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Free Weekly Episode - Kvicha Kvaratskhelia Stars For Napoli, Ismael Bennacer AC Milan's Hero, Francesco Acerbi Close To Inter & Much More (Ep. 249)
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From Kvicha Kvaratskhelia show at the Stadio Diego Maradona, Ismael Bennacer saves AC Milan against defensively solid Atalanta and Inter's LuLa light up the San Siro, Juve chasing Milik to Roma looking for a replacement for Georginio Wijnaldum, John and Nima break down another action packed Serie A weekend.
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Transcript
Introduction to Hosts
00:00:01
Speaker
Welcome to the Italian football podcast with John Solano, Carlo Garganese and Nima Tuvali.
00:00:24
Speaker
Hello, good day, everybody. Welcome back to another episode of the Italian football podcast. We hope you are doing very, very well on this Monday.
Serie A Team Previews
00:00:37
Speaker
Today only Nima and myself a lot to get to.
00:00:42
Speaker
Juve Roma, they play later today. However, there was still a lot of action from yesterday. We have Milan dropping points to Atalanta. We have this guy from Georgia starring for Napoli that even the most ardent of Twitter experts who pretend they watch everybody in the, you know, the Macedonian fifth
00:01:08
Speaker
division. Not even they know of this guy, Jevicha Varachkelia.
Rising Stars and New Transfers
00:01:13
Speaker
He is now up to three goals on the season 2 match days. Very, very impressive. Just like Napoli as a whole, we will be talking a lot about them. We also have Inter closing in on Lazio defender, Acherbi. And then we also have Lece,
00:01:30
Speaker
making a transfer that you tend to only see in FIFA or Football Manager, pulling one from their backsides that has to be up there with some of the most random transfers we have seen in Serie A. So, so much to get to. Let's get started.
00:01:51
Speaker
Okay, so we're going to get right into it. Initially we were going to start with Milan, Atalanta, but I overruled because we have to talk about Napoli. Now we have to preface this with, yes, it's two match days.
Critiques and Management Issues
00:02:07
Speaker
Yes, they have played the opponent equivalent of, I don't know,
00:02:15
Speaker
like a five-year-old, because Verona suck. I mean, the fact that they even allowed two door to walk out the door is crazy. Honishable by death, which, you know, I mean, it's it's it's what we spoke about last week as well. It's like Seti is like literally deep, like he's he's deconstructing what he's built up there for years. And it's like he's preparing for seti abi.
00:02:41
Speaker
Um, and they they've had actually good things going on there, but he's no longer interested But it seems that he's he's he's preparing for seria b but we'll we'll get to her We'll get to him. Yeah, they're I mean, they're they're a crap side. It's a you know club from veneto. Just So anyway, anyway, we have to start with napoli because we do again they have looked good verona they suck monza
00:03:06
Speaker
We can talk about their manager a whole other time. He's entering that list of manager island managers we have who just get recycled.
00:03:22
Speaker
We have that island we can call it Mr. Island.
Transfer Strategies and Dark Horses
00:03:25
Speaker
Yes. And I have to come clean because admittedly through two match days, again, we can't overreact. However, I expressed some very deep concerns about the way they were doing the market. However, since we last spoke.
00:03:41
Speaker
they finalize a deal for uh the nano raspadori and that is on top of in tom bele i mean i mean look look this is it's interesting what they're doing here man and that's not even by the way i i spent five minutes perfecting my pronunciation on this guy's
00:04:06
Speaker
Look, he put out a video. I don't understand why people are making it so difficult. He put out a video in English on Napoli's English Twitter account saying... Well, people's not following Napoli's English Twitter account for obvious reasons, so... Well, they should, because it's incredibly entertaining. You follow Napoli on Twitter and Aurelio De Laurentiis for one thing and one thing only, entertainment, which is guaranteed. And non-English as well.
00:04:30
Speaker
But he's he pronounces it. That's him. That's according to him, not me. That's, you know, go to go to the go to the Napoli English where he there's a video him saying. Yes, I I just don't do the hard the hard sound. Yeah, the sound as many of you know, I mean, that's a very we make a lot of sounds in Italian. That is that is not one of them. But anyway, listen, three goals. He bags a brace yesterday.
00:05:00
Speaker
And that is just on top of the overall play because, listen, I thought they would suffer. I think most of us thought they would suffer because you lose guys like Koulibaly, Mertens, Insinie. I mean, it goes beyond what they do on the pitch. You also have to consider the dressing room.
00:05:21
Speaker
so on and so forth. My concern was only ever the dressing room, not the pitch, because I think Pintinha showed last season that he's peaked. I think Houli Bali, as I've said several times, I think he started to show signs of decline already last season. As for Fabian Ruiz, wonderful player, but not the quickest. And Spalletti likes dynamic quick midfielders.
00:05:45
Speaker
And also, with Osseman already there, Keylor Navas, although he's passed his best, he's still way better than Alex Merritt, and he will bring in the kind of winning routine and mentality that you lose when Colybali and leadership, that when you lose when Colybali and Insinio lead, Dries Martens, of course, as well.
00:06:05
Speaker
I think this is, and I said it last week, and I keep saying it, I feel very comfortable in naming Krita Krita Kvaratschelya as my breakout player of the Serie A season. I feel very confident in saying that they're definitely finishing in the top four, and I feel absolutely confident that they are my dark horse to win the Serie A. They're not the favorites, that's Milan Inter, but they are the dark horse, because this is the most Spalletti adapted team
00:06:29
Speaker
on paper that Luciano Spalletti has ever had. He has everything he wants in terms of quality in this squad. In Roma, there were always something missing. I mean, he had to turn Totti into a false nine. It turned out really well, but it was an idea. This is something this is insane.
00:06:48
Speaker
Yeah, it's it's it's literally every single player is adapted to his to his football. I think Rahmani, I think Kim Minjae will, you know, he scored a goal. He's he's a giant in the air and he will adapt more and more. I think he he's shown that, you know, he will take some time for him to adapt fully to the Syria. Rahmani is so underrated, it's almost criminal.
00:07:12
Speaker
um in Dombele this is Last Chance Saloon but look at Anguisa holy god yeah yeah i've i've been on this train for a while um because i know his agent pretty well i the fact that no
00:07:28
Speaker
top team besides Napoli and the Serie A made a concrete approach for this guy is criminal. Yeah. Criminal. No, it's I mean, it's absolutely crazy. And and I mean, look at what Spalette is done with Lobotka and Anguisa.
00:07:44
Speaker
It's this man is, you know, we know that Spaletti is not in terms of winner winning titles, the most decorated manager. But when it comes to individual development of players, he does not have many peers. He does not have many masters. He is absolutely fantastic. He's he always does this. He always has. He always gets players to take the next step and he's done it throughout his career.
