The Remarkable Rise of West Ham United: What Went Right?

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Less than two years ago, West Ham United were mired in the Premier League relegation zone, with fans protesting their owners at every game, and David Moyes having been asked to come back to the club in place of Manuel Pellegrini.
Now, with a team boasting the likes of Declan Rice, Jarrod Bowen, and Michail Antonio, the Hammers are competing for a Champions League place, whilst flourishing in the Europa League and Carabao Cup.
So in this documentary, HITC Sevens takes a deep dive into the rise of West Ham, under the unpopular GSB regime, the reasons behind it, and what the future may hold for the club.

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  • @joenewman5985
    @joenewman59852 жыл бұрын

    As a West Ham fan it feels bizarre going into every game believing we can win. We don’t necessarily have the best individuals but we have one of the best teams.

  • @simonedmondson8875

    @simonedmondson8875

    2 жыл бұрын

    And that’s what moyes does better than almost anyone. “Greater than the sum of its parts” is a phrase that’s perfect for teams built by moyes (when allowed to do what he is best at) everton fan here btw

  • @alexyoung9775

    @alexyoung9775

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think saying we don’t have the best individuals is very miss leading, Benrahma has been one of the most creative players this season soucek and rice are two of the best holding midfielders in prem areola and fab both amazing shot stoppers and Bowen has been unbelievable as a team we are amazing but also have individuals who are unreal

  • @marianschoeller8764

    @marianschoeller8764

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@alexyoung9775 Its only missleading to some degree. Guys like Soucek and Coufal are massive bums but the reason why they thrive is partly thanks to the system that they are in and partly thanks to their own drive and self awareness. Soucek technically pretty awful and can be somewhat clumsy. What seperates him from these nobodies like Mctominay is his special awareness and the fact that he is breaking records week in week out for distance covered. Gotta keep in mind these guys came through the academies and played their whole career in czech league so obviously their footballing ability will be limited compared to players coming through in England or Germany.

  • @gamingvids4439

    @gamingvids4439

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@alexyoung9775 I have stopped calling Rice a holding midfielder these days, he is a complete midfielder, bearing in mind he has carried the ball further than any other player in the league. Statistically no midfielder in the league comes close to him for the range of stats he is top 5.

  • @Connor-jg7gi

    @Connor-jg7gi

    2 жыл бұрын

    Enjoy it while it lasts.

  • @mkgky15
    @mkgky152 жыл бұрын

    David Moyes was the only one who believed in David Moyes. We referred to his first interview back where he quoted himself saying, "Winning, it's what I do" as a joke from a comedian, labelling him a dinosaur. He's been our best manager since John Lyall and can hopefully match or better him. We should not be worthy but I am so glad with what we've been blessed with 🙏🏾

  • @jyoundt8345

    @jyoundt8345

    2 жыл бұрын

    Come on you irons mate ⚒

  • @M1ggins

    @M1ggins

    2 жыл бұрын

    No he wasn't, plenty of Hammers fans could see how much better we were during his first stint, and wanted him to stay to continue the work. Sadly too many were blind to how badly Bilic had let the teams fitness drop and expected instant results and brazilian football. They competely ignored that, in the 6 months under Moyes, we went from the team that ran the least to the team that ran the most; a team that didn't give a shit, to a team that fought for each other. Would've probably been hounded out a second time if the corona break hadn't given him a few months to work on the fitness Pellegrini had let slide, and the attitude of the squad.

  • @mkgky15

    @mkgky15

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@M1ggins probably a tiny minority but the vast majority were wanting a big name to come takeover and Pellegrini who had won the Prem was mouthwatering for us. When we were linked with Moyes after Pellegrini we thought we were going backwards and wanted another big name/up and comer like Niko Kovac.

  • @X50505

    @X50505

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mkgky15 A very very tiny minority. It's funny how now I see all these people coming out claiming they always believed in Moyes, yet I saw none of them supporting him at the start. I personally knew Moyes would do an okay job, I knew he'd have the team fitter and well drilled, but I still opposed him because I saw him as a mid table manager at best and, like many fans, was deluded into demanding Kovac just because he looked suave in a suit.

  • @mkgky15

    @mkgky15

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@X50505 exactly, spot on there

  • @saltmerchant749
    @saltmerchant7492 жыл бұрын

    Moyes has built a team that is capable of resisting the ups and downs and delivering regardless of what's going on off the pitch. To achieve that, he's got a brain trust of backroom staff, a selective transfer policy and near total control of the day to day compared to the previous seasons of GSB putting their hand in the soup thinking they're chefs. In Moyes we trust.

  • @JackFranco95

    @JackFranco95

    2 жыл бұрын

    All hail lord Moyesiah

  • @KennyFCB

    @KennyFCB

    2 жыл бұрын

    They just defeated LFC

  • @stephenduke412

    @stephenduke412

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@KennyFCB I love asian message parlors ❣ ❤ 💓 💕

  • @jasonfreel8663

    @jasonfreel8663

    2 жыл бұрын

    FFS.. WH fans didnt even want Moyes in the first place., they didnt want Big Sam either and he saved them too.

  • @saltmerchant749

    @saltmerchant749

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jasonfreel8663 Exactly, he earned our respect through hard work and commitment. He didn't back down from the challenge.

