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Episode 391: 9 UNDEFEATED! Winning at Wednesday! (On a Saturday!)
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Southampton – A comfortable win as was to be expected but important to get these games under out belt. What a run of form we find ourselves in!
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Saints' Recent Performance Highlights
00:00:13
DailySaintsPod
Hello and welcome back to the Daily Saints pod. My name is Greg and as always today, joined by my good friend and wonderful co-host, Zach. And mate, I mean football occurred and we won again.
00:00:27
Zak
Football occurred. We did win again. that That sure was some... was alright. James Bree's goal, Ryan Padding's goal was really good.
00:00:36
DailySaintsPod
won... Yeah.
00:00:39
Zak
lot
00:00:39
DailySaintsPod
Yeah. I mean, we scored from set pieces, which is nice because the rest of the season, that's something that's been a struggle, right?
00:00:43
Zak
Yeah. Which is wild. Well,
00:00:48
DailySaintsPod
And we conceded a silly goal from a set piece.
00:00:48
Zak
it's bit thing that we've been
00:00:51
DailySaintsPod
So not all of the cracks from the rest of the season are healed and that's fine. So, you know,
00:00:55
Zak
I don't even think it's cracks, mate. I just think that they they were about they were about as switched on for the game as like you kind of expected.
00:00:59
DailySaintsPod
sometimes it happens, doesn't
00:01:05
Zak
right And you could tell because like the performance levels got up so much in straight after their their goal. right All of a sudden, it was like, oh! It's like when when you're playing like your younger brother on FIFA, right and then all of a sudden, he scores goal issue and you start going, oh!
00:01:19
DailySaintsPod
Mm.
00:01:22
Zak
Yeah. Right, let's stop playing now and then you absolutely smash it. Obviously, we didn't go on to absolutely smash him. We pri we pretty much hit the prediction, but the silly goal we made, like the silly goal we conceded, it's just...
00:01:38
Zak
Yeah, it's kind of run the course. I was worried it could have performed an upset. You fair play to Wednesday fans still showing up.
00:01:43
DailySaintsPod
Mm.
00:01:45
Zak
Like, you know, it's still quite dead, but like, man, okay it's just like they've already been relegated.
00:01:50
DailySaintsPod
Yeah.
00:01:51
Zak
It's like, oh, we know. And there's there's a lot of parallels to last season except for us, except just the existential dread of whether your club will exist or
Club Ownership and Future Uncertainties
00:01:59
Zak
not. It's a whole other thing.
00:02:00
DailySaintsPod
Yeah.
00:02:01
Zak
Yeah.
00:02:01
DailySaintsPod
Just, yeah, I mean, just the general. We talked about, like, the the leading bidder pulling out and knowing if they're going have a buyer, and it's just not.
00:02:09
Zak
and being like, don't worry, guys. Mike Ashley's here to save you, potentially. always ends well.
00:02:13
DailySaintsPod
Yeah. Yeah.
00:02:14
Zak
Wanda.com, anyone? Remember that sponsorship?
00:02:19
DailySaintsPod
let's But I mean, look, it's a lesson in perspective and in the credit in the bank that that you can accrue with a good run of form, right?
00:02:29
DailySaintsPod
Because if if this game plays out exactly how it played out,
00:02:29
Zak
Yes.
00:02:34
DailySaintsPod
But 10 games ago, our conversation would be three goals from defenders. What are the strikers doing? Another soft goal from a set piece. What are we doing in defense? This a game we should be walking over every day. But because they got the credit in the bank and this is our you know ninth game undefeated and we we're pushing on a couple of good wins in a row.
00:02:57
DailySaintsPod
It's nice that we're spreading goals around the team and James Bree is suddenly the you know highest goal scoring threat we have available.
00:03:05
Zak
True.
00:03:07
DailySaintsPod
it's It's nice that we're scoring from set pieces because previously in the season that's that's not somewhere we've looked particularly threatening.
