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UNITED IN, CHELSEA OUT! 📈 The Most Dramatic Weekend of the Season! | Episode 24 | Don't Blame The Ref
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The Premier League and La Liga just delivered a weekend that changed everything. From a "boring" night in Sunderland that secured Manchester United’s future to a physical confrontation in Madrid, we are breaking down the biggest storylines in world football.
In this episode, we dive into:
- 🔵 Chelsea’s Great Escape: After six straight losses, the Blues finally "stopped the rot." We briefly analyze Calum McFarlane’s tactical shift to a 3-4-2-1 and Enzo Fernández’s absolute rocket of an equalizer that saved Chelsea’s dignity in a high-stakes environment.
- 👹 United Sleepwalk into the UCL: Manchester United are officially back in the Champions League, but it wasn't pretty. We look at the 0-0 stalemate with Sunderland, where Senne Lammens was the hero and Joshua Zirkzee struggled to make an impact.
- ⚪️ The Real Madrid Meltdown: Things have turned physical in Madrid. We discuss the shocking training ground "fight" between Aurelien Tchouaméni and Federico Valverde that has sent shockwaves through the Bernabéu. Is this a sign of a total squad collapse?
- 🏁 Title & Relegation Update: With City closing the gap and a "relegation bloodbath" brewing at the bottom of the table, who has the nerves to survive the final weeks of the season?
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Transcript
Introduction and Podcast Scheduling
00:00:36
Speaker
Yo, don't cry, don't beg. Welcome back to another episode of the Don't Blame the Ref podcast. In the red corner, you've got me, Dom. And in the blue corner, you've got me, E-Man.
00:00:49
Speaker
And as you can see, I want to get straight down to business. There's a lot to talk about. Not particularly based on our teams, but there's a lot going on in football. We were supposed to give you an episode last week, but ACO, you know, band have just picked up injuries.
00:01:06
Speaker
What's it, ACO?
00:01:10
Speaker
E-Mammals in the doping ban. It's a little crazy.
Hosts' Football Teams: United and Chelsea
00:01:14
Speaker
It runs in the Chelsea blood. um by I can't legislate for that. You're going to be crazy.
00:01:27
Speaker
It's life, isn't Life happens, life happens. to you But you keep going, innit? We're still here. We're still here. We're still pushing on. Praise God. Yeah. So, I think it's only right to start off on our two teams first before we touch on the wider football spectrum
Chelsea's Performance and Player Issues
00:01:46
Speaker
right now. So, um where do you want to start? United or Chelsea? Which one?
00:01:53
Speaker
I ain't trying to talk about Chelsea for too long. I can't lie to you. let's let's just get cooking give a quick rundown of Chelsea. They might have given up, bro. That lead semi-final was decent.
00:02:08
Speaker
Today was okay-ish, but Liverpool are just a dire side. So they... they they they weren't great either. But at the same time, they were pushing the one. They hit the post like two, three times in the second half. I didn't catch the first half in totality, but um the second half, I watched the whole of it and It's just much of the same. A bit more energy, bit more gump, a bit more runs in behind. And we caused Liverpool a few problems here and there in the first 10, 15 minutes of the second half. But then after that, pretty much all Liverpool. And we struggled to get out.
00:02:46
Speaker
We struggled to combine quickly enough to get out there press. So um it's good to see Cole back. Generally, really, really good to see Cole back. and look Were you playing the three at the back today?
00:03:00
Speaker
Yeah, all our wingers are either injured or couldn't give a crap about the rest of the season. Is it saving themselves for a World Cup or whatever?
00:03:11
Speaker
Is that where they're even going? Boy, that's what it's looking like. They're saving yourself they're saving themselves for for f a FA Cup final andnna and World Cup. So... um It's a shame we didn't get any academy players on the pitch, even if it was for 10 minutes or so.
Midfield Critique: Enzo Fernandes & Cole Palmer
00:03:29
Speaker
took two academy players, Mavrumu, Queen and Mathis Ebue, which is Ebue's son, the Arsenal player. Oh, really? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:03:43
Speaker
So... It's a shame we didn't get those though at least one of those guys on for at least five, ten minutes, but whatever. I'll be honest, this it it's just not really...
00:03:58
Speaker
Like, our midfield... We had four midfielders in there. oh Well, I say four. Palmer's not really a midfielder, but we had Enzo, Palmer, Santos and Caicedo.
00:04:12
Speaker
yet we still struggle to to close down in central areas to to block shots. like but two Two of them are kind of like shadows and then... is really you got to yeah two midfielders, cause Palmer and Enzo, bro, they're basically basic column They're just called us.
00:04:29
Speaker
Like, you I don't know, I'm um i'm done with giving Palmer excuses and on injury this injury that, and I don't know the extent i don't know the extent of his injuries. So I can only judge what I can see. And like, I just see real lack of intensity.
00:04:49
Speaker
like oh yeah Yeah, I think he's just lost a fire like he's lost the fire. The benefit that he had when he first came to you was he was still trying to prove himself. So obviously being let go from Man City signing for Chelsea, a lot of people didn't really have too many expectations of him, but...
00:05:07
Speaker
the level he was able to step up to really put him on the map. And then as time's gone he's kind of like, look probably looking at Chelsea like, bro, we got nothing to play for. I already did my thing in the club World Cup.
00:05:18
Speaker
Like, what more do I have to do at this point? I'm tired as well. I'm injured. It's just, we're bringing this nonsense manager. Now I've got another nonsense manager. Here we go again this summer, potentially another nonsense manager. Like, it's just like, bro, but I'm here. I'm here for another, like, six, seven years. So, bro,
00:05:37
Speaker
yeah so So this Palmer dilemma is just... i really I really hope Palmer doesn't go to the World Cup. I am praying for it because he needs a break. He needs to sit down, relax for three or four weeks.
00:05:55
Speaker
Then he needs to come back into pre-season and have a full five to six week pre-season and then we go again. Because... Yeah, he just... Obviously, since he's arrived at Chelsea, he's just played non-stop, non-stop, non-stop. Went to the Euros, came back, Club World Cup, no pre-season, back again. So if he is still struggling with this injury or if he's not quite 100% sharp...
00:06:22
Speaker
ah really yeah he hasn't performed this year to warrant him going to World Cup. So if I was Tuku, I wouldn't take him. And I don't think he should go for the for the betterment of his career and and and the next year. um But yeah, what was you going to say?
00:06:38
Speaker
No, I was going to yeah, i agree. But at the same time, When it comes to Tuchel, he's kind of made it clear that if you aren't starting then you're not playing well, then you're not going to go. about But at the same time, I think Cole Palmer's going to go. But he's not going to be a starter at all. I think no he's just a sub-man.
00:06:58
Speaker
Come on for the last 15 minutes. Maybe he plays out the third match in the group game if England's already through... yeah that sort of thing but he's not going to have the same was it the last was it the Euros we got to the final and then yeah the one they scored in in that tournament everyone's like has to start he has to start has to start but he's not going to have that energy behind him now especially if Arsenal go on to go do what they do it's like a start in every game bro like that's a fact not even question That's my thing though. like I don't even want him to go if he's a bench bench player, honestly. like There's just no point.
