{"id":294392,"date":"2023-10-26T01:28:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T01:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=294392"},"modified":"2023-10-26T01:28:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T01:28:28","slug":"west-ham-face-a-volcanic-evening-as-they-enter-a-cauldron-of-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/west-ham-face-a-volcanic-evening-as-they-enter-a-cauldron-of-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham face a volcanic evening as they enter a cauldron of chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>West Ham face a volcanic evening as they enter a cauldron of chaos in Athens to take on Olympiacos&#8230; as Hammers boss David Moyes welcomes &#8216;the passion&#8217; but urges supporters of both sides to behave<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>West Ham have travelled to Greece to take on Olympiacos on Thursday evening<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Hammers will receive a hostile welcome at the Karaiskakis Stadium\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Davivd Moyes insisted he relished the passion but urges fans to behave\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When even the English journalists are granted a hostile welcome to the Karaiskakis Stadium, you know West Ham are in for a volcanic evening as they enter a cauldron of chaos in Athens tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Our arrival for Wednesday night\u2019s press conference involved X-rated insults, saliva and, strangely, lobbed rolls of sellotape from Olympiacos ultras who were already inside preparing a tifo for this Europa League\u00a0clash with West Ham.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was a brief glimpse into what awaits the visitors, who are looking to avoid adding their name to this city\u2019s long list of ruins and extend their 17-game unbeaten run in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You want the passion,\u2019 manager David Moyes said last night. &#8216;You want the atmosphere. But we also want good behaviour from our supporters and from Olympiacos supporters. To be a passionate supporter, you have to be a good supporter.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You\u2019re not doing your club any favours if you\u2019re getting bans or a stadium ban or thrown out of Europe. Everybody knows (about the atmosphere), coming to Athens to play any of the teams here. Embrace it. Enjoy it. If you\u2019re a football man, you want big atmospheres.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/21\/77002323-12672725-image-a-49_1698267011989.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>David Moyes insisted he welcomed the passion of Olympiacos supporters ahead of their Europa League tie, but urged supporters of both sides to behave themselves on Thursday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/21\/76897099-12672725-West_Ham_will_be_looking_to_bounce_back_from_Sunday_s_comprehens-a-50_1698267236137.jpg\" height=\"507\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>West Ham are expected to receive an extremely hostile welcome at the\u00a0Karaiskakis Stadium<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018What we\u2019ve got to remember is football is a game. We\u2019re seeing so many things happening throughout the world just now. Remember, we\u2019re all here to enjoy a game of football.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>West Ham defender Konstantinos Mavropanos, born and raised in Athens, claimed last night he did not support any of this city&#8217;s clubs growing up but added: \u2018The Greek people are really passionate with football and the atmosphere will be amazing. We also have our supporters. They can give us energy.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Olympiacos took the unusual step of releasing a statement last night, pleading with their supporters not to misbehave.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In this great evening of football, we will all have to be very careful to any conduct that might hurt our side,\u2019 it read, adding: \u2018Use of laser pointers, smoke flares, firecrackers and throwing objects, along with blocking staircases and entry points might lead to our stadium being banned.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>It comes after Olympiacos\u2019 most recent match at the Karaiskakis Stadium \u2013 the so-called Derby of the Eternal Enemies against Panathinaikos on Sunday \u2013 was abandoned when the hosts\u2019 fans were accused of hospitalising visiting player Juankar with a firecracker.<\/p>\n<p><span>Probable West Ham XI (4-2-3-1):<\/span> Fabianski; Kehrer, Zouma, Mavropanos, Emerson; Ward-Prowse, Alvarez; Kudus, Soucek, Paqueta; Bowen<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/21\/76897101-12672725-Olympiacos_most_recent_game_was_abandoned_after_a_player_was_rep-a-48_1698267006006.jpg\" height=\"358\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Olympiacos&#8217; 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