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A lot of money has been spent to strengthen the squad, but too many new players have arrived and have not yet been integrated into the formation at once, and currently
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I'd say it was pretty tough.
this match
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Once again fielding Félix, who was previously banned after a red card, and newcomers Mudryk, Madueke, and Enzo Fernández in a 4231 formation, West Ham set up a 343 but actually had to play a defensive counterattack
West Ham's Paquetá suffered a shoulder injury shortly after the start of the game and was replaced by Soucek after barely holding on for a while. The loss of Paquetá, who was capable of central passing, limited West Ham's attacking pattern to the sidelines.
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Getting a chance to press up
With 16:00 on the clock, Cucurella played a pass back to Enzo Fernández on the left, who took one look at the unruly West Ham backline and sent a cross straight over the top, which Félix easily kicked in from the offside to put the visitors in front.
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score first in a city
As you can see as the game progresses.
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Félix, who was suspended for 3 matches after receiving a red card, was a different player in this match, playing in the attacking midfield, moving around to receive the ball, and was indeed a threat. However, West Ham began to consciously create offside traps, and both Félix and HAvertz were offside as a result of this.
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Mudryk has enough impact and passes well, but he's not familiar with his teammates yet, and he mostly fails to break through, while Madueke on the other side of the field is more careful with James. West Ham's side has only gone two ways since Paquetá came off the field, and is still mainly relying on Coufal and Bowen.
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The defense actually did a good job with Antoniio rarely getting the ball at the line of scrimmage
In the 28th minute, West Ham attacked the right side of the field, after passing the ball back and forth, the ball came back to Coufal's feet on the right side, Cucurella hesitated and did not go out, it was at this moment that Coufal grasped the opportunity to cross the ball, Bowen, who was following in the center of the field, used his head to make the ball go behind, the ball bounced to the far post, and was followed up by Emerson, who was behind the ball and broke through.
It was a beautiful goal, Cucurella really didn't follow out on defense, but West Ham's passing and play was perfect
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The match was a stalemate after the draw, Enzo Fernández and Félix were in good shape, but the whole front line didn't feel like it was integrated, it was more like each player was playing his own game, and West Ham's defense was heavily outnumbered.
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Passed the ball around the perimeter at times and had to find someone, never able to generate good chances
West Ham looked to be on the verge of a breakthrough at the start of the second half.
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Unstable, he pressed forward throughout the second half, making the
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Coach Porter replaced Chilwell, Mount, Ziyech, Mudryk, Madueke, Cucurella as soon as possible in the 68th minute. The effect was obvious from Chilwell's pressing on the left flank, who immediately created several good raids, and the passes made by James after he came up were also accurate, but there weren't enough players on the line who could grab the ball. However, there were not enough players on the front line who were able to take the point.
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It's always on the flanks and the perimeter.
Eventually West Ham started to stall, dragging out the final minutes of
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There was nothing to be done but to eat another draw, and this
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The new recruits are all pretty strong, but it seems that they haven't been in the team long enough and need more time to gel.
