West Ham Post Match Thread | Friendly in Iceland

[andyhinch]

Looks like no injuries, so a good run out and opportunity for them to gel more.

If they're ever making a remake of Zulu, then Joe 'Hold the Line' Hart is a shoe in.

I thought it was Maximius Arilious in goal.

 

[cleavers]

I think this is the team we ended with by the way.

----------------Ederson
-----Tosin--Fernandinho--Mangala-----
Walker--------------------------Zinchenko
-----Roberts-Foden-Bernardo-------
-----------------Diaz
---------------Sterling

Yep that was how it looked to me, with Roberts and Bernardo the other way round. I think initially after the changes we went back to last season's formation, and they got on top a bit, then he put Fernandhino between Tosin and Mangala, and we took control again.

I've never liked 3 at the back when I've seen us play it, in fact still have nightmares about Ajax away, when we looked like a pub team trying it, but today I liked, especially with how high up the pitch we played.

 

[malg]

I'm sure a couple of the Hammers defenders will be telling Hart to shut the fuck up. What an annoying twat.

As for the game, it was like watching paint dry. If West Ham didn't want to play, they shouldn't have signed up to the friendly. That was God awful to watch.

 

[Proy]

I don't see why not, at least not in the big games. Against the parked buses, maybe not.

Flip that around and I'd agree.

A 3-5-2 in big games against better teams is a ticking time bomb. Those teams won't sit back, they'll exploit the space a back 3 offers.

In the games where teams park a bus, that's when it will work. It will overload the centre and give us width.

 

[andyhinch]

Not quite as impressive as the Madrid and Spurs games, but showed enough to break down a defensive team.

Going off preseason we have to find a way to get Sterling on the pitch.

He's been the stand out pretty season player for me, looks a yard sharper than everyone else.

 

[GeorgeHeslop'sTackle.]

Cos it would have been totally embarrassing for them if they tried to play against us

Better get used to it LB. 9/10ths of the teams in the premiership (Rags included) will set up similarly against us this season

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

Don't want to hype foden up that much but I think hes gonna be better than Messi

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

I'm sure a couple of the Hammers defenders will be telling Hart to shut the fuck up. What an annoying twat.

As for the game, it was like watching paint dry. If West Ham didn't want to play, they shouldn't have signed up to the friendly. That was God awful to watch.

Agreed

Was tempted to go on flight tracker it was so poor

Still good measure of what we will face again this season

 

[Daz_Blue]

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Pep after today's game: "I think we need someone else, something else, a little bit more." [@spbajko]

 

[burnley blue mcfc]

Don't want to hype foden up that much but I think hes gonna be better than Messi

No pressure then mate ;)