West Ham team . Wish someone else would post something.

Interesting that as Sarri discovers he has better options than the donkeys he has been playing ,the pressure rises as games left decline.
Every game is now crucial.
For Hammers, my "should pick" team.

Kepa, Dave, Luiz, Christensen, Emerson, Kovacic, Kante, RLC, Hazard, Giroud, CHO.

His "will pick " team

Kepa, Dave, Rudi, Luiz, Alonso, Jorghino, Kante, Barkley, Hazard, Higuain, Pedro.

I'm having trouble deciding whether I'm more perverse than Sarri.
Nevertheless, my pick will win, Sarris pick will draw.
There's confidence for you.

 

After much consideration heres my team to destroy the hammers.

Cech
Gallas Terry Desailly Cole
Gullit
Hazard Lampard Robben
Zola
Drogba

 

That looks OK to me, Hazard should get some decent ball from those players.

 

I think there is very little chance of RLC starting v West Ham given his back issues. He may well start in Europe though.

More interesting to see what he does with CHO tonight.

 

Most tipsters are saying this team will start
Kepa, Dave, Rudi, Luiz, Alonso, Jorghino, Kante, Barkley, Hazard, Pedro, Higuain.

If so, Sarri should be ****ed and burned.
Me, I don't care, Sarri is the worst Manager in Chelsea history and will reduce us to less than the also rans we used to be.

 

We’ve seldom been also fans mate, you need to get your chin off the floor. I reckon he’ll play RCL & Odoi. Less pessimism old chap.

 

Sarri proves everyone wrong and starts with a decent team. Lets hope we perform and hammer the hammers

 

good performance tonight. Thought Hudson Odoi wasn't great tonight but we definitely need to keep him as he drags defenders out and constantly offers width which leaves space for hazard to work the centre.

Emerson must be the starter now. He can actually defend and can offer that energy alonso does.

RLC is a must for his power and technical abilities.

I'm not sure whether i like Higuain or not. He looks deadly and has a good footballing brain but his passings a bit hit or miss. Setup RLC for a great chance which is spannered and was unlucky to hit the post early on. Put in a proper shift but i would have liked to have seen him change Hudson and Higuain earlier as they both looked knackered and west ham were coming back into it.

What a goal Eden and good second too. When he was one on one against balbuena though i wish he'd just skin him and pop it in rather than piss about and the chance went at the end.

Luiz played well and Rudiger was good at covering but not doing great with his headers when Arnie went onto him.

 

Quite enjoyed that!!!.....Hazard was fantastic.Thought we were a bit sloppy in the second half but
overall i'm happy.

 

Will do.

 

Hat off to Sarri for starting his new best team, it does lift the whole place. Hazard showed his appreciation for the lift in intent with a brilliant game.
If Real needed any more convincing it was on show tonight.
Sarri has upped his game and the teams' game lately, it sure looks as if he's coming up to speed with the PL, so good news all round.

 

Really enjoyed the last couple of games. Seem to have a bit more energy in the team with RLC, Emerson and Hudson. A bit more pace about us and play at a higher tempo so we aren’t as predictable as usual.

Hazard gave us a treat though, I mean he’s good most weeks but tonight he was unplayable, they couldn’t get anywhere near him. It’s almost funny how easy he gets past players, I think I enjoy watching him so much I’d rather keep him another year and let him go for free.

Agree on Higuian, movement is really good but he doesn’t know how to lay a ball off and he drops a bit deep sometimes, striker still an issue for us and will be next season with the transfer ban too.

At least we’ve got some momentum for the Liverpool game, I think they’ll beat us but I just hope we don’t roll over for them!

 

Hazard, wow. We're going to be lost without him I fear.

He's just a level above everyone on the pitch most weeks but even more so Monday.

With CHO and Hazard with 1 year left on their contracts and a transfer ban looming, it's going to be crucial how we manoeuvre these problems if we're not to fall further behind in the next year or so.

 

Ahem, Sarri may have heeded your comments on this forum.

 

Doubt it, and as Ginger says, I was in danger of becoming the new Stan.
I'm just pleased that for whatever reason, there seems to be a more intelligent approach to team selections, and a much better performance on the pitch.

 

I’m glad you see that bro. If we were too hasten to judge the world would not see players of Drogba or Henry.

 

If we didnt have a transfer ban i'd say let Hazard go, but as we do, we couldnt possibly.
If the ban gets lifted we should at least try to get a swap deal for Bale or something.

 

I’d much rather have Isco. Good as bale is, he isn’t exactly one for the future is he?