#110 Viva La Great Escape!

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Jack and Darcy analyze West Ham's tactical changes in their draw against Manchester City.

Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited The Great Escape is well and truly alive as West Ham United earned a massive point in a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Manchester City, with Jack and Darcy here to break down exactly how Nuno and the Hammers pulled it off. In this episode of The West Ham Breakdown, we dive into the tactical changes that saw West Ham switch to a back five to neutralise Pep Guardiola’s attacking threats. We discuss how the art of defending the box is changing and where Konstantinos Mavropanos and Jean-Clair Todibo used physical blocking and aggressive contact to frustrate Erling Haaland throughout the match. We discuss the Summerville-sized hole left in West Ham's counter-attack, how Pablo stepped up in a hybrid role to balance the midfield and look at the massive impact of summer signings Mateus Fernandes and Soungoutou Magassa, whose recovery pace and physicality provided a level of protection the squad has lacked in previous seasons. Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every episode. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/analyticsunited You can follow the pod (and our…

People in this episode

Host: Jack Elderton

Guest: Darcy

Topics covered

• West Ham United
• tactical analysis
• defensive strategies
• Premier League
• match review
• player performance

Keywords

• West Ham
• Manchester City
• tactics
• defense
• Premier League
• Erling Haaland
• Nuno
• Mavropanos
• Todibo
• counter-attack

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Organizations: Analytics United, West Ham United, Manchester City

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