The West Ham Breakdown

Jack Elderton and Cal Goodall break down West Ham's 0-2 win over Newcastle at St. James' Park, talking the Hammers' new look midfield, returning to a lower defensive line and the changes at the back, individual performances including Jarrod Bowen's outstanding game, Max Kilman's continued brilliance, Lucas Paqueta finding form, and much more. Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcas...

Jack Elderton and Cal Goodall break down West Ham's 0-0 draw with Everton at the London Stadium, talking the Hammers being more direct and having less possession at home against a Sean Dyche side, the attempt to control the game, individual performances, Lopetegui's comments about player personalities and much more. Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every episode. J...

Jack Elderton and Cal Goodall discuss West Ham's 3-0 loss to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground, the fourth time this season Julen Lopetegui's side have conceded 3 or more goals in the Premier League. They talk about the Hammers still conceding freely despite changing to a 3 at the back formation, their slow build up play and lack of control, the impact of second half changes, break down individ...

Jack Elderton and Cal Goodall discuss West Ham's 2-1 victory in the Premier league over Manchester United at the London Stadium, a pivotal win in Julen Lopetegui's Hammers tenure and what proved to be Erik Ten Hag's final game as Man Utd manager. They discuss how the second half substitutions and tactical switches changed the game, including the introduction and outstanding performance of goalscor...

Jack and Cal break down West Ham's 4-1 loss to Spurs in the Premier League at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, discussing whether Julen Lopetegui's tactics are right for West Ham, Mohammed Kudus' goal and red card, Alphonse Areola's disastrous display as well as Maximilian Kilman's brilliance, a surprising Man of the Match, the Hammers' contrasting approach to the first and second halves and much mo...

Jack and Cal break down West Ham's 4-1 win in the Premier League at home to Ipswich at the London Stadium, discussing the Hammers' in-possession improvements, Jean-Clair Todibo and Max Kilman excelling together, goals from Jarrod Bowen, Mohammed Kudus, Michail Antonio and Lucas Paqueta, the share of xA in the squad compared to Julen Lopetegui's Sevilla and much more. Please do leave us a review an...

Jack and Cal break down West Ham's 1-1 draw in the Premier League away to Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium, discussing Julen Lopetegui's more simple approach to the game, the half time substitution of Mohammed Kudus, Konstantinos Mavropanos' performance at right back and whether it's something to explore further, Carlos Soler's impressive start to life at the Hammers, keeping Michail Anton...

Jack and Cal break down West Ham's 0-3 loss at the London Stadium to Chelsea in the Premier League. They discuss the Hammer's problematic numbers compared to other teams in the hunt for a European spot, the advantages and disadvantages of a 3-2-5 shape both in and out of possession, Lopetegui's idealistic approach to profiling and how it's negatively impacted West Ham's current form and much more....

Jack and Cal break down West Ham's 1-1 draw away to Fulham in the Premier League. They discuss Julen Lopetegui's starting 11 and the difference between the team selection and the tactics actually employed on the pitch, counter pressing and the Hammer's high line, the differences between the first and second halves, whether this performance spelt the end for Michail Antonio up front and much more....

Jack and Cal break down West Ham's 1-3 loss to Manchester City in the Premier League. They discuss how, despite Pep Guardiola's side being the best in a generation, the Hammers managed to come away from the game with positives, kept Erling Haaland quiet, challenged and took the game to Man City, the changes Julen Lopetegui made during the game, standout performances from Mohammed Kudus and Guido R...

Jack and Cal breakdown West Ham's first win of the season, beating Crystal Palace away at Selhurst Park 0-2. They discuss Max Kilman's brilliant start to his Hammers' career, Fullkrug vs Antonio, what this West Ham side is missing and whether the squad has players capable of filling those gaps yet and more. Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every episode. Join us on...

Jack and Cal breakdown West Ham's Premier League opening day fixture, a 1-2 loss to Aston Villa, the Hammers' ineffective midfield, Lopetegui's use of Soucek as an auxiliary striker, how Lucas Digne nullified West Ham's right hand side, Amadou Onana's presense and ability as well as the good and bad individual performances from both sides. Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast t...

