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Episode 054 - Held by Everton! Match Review
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In today's episode Josh and Tom look back at the frustrating 1-1 draw with Everton. They discuss how the game unfolded and which players they felt made the most positive contributions!
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West Ham vs. Everton Match Analysis
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Josh Keech
ah Hello and welcome to another episode of daily GSPN West Ham is brought to you by myself and Tom. How are you doing buddy?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm doing okay mate. Slightly lackluster result, but which I'm sure we'll get into, but generally doing good.
00:00:23
Josh Keech
Good news. That's, ah yeah. I mean, it's going to be tough one to talk about today because it's going be a, it's always the same with last minute goals. I, am yeah, it's hard to call that.
00:00:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
definitely
00:00:33
Josh Keech
I always struggle. um But we'll see. We'll see how we get on because there's a lot to talk about from it.
00:00:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
got
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Josh Keech
Individual performances, ah implications, obviously, with both of us being in similar places in the league.
00:00:41
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the fifth
00:00:45
Josh Keech
So we'll see how it goes.
00:00:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't really know where to go with it, to be honest, mate. It's so frustrating that we weren't able to hang on. I think the way that you mentioned the fact that we are so close on the table, they're the sort of times when you feel like a little bit of luck or just that little bit of quality that we have in the squad might be able to kind of take us over the line. But that last-minute equaliser is pretty heartbreaking, to be honest.
00:01:17
Josh Keech
Yeah, it's one that we hate to see. like yeah Coming from a last-minute goal, we don't we don't want to be seeing, especially when we've been quite... i would argue, I think even Everton fans I've seen online have been saying the same thing, obviously, that I think you know going forward, we look like we're such a better team in comparison.
00:01:32
Josh Keech
Having those chances, I think we were way more likely to get one or two more, maybe. And I think that's one of the annoying things because I think if we're being critical on ourselves in reflection, we probably should have scored maybe another one.
00:01:43
Josh Keech
But equally, ah you know, that's that they have ah they have a decent keeper in Jordan Pickford and and we can't fault him if they a good
West Ham's League Implications and Goalscoring Struggles
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Josh Keech
performance. And that's, it's just the situation, isn't it, really? But even even the goal that they scored, though, it was such a well-worked one. I'll be a bit unbiased from a West standpoint now. I actually thought Jack O'Brien looked quite good for that header. I keep seeing a lot of things about him. People saying he's going to do quite well.
00:02:05
Josh Keech
Obviously, I think that's more because local Everton fans know who he is and everything going on.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:02:09
Josh Keech
So it's ah Yeah, it's one where we feel like ah you know it's it's a decent goal. It's annoying it's coming the last minute. And yeah, it's going to be a tough one to work on, I think, to try and ah to try and take away from that that that game. But I mean, from a ah league standpoint, you know, both teams, I think, drawing on points now.
00:02:27
Josh Keech
I think 34 points, I think it is. So... it's It just makes a bit more interesting as we get towards near the end of the the end of the season now where we're getting that a little bit closer and it's still getting a little bit tighter one with the table. So I think we're still relatively confidently safe. It's just, I think, optimistically, we probably don't think we'd be doing better, really.
00:02:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I don't think there's any real risk of relegation because there's a pretty decent buffer between Wolves and us. I think you look at the amount of points that separate...
00:02:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
16th and 13th. It's only three points. So if we can win a couple of games, we'll shoot right up the table. And then, you know, from that point, I think anything can happen. It's just, we need to be able to try and sting string a few performances together. You know, the couple of wins that we had back to back, think it was last month or kind of towards the beginning of the month.
00:03:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's the sort of form that we need if we are going to make any sort of push up the table. I, for one, think that it is going to come. It's just... who is going to be providing the goals that take us there? Because I think goals is something that has really kind of It's been one of our weaker points, I think.
