West Ham (h) pre-match thread

[uwe rosler 28]

Assuming Kelechi is out, will Pep keep Nolito on the bench as the fresh substitute striker option?

Will he throw Bravo straight into the line up without having any time to work in training with the defense? Presumably he'll be off to Chile on Monday, so quite a disrupted settling in process.

Bravo needs a game with the defence befor the derby and nolito has a bit of extra height to help out at setplays sterling and sane could always play up top

 

[ws01]

West Ham have been poor so far this season, I don't see them posing any more of a threat than Stoke, while I'm not expecting a thrashing, we should be comfortable, City's work rate in closing down and reclaiming the ball will hopefully ensure we put West Ham under the cosh for large parts of the game, and with Aguero, Silva, KDB, Sterling, Fenandinho, Nolito rested, they will be ready to get back in the groove again.

They're shit. I'll be surprised if we don't bum them.

 

[york away to this!]

first 20 mins blitzkrieg will hopefully see us safe. 8-0

...or we'll get dicked 0-3

I'll be pissed in a bar in dublin so happy endings all round...

 

[Bozo]

6-2 City

 

[kaz7]

West Ham team news vs. City: Nordtveit out, Payet and Lanzini to be checked tomorrow, Noble OK. Carroll, Ayew, Feghouli, Cresswell all out.

 

[St.Pauli support]

Some nice reading preview including tactics, line-ups and stats in case some are interested:

https://www.premierleague.com/news/79228

 

[kaz7]

Pep says there is "no chance" of any more signings in this window and that the newest one, Claudio Bravo, will NOT debut against West Ham.

 

[Ric]

Surprised that Bravo won't play.

 

[kaz7]

PEP: Bravo is fit but he’s not going to play this weekend. He has a lot of experience in Spain and in the national team.
PEP: We want the best for (Hart). The club will help him find the best option. I will treat him like anyone if he stays, I will be fair.
PEP: @67Kelechi's injury was almost nothing so it was a scare but he’s fine. Everybody’s fit and ready - we trained with 30 players today.
PEP: (On Nasri, Bony, Mangala) Maybe they stay, maybe they go. After West Ham, we continue to speak and we’ll see what the situation

 

[Ric]

Guardiola also said "everyone" is fit, and that we trained with 30 players today.