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Introduction and Chelsea's Current Prospects
00:00:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to the Global Sports Podcast Network. This is Daily Chelsea and I'm your host, Matt Blaghton, and I'm joined today by Yash. Yash, how are today?
00:00:21
Yashar Alizadeh
Good. it beenna It's been a while. Glad to be back and discuss more Chelsea.
00:00:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. Absolutely. Yeah, we've got tons to catch up on. Lots of football has been played. And I think we'll just give a quick update on on Europe with Chelsea. Obviously, this is, you know, Matchday Review Monday. We are going to be reviewing everything Fulham.
00:00:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
The big win against Fulham. But also, you know, Maruska's comments. What does that mean going ahead? We've got a big, big run-in to the end of the season. Where is Chelsea going to finish?
00:00:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Are we going to, you know, go on to win the Europa Conference? Do we need a new manager? Do we need new signings? Loads still to discuss, but yes, let's start off just with last week's action.
Recent Match Performance and Fan Reactions
00:01:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thursday night, Chelsea in the Europa League.
00:01:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Losing at home to Warsaw, you know, for most people, never heard of that club ever. It could effectively be the same as a Sunday League team for most people.
00:01:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Overall Chelsea did go through on aggregate which is great but you know losing at home to this sort of team you know that was pretty rubbish for the fans there were a fair amount boos from the fans which I think is fair enough.
00:01:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
What did you make of the team performance and you know Morescu's tactics for the game?
00:01:37
Yashar Alizadeh
Yes, like I think going into it I knew be a tough game anyway. I know it sounds cliche, but I think when you win somewhere 3-0 away from home, you're not going to play with the same intensity that you are in Stamford Bridge. That's just how it is. That's how every single club has performed for the past how many years.
00:01:52
Yashar Alizadeh
So for me so like for me, the performance of the whole team wasn't and like a cass concern. by The result, yeah, it was 2-1, but we still won it through. For me, it was the performances from Cole Palmer, the performances like of those big boys where
00:02:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:07
Yashar Alizadeh
you look and you're like, if you can't perform against the Sunday league team, then you have to have a big look at yourself and be like, where, where are we, where are we going to rely on? You know, the thing is, I know we've relied on Cole Palmer a lot and we have, especially last season, and he was immense.
00:02:20
Yashar Alizadeh
And I think that's down to the style of play that Potch put him in.
00:02:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:02:25
Yashar Alizadeh
You literally put him in, you can do whatever you want, when you want. Unfortunately, he's not that role anymore. We will discuss that further, but going in for that game, it was a For me, not that concerning of the result. It's more individual performances that really maybe shine the light on my perspective on them.
00:02:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's absolutely fair enough. I mean, you could say the same for players like, you know, Jackson, even Sancho again, didn't really do
Player Performance and Team Morale
00:02:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
anything. I mean, in Kunku, I thought was particularly poor.
00:02:50
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah, in Kunku, yeah, just he shouldn't even be here in this club. He shouldn't even be he should have been playing the top.
00:02:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:02:56
Yashar Alizadeh
He shouldn't championship. That's when I know you've reached low lows where like, even QPR wouldn't take you, you know, like even Millwall wouldn't take you.
00:03:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:03:02
Yashar Alizadeh
Like that's when, you know, it's just, it's just like, you might as well not even be here. And it's, and it's the same story. Like we signed someone from the Bundesliga, they think really good. He got 23 goals and 19 assists love look before he came to Chelsea.
00:03:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
00:03:16
Yashar Alizadeh
Apps, just like those numbers. like I get it's the Bundesliga, but still, it's still competitive league, top five league and just signing him. And then, nothing, absolutely nothing, it just comes in, poor attitude, meat like does nothing, provides nothing, hands in the air, just lack of everything, really.
00:03:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. i mean, it's very similar to sort of the team of Werner situation, really. but I think the clear difference there was that as frustrating Werner was, you could see that he was really giving it his all and he was trying.
00:03:47
Yashar Alizadeh
I completely agree.
00:03:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Whereas, you
00:03:48
Yashar Alizadeh
He really worked hard. He really wanted to win. and You know kind they saw the celebration after he won the Champions League with him. That's the difference. is We can look back and criticise Timo Werner, of course we can, but the difference is he's a Champions League winner. on Can Nkuku, he'll be a Conference League winner.
00:04:03
Yashar Alizadeh
That's great.
