West Ham (h) pre-match thread

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

The way I see it, we need all three points today. Strongest team for me. Plus, it's a Wee Davey Moyes team, so we should be showing no mercy.

 

[stonerblue]

Going to be the first time Zabaleta will be taken to the cleaners at the Etihad

I shall be backing him to score, and give him a rousing welcome when he runs out.

 

[deano ou812]

Strongest 11 today,no having silva on bench to come on with 20 mins to go,they will get a rest after today as the majority should not be going anywhere near Shakhtar on weds ..

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

West Ham ended our 100% start to the season at the Etihad under MP not that long ago after we gifted them 2 goals in the first 20 minutes...we started sloppily that day and can ill afford the same today after that fiasco at the Emirates yesterday.
Strong team but can't afford for Sane and Ferny to get involved in silly fouls/feuds and get booked.
Start quickly, get on top early and kill them off by half time.

 

[SWP's back]

No. I'm saying rest 2 players who've played a lot recently and could also get injured today. Fuck all to do with cards.

Last sentence is the problem.

If we are going to rest anyone, rest those that are a yellow away from a ban as that is obviously more likely than an injury.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

West Ham ended our 100% start to the season at the Etihad under MP not that long ago after we gifted them 2 goals in the first 20 minutes...we started sloppily that day and can ill afford the same today after that fiasco at the Emirates yesterday.
Strong team but can't afford for Sane and Ferny to get involved in silly fouls/feuds and get booked.
Start quickly, get on top early and kill them off by half time.

A certain Mr Mangala had a first half to forget that day!

 

[Eaglechief]

Rather we play our strongest eleven in every game possible, to maintain fluidity in our style of play.

Anything else makes us look a little disjointed and rely too heavily on individual performances to get us wins.

We're just going to have to trust some of our senior players to not make silly decisions and end up with a booking.

 

[york away to this!]

Can't believe 11 people think we'll get beat today looking at the poll.

I suspect our resident pet 'ammer has managed to cast 11 votes...

 

[Manchester_lalala]

West Ham ended our 100% start to the season at the Etihad under MP not that long ago after we gifted them 2 goals in the first 20 minutes...we started sloppily that day and can ill afford the same today after that fiasco at the Emirates yesterday.
Strong team but can't afford for Sane and Ferny to get involved in silly fouls/feuds and get booked.
Start quickly, get on top early and kill them off by half time.

We hammered them in the second half of that game. Don’t know how we lost that game.

 

[leighton]

I think we need this win badly leading into the derby game. I think we go with the strongest team possible and then rest all those players until the derby game in midweek. We have earned the right to do that. IF we win which we should do today and are leading by a few in the last 30 minutes take off the vital players. Wouldnt be shocked if 1 or 2 are rested from midfield maybe its time to give KDB a rest for this game with Silva coming in. I would keep Gundogan in the team and if Sane aint ready go with Jesus out wide with Aguero up top. Hopefully Jesus if he is put through on goal takes his chances against West Ham we could score a lot today if we play like we have been doing this season.