West Ham United (H) - Wed 3rd May, 20:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[Heath Park]

Assuming the unavailable today are still unavailable.

Ederson
Walker
Stones
Dias
Laporte
Rodri
Bernardo
Mahrez
Foden
Alvarez
Haaland

Laporte has to come in, we need a left foot in the back 4, Bernardo back in after a rest, gundo's turn for a rest, grealish not been good enough last couple of games, time for foden to come back in.

As always, hope for a good start and we can use the likes of Lewis, phillips, gomez, palmer etc to rest legs once we've secured the points.

This week is just about getting the job done by any means. Madrid will rest their players ahead of our game, the league is gone for them, we don't have that luxury so all we can do is play well, win well and that will provide us with an opportunity to rest a little.

Snap!
Just also think Dias needs a bit of a rest.
Albeit that is a risk as West Ham are quite strong in the air...

 

[John Wayne]

For West Ham:
IN - Laporte, Bernie, Phil.
OUT - Dias, Gundogan, Grealish

We need to keep resting/rotating within the squad.

Then as many of the starting 11 against Real Madrid to rest pre Leeds.
ie. Walker, Stones, Haaland and Rodri.
Yes scary/risky but we need to freshen up key players pre CL semi-final.

I can see a big shuffling of the pack against Leeds. The biggest problem for me is just how poor Kalvin Phillips has been. Even if he was at a 37-year-old Fernandinho's level then he'd be starting against his old club as Rodri gets a breather. As it stands though, he's not even good enough for that. I think the Leicester game was a real eye-opener in terms of the damage that can be done with him in the team. I accept that this is a brutal assessment. But it isn't wrong.

 

[Semper aggressus]

Every game is a must win now, every game like a cup final. Have to pick the strongest available side for this one, if we really must rest anybody then do that in the Leeds game.

 

[BerkshireBlue]

Hopefully Chelsea win on Tuesday so we can rest a few for West Ham/Leeds/Everton

 

[haaland9]

Every game is a must win now, every game like a cup final.

 

[wolviedinho]

I think pep has to take a chance over the next two games and play Laporte, Foden and Phillips.

Jack, Dias, Rodri all need a game off. Making very basic errors. Alvarez deserves to keep his place.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Some raving fucking lunatics on here, mass rotation? Having a laugh.

Get the league won asap, we need 6 points from these 2 home Prem games and if Arse fuck up against Chelsea and/or Newcastle then it’ll be nearly done and dusted.

West Ham will be no pushovers.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Snap!
Just also think Dias needs a bit of a rest.
Albeit that is a risk as West Ham are quite strong in the air...

All 3 West Ham goals yesterday were from corners, not a game to rest Ruben for

 

[ninjamonkey]

They play a cup final 3 days before the 1st leg.

That said, I agree with your reasoning about the starting XI vs W Ham.

Good point. I was aware of that but had completely forgot.

 

[richards30]

Ederson
Walker
Stones
Dias
Akanji
Rodri
Gundogan
Bernardo Silva
Foden
Alvarez
Haaland