West Ham vs Bournemouth on Monday
It feels a bit like an after the Lord Steve’s show thread, but I guess someone has to do it…
I have fond youth memories of Bournemouth. Frolicking on the golden beach, the first time I ever indulged in some outside ‘slap n tickle’ (in a field on the way back from vacation. Yes, there was someone else involved, not just me in that field).
Also the only time I have had a tyre blow out on me on the motorway. Was doing a steady 70 and secs later, after one heavy brake and a couple of smaller ones I was by the side of the road happy we were still in one piece!
Anyway, theres a football game on Monday too and it’s not a trip for us there but those recent revival Cherries are coming to that London place…
As we’re not playing a perceived hard team them maybe, just maybe, we will not be so defensively inclined and close to anemic when attacking. I get that being rigid and organized means we don't lose many games by big margins but surely when it comes to the Bournemouths of this world we should consider going attacking toe to toe? Paqueta's injured so our chief bought playmaker is out. We need to link up better and support the front players. Perhaps be a little braver and less painful to watch. Tracking back and pressing is the modern thing, I get it. But some old fashioned attacking in lumps of 7 is desired...
Two former Hammers in Fredericks and Stanislas. Or Fred and Stan as they’re known to by their mates.
Solanke is the on form danger man. I seem to remember him coming down the stairs in an odd but mesmeric way when a child. He’s started scoring goals since he changed his name from Slinky but phonetically its pretty close so I didn’t see the point. Rambling ended.
Fab
Kehrer Dawson Zouma Cresswell
Downes Rice Emerson
Bowen Scam Ant (Benni)
I have fond youth memories of Bournemouth. Frolicking on the golden beach, the first time I ever indulged in some outside ‘slap n tickle’ (in a field on the way back from vacation. Yes, there was someone else involved, not just me in that field).
Also the only time I have had a tyre blow out on me on the motorway. Was doing a steady 70 and secs later, after one heavy brake and a couple of smaller ones I was by the side of the road happy we were still in one piece!
Anyway, theres a football game on Monday too and it’s not a trip for us there but those recent revival Cherries are coming to that London place…
As we’re not playing a perceived hard team them maybe, just maybe, we will not be so defensively inclined and close to anemic when attacking. I get that being rigid and organized means we don't lose many games by big margins but surely when it comes to the Bournemouths of this world we should consider going attacking toe to toe? Paqueta's injured so our chief bought playmaker is out. We need to link up better and support the front players. Perhaps be a little braver and less painful to watch. Tracking back and pressing is the modern thing, I get it. But some old fashioned attacking in lumps of 7 is desired...
Two former Hammers in Fredericks and Stanislas. Or Fred and Stan as they’re known to by their mates.
Solanke is the on form danger man. I seem to remember him coming down the stairs in an odd but mesmeric way when a child. He’s started scoring goals since he changed his name from Slinky but phonetically its pretty close so I didn’t see the point. Rambling ended.
Fab
Kehrer Dawson Zouma Cresswell
Downes Rice Emerson
Bowen Scam Ant (Benni)
Comments
And of we're not bottom three.... We won't need to go for it?
Admittedly we make it difficult for teams to score against us so defeats are generally 1-0 or 2-0 but we seem to be making it even more difficult to score ourselves.
Kehrer - Dawson - Zouma - Cresswell
Soucek - Rice
Bowen - Fornals - Benrahma
Scamacca
Fabianski
Kehrer - Dawson- Zouma - Cresswell
Soucek - Downes - Rice
Bowen - Scamacca - Benrahma
Fabianski
Coufal- Dawson- Zouma - Cresswell
Soucek - Rice - Benrahma
Bowen - Scamacca - Antonio
Come on Moyes, let's give it a try and see what happens
Kehrer Daws Zouma Cresswell
Downes Rice
Bowen Bennie Fornals
Scamacca
Like to see Benrahma central behind Scamacca, feel Fornals does his best work off the left in a 4231
Think Downes deserves to start, I may be biased or too harsh but think Soucek is offering us next to nothing atm and Downes deserves his chance
Hope Daws is back for this, need Kehrer at RB
Also, when is Cornet going to return? Heard very little about him
Fabianski
Johnson - Zouma - Kehrer - Cresswell
Soucek - Rice
Bowen - Fornals - Benrahma
Scamacca
Areola, Ogbonna, Coufal, Emerson, Coventry, Downes, Lanzini, Cornet, Antonio
Out: Paqueta, Aguerd, Dawson (?)
That will be the front five. Moyes won’t throw everybody on. The only question mark in the side will be whether Dawson is fit to play or whether Johnson/Coufal play at RB.
This is is the most recent update I could find
https://tbrfootball.com/getting-close-david-moyes-says-excellent-west-ham-united-player-will-be-back-in-training-this-week/?amp
Fabianski
Kehrer - Dawson - Zouma - Cresswell
Bowen - Soucek - Rice - Fornals
Scamacca - Antonio
Bournemouth also play a 4-4-2 so there is an argument to say let’s match them & see who does it better.
You could go to a 3-5-2 but it would mean dropping Bowen & the way he’s playing I’d keep him in the side.
Although I watched the game on Sunday, I don't remember seeing Paqueta injure his shoulder, anyone know exactly what he did/what the problem is?
Big game for us, one we really need to win if we are to have "turned our season around".