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Episode 79 - Bournemouth game
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Matt & Ollie talk Rashford transfer, how Amorim has settled in and what we're up against with Bournemouth
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GSPN Daily Sports Podcast Introduction
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Welcome to the GSPN Daily Sports Podcast for Manchester United. You've joined by myself, Ollie Pittham, and I've got my wonderful guest, Matt Wright. Matt Wright, how are you, son?
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Matt
Not bad, mate. How are you?
00:00:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I'm good. I'm good. It's ah it's been a weird week, hasn't it? I had a bit of a but news could fly in that we're all quite up excited about. Some people upset, some people very excited, but it seems like the things are changing.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Things are changing the United and it's quite big.
Rashford's Performance and Future
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Global Sports Podcast Network
How you feeling about it all? We're still about Rashford. What are you thinking?
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Matt
Well, I want to make my feelings clear on Rashford, Belfast, Bebe, as I like to call him, as none of us do. and I know you said it's a weird week, but every week's a weird week for us, isn't it, really?
00:00:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Matt
I think we weren't even expecting, well, maybe we were about the city game. It was a nice little turnaround from a you know ah dodgy situation on the table, still 30.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
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Matt
But anyway, to like Rashford, I'm buzzing. It's been a long time coming.
00:01:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Matt
I think you know respect is always important, not just to the club, but to the fans. i think he's I think we've given him so much time, so much opportunity. We've backed him.
00:01:19
Matt
The managers have backed him. Everyone's just tried to give him excuses. And you know what? He's not repaid all that faith. And so if he wants to turn up and say,
00:01:30
Matt
I need a new challenge and ready for new challenge then fair enough. I mean you failed this challenge Like I said, this is the biggest challenge in the world the biggest club in the world You can't do it here fair enough mate, you know find find your level um so I'm being pretty brutal, but I think there are a lot of people like me who checked out of them so
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:01:50
Matt
If he wants to go, great, let's get a bit of cash in. And I think it might just restore some positivity and balance to the squad. I think when you've got a player like that earning so much money face to the club, I know he's he's not performing, but he's still getting picked. It's going to cause.
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Matt
cause trouble in the dressing room.
00:02:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:07
Matt
And I think we want but don't know it, but there's just there's always a feeling there's something a bit off with this team, something a little bit toxic in there.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
so Yeah, 100% completely agree.
00:02:15
Matt
Might be Rashford, might not. Speculation, but I just think it's only going to be a positive for him to leave.
00:02:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's eight seasons now and it's inconsistency has been his downfall. We know the talents there, like I was speaking to Kieran the other night, um but it's just, you can't have a good season, then have an awful couple of seasons afterwards, then have an all right season.
00:02:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
you need You need your forwards firing. You really do. We know what he's capable of, like I said, but it's just season after season. And it's the attitude as well. it's He's getting caught up in stuff that he shouldn't be caught up in.
00:02:47
Matt
Yeah.
00:02:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
When you're not playing well and you get in trouble off the field, it's it's not good. And it's not good for the mentality of the United players. ah And it just goes against the ethos of Manchester United, everything that Sir Alex has built over decades.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
it This is not what we are. We're not that club at all.
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Matt
he He wouldn't have been here this long if it was Sir Alex.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
A hundred percent.
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Matt
He would have been shipped off so quickly.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:13
Matt
I'm only coddling over and I think Cameron wants to raise the standards and Fair enough, you know, um if you're going to drop Marcus Rashford face of the club for injury care a week, it's a big move and it does set standard.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Matt
and I think. Great, let's let's do that. But yeah, yeah he's not.
00:03:31
Matt
He was that United player.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:33
Matt
They come from the youth.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
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Matt
Everyone wanted to be him. You know, everyone was like, wow, you can make it. And he was just he was killing it. You know, those those first the first games, I think ki and he said like every game he started and every competition, he scored and it was just, we were so excited.
00:03:50
Matt
I think just like the motivation is gone. When you give every someone everything too quick, what motivates you? I don't know what you think is Rashford's motivation now, but I don't think it is the football.
00:04:01
Matt
I don't really think it is the club. I don't think it is the fans, you know?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's difficult because you want to see it in his face, don't you? You want to see the, I don't know, the passion.
00:04:10
Matt
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
You want to see the fire, but it just looks like he's going to work. Do you know what I mean? It looks like he's going to a normal nine to five. is There's no smile on his face.