00:04:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
know. Yeah, sure.
00:04:04
Yashar Alizadeh
You might as well win the Sarian Youth Cup in grassroots coaching. like There's no difference.
00:04:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, literally, literally, yeah. And it's, I mean, I think he is just struggling with a massive amount of confidence issues just because, you know, he missed the penalty away in a portal, even though we still want, you know, 3-0. It should have been 4-0.
00:04:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, yeah, sort of, I do think there is na night and day when we see Jackson up top because Jackson is always pressing, always hustling, trying to put the defenders, you know, on pressure of some sorts, whereas in Concuse, he's very...
00:04:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
laid back. He kind of wants the game to come to him. But he just doesn't, he can't afford that luxury. So frustrating for sure. Obviously, we're into the semifinal. You would back us to win that and then go into the final, which will be against either Real Betis or Fiorentina.
00:04:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is the Europa Conference a formality win for us, Yash?
00:04:58
Yashar Alizadeh
It's a must win. I think that it's a critical that, I get it, it's not the biggest trophy in the world, but again, won it if we win it. We've got the first team in history to win every single European Cup.
00:05:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
here
00:05:10
Yashar Alizadeh
But again, like I'm already looking into that. already looking into, you know, these boys need to taste what silverware is. i think these boys need to taste what it means to win it and really look back and be like, you know what?
00:05:25
Yashar Alizadeh
Real Betis and Florentino, yeah, two tough teams. Again, We're at Betis are flying in La Liga. They beat Barca, they beat Real Madrid. They're a really good team. But it we need to be in a place where we need to really compete and really taste silverware for these boys to kick on the next season, the next season.
00:05:43
Yashar Alizadeh
For me, top four is more important, in my opinion. I think top four getting... Sorry, top five, actually. Sorry. Excuse me.
00:05:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:05:50
Yashar Alizadeh
Top five to... try busy not only for financially but also for reputation wise when we sign new players as well. Because you know like money can you know the money is a big thing, especially when you get players good wage, but when you can offer them Champions League football, that's a whole different whole different avenue because that's where they really shine. So in my opinion, I think it goes to importance of top five and then conference league. But again,
00:06:19
Yashar Alizadeh
I think that's a normality. I think that's the standards. And we're going to get to the post-match comments, but I think that's the standard Chelsea need to have.
00:06:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, 100% agree. I mean, you know, there's there's massive pros to both. But, you know, Chelsea, we haven't won trophy since 2021. It almost feels a bit, you know, sort of scary, sort of how long this is going on for. We don't want to be, you know, sort of like Spurs that haven't won something for, you know, almost 20 years.
Trophy Drought and League Priorities
00:06:47
Yashar Alizadeh
Arsenal hasn't won anything in six years, but they act like they've won something.
00:06:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know,
00:06:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, very true. It's very true. Absolutely. I mean, they've been close, but yeah, it's still not there quite. And... and
00:06:59
Yashar Alizadeh
get you trophy.
00:07:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly, yeah. It's very true. And yeah, like you said, I think sort of these, apart from players like, you know, Cole Palmer that has been at City and sort of been able to be around those teams that have won Premier League, Champions League champions leagues and things like that.
00:07:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Most of these players that are in the new squad now, they don't know what, you know, lifting a trophy is like. So they actually need to sort of, I think, have that motivation to really drive them again because they are a young squad as well.
00:07:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thanks, Jess. After this break, we'll be discussing all things Fulham.
00:08:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Welcome back. So, Yash, against Fulham, against the Cottagers, we we beat Fulham 2-1, which was great because at the end of last year, Fulham did beat us at Stamford Bridge, which is the first time in what seems like forever.
00:08:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
So great to get one back at them at their own ground. Yash, when you look at the stats, it looks like we completely dominated the game. It looks like we were on top. pretty much the whole whole game.
00:08:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
But what really was the real story when we were watching it
00:08:49
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah, game of two halves. I think the first half, didn't have enough urgency. We didn't want it enough, especially the only shot on target was the goal, which came from a Rhys James mistake. In my opinion, it was a foul. like It did look like a foul, in my opinion. Again, it's subjective, and I know a lot of people look at me like typical Chelsea fan calling for fouls, but when he tackled Rhys James, none of the ball was taken.
00:09:09
Yashar Alizadeh
and Obviously, when he won the floor, everybody stopped, looked at the ref, and played on. Again, it comes down to game of two halves. It's And yet again, it was, stats, for me, stats don't tell the story.
