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Pellegrini Needs To Be Wary Of The Tinkerman Ranieri

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Submitted by nevillenixon on Fri, 14/12/2018 - 20:39

Reading and listening to some of the 'gungho' comments made ahead of West Ham's match against Fulham you would think the game had already been won! How very far from the truth can that be? Just because Hammers have managed to win three matches on the spin why on earth do fans and pundits think Craven Cottage is going to be an easy place to play at? Fulham, like West Ham, spent big in the summer and then endured a truly miserable start to the season, unlike West Ham Fulham panicked and decided to part company with their manager replacing him with a steady pair of hands in the form of Claudio Ranieri.

Both Ranieri and Pellegrini have both won the Premier League albeit in entirely different circumstances, since arriving at the Cottage Ranieri has overseen a mini revival particularly at home where they have achieved a win and a draw since he took over. Pellegrini of course has overseen a dramatic turn of fortune at West Ham, but traditionally this is the point where the club falls at the first hurdle of realistic achievement as another false dawn emerges. however Manuel Pellegrini, despite his age, is a proper manager not a chancer from the lowe divisions or an inherrant wheeker dealer risk taker, he is an old school officienado who has been there and done it.

Manuel Pellegrini will in no way underestimate the 'boomerang effect' that a new manager can have when arriving at a club, and in Claudio Ranieri he has a fellow 'old school warrior'. This match is crucial for both clubs for different reasons, Fulham have the chance to build upon a solid start for the 'Tinkerman', West Ham have the chance to 'aim for the stars instead of the moon'. Caution must be the order of the day, as Ranieri pointed out, Hammers last three victories were 3-0, 3-1, and 3-2, so the differential is there for him to motivate his team with, as he inferred during his pre-match pressie.

Will Hammers crash and burn? If the team can avoid complacency there is every chance of progressing further up the table, but this is West Ham after all. -Ed

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plaistow-man's picture

I agree with every word, complacency may creep in and it is up to all concerned to make sure every effort to ensure that is not the case. Fulham will not be an easy game despite their position in the league. Senor Pellegrini has a major issue to sort and that is defending set pieces.

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mcbikeman's picture

I have mentioned before the complacency problem our players have and after winning 3 on the bounce i hope our players do not believe that they are something that they are not! we are in form and have every chance of winning this game tonight but the players have to put in maximum effort to achieve that....this is an unforgiving league and anyone can beat anyone if you are not on your game....show the Lads the Brighton game as they coach over to Fulham as a small reminder that we dont need or want any sloppy/casual play and a reminder to the defence that Mitrovic will give them a tough evening with his physical play....right attitude we will win if not we could be in trouble

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This will be a tough game for us,as complacency is this clubs middle name,i agree with the Brighton scenario,but feel this could be worse,so lets hope the homework has been done,or a major upset could be on the cards,as we have gifted lower teams their first win or let them score plenty,and show we dont have the character to push on many times over the years,and they end up eventually overtaking us.

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Being on a more positive page, maybe the likes of Anderson, diop and balbeuna don't understand that you don't get a game where you can just coast in this league. They will learn. What's the worst if they don't? They become part of the West Ham way.

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