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Looking Ahead At West Ham’s Pre-Christmas Schedule

By Scott Johnson

STRATFORD, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 25: West Ham fans during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Southampton at London Stadium on September 25, 2016 in Stratford, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)
STRATFORD, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 25: West Ham fans during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Southampton at London Stadium on September 25, 2016 in Stratford, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images) /
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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 22: Philippe Coutinho of Liverpool celebrates his goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion at Anfield on October 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 22: Philippe Coutinho of Liverpool celebrates his goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion at Anfield on October 22, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images) /

Liverpool (A)

What Bilic will be after: Shut down their attack.

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When Liverpool have been in the mood this season, you can’t stop them. The front three of Mane, Coutinho and Firmino (even Lallana to some extent) have the skill and mobility to get through almost any defence in the league.

United managed to stop them and I think that’s the way you have to go. At Anfield they are going to be full of running and confidence. Trying to go after Liverpool may show up their defensive frailties but you will be undone by their attack, and they will score more than us.

As such we need to focus on a back first approach. Liverpool have shown they can present goals to the opposition: see recent match for details. We just need to give ourselves a chance so that those goals actually matter and aren’t just footnotes in another Liverpool win.

Spurs, United, Arsenal, Liverpool. Four points from that run would be a good return in my opinion. We’ve not been at our best but we need to try and pick up some points in this run. But the next two matches are just as crucial