The West Ham Breakdown

Find out more about our Stay Tuned fundraising campaign with CALM here: ⁠https://www.justgiving.com/page/analytics-united-stay-tuned-2026 Jack and Darcy break down everything you need to know about West Ham's next opponents, Millwall. They discuss what makes Alex Neil's side good on the counter, their strength at set-pieces and weakness on the floor, the key players Nuno needs to target to get the 3 points and much more. Unearth the hidden gems of the beer world and claim your free case here: ⁠https://www.beer52.com/UNITED Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:14) How does the Fulham loss change the preparation for Millwall (03:40) What has changed at Millwall? (07:05) Millwall In Possession report (07:50) Possession (12:21) Chance creation (14:20) Millwall Out of Possession report (15:46) Pressing (17:30) Box defending & duels (20:21) Key player: Caleb Taylor (21:24) Key player: Jake Cooper (22:03) Key player: Camiel Neghli (23:08) New signing: Taïryk Arconte (24:11) New signing: Lyndon Dykes Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited 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_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Find out more about our Stay Tuned fundraising campaign with CALM here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/analytics-united-stay-tuned-2026 Cal and Darcy break down West Ham 6-0 Wrexham, talking how Nuno's side completely pulled apart Phil Parkinson's promotion hopefuls. They discuss the growing partnerships on the pitch, with Piroe and Castellanos running the show up front and Morato and Solomon pulling the strings on the left. They analyse West Ham's press so far this season, looking into the Hammers' data and comparing it to a high-pressing Championship favourite in Middlesbrough and, after 3 wins in 6 days, ask whether Nuno can coach a dominant side in the Championship in 2026. Timestamps: (00:00) West Ham 6-0 Wrexham match review (03:39) Man of the Match & Goal of the Game (09:42) Morato & Solomon's relationship (13:37) Piroe & Castellanos' growing connection (21:33) We're raising money for CALM this month! (25:34) How West Ham are evolving out of possession (29:24) Could West Ham press more aggressively? (33:09) The data behind West Ham's press (36:29) Comparing West Ham's press to Middlesbrough's high intensity (40:14) Were West Ham right to keep Nuno? (45:19) Can Nuno coach a dominant side? (47:36) What does the data say? (53:32) The squad's quality Unearth the hidden gems of the beer world and claim your free case here: www.beer52.com/UNITED Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited 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_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unearth the hidden gems of the beer world and claim your free case here: www.beer52.com/UNITED Jack and Darcy break down everything you need to know about West Ham's next opponents, Wrexham. They discuss the tactics that have seen the Red Dragons climb through the divisions and earn a 7th place finish last season, how West Ham could break down on of the Championship's best defences, the key battles across the pitch which could win and lose the game on Friday night and much more. Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:07) How does the Bolton game change the preparation for Wrexham? (03:07) What has changed at Wrexham? (05:32) Wrexham In Possession report (07:44) Progression (09:30) Box breaking & dribbling (13:18) Goalscoring (17:49) Wrexham Out of Possession report (19:47) Conceding chances (21:14) Pressing (21:45) Box defending & duels (24:25) Key player: Kieffer Moore (25:57) Key player: Callum Doyle (26:58) Key player: Ollie Rathbone (28:17) New signing: Danny Imray (29:17) New signing: Callum O'Hare 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_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unearth the hidden gems of the beer world and claim your free case here: www.beer52.com/UNITED Jack and Darcy break down West Ham 3-0 Derby as well as the Hammers' summer transfer window in detail. They discuss the growth we're now starting to see in Nuno's side, the structural change that's helping West Ham and more from the London stadium before moving onto assessing the now complete summer transfer window. They talk all of West Ham's incomings and outgoings, breaking down each transfer and ultimately asking whether we're happy with where West Ham's squad stands going into a promotion-chasing season. Timestamps: (00:00) West Ham 3-0 Derby match review (00:48) Most pleasing aspect of the Derby game? (02:19) Build up: How West Ham's rhythm is improving (08:09) Rest defence: The structural change that's helping West Ham (16:20) Winning it in the first half hour (19:58) Reviewing West Ham's summer