Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer have voiced their agreement regarding West Ham United’s defensive frailties, particularly after their recent defeat to Brentford.
Defensive Woes Highlighted
Lineker and Shearer noted the poor defending displayed by West Ham United in their match against Brentford. While West Ham were reasonably unlucky not to have scored, their defence was all at sea during the 3-0 loss. Tottenham’s win over Aston Villa resulted in West Ham slipping back into the bottom three.
The two pundits, speaking on The Rest Is Football, had previously been impressed with West Ham in recent weeks. However, they were in full agreement about the state of West Ham’s defence on Saturday.
Pundit Analysis of the Hammers’ Performance
Lineker said of West Ham’s defensive performance: “They made a couple of appalling kind of defensive [mistakes].” Shearer then agreed: “Yeah, terrible.”
The defensive display is particularly concerning, given that West Ham are not a side that will blow many teams away with attacking play. Their survival bid has leaned heavily on an improving defence to keep games tight, hoping to edge games based upon that platform. To see it torn apart with relative ease on Saturday was an alarming disappointment.
Relegation Fears Grow
Without a strong defence, West Ham do not have a chance of staying up.
There are still games left to rectify this, but belief is waning after a dreadful weekend for them towards the bottom of the Premier League table.
- West Ham’s defence was awful in their 3-0 loss to Brentford.
- Lineker and Shearer agreed on the poor defensive performance.
- West Ham are sliding towards the Championship.
West Ham are sliding towards the Championship and they desperately need a response. The defensive players have broadly done well in recent weeks but they were found lacking on Saturday and, if that continues, they may as well bid farewell to the Premier League now.