Jack and Cal discuss West Ham's latest signings, Jean-Clair Todibo and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, the Hammers' triumphant Betway Cup game against Celta Vigo as well as finally revealing the future of Analytics United. 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 other work) on Tw...

Jack is joined by Charlie and Darcy while Cal is on holiday for an emergency pod to discuss three big new signings at West Ham! Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every episode. You can follow the pod (and our other work) on Twitter: Main: @AnalyticsUtd_ Jack: @jackelderton Cal: @WHU_Analytics Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Prod...

Jack and Cal discuss close links to Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Jhon Duran and explore why these two became top targets for the right-back and striker roles. Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every episode. You can follow the pod (and our other work) on Twitter: Main: @AnalyticsUtd_ Jack: @jackelderton Cal: @WHU_Analytics Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Musi...

Jack and Cal discuss West Ham's latest signings, Max Kilman and Luis Guilherme, and look at how the pair will fit into Lopetegui's squad for the 2024-25 season. Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every episode. You can follow the pod (and our other work) on Twitter: Main: @AnalyticsUtd_ Jack: @jackelderton Cal: @WHU_Analytics Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic...

Jack and Cal talk through the West Ham squad as it is, look at where every player has improved (or otherwise) over the course of the 2023-24 season, and use an overview of the squad's strongest attributes as a basis for exploring the areas in need of most development. Thank you for sticking with us this season and we look forward to catching you in July for a bigger and better 2024-25! Please do l...

After speeding through a very brief overview of some target players in #31, Jack and Cal discuss those players (and others) in more depth before answering any final questions on the new manager. Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every episode. You can follow the pod (and our other work) on Twitter: Main: @AnalyticsUtd_ Jack: @jackelderton Cal: @WHU_Analytics Theme m...

Jack and Cal reflect on the 2023-24 season in full and decide on final awards for Player of the Season, Moment of the Season, Game of the Season and more... Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every episode. You can follow the pod (and our other work) on Twitter: Main: @AnalyticsUtd_ Jack: @jackelderton Cal: @WHU_Analytics Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog...

Jack and Cal discuss West Ham's 3-1 win over Luton Town in David Moyes' final game at the London Stadium before answering your questions about Julen Lopetegui. CALM: https://www.thecalmzone.net/ (0800 58 58 58) Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/ (116 123) The Listening Place: https://listeningplace.org.uk/ (020 3906 7676) Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every...

Cal and Jack reflect on the highlights of Moyes' tenure before discussing his expected replacement, Julen Lopetegui. Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every episode. You can follow the pod (and our other work) on Twitter: Main: @AnalyticsUtd_ Jack: @jackelderton Cal: @WHU_Analytics Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (ht...

Jack and Cal reflect on a 2-5 loss to Crystal Palace and a 2-2 draw with Liverpool before exploring possible replacements for key duo Lucas Paqueta and David Moyes. Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every episode. You can follow the pod (and our other work) on Twitter: Main: @AnalyticsUtd_ Jack: @jackelderton Cal: @WHU_Analytics Catch The Copa Club here: @TheCopaClu...

After a 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen that sent West Ham out of the Europa League, Jack and Cal discuss an excellent team performance and the value of intense pressing before reflecting on the joys of the European journeys of the last few seasons. Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every episode. You can follow the pod (and our other work) on Twitter: Main: @Analyti...

After a 2-1 win against Wolves, Jack and Cal look at the way in which a back five can negate wide-combination-focused build-up, how a switch to a hybrid system of old enabled one of our best defensive performances in quite some time, and the lessons we can take from all of that ahead of the Leverkusen games. Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every episode. You can f...

After a 1-1 draw with Spurs and a 3-4 defeat to Newcastle, Jack and Cal reflect on the lessons learned at St. James' Park and the implementation of solutions against Postecoglou's side. How did Moyes improve midfield balance? What were the improved fixes to tiring legs in the second half? And just how good is Mohammed Kudus? Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every e...