  • @chairmanalf7856
    @chairmanalf78562 жыл бұрын

    As a West Ham supporter who has been attending matches since 1972, many times in the past, if we had gone a goal down then the team’s heads would have dropped and we’d have limply lost. Under Moyes, I no longer have that feeling as I know that the team will fight back. Take the match last night against Genk and also recently against Leeds, I just knew that the team would fight back and get a result. Give Moyes time and I reckon he will be our most successful manager since the days of John Lyall. Furthermore, I feel very proud about having Moyes as our manager. He is a humble, modest and likeable chap who volunteered to deliver food parcels to the vulnerable during last year’s lockdown. How many other managers would have done that?

  • @qtredhead

    @qtredhead

    2 жыл бұрын

    100% this. I’ve been attending matches since 1979, and it’s odd - that feeling of knowing going behind isn’t game over. Even yesterday - past teams would have lost after Liverpool equalised. This ‘new’ West Ham seemed to take offence at them scoring and it pushed them onto to playing better. It truly is a remarkable time to be a West Ham fan - even if those old feeling of ‘when is this all going to unravel’ are hard to get rid of COYI ⚒

  • @mcn6447

    @mcn6447

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hammer since 1991. Well said

  • @RomanAroundSF

    @RomanAroundSF

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hammers since 2001 for me. And my good sir I agree 100 percent.

  • @SaturnusDK

    @SaturnusDK

    2 жыл бұрын

    Forever blowing bubbles. Fleeting moments of beauty and joy until the bubbles bursts, and hope dies with it.

  • @RomanAroundSF

    @RomanAroundSF

    2 жыл бұрын

    Fortunes always hiding. I've looked everywhere, I'm forever blowing bubbles, pretty bubbles in the aiiir. UNITED. UNITED. hahahaha love it.

  • @gpmradirgy8953
    @gpmradirgy89532 жыл бұрын

    As an Everton fan who was somewhat melancholy to see him I see David Moyes as a changed man. What happened to him at Utd, Sunderland and Socidad gave him lessons in failure and consequence that he never had at Everton. His time away from the game between those jobs also gave him the space to reassess his work in a way you simply cannot while in a job. The David Moyes of today is a manager who can actually beat the big teams when away from home (something he never did at Everton) and a manager who I think has what it takes to now go all the way and win a trophy. I think the availability of funds alongside his tried and tested scouting methods have also been a boon. Too many times at Everton we saw him lose out on the players he wanted the most due to a lack of budget. David Moyes is a better manager and coach than people have given him credit for and while a lot has changed in 20 years the changes he made to turn Everton’s fortunes are still as valid now as they were back then. The man is a strong believer in play statistics and sports science and means he isn’t going on the extinction list any time soon. To Hammers fans, I’ll be happy for you as he has turned West Ham into the kind of team I grew up watching at Everton. If he stays for the long run then you’ll have a secure (bit occasionally bumpy) road ahead of you.

  • @jasonmendelli6023

    @jasonmendelli6023

    2 жыл бұрын

    Eloquently said. Also feel the failures at his previous three clubs is what is pushing him to take more risk and to be less certain in an over conservative approach. I think and hope juggling the new attacking approach with the defensive one will lead West Ham and Mr Moyes to a deserved cup and league title.

  • @M1ggins

    @M1ggins

    2 жыл бұрын

    He's there to stay for a while imo, and what he has will be our blueprint for the future. Sullivan has cast a long shadow over the playing staff, far too involved, far too impressed with his barely adeqaute football knowledge, and thinks he's the world's no. 1 football scout. That Moyes managed to convince him to sell Haller & Anderson for an 80% loss says it all, Moyes is in charge of the football side now, without the board interferance in the playing staff that plagued the previous managers. Quite a few of us were very disappointed he was given the boot the first time, yeah, the football was dire at times, but we could see there was a different attitude, the team were running and playing for each other. Unfortunately Bilic was so weak in training that they were all seriously out of condition, players couldn't run for 70 mins, let aone 90, so resulkts were hard to come by until that new fitness regime started to show. We went from the team that ran the least in the league under Bilic, to the Moyes version that was amongst the teams than ran the most. If it hadn;t been for the Burnley game and the chairmen getting coined I think he would've stayed, Sullivan blamed moyes for it, when really it had nothing ot do with what was going on the pitch and all to do with Sullivan treating fans like mug punter wandered onto a used car lot and he had a lemon to sell. I thought history was going to repeat iutself. Pellegrini's team had gone from a side that ran to a side that stood still (I think his first season was down to Moyes, much like Bilic's was down to Allardyce's fitness & defensive organisation). Moyes came in, the crowd were restless and ready to express their anger again. And then came corona. Moyes had the chance to work on fitness, get to know his players, see who had the right attitude, and who he wantd out. And now we have the best team spirit I can remember, a team I can be proud of, even in defeat.

  • @jduff59

    @jduff59

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's an excellent analysis of David Moyes' career.. I wanted to see him do a great job at United, and I still think he was given the bum's rush. I'm happy to see him doing so well at West Ham, and if he gets Jesse Lingard back - I know they'll kill us next season. If Sir Alex thought he was good enough --it should have been given time to succeed, as our last season with Sir Alex we were a patchwork squad that eked out a title on a season everyone else tanked. The club was in poor shape.

