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Episode 051 - A Massive Win For A Massive Team! Arsenal Match Reaction!
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As the GSPN Lads celebrate a well deserved win against Arsenal, we look ahead to a busy week of fixtures and discuss the road ahead.
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Transcript
Introduction and Welcoming
00:00:10
Josh Keech
Hello and welcome to another daily GSPN West Ham broadcast. You get a flutter of all three of us today and I think hopefully all very cheerful as well. How are you Elkins brothers?
00:00:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Very good night.
00:00:23
Jacob
Yeah, a lot happier
Celebrating the Win Against Arsenal
00:00:26
Josh Keech
I was going to say, it's ah it's it's probably the happiest that people will hear us, I think, for a while because it's a it's it's been a tough one this season, but I think this is probably one of our more positive results.
00:00:26
Jacob
now.
00:00:37
Josh Keech
A nice little 1-0 against Arsenal and I think we've probably got lots to talk about, I think, with this one. There's plenty of individual performances, reviews on the performance across the match, news wider to the team, and also just a bit of general celebration from us, really. But I guess best place to start. so where where's both your thoughts at after the game? what Obviously all happy, I'd hope, but what are what do you guys both think?
00:01:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would like to start by saying that in the crossover episode we did with the Arsenal guys, I predicted a 1-0 West Ham win.
00:01:10
Josh Keech
Oh...
00:01:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that's worth mentioning that I might have the best ball knowledge of anyone ever, anywhere. um So that's good. But being actually serious, it was a brilliant game. it was We played so well. Every single player on the pitch really...
00:01:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
put their heart and soul into that performance. And I think it showed in just the whole vibe around the game. Everyone felt like they were at it. The defence looked so solid. We looked really comfortable giving them most of possession.
00:01:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
i think we were really difficult to break down. And then on the attack, it was really good. And Jarrod Bowen just doing what he does best and scoring goals.
00:01:53
Josh Keech
Yeah.
00:01:53
Jacob
Yeah, much the same for me.
00:01:54
Josh Keech
It's a
00:01:56
Jacob
I think the West Ham we saw today, not today, um in that game was a lot just more of what we had hoped at the start of the season, what we thought we were going to get from the outset.
00:02:13
Jacob
um And yeah, I mean, when we look at the actual stats of the game, they don't kind of paint the picture of of how the game really went. um in terms of possession and shots and chances and that kind of thing.
Team Performance and Key Players
00:02:30
Jacob
um But yeah, we were excellent. And I think we can we can safely say that whatever Potter has has brought in is is starting to to work, I think.
00:02:43
Josh Keech
Yeah, i think I think that's fair enough with it. You know, you look, I would say this one provides, I think, not only us, but I think ah bit of a a bit of fear, hopefully, around some the other clubs because it it kind of reflects not only what we should have been doing this season from the get-go anyway, but equally with the results we've had with Potter recently, everyone's kind of, I guess, looking from an outside perspective and thinking, well,
00:03:05
Josh Keech
hang on a minute, the grass isn't as green as you thought it would be compared to Lopetegui's time. But actually, i think what everyone from an inside perspective will probably say is there's been a bit of a slow cooking approach where every game we have looked actually so much better.
00:03:18
Josh Keech
And it's so rewarding to see it being paid off, at least in a big game like this as well. But hopefully we can see the fruits of that carrying on being bad for the the upcoming games. Obviously, I know we've got Leicester in the week. And then Newcastle not shortly far afterwards.
00:03:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:03:31
Josh Keech
So be nice to see if, fingers crossed, that all of that can carry on our good fortune stays. But ah but yeah, and there's about a million individual performances to talk about as well. But you're you're right, Tom, it was an incredible goal as well.
00:03:43
Josh Keech
It's just one that we love seeing Bowen score anyway. And we like we like seeing him getting close to record goal scorers at the club. And I know he's not far from Antonio's record now, is he? So it's... ah it's It's good to see there's that nice little bit of a boost there for not just Bowen but also as well for the whole players.
00:04:00
Josh Keech
I think it's been the the key bit for me that I've enjoyed seeing.
