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Introduction & Hosts
00:00:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's the Daily Soccer Podcast from the Global Sports Podcast Network that is also known as the Daily Premier League Podcast. It is your daily deep dive into all things Premier League. My name's Ken Davis. His name is Nicholas Britton.
Premier League & Champions League Overview
00:00:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it's been a busy week for for Premier League teams in the Champions League. There's going to be a lot to pull apart from that, lot of fallout. And... We're going to just review the performances that we've seen this week. But first,
Derby & Wrexham's Future Prospects
00:00:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
before we get on to that kind of stuff, wins for Derby, wins for Wrexham, Nick. What do make of those two things? that Oh, we're going to see Derby and Wrexham in the Premier League next year.
00:00:51
Nick B
and No, i think...
00:00:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, ah all right.
00:00:53
Nick B
no No, I don't think so.
00:00:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
And just bring me back down to earth, you know, without a parachute.
00:00:58
Nick B
It was an excellent win for Derby away at Swansea City. and yeah I mean, look, Derby are... They're a weird side because they're so bad and yet they're so good at the same time.
00:01:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Tell me about it.
00:01:09
Nick B
they like They can barely string two passes together half of the time, but they score goals, they win games, they're set up to win games, particularly away
00:01:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Decent defence. They've got a decent defence, apart from...
00:01:21
Nick B
ah Very, very good defence, very good goalkeeper, but very good centre-halves. And Danny bath dandny Bath came in for his only, I think he's only his only second game of the season because Dion Sanderson was injured and did a great job.
00:01:31
Nick B
you know
00:01:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
that's good to see because he wasn't impressive in this first game of the season, don't think.
00:01:34
Nick B
No, he wasn't. And and I thought Derby played very well. and But without really, I mean, they they don't really play great football. They just win games.
00:01:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
they they they're They're a dreadful watch, really. But anyway, it doesn't really matter because they're seventh, I think, there.
00:01:50
Nick B
It'll do me,
Champions League Focus
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Nick B
yeah.
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Nick B
It'll do me.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
One point ahead of the Mighty Wrexham, who also won and who also are on a bit of a roll.
00:01:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
We haven't so and never't lost in ten or something now.
00:01:57
Nick B
Yeah, they are, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, very interesting to see how Wrexham are going to get on.
00:02:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Come on. So anyway, now, shall we go from the dizzy heights of the chunp of the championship to the dizzy heights of the Champions League? And there were six games. I want to have a quick look through some fascinating games amongst them. ah Liverpool's woes continue. We'll come to that.
00:02:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Chelsea's don't know. Chelsea 3, Barcelona 0. Yeah. Of course, Barcelona reduced to 10 men after about 40 minutes. But still, Chelsea, I mean, they did they look a team.
00:02:38
Nick B
Yeah, they do. And I talked about this on the podcast yesterday, which i had to do on my own, Ken, because you weren't here.
00:02:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know. what was I was doing something else, wasn't I?
00:02:45
Nick B
and And I was kind of talking about the fact that Estadio is really, Estadio, I keep getting his name wrong, Estadio, has really come to the fore.
00:02:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh. Esteval, yeah.
00:02:56
Nick B
And we had talked about, a few weeks ago on the podcast, about can Chelsea play without Cole Palmer? And the answer at that stage was no, they didn't seem to know what to do. But they do now. And they seem to have sort of settled on ah on a team.
00:03:07
Nick B
Carcedo's playing really well.
00:03:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:09
Nick B
Estadio's come into the team to create the... that bit of magic that they didn't have when Parma wasn't playing. And great to see Liam de Lapp back on the score sheet and playing, came on off the bench.
00:03:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:20
Nick B
So suddenly it's looking pretty good for Chelsea.
00:03:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
if If you're demolishing Barcelona 3-0, I mean, you don't do that by accident.
00:03:26
Nick B
Well, we had Le Mal, you know one one the the know, one of the best players in the world at the moment, it certainly the best young player in the world.
00:03:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:31
Nick B
We had Le Mal playing for Barcelona and all eyes really were on Esteval.
00:03:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Estefán was very good in comparison. What a magnificent second goal they scored. And it's the strength and the skill Estefán showed ah to to score that I thought was remarkable.
