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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…
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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.