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

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  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited July 2018
    steve said:

    so nearly half the team missing

    Since when is 4 players 'half the team'? We have a squad of 25.

    Unless I missed something and we are now having a go at this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine-a-side_footy
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    That's Australian Rules Football Mrs. Grey but on a smaller, rectangle shaped pitch.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    ;ok I liked the idea of having 2 games going on at the same time on single pitch ;wahoo
  • imagelostimagelost
    MrsGrey said:

    steve said:

    so nearly half the team missing

    Since when is 4 players 'half the team'? We have a squad of 25.

    Unless I missed something and we are now having a go at this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine-a-side_footy
    May be old school rules
    When a team 11 and 1 sub,
    I done some sort of survey on this site, some time back to find out age groups .
    Lots in higher bracket!
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Interesting article on the OS. Pellegrini had told Hernandez he's going to be an important player for him. Thing is, so far in pre-season, he's played 4-2-3-1. Not sure where Hernandez fits into that system, assuming Arnie continues to play CF ;hmm

    https://whufc.com/news/articles/2018/july/25-july/pellegrini-chicharito-will-be-very-important-player-west-ham
  • HamstewHamstew
    Apparently the game tonight is to be streamed on Villas YouTube channel.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Hopefully they have someone who knows what they are doing, and it doesn't turn into stop-go animation like our lot...
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Here's the link:

  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    hmmm....while im excited to see Hernandez under Pellegrini....Arnie is 100% more effective as a centre forward and looks like he's perfect for a front 3 of him, Anderson and Yarmolenko
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    My thoughts exactly Champo.

    So is Hernandez going to be important from the bench, or will we see two up front ;hmm The OS has mentioned 4-2-3-1 a number of times, which to me suggests it's Pelle's preferred formation, but maybe it'll be 4-2-2-2 with Hernandez playing alongside Arnie

    Fabianski
    Fredericks Diop Ogbonna Masuaku
    Rice Wilshire
    Yarmo Anderson
    Arnie Hernandez
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Was it Pellegrini who used the fluid front 4 thing at City? Maybe he's thinking of doing that. So you can get in Hernandez, Arnie, Anderson and Yarmolenko. Potentially suits all of them as well.
  • imagelostimagelost
    Sounds very good this
    Not using wing backs, are we using wing forwards
    All good ;lol
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Hope we see a cameo from Anderson and Balbeuna tonight

    Need Diop to get up to speed fast, hes looked a little uneasy so far from what ive seen or heard and hes not going to get an easy time if he comes up against Salah, Mane & Firmino

    Still time though

    Wonder if Zab could cover in MF, he has played there before with city
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    By the same token. If we play one up front and he gets injured then we will only have Hugill and/or Antonio as back up.
  • stevesteve
    still time to get our 60 m forward in ;whistle
  • imagelostimagelost
    steve said:

    still time to get our 60 m forward in ;whistle

    Who that
    ;bowdown
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited July 2018
    image

    Antonio starts. Yarmolenko rested.

    Still no Cresswell ;doh


    4-3-3, or rather 4-1-2-3 ish? 4-1-3-2?
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    edited July 2018
    IMG_20180725_184727

    Anderson, Antonio, arnie front 3 looks exciting

    Also Balbeuna first apperance,see what hes got in his locker...expecting a paraguayan Collins

    Also Rice at DM
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    ;thumbsup

    Hoping that the YouTube stream holds up.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    So we adapt our system to keep 2 backups available? ;hmm
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    The Villa Youtube stream is live ;wahoo
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    And working...better than our media stream
  • DJ HammerDJ Hammer
    Excellent picture on Utube
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Shocking defending, but a nice goal from Antonio
  • DJ HammerDJ Hammer
    Antonio scores, we can’t sell him now!!
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    And thats why you dont sell Antonio

    Lacks finesse, but a 70 yard run, getting a little lucky but bulldozing his way through 3 different challenges to score a fantastic goal
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Nice work by Anderson eventually ends up with a tame shot by Antonio.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    edited July 2018
    Like watching Wilshere play, not doing anything too spectacular but keeping it simple he seems to just glide around the pitch
  • ianbishoplegendianbishoplegend
    Antonio is the most under appreciated player to ever play for us.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Free kick in a dangerous position as Arnie is brought down
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