West Ham (H) | Pre-Match Thread

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_________________Ederson__________________

Walker_____Stones_________Dias_________Zinch

__________________Rodri____________________

___________KDB__________Gundo____________

Mahrez___________Aguero_________________Phil

Sterling, Cancelo, Bernardo, Gabby rested. Walker can play another 90 for sure...Wouldn't be surprised if gabby starts too..

 

[Dax777]

Very tough game,i wouldn't want our two most in form players dropped.

Just feel they need rest at some point. Perhaps keep Cancelo and Beeny but definitely make sure they don't even make the bench against Wolves.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Just feel they need rest at some point. Perhaps keep Cancelo and Beeny but definitely make sure they don't even make the bench against Wolves.

Thankfully both are incredible athletes,but i think both should have been hooked around the 70min mark last night.

 

[Dax777]

Thankfully both are incredible athletes,but i think both should have been hooked around the 70min mark last night.

It's the one area of Pep's management that I think Is shitty. Substitution :(

 

[Proy]

I would normally say start Sergio.

Im not sure now, I think he could well hurt the system. If the game is won give him 20 mins.

Eddie
Cancelo
Stones
Dias
Laporte
Rodri
De Bruyne
Gundo
Torres
Foden
Mahrez

For as much as we need to rotate I think Gundo/Dias/Cancelo will always start when fit. Rodri ahead of Fern purely because of their height and they will be looking for set pieces, which is why I’ve put Laporte in as well.

3-0

 

[Gingers Dad]

This is one of the toughest turn arounds in elite football. CL away on Wednesday followed by an early Saturday kick off in the Premier league. I think even Jurgen Klopp might have mentioned it?

 

[Sir peace frog]

Nice rest in the hotel, bit of a warm down this morning, fly back in the evening, gentle training on Friday with a tactical briefing, plenty of good food, raring to go Saturday, we are winning, confidence is high, we play a system that doesn't fuck us up, we control games at our pace, pep rotated really well early season, we will be fine, oh and a full squad, we will be playing teams that don't have our quality in depth we have, and will be more concerned what a fucking good thumping could do to their confidence, alls well, fingers crossed

 

[waspish]

Watched West Ham and they play some good football if they football against us they will be picked of!
To have any chance of beating us is to defend in your box a low block and don’t over commit then you may get 5/10mins in a game a set piece wher if you get a chance you have to bag it.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Referee: Michael Oliver.

Assistants: Stuart Burt, Simon Bennett. Fourth official: Paul Tierney.
VAR: Andre Marriner.
Assistant VAR: Eddie Smart.

Jesus they've put a good squad together there, with Leicester & the rags having difficult games this will be the big effort to stop us getting 3 points....It's probably over anyway tbh.

On the game, we normally boss WHU I'm struggling to think of any real issues apart from a 0-0 or could have been 0-1 when Mason reffed us and let them timewaste from kick-off which was the best part of his performance.

Team? plenty of rotation, decent win 3/4-0

 

[waspish]

Ah the blinkered bias cheating **** Oliver

 

[city saint]

Well if we play Sterling and Jesus we're not going to score many, just hope our defence is still unbeatable

like the goal jesus scored yesterday and the one sterling got sunday

 

[M12Blue]

Half decent team the Hammers of late, on a roll and confidence is high. But, we must play the best 11 keep the momentum going and maintain the points gap before we play the Rags. We are heading into the business end therefore must be all over it. Spuds battered them second half last week without the goals, we need to take our chances and make them count. 2 - 1

No space for Antonio and job will be done for me

 

[super yaya]

Zinchenko
Stones
Fernandinho
De Bruyne
Marhez
All to start

 

[MK-Blues]

This is one of the toughest turn arounds in elite football. CL away on Wednesday followed by an early Saturday kick off in the Premier league. I think even Jurgen Klopp might have mentioned it?

and another one. read the first post in the thread mate.

 

[fareastblue]

Feel bit worried about this game because West Ham having their tail up now and we are only hours after CL game but don’t mind me after all I predicted we finished 6th in November

 

[David Silva #21]

Ederson
Cancelo Stones Dias Zinchenko
Rodri
KDB Gundogan
Torres Jesus Mahrez

30 min for Aguero
2-0 city

 

[TheCentralScrutinizer]

I just hope West Ham set up the same way as they did against the Dippers & shit themselves in the same way,every game is either a "tough game" or a "banana skin" lol....every game....

 

[waspish]

and another one. read the first post in the thread mate.

Yep a brilliant assessment.

 

[Sir peace frog]

Feel bit worried about this game because West Ham having their tail up now and we are only hours after CL game but don’t mind me after all I predicted we finished 6th in November

west ham have their tails up, don't you think the best team in the league will have their tails up as well ?

 

[BerkshireBlue]

A lot of changes for this game. Zinchenko, marhez, Kev, stones, fern all in, possible Aguero as well