Team Momentum and Player Contributions
00:03:16
DailySaintsPod
And it's nice that we were able to deal with the minor adversity of conceding a daft goal and to actually switch back on and go and get another one to seal the deal for sure. Because, you know, they're the sort of moments in the game that the rest of the season that hasn't been the case. So...
00:03:37
DailySaintsPod
just There are lots of positives to take from it. and you know this it it was You're right.
00:03:40
Zak
Yeah.
00:03:43
DailySaintsPod
it we It was almost complacent is how I would approach it. right like They almost took were caught napping, taking it for granted. But at the end of the day, we did enough to get it over the line.
00:03:55
DailySaintsPod
And that's what what we need to do heading into you know the period of the season where the teams around us keep winning as well. Every game is a proper must-win game. So...
00:04:06
Zak
This is true. Mike Braxton winning definitely hasn't helped us out. And we we also felt the unfortunate news on Friday that Wolves have now beaten our points tally. So we are still the second worst teams we've ever been in the Premier League.
00:04:21
Zak
so So, yeah, you're right. the the positive There are positives from the game, for sure.
00:04:25
DailySaintsPod
hmm
00:04:26
Zak
I just think that, like, it almost had, like, considering how important is going to it would it was... because of maybe that sense of complacency, it almost felt a little bit FA Cup-like.
00:04:39
Zak
Like, the goals were eventually coming, they came, it was like, oh, thank goodness.
00:04:39
DailySaintsPod
hmm.
00:04:44
Zak
Then all of a sudden they scored, and it was like, oh, good Ben, let's get back to it.
Challenges: League Standing and Injuries
00:04:47
Zak
now we've scored the third, we're fine. and obviously there was a lot of talk beforehand with the absentees. Obviously, Roche's name incredibly noticeable.
00:04:56
Zak
Apparently he's just got, like, you know, a small thing, which I'm really hoping that's the case and not just a...
00:05:02
DailySaintsPod
Yeah.
00:05:02
Zak
you know
00:05:03
DailySaintsPod
I mean, I'm in two minds on it because because of his injury history and his past, you immediately jump in your brain to the worst. But also, bearing in mind you know the fixture and how likely it was that we were going to win...
00:05:22
DailySaintsPod
And even if it is the slightest of tightnesses based off of his injury history, they were not going to risk it anyway, right? So it it kind of makes sense. It does draw a question to me.
00:05:31
Zak
Then what's it worth for a Skidium Tuesday?
00:05:34
DailySaintsPod
Yeah, it does draw a question to me as why we bought him on Tuesday in a dead game.
00:05:37
Zak
okay, good. We're on the same wavelength. Sorry to interrupt.
00:05:41
DailySaintsPod
Yeah. Yeah, like it's crazy, right? like I questioned it then.
00:05:47
DailySaintsPod
question it even more now.
00:05:47
Zak
you You did.
00:05:48
Zak
You were one of the first people to question it. And it did seem confusing because were already winning. But as they also pointed out to you that point, they wanted to continue continue playing in that specific part. And unfortunately, we've only got two players that are capable of that.
00:06:02
Zak
Right? It's just the the fact of the matter.
00:06:07
DailySaintsPod
but But it was good. Laren looked good.
00:06:09
Zak
Mm-hmm. but like scale it's just lacking the goal i think people anyone that's critical just find it a bit weird because it's almost like kind of reminds me of like shane long shane lost god like what like once a year but the work he would do off the ball was like more important yeah wow
00:06:20
DailySaintsPod
Yeah, but I mean, look, he's scored two already in his, what, three and a half games for us.
00:06:26
Zak
but see while
00:06:26
DailySaintsPod
And he was in the right positions to get chances yesterday. had that one that was a beautiful layoff from Azaz that the keeper did well with. And then one unfortunate one where was under pressure and put it wide.
00:06:39
Zak
One where he had Armstrong bit a little bit.
00:06:40
DailySaintsPod
But... Yeah, but but even that, he's he's making putting the work in, getting into those positions, getting those chances and being a handful for the defenders.
