West Ham United have reportedly informed their Mexican midfielder Edson Alvarez that he can leave the club this summer as the club look to undergo a rebuild during the transfer window. Graham Potter’s side have been underwhelming since he took over and Geo discusses why this is good news and why he hopes Tomas Soucek, Guido Rodriguez, Carlos Soler and also James Ward-Prowse all depart the club too.
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Thank you for tuning in and I stand by everything I said in this video, my mind is completely made up – a bit of confirmation bias as it is the stance I had for the last 12 months but wanted to give them a chance under Potter and be willing to change my mind but I haven't.
Anyway, I did a video on Burnley and Leeds United getting promoted, you can watch it here if you wish: https://youtu.be/xBqG_Ia3mcI?si=xQAUxx3l6fXvGv3t
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that thing about anything over 20m being considered profit for PSR is nuts
Potter Sullivan and Brady OUT NOW.
A rebuild of the magnitude we appear to require is, in my opinion, impossible to carry out next summer. Just cannot have a turn over of that degree in anything less than three transfer windows during which time we will be racing against the clock in regards to the very real possibility of relegation.
Which will cone first? A successful root and branch overhaul of the playing squad OR relegation. I know which one my money is on………..HELLO CHAMPIONSHIP.
PS The evidence continues to stack up that clearly shows that our club RUINS players. We simply cannot handle big name players. Hard working journey man players is about our limit which is why we will not amount to more than a consistently mid table team at best.
Classic end. He will be negotiating all of the sales and purchases of this extensive rebuild. What could possibly go wrong
Not appy bout this. At all.
Fully agree geo. No matter what happens. Potter will be starting next season as our manager/head coach
imo Alvarez is our best midfielder! I understand selling him but will certainly be sad to see him go, Get rid of all the rest though, I agree (bar Potts and Irving) 👍
Declan is irreplaceable- no point even trying. But we can start by selling the entire MF and giving Potter a free hand. Sadly Alvarez has proved difficult to manage. Kudus has already gone. As for Potter, can the drama-addicts shut up? He is not a bad coach. He just inherited a bad side. The Czech boys have been an example to the rest: goodbye, good luck…and everlasting thanks.
Agree geo all sold clean sweep for midfield. Potts yes on the bench at least . Irving behave his shit watch his games get him gone asp for a few million. Potter not sure still if his the right fix at all. Cheapskate sullivan can look at better like coaches than Potter for sure like Frank or silva at Fulham. Got lucky with amorin overated as also a few other coaches that have had a one off season . Jwp ffs get rid Potter otherwise I'm done . What does anyone see in him is deluded .
Tbh i was never moyes out,but i,m pretty much done with potter , highly doubt i will go to any he games now
Thanks
Agree geo all thosw need to go minimum
Tbh i,m more sure about tomas then potter
What a disgrace letting Alvarez go! So a team built around JWP and Soucek next term….absolute criminal!. Potter needs to f-off and f-off big time!
Fuck sake. Miles better than JWP, miles better than Soucek. Think we can guess where this is headed.
WEST HAM IS THE PLACE TALENT COMES TO DIE. Ridiculous that you would sell your best midfielder and keep the like of Ward-Prowes. Alvarez puts in a shift EVERY TIME. If he goes to Spurs or anywhere else…he will thrive.
Spot on Geo re: JWP, Soucek, Soler
I know swap deals rarely happen but if Monaco want Alvarez I'd love Lamine Camara in return 😅. Soungoutou Magassa ain't bad either.
Sell the ones worth dough end up stuck with the deadwood sounds like a west ham strategy… So new deal for cresswell then.
I was halfway through the video and there was an earthquake (only magnitude 4.5-5 ish, and I'm 40km from epicentre). Left it running to sit in the doorway and coming back to watch the second half now, getting that watch time up!
I agree 99%. I would keep super Thomas soucek 👍⚒
Been saying this for weeks, that are midfield is weak and has no legs to it , I would be glad see them all sold , Potts and earthy brought back for next season and 4 new midfielders to come in, yes soucek will always be legend at the club , but he will be 30 soon and if we can make a little profit off him it will be a win win , he will get his final big payday and we will come out with a profit
It’s a bit of a shake up – I hope that Wan Bisakka is safe and here next season, not bothered about Alvarez or Kudus let them go!
We already have far too many players that should have already been sold or released. Now we are at the stage of a complete overhaul after spending a ridiculous amount of money. Keeping players just for keeping numbers is a mugs game. I'd much rather us just use hungry youth players who are willing to play for the team and the shirt. I'd also go as far to say that most fans here would have more players on the out list than the stay list if given a choice.
Lopetegui 22 games won 7 , drew 5 lost 9
Potter 13 games Won 2 drew 4 lost 7
Potter has lost over half his games .
I love Alvarez. I think your analysis is incorrect. JWP and Soucek are weaker.
I would buy Gonzo. But he would have to dress as a mascot. My thinking Big Bird from Sesame Street!
Agree 1000%.
Who are we going to replace Alves with we know that the board will just use our youth if you think we are getting any midfield players you are living in cookcoo world we should keep him he is a good player
Personally, I’m open to seeing Gonzo in midfield next season but maybe that’s just me
Why do we keep selling players for loads more than what we originally paid ?!?! Happens so many times … shocking business
Brilliant video 👏👏
At the risk of repeating myself,a lot of our problems can be traced back to Sullivan
We can start again but its all about the direction we are going in and who is in charge of transfers. We need to fix the big problem, the management and board need to have the same vision. We where told move to the Olympic stadium have a world class team with blablablba. I've not seen it yet.
Doesn’t matter who We sign , We’ll only sell them because We’ve got no ambition!
Potter doesn't seem to believe in defensive midfielders, dropped Souček and Álvarez for no reason.
We have been playing no defensive mids last few games, double pivot of soler and jwp 💀 2 physically weak cms who can't track back. That's why we have no balance in midfield and get overrun.
To be fair Geo that muppet from claret and Hugh speaks to the same fella Chris does
All sensible stuff but surely whether Paqueta stays or goes is the elephant in the room……we can't sell everyone in midfield and almost certainly won't…..as usual it will depend on who can bring in the dosh for some replacements and critically that they can be offloaded quickly enough so we have time to get the replacements that will be needed…….
He probably thinks Prez Trump has signed a new executive order to deport him from the 51st state.