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West Ham have signed El Hadji Malick Diouf from Slavia Prague in a deal reportedly worth £23m. The Senegalese wing-back becomes the first signing of the summer transfer window for the Hammers as Graham Potter looks to reshape West Ham after last season’s poor performances in the Premier League. Jack and Cal breakdown and analyse…

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In this episode of the West Ham Breakdown, Cal and Darcy complete our squad assessment trilogy and dive deep into West Ham’s Summer 2025 transfer window by discussing which players from the Hammers’ senior side should be kept, which could benefit from a loan away from the London Stadium, which Graham Potter could deem dispensable…

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Cal and Darcy break down the players who spent the 2024/25 season out on loan, as well as some of the highly rated youth prospects currently plying their trade in the academy, asking whether they can solve some of the problems Graham Potter faces next season, whether they would benefit from another loan or if…

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Cal, Darcy and Charlie review West Ham’s torrid 2024-25 Premier League season, talking how and why the season has gone as poorly as it has, Julen Lopetegui’s reign and summer transfer window, the decision to part ways with the former Real Madrid Head Coach in favour of Graham Potter and what effect his appointment has…

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Cal and Darcy break down West Ham’s 1-2 loss to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, discussing using the same set up against Forest as Graham Potter did against Manchester United, Areola’s massive mistake and West Ham’s goalkeeping future, the quadruple substitution in the second half and whether it worked, Forest’s surprisingly high press, Potter’s…

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Jack and Cal break down West Ham’s 0-2 win against Manchester United in the Premier League, discussing how Graham Potter set the Hammers up, just how indispensable Tomáš Souček is, the balance between possession-based football and the counter-attacking strengths of Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus, the return to the 5-3-2, how West Ham coped without…

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Jack and Cal break down West Ham’s 1-1 draw with Tottenham in the Premier League, discussing how Graham Potter the side set up, controlling the game vs threatening the opposition, whether Aaron Cresswell is the answer, the problems West Ham’s man to man press created for both sides, the Hammers’ need for a creator alongside…

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Jack and Darcy break down West Ham’s 1-1 draw with Southampton, discussing how the Hammers set up, how and why Potter changed tactics throughout the game, what worked and what didn’t, as well as where West Ham find themselves one year after Moyes departure, what lessons have been learned, what it means for next season…

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Jack Elderton and Cal Goodall break down Liverpool 2-1 West Ham, a hard-fought loss for the Hammers away at Anfield which took the Reds one step closer to the Premier League title. A late winner from Virgil Van Dijk was all that separated the two sides after an own goal from Andrew Robertson had seemingly…

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