00:08:06
Speaker
And now, if he can do that with Tanguy and Dombele and get his head straight, well, then they have another world-class midfielder, because we know the talent that Dombele has. It's fantastic. I mean, Carlo was speaking about it last week. We were speaking about it last week. So, no, it's absolutely extraordinary what they're doing. And then, Chichac, Valetrelia. I mean, he's already world-class. He's 21 years old. He's fairly one-footed.
00:08:30
Speaker
the composure and control in that first goal. You can say that they're not really a team. They're 11 individuals. I think qualitatively it's a good squad. I think qualitatively it's a good squad. I think they're just not managed well enough by someone.
Milan vs Atalanta Tactical Insights
00:08:49
Speaker
by Stropa. I had my question mark going in, and now there's talk of him being sacked and the zerbi being brought in, which I think would be a fantastic move. Oh my gosh. That would be, I mean, that's just, they should have done this already when they were promoted, when they won promotion to the Serie A.
00:09:04
Speaker
I mean, every club should have been looking at him. I believe he announced in early June he wasn't going to return to Shakhtar for obvious reasons. And by the way, I find it so weird. Unless I've missed something.
00:09:20
Speaker
Did you notice Pacina was collecting splinters on his ass? He didn't even play. It's strange. It's strange too. I think he's a dead man walking. And I think he probably will be the first manager to go.
00:09:39
Speaker
But regardless, he already at this young age, at this early part of his career, is at world-class level. The first goal, the composure, the intelligence, the timing, the technique, it's absolutely astonishing, incredible what he did. And then the second goal as well, he looks fairly two-footed. He seems pretty strong in the air. His delivery is great. His technique is fantastic.
00:10:06
Speaker
Congratulations, Napoli. They've done it again. It seems they found another player that they will sell within one to three years to a Real Madrid or a Man City or whichever oil state backed blood money club. Pep Guardiola is coaching at the time. They'll sell him for another hundred million pounds and they'll find another creature. And so on and so forth. They always do this. And this is why I had them as a as a definitely in the top four.
00:10:34
Speaker
And I have them as my dark horse during the Serie A. And why I think that they're going to be a handful for many teams. Because I think the top four in the Serie A is going to be tight as hell. But for me, Napoli are going to be there for sure.
00:10:52
Speaker
Yeah, definitely. I agree. Okay, let's move on to Milan, Atalanta, the draw, in terms of entertainment. Well, it wasn't very open, was it? It was a very tactical game. But I thought Milan played well. I mean, if we start with the Milan perspective,
00:11:13
Speaker
They played really well, I thought. There were two things tactically which I found really interesting, because we spoke about it in our preview show, okay, how are Milan going to handle the fact that teams are going to come prepared against Teo and Liao? Well, so far, what we've seen is that Teo and Liao have started to
00:11:32
Speaker
cut in earlier down the pitch into the middle and try to go that way. And teams have successfully been able to stop them, because both, especially Liao, has been very underwhelming so far, which is to be expected, given that he's so good and you have to stop him.
Adapting Strategies Against Theo and Liao
00:11:49
Speaker
And you have to double down on him and Theo, because that left flank is unbelievable. So far, they've struggled a little bit, which is to be expected. I don't think we should draw too many conclusions from that. But it's interesting to see
00:12:01
Speaker
Milan's tactical reactions to how Gasperini and teams tried to stop them. I thought Origi was good when he came on. He was interesting. Him and Giroud playing together was interesting. The Kettler was good for the first 10 minutes when he came on. Obviously, Gasperini is so intelligent tactically that he countered that pretty quickly and then neutralized him.
00:12:23
Speaker
Milan are still a team in transition and growing. They're two years, two and a half years into the project. They won the Scurrito, which was, you know, nobody kind of expected them or had them as favorites to do it. But they're still a team that's growing, which is pretty insane given that they're defending champions.
00:12:41
Speaker
But it's an interesting team. And I like what I saw. And I thought Tonali just showed, Tonali and Benasser showed why. Benasser was good. I mean, they're so good together. They complement each other so damn well. It's it wouldn't surprise me. It's far too soon to say to make any of those comparisons. But, you know, or even draw similarities. But, you know, we've seen some great midfield duos on Milan's midfield through the years, you know, in the 80s and 90s. And then you had Pirlo and Gattuso and
00:13:11
Speaker
You're kind of seeing some sort of hybrid version of that now. We're laying the embryo of that. And they complement each other so, so well. And that goal he scored, I mean, both goals I thought were both defenses falling asleep, both teams that were defensively pretty okay and solid, but they just went to sleep for a second.
00:13:33
Speaker
Yeah, for sure. For Atalanta, you know, you speak of Milan's midfield. I thought their midfield was horrible. Colt Myers wasn't unwatchable in my opinion. I thought he played terribly. Malinowski, I cannot for the life of me understand why Atalanta would even be considering the idea of moving on from him.
00:13:56
Speaker
You know, the thing I always laugh at is, you know, we read all of these things of, listen, anytime you see a player who is critical to Atalanta
00:14:08
Speaker
being linked with a move away and you start reading things that he's kind of falling out with directors or you know supporters it's not that okay it's one man it's Gasparini. It's always it's obvious Gasparini. I mean that comment he made before the game about we want a player that can score more than six goals a season and then Malinowski comes out and does what he does but let's remember that
00:14:30
Speaker
Atalanta, they have to, I mean, usually they're a team that they're always very, you know, they balance their books. They have spent quite a bit this summer, this year, this fiscal year, so to speak, this summer. So I think a sale is not in part, you know, is not, you know, the most unbelievable idea ever.
00:14:48
Speaker
But I don't think Malinowski is the guy I would cash in on. I think the fact that they haven't cashed in on Zapata and Muriel, which is strange. Muriel especially. Oh my God. What are they thinking? Once the potion mores off on that guy.
00:15:05
Speaker
Yeah, it's not, you know, they're getting older and they're not getting better. I mean, it's clear that they're on a decline. And that's not an easy thing for Atalanta to, you know, they should have cashed in on them when they had the chance to, and they didn't. But, you know, still, I really liked Napoli. Sorry, I really liked Atalanta defensively. I really did. Oh, defensively, very good.
00:15:28
Speaker
Demiral I thought was well. Demiral and and Jim City and Demiral and even even Toloy for once. Yes. Toloy is one of those guys who either really like him or you hate him. I don't understand. To me, he's like wallpaper. He's kind of just there. He's not impressive one way or the other. He's like the, you know, when you walk into Nola's house in the kitchen, it's the same wallpaper from 1965. You know, it doesn't
00:15:54
Speaker
But I really like these two young kids they brought on. All three of them. Okoli, Skalvini and Lukman. Lukman is looking really good.
