West Ham Utd 1-5 Arsenal (03/12/16)

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Re: West Ham United v Arsenal Match Thread

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Burnley Hammer wrote:Am I right in thinking that we started with 3 at the back last season against Arsenal - then reverted to the usual 4-2-3-1 at half time as the 3 at the back wasn't working?
Yep, Iwobi and Sanchez were opening us up all half. Mesut Ozil could find space in a single bed with Gemma Collins.

This is going to be a shocker.
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I had to google Gemma Collins, put me right off my sandwhich that has. :oops:
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ageing hammer wrote:I had to google Gemma Collins, put me right off my sandwhich that has. :oops:
Ahhh ffs mate no one wants to see that when your eating.
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The way Man United carved us open with movement and one touch flicks all night is going to happen 10 fold against Arsenal, It's a complete mismatch. Our inability to track runners, no positional discipline, poor in possession and a defence that continually breaks rank to make a tackle on someone 10 yards away makes this the worst team in the league to play at the moment.

So we'll probably win this 2-1.
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Slavens last game in charge.

Their pace up front is going to absolutely Pardew us.
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Puff mate

Arsenal will have a fully-fit and rested squad,

So will we, None of ours broke a sweat on Wednesday,
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kitthehammer wrote:slav “Cresswell’s injury doesn’t look that bad. His groin felt very tight and hopefully it’s just fatigue from Sunday. With Antonio, hopefully it’s the same but we don’t know yet."
Ah, the Bilic injury prognosis kiss of death.

If previous predictions are any guide Cresswell's done until March and Antonio probably passed away in the night.
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http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archiv ... go-surgery" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Santi Cazorla is travelling to Sweden early next week to undergo surgery to his right ankle.
The club’s medical team and specialists have decided that surgery is required to the plantaris tendon in the Spain international's right foot.

The problem has not progressed during a rehabilitation programme following the injury during the home match with Ludogorets on October 19.

We expect Santi’s full recovery to take approximately three months.
No Cazorla on Saturday then.
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Things are looking up! Cathorla usually puts on a masterclass against us.
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kitthehammer wrote:So do we have any strikers fit or capable of scoring?
fletcher? looked good last night.. about the only one lol
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Keeper
Kouyate Reid Ogbonna Cresswell(Masuaku
Noble Obiang
Ayew Carroll Payet
Fletcher


I'll be happy with that however whoever is playing in midfield MUST cover the defence. They haven't done it all season but tomorrow is a must! I'd also like to see Carroll, if fit, playing in the hole between defence/midfield. I really think his presence there could cause havok for the defence and midfielders whilst creating space for the other attacking players to exploit. Before his injury aswell he had really worked on spraying balls around and starting attacks so I'd like him to continue that.
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From a personal point of view, this is the match I most hate losing. I know several of their so called supporters who hardly ever go to their matches but gloat so much when they beat us which over the years is more often than not. From memory we nearly always seem to meet them when we are in poor form with loads of injuries and they are on a good league run.

This time in particular I can't see anything other than a two or three goal defeat at least. I just hope that our players at least show some fight but I'm not even holding my breath over that.
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As a side point, there were murmurs of protests for the game, are any of those going ahead?
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This can only end one way. It's going to be like watching my son play my wife at FIFA. The only way we will get a sniff is if Wenger holds down triangle and makes Cech run the entire length of the pitch, leaving an open goal. And then we won't even hit the target.
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Last night kinda killed any enthusiasm for Saturday.

I'll enjoy meeting up with my daughter's for a couple of beers before and after. The football is just going to be the painful distraction in the middle.

0 - 3, if we improve at the back.
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After last night god only knows how we will line up

antonio and cresswell might not be available .. if their not I think we need to line up like this

------------------Randolph

------Kouyate---Reid---Ogbonna

Fernadez-----Obiang------Arther

-------Ayew-----Lanzini----Payet

-------------------Fletcher

altho that might be too attacking
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I've spent a large part of my life going to West Ham expecting the worst and being proved right too often. No change to that expected on Saturday.
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Arsenal like to pass and move and have pacey wide players, we don't like to mark and track. Arsenal rested a lot of their first teamers last night, we played most of ours. All the ingredients of a hiding, and if Walcott plays put a tenner on him scoring.
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Re: West Ham United v Arsenal Match Thread

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jhammers wrote:Id actually drop Payet. He was terrible last night, didn't look interested
Spot on. He cannot and should not be allowed to get away with that second half sulk.

We aren't competing with the likes of Arsenal, and I expect a proper shoeing in this one.

Us 0 - 4 them.

Zero confidence I the players at present, which is about as much as they have in themselves.
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I've got a real nasty feeling it's going to be 7, there is always a couple of 7-0's a season, reckon we'll see one this weekend, I can't watch, probably give us a swerve till after the new year, it's upsetting me too much at the moment
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