00:07:36
Speaker
but I would prefer he was on a beach relaxing. Relaxing. Because what they're going to do is, once the tournament's finished, they're still going to give... We have to give him three, four weeks off and then he's going to come back late for pre-season. And now it's is's still a stop start.
00:07:53
Speaker
um It's not a ah solid start to his pre-season and it's going affect him moving on to next season. So, yeah, man, for me, yeah, please, as much as possible. I'd like to speak on Mr.
Chelsea Management and Future Signings
00:08:09
Speaker
Enzo Fernandes.
00:08:11
Speaker
Your favourite topic? Because look, Enzo does what and Enzo does. He's played in the second half. I don't see this in first half, but in the second half, he's played music couple of really good passes um that put João Pedro and a couple others into good positions.
00:08:28
Speaker
He scores a goal from a free kick, decent delivery, relatively fortunate that it goes in, know. But soon after, there were three occasions over about 10 minutes where Liverpool are starting to get ascendancy and they're starting to, you know, really drive through the middle of the pitch, really.
00:08:49
Speaker
And as the advanced player, Enzo's like the first line, not the first line, but I guess after Gio Pedro, Enzo's the next line of defence. yeah The ease at which Solversay and whoever Graven Birch just...
00:09:05
Speaker
just goes past him. Even McAllister, I think McAllister did it once. just goes past him. And then because he hasn't, he like basics of a player approaching you who has who has space, you go side on one foot in front of the other, you show them to one side and then you try and make the play predictable for for your team to then be able to press on the next pass. yeah um And you try and block the passing lane in the central areas.
00:09:36
Speaker
So, yeah, he's blocking passes to the central areas, but he's flat. He's facing the player flat. So, if the player goes and he doesn't show the player to one side, so the player can go left or right, that's three times in a row and three times he can't get it right.
00:09:57
Speaker
think you know what it is with Enzo, yeah? Don't get me wrong. You can be bad defensively as long as you're adding enough going forward because what is it is is I'm trying to work out how much impact he actually has offensively for your team.
00:10:14
Speaker
And from when I watch him, I'm never really like watching like, oh my God, he's doing, oh my God, he's doing this, he's doing that. It's always like one or two good passes and then the rest of the time it's just like...
00:10:27
Speaker
couple the short passes in there, like, or that's about it. The problem is, bro, he's the only one scoring an assistant. Yeah. from a Chelsea fan point of view, they think, oh, he's so integral because he's the only one actually scoring an assistant consistently.
00:10:48
Speaker
um Obviously, Gio Perjo is included. So, it creates a false sense of, oh, this guy's actually good. He's good. He's okay.
00:10:59
Speaker
But he's not... Like, it's not Bruno. Yeah. It's nowhere near Bruno's level in in terms of attacking influence. No.
00:11:10
Speaker
So... Is it worth the the the defensive deficiencies?
Man Utd's Champions League Journey
00:11:15
Speaker
I don't think so. And on all three occasions, rather than bust the gut to get back in, um he's trying to he's trying to like hack the player before he can... He tries it twice, he misses, and then the third time he actually yeah actually gets a foul and yellow card for it.
00:11:34
Speaker
He's like, oh, this guy is such a fat, fat person. Like, bro, move your feet. Move your feet. Why do you keep, why does he get sucked three times in a row? Bro.
00:11:49
Speaker
Yeah. so For me, when when we see him in the World Cup playing for Argentina, which I've to say a different person. Now all of a sudden, he's got seven lungs and he's got to be but busting the gut, making tackles, looking at basically looking at Bruno G on steroids. That's what's going to happen. I don't want to see. Oh my God. Chelsea's holding him back. that Because he knows this is his audition moment.
00:12:10
Speaker
Because he ain't been showing... not He's been okay at Chelsea, but not what he thinks he's been doing. If he wants that mythical Real Madrid move or whatever move, bro, he needs a lot of this World Cup. He needs a lot of this World Cup.
00:12:27
Speaker
But even then, Real Madrid don't even spend money like that. Anyway, that's that's the clucks of it. And... we were relatively fortunate to to to come out that without losing. And I think any interview that spews positivity is a bit disingenuous. And um maybe I didn't catch the first half, and maybe the first half was better than than the second. But for me, the second half wasn't anything to to be excited about. So um
00:13:02
Speaker
as you can see in my background, we have... the a a I don't know if it's AI generated or if it's in a... I'm pretty sure... Probably, but I'm pretty sure... I don't know if this was done under Abramovich. But anyway, this this picture represents Chelsea 2030 vision.
00:13:25
Speaker
So when this own ownership came in 2030, part of their plan was to renovate the stadium. And it just further...
00:13:36
Speaker
It just emphasised how much of a horrible job this these home owners are doing. You are four years in and you still don't know what you're doing with the stadium.
00:13:51
Speaker
Now, I'm not saying it's an easy solution. There are big complications. Some of it I don't really understand. But basically, the pitch own the those that own the Chelsea name, the actual Chelsea name, um they they would have to agree to any change of stadium to another um location.
00:14:12
Speaker
So if they don't like you or they rate you, they're not voting for it. Now, I think a lot of these people would prefer just to stay where it is. But the problem is we are limited by space and we would only be able to get to about 50,000 or 55,000. The aim is to have 60,000 plus.
00:14:28
Speaker
the aim is to so to have sixty thousand plus Yeah, I think 60,000 is like the base number. It's good like we go for like, even in America, 60,000 is a small stadium in America. so Yeah, that's that's an arena over there. Bro, their college football stadiums are like Old Trafford, bro, bigger than Old Trafford. Can you imagine? bringy over there And there'll be like an open top stadium. like well it bro it's matt
00:15:00
Speaker
It's mad. So for me, just it just encapsulateulate encapsulates the lack of progress this management's made over the last four years.
00:15:11
Speaker
Just a real, real lack of progress in anything that they said that they were going to do. And my next question is, just like when... when when's time when the When is time up? When is the time up for these owners? When is the time up for these sporting directors?
Sunderland's Season Performance
00:15:30
Speaker
When do we just say, yeah, but... They're going to need to have an epiphany, man. That's the only thing that will save you an epiphany. that of Or just a lucky couple, so a lucky next manager like coming along and then just getting a few things going. Other than that, it's is's just, it's darkness, man. It's darkness for a little bit.
00:15:52
Speaker
Well, they're tell I'm seeing a lot of links to Xabi Alonso and, bro, I just, yeah, I'll believe it when I see it. I really, really doubt. Would you take him?
00:16:04
Speaker
Mate, yeah, 100%. It would be the best, ma luck on paper, would be the best manager that they've hired um in terms of, like, ah what they've actually achieved, you know. I'd 100% take him, but...
00:16:19
Speaker
I think he's an intelligent person and if they're not changing the way they operate, i really doubt he would take the Chelsea job, honestly.
00:16:30
Speaker
And plus, if Liverpool are really serious about getting rid of the slot, I just think we're not going to be able to compete for that. I mean, he might be staying, but yeah, forget Liverpool anyway.