00:16:02
Speaker
I really like the aggression and aggressive behavior or defending by Kayla Bocoli. I mean, they've got another one there. He really suits how they play. And I think they're going to be a difficult team to break down at Palanta this year. I mean, the guy that I'm eager to see for them is Ederson, who came from Salernitana. And they have.
00:16:26
Speaker
And they've got Jeremy Boga, Brandon Sock, who they've signed as well. I mean, together, there is offensive firepower there, for sure. I still don't think they'll finish in the top seven. I think this is a little bit of a transition year for them. But I think they're going to be a very difficult team to break down. But
00:16:44
Speaker
Yeah, so for me, I think a draw was the fairest result. I still had that feeling that Milan, if anyone was going to win, it was Milan. But Atalanta stood out, we managed to weather the storm really well, which they've not been in the past.
00:17:05
Speaker
Yeah. All right. Well, speaking of not so difficult to break down, they beat Spezia. They went three to zero. Yeah. I mean, what? I'm not. The thing for me is, for me, I wanted to see, I was kind of expecting this and it's not, you know, oh, Nima, you're an interista, you're arrogant. No, because I didn't draw that many conclusions from preseason.
00:17:33
Speaker
or the Lecha game because it was obvious. If you know how preseason works, these guys are really tired because they've been trained at the max for a couple of weeks and that's a really high level and there's a lot of, you know, they need to recover and they hadn't fully done that. And that pitch that they played on, the potato farm, you can't play football on that pitch and I worry about how many injuries we're going to see by players playing on that pitch.
00:17:58
Speaker
But regardless, I had forgotten, by the way, that Spezia, that Thiago Mota left. I completely forgot about that. I like Gotti, even though he was the guy who, as we all remember,
Inter's Dominance and Key Players
00:18:13
Speaker
Utene is a he didn't want the job but kept it it was kind of as if he was you know he was being held hostage by somebody although when you go to Utene that's generally how they you know have to keep people in the area anyway but they they just I don't know man they did not they didn't put up much of a fight they were I mean I thought Inter could have scored six or seven in that match to be honest with you
00:18:43
Speaker
No, they could. They could. There's a couple of things that I take away from that game, and that is that I wanted to see an inter that controlled the narrative, controlled the game, controlled the proceedings, controlled the midfield, dictated the tempo, and imposed themselves. And I saw that. And I wanted to see Lukaku and Lautaro to see if that Lula link up how that's working. And it was fantastic.
00:19:06
Speaker
And you got your wish, Dimarco on the left. Yes, I got to see Dimarco playing as a left wing back, which is his correct position. And he was outstanding. I mean, you saw this is the thing that when Dimarco is a player who has a... Yeah, no, actually, that's a really good, that's a really good analogy. I think that's a really good goal.
00:19:27
Speaker
No, you're absolutely right. I really like that because his left foot is he can pick out pinpoint passes and crosses. He's got a good shot on him. So I think Italian Colorado was actually a really good shot. And when you've got someone like Romelu Lukaku up there who can hold up the ball, who can score, who's really strong in the air, then DiMarco is much more useful to you than when you have, you know, God bless non noceco.
00:19:51
Speaker
Standing there who can't hold up who likes to go down drop in deep and build up play that way I mean, he's a completely different play even though he he is pretty strong in the exit tall guy but it's a completely different animal as to when you have someone like Lukaku who can who's much more complete and quicker and stronger and Just get right into it with you know when Jekyll comes on you have to do a lot of foreplay you have to build it up, you know
00:20:17
Speaker
Somebody made that comparison to me like two years ago. I don't want to out them, but it was when they said that when they were trying to compare Tani Abraham to Jekyll, that was a comparison. They didn't know if it was apt or not, but clearly it is when you know, it is. It is much more, you know, Lukaku is much more of a threat deeper and towards goal than what with Lukaku, you know, you can just get right into things. There's no need.
00:20:44
Speaker
to say we have to say one thing though that I really really liked the most and that is Laotaro is the star of the show this isn't the old Lula this isn't the old you said could not score 10 goals no I did not say that but no what I look he's developed into the killer that I I didn't think I'm gonna be completely honest I didn't think he would become the killer in the box that he's looking like he's becoming and he became towards the end of last season
00:21:10
Speaker
But this is a different Lautaro. And it's a different Lula than we saw last time around. Last time around, Lukaku was the focal point. He was the main man. This time around, it's Lautaro. And Lukaku is OK with that. You can see that he's completely OK with that. That he likes the first goal, the assist. Those are the kinds of stuff that Lautaro used to do for him the other way around when last time they played together. Now it's Lukaku doing it for him. And he seems completely content to do it.
00:21:38
Speaker
And I think that's interesting because I'm yet to decide on who I had as my capo canoneira. I don't think Laotaro will be capo canoneira, but I think that I think he will score more goals this season than he's ever done.
00:21:53
Speaker
at Inter. And Inter are, I mean, it's pretty much an official target by Simon Inzaghi that he wants to score 100 goals in the Serie A this season. And with those two up front, they can do that. And Denzel Dumfries, like I said, like I said now for a long time, I mean, this guy, he's like another striker. He plays like a striker. He's a wingback or a winger, but he's like a striker. Like it's just the strength, his physique, the way that he commands
00:22:22
Speaker
No, Inter are looking good. Inter are looking good. And I saw what I wanted to see against Bezia. Every box was marked. And as for Bezia themselves... They suck. No, I think they're okay. They're a lower mid-table side. I don't think they're gonna be relegated, but I think they're gonna be
00:22:42
Speaker
I think they're going to I think they look like a decent city outside like lower bottom half like we call it in Italy. You know, they have the two because they put this table like the left bracket and the right bracket. You know what I mean? They're made table and on the right hand side, if you know what I mean, on the right.
00:22:59
Speaker
The thing is, you know, we talk about how the top seven or eight is pretty deep this year. I think the bottom three to five are so bad. They are dreadful. You know, my my boomer ass, you know,
00:23:17
Speaker
Even the discussion of going to 18 teams gives me a physical reaction that results in substances having to enter my body. I generally don't like it. But then, you know, you watch some of these teams. Congratulations for all of the spending you did, but you still suck.
00:23:37
Speaker
No, but they're not a team. Monza's not a team. And that's Stropa's fault. I mean, I could make the case that there's a few others that aren't exactly a team. I mean, I still look at Santori and I can't believe how this club is real. And that's not even mentioning the fact that their president is kind of almost maybe in jail. Yes. Yeah. And that's putting it lightly. That's putting it there very finely.
