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Ep 47 - Tactics Tuesday - how are Forest shaping up ahead of the Manchester double-header!
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Mark and Marley discuss Forest's away games against City and United this week.
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Introduction and Casual Banter
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Every club. Every day. The Global Sports Podcast Network. Hello from Travel Lodge in Stoke. Hope you're having a great day. It's the GSPN Daily Forest with me, Mark and Marley, who of course is at home. um Hey, dude, how are you? yeah
00:00:18
Marley
I am very, very well. Did a very good cardio session in the gym today, so feeling a bit dead, but a bit happy. This is not a sponsored episode, but Travel Lodge.
00:00:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Marley's on the cardio, loving that one.
00:00:29
Marley
If you would like to give us a bit of money Travel Lodge to ah for mentioning your name in a show, we would be more than happy to accept.
00:00:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh yeah, I didn't even think about that. But yeah, other brands are available.
Reflecting on Past Matches
00:00:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm also eating the pasta because I'm on tour with Panto, which is why I'm in the travel lodge. And basically, essentially what's happened is I've not had time to eat yet. So I'm kind of eating and podcasting at the same time. So we're all good. and Tactics Tuesday, though, big one. Obviously, we got past Ipswich, better team. But you know, last season, we would have a few hairy scary moments.
00:01:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
and not get through it. Like Luton, when we gave those two goals away, we ended up drawing two all and we should have batted them. Ipswich cleared one off the line. There was one or two of the moments where we were a bit dodgy. And last season, we would have conceded. So do you think that's that's an improvement tactically overall? Do you think we're starting to get those games over the line?
00:01:18
Marley
I think it's an improvement in two ways, tactically, yes, but not more because at the end of the game, we knew how to make our defense compact enough and hold on to the lead rather than throw it away. Obviously, I think it's also a lot to do with a squad as well, though, because Morello and Milenkovic, as opposed to whoever it was in that looting game, I think Niakate and Morello is a lot more solid, a lot more reliable defensively. And bringing Marato on off a bench, it says a lot when last season we were conceding late goals every week. We were throwing games away.
00:01:48
Marley
Marato is what we bring on to hold on to games and we haven't considered a single goal with him on the pitch. I think that just shows that our squad has got a lot more quality and we're a lot more in the know of how to defend the lead, how to hold on to it and how not to throw it away.
00:02:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, for a lot of first fans who haven't seen Marato yet, because obviously, he is kind of a super sub at the back. He is surrounded by Marilla Milankovitch, two very good defenders. What has he offered when you've seen him play? ah What what does he add that made you wharled in? Because you know, a lot of Ben Vika fans will like you can have him. He's not very good. And he's come to forest and he's been all right. He's been pretty good. It'll probably help these with a ah Portuguese manager. But do you think you know, he's got something that maybe we didn't have before?
00:02:26
Marley
Um, yeah, I just think he offers that solid defensive option. I mean, i've you don't see too much of him cause he doesn't get too involved. He's a, he's more, ah his contributions can be overshadowed, especially last, uh, the other a day when, um, Amari Hutchinson, their main threat, Nico Williams was so good against him. But when you do, it just seems like a really, really solid defensive option. Really? He doesn't really put a foot wrong
Upcoming Clash with Manchester Teams
00:02:54
Marley
most of the time.
00:02:56
Marley
He will win you the ball and get it clear, which is what we need from our centre backs really. He's what we need. He's solid. He can help us all onto a lead and I think he's high on confidence now as well.
00:03:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, Amari is a player I've been watching a lot and someone that I would quite like us to sign, right? Up against the Reds, and on the same pitch as Jota, as Hudson-Odoi, as Alanga, Gibbs White, Anderson, do you think he'd fit into the team? Do you think he'd get a place alongside those players on the same pitch? How did he look?
00:03:23
Marley
he looked outstanding really and my uncle who's a Nipswich fan said that was an off game for him but to me he looked really good he had pace he had skill he was very unlucky not to get a goal contribution and I think he only didn't because Nico Williams had the game of his life honestly he every single touch and turn and twist and skill that Amari made which I thought maybe Nico based off his performances this season and would struggle to keep up with him in that sense Nico was right on him even when you'd normally see a full back go to floor falling over because they've had their ankles broken. Nico would put his hand down straight back up, stand him off. Outstanding from Nico Williams, absolutely outstanding.
