Nuno saw his West Ham United<\/a> side collapse to an alarming degree on a night where plenty of empty seats could be spotted at kick-off amid a pre-planned fan boycott. Those who belatedly took their position on the terraces may have wondered why they bothered.<\/p>\n Opposite number Keith Andrews hoped that Brentford would \u2018hurt\u2019 West Ham<\/a> from set-piece situations. And while they came close to doing exactly that on numerous occasions throughout the first-half \u2013 the Bees accumulated a remarkable eight attempts on goal during a five-minute spell, and 15 across the opening 45 in total \u2013 the goal which put the Bees ahead came from open play.<\/p>\n And rather summed up Max Kilman\u2019s<\/a> career in claret and blue.<\/p>\n Nuno praised his former Wolves stalwart Kilman<\/a> shortly after taking charge. But two defeats later, the manager will now be fully aware regarding the size of the task facing him as he looks to get a \u00a340 million centre-half playing, well, anything like a \u00a340 million centre-half.<\/p>\n Max Kilman and Jean-Clair Todibo were abysmal<\/a>. A pair of defenders who cost the Hammers nearly \u00a380 million combined seemed to be trying to out-do each other, at times. Who could make more mistakes, and who would cost their team first?<\/p>\n In the end, the answer proved to be Kilman. A simple long ball, a lazy dangling leg, and suddenly Brentford were in. Todibo could not cover quickly enough, and Igor Thiago got enough lift on his shot to beat the otherwise-impressive Alphonse Areola.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s just got to go and head that or get his chest on it!\u201d Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher told Sky Sports<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s too passive.\u201d<\/p>\n Carragher, as one of the finest centre-halves of his generation, cannot understand why Kilman let a hopeful ball loop over his head. Especially with the explosive Kevin Schade closing him down, and fast.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s the leader at the back for West Ham!\u201d an incredulous Carragher added. \u201cI used to really like him at Wolves but he probably didn\u2019t have that responsibility at Wolves. <\/p>\n \u201cWhen you are the leading main centre-half, you\u2019ve got to dominate that situation.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Max](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2242235478-1024x671.jpg\")
Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty ImagesJamie Carragher criticises Max Kilman as West Ham United lose to Brentford<\/p>\n