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http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/discipline/suspensions

The cut off date is 31st Dec. Leroy is 3 PL bookings and 4th was in EFL (which I think counts). So Kompany Fernandinho and Leroy need to steer clear of West Ham match really. The good news, is if they get booked in the derby, they'll serve suspension against Swansea and be back for Spurs and the busy XMAS period.

All about managing the squad at home to West Ham, Mangala/Danilo/Bernardo are more than capable.
 
Manchester1894 said:
http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/discipline/suspensions

The cut off date is 31st Dec. Leroy is 3 PL bookings and 4th was in EFL (which I think counts). So Kompany Fernandinho and Leroy need to steer clear of West Ham match really. The good news, is if they get booked in the derby, they'll serve suspension against Swansea and be back for Spurs and the busy XMAS period.

All about managing the squad at home to West Ham, Mangala/Danilo/Bernardo are more than capable.
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Sometimes not as easy as it sounds getting booked. Fernandinho couldn't last night! Kompany seems to get booked without any effort whatsoever so I would leave him out Sunday with Fernandinho but if he is fit, I'd play Sane. Surely he can go one game without showing dissent which pretty much all his bookings come from.

I don't want too many changes as it makes us a bit disjointed for me.
 
Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
Sometimes not as easy as it sounds getting booked. Fernandinho couldn't last night! Kompany seems to get booked without any effort whatsoever so I would leave him out Sunday with Fernandinho but if he is fit, I'd play Sane. Surely he can go one game without showing dissent which pretty much all his bookings come from.

I don't want too many changes as it makes us a bit disjointed for me.
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True - how he avoided a yellow even the most ardent blue will never know. In an ideal world you want our best XI to play both Spurs and the derby.

That at the minute with injuries is Ederson/Walker/Kompany/Otamendi/Delph/Fernandinho/KDB/Silva/Sane/Jesus/Sterling
Sergio and Jesus interchangeable, as Bernardo is with a host of that midfield.
 
Still folk talking of destroying teams. Just like they did pre match for Hudds and Saints. We didn’t play particularly well in those games and just managed to get the win. Although I do think we’ll win this, we’re not playing with the same form we were until recently. Just hope that form returns against the rags. Can’t see us getting a result there unless it does.
 
-------------------Ederson--------------------
Walker------Otto-------Mangala-----Delph
------------------Gundogan-------------------
-----Sterling-----Bernardo------Silva-------
------------Aguero--------Jesus--------------

Kompany, Sane, Ferny, KDB, on the bench if needed.
 
Delphinho said:
It is a risk playing Sane, if he gets a yellow he will not be able to play against United. Could potentially see Diaz at LW and Bernardo at RW against the hammers, but it is unlikely imo
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Don’t think he’ll be playing anyhow. He’s got a virus. That’s why he wasn’t in squad yesterday.
 
When the Rags get stuffed by the Goons , i expect us to play a strong team against West Ham arriving at the swamp with a eleven or even a ten point lead means PEG has to attack , it will be like shooting fish in a barrel if the Rags decide to cross the half way line.
 
nico1 said:
Still folk talking of destroying teams. Just like they did pre match for Hudds and Saints. We didn’t play particularly well in those games and just managed to get the win. Although I do think we’ll win this, we’re not playing with the same form we were until recently. Just hope that form returns against the rags. Can’t see us getting a result there unless it does.
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Pep tinkering.
 
We need to sort out WTF is going on with our defending at corners.
The Huddersfield goal was a joke and we failed to defend three Saints corners each one of which could have led to a goal.
Both the first Saints chance and the Huddersfield goal were flick ons at the near post.
Playing exciting attacking football is great but we need to learn from basic defensive errors and correct them, otherwise all our good work going forward goes out the window.
 
Len Rum said:
We need to sort out WTF is going on with our defending at corners.
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Our only player with proper height was out of form Kompany.
We will always struggle vs corner kicks.
Problem was how easy we were giving away these corner kicks.
 