00:09:24
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah, like, it for me, stats tell, you know, from a person who hasn't watched or, you know, seen and they've seen the commentary, et cetera. Oh, Chelsea wants to dominate. No, first off, it was shocking.
00:09:36
Yashar Alizadeh
Second off, we really turned up. And, you know, what credit but credits do, Mareska made some good changes. Nani came off. Rhys James came off. Rhys James didn't look like him up to park.
00:09:47
Yashar Alizadeh
He looked a bit slow, he looked bit sluggish. And but we needed something different in there. That's why when you brought like you brought on Sancho, yeah, didn't do much, but he offered something different. So he loves to cut on his right foot.
00:10:00
Yashar Alizadeh
Maduwek, he loves to go really wide and cut on his left. So again, it was something different. So yeah, it was game a two halves. And again, for me, the star players were Neto, right?
00:10:13
Yashar Alizadeh
He's ridiculous. His engine is unbelievable. He must have like... like He reminds me of an attacking player like Kante, who, again, just does not stop running over and over and over. And defensively, he's there, always. He tracks back in his wing.
00:10:28
Yashar Alizadeh
And his attitude to play both wings, up front, number 10, he just doesn't complain, to my knowledge, obviously.
00:10:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:35
Yashar Alizadeh
But again, on the pitch, he doesn't. And that's what I love about him. And... It showed that Mariska kept them on the pitch for a reason. And again, amazing goal. But Tyreek George, another player coming in against the rival.
00:10:50
Yashar Alizadeh
And kind again, credit where credit is due. He made the sub early, 70th minute, he made the sub early. Which I like because that's something you need to make subs early, especially against Fulham, where they're really good low-block team.
00:11:03
Yashar Alizadeh
So when you make substitutions earlier, they have 20 minutes to try to unlock that defence, which they did. And again, brilliant finish by Tyreek George, mistaking the full-on's back line. And coming from that, what the usual Chelsea way is, we just pass around a little bit, settle for the draw, or maybe we don't have enough energy.
00:11:20
Yashar Alizadeh
The difference was, when we have players like Enzo Fernandes, like Neto, those players who really... It's like, you saw that emotion when we scored the second second goal. Kukarela was just...
00:11:32
Yashar Alizadeh
nearly emotional and Enzo Fernandes celebrated towards the Fulham fans. It was just amazing. When you see those things, you know who really wants to be there. And like you saw players like Nkunku and stuff not even selected.
00:11:43
Yashar Alizadeh
And again, what a good decision that was. And again, I'm very critical and we know in the group, I'm very critical of Merska. and But that decision of not bringing Nkunku was amazing.
00:11:54
Yashar Alizadeh
because you needed to bring people like Tyreek George on. Because I guarantee, if you brought Nkunku on the bus, Tyreek George wouldn't get a look in. Or he wouldn't get a look in the eighth minute, eighth and a half minute. He wouldn't have a thing to look in.
00:12:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:05
Yashar Alizadeh
So, game of two halves. We've really turned up second half. And it just shows that players like Tyreek George need to start next game. Especially... against Everton as well. Really tough game, especially like, thankfully it's at Stamford Bridge, but it means nothing nowadays to be honest. We keep losing and drawing places, but again, Everton's a good team and they're coming back from a loss in Goodison, so it's going to be a good game and Tariq George needs to start.
00:12:32
Yashar Alizadeh
It's a non-conversible. Now, Tariq George needs to start. So does Neto and... But yeah, yeah, give him two halves.
00:12:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Yeah, it definitely was. definitely was we We were very woeful in the first, but definitely in the last 15-10 minutes, just time it turned it around, thankfully, in our favour.
00:12:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
two Two stunning goals as well by George and Neto. Absolutely took Net off, quite literally.
00:12:52
Yashar Alizadeh
I agree. me I agree. It's amazing.
00:12:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Neto.
00:12:56
Yashar Alizadeh
Especially Neto's one. Absolutely. he'd like He literally put all this anger in that and that kick.
00:13:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:01
Yashar Alizadeh
It was unbelievable.
00:13:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's so good. And actually, what you're saying in terms of, you know, the reaction of like Cucurella and everything, that's, and you know, Neto's willingness to play everywhere. That's another reason why i love him so much is like when we score, his face lights up like the sun.
