Saturday, September 3

King Henri?

See that Henri Lansbury scored twice for England Under-21s against Azerbaijan the other night and was man of the match. Stuart Pearce has announced that he's ready for greater things. Could be we have a player on our hands for a season.

Though I seem to remember Jeremie Alliadiere was tipped for greatness at Arsenal too until he came to us on loan and caused consternation for Jeremey Nicholas every time he announced his name, but not for opposition defences...

Still, Henri has already proved himself a decent player in the Championship, so it will be interesting to see where Big Sam fits him in.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thats Scot Parker replaces then but i fear 4 Mark Noble he really needs 2 step up 2 the plate now or its bench work 4 him im afraid ??

Eddie 21 said...

Up the Hammers!

matt said...

I would think Bentley will start against Pompey, with Lansbury and Demel on the bunch. We look to have a decent squad now. But let's not get too excited - we are WHU after all, and nothing ever happens easy.

Phil Nichols said...

I agree that Noble needs to step up. Under Zola, he turned into a crab with barely a forward pass. Last season he was much more purposful, so I hope he can continue to improve. Its a strong squad. Let's say no more than that for now....

Pete May said...

Wonder if we'll stick with a five man midfield or play Baldock alongside Cole?

Competition should do Noble good. He's never quite matched the performances of The Great Escape season, though he's been hampered by playing in a bad team.