West Ham vs Bournemouth | PL | 21.2.26 | Predictions & Match Thread

[Mad Ferret]

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Not sure I'd bring Todibo straight back in.

.........................Hermanson

AWB.....Mavropanos.....Disasi.....Diouf

Bowen.....Fernandes.....Soucek.....Summerville

..........................Taty Costalot

..............................Wilson

[Takashi Miike]

                         Areola
AWB        Mavro     Todibo     Diuof
              Tomas       Matthew
Bowen     Tatty      Wilson    Jimmy


Ajala (first sub off the bench). 3/4 CMs or 5 at the back can fuck off
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[Eerie Decent]

I disagree on that one, this is Bournemouth, we should be getting him to run the show in his best position. Let Magassa chase the lost causes further up, that set up has seen us at our best recently. 

[Rossal]

He did it for Man Utd.  But he was coming deep which isolated Taty.  He is good from deep but also probably the best attacking wise out of him Soucek and Magassa. 

[Eerie Decent]

We'd be absolutely mental to put Fernandes as the advanced midfielder, he's been ridiculous playing deep, controlling pretty much everything from our perspective. 

[Rossal]

IMO Nuno, being ultra conservative, will simply replace Potts with Magassa in the same team / formation / tactics that started against the Mancs. Magassa, like Potts, will be used to give us 3 in midfield and stiffle their build up play. Unfortunately unlike the Mancs, BMouth are rapid on the counter but Nuno likely to stick with same tactics and formation in a “paint by numbers” stylee. Mad Paco might have other ideas though?

Agree with this.  Fernandes near Taty and Magassa and Soucek behind.   Leaves Wilson as legs on the bench.    The only issue for me is in the Man Utd game Fernandes was dropping deep to get on the ball and dictate and that was leaving Taty isolated. 

OR     do we put Bowen up there with him and stick the babyoil Hulk RW 

[Far Cough UKunt]

Is Paco the ying to Nuno's yang?

[Sir Alf]

IMO Nuno, being ultra conservative, will simply replace Potts with Magassa in the same team / formation / tactics that started against the Mancs. Magassa, like Potts, will be used to give us 3 in midfield and stiffle their build up play. Unfortunately unlike the Mancs, BMouth are rapid on the counter but Nuno likely to stick with same tactics and formation in a “paint by numbers” stylee. Mad Paco might have other ideas though?

[Eerie Decent]

Bit of a curve ball, but I'd pick what is now the accepted starting 11 (Disasi starts) but just replace Pablo with Magassa, and have him playing the same role that Pablo has been.

He played for Monaco as a 10 a bit apparently, but regardless, the job in that role is to hassle the opposition, don't give the defenders/defensive midfielders any time on the ball, and pinch the ball if possible. Magassa can do that no problem, and he's also quicker than Pablo, albeit probably won't have the same energy. The role hasn't been about being a goal threat, so we won't be missing anything on that front.

Show's the lack of options, but I reckon that could work.

[Manuel]

I think he might end up going with a back 5 by default, i.e he doesn't trust the likes of Magassa and Traore to start. Plus it saves him the headache of which CB to leave out.

[Rossal]

If Wilson is better off the bench, and gives us that fresh legs up top second half which we need.....

Is it worth putting Summerville behind Taty and Diouf LW with either Scarles or Mayers LB? 

[Manuel]

Wilson to handball a winner in the last minute as VAR breaks down.. 

Will be a late one for us over here.

[fraser]

Wilson to handball a winner in the last minute as VAR breaks down..