00:13:16
Yashar Alizadeh
I agree.
00:13:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
He is just so happy when we score. It's just wonderful to see.
00:13:21
Yashar Alizadeh
And you don't get many of those players in the clubs where they really love being here. like You don't get many of those. And you get, especially nowadays where football is all about money and status, it's never about passion and love for the club anymore.
00:13:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:13:35
Yashar Alizadeh
And it was a funny side like side thing going off of, like you see players like Trent, for example, is who's looking to leave and he takes his top off and celebrates. It's those little things that goes back to how I think of Neto and Cucurella and Enzo where There's so many rumours, especially about Enzo leaving and and this person leaving Kukurela thinking of going. like it just so They just don't want players to be settled.
00:14:00
Yashar Alizadeh
And especially the media doesn't want players to be comfortable in a situation. So it's amazing to see
Striker Situation and Team Strategy
00:14:04
Yashar Alizadeh
that. the reaction was just unbelievable. kind like it like I think one thing want to ask you is going from that game, it just shows, do we need a striker?
00:14:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:16
Yashar Alizadeh
I think that just shows that love What do you think we need a striker? Because there's moments where you saw, like if we're the striker, like for example, when like Noni Madweka cut it in, just take a touch and shoot and then just bounce off Jackson's foot like bouncy ball. You know, those moments. But like we need the striker, don't we?
00:14:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, it it kind of, I think it really depends on you know, this Chelsea project that Blueco are doing, you know, sort of how much more patience do they have? Because, you know, we've got Jackson, we've got George, I think we're both in agreement we'd rather get rid of Nkunku just because he's he's expensive and doesn't really fit.
00:14:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
what want from our striker and you know both of them are still pretty young jackson even though he's this is his second season is still quite raw and you know george could be brilliant in five years and i'd like us to keep him and you know play him but i think all of us fans we kind of you know sort if we win the europe conference this league this season we basically do want to push on and we want to start challenging for top four regularly. We want to challenge for the league.
00:15:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I wonder whether we do need some sort of experience to come in for that. You know, sort of someone like, you know, Alevandowski would be unbelievable up top.
00:15:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, you know, sort of that's kind of pipe dream.
00:15:35
Yashar Alizadeh
so
00:15:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
And also he would be ludicrously expensive on the wages. But then again, you know, sort of, On one hand, I'd kind of like us to keep it where it where everything, the the squad that we've got, because we've just spent so much money. We've scattergunned so much. we kindt I think it's best if we just kind of settle it down a bit, trust the youth system with George and get him playing.
00:15:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
I guess like sort of a player that, as we've seen recently in the last month, that is like, you know, coming up and not renewing his contract is Kevin De Bruyne. There's some sort of thoughts that, you know, what what, you know, sort of, could he be great to come to a Chelsea team?
00:16:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, sort of, if we can get over the sort of rivalry issues and he's up for the project, of course, he'll cost a lot of money as well. But... I wonder whether that would be an amazing signing for us just to give like some guidance to to the younger players. and And also just because there are still, we're we're talking about now, but do we bring other like you know players in?
00:16:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've got so many players out on loan that are still yet to come back. You know, like Esteval, like Santos and how that will change up our whole squad as well. Yeah. So I think the bigger question actually is, does Mureska stay? You know, really, because I think depending on if he if he stays if we get a new manager in, that might determine who, which players we bring in and we like really embed into the squad next season or whether we go out and get someone new.
00:16:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, there's just so, so much to discuss. But I think we'll get into that after this second break.
00:17:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
So yeah, yes just on sort of signings and everything, you know so of just on this like it depends whether do we keep Sancho or not, because we could we've got the clause that we keep him for 25 million from United or we send him back for 5 mil.
00:17:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
I guess maybe let's just start there as we discuss all the transfer potential rumours that we've got going. What's your thoughts on him?
00:18:00
Yashar Alizadeh
not good enough in my opinion. I think when you have players like Tyreek George coming up, you can't afford giving players like that a chance. I get it, you know like especially you know like it shows that he really does enjoy being there.
00:18:11
Yashar Alizadeh
However, I really think he needs to be offering something different. and i'd like I think every game that I've watched of him has just been poor, like predictable, cut on his right, tried to shoot on his right. and can Again, that goal from Ipswich was unbelievable by the way.
00:18:26
Yashar Alizadeh
Credit what credit's due, amazing goal.