00:24:04
Speaker
I mean, it's crazy. But no, but I like what Spezia are. I mean, I think it's quite clear what they want to do. They have a very clear model of how they want to work. And then I just don't get why you ditch Tiago Monta after all of those struggles. And clearly you become comfortable under him. I never I will never understand that. But I mean, it's the third year in a row. I mean, there had been Cenzo Italiano who brought them up.
00:24:31
Speaker
Then he had a very good season. That was a breakout season for Spezia and him. Then he leaves and everybody thought, okay, well, this is gonna go to shit because Tiago Mota last time he was in the Serie A was absolutely dreadful. It went actually really well. They performed above expected.
00:24:48
Speaker
And then this year they got Gotti and we like him. I like him. I think this is a good, good level club for him to to be at to show what he can do. And I think they'll be fine. I mean, they've done some interesting. I mean, they've brought in experience. I mean, I like Drogovski. I like Drogovski. I like Kaldara. I think Joc, I think Albini Ekdal, the Swedish guy, will do well when he's back from injury or fully fit.
00:25:16
Speaker
I don't know about Daniel Maldini. No, I don't. And I like, you know, Dimitris Nicolaou who we interviewed last season. I like him. I like Kevin Agudelo. I like Simone Bastoni.
00:25:31
Speaker
I mean, Borabia, I think, is decent. So I think, like I said, I think they're a mid-table side on the right-hand bracket of the seria. If you know Italian media, you know that they put the seria not as one list, one to 20, but in two columns. And the left one is places one to 10, and this right one is 11 to 20. And I think they're going to be in the middle on the right-hand side.
00:25:53
Speaker
All right. Let's talk very quickly. You just a couple of words on you. I mean, look, I mean, I don't care because again, I cover Roma. Um, I mean, I, do you expect me to have any sympathy for any club in regards to injuries? No, I don't. I understand that. I understand. Okay. Yeah. Gray Bonucci injured. Okay. Fantastic.
00:26:17
Speaker
I guess I'm just intrigued by these these rumors of Milic coming back to Selya. Look, the thing with the injuries, just quickly touching on that, when someone at Leonardo Bonucci's age gets injured, I think that's when that's when the injuries come. So I'm not too surprised about that. But it's the it's all the others. It's the Di Maria. I knew he was injured and yet I played him.
00:26:42
Speaker
It's Paul Pogba. We knew he had this meniscus injury, but we still signed him and we didn't, you know what I mean? Like it's, I don't know. It's so much Jane medical as it's, why are you making these weird decisions? And if you know, they're injured, then why aren't you planning better? You know, it's, I don't know. Again, I'm not going to comment. Roma signed for closed work with the torn ACL. I mean, that's, that's fair enough. But my, my point is this, I'm not, I'm not sure how much of this is.
00:27:09
Speaker
This is Allegri's training methods now, because I've always, you know, you know, I like Allegri's style of football, but I'm starting to think this guy, he may be, what he needs to update is how he trains and how he prepares for games, because that seems more archaic than his football.
00:27:27
Speaker
based on just based on the last year that he's been there and the strange thing i mean who goes out in the media and says that i knew that the maria was injured but i played him anyway i mean what what's the matter with you why would you do that why would you do that it makes no sense yeah very weird but the music thing that's dividing them that is dividing them and i understand that because okay memphis the pie is not my favorite player
00:27:51
Speaker
But I'd rather have him than Milik. And I understand that he's asking for the moon, and maybe this is just a tactic. But Arik Milik, I was never his biggest fan, so to speak. And for me, I think then they're clearly just bringing in a backup.
00:28:09
Speaker
Well, I was always a fan of him until he became the Bionic Man. I've torn both ACLs and I think this guy makes me look relatively strong in the knee. If I'm not mistaken, it's three times he's torn ACLs. I think so, which is crazy. It's absolutely amazing.
00:28:36
Speaker
All right. Well, it's a strange move. I wonder, I mean, they're saying that it's close or whatever, but we'll see. I mean, I wonder if this is not just a tactic to get Memphis the pie to lower his wages. Well, that could be the case. Let's move on very quickly.
00:28:51
Speaker
Peraldi, Peraldi, Peraldi. Peraldi, indeed. So, I mean, they are in a very weird spot, Sasualo, because if we remember, do you remember? Okay. And then we have to go back in time and put on, we have to go back, way back to like, when was it? 13, 14, 14, 15, something like that. Whenever you say if you're a definite, just go get the boot and then they brought him back and he somehow saved them. It was in that season where Peraldi basically carried them himself.
00:29:21
Speaker
Yeah. He's going to have to do that again this season, I think. Yeah, he is. He is. It's quite clear that he's going to, I think it's after Raspadorian Skamaka leaving. And obviously, Locatelli the season before that. And by the way, Fratte's is still possible. He is pushing, pushing, pushing, pushing, and with Vinaldom getting injured now at Roma,
00:29:46
Speaker
I envision that Paris saw his agent that's going to push even harder. I think so as well. I was going to ask you. We're going to talk about that. I wanted to ask you about that. Just quickly about, just a solo. I mean, if we're talking favorite Serie A goals ever, I mean, it's an absolutely stunning goal he does. But I think, you know, since we're a little bit older
00:30:06
Speaker
You know, what are we, you know, favorite Serie A goals of all time? Where does this rank? I mean, I don't think this quite cracks the top 10. No, after the millennium. But it's a stunning goal. It's an absolutely stunning goal. And it's definitely the skill. I mean, it's everything that Berardi, when he's at his best. I mean, nobody's ever doubted his ability to be at this highest level. It's the consistency at which he does it.
00:30:31
Speaker
it's like right do we agree he he he's just going to stay there you know i think he's sure someone we read of milan inter i don't i want him to stay there i want him to stay there i want him to stay there i think it's a beautiful you know these these bandiere at the provinciali clubs totally natal exactly
00:30:50
Speaker
You know it was a beautiful thing and they were great under him and it was nice to see him and he became the best you know he wrote history there he was loved there and I think it's beautiful that Dominico Berardi is a solo he's happy there you know he he likes the club they like him you know okay he had a bit you know he has a temper and you can't control himself as we saw in the social in social media after they lost in the derby.
00:31:11
Speaker
where he wanted to pick a fight with, I think, everyone. But yeah, I mean... It's a bold move because he's not very big, but I've forgotten, yeah. Anyway... How big is he, though? Like, how tall is he? I mean, he's height-wise, I don't know what is he, but Google this very quickly because...