00:04:18
Matt
yeahs true
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And I kind of feel like he he just wanted to get a goal just to keep people off his back, not to get his tally up or to help the team. It was just to get people off his back.
00:04:28
Matt
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I remember that goal against Ipswich.
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Matt
OK.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
He scored in like the first two minutes. Obviously, Ahmad did all the. amazing work on the right hand side, but then he was kind of like, oh, I've scored my goal now. I can sort of take my foot off the accelerator.
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Matt
space
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And it was, it's come on. you You should be going out there wanting to, it was a tap in as well. It was a good run from him, uh, to get on the end of the ball, but it was a tap in nonetheless. And it's like, he just goes to sleep straight afterwards.
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Matt
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's kind of what you felt with Rashford. It's not like he wants to go out there and destroy teams. He wants to help, help Manchester United progress. I think, like you said, uh, we've checked out with him and I think he's checked out as well.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just, it's just not there at all. So I think the healthy thing is, it it is to go to a separate ways really. But I just think, I was talking to Kieran as well, I said before, like, where does he go? Does he want to challenge himself? Who's going to pay his wages? Because if he does go to Saudi, that's not really a challenge. He's not really challenging himself. He's supposedly wanting to get back into the England fold. And that's not really, I don't know, it's not really sending out a good message, is it? If you just go in there for the money, because that's, that's what it is, essentially, it really is.
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Matt
Yeah, it didn't work out for Jordan Ennis and did it, you know, after all the guff he was spouting about acquiring that when he goes over there.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly. Yeah. Yeah.
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Matt
um But, I mean, we've got Bournemouth up coming up, haven't we? And it's just like, if he plays, I really hope that's because he's earned it in training now, because that's the idea, isn't it?
00:05:48
Matt
And we were saying, you've got to earn earn your place in the squad, even on the bench now.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:05:53
Matt
I don't want to see he's up in the shop window. You know, I mean, just seeing play and he still gives like a rubbish performance. Maybe it'll just suddenly become amazing because he knows he's leaving.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:03
Matt
You know, you get that kind of idea. He's like, I'm leaving, takes the pressure off him and he'll start scoring and we'll tie him down to a 50 year contract and he'll start playing again.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Not worried.
00:06:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is.
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Matt
It's the same pattern. So I don't know if ah if it was me and I think Fergie, I think once you've said that.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
You gotta go, haven't you?
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Matt
You're not playing. You're not playing. You're not playing Bournemouth game. Maybe we put you in the League Cup. Obviously, we're time of recording this just before the Tottenham. So maybe he starts tonight because it's League Cup game. Maybe we give him that shout. But in the prem, if you're saying you want to leave, you're not bothered.
00:06:36
Matt
I'm not sure you should really get the get the position in the squad. You've got to give it to the people who want it. And I'm sure plenty of people, including some of these young kids coming through, would gladly take that spot in the um and the in this well in the in the in the lineup or on the bench.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:51
Matt
yeah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it. There's people like buying his heels. Do you know what I mean? It's people that deserve a chance. And like you said before, it was, he's getting, he's starting after poor performances and that's, that's got to cause a riff within the squad.
00:07:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's not healthy at all. The best players, the people who are performing the best will start. That should be the end of it.
00:07:10
Matt
Yeah, it's easy, isn't it?
00:07:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was just, it just felt like favoritism, didn't it? It just, it kind of felt like I'm Rashford.
00:07:12
Matt
Always.
00:07:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going to be starting. It's like obviously I love ganache. He's not had the greatest season, but he was brilliant last season. He wasn't getting games ahead of Rashford and that's just not fair at all.
00:07:21
Matt
Yeah.
00:07:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's not the way a club should be run.
00:07:24
Matt
No, I go away.
00:07:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
It should be run on performances. It's a performance-based sport, and that's how it should be. But we didn't get that. So, yeah, I and i think after telling everyone you want a new start, if you're telling people, um this isn't my the commitment, I'm not fully committed to this, then surely you can't be starting. You can't be part of the plans anymore. You need to be on the bench until we can actually find a club for you. and
00:07:49
Matt
Yeah, I agree or just not even on the bench like hammering.
00:07:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, you shouldn't be around.
00:07:53
Matt
If you're not hitting the standard hammering once then that's it. You're not playing, you're not on the you're not on the bench even. so
00:08:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:02
Matt
We'll see. Obviously, like I said, we've got Bournemouth coming up. You'd usually think Bournemouth, and it's no disrespect to me, you'd think, that's an easier game.