00:18:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:18:28
Yashar Alizadeh
Really
00:18:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:18:30
Yashar Alizadeh
And that's what we need more of him. And for me, it's at this moment, no. However, if he starts shooting quicker, really trying to hone down on goal scoring rather than assisting, excuse me I reckon we can really get a player out there.
00:18:46
Yashar Alizadeh
Especially where if we do sign up for million, I know there's a lot of talk with Borussia Dortmund interested as well, but as well as Leipzig and Leverkusen.
00:18:57
Yashar Alizadeh
there's a lot of teams in Sancho as well. So you can easily buy him for 20, 25 million, then set him on for 35, 40. So, you know, there's a lot possibilities, but right now, no, wouldn't. However, if he starts to shoot a bit more, showing a bit more urgency on the ball rather than dribble, dribble, cut, lose the ball, dribble, dribble, cut, lose the ball.
00:19:17
Yashar Alizadeh
You know, like those things are very repetitive. But... Yeah, no. At this current moment, when you have players like, again, Tariq, George, Neto, not even the way, because question marks as well, in my opinion, but I think he's proven more than Sanctuary has at this moment. So, yeah, like, I want to keep him at this current moment, but Who knows in the future maybe. And the thing is we know Bluko will buy him just because he's young and he's cheap.
00:19:41
Yashar Alizadeh
So regardless of my opinion, they're not going to listen to this. So in my opinion, it's not going to make any difference. But in my opinion, if i was Bluko, no.
00:19:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:19:50
Yashar Alizadeh
For me, no. What would your answer be?
00:19:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, i'm really torn. At the start of the season, I thought this is going to be a steal. you know so He's had some tricky times with the United and stuff, but he'll come good because for his ability, 25 million is an absolute steal.
00:20:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
but like I don't really know what 25 million gets you nowadays in this market other than just like pure potential with nothing proven. And... and But absolutely. I wonder whether it's like a confidence thing for Sancho, just because when you do see him willing to shoot more, it's like great.
00:20:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
And like like you said, he showed it against Ipswich. He's got that, you know, sort of pinpoint accuracy when needed. i think sort of he just really, really needs to go for it. I do wonder really, the main something work for me is basically the wages.
00:20:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because I think United, he's on at least like 250, if not a little bit more. And if he comes to Chelsea, he's going have to be knocked down to like 100, surely, because of our union.
00:20:48
Yashar Alizadeh
at least, you
00:20:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
to our to our wage model i mean cole palmer's only i say only but he's on 130 which in this market you know sort so his talent and everything is probably on the lower side and so i just wonder whether you know if santa is willing to be humble enough to switch his wages then it could be worth the risk but uh you know i hear all the points about you know it would take away game time from george It potentially might get take game time away from Esteval or Santos, depending on how we play next season.
00:21:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
And so that is like really, really key. On the Maduweke front, i I think this kind of... he He really kind of frustrates me, to be honest, because I just don't think he's really developed enough in the last two, three seasons that we've had him.
00:21:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, he had that great start to the season where he got a hat-trick and you know a couple of c assists, a couple of other goals. Got the hat-trick against Wolves. But other than that, he's been very, very quiet.
00:21:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I just don't think there's a lot to his game. I think it's kind of just... sort He's a really like fierce dribbler. but I just feel like he's... he's There's a sense of what when you're a footballer, you've got to be kind of arrogant to a sense to a sense of like, I'm the man, I'm going to take it to the game, you need me in the team.
00:22:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I think he's beyond that, because he thinks he's this top dog, but he just doesn't deliver enough. And... Particularly when you compare him to someone like Elise, I think we could have probably got Elise for maybe 60 million from Palace or something.
00:22:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
I definitely think if we got him, that would have been a way better investment than Matiweke. That would have been double the price. But I do you think we're getting double with the player there because he's like you know he's really thriving at Bayern. He's taking it to the to the team. he's He's showing up players like Sané and Gnabry.
00:22:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
And more and more, that's what I think we want from our players, that when we make a new signing, the they they raised the levels of the team and i just don't think medewake does that unfortunately and but you know we've got estival coming in i think he'll slot into that right hand position and i guess we've got enough up top with george jackson and then netto can fill in there if we need it yeah i guess the only real glaring issue for me is the goalkeeper what you think about that
00:23:07
Yashar Alizadeh
Yes, he's not good
Goalkeeper and Defensive Concerns
00:23:08
Yashar Alizadeh
enough. Again, he wasn't in fault yesterday when he had one shot target, which he missed. But in my opinion, we need a new goalkeeper. We need a really confident, present-ful goalkeeper. tell you why. because
00:23:24
Yashar Alizadeh
beis and andha Being being full-backs, you need to be comfortable forward and backwards. So your midfield, comfortable. Enzo, Corsedo, Lavia, those type of players we have.
