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PUBLISHED: 06:00 July 28, 2018
West Ham United's Manuel Pellegrini (center) with Felipe Anderson (left) and Jack Wilshere. Photo: PA
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Facing West Ham this afternoon, quality manager Paul Hurst is thirsty for his pre-season players.
Start of the open house training session Picture: ROSS HALLS The Blues lost 2-0 to Braintree before winning 1-0 against Crawley, Barnet and MK Dons during the pre-season, but the test today against the Premier League Hammers give a full practice session to Hurst's men, in their last dress rehearsal before the start of the championship season
Hurst would have liked more encounters this summer, but he's now looking forward to seeing what his team can do against Manuel Pellegrini.
"I would have liked more challenges, not disrespect towards who we played," he said.
"I would have preferred more difficult games and it's something pre-season to sort out, that we'll look at."
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"Every game is a challenge and if you look at the We certainly have not eliminated anyone, but if you look at the matches, we had a lot of shots and how much have we really been tested? How many parts could I have reached in the goal and still have a chance to keep a blank sheet?
"From this point of view, I am glad that the opposition is a step forward and I would have liked another." I think you should also look at the players and how they react to face better players and even the crowd. Sears will face his former club this afternoon. Picture PAGEPIX "width =" 465 "src =" http://www.eadt.co.uk/polopoly_fs/1.5626142!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_630/image.jpg "/> Freddie Sears Will Face his former club this afternoon Picture PAGEPIX
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"We know that a lot of d & rsquo; Between them will have done this kind of thing before but it's new. Maybe we play a little differently, so they take it aboard or hide a little and do not take the opportunity. "
While today 's game is Hurst' s last chance to see his players in action before the start of the season, he will not take unnecessary risks with his selection of games. team
Cole Skuse is struggling with a thigh problem, Joe Garner has just returned from a knee problem, Teddy Bishop and Emyr Huws have been fighting for a long time Tom Adeyemi does not train still because of an Achilles problem
"We still want to try to win every game, but I look at it and think what team we can go out, which will not help to
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"No one will be taken at risk if there are chances of working. is a thought of it all, "said Hurst," because I'm not ready to take this chance of maybe having a stronger team for Saturday, but then losing them for when it really matters. " 19659012 "Cole is one that I can not afford to lose, I think it was generally better than we expected and I think if you asked Cole, he would probably tell you that" he could play, we like that attitude but it's not a championship game and, if we lose it, then we really start fighting.
"Unless there's a dramatic improvement, and I do not really see him, so he will not be involved. "
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Jack Wilshere, Felipe Anderson and Fabian Balbuena could all be involved, as well as Hammers' captain Mark Noble, who spent three months on loan with the Blues in 2006.
