West Ham United (A) - Sat 16th Sept, 15:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[warringtonblue]

Personally, don't think we should have signed Nunes, or any player that "downs tools", if he's at all successful he'll do it to us when, inevitably, Barca (without a pot to piss in) come calling.

But you feel its OK for a chairman to back down on a deal that if a CL team make a bid of a certain value for him to not come good on the promise?

 

[mancboy]

Not sure why so many think they’ll win. Getting ahead of themselves. Maybe the absence of Kev has them a little excited. They do know they’re playing the best team in the world right now. They’re at home I’ll give them that so I suppose its possible. A draw would be good result for them but a disappointing result for us.

I think a few results have gassed them up a bit, the brighton one in particular but if you actually watched the games both chelsea and brighton should have won convincingly in both of those games and even luton should have got a draw tbf, so fair play to them for being confident but their performances havent been exceptional in any of their games so far.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

This bastard International break has fucked it up for me. I was just getting in to the new season, now I have to get up for it again

Come on Fordy lad. You'll be champin at the bitt this time tomorrow.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

And again in October, it’s a fucking joke

And November and even after that a December break for the Club WC & then a January 'winter break'.

I know December is due to our success but FFS just play some proper football in the football season.

 

[ojeme]

Ederson
Walker Dias Gvardiol
Akanji Rodri
Bernardo Foden Alvarez Doku
Haaland​

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Just had a peek in kumb
They are very confident with over 75% thinking they’ll win.
Nothing wrong with high expectation considering their good start but there’s a few cocky bastards so I’m hoping for a convincing victory to remind them they are not there yet.

Perhaps they’ve heard Phillips is starting?

They've had a terrific start to the season. The results against Chelsea and Brighton will have certainly improved spirits and raised expectations.

City are a different kettle of fish though and if we play to our game, we will win.

 

[Oooh Curley Wurley]

Will any pub have the game on in Manchester City centre
Thanks in advance

 

[supercity88]

We know how this will play out. They'll be compact and will just look to counter and make the most of set pieces. In previous campaigns it would be a game that could cause us issues but with our defensive structure now we're in a good place to deal with their speed on the counter and physicality from set pieces. I'd be looking to rest Akanji for Ake/Gvardiol to both play as they're superior in the air.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Ederson
Walker
Dias
Gvaridol
Akanji
Rodri
Nunes
Bernardo
Foden
Alvarez
Haaland

West Ham 1-2 Treble Winners

Haaland with both.

 

[johnny crossan]

Ederson
Walker
Dias
Gvaridol
Akanji
Rodri
Nunes
Bernardo
Foden
Alvarez
Haaland

West Ham 1-2 Treble Winners

Haaland with both.

Ake should be in over Akanji, aerial ability is needed against Gollum.

 

[stan bowles]

And again in October, it’s a fucking joke

And again in November.

 

[blueparrot]

And again in October, it’s a fucking joke

It's been the case with the same international breaks for at least 10 years now though. Why it constantly surprises or upsets people is a bit of a mystery to me. IT is what it is, there has to breaks for internationals somewhere in the calendar.

 

[aka blue jambo]

Can you take phonechargers into the ground ok?
And weather looks rather good.

 

[sh249]

———————Ederson————
Walker—Dias—Ake—Gvardiol
————Rodri—-Bernardo—-
Foden———-Alvarez———-Doku
——————--Haaland—————

2-0 City

 

[BringBackSwales]

Come on Fordy lad. You'll be champin at the bitt this time tomorrow.

He won’t

 

[BringBackSwales]

Ake should be in over Akanji, aerial ability is needed against Gollum.

Moyes isn’t that tall

 

[ninjamonkey]

Ederson
Walker
Dias
Ake
Gvardiol
Rodri
Bernardo
Foden
Doku
Alvarez
Haaland.

Assuming both Stones and kovacic will be unavailable for this, both would come in if they were fully fit

 

[SWPISHOME]

Ake should be in over Akanji, aerial ability is needed against Gollum.

I'd like to see Ake starting he's been fabulous as usual. Akanji has played the John Stones role in midfield since the absence of Stones so I expect the same again.

 

[chris85mcfc]

Have we ever had a full squad to choose from!

Really looking forward to this, hoping Nunes gets some game time, may even start if Kovacic is out.

Ake and Akanji have been immense, but I'm so keen to see a Walker, Dias, Stones, Gvardiol back 4.

Could be a sticky game as they'll have a go, which should play into our hands so I'm going 3-1 City.

 

[johnny crossan]

I'd like to see Ake starting he's been fabulous as usual. Akanji has played the John Stones role in midfield since the absence of Stones so I expect the same again.

I think Gvardiol may do it better tbh, like to see him given that midfielder switch job.