00:31:34
Speaker
No, because I mean, I'm thinking it's not I mean, he's not in senior 1 1.8 meters. Yeah, that's that's pretty average, though. It's not Napoleon complex. Well, in I mean, in Italy, that's that probably qualifies as giant. But but anyway, it's not so again, if the bottom of the city, I wasn't so crap, I would actually be genuinely worried for them. And I just don't. It's difficult for me to see what the actual plan is, because, you know, we
00:32:04
Speaker
We generally associate them with finding these talents and developing them, selling them on them. Your boy Pinamonte, I just don't get it. I don't see it. Listen, you're talking to someone who thinks that his ceiling is at most at a Fiorentina Lazio, at most a Europa League that may be a Champions League, like maybe when he really, really peaks, he can he can maybe score 20, 25 goals.
00:32:34
Speaker
If that happens, if anyone here needs a kidney, I will give it to you. There's no way. He did do it at Empoli. How many did he have last season? I think it was 10 or 11 or something. We know who the manager was last season, so that's not exactly a surprise. I don't see it with him.
00:32:57
Speaker
I don't see it either. For me, him and Sebastiano Esposito, a lot of interfans don't like when I say this, but to me, I just don't see the greatness. No, I think they're mediocre players. I don't think they suck. I just don't think they are inter-level players. I don't think they are players at the level where they think they are and some interfans maybe hope that they are. I think they're good players. I think they are, like I said, Europa League club standard level players. That's good. There's nothing wrong with that.
00:33:23
Speaker
But I just don't see the greatness. And I saw after the game, their coach, the solo saying, well, we know we've got to give him time. And that's fair. That's great. But I don't, I don't, I'll be very surprised if he scores double figures this season.
00:33:39
Speaker
I mean, I'll be shocked. Um, I mean, the only thing that I love is our midfield. I mean, beyond for that day is, for Lopez, man, is a guy that I'm somebody who, who Carlos absolutely waxes like over. Yeah. I think this is the thing with him. I think Maxime Lopez is a decent player, but I think it looks more prettier than it actually is. If you know what I mean, I think he's very elegant on the ball, but I don't think he's a.
00:34:04
Speaker
I mean, Traore, of course, they've got as well. No, I think they're, you know, they're a mid-table side. We understand that. And this is a little bit of a transition year after losing two important players. And like you said, Berardi is going to carry them. He's going to have to. I just don't see where the goals come from beyond him. Maybe, I think Pinamonte will score eight or nine goals. I think Berardi will score 10 to 15. He'll be 10 in 10 just like he was last year. Exactly. That's what he does.
00:34:31
Speaker
That's what he does. I mean, when all is said and done, that will be at least 25% of the goals he'll be responsible for. Probably more, 33%. But if we go back to just Perattis and beautiful, I mean, the most beautiful Serie A goals, I mean, I like to divide football in obviously different areas. I mean, after the millennium, I think Teo's Hernandez coast-to-coast goal last season. I think Mykon's goal against Juva during the treble season
00:35:01
Speaker
when he I mean there's so many and and one of my absolutely most favorite goals is one that was scored by Osvaldo Aroma which was chalked off for offside when it wasn't. Oh the one against Bologna I mean there it was it was you know the bicycle is 25 celsius I will never get over that because that was the only thing worth a damn yeah but it was a goal that was I mean to me I still count that because it was the wrong it should have chalked it off
00:35:27
Speaker
But it was stunning. Osvaldo, man. Talk about crazy players. I still remember, so distinctively, in wonderful Veneto at the time. It was Boxing Day when he was with Southampton and Escorta. Unbelievable goal. I think one of like two that I scored. Love the guy.
00:35:49
Speaker
Absolutely mad. But anyway, yeah office office rocker. Yeah. Yeah. Well speaking of mad that's a good good transition a chair to be going to eat that I Mean this is again one of those moves where generally Maybe two years ago you look most would view it More favorable for you know for now. I have no problems with this
00:36:11
Speaker
I said in March or April, I was talking to some friends and I said, I wouldn't, I have no problem with Francesco Acherbi replacing Andrea Rannocchi
Transfer Moves and Defensive Improvements
00:36:19
Speaker
Arinta. And that's what he's doing. He's the fourth, he's a backup central defender. He comes to a team and playing a formation in a football under a coach. I mean, he's able to move. That's, that's already an upgrade.
00:36:30
Speaker
Exactly. Did you see Rannochia yesterday? You got injured, the poor guy. And that's serious too. Stropa said after the game that Rannochia told me that it's a serious injury. Well, that's what happens when you go from the guy not playing in five years to, you know, starting him and playing in 90 minutes. Yeah, in 34, age 33, 34 as well. I mean, that's when the injuries start coming.
00:36:51
Speaker
But no, I have no problems with this move, especially given that the formula of it is going to be alone with an option to buy, which Inter will never activate. So it's just to have the guy as a backup playing for Simon Inzagi.
00:37:09
Speaker
He was part of the team that won the Euros, if I'm not mistaken. He was in the squad. He will do a decent job for Inter as a backup.
00:37:24
Speaker
And that's all he has to do. And I don't, I mean, it's not, I don't understand the panic over this at all. He's the kind of guy that you can play and will be effective against 16. He's going to play against one. He's going to play against Cremonese. I mean, at home. He's going to play against Lech at home. I mean, you know, I, no, I have no issues with this.
00:37:48
Speaker
Hold on, because this is the perfect transition. I can't let you go further because we have to talk about one of the most random transfers. This is the kind of transfer that you would see happen in your FIFA or football manager save. It's very random. That's a really good description of it.
00:38:10
Speaker
Only a simulation can configure this type of operation. But no, 2022, we have achieved it. We have achieved peak seria. Umtiti is going. I have to just bring it up on my screen so I read it correctly. Otherwise, just the fact that it's in my head, I can't even verbalize it correctly.
00:38:37
Speaker
Umtiti is going from Barcelona to Lece. I am lost for words. I don't know whether this is the dumbest thing or the smartest thing because you can make the case either way to me.
00:38:53
Speaker
You can tell me that this will be an unearthed treasure for Lece. He becomes a steady presence. He refines his form. They bring him in for virtually nothing. Well, this is the thing I was just going to say. The formula of the deal is the best part of it. And this is why I was waxing and ranting and raving about what a fantastic sporting director Pantaleo Corvino is.
00:39:21
Speaker
Apparently, he's going to join Leche and Barcelona are paying his entire wages. Which is just, again, fantastic. I mean, this is a fantastic signing for Leche. Leche are already difficult to break down. Umtiti, when fit, is a great defender.