00:08:12
Matt
So you'd maybe think, oh, maybe put Rashford in there because he might score a few and get his confidence up.
00:08:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:18
Matt
But now they're well up the table.
00:08:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:21
Matt
They're looking like pride games for this team, and obviously the last two times we played them, I think it was a draw.
00:08:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm not going to lie down the table.
00:08:26
Matt
We lost to them, and we lost quite badly in that 3-0. I remember both those games, we were terrible.
00:08:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:08:32
Matt
We were terrible. So I don't know. I think if I'm really thinking this these team, this team could still turn us over.
00:08:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:40
Matt
I want to start my strongest team. I want the most motivated players. And again, I'm not sure I'd put Rashford in.
00:08:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's it. Right, before we get into that anyway, we're going to come back after a commercial break, guys, and we're going to delve into Bournemouth. We won't be long. Thank you.
00:09:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:09:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Welcome back to the GSPN daily podcast, Manchester United daily podcast, myself, Ollie Pitem, joined by Matt Wright. So Matt, we're going to delve into it now. We're going to talk about Bournemouth, a team that's creeping up the table.
00:09:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a, they're a sneaky one, aren't they? I thought they were a lot lower. I really did. Can't believe they're actually sitting sick.
00:10:02
Matt
I think there's so many sneaky teams or teams you just saw last season weren't doing that great and now they're absolutely pipping us at the moment.
00:10:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:10:13
Matt
We're going down there going
Bournemouth's League Rise
00:10:15
Matt
up and you're thinking and this is a hard game now and you know I'm more nervous about these games than I was about Arsenal and City.
00:10:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Mmm. Pretty exciting. Yeah.
00:10:21
Matt
you know I said you know not in Forest was I worry, although I thought actually, you know what, but if oh no, no, it made us mistakes.
00:10:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mmm.
00:10:28
Matt
I thought we played pretty well. We would have won that game.
00:10:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mmm.
00:10:30
Matt
So I'm still kind of confident about this one. I kind of just think we don't have those stupid mistakes in us. We'll play our game. Hopefully we play better than we did against City.
00:10:42
Matt
I know we won that, but we were terrible. They were terrible. We kind of need just a bit more of a complete performance, steady, solid, nothing too fancy. I think we'll we'll we'll do them here.
00:10:52
Matt
I know they're getting the points, but you've got to believe in the quality of this squad. And I know we keep doing it and they keep letting us down, but it is still Bournemouth.
00:11:05
Matt
I know I was told to say that. We are like three points behind them. You know, the table is such a mess.
00:11:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:12
Matt
It's hard to gauge really where people are. And I think We're getting a little bit momentum. The equality in this squad is there. If it's the right line up, I think we've got a good chance, but I'll probably eat my words like I usually do.
00:11:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Of course we will. Of course we will. We're Man United. That's what we do. We eat words. It's, yeah, they're a bogey team, aren't they? I know there's so many bogey teams that we face.
00:11:34
Matt
Every team.
00:11:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I know. It's every other team, really. But, yeah, it's going to be a tricky, I think it's going to be a tricky game. Obviously, they're going to want to bring it to us. Obviously, there's a bit of it's this the ship is still rocking at the moment for us. I know we beat Man City, but like you said, they were poor. We were poor as well. We kind of got a bit lucky, really, didn't we? The goal at the end. Ahmad, he's been brilliant, but that goal was pretty lucky at the end. So we're very lucky lucky to get the three points. But um yeah, we're going after that win, aren't we? So I think we're going to have to go all out.
00:12:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But yeah, it's I'm just thinking what team do we pick? It's i'm still still out for the jury at the minute. I think Xerxes ahead of Hoyland, I always think that anyway.
00:12:14
Matt
Yeah.
00:12:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I think that's pretty much nailed down, isn't it? But everywhere else on the pitch, I'm just thinking Ahmad's looking good, Hoyland's looking good up front. But everywhere else, I'm just like, there's no stability really, is there?
00:12:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just like anyone could come in and out. It could be like for like, because everyone's just playing as well as each other.
00:12:32
Matt
Yeah, yeah.
00:12:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:12:34
Matt
I think, I know everyone keeps rotating and stuff, so I'm not sure if we'll keep seeing that, but
00:12:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's not healthy, I don't think.
00:12:41
Matt
For me, the closest to the team that I would have picked and just keep picking was the one we had against Forrest. Well, we did, you know, we did have Agate Mainu, which I think, I think Agate against City, superb.
