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I admire your optimism Geo. I wish I was as much as you. Whereas I think there is a chance. That chance dies when DM is doing the tactics. He will play for 0-0 at halftime. And if/when he does that, Leverkusen will score imo. He basically said as much in the press conference when he said, we have to play this sensibly...thats basically him saying we're going to defend. 1-3 for me and we sadly limp to the end of the season COYI
I have to agree with you about Paqueta. He's been doing more antics lately and I think his mind is on his anticipated move to Man shitty. He is a magician, I love him, but it may be a blessing in disguise. C'mon you Irons. ⚒️⚒️⚒️
I agree with you about Paqueta Geo, it is impossible to drop him but his recent performances haven't been that great, his absence might actually go in our favour? It depends upon how Mr M sets things up, I'd go for JWP as the 10. I think we will miss Emerson more than LP. I don't expect us to go through but as long as we don't get humiliated I won't mind too much. COYI
Instead of thinking we need to score 3 goals to go through we should look at it differently. Getting 1 goal per half and going for the winner in ET or pens. That way it doesnt feel as daunting!
Sadly I can only see Moyes set up as he did in the first match. He will hope to keep it tight & try to win it on the break. He will be worried that attacking too much will leave us vulnerable. I can only see a similar result. Question how can a Rookie manager in Alonso have more tactical expertise over Moyes with over a 1,000 plus games ?
If we give it a real go and we fail I can accept that but not 1 shot in 90 minutes as was last week ! Moyes does have a degree of bouncebackability so let’s hope tonight is like that 😊
Even with Bowen I can’t see us overturning a two goal deficit. They are way too strong. They’d have to be awful and I can’t see that happening. I’d rather we saved Bowen for the weekend as the run in now is so crucial to our European aspirations for next season.
They need an off night and we need 8/10 from every player plus a bit of luck? Bowen needs to step up as his England position is severely under threat from Palmer so a brace or hatrick would do nicely Jarred? We need three goals regardless so even if they score first its still same equation?
I agree with your view on Paqueta. As good as he can be, lately he’s come up a bit short. Stick a grafter in the middle & see what happens. I do however expect another loss sadly ⚒️⚒️
im just worried that if we beat them, Sullivan and co will give Moyes a new contract. Kinda hope we get knocked out and finish bottom half of the table so we can get a new attacking manager which would be better for us in the long term to try and compete with top 4 :/
I think a season away from Europe would do us the world of good for next season to be honest Geo. Would I like us to progress this season? Yes obviously, but I think if a new manager comes in and I hope to god that he does, that concentrating on the league and domestic cups is enough to try and break them in. Hopefully they getoff to a flyer and concentrate mainly on a really strong league finish place!
If he’d have been afforded more opportunities Cornet could’ve played on the left, Antonio central, Bowen right and Kudus in the 10 with Soucek and Alvarez behind him. But he’s not played, won’t be match sharp and it’ll mean JWP plays and is, as usual, a passenger. Moyes at fault and his own undoing for not at least giving me hope.
I believe you did say Antonio was our most important player last year. Not Bowen or rice. Antonio is still pretty close to our most important player but not even close to our best.
The eternal hopeful footy fan in me has woken today and I now can’t wait to get to the ground - you’re spot on Geo with your analysis- it will be loud and proud at the start tonight and if we get that first goal then it will be electric in there ! These are the days we live for as fans and let’s remember this could very well be our last European game for a while …. COYI 💪🏼⚒️⚒️⚒️
I don't know why, I expect nothing. I expect a loss if anything and to go out. HOWEVER for some reason I have this feeling we are going to get an earlyish goal, and the magic is going to happen. Kudos and Bowen on it, Beast mode Antonio and we defend for our lives! Unlikely I know, but I just feel we are going to do it! 2-0 at full time. We nick one in Extra time! Crowd goes wild. West ham Vs Atalanta final we win the whole thing against the odds!!! Coyi ⚒️
2 seasons shy of 50 years a hammer. I operate as a fan on a storied history of being hopeful in the build-up and a pie in the face letdown. My heart is setup for a Tevez tonight whilst my gut is baking Demba Ba pies. Pull your head out of your hole Moyesi and let us play!
Thanks for being positive geo...I also think it will be a blessing loosing paqueta and I'm not bothered about emerson either because they come as a pair...if 1 dont play the other is useless..let's go a bit more root 1 and ruff them up to unsettle them...coyi let's do this
People assuming leverkusen will sit back and say come on then lets see what youve got whereas they play the same every game so i can see a carbon copy of last week, no possession no shots and a 0-2 reverse
Needs everyone to get behind the club tonight and forget the anti-Moyes stuff at least for one day. Just hope we don't perform our usual trick of an early conceded goal as that would be a disaster.
