Plenty of West Ham United fans are desperate to see Manuel Pellegrini start returning club captain Mark Noble at Watford on Saturday.
Noble hasn’t featured for West Ham yet this season whilst recovering from a dead leg and his presence in midfield has visibly been sorely missed.
With the news that Noble, Felipe Anderson and Sebastien Haller have all been passed fit ahead of the weekend, these supporters have pinpointed the Hammers veteran as a player they want to see play:
Twitter: @WestHam Get Noble in the team now! And give him the armband back, the only one that deserves it (@jamesgunn_)
Twitter: @WestHam If Nobes doesn’t start, we riot. (@bensmith_95)
Twitter: @WestHam Need our captain back desperately. (@SKirky7)
Twitter: @WestHam Mark Noble is the heart and soul of our team/club. Our leader and captain It’s a different game with him in the team (@andybuggwhu)
Twitter: @WestHam Almost £90 mill on show there and it’s the boy from Canning Town we’ve missed the most imo #Noble (@davestan64)
READ WEST HAM’S VERDICT
If he’s ready, in terms of fitness, I don’t see any other outcome but Noble being one of the first names on Pellegrini’s team sheet.
Aged 32, he’s a calming influence for West Ham’s exciting young talent around him in the side and it should result in improved performance from the opening two matches.
I’d start him in one of the central roles behind the lone striker in Pellegrini’s 4-1-4-1 system, providing attacking creativity and defensive support for Declan Rice.
Jack Wilshere, after such a promising pre-season campaign, hasn’t convinced so far and is the most likely midfielder to make way for Noble.
