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This Week On A Week In The World Of West Ham United, Luke rambles away on his own about a very busy week in East London and looks ahead to the Festive period. The post Podcast: Luke Previews The Weekend And Reviews The Last Seven Days appeared first on Moore Than Just A Club .

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A barnstorming performance from David Unsworth’s Everton in the Interim Manager’s final game in charge at Goodison Park was enough to down David Moyes’ Hammers emphatically in his own return to Merseyside. On a night that belonged to one man and one man only, Wayne Rooney opened the scoring for the home side in the opening exchanges from the rebound of his own penalty before doubling that advantage a short while later. It would take a moment…

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A superb performance from Gareth Ainsworth’s Wycombe Wanderers was enough to condemn Terry Westley’s young Hammers to defeat in the final Checkatrade Trophy Southern Group C clash at Adams Park last night. The hosts first took the lead through Will De Havilland after 31 minutes, the visitors having squandered some superb opportunities before that, none more so than when Skipper Moses Makasi fired over from close-range. But, The Chairboys took their chances at the pivotal times in the clash as Sido Jombati…

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In the third and final round of Checkatrade Trophy Group Stage matches, Terry Westley’s U23s make the tricky trip to face League Two Wycombe Wanderers, having already Qualified for The Knockout Stages from Southern Group C and in first place. However, the young Hammers head into the tie in very poor form indeed having slumped to three consecutive losses in The Premier League Two trip to Arsenal last Friday night, whilst The …

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It’s now time to analyse player performance in the wake of Friday’s 1-1 Premier League draw with Leicester City at The London Stadium, on a night where the performance improved drastically from recent weeks. Joe Hart: 6/10 It would be a very quiet Friday night indeed for the England shot-stopper as he had very little to do throughout the 90 minutes in Stratford, as the visitors only registered one shot on target aside from their opening…

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In the eleventh round of matches of the 2017/2018 PL2 Division One campaign, Terry Westley’s U23s travel to Hertfordshire to face off with Arsenal in an exciting London Derby. The hosts, who sit a place and a point behind the young Hammers in the Standings, go into the tie off the back of defeat in Wales to Swansea City on Monday night, whereas, the away team are also low on confidence having slumped to successive losses against Benfica B in The …

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As West Ham sit precariously in the bottom three is it time to face the facts and admit we’re not really up to Premier League standards. Years of yo-yoing between divisions looks on the cards unless there’s a quick upturn in fortunes. West Ham seem to be doing a predictable West Ham this season and screwing up at every opportunity. Needless sending offs, throwing away leads and sacking fans favourite Super Slav. I’ve come to the conclusion that relegation may …

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An impressive performance from Marco Silva’s Watford condemned David Moyes to a defeat in his 500th Top-Flight game and his first as Hammers Boss at Vicarage Road yesterday afternoon. It would be an exhibition in missed chances and under-par defender from his side, but the home team, to their credit, seized their opportunities going ahead first on 11 minutes through a neat finish from Will Hughes. That lead was then …

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Terry Westley’s U23s succumbed to an embarrassing 1-5 defeat to a rampant Derby County side in their PL2 Division One encounter last night, on what was yet another evening to forget in Stratford. Darren Wassall’s men were always in control of the affair, taking the game by the scruff of the neck after less than 30 seconds as Offrande Zanzala finished past Nathan Trott and the lead was doubled by Luke Thomas a short while after. Just before the break, Zanzala popped …

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A lot of debate has been sparked by the exact question, is David Moyes a step backwards for West Ham? Personally, I think this has a sense of truth along with a sense of falseness in terms of where West Ham were when Slaven Bilic got sacked. David Moyes had what some people would say a good career while at Everton, getting Europa League in a few seasons as well…

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On Matchday Ten of the 2017/2018 PL2 Division One season, Terry Westley’s high-flying Hammers welcome a tricky Derby County side to East London, in what promises to be an exciting night of Youth Football at a prestigious venue. The young Claret & Blue starlets head into the clash off the back of an impressive Checkatrade Trophy away victory over Bristol Rovers, whilst The Rams tasted Pride Park defeat to Nottingham Forest in The Premier League Cup last time out, …

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” But, if you’re talking about Andy Carroll, then who wouldn’t want to have him in the box? And get the ball in the right areas to him? We have to use him and we have also got other strikers that play a different way and want the ball in different ways”. ” For me, I want to get the best out of the players and how I can get the best out…

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With the appointment of David Moyes and his Assistants Stuart Pearce, Alan Irvine, and Billy McKinley, a new era has begun in East London, but there are still plenty of cracks on show from Slaven Bilic’s spell in charge at The London stadium, just what are the five things that must be fixed right away if they’re to succeed? Work Rate: For a team with more than its fair share of pace to have made the …

