#137 Should Souček Have Started?

Support the show and get more from Analytics United: https://www.patreon.com/AnalyticsUnited Cal and Darcy break down West Ham 1-1 QPR, discussing what went wrong in the first half to give QPR control of the game, the difficulties starting with an extra midfielder instead over a second striker brought, the decision to award QPR's penalty, if we miss VAR and much more. Timestamps: (00:00) West Ham 1-1 QPR match revieww (01:55) What happened? (06:10) A moment for Pierce Charles (08:11) QPR's penalty & VAR (13:35) Should Tomáš Souček have started? (19:38) Why were West Ham so far off it in the first half? (20:04) In possession problems: Extra midfielder vs true second striker (33:18) Out of possession problems: Why QPR were on top early on (43:05) Why do West Ham keep switching to a 3-5-2? (52:02) How can we find the balance between attack and defence? Please do leave us a review and subscribe to the podcast to catch every episode. You can follow the pod (and our other work) on Twitter: Main: @AnalyticsUtd_ Jack: @jackelderton Cal: @WHU_Analytic 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