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Moyes In or Moyes Out
Can't say I'm thrilled by the prospective appointment of Lopetegui, but at least we appear to be getting someone in straightaway. Even if he has less say in transfers than Moyes has done, it's still important to have some input there from the coach/manager and there's a huge amount of work to be done on the transfer front this summer. -
Moyes In or Moyes Out
I believed until a couple of months ago that Moyes was the man for us going forward & was for him signing a short-term extension. I do feel, over the last 10 games or so, he has almost made it impossible for the club to retain him given his contract ends naturally at the end of the season. I am not saying I WANT him out, but I don’t see how he can be retained now after the last few games/performances. -
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But you don't always get first choices, especially when they don't want to come, so second choice isn't so bad. He wants to come, which is usually a good sign.
There is apparently a caveat around his signing in that he will join only if Moyes goes, so still plenty to be sorted. -
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This is beginning to sound like the Dawson signing to me 😂 -
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Feel sad for Moyes that an overall great spell overall is ending so poorly. And I haven't read anything about Lopetegui that makes me feel excited. I'm looking forward to the season being over so I don't have to think about West Ham for a few months, to be honest -
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What I find odd is why we’ve gone away from the system that was working prior to the disruption we had in January with AFCoN & the injuries?
Soucek - Alvarez - Ward-Prowse
Kudus - Bowen - Paqueta
That front 6 was working wonders for us. We then got disrupted with Kudus off to AFCoN & Paqueta/Bowen picked up knocks but that was the team that was doing well. The extra body in midfield made us difficult to get through & at our vulnerable defence. It was also the formation we played v Bayer when we were superb second leg, Antonio for Paqueta.
I am not sure this Bowen - Paqueta - Kudus behind Antonio works as we are so open it’s unreal. Our last 3 PL wins (Brentford, Everton, Wolves) all came with Bowen up top & a midfield three. I will look later but I bet our record with Kudus, Paqueta, Bowen & Antonio all on the pitch at once is horrendous, especially defensively.
In fact, I’ve gone further back; wins at Arsenal (2-0), over Man Utd (2-0), over Wolves (3-0), over Forest (3-2), over Spurs (2-1), over Burnley (2-1). We’ve won two games playing a traditional front four (both in cups); Freiburg (5-0) & Arsenal (3-1) - Benrahma played LW, Paqueta 10, Kudus RW, Bowen up front. Our only PL win NOT playing Alvarez, JWP, Soucek as a midfield three together was Chelsea home (3-1).
It’s actually very simple to fix. -
Moyes In or Moyes Out
Don't want Kompany However Klopp on the other hand would at lest make Baz happy and might even stop him going on about Liverpool
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Chelsea (A) 2pm Sunday 5th May not on TV (sorry Bubbles but there are a lot of injuries)
Ref finds his card for Ogbonna though.
I counted seven Chelsea fouls before a card was shown. Hammers had three cards after four fouls. Madley has form for this. -
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Re. Burnley. I can't imagine that they'd want rid of Kompany.
I can't see that he would want to leave then at this point. In the Champo, I mean.
Also, I wouldn't want him.
He had an easy ride this year - promoted team, pretty much sure to be relegated again. So it's great to do lots of sexy attacking entertaining football. Nothing to lose. -
Chelsea (A) 2pm Sunday 5th May not on TV (sorry Bubbles but there are a lot of injuries)
I seriously think we'll be fighting to avoid relegation next season with this team.
Really?
Well Moyes has achieved miracles then, getting them to top half finish and QF of Europa League.
We should definitely keep him, because I hate being relegated.