00:06:52
DailySaintsPod
and creating the spaces. I mean, there were three or four times that Leo broke past the fullback and should have been squaring it to Laren 100% of the time and took a shot where the keeper saved, and one in particular where it was a particularly poor shot.
00:07:08
DailySaintsPod
But, you know, but Leo's afforded that space because Laren's requiring, you know, the the hard work and the marking. So it's... It's all about the balance. It's looking good.
00:07:20
DailySaintsPod
and And, you know, sure, none of our forward players scored, but they all had chances and made opportunities and looked pretty sharp and pretty good. Azaz seems to be back to pinging the ball around with confidence and I mean, Leo running that and taking them on and taking it past defenders and assisting goals is not really a surprise to anyone at any point ever, right?
00:07:43
DailySaintsPod
So it's just just Leo things.
00:07:46
Zak
True that.
00:07:47
DailySaintsPod
But Matski looking sharp, looking good. Won the free kick for for Manning to score. So
00:07:54
Zak
Yep. Nice bit of competition, that space now as well.
00:07:59
DailySaintsPod
yeah.
00:07:59
Zak
And Bree's scoreboard is third and four, which is, again, like what you'd expect from a striker, which it just so nice to have Bree back on.
00:08:05
DailySaintsPod
Yeah. Just massive question marks again as to why why we sent him out on loan at the start of the season.
00:08:13
Zak
Because, like again, like I feel like they were playing the way they were playing, and then eventually they realized they wanted to go to a fullback.
00:08:13
DailySaintsPod
it's
00:08:20
Zak
And I also just wonder, like, maybe he wanted to have the time away. And, you know, maybe Nathan Jones came in early enough. Maybe he didn't gel with Will still.
00:08:32
Zak
We'll never quite know why. But, like, I think that think the the good the good thing is that we did bring him back, Nate, right?
00:08:33
DailySaintsPod
and na you're right to be honest also
00:08:38
Zak
Like, we could have just left him at Colton.
00:08:38
DailySaintsPod
yeah no you're right because you're right there's an alternative timeline where he doesn't go out on loan Charlton and it just becomes one of these players stuck in the sort of sack of misery that that was still around the camp that but somehow Tonda seems to have
00:08:56
DailySaintsPod
somehow switched the mentality on and and got us winning again. Yeah. it so Yeah.
00:09:03
Zak
you say You say that there's been there's been significantly more movement than we let on, and that was part of our criticism of the January window. and starting so It's starting to look...
00:09:13
DailySaintsPod
Yes.
00:09:16
Zak
Again, it's starting to to look like our criticism was unwarranted. That's right up until we pick up an injury. like that's That's kind of where I'm at the moment.
00:09:22
DailySaintsPod
yes
00:09:24
Zak
If either Stuart or Aaron go out, they have a problem at that point.
00:09:25
DailySaintsPod
hundred percent
00:09:28
Zak
And I don't know if we'll be able to carry it on. But currently, the the roll of the dice has come up good.
Squad Depth and Player Evaluations
00:09:35
DailySaintsPod
I mean, honestly, mate, the way that he's playing at the moment, if Stewart or Laron go out, I fully expect Bree to be an excellent candidate to play that role up front, holding the ball up and scoring goals.
00:09:35
Zak
Currently.
00:09:48
DailySaintsPod
Why not?
00:09:48
Zak
But then we're going to have to replace it at right back, mate. And that just means we'll go back to a back three, you know, back five.
00:09:51
DailySaintsPod
Yeah.
00:09:54
Zak
And I don't think anyone wants to deal with that
00:09:54
DailySaintsPod
I'm sure Jilla will step in or... or Yeah, I don't know.
00:09:58
Zak
anybody
00:10:00
DailySaintsPod
You're right. It is the the main problem and the main point of concern is is that depth in that area.
00:10:04
Zak
that. It's a very delicate stack of cards. That's all that worry about.
00:10:07
DailySaintsPod
Yeah. Those two areas specifically, right?
