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Thilo Kehrer: Scout Report
Callum Goodall – With less than two weeks of the 2022 summer transfer window left, David Moyes has almost finished building his West Ham squad for the season. Following the Hammers’ recent 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest away at The City Ground, it was reported that Moyes was hoping to complete three or four more…
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Gianluca Scamacca: Data Breakdown
Callum Goodall – So, what does the data tell us about Scamacca? A quick glance at his dashboard suggests he is a clinical and frequent shooter with limited ball-carrying ability and creativity, basically the opposite of Michail Antonio. The most eye-catching metrics are those related to his finishing, an art that he seems to have…
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Podcast: Nottingham Forest 1-0 West Ham
Jack Elderton is joined by Callum Goodall to discuss West Ham’s 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest. We covered the change in shape and the improved opportunities to progress the ball, the positive performances of Pablo Fornals and Saïd Benrahma, and why there’s no need to panic yet.
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Nottingham Forest 1-0 West Ham: Match Review
Jack Elderton – This match review is freely available to read in full. If you’d like to access content like this after every single West Ham match, sign up and become an Analytics United member today. With a hefty slice of good fortune mixed in with an incredible team effort and performance, Nottingham Forest managed…
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West Ham 0-2 Manchester City: Match Review
Jack Elderton – Here we go then, the first full match review of the season where we’ll be taking a look at exactly how Pep’s inverted full-backs caused West Ham so many problems, why Haaland is almost impossible to deal with, what Moyes tried in response and why it didn’t work. As the game kicked…
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West Ham 0-2 Manchester City: Player Ratings
Jack Elderton – West Ham fell to a disappointing opening week defeat against Manchester City on Sunday. Pep Guardiola’s team dominated the match as their new Norwegian striker announced himself with two debut goals. West Ham were outmatched for quality and were tactically outclassed as Guardiola used both full-backs in inverted positions to narrow West…
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Podcast: West Ham 0-2 Manchester City
In the first installment of the Analytics United West Ham Podcast, Jack Elderton is joined by Callum Goodall and Om Arvind to discuss West Ham’s opening week defeat to Manchester City. We covered the development in Pep Guardiola’s tactics to incorporate Erling Haaland and his fascinating usage of narrow inverted full-backs, the performance of Tomáš…
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Could West Ham Play 442?
Jack Elderton – As the 2022-23 Premier League season draws closer, debate continues to rage over what the primary shape and system will be at West Ham next season. With the club still chasing a left wing-back – Burnley’s Maxwel Cornet has emerged as a possible option as a deal for Filip Kostić has stalled…