00:12:55
Matt
Like, I think we're really seeing the quality of this player.
00:12:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, good.
00:12:58
Matt
And I think he's, he's, but he's a player who just want to keep playing because he's really making a difference in that midfield. He's allowing Mainu to actually get about. And I think Mainu needs that run again. So for me, They're shoe ins, and I think they're working quite nicely together.
00:13:11
Matt
when They're building up a good relationship. I think the the difficult one is probably you know the wing backs and the back three, because ma mouse Mason Mount's injured now, right? So it's kind of a bit like, when you've got your oil end, when you're thinking Fernandez has to be in there, you're probably going to put Garnaccio in there, maybe, because it's not really doing that wing back roll.
00:13:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah Yeah, for a while.
00:13:31
Matt
But then you've got you know you've got the back three, and it's like, we've got Yoro De Lit Martínez, and you've got Maserawi. And that keeps shifting. And I just keep thinking, well, if Ahmad's in there, then maybe Maserari also needs to be in there, even if he's playing like the left back.
00:13:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:45
Matt
You know what I mean? It feels like we can't leave this player out.
00:13:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, definitely not.
00:13:48
Matt
And against Forrest, it was Yoro De Lit Martinez. I mean, we had Ahmad and Dallow as the wing backs. And as much as we probably liked Dallow, it's like, well, how can you leave Maserari out of that?
00:14:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's tricky, isn't it? He's been so good this season. Everywhere he's played, he's been solid as well. That's the thing. is It's, it's hard. I kind of feel bad for Dallow, but I suppose you got Ahmad and it's whoever's informed at the moment.
00:14:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's the thing. Ahmad's just on fire at the moment.
00:14:17
Matt
Yeah, he said that's the obvious choice, isn't it?
00:14:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, I'd, I'd, I'd probably sacrifice Dallow cause he's probably been. is Yeah. Yeah.
00:14:24
Matt
I just think let's just play our best team. At the moment, it's all about points.
00:14:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:14:28
Matt
So when we're on the City podcast, I was giving them a bit of gyps, saying, you know, the game is not that important. You know, it's more important to them. You know, they care more.
00:14:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:35
Matt
We live rent for in the heads and all that. You know, it is it is about points now, realistically.
00:14:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:14:42
Matt
like We do need the points. And that was a really valuable three points against City, another three points. And we're really creeping up the table. And we're even knocking on like European places, which I think in our discussions the last couple of weeks, we weren't even considering it.
00:14:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
o Yeah.
00:14:58
Matt
So for me, I think Amurim just has to go, who is the best players we've got here?
00:15:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:15:03
Matt
Let's fit them all in. And like I said, I fought against Forrest, take out an honest mistakes. I thought we were playing all right.
00:15:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:11
Matt
What the possession we had was pretty good. And the movement we had at night, how we were progressing the ball at the pitch and creating chances was good. You know, it was good. And we did get a couple of goals. Yes, we lost, but it looked positive.
00:15:22
Matt
And I just think same again. And like I said, the the lineup that I would pick is very similar to that Forrest game.
00:15:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:30
Matt
That's looking like the like the closest, I think, to a complete team.
00:15:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it was looking like there was a philosophy there as well, didn't it? Like a clear, clear philosophy going forward. And that's what we wanted as well. So it didn't look like plays were confused. Just like we're going in the right direction and that's what we need as well.
00:15:44
Matt
yeah it's weird though isn't it like you because it's like well Tenar got a philosophy and he'll look like lost it's like he told them like quantum mechanics like before the game started they were just so confused and everyone comes in and it's like
00:15:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
i
00:15:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah ah Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:16:01
Matt
They're kind of getting it. and and Part of me goes, how how much different are the two systems and how technically complicated are the playing styles of these two managers?
00:16:12
Matt
What's the difference?
00:16:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:16:12
Matt
Is it just that Amroom just knows how to speak to these players and get them to a full quality level?
00:16:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. It's more mentality.
00:16:20
Matt
Yeah, because that's what I'm starting to think, because we we don't see enough of Amroom at the moment. We can't see he's bad or good.
00:16:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:16:24
Matt
We can't say he's changed the game or he's not changed the game.
00:16:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:28
Matt
it's almost it feels a bit like Fergie where it was like, he just kind of managed the players. He just gave them the right levels of belief and confidence and like motivation to do the job rather than drilling all the tactics, you know, cause that was like Kiroz and, you know, uh, other like Mike feeling and people like that.