00:10:08
Zak
Yeah.
00:10:10
DailySaintsPod
Fullbacks and strikers. We've got 43 midfielders. We're not worried about the rotation of that.
00:10:15
Zak
Yeah, if they could all suddenly start changing and play in other positions, that would probably be really beneficial. But alas, it's not, you know?
00:10:20
DailySaintsPod
Hmm.
00:10:23
DailySaintsPod
But yeah, know it's nice. It's nice to come and be able to talk about, you know, a fairly comfortable win and and be able to take that forward and and do something with it. Manning again with a free kick.
00:10:38
DailySaintsPod
Keepers should be doing a lot better for me, but, you know, it's a goal and it was brilliant. Great. It's not... It wasn't like pinpoint to the top corner, was it? But...
00:10:48
DailySaintsPod
but can't take away from it. Still a good goal, good strike. That's his third direct free kick of the season, which is nuts.
00:10:52
Zak
Well, yeah, it's nuts. All right, James Ward-Prowse, calm down. By the looks it, didn't have a great game for Burnley the other day.
00:10:58
DailySaintsPod
yeah
00:11:02
Zak
But, yeah, it's it's just, it's got a, as I said, it was routine and expected, and yet we pulled it off.
00:11:14
Zak
But I just, again, like it just kind of feels a bit, I don't want to come out here and gloat that we beat a team that's had 12 straight defeats in a row. It's just kind of cool. I'm glad we did it.
00:11:25
Zak
You know, it was, they they put in what I can only refer to as a spirited performance. And yeah, it's just, onto the next one, right? Which unfortunately is an FA cup game that I'm sure we're all going to sign up to TNT to watch.
00:11:38
DailySaintsPod
Yeah. Yeah. I mean,
00:11:44
Zak
We can't see because you're listening. and I've thumbs up there quite quite heavily.
Building Confidence and Upcoming Matches
00:11:51
DailySaintsPod
but yeah i mean it's nice though but that like the important thing is we got it over the line we keep that momentum rolling and like i say that's nine nine undefeated now it's starting to feel more when we come into games that we can come in with confidence that maybe we haven't deserved to have the rest of the season right like it's
00:11:58
Zak
Yes, for sure.
00:12:16
DailySaintsPod
Piecing together and getting there in the ways that, like you know, we had that rotation in the middle. Casper Yander out with illness as well. But Canberra stepped up, stepped in. Charles rotated in.
00:12:26
Zak
He did.
00:12:27
DailySaintsPod
And...
00:12:28
Zak
Even Romain, he got a cameo today. Not that, you know, we'd have saw it, but like I don't really remember.
00:12:31
DailySaintsPod
Yeah.
00:12:35
Zak
Sort just appeared out of nowhere and then it came over, but always nice to see him play. At least it feels like he's actually here and not just him. Because at this point, it does kind of feel like a fever dream that he signed France, everyone was really hyped. He appeared at Millwall and then just felt like he was never to be seen again, apart from a few cameo FA Cup performances. But Yeah, you're you're right. Job job got done.
00:12:57
Zak
it was It's on to the next one. How important is that Wrexham game now, though, Greg? That's looking to be like, unlike our first game, we're like, oh, look at us.
00:13:04
DailySaintsPod
I mean...
00:13:08
Zak
we've managed to We've managed to beat the Hollywood club in a very Hollywood style where we played awfully. Now it's very much a a different ballgame where they are are ahead of us because they're ahead of us, right?
00:13:14
DailySaintsPod
Hmm.
00:13:19
Zak
but it's You can't disrespect them.
00:13:19
DailySaintsPod
Yeah, that's the thing, right? If you're taking every game against one of those teams around us, which is you know most of our games left at this point as as a must win and almost as a six-pointer, then that Wrexham game in itself is like a 12-pointer, right? It could genuinely come down to that result to to push us up and keep us up into that position if that's...
00:13:48
DailySaintsPod
if that's still the case at the time, and that's that's crazy, right? It's...
