West Ham (H) - Sat 20th Dec, 15:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Blue Til Death]

This will be a rout today.

5-0 City.

I will still be shitting myself if it’s 5-0 with 10 mins to go ..

 

[The Mighty Marmoush]

It's a must win game, keep the pressure on the tarquins, they then go into their game with us top of the league and may get a bit nervy against Everton

 

[Scottish Cityzen]

Another goal is what Sav needs. Confidence.

There’s defo a player in there he just needs to stop shitting himself during decision making and finishing.

I was watching the clip of our last 10 goals against the hammers on the app this morning - he’s had a goal and two cracking assists for Haaland. He roasted Coufal so hopefully West Ham are a team he’ll have a positive mindset against.

 

[Blue Bogey]

Our players shouldn’t be going out thinking they have won the game before a ball has been kicked. Nothing stopping us fans though! For me their threat is Paqueta and Bowen. Oh and potentially a poor ref.

Lose this and we would deserve a bollocking.

 

[balotellishaircut]

0-0 is a drawn game.

22/1 with Paddy’s if you fancy it, fill your boots :)
4-0 City 9/1
5-0 City 14/1

 

[northendenton]

I will still be shitting myself if it’s 5-0 with 10 mins to go ..

No you fkn won't

 

[bell_mcfc]

Would like to see Nunes at DM to give Nico a rest but knowing Pep we will go full strength and then take them off.

Could go

Donna
Lewis Khusanov Dias Josko
Nunes
Bernie Reijnders
Cherki Haaland Foden

Or Foden at 10 instead of Tijjani and Savio out wide.

 

[didsburyblu]

Slightly off topic but are any of the bars outside open after the match. Got a guy with us on crutches so need to wait for the tram queues to die down

 

[paulchapo]

Like i said about Leeds and Fulham before we played them, West Ham's performances have been improving without getting the results they probably merited. It took a worldie from Rogers for an in form Villa to beat them.
Bowen and Paquata are their obvious main threats, the former seems to love scoring against us. We underestimate them at our peril, hopefully we don't and bang a few goals in early doors.

 

[oldius]

I think we will have a good game today. I feel confident.
I have assumed that Doku is out, and with Marmoush away at the AFCON, Savinho comes in to start on the left. COME ON, BOYS!

 

[Xhavenjoe]

We must not be complacent. Wham have improved a lot with their change of manager.

Can anyone recall if we played Wham Last Christmas

 

[phargrave]

Our players shouldn’t be going out thinking they have won the game before a ball has been kicked. Nothing stopping us fans though! For me their threat is Paqueta and Bowen. Oh and potentially a poor ref.

Lose this and we would deserve a bollocking.

Ref (and VAR) more of a threat than those 2……

 

[Wallaceinthecheapseats.]

Simply must win to turn the thumbscrews on the goons.
End of chat :)

 

[JGL07]

I don't think you've quite read that post right, have you Marvin ??

What do you expect from a paranoid android?

 

[manimanc]

Any pubs in town showing the game?

 

[noseve]

What do you expect from a paranoid android?

42

 

[TinFoilHat]

The redemption of Savio today.

He'll score two and get MoTM.

 

[RodneyRodney]

42

I bet you had to think very deeply about that

 

[citizen_maine]

I bet you had to think very deeply about that

...brain the size of a planet

 

[IT and Me]

The redemption of Savio today.

He'll score two and get MoTM.

Would love to see it. My very real concern is with the defensive side of his game m. It's nowhere near what we require for the way we play and dealing with transitions. Same with Cherki although I give him a little more slack because he's so good offensively. We wouldn't need Semeydo (spelling!!!) if that part of their game was there.
Good chance both could start today as well.