West Ham vs Man City: Will the 'Blue Eagles' crush the 'Hammers'?

(Baonghean.vn) -The match will take place at dawn tomorrow (02:45, 02/02) at the stadium.Boleyn Ground will answer that question.But most football fans will believe in logical things! Because,West Ham -The "Hammer" has "lost its sacredness", and although Man City is at a disadvantage in the championship race, it is still a "Green Eagle" of superior class.

West Ham used to be the nightmare of the “big guys” when they proved their instinct to kill the big guys in the Premier League. Remember, last season, they were the only team to defeat all the “big five”. They defeated Arsenal on the opening day of the season, made Liverpool “exposed” in two matches, humiliated Man City right at Eithad, knocked out Chelsea in crisis and held Man Utd to a draw at Old Trafford.

West Ham were a phenomenon in the Premier League last season...

However, that is a story of the past. West Ham has now been "brought down to earth". After 22 rounds, all they have achieved is 8 wins, 10 losses, and are temporarily ranked 10th. If what made them successful last season was their comprehensive offensive and defensive ability, this season, they have had to continuously swallow the bitter pill of 36 goals conceded, a goal difference of -7, with only 29 successful "shots". The difficulties of the "Hammers" are even more complicated when midfielder Payet - the soul of the team's playing style, has definitely left London to return to France to join Marseille.

Obviously, the chance to win a place in the top 6 is an impossible task for coach Slaven Bilic and his team. Because the gap with the 6th ranked team, currently held by MU, has reached 13 points. Welcoming a Man City team that is thirsty for points to regain what it has lost, West Ham will certainly have to face many difficulties. Although their performance has improved somewhat after a 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace and a 3-1 defeat of Middlesbrough in the previous two rounds, but overall, not many people have faith in West Ham in this unequal match.

…but West Ham's instinct to "kill" the "big guys" has lost its "sacred" this season.

Meanwhile, Man City seems to have been caught off guard by their opponents when they used pressing to counter the unstable tiki-taka that Pep created. The attack has not yet been done, but the defense has already broken it, so Guardiola and his team have gradually fallen behind in the championship race, being 13 points behind the top team Chelsea. Obviously, the ambition to dominate the Premier League this season has become a distant one for Man City. Breaking into the top 4 and winning a place in the Champions League next season is what Pep needs to focus on at the moment. To do that, they need to seize the opportunity every time they face weaker opponents, first of all, winning the trip to West Ham's field, in round 23.

Man City need to seize the opportunity to defeat West Ham, shorten the gap with TOP 4

In the first leg of the Premier League this season, at Etihad, coach Pep Guardiola's team easily controlled the game and defeated "The Hammers" with a score of 3 - 1. The history of the confrontation is also completely in favor of Man City. Statistics show that, since the 2005 - 2006 season, they have met 23 times in all competitions, Man City won 17 matches (including 11 matches where they won all 3 points at West Ham's home ground), drew 3 matches, and only lost 3 matches. In particular, the destruction with 5 goals without a reply in the third round of the FA Cup in early January this year, Man City showed the superior class of a "big guy", while the home team West Ham proved the opposite with weak resistance.

There is another motivation for Pep and his team to be determined to defeat the host West Ham when the competitors in the top 4 all lost points in yesterday's match. Therefore, it is not surprising that the "Blue Eagles" continued to crush a "Hammer" that is no longer sacred.

KIM THUY