West Ham United (H) - Sun 19th May, 16:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[Rammy Blue]

Pep will be wary of their transition potential. I reckon Kovacic is more likely to start than those two.

Then unleash Doku and/or Grealish as they tire.

Yeah, as I said in my original line up, it’s what I’d do and fully expect Pep to go with the control of Kova after last few games.

 

[Claytop]

I imagine Sunday & the cup final will be the same 11 barring injuries.

 

[Withnail]

West Ham have some decent players in Paqueta and Bowen and Antonio can cause problems. But they have nothing to play for and Moyes is set to depart at the end of the season. I don't expect any slip ups and I am feeling confident about Sunday.

 

[alexmcity]

I imagine Sunday & the cup final will be the same 11 barring injuries.

Can see Ake starting ahead of Dias in one of the games, maybe in the cup final.

 

[Rammy Blue]

I imagine Sunday & the cup final will be the same 11 barring injuries.

Yep, I think Pep settled on this midfield and attack with the only changes potentially happening at the back. Would still love to know what’s gone on with Stones though.

 

[Gundogan's Moustache]

Actually think Sunday is a game for Doku from the start.

Get right at them and ahead early on. Kovacic can come on when we’re hopefully 2/3 up to control it

 

[MCFCFanTX]

I’d be stunned if you got a ticket, there’s a few left in corporate with a meal at Gordon Ramsey’s new place for sale on the City site.

Mary D’s is right by the ground. Depends where you are staying, each suburb will have its own boozer full of blues.

Staying in Deansgate.

 

[Ducado]

Evening all.
Sometimes in football a certain poetic symmetry occurs.
Sunday is very much the case for the WHU fan base.
Arsenal hoping WHU can 'do them a favour. ?.'..

I'll be up there and I reckon we'll be joining in by the hour mark!

Id like to know who the other 11 lunatics are that voted for us on the "match prediction poll".. !

It’s a tradition for some older blues, they never get over confident, we’ve been there and got the t shirt!

You may here some of the youngsters singing We are Champions, but us of a certain vintage will wait until the final whistle even if we are 4 bill up, one never knows @its a funny old game” as someone once said

 

[schfc6]

Staying in Deansgate.

I’d head to Mary D’s then by the ground.. Plenty of boozers will have the game on in the City centre though.

 

[M.Andrersson]

Yep, I think Pep settled on this midfield and attack with the only changes potentially happening at the back. Would still love to know what’s gone on with Stones though.

a) Gvardiol plays a lot like a left winger moving in the center a lot, and with a lot of success, so getting another center back player to the center is out of the question.
b) Pep usually in the end settles up to something that works and never abandons it, so this current team has led to multiple wins so no need to change it.
c) Kovacic is playing really well now so no need for extra midfielders.