#116 Can West Ham Still Survive? from The West Ham Breakdown

#116 Can West Ham Still Survive?

1 hour 3 minutes Posted May 5, 2026 at 6:00 am.

) Our reaction to an awful weekend of Premier League results

) How the referee's performance affected the game

) Can West Ham still escape relegation?

) Why our pressing and counter-pressing worked initially

) Pablo and Castellanos: Have they been good enough?

) Tomáš Souček's importance to West Ham

) Pushing further forward to help Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville create

) What went wrong in the second half?

) Substitutions and their impact (or lack thereof)

) Why changing the shape didn't work

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Jack and Darcy break down West Ham's 3-0 loss to Brentford, discussing the front two of Pablo and Taty, counterpressing, the risks that come with it and the challenges that come after going behind to a team like Brentford. They talk what changed between the first and second halves to effect the game so much, Soucek's movement and passing and where an awful weekend of results leaves West Ham in the fight for survival.

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