  • @powderedground78

    @powderedground78

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jasonmendelli6023 Blimey! Mr Mendelli, as if I would stumble across a comment from you. It's Sam McCarthy!

  • @jasonmendelli6023

    @jasonmendelli6023

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@powderedground78 Sam!!! Small world! or as they say in Japan 狭い世界!narrow world 🤯 How are you?

  • @emorydaniel9084
    @emorydaniel90842 жыл бұрын

    And this was all before their most recent win against Liverpool. This is like a dream, and I hope we don't wake up We are massive. Come on you Irons!

  • @neonjaystones1992

    @neonjaystones1992

    2 жыл бұрын

    @daveorourke77 football from a team that came from relegation scraps only 2 seasons ago, yes!

  • @handlechangeyes
    @handlechangeyes2 жыл бұрын

    As a Hammer im happy to see you mention about the players wanting to play for us, even when we lose now the players look gutted and they give their all, so used to years of players looking very meh after losing

  • @mateogonzalez8209

    @mateogonzalez8209

    2 жыл бұрын

    ye when soucek had the own goal the way we reacted wud make it seem as if we lost even tho we got the draw it's beautiful to see they give it their all every match

  • @reecehagley
    @reecehagley2 жыл бұрын

    I think another crucial aspect that you didn't touch on is the way he's improved pablo fornals into a workhorse with that combination of flair and grit, and the way he's utilised our full backs so well in attack, being up there among the best in the league last season and into this one also. Understand that the vid was getting quite long though...a lot to unpack from my clubs rise ⚒

  • @itsgeo752

    @itsgeo752

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pablo Fornals, the only good thing to come out of the Pellegrini era

  • @qtredhead

    @qtredhead

    2 жыл бұрын

    To be fair, Fornals was always a classy player - just look at clips of him pre West Ham. What Moyes has done has turned him into a into a classy Premier League player.

  • @gamingvids4439

    @gamingvids4439

    2 жыл бұрын

    Done the same with Benny, he works so much harder now, you dont get into the team without that work ethic

  • @bojanbabovic111
    @bojanbabovic1112 жыл бұрын

    I remember Michail Antonio in Saints jersey in Johnstone Paint Trophy final against Carlisle at Wembley in 2009/10, in which he scored a goal... And look at him now, becoming a legend...

  • @vinnie19971
    @vinnie199712 жыл бұрын

    I hope Vlašić has a lot of success in West Ham. I see him as a real leader for our national team once Modrić retires.

  • @oscarbowers1715

    @oscarbowers1715

    2 жыл бұрын

    Im sure he will turn into one of our best players he is hardworking and technically gifted and under a manager like moyes he will thrive just needs abit of time.

  • @fishyfish6510
    @fishyfish65102 жыл бұрын

    David Moyes is the Scottish Ted Lasso 😆 He's a likable character and it seems that he's giving his players a lot of confidence, improves them a lot. Look at Lingard for example last season

  • @bojanbabovic111
    @bojanbabovic1112 жыл бұрын

    Yes, and when you think that just a couple of seasons ago they were really struggling. And now from low to the ground blacksmith Hammers, they're reaching sky heights of Hephaestus The Hammer 🔨 😁

  • @lcc8394
    @lcc83942 жыл бұрын

    everton fan here....it's very similar to his early everton years, finding gems from lower/lesser divisions and making them top flight regulars, punching above his weight with the big clubs, managing young talented players ....really hope whu's board give Moyes the time he needs

  • @alexyoung9775

    @alexyoung9775

    2 жыл бұрын

    His got a vision and as long as we back him it’s only onwards and upwards

  • @AdamNicholsMusic
    @AdamNicholsMusic2 жыл бұрын

    Never clicked faster on a video in my life. So proud of our team right now. The main reason Moyes has been successful in my opinion is because he had something to prove. I remember watching Moyes first interview with West Ham Media when rejoining. He was saying he had something to prove and he sounded so confident in the way he was speaking. I could feel he was going to do well. Also signing Soucek and Coufal has been massive for us. Not just because of their ability on the pitch but because they were used to winning the league with Slavia Prague so they brought a winning mentality with them.

  • @marianschoeller8764

    @marianschoeller8764

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah seems like some forget what impact Soucek and after that Coufal had. It has nothing to do with winning mentality its more of general grit and day to day dedication they brought with them. Winning czech league is nothing to brag home about. Its just the general east european work mentality that they possess. And they seem quite down to earth so also self reflective.

  • @liam8664
    @liam86642 жыл бұрын

    As a West Ham I can honestly say whatever I could of dreamed of happening to this club Moyes has done and more, he’s single handedly turned the entire ship around, our owners might not get the flack they used to anymore but they haven’t helped him at all, if the Czech billionaire comes in it will cos what Moyes has done, and hopefully he will back him and we can go onto even bigger things

  • @Jmzzable
    @Jmzzable2 жыл бұрын

    I’m a Preston fan and Moyes was always gearing up to be a manager, he said himself he was always going to be better manager than player, he did his coaching badges in his 30s and was basically the assistant too. Soon as he retired as a player and turned into a manager, he turned us into in a top 6 championship side. Top manager.

