The West Ham Breakdown

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Cal & Darcy break down West Ham's attack so far this season, discussing the transition from a counter-attacking side in the Premier League to a more possession-dominant approach in the Championship, if Nuno needs to take more risks going forward, just how valuable set-pieces are for a side at the top of the table and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(02:50) Has West Ham's transition into a possession-dominant side been successful?

(08:00) How Nuno's tactics have evolved this season

(12:24) Balancing risk and reward

(17:59) Are West Ham arriving in the final third enough?

(23:31) Should West Ham take more risks going forward?

(25:24) We're taking part in Stay Tuned 2026 this month!

(28:11) Comparing West Ham's chance creation to other Championship sides

(33:41) West Ham's problems breaking down compact defences

(41:37) Maintaining threat on the counter

(44:12) The value of set-pieces

(50:23) What do West Ham need to improve on/continue for the rest of the season?

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Cal and Jack break down Millwall 2-2 West Ham, discussing what went wrong for Nuno's side in the first half The Den, what changed in the second half to inspire the comeback, Mohamadou Kanté's eventful cameo appearance and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00) West Ham 6-0 Wrexham match review

(03:39) Man of the Match & Goal of the Game

(09:42) Morato & Solomon's relationship

(13:37) Piroe & Castellanos' growing connection

(21:33) We're raising money for CALM this month!

(25:34) How West Ham are evolving out of possession

(29:24) Could West Ham press more aggressively?

(33:09) The data behind West Ham's press

(36:29) Comparing West Ham's press to Middlesbrough's high intensity

(40:14) Were West Ham right to keep Nuno?

(45:19) Can Nuno coach a dominant side?

(47:36) What does the data say?

(53:32) The squad's quality

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Jack and Darcy break down everything you need to know about West Ham's next opponents, Millwall. They discuss what makes Alex Neil's side good on the counter, their strength at set-pieces and weakness on the floor, the key players Nuno needs to target to get the 3 points and much more.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(02:14) How does the Fulham loss change the preparation for Millwall

(03:40) What has changed at Millwall?

(07:05) Millwall In Possession report

(07:50) Possession

(12:21) Chance creation

(14:20) Millwall Out of Possession report

(15:46) Pressing

(17:30) Box defending & duels

(20:21) Key player: Caleb Taylor

(21:24) Key player: Jake Cooper

(22:03) Key player: Camiel Neghli

(23:08) New signing: Taïryk Arconte

(24:11) New signing: Lyndon Dykes

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Cal and Darcy break down West Ham 6-0 Wrexham, talking how Nuno's side completely pulled apart Phil Parkinson's promotion hopefuls. They discuss the growing partnerships on the pitch, with Piroe and Castellanos running the show up front and Morato and Solomon pulling the strings on the left. They analyse West Ham's press so far this season, looking into the Hammers' data and comparing it to a high-pressing Championship favourite in Middlesbrough and, after 3 wins in 6 days, ask whether Nuno can coach a dominant side in the Championship in 2026.

(00:00) West Ham 6-0 Wrexham match review

(03:39) Man of the Match & Goal of the Game

(09:42) Morato & Solomon's relationship

(13:37) Piroe & Castellanos' growing connection

(21:33) We're raising money for CALM this month!

(25:34) How West Ham are evolving out of possession

(29:24) Could West Ham press more aggressively?

(33:09) The data behind West Ham's press

(36:29) Comparing West Ham's press to Middlesbrough's high intensity

(40:14) Were West Ham right to keep Nuno?

(45:19) Can Nuno coach a dominant side?

(47:36) What does the data say?

(53:32) The squad's quality

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Jack and Darcy break down everything you need to know about West Ham's next opponents, Wrexham. They discuss the tactics that have seen the Red Dragons climb through the divisions and earn a 7th place finish last season, how West Ham could break down on of the Championship's best defences, the key battles across the pitch which could win and lose the game on Friday night and much more.

Timestamps:

(01:07) How does the Bolton game change the preparation for Wrexham?

(03:07) What has changed at Wrexham?

(05:32) Wrexham In Possession report

(07:44) Progression

(09:30) Box breaking & dribbling

(13:18) Goalscoring

(17:49) Wrexham Out of Possession report

(19:47) Conceding chances

(21:14) Pressing

(21:45) Box defending & duels

(24:25) Key player: Kieffer Moore

(25:57) Key player: Callum Doyle

(26:58) Key player: Ollie Rathbone

(28:17) New signing: Danny Imray

(29:17) New signing: Callum O'Hare

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Jack and Darcy break down West Ham 3-0 Derby as well as the Hammers' summer transfer window in detail. They discuss the growth we're now starting to see in Nuno's side, the structural change that's helping West Ham and more from the London stadium before moving onto assessing the now complete summer transfer window. They talk all of West Ham's incomings and outgoings, breaking down each transfer and ultimately asking whether we're happy with where West Ham's squad stands going into a promotion-chasing season.

