Going into the January transfer window, West Ham needed to do a lot of business.
The issues in attack were fixed with the important arrivals of Pablo and Taty Catellanos, both of whom have been crucial aspects of the Hammers' recent turnaround in form.
But the biggest issue were in defence. One clean sheet all season - ironically against Nuno Espirito Santo's Nottingham Forest back in August - was not good enough. At the very least, West Ham needed to sign a solid and experienced centre-back.
Originally, the loan signing of Chelsea's Axel Disasi had many fans feeling underwhelmed. The Frenchman hadn't played a Premier League game since April 2025 and was languishing in Chelsea's "bomb squad" with no sign of being handed any further first-team chances at Stamford Bridge. Despite that, he was the man chosen to help shore up West Ham's defence and help the club stay in the top flight.
But since his arrival, West Ham have kept three clean sheets in four. It would have been four in a row had we been able to hold on at the death against Manchester United last week, but Benjamin Sesko's 96th-minute equaliser broke London Stadium hearts.
So Disasi's arrival has immediately made us more solid defensively and he has gone about proving many doubters wrong, not just at West Ham but Chelsea, too.
The defensive improvements have also coincided with Mads Hermansen returning to side after being dropped just four games into his West Ham career at the beginning of the campaign. He has kept all four of West Ham's clean sheets this season and, upon his return, shown signs that he is now there to stay.
So both problem areas in Nuno's squad were fixed in January and now we look more like a proper, Premier League-worthy team.
The Great Escape is on and we look more than ready for the fight.
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