West Ham (a) pre-match thread

[axlgod]

Hopefully Ferran will start, with ffs on the bench.

4-0 City.

 

[TINY]

Mendy missing is the best news this week..

Hate comments like this about players

 

[mosssideblue]

Mendy missing is the best news this week..

Ffs, what a prick you are saying that about one of ours.

 

[Dipsis_LTU_MC]

Our xG (expected goals) is only 5.8. One of the lowest in the league. The chances we've been creating are below par so far.

 

[journolud]

Tough game but a win takes us top four albeit temporarily. Would be good to serve notice. Our defensive options are good when all fit and we will only get better in that respect but we don’t have our usual creativity. Hopefully West Ham try to play football rather than the usual spoiling tactics we come up against. If that happens I expect us to win.

 

[hilts]

Hard to know what City turns up at the moment so a win any which way we can would be good.

 

[jimharri]

Mendy missing is the best news this week..

That's a very poor comment.

 

[A590 blues]

Tough game but a win takes us top four albeit temporarily. Would be good to serve notice. Our defensive options are good when all fit and we will only get better in that respect but we don’t have our usual creativity. Hopefully West Ham try to play football rather than the usual spoiling tactics we come up against. If that happens I expect us to win.

Agree would be a good result ...but the league table won't be shown until after the media darlings finish

 

[BillyShears]

Today I would really like to see this team:

Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodri, KDB, Bernardo, Foden, Torres, Aguero.

 

[lancs blue]

Mendy missing is the best news this week..

Not if Cancelo is LB.

 

[Ric]

They are both back in training but won't make the game tomorrow unfortunately it's too soon for them both.

I’m
Not sure he said that did he? I thought he said “some will play, some won’t” when asked about Laporte, De Bruyne and Ake. I’m still hopeful the first two will be involved.

 

[Ric]

Today I would really like to see this team:

Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodri, KDB, Bernardo, Foden, Torres, Aguero.

Would love to see Foden and Torres both start, but not at the expense of Sterling.

 

[mancityvstoke]

I like West Ham but hopefully another good win today.......come on blues

 

[waspish]

Mendy knee must be well and truly fucked he comes back plays and we don’t see him for ages, this must be his last season with us, we just can’t rely on him! That injury in his first season afternoon half dozen games has ruined his career.

 

[vmsuhail]

I'd go, Ederson, Walker, Cancelo, Stones, Dias, Gundogan, Foden, Torres, De Bruyne, Sterling, Aguero.

Subs: Steffen, Garcia, Laporte, Rodri, Mahrez, B.Silva, Doyle

West Ham 1 City 1

Anything other than a win is disappointing. It’s a chance to go above Liverpool after so long.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Need to win and we will.

 

[BillyShears]

Would love to see Foden and Torres both start, but not at the expense of Sterling.

I feel as the long time leader of the Sterling Happy Clappers Society I am allowed to give him a rest this weekend. haha.

Realistically you know we're getting this: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodri, Gundo, KDB, Mahrez, Sterling, Kun.

 

[BillyShears]

Need to win and we will.

Agree. Don't want to be the jinx but I also think we can keep a clean sheet.

 

[Afterthefact]

id like us to play really fast and direct. Would be good to see that in a first half especially.

 

[Stoned Rose]

id like us to play really fast and direct. Would be good to see that in a first half especially.

Have to not play Gundogan and Rodri together then.