There has been SO much media focus on how difficult a task West Ham face for this evening's quarter-final 2nd leg of the UEFA Europa League Cup against Lyon, that you could assume the club hardly need to travel to the Rhone region of France for the fixture because the home team have all but won it already!
Hammers WILL be without Kurt Zouma AND Aaron Cresswell for what will be one of the club's most important fixtures for over 40 years, but that does leave the rest of a team 'itching' to perform on the big stage. Including Angelo Ogbonna, the defence IS missing its original centre back pairing that saw the club start the season so very well, so heading into such a crucial game devoid of the club's first choice defence is hardly desirable, but it is what it is and hopefully those who do play will step up to the plate.
Before fans get too 'negged up' about the Hammers injury list, they should cast an eye at the opposition's selection problems, as the host side will be without FOUR key members of their team, including their Talisman Lucas Paqueta! Yes Lyon DO have a stronger strength in depth in their squad, but that shouldn't stop Hammers making the 'Lyon' sleep tonight! - LN
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Zouma and Cresswell will be
Zouma and Cresswell will be missed but time for Diop and Johnson to step up.
COYI
I hope we beat those cheating,diving Clints tonight....lyon players & that corrupt ref last week were a disgrace
Well said 65.
Well said 65.
Continental football seems to
Continental football seems to be showing us an ugly side ,with the exeption of a few ,Real Madrid ,Barca ,the city v Athletico match last night rearly showed them up for what they are ,maybe Athletico are the real culprits ,their manager Simeone is an out and out nutter ,the last thing we want is European football turning into the latin south American equivalent.
Watch your step tonight boys ,these French lads are on a par with with the worst of them .
Onkulay you smelly Cherval
Onkulay you smelly Cherval Merde, I ope we cut your jacobs off !!!!!!!!!!!
Are you allowed to perform a
Are you allowed to perform a surgical procedure in the middle of a eropa cup 1/4 final ???, if so we nominate you boogers to be chief surgeon.