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Graham Potter says West Ham have an unbelievable talent with enormous potential. Graham Potter has been absolutely raving about one of his West Ham United players in particular. West Ham appointed Graham Potter to replace Julen Lopetegui at the London Stadium seven weeks ago today. Potter has already proved to be a class above Lopetegui in every single aspect. Now the 49-year-old just needs to start guiding his side to a consistent run of results, in order to prove there is some real substance behind his footballing philosophy. The Hammers have definitely improved performance wise over the past seven weeks,…
West Ham United will be aiming to make it two wins in a row in the Premier League when they take on Leicester City on Thursday night at the London Stadium. The Hammers returned to winning ways last week after beating Arsenal 1-0 away from home. It was their first win in five league games, and they now have a good opportunity to build strong momentum with another win at home. This has been a disastrous campaign for West Ham as they sit 16th in the league table. While they are in no danger of getting relegated, the fans will…
Aston Villa to shine spotlight squarely on West Ham co-owner David Sullivan with £41m bid for ‘unstoppable’ attacker. Aston Villa could well be set to succeed where West ham United failed miserably last summer. West Ham have been shown up in the transfer market by Aston Villa, Unai Emery, Monchi and their owners NWSE on numerous occasions recently. The latest example of that was in January when Villa brought in Donyell Malen permanently, and Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford on loan deals. Graham Potter managed to sign Evan Ferguson on loan, although he did bring James Ward-Prowse back to the…
West Ham v Leicester : Hammers’ defensive boost has an extra bonus for Potter. The growing influence of Jean-Clair Todibo has huge benefits to Graham Potters’ West Ham, well beyond the defensive qualities the defender brings. Comfortable on the ball, as he showed against Arsenal, Todibo allows Potter to encourage his possession-based Hammers team to play out from the back on away that is tougher with Greek Mavropanos in the side: ‘Mav’ is more disposed to mistakes plus he does have a tendency to launch the ball aimlessly forward – also known as ‘hoofball’ under Moyes – with the resulting…
Tom Skinner hits back at Sean Whetstone after West Ham footage. Tom Skinner and West Ham insider Sean Whetstone have been involved in social media drama. The former Apprentice candidate is a well-known Hammers supporter and is involved in charity work involving the club and regularly shares his love for the East London outfit online. However, a social media post has sparked controversy after Whetstone replied with criticism to footage shared by Skinner. West Ham controversy emerges online The argument started when Whetstone replied to a post from Skinner of his child being a mascot at the Brentford match on…
No West Ham fan can hate Declan Rice after classy gesture following Arsenal loss. Declan Rice would have felt Arsenal’s defeat to West Ham more than most especially after being subbed off to jeers. For the third season running West Ham inflicted a result on Arsenal that has all but ended their title dreams. West Ham won 1-0 at the Emirates on Saturday as Jarrod Bowen lost his marker Declan Rice to head home. The new Hammers captain eluding the man who used to wear the armband, who used to be adored by the West Ham faithful. Rice was a…
Tottenham Hotspur failed to beat Manchester City despite a strong second half performance as Erling Haaland’s first half goal was enough to secure all three points for the visitors. The Norwegian striker returned to the team and made an instant impact as he gave his side the lead in the 12th minute of the game. Spurs made a poor start to the game and failed to control the momentum as Pep Guardiola’s side dominated the first half. Vicario kept Tottenham in the game as they went into the break with just a goal down. Whatever Ange said at half-time worked…
Graham Potter’s Frankenstein creation : From reckless want-away to relentless monster. From reckless want-away to relentless monster Arsenal’s testing, probing but ultimately blunt-edged attack proved the Hammers’ defensive organisation has finally evolved from Lopetegui’s haphazard chaos-ball. Graham Potter has instilled a new level of discipline amongst his players which kept the alarm bells from ringing even as West Ham were defending single goal lead away from home. In truth, without a recognised striker they lacked penetration but the Hammers stuck to their allotted tasks brilliantly. Summed up by Mohammed Kudus, speaking to whufc.com, who was pleased with his side’s own…
Scarles Has The Shirt Off Rice’s Back and Mystic Moyes Knew it All Along. In terms of West Ham feel-good stories, The NY Times article on Ollie Scarles, David Moyes, and Declan Rice is well worth a read. Hammers correspondent Roshane Thomas knows his stuff, and his report on what Rice did after West Ham’s 1-0 win against Arsenal shows what a classy operator Declan is. Rice is understood to have given Scarles his signed shirt following the game, which was a lovely touch. The former West Ham captain had a bit of a shocker and was substituted early by…
Two sudden major announcements drop on eve of West Ham clash with Leicester. West Ham welcome Leicester City to the London Stadium in an important game for both clubs and there have been two big announcements. The Premier League season is about to enter the final run-in. West Ham will take on Leicester City a game with big ramifications in the battle against relegation. The Hammers are looking to build on the magnificent win at Arsenal by showing it was not another false dawn. West Ham have never been truly concerned about the possibility of relegation. But victory over the…