Timestamps:

(00:00) West Ham 3-0 Derby match review

(00:48) Most pleasing aspect of the Derby game?

(02:19) Build up: How West Ham's rhythm is improving

(08:09) Rest defence: The structural change that's helping West Ham

(16:20) Winning it in the first half hour

(19:58) Reviewing West Ham's summer transfer window

(20:38) Did West Ham achieve what they needed to this summer?

(22:48) West Ham's outgoings

(23:02) Mateus Fernandes

(28:28) Crysencio Summerville

(31:07) El Hadji Malick Diouf

(33:37) Freddie Potts

(34:37) Callum Marshall

(35:38) James Ward-Prowse

(36:32) George Earthy

(37:23) Callum Wilson, Adama Traoré, Łukasz Fabiański & Krisztián Hegyi

(37:33) The loans: Niclas Füllkrug, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Jean-Clair Todibo & Kaelan Casey

(40:35) Assessing West Ham's outgoings as a whole

(42:04) West Ham's incomings

(42:07) Arne Engels

(46:13) Edvin Austbø

(47:49) Manor Solomon

(49:39) Keiber Lamadrid

(50:44) Joël Veltman

(52:01) Adama Boiro & Morato

(54:18) Joël Piroe

(55:34) Divine Mukasa

(56:23) Youth promotions: Mohamadou Kanté, Lewis Orford, Joshua Ajala, Airidas Golambeckis, Finlay Herrick, Daniel Cummings & Mason Terry

(58:00) Are we happy with the squad?

(59:07) Rating West Ham's transfer window out of 10

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Timestamps:

(01:06) How does the Wolves win impact the preparations for the Derby game?

(06:16) Top individual performer vs Wolves?

(07:19) Worst individual performer vs Wolves?

(07:58) What's changed at Derby this season?

(08:31) Derby's transfer window

(11:11) Derby's In Possession report

(12:36) Possession

(14:22) Progression

(16:14) Chance creation/Set-pieces

(17:54) Derby's Out of Possession report

(21:13) Pressing

(21:31) Box defending & duels

(22:55) Derby's key players

(23:19) Matt Clarke

(23:48) Eiran Cashin

(24:34) David Ozoh

(25:05) Alex Mowatt

(25:20) Henrik Meister

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Cal and Jack break down what's going wrong at West Ham at the moment, discussing the roots of the problems both attacking and defending, if Nuno can adapt to managing a side that's expected to dominate a league and much more. They also talk West Ham's sixth summer signing, Edvin Austbø from Viking, breaking down what we can expect to see the Norwegian winger this season, why he's such an exciting signing and how important it is that the Hammers' have added yet another title winner to the squad.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(02:50) West Ham sign Edvin Austbø from Viking

(03:49) Why Austbø is an exciting signing

(07:31) Austbø is another title winner

(10:08) Austbø's biggest strengths

(15:19) Our reaction to West Ham's season so far

(21:35) Are West Ham too cross-reliant?

(23:55) A deeper conversation about West Ham's attacking woes

(33:03) Why Lewis Orford needs to start

(38:10) Watford's goal: Bad defending or good finish?

(42:26) The HOL HOG: Alessio Dionisi

(43:42) Can Nuno adapt to managing a side aiming to win the title?

(47:06) West Ham's defence isn't good enough

(52:12) The counter-press problem

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Timestamps:

(00:53) Southampton: We won!

(02:23) Team selection: Rotation vs rhythm

(04:08) One thing we'd like to see implemented vs Watford from the Southampton win

(04:43) What's changed at Watford this season?

(05:02) Watford's transfer window so far

(07:39) Watford's In Possession report

(08:40) Possession

(10:50) Box breaking & dribbling

(12:22) Chance creation/Set-pieces

(12:57) Watford's Out of Possession report

(14:09) Pressing

(15:19) Box defending & duels

(16:52) Chances conceded

(17:59) Watford's key players

(18:04) Othmane Maamma

(18:41) Mattie Pollock

(19:20) Hector Kyprianou

(20:06) Edoardo Bove

(20:52) Federico Ravaglia

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Timestamps:

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