  • @mujeebahmed7940
    @mujeebahmed79402 жыл бұрын

    Moyes has revitalised his managerial career and turned west ham into a relentless team.. reminds me of his time at Everton!

  • @sebastiang1787
    @sebastiang17872 жыл бұрын

    What has gone right at SC Freiburg would be interesting!

  • @Colt-eq1vm

    @Colt-eq1vm

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nothing they’re having a honeymoon period

  • @powerviolentnightmare5026

    @powerviolentnightmare5026

    2 жыл бұрын

    Smart business decisions. Smart finances. Longevity. A tight community. A lot of support. Consistency.

  • @lanzo3943

    @lanzo3943

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Colt-eq1vm hardly, we’ve gone from a team who’s never really been a consistent fixture in the Bundesliga, to a team going for Europe on a tight budget whilst losing our best players (Koch, waldschimdt, Schwolow) The recruitment has been exceptional (Sallai, Jeong, Leinhart, Flekken) to name a few and with the stadium move it seems a really promising project for Freiburg with the most underrated coach out there with Streich

  • @bso1469

    @bso1469

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lanzo3943 what are freiburg fans thinking about the stadium move? I ways loved their stadium it was so cool with the view of the forrest. Are they sad to relocate to a new stadium? Or is the stadium not too far from the old one

  • @lanzo3943

    @lanzo3943

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bso1469 definitely sad to leave the stadium and leave the Black Forest behind but we understand that to progress we have to depart. The new stadium is nice but not very distinctive and is further from the Black Forest so it’s not in view anymore.

  • @vex3825
    @vex38252 жыл бұрын

    Another amazing video! As an American who has fallen in love with football over the past year, your videos have taught me so much the game, history and current events. So thank you for the entertaining and informational videos!

  • @TWCY

    @TWCY

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well said Eli, support u from 🇨🇦.

  • @ImaGoofyGoober0
    @ImaGoofyGoober02 жыл бұрын

    Watching this after we smashed Loserpool 3-2

  • @SirWatermelonCat.

    @SirWatermelonCat.

    2 жыл бұрын

    Funny 😐

  • @moszn-quitted5733

    @moszn-quitted5733

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks to VAR

  • @spikespiegel3197

    @spikespiegel3197

    2 жыл бұрын

    Loserpool ? Really dude I will consumed this as a joke

  • @sgolan79
    @sgolan792 жыл бұрын

    Moyes has done an excellent job instilling a hard graft mentality combined with creativity up front. Antonio has been a revelation and the transfer policy has been a breath of fresh air compared to thr United-esque shambles of big name hunting. If he keeps this up, he's manager of the year.

  • @sudarshang6956
    @sudarshang69562 жыл бұрын

    This is why I have Bowen on FPL everytime.He is one of the most hardworking players I have ever known

  • @gabrielbrakha7553

    @gabrielbrakha7553

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @revan_himself
    @revan_himself2 жыл бұрын

    It’s a great time to be a westham I’m happy how my club has changed so much I also think rice has a massive chance to become one of the best midfielders in modern football

  • @r4h4al

    @r4h4al

    2 жыл бұрын

    From an England point of view I think Rice's improvement will provide the missing link in the England team as well.

  • @mydogatemydentures5190

    @mydogatemydentures5190

    2 жыл бұрын

    Rice is already one of the best midfielders in modern football.

  • @whoracle82
    @whoracle822 жыл бұрын

    I always felt that Moyes had done very well at Everton all those years ago and it was sad what happened to him at MU.Very happy to see him doing well at West Ham now.hope this will only be better in the coming matches

  • @JoshuaC923

    @JoshuaC923

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree, that stint at United was bad, but he is still a good manager

  • @bri1085

    @bri1085

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ferguson set up the next British manager at the time to fail just to boost his own ego

  • @animeshkhare1769

    @animeshkhare1769

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bri1085 no he didn't. Moyes was out of his depth at United. Yes there were issues with the squad and the overall structure but it was Moyes' decision to get rid of all the backroom staff in favour of his own.

  • @bri1085

    @bri1085

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@animeshkhare1769 as he should, I'm pretty sure the managers that followed did the same

  • @animeshkhare1769

    @animeshkhare1769

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bri1085 the managers that followed had managed at that level before though. And United is a very different club in the sense that SAF ran the club pretty much from top to bottom. A new manager stepping in would take so long learning the ropes that he wouldn't be able to juggle all the tasks efficiently and that's essentially what we saw.

  • @AICabal
    @AICabal2 жыл бұрын

    As a 37 year old West Ham fan who has been to plenty of games, first when I was just a kid, with my Grandad who had a season ticket for 25+ years.. i've always thought of West Ham as the team who once in a while gets a decent scalp and is good enough to knock about at the lower end of the Premiership. But good god, what's happening now is beyond anything I could have imagined.

