Match Day Thread West Ham EFL Cup

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StanDMan

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This match will help us sustain the momentum before the next league match.
Good opportunity to try out younger players.
Zouma ready? Can we give him a run out?

Come on Conte - continue your good work further <ok>


Begovic
Zouma Terry Alonso
Aina Chalohab RLC Oscar
Pedro Batshuayi Solanke
 
StanDMan said:
This match will help us sustain the momentum before the next league match.
Good opportunity to try out younger players.
Zouma ready? Can we give him a run out?

Come on Conte - continue your good work further <ok>


Begovic
Zouma Terry Alonso
Aina Chalohab RLC Oscar
Pedro Batshuayi Solanke
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Like it. This is just the kind of game to give things a bit of a whirl. Maybe a few too many kids, but all of them are worth their place, so thumbs up from me.
 
Too much change for me. We're not in Europe so we defo need to give all the cups a real go. Plus it's a local derby and we want to maintain some momentum.

Rest Costa and Hazard but we should be playing at least 6-7 first teamers with a few youth and fringe
 
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Chelsea Pensioner said:
Like it. This is just the kind of game to give things a bit of a whirl. Maybe a few too many kids, but all of them are worth their place, so thumbs up from me.
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chelsea - over 100 years of history said:
Too much change for me. We're not in Europe so we defo need to give all the cups a real go. Plus it's a local derby and we want to maintain some momentum.

Rest Costa and Hazard but we should be playing at least 6-7 first teamers with a few youth and fringe
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Agree with you both.
We need kids to get minutes - atleast Bats, Chalobah & we cannot afford to miss on this Cup.
Think West Ham will play secondary team. They cannot afford long run in the cup.
 
bluemoon2 said:
Zouma played 45 minutes in an under-21 fixture yesterday , so I doubt very much he will be in the starting lineup, but still possible as a sub. Let's hope so anyway!
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Good to know that he is back kicking.
 
bluemoon2 said:
Zouma played 45 minutes in an under-21 fixture yesterday , so I doubt very much he will be in the starting lineup, but still possible as a sub. Let's hope so anyway!
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Great news we will be better for him and gives us a different dynamic in the back three. I can see Conte creating pairings in two of the positions and alternating the third person depending on the opposition.
 
StanDMan said:
tell you what - Ake & Kenedy would be immense in this system.
They are rotting in the bench.
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Incredible that the talk now is about which kids to fit in, we seem to have plenty who are ready to make the step up after years of seeing none. I always liked Ake, such a solid and versatile player. Suddenly our potential 1st squad has a great look to it, even without Christensen, Abraham .........................
 
chelsea - over 100 years of history said:
Too much change for me. We're not in Europe so we defo need to give all the cups a real go. Plus it's a local derby and we want to maintain some momentum.

Rest Costa and Hazard but we should be playing at least 6-7 first teamers with a few youth and fringe
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Agreed, can't take West Ham too lightly it's not like they've much to play for. Defo rest hazard but have him on the bench with Moses & Costa.
 
pff, we're **** atm, we only have 1 defender that can actually defend, and we don't have a striker that can score.
Scub that, we don't have a striker that can hit the target. Zaza will probably start, he moves like an oak tree, and controls the ball like one too. He's a poor man's Carlton Cole.
 
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Big Ern said:
pff, we're **** atm, we only have 1 defender that can actually defend, and we don't have a striker that can score.
Scub that, we don't have a striker that can hit the target. Zaza will probably start, he moves like an oak tree, and controls the ball like one too. He's a poor man's Carlton Cole.
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Bit harsh Ern <laugh>
 
We should really be going for this.Not being in europe the domestic treble should be our aim.
Hope we put our strongest side out with kids on the bench.
 
Big Ern said:
pff, we're **** atm, we only have 1 defender that can actually defend, and we don't have a striker that can score.
Scub that, we don't have a striker that can hit the target. Zaza will probably start, he moves like an oak tree, and controls the ball like one too. He's a poor man's Carlton Cole.
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i thought I was harsh on him. But that is an insult to Mr.Cole tbh.
 
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LINEUPS:

West Ham
  • 1Randolph
  • 8Kouyaté
  • 2Reid
  • 21Ogbonna
  • 31Fernandes
  • 16Noble
  • 14Obiang
  • 3Cresswell
  • 30Antonio
  • 27Payet
  • 10Lanzini
Substitutes
  • 4Nordtveit
  • 7Feghouli
  • 11Zaza
  • 13Adrián
  • 19Collins
  • 20Ayew
  • 24Fletcher
Chelsea
  • 1Begovic
  • 30David Luiz
  • 24Cahill
  • 26Terry
  • 34Aina
  • 7Kanté
  • 29Chalobah
  • 28Azpilicueta
  • 22Willian
  • 23Batshuayi
  • 8Oscar
Substitutes
  • 3Alonso
  • 10Hazard
  • 11Pedro
  • 19Diego Costa
  • 21Matic
  • 37Eduardo
  • 41Solanke

Not to break up the Conte love in...but what has happened to rueben loftus cheek???
 
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