transfer window (20:38) Did West Ham achieve what they needed to this summer? (22:48) West Ham's outgoings (23:02) Mateus Fernandes (28:28) Crysencio Summerville (31:07) El Hadji Malick Diouf (33:37) Freddie Potts (34:37) Callum Marshall (35:38) James Ward-Prowse (36:32) George Earthy (37:23) Callum Wilson, Adama Traoré, Łukasz Fabiański & Krisztián Hegyi (37:33) The loans: Niclas Füllkrug, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Jean-Clair Todibo & Kaelan Casey (40:35) Assessing West Ham's outgoings as a whole (42:04) West Ham's incomings (42:07) Arne Engels (46:13) Edvin Austbø (47:49) Manor Solomon (49:39) Keiber Lamadrid (50:44) Joël Veltman (52:01) Adama Boiro & Morato (54:18) Joël Piroe (55:34) Divine Mukasa (56:23) Youth promotions: Mohamadou Kanté, Lewis Orford, Joshua Ajala, Airidas Golambeckis, Finlay Herrick, Daniel Cummings & Mason Terry (58:00) Are we happy with the squad? (59:07) Rating West Ham's transfer window out of 10 Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited 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_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Jack and Darcy break down everything you need to know ahead of West Ham vs Derby in the EFL Championship. They discuss the lessons learned from the midweek win against Wolves, the parallels between John Eustace's Derby and David Moyes' West Ham, the Rams' danger from set-pieces and much more. Timestamps: (00:00) West Ham vs Derby preview (01:06) How does the Wolves win impact the preparations for the Derby game? (06:16) Top individual performer vs Wolves? (07:19) Worst individual performer vs Wolves? (07:58) What's changed at Derby this season? (08:31) Derby's transfer window (11:11) Derby's In Possession report (12:36) Possession (14:22) Progression (16:14) Chance creation/Set-pieces (17:54) Derby's Out of Possession report (21:13) Pressing (21:31) Box defending & duels (22:55) Derby's key players (23:19) Matt Clarke (23:48) Eiran Cashin (24:34) David Ozoh (25:05) Alex Mowatt (25:20) Henrik Meister 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_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unearth the hidden gems of the beer world and claim your free case here: www.beer52.com/UNITED Cal and Jack break down what's going wrong at West Ham at the moment, discussing the roots of the problems both attacking and defending, if Nuno can adapt to managing a side that's expected to dominate a league and much more. They also talk West Ham's sixth summer signing, Edvin Austbø from Viking, breaking down what we can expect to see the Norwegian winger this season, why he's such an exciting signing and how important it is that the Hammers' have added yet another title winner to the squad. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:50) West Ham sign Edvin Austbø from Viking (03:49) Why Austbø is an exciting signing (07:31) Austbø is another title winner (10:08) Austbø's biggest strengths (15:19) Our reaction to West Ham's season so far (21:35) Are West Ham too cross-reliant? (23:55) A deeper conversation about West Ham's attacking woes (33:03) Why Lewis Orford needs to start (38:10) Watford's goal: Bad defending or good finish? (42:26) The HOL HOG: Alessio Dionisi (43:42) Can Nuno adapt to managing a side aiming to win the title? (47:06) West Ham's defence isn't good enough (52:12) The counter-press problem Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited 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_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Jack and Darcy break down everything you need to know ahead of West Ham's trip to Vicarage Road to take on Alessio Dionisi's Watford. They discuss Watford's transfer business so far, the players which could cause West Ham trouble, as well as discussing West Ham's win against Southampton and what they'd like to see carry across from the Carabao Cup victory. Timestamps: (00:00) Watford vs West Ham preview (00:53) Southampton: We won! (02:23) Team selection: Rotation vs rhythm (04:08) One thing we'd like to see implemented vs Watford from the Southampton win (04:43) What's changed at Watford this season? (05:02) Watford's transfer window so far (07:39) Watford's In Possession report (08:40) Possession (10:50) Box breaking & dribbling (12:22) Chance creation/Set-pieces (12:57) Watford's Out of Possession report (14:09) Pressing (15:19) Box defending & duels (16:52) Chances conceded (17:59) Watford's key players (18:04) Othmane Maamma (18:41) Mattie Pollock (19:20) Hector Kyprianou (20:06) Edoardo Bove (20:52) Federico Ravaglia 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_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Cal and Jack break down West Ham 1-2 Charlton in the Hammers' first home game of the Championship campaign. They discuss where exactly it went wrong for West Ham, Taty's controversial penalty miss, what Nuno need to change in order to beat counter-attacking sides and, ultimately, ask whether we should be concerned about the poor form we've seen so far. Timestamps: (00:00) West Ham 1-2 Charlton review(06:00) Taty's penalty miss: Should Castellanos have taken it? Nuno's comments after.