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Episode 282: Matchday Preview: Trip to Anfield!
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Southampton – It's everyone's favourite competeition, the Caraboa cup! We are treated with a Tuesday night trip to Anfield, and on ITV no less! We talk about how we thunk this will go.
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Introduction to the Podcast
00:00:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome back to the Daily Southampton, part of the Global Sports Podcast Network. My name is Greg Elliott and as always today joined by my good friend and wonderful co-host, Zach Ingo Finch.
00:00:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
How doing mate, you alright?
00:00:27
Zak
I mean, I've calmed down a bit since we last recorded.
00:00:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mate, that's always good.
00:00:31
Zak
Or should like I like, to be fair, mate, I think both of us are a bit fiery in our responses to one another yesterday. ah you know.
00:00:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mate, it's fine. It's fine. It's it's the passionate energy that drives us to do this every day. that It's going to boil over at some point.
00:00:47
Zak
It's
Previewing the Game: Liverpool C vs Saints B
00:00:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Speaking of passion and energy, mate, let's get ourselves excited for a game that's being touted as Liverpool C versus Saints B, right? That's what we're previewing today.
00:00:48
Zak
fine.
00:01:00
Zak
Oh, you're right. What is the point of the Carabao Cup?
Critique of the Carabao Cup Draw Process
00:01:04
Zak
That's another question in another podcast, to be honest. But um I guess it's to to play players such as Joe Uribo, Sabi Odozi,
00:01:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
or look let's Let's start at the start.
00:01:16
Zak
Matsuki.
00:01:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think we've like actively talked about it on the show, but what do you make of the way they do the draw for this round of the Carabao Cup?
00:01:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like separating all of the European teams and you know removing their opportunity to play each other?
00:01:38
Zak
ah dumb isn't it it's that that that in my opinion is just a way of that the person that's going to win but it's just I just don't I don't think they care about it that much and I think it shows is where I'm at you know like and and I think that it's I think anything that removes the fairness of any of these sort of competitions in my opinion is a bit it's bit rubbish
00:01:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
Strategies and Opportunities for Southampton
00:02:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
But it's kind of good news for us though, right? Because I hesitate to call it a free hit. But also it's kind of a free hit, right?
00:02:16
Zak
That's what they are.
00:02:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:17
Zak
That's what they are. They said, in I think the the point I have is if it's become a free hit every time, like, what is this, like the 30th time we've played Liverpool in the last couple of years? Like, I remember we were in the championship.
00:02:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:02:28
Zak
We had the same fixture with Russell Martin versus Liverpool.
00:02:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
I had to ah genuinely had to rewind the press conference when I was watching it because I thought I heard Will Steele describe it as a write-off, which I thought was insanity.
00:02:31
Zak
It's dumb.
00:02:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
it turns out what he actually said was it was a one-off. But actually, I'm kind of with what I heard the first time. like it was It was clearly in my brain because it doesn't matter, right?
00:02:53
Zak
yeah Yeah.
00:02:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do do we care about beating Liverpool? No. Will it be good if we do? Sure.
00:02:59
Zak
Then that explain to me at this point what the point of these cup runs are. If you're always going to have smaller teams come up against massive teams that then at some point they're going fight out last minute.
00:03:10
Zak
Do you know what I mean?
00:03:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
we might get up We might get another down at Wembley, mate.
00:03:14
Zak
Yeah, doubt it, but
00:03:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, look, I hope, but let's face it, I hope Grims will be going to win it. That's the the best possible out outcome.
00:03:18
Zak
Yeah, that's that's kind of that's kind of where I'm at. Like, that that that is, a so I guess, a story, a good story, right? ah But for us, it's like, oh, great, we've pulled Liverpool for the 30,000th time in what feels like the last couple of years.
00:03:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:33
Zak
Like, we've played them so many times. And, and you know, yes, okay, it's a free hit. And yes, we're expecting to lose. And yes, they're probably going to foul their seaside. But also, like, you know, they might use this example.
00:03:43
Zak
They might use this as opportunity build Fitness Free Sack or something like that. You might, you don't know what's going to happen.
