Few could have predicted the speed of change at West Ham United: Fans are more accustomed to endless ‘must win’ games being laid out in a public ultimatum for the hapless manager, as happened with both Lopetegui and Potter: The speed of Nuno’s sacking and Scott Parker’s appointment took us all pretty much unawares within a hectic 48 hours, brought to a head by last weekend’s 3-1 defeat at the hands of West Bromwich Albion.
New boy Scott Parker gets cracking with a first ‘proper’ Championship start in West Ham’s dugout.
Today’s team selection is the first one likely to give us any clues about his own judgement or plans as to how he sees West Ham playing. Midweek against Cardiff he’d impacted the dressing room at half time, but couldn’t really have had any direct say in the picking of the starting line up.
So it starts for real today: Scott Parker’s first West Ham’s line up has just been released:
West Ham United:
Hermansen | Veltman, Mavropanos, Kilman, Mayers | Kanté, Engles, Mukasa | Bowen, Piroe, Austbo
The game is not televised in the UK but Gonzo and Geo will be continuing their Hammers Chat you tube watch along which is always hugely entertaining: We’ll be back after the final whistle with player ratings and first impressions. Come. On. You. Irons!
Get it right martin kante is in no magassa
Engels wearing 2 different shirts in your reported line-up ?
The official website has the midfield three as Kante, Engels and Mukasa with Magassa on the bench.
“Hermansen | Veltman Mavropanos Kilman Mayers | Magassa, Engles, Mukasa | Bowen Piroe Engels”
Sorry this doesn’t look right – others are suggesting a different lineup- you appear to suggest that Parker’s cloned Engels
How many bad games, and how many goals has hermanson got to let in before there’s a change, is nobody watching the same games as me
Isn’t Kante in not Magassa?
Engels, so good they picked him twice!
We’d do better with 11 starters
Parker is a genius – splitting Engels into two players 🤣