00:39:39
Speaker
But that's the caveat. So that's why it just makes it so fantastic that Leccek, if they managed to bring this guy in for however many million euros on a paid loan and Barcelona pay his wages,
00:39:58
Speaker
That's just unbelievable. I can just see now his face when you go from Barcelona to Lecce and he steps forward into that stadium. Well, that's the thing. He's so injury prone and he has to play on that potato farm. Like that's what I'm thinking. I think
00:40:15
Speaker
It's a good move, but I wonder if I worry for his health playing on that pitch or maybe they just play him in the away game. Or for everybody's health on that pitch. Yes, I do because it's horrible. So I'm thinking maybe they just play him in the away games or something because his body can't handle that pitch. It just it looks atrocious.
00:40:35
Speaker
And I mean, all jokes aside, I mean, if he can stay fit, let's share their stock. I had them kind of being in the relegation battle, but kind of surviving. I haven't decided yet, because you know how I do. I always like to wait for the Mercata to end before making my predictions. But when do you think the last time, how many years has it been? I'll give you a quick quiz and for everybody else listening. This is our test of the day. When was the last time? And don't cheat. OK, I'm not. We're going to have fun.
00:41:06
Speaker
When do you, how many years has it been since he made at least 20 appearances in a season? If you just had to guess? If I had to guess, I'd say 17-18. That's correct. Really? Okay. I didn't, I swear to God. 25. So let me get this. 17-18, yeah.
00:41:26
Speaker
last season won the season before that 13 before that in 2019 2020 13 2018 2019 14 2017 2018 25 so it's it's been a little bit of time it's been a while i have my doubts but again it's it's no risk to them so really who cares
00:41:51
Speaker
No, it's not, especially with, I mean, again, Pantaleo Corvino doing Pantaleo Corvino things. If they get him and they can keep him fit, then this absolutely raises
00:42:08
Speaker
by several, maybe double digit percentage-wise in Lech's ability to stay up. Because Lech are a difficult team to break down. I mean, I watch Sariabi, as you all know, and get ripped for it on this podcast by Carlo and yourself. And they were a very difficult site to break down. If a fit umtiti hardly makes them less difficult to break down. So, no, I like it. I really, really like it.
00:42:37
Speaker
Alright, just a couple of other things from this past weekend. I don't even want to get into it because it was Torino Lazio, 0-0. I just gotta say one thing on Torino Lazio. Just a couple of comments. Torino Lazio, I was expecting not maybe free-flowing attacking football.
00:42:57
Speaker
but I was expecting a little bit more of an open game. But the fact that I didn't see that I think is a really good thing for Lazio. Lazio are looking, lo and behold, you know, the earth is not, you know, I don't know if what's happening now, but Lazio are looking defensively really solid.
00:43:15
Speaker
they really really are and to do that again and your boy Patrick yeah in the middle of yeah you know what i'm gonna i'm gonna talk him into existence yeah i might i might have to eat my own words on that because no he sucks come on let's be serious no but i mean if he's gonna play like this
00:43:33
Speaker
And I think Romagnoli, I mean, we all knew that Romagnoli at Lazio would be a good thing. I mean, he's a Lazio person through and through, and he's a player. He's not very quick, but he's good with the ball. I think Lazari, Marosic, Romagnoli, Patrick, that's a decent Serie A defense. And with Provedel in goal, obviously they bought another goalkeeper, but he was not allowed because he got himself sent off.
00:43:59
Speaker
And then you have Kasale. No, they're looking, they're looking stable, defensive. And Vasino was decent. Cataldi looked all right, meaning Koitsabe, which is always good. No, Lazio are finding defensive stability under Sarri. And we know that he can play attacking football. So once he gets this sorted,
00:44:17
Speaker
And he can find the right balance. Watch out for Lazio. They're going to be a tricky side. I'm looking forward to the Rome Derby. I know you not as much. None of you guys who support the Rome Club look forward to the Derby because it's just anxiety and panic. But I'm looking forward to the Rome Derby like hell.
00:44:34
Speaker
one of the listen these other matches man i i just think it highlighted how some of the problems of these lower sides you know balonia verona that's something again your boy or solini that is unless you're solini had a wonderful you had a wonderful evening
00:44:52
Speaker
What a wonderful evening. He was unlucky. He got a goal disallowed by the VAR and then he got himself sent off. And it's one of those things where you feel bad for the guy. But we have to say, two things from this game that I take away the most is Arunato, which scores again.
00:45:13
Speaker
which is interesting because Manchester United cancelled him or their fans cancelled him and I think he actually would have might have done something decent for them even though maybe he's not he's never in my opinion he's not of the quality to play at Manchester United but he scores again and they and Hellas win a point and why why is that important because
00:45:35
Speaker
their coach, they need every point they can get. Yeah, Gabriela Cioffi is already on thin ice. There's already talks of him and I'm not his biggest fan. But I wonder how much he can do with this team. If they, I mean, it seems that Barak is being sold to Fiorentina. Fiorentina, yes. I mean, Fanaon is injury. We don't know. I mean, I've not seen how serious it is. He's their captain and he's going to be very important for them.
00:46:02
Speaker
But it's, I worry. I mean, if they also get rid of Illich as well, I want, I mean, what's happening? I don't know. What is the idea? What's the plan here? Well, I don't understand. How is it that you sell? Okay.
00:46:20
Speaker
You essentially hit what is more or less like the lottery with him, okay? He's struggling for the previous two seasons. He made a big move to Cagliari. It doesn't work out. You get him on loan. He explodes. He absolutely explodes. Okay, you want to sell him? That's fine.
00:46:38
Speaker
No problem. How do you not have two to three guys already lined up ready to come in? Maybe you get a young guy, maybe you also get another guy who is a veteran of the city are ready to contribute right away.
00:46:53
Speaker
This is why this operation right there and the way they are the way they are handling things is why I love when certain clubs just go under because it's they don't deserve any sort of credit attention the fact that again,
00:47:12
Speaker
Simeone. That's on top of the two-door thing. For me, I don't know. The guy, you decide for some reason or another to appoint, you say Beaude Francesco. I don't know. Maybe they were in a coma for the previous three years. I don't know. Okay, you appoint him. That's fine. You don't score a single goal under him. Then you appoint two-door in his first match. He scores three against Roma. You win at home. And he goes and you finish 10th, if I'm not mistaken? 9th? 10th?
00:47:40
Speaker
And you're telling me you think you are above paying him a higher wage because you think he's asking too much? You are Hellas Verona. You are crap. You deserve to go down. I do think, again, if there weren't so many other crappy teams, it would be...
