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The early warning signs of a second-year slump passed me by as I covered West Ham United’s preseason tour to America. The questions from a 3-0 defeat at the hands of a Major League Soccer’s lower-mid-table Seattle Sounders and a 2-2 draw against North American Soccer League opponent North Carolina RailHawks were easily excused during […]
Marcus Browne was through on goal when the 18-year-old midfielder laid the ball off to Michail Antonio, streaking up the right wing to match Browne’s run of 50 or more yards. Antonio sent Browne’s pass across goal past the post wide. 98 seconds after that potentially crucial second away goal, West Ham conceded from an […]
In front of 3,000 fans outside of Slovenia’s capital city of Ljubljana, West Ham United lost 2-1 to NK Domžale in the first leg of their Europa League third round qualifier. This Thursday, the Hammers will play the second leg of the third round in front of more than 54,000 fans in the first match […]
The Hammers finished their USA Preseason Tour on Wednesday, flying back to London. During the 12-day trip, West Ham lost 3-0 to the Seattle Sounders, and drew 2-2 against the North Carolina RailHawks. Despite the results, the tour offered training for the squad, and game time, especially for the youth stars along on the trip. […]
In front of a record crowd of 10,125 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, West Ham drew the North Carolina RailHawks 2-2. For moments, the action was as exciting and as open as a competitive Premier League match. But only for those moments. For the rest of the match, a short water break, […]
West Ham’s striker search is beginning to resemble last season’s long search for a new manager, and that is quite all right. If that is the case, Carlos Bacca will turn out to be the best option for the Hammers. West Ham are reportedly close to signing the Colombian striker. Bacca may not be the […]
West Ham were defeated 3-0 by Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders on Tuesday night at CenturyLink Field. The result looks worrisome without context, but after only four days of training, the Hammers were not perturbed by it. A training exercise of a match, West Ham looked more concerned with staying healthy than attacking the Sounders’ […]
West Ham’s American Tour is an excellent opportunity for academy stars to prove their worth for the first team. With the likes of Dimitri Payet and Angelo Ogbonna not with the Hammers as they compete in the Euros, more minutes are available for West Ham’s academy. That being said, the jump from the developmental squad […]
Diego Poyet, like many fringe players at West Ham, returned to pre-season with a point to prove facing a make-or-break year. The 21-year-old central midfielder joined West Ham on a free transfer two years ago from Charlton following a breakthrough campaign with the Addicks and was named their Young Player of the Year for the […]
West Ham’s 3-0 defeat to Seattle Sounders last night was seen more as a training and fitness exercise rather than a competitive fixture to most of the squad. The same goes for Lewis Page who was pleased to get some minutes under his belt in front of a packed crowd at CenturyLink Field. “It was […]
West Ham’s pre-season got off to a slow start last night as the boys lost 3-0 to MLS outfit Seattle Sounders. Sounders, midway through their season, were too much for the Hammers, less than half a week into their pre-season schedule. Maybe we shouldn’t take too much away from the game, the performance and see […]
Okay, it was not the ideal way for West Ham to start their 2016/17 preseason. But after only four days of training, the sentiment was more about the overall match fitness gained, not necessarily the result of the match, a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders on Tuesday night. West […]