West Ham Fan said:
Thanks. Our problems start at the top and cascade down. We were conned into leaving our home on the proviso we would start challenging the "next level" when all the board have done is take, take, take. We do things on the cheap (see Hart and Zab), in fact I think our current back 5 cost us 16.5m in transfer fees, we mess around in the transfer market by not signing players in the positions that the manager identifies and then publicly berate him for poor results. We are a joke from top to bottom.

I've seen a few relegations in my time as a Hammer, none are as scary as this one. I'm not worried about playing in the fizzy next season, but I truly despair at what is going to happen to us long term with these parasites "running" us.

On our Man City player...Hart still has massive question marks for me. His decision making seems diabolical at times and he seems to be very slow at getting down to his left. Zab is probably one of the only players that will be able to come out of this season with any sort of credibility, but again he's culpable for a large proportion of our goals conceded. I am NOT looking forward to seeing that young, German fella you guys have on the left up against him.

On the match... We have absolutely no pace in the team. We have a brilliant goal scorer in Hernandez, but no creativity to get the ball into him. Our defence is at sixes and sevens, which if a score, would flatter us. We have no bite in the midfield, no one willing to put a boot in and I struggle to remember putting more than 4 or 5 passes together.

It's a horrible time to be a West Ham fan right now.
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That feels really terrible tbh. What else can we do but wish you stay up?
 
inconnu said:
Our only player with proper height was out of form Kompany.
We will always struggle vs corner kicks.
Problem was how easy we were giving away these corner kicks.
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We've conceded 1 goal from set plays this season and up until Huddersfield we were the only team not to concede from a set play.
 
I understand that Kompany, Dinho and Sane are a yellow card away from missing the derby. What a conundrum to be in. I would have said, get Mangala, Danilo and Bernado in but with our current state, that's going to be too much of a gamble for me. I'd rather suggest we do everything possible to score 2 quick goals and then from that point bring the latter trio from the bench in for the former. We need to get back to winning well and this could even be a boost going into the derby.

PS: I don't think Sane's illness is anything serious. I think he should be fine for saturday.
 
Len Rum said:
We need to sort out WTF is going on with our defending at corners.
The Huddersfield goal was a joke and we failed to defend three Saints corners each one of which could have led to a goal.
Both the first Saints chance and the Huddersfield goal were flick ons at the near post.
Playing exciting attacking football is great but we need to learn from basic defensive errors and correct them, otherwise all our good work going forward goes out the window.
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The corner situation is worrying.
1 against Huddersfield and 4 against Southampton were shocking.
It needs sorting
 
ojeme said:
I understand that Kompany, Dinho and Sane are a yellow card away from missing the derby. What a conundrum to be in. I would have said, get Mangala, Danilo and Bernado in but with our current state, that's going to be too much of a gamble for me. I'd rather suggest we do everything possible to score 2 quick goals and then from that point bring the latter trio from the bench in for the former. We need to get back to winning well and this could even be a boost going into the derby.

PS: I don't think Sane's illness is anything serious. I think he should be fine for saturday.
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Sane is a real hothead,i wouldn't trust him not to get yet another card for desent,we can't do without vinny and dinho for the derby so they have to sit this game out
 
ojeme said:
I understand that Kompany, Dinho and Sane are a yellow card away from missing the derby. What a conundrum to be in. I would have said, get Mangala, Danilo and Bernado in but with our current state, that's going to be too much of a gamble for me. I'd rather suggest we do everything possible to score 2 quick goals and then from that point bring the latter trio from the bench in for the former. We need to get back to winning well and this could even be a boost going into the derby.

PS: I don't think Sane's illness is anything serious. I think he should be fine for saturday.
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Lots of people talking about the yellow cards and protecting players for the derby and from a fans perspective I get it. But if Arsenal beat or draw with them before our game then from Peps point of view the next three points are the same as the three points in the derby and the chance to go 10 or 11 points clear will take precedence, and hopefully bookings and the derby will take care of themselves.
 
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