00:04:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it seems like whenever we do well, Jared Bowen is scoring or assisting or getting unbelievable match ratings. The sort of impact that he has on our team and and our form is so invaluable. So, you know, when we did lose him to injury for that short amount of time,
00:04:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's really bleached. And I think, obviously, it's brilliant that we have Bowen. And I don't want to bring the tone down because it's unbelievable. But we do rely on him a lot. Saying that, it was a brilliant team performance. So I think today we actually might have been OK without him. But he just gives you that little bit of quality that puts you over the edge. And the goal was so nicely taken. If you watch his movement...
00:04:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
He starts the move from, you know, I think it's just outside our box. He passes it to Wan-Bissaka.
00:04:44
Josh Keech
Yeah.
00:04:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wan-Bissaka as well, someone who was unbelievable and in this game. um Wan-Bissaka just drives, is aggressive, is so direct. He wants to take people on. And then Jarrod Bowman continues to to run all the way, gets away from Declan Rice, who's the man that's following him, and and just but is in the right place at the right time. ball is brilliant.
00:05:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bowen's got the the perfect movement to get on the end of it and it it's a brilliant goal. And first-half goal to take the lead is something that we've seen very rarely this season. So to be able to have that as an accolade that maybe we can score first and maybe we can hold a lead is something that's completely different to what we saw under Lopetegui. So...
00:05:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah A brilliant result and it happened in the probably the most positive way possible where we scored first and we defended really well. We got a clean sheet. Everyone playing really well.
00:05:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
So yeah, i really happy. I'd also like to give a shout outer to Aaron Cresswell as well because he's played some of his best football under Graham Potter for it.
00:05:43
Josh Keech
Yeah, that's fair.
00:05:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
So shout out to him as well.
00:05:46
Josh Keech
Yeah, I think you're spot on with that one. I think he's... Yeah, I was ah bit apprehensive when I saw him in the line-up. I won't lie. it was going one of my things of going, oh, I'm not i'm not sure on this one.
00:05:57
Josh Keech
But I know we're a bit sort of Sometimes we can be a bit ah you know a bit starved at centre-back at the moment where we're not we're not giving up on the full chances. So I'm glad to see he did get to play and he played really well. You're right. I have no faults really to say that you maybe question anything once
Ex-Man United Players' Success
00:06:10
Josh Keech
I've seen his performance. So...
00:06:12
Josh Keech
But yeah, I wanted to say about Wan-Bissaka as well. I won't talk about his individual performances now, but I think at the moment, if we're looking at it from the start of the season to now, I think he's been our signing so far this season.
00:06:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I agree.
00:06:28
Jacob
Yeah, i think I think that's quite hard to so argue against, to be honest. Just the most consistent and and I think probably he didn't have that sort of hype surrounding him when we when we got him.
00:06:43
Jacob
Obviously, we saw it as a good signing, but I don't think anyone was really blown away by it you know And I think he has shown what an asset he is. And I think...
00:06:57
Jacob
If it was up to Ruben Amorim, I don't think he would have probably let him go um because he he could be a great player in that Man United team.
00:07:08
Jacob
So, yeah, we're we're very fortunate and you know he's got a nice long um contract with us. So, yeah, happy.
00:07:17
Josh Keech
Yeah, I think it's definitely one of those ones where i think it comes up in a lot of conversations I have outside of podcasts now where I talk about the fact that I think Man United has shown that it's that place really where players that leave do get that second chance when they move away to show what they can actually do. And unfortunately enough, it's been with Wan-Posaka as a player that I think half the United fans love anyway.
00:07:37
Josh Keech
So it's ah is a good one, I think. And i'm I'm glad to see what he carries on doing. But Yeah, i'm i'm I'm glad you guys have said that really. that you've agree I'm glad you agree with me because I was going say i was going to go bold with it, but in fear of losing my hairline, I thought hope i hope you guys agree instead.
00:07:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:50
Josh Keech
Yeah.
00:07:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know what um A really interesting thing is how Man United genuinely is a place where careers crumble. You see it so often that players Josh, you were talking about before.
00:07:58
Josh Keech
Yeah.
