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Re: West Ham vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #240 on: March 11, 2023, 07:28:55 PM »
Without Kamara I think they'll dominate us in midfield, 2-1 them.

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Re: West Ham vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #241 on: March 11, 2023, 10:22:30 PM »
I’m in Vegas but driving to California tomorrow, we do better when I can’t watch the game so I think we win this comfortably.

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Re: West Ham vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #242 on: March 11, 2023, 10:24:59 PM »
To compensate for Kamara, Unai might play Young at right back and put Cash in front of him.

Extra bite in midfield and extra cover down the left flank where Benrama was on fire a few days ago.

Just a thought.

Cash looked completely lost playing RW at home to Wolves, it's o.k doing it for last 10 minutes if we're protecting a lead but don't want to see it from the start again especially as he's coming into form in his usual position.

Would start Dendoncker but if he hasn't trained much at all last two weeks that's unlikely. Chambers has lost all ability to pass a football this season so that's a big problem in away game where we'll need to take the sting out of the game on occasions.

Feels a 1-1 game to me, more so since a few results have gone for us today. We'll be better than we have been v them last few seasons but won't do enough to win and will concede the usual deflection.

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Re: West Ham vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #243 on: March 11, 2023, 10:27:27 PM »
I’m in Vegas but driving to California tomorrow, we do better when I can’t watch the game so I think we win this comfortably.

Don't forget to stop off in Baker, California to see the World's Tallest Thermometer.

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Re: West Ham vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #244 on: March 11, 2023, 10:31:01 PM »
I’m in Vegas but driving to California tomorrow, we do better when I can’t watch the game so I think we win this comfortably.

Don't forget to stop off in Baker, California to see the World's Tallest Thermometer.

Nothing that glamorous, heading to Fresno. Most of my US customers are between there and Bakersfield in the Central Valley. Snow has closed Yosemite so can’t even go the pretty route, going through Death Valley instead.

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Re: West Ham vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #245 on: March 12, 2023, 06:53:27 AM »
Hopefully we can do what france did yesterday. Rock up in London, get a cracking result and then piss off.

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Re: West Ham vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #246 on: March 12, 2023, 08:15:36 AM »
To compensate for Kamara, Unai might play Young at right back and put Cash in front of him.

Extra bite in midfield and extra cover down the left flank where Benrama was on fire a few days ago.

Just a thought.

Let's hope that experiment won't be tried again

Seconded, let’s please not do this.

Would it maybe work on the opposite side? Moreno in front of Digne?

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Re: West Ham vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #247 on: March 12, 2023, 09:19:18 AM »
Without Kamara I think they'll dominate us in midfield, 2-1 them.

That's my worry. Fancied us to win this match before he got injured.

Will go for a draw.

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Re: West Ham vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #248 on: March 12, 2023, 09:36:59 AM »
You can get 5/2 on us or what I've gone for is villa to win draw no bet at 6/4

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Re: West Ham vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #249 on: March 12, 2023, 09:38:42 AM »
A win will set us up very nicely for a crack at the European places.

2-0 to them.

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Re: West Ham vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #250 on: March 12, 2023, 10:12:28 AM »
Without Kamara I think they'll dominate us in midfield, 2-1 them.

They normally do and as you say you’d expect that to continue without Kamara. Hopefully Unai will have a master plan.

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Re: West Ham vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #251 on: March 12, 2023, 10:14:42 AM »
Perhaps we'll go 4-5-1.

Martinez
Cash Konsa Mings Digne
Young McGinn Dendonker Luiz Ramsey
Watkins

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Re: West Ham vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #252 on: March 12, 2023, 11:19:52 AM »
Our starting X1 in our last away game (a fantastic 0-2 win at Fortress Goodison) was:

Martinez
Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne
McGinn, Luiz, Kamara, Ramsey
Bailey, Watkins

My biggest 2 questions:
1) Is Dedoncker fit to replace Kamara?
2) Do we start Bailey again?

In Unai we trust.


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Re: West Ham vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #253 on: March 12, 2023, 11:22:37 AM »
Martinez
Cash Konsa Mings Moreno
McGinn Luiz Chambers Ramsey
Watkins Buendia

Reckon it'll be that.

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Re: West Ham vs Aston Villa pre match thread
« Reply #254 on: March 12, 2023, 11:33:47 AM »
Without Kamara I think they'll dominate us in midfield, 2-1 them.

That's my worry. Fancied us to win this match before he got injured.

Will go for a draw.
View and my understanding of Premier League football.
I personally don't consider the physical issue as much of a factor outside of set plays and even then it's bordering on neglible as we are discussing high end footballers in level of player ability.
So to how I understand football at this level I really don't think the physical issue matters all that much. There are individual struggles, and perhaps Bailey is an instance where people's concerns about psychicality are legitimate in many games.

Request, consider and debate
I'd want to ask for more to demonstrate a better understanding of the level of football we're talking about. These are professional athletes from the Premier League. People seem to be concerned about their own experiences or ideas of size and strength. Look from the elite level perspective. This isn't youth or low level football.
With all due respect, the assertion made about this actual object strikes me as being very British or old school. Although Moyes and Emery employ distinct tactical approaches and philosophies.

Spannish Influence
Our manager is from Spain. The best footballing sides in Guardiola, Arteta and De Zebri are Spannish. That's my opinion.  Emery Villa will also be one of the most attractive teams on the ball and in the league in time.
The wonderful football success of Spain's national team and individual players never wanted to distinguish themselves by being the most aggressive, but yes competitive,  they were in control with the football.

Not as simple as physicality
Being bullied in the middle of the park is significantly less sophisticated theory and it's more complex. I understand if that's how people want to view the game, but given how the Premier League players' skills and playing styles have developed, I find that to be not only simplistic but also wildly not the case due to fine details at this level.
When it comes to dominating, are you concerned about physical dominance and a hold over our midfilders, as some others have mentioned?
Who has the ball is high key factor yet hardly brought uo in discussion here why so???

Surmise:
Are the people who view this as merely a physical sport the same people aghast at playing it out from the back. I suspect so. It makes sense.

Suggestion:
Might I suggest that Villa will strive to possess the ball for a long time? If so, Villa could have the upper hand due to that.

Fact:
West Ham currently ranks 15th in the league in terms of average home possession (43%).
They come in at number 18 for possession overall.

Villa have 48% possession away from home
It's Emery philosophy to retain the ball maybe we could include the focus here as much as anywhere in regards this dominating!
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