West Ham (a) pre-match thread

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

No way Im listening to the BT commentary after that bollocks they were spouting on Wednesday

 

[kaz7]

stones > garcia

Thank god you have woken up

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

Joe cole says we havent been settled at the back for three or four years , another one slept through out achievments in that time and jumping on the pep has brought shit defenders , eric waves as does vinny , lescott was laughing

To be fair he did say it reflected well on the rest of the team and how great they've been in that time.

While he didn't articulate himself that well he makes a good point.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

I have as much of an idea as you or anyone else. The last season and start of this with the notable exception of the league cup win have been a total horror show. Guardiola seems to be some kind of Godlike figure who mere mortals dare not question. Well I don't give a fuck about him. I support City not Guardiola, the club will survive just fine when he leaves. The next man will undoubtedly win trophies too. At this stage Pep is an ordinary Manager.
No more than that.

You'll get some grief for this.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Boring team selection again, failed miserably for 70 minutes on Wednesday, let's hope we step it up several notches today

 

[SidJames]

Gollum finally got them playing in fits and starts.

We should be winning this comfortably though.

I see a high scoring game 4-2 to us.

 

[damrider]

Are we finally gonna see the city of yesteryear?

Not holding my breath.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Gundogan, Pep's favourite player is back.

He is a great player. Gundogan isnt the problem today

 

[yeseye]

What page is the team on please?
Could somebody put the page in the title to save searching the whole thread, cheers .

 

[PragueBlue]

Not the team I would have picked but let's hope it's good enough to do the job.

We usually do well against West Ham but that has been largely to do with the effectiveness of our attacking play and we don't seem to have that fluency at present. The line up looks a little weak defensively and not great up top. They're in decent form and we have been rather patchy thus far, so I think it may be a bit of a struggle.

Hopefully I'm wrong though and this is the day it will all start to come together again for us.

 

[B\connellblue]

You'll get some grief for this.

Never be afraid to voice your opinion. It's a forum for fuck sake. If I'm wrong I'll be the first to admit it.

 

[kaz7]

I’d rather him at least correct/say something than laugh tbh.

That is not how it works on bt or sky , they like negative things to go unchalleged

Pep saying he wants the players to find a rthym but the second half was better last game

Someone nut him

 

[itsnevereasy]

After mid week that line up is shocking. Did Pep catch Stones in bed with his Mrs? What does the lad have to do to play ahead of a player who openly said he doesn’t want to be here. Can see West Ham winning this - hope I am wrong.

 

[Mancity1980]

Joe cole says we havent been settled at the back for three or four years , another one slept through out achievments in that time and jumping on the pep has brought shit defenders , eric waves as does vinny , lescott was laughing

Lescott was laughing? I think Joe Cole falls into the category of good player who then tries his hand at punditry but his brain lets him down. There are numerous examples.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Garcia is a decent defender , but not the top class player we need , the fact he wants away from the club doesnt sit well with me , we are keeping him fit giving him more experience and the only club that will benefit are Barca , sure giving Stones some games and re-building his confidence is the correct move.
As for the Hammers today . our record there is excellent and Moyes will not attack us he will try and jeep solid and nick a goal ,but at least we can bring creativity off the bench if we are struggling , i will jinx it and predict a 1-0 win.

 

[PragueBlue]

What page is the team on please?
Could somebody put the page in the title to save searching the whole thread, cheers .

Same as against Porto.

 

[SidJames]

No way Im listening to the BT commentary after that bollocks they were spouting on Wednesday

Fucking horrible.

I have started picking up £5 CD hits from the 80s,90s etc in Asda just to replace in game match commentary.

 

[kaz7]

What page is the team on please?
Could somebody put the page in the title to save searching the whole thread, cheers .

Just tag me and i will repost it

 

[Durham Blue]

So what’s Foden done wrong to suddenly be benched the last 2 games?

Maybe saving him for CL on Tuesday ( same for KdB and Laporte?) . Thought his ball to Torres mid week was class and hard working and creative ( both of which Gundogan/ Rodri together are not IMO).

 

[urban genie]

He is a great player. Gundogan isnt the problem today

Correct, he shouldhave played foden next to gundo and brenardo on the right instead of mahrez.

And played stones