Andrew Thomson

I’m just a man doing things. Media, West Ham, other

[Andrew Thomson @ARMThomson]

Thought as much. Test out the squad to see who can step up off the bench. Don’t hate it, we need tunnel vision on the league this year

[West Ham United @WestHam]

Our XI for the second round 🗞️

[Andrew Thomson @ARMThomson]

Bad yes, but not quite as catastrophic as the result suggests.

My bigger concern is structural.

Piroe & Taty want to occupy similar spaces. And without Pablo, Nuno's 4-4-2 loses the player who makes it work.

There were hints of a solution in the second half.

[Andrew Thomson @ARMThomson]

78% possession.
25 shots.
43 touches in their box.
And we lost 2-1.
West Ham had all the ball against Charlton, but very little control.

Why the Taty-Piroe partnership didn't work, the case for more Orford & Mukasa, and what Nuno needs to change.

⚒️👇
https://t.co/m73AwxD5Wo

[Andrew Thomson @ARMThomson]

Taty and Piroe should never have been started together. They are too similar a profile

[Andrew Thomson @ARMThomson]

What in the Frank Noublé erasure??

[Cal @1895cg]

West Ham's team if the fans were the manager:

Spiegel
Jordan Spence, Golambeckis, Casey, D. Potts
F. Potts Coventry
Samuelsen Earthy Parfitt-Williams
Lee

[Andrew Thomson @ARMThomson]

After a rude awakening, West Ham take on their first home game of the season against Charlton Athletic.

I’ve written a preview of how we should approach the game, and how I’d suggest we line up.

https://t.co/7l8toVslL1

[Andrew Thomson @ARMThomson]

It was never going to be that easy, was it? https://t.co/okl4DKQ04o

[Jack Elderton @jackelderton]

Did lots of things well there with an academy pairing in the middle. Orford very good again and Kante with some excellent work down the flank for our second. Hope Pablo is alright as it was evident, once again, how much we lose without him out there.

[Andrew Thomson @ARMThomson]

Key players went missing in that second half - particularly Orford and Bowen. If JWP was a tactical sub to retain possession, it failed.

Engels will add a lot to our midfield, we also need a new 6 if Edson and Magassa are off

[Andrew Thomson @ARMThomson]

Not going to pile in on Scarles, he has had mistakes like this in the past and bounced back from them. Was a bad tackle but he’d been solid until that point. We’ll need him and Diouf to get through this season

[Andrew Thomson @ARMThomson]

Competing well so far in midfield even without Alvarez. Gotten away with a few counter attacks but pleased with both Orford and Kanté’s performance

Surprised with how much possession we’ve had, Burnley seem to be setting up for counters. Expect that to change

#BURWHU

[Andrew Thomson @ARMThomson]

Hoping he plays, we are light in so many positions but particularly in midfield doing the job he does. Not seen enough to trust that Orford and Kante can do it themselves. We might actually be better served by drafting Scarles or Veltman as a break-glass CDM.

[West Ham News & Views @WestHamViews_]

Edson Alvarez could potentially miss the game against Burnley due to questions over his future, following a club weighing up making a move for him.

However, this has not been confirmed and talks will continue today regarding his place at West Ham.

[@ExWHUEmployee] #WHUFC #COYI

[Andrew Thomson @ARMThomson]

@WHUEastEndPride had a great game, but we're probably done with RBs now Veltman's arrived.

[Andrew Thomson @ARMThomson]

Not the end of the world if Engels isn't registered in time for Burnley. I'm always hesitant to throw a new player in at the deep end.
I'm also happy that Alvarez, Kante & Orford would give us enough retention and physicality. Key thing is to be direct playing into Taty & Jarrod.

[Andrew Thomson @ARMThomson]

Slightly pre-empting the announcement, but new post & a new series - What We've Bought!

Get to know West Ham's newest midfielder from all Engels.

We have a team of runners, can Arne Engels pick them out?

https://t.co/4wwwjwgWJJ

[Andrew Thomson @ARMThomson]

New Substack post! Us vs Them: Burnley vs West Ham Preview https://t.co/HEHHLGlVri

[Andrew Thomson @ARMThomson]

Made a substack to start writing about West Ham. I've begun by looking at where we are, and why we won't just be strolling back to the Premier League. Would love to hear feedback on writing, content, any other topics to cover!

https://t.co/aLfkSU6BP9

[Andrew Thomson @ARMThomson]

@JDVance Get in the bin

[Andrew Thomson @ARMThomson]

@ChrisCillizza

[westhamlive5 @westhamlive5]

What an announcement this is 🤣

Good luck to Earthy! Prove how great you are ⭐️