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What have we just witnessed as “new-look” West Ham leave fans bored stiff and bemused in a disappointing and fortunate draw with Bournemouth. If this is how David Moyes is going to set up without talisman Lucas Paqueta then West Ham can forget about the top six. Many believed there was a genius tactical plan behind West Ham’s signing of Kalvin Phillips. That he would play in a potentially impenetrable defensive midfield two alongside Edson Alvarez releasing Tomas Soucek and James Ward-Prowse to play further forward and freeing up Paqueta and Mohammed Kudus from defensive duties. With Said Benr…

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