Cast Iron TacticsWhat’s going wrong at West Ham?The general consensus among Football Twitter analysts seems to be that West Ham are a much stronger team than their league position…Feb 10, 2023Feb 10, 2023
Cast Iron TacticsAnti-Moneyball FM: Introduction, Part 1Thanks to the prevalence of the ideas found in books like Moneyball and Soccernomics, at this point it feels like there is some…Dec 29, 2022Dec 29, 2022
Cast Iron TacticsPlayer Profile: Saïd BenrahmaWhen West Ham weren’t playing at home, I used to go and watch football elsewhere around London where possible. As a result, I’ve seen…Oct 16, 2020Oct 16, 2020
Cast Iron TacticsRetro Review: West Ham 5–4 Bradford City 1999/00During lockdown, West Ham posted the full match footage of the classic 5–4 win vs Bradford City from the 1999/2000 season and, with no…Oct 15, 2020Oct 15, 2020
Cast Iron TacticsLeicester vs West Ham post-match tactical breakdownTaking the MicOct 5, 2020Oct 5, 2020
Cast Iron TacticsLeicester City vs West Ham Tactical Preview 04/10/20I’ve been struggling to find full match replays from last weekend’s games (hence the lack of post-Wolves breakdown), so apologies for the…Oct 3, 2020Oct 3, 2020
Cast Iron TacticsPlayer Profile: Vladimír CoufalVladimír Coufal, a 28-year old Czech right-back, is West Ham’s second signing from Slavia Prague this summer. This is a quick look at some…Oct 2, 2020Oct 2, 2020
Cast Iron TacticsDeclan Rice is not a CBI’m not going to go back and pick apart every aspect of Rice’s performance last night because:Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
Cast Iron TacticsWest Ham vs Wolves Tactical Preview 27/09/2020Wolves are consistent.Sep 27, 2020Sep 27, 2020
Cast Iron TacticsWhere are all the left-footed left wingers?Sentiment aside, I found the sale of Grady Diangana especially disappointing because he’s a rare breed in top level European football: a…Sep 24, 2020Sep 24, 2020