Believe it or not, we saw a new type of West Ham last weekend

You know the line about finding new tricks but keeping old habits right? That was very similar to the West Ham story on Saturday afternoon. However, those new tricks might be the hidden turning point for the Hammers this season.

Alright, I’m done with the catchphrases, let’s get on to what was something if anything to be excited for from last Saturday’s derailment from Manchester City. The “new” type of West Ham that was evident was the fast pace attack from the start that yielded some promise.

We could Monday morning quarterback how things would’ve gone better but we don’t need to dwell on the past. This was the first match in what feels like years that the Hammers came out guns blazing and that has got to get you excited.

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In a post-match interview, Pellegrini was asked about the match and he responded with “as a manager it is difficult to say you are not happy in the way we worked, especially with how we played in the first 45 minutes. There was not a lot of difference between the two teams.”

He went on to say, “In the first 45 minutes we played well, we didn’t ever feel on the bench that City could score. We had good possession, maybe we needed a couple of more players to get in their box but it was a tight game, every time that we tried to arrive in their box, they committed 13 fouls. We had just 5, we were a little bit innocent.”

The new trick of attacking more and at the start worked for the Hammers if for only 45 minutes. For a time they were toe to toe with the defending champs and had them on their heels fouling left and right. The West Ham attack doesn’t have to change that, just work on being more tactful and get more fit.

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This does, however, add more workload to the defense and that part of the team will have to get better for this new look of attack often and early to work. If the Hammers work this way against Brighton next week, we should be looking at a West Ham win and a much better-looking goal differential.