Pre-season training camps and fixtures (West Ham)

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  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    How about Elvis Costello, he didn't go to Chelsea ;whistle
  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    edited July 2017
    cheers alderz - missed that - been a bit selective/blinkered in my monitoring of the transfer gossip and news. just following hammers gossip is a full-time job!


    back to the pre-season topic, would it be fair to say Hart conceded two impossible-to-save goals and didn't have much else to do yesterday? Anyone see enough of the game to know if he had any other impact, good communication with defence etc.?
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Moore_than

    It was a bit difficult to tell.

    Communication seemed decent, and he was keen to get the game going quickly, if not always accurate with his distribution.. There was nothing that made you feel 'Wow' this is different gravy,' tbh.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    He seemed no less competent than Adrian or Randolph in picking the ball out of the net even though he may be slightly less experienced.
  • imagelostimagelost
    Moore_than_a_nick said:

    yep, i was referring to league games. but i guess WHU_Champo was talking about the friendly, you're right. I guess a big defeat in that would also be a knock to confidence, but I'm more worried about the league matches after last year, if we have to play them with an inexperienced replacement for Adrian. Hope he stays. Or maybe we could sign Willy Caballero?!

    Free
  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    grey_til_I_dye said:

    There was nothing that made you feel 'Wow' this is different gravy,' tbh.

    Cheers, Grey.

    I guess Hart and Adrian are in the same (gravy) boat then.

    At least sounds are positive that we're doing all we can to keep Adrian. (Apart from the sounds that say we're gonna swap him for Darlow.)

    By the way, did you know Darlow's grandfather was an international footballer? His name was Ken Leek. Bet you can't guess which country he played for.

    Leek was a striker. Like our little pea. Oh god this could go on and on. What with the gravy. And don't mention the spuds... But I know some people here have got some beef with my puns.
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    The squad for the game today, pretty full, just noble, kouyate seems to be missing. Sakho just started training and AC...


    West Ham United: Adrian, Hart, Matrevics, Byram, Zabaleta, Cresswell, Masuaku, Collins, Ogbonna, Fonte, Reid, Burke, Rice, Makasi, Lanzini, Snodgrass, Obiang, Fernandes, Cullen, Holland, Arnautovic, Ayew, Martinez, Chicharito
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    i thought Sakho was 100% fit ;lol
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    He is 100% fit to start training, which he is. Keep up.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    ... and Antonio, Vorse. In the UK with AC ;ok
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    O yeah our hammer of the year... ;tumbleweed
  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    Vorselaarhammer said:

    The squad for the game today, pretty full, just noble, kouyate seems to be missing. Sakho just started training and AC...


    West Ham United: Adrian, Hart, Matrevics, Byram, Zabaleta, Cresswell, Masuaku, Collins, Ogbonna, Fonte, Reid, Burke, Rice, Makasi, Lanzini, Snodgrass, Obiang, Fernandes, Cullen, Holland, Arnautovic, Ayew, Martinez, Chicharito

    Mmmmm - Rice 'n' Pea!!!
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    I hope Adrian gives that wall a rocket! They just separated and let the ball through! ;angry
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Martinez ;goal Nice finish.
  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    Ridiculous positioning from Adrian, after a senseless foul by Obiang.

    Looks like we needed Hart after all.

    Good finish from Toni - missed the pass through - Snodders was it?!
  • AdamAdam
    Wow, this Altona side is really good. I haven't heard of them but they must be good to be beating us.

    ;weep
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Moore_than_a_nick said:

    Ridiculous positioning from Adrian, after a senseless foul by Obiang.

    Looks like we needed Hart after all.

    Good finish from Toni - missed the pass through - Snodders was it?!

    Yes, Snodders.

    Can't agree on the criticism of Adrian for the 1st, though. The wall didn't do it's job - the ball went right through the middle of them when they split.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    5th tier German side putting WHU to shame lol.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Ref send Reid off for a 2nd yellow ;doh

    That's not very friendly.
  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    edited August 2017
    MrsGrey said:

    Moore_than_a_nick said:

    Ridiculous positioning from Adrian, after a senseless foul by Obiang.

    Looks like we needed Hart after all.

    Good finish from Toni - missed the pass through - Snodders was it?!

    Yes, Snodders.

    Can't agree on the criticism of Adrian for the 1st, though. The wall didn't do it's job - the ball went right through the middle of them when they split.
    I'm allowing myself to criticise him harshly since as Adrian took his position, I said to myself, he's gonna score in the right-hand side of the goal, there's too much to aim at. So whether or not the wall did all it could, I think Adrian's positioning was too big a risk.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Squad depth looks good then 2 weeks before season starts.
  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    We are looking awful. Need new CM for a start!
  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    Arnie is class, though.
  • AdamAdam
    Who ran scared in the wall for the first goal? I couldn't see properly?
  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    Lukerz said:

    Squad depth looks good then 2 weeks before season starts.

    Exactly. The scary thing is that this is probably what Bilic considers our best team available.

    Cressers vs Masuaku debate aside, and if we assume Hart (like Chicharito) is not "match-fit", it looks like he's put out our first XI from those available. And it sucks.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    I do think we need a bit of quality in the midfield. Kouyate and Obiang are very good at what they do, but Lanzini aside, we do lack some creativity.

    Certainly warming to the idea of Wilshere, TBH
  • Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick
    I wasn't quite sure where Ayew was playing - I thought at first he was in Lanzini's position in a 4-2-3-1, but then I thought he was on the left of a midfield 3 in a 4-3-3. What do you reckon?

    Anyway, maybe Lanzini is fit enough to come on in the second half, but I'd like to see Arnie play in the No. 10 role and move Ayew out to the left or replace him with Holland and put him there.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Sounds like snodgrass and Ayew are contributing almost nothing

    Snodgrass probably won't expect to be a starter this season but you'd hope Ayew does and after a poor (ish) first season he's not exactly chomping to go and impress even if it only is preseason

    I expect a lot more from our former record signing

  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years said:

    Sounds like snodgrass and Ayew are contributing almost nothing

    Snodgrass probably won't expect to be a starter this season but you'd hope Ayew does and after a poor (ish) first season he's not exactly chomping to go and impress even if it only is preseason

    I expect a lot more from our former record signing

    ;whistle

    ;wink
  • LukerzLukerz
    Defending is woeful

    3-2 down
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