West Ham vs Southampton | PL | 19.4.25 | Predictions & Match Thread

[stubbo]

So it's the worst team in the league against the 4th worst team in the league...should be a cracker!

It would be very West Ham to scrape a 1-1 draw, or even worse, fall to a scrappy 1-0 defeat, but I'm hopeful we'll be better than that.

Prediction: 2-0

Expect Potter to go for a ball playing lineup, all be it not what we would like.

Areola

Wan Bissaka Todibo Kilman Scarles

Soler JWP Paqueta

Bowen Kudus Guilherme

Would obviously like to see Füllkrug start, but sounds like he won't be risked. Can't much see the point in giving Ferguson any game time since we know he's not staying...so hoping rather than Soucek coming in, he gives Guilherme the nod.

COYI.


Match Centre:

Odds:
West Ham: 8/13
Draw: 7/4
Southampton: 5/1

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[Sir Alf]

What a surprise, quick counter from deep. Its what we are best at still. Dont gave the players with physicality, pace and athleticism to be effective any orher way is the reality ? 

[Keep dreaming]

Looked like Kudus was about to ruin that counter. Nice finish Bowen, class

[nychammer]

WHY can we start games on the front foot. Potter this aint rocket science!

[nychammer]

Thank fuck 1-0 Bowen!

[Manuel]

JWP just sets the tempo, picks up the ball and is so slow to do everything. 

 

 

What is your man Paqueta doing??

[Alfs]

Just back from a funeral. Wish I'd jumped in with him. irons

 

 

[nychammer]

This team after moyes is worse than the Trump Tariffs  - short term pain of transition for promised long term gain which nobody knows if it will ever come. 

[LJC]

I honestly think this is down to how shit Moyes was in the transfer windows and then what Lop did last summer. Don’t get me wrong I will say it’s down to Potter if it’s not corrected this summer but at the moment I don’t blame him, I blame the players. Your professional football players you should be able to do so much more.

I do hope we go down the youth route this summer and Potter sticks by his words of he only wants players here that want to play for West Ham. 

[Ladysmith]

So boring, can't wait for the season to be over!

[stubbo-admin]

Potter basically needs to lose his shit with them all at half time. 

It's forgivable to not have things go your way, but the lack of intensity comes from attitude and that's unforgivable.

Zero tempo. The players are on their holidays already by the looks of things. Some now they're off. Some hope to be off. 

Painful. The players on the pitch are all dramatically. Etter than this. 

[honky cat]

Just back from a funeral. Wish I'd jumped in with him. irons

[Sir Alf]

Stubbo, Moyes did get more goals but his low block, suck them in and fast countering tactics were deemed as very hard to watch and increasingly not very effective.

But Potter’s approach of keeping more possession and trying to stretch the opposition, especially when at home, is even less effective. As Tony Gale is saying, you got to move it fast to play this style in order to create gaps. 

The midfield either play at pace or is not confident enough to but when we have released balls to our front players, they have failed to control it or drive at the defence. Bowen has been awful, Kudus not mych better.  

The whole team still seeks best suited to low block, low possession, and fast counter attacks.  

We got what we wanted in terms of selections ( AWB aside and imo Alvarez not JWP ) but we are simply unable to play possession football and break the lines which is why our home form is attrocious

 

[fraser]

JWP just sets the tempo, picks up the ball and is so slow to do everything. 

[fraser]

Potter is getting right on my tits, absolute snooze fest again over here, everyone is fucking bored shitless... Listening to other people's conversations much more entertaining than what's on the pitch
 

[Iron Duke]

My earlier misplaced optimism is waning again. It would be nice to play decent for 90 minutes for a change. It’s not much to expect against a team with 10 points all season. Kudus and Bowen are not on it today. But Soler and Ward-Prowse have been shocking. If you don’t want to put the effort in, fuck off. Getting outplayed and outfought by Flynn Downes.

[claret on my shirt]

I really wanted Potter but i am beginning to wonder if he is the right fit. Some of these players really need to fuck off out the club. As some one said before my post they've been shit under three managers now. I am waiting for a knee replacement and i reckon i could move faster than some of these cunts.

[Alfs]

Being out played by the worst side in premier league history.

[F 129 Row66]

Is there a new rule saying we must be shit in the first half?

[violator]

Depressing to think that we could be replacing some our useless cunts with some of their useless cunts in the summer 

[Keep dreaming]

Say what you like about the midfield, but Moyes had this forward line (swapping out Fullkrug for Antonio) looking like they'd get two or three goals per game with only 30% of the ball.

So our forward players are not the reason we can't score.

 

 

Remember we also would give Southampton 70% off the ball, sitting back and counterattack with Antonio and Bowen...

[Saul Goodman]

Next season is going to be worse than this. 

[claypole]

There is some fucking shit on that pitch!

The Premiership (Sir Alf) best league in the world

[LJC]

Stubbo I said on the transfer thread. These players have been shit under 3 managers now and I’m talking towards the end of Moyes reign. 

[Keep dreaming]

Take Paqueta and Kudus off

Add Ferguson and Guilherme 
442

[nychammer]

its a disgraceful performance, so slow and ponderous, no desire, no cutting edge, one shot on target against the poorest side (no disrespect).

I'm prepared to give this time, but Graeme if you cant motivate this side to do better than serve up this drivel, then I am starting to wonder if you're the right man for the job.