Match Thread West Ham v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM poll

[ramacca]

While we've played well in the first 15 minutes or so in our last two away games we've still been beaten. Lampard has to devise a plan to get points away from home. West Ham will be difficult but control Antonio and the runners and we should be able to get forward. A victory wouldn't go a miss but a draw would be a good results. But Burnley on Wednesday is a must not lose game.

 

[DL100]

I just hope Frank tries something new because Coleman, Kenny and Holgate in defense have been bad. Now
is the time to be brave and not repeat line-ups that do not work.

Patterson starts for me with Ben Godfrey at left-back though I'd be happy to see Brainthwaite start- he was
good at Chelski and he is ok in the air. The rest of the team more or less picks itself and maybe Holgate in the
midfield holding role might be worth a go.

This for me too

 

[Nymzee]

Why we always playing Sunday’s man

 

[Nymzee]

I just hope Frank tries something new because Coleman, Kenny and Holgate in defense have been bad. Now
is the time to be brave and not repeat line-ups that do not work.

Patterson starts for me with Ben Godfrey at left-back though I'd be happy to see Brainthwaite start- he was
good at Chelski and he is ok in the air. The rest of the team more or less picks itself and maybe Holgate in the
midfield holding role might be worth a go.

Sadly I don’t think he will try anything new which is all the more baffling to me considering he’s called them out several times now with no one being dropped.

 

[Walham Green Blue]

I think you might win this one, as long as the players put a shift in. Obviously that’s quite a big if, but West Ham pretty much have no chance of top 4 now and Europa QFs next week. Moyes will be bricking it re Antonio, Rice, Soucek etc - 2-1 to Everton. Pile on and thank me at 4 o’clock on Sunday….

 

[blue to the bone]

Score first we get something.
Concede first we lose big

 

[Cameron Manning]

While we've played well in the first 15 minutes or so in our last two away games we've still been beaten. Lampard has to devise a plan to get points away from home. West Ham will be difficult but control Antonio and the runners and we should be able to get forward. A victory wouldn't go a miss but a draw would be a good results. But Burnley on Wednesday is a must not lose game.

Antonio was involved in a car accident on Thursday but thankfully walked away from it without any physical injury, it might have affected him mentally for a while though, clutching at straws here certainly don’t wish Antonio any lasting damage.

 

[Nymzee]

I think you might win this one, as long as the players put a shift in. Obviously that’s quite a big if, but West Ham pretty much have no chance of top 4 now and Europa QFs next week. Moyes will be bricking it re Antonio, Rice, Soucek etc - 2-1 to Everton. Pile on and thank me at 4 o’clock on Sunday….

Nah no chance of a win sadly. We’re not at home.

 

[Nymzee]

Antonio was involved in a car accident on Thursday but thankfully walked away from it without any physical injury, it might have affected him mentally for a while though, clutching at straws here certainly don’t wish Antonio any lasting damage.

*Lanzini

 

[longers]

Away game = loss

3-0 west ham

 

[Walham Green Blue]

Nah no chance of a win sadly. We’re not at home.

2-1 to Everton- 5 whole pounds of mine on it (admittedly not quite a pint down here in most places though).

 

[Nymzee]

2-1 to Everton- 5 whole pounds of mine on it (admittedly not quite a pint down here in most places though).

Get you 3 where I live

 

[ForeverEverton]

I think you might win this one, as long as the players put a shift in. Obviously that’s quite a big if, but West Ham pretty much have no chance of top 4 now and Europa QFs next week. Moyes will be bricking it re Antonio, Rice, Soucek etc - 2-1 to Everton. Pile on and thank me at 4 o’clock on Sunday….

I dont think any Evertonian will expect to get something fom this game, 1 win away all season. The players are mentally weak, I fully expect this to follow the last few away game v Southampton, Spurs and Palace.

We will do well for 15/20 mins, something will go against us then the players will down tools and West Ham will pick us off, I dont think we will lose by 4 or 5 but defo 2 or 3....

These players are frauds but also not helped by Lampards 5-2-3/5-4-1/3-4-3, we havent got the players to play a 2 man midfield especially if you are looking to play. Against Palace we saw why it didn`t work, Palace played 3 in CM as most teams do, back 5 couldn`t pass in to midfield as our 2 were marked by their 3 and their 3 played past our 2.

As a coach and a manager I cant understand why you would purposely out number yourself in midfield, I loved the way we set up with a 4-2-3-1 against Newcastle with Gordon playing in the 10 and dropping on to Guimaraes, that should be the blueprint for the rest of the season. I think Calvert-Lewin has to play and Richarlison needs to go back out wide.

My XI

Pickford

Patterson Holgate Keane Mykolenko

Doucoure Van De Beek

Gray Gordon Richarlison

Calvert-Lewin
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Fully expect Lampard will go with the 5-2-3/3-4-3 monstrosity that Benitez tried to implement and we will get beat, why is Lampard going down the exact route as Benitez? What is wrong with these managers?!?!

 

[Cameron Manning]

*Lanzini

Told you I was clutching at straws!! My mistake, with apologies to Antonio.

 

[Nymzee]

If we’re gonna lose, like I think we will, please keep the score line down. Our goal difference is helpful right now.