00:03:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've relied a lot on Jarrod Bowen and obviously Thomas Sujek, who scored in this game. We need more goals from the rest of the team, I think. And when you look at the signing of Evan Ferguson, you assumed he would fill that role of goal scorer in a team, but he hasn't really seemed to be given the opportunity to show what he can do as of yet, which is slightly frustrating for me. I think we should start to see him start some games.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
we need to have a talisman up top to be able to spearhead our attack. I think we've spoken about this a few times. So the fact that we don't have a striker playing most of the time, even though we do have one on the bench, I know Fulcrook's not too far away from coming back.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a bit strange to me, to be honest. um so yeah, I think we need to give Evan Fergensen some more time because why are we lowing him if we're not going play him, we're not going to start him?
00:04:31
Josh Keech
Yeah, i think I think the key thing I've seen, um ah might because I've been watching some films recently, but it's um it's almost a money ball perspective where we're not buying runs, but in this sense, we've brought in someone to to buy us those goals that we need to get to help us win more games. And ultimately, we have got some players out there who probably, maybe, if we're being critical, aren't doing what they should be doing.
00:04:52
Josh Keech
you know I think Kudus didn't look that bad in this game. Having said that, though, i think... he's falling into the same level I think almost Mavropanos might be with the inconsistency where it's not quite what we're used to seeing from him and yeah I wish I could see more of him I saw an interesting set of stats this morning about his ah his time with Ben ah in comparison with Ben Rahm
00:05:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:05:14
Josh Keech
And actually, this there's not that much difference between them, except obviously someone's cost a lot more money. And ah yeah i do think he said and he's still brilliant and he's still still better than Benarama. But it's still quite interesting in comparison for this season, how he's performed.
00:05:28
Josh Keech
I mean, i wouldn't be saying really that, you know, Suchek scored over five goals this season. Wouldn't have been something in my bingo card for the year. so it's ah It's something you expect the goals to be coming from a few other places. We know Pacquiao's been the one in there and that's another yeah bag we say about every week. But I'll talk about that in a bit later as well. But ah yeah, is I agree. that The goals aren't coming where we need them to come from.
00:05:52
Josh Keech
And the players we've meant to have brought in to fix that aren't playing. So it's almost a bit of maybe a question about why they aren't. But I still do think i still I think we're still on the on on the right way up in comparison with with how we've been with Opetegi
Team Dynamics Under Graham Potter
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Josh Keech
to Potter. i think I think at the moment it's it's still positive and a lot to take away still.
00:06:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I completely agree. you You look at the way that we're playing under Potter, it does seem a lot more positive. It seems like the players have an understanding about what they're doing. We are not looking outclassed as much as we have done in in many other games under Lopetegui.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, there's a ah system and we seem to understand what we want to do. There's a lot of players that are playing really well. Jarabone is having a decent season. Obviously, Suchek is playing really well. Paqueta has been good under Potter. Maybe not so much in the past couple of games, but in the first few, he was really good.
00:06:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Our fullbacks, obviously, we've been having you know really interesting conversations with them about the potential for England and whether Oli Scarl should be the starting left-back.
00:06:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
And yeah, like like I said, Aaron Queswell... Oh, not Aaron Queswell. Aaron Mamasaka potentially being picked in the England team, which I think if he continues playing the way he does, I think next year that is going to be something that will be spoken about a lot more.
00:07:04
Josh Keech
Mm-hmm.
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Obviously, the centre-back situation, it seems like Tadebo has kind of solidified his place as the the starting centre-back alongside Max Killman, which I really like. We're starting to develop quite a nice defensive...
00:07:19
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kind of structure and understanding when it comes to who's playing and who's not, which I really like. So there definitely are positives. It's just slightly underwhelming.
00:07:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
But is that a surprise when we had so much turmoil under the last manager and it was so poor? So it's not great. But is it really much of surprise that it hasn't just suddenly skyrocketed? Probably not.
00:07:43
Josh Keech
Yeah, i think I think at this point we're almost at saving face and seeing what we can do, almost, with what we've got left of the window. And hopefully we can get a bit higher up the table. I mean, I'd quite like to be a positive story that we've gone a lot further up than what we anticipated.
00:07:57
Josh Keech
I personally don't think it's going to happen. I think if we plod along the way we are at the moment with the slow improvement, that'd be great because it means we're set up for the next season, which is still a positive, but it's always nice to see us winning a lot more. And I think that's the one thing, ah scoring loads of goals and seeing loads of wins. And that's what we've not really had this season. So it's bit frustrating for us, lads. But yeah,
00:08:18
Josh Keech
I mean, i do think there's a lot positives still to take away. So I'm still glass half full, which is, don't want to bring that back into our normal conversations, the glass half full and half empty.