00:03:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, definitely. like i mean I mean, let's not beat around the bush that their reserve side or whoever's going to start playing. We're talking about players like maybe Chiesa, who's kind of like world-class talent. Izak probably gets a game to get his minutes up.
00:04:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Uh, Vert's right, probably gets in there.
00:04:09
Zak
Right.
00:04:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:10
Zak
Then you've got, then you again, you've got the disparity of like the the leagues, right? the how
00:04:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:16
Zak
How is it that their C team is like so much better than our
Managing Expectations and Team Dynamics
00:04:19
Zak
team? I've spoken to you briefly off-air about it as well.
00:04:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:23
Zak
it's It's one of those things where part of, I think, the frustration with being a Southampton fan at the moment is that, like, we were still summed it up quite well in his conference, talking about how Ipswich have had a similar start.
00:04:35
Zak
And they've had the same manager. They've kept this at the last majority of the same players. It's not the same. And I think there is just like, we have higher expectations because of where we've been. and I think that like, you know,
00:04:47
Zak
in very recent memory, we think that like, oh, we were like eighth and then we stayed up and then we, you know, early, early COVID, which only feels like five minutes ago was when Hassan, who all was doing probably had his best run of games.
00:05:00
Zak
So like we have an expectation we should be up there. And the reality of the boots on the ground situation, whether you want to blame Sports Republic, I would personally blame Gal to be perfectly honest and multitude of other reasons.
00:05:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. It's not just that, though.
00:05:12
Zak
We're not in that position anymore.
00:05:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's It's trigger points as well, right? Like, I saw it described on one of the other podcasts as... in the last 18 months, we've lost in every possible way you can imagine losing a game.
00:05:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
And so to watch it happen is, it's like a trigger reflex back to that, like, well, here we go again. like because, because that is there, but...
00:05:36
Zak
Well, the problem is, like does Will still listen to all of the podcasts? like I find it baffling that he would ever listen or take advice from me and you. like We're just two blokes that ah chat football every day. But like as I pointed out yesterday, at best, I'm tactically inept.
00:05:50
Zak
like I'm aware of that fact.
00:05:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
I want to see 4-4-2.
00:05:53
Zak
I'm not trying to
00:05:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
would line it up with...
00:05:58
Zak
to... Two central midfielders, a left midfielder, a right midfielder, two strikers...
00:06:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. yeah I would like... We've talked about the profiles of strikers and you've played two of those different profiles together. it's just transporting me back in time, Zach. This is just play tall Paul and Cameron Archer together all over again.
00:06:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, just...
00:06:19
Zak
Yeah, but you...
00:06:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
What are we doing? LAUGHTER
00:06:23
Zak
You're getting carried away from that, but like the reason that I say that is that it is evident to him, is evident to us, it's evident to all the other people that do podcasts, all the other people that pay attention, that trying to undo but trauma is really difficult.
00:06:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
a
00:06:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Here
00:06:42
Zak
And it turns out even bringing in 50% new faces... fifty percent lo faces It's still like if you've got players on the field, like unless we replace the entire starting 11 and even then you would still have, well, how the heck does a starting 11 that don't know how to play together, play together.
00:06:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
a ah know i know that it's like 50% new faces, but when think about like the core spine of the team, Harwood Bellis and Stephens, we've talked about, they were two of the three that conceded all of the goals in the last two seasons.
00:06:58
Zak
ah don't know what you do.
00:07:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
And like, Buzunu wasn't in the team, but was you know amongst it. He was in the dressing room coming back from injury. And so, you know, the sort of same effect applies. And Flynn Downs as well.
00:07:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Also, like, struggling this battle with illness that seems to be sort of keeping him from his best as well is clearly not helping. But, like, that's... And then, you know, Archer and Armstrong.
00:07:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
know Armstrong went off on loan, but, I mean, if anything, that's almost as bad, right?
00:07:47
Zak
Well, made it worse because he didn't score a lot for the baggies either.
00:07:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:52
Zak
and play did not exactly.
00:07:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:53
Zak
so so like, yeah. So what do you, how do you um do that? And part of me, as I pointed out yesterday, excuse me, when I said, how do you fix it? And it's like, oh, well, maybe we do need to change the personnel. But the problem is, is that upsets the dressing room dynamic. You know, we already look back to when Font, who was captain at the time, didn't get to play in the Europa League and how much of an effect that had on the back room, the dressing room and everything and Puel and this and the other.