  • @aasemahsan
    @aasemahsan2 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to see similar videos about Brighton & Villarreal

  • @bluest.9320

    @bluest.9320

    2 жыл бұрын

    Brighton have been alright for less than half a season though

  • @LoyalFan9383

    @LoyalFan9383

    2 жыл бұрын

    Brighton is well too early to say

  • @itsgeo752

    @itsgeo752

    2 жыл бұрын

    gudebening

  • @varunl6948
    @varunl69482 жыл бұрын

    The video was well informed, not rushed and amazing. Great job again💥

  • @El_Georgio
    @El_Georgio2 жыл бұрын

    Our (West Ham’s) success is down to a few factors but largely due to Moyes…from his back room staff recruitment, to signings and getting the best out of the squad we already had! He has rejuvenated the like of Cresswell and Ogbonna who looked to be over the hill before Moyes’ return. Credit to the changes to training and behind the scenes where even our injuries have significantly reduced and we were able to finish 6th last season with a very thin squad! Long may it continue! COYI ⚒

  • @yatsey007

    @yatsey007

    2 жыл бұрын

    Rice always gets mentioned and rightly so but the resurgence of Cresswell has been criminally overlooked. He looks the fittest he's ever been at the club and his dead ball deliveries have been quality the past two seasons.

  • @kattwala2046
    @kattwala20462 жыл бұрын

    This was a great video Alfie, I really enjoyed it👌🏾

  • @TheKeenan11
    @TheKeenan112 жыл бұрын

    I cannot thank you enough for making a video on our clubs recent success while acknowledging our problem with the board!

  • @liam8664
    @liam86642 жыл бұрын

    Great video, feel like crying tears of pride after that x

  • @stefanmoszynski978
    @stefanmoszynski9782 жыл бұрын

    As a west ham fan, I personally have no fear of Rice leaving in the next year or two - especially if we are still knocking about one of the European competitions. Also would just like to say well done for providing such a detailed and well balanced analysis of our owners, a subject that can often get very polarising. All credit to the Moyesiah!!

  • @samuelwicks8677

    @samuelwicks8677

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. The massive amount of money it would take to get Rice to Chelsea or Utd plus the fact that he has a fairly long contract still means that he looks set to stay for a little while at least.

  • @stefanmoszynski978

    @stefanmoszynski978

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@samuelwicks8677 Biggest reason for me is how happy he seems atm, and how ambitious he is when talking about the team

  • @adrianhrehoret8823
    @adrianhrehoret88232 жыл бұрын

    And they just defeated Liverpool 😳😳👏

  • @ellisg95
    @ellisg952 жыл бұрын

    I'm a West Ham fan and this is a great video! Loads of depth, accurate and very insightful!

  • @emorydaniel9084
    @emorydaniel90842 жыл бұрын

    I will say, when Pellegrini was sacked and Moyes was re-appointed, I didn't feel as it was a fall to the status quo per se. But rather, I really just felt: Well he saved us from relegation, give him his shot! Glad they did...

  • @bricktop.
    @bricktop.2 жыл бұрын

    I love your longer videos, I put them on in the background when I play fifa

  • @Fraudpod
    @Fraudpod2 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video! Please do a follow up focusing on the other areas you mentioned.

  • @retrorambles517
    @retrorambles5172 жыл бұрын

    Not even watched it yet and I gave it an automatic thumbs up 👍

  • @cfcmoi11
    @cfcmoi112 жыл бұрын

    I think Moyes doesn't get the credit he deserves

  • @shreyashprajapativiiic-373

    @shreyashprajapativiiic-373

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes bcoz of his Man Utd job people don't give him credit for his Everton job

  • @Sunny-no1ir

    @Sunny-no1ir

    2 жыл бұрын

    He should've won manager of the year over Pep last season

  • @mermaidman1985

    @mermaidman1985

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@shreyashprajapativiiic-373 He deserves credit for West Ham. but he has a catalyst in the destruction of Sunderland's morale. That season was a complete surrender. He just brushes it off as "the worst premier league squad in history" Sunderland had 2 worse than that one for a start lol. Again it's not West Ham's concern but he left no friends on Wearside or Manchester.

  • @martinkuca7420
    @martinkuca74202 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant storytelling mate 👍 I love listening to your football stories. Well done to Señor Moyes and his team. They play with great desire and courage. I'm also glad to have a growing Czech influence on such a great and historical club that Russell Brand supports. Go you Hammers.

  • @jasonmendelli6023
    @jasonmendelli60232 жыл бұрын

    thanks for a really informative breakdown. Didn't know about football manager.

  • @UnionJxck
    @UnionJxck2 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant video and spot on.

  • @DrawnInk1
    @DrawnInk12 жыл бұрын

    Superb analysis. Really enjoyed it.

  • @JohninRosc
    @JohninRosc2 жыл бұрын

    Great synopsis - many thanks.

  • @footballawaydays7248
    @footballawaydays72482 жыл бұрын

    Love these videos

  • @wagwanbennydj6003
    @wagwanbennydj60032 жыл бұрын

    Quality video as always Alfie 👌👏

  • @mcorriette1
    @mcorriette12 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant video. The end reminds me of Villa during the early Man City days they had a right team, but it fizzled out due to sales etc

  • @ShaolinMeditator101
    @ShaolinMeditator1012 жыл бұрын

    I enjoy the way you speak. Its funny and entertaining.

  • @paulmalley4829
    @paulmalley48292 жыл бұрын

    I've just received my copy of your book. Thank you, looking forward to reading it.

