{"id":452129,"date":"2026-03-01T14:53:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T14:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/452129\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T14:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T14:53:12","slug":"taty-castellanos-exposed-as-west-ham-stars-struggles-vs-liverpool-expertly-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/452129\/","title":{"rendered":"Taty Castellanos exposed as West Ham star’s struggles vs Liverpool expertly explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The struggles that West Ham United forward Valentin Castellanos endured at defending set-pieces have been exposed by pundit Ashley Williams on Match of the Day. <\/p>\n

Castellanos<\/a> actually scored his third goal for the Irons during West Ham\u2019s 5-2 defeat away at Liverpool<\/a> on Saturday but it was defending that played a bigger part in the game. <\/p>\n

Sherwood on Taty \ud83d\udc40 Is he onto something here or has he missed the point entirely? \ud83e\udd14 <\/p>\n

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\"ACredit: Getty Images\/Dan Mullan <\/p>\n

Clearly, the obvious fact that the forward is not a defender does need to be taken into account. Still, that doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s exempt from criticism after such a poor day on the defensive front at Anfield. <\/p>\n

Speaking on Match of the Day<\/a>, Williams\u00a0broke down the issues West Ham<\/a>\u2019s January signing endured in expert fashion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ashley Williams explains Taty Castellanos struggles vs Liverpool <\/p>\n

Reflecting on the fact the Argentine left Hugo Ekitike unmarked as Liverpool played the ball back in following a half-cleared corner, Williams said: \u201cKeep your eye on Castellanos. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s an attacking player, so naturally he wants to go forward. He\u2019s not realised the danger that this isn\u2019t cleared yet. As he\u2019s on his way out [of the box], Ekitike stands still, and he\u2019s too far off him.\u201d <\/p>\n

Of the third goal from a corner, which was scored by Alexis Mac Allister, Williams added: \u201cThis is the third one. <\/p>\n

\u201cAgain, we highlighted Castellanos. He does have a problem because he\u2019s trying to mark Mac Allister and Ekitike. He\u2019s got two people to worry about, he doesn\u2019t manage to deal with any of them. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s caught in between again and Liverpool get the goal. You can see with his arms up in the air, he\u2019s not happy. He\u2019s got too many people to worry about.\u201d <\/p>\n

It would, of course, be unwise to lay all of the blame at Castellanos alone. <\/p>\n

As a collective, West Ham\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0deal with Liverpool\u2019s corners well enough \u2013 to an almost historically bad degree.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The worst in the Premier League \ud83d\ude21 Of all of the issues set to send us down, where does this one rank?! <\/p>\n

\"ACredit: Getty Images\/Dan Mullan <\/p>\n

Only once before in the history of the Premier League had a team conceded three goals from corners in the first half of a match until the Irons rocked up to Anfield. <\/p>\n

Equalling the unwanted record set by Leicester against Manchester United was not down to Castellanos alone, of course. <\/p>\n

More work will need to be done to tune his defensive skills up, however, during the final ten games of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"VirgilPhoto by Paul ELLIS \/ AFP via Getty ImagesHow many goals West Ham United have conceded from corners this season <\/p>\n

Not a single team in the Premier League has conceded anything close to the number of goals\u00a0from corners than\u00a0West Ham have this season (15).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Even without the three they conceded at Anfield, Nuno Espirito Santo\u2019s side would still have been significantly ahead of the second-worst team on that front in the Premier League \u2013 Bournemouth with nine. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s a systemic issue that has dogged West Ham all season and one that goes far beyond Castellanos. <\/p>\n

Castellanos has been\u00a0criticised\u00a0at West\u00a0Ham<\/a>\u00a0but\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0not the only reason as to why\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0so weak at defending corners.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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