00:08:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
How many players go to United and they don't do well, but then move somewhere else? And a brilliant... Marcus Rashford, he looks like a different person.
00:08:08
Josh Keech
yeah
00:08:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Playing for Villa, heat he looks unbelievable. It's like it's ignited a spark in him that just wasn't there at United.
00:08:14
Josh Keech
Yeah.
00:08:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wan-Bissaka as well at West Ham this season. Even Anthony at Royal Bettis.
00:08:18
Josh Keech
Yeah.
00:08:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's got like two man of the matches in but about four or five games.
00:08:22
Josh Keech
Mm.
00:08:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is it...
00:08:23
Josh Keech
Nalanga.
00:08:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, exactly. it It genuinely is. It seems like it's everywhere. um i Looking at kind of the Man United situation, it's like, how much of it is the players aren't good enough and how much is it that maybe Man United have created an environment where it's really difficult to succeed?
00:08:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Whether it's by things that they've actively done or outside factors, it's difficult to tell.
00:08:41
Josh Keech
Yeah.
00:08:44
Jacob
Thank
00:08:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I think their main focus should be on making it ah a more positive and a... an easier environment to succeed in because because it's obvious to me. It feels like it's not the players are bad.
00:08:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just they go to United and it just doesn't work, you know. so yeah, I'll happily keep signing the X-Man United players because they seem to be really good when they're not playing for you United.
00:09:02
Josh Keech
Yeah, you just reminded Yeah, was going to say, I was literally either, who can we steal that's equally probably good ones that we value, that we do think do a quite good effort.
00:09:14
Josh Keech
And also, I just forgot that Scott McTominay exists not in the Premier League anymore and he's tearing it up.
00:09:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, exactly.
00:09:18
Jacob
Yeah.
00:09:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's smashing it.
00:09:20
Josh Keech
Another good example.
00:09:20
Jacob
yeah
00:09:22
Josh Keech
It's weird, isn't it? But ah but yeah, we'll have to see if we can, ah anyone else we can think about navigating, or if one Pizaka could provide some insight on whose class that we need to go direct our search to. um But ah yeah, as we as said, there's been lots to celebrate so far. and I think what we're going to do have a break now and then talk about the individual players from that game that I think we can really, you know, celebrate a bit of their individual performances in the match.
00:10:24
Josh Keech
Right then.
Young Talent Spotlight: Roberto Scalos
00:10:25
Josh Keech
So, as I said, individual battles and and some of the performances from the match that I think probably shocked us. We've touched on a few already with the likes of Cresswell and Wan-Bissaka.
00:10:34
Josh Keech
um i think that's probably the biggest one we've not answered so far, but hence why I thought I'd wait until we had a quick advert first before talking about them, and that is none other than the young lad, Roberto Scalos.
00:10:45
Josh Keech
ah What a performance. What performance from the young trooper. Yeah, it's ah one of those. What do you what do you guys think? what what are your What were your thoughts from his performance in the match?
00:10:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's just unreal, isn't he? What else is there to say? I think Jacob will probably say the same thing. he He's just really good. And this is something that I've been saying ever since he he first started getting into the team.
00:11:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
He is Premier League level. He's ready. He definitely is. Because every time he plays, he does not look out of place. His decision-making is really smart. He knows when to attack. He knows when to defend.
00:11:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
He looks really good one-on-one. Physically, he really likes getting involved, I think, as well, which is really good. um He plays with passion as well, which I really like. is not He's not a young player that's timid or not scared to get stuck in. He seems like he really loves getting involved, which is all you can really ask from the like young players. and There's kind of a case that you start him over Emerson at this point, to be honest, um how he didn't do anything wrong in that game at all. you know like Maybe a couple of miss misplaced passes, but that happens to every player.
00:11:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
he He's just really good and really solid. We need to keep him. We need to keep him because how many times we've had a promising young player and we've let them go for whatever reason, it's kind of mind-boggling to me, to be honest.
00:12:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
We need to keep him. Give him a big contract. Make sure that he knows that he's going to be part of the club for a long time because a player of his quality isn't something that is readily available.