00:03:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that, interestingly, leaves Barcelona in 18th place in the Champions League table.
00:03:53
Nick B
Yeah, they haven't they haven't started well, have they?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
18th.
00:03:56
Nick B
um um mean, there's a lot time, and you only really need to finish in the top 16, because the top eight qualify automatically, and the next eight will go into playoffs.
00:03:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Dreadful.
00:04:04
Nick B
So as long as you're in that 16, then you're okay.
00:04:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:04:08
Nick B
But you would expect Barcelona to be in the top eight, wouldn't you? You'd expect them to qualify automatically.
00:04:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
You would. After five games, they find themselves in 18th. And they didn't look... i mean, they looked okay, but they didn't... Chelsea looked the better team, even before they lost the player. And after that, there was only going to be one winner.
00:04:25
Nick B
Yeah, very much so. Very much so.
Man City vs Bayer Leverkusen Analysis
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Global Sports Podcast Network
So, interestingly, ah Manchester City nil. That doesn't happen very often. By a Leverkusen. Two. ah The...
00:04:40
Nick B
Yeah, 10 changes. 10 changes from Pep Guardiola.
00:04:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it didn't work, did it?
00:04:45
Nick B
Well, categorically not.
00:04:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
It did not work. They but they were unbeaten as well in the Champions League before the game.
00:04:51
Nick B
don't know yeah I don't know what his thinking was. I don't know whether it was ah we're going to take Leverkusen too easily. I don't know whether it was, look, we need to get fringe players playing. We need to give Haaland a rest. We've got tough Premier League fixture list coming up. we'll get into that busy December period very soon. yeah What his thinking was, I don't know. Ten changes is very drastic.
00:05:11
Nick B
Very interesting.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:05:12
Nick B
Whether he's saying to players, right, here's your chance, go and take it, or you're out the door. it's very i don't know what the motivation was for that at all. It's very difficult to say.
00:05:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
And and and they did they did they did seem to be a lack of cohesion about Man City yesterday. I tell you, he was the player of the match, in my opinion, Flecken, in goal for Leverkusen, just pulled lock of off a string of one. Remarkable save in the first half.
00:05:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then a string of saves all the way through the game.
00:05:38
Nick B
Hmm. A couple of good saves, yeah, couple good saves.
00:05:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's a great keeper, Flecken. And he yeah he really showed it yesterday.
00:05:45
Nick B
Well, look, I mean, well, Wednesday, i think it was, wasn't it? Tuesday.
00:05:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wednesday. It was Wednesday.
00:05:50
Nick B
Tuesday, because today's Thursday.
00:05:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Tuesday.
00:05:52
Nick B
Come on, kid.
00:05:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're right. Tuesday.
00:05:54
Nick B
Yeah, he is a good keeper. And maybe maybe, you know, we're being a bit too harsh on Man City because he did put off some good saves. But the reality is they still lost to home to Nylton Bay-Lewis.
00:06:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
And they had the chances. Haaland came on for the 64 minutes. He had a couple of decent chances.
00:06:07
Nick B
Yeah, and it's got straightaway, actually, isn't yeah?
00:06:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
He was around Flecken, gave Flecken a chance and he many couldn't get past him. And then there's there's a chance later on as well.
00:06:14
Nick B
I
00:06:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
But chances you expect Haaland to take. But, I mean, he was cold. He'd come off off off off the bench.
00:06:22
Nick B
don't know donno because i mean against Newcastle there were a couple of chances that you'd expect Haaland to take on Saturday and he didn't take them so maybe this is this is it's all over yeah I
00:06:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Don't say that because I've trebled capping him at home against Leeds this weekend.
00:06:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
which ah Which means gets sent off after.
00:06:40
Nick B
that
00:06:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I'll miss a penalty and then I'll get sent off.
00:06:44
Nick B
He'll miss a penalty, he'll get sent off after about half an hour, which means that he qualifies for playing.
00:06:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You see it coming. um So just finishing things off on ah Tuesday night. Seems a long time ago. Marseille down in
Marseille vs Newcastle Discussion
00:07:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
the south of France. Two Newcastle. One Newcastle. One up after five minutes. Harvey Barnes again scoring. He knows where the yeah where the old onion bag is at the moment.
