Hull Away on April Fools Day
My first match post.
I'm going to this one and expect 3 points, but it's never that straightforward.
A few injuries knocking around so likely to be a changed X1.
I'm going to this one and expect 3 points, but it's never that straightforward.
A few injuries knocking around so likely to be a changed X1.
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- - - - - - - - - - Randy - - - - - - - - - -
Byram - - Collins - - Fonte - - Masuaka
- - - - Kouyate - - - Noble - - - -
- Snodgrass - Lanzini - Ayew-
- - - - - - - - - Carroll - - - - - - - - - -
Think Masuaka deserves a chance, really haven't been impressed with cresswell this season think he'll benefit knowing that his position is at risk
Hopefully Noble will be reinvigorated after being dropped
Antonio, Reid and Obiang are all big misses....but we can win this, need a big reaction from the guys
He might be reinvigorated, but 'dropped' won't be the reason. ;hmm
We wont get dragged into the relegation battle (we'll have 36 points after we beat Hull - Even if we don't, the bottom 3 currently will not catch us up and will be the ones who fall)
#justsayin'
Byram, Fonte, Collins, Cresswell
Noble, Obiang
Antonio, Lanzini, Masuaku
Ayew
Adrian in for Randy
Assuming Reid isn't fit. Give Collins a game.
Try Masuaku in an advanced left wing position.
Kouyate - Collins - Fonte
Byram - Noble - Obiang - Snodgrass
Lanzini
Ayew - Carroll
Adrian
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Carroll
If the reports are true then no Reid, Obiang or Antonio so.......
Randrian
Byram Fonte Collins Cressuaku
Snodghouli Noble Kouyate Lanzini
Ayew Carroll
Beat Hull and then we can all moan (from mid-table safety) that the players minds are on their holidays
Byram - Collins - Fonte - Cresswell
Noble - Kouyate
Snodgrass - Lanzini - Ayew
Carroll
Randolph, Masuaku, Nordtveit, Fernandes, Feghouli, Calleri, Fletcher
3 of our best performers are out and we still have a very decent looking first 11...
Collins never lets us down so that the front four looked good.
I would like us to review and maybe have 3 in the middle to help cut down on conceding.
Hull City defender Andrea Ranocchia
It can really sting if someone chucks it at you!
It has sharp pointy ends.
Oxford made his EPL debut and then disappeared from sight and now can't even get a game at Reading. Burke played in EPL under Allardyce but that development came to a halt and am not sure if he is still on loan at Wigan, where he wasn't getting many games even when fit. Samuelson seems to have gone backward and can't get a game at Peterborough. Martinez did not even get a whiff of EPL and Fletcher is out of favour with Bilic. Quino has class but still no EPL time. Chelsea, Tottenham and others seem to give young players a chance but the Academy of football remains barren.
Why not recall Oxford for the game at Hull, or try Burke in defence? We are leaking goals and new blood keen to make name for itself might make a difference
Not really sure how Tottenham and a Chelsea can relate to us
Like chalobah is 22 and is still barely getting a game, despite being one of the championships best players at 18
Nathan Ake has been highly rated since his teen years, but he's 22 now and only just been recalled to the first team squad, pretty sure he's yet to play since he has
Loftus-Cheek has gone off the boil, remember lucks Piazon? He was there young player of the year now he's with Fulham, the younger hazard left likewise
And Tottenham moved harry Kane around to several clubs during his teens only for him to explode onto the scene
Danny rose was at loans untill he was 23, walker didn't get a chance till he was 21
I want to see youth as well but the problem with youth....the inconsistencies and the possibility of not developing their game enough
Oxford 18, Samuelsen 19, Burke 20, Quina 17, Martinez 19, Browne 19
These players have potential but they need development at their ages, and quite frankly if they aren't good enough currently for championship or even league 1 then they aren't going to be of much help, don't think letting in 3 goals every week will ldo much for their confidence
A Club like West Ham can't easily compete with moneybags Chelsea, MANC, MANU, Tottenham or Arsenal. Therefore, even more important to develop own players or find some gems (like Lanzini) in the sales. But something is not right. How much do we spend on the development squad? Why the dearth of players making it to the first team in recent years? Of course, it can be argued that managers are ruled by fear and therefore reluctant to play younger players. But that applies to all teams.