West Ham defender Angelo Ogbonna chose to express his delight at Michail Antonio’s equaliser against Liverpool by slapping the goalscorer in the face.
It was clearly only a playful slap as shown in a gif shared by the club’s official Twitter account:
? @OgbonnaOfficial ? pic.twitter.com/Cz5XcPBmzK
— West Ham United (@WestHamUtd) 5 February 2019
However, it got some Hammers fans thinking what would happen if Antonio had scored more than one goal:
Hate to think if you get a hat trick…?
— ken oldfield (@KJO59) 5 February 2019
Could call that a happy slap
— George Williams (@Geo_williams88) 5 February 2019
Ruthless ?
— Jacob (@JacobC2018) 5 February 2019
Lucky that wasn’t Amir khan or that would’ve been a 10 count
— Gerry Walker (@GelSnr) 5 February 2019
— Nick Burcham (@Nick_Burcham) 5 February 2019
Every player played well last night, my MotM was @Michailantonio Brilliant performance and we must now focus on this level of consistency, effort and teamwork.
— Mark Shurben-Browne (@MarkShurben) 5 February 2019
Slappy days….⚒
— ⚒Danny Caffrey⚒ (@DannyCaffrey_74) 5 February 2019
Imagine If Antonio had missed – a punch maybe?
— chris carlaw (@Chris_Carlaw) 5 February 2019
West Ham put in a very good display against the Reds last night, and it could be argued that they were deserving of more than a point.
Manuel Pellegrini’s side have put in some top quality performances against the top 6 at home this season.
Victories over Arsenal and Manchester United, as well as draws versus Chelsea and the Reds, demonstrate the talent in the squad.
The frustrating thing for many supporters, though, is the inconsistency. If they had played as well against teams lower down in the table, they would be a lot higher than 12th at the moment.