00:08:18
Zak
So what do you do? Do you tell Stevens and Taylor Harbour-Bellis that people think are our best players? And obviously, if they train really well um in the week, they're clearly being picked on a merit somewhere. But then it's those split-second moments they're talking about where things are going wrong. And, you know, arguably a lot of what Will still said in his cross-post-conference today, once again, was very similar to all the logical points that you made.
00:08:39
Zak
You know, the three goals conceded are three split-second moments. They're not the worst things in the world. And actually, we got the ball in far more than we used to and et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. But, like,
00:08:51
Zak
how do you undo this this mental damage that is causing these split-second decisions to go from... It feels almost like you're driving, right? And you have a little bit of a moment. You're like, mere miss. It's like, well, I may as well just crash the car anyway.
00:09:06
Zak
That's genuinely...
00:09:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:09:08
Zak
Like,
Preparations and Team Selection for the Game
00:09:08
Zak
it's like, well, it's already started.
00:09:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
But look, mate, look, to bring it back full circle, do you know what might polyfix over the cracks beating Liverpool at Anfield?
00:09:12
Zak
Yeah.
00:09:14
Zak
God.
00:09:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:09:17
Zak
like ah just don't see it mate I'm really sorry but I'd love to hear you convince me otherwise in the next part of this podcast
00:09:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
but but well I'm sure that that will come, but before we do that, let's do our best to draw names from a hat to pick this, what's going to be presumably a rather rotated side.
00:09:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah You know, we had the presser, but the team news that came out of it was entirely, well, we've got a big squad. So, you know, who knows? But we'll do our best to try and guess.
00:09:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:10:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:10:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Okay, and we are back. ah So let's let's do it. this As always, Zach, start of the back and work our way forwards. ah McCarthy in goal, I would think.
00:10:41
Zak
Yeah, just because that seems to be the seems to be the way of the Carabao Cup, right?
00:10:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
That seems to have been the way in this competition so far.
00:10:47
Zak
So I guess McCarthy and goal.
00:10:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
I saw an outrageous shout from someone that ah Long might start in goal, which I just... discredited a huge amount of opinion for me at that point. but
00:11:00
Zak
I don't really see that being the case. Unless McCarthy is injured, that is the only way I would see that really playing out, right? play it out right
00:11:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, Maka and goal. And then, I don't know, what were we thinking at the back? Are we switching up completely? Are we leaving one in? If we're leaving one in, who are we leaving in?
00:11:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I feel like fullbacks, it's a good opportunity to get Jella some minutes, right?
00:11:28
Zak
and
00:11:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah I don't know. I can't even remember the other fullbacks we've got if we're rotating. Yeah.
00:11:35
Zak
but I think that's the problem is that's that's kind of it, right? The fullbacks are Gillette, Rorslev, Manning and Ryan Fraser. Wellington's out injured long term.
00:11:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:11:45
Zak
So until Wellington's back, I wouldn't be surprised if Fraser ends up going it right. like on the right again to be honest but he's played everywhere so far this season that it's not been exactly bad yeah
00:11:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know. Maybe, yeah. I don't don't know. I feel like maybe rotate Manny out and give Rorschlev more of a chance to sort settle and show his worth.
00:12:03
Zak
and
00:12:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Put Rorschlev and Dillert in. I would like to see a central defensive pairing of Nathan Wood and Ronnie Edwards.
00:12:17
Zak
yeah
00:12:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
How do you feel about that?
00:12:20
Zak
I think I'd be acceptable with that. like I think Quasi is going to have to get a go at some point. Do we go five at the back? Because I feel like, would we would he switch the system?
00:12:30
Zak
Because he's talked about how he switched the system up. Is it going to be, okay, well, it's not working, so switch it back? Or is it going to be, okay, we're just going to persist through it and try with different personnel?
00:12:42
Zak
What do you reckon there? Because I wouldn't be surprised if, because, you know, we we're up against Liverpool.
00:12:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I kind of... If I'm taking a read on Will Still as a person... I feel like he would take it as a step backwards to revert.