Should WH score the first goal, the biggest danger is them losing concentration, and conceding soon after. Time for the players and Moyes to step up. If we go out, at least let's go out fighting.
They're only unbeaten against 80% Championship grade German teams. It's shat or bust on the night & anything can happen, the lads have to attack & go for it giving everything they've got, we have to be positive as positivity gets results, let's hope our dopey manager is thinking the same thing. ⚒️⚒️⚒️
Paqueta has been bang out of form since his return. IMO Dinos is a bigger loss for this game when we’re asking a man with no legs and a paperweight CB to cover Boniface. We don’t have a striker of his size and strength in the PL. Also, I would argue that maybe Paqueta isn’t a big game player. See Lyon getting knocked out by West Ham and Brazil getting knocked out of the WC last year. He had to join us to win a big game. We’re going to give Leverkusen a bloody nose tonight. Whatever the result we’ll leave our mark .
If you got eliminated today this is not the End of the World as long as you have a Performence you can be proud for even if its not enough to go to the semis. The most peoples know you got the the Sensation of the year as opponent and we're expecting Westham can,t beat them so no reason to become angry, the most clubs in Europe can,t beat them this season even the Last 4 in the Champions League would have huge Trouble to handle them as you can see how Bayern lost to them 3:0 or Dortmund got a lucky point from a draw while beeing Miles away from winning that Match.
Three passes from Paqueta could have won this game similarity one errant trick from him might lose tie. Lately his head does appear to be elsewhere. Still would have prefered he played however it is what is - all l now hope is we give it a Proper Go!! It can't be lost on the players that most of the footballing worlds eyes will at the London Stadium tonight - we shall see just how much soul & believe remains!! ❤COYI
What about...Coufal wing back...Johnson right centre back, Zouma in the middle, Aguerd left cb and Creswell left wing back....Aguerd can cover Creswell, and whilst Creswell won't travel with the ball as Emerson does...but..with Soucek playing instead of the Southampton Parking Attendant, crosses into the box might be more valuable than Emerson travelling with the ball?
Moyse does not gamble, we're gonna get it tonight, Would like a win but that would be another feather in Moyse's stupid cap! He can't lose whatever happens. It would be so nice to see a team go for it , maybe try some youngsters who would really want it , trouble is this is all pie in the sky and we all know it don't we ! Season over after tonight 😢COYI.
Much more positive, this is so much better…. I really think the Hammers will win this and hopefully qualify for the next round.👍 And I checked my nuts 🌰
Personally I would start Bowen get the result then when he’s knackard get him off and shut up shop park the biggest bus ever seen on world football 😉😂😂😂
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I don’t expect us to win, a good effort is all we ask. If we go out, go out fighting. Forget all the Moyes out antics tonight and get after it!
Spot on mate
There it is 🙂
👍🏻⚒
On the train on my way from leeds now, getting on the beers and guna sing my fucking heart out! COME ON YOU IRONSSSSSSSSS!!!
Im in the trevor booking stand what abour you?
Love that, enjoy it
If you’re going tonight enjoy it. Might be our last European game for a while. Make that place rock, scream your lungs out!!!
If I didn’t think there was a chance to win every game I wouldn’t invest so much into the club and I wouldn’t be going tonight ⚒️⚒️⚒️⚒️
Love that!
COYI forever hopeful
I admire your optimism Geo. I wish I was as much as you. Whereas I think there is a chance. That chance dies when DM is doing the tactics. He will play for 0-0 at halftime. And if/when he does that, Leverkusen will score imo.
He basically said as much in the press conference when he said, we have to play this sensibly...thats basically him saying we're going to defend.
1-3 for me and we sadly limp to the end of the season
COYI
The away game was the game to leave Paqman out, due to the way we set up. I believe he would have been vital for tonight chasing a game.
I have to agree with you about Paqueta. He's been doing more antics lately and I think his mind is on his anticipated move to Man shitty. He is a magician, I love him, but it may be a blessing in disguise. C'mon you Irons. ⚒️⚒️⚒️
I agree with you about Paqueta Geo, it is impossible to drop him but his recent performances haven't been that great, his absence might actually go in our favour? It depends upon how Mr M sets things up, I'd go for JWP as the 10. I think we will miss Emerson more than LP.
I don't expect us to go through but as long as we don't get humiliated I won't mind too much.
COYI
Obviously Ben Johnson will score a hat trick.
5000/1,worth a quid😂
No it'll be Fabianski.
😂😂 Someone's smoking the herbs
Like the enthusiasm Geo!!!! 💪🏻💪🏻⚒⚒⚒ I’m proper hyped for tonight think it’s gonna be a blinder over there for atmosphere, COYIssssss!!!!