00:12:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
like If you were going sign someone like him, going have to pay, what, 25, 30 million probably for a young... English Premier League level fullback, you know?
00:12:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
But if if that's from the Championship, you know, yeah, he's going to be at least, you know, 25, 30 million because of his age as well, you know? So, yeah, just really happy and I want to see more of him.
00:12:39
Josh Keech
Mm-hmm.
00:12:40
Jacob
Yeah, I think, obviously, i basically echo what Tom said. But I think it's interesting with the debate of him getting in over Emerson because I think he probably would suit the the system we played. I could see him playing you know as ah as a left-sided centre-back with Emerson you know so bombing forward a little bit more. Yeah.
00:13:08
Jacob
because he's got that strong physical, you know, ball-playing ability, which I think playing them together might be a ah good way forward if he wants to use that system. But yeah, like Tom said, you know, he's shown his sort of readiness to get in the team.
00:13:29
Jacob
And I think he's he's got to be rewarded, really. I think Potter surely has to have faith in him now and I'm sure he'll get a lot more minutes going forward. um like We've got what should be on paper an easier game in the next one. So ah can't see any reason why he's not going to get in there for that. um you know He deserves it. So I think you you pay you play our informed players and he he's certainly one of them.
00:13:59
Josh Keech
Yeah, that's that's fair. I think it it's it's one really where I found it quite satisfying, obviously, because Skelly on the other side of the pitch got the red card. So it's quite it's quite good to see, actually, we can we can do it better when we've got better youngsters.
00:14:13
Josh Keech
So it was an even more reason to kind of tell Arsenal to shush a little bit. And that's, ah I think, what everyone in the league likes seeing happen as well is, you know Apart from Arsenal, obviously. but ah But yeah, I found it very refreshing to kind of just see that we we have players that can do it just as good and if not better.
00:14:23
Jacob
Thank you.
00:14:28
Josh Keech
So i think I think there's no question he gets minutes in the next, at least he plays one of the next two games guaranteed in my eyes. But whether or not he gets a bit more time based on the the rewarding of his performance.
00:14:38
Josh Keech
So it's up to the question, really.
00:14:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, um'm I'm also liking the conversation that's starting to happen by other fans about him because I think so many times West Ham players go under the radar for how good they are.
00:14:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, Gerald Bowen does not get the plaudits that he deserves. He is an unbelievable player. I think he's a Champions League level player, to be honest. You can who quite easily see him going to somewhere like Inter Milan and absolutely tearing it up, you know?
00:15:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
or like youre like an Atletico or somewhere like that, he would do absolutely unbelievably well. um I also think he kind of would suit Barcelona as well, but maybe that's a bit crazy. um I don't want to wish those things upon us because if Barcelona come call him, then I think he'd probably go and fair play to him.
00:15:16
Josh Keech
Thank you.
00:15:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But it's just the respect that you... When you see players get week in, week out, I know a lot of fans don't watch every team every week, so it's hard, but... he He just is ready. He's he's really good. And he is so mature, I think, in his decision-making.
00:15:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
So the fact that other fans are recognising that is really good. Like you say, the the comparisons with Lewis Skelly... He's someone that seems to be more in the zeitgeist of, oh, yeah, he's a really good up-and-coming English left-back.
00:15:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's like, well, there actually is a pretty good one at West Ham as well. I think he's probably about a similar level, to be honest. So let's start talking about those two in the same conversation rather than just focusing on the talented players from the big teams.
00:15:59
Josh Keech
Yeah.
00:16:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:03
Josh Keech
That's it. i think I think this is all what we're seeing is the brilliant early signs that we know that at least our youngsters are getting valued with with Potter's reign, really, that we know we're going to be seeing more more time for the youngsters and getting those those chances and opportunities to come up and have a go and And for me, that that's i think that's something we can all, I think any club would celebrate that, to be honest. It's very reassuring.
00:16:24
Josh Keech
I think with all the Bowen scenario, i'm I'm more scared by in-house in the Premier League about who's looking than then who externally at the moment. We say about who respects You know, which which you fans who respect his players.