00:07:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then... A very odd goal right at the start of the second half. What Nick Pope was doing, I'm not quite sure, 30 seconds into the second half. And then they're going to get another one. So five minutes into the second half, Marseille 2-1 up.
00:07:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Big chance for Willock at the end, but but better team won in the end, do you think?
00:07:27
Nick B
Yeah, I think so. Yeah, Newcastle's away form is is poor, has been poor for quite some time. Again, i mean, it's his third game in a row now. They've they've taken the lead away from home. this is They've taken the lead and lost.
00:07:38
Nick B
It was, i mean, Nick Poe, i was i was I was watching it and it was it it reminded me, was making his point yesterday, it reminded me of when I play FIFA and take control of my goalie and he just runs off in the opposite direction.
00:07:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
you reckon someone was in control of Nick Pope?
00:07:56
Nick B
think somebody's...
00:07:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
He wasn't in control of his own actions.
00:07:58
Nick B
and just sent him sprinting into no man's land.
00:08:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
It looked like that, didn't it?
00:08:01
Nick B
And that should...
00:08:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because you had no hope of no hope of i've actually intercepting the ball or...
00:08:05
Nick B
No. It's just classic where he runs out and suddenly realizes, i ain't going to get this, and just got just stands there.
00:08:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Time stood still. and Lovely finish by their player, though.
00:08:17
Nick B
I don't understand.
00:08:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:19
Nick B
That shouldn't take away from what was a brilliant finish from Aubameyang. And it really shouldn't. But look, you can't go conceding goals 20 seconds into the second half of these types of games. Newcastle are 1-0 up at a break, looking good.
00:08:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
cruising really
00:08:33
Nick B
The weight form has been poor, but you've got, you know, you're really in here. And before anybody had taken their seats, it's it's one all. And then before anybody had even had a chance to have a cup of tea, it's two one. And then out of nothing, you know, within four minutes of madness, then you're chasing a game.
00:08:49
Nick B
And they chased it, but they didn't really chase it, I'm honest.
00:08:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah They didn't really threaten.
00:08:52
Nick B
They didn't even look at this game, did they?
00:08:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
They had one chance, didn't they, right at the end of Willock? And that's Marseille are up to 21st. It just shows, know, Marseille won exactly on fantastic form. And I've seen the French League. It's not great at that kind of level.
00:09:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Newcastle should have been winning that game.
00:09:05
Nick B
I think so. I think
Podcast Partnership & Arsenal vs Bayern Analysis
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Nick B
so.
00:09:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
But Newcastle are still 11th because they've had a decent start with the Champions League campaign.
00:09:07
Nick B
theyll
00:09:10
Nick B
Well, they were they were they were in the top eight you know going into the game.
00:09:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:09:13
Nick B
So... so
00:09:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:10:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okie dokie. So now we move on to third Wednesday. Wednesday we move on to. um
00:10:11
Nick B
Any idea what it is?
00:10:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
One of the games I was really looking forward to and it kind of lived up to expectation. Arsenal against Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich to everybody else. ah I thought Arsenal were amazing. set What a great set-piece goal. Arsenal set pieces joy to watch. Neuer didn't know what he was kind of being batted with last night.
00:10:39
Nick B
No, he had a bit of a poke moment as well on a couple of occasions where he ran out of the goal in a random direction.
00:10:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Didn't he?
00:10:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:46
Nick B
Yeah, I thought Arsenal was sensational. ah I thought they made pretty light work at Bayern, to be honest with you, and didn't give Harry Kane a sniff.
00:10:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:54
Nick B
And he's the man who scores all their goals. And just generally, I just thought their play was brilliant. they' They're so good at kind of going direct. They're so good at mixing it up. They're so good at playing good football. You never know where they get the angles they run at. You just don't know. If you're a defender, you've just got no idea where you're getting hit from next.
00:11:12
Nick B
It's extraordinary.
00:11:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, they're great. And they've got great defence and a great set piece. They've got a great keeper. I mean, they are an all-round. They're really top team this season, Arsenal.
