Southampton 3-2 West Ham Utd (19/08/17)

[Lostcoco]

Southampton vs West Ham United
Saturday 19 August, 15:00
St. Mary's Stadium

Might be a bit premature but i'd like to see what everyone's take on this game is and how they'd like to see us line up

Personally, id like us to go back to 3 at the back. Of course this depends if Cheik and Lanzini are back in time, but apparently they'll be back after the Southampton

Hart
Zabaleta Reid Ogbonna
Byram Noble Obiang Cresswell
Antonio Chicharito Arnautovic

if Lanzini and Cheik are back

Hart
Zabaleta Cheik Reid
Byram Noble Lanzini Cresswell
Antonio Chicharito Arnautovic

[MD_HM]

Would like to see...

----------------------- Hart---------------
Zabaleta --- Reid --- Ogbonna -- Cresswell
---------------Noble -- -- Carvalho -------
-------------------- Lanzini -----------------
Antonio ------------------------------ Arnautovic
------------------ Hernandez ------------

However don't think Lanzini will be fit....

So would consider

-------------------------- Hart---------------
---------- Zabaleta -- Reid -- Ogbonna ----------
Byram ----------------------------------------- Cresswell
---------------- Carvalho --- Noble ------------------
---------Antonio ------------------ Arnautovic --------
--------------------- Hernandez ----------------------

[Puff Daddy]

I see Noble gets the nod again

[MD_HM]

I see Noble gets the nod again

So he should after today, our best midfielder by a mile and looked good

[mumbles87]

I want to see us line up as this as soon as humanly possible

----------------Hart

Zabs----Reid---- Ogbonna--Cresswell

-----------Carvalho-Kouyate

Antonio-------Lanzini-------Arnie

---------------Hernandez

[MD_HM]

I didnt include Kouyate as I didn't even think he had returned to training yet and not had a preseason

Thought he was back after the international break along with Carroll (possibly maybe)

[Aztec Hammer]

Adrian
Zabaleta Reid Ogbonna Cresswell
Antonio Carvalho Lanzini Noble Arnautovic
Hernandez

[Jumby]

2-0 Southampton, this may change one I fully digest what happened today

[mumbles87]

2-0 Southampton, this may change one I fully digest what happened today

Simple. Beaten by a team which you could pluck a few combinations of two players that cost more than our entire squad.......

[ironsjh]

Hart
Zabaleta-Reid-Collins-Masuaku
Obiang-Carvalho (Rice if not signed)
Lanzini-Noble-Arnautovic
Hernandez

Adrian, Fonte, Ogbonna, Fernandes, Antonio, Ayew, Martinez

[HammerMan2004]

Got to revert to 4-2-3-1 and not the dodgy as hell 4-3-3 today.

...........................Hart..........................
Zabaleta......Reid.....Ogbonna...Cresswell
....................Noble......Rice.................
..Antonio..........Lanzini.........Arnautovic
........................Hernandez...................

[Puff Daddy]

This will be a lot tighter than today, 1-1 my prediction. Think we'll concede late on

[bubbles1966]

Got to revert to 4-2-3-1 and not the dodgy as hell 4-3-3 today.

...........................Hart..........................
Zabaleta......Reid.....Ogbonna...Cresswell
....................Noble......Rice.................
..Antonio..........Lanzini.........Arnautovic
........................Hernandez...................

We played 4231 - click on player positions.

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[Aceface]

^

Interesting that Reid was our best rated player according to that.

[WTID]

Doubt the Carvalho deal will done in time for weekend. But from the performances today some players need to come out Ayew, Fernandes and maybe Obiang. In if fit need to come Rice, Antonio and Lanzini if Lanzini not fit then Kouyate.

[bubbles1966]

^

Interesting that Reid was our best rated player according to that.

Things get missed on straight viewing.

I thought Obiang was iffy in possession, but he made 12 defensive contributions. Fernandes made 0.

Hard enough playing against Pogba, Matic etc at the best of times - but if you're carrying the other 'athlete', etc

Ogbonna getting a coating in the thread - yet he stopped two tap ins in the first 30 mins.

As a general rule with who scored - any rating under 6.5 = poor, under 6.0 = awful.

[stu1]

I'd go

-------------------------- Hart---------------
---------- Zabaleta -- Reid -- Ogbonna ----------
Byram ----------------------------------------- Cresswell
---------------- Obiang --- Noble ------------------
---------Antonio ------------------ Arnautovic --------
--------------------- Hernandez ----------------------

We simply can't seem to defend with a back 4, lucky Southampton are probably one of the least dangerous offensive teams in the league without Austin.

[HammerMan2004]

We played 4231 - click on player positions.

https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/11901 ... d-West-Ham" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Well. Shut my mouth.

Perhaps with the tweak in personnel next weekend it'll look more effective.

[Jumby]

Rice in central midfield?

[HammerMan2004]

Rice in central midfield?

The only player who featured in midfield today that actually looked like he could receive the ball and move it on to another West Ham shirt.

Plus I'd just want to drop Obiang.