West Ham boss David Moyes will be making a huge mistake if he starts Ryan Fredericks against Liverpool at Anfield tomorrow.
The Hammers head to Merseyside to take on Liverpool in the 17:30 kick-off tomorrow and it’s a huge game for both sides.
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West Ham need to avoid defeat in order to keep our top four hopes alive whilst Liverpool need all three points to keep the pressure up on league leaders Manchester City.
The Hammers were in fine form against Wolves last weekend at the London Stadium but we were brought back down to earth by Southampton in the FA Cup on Wednesday night.
Hopefully the boys bounce back against Liverpool tomorrow evening. There could be a couple of changes to the starting XI that took to the field against Southampton in midweek.
Ryan Fredericks could start for West Ham against Liverpool
That’s according two Claret and Hugh who reckon that the 29-year-old right-back could come in for Ben Johnson after the youngster put in a poor display at St Mary’s win the FA Cup.
Despite Johnson’s less than impressive performance on Wednesday, bringing Fredericks into the starting lineup would be an absolute disaster for the Hammers.
Liverpool are one of the best attacking teams in world football, if not the best.
Down the left-hand side they will have Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz interchanging and perhaps even Digo Jota as well.
Fredericks is unquestionably the worst defender currently present at West Ham.
Sure, he’s absolutely rapid but he gets found out time and time again defensively. He is a glorified sprinter wearing football boots.
That may sound harsh but it’s the brutal reality. And there is no room for sentiment in the Premier League. Liverpool will absolutely rip us apart if Fredericks plays at either right-back or right wing-back at Anfield tomorrow, I guarantee you that.
Johnson is a far better all-round player than the 29-year-old former Fulham man. Sure, the 22-year-old shows his inexperience at times but he does have everything needed to go on and become a truly top-class Premier League player.
David Moyes surely realises that starting Fredericks against arguably the best, quickest and most intense forward lineup in world football would be a kamikaze move. The Scot has been around long enough to know a good Premier League player when he sees one.
Ryan Fredericks most definitely isn’t that. He will surely leave the London Stadium in the summer and if we’re being honest, he really shouldn’t be seen in a West Ham shirt again this term.
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