I think this will be a tough game today, Brighton are good with the ball, quick interchanges and can keep possession, if they had a decent goal scorer then they would be even better.
I think West Ham will need to work hard today closing down players and spaces, which is worrying because they haven’t shown much appetite for that so far this season.
I’m going for a 1-1 draw, don’t see West Ham winning this unless they show huge improvement.
West Ham: Fabianski. Coufal. Kehrer. Zouma. Cresswell. Rice (c). Soucek. Antonio. Benrahma. Formals. Bowen.. Subs: Areola. Johnson. Scamacca. Downes. Cornet. Coventry. Ogbonna. Lanzini. Ashby.
Brighton:
Tech issuest
As a supporter of our club the answer is yes but in all my days i have to say these last year since January we are not an easy watch.
The free flowing attacking football we started with last season has gone it is like an exorcism has been performed on the team and it has been driven out and replaced by a hollow shell of a side lacking any real enthusiasm for the game.
Whilst in all my years watching West Ham i am not about to claim we are world beaters but we have always been entertainers and yes it has not won us much playing that way but i would rather that than what of late has been served up.
I despair at the constant passing across the back line which is so slow i think i could play there! the lack of any movement in the middle of the park and lack of creativity is really alarming as we have always had players who can knock a ball around and create things but currently it would seem not.
The tactics of our manager to not lose a game also means we do not try to win even when playing at home that my friends for me is the wrong attitude to take and because of it we really are not easy on the eye and whilst its not a real concern other supporters just switch off and would rather watch paint dry than a West Ham game it is to me.
I love my football and enjoy watching others when our team is not playing but lately a lot of my pals who not being a fan of our club would rather play dominos or whist when we are on.
So Mr Moyes please do something to make us exciting to watch again maybe play Antonio wide right Scamacca through the middle and maybe our gem of a player bowen dovetailing behind that would be exciting and something different to see.
West Ham: Areola, Coufal, Johnson, Ogbonna ©, Ashby, Souček, Coventry, Cornet, Lanzini, Bowen, Scamacca Subs: Randolph (GK), Trott (GK), Baptiste, Kehrer, Zouma, Downes, Ekwah, Fornals, Chesters, Okoflex, Benrahma, Antonio
Viborg: Lund, Anyembe, Zaletel, Bürgy, Sørensen, Grønning ©, Žambůrek, Leemans, Bonde, Grot, Lonwijk Subs: Killerich (GK), Gaaei, Lauritsen, Søndergaard, Mortimer, Thorsen, Berger
Just out of curiosity. What would happen should both West Ham & Slavia Prague qualify for the league stages of the Europa Conference & draw each other?
Is there not a conflict of interests with the Kretin?
Know its not a reference to only fools and horses but to what happened at the Weekend when Graham Souness commenting on the chelski spuds match said it was a throwback a real "mans" game and how he got Lambasted by all the feminists for calling it that as its outdated and non inclusive as womens sport just as good.Oh shut up will you for goodness sake he was not saying that and yes the womens euros was brilliant but to say it is as good be realistic Women cannot ever hope to compete physically with men in professional sport men are bigger men are stronger men are faster it is a simple biological fact but a lot of women today do not like to hear that well as a Woman of the world let me just say if i had a choice to either watch women play or men i choose the men and not for the shorts reason lol no it is just simply men are better at it than women and for those ladies who still think otherwise show them this boys.
Should put an end to the argument and for those of you who are shall we say of a mature age i think you will enjoy the men v women game it is on point!
So come on girls lets enjoy our sports and marvel at our achievments but please do not ever think we can physically compete with men because we cannot.
Orange you have all seen it our third strip is white with an Orange flare across the shirt apparently the reason for that is to pay homage to the Thames Ironworks and the orange sparks that were created during there arduous work.
Marketing people have to make stuff up like that to try and sell a pig of an item.ORANGE really Orange i know i am younger than a lot on here but can anyone tell me when did We ever have a shirt that was Orange home or away?When i purchase something West Ham related to wear it is with the traditional colours and no Burkie i am not answering the thought that just came to your mind there lol.Seriously though unless the club is now being sponsored by Terrys where the hell do we get that colour from.
Are The Irons Becoming Chelsea's 'Sell To' Club?
West Ham seem to have developed a 'close' bond with Chelsea FC in recent times, The West Londoners obviously becoming increasingly at ease with their Iron's dealings as it has become blatantly obvious to them that their East London neighbours represent little if any threat to their Premier League aspirations.
That said they will still be mindful of Hammers notoriety as title challenge wreckers, ask Liverpool had they not lost at Stratford the Premier League title would have been theirs. Irrespective of the possibility of a one off banana skin fixture against David Moyes' side, new Chelsea owner Todd Boehlyhas authorised 'direct trading' for certain players between the clubs, he is perhaps playing the long game mindful of a future deal for Declan Rice.
Todd Boehly may have opened up the channels but he is a very successful businessman and NOT a philanthropist so he drives a hard bargain, consequently a loan deal for left back Emerson Palmieri from French outfit OGC Nice was rejected out of hand with only a firm permanent deal on offer.
West Ham had made a similar approach to Chelsea to sign the Italian international, however Todd Boehly again made it clear he only wants to sell Emerson on permanent deal, no loan. A fee of around £12-15 Million is being mooted which represents fair value for the 28 year old who would be an upgrade, in not stern competition for the long serving Aaron Cresswell.
Acquiring an additional left back WAS all part of the plan, so unless Chelsea decide to start playing silly buggers a deal can be concluded ahead of this weekend's premier league fixture against Brighton, Hammers nemesis! As to the centre back 'issue', there are several irons in the fire, pun intended, as we discussed yesterday, ANY decent centre back will be wary of joining the club if they feel David Moyes will just revert to his regulars and new signing Aguerd once they are all fit?
There will be some movement, but this time it will probably have to be a permanent deal because yet again the problem is how many clubs want to send their player out on loan if they are only going to play a few games? Fortunately there is the obvious answer, TO SAVE MONEY!
There are many many clubs out there, particularly in France where everyone is broke apart from PSG because of the TV deal problems, and secondly in Spain where epic overspending has landed clubs with no other option than to loan out their players at a great loss just to cut their deficits, they are a salient lesson in being careful what you wish for when it comes to new signings.
Quality rather than quantity was the initial order of the day when the window opened, it will take brave men at the helm to steer the club through the remaining choppy waters, but that's what they get paid for, by the fans! - Ed
Emerson really? my Chelski mates are wetting themselves over us willing to pay money for this player.....they say to call him bang average would be bigging him up...then this Hans Vanaken guy from Club Brugge nope never heard of him took two secinds to work out why Moyes wants this player yup he's 6ft 4 tall so theres another one for the set piece.....he does love the big guys our manager....so players not on our radar never mentioned or rumoured and suddenly they appear funny that.
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