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A refocused West Ham can beat patchy Spurs, despite poor start to season

By Scott Johnson

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Andriy Yarmolenko of West Ham United (l) celebrates scoring the second West Ham United goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Manchester United at London Stadium on September 29, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 29: Andriy Yarmolenko of West Ham United (l) celebrates scoring the second West Ham United goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Manchester United at London Stadium on September 29, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) /
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West Ham’s opening form left a lot to be desired. But now the Hammers can attack Spurs, and have a good chance of a result.

If you’d told me after West Ham’s first four games that I’d be talking about our opportunity to beat Spurs, I’d have not stopped laughing until about now. However the fact of the matter is we have picked up 7 points from the last four games, three of which are considered tricky games by any club in the league. The fact the game we lost in that run was to Brighton makes it even more infuriating/impressive.

Whilst Tottenham are currently much higher up the league, and got 9 points from the last 4 games, to look at them they haven’t really hit the highs they’ve managed in previous seasons. Kane has stories of burnout following him around, Lloris has been shaky around his drink driving ban and their creative forces in midfield haven’t been firing on all cylinders. The Hammers could really trouble a side that is much better than them on paper again.

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When we drew with Chelsea there were critics saying it was because we parked the bus. They said if we’d shown any attacking intent we would have been torn apart by a better quality side. That is if you want to ignore the fact we had 2 of the three best chances in the game. But we proved it wasn’t a flash in the pan when we took on United, beating them 3-1. Since the side settled, it’s the bigger games where we have shone.

Away to Everton was no easy game either, and that was a resounding success as well. The Spurs side has a lot of firepower, but if we can get in amongst the creative players and cut off supply to Kane, there’s no reason we can’t challenge our Champions League playing opponents. And after another international break as well, Pellegrini will have further implemented his philosophy into the squad.

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Last time we came back from a break the mood was sullen. The side looked incapable of scoring and leaky in the extreme. Now the Hammers are looking more solid, and despite the Brighton dissapointment the outlook is a lot more positive. As we welcome our first London derby of the season at the London Stadium, the fans should be hopeful, if not expectant of a result.