Instead of thinking we need to score 3 goals to go through we should look at it differently. Getting 1 goal per half and going for the winner in ET or pens. That way it doesnt feel as daunting!
Sadly I can only see Moyes set up as he did in the first match. He will hope to keep it tight & try to win it on the break. He will be worried that attacking too much will leave us vulnerable. I can only see a similar result.
Question how can a Rookie manager in Alonso have more tactical expertise over Moyes with over a 1,000 plus games ?
The thing I hope for most tonight is West Ham scoring first, no matter the outcome them scoring early would be a real punch in the guts
If we give it a real go and we fail I can accept that but not 1 shot in 90 minutes as was last week ! Moyes does have a degree of bouncebackability so let’s hope tonight is like that 😊
Jarrod may be the one giving you hope but kudus I gonna be the one to come up big tonight.
I agree with you Geo!
Even with Bowen I can’t see us overturning a two goal deficit. They are way too strong. They’d have to be awful and I can’t see that happening. I’d rather we saved Bowen for the weekend as the run in now is so crucial to our European aspirations for next season.
Ex has confirmed Johnson is to play as a 10. Here we Go
The hope 😊⚒️
Geo. Your so right. If you don’t have hope as a supporter what do you have. I am also optimistic about tonight. COYI ⚒⚒⚒
They need an off night and we need 8/10 from every player plus a bit of luck? Bowen needs to step up as his England position is severely under threat from Palmer so a brace or hatrick would do nicely Jarred? We need three goals regardless so even if they score first its still same equation?
Had a dream we got 3-1 up and Moyes brings on Phillips -turned into a nightmare ! Then Cornet comes on and scores the winner ! 😂👍
kudus should play as CAM. he can find a through ball. he is somewhat wasted on the wings.
EVERYTHING says we go out,EVERYTHING, but it's us so you just don't know😅
Exactly this Mark!!
I’m excited for tonight score first and anything is possible ⚒⚒⚒
did we get the ball back that Antonio blazed over against Fulham and was last seen heading towards Venus?
If we go out let's go out fighting and having a go we can't ask for anymore, get the ground rocking, it has to be better then Sunday... COYI
I agree with your view on Paqueta.
As good as he can be, lately he’s come up a bit short.
Stick a grafter in the middle & see what happens.
I do however expect another loss sadly ⚒️⚒️
im just worried that if we beat them, Sullivan and co will give Moyes a new contract. Kinda hope we get knocked out and finish bottom half of the table so we can get a new attacking manager which would be better for us in the long term to try and compete with top 4 :/
Hope isn’t reality
I think a season away from Europe would do us the world of good for next season to be honest Geo. Would I like us to progress this season? Yes obviously, but I think if a new manager comes in and I hope to god that he does, that concentrating on the league and domestic cups is enough to try and break them in. Hopefully they getoff to a flyer and concentrate mainly on a really strong league finish place!
If he’d have been afforded more opportunities Cornet could’ve played on the left, Antonio central, Bowen right and Kudus in the 10 with Soucek and Alvarez behind him. But he’s not played, won’t be match sharp and it’ll mean JWP plays and is, as usual, a passenger. Moyes at fault and his own undoing for not at least giving me hope.
We can do it. Come on you irons 🎉
I believe you did say Antonio was our most important player last year. Not Bowen or rice. Antonio is still pretty close to our most important player but not even close to our best.
The eternal hopeful footy fan in me has woken today and I now can’t wait to get to the ground - you’re spot on Geo with your analysis- it will be loud and proud at the start tonight and if we get that first goal then it will be electric in there ! These are the days we live for as fans and let’s remember this could very well be our last European game for a while …. COYI 💪🏼⚒️⚒️⚒️
I don't know why, I expect nothing. I expect a loss if anything and to go out. HOWEVER for some reason I have this feeling we are going to get an earlyish goal, and the magic is going to happen. Kudos and Bowen on it, Beast mode Antonio and we defend for our lives! Unlikely I know, but I just feel we are going to do it! 2-0 at full time. We nick one in Extra time! Crowd goes wild. West ham Vs Atalanta final we win the whole thing against the odds!!! Coyi ⚒️
2 seasons shy of 50 years a hammer. I operate as a fan on a storied history of being hopeful in the build-up and a pie in the face letdown. My heart is setup for a Tevez tonight whilst my gut is baking Demba Ba pies.
Pull your head out of your hole Moyesi and let us play!
Moyse retstrics players ability and thus dampens their spirit ,I hop I'm wrong but I think not ...
