Man City vs West Ham United | PL | 4.1.25 | Predictions & Match Thread

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Match Centre:

Odds:
West Ham: 17/2
Draw: 6/1
Man City: 3/10

Pre-Match Press Conference:
Official Press Conference

Tactical Preview: 
Babbling Irons Preview

Watch-along:
TBA

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[onsideman]

Kudus... what a cսnt

[Sir Alf]

Kudus tops off the afternoon by gifting them a 4th

 

[DukeofDevo]

That’s pretty crucial stuff for a manager to get wrong! 

[Maverick180180]

What a great sub that was by Lopetegui 

I absolutely hate this bloke 

[zico]

Lop's gotta go, we can't keep getting hammered like this, and it's a pewrformance where going forward we have been ok ish.

[happygilmore]

Christ, even Leicester put up a better fight against this lot.
back to back 5 nils?

[onsideman]

Areola continues to be allergic to crosses. Woeful at commanding his penalty box. Apart from the occasional regulation Hollywood save he's a shocking Premier League Keeper. Total liability that breeds zero confidence in his Team. He's a fucking giant too at 6ft 5 so it's a joke how shit he is for his size. Sell immediately!

 

Agree, a shocking keeper at this level. never did like him.

 

Think the Commentator said at the start of the match in his 2 previous starts he's let in 9 goals. Well of that's true, add another 2 in just another 45 minutes with another 45 minutes still to go...

As a Team we simply ain't good enough all over the pitch having to carry so many. If ain't the hapless Areola, it's Alavarez going AWOL watching the game pass him by, or Paqueta with his thoughts on Paqueta Island, or Fullkrug mincing around gingerly like he's a wounded tiny kitten. More passengers in the Team than a 747. Imagine what we'd be like if we actually had a half decent Team to regularly wheel out and not this dogshit... 

 

 

But none of this is on on the manager, right? Just to be clear

[Massive Attack]

We really have been struggling to keep Todibo out there regualrly playing constantly nursing him with his injuries. We have to buy someone else in the window as proper cover and not keep relying on the Greek tragedy. When it rains, it pours..

[Sir Alf]

Well that sub worked out well

[Lee Trundle]

Bonkers substitution. 

This could be our first 5-0 of 2025 already.

[Far Cough UKunt]

Takes off our best defender and brings on the Greek disaster, fucking hell.

[El Scorchio]

WTF !!! Todibo off ??????

This is one of the things I just can’t fathom about Lop. Inexplicable substitutions and team selections. 

[El Scorchio]

I said on here the other week that Fullkrug could be useful and knock in a couple, well happy to hold my hands up there, the fella is a walking fucking disaster and makes Iain Dowie look like Marco Van Basten. Someone needs to be accountable for this signing.

Man City away is not the game where he’s gonna show his worth, is it?

He already got a goal at Leicester and an assist at Southampton. Let’s judge him in the Fulham and Palace matches.

 

 

If he doesn’t get injured again before then and also if Lop doesn’t inexplicably not pick him in the matches where you’d think it would actually suit him. 

whatever happens, he either leaves this window or the end of the season and instantly looks like twice the player wherever he goes to. 

[Sir Alf]

WTF !!! Todibo off ??????

[claypole]

The bubble coming on

[Mad Ferret]

I said on here the other week that Fullkrug could be useful and knock in a couple, well happy to hold my hands up there, the fella is a walking fucking disaster and makes Iain Dowie look like Marco Van Basten. Someone needs to be accountable for this signing.

Man City away is not the game where he’s gonna show his worth, is it?

He already got a goal at Leicester and an assist at Southampton. Let’s judge him in the Fulham and Palace matches.

[Massive Attack]

I said on here the other week that Fullkrug could be useful and knock in a couple, well happy to hold my hands up there, the fella is a walking fucking disaster and makes Iain Dowie look like Marco Van Basten. Someone needs to be accountable for this signing.

 

 

He feels like a signing 5 years too late when he had mobility and a real eye for goal. Nowadays he's blowing out of his arse after an initial good minute opening spell. At this level that's just not good enough although in rare glimpses, you do see the quality in his touch. Injuries have finally caught up with him and his match 'fitness' is a joke. He's been back training and playing regularly since Bournemouth ffs.

[Sir Alf]

If we want to play out from the back as I think Lopetegui wants we simply domt have all the players for it.

Agree Areola not only struggling on crosses but cannot use his feet, we need better left back and above all else an athlete or two in
centre mud. Nor Soucek, Alvarez and Paqueta as a trio or even Soler.

3-0 within next 10 mins I eeckin to wrap it up and a 4th by Ft


 

[Full Claret Jacket]

Summervilles pace is fantastic on counter but he is outnumbered or final ball is not there. Kudus  needs to go back to being greedy. It's how Bowen gets his goals. He wants too much time to get a shot off and is hesitant to take on a player. Basically we've damaged one of the biggest threats we have. 
City will win this at a canter. Not a surprise but we dont make the most of chances we have. 

[gpike]

Could take off Coufal Paq and Alverez and not bother to replace them and we would not know the difference 

[Maverick180180]

Weak pathetic manager that continue to put his faith in players that don’t ever perform 
 

[bell]

Not really sure what people want Fullkrug to do? 
He's won all of his aerial battles, but we've created nothing for him up top

He probably isn't the answer, but fucking hell. 

[Massive Attack]

Areola continues to be allergic to crosses. Woeful at commanding his penalty box. Apart from the occasional regulation Hollywood save he's a shocking Premier League Keeper. Total liability that breeds zero confidence in his Team. He's a fucking giant too at 6ft 5 so it's a joke how shit he is for his size. Sell immediately!

 

Agree, a shocking keeper at this level. never did like him.

 

 

Think the Commentator said at the start of the match in his 2 previous starts he's let in 9 goals. Well of that's true, add another 2 in just another 45 minutes with another 45 minutes still to go...

As a Team we simply ain't good enough all over the pitch having to carry so many. If ain't the hapless Areola, it's Alavarez going AWOL watching the game pass him by, or Paqueta with his thoughts on Paqueta Island, or Fullkrug mincing around gingerly like he's a wounded tiny kitten. More passengers in the Team than a 747. Imagine what we'd be like if we actually had a half decent Team to regularly wheel out and not this dogshit... 

[Takashi Miike]

same problems again. slow RB, LB thinking he's playing LW, Kudus looking like he's on sleeping pills everyone he gets the ball, Jimmy the only positive. It's just joyless shit

[zico]

Can't win games if you can't keep clean sheets and 78 goals conceded in a calendar year is telling.  Yes Coufal has been shown up again but I reckon you could put any back four out there and they would struggle as we simply haven't got a midfield.  Summerville only real bright spot.  Does this Fulcrock guy really play for Germany?!