00:16:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:45
Matt
They were the ones on the training pitch doing all the more technical stuff. So maybe that's where our room was fitting in.
00:16:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:50
Matt
And that's how he's getting the best out of them. It's not really the tactics. It's more let's think about the management.
00:16:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Man management.
00:16:56
Matt
Yeah. The man management.
00:16:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:16:57
Matt
Yeah.
00:16:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, we'll talk a bit more about that. We'll talk about Amorim, how he's getting on and his plans for the future. But we're going to have a quick commercial break, guys. We won't be very long.
00:17:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Welcome back to the GSPN daily podcast, Man United daily podcast, to be precise myself, Ollie Pittam and Matt Wright. So we're just talking a little bit about Amaran there.
Amorim's Impact at Manchester United
00:18:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
So how do you feel he's settling in? How do you feel he's, uh, he's get gathering information on his players. Do you reckon he started to suss everyone out now? Do you reckon he started to stamp his mark on the team? How do you feel it's going for him at the minute?
00:18:22
Matt
I think it's going as well as it could.
00:18:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:18:25
Matt
I think it's always going to be about results. He's getting enough results to keep the pressure off. and and That's crazy for a new manager. but When you're in 13th place, you can't avoid pressure.
00:18:36
Matt
what you know When you're thinking into relegation, regardless if you just come in, you know you're going to get pressure.
00:18:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:41
Matt
So the results have been good. you know I like his attitude, the way he talks to the media, talks to talks to everyone.
00:18:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:47
Matt
how He talks about football. He's really engaging, in very calm character. And when you talk about stamping his mark, leaving out Garnaccio and Rashford for City Game, unheard of.
00:18:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Huge.
00:18:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:59
Matt
Maybe you'd bring one out or you'd put one on the bench, you know what I mean? to completely leave him out of the squad for a game of that magnitude, where you think they could be game changers, you know, they have the ability to say, well, actually, he didn't train very well.
00:19:14
Matt
He actually stinks, potentially.
00:19:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:15
Matt
I know he hasn't said it outright, but very suggestive.
00:19:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:19:19
Matt
I mean, if you're not getting in the squad, you're not doing something either in or outside the pitch.
00:19:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:24
Matt
And I think he did mention that outside the pitch is also important. So I think he's doing everything right. I think he probably, he acts a bit like someone who knows he can only do what he can, which maybe takes pressure off.
00:19:38
Matt
And maybe that's what's, what's helping this build. Cause I think anyone, if a manager comes in and he's stressed off, it's not, then it's not, it's going to bleed into the team. So cool head, maybe it's paying off.
00:19:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:51
Matt
You know, we're seeing some players just thrive like Ahmad, just, you know, we're just seeing what play he's going to be and is being for us right now. Never got the opportunity before and now he's flourishing. So I think.
00:20:04
Matt
It's going well. like You know what I mean? it's It's hard to say. You look at the points on the board and we don't know what's going to happen with the Tottenham game. Obviously, if you're listening to this, you know the result. Hopefully, we're going to stay with one.
00:20:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:20:14
Matt
um But, you know, in the competition, any competition, you don't know what's going to happen. And you look at the points on the board and you think, well, it's not look it doesn't look good. I think as a United fan, you should be feeling a little bit more optimistic, and a bit optimistic about this manager.
00:20:30
Matt
It's too early to call it either way. But my feeling is it's
00:20:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, definitely.
00:20:34
Matt
It's going all right. It's going all right.
00:20:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's it. I think you could look at city at the moment and things aren't looking good at all. That's a lot of defeats in the space of six weeks. I think the heat's really off them at the moment.
00:20:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's it's just constantly on us, isn't it? I don't think we've played horrifically.
00:20:51
Matt
Yeah.
00:20:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's been a few there's been a few bad results, but I think we've been unlucky, like you say, the the ah forest game. with a Nana making those few mistakes. Like you say, without them, we win the game. But there's just all these, it's a lot of hoo-ha, isn't there? There's a lot of shouting and a lot of ah panic around old Trafford for no reason. but I think, I think Amurim's come in, he's played a blinder with taking out Ganacho and Rashford. He didn't make, it's kind of like he didn't make a big thing of it, but it was a huge thing. It was massive. He's taken out two big strikers, they two big attacking players that we probably wouldn't have needed. And he's got a resort afterwards. He's done really well and he's not called them out like Tenhag did with Sancho maybe and it caused a massive
00:21:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
massive fuss. Here, he's just taken them out of the team. Obviously, we all know they're not performing right. They're not performing to the standard that he wants, but he's not called them out. So yeah he's played it.
