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https://www.whufc.com/news/graham-potte ... head-coach

​​​​​​In the past he's favoured a 3-4-3 formation...hard to see how we can do that currently with only 3 senior CBs, one of whom is injured. He's also played wingers (Solly March as an example) in the wing back roles.

Typically when a 3-4-3 gets announced on a match day the manager is immediately described as being too negative, too cautious etc. I guess it depends on the composition of the 4.

He's given young players chances...hopefully that continues at West Ham.

Welcome Graham.
 
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THUNDERCLINT wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 21:12 That last 30 minutes was a disgrace. Didn't leave our penalty area or really even touch the ball for half an hour against 10 men. As bad as anything Moyes ever did. 


 
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Steady wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 21:49
THUNDERCLINT wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 21:12 That last 30 minutes was a disgrace. Didn't leave our penalty area or really even touch the ball for half an hour against 10 men. As bad as anything Moyes ever did. 



 
So we go and attack them and concede instead!! Some people are never happy
There’s no way it’s not a wind up. 
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THUNDERCLINT wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 21:12 That last 30 minutes was a disgrace. Didn't leave our penalty area or really even touch the ball for half an hour against 10 men. As bad as anything Moyes ever did. 


 
So we go and attack them and concede instead!! Some people are never happy
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That last 30 minutes was a disgrace. Didn't leave our penalty area or really even touch the ball for half an hour against 10 men. As bad as anything Moyes ever did. 

 
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I’m amazed Spurs didn’t snap Potter up.
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nychammer wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 17:26 Got it right today, lets see how we go against Leicester at HOME 
That will be the real test IMO.
 
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happygilmore wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 17:37
nychammer wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 17:26 Got it right today, lets see how we go against Leicester at HOME 
That's the spirit.  Keep the negative dig in.
its not intended as a dig its an observation. Our home form has sucked but our away performances have been markedly better. I'd just like us to put a side like Leicester (no disrespect) away with a home performance that follows up on the impressiveness of today's. 
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nychammer wrote: 22 Feb 2025, 17:26 Got it right today, lets see how we go against Leicester at HOME 
That's the spirit.  Keep the negative dig in.
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Got it right today, lets see how we go against Leicester at HOME 
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The right man at the right time . Just hope dwarfs EGO doesn't fuck it all up .
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Does seem willing to adapt the approach.

Work in progress but in progress.
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Got it right today.  Seems to be able to learn from his mistakes, something Loppy couldn't or wouldn't do.
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Texas Iron" wrote: 20 Feb 2025, 20:08 I’ll give him. Until the end of the season to prove he knows what he’s doing…

Poor man’s Southgate…
Fuck off old man
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That’s a great result. We haven’t got what we deserve in our last few away games. This one we did. 
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In Potter we trust 
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Let's see how he can do with this squad and with a full summer transfer window. It's clear some will want out or be forced out. I'm afraid we are going to lose our best players as they will want European football and we are a long way from that. We also have a few that their careers are coming to an end. I dont think Antonio will be back and Cresswell and Fabianski will probably see their deals expire. 
Next years team could look very different with more young players having to step up. We certainly are not signing any star names.

Our club haclun unattractive reputation and we have blown again the chance of bringing in real quality to strengthen the side when we were performing in Europe. I blame the board and Moyes who was stubborn and wanted to be loyal to his aging players.
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I am comfortable that Potter will do well eventually. 

Let's be honest, he's inherited a wreck and has come to a fucking absolute shit show of a football club. My old man is a Chelsea fan and when Potter went to Chelsea I told him that I thought Potter was intelligent and so it surprised me that he has voluntarily chosen to go to a such a fuck up of a club. I am now beginning to wonder if Potter is not as intelligent as I think, or he is a glutton for punishment because, quite frankly, I would say that right now, without meaning to sound too dramatic, West Ham are probably the worst club in the PL to manage. 

A stadium that is not fit for purpose. Absolute shit atmosphere. Fans that hate the board. Board that hates the fans. A club that's lost its identity. A squad with more holes than a second hand dartboard. More injuries than Croydon A&E on a Saturday night. A whole world of pain that we all saw coming 2 or 3 transfer windows ago. I mean, fuck me, it's probably about as bad as it can get right now. 

But, having said that, and this may be the optimist in me that's fighting to get out, I do think that Potter has the minerals and the know how to get us back up to around top 8. I also think he will bring back some pride and identity. But, we must get the next transfer window right..... But how many times have i said that in the last three years. 
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simple maths and reason says we are safe already.
Neither the farmers or the babies are capable of overhauling our pile of wank.

Pathetic I know.






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nerd2 wrote: 20 Feb 2025, 22:31 Took Moyes ages to get it right both times he came in , it wont happen overnight and we actually look okay away from home now . But we need to see more at home it will come but need to stop this sloppy crap we keep seeing . Performances have improved in the main , where under Loppy cant think of one good performance really  so the shoots of growth are there . 
Yea .. Moyes's  second kumbing  was GRIM in both results and performances.
We had a late spurt of results and performances .

 according to the Bible :

The book of MOYES  chapter 2.. verse 1  states the following:
"And the almighty  Moysie descended upon us and saved us all from the national league south"

AMEN
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Took Moyes ages to get it right both times he came in , it wont happen overnight and we actually look okay away from home now . But we need to see more at home it will come but need to stop this sloppy crap we keep seeing . Performances have improved in the main , where under Loppy cant think of one good performance really  so the shoots of growth are there . 
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We’ve a disjoined old squad, add in no Jan permanent signings and injuries to Todibo, Bowen, Antonio, Fullkrug and Summerville makes for a shit show.

Potter is obviously using this period (as we won’t go down), to work out who’s worth keeping and who needs moving on. Let’s give him a proper transfer window, then pre-season and then judge him on next seasons results and performances.

Wanting to change manager every 6 games is what Spurs fans are about, we’re better than that. 
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I’ll give him. Until the end of the season to prove he knows what he’s doing…

Poor man’s Southgate…
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Anyone for a spot of fishing today 🎣🐟
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 Bit of a cop out that.

Yeah it’s nothing to do with his unacceptable selections or questionable tactics.
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Little interesting titbit in his press conference. Basically between the lines saying the players were not fit enough and there wasn't enough intensity in training which is still a work in progress.

Not verbatim but 'The players have applied themselves... there's been a change in behviour and a change in intensity in how we train and play which is step by step.... too much too soon there can be problems in terms of injuries.'
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