00:47:57
Speaker
A certainty to go that I don't know about you man. I just don't see what is the direction here. What is the point I mean getting rid of all those players that they're getting rid of I understand you want you need to cash in to balance the books but it's not exactly like they had the highest wage bill ever and I understand that you know obviously covid hit really harder for the smaller clubs the most.
00:48:18
Speaker
I get all of that. But at the same time, this feels like a controlled demolition. This feels like a controlled deconstruction and that he's preparing for Seria B. So stupid. I don't get it. I think it's such a shame because Hellas are a classic Seria team and Verona is a big city. And Hellas are the classic team of Verona. Kiev was like, they were just the anomaly. They were the local side.
00:48:44
Speaker
about in the 90s. Yeah, because they had a good owner, and they had a good sporting director, and they built something sustainable and interesting, but it's essentially like your local neighborhood team, chievo. Helas is the team of Verona. And we need, I mean, it's good for them to, we want the Serie A to have the big, you know, the classic teams up.
00:49:04
Speaker
I don't know. I don't know. But I'm with you on that. I don't have them definitely going down, but I have them thereabouts. And I don't know what sacking choffee is exactly what the issue is. I think the issue is more, well, what do you want? If you sell all those players and you don't replace them properly, what do you expect is going to happen?
00:49:23
Speaker
Yeah, I truly do not understand it. I also don't understand with Moussa Barro at Bologna what in the world is going on there because he went from being a breakout sensation in my opinion, who appeared ready to make the jump to the next step to a bigger club.
00:49:41
Speaker
Now I don't know man, you know how it is with me huh with these guys Last season was honest shitless borrow must be honest shitless now You know you you piss me half it takes a while to get back It's so weird with him because it's like he's he He thinks that he's such a smarter coach than he is
Coaching Critiques and Fan Reactions
00:50:03
Speaker
and
00:50:03
Speaker
And he really thinks that he is as good a coach as he was a player, and he's not. He can't carry it. He can talk the talk, but he can't walk it. And again, this ridiculous rotation. He did it with Swan Barry, who was there for years, I mean, who managed to develop despite him, in spite of Mija. The guy scores one goal as one of six, gets always removed and taken off in the 70th minute, and then is on the bench the next game. I mean, what are you trying to do here?
00:50:32
Speaker
It's like what are you rotating for? You only have the Coppa Italia and the Serie A to play. I mean it's like what are you doing? So he keeps doing these things and I still think that I like the talent pool that Polonia have.
00:50:48
Speaker
But I don't think... No, I know you do. But I don't think he's good enough. I wanted to see Vincenzo Italiano there, obviously he went to Fiorentina, but I would have loved to have seen him there with the players they have. I think he could have unleashed and unlocked talent a little bit there. But obviously, you know, it's kind of hard to, you know, they can't sack a guy because, you know, he has cancer. I mean, it's not a good look. Right. And they want to rally around him. So I get that.
00:51:15
Speaker
But I have always had my questions marks around this guy's ability as a coach. Yeah. Oh, you mentioned that. I mean, I, yeah, why not him? Perfectly built for them. Just by the way, they played football or I should say the players they have in the squad and their ability to play football. I think that would be a perfect fit for them. Agreed. Okay. I wanted to ask you about Vinaldo and the injury.
00:51:43
Speaker
I'll get to that later on. But yeah, so he fractures his tibia. Roma told us yesterday he was going to undergo surgery today. And then they tell us this morning he's going to get further evaluations. I think Roma will dip into the market now.
00:52:06
Speaker
Um, one guy would keep an eye on is, uh, Florian Gris, who was with, um, uh, playing in Germany. Yeah. Free transfer, if I'm not mistaken. Free transfer. He's still available. Um, a guy that they held talks with, uh, last year, but, um, ultimately, ultimately Hoffenheim decided they wanted to keep, keep him for the remainder of the season.
00:52:30
Speaker
Um, he's still out there very weird that some of these free agent guys, uh, high quality ones, by the way, are still, well, we know why with him, because his, his family are also his agents and they're asking for a giant commission because he was on his way to Fiorentina as Nicole and we saw told us, but they pulled out after the.
00:52:46
Speaker
insane, you know, the ridiculous. Correct. Listen, when it's a free transfer, every club knows that you're going to have to pay a huge commission. That's not, I mean, that's not uncommon. However, it's not. Yes, there are limits, particularly high one that was unsustainable. With Vinaldom though, it's a big loss. Of course.
00:53:09
Speaker
I don't know how this impacts them. You know, if they end up finishing fifth, doesn't, you know, if they had vine album doesn't mean they wouldn't finish third. I don't think so. However, I do think the dynamism that he brings to the team, again, he can play in so many different formations. He allows them a flexibility that no other midfielder in the team. But he's also a winner.
00:53:34
Speaker
like he has experience and he's one of the biggest tight trophies in European football and he knows what it takes and so I think that's the kind of thing. And lastly too, he's had a really positive impact in the dressing room because he's been positively positive.
00:53:55
Speaker
Yeah, I mean you see his post on social media because people in because I mean Roma is is funny that way. Well, they're beating up the guy who Yeah, Felix Felix now now Jose Mourinho is saying anybody who is blaming Felix or saying it was his fault his scum
00:54:15
Speaker
Literally, that's what he says. You're feces. I think feces is the word he used. Here's the thing. It was Felix who injured him. So, Jose Mourinho understandably is trying to take some pressure off of him, but it was Felix. But this happened. We can't blame players for doing their jobs in training. Come on, guys.
00:54:35
Speaker
Yeah, I mean, you know, my kids, they leave toys out on the floor. I'm too tall. I don't see him two days ago. I slipped. I fall down the stairs. I convinced. I broke my elbow. I mean, what am I going to do? That's what they do. It's that's all you're going to get hurt in it. You know, what happened. But I saw something that made me made me laugh a lot. And it was obviously Roma Roma's fan base. Roma Twitter is the best. Like it's for entertainment. There's nothing like it.
00:55:02
Speaker
the Italian one, especially. And they had, I think it was the video and audio sent to you, WhatsApp messages sent to you by a certain Marco Violi. That was being shared, how Roma were talking, you are a shit, you are a shit. You are an idiot. You are an idiot. You are an idiot.
00:55:29
Speaker
Say una merda umana. I don't know why I laugh so much at that. That is my favorite Italian insult of all time now. Say una merda umana. The best is when he says, when Marco was telling me that I can't hide in America. Yes.
00:55:45
Speaker
That one will never get old. I think that's the stuff that's been shared. It's stuff like that. And it's humorous. I didn't take it too seriously. No, nobody should. If they're genuinely abusing this kid, I mean, come on. Get over yourself. You know, 30 and 40 year olds sending a 19 year old abuse in the country. Yeah. I mean, come on. Grown adults. But again, I mean, we can apply that to more than just football.
