West Ham’s recent defeat against West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup was both highly embarrassing and highly frustrating for fans of the Premier League side, but before the game, there was a fair bit of optimism when the team news was announced.
Here is how we line up this afternoon…#FACup pic.twitter.com/LaCUDsxncc
— West Ham United (@WestHam) January 25, 2020
The fans have long been calling for both Albian Ajeti and Sebastien Haller to start up front together as a partnership, and not only did the fans get what they wanted, they also had Pablo Fornals playing in midfield behind them.
On paper, it looked like a solid line-up, albeit with Carlos Sanchez featuring as the obvious negative, but the supporters were mostly pleased. We all know how this one went, though. The Irons were left looking like mugs as Slaven Bilic got a win on his return to the London Stadium.
Should Albian Ajeti be sold in January?
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You can see what the Hammers had to say about the lineup for West Brom here:
Ajeti and haller
— Charles (@Charles__1996) January 25, 2020
shame we have to use Sanchez and an out of form lanzini. Great to see ajeti starting up top with Haller. But I have to say I think we’ve got this in the bag. COYI
— Steve (@49whufc_smh) January 25, 2020
Strong team zero excuses
— Brad Palmer (@Mr_BA6) January 25, 2020
ABOUT DAMN TIME AJETI STARTS
— Chaz Braxton Cole (@Chaz_B_Cole) January 25, 2020
Finally we go two up top. pic.twitter.com/M2HpfSbyuU
— Andy B (@northwesthammer) January 25, 2020
could work. we shall see
— liam marshall (@Redjacket98) January 25, 2020
The little two upfront experiment likely won’t be repeated, and it’s really not hard to see why after Saturday.