00:16:43
Speaker
let's Let's talk about United. um can't lie, they watched that game. Sounds like ah a bit of a snooze fest. How did it go? Yeah, so um I think the more overarching thing is Champions League secured now.
00:16:59
Speaker
Fully secured. of those three games that said that we should win, two old we won all three. So we did he did more than what I expected. Carrick again, over-exceeding the expectation.
00:17:13
Speaker
um not going to say like the performances are wowing and all that we still got a lot of very um underperforming players a lot of lucky moments but we we got there like what can I say when when he came in i that was my goal for him if he can get us Champions League football I would rate it He's done it. What can I say? So today was a more rotated side. A few injuries. Cesco's out of injury. I don't know if Casemiro was injured or he was just given time off.
00:17:45
Speaker
But he he was out. Martinez was back in. ah Oh, Martinez is back, yeah? Yeah, Martinez is back in. And it was a bit... Who who played rap right back was Masurari. He was in as well. So it was a couple players who didn't start in our last game against Brentford who played.
00:18:06
Speaker
But the biggest thing was because Casemiro wasn't there and Ugarte is injured, I believe, he played Mason Mount. So it was a pivot of Mount and Cobby.
00:18:21
Speaker
But when it lined up on the um the website used to check the lineups, it had Bruno Fernandes playing deeper and Mason Mount playing higher. But as the game played on, it it was actually doubly around.
00:18:34
Speaker
And it just screamed out to me like, who we don't have a... like, conductor in the team. I feel like Kobe Mayne was like an imitation conductor. Like, he's like, he can do it to some degree, but that's not where he's, like, strong suits are.
00:18:53
Speaker
A lot of the tech pro, Sunderland were just bullying us, man. and They were just, it reminded me of the old 10 hard days of teams just running through us. Boom, one, two, three passes, and they're already in on goal. Like, if it wasn't for Le Mendes in the first half,
00:19:09
Speaker
we could have already been down by one or two goals. Like, it was just... It was it was so poor. Like, i was I was partially watching it myself because, you know, duties, innit? But at the same time, bro,
00:19:27
Speaker
our XG 0.66 compared to their 1.17. I don't think we really even had a shot on target until the second half. I don't really remember...
00:19:40
Speaker
Konya's shot towards the end. But apart from that, Ahmad had a shot from a free kick. Bruno passed that long. Bruno, yeah, he's actually making me sick because he's written playing he's really playing for this assist so much that he's not even shooting anymore. He's just it's not shooting.
00:19:59
Speaker
And it's not even like he's pretending. So it's just like... My guy, I get it You want the record. You want the record. You did your part. You got it in Champions League. So know you're going to chase it and whole team probably is working towards you getting that. But yeah, it's just
Man Utd Player Critique and Improvements
00:20:14
Speaker
a bad showing. But for the most part, I think the only things i really want to highlight was um Sunderland. I think they'll be okay next season. This season, they signed a lot of players.
00:20:27
Speaker
and they've made it work. they've had some They've had some really good shining lights. Brobe is... He is a monster, bro. He's not that great of a player. Don't get me wrong, but he's a flippin' monster, bro. He's a nightmare for defenders, bro. All of them. All of them, like, just... Once his what my man gets the stiff arm, you're not getting in his own. He used to... Breakfast, bro. Will you each come in here to come do, bro? Are you okay? found...
00:20:59
Speaker
about I'm shocked not i shock nobody's gone for him earlier. Like, the strength man showed. I'm not because even at Ajax, I don't think he was one of those players who was like, he's next up. Oh my God, did get someone has to grab him. he was That's why he had to go to a Sunderland because he didn't really have the hype around him because he is very raw in his actual like...
00:21:24
Speaker
footballing abilities. I think he's actually strong, fast, all of those things, but he is missing quite a bit from his game. But yeah, I'm looking at Sunderland. They're going to be fine next season. As long as they keep most of the players and maybe just this season, next season, just sprinkle a few good players on top and then you'll be fine. But then for us...
00:21:46
Speaker
Talk about players going out the door. Grand opening, grand closing for Joshua Zerksy, man, is enough, man. It's enough. It's enough, man. It's okay.
00:21:56
Speaker
You tried, man. I'm not even to say, like, it's your fault. I just... Hey, man. you just You're just not built for it. All of his good attributes are overstated.
00:22:08
Speaker
That's what I would say. It's not that he's player, but people talk about him like he's this... technical magician, like he's like Berbatov, like he's like Berkham, like them guys.
00:22:19
Speaker
He's not there. And then also for someone who's 6'4", big, stocky, nah, it's not me, yeah.
00:22:30
Speaker
is Because he does, he tries to merge the physical with the like technical, but then... Because he's trying to do it in like a man's a baller type of way to touch his baggie. Now that it's a misplaced pass. now it's Now I'm wrestling too much. like He's either doing too much of one thing or the other. And for me, you don't have enough goal for it.
00:22:52
Speaker
I'm sorry. The archetype of player that he has to be is Bobby Firmino. But he's nowhere off that level. Because even Bobby Firmino, sometimes you'll look at... Liverpool, at the end of the season, Salah's got 20, Mane's got like 19, and then Bobby Firmino's got like eight.
00:23:09
Speaker
But then at the same time, for people are actually watching the game, you how influential he actually is. He presses a lot. He's got a good link-up play, good hold-up play, assists, all of those other things. but But you can't be giving me one goal this season and that's the and you're performing maybe like...
00:23:25
Speaker
a quarter of the player of what Bobby Firmino was like nah it's okay man and then another player Mason Mount we gotta have to figure out a way of getting these guys out man like these he's on Mason Mount's on ridiculous wages he's still one of those guys on the big contract bro and sorry man you can't get 10 starts this season and be meaty bro that's that's not it The best you can hope for is a loan, bro. Get Everton to cover 60% of his salary and that's it, man.
00:23:57
Speaker
That's the best you're going for. For I think it has to be like a strong arm thing in the sense of we just have to sign enough midfielders to make him understand that you're not playing. a that's that's That's the only thing that can work.
00:24:10
Speaker
Yeah, but now you're in the Champions League. Good luck, man. I don't think it's happening. Yeah, he's and I'm pretty sure someone in his contracts, he's probably getting a wage boost as well. wouldn't be surprised.
00:24:22
Speaker
I wouldn't be surprised. All all of these men have got um things like that in their contract. Because when we didn't qualify, I think um some wages got reduced and all that. So, course lot of these guys are going to stay at least for the extra year to get collect that money but yeah there's a few guys on this team that I'm just watching I'm like oh it's enough man even Luke Shaw himself Ugh, God. Please, man, get this guy out, man. now he's just He's just... He's just not it. He's not it. We want to... Especially Champions League football. Have you seen what the full-backs look like in the Champions League? We're going to speak about them later on night But, mate, it's just not levels. And I think if Manchester United really don't want to be exposed in the Champions League next season, because this season we're allowed to be pretenders a little bit because we only have the one game a season...
00:25:15
Speaker
um one game a week thing but next season Champions League eight games that's another eight games under your schedule whether you like or not minimum minimum and then boy then you got the League Cup FA Cup and then boy you know who knows man But yeah, that's just my main takeaways from the game.
