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What West Ham need to do to beat West Brom

By Scott Johnson

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 04: Slaven Bilic, Manager of West Ham United looks on from his seat during the Premier League match between Southampton and West Ham United at St Mary's Stadium on February 4, 2017 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 04: Slaven Bilic, Manager of West Ham United looks on from his seat during the Premier League match between Southampton and West Ham United at St Mary's Stadium on February 4, 2017 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) /
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MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND – JANUARY 21: West Ham United’s Sofiane Feghouli waits to take a corner during the Premier League match between Middlesbrough and West Ham United at Riverside Stadium on January 21, 2017 in Middlesbrough, England. (Photo by Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty Images)
MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND – JANUARY 21: West Ham United’s Sofiane Feghouli waits to take a corner during the Premier League match between Middlesbrough and West Ham United at Riverside Stadium on January 21, 2017 in Middlesbrough, England. (Photo by Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty Images) /

Set Piece discipline

Set pieces are always important against a Tony Pulis side, in attack and defence.

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In attack they practice them religiously, and therefore your defence can not afford to be slapdash. Every defender must know who is marking who and it is so very important to make sure Andy Carroll is not bogged down by attackers so he can get a clear run at the ball if possible.

They will have a multitude of routines and West Ham must not get caught out. Given that both teams are good aerially i can imagine Pulis will be looking at other ways to work them. Do not be surprised if they pull out a faked cross followed by a sneaky low ball to a late runner. West Brom will not want the home side to think they have all the answers.

And in defence it is important as well. Because of the physical nature of these matches there will be quite a few fouls. As such any attacking freekicks need to be used well and not wasted. Any chance for a goal against an organised defence needs to be maximised.

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