WhoScored.com’s assessment of last Saturday’s fixture may back up the critical views of some West Ham fans on Noble’s performance in this game. WhoScored gave the 32-year-old an overall rating of 6.5 for his role in last Saturday’s game. Only goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski earned an overall rating lower than Nobles’ in this game.
In addition to that, Noble has earned an average overall rating of just 6.63 on WhoScored.com for his 25 Premier League appearances this season. 14 West Ham players have earned a higher average overall rating on the website than Noble has for their efforts during the 2019/20 campaign, which indicates that there may be some base to the argument being presented by some Hammers supporters that Noble hasn’t been at his best during the 2019/20 campaign.
Some West Ham fans have shared criticism for the club captain’s recent performances on social media as the Premier League’s 16th placed side continue their battle against relegation. Read the posts from some West Ham fans criticising Noble’s recent performances in the tweets below.
Is Mark Noble past his prime?YES, NOBLE'S BEST DAYS ARE BEHIND HIM
NO, NOBLE WILL GET BACK TO HIS BEST
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Should be dropped.
— Jaymo (@JaymoWHUFC) March 1, 2020
Needs to step it up
— West Ham Transfers (@westhamtransfer) March 2, 2020
Mark Noble is absolutely finished.
— Irons (@hxmmerboy) February 29, 2020
He’s not mine. He’s useless
— Jamie Gray (@TheJamie_Gray) March 1, 2020
Should be in the bench
— Mark Wise (@MarkWis50905813) March 1, 2020
To be replaced soon by soucek
— hammerhead (@larryberyl) March 1, 2020
Mark Noble, the invisible man. A west ham legend but now an absolute clown of a footballer
— Jay (@jshopson) February 1, 2020
Needs benching.. Snodgrass would be a great stop gap until soucek is back to make our midfield a force.
— Paul Foreman (@pauljames87) March 1, 2020
He may be a club legend but he shouldn’t be played on sentiment alone. Not good enough anymore.
— Mr. Leroy Jenkins (@Jamie2215) March 1, 2020
What do we think?
Despite receiving a relatively low overall rating on WhoScored.com for his performance in Saturday’s 3-1 win, Noble may have played an important role in helping the Hammers to earn an important three points this past weekend.
Firstly, the 32-year-old midfielder completed a total of 33 accurate passes versus Southampton, which is a higher number of accurate passes than any other West Ham player managed to complete in this game. Furthermore, according to WhoScored, Noble made one key pass, one interception, as well as one successful tackle in the Hammers’ recent 3-1 win.
This shows that it may be fair to say that the 32-year-old midfielder made a notable impact in the Hammers’ recent win over Southampton. Criticism for the club captain may be harsh on this occasion.