00:25:35
Speaker
I think realistically, you're going to have to accept Luke Shaw. We'll probably be there next year. Yeah. hopefully Hopefully you buy, well, for you, hopefully you buy the starting quality left back. if you've The thing is for me. If you've even got the funds for it, because the more pressing issues probably send them in.
00:25:54
Speaker
Yeah, the thing for me, I think the Patrick Doglio experiments, it's it's okay, man. It's okay. you don't He's not a winger. He's not a winger. Like, It was nice in that little moment where he had the Arsenal game and all that, but he like he lacks too much going forward, bro. like Overlapping, underlapping full-back, perfect for him.
00:26:15
Speaker
But why did Carrick do that, though? Because there's a reason Carrick done it is it that he doesn't he wanted a left for He wanted a left foot on that side and he doesn't trust Dogu at left-back.
00:26:26
Speaker
No, it was the, we had a lot of, well, I think it was Ahmad and Mbwemo were at AFCON or coming back. But then even when they came back, case he persisted.
00:26:39
Speaker
Yeah, Amorim played him right winger at one point and he did okay. And I think he scored. Yeah, he scored in that game as well. So basically, every time he started in a forward position, he scored.
00:26:51
Speaker
So it's like, oh, I guess he each should play there. But these appearances have not been good. they have He did set up an opportunity for Kunio. um He did did a cutback. And I think, was that the penalty where Kunio fake dived?
00:27:08
Speaker
Like, he just, not fake that, he just dived. Like, there was one or two chances where, no, I think it was when Kunio pulled it across and no one was there and the ball just went up. No one got to it.
00:27:19
Speaker
But, yeah, he's, he for me, he's he's ah he's a fullback. in a team that allows them to go up and down. That's basically Yeah, yeah, of course. We need the left wing goal. This is enough. But I've always said there's a lot of improvement that needs to be done to the squad. And I don't think the owners should skimp because do think the league is still pretty much weak. Next season, who knows what's going to happen?
00:27:44
Speaker
And if you invest right, we could be right up there again. That's true, Goya. That's true, Goya.
Arsenal's Title Race and Playing Style
00:27:51
Speaker
Speaking of the league, looks like City have done a mad, mad, mad mess up. Oh, they've done a mess up. and joining 3-3 with Everton has now left us in a situation where, with Arsenal's games left, which are West Ham, Burnley and Palace,
00:28:18
Speaker
bearing in mind Burnley are relegated and Palace have the Conference League final three days after that final fixture. Which is absolutely disgusting. i Which is disgusting. Why why did they do that? What's the point of adding another European competition if they're not going to treat it like a proper European competition? That's dumb.
00:28:38
Speaker
Bro, just do it on the day that's not... Like, just... Bro, just... No, if you had to wait an extra week, just do that. Do that.
00:28:49
Speaker
This is ridiculous. But but then, cause because you've got the World Cup coming up and all that as well, isn't it? I think the problem comes that other leagues... A lot of other leagues have 34 games rather than 38. Yeah.
00:29:03
Speaker
So it's kind of seen like, oh, most half the leagues will be finished by date. Half of them won't be finished by this date. Ah, we'll just pop it there.
00:29:14
Speaker
So I think they've got to take a look at that because honestly, that's, that's genuinely ridiculous. But anyway. Palace will likely, based on Glasner's comments, which were his priority, will not be the their Arsenal game. They will likely play a second string, which leaves Arsenal in and in a position where if they beat West Ham, in my opinion, it's pretty much done. So we will be begging begging for West Ham to just rise it. Just do something for us, mate. Well, did you see Pep in this press conference where he did at the end?
00:29:50
Speaker
That's a Korean.
00:29:53
Speaker
He's a cycle, you know. He's jokes, he's jokes. I can't lie, I've warmed to him this season. i think to be To be fair, by the time this pod comes out, the game would have happened already, the Arsenal-West Ham game, so we're speaking from the past, but you know who knows who knows what could happen. West Ham are still fighting for their lives, they're actually still in the relegation zone, so. We can talk about the relegation zone in a bit. But um yeah, I think Arsenal, that big win against Fulham, through to the Champions League final as well. They've got their tails up and they're moving. you might be on it We might be on for the Arsenal double, but we might have to stay on. Well, them are not talking about going to a pub to watch the Champions League final. Me! if it me i good that me i'm grand it because
00:30:42
Speaker
Listen, i i can't ah can't sit through that. I can't sit through that. Impostent. people have their things. i'll I'll be at home. I'll be at home watching. I'm good. yeah You know what? It's such a catch, 21, because it's like, imagine PSG giving 4-0, 3-1, 3-0 sort of scoreline, yeah? That would be so sweet to be around Arsenal fans when that happens. But...
00:31:07
Speaker
I just don't foresee that happening and I think it will be quite close game. It's going to be kick. Yeah, that's why I can't go. I can't go, man. b You know, enjoy your day, get bust, but don't get to your ahead too happy. people but yeah so speak speak Speaking about the title race now.
00:31:27
Speaker
ten I think there's ah there's been a lot of chat about Arsenal not deserving it. um There's been a lot of chat about you know that their inability to play entertaining football.
00:31:42
Speaker
um What I would argue against that is every team in any league title will have peak peaks and troughs. And hardly ever do you see a team that will consistently play well throughout the year.
00:31:56
Speaker
yeah um To be fair, Arsenal have been playing some really dire football for a long time now. And it's almost as if like people... It's been so long since Arsenal played well, like objectively well, that...
00:32:14
Speaker
people have forgotten that they actually did start the season on fire and they they were playing really well. From what remember, they a tough start to the season. They had like a tough fixture list, but then after they got through that run, I think they were playing well for a bit.
00:32:29
Speaker
And then injuries came in the Champions League started catching up with them. and then But ah in terms in terms of the conversation around them deserving it, I think you deserve it if you have the most points at the end of the season. like There's not no like checklist to like, oh, have to play exciting in football. You have to entertain neutrals. You have to have um amazing players. No, like, bro, it's... At this point, even if you listen to a lot of Arsenal fans talk, they're not happy with the football. But at the end of the day, but you've been second three times.
00:33:04
Speaker
Just get the league. Just get it. Just get it, man. like Come on, give it give us a day out, bro. We suffered for free however for however many years. It's coming up to 20 years now.
00:33:17
Speaker
Bro, give us something to cheer for. like Come on. Which understand. and And obviously, i'm not um as i'm I'm not really a neutral. I'm i'm more leaning on the hater side.
00:33:27
Speaker
But at the same time... oh yeah Let people enjoy their things, innit? Obviously, I've got to talk smack. I've got to talk smack, innit? If they lose, if they don't win the league and they don't win the Champions League, I'll be there.
00:33:40
Speaker
I'll be there. like What can I say? I'll be there. God god knows I'll be there. Yeah, yeah. So, I think everything think you said was correct. um What i will say is I win.
