West Ham (H) | Pre-Match Thread

[blue b4 the moon]

Good lad Gollum.

Some would say a football genius.

 

[jimharri]

This is a huge (massive, even) game, specially with it being the first game played over the weekend. Win it (and it won't be easy), and we'll go, at least temporarily, 13 points clear. Which will put pressure on the chasing duo. On sunday, Leicester host Arsenal, which they'll probably win. And later on, our quiet neighbours travel to Chelsea, who are going well under Tuchel. That could be a draw.

 

[blueparrot]

West Ham deserve to be in the top 4. The table hardly ever lies.
But their results vs top 9 teams aren’t that impressive.
Leicester h 3-0
Everton a 1-4
Spurs a 3-3 (two goals very late on)
US h 1-1
Liverpool a 1-2
Villa h 2-1
United h 1-3
Chelsea a 0-3
Everton h 0-1
Liverpool h 1-3
Spurs h 2-1

So they hardly drop points vs lower placed teams.

They didn’t play this week. We did. As we have been doing every week over the past what 3 months? We rotate and have a rhythm so I don’t see this being a problem.

It won’t be easy. But I doubt WHU is the team that will take points from us. Especially with our players that will warm the bench tomorrow afternoon, able to come on.

I like WHU. But that’s as far as it goes. Go and get your points from the other teams in the top 9.

The table doesn't lie and if they are 4th they are 4th best currently, on the other hand while 45 points from 25 games is a good return for West Ham, there are other teams that should be on more than that,Chelsea, Lliverpool spurs arsenal should all be doing better than they are and above 45 points from 25, so in that respect it is a bit of a false position for West Ham.

 

[kaz7]

Just in: Pep Guardiola has confirmed Kevin De Bruyne is 'fully fit', and was 'fully fit' to face Borussia Monchengladbach on Wednesday too

 

[kaz7]

Pep Guardiola: "The challenge is not to do 20 or 21 [wins in a row], it is to beat
@WestHam
. This is the only challenge that we have. The results are a consequence of what we do day by day." [via
@spbajko

 

[BringBackSwales]

No offence to West Ham, like them as a club, but these are no better than spurs, monchengladbach, liverpool, Everton etc, but they have deffo over achieved, and as Cheltenham proved any game can be difficult on its day. Given that jessee fucking lingard has improved West Ham then they clearly aren’t a side with super powers

 

[richards30]

ederson
cancelo
stones
dias
zinchenko
rodri
de bruyne
gundogan
bernardo silva
foden
aguero

 

[ojeme]

Ederson
Cancelo Stones Dias Zinchenko
Rodrigo
De Bruyne Bernardo
Mahrez Aguero Foden​

 

[paulchapo]

This is a huge (massive, even) game, specially with it being the first game played over the weekend. Win it (and it won't be easy), and we'll go, at least temporarily, 13 points clear. Which will put pressure on the chasing duo. On sunday, Leicester host Arsenal, which they'll probably win. And later on, our quiet neighbours travel to Chelsea, who are going well under Tuchel. That could be a draw.

Yes we have to crush the hope before they kick a ball. It's a cliché to say there are no easy games in the premier league but it's true. If you were other club's hoping to catch us you'd see this as one game where we could drop points. A tricky one. If we win it it would deflate them.

 

[Father Paul]

ederson
cancelo
stones
dias
zinchenko
rodri
de bruyne
gundogan
bernardo silva
foden
aguero

Can't see Aquero starting and if I was picking the team he would remain on the bench. Only a fool would take exception to the rest of those names though.

 

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[BringBackSwales]

So which of the stirring press cunts asks a team who wins every week about a player with 2 and a half years left in his contract? Slimon Stones?

 

[MAG]

 

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[aguero93:20]

*sniggers*

 

[wolviedinho]

Forget the noise created by the rag tops. Next up is a tricky game against West Ham. How much we suffer will depend on fatigue from the FFP game. Early goal is essential as we will get tired towards the end. 2-1 City.

 

[Blu3m00n91]

Seems quite a long presser from pep that. Clearly getting bored of the money jibes like we are. I love how he always goes above and beyond to defend the club when he could easily just move around the subject or dismiss it

 

[blue61]

I think it is time to re-introduce Sergio and Torres back into the team. What I notice when subs come on they are busting a gut for chance. I expect at least 6 changes tomorrow, a forward line of Torres, Aguero and Mahrez wouldn't be a surprise. I also think Walker and Laporte will retain their place, both of them look really focused.

 

[Sir peace frog]

west ham will tire before we do, they will be chasing shadows for 90 minutes, before every game going back months all i see is, this is a hard game ,this is the hardest test, this is a banana skin, well yes it is , our opponents they will never play a game as hard as this game, they might win, they might draw, and they might even lose, but one thing for sure they will go back to their dressing room after the match and be totally and utterly fucked ,they cannot drop down 1 % because that is all we need,

3-0 to city.