  • @jinunited7800
    @jinunited78002 жыл бұрын

    Great video . I have noticed west hams rise recently. Great series to begin. Keep. :)

  • @elliotcoffman2643
    @elliotcoffman26432 жыл бұрын

    Most important thing is the recruitment. Ever since moyes came we, we've signed players willing to grant and consistently give 7/10 performances. While before we would have flaky players like Felipe anderson or sensation haller where they looked world class one week and then ghosted the next

  • @sirdaddy2714

    @sirdaddy2714

    2 жыл бұрын

    Imo haller is a good player and I think we should have kept him however, he didn’t fit our system and we didn’t play to his strengths.

  • @elliotcoffman2643

    @elliotcoffman2643

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sirdaddy2714 yeah it was weird but he always looked disinterested

  • @westhamhistory
    @westhamhistory2 жыл бұрын

    Pleasing that a fan of another club has done this analysis and pretty much hit the nail on the head in all aspects. The most important thing has been the signings, no prima Donna's, all working for each other. GSB mercifully quiet and long may that continue. Great to see that our turnaround is recognised and acknowledged.

  • @alitem3364
    @alitem33642 жыл бұрын

    Hull City referenced ☑

  • @toasted_heretic
    @toasted_heretic2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video and as a hammer can I say thank you. Bang on (as usual) all round.

  • @fabshop6359
    @fabshop63592 жыл бұрын

    Cracking video!

  • @trevornewman4399
    @trevornewman43992 жыл бұрын

    Great video. I would like to point out that Fornals, Antonio and Cresswell were signed well before the Moyes regime, but Moyes & co. undoubtedly have to be credited for their continuous improvement on a numbers of levels combined with the excellent recruitment since returning 2 years ago.

  • @DJMavis
    @DJMavis2 жыл бұрын

    As an Everton fan, I can't help but wish Moyes well. His reputation for dour football is undeserved, it was mostly pragmatism, and we played some really nice stuff in the later seasons. His teams are solid, he's got an amazing eye for a bargain (not so much for a big signing), and he's financially really sound. I think there is a bit of caution when ahead that costs them a few goals and points at the end of the season. I don't believe i ever going back, but I still look on with envious eyes as Everton concede yet again from a set piece.

  • @mydogatemydentures5190

    @mydogatemydentures5190

    2 жыл бұрын

    And somehow Moyes as turned West Ham into one of the best set piece clubs in the league.

  • @DJMavis

    @DJMavis

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mydogatemydentures5190 everton were decent, if I recall correctly, with set pieces at both ends of the pitch. He's just a very well organised guy it seems

  • @tusharkiranmoodgal4825
    @tusharkiranmoodgal48252 жыл бұрын

    Great video.

  • @Chovieisin08
    @Chovieisin082 жыл бұрын

    Top content as always. This lad would make a great addition to a company like skysports or the bbc making documentaries on a larger scale with a more workable budget for him. Keep it up Alfie quality stuff

  • @themoyesiah100
    @themoyesiah1002 жыл бұрын

    Finally Alfie has done a video talking about west ham

  • @paulsheehan2998
    @paulsheehan29982 жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @TheOriginalDaveJ
    @TheOriginalDaveJ2 жыл бұрын

    Fair play to you for putting this video out. There's a winning mentality about the club now, we play the full 90 these days, we win games from behind, the fitness and belief has turned full circle, goals are coming from every area and everyone plays their part in a team. David Moyes has even changed as a manager. A man, I believe has a point to prove with nothing to lose by doing so. This is the Moyes I believe Ferguson saw.

  • @michaelmcleod8598
    @michaelmcleod85982 жыл бұрын

    I was really impressed with West Ham when I seen them play at St James Park this season. They have a great midfield and look so dangerous going forward. Fair play to David Moyes who has got West Ham playing some great football.

  • @ChatwinReacts7
    @ChatwinReacts72 жыл бұрын

    As a West Ham it’s nice to see moyes getting the respect he deserves from others for what he has done for the club great video

  • @jordanlowrie4874
    @jordanlowrie48742 жыл бұрын

    Another quality video

  • @d.a.crossman3343
    @d.a.crossman33432 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, mate. Spot on analysis. Sorry about Bowen, but I hope you're happy to see him thrive with a really decent, honest team. Good luck to Hull City.

  • @jamiemckell34
    @jamiemckell342 жыл бұрын

    Moyes is a great manager ain't he? You know what wasn't mentioned in this video? Three things related to one factor - the board... 1. West Ham board (although disliked) have steadily invested in the squad for several seasons... Even players that have not worked out (e.g. Haller). This has a MAJOR benefit to clubs as they aquire more strength in depth, the quality of training goes up, the development of younger and fringe players improves too. 2. The board have also provided stability at the club, backing Moyes, supporting with funds, allowing him to build and invest heavily in a backroom team. 3. Moving to a new stadium has been hugely beneficial to the club financially I personally don't like the D&D goons... BUT... You simply can't say that they are doing a bad job as of right now... they are investing in all areas of the club, their recruitment has been spot on for seasons (some transfers don't work out no matter what club you are - e.g. Veron @ Utd, Shevchenko @ Chelsea). Football is cyclical.. and West Ham do need to double down on this approach NOW if they want to hang onto their status as a top PL team, otherwise its so easy to fade back into mid-table / flirting with relegation.

