EFL Championship West Ham V Wolves @ home, Tues 1st Sept @ 7.45pm UK Time

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  • MunichHammerMunichHammer
    MrsGrey said:

    Edit - reply to Munich.
    It had a different dynamic because both teams were going for a win (imo) because of all the 'automatic promotion rivals' narrative that's going on.

    Both were a bit rubbish in parts 😂

    Thanks. As I only have the highlights I can't really say much which is disappointing but the Mrs won't let me spend all those Saturday afternoons on the couch watching football while she has to watch the kids (quite rightly so) and she also would not allocate the funds either.

    So please keep it up, I am relying on it.
  • alderzalderz
    chicagohammer said:

    We always seem to do better when Pablo is in the team but for the life of mei cannot understand why that is the case.

    It’s his work off the ball. He is a relentless presser, blocks passing lanes for the opposition defenders, and makes it much harder for them to play out. He also makes very unselfish runs, pins the opposition centre backs in, and opens up space for others to work in. He constantly rotates with Bowen, and he and Taty seem to have a great understanding of who goes in behind and who drops in. Consistently he has shown he’s not up to much on the ball, but he basically enables everyone else more time and space to be better.
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    alderz, As long as it works fine but isn't a striker meant to score some goals?
  • KuchinghammerKuchinghammer
    Fortuneseeker said:

    alderz, As long as it works fine but isn't a striker meant to score some goals?

    Not if his name is Pablo...
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Fortuneseeker said:

    alderz, As long as it works fine but isn't a striker meant to score some goals?

    But there’s always another a striker with him. We assume he’s a striker because that’s what he played as before but Nuno’s never really played him there. He’s a midfielder basically.
  • alderzalderz
    Fortuneseeker said:

    alderz, As long as it works fine but isn't a striker meant to score some goals?

    I couldn't care less who scores goals as long as the team does. If Pablo plays 100 games for us and never scores, but we win the majority of them, I'll be very happy.
  • BubblesNeverDiesBubblesNeverDies
    That Mukasa, wow - he's the kind of youngster we should be developing - oh wait. ;)
  • alderzalderz
    Re: Pablo, this is worth a watch from Analytics United.

    These aren’t your standard YouTube fans, they are data analysts, they write the new signing scout reports for the OS, and are in the pre and post match press conferences.

  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    Good vid Alderz.
  • BubblesNeverDiesBubblesNeverDies
    I think that the previous low opinion of Pablo stems from his poor touch for a striker, and of course his failure to score.
    I wonder if it's a cunning ruse of Nuno's to call him a striker when in fact he's playing more like an attacking mid-fielder. =)
    But anyway the fact remains that we are better when he plays than when he doesn't.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner

    The ultimate Pabloganda - 51% win rate when he plays. 16% when he doesn’t.

    https://x.com/ryantlksfooty/status/2095459306439135648?s=46&t=QtRzG_joPcLexO4DuTX8Rw
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