Watford 1-3 West Ham Utd (24/08/19)

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Re: ⚽ Watford v West Ham United: Match Thread

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steveyrockstar wrote:
Carry on your form, you could get a stand named after you. Or at least your image erected all round the London stadium.
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Re: ⚽ Watford v West Ham Utd: match thread

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If we start with Wilshere, we lose this one. Their midfield and set up will have a field day against our 11 starters at Brighton.

I’d be inclined to try & batter the f*** out of them - they’re even worse than us at dealing with being hassled - start with Yarmo & Antonio
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The back 6 and Lanzini to start from the Brighton line up. Antonio starts if either Haller or Anderson miss out.

Not bothered who starts out of Noble and Wilshere but one will, but would want someone more competitive than either partnering Rice making a midfield three. 4-1-4-1 is too open; go either 4-3-3 or at least 4-2-3-1.
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Re: ⚽ Watford v West Ham Utd: match thread

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Fabianski
Fredericks Balbuena Diop Masuaku
Noble Rice Snodgrass
Antonio Haller Lanzini

Roberto, Johnson, Ogbonna, Wilshere, Fornals, Yarmolenko / Anderson, Hernandez
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Fab
Fred, Oggy, Diop, Masuaku
Rice, Nobes
Antonio, Lanzini, Anderson
Haller.
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Re: ⚽ Watford v West Ham Utd: match thread

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Ozza wrote:Clean sheet??? Pat you’re blooming drunk aren’t ya?
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Re: ⚽ Watford v West Ham Utd: match thread

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Did i read they've lost 6 games in a row? If so, we all know how this one ends. :lol:
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We'll win. Definitely. Maybe not quite as convincingly as we're hoping for, but nevertheless, by the end of the game we'll be on 4 points.
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EastleighHammer16 wrote:Did i read they've lost 6 games in a row? If so, we all know how this one ends. :lol:
so far this season

P2 W0 D0 L2 - GF 0 GA 4

yep there's only one way for this to go !!!!!!!!!

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Fab
Fred-Balb-Diop-Masu
Rice-Noble
Anderson-Lanzini-Antonio
Haller

Thats our current best 11 imo until others get up to speed or get used to the league. More structure in the centre, Lanzini who can run at teams centrally and quick runners in behind off Haller.
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Cuenca knows the score :D
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Re: ⚽ Watford v West Ham Utd: match thread

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bowltorious wrote:Fab
Fred-Balb-Diop-Masu
Rice-Noble
Anderson-Lanzini-Antonio
Haller

Thats our current best 11 imo until others get up to speed or get used to the league. More structure in the centre, Lanzini who can run at teams centrally and quick runners in behind off Haller.
Agreed.

Fornals will take time, and I’m actually slightly concerned already about whether he’s suited to this league at all... Yarmolenko should be on from the bench in this one at some point as well.

I’d like to see Noble in there as well but since he’s only just restarting training I’d imagine it’s unlikely.
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why are so many people including Noble ?

hasn't played or trained for about 3 weeks and not sure he's even fully training at the moment.

:?

Meanwhile skipper Mark Noble looks certain to return to training this week
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Thought Noble is back in training? All week is more than long enough to train to be involved this weekend after only 3 weeks out.
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he'll be well off the pace (no pun intended :D ) not having kicked a ball in anger for what about 3-4 weeks since the last friendly ?

wouldn't risk him at all.....come on as a sub with 30 minutes left...

less than a full week training and starting - not really..........not for me anyway.....

they won't start training until today, got yesterday off for sure. light training today....
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Try and stop him from playing.
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Re: ⚽ Watford v West Ham Utd: match thread

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Puff Daddy wrote:
What's wrong with that? Legend, aint he ?
Nothing especially, just a surprise suggestion from you - if you refer back to your last 12 months or so of posts in the Mark Noble thread. All I can say is you can't think much of our other CM options at present! :D
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Re: ⚽ Watford v West Ham Utd: match thread

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Fabianski
Fredericks Balbuena Diop Masuaku
Rice Lanzini
Antonio Fornals Anderson
Haller

Roberto, Johnson, Noble, Snodgrass, Yarmolenko, Hernandez, Ajeti
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Re: ⚽ Watford v West Ham United: Match Thread

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S-H wrote:Glad you started this thread. :thup:
Patito wrote:Was genuinely going to post exactly the same Image
-DL- wrote:How **** must things be that the biggest positive is that I started the match thread? Image
Tbh, it's our only hope of winning..
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Re: ⚽ Watford v West Ham Utd: match thread

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bowltorious wrote: Fab
Johnson-Balb-Diop-Cresswell
Rice-Noble
Anderson-Lanzini-Antonio
Haller

Thats our current best 11 imo until others get up to speed or get used to the league. More structure in the centre, Lanzini who can run at teams centrally and quick runners in behind off Haller.
Switched the full backs out, otherwise that's the team I'd pick also if fit. Yarmolenko for Anderson should he not make it.
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