00:11:19
Nick B
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, if they they beat Chelsea on Sunday, you kind of feel that's the Premier League almost over and done with.
00:11:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Remember when we used to say that about Liverpool?
00:11:29
Nick B
No, well, no,
Liverpool's Challenges
00:11:30
Nick B
not really.
00:11:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Remember that? Back in, what was it? September.
00:11:32
Nick B
you know
00:11:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, I think the Premier League might be over this season. It's September the 17th and Liverpool 5.25.
00:11:37
Nick B
Yeah, well, it what it is, it's just not, for them it's just not Liverpool.
00:11:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's not Liverpool. It's not Liverpool. Yeah, there was no sign of Kane. Do you think this... You you know what? You have got a theory about the standard of the German Bundesliga compared to the Premier League.
00:11:51
Nick B
Yeah.
00:11:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's completely different. And you and you can be you can be a world-beater in the Bundesliga and be absolute nobody in the Premier League.
00:11:53
Nick B
Yeah, it is completely different. Yeah, 100%.
00:12:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Was that just a reminder that Kane at Premier League level is... I know it's not a lot to go on.
00:12:05
Nick B
No. no. only I mean, yeah if that happens against Palace or Everton or, you know, mid-ranking... Well, Palace is the fifth now, i but but, you know, I mean, a big but big i mean the mid-ranking Premier League team, you kind of go, maybe, but you're up against Arsenal here.
00:12:22
Nick B
the European players are the best defence in the league, probably one of the best defences in Europe.
00:12:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
He never got a sniff, did
00:12:26
Nick B
It's no disgrace not to get a sniff.
00:12:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, well played Arsenal, 3-1. Winners now. Here's the elephant in the room. ah We talked about this when we had, was it Monday's episode, that PSV is going to be a really tricky game for Anisla, obviously, because they he knows a lot about him. He's a Dutch manager. I predicted they would lose ah because i just I just think PSV would be right up for this game.
00:12:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Liverpool concede again ah first. Van Dijk's penalty was an absolutely obvious penalty. What his arm was doing up there is... mean, he did claim that he was impeded, but there's no excuse for having his arm up there, was there?
00:13:10
Nick B
not foul. It's not a foul. I don't care. I don't care whether he claims, can claim what he likes. It's not foul.
00:13:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:13:16
Nick B
I mean, sorry, it is a foul. Sorry, that's what i'm trying to He claim what he likes. He's wrong, is what I'm trying to say in all of that. It was quite clearly handball.
00:13:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:13:26
Nick B
And it was Perisic, wasn't it? Perisic, a man who we are going to be talking about tomorrow, by the way, on Road to World Cup 26 podcast, when we look at Croatia.
00:13:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:13:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Great.
00:13:37
Nick B
Yeah, Perisic tucked it away.
00:13:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Looking forward to that.
00:13:39
Nick B
And you're almost thinking, well, that's it. And I know they equalised and had a bit of a spell and hit a bar. But They still look pretty rubbish, don't they? And I don't know. i mean, where on earth does Arnie Slott go from here at the moment?
00:13:52
Nick B
mean, where does he go?
00:13:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, um ah just just looking at the goals yesterday, ah they're all mistakes, all defensive mistakes. I mean, when it went to 2-1, very neat finish, decent ball straight through. Kerkhez, fast asleep.
00:14:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Kerkhez has got to get goal side of his man. And he he was always he started off ah half a step behind him. he was never going to catch him up. Guy puts the ball in the back of the net. Kirk gets fast asleep. 3-1, Canate makes a horrible decision.
00:14:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Loses the ball straight straight down the left. They're through. 4-1, sliced open again down the right. I mean, it's all coming from the flanks. And they just can't cope with it.
00:14:33
Nick B
so okay so It's all coming from anywhere the opposition has the ball. Flanks, middle, crosses.
00:14:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can it get any worse?
00:14:42
Nick B
It can come from anywhere. anywhere against Liverpool because, and we talked about this a couple of weeks ago, didn't we? They have no defensive midfield. hi So the defence is completely exposed.
00:14:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:14:54
Nick B
mean, yesterday they were pushing the whole midfield up way too high.
00:14:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm.
