OPINION
Manuel Pellegrini’s decision to leave Robert Snodgrass on the bench for West Ham’s clash against Arsenal is an odd one, so no wonder it has got many fans talking on Twitter. Weirdly, Samir Nasri has started the Premier League fixture, even though his game against Birmingham last week was his first in a very long time. Playing against a Championship side is one thing, playing against one of the Premier League’s top-six is another, even if he did used to play for them. Snodgrass has played very well this season and does not deserve to be dropped based on his form. There could be a fitness or tactical reason as to why Pellegrini has decided to leave him on the sidelines, but it does seem as though the Scotland international has missed out just so Nasri can start. West Ham fans are worried and baffled by Pellegrini’s decision ahead of the game, but they will be hoping to be proven wrong after 90 minutes is up.
Samir Nasri starts against Arsenal! pic.twitter.com/JfuFDG3vui
— West Ham United (@WestHam) January 12, 2019
This is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets below:
https://twitter.com/JoeHuckfield/status/1084052968658358272
Harsh on Snodgrass imho
— Seg (@Msegsy) January 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/8900Whu/status/1084054320549646336
Nasri over Snodgrass. Im not sure about that yet. Hope nasri proves me wrong!
— BUSHY (@SeanABush) January 12, 2019
Snodgrass on the bench?! Don't agree with that. He's been one of our best players this season.
— StevieH (@Hammerhix77) January 12, 2019
Snoddy dropped for nasri? ?
— James Walker (@JamesWalkerrrr) January 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/Kieranthomassss/status/1084051487641227264