00:12:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that doesn't mean he won't change things. I just don't know if it would be that.
00:13:01
Zak
Yeah, I think that's that's interesting because obviously one of the things that we are supposedly so excited about is the fact that he's willing to change things when they're different.
00:13:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:13:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:13:09
Zak
And I think that if four at the back isn't necessarily working because of the defence leaking, as it is, five at the back with the new signings we have and see.
00:13:20
Zak
But I guess we'll find out because if not, the only other person I'll shove in is Marzi.
00:13:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I guess we'll see. I mean, if we're going five at the back, if we're going with the sort of three centre-backs, would you fully rotate and have it as quasi Wood and Edwards, or would you leave one of Stevens or THB in?
00:13:37
Zak
No, I'd fully rotate. you know you' give them Give them a week off.
00:13:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah?
00:13:40
Zak
And then if if they
Analyzing Formations and Predicting Outcomes
00:13:41
Zak
end up having ah a 9-0 defeat, then it turns out we are actually playing our best defenders and our best defenders just aren't very good.
00:13:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
I guess... ah yes but I guess also it gives any one of those three the opportunity to step up and have a game that the makes the decision easier for the weekend, right? Like, I can comfortably see Nathan Wood stepping up and doing that, and and then, you know, no one's going to bat an eyelid at a partnership of Jack Stevens and Nathan Wood ah if we we go into that in the Borough game, but what What about through the middle?
00:14:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, Shea Charles has been a constant. is Is he the name that stays on the sheet or do we see someone else come into that role?
00:14:20
Zak
Yeah.
00:14:24
Zak
I see him staying, if I'm totally honest. I just think he's too much.
00:14:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:29
Zak
and i don't think that he's struggling for fitness and needs much of a break by the looks of how he's played so far this season. And obviously, give Yander a couple more minutes as well and see if they develop the kind of relationship we want.
00:14:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:43
Zak
Obviously, it didn't really play out that way in the last game, but as you pointed out, free hit, isn't it, really?
00:14:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and then, i don't know, are we sticking with this sort of 4-2-1-3 kind of shape, or 4-2-3-1 kind of shape, or are we end up mixing it up and going a bit more slightly traditional, like a 4-4?
00:15:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would love to see a 4-4-2 with ah either Downs or Stewart and either Archer or Armstrong playing off each other.
00:15:10
Zak
Ain't happening. I just don't see it happening at all.
00:15:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
and then And then you just drop Jay Robinson on one side, and... literally anyone, Tom Fellows, Ryan Fraser on the other side. ah just I just, think that, that leads to one of our more lethal sort of looking lineups.
00:15:28
Zak
Do we not see a dozy or a rebo coming back in all for this game because
00:15:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. You know, you're right. I could definitely see a Rebo stepping into that middle midfield.
00:15:37
Zak
because this is like a time to try and reintegrate right because unless they're sitting out for the entirety of the i don't think they'd be in training if they were planning to be track shipped out in january straight away so you know
00:15:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:15:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Yeah, that'd be interesting. I wouldn't be surprised to see both of those involved. Okay.
00:15:54
Zak
two of the ones which probably is one of the reasons that instead of you know instead of it being a ridiculously massive squad, it's just a massive squad. Because I think if you know those two managed to move on, it would still be a large squad, but it wouldn't be quite the bloat that I think Will still is complaining about. But we're talking about having something different. They're both there and they're both available. They're both featured in pre-season um and you know gives us a slightly different option.
00:16:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that'd be interesting. ah Yeah, I wouldn't hate seeing a Dozie thrown into that, mate. I think that there's Do you know there's a world where all of the things we've said happen and we go to a 4-4-2 and Aribo steps in for Shea Charles.
00:16:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
We have ah like a middle four of a Dozie on the left, Fellows on the right, or Robinson, either or.
00:16:39
Zak
Trust him.
00:16:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yander and Aribo through the middle. And then... Yeah, Stuart or Downs. Probably Stuart, I would imagine, starting.
00:16:57
Zak
But judging from the press conference and what he said, it also feels like he's going to persist with us as, because I think that, you know, he's noticed that that's where some of the criticism has come in. And it's said that he just needs more time to gel. And the way that we do that is by playing him.
