West Ham (a) pre-match thread

[urban genie]

It’s not like we’ve got four games in 10 days (or 5 in 15 with the dippers the last game) so I don’t know why he doesn’t just pick everyone’s favourite players for all 5 of them.........

Never liked that excuse from the modern player whose fitness, medical and dietary levels are way more better than say our 1969-70 squad that played every 3-4 days for a few months while probably many were smoking 40 a day drinking regular inbetween games and eating what they wanted. Then turning out on pitched that could resemble marshland or deserts hard as stone.

If they are fit enough to play then they are available I expect the best team to be put out, not player with no interest in being here.

 

[OntarioBlue]

I love that this is his first unchanged 11 in 172 games.

I knew Pep is a tinkerman but I didn’t realise it was so many games.

And he chooses this 11 to go unchanged!!

 

[SidJames]

I love that this is his first unchanged 11 in 172 games.

Wow thanks for that Stat.

That is astonishing.

 

[King Jay]

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.

He needs to be Spaniard.

 

[mosssideblue]

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

Why does he have to have done something wrong

 

[Blue Llama]

I'd like to out myself as the one deluded forum member that doesn't think Garcia, Gundogan, and Rodri are awful and also thinks we might stand a chance of winning today.

Yes but are you optimistic enough to predict that you will enjoy the game?

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Pep clearly didn't bother watching in midweek then given that lineup. Hammers are due a win against us anyway.

 

[Paul1970]

Quite a risky team from pep but hopefully it’s the second half team that turns up as West Ham will feel they can get at this city team . As for Eric Garcia tbh i think he is nowhere near good enough for us and he also wants out which a lot on here seem to forget .

 

[EdersonsSmiley]

Never liked that excuse from the modern player whose fitness, medical and dietary levels are way more better than say our 1969-70 squad that played every 3 days for a few months while proably many were smoking 40 a day drinking regular inbetween games and eating what they wanted. Then turning out on pitched that could resemble marshland or deserts hard as stone.

If they are fit enough to play then they are available.

Read yesterday that muscle injuries are up 50% to the same period last season. To think we don't have to focus on which players are fit enough to play is daft.

 

[damrider]

Guessing we'll be scraping another 1-0 win or something similar.

 

[Inter Me Nan]

He is most likely picking the players who are fully fit and/or need games.

That's all we can do given the schedule. Pep sees them in training. He has to think about this game then the next then the next. I'm sure he would like to pick some other players ideally. He's explained all this.

Stop talking sense you daft ****!

 

[Sir peace frog]

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.

reading the rest of your post i doubt it numb nuts,

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Anyone got one of them ... ???

 

[domalino]

I knew Pep is a tinkerman but I didn’t realise it was so many games.

And he chooses this 11 to go unchanged!!

Wow thanks for that Stat.

That is astonishing.

According to BT sport -

 

[SamBlue]

He needs to be Spaniard.

Wrong. Needs to be Catalan.

 

[B\connellblue]

I've seen you moan like fuck on here for years and get proven wrong but can't remember you ever apologising. You're a broken record regardless of how well we play.

Righty O. I'll leave it at that. Ideally I'm wrong and we win this . Still think we are making things unnecessarily difficult.

 

[Durham Blue]

... and by the way we’ve got to assume West Ham are not as good as Porto!

 

[Sir peace frog]

I'd like to out myself as the one deluded forum member that doesn't think Garcia, Gundogan, and Rodri are awful and also thinks we might stand a chance of winning today.

no no ,be a fucking sheep like the rest.

 

[jimharri]

Pep clearly didn't bother watching in midweek then given that lineup. Hammers are due a win against us anyway.

 

[urban genie]

Read yesterday that muscle injuries are up 50% to the same period last season. To think we don't have to focus on which players are fit enough to play is daft.

Never said that, said this we cannot play every 4 days is a nonsense that has become arecent excuse from teams.

We have seem to have fitness issies all the time over some other clubs with smaller squads, maybe we should look inwards at time of why?