{"id":9852,"date":"2026-05-18T01:11:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T01:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=9852"},"modified":"2026-05-18T01:11:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T01:11:49","slug":"kevin-nolan-slams-konstantinos-mavropanos-and-mads-hermansen-after-what-he-saw-in-newcastle-vs-west-ham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=9852","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Nolan slams Konstantinos Mavropanos and Mads Hermansen after what he saw in Newcastle vs West Ham"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Kevin Nolan was displeased with a moment involving West Ham duo Konstantinos Mavropanos and Mads Hermansen against Newcastle.<\/strong><\/p>\n

West Ham lost 3-1 to Newcastle, with a number of players letting Nuno Espirito Santo down.<\/p>\n

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The Hammers now appear destined for relegation unless there is a miracle in the coming days that leads to Tottenham getting sent to the Championship.<\/p>\n

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Which West Ham player was the most infuriating against Newcastle United?<\/h3>\n

The Hammers were shambolic at St. James’ Park\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kevin Nolan slams Mads Hermansen and Konstantinos Mavropanos for William Osula\u2019s first goal<\/h2>\n

Nolan was not pleased with the decision-making of Hermansen as well as Mavropanos for the first goal Osula scored.<\/p>\n

The Newcastle forward added another in the second half as well, but the former Hammers midfielder singled out his first as an example of what the visitors should not do.<\/p>\n

He did not like the fact that Mavropanos dropped so deep, as it allowed the Magpies players to occupy space in the final third.<\/p>\n

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That couldn\u2019t have gone much worse! Can you explain what went wrong? \ud83d\ude1e<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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In his view, the Greek defender should be pushing up and sticking with the players to make it tough for them to find an opening and create a goal-scoring chance.<\/p>\n

Also, when Osula looked through on goal, Nolan wanted Hermansen to rush towards him and make the angle more complicated to score.<\/p>\n

He told Premier League Productions: \u201cDecision making of Mavropanos, dropping so deep and then decision making of Hermansen, not rushing to the ball, really poor from West Ham. Newcastle really cut through them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What could West Ham change against Leeds United?<\/h2>\n

If Spurs lose to Chelsea, West Ham still will have something to play for in the game against Leeds United.<\/p>\n

Nuno knows that even if his side wins, they need to rely on Tottenham losing, and the odds are firmly stacked against them.<\/p>\n

However, he is likely to take the shackles off his players and deploy an attacking system that will see West Ham attacking from minute one.<\/p>\n

It could be their final Premier League game for a year, so it is important that they throw caution to the wind.<\/p>\n

Taty Castellanos could come back into the starting eleven, while Jean Clair-Todibo may be dropped after his disappointing 25 minutes from the start.<\/p>\n

Nuno could even start Kyle Walker-Peters to offer his side more attacking impetus from the wings. <\/p>\n

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