00:04:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
love it. Brilliant. Yes, Nico, my guy, come on. And see next. but Do you think we'll stay the same? Do you think we'll change? What's the the outlook? Because you know, both Manchester games away in one week, it's intense. It's a lot. I'm gonna be in the same region. I might even be able to go. I mean, if I could get a ticket, I'm in Bolton that day, apparently. And
00:04:24
Marley
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you think, though, will make any changes? Because City are struggling at the minute. They look like they're trying to park the bus a little bit. Do you think we'll go at them, or do you think they'll look at Forest as the game that maybe will turn their season around?
00:04:36
Marley
Well, it's a difficult one city away now, because obviously, yes, they're in very poor form, but knowing forest, we will give them that when they need to get their confidence back. Pap will look at forest and think, look, we've fumped them 6-0, then we fumped them 2-0 being on top before Rodry got sent off.
00:04:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:04:52
Marley
Who knows, maybe this could be the game we turn our fortunes around. Rodry being out is our only hope, I'd say, because obviously that's what's changed their fortunes. He is their star player that they simply cannot replace, like Erdogan with Arsenal. And we did have a bit of a foothold in the game at the end last year, only because Rodry got set off for trying to kill Gibbs White. um And in terms of us making changes, Nuno is unpredictable in that sense when we're away at a big six side.
00:05:19
Marley
We know that he threw it against the wind and made so many changes against Liverpool and he had that whole game plan, that whole tactical idea against Liverpool and it worked a treat. He also seemed to have a sort of idea against Arsenal.
00:05:33
Marley
Okay, we had injuries, but that didn't work a treat.
00:05:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
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Marley
So I guess it's really unpredictable what he's going to come up with. And once we know what he's going to come up with, it's unpredictable whether it'll work or not.
Manchester City's Strategy and Form
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Marley
We'll either, I think he'll either
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:47
Marley
it will come up with something new that we haven't seen before. We will either shock the world and take the three points home or we'll lose 9-0.
00:05:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. So let's look at the next week then because I'll see United away a Saturday, big game. Amorim starting to make them look a bit juicy. We'll probably concede that city low on confidence. Would you put every would you put everything into this first game? Or would you look at the longevity of the week and go, we've got United next because you know, United is gonna be a difficult match.
00:06:14
Marley
Honestly, I think I think in the Premier League, you can't really afford to have any days where you don't give it 100%, you don't put everything into the match.
00:06:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:06:26
Marley
So, as they would go into City with the mindset of, they're in poor form, we can get something from this. Don't be too disheartened if you lose, because let's face it, they are the full-time in the Roadshot Premier League winners.
00:06:39
Marley
But if we see that there's a chance to get the point, we'll we'll go we get it. United away at the end of the week,
00:06:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:46
Marley
Yes Amorim seems to have a bit more fire in them but remember they only scraped past Bodo Glimpse 3-2 and if you want a bit of knowledge into what Bodo Glimpse squad is like, one of their goal scorers was Philip Zinkernagel who was a promotion hero with Forrest back in the 21-22 season. So they don't have the world's strongest squad and they almost beat United, so they don't look perfect yet, although a dear dispatcher of Everton was it quite convincingly.
00:07:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is it bad though, that I've now got Hudson Adoy, Alanga, Jota, even Sosa at the disposal as a Forest fan, and I'm still like, I'd still love to see Zinkan Argo back.
00:07:18
Marley
The weekend has gone.
00:07:31
Marley
Not really. Nuno's doing so well, yet ah a slight bit of my heart still yearns to have Sabri Lamucci back in our dugout.
00:07:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
What? No way!
00:07:40
Marley
yes I loved Sabri Lamucci I would give anything to be stood in a trend end I would give anything to be stood in a trend end singing ah what is love Sabri Lamucci Sabri Lamucci is yaddo again honestly I loved the end of his reign though the sort of Sabri Lamucci that
00:07:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. we were Bro, we were so boring though at the end.
00:07:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, so would I, but like, we, I mean, at the end of his reign, we were dull mate. We were. Yeah, and the first, the first half was great.
00:08:06
Marley
Played at home to lead, beat them 2-0, top of the championship, Tyler Walker jumping in the Trent end. That's the manager I want back.
00:08:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
That was a great day.
00:08:15
Marley
obviously Obviously, I don't want to get rid of Nuno, but I loved Sabri back then.
00:08:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Love that day.
00:08:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
We need to keep holding Uno. If he gets snapped up by someone in January, we're gonna struggle.
00:08:26
Marley
Just watch City snapping up soon.
00:08:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nah, they're just giving Peppa two year deal, aren't they?
