Watford 2-0 West Ham Utd (31/10/15)
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Watford 2-0 West Ham Utd (31/10/15)
Barclays Premier League Saturday, 31st October
KO: 15:00
DL Prediction: This has all the hallmarks of a potential banana-skin. We need to score early and keep at them hunting down the 2nd goal.
We should beat them, and I will go for a routine 2-0, but I wouldn't be surprise if it was a draw.
COYI!
KO: 15:00
DL Prediction: This has all the hallmarks of a potential banana-skin. We need to score early and keep at them hunting down the 2nd goal.
We should beat them, and I will go for a routine 2-0, but I wouldn't be surprise if it was a draw.
COYI!
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Re: Watford v West Ham United: Match Thread
Not sure about that. There'll definitely be less than 3 though.rare as rockinghorse shat wrote:Under 2.5 goals
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Re: Watford v West Ham United: Match Thread
Enner to seek and destroy. 3-0 to the mighty Hammers. Hopefully Antonio gets some decent game time too.
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Re: Watford v West Ham United: Match Thread
Unusual feeling that we are not the underdogs in some games anymore.
This is a big test of whether we can be ruthless like a top 6 side.
Will we keep playing at the new level we have reached or will we get dragged down to Watford's
level (with respect to them of course).
This is a great test of our teams mettle to last the pace, don't think Bilic will let our boys get carried away with themselves and hopefully we have learned from the Norwich, Sunderland, Bournemouth and Leicester games.
These are the games you must win if you are going to finish in the top 6, so here's hoping COYI
This is a big test of whether we can be ruthless like a top 6 side.
Will we keep playing at the new level we have reached or will we get dragged down to Watford's
level (with respect to them of course).
This is a great test of our teams mettle to last the pace, don't think Bilic will let our boys get carried away with themselves and hopefully we have learned from the Norwich, Sunderland, Bournemouth and Leicester games.
These are the games you must win if you are going to finish in the top 6, so here's hoping COYI
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Re: Watford v West Ham United: Match Thread
Harder game than Chelsea in some ways, Watford are a team that are just enjoying themselves and playing without any fear. That of course applies to us but we are the favourites and we haven't won many games so far this years where that's the case. Saturday is a big test.
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Re: Watford v West Ham United: Match Thread
Think we should 'ave at them, introduce ogbonna, Valencia, Song, and Antonio, still a strong team but gives the hardest grafters like Sakho, Lanzini, Kouyate, Noble a bit of a break. Hence, I'd go for:
Adrian
Jenks Ogbonna Collins (c) Creswell (no sense rushing Reid back)
Song Obiang
Antonio Payet Moses
Valencia
Subs: Randolph, Collins, Obiang, Sakho, Zarate, Lanzini, Kouyate
Still a team I'd have bitten your hand off for a few years ago, but rests some key players for a tougher game vs Everton next week. Imo strongest CB pairing is tonka/Reid . I'm also open to th idea of shifting Valencia back behind the striker, in payets place, then Zarate/Andy up top to rest Dimitri. Thoughts, ladies and gents?
Adrian
Jenks Ogbonna Collins (c) Creswell (no sense rushing Reid back)
Song Obiang
Antonio Payet Moses
Valencia
Subs: Randolph, Collins, Obiang, Sakho, Zarate, Lanzini, Kouyate
Still a team I'd have bitten your hand off for a few years ago, but rests some key players for a tougher game vs Everton next week. Imo strongest CB pairing is tonka/Reid . I'm also open to th idea of shifting Valencia back behind the striker, in payets place, then Zarate/Andy up top to rest Dimitri. Thoughts, ladies and gents?
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Re: Watford v West Ham United: Match Thread
AndyCarrollsBarber wrote:..................
Hopefully Antonio gets some decent game time too.
He's not even on the bench in tonight's development squad game. Being saved for Saturday?
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Re: Watford v West Ham United: Match Thread
They don't concede many goals mate and I know loads on here don't rate him, cannot understand for the life of me why, but I think Gomes is an excellent GK and cannot see him letting in 5. Thankfully, they don't score many either, so I think 1-0 HammersBurnley Hammer wrote:I'm going for 5-2 to us.
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Re: Watford v West Ham United: Match Thread
We only have the league to worry about and have another international break coming up, why on earth would we rest players with the run we are on??