(07:58) What went wrong?(11:47) The Biggest Takeaway: First phase attacking has to be better(15:20) Final Third Problems: How should West Ham be creating chances?(24:31) The HOL HOG: Nicky Hayen & Nathan Jones(25:45) Arne Engels debut review(30:23) Joël Piroe debut review(36:37) How can West Ham get the best out of Piroe & Engels?(40:57) Style mismatch: How West Ham can solve the issues we've seen against counter-attacking sides(45:27) Lewis Orford has to play(48:55) Getting better outcomes: Circulate faster, rotate more(51:18) Are we worried? 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_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Jack and Darcy break down everything you need to know ahead of West Ham's first home game of the season, as Nuno Espírito Santo hosts Nathan Jones' Charlton at the London Stadium. They discuss how The Addicks play, which former Premier League players have arrived at The Valley this summer, who their key players are and much more. Timestamps: (00:00) West Ham vs Charlton preview (00:32) How are we feeling after the Burnley game? (01:36) What's changed at Charlton this season? (03:14) Charlton's transfer window so far (04:51) Charlton's In Possession report (07:34) How do Charlton play with the ball? (10:06) How do Charlton create chances? (12:33) Charlton's Out of Possession report (16:01) How do Charlton press? (17:51) How do Charlton defend the box? (19:38) Charlton's key players (19:57) Lloyd Jones (21:31) Tyreece Campbell (22:56) Conor Coventry (24:04) Billy Koumetio (25:54) Timothy Ouma 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_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Cal and Jack break down West Ham's summer signings of Joël Piroe from Leeds and Arne Engels from Celtic, as well as the Hammers' Championship opener, a 2-2 draw away to Burnley at Turf Moor. They discuss what Piroe brings to West Ham and how he fits into Nuno Espírito Santo's tactics, Oliver Scarles excellent performance before giving away Burnley's penalty, what went so wrong in the second half that meant West Ham lost all control of the game and so much more. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:27) Initial reactions to the Burnley game (07:04) Joël Piroe: What he adds to West Ham, what his signing means for our current players (16:42) Arne Engels: Our thoughts on his record-breaking transfer (21:36) Burnley 2-2 West Ham review (22:27) First half: Why West Ham looked so comfortable on the ball (27:59) West Ham's young players on show (30:02) Mohamadou Kanté & Lewis Orford: What went well, what needs improvement (34:51) Oliver Scarles: His overall performance, his big mistake, where this leaves him going forward (39:42) Second half: What went wrong? Why did West Ham completely lose control? (47:49) How West Ham should have dealt with Burnley's late game pressure (51:26) Identity & Style: What is Nuno Espírito Santo building at West Ham? Is promotion a realistic expectation? 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_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Jack and Darcy break down everything you need to know ahead of West Ham's opening fixture of the 2026/27 EFL Championship season against Burnley at Turf Moor. They discuss the changes we expect to see from the Clarets now Nicky Hayen had replaced Scott Parker in the dugout, who their most important players are and much more. Timestamps: (00:00) Welcome to the new preview show! (01:18) How are we feeling ahead of the Burnley game? (02:43) Are we confident with the West Ham squad as it stands? (04:59) What's changed at Burnley this season? (06:16) Burnley's In Possession report (10:10) Burnley's Out of Possession report (13:42) Who are Burnley's most important players? 