GWT: Europa Conference League Final | June 7, 2023 | Prague | West Ham-Fiorentina

[bluesfan94]

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[Jersey Fresh]

West Ham boss Moyes calls on referee to handle Fiorentina tactics

West Ham manager David Moyes has called on referee Carlos del Cerro Grande to handle Fiorentina's "tactical fouls" in the Europa Conference League final.

www.france24.com

You don’t usually see managers come out and telegraph their plan to tactical foul all night. Hopefully the ref doesn’t let this one turn into a Roma-style slog fest.

 

[maclean]

Today by the way! Already seen a good number of claret jerseys around, plus I heard the announcer in the metro say "come on you irons" which seemed rather partisan. Although I have yet to see a purple shirt so maybe they figure only one team actually cares?

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Today by the way! Already seen a good number of claret jerseys around, plus I heard the announcer in the metro say "come on you irons" which seemed rather partisan. Although I have yet to see a purple shirt so maybe they figure only one team actually cares?

Plus we got the Slavia boys, Soucek and Coufal. So I’d imagine neutral Czechs would be leaning our way.

It would be amazing to pull off this trophy for West Ham in general, but sending off Rice on a high would be such a great moment.

 

[maclean]

Plus we got the Slavia boys, Soucek and Coufal. So I’d imagine neutral Czechs would be leaning our way.

It would be amazing to pull off this trophy for West Ham in general, but sending off Rice on a high would be such a great moment.

I mean the Czechs are quite clearly all on your side. There was also keeper Luděk Mikloško, who played over 300 games for West Ham and then was the goalkeeping coach for a long time. All the skinheads (good and bad) love West Ham. It's got quite a lot of backers and well-wishers overall. Then there's the 20k fans that flew in from England. Fiorentina, well...

 

[Jersey Fresh]

I mean the Czechs are quite clearly all on your side. There was also keeper Luděk Mikloško, who played over 300 games for West Ham and then was the goalkeeping coach for a long time. All the skinheads (good and bad) love West Ham. It's got quite a lot of backers and well-wishers overall. Then there's the 20k fans that flew in from England. Fiorentina, well...

Not to mention West Ham and Czech mad man Tomas Repka too

Though he also played for Fiorentina.

 

[ponder719]

COYI. Naturally, the game's happening while I'm at work and can't watch, but I am super stressed about this. We need this trophy; losing European football and the best player I've ever seen on the team the same year would be a nightmare.

 

[luiginb]

I don't know about you guys but my interest for this final is such that I'm going to watch it in parallel with the Levante-Albacete semifinal to access La Liga next year.

 

[maclean]

COYI. Naturally, the game's happening while I'm at work and can't watch, but I am super stressed about this. We need this trophy; losing European football and the best player I've ever seen on the team the same year would be a nightmare.

What are your thoughts on the fact that winning means Moyes remains

 

[ponder719]

What are your thoughts on the fact that winning means Moyes remains

Some sacrifices must be made for the greater good.

Our trophy cabinet is the greater good.

 

[hatterson]

This ref has been atrocious so far.

 

[Brunkmeister]

Lol Benrahma.

 

[hatterson]

West Ham fans doing everything they can to ensure they never play in front of a crowd in Europe again.

Every single one of them should get a lifetime ban from every single event and multiple of them should go to jail.

 

[luiginb]

West Ham should lose this match.

 

[ponder719]

It would be eminently fair to say that we don't travel well.

ETA: Security, kindly find whoever did that and throw them out of the stadium, the country, and possibly the human race as well.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Dumbasses throwing those cups.

 

[maclean]

those cups are worth 50Kc each

 

[Jersey Fresh]

West Ham fans doing everything they can to ensure they never play in front of a crowd in Europe again.

Every single one of them should get a lifetime ban from every single event and multiple of them should go to jail.

Given what we’ve seen that *doesn’t* result in a stadium ban, doubt that does it.

 

[gary69]

If West Ham loses, how bad it will get in and around the stadium.

 

[hatterson]

Given what we’ve seen that *doesn’t* result in a stadium ban, doubt that does it.

Oh I agree, FIFA would never have the guts to do it, but they absolutely should.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

If West Ham loses, how bad it will get in and around the stadium.

Before the match Fiorentina supporters were attacking West Ham supporters with chains. Sixteen arrested.

 

[Brunkmeister]

West Ham fans doing everything they can to ensure they never play in front of a crowd in Europe again.

Every single one of them should get a lifetime ban from every single event and multiple of them should go to jail.

They would never get the chance to do this in the Prem. The security throughout Europe are a joke.

 

[maclean]

If West Ham loses, how bad it will get in and around the stadium.

Big non-stop TESCO across the street from it, gonna be a SCENE

 

[Juve]

You can't have nice things with the English around.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

You can't have nice things with the English around.

Amnesia to Roma last week and Fiorentina supporters literally two hours ago, I guess.

Anyway, West Ham lucky at the end there, but really for having all the ball Fiorentina didn’t really threaten the goal until just then. West Ham need to figure out how to hold the ball and make four consecutive passes. That would be nice.