  • @jamiemckell34

    @jamiemckell34

    2 жыл бұрын

    On the depth - I truly believe for example John Terry in part became world class due to coming through with Desailly at the club... training against quality attackers like Zola and Hasslebaink..

  • @jamiemckell34

    @jamiemckell34

    2 жыл бұрын

    Anyway... The point is, the Hammers need to invest in an Antonio Replacement, and it wouldn't be a bad idea for CM/CDM cover if Rice moves on at some point... Someone young. Knowing moyes he is scouting the championship now... If I were on the board however, I'd seriously be considering going in for Ivan Toney now... in Jan... as a long term option with Antonio - let them battle it out for now.. and I would perhaps look at Kamara from Marsielle in the CDM role.. maybe even Tchoumeni from Monaco if they want to be really ambitious...

  • @WizardPaul
    @WizardPaul2 жыл бұрын

    As a long time Hammers supporter from down under, due to my dear old Nan, may she rest in peace, it brings me much joy to see them playing with such enthusiasm and spirit. Seeing the way they celebrate together shows that they enjoy playing together and that goes along way to making a successful team. The old "a champion team will always beat a team of champions" saying rings true here. COYI ⚒️

  • @niharg2011
    @niharg20112 жыл бұрын

    Man Alfie you and your videos from 2019 and early 2020 have turned me into a Jarrod Bowen fanboy and I am from India, a United fan so a mid-table team like West Ham isn't supported here and fans like myself who do watch Football lot keenly than just their favourite teams once a week still find it weird but man what a character he is especially as I am a boy raised on a farmhouse myself. And David Moyes is well and truly a football genius, sadly arrived at my club at the worst possible time and Woodward didn't give him what he wanted in the market apart from Fellaini. He'd have definitely done better than Ole had he been given signings like Solskjaer has been handed, like Moyes literally convinced Toni Kroos arguably the greatest midfielder of this generation to sign for us and LvG pulled the plug on it.

  • @garywilliams7086
    @garywilliams70862 жыл бұрын

    As a West Ham fan, thank you for this video. I think you pretty much encapsulated how we all feel right now very succinctly. It’s a nice feeling knowing that players are like lions out there on the pitch, fighting for the badge. Even if we go a goal down, we don’t let the heads go down like before. No team has managed to keep us out this season. We will score. I think this knowledge also stops the small minority of boo boys digging them out. London stadium, while it not the Boleyn, is becoming a fortress and the atmosphere at that Liverpool game was probably the best I’ve ever felt

  • @nathanbrewer6781
    @nathanbrewer67812 жыл бұрын

    Never clicked on a video faster. West Ham and Alfie. A great combo. #COYI

  • @Efeverscente
    @Efeverscente2 жыл бұрын

    Hull City story really reminds me of my own team's, Real Murcia, with despotic owners which were robbing the corpse of a club earlier respected in Spain. (Literally stealing couches and TVs from the club's stadium among other horrific choices), except for the fact that we're eating sh*t in the 4th division, with no perspectives of coming back to the top flight any time soon. At least we have decent people as owners now who are slowly chipping away at the crippling debt, and our only objective is to avoid dissapearance, which can only be done through good economic management (which we supposedly have) and earnings (which we barely haven't) Love your videos bro! Keep up the amazing work!

  • @DavidMayOnline
    @DavidMayOnline2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent piece of journalism, thankyou. C O Y I !!!!!!!

  • @idw9159
    @idw91592 жыл бұрын

    david moyes has always been a capable manager but appreciate you looking into the reasons for this impressive turnaround at whu, where he has raised more than a few eyebrows; here's hoping he can grow back his own someday!

  • @BLUEsurf63
    @BLUEsurf632 жыл бұрын

    As a West Ham this video was excellent, really enjoyed it.

  • @shanithdemel8539
    @shanithdemel85392 жыл бұрын

    Above all else, what Moyes did well to change the club was completely transforming the attitude of the playing group. No longer was indifference and half-assing tolerated (as it was at times under Pellegrini), and players' egos had to be put aside - or else risk being sold. The same policy applied to player acquisitions, with a target's character being the key factor in making or breaking a deal. Take Vladimir Coufal for instance- a solid enough Premier League RB, but whose impact in raising the squad's overall professionalism and dedication is worth immeasurably more than his paltry £5 million fee. It's said that the relentless training schedule of both he and Soucek even encouraged Andriy Yarmolenko to follow suit, and come in on his off days to work on his game. Such dedication was unheard of in Pellegrini's time, and it's no doubt the reason he failed, whereas Moyes has succeeded.

  • @freddiesay4002
    @freddiesay40022 жыл бұрын

    Pls Do Best Premier League XI in each position since 1992, HITC Sevens. It would be brilliant.

  • @campfactor966
    @campfactor9662 жыл бұрын

    Hey great video do you mind taking about the state of Juventus in Seria A

  • @cripplesunday1
    @cripplesunday12 жыл бұрын

    Enjoying it while it lasts, watched wolves have 2 great seasons not long ago and then the enenvitable drop off, expecting the same. Loving it right now, not the best players, but the best team, playing for eachother, beautiful to see.

