Archive for July, 2023
Only at West HamâŠ
âŒïžWest Ham are the only PL team yet to sign a senior player⊠âŒïž This seasonâs transfer window seems to be a complete mess. Whatâs going on behind the scenes at West Ham?
Itâs only eight weeks on from West Hamâs famous European Conference League win. Only West Ham could subject their fans to such a downward spiral of emotion after such a magnificent triumph – their first title in 43 years.
We are becoming troubled and furious that after Rice’s foreseeable departure still no replacement has been found. More players seemingly want to leave the club and with no signings imminent we fear that West Hamâs squad will be considerably weaker than last season – and as is well known, even with Declan Rice, WHU had to fear relegation most of last season in the Premier League!
The PL season starts in less than two weeks on Friday, 11 August. West Hamâs first game is Bournemouth away on Saturday, 12 August, 3 p.m. (BST). The Cherriesâ new Spanish manager Andoni Iraola has already signed five new players.
Wann gibtâs wieder Stimmung?
In letzter Zeit taucht immer wieder dieser italienische Song auf Facebook und Instagram auf, der schon seit vielen Jahren von den Tifosi gesungen wird, vor allem im MailĂ€nder San Siro Stadion (oben). Das Lied ertönte auch bei den Meisterfeiern in Neapel (unten), wo man heuer den ersten âScudettoâ seit 1990 feierte.
Die Stimmung, die Emotionen und die âconfusioneâ des geliebten FuĂballs gehen einem nun schon seit Wochen ab. Das Conference League-Finale in Prag liegt mehr als sechs Wochen zurĂŒck, nachher gab es noch ein paar LĂ€ndermatches, aber das ist auch schon einen Monat her.
Aber die âfuĂballlose Zeitâ, in der es – abgesehen von TransfergerĂŒchten und âpre-season matchesâ – so gut wie keinen FuĂball gab, geht langsam zu Ende. In Ăsterreich haben mit der ersten ĂFB Cup-Runde gestern die Pflichtspiele begonnen, und nĂ€chste Woche startet schon die österreichische Bundesliga.
In den groĂen FuĂballnationen dauert es bekanntlich noch etwas lĂ€nger, bis es wirklich losgeht: Die Premier League startet am 11. August, die deutsche Bundesliga sogar erst am 18. August.
Die fĂŒr die Europacup-Gruppenphase wichtigen Play-offs werden jene Teams, die die drei Qualifikationsrunden im Juli und August ĂŒberstehen, am 24. und 31. August (Europa League und Conference League) spielen. Die Auslosung dafĂŒr findet am 7. August 2023 statt.
In der Champions League ist man jeweils ein bzw. zwei Tage frĂŒher dran: die Play-offs finden am 22./23. und 29./30. August statt, die Gruppenphase beginnt dann am 19. September.
Also, bald gibt es wieder Emotionen und âconfusioneâ live!
Dieser â¶ïž Link zeigt den berĂŒhmten Milan-Song âSarĂ perchĂ© ti amoâ in einem noch lauteren Video!
Unten das Original des Songs aus 1981:
âChe confusione
Was fĂŒr ein Chaos
Sarà perché ti amo
Es wird sein, weil ich dich liebeâ
Rice Finally Gone, etc.
â¶ïž www.bbc.com/sport/football/66209874
“I want you to know how tough a decision it has been for me to leave an environment that I have loved and cherished so much.”
(Declan Rice’s â¶ïž personal message to West Ham fans)
On Saturday, exactly one month before the new Premier League season will start, West Ham United finally have confirmed that Declan Rice leaved the Club for a British record transfer fee of ÂŁ105m.
The 24-year-old England midfielder made a total of 245 senior appearances for the Club â the last of which finished in glory last month as he lifted the UEFA Europa Conference League trophy in Prague to end our 43-year wait for a major honour.
Having progressed from the Academy of Football at Chadwell Heath, where he began his Claret and Blue journey as a 14-year-old in 2013 before making his first-team debut against Burnley in May 2017, the Kingston-born midfielder has established himself as one of the greatest young talents in world football.
Winner of the Hammer of the Year award three times, in 2020, 2022 and 2023, and runner-up in 2018 and 2019, Declan made his full England debut in March 2019 and has since gone on to win 43 caps. He was named West Ham United Club Captain in the summer of 2022 following the retirement of Mark Noble and enjoyed a triumphant final season as David Moyesâs team secured only the second major European trophy in the Clubâs history.
Earlier in the month the Club had informed that Manuel Lanzini (above) would leave West Ham. The Argentine midfielder joined the Hammers, initially on loan, from United Arab Emirates side Al Jazira in the summer of 2015, making the move permanent the following year.
Over his eight seasons in Claret and Blue, Lanzini made 226 appearances in all competitions and scored 32 goals â twice winning the Clubâs Goal of the Season award, for his unforgettable last-gasp strike at Tottenham Hotspur in 2020/21 and then a superb volleyed finish at Crystal Palace the following campaign.
Hammer of the Year runner-up in 2016/17, Lanzini bravely fought back from a serious knee injury that cost him a place in Argentinaâs FIFA World Cup finals squad in 2018 to regain his national team spot and play a key role in West Hamâs success over the last three years. He made eleven appearances in our glorious UEFA Europa Conference League run this season, scoring in our home and away victories over Danish side Silkeborg.
When will first transfer be made at West Ham?
The Hammers are now one of just three Premier League clubs yet to sign a player this window. With the first of three instalments of Declan Rice’s transfer now available, manager David Moyes should be able to start making much awaited business in this transfer window. And the manager has already declared that his “full focus” is now in bringing players in. 
David Moyes also faces the task of rebuilding his coaching staff after his assistant coaches Paul Nevin (above) and Mark Warburton recently have left West Ham.
Furthermore it remains to be seen if Rob Newman will remain at West Ham as head of recruitment following the appointment of a new Technical Director, German Tim Steidten.
Declan Rice Transfer Update
On Monday West Ham were still waiting for Arsenal to present an acceptable payment plan for the ÂŁ105m purchase of England midfielder Declan Rice, 24. (The Sun)
By midweek it seemed that an agreement on the terms of payment had been reached as Declanâs medical with Arsenal reportedly was set to take place on Friday.
Well, there was still no official post regarding Declanâs signing on Arsenalâs website on Saturday or Sunday.
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