00:08:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah,
00:08:27
Josh Keech
But I am still.
00:08:29
Josh Keech
So I'm optimistic for the rest of the season and moving forwards. But it's just, yeah, a little bit of a frustrating one, I think. But I want to talk about some more recent news and obviously some individual players' performances in this match.
00:08:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
definitely.
00:08:40
Josh Keech
But before we do, I think it's time for a brief word from one of our sponsors.
00:09:22
Josh Keech
Now then, as I've said, there's a lot of players and lots of news to talk about at the moment with ah following off of the match. Obviously, I think everyone kind of going into this match would be talking about, obviously, David Moyes' return. and know he's made a few comments in the press about it as well.
00:09:37
Josh Keech
And you know what? I think from what I've seen, I was very surprised that it's gone a nice positive way. ah you know Even Moyes' comments I thought were rather respectful and didn't kind of go against the grain too much.
00:09:49
Josh Keech
So I'm and quite happy in that front. But it was ah i mean it was quite an interesting battle on the whole. And it's nice to see, obviously, Moyes' tactic of getting some late goals has managed to be translated across harvard to it, despite it being against us. But I know there's a lot going on with the club over there at the moment. So it's an interesting time for them on their street. So off they go down the road.
Everton's New Stadium and Management
00:10:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, they've put themselves in a really interesting position with the development of the new stadium and the fact that they also have our old manager as well made this game kind of ah an interesting one. Yeah.
00:10:19
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You look at their trajectory, they are desperate to be on the up. It's going to be really tough to move into the new stadium with any sort of positive attitude if they are languishing as low as they are for the whole season.
00:10:33
Josh Keech
Yeah.
00:10:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, it's it's a brilliant thing that they've done, but... is there much point moving into a massive stadium if you're going to be languishing around relegation? So the fact that they, you know, new manager who's our old manager and that they've got all this stuff kind of off the field happening as well, it's not a surprise that they were able to galvanise and pull a goal back.
West Ham's Defensive Strategy
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Josh Keech
yeah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
On the flip side, you would kind of hope that we would be able to hold strong defensively against an Everton attack that really doesn't offer too much, to be honest. It,
00:11:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was slightly frustrated with how quickly we resorted to playing with our backs against the wall instead of trying to continue to attack. which it was
00:11:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah It was kind of frustrating watching the game. it was We were settling for the 1-0 win instead of trying to go for the second, which I do understand. But when they do get the equaliser, the thought of, could we have pushed a little bit more and got a second goal to allow us to then be...
00:11:15
Josh Keech
Yeah.
00:11:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
happy with what we'd done and not rue the fact that we hadn't tried to attack more. So, you know, frustrating result. Obviously, in hindsight, it's really easy to say that. We could quite easily have kept defensively solid and and not conceded that late goal. But...
00:11:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, these things happen. It is football. And that's a classic Moyes move, isn't it?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Scoring really late. A big man with ah a good head, I like you've spoken
00:11:52
Josh Keech
Yep.
Player Transfers and Team Dynamics
00:11:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
about before. um I'd like to talk a little bit about Thomas Uchik because there's quite a lot of discussion happening with him and a potential move to Everton.
00:11:59
Josh Keech
yep
00:12:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's obvious that David Moyes loves him. He's the one that brought him to the club. um How concrete do you think those rumours are?
00:12:12
Josh Keech
It's tricky because, um mean, we know to take rumors with a pinch of salt these days anyway because we see everyone everyone and their family members get linked to link to a club. I do think that one probably maybe holds a bit more weight than what I'd like it to because I do think you know he's he's been ridiculously great for us and it's great to see ah bit more of an old Zuczak back. It's refreshing.
00:12:34
Josh Keech
I think normally we've been saying previously, you know, it's...
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I'm going to ahead and get started.
