The West Ham Breakdown

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Darcy and Charlie break down everything you need to know about West Ham's next opponent, West Brom. They discuss the big summer transition The Baggies went through under Head Coach and former player James Morrison, West Brom's glaring weakness from set-pieces, difficulty accessing the box and more.

Timestamps:

(00:00) West Ham vs West Brom match preview

(00:30) How the loss to Southampton changes the preparation for West Brom

(02:52) What's changed at West Brom?

(07:42) West Brom In Possession report

(08:41) Possession

(09:49) Progression

(11:23) Box breaking & dribbling

(12:22) Chance creation

(14:09) West Brom's Out of Possession report

(15:12) Box defending & duels

(17:16) Conceding chances

(19:12) Key player: Callum Styles

(20:10) Key player: Isaac Price

(20:56) Key player: Max O'Leary

(22:22) New signing: Jimmy-Jay Morgan

(23:20) New signing: Felix Horn Myhre

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Cal and Darcy break down West Ham 2-3 Southampton, as Tonda Eckert's side delivered Nuno's their first loss in 10 leagues games. They discuss the changes the Hammers' made to their winning eleven against Swansea, whether West Ham should switch from Hermansen to Areola, if Bowen & co should be a pressing team and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(02:33) Our reaction to the Southampton loss

(07:52) Defensive approach: Swansea win vs Southampton loss

(16:17) The most positive period of West Ham's performance

(19:15) Why West Ham's press went so wrong

(22:51) Hermansen vs Areola

(27:22) Breaking down Southampton's goals

(39:56) Should West Ham be a pressing team?

(46:55) Is the issue Nuno or personnel?

(53:21) Why the 3-5-2 didn't work

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Darcy and Charlie break down everything you need to know about West Ham's next opponent, Southampton. They discuss what Tonda Eckert's side have gotten right since he took charge, the attacking duo driving the Saints' push for promotion, the out of possession problems Nuno Espírito Santo could exploit and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00) West Ham vs Southampton match preview

(00:31) How the win against Swansea changes the preparation for Southampton?

(01:45) What's changed at Southampton?

(04:45) Southampton In Possession report

(05:21) Possession

(06:48) Progression

(09:15) Box breaking & dribbling

(12:28) Southampton's Out of Possession report

(13:25) Pressing

(14:47) Box defending & duels

(16:20) Conceding chances

(18:29) Key players: Cyle Larin

(19:40) Key players: Finn Azaz

(20:40) Key players: Caspar Jander

(21:42) New signing: Keven Schlotterbeck

(22:34) New signing: James Ward-Prowse

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Cal and Darcy break down West Ham's win over top of the table Swansea, discussing if West Ham's defensive problems have been solved, why West Ham look more comfortable when they aren't forcing the issue, aesthetics vs results and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Swansea 0-1 West Ham review & reaction

(04:44) Why do West Ham look more comfortable when we aren't the ones forcing the issue

(12:22) Are West Ham's defensive problems solved?

(16:22)

(18:14) Controlling the game vs playing the opposition

(20:46) How West Ham played the opposition against Swansea

(31:11) Should we be expecting more from West Ham?

(42:17) Do West Ham need a set-piece coach?

(48:54) Mohamadou Kanté's usefulness going forward

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Darcy and Charlie break down everything you need to know about West Ham's next opponent, Swansea City. They discuss why how the Swans carried last season's form into a title charge, how Vítor Matos compares to his former boss Jurgen Klopp, the striker keeping Žan Vipotnik out of the side and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(00:52) Long term takeaways

(02:01) What has changed at Swansea City?

(06:18) Swansea In Possession report

(07:15) Possession

(09:33) Box breaking & dribbling

(10:09) Chance creation

(12:27) Swansea Out of Possession report

(13:20) Pressing

(15:21) Box defending & duels

(16:19) Conceding chances

(17:27) Key player: Ben Cabango

(18:28) Key player: Adam Idah

(19:41) Key player: Jay Fulton

(20:35) New signing: Elijah Just

(21:46) New signing: Moussa Yeo

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Cal and Darcy break down West Ham 1-1 QPR, discussing what went wrong in the first half to give QPR control of the game, the difficulties starting with an extra midfielder instead over a second striker brought, the decision to award QPR's penalty, if we miss VAR and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00) West Ham 1-1 QPR match revieww

(01:55) What happened?

(06:10) A moment for Pierce Charles

(08:11) QPR's penalty & VAR

(13:35) Should Tomáš Souček have started?

(19:38) Why were West Ham so far off it in the first half?

(20:04) In possession problems: Extra midfielder vs true second striker

(33:18) Out of possession problems: Why QPR were on top early on

(43:05) Why do West Ham keep switching to a 3-5-2?

(52:02) How can we find the balance between attack and defence?

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With Jack and Cal unavailable this week, Charlie joins Darcy to break don everything you need to know about West Ham's next opponents, QPR. They discuss why Julien Stéphan's side have started the season so well, the key players the Hammers will need to be wary of, the injury crisis currently running riot at Loftus Road and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(00:35) Thoughts ahead of the QPR game

(03:00) What has changed at QPR?

(05:16) QPR In Possession report

(06:14) Box breaking & dribbling

(09:36) Chance creation

(10:53) Goalscoring

(14:20) QPR Out of Possession report

(16:07) Box defending & duels

(19:20) Conceding chances

(20:18) Key player: Jimmy Dunne

(21:39) Key player: Nicolas Madsen

(22:46) Key player: Harvey Vale

(23:21) New signing: Pierce Charles

(24:17) New signing: Glen Kamara

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Cal & Darcy break down West Ham's defence so far this season, discussing the different defensive challenges faced by Premier League relegation candidate and Championship title chasers, why the London Stadium has been such a difficult place for opposition team's to visit, whether Nuno's side are defending well enough with the ball and much more.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(03:52) West Ham's defensive data this season

(05:51) Has West Ham's defence been good enough?

(13:11) Home form vs Away form

(20:48) Defending with the ball

(27:43) Rest defence & counterpressing

(42:58) We're raising money for CALM this month!

(45:21) Pressing

(56:02) Defending the box

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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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