00:33:55
Speaker
Whether Arsenal win or lose, I win. And do you know why I win? When I was young, Jose Muno, you know, all the relative, all the different, Di Matteo, the way we won the 2012 Champions League, all these Arsenal fans on their high horse talking about, oh, your football's crap, your football's boring. I don't know how Chelsea fans do it. They pretend they like the football.
00:34:25
Speaker
but we win. And we always said, all that matters is winning. up But to them, they had their Arsenal winner, their pretty football, their small players, their little Barcelona tiki-taka-taka-taka-taka.
00:34:38
Speaker
But now look at them. Now look at them, Dom. They're not on that high horse anymore. All they care about is the winning. And that's that's a 360 moment because at the end of the day, his history only remembers the winners.
00:34:51
Speaker
They don't remember how they played, how they got there. they' know Win, win, win, win, win. It does not matter how you did it, whether it was entertaining, boring, whether it was 1-0, 0-0, just win.
00:35:05
Speaker
Win the trophies. Win the trophies. I think what happened with Arsenal was, don't get me wrong, when your team plays good football and they're exciting to watch, of course you're going to enjoy watching games.
PSG vs Arsenal Champions League Final Preview
00:35:16
Speaker
It's a bit of a, it's not a,
00:35:18
Speaker
50-50 is like a 70-30 on whether you're going to win the game or not but at the same time you have to hold on to something you have to claim yeah you have to and you need to claim to fame like oh we play the best football like oh we got the best players are we well we're this we're that but really they they've spent a long time not competing like if we're being honest they were the top four the Europa League like Champions League knocked the knockout stages getting smoked by Bayern smoked
00:35:48
Speaker
that's Good times. They're in more recent history. But now, because they're on that verge of champions, now a Switch has had to flick in their heads and be like, bro, I want to win, you know? All of this, like...
00:36:08
Speaker
oh, we got the best this, we got the best that, we've got it, bro. When you come to the end of the season and you have nothing in your hand after being there, like, the the worst thing about finishing second year is that it goes all the way up until the final day of the season. Oof.
00:36:24
Speaker
And then it's just snatched from me. Like, bro, that's that's dark. All the League Cup winners are already celebrating. If you go to FA Cup final, at least you'll go into Wembley. Like, it's like, oh, there's something. Europa League, oh, there's something. But this just getting yanked away from you on the last day of the season. It's just like, nah, but... Yeah, anyway, they'll have their moment.
00:36:46
Speaker
Hopefully not. But wait I need a something. They can't have a double. I need a something, bro. I need a something, man. So speaking of the double, PSG are through to the Champions League final after beating Bayern Munich 6-5, was it, in the end, on aggregate?
00:37:07
Speaker
No, it was 6-4. insightful No, because they scored... Did they win... Was the final game 1-1? Yeah, so it was 6-5, I think. Yeah, yeah, yeah then 6-5. Yeah, 6-5 on Hakuka. And then ah just ah Arsenal with their boring result and going through on 2-1.
00:37:29
Speaker
What do you think of the Champions League final? What you think, Asim? You know what, yeah. The Champions League final, it's going to be... I think it's more going to be towards the City versus Arsenal League Cup game.
00:37:47
Speaker
So, Arsenal are not going to approach it in a way of where they're going to leave any gaps for PSG to exploit. What it's going to take for PSG to win is moments of quality. That's it. But the one thing about PSG, they got bags of that.
00:38:03
Speaker
They got that all over the pitch and it can come at any moment. So, It's hard. how What is it? it The um unstoppable force versus the movable object. like and That sort of thing. like it's It's just... what what like For me, PSG are obviously the most exciting team. Back-to-back finals for Enrique as well.
00:38:26
Speaker
One of the few managers who have managed to do that. And p doing a back-to-back Champions League win for a PSG club who's struggled to win the Champions League and coming to do back-to-back, you get a bit of it, man. That's legacy there, man. So for me, Enrique just my favourite manager. I think since his Barcelona days, I think he's a more...
00:38:55
Speaker
direct version of Pep. I think he's he said he's a bit more focused on penetrating than Pep is, or Pep has been throughout his career. And for me, i I just think he's a genius.
00:39:09
Speaker
I genuinely think he's a genius from a footballing point of view. And when Chelsea were looking for a manager, I just, every day I was tweeting in a group, Enrique, Enrique, Enrique, Enrique. Just get me Enrique. Just get me Enrique. Nothing else. yes And,
00:39:29
Speaker
Yeah, unfortunately we didn't get him and now now he's just showing everybody what he is. And prior to that, prior to the PSG stint, I don't think people really deeped how good he was. and I think he was quite underrated. Even though he'd done really well with Messi, Neymar and Suarez, I still think he was underrated. And I think people put that the success to that team down to the talents of those three. And 100%, they're insanely talented players.
00:40:00
Speaker
even Even what he did with the Spain team as well, Spanish team. Exactly that. He's done it all over now. At this point, and he's when you're looking at the best managers in the world, you probably still have Pep at one. But then after that, it's like...
00:40:15
Speaker
But Enrique is right up there. He's right up there. He's going to be the hottest property. If PSG aren't able to hold on to him, there's going to be a free-throw to grab him. I think every club will be looking at their current manager and saying,
00:40:30
Speaker
hey, Enrique is available. like You have to go get him. So apparently a four-year deal is on the table and pretty much agreed. Yeah, I would be surprised. Yeah, would give the guy whatever the heck he wants in terms of money. That PSG team is actually young. That PSG team is actually still young.
00:40:49
Speaker
this is this is what this is the mad thing like they could go on and they've got to replace Marquinhos they've got to replace they probably need to get a backup for Kimi they probably probably need to replace Fabian Ruiz because he's had a very yeah but then they go like mar already they same a like already mountain play they go yeah and academy is like just one of the best I think obviously Paris breeds a lot of really good players but ah Yeah, I think it's just a start. If he signs his four-year contract, it's just a start. And I do foresee more more Champions League, whether it's this year, possibly. um I'm going to go out on a limb.
00:41:36
Speaker
And I'm going to say Enrique has something for Arteta. And I Really? yeah, yeah. that's This is me.
00:41:47
Speaker
Yeah, I'm biased. Are you trying to manifest it or do you actually think that? I'm not biased because I don't like Arsenal. I'm biased because i really think Enrique is just a mad genius.
00:42:00
Speaker
um And I think... The mad genius has the better players. So I think it'll probably be ah a PSG win. And I predict a relatively comfortable win.
00:42:15
Speaker
um That's just me. We'll see what happens. But ah yeah, can I can't have Arsenal. I need Arsenal not to win the Champions League. would prefer Arsenal win the league than the Champions League.
00:42:33
Speaker
But come June, I want to be able to say Chelsea are the only team in London that's won the Champions League. Who knows, who knows, man. But going from the top of the table to the bottom, um I think it's like we've mentioned the Burnley already, they're fully relegated.
Relegation Battle: Tottenham, West Ham, Leeds
00:42:51
Speaker
Wolves, they're fully relegated. And right now, West Ham currently sit in the spot. Tottenham finally managed to get a win. And from what it looked like, they played actually pretty well. So as the Zerbi managed to...