00:14:57
Nick B
So it was dead easy for PSV to get at the defence.
00:15:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm.
00:15:01
Nick B
And the defence isn't very good. So it was dead easy for them to score. And...
00:15:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it is you're right about that. You put your your finger on that. yeah any any Any team that really pushes Liverpool and has got runners from midfield, Liverpool are in all kinds of trouble.
00:15:15
Nick B
Yeah, yeah. I mean, Klopp, there's lots talk about Klopp coming back, by the way. think it's probably media speculation.
00:15:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know there is.
00:15:23
Nick B
Yeah, Slott, he's got to get back to the basics. And the basics, as Brian Klopp always said, was if you don't concede goals, you don't lose games.
00:15:34
Nick B
and start with the defence. Everything should start with the defence. That's what great teams are built on. And the defence is dreadful. There's no other way about it. you know Even Van Dijk now is looking bad.
00:15:47
Nick B
And he was a little same.
00:15:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I think I feel sorry for Van Dijk because I think he's trying to he's carrying the whole defence really on his shoulders, isn't he?
00:15:50
Nick B
I do as well because I totally agree with you.
00:15:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's only him, there's no one else.
00:15:54
Nick B
Yeah. totally agree. I totally agree. Yeah. And he must he must just be exasperated by all of this.
00:16:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. No, no, no, he must. Now, so on this, in terms of slot, ah that was a note that was a big, sharp nail in the coffin last night for Arnie Slott, losing at home 4-1 to PSV. PSV, and no, that you know they're not Bayern Munich.
00:16:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah i mean it is I mean, the clock is definitely ticking. How loud is the clock ticking?
00:16:27
Nick B
It's very, very difficult, isn't it? Because we've seen what happens if you get rid of managers. And we've seen also Arsenal. Look at Arsenal as a great example of what happens when you stick with a manager through hard times for three or four five years and allow him to build over that period of months.
00:16:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good point.
00:16:46
Nick B
Not over three months, six months, what have you. Allow him to build and give him the time to do so. the The flip side of that is Liverpool cannot not qualify for the Champions League next season.
00:17:00
Nick B
Financially, it'll be a disaster for them.
00:17:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Hmm.
00:17:03
Nick B
Other than what Man United and Tottenham did last season, which is finish up and sort of wallowing around the bottom regions of the Premier League, which is unacceptable. And then they've got a decision to make. i don't think there's any sense in getting rid of slot before the summer.
00:17:20
Nick B
But then I think...
00:17:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Could you see it? Would you put your house on it?
00:17:23
Nick B
or four games what is the justification for keeping him because it's not like it's not like they are playing all right and being a bit unlucky they're actually just getting progressively worse every single game so
00:17:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, the confidence is just falling at the bottom of the club, really.
00:17:40
Nick B
you then you then sort start asking yourself well has has he lost the dressing room are the players putting in a shift are they bothered Do they want slot out? Is the dressing room split?
00:17:51
Nick B
All these types of questions.
00:17:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's interesting.
00:17:52
Nick B
And when even you start asking those types of questions, that normally means the manager's on the slippery slope because he's the one who pays with his job. It's never the players. Players get away with it all the time.
00:18:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:18:01
Nick B
you know they They hold the power in this relationship. It's always the manager who gets the sack when the players decide not to perform.
Team Morale & Management
00:18:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he's on very, very, very thin ice, though. That ice is getting thinner every week. I think what what worries me about Slott is he seems a little bit bereft of ideas.
00:18:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
he He doesn't seem to have a plan. He doesn't seem to have have his at best 11. He doesn't have anything settled. ah Now, the performance of the players has kind of forced his hand a little bit on that because he's been forced to look elsewhere because the players have been so poor. But still, you get the impression that there isn't a vision and and there just isn't a plan.
00:18:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
It just seems to be a little bit reactive rather than ah rather than planned.
00:18:47
Nick B
It is. It is. and And, you know, you you have to feel for him in some respect because you could never imagine Salah would be as bad as he has. And by the way, he should be the first name to drop off the team sheet at the weekend.
