West Ham United (A) - Sat 31st August, 17:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Mr Partridge]

It's becoming a bit of a regular thing with us over the last few years - seeing a player missing from the squad with no prior explanation and wondering what's wrong with him.

Does make the exciting match build up feel a little bit deflating when it happens.

 

[striver]

fokin hell, we have only 1 proper winger in the squad...

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

It's still more than enough to get three points. I like Doku a lot more on the left than on the right, though.

 

[chris85mcfc]

Bizarre that Pep didn't mention Savinho being out in the conference yesterday

Fairly sure he said everyone was fit apart from Phil

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

fokin hell, we have only 1 proper winger in the squad...

But multiple players that can play out there if push comes to shove(Bernardo, McAtee, Nunes, etc)

 

[pudge]

Another injury/sickness that was completely unknown before the team's released, lovely.

 

[Goodlove]

Glad to see Jack back. He looked mint in preseason. Concerned there’s no Savio though. Hopefully it’s illness or something. If it was an injury we’d have known about it yesterday?

 

[super_city_si]

Would prefer Bernardo right and gundo middle. Doku is fucking awful on the right

 

[OntarioBlue]

It's still more than enough to get three points. I like Doku a lot more on the left than on the right, though.

We may play Bernie on the right with Grealish a bit deeper. You never know with Pep. But I agree with you, Doku is better on the left.

 

[Turtlepath]

A chance for Jack to show his pre season work post missing the Euros has paid off.