West Ham (H) | Pre-Match Thread

[tolmie's hairdoo]

It's a very conventional team, something more akin to a couple of years ago?

Lacks a little outright pace and legs around them, but quality on the ball will still be the key.

Perhaps not the 'off-the-cuff' positioning interchanging to come, so will have to be more patient.

 

[mosssideblue]

Rotation not dropped , need to get with modern city

lol. He's been dropped, admit it :)

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Our squad is ridiculously talented. Our bench players would make any teams first 11

 

[Ian]

Personally I think it’s one change too many but with De Bruyne playing we are still full of creativity. Big big game for Torres today. Needs to take his chance.

I think like a lot of overseas players, we won’t see the best of Torres until next year. Remember Spanish Dave took one season before we saw the best of him.

 

[Beanhead]

No other team on the planet can make wholesale changes like that and put out arguably the strongest starting 11 the league has ever seen.

our depth is bonkers and bordering on ridiculous. We are so lucky.

 

[cleavers]

Bit unfair on Bernie he's been on fire.

Hardly "unfair", he's letting him have a break, rightly so after the way he's been performing.

 

[brummie blue]

With a 9 man bench I think it’s pretty obvious he’s just filling a spot.

would he be on the bench if Ake was fit? he's 3rd/4th choice left back.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Lol ok. Maybe I dreamt it

That’s you told lol

 

[kaz7]

lol. He's been dropped, admit it :)

Unlikeyou i am not into bashing him whilst he is in a difficult moment , he has played a lot of mins , better tell pep he is shit

 

[Akpowell]

Why is that funny ?

Its a joke Karen

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

I see joe Cole was absent the day brains were handed out... fecker just given me a migraine..

Back to Dazn I think

 

[city saint]

so is kun lefy or right wing today with kev false 9))))

 

[give it to gordon]

Bit surprised Foden not starting as he didn’t play in CL

Thought Phil did play !

 

[PragueBlue]

We lose a lot of energy in the middle but happy enough with the team.
C'mon City

I agree with that. Without Bernardo, Foden, Sterling and Jesus, it's not really a team built for pressing. Should hopefully still be plenty good enough to win today though.

 

[Norbiton]

Don’t give them too many set piece opportunities, we’re a bit lacking in height without Rodri and Cancelo

 

[Beanhead]

It's a very conventional team, something more akin to a couple of years ago?

Lacks a little outright pace and legs around them, but quality on the ball will still be the key.

Perhaps not the 'off-the-cuff' positioning interchanging to come, so will have to be more patient.

You have summarised it perfectly for me. It’s a fantastic side but almost like a side most other managers would pick week in week out if they were blessed with our options.

We can’t grumble though haha.

 

[kaz7]

Its a joke Karen

An unfunny one considering how hard he has worked to getback

 

[Revolver]

Like some others bit concerned about the amount of changes. Foden and Bernardo bring a lot of energy and Sergio may be a bit rusty. But trust in Pep. Players are not machines and need to be rested. Big games for Torres. He’s young and new to the League but so far only seen glimpses.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Maddest bench ever.

Be interesting to see if we change to accommodate Sergio or if he'll have to change to accommodate how we've been playing.

Don’t forget mate, he adapted his game when Pep first arrived.

But he’s so good that his quality would enhance how we’ve been playing.

Despite this great run we’ve been on, I still feel like we’ve been in about third gear in the final third. Something’s been missing. As the season comes to crunch time, Kun could be the one who moves us through the top gears.

 

[RobinHood]

Personally I think it’s one change too many but with De Bruyne playing we are still full of creativity. Big big game for Torres today. Needs to take his chance.

I'll agree. Hasn't been 'rotated' as much as the others.