  • @meganshackleton85
    @meganshackleton852 жыл бұрын

    Hate to fact check you on such a fantastic video but fornals was a pellegrini signing.. Maybe some seeds were put in place from the season before with moyes but he was a close to the closing window signing but it was done by pellegrini!! Minus this i do love your content and thank you for doing a video about west ham 💙

  • @V.I.L.98
    @V.I.L.982 жыл бұрын

    I still believe if moyes was given more time back when he was at the helm of man united, he would gain success there.

  • @animeshkhare1769

    @animeshkhare1769

    2 жыл бұрын

    No he wouldn't. He was out of his depth at United and wasn't ready for such a big job.

  • @jibster148
    @jibster1482 жыл бұрын

    Mr. Sevens covering my club?? Happy days mate ⚒⚒⚒

  • @chimaogeibe2921
    @chimaogeibe29212 жыл бұрын

    Great video! It’s been great to see Moyes revive his reputation at West Ham. His current performance makes United decision to fire him look very premature in hindsight. Also, I’d like to see videos in the future on the 7 most overrated and 7 most underrated players of all time. Let’s call this day 600 of asking for it😂 Please like if you also want to see those videos!🙏

  • @r4h4al

    @r4h4al

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agree that's a great suggestion.

  • @malahammer
    @malahammer2 жыл бұрын

    And to see Bowen leave half the LIverpool team behind him, slot the ball with 100% accuracy thru to Fornals and booooom!

  • @mydogatemydentures5190
    @mydogatemydentures51902 жыл бұрын

    What everyone seems to have forgotten or they haven't spotted, is...all of Moyes backroom staff are ex managers of football clubs. That's a big difference to how normal backroom staff work, having all of them as ex managers is a massive boost in experience.

  • @SaturnusDK
    @SaturnusDK2 жыл бұрын

    Forever blowing bubbles. Fleeting moments of beauty and joy until the bubbles bursts, and hope dies with it.

  • @thebeardedpeacock6717
    @thebeardedpeacock67172 жыл бұрын

    An idea for your next what went wrong video. Southend, what went wrong? Playing in the championship 14/15 years ago, now declining and sitting on the brink of relegation to National league South. Could be interesting to take a look Alfie. Cheers

  • @DC-pb6xq
    @DC-pb6xq2 жыл бұрын

    Can you do an update to the Crystal Palace video because as of right now they don’t look doomed at all but an ambitious club on the rise

  • @JoshuaC923
    @JoshuaC9232 жыл бұрын

    It's good to see West ham on the up

  • @greatadudu
    @greatadudu2 жыл бұрын

    7 best 3rd choice goalkeepers

  • @axlo4
    @axlo42 жыл бұрын

    Love seein vids abt West Ham ⚒⚒

  • @jeffhazel8589
    @jeffhazel858911 ай бұрын

    You should do a follow up video to West Ham United, after Declan Rice leaves and if Daniel Křetínský does finally takes over the club?

  • @bryan8354
    @bryan83542 жыл бұрын

    I love to see any team who challenges the top 4!!! Go Underdogs!!

  • @bammbamm1226
    @bammbamm12262 жыл бұрын

    I love the videos that give a football manager reference

  • @samuelschonenberger
    @samuelschonenberger2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the documentaries and I have an idea for a fun but maby a little challenging one: All Silva XI (everyone in the team has to have Silva in their name)

  • @mosalacommodore6993
    @mosalacommodore6993 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing what a year can do 🙃😞⚒️

  • @CIMAmotor
    @CIMAmotor2 жыл бұрын

    we haven't won a major trophy since 1980, not 1981, In 1981 we lost the league cup final (after a replay) to Liverpool.

  • @chairmanalf7856

    @chairmanalf7856

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was at the final and the replay. Just as with the 2006 final, we met our nemesis, Liverpool.

  • @CIMAmotor

    @CIMAmotor

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chairmanalf7856 Me too, we dominated the replay, but still lost. I remember a young Ian Rush playing.

  • @HeadingTrueNorth

    @HeadingTrueNorth

    2 жыл бұрын

    As I remember, there was a very questionable goal. Sammy Lee (I think) was in an offside position, sitting directly in front of the West Ham goal putting his boot on when the ball pretty much flew directly over him and into the net for a Liverpool goal. Clive Thomas ruled that Lee wasn’t interfering with play and allowed the goal to stand. One of the worst refereeing decisions I’ve ever seen.

  • @CIMAmotor

    @CIMAmotor

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@HeadingTrueNorth That's right, John Lyall got in trouble for calling him a cheat.

  • @sirdaddy2714
    @sirdaddy27142 жыл бұрын

    You should do more videos similar to this

  • @DREAMWORKERSKY
    @DREAMWORKERSKY2 жыл бұрын

    Jesse Lingard looking over crying inside 🥲🥲

  • @DBSG1976
    @DBSG19762 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to see your take on the rise of Bournemouth. I'm convinced Eddie Howe will do well at Newcastle and I think a video on his success in Bournemouth might convince others.

  • @lancechimese1715

    @lancechimese1715

    2 жыл бұрын

    Think he already did a couple of years ago

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