Jack Elderton
@jackelderton.bsky.social
Nonsense on West Ham | Analytics United
Can you sack a centre-back? Asking for a friend
October 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Can you sack a centre-back? Asking for a friend
Free pass to #6, free turn and unpressured ball over the top. You just will not get away with defending that poorly from the front.
October 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Free pass to #6, free turn and unpressured ball over the top. You just will not get away with defending that poorly from the front.
My £40m CB just lost an aerial to Mikkel Damsgaard. Help.
October 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
My £40m CB just lost an aerial to Mikkel Damsgaard. Help.
Facing massive issues in the left half-space defensively. 5:4 overload on the backline becomes particularly awkward when trying to maintain a 1:1 battle between Diouf and Saka. This opens a big gap between Kilman and Diouf. Arsenal's flexibility over exploiters (Timber/Cala/Eze) is tough to track.
October 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Facing massive issues in the left half-space defensively. 5:4 overload on the backline becomes particularly awkward when trying to maintain a 1:1 battle between Diouf and Saka. This opens a big gap between Kilman and Diouf. Arsenal's flexibility over exploiters (Timber/Cala/Eze) is tough to track.
200 scout reports done for the 25/26 season. Just the start!
October 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
200 scout reports done for the 25/26 season. Just the start!
Watched it back. Feels like an end of cycle game. Repeated shape changes that dramatically alter team-level OOP mentality, with resultant impacts on natural counterbalancing IP tempo, leading to a level of competitiveness almost good enough to match a subpar Palace performance. It just isn't enough.
September 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Watched it back. Feels like an end of cycle game. Repeated shape changes that dramatically alter team-level OOP mentality, with resultant impacts on natural counterbalancing IP tempo, leading to a level of competitiveness almost good enough to match a subpar Palace performance. It just isn't enough.
Tactically, I'm not sure that West Ham are building layers this season. Short term solutions are prioritised for momentary upside that is quickly wiped out by teams that have developed together towards a clear idea.
In short, Palace know what they are about. I don't think we do.
In short, Palace know what they are about. I don't think we do.
September 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Tactically, I'm not sure that West Ham are building layers this season. Short term solutions are prioritised for momentary upside that is quickly wiped out by teams that have developed together towards a clear idea.
In short, Palace know what they are about. I don't think we do.
In short, Palace know what they are about. I don't think we do.
Team that know what they're doing vs West Ham again is it?
September 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Team that know what they're doing vs West Ham again is it?
Looked at 55 Ligue 1 players in depth. Standouts were:
Telli Siwe (CB, 20, Auxerre)
Quick sweeper. Lacroix prototype.
Junior Mwanga (DM, 22, Nantes)
Strong in duels. Moves it forwards. Good in the boxes. Shades of Amadou Onana.
Aladji Bamba (DM, 19, Monaco)
Wow. That's why they let Magassa go...
Telli Siwe (CB, 20, Auxerre)
Quick sweeper. Lacroix prototype.
Junior Mwanga (DM, 22, Nantes)
Strong in duels. Moves it forwards. Good in the boxes. Shades of Amadou Onana.
Aladji Bamba (DM, 19, Monaco)
Wow. That's why they let Magassa go...
September 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Looked at 55 Ligue 1 players in depth. Standouts were:
Telli Siwe (CB, 20, Auxerre)
Quick sweeper. Lacroix prototype.
Junior Mwanga (DM, 22, Nantes)
Strong in duels. Moves it forwards. Good in the boxes. Shades of Amadou Onana.
Aladji Bamba (DM, 19, Monaco)
Wow. That's why they let Magassa go...
Telli Siwe (CB, 20, Auxerre)
Quick sweeper. Lacroix prototype.
Junior Mwanga (DM, 22, Nantes)
Strong in duels. Moves it forwards. Good in the boxes. Shades of Amadou Onana.
Aladji Bamba (DM, 19, Monaco)
Wow. That's why they let Magassa go...
Jayden Oosterwolde - Fenerbahce
September 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Jayden Oosterwolde - Fenerbahce
Limited options for max minutes at LCB this late in the window. Diogo Leite linked with Girona/Bologna to replace Krejci/Lucumi who have gone/will be going to Wolves/Sunderland.
Worth exploring. In last year of contract and not included so far for Union Berlin with a sale expected.
Worth exploring. In last year of contract and not included so far for Union Berlin with a sale expected.
August 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Limited options for max minutes at LCB this late in the window. Diogo Leite linked with Girona/Bologna to replace Krejci/Lucumi who have gone/will be going to Wolves/Sunderland.
Worth exploring. In last year of contract and not included so far for Union Berlin with a sale expected.
Worth exploring. In last year of contract and not included so far for Union Berlin with a sale expected.
Four months on from this post and can't get away from this stuff anywhere. Online/offline - it's everywhere. Not doing so hot as a result. Not even platforming myself to avoid ag and still experiencing maximum ag. It's great!
I could actually rant all day about how shit it all is right now. It's so shit. I wake up every day and read more horrible shite entirely designed to make the environment more hostile and to squash us into easily digestible boxes for the intolerant or remove us from view by whatever means necessary.
Shot: Crap rainbow laces 2024.
Chaser: Saudi World Cup.
Sickener: UK puberty blockers ban.
Chaser: Saudi World Cup.
Sickener: UK puberty blockers ban.
April 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Four months on from this post and can't get away from this stuff anywhere. Online/offline - it's everywhere. Not doing so hot as a result. Not even platforming myself to avoid ag and still experiencing maximum ag. It's great!
Reposted by Jack Elderton
I could actually rant all day about how shit it all is right now. It's so shit. I wake up every day and read more horrible shite entirely designed to make the environment more hostile and to squash us into easily digestible boxes for the intolerant or remove us from view by whatever means necessary.