00:13:53
Zak
Yeah, just a little bit, eh? Like, you know, we wouldn't really expect it to be... to come down to us versus Wrexham as a super...
00:14:03
DailySaintsPod
But, I mean, look, that's not to write off anyone down as far as maybe 14th Stoke, right? Like, that's only 10 points to make up across...
00:14:13
Zak
Yeah, like, but I think... So have we got in between? We've got... We have Fulham in the FA Cup, which will be sure be a game of football, but I'm sure we're all definitely looking forward to. Again, watch on TNT. That's going to be superb.
00:14:30
Zak
Then we've got West Brom, which which will be at my my solo review because you'll be there, right? Because you're you're taking your hits to their first away game, which will be really exciting.
00:14:36
DailySaintsPod
Yeah, my kids first away game gonna be exciting.
00:14:40
Zak
And then we've got League leaders, which, you know, they' they've shown that they're beatable in recent times. so yeah, like getting that.
00:14:51
DailySaintsPod
Yeah, it's an important run of games to keep this momentum heading into and and hopefully we can just kick on and get past it and just keep this goal scoring with three, I mean, you know, that's that's nine goals in the last three games.
00:15:12
DailySaintsPod
That's some good numbers by any stretch. If you're scoring three a game, you're probably winning, regardless of what you're doing in the back, right? that's That's the the the important thing.
00:15:25
DailySaintsPod
Simple game, kick the ball in the net more than the opponent kicks in yours, right?
00:15:27
Zak
Yeah, need need to, as so long as you outscore your opponent, you do win the game.
00:15:29
DailySaintsPod
Like...
00:15:33
Zak
You know, we're here for other advice, such as in chess, if you get checkmate, you win.
00:15:33
DailySaintsPod
Yeah.
00:15:39
DailySaintsPod
yeah
00:15:41
Zak
if you remove for all the enemy pieces, you also win. No, you're right, it is. and Again, it's it's not to kind of... I don't really want to be disrespectful to the game because we kind of already jumped past it. And but I think that's kind of where the headspace is at, right?
00:15:56
Zak
Like we knew it was important to keep the momentum up and the job was done and it was done pretty great, but it wasn't like, it wasn't the most thrilling football to watch in the world, right? because It was kind of dominated most of the time. And and if anything, you know,
00:16:11
Zak
Again, like the only thing we wanted to do was make sure we didn't avoid a hiccup, which we we did we did quite successfully. And I hope you know hope to the best for the Sheffield Wednesday, but I'm very, very glad that we didn't didn't do that hiccup.
00:16:24
Zak
I'm sure Perretz is going fuming, but he did let a silly goal in. But also, you know, i think you're all right when you point out that like you know people are mad because it could have been awful.
00:16:29
DailySaintsPod
Yeah.
00:16:36
Zak
And, you've still got that silly mistake in us for like, yeah, but we did also win. like It would be a different story if like we'd missed a bunch of opportunities and then that silly goal went in and we got a draw and a loss.
00:16:41
DailySaintsPod
Yeah.
00:16:48
Zak
Because that that's been so much of our season thus far. That was so much of last season, right? But so much of last season was like, oh yeah, this silly little mistake.
00:16:53
DailySaintsPod
yeah
00:16:56
Zak
Oh, and then we just let them put in another four goals because... You know, why not feeling, you know, feeling funky? So, yeah it's I'm glad that, you know, we didn't we kind of met expectations.
00:17:09
Zak
But that is where we're at, right?
00:17:09
DailySaintsPod
Yeah,
00:17:11
Zak
It's not it's not like, oh, we absolutely stormed it. It's not like the week before. It's not like the comeback against Leicester. It is the definition of, like, meet expectations would be people in general at this point.
00:17:20
DailySaintsPod
yeah and I think... I actually think that when you look at the statistics of the game, it kind of shows how... i don't want to say how spoiled we've been, but how...