00:18:59
Nick B
He just does not deserve to have that shirt after his performance last night, let alone
00:19:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
Liverpool vs West Ham Preview
00:19:03
Nick B
his performances in recent games generally.
00:19:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was absolutely that leave, wasn't it?
00:19:05
Nick B
good luck His lack of effort was was was appalling because if you can't
00:19:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:19:11
Nick B
nobody's asking you to run around like banshee, but you can see your right back needs help. And to just stand there and watch is pathetic, in my opinion.
00:19:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Well, a lot of people have pointed at that, haven't they?
00:19:19
Nick B
So...
00:19:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Why if one of the issues around the full-backs has been really because the lack of support from the from the players further up the field and essentially they're being overrun.
00:19:27
Nick B
Yeah, look... Yeah, and Salah's never been one for chasing back, but he's never and he's never really had to.
00:19:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:19:34
Nick B
But at the moment, he does. At a moment, for the good of the team, he needs to work harder. So he needs to be the first one to go. They've got a difficult game. You never, ever thought he'd say this. He's got a difficult game away at West Ham on Sunday.
00:19:45
Nick B
And that's looking a real banana skin.
00:19:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, they have.
00:19:50
Nick B
Because West Ham have picked up and they're playing all right.
00:19:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's going to be...
00:19:54
Nick B
West Ham fancy it.
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00:19:55
Nick B
And when we come and do our predictions at the weekend's podcast, you know, I ain't going with Liverpool, can tell you that. I don't think it is.
00:20:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's drawer, isn't it? Got a drawer written all over it, as as we as we as we worked out last weekend.
00:20:03
Nick B
it's got West Ham win. I think it's got West win. Well, yeah, all your games have got draws written all over them, Ken, according to your point. No, I think we're going with West Ham for that one.
00:20:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Interesting one i'm looking forward to that game. Right. A couple of things just to mention. Global Sports Podcast Network is partnered with Bionique, the world's most personalized supplements, because your body your body, Nick, I'm looking at you now, is unique. And because without knowing what deficiencies you have, and Nick's got a few, let's be honest, taking off-the-shelf supplements means you're probably not getting enough of the nutrients you need, Nick, and too many of the ones you don't need. And we all know you get too many of certain nutrients you just don't need.
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Okay, right, just before we get into the last bit of this, what will be probably a record podcast in the sense it was probably going to be over in 25 minutes, so we can all go and have our tea.
00:21:23
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But if you do want to get in contact with us via email, The best way to do that is through our email address. That's how it works on email. Dailypremierleadpodcast at gmail.com.
00:21:35
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If you send an email to that, it'll get to us. That's how the internet works. And then we'll be able to read it and maybe feature it on the show. Do you reckon that's what we should do, Nick?
00:21:45
Nick B
I think that's exactly what we should do.
00:21:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Then that's what...
00:21:47
Nick B
And whilst, by the way, you might be going to have your tea because you're a bit lazy and don't do a lot of exercise, I'm going out to play football shortly.
00:21:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Have you had your tea?
00:21:56
Nick B
Nope. I'll have it when i come back.
00:21:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good lad. And good lad. Well done for for playing. Not reffing, playing.
00:22:04
Nick B
Not working today. No playing. Playing. Which would be...
00:22:07
Nick B
I've just been...
00:22:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Have you given up the reffing?
00:22:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just for the world wants to know, are you still doing it?
00:22:11
Nick B
Oh, yeah, I'm still refereeing, yeah. No, but I'm playing tonight only because my son, he plays in this five-side thing and they're a player short, so he's asked me if I I think I'm just going to play.
00:22:21
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replie
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So I might be doing this on my own tomorrow.
00:22:26
Nick B
Ken, I'm of a certain age, as you well know, and I'm up with a load of 22-year-olds. So I think I'll just go and go. And I hope nobody comes to me.
00:22:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I would. I really would. that's not going to That's not going to end well. I remember playing on the same five-side team as you once.
00:22:37
Nick B
No.
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Nick B
Yeah, I know. remember
PSG vs Spurs Analysis & Closing Remarks
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Nick B
those. I remember that.
00:22:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
i scored worldie, actually, that day. I scored a worldie. Talking about worldies, ah final game to review is Paris Saint-Germain 5-5, Spurs 3. Now, everybody knows my view on Spurs. They're crap.
