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A very interesting time for us Hammers supporters as we may well be involved in an FA Cup semi final, fighting for a Champions League place or both in the next few weeks.
How many of us thought we would be doing this at the beginning of the season?
It's great for the club and us fans but with our relatively small first team the run in will test Slaven Bilic's management skills to the limit!
Some thought he should have played Carroll as an impact sub against Manure and brought on Valencia sooner taking off Emineka who was flagging in the second half but he has got to get all of the squad involved now as we are bound to get more injuries as we look to play two games a week towards the end of April and through May.
If we are to play at Wembley in the FA Cup final and qualify for the Champions League at the same time, each and every player who comes into the first eleven has to be able to fit in and be fully fit straight away. Carroll always takes weeks as does Moses and even Reid can take several games, players are coming back from injury thankfully and I for one am keeping my fingers crossed we can keep this fantastic run going and Slaven can juggle the players putting out a strong team regardless of who is or is not available!
Thoughts! can our small squad do it?
Not Valencia! I Meant Sakho!
Not Valencia! I Meant Sakho!
You bet they can bondsy ,on
You bet they can bondsy ,on Carroll i think his role cannot be underestimated, as seen with his involment in our third at the slaughter house ,he can drag defenders all over the place ,my one gripe about him is his constant giving out to the ref when he's tackled but thats a small thing ,as for Emenike i think his full potential has yet to be felt ,he gives me the impression he has a lot more in his cupboard and he really loves the club
Personally I don't think the
Personally I don't think the squad is as small as you suggest bondsy. It may seem that way because of constant injuries, but now they are on their way back maybe it's about to play into our hands as they will be fresher. Is the turbo about to kick in? I've heard only the ginger pele is now unavailable this weekend. Obviously some are probably not ready tho. Fingers crossed Slaven will use his squad now as it was originally intended.