They will no doubt have one eye on their Champions League semi final away at Real Madrid on Wednesday. I would fancy us with a full strength side for sure but I feel we have just picked up too many injuries at once. If Rice were somehow fit we may have a chance.
Won't Cresswell be ready for this? Moyes was hopeful for Newcastle - ' he is hopeful Cresswell will recover from the knock he received in last weekend’s 3-2 victory over Leicester City in time to travel to St James’ Park.'
Hmmm latest from C&H is Cresswell won't be ready until Burnley at the earliest
Fredericks played 90 minutes with the U23s Monday night, shame neither he nor Coufal appear to have ever played on the left. Maybe Moyes will try out a few things in training
Without Cresswell or Masuaku I think it has to be a back 4. There’s no player who offers and out from defence in the back 5 without them. Johnson on the left can’t carry the ball like Masuaku and Ogbonna can’t step into the space while we’re high up and cross it in. It becomes so flat. I think Johnson has looked more comfortable at LB than LWB so we’ll have to settle for that, in my opinion.
Without Cresswell or Masuaku I think it has to be a back 4. There’s no player who offers and out from defence in the back 5 without them. Johnson on the left can’t carry the ball like Masuaku and Ogbonna can’t step into the space while we’re high up and cross it in. It becomes so flat. I think Johnson has looked more comfortable at LB than LWB so we’ll have to settle for that, in my opinion.
And without Dawson. I think the back 4 who finished the last game is it for me.
Johnson and Noble are the obvious weak links but it will be good to see our best front 4 finally start together. We're gonna score one more than you ....
Unfortunately I don’t think Benrahma will start, though I personally think he usually brings something to the team. I think the Newcastle game should be a lesson that he needs to be starting the rest of the games.
Unfortunately I don’t think Benrahma will start, though I personally think he usually brings something to the team. I think the Newcastle game should be a lesson that he needs to be starting the rest of the games.
I’ve started listening to the West Ham Way podcast, and I’m learning that people apparently don’t rate him at all, and I find it so hard to understand. I feel like I’m seeing something nobody else does
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I’ll start us off
Herb = Spurs (entertaining at times but far too fragile)
Jorderz = Chelsea (quietly efficient but boring as hell)
Coufal - Diop - Ogbonna - Johnson
Souček - Noble - Fornals
Benrahma - Lingard
Bowen
Fredericks played 90 minutes with the U23s Monday night, shame neither he nor Coufal appear to have ever played on the left. Maybe Moyes will try out a few things in training
Assuming nobody is back:
Fab; Coufal Diop Ogbonna Johnson; Soucek Noble; Fornals Lingard Benrahma; Bowen