#90 Nuno’s New Narrative
The West Ham Breakdown · Jack Elderton
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (pscrb.fm) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
Find out more about the Stay Tuned campaign with CALM here: https://tilt.fyi/mOy6uJwuy0
Jack and Cal break down Nuno Espírito Santo's first game as West Ham Head Coach, Everton 1-1 West Ham in the Premier League. We discuss a potentially crucial point away from home at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, analysing the immediate tactical improvements in box defending and compactness, highlighting the excellent form of Crysencio Summerville and El Hadji Malick Diouf on the counter and what the match tells us about the rest of the season. Beyond the match, we talk the fundamental differences between Nuno's player-focused philosophy and the more rigid structures seen under Graham Potter and Julen Lopetegui, as well as how Nuno's approach of reducing the cognitive load and prioritising player instinct will shape the Hammers' performance going forward and build new foundations at the club.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:43) Everton 1-1 West Ham review
(23:18) Thoughts on Graham Potter’s departure
(41:10) Nuno Espírito Santo’s arrival
(48:48) How West Ham’s In-Possession solutions change under Nuno
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_Analytics
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