00:16:36
Josh Keech
And the bit that I always notice is that every time we play Liverpool, Klopp used to be the one that would spend hours talking about Bowen. And it was, you it's good to see that obviously someone yeah someone can respect him out there from another club, but it's equally as horrifying when he gets to the window and you think Salah's going to finally move away, but he never does. So you get a bit happy because you know we're going to keep him another the season. But,
00:16:54
Josh Keech
That's one that I wouldn't be too surprised if I saw, but gutted if it actually happens. so I think we just have to always continue to pray. I think that's that's the only ah only thing we can hope for in his regards. But ah but yeah, it's good to celebrate those wins with with Scars. and I know obviously we've had a lot of news Pakatar recently because i was a bit of reading up before this game because it's obviously getting to that crunch point in time now where...
00:17:16
Josh Keech
I know he's off to a few hearings in March. So that was one that I wanted to bring up to you guys because we know that that's one of the incoming
Legal Concerns for Pakatar
00:17:23
Josh Keech
news. So, I mean, just for anyone who's not got a full sort of, you know comprehension of where that's going, I think March the 20th is the date that's been set where he's got up to two weeks of a hearing.
00:17:23
Jacob
Thank you.
00:17:34
Josh Keech
And that those two weeks will be obviously where he's got his full legal team to debate his case and what's going on. And then depending on what decisions made, if guilty, then it's another two weeks probably to decide the severity of the punishment if it is.
00:17:48
Josh Keech
um And then that's when hope I think by April, by the end of April, probably at least we'll have heard or know about what's going on, which to me is actually not that far away and quite scary because that's, that's,
00:18:00
Josh Keech
some very big ramifications if anything bad does happen. So, yeah, i'm I'm very worried in that sense. And I know he's obviously injured at the moment anyway because he got injured this week in training. So it's just double bad news as usual for for some of our players. But, ah yeah, it's one that I'm finding quite scary coming up. I know what you guys thoughts are on it.
00:18:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bit of a tough one, isn't it? It is hard to predict exactly what's going to happen.
00:18:20
Josh Keech
Yeah.
00:18:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would like to think that the all of the talk and the gossip around it has kind of overinflated what's actually happened. Hopefully it gets resolved relatively quickly, relatively uneventfully, and whatever, hopefully small punishment he has to serve, we can just get that done.
00:18:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
We can get this behind us and we can just push on with Paqueta solely being spoken about as the brilliant player that is.
00:18:44
Josh Keech
ah
00:18:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because, you know, under Potter, he's been so good.
00:18:50
Josh Keech
That's
00:18:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I hate the fact that we have to keep talking about all these other stuff. when it comes to talking about him because the level of player that he is is amazing so all of the talk that kind of drowns out the talk about his ability is just not good I don't think so yeah let's get this out of the way and we can focus on having Piquetta as a West Ham player
00:19:13
Josh Keech
that's it i say well I don't know what his injury situation is like at the moment. I think it's and it's been ruled out already that he's definitely not playing for Leicester on Thursday. And then it's kind of a see-how-he-is of the weekend if he's going to be able to play for Newcastle.
00:19:26
Josh Keech
So, fingers crossed we'll get some game-time injuries, I think, as it at the stands at the moment, are all pretty consistent with where they were but this week with Somerville still out, Falk Ruggs still out.
00:19:35
Jacob
Thank you.
00:19:36
Josh Keech
Antonio having a surprising recovery out in Dubai, which is always nice to see. So that's some very good uplifting news. And then I think Koufou is the other one that's out as well. Thigh injury, isn't it? is' ah Has trouble someone. We'll see how that has to change as well. But he's definitely out for the Leicester game. So we'll see what happens. But that was whole point really for my next bit. It's time for an advert break first. But then we're going talking about moving forwards then for the upcoming fixtures.
Midfield Strategies and Ward-Prowse's Role
00:20:27
Josh Keech
Right then. So I think the the best port of call for moving forwards, there's one player that I wanted to talk in mind about because I know at the moment we've actually got quite a healthy midfield where a lot of players are okay.
