Shots against mounting up...

Good piece on West Ham's slump in the Daily Telegraph this week by Richard Jolly. He had this to point out about the Hammers' defensive frailties: 

"West Ham compound the problem of having a poor goalkeeper by failing to protect him. They have conceded 35 shots on target in their last four games, a record made all the worse by the fact that those opponents - Everton, Sheffield United, Newcastle, and Burnley - rarely pose that kind of threat. As Ryan Fredericks, Fabian Balbuena and Issa Diop were all poor at Turf Moor, Burnley, who average 4.1 shots on target per game this season, had 12 against West Ham. Newcastle, who average 3.4, had nine at the London Stadium last week. Everton’s average, meanwhile, is 4.5 but they had 10 against West Ham last month."

In short, we're making mediocre teams seem like Barcelona! Click on the link to read the complete article.