Premier League New Season Tour - West Ham United. In the peaceful development period after the turmoil, do West Ham United not have much expectations for the new season?

Review last season

West Ham United ranked 14th in the league with 43 points last season. Based on the overall situation in the past five years, last season was the most turbulent year for West Ham United. Lopetegui's takeover of Moyes did not bring improvements to the team's performance and ability. He basically struggled on the edge of the relegation zone in the first half. He advocated that the players who signed in did not perform as expected, and the coaching was dismissed in disgrace for half a season. The club acknowledged that Lopetegui's failure to sign lead to a struggle in performance. Then Porter coached slightly alleviated the team's sluggish state and completed relegation. If it weren't for the sluggishness of Manchester United and the lack of ability of the promoted team, West Ham United's performance in the previous season would be risky of relegation. The double defeat of Manchester United, away defeat to Arsenal and Newcastle were among the few exciting games in West Ham United last season. The team's past forward thigh Antonio missed most of the season in a car accident. The team's offensive quality was greatly reduced. Only Bowen and Saucek still had stable output, and Kudus' performance was not stable. Forwards Somerville, Phil Kruger, and young player Guillerme, who spent a high price to sign in under Lopetegui, joined forces to score 5 goals. However, these three players had long-term injuries to varying degrees last season, and Ferguson, who was rented, seemed to have never been there due to injury, which is also the main reason for the team's poor performance.

Summer transfer:

West Ham United is not active in the transfer window at present, and has only made up for three defensive positions. Porter, who made up for the forward last season, seems to have to give trust. After all, Phil Kruger and Somerville have experience and ability. Maintaining a healthy situation can indeed meet the formation of West Ham United's forward line. Of course, how to get injured again in the new season or not completely get rid of the injury situation last season, West Ham United's offensive problems may occur again in the new season.

1, 40 million yuan to buy out central defender Todibo from Nice. His performance last season was relatively stable and was an indispensable force in the team's defense line. But the defender cannot effectively improve the team's defensive quality with him alone.

2. 22 million midfielder Haji Diouf signed from Svia Prague. The player has played multiple positions in Slavia Prague, and has played in the midfield with fullback wingers. His offensive attributes are good. He has contributed 7 goals and 3 assists in 39 appearances last season. His arrival can enrich the team's midfield and left side personnel selection, but after all, he is young and has no experience in the five major leagues. Whether he can quickly adapt to the more intense game environment and integrate into the Porter system when he first arrived in the Premier League is actually still an unknown.

3, 20.8 million signing goalkeeper Hermanson from Leicester City. At this position, West Ham United's investment in big numbers is enough to show distrust of Areola. Alaola made frequent mistakes last season, and the team's poor defense is indeed a big responsibility. Hermanson has good experience in the Premier League and plays steadily in Leicester City. This is a relatively important addition to West Ham United.

4. The sign-free Premier League star Wilson and Walker Peters are both experienced. Wilson gradually faded out of Newcastle's offensive system last season, and his personal ability can still help West Ham United; Walker Peters has been efficient in Southampton for six seasons in the past, and has worked with Prous for many years, and has been able to quickly integrate into the team

In addition to the above signings, West Ham United is concerned about Southampton midfielder Fernandez but the offer was rejected. He also expressed interest in Villa midfielder Ramsey, but has not yet promoted and followed up.

Linecraft and tactics:

Potter took over the half-time and changed to the 3-4-2-1 full-back and inserted into the counterattack system. Although the players in the lineup can adapt to this tactical system, due to the lack of ability, the tactical execution effect is not ideal. The three central defenders have difficulty making the ball, and the goalkeeper is required to participate in the ball, but Areola's ability cannot be fully adapted. The wingbacks have poor offense and defense effects, and Wanbisaka has good defense, but their offense is weak, and the success rate of crossing was low last season. Last season, the front injury was serious, and Bowen played a guest appearance as a center, and the front injury in the new season was relieved. Bowen was able to play back the wide and front midfielder position he was more familiar with.

According to the layout of the preseason, the lineup system of last season is basically adopted. Three central defenders Todibo Kilman Agold, the new wingback Diouf is on the left, and the right is still Wan Bissaka. The team has a relatively abundant midfield choice. Ward Prous/Rodriguez is partnered with Saucek/Potts/Alvarez. The front midfield combination Bowen is partnered with Paqueta, with an organized counterattack. Center Phil Kruger can also appear in the center position, playing 3-4-1-2 double forwards, and Paguita is single midfielder. This is the common formation and personnel choice of Porter last season.

New season goals and challenges:

Referring to the team's performance and recruitment situation last season, the team's goal for the new season is still relatively stable, especially for mid- and lower-level teams with comparable strength, the team needs to improve the stability of score points. Last season, the team's home winning rate was only 27%, and they lost a lot of points against relegation opponents. Improving the score and home state of the dialogue with the same strength is the goal of the team in the new season.

Since it is mainly related to relegation, the team's challenge comes from several relegation veterans and promoted teams. Currently, the three promoted teams have made large-scale improvements in combat power. Everton is even determined to strive for European qualifications. Fulham, Bournemouth and Brentford are relatively unfavorable to sign up for Fulham, Bournemouth and Brentford. It is difficult for the team to achieve the relegation goal when facing these opponents.

Summary:

With the team's investment and ability, the team does not have too high ambitions in a short period of time and cannot match the increasingly difficult competitive environment of the Premier League. The new season is Porter's first complete season in coaching West Ham United. After the system is completed, West Ham United in the new season will maintain performance stability as much as possible to avoid relegation. After abnormal turmoil, the team needs a period of peaceful development. At least this season is not optimistic about West Ham United, which will bring amazing results and performance.