00:12:37
Josh Keech
not the right, you know, he's not been up to his usual pace. Might be that sort of time. Might be time for a move. I'm kind of thinking at this point now, why we why would we even think about getting rid of him? Because the amount the amount that he's managed to deploy for us already in goals has been excellent. And that's what you want from those that That player that can play further at the pitch if needed, but also not afraid to sit and hold back and can hold the line a little bit more. it's it's not really a It's not an easy find these days. So I'm a little bit mixed feeling about it. I've also seen, is it Koufal as well? He's also been linked Tavis.
00:13:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:12
Josh Keech
ah time
00:13:13
Josh Keech
And that that one, I actually wouldn't mind. That that would be fine with me. i'm I'm a bit but evil. yeah I think i could I could be happy with that one because it it frees up. but i don't I don't think you he's... a I think he's played probably his last full couple of games, I think, at the moment with Wan-Bissaka doing such a great job that he is. so Unless it's some kind of tragic injury, which I really God hope not.
00:13:34
Josh Keech
then ah yeah, i I wouldn't mind that one as much as Sucek leaving, to be honest. But I mean, did you see today, yeah he got his award, didn't he, for Czech Player of the Year, which is even great greater news for him personally.
00:13:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:45
Josh Keech
So fourth, is it fourth year in a row?
00:13:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think so. Something like that, isn't it?
00:13:50
Josh Keech
He's on a mad one. That's it. Hmm.
00:13:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's... I just hope he stays, to be honest. I think he's... You know, you look at the performances he's put in this season. I think he definitely still has the quality to play for us. Seven goals in the league is...
00:14:02
Josh Keech
Hmm.
00:14:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, he's our top scorer in the league. And I think that's something that you need to acknowledge when your team isn't doing as well. The people that are performing. And... He doesn't get the respect he deserves because of the way that he plays and what he looks like and his build.
00:14:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's not your like typical technically brilliant footballer. just works really hard and he's good at the simple things whilst also having an aerial ability and kind of just sense for where to be in the penalty box that I think is invaluable in the Premier League. So if he did go to Everton, you can see them getting massive use out of him.
00:14:38
Josh Keech
Yeah.
00:14:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, yeah, I'd love to keep him. And Cuval, it would be sad i'd be sad to see him go, to be honest. I think he he is still a good part of our squad. I think maybe that's slightly more kind of a a nostalgia um bias towards him, just because i've really liked him as a player. I think he's such a ah good representative of what you want my staff to be. He just works hard and is aggressive, is tenacious.
00:15:03
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He's got that kind of fight in him, which you love, and he will... really put himself on the line for the team and never really kind of throws his toys out of the pram, which is something that I really like.
00:15:13
Josh Keech
no
00:15:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
You want a player to just get on with the job. And I think that's always what he's done. And he's never complained. He's never made a fuss about things not going his way or not starting. He just is a really good professional, which I love having at West Ham.
00:15:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
I really don't like having divas and I don't like people that aren't to work hard. Working hard and playing for the club should be a prerequisite playing for West Ham. So, yeah, I'd be sad to see him go, but also kind of understandable because he is slightly being phased out of the team. So, don't know. we'll have to see with that one.
00:15:43
Josh Keech
At least we can witness him getting some more minutes if he does go somewhere else. cause I think that's the one thing you always like to see your own players that have moved do well,
Transfer Market Strategies and Opportunities
00:15:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:50
Josh Keech
even if even if they have moved away.
00:15:52
Josh Keech
so yeah we'll We'll see how it develops. though That will be quite interesting if either of them do end up moving onwards. so
00:15:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:15:58
Josh Keech
i would be ah I'd be rather surprised if we lose a midfielder, to be honest, but I could i could see it. ah coulds I can still see it equally. um I'm still scared with Whistler, who's going to be keeping their eyes on some of our players.
00:16:09
Josh Keech
but um
00:16:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:10
Josh Keech
yeah I want to talk to you about a few rumours going forward as well. But before we do, I think it's time first for another word one of our sponsors.
00:16:40
Josh Keech
Right then. So, as I've said, there's a few things as we look ahead, I guess. Obviously, firstly, Wolves, one of the next games we've got coming up. Interesting one. Normally, on paper, one we should be winning.