I have no hope but you cant resell these tickets on the exchange so have to go 😂
Thanks for being positive geo...I also think it will be a blessing loosing paqueta and I'm not bothered about emerson either because they come as a pair...if 1 dont play the other is useless..let's go a bit more root 1 and ruff them up to unsettle them...coyi let's do this
Been confirmed 8th doesn't get Europe now
People assuming leverkusen will sit back and say come on then lets see what youve got whereas they play the same every game so i can see a carbon copy of last week, no possession no shots and a 0-2 reverse
Needs everyone to get behind the club tonight and forget the anti-Moyes stuff at least for one day. Just hope we don't perform our usual trick of an early conceded goal as that would be a disaster.
Spot on. Claret and Booze please take note.
I think the majority will tbh
Should WH score the first goal, the biggest danger is them losing concentration, and conceding soon after. Time for the players and Moyes to step up. If we go out, at least let's go out fighting.
They're only unbeaten against 80% Championship grade German teams.
It's shat or bust on the night & anything can happen, the lads have to attack & go for it giving everything they've got, we have to be positive as positivity gets results, let's hope our dopey manager is thinking the same thing. ⚒️⚒️⚒️
Paqueta has been bang out of form since his return. IMO Dinos is a bigger loss for this game when we’re asking a man with no legs and a paperweight CB to cover Boniface. We don’t have a striker of his size and strength in the PL. Also, I would argue that maybe Paqueta isn’t a big game player. See Lyon getting knocked out by West Ham and Brazil getting knocked out of the WC last year. He had to join us to win a big game. We’re going to give Leverkusen a bloody nose tonight. Whatever the result we’ll leave our mark .
If you got eliminated today this is not the End of the World as long as you have a Performence you can be proud for even if its not enough to go to the semis.
The most peoples know you got the the Sensation of the year as opponent and we're expecting Westham can,t beat them so no reason to become angry, the most clubs in Europe can,t beat them this season even the Last 4 in the Champions League would have huge Trouble to handle them as you can see how Bayern lost to them 3:0 or Dortmund got a lucky point from a draw while beeing Miles away from winning that Match.
Empty ground at HT
No choice he’s got to go for it after Fulham and losing 6 spot and last nights result, Bowen to score the winner tonight for our semi spot 😉⚒️⚒️⚒️
Three passes from Paqueta could have won this game similarity one errant trick from him might lose tie. Lately his head does appear to be elsewhere. Still would have prefered he played however it is what is - all l now hope is we give it a Proper Go!! It can't be lost on the players that most of the footballing worlds eyes will at the London Stadium tonight - we shall see just how much soul & believe remains!! ❤COYI
What about...Coufal wing back...Johnson right centre back, Zouma in the middle, Aguerd left cb and Creswell left wing back....Aguerd can cover Creswell, and whilst Creswell won't travel with the ball as Emerson does...but..with Soucek playing instead of the Southampton Parking Attendant, crosses into the box might be more valuable than Emerson travelling with the ball?
Cresswell far too slow to play as a wingback
@@rogercooke4589 can we swap Creswell and Aguerd then?
@@chippe999 not a bad shout tbh
Aguerd, Zouma and Cresswell at the back, Johnson and Coufal as wing backs
Moyse does not gamble, we're gonna get it tonight, Would like a win but that would be another feather in Moyse's stupid cap! He can't lose whatever happens. It would be so nice to see a team go for it , maybe try some youngsters who would really want it , trouble is this is all pie in the sky and we all know it don't we ! Season over after tonight 😢COYI.
Much more positive, this is so much better…. I really think the Hammers will win this and hopefully qualify for the next round.👍
And I checked my nuts 🌰
We need an early goal in first 20 minutes to have any chance.. I can't see us winning but ya never know! There's a slim chance
We've got two chances of winning tonight. Slim and None and unfortunately, Slim is out of town!
I hope I'm wrong...
There's no pressure on us tonight because I think the majority of WHU fans expect us to lose. So let's just go for it show us passion and desire
We got no one who can even pass the ball properly nothing in the team at all creative because of moyes
3-2 west ham coufal johnson to score 😅 coyi
Look what happened when he played an unfit Mavropanos against Fulham
Bullshit to play him
Aguerd 10x worse
West Ham probably lost the chance for Europe next season more because of the BS off the field rather than on. Still hopeful tho.
COYI
Bowen hat trick and a clean sheet and the job's a good 'un. In Moyes we trust.
Moyes Out ...
Personally I would start Bowen get the result then when he’s knackard get him off and shut up shop park the biggest bus ever seen on world football 😉😂😂😂
PL is the best. West ham is better then liverkosen easily. budeslega is joke. we all know it. we are better
I'll have a pint of whatever you've been drinking ⚒️
He is a liability!
On our night we can beat anyone. Tonight’s the night! COYFI ✊🏼⚒🦘
Midfield 3 of Alvarez,Soucek and JWP. Cornet,Antonio and Kudus half time 0-0. Bowen on for JWP then go for it.