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  • LukerzLukerz
    It will prove a handful but Lanzini is our best player, technically. Don’t get me wrong, he’s been poor most of the season, but in the last few weeks had produced football on another planet to the rest of our players. It’s all about balancing the side. Lanzini creates a bridge to the attacking third from the middle of the pitch. Antonio and Arnie don’t do that. Our strikers certainly don’t.

    Will be a big miss given our next few fixtures. Typical when he starts to find form we lose him.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Although pretty sure the Mirror are just guessing at this moment. Not sure they’d know that piece of info before the club announces it.

    A month sounds like a good bet.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Whufc bulletin reports Carroll out for the remainder of the season.
  • TheMadcapLaughsTheMadcapLaughs
    It`s either: give Haksabanovic or Quina a go, or play a front two of Antonio and Hernandez with Arnautovic dropping a bit deeper in the Lanzini role. I think of the senior players Arnie is the only one who can carry the ball and is technically gifted enough to fill in for Lanzini. We also have Martinez, Ayew and Sakho who can play as part of a front two (assuming the latter two are staying). My preference would be to try one of the youngsters against Wigan and if it works out OK stick with them with Arnie and Hernandez up top.
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    Lukerz said:

    Whufc bulletin reports Carroll out for the remainder of the season.

    Nothing new there then and that’s the reason I’d sell him but do feel for him imo I actually believe he’d sooner play than just pick up his wages
  • TheMadcapLaughsTheMadcapLaughs
    The last scenario assumes Antonio is not 100% and as someone else said, don`t rush him back.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Lanzini is a huge miss, he gets things going that no one else in the team can do. I think we will struggle big time without him to dictate and bring the game to the opponents.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    According to the Grauniad, Carroll has actually had surgery on his ankle already.

    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jan/22/west-ham-andy-carroll-david-moyes-manuel-lanzini-three-months
  • EXETERHAMMEREXETERHAMMER
    Carroll has got to be the most injury prone striker ever.
    I do feel sorry for him, but also am frustrated with the fact that we have yet another season where he is more absent than available ;angry
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    And if he does eventually leave us you watch him put a full season in with 15 goals for good measure
  • imagelostimagelost
    Macca85 said:

    Carroll has to be moved on in the summer, on his day he is unplayable but those days come along once in a blue mone

    I like ac when his playing, he does move from upfront to defensive
    But unplayable most of this season,,,
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited January 2018
    Claret and Hugh reporting Lanzini is out for a minimum of 6 weeks and Arnie has also torn a hamstring too (looking like 3 weeks minimum).
    http://www.claretandhugh.info/massive-arnie-blow-as-lanzini-news-gets-worse/
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    edited January 2018
    Sooooooooooooo...

    Arnautovic injured.

    Lanzini injured.

    Carroll injured.

    Sakho injured.

    Hernandez, Ayew and Martinez to score the goals we need to stay up? None too confident, to be honest. And our two most creative players out for 3-6 weeks is a huge concern.

    Just got to hope the reports are exaggerated.
  • TheMadcapLaughsTheMadcapLaughs
    Here`s hoping Hernandez starts banging them in then and Martinez is able to step up. I thought Ayew was a decent signing but his general play has been disappointing, on saying that he does pop up with the odd goal. Just our luck that we find a system that both Lanzini and Arnie appear to shine in and they both get crocked. Has Carlton Cole found a club yet???
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    I would prefer Ings, but i think hes clsoer to the first team than Sturridge is

    Is there something wrong with our training ground.....or te medical team....or are they being trainned incorrectly

    So many injuries to soo many players and this isnt a one time thing its year in year out
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited January 2018
    Well, we have a new training ground, so that old excuse is out.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Moyes said a couple of weeks ago that he's never been at a club that picks up as many injuries as West Ham.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Well, some used to blame Chadwell Heath for our injuries. We don't have that excuse anymore.

    We've also recruited one of the games most respected medical men in Gary Lewin, and that hasn't seemed to change anything.

    Maybe it's just bad luck. Or maybe it's just perception.

    But it certanly seems that we are without more of our key first team players a lot of the time than most other teams.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Watford currently have more injuries than us.
  • sweepy23sweepy23
    MrsGrey said:

    Watford currently have more injuries than us.

    Agree. However it does seem as if we are always in the bottom three for injuries and the teams below us rotate. We seem to be the constant.

    I'm sure its just because we think we are a lot more unlucky than we actually are.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    I think we are very unlucky.

    I don’t care how the other clubs are faring.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited January 2018
    2016/17

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    Highest number on 'longer term' injuries.

    Sunderland worst on plain old number of injuries.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited January 2018
    2016/17
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    3rd, behind Sunderland and Hill. (Moyes has a short memory.)
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited January 2018
    We don't make the most injured player Top 10.
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    ...or the most frequently injured Top 5.

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  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    MrsGrey said:

    Watford currently have more injuries than us.

    To key players though? We're currently without Reid, Carroll, Antonio, Arnautovic, Lanzini and Sakho, arguably all starters.

    I'm sure fans of every club think their teams are suffering more than any other, but it certanly feels like we lose a number of our big hitters quite a lot, and often at the same time.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Stats ;wahoo


    I wonder if they have an archive of past seasons? ;hmm ;run
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    SuzanneClaret said:

    I think we are very unlucky.

    I don’t care how the other clubs are faring.

    suz ;ok

    I was responding to claims that our club has more 'bad luck' than others, and subsequent attempts to suggest the cause.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    How is Andy Carroll not on that list ;lol
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited January 2018
    MrsGrey said:

    Stats ;wahoo


    I wonder if they have an archive of past seasons? ;hmm ;run

    Look, they do https://www.physioroom.com/research/index.php



    Wouldn't it by funny* if our injuries had worsened since the move to the new training ground.






    *not funny ha ha
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    OldCastleSwift said:


    To key players though? We're currently without Reid, Carroll, Antonio, Arnautovic, Lanzini and Sakho, arguably all starters.

    I dunno. You'd have to define a club's 'key players' (good luck with that ;biggrin ) and look through the lists.
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