West Ham v Burnley - Official Match Thread

[jhammers]

Randolph
Nordveit, Reid, Ogbonna, Cresswell
Antonio, Obiang, Lanzini, Payet
Fletcher, Carroll


Attack, attack, attack.

[Taansend]

Randolph
Nordveit, Reid, Ogbonna, Cresswell
Antonio, Obiang, Lanzini, Payet
Fletcher, Carroll


Attack, attack, attack.

Apparently Kouyate is back.

I'd imagine a.....

Randy
Kouyate Reid Ogbog
Antonio Noble Obiang Cresswell
Lanzini Carroll Payet

I'd like to see.....

Randy
Kouyate Reid Ogbog
Fernandes Lanzini Obiang Cresswell
Antonio Carroll/Fletcher Payet

I'm not one who thinks Noble is shite/slow/etc. I just think that this team has the most attacking potential.

Noble has a place in our squad & that's for the tough games when we need some East End Bollocks in the centre of the pitch.

But with my team there if we need to go more attacking take Fernandes off, push Cresswell back to LB in a 442 & bring on either Carroll or Fletcher (whoever doesn't start) & have Antonio & Payet pump in the crosses to the two tall geezers.

[IronsForever]

For me Antonio deffo needs to play up! He knows how to score and is confident in front of goal. Billic has to now play him up with Carroll or Fletcher for these next 2 games. No point playing a lone striker against Burnely and Hull and we get boxed in! If you were manager of them 2 teams where would you rather Antonio play? Right wing back or just behind the striker? It's time to not let other managers like what they see

[BillyDWhizz]

I think we'll struggle as we usually do against defensively lined up sides. We need to go back to basics tonight and for me that's 2 up top and a more direct approach, utilising the battering ram that is AC and having someone play off of him. They'll come here tonight and congest the midfield - and as we've seen all season, when that happens we just stall and end up reverting to short square or backwards passes, totally negating the creative quality we have in the side.

Blood and thunder we need tonight, not snot and fucking drizzle.

[Carnegiehammer]

Home games against teams such as Burnley have not been our strong point under Slav. Let's hope that changes over the next two games

[Taansend]

Burnley have a terrible away record.

Just one point from six games.

That's us fucked then

[Newmarket]

Burnley have a terrible away record.

Just one point from six games.

That's us fucked then :i am genuinely amused:

I was thinking that myself

[Alwyen]

fingers crossed for tonight's game and fingers crossed I make it there traffic in Thurrock is a nightmare spent half an hour waiting for a bus to Rainham looking a traffic tonight I may not make kick off

[MeppyMepz]

just got an email from the club saying due to gas repairs on the Olympic park they've changed the route and it will add about 10 mins on to the journey so plan your route accordingly, check your emails if your going tonight

[Scott]

This match is not going to be easy. They play with a lot of heart. Gray is a striker I wish we had looked at in the summer. They will target the right ever team does and I think they will try to play with pace. But a win is needed #coyi