Chris Kamara reflects on a 'soft' penalty, a poor offside decision and vital wins for West Ham and Man United after another intriguing weekend of Premier League action.
The doom and gloom has lifted at West Ham with their win over Cardiff
KAMMY SAYS: How quickly things can change! After a very tough week West Ham went to Cardiff and had fit-again Andy Carroll come off the bench to help them to a crucial 2-0 win, which lifts them out of the relegation zone. It was great to see Sam Allardyce doing his jig of joy at full-time, too.
He was under huge pressure in the build-up to the game with people saying if West Ham lost he'd be sacked and I think that pressure told when he opted not to go to the post-match press conference. Sam is one of the most media-friendly managers out there so it shows he must have been really angry, although, when he looks back on that decision, I suspect he'll think 'maybe I shouldn't have done that'.
David Moyes will have breathed a sigh of relief after Man United's home win over Swansea
KAMMY SAYS: Moyes was another manager under severe pressure over the weekend and he must have been feeling it. He had a great December, where Manchester United won six in a row in all competitions, but when they lost their first three of 2014 he must have thought 'what's going on here?'
Things were supposed to get better for them in the New Year, not worse, but, although they're still not playing great, to get those three points against Swansea, who had beaten them at Old Trafford a week earlier in the FA Cup, will have pleased him and given the squad a lift.
Jermain Defoe will be a big loss to the Premier League
KAMMY SAYS:I was sorry to hear that Defoe is leaving Tottenham for Toronto FC - and I don't understand it, to be honest. Maybe Spurs don't want him but that would surprise me, with Tim Sherwood in charge there. Anybody would take a player like Defoe, who can come on and make an impact and score crucial goals like he can. Hopefully we'll get to chat to him at some stage about his decision but whatever has gone on, he'll be a big loss to the Premier League.
The move is likely to affect his World Cup chances, too. Ben Shephard pointed out on
Goals on Sunday that moving to the MLS didn't affect Robbie Keane's international career but he's Ireland's leading scorer. I don't know too much about Toronto FC so it's not easy to comment but I don't think they're pulling up any trees at this moment in time.
