Author: AnalyticsUnited
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TWHB #21: Disappearing Box Dominance
Following a 0-2 defeat to Nottingham Forest, Jack and Cal discuss the overarching theme of failed transition to “Moyes Progressive” from “Moyes Basic”, missing box dominance at both ends, wide creation without wide creators, and centre-back targets to improve a key area of weakness in the summer.
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TWHB #20: Dissecting Disaster
Following a catastrophic 0-6 defeat to Arsenal, Jack and Cal discuss the relationships between the individual, the collective, and the tactical conditions and investigate where the breaks in that chain appeared to bring about a truly horrendous result at the London Stadium.
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TWHB #19: Time for a New Contract
Following a 0-3 loss to Manchester United and a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth, Jack and Cal discuss two hugely contrasting performances and results, Kalvin Phillips’ arrival, and David Moyes’ contract situation.
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Tifo x TWHB: Can a Midtable Team Really Progress?
We took The West Ham Breakdown for it’s first away fixture at The Athletic’s Tifo Football Podcast to talk through West Ham under David Moyes, defining success for midtable teams, and routes to potential future growth in East London. It was a huge privilege to be invited on and it’s thanks to our weekly listeners…
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TWHB #18: Finding West Ham’s Next Striker
Following a disappointing loss to Bristol City in the FA Cup, Jack and Cal discuss possible solutions without Edson Alvarez and fan reaction to youth player performance before exploring their top picks, from Greece to the Netherlands, for the number nine slot at West Ham… all whilst carefully considering the conditions present for any striker…
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TWHB #17: Apologies to Angelo
After another fantastic week at West Ham with four points taken from games against Arsenal and Brighton, Jack and Cal discuss Ogbonna’s incredible return to form, the different ways to assess performance for Benrahma and Fornals when considering their function in the team, continued midfield confusion, and Thilo Kehrer’s departure to Monaco.
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TWHB #16: James Ward-Press
After a brilliant week for West Ham with 2-0 and 3-0 victories over Freiburg and Wolves, Jack and Cal got together to discuss James Ward-Prowse’s move back to 10 and the subsequent effects on build-up and transition/box defending, Jarrod Bowen’s rapid development up top, and whether shifting opposition styles play a much bigger role in…
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TWHB #15: Mixed Emotions
(Recorded and released before the Freiburg match!) After a mixed week with a fantastic 2-1 win over Spurs and a terrible 0-5 loss to Fulham, Cal and Jack talk through Bowen and Kudus’ contrasting fortunes up front and continued build-up issues that spill over into rest defence disasters before attempting to find some kind of…
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TWHB #14: Lonely in the Middle
(Recorded before TSC game!) West Ham returned from the international break with a drab performance in a 2-1 away win at Burnley. Jack and Cal look back at a first half where our build-up shape stifled any opportunity to generate central progression before discussing improvements made when Mubama was brought on.
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TWHB #13: Who Comes In After David Moyes?
Jack and Cal look back on a key week at West Ham with a vital six points secured against Olympiacos and Nottingham Forest to discuss the developing (/unraveling) midfield blend and the lack of support through recruitment, defensive recovery pace or lack thereof, and who we’d like to come in should Moyes leave at the…