Leicester (away) 5:30pm 27/10/2018 - Match build-up, commentary, discussion & analysis

MrsGrey

;hug

Adam

Lukerz said:

Lot of build up on the site about Diangana. Might well see him replace Yarmolenko.

Yes I think Snodgrass will keep his place in the midfield three, with either Diangana or Antonio as a right forward.

I thought Snodgrass did a good job against Spurs as the furthest forward player of the midfield three. He closed down players well.

Lukerz

Without Yarmo we lose that calmness on the ball in terms of retaining possession. Snodgrass needs to play as a result because he is pretty good on the ball. Then we can have the unpredictability of Diang on the wing, but he could also go with Antonio or Perez or even Masuaku. Or he could move Snoddy to the right to get Hernandez in the side.

MrsGrey

Pellegrini's view: “For me, one of the most important things as a player is that when you have the ball, you give the ball to a player in the same colour shirt. If you have red, you must give it to red. That is the basic thing for a player and Diangana always starts with that.
Read more at https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2018/october/26-october/pellegrini-backs-diangana-feature-regularly-hammers#sOjT6BMstHWwffrs.99

Giant_Hammer

Well that's a great endorsement of a young player. I like what the manager is doing here bringing the youngsters to train with the senior squad should help them immensely. ;wahoo

McHammer

My team won 6 4 today with my fellow centre half getting punched. Blood everywhere. Dreaming of a rare double.

MrsGrey

;nonono

steve

Nothing like a good punch up to get the team going ;wahoo ;wahoo ;wahoo

McHammer

Yes we refused to lose after that! Lifetime ban for that nutter. He played on too like Terry Butcher.

McHammer

I hope Diangana features he hasn't looked out of his depth at all. A bit lightweight but composed.

chicagohammer

Will be watching this game from AJs, a football supporting pub close to the Wrigley field - (they also do a decent pie)

COYI

McHammer

So rare I get to watch us on the big telly. Usually just a stream on my phone.

Mon the Hammers

Hammerwombat

BT sport score tv show cancelled after Glen Hoddle who was a pundit today collapsed in the studio and has been rushed to hospital.

deehammer

Hope he is OK

Hamstew

Hamstew

;weep

Lukerz

Arnie out with illness

OldCastleSwift

So Antonio or Hernandez up front then I guess.

No goals in 180 minutes with Arnie on the pitch, so can only see another blank this evening.

horshamhammer

Antonio and co are going to have to step up.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

I hope Hernandez plays and steps up. We need him big time now.

OldCastleSwift

We do Jorderz, but he just doesn't fit with the formation that Pelle like to play. Unless we go two up front, Hernandez is pretty redundant, IMO.

Arnie has everything a modern forward needs; Hernandez, unfortunately, doesn't.

So I think we'll start with Antonio up top.

jay_in_cpt

Arnie ;weep
Glenn Hoddle ;pray
coyi

OldCastleSwift

Nope, Hernandez starts.

Diangana does too.

Only two changes.

;scarf

Cuz1

Let’s pray it is illness and not his knee being operated on

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

Hernandez movement is excellent, so in 90 minutes he’s bound to get a couple of good opportunities at least IMO. But he needs to put more concentration in staying onside. He also needs people near him to interplay with. If he’s isolated, he’s useless.

horshamhammer

Perez not even on the bench, two youth players instead. Strange.

Adam

Yeah, I had high hopes for Perez. I liked him before he went to Arsenal. Then, he had a very good year last season in La Liga. I’m not sure what’s going on as it might not be working out with him.

OldCastleSwift

Jorderz, agree that we need Anderson, Snoddy and Diangana close to him if he's going to have any effect at all ;ok

Adam

Hernandez did well at the World Cup for Mexico as the main striker. He was helped a lot by the two wingers.

Yeoldhammer

Leicester clean sweep Hernandez will get bullied to much. One way traffic for Leicester.