QUIT! HAMMER TIME!
What a summer it has been in Europe’s best capital city, the Olympic Park. No, we’re not referring to ripped athletes who can throw javelins or to performers who can win a championship in less than ten seconds. Naturally, we are preoccupied with the overhaul of West Ham United. After David Moyes left, a former Real Madrid manager took his position. This manager has spent a lot of money making some spectacular additions throughout the transfer window. Stratford has welcomed Luis Guilherme, Maximilian Kilman, Crysencio Summerville, Niclas Füllkrug, and Guido Rodríguez, who have all brought a lot of positive energy to the city.
After being able to bring in players of this calibre, Julen Lopetegui will be quite eager to get started. They had to settle for Rodríguez, the winner of the World Cup and Copa América, who didn’t cost them anything, even though they had a nibble for N’Golo Kanté. Though it’s good news for day-trippers, they should be able to reward their fans by lowering ticket prices instead of, say, imposing a 7.5% increase and prohibiting new concessions in the most expensive areas of the stadium, which would make it prohibitively expensive to attend as a family.
They have the option to spend up to £120 to see Manchester City, and there are no concession tickets available. You have to pay top cash to get inside the Füllkrug; if you don’t, he won’t play. More than fifteen thousand people have signed a petition against the price increases and changes to the concessions. These are people who understand the perils of losing a generation of younger supporters who will find more affordable entertainment than seeing Bournemouth humiliate them over the course of a weekend, as well as the risk of losing elderly fans who derive pleasure from the team they have supported for decades.
“It’s a [eff]ing liberty, but I’m afraid that’s the way the world is these days,” coinpoker.com actor Ray Winstone said. Everyone is so far away from the pitch at the London Stadium that even those who can afford the outrageous £1,720 season tickets will need to bring binoculars. Did we mention that it was built by taxpayers? In any case, the £40 million spent on Kilman is wonderful news.
POINT OF THE DAY
I brought up the topic of our high defensive line and the number of goals we gave up last year in one of my first meetings with the team. We are not focusing as much on defensive lines. It’s a habit that dates back to last year or possibly even before. To gain an edge, we attempt to decrease the defensive line by a small amount, typically four or five meters. We already gave up a lot of ambitions due to this issue last year. Enzo Maresca hasn’t even taken the field for his first competitive game yet, yet he’s already blaming his predecessors for Chelsea’s loss in another preseason game in the USA USA USA. Hopefully we can resolve it very soon. Of course, it was against Real Madrid.