00:16:51
Josh Keech
You wouldn't really be too phased out. I mean, we've got to take this. This has been one of our silly seasons, to be honest. A bit of a pinch of soap with every fixture we see. um' I'm baffled with Drew with Everton twice in this window, and I wouldn't have said that normally.
00:17:03
Josh Keech
But, ah yeah, it's it's going to be an interesting one. I know we'll probably talk about that a bit more as the ah as the days develop. But, yeah. Yeah, I mean, the one thing I've been quite interested about is I've seen that Potter recently has been speaking quite actively about the transfer market.
00:17:16
Josh Keech
And to be honest, I'm quite surprised. he I think from what the impression I've seen is is he wants to make a bit of a stamp on the squad. Now, I know we've spent a lot of money, so that means there's probably going to be a bit of a bulky offload at some point.
00:17:28
Josh Keech
we've just said about maybe one of the two Czech boys going, that's probably somewhere to start with where he's re-seeing some cash for a player that might not play as much. But um yeah, I've seen two free agents at the moment, or I think the the second one's going to be free as well, but Jonathan David from the Ligon, or the Uber Eats Ligon, whatever the name it's got these days,
00:17:47
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yeah yeah
00:17:49
Josh Keech
alllan It's going to be a free agent in the summer. And that that, for me, is the player we always see that gets linked. It always gets rumoured. A discussion of some kind happens.
00:18:00
Josh Keech
It never happens because it costs money. And it's always, I guess, ah a bit of a French League, you know, a bit of a pinch of salt because we know that it's not as competitive as some of the other leagues we see some players coming from.
00:18:13
Josh Keech
So that's what I've been interested by. And I wouldn't mind at all, to be honest. um Another one, Walker Peters. I've seen as another big link recently.
00:18:23
Josh Keech
And i'm i'm I'm fairly certain I've seen that he's going to be free on a contract at the end of the ah at the end of the year.
00:18:23
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so
00:18:30
Josh Keech
And to me, that would be another... I mean, if we're talking about someone like Kufel going, that would be a great... Someone who could play left-back and also right-wing-back as well. So... some interesting things I've seen in the window already that as we're getting a bit closer to it and it opening up when the season ends, a lot of things have been coming out about some transfers and it's making me a little bit excited.
00:18:52
Josh Keech
I won't lie, but ah we're looking at questions about who's going to be, who's going be leaving is the i think big one.
00:18:59
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Yeah, I think you know when you do look at the amount of money that we spent in the summer, we're going to have to be really savvy when it comes to player acquisition because we're not going to have the most amount of money to spend. And if you look at the squad, there are definitely assets that we can sell, but most of the squad that we want to keep is kind of...
00:19:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's the core. It's not really a lot of deadwood that we can get rid of. There's there's a few players that are on the fringe or maybe of a slightly older age that we think we could potentially get a decent amount of money for. Someone like Emerson.
00:19:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Think about, you could you probably look at getting a decent amount for him because he's been very good. um You know, he's won every European competition there is. So he must have some sort of quality. And then you look at the other side, the coup fail, you think maybe get some money for him.
00:19:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Don't know what's going to happen with... um so many of our players think about Guido Rodriguez is he going stay he hasn't played a huge amount we signed him on a free and then he's been kind of a bit part player towards the end of his career so you kind of would understand if he's one that went as well Fulkeruk also he hasn't it hasn't necessarily worked out for him um' probably personally like him to stay because I think he's really had the opportunity to show what you can do but again you'd understand if they kind of cut the losses and sell him for you know 15 20 million
00:20:03
Josh Keech
Yeah.
00:20:11
Josh Keech
a
00:20:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
twenty million that might give us a little bit of cash to play with. So there could there could be some decent signings there, but I think you're right to point out the opportunities in the free transfer to market because like you say, those are two very good players and two exciting players that are ah versatile and have a decent amount of hype around them.
00:20:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think if there's anyone that we want to go after that's wanted by other clubs, it's going to be difficult to pull them away because they'll be able to pay more money than we will. But if there are players that are available on a free transfer, then it's maybe West Ham's opportunity to take these players that other teams aren't necessarily really looking at that heavily.
00:20:48
Josh Keech
um
00:20:58
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I think Walker-Peters a really solid Premier League player.