00:22:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
But nobody nobody understands that yet. 1-0, Richarleston. What a player. What a player. He keeps banging him in. Very nicely taking goal, actually.
00:23:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
see i want a Very nicely patient build-up to that. And then...
00:23:12
Nick B
I wouldn't say keep i would say he keeps bagging them in.
00:23:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
the No, he occasionally bangs him in.
00:23:14
Nick B
That's probably a little bit. think He spurts is what he does. He spurts.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
He does for Spurs.
00:23:20
Nick B
He'll get two or three in ah in a bit of a couple of two or three games and not score for for a few games.
00:23:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
For a year. ah Then Vettinia gets in on the act And so and he he scores he scores three In in in the game Spurs went two up to start the second half All looked like it was going to Work out very well for them And then the defence started to The wheels fell off a little bit And 4-2, 4-3, 5-3
00:23:46
Nick B
Yeah, look, it was a much improved, certainly first half, much improved Hotton from what we've seen. And at 1-0 up and then 2-1 up, shortly into the second half, you're thinking, you know, maybe this is going to be the biggest shock this season in the Champions.
00:24:01
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Paris Saint-Germain are a team. i mean, they're second in the Champions League table anyway.
00:24:04
Nick B
Well, they're holders. They're the holders of the Champions League.
00:24:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, of course they are, yeah.
00:24:06
Nick B
And they're a brilliant side. And they would have fancied putting five past Tottenham.
00:24:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:12
Nick B
And in the end, they did. But fair play. Look, fair play to Tottenham. Because the form they've shown this season has been... or The form they've shown of late has been pretty poor.
00:24:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Inconsistent. Inconsistent.
00:24:22
Nick B
Yeah, been pretty poor. They haven't been great. They haven't defended that well. And struggled to score. And I thought they were much better last night. ah After what was a ah really poor performance at Arsenal, by the way, on Sunday, and you feared for them because you thought, well, you go to um go to paris's Paris, and paris paris paris somewhere in between go there, go France,
00:24:43
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get barry
00:24:45
Nick B
and play like that
00:24:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
and get battered again yeah
00:24:48
Nick B
you're go to get it's going to be eight or nine let alone four. But they put in a good shift, I thought. They play they played pretty well. There's no disgrace to losing to Paris Saint-Germain and to score three goals, I think, is pretty good. They won't have come away with that game with their tail between the legs.
00:25:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I think that's a fair assessment, actually. Well played Spurs in defeat. so So tomorrow, two things that we're doing that you might be interested in.
00:25:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Firstly, we're doing the Road to Wilco podcast, which is all about Croatia. Should be an interesting one because they're a decent team.
00:25:19
Nick B
ah got some good I've got some great World Cup news for you tomorrow, Ken.
00:25:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, I think.
00:25:23
Nick B
A couple couple a couple of really good stories to talk about during our new segment.
00:25:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm. Yeah, looking forward to that. You can find Road to World Cup podcast ah on World Sports Podcast Network and wherever you find your podcasts. And also we're going to be doing another Daily Premier League, which is going to be all about predictions, as it always is on Friday. And looking forward to doing that.
00:25:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then I might be away and holding next week. Don't know. Might be here. Don't know. Wife's deciding what she wants to do. I just pay for it and tag along.
00:25:52
Nick B
Well, with a bit of luck, she'll go on holiday and you'll stay home. right she will might Never mind you.
00:25:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
i Don't say that. Right. Okay, mate. You're going to get me in trouble. The world's to heard that now, you know.
00:26:03
Nick B
are you get I'll get me in trouble with your missus.
00:26:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
You don't want to be there.
00:26:07
Nick B
That's happened on a regular basis.
00:26:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Indeed. So, brilliant. So, that's that's that. Thanks thank for joining us. Thanks, everyone, for listening. Hope you enjoyed that. A little round-up the Champions League action. and We'll be back tomorrow to talk about what's going on the Premier League this weekend. See you, Liverpool, or losing to next this weekend, West Ham.
00:26:23
Nick B
I saw him.
00:26:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we'll see you then. So, until next time, have a good one.