ACSF: West Ham Utd 0 Tottenham 1 (29/07/09)

[I've got curly hair too]

I guess that the 'late' returnees, such as Noble, Paker and Tomkins won't be risked from the start so I'll go with the following

Green
Faubert Collins Upson Ilunga
Stanislas Dyer Collison Boa
Jimenez
Cole

[indiehammer]

Green
Faubert Collins Upson Ilunga

Dyer Parker Collison Stanislas

Jimenez
Cole

Thats what i'd like it to be.

[saludo de carlitos]

Green
Faubert Tompkins Upson Ilunga
Parker
Dyer Noble Collison
Jiminez
Cole

[West Ham Boy's Club]

Anyone know a good boozer around the N1 area that will be open at 11am and showing this?

[bobd_uk]

Assuming no sales or injuries, Zola will select:

Green
Spector, Tomkins, Upson, Ilunga
Noble, Dyer, Parker, Collison
Jiminez
Cole

Subs: Kurucz, Collins, Gabbidon, Faubert, LBM, Stanislas, Savio

[1Carlos_Tevez]

Anyone know a good boozer around the N1 area that will be open at 11am and showing this?

Any exuse for a beer eh

[West Ham Boy's Club]

Well, it would be rude to sit there drinking a soft drink, wouldn't it?

[1Carlos_Tevez]

I would like to see a strong team as this will be our first test to see how all the workouts and hard work in pre season will fair up, so for me the team is!

Green

Tomkins Collins Upson Ilunga

Parker
Dyer Collinson
Jiminez

Cole

[bobd_uk]

I would like to see a strong team as this will be our first test to see how all the workouts and hard work in pre season will fair up, so for me the team is!

Green

Tomkins Collins Upson Ilunga

Parker
Dyer Collinson
Jiminez

Cole

Why would you only field 10 men?

[1Carlos_Tevez]

I would like to see a strong team as this will be our first test to see how all the workouts and hard work in pre season will fair up, so for me the team is!

Green

Tomkins Collins Upson Ilunga

Parker
Dyer Collinson
Jiminez

Cole[/quote]

Why would you only field 10 men?[/quote]

Why...? what a silly question, its because were that good

Green

Tomkins Collins Upson Ilunga

Parker
Dyer Collinson
Jiminez

Cole Nouble/Hines

[bobd_uk]

Nouble/Hines

Nouble hasn't gone to China, so it'll have to be Hines!

[1Carlos_Tevez]

One of those days today! Hines it is then!

[glennzo]

I'd like to see us play two up front. Never been mad on the lone striker. Jiminez seems to be more of a midfielder rather than a drop off striker, preferably I'd like to see,

Green
Faubert, Collins (because I think he'll be first choice with Upson), Upson, Ilunga
Parker (holding), Dyer (right), Collison (left), Jiminez (front of diamond)
Cole, Hines (lets see what he's like in a front pair, too small for a lone role)

Noble and Tomkins left out as they may not be fit enough, Parker may also not be fit so Collison could hold and Stanislas on the left.

[bobd_uk]

Fitness is going to be a big issue in GZ's selection here. With Tomkins, Noble and Spector only returning last week, and Parker playing his first game last Thurs, it wouldn't surprise me to see some/all of those left on the bench or subbed at HT.

[HammerMan2004]

I think now is as good a time as any to let Hines play up with Cole. I doubt we'd risk it in the first few games of the season - so why not now. Plus I would bet he'd be well up to impressing live on TV against one of our biggest rivals.

I'm hoping for something like this though -

........................Green....................
Faubert.....Upson....Collins......Ilunga
........Noble.......Parker.....Collison
................Dyer........Jiminez.........
.......................Cole.......................

Just to see how it works....we could give Dyer 60/70 mins and bring Stanislas or Boa Morte on to change things if it doesn't work.

[bobd_uk]

Does anyone know the rules for this tournament? Are there limited subs, or is it like the Wembley cup where Barca subbed their whole team at HT in both games?

[1Carlos_Tevez]

Does anyone know the rules for this tournament? Are there limited subs, or is it like the Wembley cup where Barca subbed their whole team at HT in both games?

http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headl ... 36,00.html

The same rules as your normal prem game by the looks of things!

[bobd_uk]

The same rules as your normal prem game by the looks of things!

If it is only 3 subs then we need to have a serious look at the fitness of the players as 9 will have to complete the 90 mins (obviously). Probably worth not starting Tomkins, Noble, Parker and Spector given their relatively recent return then.

[Sloop John B]

Is this being streamed over the web anywhere??

[bobd_uk]

Is this being streamed over the web anywhere??

Bound to be. It's on sky so no problem for the streamy people to find the feed.