2018-19 Pre-season: training camps and matches etc (West Ham)

Yeoldhammer

If Antonio goes to Palace for 15m then they have mugged us off twice for Decent British Born players with Tomkins...

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Class hearing a rendition of bubbles from the stands

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Good end of the half here from us

Antonio and Snodgrass lacking a bit of class but both are really putting in a shift here and causing some problems

Lukerz

Bit more structured & organised this game. Not quite as open as the other fixtures. I get the feeling Balbeuna is a bit of a liability. Seems to have pretty ropey distribution which puts us in trouble.

MrsGrey

thornburyiron said:

Temps are in the 30s so a bit draining. It was 36 at 5pm.

You can add 5 degrees at least, for 'in the sun' temps .

MunichHammer

Coms on German TV are impressed by Antonio and Snoddy.

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Well worked goal, good work from Snodgrass to cross for Martinez for a header from a couple yarcds out

MrsGrey

Fans enjoying themselves.

MrsGrey

Penalties ;weep

Yeoldhammer

All Mainz last 10 minutes...

Yeoldhammer

Martinez should have scored

Lukerz

Defence is incredibly suspect

Yeoldhammer

beast of a tackle from Balbuena.

thornburyiron

7-6 on penalties

Lukerz

It's coming home!

OldCastleSwift

Silverware ;wahoo

everhopeful

And a cup in the trophy cabinet before August!!

Lukerz

Pellegrini only been here 5 mins & already got us silverware ;lol

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

So does that mean Snodgrass gets player of the tournament...

steve

;wahoo ;wahoo ;wahoo

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Holland & Oxford played for West Ham XI today beating Billericay 4-0

McHammer

Adrians penalty was class against Mainz

MunichHammer

I was impressed how close Adrian was to saving a lot of the penalties. He was in the wrong corner only once, if I remember correctly, giving us a vastly improved Chance of him actually saving something.

Lukerz

Thought there were some decent periods of play too, quick link up play, movement off the ball, one-two touch passing. Didn't always result in a chance or shot, but got us in to the byline on several occasions. I counted Antonio, Zabaleta, Arnie, Snodgrass all getting into a position to pull it back or across goal on at least two occasions each. Masuaku I think has had an impressive pre-season. Rice looks an imposing DM & we may well need Antonio to start at Anfield if Yarmo is carrying a knock which Pelle seems to imply. Goal we let in was slightly disappointing again as it was too easy for him to control that cross & swivel, but we were unlucky with the deflection. No injuries from what I could see either. Players also seemed to have a decent mentality during the game. A lot of annoyed faces when we conceded. Always nice to win a pre-season cup too. Better to win than lose. Hopefully one last decent performance & result on Friday with no knocks & then a good week before Liverpool.

Pearces_Left_Foot

http://www.skysports.com/football/west-ham-vs-mainz/399256

Some quality reporting from Sky apparantely we drew 0-0 with Mainz and then lost 7-6 on penalties

MrsGrey

;lol The headline is at odds with the actual match report it is attached to. ;doh

Whitehorsehammer

Nothing unusual there then!

Bazshuayi

They probably just assumed the Germans won on penalties? ;hmm

IronHerb

Hey! We don't lose on penalties anymore.

#itscominghome

MunichHammer

The way Adrian goes about pens I'd make him our cup goalie just so we can park the bus and beat the lot on pens.