00:20:38
Josh Keech
I think everyone's all fighting for the positions they want to do. So my first place might be a bit sort of controversial and going against the grain, but I wanted to hear your guys' thoughts first about Ward-Prowse starting, which is my opinion.
00:20:50
Josh Keech
I think for the next couple of games, we need to see him being the one that starts over Rodriguez. um And depending on how we play what formation, I think he has to start guaranteed because he's definitely shown with his experience that he's the man for the job, I think, out of one of the midfield spaces.
00:21:06
Josh Keech
but ah But I know that one's the tricky one because we've got so many players that could play. Who do you think should be going there at least? Everywhere else I feel is bit more clear-cut.
00:21:14
Jacob
I think Ward-Prowse has to play now. and I think he has to start. The way he sort of dictated the the tempo of the game against Arsenal, um it just ive I've said this before, but it just begs the question, what on earth was Lopetegui thinking, really? Letting him go to a ah um I would say a rival team, but the way this season has gone, they're not really a rival of ours.
00:21:44
Josh Keech
Thank you.
00:21:46
Jacob
They're sort of gone above and beyond. So ah just think, yeah, ridiculous. um And I think he's proven in that in that one game um he's his levels and and what he actually brings to the team.
00:22:03
Jacob
Not to say that Rodriguez doesn't have qualities of his own, um which... are valuable but I just think, you know, Wuerprowski's set-piece taking ability and his experience in the league, um you know, his relationship he's already got with these players.
00:22:23
Jacob
um I think all these all these factors mean that he's a very hu it's very hard to leave him on the bench. um And I think he would have been very frustrated during his time at Forest and I think he's got a big so point to prove to say, you shouldn't have let me go in the first place. and you know I've just stagnated for a while, but you know I'm back and ah need to I need to be playing every minute. so yeah it's i'm i'm very pleased to have him back. I know you guys probably are too.
00:22:56
Jacob
makes you feel a lot more at ease when he's on the ball as opposed to like Rodriguez. um so yeah i i think play and I think Potter knows he's got to play.
00:23:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's proven Premier League ability, isn't it? you know like You look at our midfield and yeah there is definite quality and there's depth, which is all really good. But when you look at actual Premier League experience, we've got Suchek and then...
00:23:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like Paqueta normally plays a little bit further forward. So then when it comes to like a central midfielder, maybe central defensive midfielder, Alvarez has has got a decent amount of experience now, but has never been unbelievable consistently. Rodriguez obviously knew this season. Soler knew this season, both of which I think Soler probably has done a little bit better, but both of which have looked good in spells.
00:23:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
James Will Proud has had one season where he played most of the minutes and looked really good basically every game. So, The fact that we have him back at the tea ah back in the squad is only going to be a positive to us. And ah just really want to see a free kick.
00:24:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
I want James Ward-Prowse to score a free kick for us this season. I think that would be amazing just out of nowhere because that's something that you can just picture it. We're you know we're struggling. were i don't know, we're playing one of the one of the better teams.
00:24:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're playing Chelsea or we're we're playing Man City and it's still nil-nil and it's got to the final 10 minutes and we've got a free kick just outside the box and James Ward-Prowse whips it top bins and everyone just goes crazy. and It's that a sort of little bit of quality that can put you put you over the edge sometimes and I think it's the same thing for set pieces. you know if we are able to utilise set pieces because we do have a lot of big boys in the squad. You know, we've got our starting strikers, you know, when Fulcrucq rest fit, which is hopefully not too far away, it's going to be Ferguson and Fulcrucq who are both two pretty big guys. And then you look at the rest of the team and there's decent size in there as well. So, yeah, I think the set piece ability is going to be so beneficial for us going forward this season.
00:24:59
Josh Keech
Yeah, I do agree. I think we've, you know, Ferguson coming in is great to see.
00:25:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:25:03
Josh Keech
I think he's been definitely showing the player that he is. And I know we're yet to see the kind of super world-beating performance that we normally do see from him. What we have seen previously at his time at Brighton, but I think it's definitely more than on the way.
