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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

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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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