00:21:41
Matt
Thank you.
00:21:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's played an absolute perler there. He really has. And he's he's sent out shockwaves to the rest of the teams. i Like, i think I can take out these guys. I can take any of you guys out. So I think he's done brilliantly.
00:21:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Honestly, I absolutely love it. And the way he deals with the media as well, Ten Hag just didn't have any charisma at all. I know he's a manager and he's supposed to manage the players, but you have got to deal with the media and you have got to deal with the fans.
00:22:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
And this guy, he's just got that glint in his eye. He looks positive. He looks like he's in control. And yeah, I i really like him. I really do. I think he's going to steer us in the right direction. I hope I'm going to get you my words.
00:22:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know we have words at United, but I'm hoping not.
00:22:16
Matt
this Always the way in it.
00:22:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, always the way. Yeah.
00:22:21
Matt
that's That's it. like I think respect is 99% of management.
00:22:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:22:25
Matt
And I think we could easily say, if you imagine yourself being managed by Tennharg and by Amorim, as much as you probably would respect Tennharg, when things aren't going well, that charisma is the thing that keeps the respect, that keeps you on board.
00:22:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:22:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:22:44
Matt
And you can just imagine, you we saw a lot of the times when new players come in and he he said he was always a bit awkward, wasn't he? like really looked horribly awkward and i'm sure you know we don't see what behind the scenes he probably does inspire people but with Amorim there's that little glint in his eye and that just something about him and then to just assassinate kind of Garnacho and actually just like that so coldly but very smoothly and kind of just brush it off it's like
00:22:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Horribly awkward, yeah.
00:22:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:23:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:23:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:23:12
Matt
Well, this is a guy you can't mess with. Like, you know what I mean?
00:23:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:14
Matt
He's just got that kind of feeling where it's like that calmness probably might scare the players a little bit.
00:23:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:23:20
Matt
And that's important. I think you should fear the manager.
00:23:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
He should 100%.
00:23:23
Matt
You know, the United players, they feared Fergie.
00:23:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:23:27
Matt
That's what made them play. They were scared of letting him down. And I think previous managers probably was there for a while. But then once that's gone, once you lose respect, it's hard to get back.
00:23:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. That's it. Yeah, that's it. Once they've seen weak, that's it. It's seen weakness, isn't it? Yeah, I know it is. It's like once seen that weakness, they've got you then. They've just got you where while they're short and curlies. It's you do, especially it's like you're looking up to someone, you're looking for that person in the changing room at halftime when you're two nil down.
00:23:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
and they're trying to give a speech, but you have no respect for him. It's not going to work. And like you said, you're not getting that back at all. You're really not. But this guy, ah I think he is. It's good that he's young as well. He's young. So he's kind of like that cool guy, but he's kind of like the father figure at the same time. I feel i feel like he's got those two aspects to his to his managerial skills. And I think that's just so important. And this could be the guy that that steers us where we need to go to. It really is.
00:24:24
Matt
Yeah, definitely. I mean, what do you think then about the line up for Bournemouth
Manchester United vs Bournemouth Lineup Speculation
00:24:30
Matt
then? What are your thoughts? I know we kind of touched on it quite a bit just before.
00:24:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:24:34
Matt
You think it was like a line up that you'd go with, what are you thinking?
00:24:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, so in order to start, obviously, it's going to be a bit of a controversial one with you because I know you're not a big fan of him.
00:24:40
Matt
Yeah.
00:24:44
Matt
No, you're not going to say it, mate.
00:24:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:24:47
Matt
so
00:24:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
it was brilliant again He was brilliant was brilliant against a McGuire in the middle.
00:24:52
Matt
yeah
00:24:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
McGuire in the middle was brilliant. I've always been a fan of McGuire always.
00:24:56
Matt
what he was he he was He was decent. And like I've never said, in a back three, he's good.
00:24:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
He was decent, yeah.
00:25:02
Matt
He basically little if he did lean into, if he's not in a back three, he's terrible.
00:25:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:07
Matt
But he said, in a back three, he's good.
00:25:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it. that's
00:25:09
Matt
And yeah, he had a good game. But like I said before, out of those plays you've got like Dilip Mazzarari, Jorro Martinez, I don't think Maguire's got a place there, but...
00:25:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah He's not above them.
