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What’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, 2023

What’s going wrong at West Ham?

Feb 10, 2023

Anti-Moneyball FM: Introduction, Part 1

Thanks to the prevalence of the ideas found in books like Moneyball and Soccernomics, at this point it feels like there is some…

Dec 29, 2022

Anti-Moneyball FM: Introduction, Part 1

Dec 29, 2022

Player Profile: Saïd Benrahma

When 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, 2020

Oct 16, 2020

Retro Review: West Ham 5–4 Bradford City 1999/00

During 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, 2020

Retro Review: West Ham 5–4 Bradford City 1999/00

Oct 15, 2020

Leicester vs West Ham post-match tactical breakdown

Taking the Mic

Oct 5, 2020

Leicester vs West Ham post-match tactical breakdown

Oct 5, 2020

Leicester City vs West Ham Tactical Preview 04/10/20

I’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, 2020

Leicester City vs West Ham Tactical Preview 04/10/20

Oct 3, 2020

Player Profile: Vladimír Coufal

Vladimír 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, 2020

Oct 2, 2020

Declan Rice is not a CB

I’m not going to go back and pick apart every aspect of Rice’s performance last night because:

Oct 1, 2020

Declan Rice is not a CB

Oct 1, 2020

West Ham vs Wolves Tactical Preview 27/09/2020

Wolves are consistent.

Sep 27, 2020

West Ham vs Wolves Tactical Preview 27/09/2020

Sep 27, 2020

Where 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, 2020

Where are all the left-footed left wingers?

Sep 24, 2020

Arsenal vs West Ham post-match tactical breakdown

The Right Wing Problem

Sep 22, 2020

Arsenal vs West Ham post-match tactical breakdown

Sep 22, 2020

Bounce back candidates for 2020/21

The Premier League and Ligue 1 seasons are already underway, but the Bundesliga, Serie A, and La Liga are all due to start this weekend…

Sep 19, 2020

Bounce back candidates for 2020/21

Sep 19, 2020

Arsenal vs West Ham tactical preview 19/09/2020

Out of Possession

Sep 18, 2020

Arsenal vs West Ham tactical preview 19/09/2020

Sep 18, 2020

West Ham vs Newcastle post-match tactical breakdown 12/09/2020

Two’s Company, Three’s a Crowd

Sep 14, 2020

West Ham vs Newcastle post-match tactical breakdown 12/09/2020

Sep 14, 2020

West Ham vs Newcastle United Tactical Preview 12/09/2020

There’s no point in doing full-blown tactical preview posts until teams have settled and there’s some performance data to work with, so…

Sep 10, 2020

West Ham vs Newcastle United Tactical Preview 12/09/2020

Sep 10, 2020

Mark Noble and the burden of responsibility

After raking the West Ham board across the coals on Twitter for selling Grady Diangana, Mark Noble’s getting a free pass for his on-pitch…

Sep 9, 2020

Mark Noble and the burden of responsibility

Sep 9, 2020

Fixing Felipe: how to get the best out of Felipe Anderson

Felipe Anderson had a poor 19/20 season by anyone’s standards and, as a result, West Ham have apparently been looking to sell him to fund…

Sep 6, 2020

Fixing Felipe: how to get the best out of Felipe Anderson

Sep 6, 2020

Is the Premier League TV bubble about to burst?

News broke earlier today that the Premier League had torn up their 3-year contract with Chinese broadcaster, PPTV, after just 12 months…

Sep 3, 2020

Is the Premier League TV bubble about to burst?

Sep 3, 2020

Diamonds in the Rough: Ivan Toney

Signing the player with the best goals per 90 rate in all 4 of England’s professional divisions last season might seem like a bit of an…

Aug 29, 2020

Diamonds in the Rough: Ivan Toney

Aug 29, 2020

Diamonds in the Rough: Ebou Adams

Ebou Adams (24) of Forest Green Rovers has certainly done things the hard way so far in his career. The Greenwich-born midfielder started…

Aug 9, 2020

Diamonds in the Rough: Ebou Adams

Aug 9, 2020

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I write long, boring, and increasingly deranged articles about football tactics and West Ham @CastIronTactics on Twitter

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