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

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  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Cullen on for Wilshere
  • MIAHammerMIAHammer
    I know it's only Villa, but our movement off the ball certainly seems to have improved with players running into space.
    This Pellegrini chap may know a thing or two about football!
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Fredericks on for Zaba
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    some nice passing. Not sure what Pel sees in Snodgrass. Literally Matt Jarvis Mk 2.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    edited July 2018
    82 mins played and Arnie and Noble are still full of running...good signs
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Snodgrass 3-0
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    haha then he scores
  • MunichHammerMunichHammer
    Yeoldhammer said:

    some nice passing. Not sure what Pel sees in Snodgrass.

    Snottie has scored.
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    3-1
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Curse of the commentator ;whome
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    They score a good goal.... bit lazy from us... but who cares
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    edited July 2018
    All at sea there. Bit asleep.
  • MunichHammerMunichHammer
    WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years said:

    82 mins played and Arnie and Noble are still full of running...good signs

    I think it is more encouraging to see Arnie playing all those games. I don't think he would play if he were about to get sold.
    And with all those goals he is scoring his price will go up
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    And thats it

    Very encouraging performance especially the 1st half

    Still a bit annoying we conceded due to a lack of concentration

    Hopefully we dont sell Antonio, when fit hes a real threat and would definitely strengthen Palace
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Contrast this with last year. We were getting regularly beat and constantly saying forget results it's all about fitness. Sadly the fitness didn't materialise until December.
    Results are still not the important thing but our fitness and performances are vastly improved.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Is that a smidgeon of optimism I spy there? ;biggrin
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Almost always optimism until the season starts as no one has ever been relegated or won anything from pre season matches. ;biggrin
  • imagelostimagelost
    edited July 2018
    Shame it’s not the europey cup,
    Winning is, it builds confidence
  • HamstewHamstew
    I was impressed with Rocky and Rice tonight
  • ianbishoplegendianbishoplegend
    Quick One and two touch passing. It’s going to be a joyful season. What a contrast to last year.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    edited July 2018
    Just a shame our first game is up against Liverpool

    But much happier than i was at this time last year where we were pretty awful
  • BubblesNeverDiesBubblesNeverDies
    Their goal was probably goal of the match especially as it came from their re-start and no West Ham player touched the ball.
    I know it was only a friendly but I'm sure Pellegrini would not have been too impressed that our concentration levels dropped to allow it.
    ;angry ;biggrin
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    ;biggrin proud of my name change and hope he kicks on to become our no1 defender
  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    But Baz, we haven't signed anyone called Transfer ;puzzled
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Just a little side note, because I'm a bit of a squad number geek, Diop wore No24 last night, whereas he wore No4 in his first two outings.

    I wonder if we're holding the No4 back for someone else ;hmm
  • HammerexHammerex
    Billy Bonds ?
  • HamstewHamstew
    edited July 2018
    But Baz his name is Rocky ;puzzled
  • VorselaarhammerVorselaarhammer
    OCS that would be a perfect number for a DM... ;pray
  • LukerzLukerz
    Possibly Rice taking the No.4 shirt?
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited July 2018
    Thought the line-up last night looked very exciting.

    Adrian
    Zabaleta - Balbuena - Ogbonna - Masuaku
    Noble - Rice - Wilshere
    Antonio - Anderson
    Arnautovic

    My concerns would be that it still is a bit too easy to score against us. I appreciate it is pre-season & that we were relatively solid for most of the game, but that goal for Villa was too easy, as were the two Preston goals on Saturday. I still think playing a flat 4 at the back is risky with the defenders we have. Zabaleta & Cresswell can get exposed for pace, whilst Masuaku & Fredericks are more offensively minded. Ogbonna can be a liability (but also excellent) & Diop/Balbeuna are new to the league. I just hope we don't get a lot of 3-2/4-2 defeats where we look pretty & score goals but come out the wrong end of it because of how easily cut open we are. I think if we could push to sign a DM & another ST, we would be well placed to do well in that formation but on current personnel I would worry about us at the back.
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