Youth Development and Talent Nurturing
00:21:01
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I think he's really good for squad depth. You know, the fact that can play on the boat both wings, like you said, both wing-backs, like you say. And then Jonathan David, I think he's really good.
00:21:09
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He puts consistent numbers up in Ligue 1 and he has none for a long time. So to turn that into a a transfer, I think would be brilliant. um Yeah, it's exciting.
00:21:19
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I like hearing positive, kind of ambitious talk from people within the club.
00:21:24
Josh Keech
yeah
00:21:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
It makes me really excited for the future.
00:21:27
Josh Keech
I think the only other one that I've been a bit interested by that it kind of ah ah keep seeing it come up and I think about and I need to speak to you about it and I don't know if we spoke about it too much yet but Aguard
00:21:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:38
Josh Keech
like ah he looks like he's doing really really well abroad
00:21:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:43
Josh Keech
A lot of people are saying they might want to get him. A lot of people might be saying that he'd be a really great fit for you know a three-back formation where he's got support either side of him, which to be fair, we didn't do that much when he was with us with Moyes.
00:21:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:55
Josh Keech
And I think in fairness, I can kind of see, because he was never kind of good when he was a two-man. But I don't remember him being awful when we had three at the back. and they ah We were three centre-backs, at least.
00:22:06
Josh Keech
So, one that's a bit interesting that I'm not too sure about.
00:22:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:22:11
Josh Keech
But, you know, that would be another monetary asset of someone that could stay or go. Completely forget that they play sometimes and they exist.
00:22:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:19
Josh Keech
Cornet might be permanent as well. I think I saw that they might make Cornet permanent.
00:22:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:24
Josh Keech
That would be an interesting one as well.
00:22:26
Josh Keech
I see that as forgotten money. It's money you forget there. bit when you find a £10 in your wallet.
00:22:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:22:33
Josh Keech
You're like, oh, hang on a minute. Hang on, there's a player we have still that might be ah might be going abroad and you don't really remember that they're there almost.
00:22:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:22:39
Josh Keech
So, who knows?
00:22:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:22:40
Josh Keech
Maybe there's some extra money in the pot we're not knowing about. but ah But, yeah, definitely need to be looking at the free agents. It's bit like a career mode now, isn't it? Who's in the free agents?
00:22:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, a little bit.
00:22:48
Josh Keech
Who's low-listed? Who's low-listed?
00:22:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think it's just being honest about who is ah really prominent part of the squad and who isn't. And if we can capitalise on them, then we need to. you know we're We're not really in a position where we can just fork out loads of money every year and not really think about it.
00:23:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
We have to be sensible with what we're able spend our money. And you know if we can go and sign some players on the free, then let's do it. I don't see why not. Guido Rodriguez is a good example of someone that I think was it was a good idea to sign him. It was ah a free transfer for someone who was pretty hotly tipped and hasn't necessarily panned out the way we wanted it to. But that's the kind of business that we need to keep doing because...
00:23:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
you keep doing enough sensible business, then something will turn out to be positive in the end. you know So it's really good. I think also at the same time, we need to be pushing the academy a lot more. It's so obvious that we have decent quality in there. I don't know if you if you saw this, but there are nine West Ham players representing England in this um international break in all of the different age groups, which is is huge. you know That's a pretty large amount of representation.
00:23:51
Josh Keech
Yeah.
00:23:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've got... players in every single squad in every age group. So we clearly have the ability to create players that are at the top of the level in the country. So we need to demonstrate a clear pathway from those youth age groups into the first team. I think Oli Scales is a perfect example of how well we can utilise that. So maybe...
00:24:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
while we are looking at you know free transfers and and we're looking at the ah transfer market generally and we're looking to sell some players, let's also look at our own academy and see who we can push into the first team more and see if they have...
00:24:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
this the quality that we need because you know it's it's clear with all these guys that he does have the quality so you would you would hope that there's other players in the academy that probably have a ah similar kind of ability and if they were given the opportunity they'd be able to take it so so generally it is good it is positive obviously the Everton result isn't ideal of but you look at some of the conversations happening around the club and the general way that we're playing and that the feeling it seems to be trending in a more positive direction
00:25:02
Josh Keech
Yeah. No, I completely agree. Almost with all of it. I know you're going to be absolutely gutted when Grido Rodriguez leaves as your best mate. So I'll get the the tissues out for you when he does.