Shot: Crap rainbow laces 2024.
Chaser: Saudi World Cup.
Sickener: UK puberty blockers ban.
Chaser: Saudi World Cup.
Sickener: UK puberty blockers ban.
December 20, 2024 at 5:10 PM
I could actually rant all day about how shit it all is right now. It's so shit. I wake up every day and read more horrible shite entirely designed to make the environment more hostile and to squash us into easily digestible boxes for the intolerant or remove us from view by whatever means necessary.
Latest pod is out looking at the growing gap between West Ham and competition across the PL. We ask some of the big questions about how style and linked development can work in conjunction with the state of the current squad to sustainably create growth.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXP4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXP4...
How Far Behind Are West Ham? | The West Ham Breakdown
YouTube video by Analytics United
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February 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Latest pod is out looking at the growing gap between West Ham and competition across the PL. We ask some of the big questions about how style and linked development can work in conjunction with the state of the current squad to sustainably create growth.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXP4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXP4...
Can anyone tell me what I'm missing re Toti Gomes? Data is excellent, very impressed every time I watch. Looks a top player.
February 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Can anyone tell me what I'm missing re Toti Gomes? Data is excellent, very impressed every time I watch. Looks a top player.
Latest video looking at why West Ham sat deeper on Monday and how Maresca was able to change it using the depth of talent on the Chelsea bench. Interested to see future progression in responses to 3-diamond-3 when someone like Palmer is present at #10.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfy-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfy-...
How West Ham Stopped Cole Palmer (And How Chelsea Won Anyway)
YouTube video by Analytics United
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February 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Latest video looking at why West Ham sat deeper on Monday and how Maresca was able to change it using the depth of talent on the Chelsea bench. Interested to see future progression in responses to 3-diamond-3 when someone like Palmer is present at #10.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfy-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfy-...
The transfer window might be over and we finished this bonkers time of year by covering six wing-backs we think could make a positive difference at West Ham next season.
Points for anyone who can guess who came first in the extended top ten on Patreon!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pACw...
Points for anyone who can guess who came first in the extended top ten on Patreon!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pACw...
The 6 Perfect Wing-Backs for Graham Potter’s West Ham | Transfer Factory
YouTube video by Analytics United
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February 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The transfer window might be over and we finished this bonkers time of year by covering six wing-backs we think could make a positive difference at West Ham next season.
Points for anyone who can guess who came first in the extended top ten on Patreon!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pACw...
Points for anyone who can guess who came first in the extended top ten on Patreon!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pACw...
Every now and then, I have a night where I can't get to sleep because I'm stuck thinking about Lee Chang Dong's Burning or Denis Villeneuve's Incendies. Maybe the trick is giving the film a fire-related name but then Tony Scott's Man on Fire would've stuck with me in the same way and... it didn't.
February 2, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Every now and then, I have a night where I can't get to sleep because I'm stuck thinking about Lee Chang Dong's Burning or Denis Villeneuve's Incendies. Maybe the trick is giving the film a fire-related name but then Tony Scott's Man on Fire would've stuck with me in the same way and... it didn't.
Seeing Everton & Forest put 11 past Leicester & Brighton really hammers home the fact that we stopped investing in the thing we did best just before it was about to properly go bang in the wider tactical environment of the PL.
Underlines the lack of understanding, forethought & strategy at WHU.
Underlines the lack of understanding, forethought & strategy at WHU.
February 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Seeing Everton & Forest put 11 past Leicester & Brighton really hammers home the fact that we stopped investing in the thing we did best just before it was about to properly go bang in the wider tactical environment of the PL.
Underlines the lack of understanding, forethought & strategy at WHU.
Underlines the lack of understanding, forethought & strategy at WHU.
Latest pod rattling through loads of positives with specific focus on greater adaptability enabling better usage of players thus extracting better levels from the squad. Potter's flexibility is arguably perfect for overseeing stylistic transition at WHU.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUNU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUNU...
A Whole New World | The West Ham Breakdown
YouTube video by Analytics United
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January 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Latest pod rattling through loads of positives with specific focus on greater adaptability enabling better usage of players thus extracting better levels from the squad. Potter's flexibility is arguably perfect for overseeing stylistic transition at WHU.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUNU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUNU...
Lots to share on here today but will start with the second episode of our "Transfer Factory" series where we looked at six midfielders that could improve us in midfield.
Points for anyone who can guess which 19 year-old only just missed out in seventh...
youtu.be/nrFae_bP1Sw
Points for anyone who can guess which 19 year-old only just missed out in seventh...
youtu.be/nrFae_bP1Sw
The 6 Perfect Midfielders for Graham Potter’s West Ham | Transfer Factory
YouTube video by Analytics United
youtu.be
January 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Lots to share on here today but will start with the second episode of our "Transfer Factory" series where we looked at six midfielders that could improve us in midfield.
Points for anyone who can guess which 19 year-old only just missed out in seventh...
youtu.be/nrFae_bP1Sw
Points for anyone who can guess which 19 year-old only just missed out in seventh...
youtu.be/nrFae_bP1Sw
Discovering that people think Kilman is bad has been a wild experience. Straight shootout between him and Bowen for HOTY right now and don't think it's even that close.
January 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Discovering that people think Kilman is bad has been a wild experience. Straight shootout between him and Bowen for HOTY right now and don't think it's even that close.
What a pathetic load of nonsense at the end of this first half from all involved. Book the captains and get on with it.
January 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
What a pathetic load of nonsense at the end of this first half from all involved. Book the captains and get on with it.
Should've played the kids. Would've learned more. We already know some of these older players aren't good enough.
January 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Should've played the kids. Would've learned more. We already know some of these older players aren't good enough.