00:23:35
Yashar Alizadeh
You Duce Brehold as well, really good with his feet. You're comfortable going forward, that's fine. On the way back, when you need to give it back to the keeper, yeah, he's decent with his feet. But he panics, especially when you have someone like a Jamie Vardy on his tail pressing or whoever, like a Jota pressing or Nunes, whoever.
00:23:51
Yashar Alizadeh
yeah He panics. And you saw that you know like against Spurs where he won 4-2, sorry, actually, sorry, like a dead ground where Solanke were just absolutely pressing and he would just kick the ball like it's three or four times. I'm screaming at the TV like, what are you doing? Just release it.
00:24:07
Yashar Alizadeh
But... you know Those are the moments where you need a good goalkeeper. up and like If we spoke about Sanchez's mistakes, we would be on the podcast for four or five hours. You guys don't want to hear that.
00:24:19
Yashar Alizadeh
you know You guys don't want to hear my voice for that long. but it's A perfect goalkeeper, in my opinion, would be Oblak for Athletico. I think watching Athletico for such a long time, it's and someone who, not only they good with their feet, but also someone who's so commanding and really go at them.
00:24:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:24:35
Yashar Alizadeh
and In my opinion, it'll be a kind of an expensive move, especially when he's 32 now. Someone who's, you know, like I get it, is older, but goalkeepers do not tend to stay until they're 37, 38.
00:24:46
Yashar Alizadeh
You know, you sort pay a check and those type goalkeepers. But, you know, there's a few in my radar. Cobal from Dortmund's quite good. Really good goalkeeper. Big, really wide goalkeeper. Old Black is up there.
00:24:59
Yashar Alizadeh
You know, there's like even Van Bruggen from Brighton. Really good goalkeeper. And I think...
00:25:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:25:03
Yashar Alizadeh
know He had that one mistake against us, especially the FA Cup. We're used to and we're used to like mistakes to our goalkeeper for us is like a second nature for us but yeah we need a new goalkeeper we need someone that gives the comfort confidence to the back line and and again speaking of back line someone I need to speak about is Lival Kovac don't know what's happened to him recently I think he's really declined and re regressed and that could be down to Fofana not being there know him and Fofana had a really good partnership at the beginning where we were really you know second place in Premier with them two in but you can't just rely on another the person and you know the
00:25:38
Yashar Alizadeh
the best 10 halves in the world in history. They don't rely on other person. It's only themselves. So I think, and again, I do believe that comes down a little bit down to the goalkeeper as well, only because when you're not confident, when you're not confident going forwards, is like lower colour, we're not confident going backwards. You need to go forwards.
00:25:54
Yashar Alizadeh
And when there's no options going forwards, that's when you know you need to either pass it to the goalkeeper and reset the play, recycle, or you need to go long.
00:25:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:26:04
Yashar Alizadeh
And most of the times his passes go, you know, got begging, especially when you have attackers like who we have now, strikers. But again, it's, I think our whole back line is a little reshuffle. I think Fofana needs to leave.
00:26:17
Yashar Alizadeh
He's too injury prone, too season-ending injuries. Again, it's just like, it's draining, especially when we've won for 75 million.
00:26:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:24
Yashar Alizadeh
It's Kukurela, amazing.
00:26:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:27
Yashar Alizadeh
Gusto, injury prone yet again. he came on against Willem, then came off.
00:26:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:26:30
Yashar Alizadeh
And again, it's not his fault, I understand. But, again, injury prone, but I think him and Reece will be a good mixture, but I don't think it's good having two plastic right backs, is it? it's just like It's just like, it's it's not it's not good.
00:26:44
Yashar Alizadeh
However, we need to, another right back would be good in there. I know Joshua Champong does play right back. I know he does, but I think that back line needs a little reshuffle.
00:26:57
Yashar Alizadeh
Leroy Cohen, someone like a, you know, someone like a, It's like obviously not him, but like a Diaz for City, someone who's in there.
