Ahead of today’s crucial match against Spurs, West Ham will welcome back the final of its foreign players.
Playing Tottenham Hotspur is as big as it gets for West Ham, as meetings against Millwall are infrequent.
It has grown to be one of the Premier League’s largest London derbies.
West Ham knows they can beat Tottenham with a victory, so there’s a lot on the line as well.
Last season’s match in north London is a fond memory for the Hammers.
They overcame a deficit to defeat Spurs 2-1, revealing both his team’s tendency to blow leads and Ange Postecoglou’s high line.
Five significant aspects of West Ham’s Tottenham training
Tottenham fell 3-2 against Brighton last time out despite leading 2-0 at halftime, demonstrating that trait’s continued prevalence this season.
Julien Lopetegui made it clear in his pregame press conference that West Ham needs to win “lots of mini matches” on the field in addition to trying to expose Tottenham’s high line.
Prior to the match, West Ham has been training at Rush Green.
Video footage of the session has been made public by the Hammers.
Additionally, it is very revealing—possibly too revealing in terms of the strategies.
Here are five key elements of West Ham’s training as the Spurs’ strategy is revealed and three players excel.
1) Young star Mayers clearly rated by Lopetegui
In fact, West Ham wrote an article last month encouraging supporters to be thrilled about Ezra Mayers.
Kaelan Casey, a teenage defender, is reportedly considered West Ham’s fourth-choice centre-back for the current campaign.
“One of West Ham United Academy’s most exciting prospects,” according to the club, is Mayers.
He is “fearless and dependable in the heart of the defence,” according to West Ham.
Lopetegui certainly thinks highly of Mayers. because, in preparation for the Spurs match, he has been practicing with West Ham’s first team.
He’s not only training, though; he’s also making a big impression. Video shows Mayers blending in perfectly with the first team players. As the defender performs well in a series of drills and small-sided games, Lopetegui and his coaches can be heard cheering him on.
2) Guilherme coming to the boil
LAt West Ham, Guilherme has been gradually acclimated to life.
However, there are indications that he may be moving closer to contributing to the starting lineup.
In the summer, Palmeiras paid £20 million to sign the Brazilian teenager. Since then, though, he has hardly been seen.
When Guilherme entered as a late substitute against Ipswich, that changed.
He is now beginning to demonstrate his abilities during first team training.
Guilherme appears to be in excellent form ahead of Tottenham, according to the footage. scoring goals and making effective use of his speed and talent.
3) The knock on Lopetegui’s door by Summerville
Additionally, he is not the only winger making an impression during practice.At Leeds, Crysencio Summerville was the first player on the squad sheet each week. Now, he sits on the bench at West Ham.
When given an opportunity, the Dutchman has truly wowed supporters. Jarrod Bowen playing up front has been a demand from Hammers supporters; Mohammed Kudus may go across and Summerville could enter the starting lineup.
Summerville must be begging to start soon because he was scoring for fun during training.
It wouldn’t hurt his case at all to carry over his goal-scoring prowess from practice to the match against rival Spurs.
4) Todibo appears elegant and at ease.
It seemed as though Jean-Clair Todibo had finally arrived during his performance against Ipswich.
Another recent addition who has been forced to wait is the French centre-back.
However, judging on his performances against Brentford and Ipswich, Lopetegui appears to have made the right decision.
West Ham supporters are really excited about his collaboration with fellow new kid Max Kilman.
In training, Todibo also looks like a model. He had excellent touch, awareness, and passing during rondos. He is capable of being a true leader for the Hammers and is depicted with a broad smile on his face.
If West Ham puts on a strong show and wins against Tottenham, people outside the team will start to pay attention.
5) West Ham will play Spurs in a counterattack.
The tactics that Lopetegui seems to be planning for Spurs were the most noticeable aspect of training.
It is uncommon for clubs to reveal too much in footage taken on the training pitch.
However, West Ham’s players were undergoing a particularly particular exercise.
With a third man run, three players on rotation make quick, sharp passes forward.
Playing around a press and high line in confined places is a drill designed to practise springing counterattack.
Lopetegui will likely play on the counter against Spurs, according to the video.
particularly considering what he said about winning the “mini matches across the pitch.”
It looks like a reasonable strategy that was successful last year.
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