West Ham vs Spurs | PL | 4.5.25 | Predictions and Match Thread

[stubbo-admin]

There won't have been too many matches this season where we go in as relatively strong favourites with this bookies, but the game this weekend is one.

Big Ange and his mates come to town, in a game that is most notable (as a footballing spectacle) for being between two teams that can lay claim to having had the most disappointing seasons across all of European football.

Few would have predicted either would be languishing where they are before a ball was kicked, but we go into this game as the 'worst of the rest' with the relegation places sewn up (thank fuck) and all that's left to play for the worst kind of bragging rights.

Let's hope at the end of this one we can be claiming whilst we might be shit, we're not as shit as the Lilleywhites from North London.

Team I'd like to see:

Areola

Wan Bissaka Mavropanos Todibo Scarles

Soucek Alvarez Paqueta

Bowen Fullkrug Kudus

I'd have Kilman out for this one. He's made some high profile cock ups in recent weeks, and Mavropanos is deserving of the start. JWP has been an ever present non-entity so I'd have the fight brought by Alvarez back for this one in a game where we're likely to be on the counter, with Paqueta looking his best in games when he's dropped back to make the play.  Soucek remains our second most likely goal threat so has to play, and the forward line looks so much more functional with the big German in.

It feels an easy team to pick, with the only real conundrum Scarles or Emerson...but I'd bring the home grown talent in for this one...quite simply it will mean more to him.

Prediction: 1-1

Feels like this will be a game with added meaning this season purely for the lack of other interest. Spurs of course are still fighting in Europe, but whilst their fans claim it's our cup final not theirs, they always seem pretty bothered when we fuck them over.

But continuing the theme of an unsatisfactory season, I'm going for an unsatisfactory result that helps no one, leaves ol' Cock Piss firmly mired in the critics sights, and sees us continue to limp towards the 24/25 finish line. 

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Match Centre:

Odds:
West Ham: 6/5
Draw: 13/5
Spurs: 2/1

Pre-Match Press Conference:
Official Press Conference

Tactical Preview: 
Babbling Irons

Watch-along:
Hammers Chat

Streams:

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[Fauxstralian]

15 mins to kick off, reckon less than 10k in their seats
Maybe a quarter of the away fans

[Nurse Ratched]

I'm very much looking forward to our inevitable 4-0 win.

[Andriy65]

Westham vs Tottenham livestreaming 

https://betisports.com

[El Scorchio]

Still no Alvarez
Back injury ? Hmmmm

Just in the ground at 1.20pm & crowd as bare as I’ve seen 40mins from kick off

Hopefully there won’t be the usual massive crowd at the turnstiles then. The management of fans getting into the ground is fucking appalling. But then again how hard is it to wave a phone at a wall. Apparently very hard for a lot of people. 

[El Scorchio]

Fuck me we look light in the middle. 

clearly some shit going on with Alvarez. Guy can just fuck off in the summer if he’s going to be a cսnt. 

 

He has apparently been a cսnt for some time. And with Soler and Rodriguez nailed on leaving, Potter hasn't got a selection problem in the middle. Unfortunately we are bound to play 5 at the back, unless he goes nuts and plays a nidnor two alongside jwp and Paqueta 

Tbh, how the fuck could the board manage us into this. Circus Sullivan

Exactly. He will be no loss either given his absolute lack of contribution all season. Hopefully we can recoup some of what we paid. Strong chance every single CM at the club is gone this summer I think. Maybe JWP sticks but there’s not really any point in selling him unless he wants to go back to Southampton. 

[THUNDERCLINT]

five at the back again, the cսnt never learns

 

 

It's actually 3 at the back with 2 pincers. 

[Fauxstralian]

Still no Alvarez
Back injury ? Hmmmm

Just in the ground at 1.20pm & crowd as bare as I’ve seen 40mins from kick off

[Sir Alf]

Paqueta and Soucek centre mid pivot?  

Hmmm, thats going to see us overrun in midfield. 

This is not going to end well is my instinct. 

[Pub Bigot]

Can’t believe we’re not on the box. FFS! 

[Maverick180180]

five at the back again, the cսnt never learns

Seriously, what's his option?

Playing Soler in midfield instead of Cresswell in defence 
that’s the option 

[goose]

Pretty sure he could play 4 at the back if he really wanted to.

[Keep dreaming]

five at the back again, the cսnt never learns

Seriously, what's his option?

[Keep dreaming]

Fuck me we look light in the middle. 

clearly some shit going on with Alvarez. Guy can just fuck off in the summer if he’s going to be a cսnt. 