00:17:34
DailySaintsPod
chance creation heavy we have been even in the games where we lose and we've missed loads of chances or we've drawn and missed loads and obviously recently scoring for fun because actually we still managed 15 shots with six on target and xg of 1.8 like
00:17:42
Zak
Sure.
00:17:55
DailySaintsPod
like
00:17:56
Zak
so
00:17:57
DailySaintsPod
they are solid stats that are deserving of winning the game comfortably, right? It's not like it's not like they are... Well, we had three shots and scored three of them.
00:18:08
DailySaintsPod
So that's it, job done. like
00:18:10
Zak
Yeah, I get you.
00:18:11
DailySaintsPod
like we We created the chances.
00:18:12
Zak
a
00:18:13
DailySaintsPod
we We put some of those chances away. it was a you know a dominating performance.
00:18:17
Zak
We put in a winning performance on top of meeting expectations, I think is what you're getting at. Yeah, you're you're right. we We put in a good performance, which we have been doing quite a lot recently, and it's been it's been a joy to watch. It was just just... I struggled a bit watching that game more than usual, mate. And again, I don't know if it's because once the kind of expectations met, which again, like you can see at the players, like, oh, if two goes up, I'm done.
00:18:40
Zak
Well done.
Player Absences and Strategic Decisions
00:18:41
Zak
And then it was like, oh, hang on, no.
00:18:42
DailySaintsPod
Do you, do you, what do you make of Flynn Downs not making it onto the pitch tool? Obviously, we know he's, he's had his struggles with like good days and bad days going forward with his, his health since his food poisoning. Right. And he said that and come out with the interview with the club. I don't know if that had anything to do with it, but the the bigger picture for me is one yellow card away from a two-game suspension maybe playing into that decision.
00:19:10
Zak
Yeah, I think i think so. and also, we know for a fact that players are going to need to be rested and the big run of games coming up and clearly, you know, Eckert trots brag enough to put him into...
00:19:25
Zak
the sort of the far in line and get involved in the first team, which he did. And its it's nice because it's not like we completely disrespected them by putting just like an FA Cup team out. Because I was kind of concerned when you were like, oh, there's big future there's some big names missing there.
00:19:40
Zak
And obviously I'm like, oh, okay, Yadda's not in, Stuart. And then I checked the team sheet. I was like, oh, okay, it's not not just it's not just that we've just put out an FA Cup team. It was genuinely like there is a reason for this and there is a reason for that.
00:19:50
Zak
And that's kind of how I felt.
00:19:51
DailySaintsPod
Yeah.
00:19:52
Zak
I feel like that might have been the only one where it's like, I actually think we we're not going to struggle in the middle of the park as much, right? It's a shame we never got our Shea Charles goal against Peter Charles, right? That's the only thing that I wish, you know, and they seem to still have a big fondness for Shea Charles for his loan spell there, right? which was was Which was nice to see.
00:20:12
Zak
So, yeah, i'm not I'm not really too concerned. I feel like the reason that Shea Charles, sorry, the reason that the downsides was not played and Che and Cambrag were, but obviously Ramey being put on there it, was just to give him a break and that's probably needed.
00:20:29
Zak
it would have been a different story, I think.
00:20:30
DailySaintsPod
Yeah. Yeah.
00:20:31
Zak
There might be question marks, have we lost that game? But I don't feel like there was any real point we felt like we were losing it.
00:20:34
DailySaintsPod
Hmm.
00:20:38
Zak
there was a film There was a time we switched off for sure. That's how they got a goal back, right? But I don't feel like there was any time during that 90 minutes where I was significantly worried, oh, we're going to lose this game unless we buck our ideas up.
00:20:50
DailySaintsPod
No, they had a couple of couple of chances created on the break and a few few scrappy bits.
00:20:54
Zak
Yeah.
00:20:57
DailySaintsPod
But yeah, nothing that really like put it in doubt.
00:20:58
Zak
Considering some of the games we've had recently, where you have also turned around and gone like, yeah, it was just really comfortable. and it's like, that was also very comfortable. And I think it's there there is also that part like, oh, we don't want to disrespect Sheffield Wednesday because we feel bad about it.
