Well, the first trophy of the season has been won. Not too much to glean from this judging by the live feed. The crowd was certainly thin, thanks to calls to boycott the game over WHU's removal of concessions in some parts of the stadium.
Bowen was on target again after a great through ball from Paqueta. Lucas later scored a lovely dinked goal after an intricate move. Both Celta Vigo goals benefitted from deflections, though the pairing of Kilman and Mavropanos didn't always look watertight. Tomas Soucek had a robust game, suggesting he'll not give up his place easily. While 'Jimmy' Summerville, coming on as a sub, was always trying to take players on and make something happen.
Mystic Matt was there and reports that we have signed "the only German in history who can't take a penalty" having watched sub Niclas Fullkrug's effort saved in the shoot-out. Still, at least we won it on pens and a good moment for young Guilherme (a big lad who looks older than his 18 years) to score the decisive pen. Although the trophy presentation to new skipper Jarrod Bowen didn't quite rival Prague. Useful for match fitness, but next week the real stuff starts against Villa.
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First Trophy of the Loputegui era.
From what I saw, West Ham are still a work in progress, but looked pretty good overall, had lots of possession, resisted Celta's high press quite well, and had plenty of chances (Hit woodwork, offside goal).
Individually, Kudos & Paqueta stood out in the 1st half, substitutions disrupted both teams, and the game didn't really deserve a winner.
Bring on the Villans!
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