00:25:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah appreciate I appreciate that, mate.
00:25:15
Josh Keech
And think he's going to be first out the door for you.
00:25:17
Josh Keech
But I'll i'll make sure you're all right and I'll check in on you. But ah but you know you are right, young youngsters do need to get used. I don't i don't i don't think we we... I think most clubs don't even think
Injuries, Loan Performances, and Future Prospects
00:25:26
Josh Keech
about it half the time. And I think the one that I'd probably want the most bringing in at a sooner point rather than later is obviously... I think it's ah no doubt really that Earthy should be be you know coming in a bit more.
00:25:37
Josh Keech
um
00:25:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:25:38
Josh Keech
At the moment, I know Paqueta talks aside. i know he got under the yellow card this weekend. i know Paqueta Island is probably jumping for joy that they've got some more money in the bank.
00:25:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:48
Josh Keech
but um But yeah, if we can get him to able to get some experience off these players at the moment before anything happens in the news or the window, things like that are things I'd love to be able to see and say have been good results. And obviously, Somerville been injured still.
00:26:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:01
Josh Keech
You know, he's my mate.
00:26:03
Josh Keech
He's the one it I want to be seeing him play.
00:26:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:26:04
Josh Keech
I keep always preaching that want to see Somerville play. And he's bloody injured at least till potentially the end of the season now.
00:26:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:26:10
Josh Keech
So, ah
00:26:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's really not good.
00:26:13
Josh Keech
fun.
00:26:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I was just going to mention, who is the... forget what his name is. um The guy that we've got on loan at Huddersfield.
00:26:22
Josh Keech
Oh, no.
00:26:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
God, this is terrible.
00:26:25
Josh Keech
oh
00:26:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Trying to find it.
00:26:26
Josh Keech
that is awful.
00:26:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, but while I work this he's on loan at Huddersfield and he's done really well. He's like played basically every minute of their season.
00:26:35
Josh Keech
Yeah. Hmm.
00:26:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's he's had a really positive... positive loan spell. So it's players like that and obviously George Erthy is exactly the same.
00:26:42
Josh Keech
awesome
00:26:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, Callum Marshall. um
00:26:46
Josh Keech
yeah
00:26:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it's players like that, they're getting the opportunity at other clubs and they're showing that they can play at the highest level and they can play men's football so it's just whether the Premier League is going to be something that they can step into you know but I can't remember a year where we've had two players on loan doing really well I don't know if you can correct me if you can but I think the the last youth player that I got really excited about let me think Obviously, Ben Johnson was was really solid when he came through.
00:27:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Devin Mbama was obviously someone who was really hotly tipped. He's now at Man City, which is heartbreaking. I think before that, you're looking at probably Grady D'Angana is kind of the last one.
00:27:25
Josh Keech
to. Yeah. Yeah, it's not it's been a while.
00:27:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:30
Josh Keech
I'm just surprised you just said that men's men's football, or real men's football, can be classed as Huddersfield Towns football. but ah
00:27:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
That
00:27:37
Josh Keech
That's an interesting one. I think there's a bit unpack for that, may Whatever. you whatever ah
00:27:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
is heartbreaking.
00:27:42
Josh Keech
that's what you think, then...
00:27:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Yeah, that that is really harsh for me, but maybe kind of fair. um Yeah, I don't know. It's just really exciting. We've got, you know, at least three young players who are really promising. You know, one of them actually at the club and two on loan. So I think it's a ah really exciting time in terms of like general squad creation and management for the future. Like you look at the medium and long term, we've got some really exciting players on our hands.
00:28:15
Josh Keech
no i agree
00:28:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Perfect. Well, I think that just about wraps up today's episode. and Unless you got anything else to add, Josh?
Closing and Listener Engagement
00:28:21
Josh Keech
no nothing for mine it's been lovely and a pleasure as always take care everyone have a lovely lovely week
00:28:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, thank you very much for watching this episode of the day GSPN West Ham podcast. Say goodbye, Josh.
00:28:33
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00:28:52
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