00:25:19
Matt
and Why you put
00:25:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's not above them at all. And I know, but the thing is, I just think he he deserves a start.
00:25:24
Matt
what
00:25:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
He just played well. He just bought but he brought a lot of calm to that back ah back line.
00:25:28
Matt
Right.
00:25:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he looked good. And he's good in the air as well. He's probably the best in the air out of all our defenders.
00:25:35
Matt
Sure.
00:25:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've got to say, he is. He he just reads where the ball's going to be.
00:25:37
Matt
All right, I'll give you that.
00:25:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
And thats that's a huge skill. That's a huge skill. Not many players can do that. We've looked to a lot of play, Lindelof, he's just absolutely appalling in the air. just I've never seen him clear.
00:25:48
Matt
I didn't, I didn't actually feel plain for us, you know, mate.
00:25:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think I've ever seen him win a header. Yeah.
00:25:52
Matt
Every time I hear Lindelof, I'm like, he's still here.
00:25:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's crazy, isn't it? How is he how is he not left? it's I just don't get what he offers. He's not good going forward, really. We've not seen it enough from him in the the years that we've had had him. So it's kind of like, come on, this guy needs to go.
00:26:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
He really does. this It's not good. It's just someone we've got on the wage bill. That's what it feels like. It's just an extra person on the wage bill that offers absolutely nothing.
00:26:12
Matt
yeah
00:26:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
and But I'll get back to the team anyway. Yeah. So ah I'd start McGuire in the middle. Obviously Martinez is next to him. Delict. Delict's been playing well. He really has.
00:26:23
Matt
and so Yeah, yeah.
00:26:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
He has been playing well. um But then I kind of think, right, where'd Maserawi go? So why I'm going to put him on the left. I'm going to put Maserawi on the left. Obviously Ahmad on the right, as he's going to be playing as a wing back.
00:26:35
Matt
Yeah, I agree, yeah, that's cool.
00:26:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um, uh, then we go into the middle. So looking Bruno, uh, who else we got? We've got Bruno, we've got, uh, Maynu. I'm going to put Maynu in there. Um, and then I'm going to put Hoyland.
00:26:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
I always forget how many players we've got left now.
00:26:52
Matt
is um yeah I always just think, just think three, four, three to make it easy.
00:26:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
played Three, four, three, two. Yeah.
00:26:56
Matt
Yeah, yeah, so you need to, you probably think Agar is probably who you're missing in that.
00:27:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:02
Matt
and know so Would you put Bruno in the middle or would you put him in as part of that front three again?
00:27:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm taking out a guy on that one.
00:27:08
Matt
know
00:27:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
I do know I'm going to sit him a little bit deeper. I'm going to put him in there. So it's kind of like a four across.
00:27:12
Matt
Okay.
00:27:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it's straight. Yeah. So it's like four, four across.
00:27:17
Matt
would Would you drop then the guy or mainly like to make that happen? Because obviously you got your front three.
00:27:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going to drop a guy on this one.
00:27:23
Matt
Okay, yeah.
00:27:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. We shouldn't be too defensive against Bournemouth. So I'm hopefully Maynooth can cover, can cover, and he's going to go forward as well. Cause he has, he's obviously got a lot more technically skilled than Agate.
00:27:36
Matt
Hmm.
00:27:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he's got a goal in him as well. That's the thing. And he is coming back from injury. years li He has looked a bit rusty.
00:27:43
Matt
Yeah, it definitely is the games.
00:27:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he needs the minutes. I'd like to team star. I really would. So definitely him over at Garte. Yeah, Hoyland up front. he's Yeah, he's just miles above Xerxes.
00:27:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know how Xerxes still in that team. I right and know we got those two goals against Everton, but I just...
00:27:59
Matt
He certainly was so good against Everton.
00:28:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is he spotted his team that he can play against though?
00:28:04
Matt
Maybe he needs to be a flat track, bully type, Lukaku type.
00:28:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's the thing.
00:28:09
Matt
We're just playing on the playing teams where we're fairly confident against they big open spaces everywhere.
00:28:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah all yeah Yeah That's it lots of holes everywhere for him to like wander but other than that the guy's got no pace It's I'm hope he's gonna get quicker, but I can't see it happening and um What's what's your squad what's your squad man?
00:28:21
Matt
I don't think so.
00:28:28
Matt
um Yeah, pretty similar to be honest.