00:56:15
Speaker
All right. Well, speaking of that grown adults, a perfect transition to a barge of the week and then a very good prime face of the week. Let's get to those now.
Controversial Opinions and Manchester United Discussion
00:56:28
Speaker
Okay. I want to start out with the prim face of the week. We're doing it in reverse. I've got two. Well, the one that I'm talking of, Goldbridge man. I mean, this guy is, he's apparently a YouTuber. I had no idea who this guy was until like last week. I don't know who he is. I think he's like a YouTuber. I think people understand what I mean when I just say yeah.
00:56:53
Speaker
Yeah, I mean, he's a YouTuber, from what I understand. He's a one-man band. He's an Arsenal fan TV just in solo form. Listen, it's this non-stant stuff about Milinkovic Savage. I'll say it again. Milinkovic Savage and Rabio makes no sense. As a midfield two, they're too similar. What? That's one.
00:57:17
Speaker
And then the other one about is, you know, I think the one that really was the best one. I can't remember what it was. It was recently said that they're over that they're united are going to overspend on Milenko its salvage. No, you're not. You're getting the best midfielder in the city. You're getting one of the best midfielders in Europe and the city out. Like, what are you talking about? Like, you clearly have not watched this guy. He had some gems to on Arnaud Tovitch from a couple of weeks ago. Yeah.
00:57:48
Speaker
Well, yes, he may be 69 years of age, but he's better than just about everything you have in the squad as current. It's not even close. I mean, even when he's injured, he'd be their best midfielder.
00:58:00
Speaker
you know even when he's ingesting some of those substances that he's been rumored to do because we know he's a fan of the nightlife he's still better than what they have so i i don't get where he thinks united or above bringing a guy like him who are the other ones because i did not see these so these are new to me the ones
00:58:18
Speaker
Well it's kind of, it's Darren Bent and Michael Dawson on Skysport UK and they're talking about Casemiro and the way that they're talking about Casemiro is that they should have bought Declan Rice instead.
00:58:34
Speaker
they should spend, United should have spent instead of spending 70 million on on Casa Miro, they should have got Declan Rice instead. And it's like, are you serious? It's and the funny thing is that, OK, if you want to say for the future, I get it, because I mean, you know, he's pushing 30 Casa Miro, I get all that. He's at the twilight of his of his career. Declan Rice is in the beginning. I understand if you want to think, OK, that's a fair argument. But to say that, you know, instead of paying 70 million there, pay 100 million for Declan Rice.
00:59:04
Speaker
He's never even played in the Champions League. Casamiro's won five. It's so bizarre. And it's the former Spurs defender Michael Dawson and Darren Bent who are just pushing this narrative. And Paul Merson is looking at them saying, wondering, I stopped drinking and taking drugs 20 years ago. Is this like a chemical flashback? Right in that moment when they say this, the expression on Paul Merson's face, we are all Paul Merson there.
00:59:29
Speaker
And it was so embarrassing that I saw lots of United fans, even themselves, saying, this is embarrassing. What are you talking about? It's it's just this this is like the peak prem fathory. You know, when remember when Micah Richards said that he thought cutting Benzema, you know, now he he can't you know, he can't hold a candle to Harry Kane. And now he's starting to understand the greatness of Benzema. You know, congratulations. Five Champions League later. But it's just silly.
00:59:55
Speaker
It's just silly. And again, I feel bad for Declan Rice because he's not asked to be put in this situation. Again, he's being put. He's becoming a subject and a topic of a conversation that he's not asked to be. I can promise you that if you were to ask Declan Rice, who if he thinks, you know, if he's better than than Casamiro, I think he would say, well, no, I don't think I'm at that level yet.
01:00:20
Speaker
because he looks at his own CV and he looks at Casamiro. Casamiro won the Champions League a few months ago. Like, come on. I mean, again, I understand if the argument is, well, you know, Declan Rice, you can build around because he's younger, blah, blah, blah, but to slate off Casamiro and saying he's going to be a flop because he's not playing. Basically, it's understood, you know, it's implied that he's not played in the Premier League. And can he can he can he do it on a rainy night in Stoke kind of nonsense stuff? And it's just it's just so cringy.
01:00:47
Speaker
Yeah, I always have to remind myself that Michael Richards, if anybody remembers, he played a few in Tina. I don't even know how many appearances he made, but I have a hard time believing it was more than five to 10. I don't know what the exact number was, but I remember he got injured and then it was back to usual with him because if I remember correctly, he went there to kind of find himself again.
01:01:11
Speaker
Okay, um, boundary of the week. Well, we've already mentioned them length, both of them. I can't choose between. As the name Neapolitans are calling him because no, no pressure there. Um, and I can't choose between them. I think, yeah, we'll, we'll, we'll, we'll nominate them both. So that's who, that's who we're going with.
01:01:31
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Okay, what do, I believe that's it. We have some mid, we have some midweek football coming. Today we, well, let me rephrase. Today we have Juve playing, we have Roma playing, and then we get into match day three. On Friday, we're lots, but we're gonna, but we will be back before then because we'll be doing a Tuesday show, the questions from our
01:01:56
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Correct. From our listeners, for our patrons only. For our patrons, yes. And again, patreon.com slash T-I-F-P. And then we will discuss all of the midweek, as well as the, again, the Roma Cremones, the Samptoria, Juventus, who play tonight. We will discuss them as well on the Thursday show. And then, again, preview all of this stuff coming on Friday. On the weekend.
01:02:21
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Yeah, and that's going to be an interesting one because it all. We're getting into it. Even though Fiorentina, again, for the neutral, there was, you know, send you out some apologies from this past weekend, just not very pretty. No.
01:02:43
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but we get three little tidbits already. We get Lazio Inter, we get Juve Roma after what happened last year. Both of those games were explosive. I'm expecting complete chaos in that game.
01:02:58
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I'm convinced if Roma were to win that he would pull down his pants. It's really three tidbits. You've got Lazio Inter on the Friday, you've got Juve Roma on the Saturday and then you've got Fiorentina Napoli on the Sunday.
01:03:19
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Yeah, Fiord and Tina, we'll have to see. I'm still trying to figure out Fiord and Tina, if they're crap or not. These ups and downs, it kind of just goes to everything we've seen from them in these last years. But we'll discuss that on Thursday.
01:03:37
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Yes, we will get into that Thursday. All right, everybody, we will leave it there again. We will come back for our patrons with the questions episode. We'll talk to you again Thursday and then back next week for the regular review episode.
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