 

 

He has apparently been a cսnt for some time. And with Soler and Rodriguez nailed on leaving, Potter hasn't got a selection problem in the middle. Unfortunately we are bound to play 5 at the back, unless he goes nuts and plays a nidnor two alongside jwp and Paqueta 

Tbh, how the fuck could the board manage us into this. Circus Sullivan

[El Scorchio]

Fuck me we look light in the middle. 

clearly some shit going on with Alvarez. Guy can just fuck off in the summer if he’s going to be a cսnt. 

How do you know its Alvarez being a cսnt and not Potter? 

I’m choosing to believe the murmurings about Alvarez’s supposed attitude problem. 

[Takashi Miike]

five at the back again, the cսnt never learns

[fraser]

Fuck me we look light in the middle. 

clearly some shit going on with Alvarez. Guy can just fuck off in the summer if he’s going to be a cսnt. 

How do you know its Alvarez being a cսnt and not Potter? 

[Keep dreaming]

Shame on you all for bothering to answer this spud cսnt. He is after all a attention seeking freak

[twoleftfeet]

On a slightly different note there are a shit load of tickets up for sale.

If you are one of those not going then absolute shame on you.

If your reason for non attendance is financial then on the basis we are all masters of our own destiny then shame on you.

If your reason is that you no longer live in the area then hang your in shame for moving away.

It’s a biggest game of the season and we need a complete show!


 

 

 

I’m playing cricket at 2pm, far more interesting than watching these 2 shit sides play but thank you for giving us your opinion

[El Scorchio]

Fuck me we look light in the middle. 

clearly some shit going on with Alvarez. Guy can just fuck off in the summer if he’s going to be a cսnt. 

[fraser]

Five at the back probably because he had to drop the useless JWP and now wants Cresswell free kicks... 

[THUNDERCLINT]

On a slightly different note there are a shit load of tickets up for sale.

If you are one of those not going then absolute shame on you.

If your reason for non attendance is financial then on the basis we are all masters of our own destiny then shame on you.

If your reason is that you no longer live in the area then hang your in shame for moving away.

It’s a biggest game of the season and we need a complete show!




 

Says the weirdo who whores themselves out receiving cheesey (cock) splatters at spurs for a living.

 * corrected for you.

[Far Cough UKunt]

On a slightly different note there are a shit load of tickets up for sale.

If you are one of those not going then absolute shame on you.

If your reason for non attendance is financial then on the basis we are all masters of our own destiny then shame on you.

If your reason is that you no longer live in the area then hang your in shame for moving away.

It’s a biggest game of the season and we need a complete show!

 

Shame on you for being a Spurs cսnt on a West Ham message board. Fuck off!

[El Scorchio]

The way they play might suit us a little more than most sides. Some room to work in hopefully. 

[goose]

On a slightly different note there are a shit load of tickets up for sale.

If you are one of those not going then absolute shame on you.

If your reason for non attendance is financial then on the basis we are all masters of our own destiny then shame on you.

If your reason is that you no longer live in the area then hang your in shame for moving away.

It’s a biggest game of the season and we need a complete show!

 

Says the weirdo who whores themselves out serving cheese platters at spurs for a living.

Anyone who has moved away from little Bangladesh gets a high five from me. Absolute dump.

[Sir Alf]

Nothing to suggest Potter can get anything more out of this squad although I would agree Alvarez has to play. He does compete physically ( too much ) and despite being too slow will not be as meek as JWP and Soucek or Paqueta at the base of midfield. I would start Alvarez and Paqueta as the deeper lying central midfielders but Potter’s obsession with controlling possession without being able to progress it thru the middle will see JWP starting again in front of a back 4.  

We have not been dominant for years at home and have not played well at the LS for a long time going back to Moyes 2nd season. Its the nature of the squad, age, lack of pace and athleticism to cover the pitch etc.  We cannot stretch or break teams down or cope with counters when we inevitably turn the ball over.  The transition away from Moyesball, low block, started and failed under Moyes, due to catastrophically bad recruitment, got worse when the only mobile central midfielder we had, Rice, was sold and replaced with Alvarez who is one paced and played a chunk of his career as a CB.  Not beung able to field a central striker for most of this season and a lot of last season has added to our problems.

Spurs just need to sit deep, numbers behind the ball and not concede and we will inevitably over commit or lose possession.  Alternatively, like Southampton did, they will outplay our central midfield even if we have 3 in there ( which is almost mandatory for the aforementioned reasons).

1-3, 0-1, 1-2 defeat.  The structural issues in our squad mean we have to have a perfect day, no mistakws and all players giving everything which I have not seen for a long time.

Potter will get all the blame. Dont get me wrong he deserves it if he picks the lightweight JWP every game and does not start Fullkrug.  Oh and Soucek bless him, will give everything and hopefully notch a goal but will be chasing shadows as usual.