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Why Hodgson Should Opt Against Taking Andy Carroll to Euro 2016

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Why Hodgson Should Opt Against Taking Andy Carroll to Euro 2016 There are major problems international managers face that club managers do not. One is that if, say, your country hasn’t produced any left-wingers for a decade you can’t simply go out and buy one. And the other is that as soon as a player who is qualified for your country plays well, the...

How to Trade in Leicester-West Ham Buabook Match Market

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How to Trade in Leicester-West Ham Buabook Match Market With Leicester seemingly just weeks away from achieving what we all would have considered mission impossible at the start of the season, the Foxes face one of their toughest tests of the remainder of the campaign with the visit of West Ham.Slaven Bilic’s side will be desperate to bounce back f...

Can West Ham Rise to the Test in Top-4 Pursuit?

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Can West Ham Rise to the Test in Top-4 Pursuit? After West Ham United claimed yet another fine result against one of the Premier League’s wealthiest teams, this time a 2-2 draw away at Chelsea, Slaven Bilic was asked a question that has come to characterise this whole season.At what point does any of this stop becoming a surprise? For all t...

Peerless Payet Firing West Ham Back to Europe

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Peerless Payet Firing West Ham Back to Europe It wasn’t just the England squad that provided a talking point when Roy Hodgson announced his team for the upcoming international meetings with Germany and Netherlands. Danny Drinkwater’s inclusion was welcomed by the masses, with the midfielder rightly gaining recognition for his perfor...

Why West Ham Should be Backed at Old Trafford

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Why West Ham Should be Backed at Old Trafford It’s time for our Bookmaker Ratings battle for this week, with our focused turned to the FA Cup as Manchester United host in-form West Ham. With a semi-final date at Wembley up for grabs both sides will be desperate for the win for different reasons. A trophy would mask what has been a thoroug...

Player Focus: Unsung Hero Kouyaté Vital in Bilic's West Ham Set-up

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Player Focus: Unsung Hero Kouyaté Vital in Bilic's West Ham Set-up West Ham have earned numerous plaudits for their performances in the Premier League this season. Despite this being his debut managerial campaign in England, Slaven Bilic has taken to the rigours of English football like a duck to water. The Hammers currently sit just two points off fifth-placed Man...

Match Focus: Ayew Petulance Leaves Villa Dead and Buried at Upton Park

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Match Focus: Ayew Petulance Leaves Villa Dead and Buried at Upton Park It had all started so encouragingly for Villa at Upton Park on Tuesday night. Remi Garde had named an attacking line-up and seemed to catch West Ham off guard by fielding a front two of Ayew and Agbonlahor. The Frenchman's plans would be foiled - not for the first time this season - before long.If t...

Player Focus: Antonio Grabbing Chance to Establish Himself as Hammers Regular

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Player Focus: Antonio Grabbing Chance to Establish Himself as Hammers Regular Cast your thoughts back to the 2015 summer transfer window, and specifically deadline day. Deals were being pushed through as the hours turned to minutes towards the halting of the transfer merry-go-round. A swift glance at the Premier League saw West Ham provide the much-needed entertainment back i...

Player Focus: Fit Again Carroll Could Yet Have West Ham & England Impact

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Player Focus: Fit Again Carroll Could Yet Have West Ham & England Impact On Saturday afternoon, after issuing a mild public rebuke to Andy Carroll about his fitness history, Slaven Bilic also issued what seemed to be a rebuke to English football. The West Ham United manager, who had just watched his side beat Liverpool 2-0 partially thanks to a Carroll goal, had just bee...

Player Focus: Payet Absence the Root of West Ham's Offensive Woes

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Player Focus: Payet Absence the Root of West Ham's Offensive Woes For any team, losing their best player is a blow, regardless of their seasonal goals. For West Ham United that's just what has happened with Dimitri Payet, whose injury looks to have derailed their season. At the beginning of the campaign, the Hammers were in flying form. Talk of a European finish w...