00:25:15
Josh Keech
And with the likes of everyone, Slade, becoming more fit and getting the chances to play as well. I mean, ah that's why I said about Prowse, because it's been one of those kind of stories now where he's come back and he's really showing what he can do. he's,
00:25:26
Josh Keech
even if it's not smashing the score sheet. I think everyone can see from a perspective outside of the game that we know that he's the one putting a lot of work in just as much some of the other players are. When we say Skars is one of those, we've seen the passion.
00:25:37
Josh Keech
ah do I do think that Soler does have it, you know, that that that passion.
00:25:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I agree.
00:25:41
Josh Keech
But I i just don't i don't know if I can see his release clause getting triggered or getting it at least made permanent, sorry, is what I mean.
00:25:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:25:49
Josh Keech
little bit, yeah.
00:25:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
It seems reminiscent of Pablo Fornau's vibes.
00:25:53
Josh Keech
little for him
00:25:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, that sort of like smallish stature Spanish bloke who just comes to West Ham and just loves it and thrives. So, yeah, I hope Pablo can be on on the phone telling him, yeah, just, you know, sign the contract.
00:26:06
Josh Keech
Yeah.
00:26:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
get Stay there. You'll you'll love it
00:26:09
Josh Keech
That's it. It's ah definitely going to be interesting one because I know i keep seeing tons in the news and it's way too early for
Transfer Speculations and Team Restructuring
00:26:14
Josh Keech
it anyway. And I'm not even going to waste my breath, but I know we're seeing what's going to happen in the window next. When is Potter going to make his stamp on the team?
00:26:21
Josh Keech
Are we going to see a bit of an overhaul and ah and a bit of a everyone getting, some people getting thrown out of dead weight or fodder or whatever it is that... you see in the news at the moment. So I ah do think it'll be interesting to see.
00:26:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thanks.
00:26:32
Josh Keech
i think i think some of the individual players now, like Soler will be one, there'll a big decision, do we make it permanent or not, will be ah probably one of the biggest ones we see the matches unfold, if he can do enough to show that he can stay.
00:26:43
Josh Keech
So one of those at least will be interesting. But yeah, I do think it's going to be interesting match this
Outlook on Upcoming Matches
00:26:49
Josh Keech
week. It's one where I think when we look at some of the previous games we've played, we've we've not been able to get the points against some of the in our typical form, I would say smaller teams.
00:26:58
Josh Keech
I'm not saying we're massive and I'm not saying we deserve to beat everyone, but if you looked at a few seasons ago, I'd say we'd have to be massive.
00:27:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
We are massive. We are massive. yeah
00:27:04
Josh Keech
Oh yeah, sorry. I've been two glass half empty there. We're absolutely massive.
00:27:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
like
00:27:10
Josh Keech
Now, we should be getting points against Leicester really, shouldn't we? We'd like to be saying. We've shown that we've got a nice motivational boost now as we go against Arsenal. ah you know we've we've We've shown we can do that and we've we've got the points there.
00:27:22
Josh Keech
Now, you know we should be able to clearly show we can do it against Leicester as well. So it'd be nice to see. yeah That's what I think coming up and where we should be seeing ourselves. So it's going nice optimistic week until we get to play Leicester, I think.
00:27:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, i completely agree. It's just, you know, when when you have good performances, it lifts the club so nicely. We just have to try and capitalise on it and we have to build some results.
00:27:44
Josh Keech
Hmm.
00:27:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
We have to get some wins consecutively because without momentum, there's no way we're going to get anything from this season. And ideally, we want to be higher than 16th because that's kind of embarrassing, to be honest.
00:28:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, we're just below Man United. That's how bad we are. you know And um we don't want to be compared with the likes of you know small relegation teams like Man United.
00:28:08
Josh Keech
Yeah.
00:28:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, yeah, we we need to do better, basically.
Closing and Listener Engagement
00:28:16
Josh Keech
Yeah, I'm in agreement.
00:28:17
Jacob
okay on on that controversial note I think we'll wrap it up um thank you for watching this episode of the daily GSPN West Ham podcast say goodbye voice
00:28:34
Josh Keech
Thank you everyone for listening.
00:28:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bye, guys. so
00:28:38
Jacob
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