00:43:06
Speaker
get through to these players already in the short space of time? Or was that just a flash in the pan? Because... No, for me, for me i so I said, like, I think, hope I said on the podcast, but I was thinking it. Like, even when he deserved his first game in the first game, it was it was still in a relatively decent improvement. on what they were and how they were performing previously. And then you could see it it did get better than a draw, than their first win, you know. So it's progressively getting better and whatever he's doing, it it looks like it's working. They're working harder, they're more compact, they're having more success. this
00:43:44
Speaker
They're scoring goals, which they weren't before. So um he's doing something right. I don't like him personally. I don't like De Zerbe personally, but um hes is his reputation is quite high. I think his reputation is a bit too high for what he's achieved, but um he seems to be doing an all right job with Tottenham.
00:44:05
Speaker
So... If he's able to keep them up, I think um this is going to be... one of the biggest... It's basically the biggest thing he's done in his career because Tottenham were done. Tottenham were done. Yeah, yeah, yeah. They were done. Giving them up, I think the whole board need to give them anything else. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, I think... He saved them.
00:44:31
Speaker
Yeah, i think it's written in the contract already. He's getting the keys. He's getting the keys. Yeah,
00:44:39
Speaker
yeah. so Tottenham are one point ahead. What fixtures do Tottenham have left? They've got Leeds at home. oh Chelsea away.
00:44:51
Speaker
And Leeds is what tomorrow, yeah? no Monday. monday Monday. Okay, cool. yeah So, Leeds have actually been playing well recently. Yeah, they've been playing well. So that's a tough game.
00:45:06
Speaker
They haven't lost in their last five, so they got three wins and two draws. Mad. So that one that one's a bit hard to predict, but then if they're really saying the Zerbe has made it a difference, maybe they might be able to get a... They can't lose that game, I would say. i Yeah, they can't lose. Even if they get a draw, a draw might not be enough, but but it's ti it so tight at the bottom that...
00:45:31
Speaker
boy what what they got three games left a win and a draw might be enough that might that might do it but yeah but you need to you need to treat every game like a cup final Chelsea already on their way Chelsea on they have to beat Chelsea as well yeah they have to beat Chelsea the thing is We seem to be turning up for the biggish games, so like the terms the FA Cup semi-final, Liverpool.
00:46:03
Speaker
So I do do kind of think we'll or turn up for the game. and yeah and remember I don't know if you remember, a few weeks ago you asked me, ah we went through it was the list of...
00:46:16
Speaker
the list of games that Chelsea have and what the results were and for every game I said loss apart from Tottenham and I said we beat Tottenham and that the only reason why I say that is just because like maybe if maybe Maybe I said that, maybe I didn't. I can't remember. But i I just feel like... No, you did predict a lot of losses. I don't i don't think... Even some of the games that you were saying you would lose, i was like, nah, come on. And look what's happened. we look we look We've lost them. But the Tottenham one, I think it's just one of those games where the fans...
00:46:49
Speaker
they can't... I think the players know... Yeah, the players know that we can't lose to that game. We can't lose to Tottenham. Even Chelsea having this bad of a season, being able to say, we've relegated them.
00:47:03
Speaker
We put the final nail in the coffin. That's going to be enough for Chelsea fans to buy into the players. but So, i would I would assume our players going to turn for that game. So, I think it would be... we It might not... It might not be...
00:47:18
Speaker
It depends what happens with West Ham tomorrow, man. I have really hope West Ham could turn off against Arsenal, man, honestly. You know, I see that game being a I'm not even going lie. I think it's going to be a draw. Tottenham and West Ham will be tied on points. It'll make Arsenal and City tie on points ah um by the end of next week.
00:47:38
Speaker
um I mean... once City play Crystal Palace, if they beat them, yeah then both teams will be tied and then it's right back on to the final two games. Who knows what's going to happen? i think I think it's just written to go down to the wire for both of those. Most definitely. The problem is City... yeah If you had to guess right now, what do you think?
00:48:00
Speaker
I just sound really good I think it's safe to say that like first out of it they're five points clear of no they're six points clear of West Ham right now six points oh my god yeah it's done so basically they just need a point They need a plan there. They're pretty much secure.
00:48:24
Speaker
But yeah, let me even check West Ham's game. So they got Arsenal and then they've also got...
00:48:33
Speaker
Newcastle away and then Leeds at home as their last game. Newcastle away and then Leeds. Oh, West Ham are done. West Ham are done, have got, are they playing? They've got Leeds and then they've got Chelsea. Chelsea. Who's the last one? Everton. Everton at home. Ivan, that's Tom. Oh my gosh. Look what David Moyes did to Man City. You think that they're going to He's not going to try raise one to... Bro, he's down by Moise.
00:49:08
Speaker
To them not. Nah, Moise, think Moise wants to have say in a lot of the last things that happened in the season. but But, if you had to if we had to guess, well who would you say is going down, man?
00:49:20
Speaker
I feel like my head is telling me Tottenham have turned the corner and won't be renegated. And I just don't think West Ham will have enough to go into that Arsenal-Newcastle-Leeds game and get the points that they need.
00:49:35
Speaker
ah don't think I generally don't think Tottenham will pick up a lot of points from the last three games. I just think West Ham will do worse and I don't think they'll be able to pick up enough. so i think that i've been for West Ham to to do it,
00:49:51
Speaker
10 need for the from the last nine points
00:49:56
Speaker
I don't even know I think they need five for the last nine to do it so winning two draws I said winning two draws yeah I think they need because I think Tottenham get a win I think Tottenham get least one win out these last three they need win they need the extra point they need the extra point They get a win. Tottenham definitely get at least one win.
00:50:20
Speaker
I just don't think... I don't think they get much more than that. I think maximum Tottenham get four points from the last three games. Oh, yeah, then five makes sense so that they can gain a point on them. Yeah, yeah, That's the only way I see them surviving. Because Tottenham could still lose... They could lose to Chelsea and Moyes could have something for them.
00:50:38
Speaker
And that's assuming they beat Leeds. So it's not all hunky-dory over there. So who knows? But um there is something else I did want to
Real Madrid's Internal Conflicts
00:50:46
Speaker
speak about. I don't think we can go past I'm talking about this. Fam, Real Madrid... What the hell is going on at Madrid? What's going on at Madrid?
00:50:59
Speaker
Apparently, bro, I'm literally, I'm watching the Dubois fight in the background, bro, and I think Gio Mene was training him, bro, because apparently switched him He turned off Valverde.
00:51:14
Speaker
Fam, what's going on? So obviously the um so the reports from what I've been seeing, obviously I'm just getting my knowledge of ITKs and journalists from Twitter. But what happened was apparently Chiwomeni went in hard on the tackle on Valverde in training.
00:51:36
Speaker
Valverde didn't like it. They had an argument. Chiromeni even tried to bless it the next day or whatever. um Valverde said, nah, forget that. Then Valverde in the next session, winning hard on Chiromeni,
00:51:50
Speaker
So now that Chirmen, you tried to bla it bless it, you did you didn't accept it, then you tried get him back. Apparently, he's banged him, knocked him out. He cleaned him. Because the report, I need to get this, I need to see how they described, Romadu described Valverde's injury. But go on, what were you going to say?
