Their squad list sounds like an old computer game which couldn't get the license for one of the top European leagues, so they have to use similar substitutes. Esteban Sachetti, Diego Barcelos, Carlitos, Rômulo Santos, Danielzinho, Edmar, Luciano Bebê, Calo, Cadú, Zézinho... Are they taking the piss? They also recently signed ex-Liverpool superstar Florent Sinama Pongolle though, so we know they mean business. How the **** did he manage to get 37 caps for France U21s?! 37! That's not even their record, bizarrely. He once went out on loan to Blackburn and scored a solitary goal in 10 appearances. It was against us.
Pongo at times looked pretty promising. Strange thing is- he looked good as a sub but whenever he started a game he would be awful. He reminded me of Thierry Henry... only he was nowhere near as good as Henry of course... but playing style was similar. He was like Henry after Henry drank 5 pints of beer and had a curry lunch in his belly!
I'd guess our starters at West Ham will be: Lloris Naughton Kaboul Dier Davies Capoue/Bentaleb Holtby Lamela Eriksen Lennon Ade with Soldado coming on in the second half (Revised). I think Poch is leaning towards Bentaleb Holtby. Townsend and Kane are likely to come on as subs, as well as Soldado.
They are very competitive and the the surface will not be the best. This is not a walkover tie by any means. Remember how APOEL did in the CL drawing with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge a couple of seasons ago and Limassol one of the top teams from APOEL's league will be up for this, make no mistake.