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The appointment of a brand-new Hammers Boss in veteran Scotsman David Moyes will surely bring a fresh tactical approach to West Ham United, but with such a variant of different systems and formations possible within The Squad, which one will he adopt? Today, we attempt to answer that question as unpredictable as it may be and take a look back at his predecessor’s tactics plus, of course, Moyes’ own previous style of Football. Many will remember the final 12 months of…

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3:45 PM: Just 15 minutes to go here in Stratford, I must apologise for the lack of pictures, we are currently experiencing some technical difficulties on that front, they should be available soon, but you can head over to my Twitter @lukegcoyi to view those now. 3:35 PM: We have around 25 minutes to wait for the new Gaffer here in the lavish surroundings of this Corporate Hospitality Area, which is altogether different from the usual Press Conference room downstairs, it should…

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This week on A Week In The World Of West Ham United, a lonely Luke is left to run-down the last seven days in the Roller coaster ride that is The Hammers. The post Podcast Ep9: Luke Calls For The Inclusion Of Martinez, Lauds The U23s And Looks Ahead To Liverpool appeared first on Moore Than Just A Club .

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Liverpool are up next for West Ham and the strange atmosphere around the club refuses to dissipate. The positivity of the magnificent comeback against Tottenham was tempered somewhat by the loss of a two-goal lead at Palace. Michail Antonio received a huge amount of criticism for his failure to run the ball into the corner in the dying seconds of the game, Garth Crooks going as far as saying he should be made to train with the …

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In this week’s edition of our weekly Throwback segment, we hear from Geoff, 25 and a lifelong Claret & Blue-blooded Hammer about his first experience of live Football in what was a very strange season for all involved with West Ham United. “They say “all you need in a bad season is one win to turn things around”, I guess this is true in some cases and it certainly was for my first ever trip to the …

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Terry Westley’s U23s continued their sensational vein of form to record a third win in four games in all Competitions by comprehensively beating Bristol Rovers at The Memorial Stadium last night. It had looked like things would pan out very differently for the visitors when Tom Nichols fired the home side ahead without even a minute on the clock. But, a penalty from in-form Spanish forward Antonio Martinez, a strike …

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An agonising 97th-minute strike from Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha was enough for Crystal Palace to snatch a point in a thrilling 2-2 draw at Selhurst Park on Saturday, as huge pressure was heaped back on Slaven Bilic. The Hammers had raced into a two-goal early lead through an improvised Javier Hernandez finish and sumptuous strike from in-form Andre Ayew before the game was turned on its head…

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A ferocious late strike from prolific Spanish striker Antonio Martinez gave Terry Westley’s young Hammers an impressive Premier League Two win over Manchester City yesterday at The Chigwell Construction Stadium. England Youth International Taylor Richards had given The Citizens an early lead before a magical goal from Nathan Holland levelled things up prior to the break and the aforementioned Martinez effort gave the hosts all three points. Victory for the Claret & Blue starlets means a two-place climb …

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Please note, this was recorded  before West Ham came back from 2-0 at Wembley. But, we are sure our editor’s opinion won’t have changed that much… This week on A Week In The World Of West Ham United, Luke trawls over all the goings on in the last seven days in East London and looks ahead to the weekend’s first-team and U23 action, as Chris Darwen Hammers The Hammers whilst smugly soaking up the …

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What a difference a week makes, following West Ham has its ups and downs and the last 7 days have seen both extremes. The capitulation against Brighton was one of the most insipid performances I have seen a West Ham side produce in my time supporting the club. West Ham lacked leadership, motivation and seemed devoid of any plan, these failings were only highlighted by Brighton who were fantastically organised, stuck…

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Let’s take a look at how each featuring squad member rated from yesterday evenings remarkable Carabao Cup comeback victory over Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs, after what was an incredible night for the Claret & Blue stars. Adrian San-Miguel: 8/10 Replacing Joe Hart as he usually does for Cup encounters, the Spaniard put in a quite heroic performance to keep us in the tie at key moments over the course of the 90 minutes. Adrian…

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After two terrific days of cup action, 16 teams have now become 8, with no less than 7 Premier League teams progressing to the next round. Arsenal 2-1 Norwich City (1-1 AET) Arsene Wenger made 11 changes to his Starting XI for yesterday’s game against Norwich. The Canaries took the lead after James Maddison took the ball from a slipped over Tom Tryball and fed Josh Murphy who raced through and dinked it over an outcoming Matthew Macey in the Arsenal goal. Arsenal’s unlikely hero …

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