00:52:10
Speaker
From what I understood from the statement was that they got into fisticuffs, but he had banged him, but he hasn't fell from the punch. So the fall has happened due to grappling.
00:52:23
Speaker
This is what I understood from the text. The fall has happened while people are trying to break up the fight and then Valverde fell and hit his head. Do you get it? Where did you see that? Because obviously my news ain't from official sources. No, he didn't even his mind, bro. The Madrid zone. Oh, fair, fair, fair. So it's just his head. The whole thing's his head, bro.
00:52:46
Speaker
Bro, they said he suffered a traumatic brain injury i described it, bro. A traumatic brain injury. What? Do you know the other thing is as well? but Because of the footballers, in my head, I'm just assuming they fought on the pitch.
00:53:01
Speaker
But they could have been fighting on the way back to the changing room. They could have been... like well He could have actually banged him. He hit his head on the ground. Or maybe they grappled a bit and my man like, bro, but fam.
00:53:15
Speaker
This is the most insane news cycle that I've been seeing about Real Madrid in ages bro any club bro because like these these sort of things happen yeah but you never see it out in the news like so so blatantly like who's the snitch I don't think it's... Because he's talking. They're talking. Somebody... um I think the institution itself is talking. Somebody high up is talking. Bro, if you're in your canteen area at work here and a CEO bangs the CFO in the room down, down there...
00:53:58
Speaker
Bro, you're telling one of your boys, my man just got banged. like Not even like a whistleblower. It's just like you're just telling your people. and they what the he saw But got to remember, the thing about these clubs, like this is Madrid. They've got the reports on tap.
00:54:14
Speaker
So even if the story got out, they'll just go, hey, go call the editor. You're not putting that. you know what I mean? You think they can't call Marco and say, you're not putting that. Remember, you do all over social media first, isn't it?
00:54:27
Speaker
Yeah, true. It leaked all over. So then Real Madrid couldn't really get in front of it because it's already out. It's already out. Something's happened. So now, Valverde, like, if if it never got out on social media, Valverde would have just been dropped for personal reasons.
00:54:42
Speaker
that's ah That's what would have happened. They would have just got swept under the rug like that. But now, No, like, okay, now we have to clean the up. Traumatic brain. Brain injury is crazy, though. Brain injury is crazy. Not even a head injury. Brain injury. There's not even like a concussion. Why didn't they say concussion?
00:55:00
Speaker
Like, what it has something mad actually happened. Like, what's going on? Yeah, but I think the way they described it was for entertainment purposes. Because then he followed up the, I think it was Fabrizio, he followed up the brain injury comment, he'll be unable to play for 10 to 14 days. Can't be that deep then. Yeah, yeah, you've already given a... Brain injury makes it sound like it needs to get surgery, but that's basically him saying he's not playing for the rest of the season. like He's done, bro. La Liga's already basically wrapped up. Barcelona are going to win it. If it isn't done already, it now it is. there days Then you've got Rudiger being accused of slapping staff.
00:55:45
Speaker
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Did he slap the left back? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. He slapped the left back. But then there's an old video going about of Rudiger slapping the staff.
00:55:59
Speaker
But then that's that's that looks more comical. That doesn't look like proper serious. yeah, Nah, when Di Kera and Mbappe is around, it's just anarchy, bro. Mbappe is just... He's an anarchy reign, bro. Mbappe's been at Real Madrid for two years and he's had me back-to-back years of zero trophies.
00:56:18
Speaker
Real Madrid. Have you seen the petition as well? Obviously, it's upsiding up as well. They're saying it's on that double in the million. Yeah, 30 mil. Yeah, 30 mil. That's...
00:56:30
Speaker
what du But what I said, I said it from the beginning. I said it from the beginning. Vinny has to move. Vinny has to move and become more, um you know, he's got to be...
00:56:44
Speaker
more selfless. He has to move from this high horse that he's sitting on. And I don't necessarily say, like, you can't have Vinny and Mbappe on that high horse. Because it's the same scenario as the Neymar, Messi and Mbappe.
00:56:59
Speaker
It just depends on who's Real Madrid's golden boy right now. Because when I look at it, they put all the money into Mbappe and they're trying to cash in on Mbappe and get what they can. But Vinny's already done he's done the Madrid he's done Madrid I think it's safe to say Vinny's completed it how many Champions Leagues has he got now?
00:57:19
Speaker
four or something must have like four and he's he's won two of them yeah him and Benzema for the first one then him and Jude for the second so it's he's got his legacy already so if he does turn around and say you know what I'm done here. But I look at world football and I'm saying, nah, that's a rummage with playing, man. I can't even picture him in the another club. like Here's the thing, that though. like Vinny Mbappe, they have to make it work.
00:57:49
Speaker
Yeah, that's what I'm saying. I just can't see any of them going. no but Nobody's going to pay the fees for them. I feel like they're reps in the mud, bro. The only one i I'd probably take Mbappe just because, like,
00:58:05
Speaker
But then who can financially even make Mbappe work at the club? Like, what what club has the financial capabilities to say, you know, we'll move enough needles, um let pull enough levers and say, cool, we'll sign Mbappe and put him on 600k a week? Like, bro, it's only Real Madrid that do that shit. No other...
00:58:25
Speaker
we no no it no um No other club can do that. So right now, it's just ah it is a case where he's already been at PSG as well. What do you do? like Honestly, he can't go Italy. Bayern Munich, what? When Luis Diaz moves on, are they going to try and grab him? Harry Kane's coming to the end. I feel like he'll leave, um not this season, season after. What, you got to go try and grab Mbappe to play in Germany? That don't look good they't sound at all. And that's my point. I think these like, there's actually, in my opinion, you know apart from Saudi, there's actually no way for these guys to go generally.
00:59:04
Speaker
um But then the the the catch 22 is they need to start letting go of some big personalities because it's just all too much. It's all too much. For me,
00:59:15
Speaker
as soon as I brought Nbappe, would have got with a Vinny. I wouldn't have kept both. And I would have got a proper striker, a proper six foot plus striker that can lead the line and and then leave Nbappe on the left wing for him to do that. Either that or they go 4-4-2 with Vinny and Nbappe up top and just then just go go from there.
00:59:34
Speaker
But even that's dead. Yeah, that did this is this whole thing is mad,
Future of Mbappe and Vinicius Jr.
00:59:39
Speaker
bro. It's absolutely mad. what was What was the other thing that they said that happened? um and So apparently, like, four different players have disrespected Abelho and basically said said that that... So the four players were the left-back,
00:59:55
Speaker
Yeah, Carrera. That's probably why Rudiger slapped him, bro. You know Rudiger's African respect, respect your elders, bro. You crazy. Yeah, I can't lie. You've been here five minutes, bro. don't know what you're seeing. You've been here five minutes, mate. You've been here five minutes, mate.
01:00:14
Speaker
um And then I saw Sabayos. quote about Sabayos. What? Excuse me, sir. You bench warmer. Excuse me, can you cool down about about get on to the manager? Because you're not playing. Yeah, these men, they just don't respect authority, man, at this current stage. They all think they're bigger than they actually are. ulthough The only thing they would would respect is their OG manager. But then even then, that's why there was talks of them bringing back Mourinho.
