The KUMB Podcast

Chris and Jack take a quick look back at the Chelsea match before Cal joins us for a comprehensive breakdown of West Ham's Europa League semi-final tie against Eintracht Frankfurt.

First Half: Chelsea review (0-24')

Second Half: Frankfurt preview (24-60')

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Relive our incredible victory in France with the team before a quick look back at what went wrong against Burnley.

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We got together to take a quick look back at Brentford before breaking down the Lyon match ahead of the second leg.

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Join the team for a look back at Villa before previewing tonight's big game!

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This week, the team got together with ex-West Ham goalkeeper ahead of UN Antiracism Day to talk about Stand Up To Racism's upcoming National Demonstration Against Racism, the importance of antiracism in football and of course, Shaka's memories of West Ham.

Please do join us on the march: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gzPy_wgV3JWS55ritIXQsL4ZgXZ_Pc8j/view

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Join the team and special guest Dan McCarthy of Kawala as we think back to our early memories of Upton Park and build an Ultimate XI of West Ham players from the mid 2000s onwards.

Listen to Kawala's debut album now: https://kawala.lnk.to/BetterWithYouAlbumTW

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The team got together after the Wolves game to breakdown a fascinating and effective change in tactics from David Moyes with several individual players returning to form. What exactly did Moyes change? How did we press differently? And is the best version of Michail Antonio finally back?

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro

2:51 Wolves reaction

7:03 Pressing structure

9:57 Michail Antonio

17:33 Fornals & Zouma

26:08 Cresswell & Rice

32:57 Tactical changes

38:21 Substitutions, or lack thereof

42:18 Left side/right side balance

48:44 Contrasting goalkeepers

55:29 Sevilla & Southampton previews

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The team got together after the Leicester match to discuss Moyes' implementation of a mid-press system against Brendan Rodgers, an improved performance from Issa Diop and the impact of fatigue on our midfield.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Introduction

2:20 - Tactical setup

14:03 - Fatigue & Leicester's recovery

26:34 - Vladimir Coufal

33:53 - Good (but late) substitutions

36:15 - Issa Diop & Craig Dawson

43:43 - Michail Antonio

49:50 - Said Benrahma & Newcastle preview

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Jack, Cal and Chris got together again after the Watford match to take an in-depth look at all things tempo, midfield and construction. Why did we find it so difficult to get through against a Hodgson side and against Kidderminster Harriers?

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Introduction

2:08 Watford reaction

4:02 Midfield, tempo and tactical breakdown

31:43 Aaron Cresswell's contrasting performances

39:15 Positive performances

42:38 Andriy Yarmolenko

48:52 Alex Kral & Ryan Fredericks

55:58 PPDA

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Jack, Cal and Chris get together to discuss West Ham's last minute defeat to Manchester United, the form of Michail Antonio and the unending search for another striker.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Man Utd reaction

5:54 Soucek and Zouma return + Areola

17:09 Attacking fluency + Bowen

22:49 Rashford's goal: An in-depth breakdown

30:57 Using the bench

36:48 Michail Antonio

41:29 The search for a striker

1:01:48 Duje Caleta-Car

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