00:17:11
Zak
And I feel like you don't make that statement and then drop him.
00:17:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
I just... I don't know if it... I don't know if this...
00:17:17
Zak
Or is it not that deep?
00:17:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, if yeah I don't know if sitting in... having him set out this game really counts as dropping is where I'm at.
00:17:24
Zak
Yeah. Okay.
00:17:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's because it's going to be rotated anyway. And, you know, you're right. ah He probably will be involved um in some sort of capacity because of that. But I don't think that... I think it really is a free hit. And I think that I'd be very surprised if it's not nine or ten changes, basically.
00:17:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
is where I'm at.
00:17:44
Zak
Okay.
00:17:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Because, you know, even from the other side, in his press conference slots come out and said that he's not going to play any of his like actual players. So, it's kind of like an impossible game to prepare for, right? Like, you should it is it more important to throw the kitchen sink at Liverpool or is it more important to, you know, actually set foot in the league, get a decisive game against what's, you know, on form is going to be a very difficult game at the weekend.
00:18:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Whereas is it more important if you give all of the fringe players a go out against Liverpool and they don't embarrass themselves, that in itself is a win, right? Like,
00:18:28
Zak
Yeah, I get that.
00:18:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah we Are we going to be miserable if we come on tomorrow to talk about this game and we've lost 3-0 but had 20 shots?
00:18:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. which i you know, it's such a hard game to mentally prepare for.
00:18:47
Zak
um Yeah, no, you're right.
00:18:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
and but But also because of that, because you're going to be sticking those players that have something to fight for out, like There's also the possibility that that's not really the case for Liverpool and maybe their players aren't as interested in walking over Southampton again. and i mean It would be very Saints to win a game that nobody cares about, wouldn't it?
00:19:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's be honest.
00:19:10
Zak
Yeah, we've we've talked about this before. And then lose the middles for three, and everyone will be upset about it. like that's That's the problem.
00:19:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:18
Zak
um But yeah, I think the fact that the the whole no one cares about it, really, as a through line, says a lot. Again, I think that's more of a conversation for not this game.
00:19:32
Zak
But it like it bothers me that it's like, okay, well, why are we wasting...
00:19:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:36
Zak
Why are we wasting time having competitions then that apparently nobody cares about? It's frustrating.
00:19:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's It's a really tricky one as well because like as much as we're... so Because we pay so much attention to the club and are feeling so... like ah It would be an entirely unsurprising if it was fully rotated. But also, what you have to take into account is that it's on ITV.
00:19:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
like this is This is like big eyes on football moments. So actually, knowing that Liverpool are playing a weakened team, if we want to play a full-strength team because we think we can go out and beat their weakened team, that's a very publicly visible opportunity to do that, right?
00:20:18
Zak
Yeah, So yeah the outcome of our team predictions, everyone, if you didn't catch that is oh, it could be any of them, really.
00:20:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
so I don't know. It's a really tough one. It's a really tough one to to try and gauge, but it'll be really interesting. Yeah.
00:20:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, it's like the press conference, isn't it?
00:20:35
Zak
but
00:20:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've got a really big squad, so...
00:20:38
Zak
Oh, great. Perfect. Thanks for narrowing that down. you going to tell us who's ill? No? Okay, perfect. Guess anyone. Maybe Wellington comes out of a boot on me. Who knows?
00:20:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, mate. Well, look, you think that was difficult. Next up, we are going to predict what the score's going to be and try and go from there. But first, a break and a message from our partners at Zencaster.
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00:21:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:21:37
Zak
You're be not pleased with what I predict. 2-0 Liverpool. That is my best case scenario. It's that we we lose by two goals. We make good count of ourselves. We exit the cup competition.
00:21:49
Zak
No one really cares. We've put in an alright, better performance than we did the other week. Maybe one or two players stake their claim. We get on with our life. 2-0 Liverpool.
00:22:01
Zak
but so I told you we'd be happy. This is the problem. You put me first.
00:22:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
The really upsetting part is that Like, you're not wrong. but Right? he like ah justist ah just I just can't put myself in a position to to go into a game feeling like that. it's a It's a tough one. 2-0. Who do you think scores the goal for Liverpool?
