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Sunday’s North London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal is incredibly delicately poised, and perhaps the pressure is on the hosts. Heading back to last season, the onus to win was mostly on Arsenal, given they were attempting to win the Premier League title. However, given that Mikel Arteta is likely to be missing two crucial players in the centre of his midfield, it almost now feels as if Tottenham have to win. Ange Postecoglou’s side have endured an indifferent start taking four points from three games. Spurs were good against both Leicester City and Newcastle United for long periods,…
Julen Lopetegui was always going to find himself under pressure from the start at West Ham but there is a clear agenda post David Moyes. There has been no red carpet treatment for Julen Lopetegui at West Ham after replacing David Moyes. It is fair to say a large section of West Ham fans were unconvinced when it became clear Lopetegui was the man chosen to succeed Moyes. Opinion seems to have been coloured by scathing assessment of the Lopetegui appointment in the wider football press. Lopetegui’s fellow Spaniard, journalist Guillem Balague, was pretty much a lone voice trying to…
West Ham United drew 1-1 with Fulham in the Premier League at Craven Cottage yesterday afternoon. Julen Lopetegui received plenty of criticism from the West Ham fans throughout the game, but he was rescued in the end by a last-minute Danny Ings equaliser. In all fairness, the Hammers were extremely fortunate to pick up a point away at Fulham today. They were the better team in every department, especially during the first-half. Lopetegui named a truly baffling starting XI, and the majority of West Ham fans knew that his team selection was wrong as soon as it was released. Tomas…
A north London derby veteran snubbed Arsenal in favour of a move to Tottenham. Midfielder Didier Zokora joined Spurs from Saint-Etienne for £8.2million in the summer of 2006 after impressing for Ivory Coast at that year’s World Cup in Germany. At the time, Zokora was also wanted by the Gunners, who had just pipped their local foes to Champions League football. Arsenal had also been Premier League champions just two years earlier and were about to move to the Emirates. However, despite holding talks with Arsene Wenger, Zokora was adamant White Hart Lane was the right place for him. “When…
West Ham rescued a point through substitute Danny Ings in the 1-1 draw against Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday (14 September). The Irons were thoroughly second-best in the first half, and Fulham were soon ahead through Raul Jimenez who caught the defence napping. Lucas Paqueta and Crysencio Summerville’s introductions at half-time helped to get the Hammers back into the contest in terms of chances, and despite looking like they’d run out of time, Ings popped up at the death to steal a point in West London. Soccer4U rated each player out of 10. Alphonse Areola – 5 Back in…
West Ham United drew 1-1 with Fulham this afternoon, and there were plenty of players who were well below the required standard. However, Tony Gale picked out one player in particular for criticism that might just surprise you. In all fairness, West Ham were very lucky to pick up a point away at Fulham today, even the most ardent of Hammers fans will surely agree. Julen Lopetegui named a truly baffling starting XI, and nigh on every single West Ham fan was proved right at half-time when the gaffer made two changes. Off came the awful Michail Antonio and Tomas…
Fans won’t believe new FIFA ruling which will cause confusion about West Ham. Football’s world governing body FIFA has passed a ruling which could be set to cause a lot of confusion about West Ham. Everyone knows by now that West Ham are massive everywhere they go. But somebody forgot to tell FIFA. Like UEFA, world football’s governing body don’t have the best of reputations among football fans. There may be bigger clubs in world football but West Ham are well known abroad. West Ham’s badge in particular is widely recognised. The unmistakable crossed Hammers on the crest is from…
Tottenham Hotspur will be back in action on Sunday as they host Arsenal in the North London derby. There have been numerous narratives doing the rounds ahead of the game, from potential absences to the need for Spurs and Arsenal to win after mixed starts to the season. With regards to Tottenham, there is also the question of how much game time Spurs will look to give a player who was controversially omitted from their Europa League squad. The player in question is Djed Spence, whose impressive pre-season saw him go from a near-certainty to be sold to a useful…
22-year-old Hammer omitted from Premier League squad, it’s clear West Ham want him gone One West Ham United player has been omitted from the 25-man Premier League squad list that has been submitted by the club. West Ham actually named only 22 players in their Premier League squad, with three spaces being left vacant. Julen Lopetegui strengthen the West Ham squad beyond all recognition in the summer transfer window, but there’s clearly still room for improvement. It has actually been claimed that the Spaniard is still in the market to bring in at least one more signing on a free…
Paul Merson has given a baffling take on some of West Ham’s new Summer signings. Everyone is entitled to their opinion when it comes to football, but when someone’s dropped as many awful takes as Paul Merson you really have to ask yourself at what point do we stop letting him voice them? His latest controversial opinion surrounds two of West Ham’s new signings, Niclas Fullkrug and Crysencio Summerville. “West Ham have bought well this season,” Merson stated. “I feel Niclas Fullkrug can have an impact, I’m a big fan of his and he scored for Germany during the international…