Re: Watford v West Ham United: Match Thread
I like the idea of the squad being used to full effect but do they need a rest? after the everton game they have a 2 week break (unless they go on international duty)2Dimensional wrote:Think we should 'ave at them, introduce ogbonna, Valencia, Song, and Antonio, still a strong team but gives the hardest grafters like Sakho, Lanzini, Kouyate, Noble a bit of a break. Hence, I'd go for:
Adrian
Jenks Ogbonna Collins (c) Creswell (no sense rushing Reid back)
Song Obiang
Antonio Payet Moses
Valencia
Subs: Randolph, Collins, Obiang, Sakho, Zarate, Lanzini, Kouyate
Still a team I'd have bitten your hand off for a few years ago, but rests some key players for a tougher game vs Everton next week. Imo strongest CB pairing is tonka/Reid . I'm also open to th idea of shifting Valencia back behind the striker, in payets place, then Zarate/Andy up top to rest Dimitri. Thoughts, ladies and gents?
if we were going to rest id like to see
--------------Adrian
Jenks tomkins Obgonna Cresswell
---------Obiang-- Noble
Antonio-------Zarate---Moses
--------------Carroll
Re: Watford v West Ham United: Match Thread
despite his goal I thought Zarate was pretty quiet against Chelsea. Moses as his replacement would be the only change for me.
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Re: Watford v West Ham United: Match Thread
YepWhufc06 wrote:We only have the league to worry about and have another international break coming up, why on earth would we rest players with the run we are on??
Id go full strength, Carroll, Song Valencia et all will have to take their chance if/when they get it until then it's full Monty every match
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Re: Watford v West Ham United: Match Thread
Ah, sorry, did not realise we had the break! I just don't want to work the hardest grafters into the ground when we don't have to. I'd still maintain that the same team is very strong and actually eases some excellent players back into action while still keeping a very proficient squad. I'd hate to see successes like Sakho, Payet, Lanzini, Kouyate worked into the ground and picking up little injuries that could turn into big ones. Maybe overreacting at this stage but something to consider for the futureWhufc06 wrote:We only have the league to worry about and have another international break coming up, why on earth would we rest players with the run we are on??
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Re: Watford v West Ham United: Match Thread
Im stationed at Watford, and have been for some time! I am surrounded by watford fans including my Watch Manager who works at Vicarage road as a fire steward on match days. Whenever we are on shift and Watford play at home, he lets us take a pump down there and we leave one on the truck (usually the one lad on the watch who likes rugby) on radio watch whilst the rest of us go into the ground and watch the game.
I know alot about this Watford team and can catergorically say that anyone thinking this fixture is going to be a formality needs to think again. Watford have massively gone under the radar so far this season, with many of the pundits still suggesting they are relegation candidates. But this is a team we need to respect! Since the italians taking over a few years back, watford are a completely different prospect to the Watford we all knew.
Although only scoring his first prem goal on saturday, Troy Deeney is a real threat, powerful in the air and has a good eye for goal, he will bully his way through defences and with ingalo whatever his name is, is in a real purple patch of form and is also a constant threat. As for the rest of the team we are far superior quality wise but make no mistakes this is a well drilled team that typify the old fashioned italian style! Very hard to break down and dangerous on the break.
This team have only lost to citeh away, arsenal at home (a game they bossed arsenal in the 1st half and should of gone in at HT 2 up) and to palace which was decided by a late penalty. Not one game this season have they looked poor and they will finish mid table imo.
Losing is unthinkable for me as i will cop it bigtime at work, but super slav needs to treat them with the same respect we showed at the emirates, etihad and anfield. We definately are the better team and are more than capable of winning, i reckon we need to score early and try and get a two goal cushion. They have been struggling to score so far, but i think we score 2 and we get all 3 points! Honestly dont think one will be enough! Should be a cracking game and i predict 2-1 to the hammers, but we will be made to work hard for it and need to take our A game!
I know alot about this Watford team and can catergorically say that anyone thinking this fixture is going to be a formality needs to think again. Watford have massively gone under the radar so far this season, with many of the pundits still suggesting they are relegation candidates. But this is a team we need to respect! Since the italians taking over a few years back, watford are a completely different prospect to the Watford we all knew.
Although only scoring his first prem goal on saturday, Troy Deeney is a real threat, powerful in the air and has a good eye for goal, he will bully his way through defences and with ingalo whatever his name is, is in a real purple patch of form and is also a constant threat. As for the rest of the team we are far superior quality wise but make no mistakes this is a well drilled team that typify the old fashioned italian style! Very hard to break down and dangerous on the break.
This team have only lost to citeh away, arsenal at home (a game they bossed arsenal in the 1st half and should of gone in at HT 2 up) and to palace which was decided by a late penalty. Not one game this season have they looked poor and they will finish mid table imo.
Losing is unthinkable for me as i will cop it bigtime at work, but super slav needs to treat them with the same respect we showed at the emirates, etihad and anfield. We definately are the better team and are more than capable of winning, i reckon we need to score early and try and get a two goal cushion. They have been struggling to score so far, but i think we score 2 and we get all 3 points! Honestly dont think one will be enough! Should be a cracking game and i predict 2-1 to the hammers, but we will be made to work hard for it and need to take our A game!