West Ham (a) pre-match thread

[blueparrot]

All in here please. Hopefully Laporte, Ake and De Bruyne will be available again? If so...

Ederson
Walker
Dias
Laporte
Ake
Rodri
De Bruyne
Foden
Sterling
Torres
Aguero

Give or take Bernardo for Foden, that's our strongest 11 IMO.

 

[David Silva #21]

"We didn't make a scoring chance..."

???

Only foden's pass to torres
before that pass we did nothing

 

[mosssideblue]

I wonder if we should be rotating the squad to avoid injuries or playing the first team to find form and rhythm.

It's only fans who think we have a first team. Pep has a squad

 

[waspish]

This will be our toughest game against West Ham for quite some time! West Ham look a very good strong side and full of confidence plus a full weeks rest.

 

[BluemoonIron]

I never fancy our chances against City. However with the injuries that you currently have I am hopeful of perhaps sneaking a point. After the start we've had, in terms of fixtures, I am more hopeful than I have been since about 1985,that we might have a half decent season. Always had a soft spot for City (West Ham of the North..with cash). Whatever else you do this season, do us a favour and trounce the scum from Tottenham.

 

[mosssideblue]

This will be our toughest game against West Ham for quite some time! West Ham look a very good strong side and full of confidence plus a full weeks rest.

Im sure I keep reading this before every game :)

 

[peoffrey]

We're winning there. West Ham shipped three to Spurs and Jose's boys were foolish to let them back in to the match. We'll go 2-0 up in the first half, West Ham will pull one back and we'll seal it 3-1.

 

[Cityinmud]

We're winning there. West Ham shipped three to Spurs and Jose's boys were foolish to let them back in to the match. We'll go 2-0 up in the first half, West Ham will pull one back and we'll seal it 3-1.

To be honest West ham gave spurs lots of space. They won't play that openly against us. Teams now park the bus against us. We have to be patient and grind a win somehow

 

[King KdB of Belgium]

It is hard to say who Pep will pick for the this game. There is another mid week game next week against Marseille. The question is how many who played last night, will be playing on Saturday.

We will all have to trust that Pep will do the right thing. Who out of the first team squad that is still fit to play didn't play last night, or was only used as a sub. There was Phil Foden, Ferren Torres, and John Stones, maybe all of these will be given a game. That is three that can come in, maybe one or two youngsters will be called up to play. Yet once again the bench will be made up of youngsters.

 

[peoffrey]

To be honest West ham gave spurs lots of space. They won't play that openly against us. Teams now park the bus against us. We have to be patient and grind a win somehow

Psychologically, we've walloped West Ham at the Olympic Stadium time and time again. Score early and we control the game, IMO.

Minimum of three goals. Trust me.