EPISODE · Jul 22, 2025 · 54 MIN
#81 Why West Ham Signed Kyle Walker-Peters
from The West Ham Breakdown · host Jack Elderton
Jack and Cal break down West Ham's newest signing, Kyle Walker-Peters on a free transfer after his contract at Southampton expired in this summer. They discuss his strengths and weaknesses as a player, how his arrival impacts the squad, where the Hammers are at in terms of the Premier League's homegrown requirement and what it means for Ollie Scarles' future. They also talk about West Ham's first preseason friendly, a 1-3 victory away against Grasshoppers in Switzerland, getting to see El Hadji Malick Diouf on the pitch alongside some of the academy of football, what we learned from the game, whether we're planning to be flexible over the 3-5-2 and 3-box-3 and more. Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every episode. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/analyticsunited You can follow the pod (and our other work) on Twitter: Main: @AnalyticsUtd_ Jack: @jackelderton Cal: @WHU_Analytics Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jack and Cal break down West Ham's newest signing, Kyle Walker-Peters on a free transfer after his contract at Southampton expired in this summer. They discuss his strengths and weaknesses as a player, how his arrival impacts the squad, where the Hammers are at in terms of the Premier League's homegrown requirement and what it means for Ollie Scarles' future. They also talk about West Ham's first preseason friendly, a 1-3 victory away against Grasshoppers in Switzerland, getting to see El Hadji Malick Diouf on the pitch alongside some of the academy of football, what we learned from the game, whether we're planning to be flexible over the 3-5-2 and 3-box-3 and more. Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every episode. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/analyticsunited You can follow the pod (and our other work) on Twitter: Main: @AnalyticsUtd_ Jack: @jackelderton Cal: @WHU_Analytics Darcy: @futpysche Charlie: @ATopLad Theme music: "Emotional Chill Electronic Vlog Music | Sunset" by Alex-Productions (https://onsound.eu/) Promoted by: https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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#81 Why West Ham Signed Kyle Walker-Peters
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