00:27:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:27:06
Yashar Alizadeh
you know i like A side note as well, I was looking at the team that won the Premier League with Conte and Eight of the 11 of them were experienced. You Costa, Hazard, Willian.
00:27:17
Yashar Alizadeh
And then you had players like Marcus Alonso, Moses, Kante, Matic. Those can like... Even forgetting Cahill, Courtois.
00:27:28
Yashar Alizadeh
Those do players, his experience, world-class, in the right areas.
00:27:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:27:33
Yashar Alizadeh
And I said this in a few podcasts before. To win a Premier League, you need three world-class positions, a world-class number nine, centre-half and a goalkeeper.
00:27:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:41
Yashar Alizadeh
Those three, when you have those three, you have a good foundation that you can build from there. And we have that, especially with Santos coming in unbelievable for Strasbourg, unbelievable.
00:27:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:51
Yashar Alizadeh
And you have Estavio, who's again, this next wonder kid. I reckon he is like, and i like I've watched a few games of him. unbelievable talent really takes them on. And I think when he fills out a little bit more, I think think his build is a bit too scrawny, in my opinion, for the Premier League.
00:28:08
Yashar Alizadeh
But if you feel like, yeah, again, he is 17, so you can't really build that.
00:28:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:11
Yashar Alizadeh
But, you know, to to end it off, I'd love to speak about Enzo Mariska's post-match comments on Fulham.
00:28:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Okay.
00:28:19
Yashar Alizadeh
And it's just, you know, this was really rubbing off the wrong way because when you come to Chelsea, you have a standard.
Management and Future Outlook
00:28:27
Yashar Alizadeh
And Tuchel had that standard. Tuchel had that standard. Poch didn't have that standard.
00:28:31
Yashar Alizadeh
I reckon that was because his ties with Tottenham and Bluco. I think it all stems from Bluco, in my opinion. Because when you hire these managers, that's what you expect. But his comments, you know, and I quote, it will be a successful season even without UCL qualification.
00:28:47
Yashar Alizadeh
And that in itself should not sit right with Chelsea fans. When you come to Chelsea, it's a standard. We won the Champions League four years ago. People forget that.
00:28:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:57
Yashar Alizadeh
We won the best trophy in club football four years ago.
00:28:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:00
Yashar Alizadeh
And people forget that. And then lot all of a sudden, is this the kind of thing? is Do blame Oreska a little bit? at the same time, when the Blueco give him objective saying, listen, mate, don't worry about UCL. Just get the team going.
00:29:12
Yashar Alizadeh
Oh, perfect, man. I'll keep my job. That's great.
00:29:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Mm-hmm. Yeah.
00:29:15
Yashar Alizadeh
There and then, In my opinion, Resco shouldn't be here next season. When you hire a championship-level manager, that's what you get. No plan B. kind Again, we were lucky it gets Fulham.
00:29:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Mm-hmm.
00:29:27
Yashar Alizadeh
Towards the end, we got two you know two good goals, and one of them was for a fuller mistake.
00:29:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:29:30
Yashar Alizadeh
But when you hire a championship-level manager, do not be surprised when you get championship-level tactics and strategies, because that's what you receive. And...
00:29:43
Yashar Alizadeh
I love arguments like who are we going to bring in instead, who are we not going to bring in. I understand that. But in my opinion, we should try to so try to you know pull some managers in. And I think manager talks for another episode. I know we're running out love running over a little bit. But again, Mureska shouldn't be here, championship level manager. And he doesn't know anything different, especially when you're not played managed at the highest level. That's my opinion on that.
00:30:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. I know what could have been. There were talks of us, you know, getting Nagelsmann or Enrique or so many other, you know, top managers.
00:30:15
Yashar Alizadeh
Oh my God, unbelievable.
00:30:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
But alas, it wasn't to be. Who knows? Maybe if Carlo leaves Madrid in the summer and we can snatch him away from Brazil, maybe, maybe. Although that might be a difficult, difficult conversation for sure.
00:30:27
Yashar Alizadeh
That's a dream.
00:30:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, we are out of time, like you say, but thanks so much for coming on the pod once again.
00:30:34
Yashar Alizadeh
and That's amazing. Thank you so much. Looking forward to my episode soon.
00:30:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. Do tune in, everyone. And on the next one, we'll be actually diving into the manager situation and the Chelsea run-in to the end of the season. See on the next one.