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_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Cal and Jack break down West Ham's second summer signing, Manor Solomon from Spurs, as well as the 3-1 EFL Cup victory against Portsmouth at the London Stadium! They discuss what we can expect to see from Solomon this season, how West Ham turned round a rough first 30 minutes to outplay Portsmouth and much more. Find the charity auction for a West Ham signed shirt here: https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/westhamsignedfootballshirt Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:54) Our thoughts on West Ham signing Manor Solomon from Tottenham (04:34) Solomon's injury record is a concern (06:39) Championship experience: Solomon helped Leeds gain promotion (07:49) How did Solomon perform last season at Fiorentina? (09:01) What can West Ham fans expect from Manor Solomon? (17:00) West Ham 3-1 Portsmouth match review (24:34) Taty Castellanos: Excellent movement and finding goalscoring form (30:24) Edson Álvarez: What role could he play this season? (36:15) Lewis Orford: This season's break out star? (44:55) How West Ham have adapted their build up play to dominate the Championship (50:28) First 30 minutes: What went wrong? (54:44) Why rotations could be pivotal for West Ham this 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_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Cal and Jack break down West Ham's preseason, discussing the tactical developments we've seen over the past couple of weeks, some of the biggest West Ham transfer stories and what needs to happen before West Ham host Portsmouth in the Carabao Cup to kick off the season! Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:23) Key takeaways West Ham's preseason (06:25) Our thoughts on the Keiber Lamadrid experiment (07:58) Midfield flux: The lack of creativity and how it could effect Malick Diouf negatively (11:12) The difficulty of adapting stylistically to the Championship and the importance of being defensively solid (18:57) Callum Marshall leaves to join Luton on a permeant transfer (22:20) Freddie Potts: Is selling him to Club Brugge a mistake? (31:09) Are there players who featured in preseason that could play a bigger role than we expect? (34:45) The parallels between Kilman and Mavropanos (40:37) 3 things West Ham need to do before the season starts 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_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Cal & Jack break down West Ham's first public preseason game of the 2026-27 season, a 1-1 draw with Southend United, and the confirmation that Jarrod Bowen is staying at the club. They discuss what our expectations are for Bowen this season, Keiber Lamadrid's surprise standout performance at Roots Hall, George Earthy's potential future and much more. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:34) Our thoughts on the World Cup final & Spain's tournament (07:05) Can anyone stop Spain? (10:56) Jarrod Bowen announces he's staying at West Ham (14:20) Does this confirm Bowen's legend status? (15:30) What are our expectations for Bowen in the Championship? (21:41) Southend 1-1 West Ham review (23:42) How much can you read into preseason friendlies? (24:55) Takeaways: Keiber Lamadrid, Taty Castellanos & Pablo (28:01) Our thoughts on George Earthy's performance & future 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_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Cal & Darcy break down the lessons West Ham can learn from analysing last season's relegated sides, Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton, and how they attempted to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking. They discuss how West Ham compares to the state each club was in before last season, how the transfer business they did succeeded and failed, how they performed on the pitch against more tenured Championship sides and much more. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (04:38) What lessons West Ham can take from Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton (06:41) What state were the relegated sides in before the season started? (12:12) Are West Ham in a better or worse starting position comparatively? (17:31) What went wrong with Leicester's transfers last summer? (23:18) How West Ham can avoid the same fate as Leicester (27:33) Southampton's sensible and balanced rebuild worked (32:20) Retention and consistency is key to transition successfully (37:39) The importance of experience in squad building (38:29) Avoid selling players unnecessarily (41:41) How Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton performed last season (42:44) How Analytics United calculates squad strength (43:51) Where Leicester's squad fell short compared to Southampton & Ipswich (47:29) West Ham need to create more chances this season (51:21) Nuno will have to balance attack and defence (56:01) West Ham should keep Mads Hermansen 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_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Cal and Darcy break down how to run a football club in 2026, discussing what choices they'd make if Daniel Křetínský put them in charge of West Ham, talking improvements to the training ground, recruiting a director of football, whether to implement multi-club ownership model including Sparta Prague and more. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (03:42) YouTube Memberships are now available! (05:37) Our thoughts on changing West Ham's crest (12:11) Do West Ham need to improve their training ground? (21:36) How a new West Ham shirt sponsor could shape the culture of the club (33:19) Multi-club ownership: How it's changing football and do West Ham need to form more partnerships? (46:20) Nils Koppen: How hiring a director of recruitment could impact West Ham's transfer strategy 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_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Cal, Jack and Darcy break down some of the previous West Ham transfer recommendations made in our Transfer Factory series, analysing those that went on to join Premier League clubs, some of the more niche options and ask whether any of them are still on the table for West Ham this summer. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (04:09) Analysing our previous Transfer Factory recommendations (05:55) Adrien Truffert (07:24) Maxim De Cuyper (08:45) Anton Stach (10:24) Hugo Ekitike (11:26) Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (16:13) Charlie Hughes (19:18) Charlie Cresswell (21:05) Arne Engels (22:35) Imrân Louza & Hayden Hackney (27:29) Joaquin Seys (30:25) Ngal'ayel Mukau (34:22) Evann Guessand (40:16) Taras Mykhavko (43:24) Biggest lesson learned about judging plyers suitability for English football (47:24) 2 player profiles get drawn too (and 2 we avoid) (54:48) If you were advising one Premier League club this summer, who would it be and which player would you sign? 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_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Cal and Darcy break down West Ham's massive upcoming summer transfer window, discussing a potential new Director of Football in Newcastle's Steve Nickson, how much Mateus Fernandes and Crysencio Summerville should cost, what roles West Ham need to sign in order to push for the Championship title this season & more. Timestamps: (00:00) Thoughts on the World Cup so far (06:34) Best and worst things about the World Cup (09:54) Our reaction to Daniel Křetínský increasing his stake in West Ham (11:27) How much should Mateus Fernandes and Crysencio Summerville cost? (16:08) Steve Nickson: West Ham’s next Director of Football? (22:46) Breaking down the player roles West Ham need to sign this summer (25:27) The different types of centre-backs (28:56) Should West Ham sign CBs to dominate the Championship physically or technically? (33:52) The different types of midfielders (37:29) Midfield recruitment: How to deal with potentially losing Fernandes and Tomáš Souček (42:49) Do West Ham need to a sign a natural 10? (45:13) How many wingers do West Ham need to sign this summer? 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_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Cal and Darcy break down David Sullivan, David Gold and Karen Brady's time in charge of West Ham United, discussing the recruitment strategies, massive managerial and stylistic swings and controversial stadium move which dominated their tenure as custodians of the club. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:15) What is West Ham United in 2026? (05:25) Analysing West Ham's recruitment from the GSB era (09:30) An agent-led approach to transfers: The pros and cons (15:43) Can manager-led recruitment still work in 2026? (21:37) Why the Director of Football role has never worked out at West Ham (31:58) The lack of coherence with managerial and stylistic changes (40:39) How the London Stadium has impacted West Ham (52:24) Lessons to be learned from the GSB era 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_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited A week after relegation was confirmed, Cal and Darcy break down West Ham’s rebuild process, whether keeping Nuno Espírito Santo as manager was the correct decision, if the Championship is more difficult now than it used to be, the kind of players West Ham need to sign this summer in order to get promoted back to the Premier League at the first time of asking and much more. Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:07) A brief review of the Champions League final (07:19) Is keeping Nuno the right decision? (13:27) Will West Ham’s style of football change in the Championship? (21:12) The biggest difference between the Championship now compared to previous years (24:48) Player profiles West Ham need in order to get promoted (30:19) How Paco Jémez staying could help West Ham (36:28) Our reaction to Max Hahn resigning as head of technical recruitment (45:09) Is Kieran Scott the right man to become the new Technical Director? 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 Twitter: Main: @AnalyticsUtd_ Jack: @jackelderton Cal: @WHU_Analytic Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices