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…14 min read·Feb 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…11 min read·Dec 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…9 min read·Oct 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…11 min read·Oct 15, 2020----
Cast Iron TacticsLeicester vs West Ham post-match tactical breakdownTaking the Mic7 min read·Oct 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…8 min read·Oct 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…5 min read·Oct 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:8 min read·Oct 1, 2020----
Cast Iron TacticsWest Ham vs Wolves Tactical Preview 27/09/2020Wolves are consistent.12 min read·Sep 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…6 min read·Sep 24, 2020----