by Mark 23 » Thu May 04, 2006 8:14 pm
I think the two lads they have upfront look like hardwork, but I think we will slam them in the middle of the park and that will be where the damage is done. That will choke the supply to the front men.
I think Carra and Hyypia will have them well under control, Momo will break up the attack and allow Alonso to control the game. Gerrard will be terrorising them, and Cisse will have a field day as it will his farewell game, loads of space and the chance of making the national squad. I don't think West Ham will be a push over but they will be up for it and will go in all guns blazing, momo will take care of that. The one thing we don't want to is lower ourselves to their level. At times this season, Portsmouth and Luton in the cup stand out, we seem to have just got involved in hoofing the ball around and playing school boy stuff at times. I thought Hamman would have been better in these games as he is ideal for calming things down.
I fancy us to win 3-0, Cisse, Crouch and Gerrard.
I'm interested to see how Rafa will approach this game in terms of the team he plays and the mentality.