WEST HAM SQUAD IS MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD AND CLOSE TO FULL STRENGTH:
Pretty much can field a lineup they could use in the EPL:
https://nz.sports.yahoo.com/football/a-league/news...
West Ham United: Kevin Nolan (captain), Mark Noble (vice captain), Winston Reid, Aaron Cresswell, James Tomkins, Matt Jarvis, Cheikhou Kouyate, Andy Carroll, Mauro Zarate, Stewart Downing, Ricardo Vaz Te, Adrian, Jey O’Brien. James Collins, Guy Demel, Diego Poyet, Carlton Cole, Daniel Potts, Sam Howes, Daniel Whitehead, Matthias Fanimo, Leo Chambers.
Included in their squad is All Whites captain Winston Reid as well as established stars in Andy Carroll, Kevin Nolan, Mark Noble, Carlton Cole, Stewart Downing, Ricardo Vaz Te and Jussi Jaaskelainen.
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has been given significant funds in the transfer window to bolster his squad ahead of the 14/15 Premier League and many of these will on show for the first time in New Zealand.
This includes Argentinian Mauro Zarate who was top scorer in Argentina Primera League last season, Diego Poyet a 19 year old midfielder signed from Charlton Athletic and Cheikhou Kouyate, a 24 box to box midfielder from Anderlecht.
Morrison, Maiga and Valencia are three names missing from the trip.
A recent Charlton player Diego Poyet (son of Gus) in the squad (Newcastle are bringing former Charlton goalie Rob Elliot).
It was All White vs. All White in the Hammers first pre-season outing midweek in a 0-0 draw with Tommy Smith's Ipswich at Portman Road:
http://www.whufc.com/articles/20140716/ft-ipswich-...
A different side fielded in each half.
Big Sam and skipper Kevin Nolan interviewed at Heathrow on departure for NZ:
Hammers depart for New Zealand YOU TUBE
Some of the younger players arrived in Auckland yesterday with the advance party:
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NEW ZEALAND: @dannywhiteheadd, @MFanimo40 and Sam Howes are in Auckland already! #WHUNZ