West Ham (H) 6/4: Build-Up & Match Thread

[YoungWolf]

They won at a canter last time tbf, still got nightmares of us (Semedo?) showing Kudus inside onto his left foot ffs

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Cheer up ffs

There's a chance we'll lose but I don't expect West Ham to win at a canter, it'll be a close game imo.

Yep, it's a tough game for both sides, who are equally inconsistent.

Last 6

Wolves - 312 - 10 points
West Ham -231 - 9 Points

 

[Alan]

It carried a point in 2 of the previous 4(?) Seasons too!

We still did it again.

I'm still in the same place as last we discussed this, more or less, but I admit my hope for summer is slowly waning.

 

[Kenny]

They won at a canter last time tbf, still got nightmares of us (Semedo?) showing Kudus inside onto his left foot ffs

Might have been different if the ref/VAR had sent Coufal (?) off for his assault but yeah we were piss poor that day

 

[Alan]

They won at a canter last time tbf, still got nightmares of us (Semedo?) showing Kudus inside onto his left foot ffs

Has 1-0 written all over it. We'll cope well for 99% of the match and be undone by some ridiculous moment out of Bowen or Kudus.

 

[YoungWolf]

Might have been different if the ref/VAR had sent Coufal (?) off for his assault but yeah we were piss poor that day

Yeah poor Bellegarde, got kicked all over the place!

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Referee: Tony Harrington
Assistant Referees: Mark Scholes and Akil Howson
Fourth Official: Darren England
VAR: Tim Robinson
Assistant VAR: Adrian Holmes

 

[Squeak]

That's the spirit!

You know the drill.... expect the worst...

 

[sycophantia]

Yeah poor Bellegarde, got kicked all over the place!

Coufal was the biggest culprit but other players were kicking him too, it was plain he was being targeted but ref was a coward.

 

[Squeak]

Cheer up ffs

There's a chance we'll lose but I don't expect West Ham to win at a canter, it'll be a close game imo.

Wish I could. As much as I understand our situation and how we got to it, I'm still pissed off with our recent performances. Frankly, I pretty much expect us to lose every game between now and the end of the season so when we don't, it feels like a win. Unless it's shit like Burnley we don't beat and they are the better team on the day.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Harrington reffed the FA Cup game against Brentford (away) sent of Gomes, didn't send off their bloke for a worse challenge.

Oh and he had a red circle.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

They won at a canter last time tbf, still got nightmares of us (Semedo?) showing Kudus inside onto his left foot ffs

Bentley was rank for a couple of the goals and Gaz weirdly changed our set up for no obvious reason

 

[Jinky]

Sit next to a West Ham fan at work & he’s been telling me how woeful they’ve been for weeks now!

I still think they’re favourites due to the level of Bowen, Kudus & Paqueta compared to what we have available, but Cunha being back is a big boost.

 

[PuntsWolf]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1776555699893375353

 

[Jolemai]

Did anyone read the E&S plus article in full about Doherty? The teaser seemed to indicate the reasons why he's been played on the left...?

 

[Tredman]

Was it because he’s shit there? If not it’s the usual E&S BS.

 

[sycophantia]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1776555699893375353

Could well be this, Gaz clearly doesnt want to keep chucking the kids in and if you're picking men then there's not much else he can do (I'm conveniently ignoring Doc at LB, maybe he'll play further forward?)
I suppose if you're going for a wild card, you could chuck Bouba up front.
Hold on till 65-70 minutes then put Cunha on to win it.

 

[jd1981]

To put a positive note on things if Luton don’t win today we’re mathematically safe.

 

[big mean bunny]

Sit next to a West Ham fan at work & he’s been telling me how woeful they’ve been for weeks now!

I still think they’re favourites due to the level of Bowen, Kudus & Paqueta compared to what we have available, but Cunha being back is a big boost.

Similar to the two I know, it feels like they are in their Lage phase, where the looks okay from the outside but apparently been very fortunate and look shambolic on and off the field more often than they look good.

 

[Jinky]

Seen a ‘leaked’ team on socials & it doesn’t have a centre forward in it. It had three in midfield (Gomes, Lemina & Doyle) with RAN & Sarabia up front.

We’ll find out in 5 minutes if it’s true or rubbish!