Author: AnalyticsUnited
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TWHB #12: All About Build-Up (+#11)
It was a mixed week at West Ham with a stunning 3-1 win over Arsenal in the EFL Cup followed by a disastrous 2-3 defeat to Brentford in the Premier League. Jack and Cal discuss failures in build-up against the Bees, general lack of control, and increasingly worrying defensive errors throughout the team. And here’s…
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TWHB #10: Football Is Very Simple
West Ham fell to a 1-4 defeat away at Aston Villa at the weekend. Jack and Cal discuss an error-strewn showing where pressing created issues and magnified a lack of incisive quality on turnover, the performance and importance of Michail Antonio, and how we might have come to the end of yet another David Moyes…
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You Can’t Triangle A Square
Jack Elderton – You’ve heard of “you can’t square a circle” but today we’re talking about triangles, squares, and what happens when a dinosaur tries to advance 30,000 years at once – can you tell I’ve been watching new Netflix series Bodies? It’s kinda good. Under David Moyes, West Ham are generally happy to cede possession,…
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Changes Work For Newcastle
Jack Elderton – I wanted to do a quick piece on the site (it’s been a while!) to explain some of the changes that happened in the second half of the Newcastle game and look at how a shift towards a more conservative defensive approach from David Moyes worked in tandem with a box-bombing Dan…
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TWHB #9: Sleepy Second Halves
It was another positive week at West Ham with a win over Freiburg in the Europa League and a 2-2 draw against Newcastle on Sunday. Jack and Cal discuss Peter Bankes, Mohammed Kudus’ impact, tactical changes that brought Newcastle joy in the second half, and Lucas Paqueta’s newfound form as a last-20-minutes-striker.
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TWHB #8: Our Sentient Vacuum Cleaner
West Ham returned to winning ways in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Sheffield United at the weekend. Jack and Cal discuss revitalisation of the right-hand-side, Kudus’ performances in claret and blue so far, and preview upcoming fixtures against Freiburg and Newcastle.
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TWHB #7: Impossible Without Diafra
West Ham lost a second Premier League game on the bounce with a 3-1 defeat at Anfield. Jack and Cal discuss the team’s continued impressive press negation and ability to complete build-up, Paqueta and Emerson’s fantastic relationship down the left, and the impact of a lack of physicality in second halves after substitutions are made.
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TWHB #6: Positives In Possession
West Ham lost for the first time this season against Manchester City at the weekend. Jack and Cal discuss Pep’s tactical changes and their impact on the game, Doku’s brilliance and the value of a winger that can go both ways, the big positives in possession from a West Ham perspective, and the incredibly disappointing…
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Russell Martin: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
Fraser Spinney – Southampton were behind after just 21 seconds of the 4-1 home defeat against Leicester City on Friday, following a misplaced pass from Shea Charles in central defence – the second consecutive game in which they conceded in the first minute. A matter of minutes later, the Saints very nearly conceded a second…
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TWHB #5: Who Is West Ham’s Most Important Player?
It’s the international break and we’ve gone slightly mad without the football – time to start coming up with crazy ranking systems! This week Jack and Cal went through the West Ham squad and ranked the players in order of importance to David Moyes.