00:22:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Two goals.
00:22:30
Zak
who's the 16 year old lad let's have him get a price
00:22:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
It could be either Izak or Verts or both. ah first Liverpool goal.
00:22:38
Zak
ah um Of course, like first goal, tip first two goals for Liverpool for Isak would be against us, wouldn't they?
00:22:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:46
Zak
Because that is just, but then also flip side, as you said, you know, Slott basically came out and went, probably going to be none of the players you know. So it might be somebody we've never heard of before scoring his first two goals against us at 17, come out the academy and then everyone think he's the new hot hospital prospect and then three years time will be sold for Fulham or something.
00:22:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:10
Zak
so
00:23:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right, mate. Well, ah
00:23:12
Zak
Sorry, mate. I know you probably really hoped for a slightly more optimistic answer, but...
00:23:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
what what a downer you've put on the whole episode, mate.
00:23:18
Zak
That's all right.
00:23:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:23:19
Zak
You'll bounce back.
00:23:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
it
00:23:20
Zak
We'll bounce back, maybe.
00:23:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. ah Look, i I don't know if my head really believes what I'm about to say, but I feel like... I feel like...
00:23:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I feel like 1-0 Saints in the 97th minute, somehow.
00:23:38
Zak
Right.
00:23:41
Zak
Interesting.
00:23:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
like we just It won't even be like an on-purpose goal. like like bazoon or or McCarthy will miss-kick it out and like the wind will take it or something stupid like that.
00:23:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
just like It feels like it has the potential to be a really flat game. Historically... ten historically We've not really played our best football on ITV.
00:24:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
So...
00:24:06
Zak
What do you mean? That was a great 0-0 game the other day that we watched, right?
00:24:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah But yeah, no, look.
00:24:11
Zak
Nah, too soon.
00:24:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
i i feel
00:24:12
Zak
Too soon.
00:24:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
I feel like we can... I feel like just... We could somehow nick it just slightly on... I just feel like we'll be slightly more up for it.
00:24:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I hope we are.
00:24:24
Zak
I like I feel like it would be slightly more up for You thought it slightly up for the South Coast Derby, mate, but there we are.
00:24:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But that was that was nervy, but this is there's no reason to be nervous this is a free hit, right? Like, but they were scared to make a mistake in the South Coast derby because of the importance of the game.
00:24:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
This game isn't important at all. So...
00:24:45
Zak
ah and still somehow we're going be running through treacle. So I guess... ah
00:24:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah just look i think that the thing that... The thing that I focused in on on the press conference ah that's really, I think, put me in this headspace is ah Will Stills' useur continued and repeated use of... It's a cup game, so it's a one-off.
00:25:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I just... I've fully accepted that it's just going to be like 11 changes and we're just going to see the fringe players play. And it doesn't matter. Someone will have a great performance undoubtedly and, you know, secure themselves a spot on Saturday.
00:25:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Someone will have an absolute stinker probably who you'd expect to step up and have a good game. It's just going to be, it's going to be an interesting one. But i mean, it's going to be what it's going to be.
00:25:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's It's one of those where we're not expected to win. So it doesn't really matter if we lose, which is always nice.
00:25:40
Zak
I think I'm starting to get to you, mate. I'm sorry.
00:25:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, look on that almost note of positivity. it seems like a ah wonderful place to wrap up. Uh, Zach, thank you very much for joining me.
00:25:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Thank you, everyone,
Engagement and Closing Remarks
00:26:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
for listening. Let us know in the comments and on the socials what your score prediction is. ah And if you're travelling up to Liverpool, fair play if you are making that journey on a Tuesday night.
00:26:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not for me. ah ah did but did put the sales pitch on to the wife. didn't go down very well. But...
00:26:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
the Yeah, let us know the score predictions on all the socials. We are on Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube, Blue Sky, ah Instagram, all of them. Let us know. we can't wait to hear from you.
00:26:19
Zak
Shocker.
00:26:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Whatever happens, we'll be back tomorrow to talk about it. That is for sure. Thank very much again, everyone, for listening. We'll see you tomorrow and have a wonderful day.
00:26:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
And come on, Saints.