This was always going to be a tough fixture- West Ham had lost more Premier League games to Arsenal than any other side, which meant that the Gunners were strong favourites coming into this Round 3 clash, despite themselves losing to Man City and Chelsea. All the pundits had backed Arsenal to win, and win they did, on the back of an impressive second half performance following the introductions of Alexandre Lacazette and Lucas Torreira into the game. [Read more…]
Media Player Ratings- How did the media rate West Ham’s performance against Arsenal?
August 27, 2018 By Leave a Comment
4 changes for West Ham against Arsenal- Arnautovic captain, Diop & Antonio in XI
August 25, 2018 By Leave a Comment
West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini has announced his starting XI to do duty at the Emirates against Arsenal for their Round 3 fixture. The Chilean has made four changes, with Ryan Fredericks, Issa Diop, Carlos Sanchez and Michail Antonio coming in for Pablo Zabaleta, Angelo Ogbonna, Mark Noble and Javier Hernandez respectively.
Fredericks and Antonio had started the opening weekend loss to Liverpool, but were dropped for the next game against Bournemouth.
Angelo Ogbonna drops out of the matchday squad completely, meaning a new partner in central defence in the form of Issa Diop for Fabian Balbuena. [Read more…]
Video Analysis Example Declan Rice defending vs Liverpool 2018 | Trent Alexander-Arnold passing
August 14, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Manuel Pellegrini gave young Declan Rice a start in the Hammers’ opening game of the season against Liverpool. The youngster is obviously talented, but found the going tough, and was substituted at half time. Here is an example where Liverpool’s tactics see Rice being pulled out of position- all due to Firmino’s work, and Trent Alexander Arnold unleashing a long pass to the free Naby Keita which eventually sees the Reds score the opening goal of the game [Read more…]
Hammers sign Andriy Yarmolenko
July 11, 2018 By Leave a Comment
The signings continue to come in at the London Stadium! After Jack Wilshere, the Hammers have now completed the signing of Andriy Yarmolenko. The Ukrainian international moves from German Bundesliga outfit Borussia Dortmund and has signed a four year deal with the club. The transfer fee was not revealed, but is rumoured to be somewhere around the 17-18 million pound mark.
Yarmolenko is Ukraine’s second highest scorer of all time (35 goals in 77 games), only behind the legendary Andriy Shevchenko.
Yarmolenko announced on his social media page that the life of the footballer “had thrown him another challenge” which he had “decided to accept” [Read more…]
Wilshere to West Ham | Hammers confirm 4th signing under Pellegrini
July 9, 2018 By Leave a Comment
West Ham United have confirmed the signing of midfielder Jack Wilshere on a free transfer. The 26 year old, who supported the Hammers as a boy, was a free agent after leaving Arsenal at the end of the 2017/18 season. Wilshere, who was with the Gunners for 17 years, was told by new manager Unai Emery that he did not feature prominently in the latter’s plans for the upcoming season.
Wilshere was linked with a switch to Fenerbahce (apparently a deal that offered more money), but a late intervention from new West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini, plus the chance to continue staying in London, saw the deal swing the Hammers’ way.
What is the length of Wilshere’s West Ham contract?
He has signed a three year contract till the end of the 2020/21 season [Read more…]