01:00:44
Speaker
well and that's And that's the reason why he's considering it. because but Perez has created this environment at Real Madrid.
01:00:55
Speaker
He's created it and he's made these individuals feel like they're more important than Real Madrid. They're more important than the manager. So when the manager comes in and trying to um give them authority, they're like, yo, nah, you can't, don't do that around here.
01:01:15
Speaker
Perez had the right idea by bringing in Alonso. What he did wrong was youre abandoning his ship. He should have stuck with that. and you should havela you should have moved into the changing room with Alonso.
01:01:28
Speaker
It doesn't matter what any of you men come and say to me. This is our manager for the next five years. So if you don't like it, you can get out of here. That's it. He has never got sacked. He cannot win a trophy for the next three years. He will still have his job.
01:01:43
Speaker
that's what and that's And that's the problem. That's the problem right there. Now, the players... Finney feels empowered. The players feel empowered. Oh, yeah, yeah. This is the way it should be. i should be able to do what want. Nah, bro.
01:01:57
Speaker
Nah. It's mad. It's mad. Anyway, is's good good luck to him. But what does he do now? He's going to try and get an authoritarian in... in jose to come in and try and do what alonso tried to do yeah jose's got bit more cachet a bit more bit more um about him but at the same time you still got to give jose the power jose is going go in there and he's going to fight with everybody the thing is as well yeah it's like cool that that thing works in theory in it like when i'm looking at this at this team They don't need a coach. They need a dad, bro. They need someone to settle them down, calm the hell down. What are you lot What are you lot on? The supply teachers come in and you lot are just running them up. But at the same time, are the man really looking at Mourinho like he's this mythical feature? These men all got Champions League already.
01:02:48
Speaker
Mbappe's got a World Cup. Is Mourinho really that? Is he really that? Vinny's there with four of them. given You think I'm scared of Mourinho? Are you crazy? hey Come on. Do you know who I am Forget Mourinho. Do you know what I have done in the game? That's what that's what I'm saying. this car The team is... All the leaders... Cruz is gone. Modric is gone. Casemiro is gone. No Ramos.
01:03:13
Speaker
Not all the senior guys are just cut. It's just like... Benzema's gone. All of them's gone. How can Carrera go on an interview and say, oh, um it'd be great if Mbappe ran more?
01:03:28
Speaker
Like, that's mad. Like, that's so mad. That is so mad. And here's the thing, if Mourinho... Madrid will work if the strikers won.
01:03:40
Speaker
mr Madrid will work if the strikers press. Bro, they haven't sorted out their right wing. Vinny is a presser, but he's starting to think he's too bit ah bit he's too big for it because Mbappe is not doing it. And then when when um Vinny loses the ball, you'll see Mbappe or Bellingham moan at Vinny.
01:04:04
Speaker
And then Vinny will start arguing with Mbappe and Bellingham. Like, what are you talking about? Bear in mind, the other teams played play the ball to the
01:04:17
Speaker
The thing is, these men think they can flick it on like a switch because you do notice when it comes to a big game, like, oh, it's a big game in the Champions League. Now everyone's running, now everyone's trying to press. But, bro, you're not, you ain't really like that. You ain't been listening to your managers for ages and you think you can just flick the switch and then get it done. Nah, these teams are a lot better than what they were before.
01:04:37
Speaker
That Romajid judge that he had on the CL might be gone now. but look look look what happened when they met a proper team in Bayern Munich they lost so I think Vinny Mbappe have really got to Mbappe especially by Enrique was telling you at enicka was turning up PSG bro press like just press for me and he didn't want to do it there who You've made your... He actually picked the... Was there Ocampos over there?
01:05:07
Speaker
Yeah. used He made the right decision. He picked it he picked the manager over Mbappe because... This is what I'm saying. Mbappe's legacy, as great as it is already, what is it? League titles, World Cup. No Champions League. He's going to be he's goingnna be the top goal scorer in the World Cup before he's done anyway. But at the same time, bro You're this great of a player. You play for PSG, who are winning Champions Leagues now that you've gone. And then you've gone to Madrid, the team that was winning the Champions Leagues, and now they're not winning anymore. Bro, what's your legacy going on? You've got to look at yourself. What's your legacy going on?
01:05:42
Speaker
This is the facts. This is absolute facts. And he's got to start... Nah, man. Someone has to go around and just, like, bro, wake up. You're going to waste the rest of your career thinking you're too big to be pressing. You're you're too big to do the dirty work or you're too big to move, to move make movements for other people and be selfless, boy.
01:06:04
Speaker
Yeah, good. Don't get me wrong, he's insanely more talented than i I ever will be or any players I'll ever coach, but go for a bit. Actually, no, hopefully I can coach players that are talented one day. But...
01:06:19
Speaker
but um he's got to really look at what does he want to achieve in his
Episode Wrap-Up and Future Topics
01:06:25
Speaker
career? Does he want to be this level or does he want to get more World Cups? Does he want to get more UCLs? ah Does he want to win more titles?
01:06:32
Speaker
if you if Yeah, good luck. Good luck to him.
01:06:38
Speaker
Yeah, mad. But yeah, anyway, people, I think we've touched a wide scope of football. I don't know if we've missed anything. Obviously, we've got the World Cup coming up, but we'll do proper previews and like reviews of games that we actually do watch. don't We're not going to... Let's not lie. We're not going to give you these generic...
01:06:56
Speaker
um overviews of games that we haven't watched. that well We're going to pick out a few games here there and World Cup and actually talk about them because I think that's doing a disservice to you lot and obviously it comes off as very like disingenuous. so I'm not going to lie. it like what We're actually going to pick maybe two games a week and i actually sit down, talk about them and any other news of ah around the World Cup. But for now, we'll give you this. Two more games left in the Premier League.
01:07:26
Speaker
You've got the FA Cup coming up as well. You've got um Champions League coming up. There's got to be a lot to talk about coming up. So, yeah, be ready for that. But um do you have a don't blame the rest moment?
01:07:38
Speaker
Anything?
01:07:42
Speaker
No, you know, but probably the thing is we haven't watched all the games yet. so Yeah. um but don't i would like I would like to give a premature don't blame the ref. Arsenal, don't blame the ref when you lose the west itll be like yeah if let if weham can to me solid, this solid,
01:08:06
Speaker
if they could do me this solid man
01:08:10
Speaker
The pods are going to drop after, so we don't even know. But um I think I'll give a light one to Kunio. Hey, listen, diving in 2026 is not going to work, bro. He tried to dive to get a penny, and it was the most blatant dive I've ever seen in my life. Oh, man. It's 2026. Maybe the time he had a stinker today as well. I didn't even speak about it. Rubbish.
01:08:34
Speaker
Yuck. he's such a He's such an enigma, that guy, man. Honestly. Yeah. Anyway, people, thanks for listening. Catch you later.
01:08:46
Speaker
Don't cry. Don't beg. Don't blame the ref. Peace.