It may seem a bit far fetched given the multiplicity of circumstances surrounding team selection for this evening's tough impending fixture away to Liverpool at Anfield as both teams are facing an 'injury crisis', but David Moyes, never one to give ANY information or disinformation that could possibly assist an opposing manager, DID allude to the fact that summer signing 26 year old Nayef Aguerd is actually training with the rest of the squad following the serious injury he sustained in the friendly defeat up at Ibrox during pre-season.
While Aguerd will obviously be well off the pace and will have had little time to fully integrate with his team mates, just having him available, even for a few crucial minutes towards the end of a game will have lifted the team's spirits and perhaps David Moyes can stop naming THREE goalkeepers for each game! The injury to Nayef Aguerd 'disintegrated' David Moyes' planned set up for this campaign, his entire defence was going to be centred around Aguerd so it must have been a dreadful blow to see his Marquee defensive signing not being able to play a game in anger. Moyes' situation was then further aggravated by Les Balon Dawson's desire to return oop North, Issa Diop's strop to get his move to Fulham done a long term bout of serious flu for Zouma and Angelo Ogbonna rushing himself back from an ACL injury!
The team appear to have ridden out the storm are are now finding some form and consistency although there is room for a great deal of improvement, the green shoots of recovery are definitely becoming visible, they will ned to be tonight under the lights at Anfield in front of a fiercely patriotic crowd, a game that fortunately for those who cannot attend is being broad cast by Amazon who of course give you the viewing option that other broadcasters cannot dare, CROWD NOISE ONLY! We love it! No Alan miserable *unting Smith or serial Hammer hater Glenn Hoddle to depress and annoy you in equal measure!
Realistically a point would be a great reward from tonught's game, to many it is a write off and so they will be hoping to see a team give it a 'real go' and not capitulate in front of the 'baying crowd', Anfield is the sort of ground that 'inspires' big name top players and for once WEst Ham have more than one big name top players in their line up, Rice, Bowen, Paquetá and Scamacca are not too shabby a line up are they?
Whatever happens tonight fans will accept the result so long as they see their team give it their all and create problems for the home side who CAN be got at! - Ed
Comments
I'd like to ram you'll never
I'd like to ram you'll never walk alone right up Jurgen Klopps smarmy jeffing arse!!!!!
I had a score on 2-2 12/1
I had a score on 2-2 12/1
Not wrong Boogers
After they beat citeh,you would have thought the mickey mousers had won the league!! Tough game & our record is dire at Anfield but let's give it go!
Lets give it a go
Behave yourself 65 you me and everyone else here know Moyes will play a back 5 not attempt to win the game and when we are losing at HT 2/3 nil he will be well we have a lot of injuries right now and the players are TIRED!....
Agree HG
Nothing to lose,but like you say I hope we don't park the bus for 70 - 80 mins & then capitulate!!
As Kevin Keegan once said "I
As Kevin Keegan once said "I would luv it, I would absolutely luv it" if we could shove the smiling ones gnashers right up his arse!
Klopp has become a shouty,
Klopp has become a shouty, tetchy bully. Reminds me of Mourinho in press conferences now getting all uptight at mention of hammans comments.
He wont be on the line ,didnt
He wont be on the line ,didnt he get a red against shitey
He wont be on the line ,didnt
He wont be on the line ,didnt he get a red against shitey