00:28:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm Yeah
00:28:31
Matt
um Yeah, definitely O'Nana, that's just the shoeing. Just hopefully we get the but good O'Nana and not the forest O'Nana. And then I think, like I said, I would have Martina's delay in Yara as the back three.
00:28:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:28:43
Matt
I think Yara just oozes class. He hasn't made a mistake, hasn't misplaced a pass. He's just so tidy.
00:28:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:28:50
Matt
The more games he gets, the more he's just going to be permanently slotted in.
00:28:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:28:53
Matt
and you know He's meant to be this generational talent, and we want to see that. you know We've got another one like Ahmad of Enduro and N'Gonnacho and all his great menu.
00:29:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:02
Matt
What a squad, you know? In terms of the wing backs, I agreed with you there.
00:29:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:29:06
Matt
I think Ahmad's there, and I think Dallow has to be dropped to Masraui, really.
00:29:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:12
Matt
I just think he just always has to play. He's just consistent wherever he is. He just brings so much to the team. And then I would disagree with the midfield, because I really like the Ahmad Ugarte thing.
00:29:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:29:23
Matt
But i'd I still have Fernandez, but what I'd do is I'd have him, I think he played on the right against Forrest, so it was Fernandez on right of that three even got at you on left I know they kind of move about into the center a lot and then the Hoyland down the middle So that that would be mine.
00:29:40
Matt
So very similar to the notched forest just with Dallow kind of replacement Maserati That's a really strong strong squad I mean one with seems to have a lot of goals in them actually cry across the board, but you know, I'd be honest with you, but I don't watch them enough to like
00:29:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, me neither.
00:29:55
Matt
no dangerous they are You know what I mean?
00:29:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it.
00:29:57
Matt
You're focused on your own club so much, but the table, the three points ahead, that to me just suggests they're probably as inconsistent as us.
00:29:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:30:06
Matt
And you have to trust that a team that costs so much and has this amount of talent like United, you know with the right mindset, we win this game.
00:30:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:16
Matt
And I'm going to trust that they bring what they brought to sea. It wasn't great until the end when we were knocking on the door.
00:30:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:30:23
Matt
The end of the second half when we were really pushing, I was like, OK, this is good. As long as we still got that mindset where the game isn't won until it's won, we're going to keep going. Then I see us winning this game.
00:30:35
Matt
And I think it's going to be free won.
00:30:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
free one going for a big free one.
00:30:41
Matt
Yeah.
00:30:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
i'm I'm hoping I think we are going to get the win because I think they're going to panic because they could creep up the league quite, quite rapidly. If they get a win here and they win against us, that's that's them creeping up the league quite a bit. And that's when teams start to panic.
00:30:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that's when teams are like, well, we're in a, we're in a pretty good position here. So hopefully that's going to work in our favor. But yeah, I can see it. I can see it being a free two. I reckon we're going to be quite open with this one. um But we're going to score goals.
00:31:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
I reckon Hoyland's going to get bag one. Hoyland's going to get on the score sheet. And that as well, I've got a feeling. So I'm going to go 3-2 on this one because I'm feeling quite positive for once.
00:31:13
Matt
Well, at least at least at least we think we're going to win, you know.
00:31:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's very rare of us, isn't it? Yeah, you should go for a win.
00:31:20
Matt
Yeah, it's going to be, you know, we win against Bournemouth and obviously, at the time of this recording, we'd be in Tottenham.
00:31:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah ah Yeah, we're guessing now.
00:31:27
Matt
We're just guessing. We're going to open later tonight, we're going to absolutely pump them, we can get some revenge against them and we'll have a nice week, you know, a couple of wins on the balance and we're thinking, right, times are turning, things are changing.
00:31:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're guessing and hoping.
00:31:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. you
00:31:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:43
Matt
and going to Christmas with a bit of a smile on our faces, that'd be nice.
00:31:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. um We deserve it. I think we really deserve it.
00:31:48
Matt
see go
00:31:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
just Yeah.
00:31:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Three wins on the bounce just for Christmas.
00:31:51
Matt
Thanks mate, been a good one. thank
00:31:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
That would be perfect. It really would. Right, guys, we're about to finish up now. Thank you for joining us on the GSPN Daily Podcast, the Man United Daily Podcast. Myself, Ollie Pittam, I was joined by Matt Wright.
00:32:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's been an absolute pleasure talking to you, Matt. Hope you're well, Bella, and I'll speak soon.
00:32:10
Matt
thanks may been a good one
00:32:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Take care. Bye-bye.