The plan was that those who played 30mins today will start tomorrow. So that team. ;ok
But, they are all due to be subbed off for the last 30mins, for
Byram - Burke - (Collins if not injured) - Cresswell Cullen (Noble if not injured) Holland - (Lanzini if not injured) - Arnautavic Martinez
If any of the potentially injured can't play, someone will have to either push themselves for the full 90 or one of the kids who played 90 yesterday will have to do another half an hour.
I doubt Chicarito could play - it'll be his 3rd day of pre-season!
I watched the game in the pub yesterday and I was very boring, but a couple of things stood out.
1. Sam Byram dives in so much and if he doesn't win the ball is wildly out of position. 2. Declan Rice looked very enthusiastic and physical. He was probably the stand out player for me. 3. Nathan Holland did absolutely nothing in the first half, but tore the left back to shreds in the first 15 of the second. 4. Makasi, Martinez and Cullen were extremely quiet, which was a shame
we seem to lack ambition in the final third and our obsession with passing backwards is frustrating. we pass free kicks in the opponents half backwards and were on the attack near the edge of their area then two passes later we had the ball in our own half.
No Feghouli at all so gonna safely assume that's him gone
Who else is missing? Reid, Lanzini, Kouyate, Sakho, Carroll and Hernandez
Only we could have all of those players injured for preason #westhamway
No, not all are injured: Reid, Chicarito and Sakho are all training (they are behind the others, for a variety of reasons). Lanzini + Kouyate all started pre-season fit and on time. As did Noble.
Not in a position to watch the game but from what I read the link up play between Masuaka and Arnautovic has been really impressive which I'm looking forward to seeing more of hopefully
Nice to see pace and power in the side something we lacked last year
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But, they are all due to be subbed off for the last 30mins, for
Byram - Burke - (Collins if not injured) - Cresswell
Cullen (Noble if not injured)
Holland - (Lanzini if not injured) - Arnautavic
Martinez
If any of the potentially injured can't play, someone will have to either push themselves for the full 90 or one of the kids who played 90 yesterday will have to do another half an hour.
I doubt Chicarito could play - it'll be his 3rd day of pre-season!
1. Sam Byram dives in so much and if he doesn't win the ball is wildly out of position.
2. Declan Rice looked very enthusiastic and physical. He was probably the stand out player for me.
3. Nathan Holland did absolutely nothing in the first half, but tore the left back to shreds in the first 15 of the second.
4. Makasi, Martinez and Cullen were extremely quiet, which was a shame
;lol
(#RavLure)
#statlyfe ;cool
Who else is missing?
Reid, Lanzini, Kouyate, Sakho, Carroll and Hernandez
Only we could have all of those players injured for preason #westhamway
Tidy in possession, and quick to close down, but not much in the way of penetration.
Hernandez is not injured - he was playing in the Confederate Cup.
Encouraging news ... performance wise ...
Cullen has started the second Werder Bremen game ... amidst a largely experienced side ...
Nice to see pace and power in the side something we lacked last year
I wouldn't read too much into team selection, other than that one assumes Slav took the 'best' kids with him to Germany.