00:21:11
Zak
But yet, when you're coming into a team have lost like 12 on the bounce, it's 11 on the bounce before then. yeah yeah as I said, what we did was meet to expectations.
00:21:22
Zak
And I think that, you know, i think that maybe resting one or two players was less of a problem, right?
00:21:30
DailySaintsPod
Yeah, no, 100%. It makes sense. I don't
00:21:32
Zak
The real conspiracy theories is, was Stuart and Yander actually ill or was this planned all along? and they just said that to make it not look like we were putting out an almost FA Cup team.
00:21:46
DailySaintsPod
know, mate.
00:21:48
Zak
It's just that it's probably it's a point i have i've I've seen, which is funny.
00:21:50
DailySaintsPod
I mean, Yeah. I mean, if you if you were going to take that thought and that approach, you don't understand why you'd bring Stuart on the pitch at all on Tuesday.
00:21:54
Zak
But like, Twitter nonsense is Twitter nonsense, isn't
00:22:00
DailySaintsPod
So rings of nonsense to me.
00:22:03
Zak
it? Yeah.
00:22:06
DailySaintsPod
But it'll be interesting. It'll be interesting to see how rotated we approach next week. and how we we handle momentum versus adding another potential fixture into the mix of a fairly busy running period coming up.
00:22:13
Zak
yeah
00:22:24
Zak
I mean, the last game had a you know the guy that's just had contract signed with us long term.
Upcoming FA Cup Game and Scheduling Issues
00:22:31
Zak
So I feel I wouldn't really be surprised if we're kind of willing to sacrifice the cup, right?
00:22:36
Zak
But what will Fulham power against us?
00:22:36
DailySaintsPod
Yeah.
00:22:37
Zak
That's the other real question mark.
00:22:39
DailySaintsPod
Well, I mean, Fulham sat in ninth in the Premier League at the moment, arguably within kicking range of like a European place, if that's what they're fighting for this season.
00:22:45
Zak
us today.
00:22:51
DailySaintsPod
But... maybe an easier path to a European place would be stick a strong team out in the cup. We were only, what, three games away from Wembley?
00:23:02
DailySaintsPod
there's a reasonably good chance they take it pretty seriously because, you know, as as as all of we the talk of the Premier League and the Championship, right, we talk about the Championship being a more physical league and let's face it, there are six more games, right? It's
00:23:17
Zak
True.
00:23:21
DailySaintsPod
a much more congested schedule with a sort of higher level of physicality, I think. than So they should be afforded the opportunity to put out a better team and and push for the cut.
00:23:35
DailySaintsPod
It's the sort of Premier League team who are likely to give it a good go for that very reason, right? If nothing else. So, don't know. It'll be an interesting game at, you know, midday on a Sunday, why not?
00:23:51
Zak
Yeah, with we've we've I think we've already abundantly made it clear our feelings on when that game is shown.
00:24:10
DailySaintsPod
and And see.
00:24:12
Zak
You're right, it is essentially a morning game.
00:24:13
DailySaintsPod
i look But, you know, having to get up early and travel to London for all of those fans going away, it's good effort from them. And poor from the broadcasters, isn't it and It's just...
00:24:26
DailySaintsPod
Is what is, though. Modern-day football and all of its glory, right? So...
00:24:32
Zak
Truth up, mate. Truth
00:24:34
DailySaintsPod
But look, I think that that's just about all we've got time for, mate. So let's call it there. Let's wrap up for the evening.
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00:24:44
DailySaintsPod
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00:24:50
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00:25:04
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00:25:28
DailySaintsPod
is so frequent. it's It's brilliant. So thank you for all of that. Thank you everyone for listening. And thank you as always, Zach, for joining me.
00:25:38
Zak
Thank you, mate.
00:25:38
DailySaintsPod
We'll be back tomorrow with more Saints goodness, but until then have a wonderful day, everyone. And we'll see you then.