00:08:32
Marley
Oh yeah, true. Although they if anyone has the money to buy a new 2-year deal out of a highly paid manager at Citi.
00:08:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's true. But also, right, I don't I thought that was gonna wrap it up at the end of the season.
00:08:44
Marley
he He did say he was as well.
00:08:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
basically was thinking about it.
00:08:47
Marley
That's where he said he was.
00:08:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I wonder if the default inform and he's gone. No, I'll fix this and then I'll leave.
00:08:54
Marley
Yeah, I think he wanted to leave because he'd done everything he could with them.
00:08:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
where Where'd
00:08:58
Marley
He didn't see like, look, I've won everything. I've even won the treble. I've broken the Premier League's in a row record. You're not going to go invincible in the modern Premier League. So what more is there to do?
00:09:09
Marley
And now he's seen a fault in form. He's like, right, I don't want to leave him in a bad place. I'll make sure they're in good form. I don't want to leave and then City go downhill and I'm a villain for leaving at this time.
00:09:21
Marley
So he will want to pick them back up. He'll think of that as another achievement. and then
00:09:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:25
Marley
he'll go
00:09:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, fair. Fair play. Well, let's play the first advert, then I want to talk about city's team and and where I think they've gone wrong with season and where we can potentially pick them up apart.
00:09:37
Marley
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00:10:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Perfect. Love that. That reads getting so good. No other way. You should be a presenter Marley.
00:10:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Big fan of that.
00:10:15
Marley
ah
00:10:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:10:15
Marley
Maybe.
00:10:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
See this, this season. I honestly looked at their transfer window and was like,
00:10:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
what? And do you know what, I didn't think too much about it. Because it's, you know, it's pep, it's man say, you always think they kind of find a way around it. But like, what my initial reaction was has now kind of come to fruition in the season. You know, they sold a lot of players and they didn't really replace them with anyone. Savino's looks like a good signing. But they didn't really bring anyone else in.
00:10:46
Marley
no I mean, looking at it their transfers for
Forest's Tactical Preparations
00:10:50
Marley
me, I liked their window because some they didn't need much. Let's face it, they really didn't need much. They were already the world's best team, pretty much.
00:10:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:10:57
Marley
They are they brought in Savio, which I think was a great piece of business.
00:11:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I do.
00:11:03
Marley
ah did I didn't like it because I don't like city snatching up all the promising young players and stuff, but in terms of city, he's the perfect signing. He's another young winger. He'll take the world by storm. They've now got three young wingers who look like being three of the best wingers in the world, eventually in Foden, Savio and Doku. You know, it was always going to be a good signing. Their other big, big signing was bringing back Ilkay Gundogan on a three.
00:11:30
Marley
Another one I think is very a a very good signing because it's a feel good factor.
00:11:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Eh.
00:11:35
Marley
They loved Gundogan when he was there. I don't think everyone fully understood him going to Barca, being let go to Barca. He's come back and let's face it, with Rodri out, it's good that he's back with them because he's ah a very versatile utility player and I think he's going to prove a very big part of getting City back into form with Rodri out for so long.
00:11:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I agree. I don't i don't know if Barcelona was the right move for Gundogan, to be honest. I don't think he really fits into their like kind of Spanish 12-year-old style.
00:12:04
Marley
no was especially not especially not since barcelona i don't want to say struggling but haven't been as scary and powerful in the world of football as they used to be like i'm not looking at barcelona in the champions league and thinking that's going to be a cracking game and a very tough game for the opponents anymore really
00:12:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
but umm
00:12:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know what I wasn't I wasn't either but I watched them a few times and I was like actually barter might win it this year yeah they're looking good mate those Spanish players they are they're only 14 now but they are still unbelievable mate like then there's one or two that they're like here's Mark Casado and I'm like who and then he'll ping this ball over the top and I'm like what have I did like do you know with the like Looney tunes once that
00:12:40
Marley
Yeah. yeah
00:12:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
And so all the like money signs in the eyes, like that, mental. And they've got Raffinia and Lewandowski up front and he's like... You know what I mean? But i'm looking at C, the big one for me was...
00:12:55
Marley
not Not quite MSN.
00:12:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, fair. Fair, but... I will never really understand why they let Julian go. Big Alvarez up front. I mean, it's about about only about five foot four. But Jeremy and he was a massive player. for I know 80 million. I know they needed to make some money back in terms of PSR. They need to probably make about four billion back to be fair. But you know, they haven't got they haven't got back up to Harland. And they need like Alvarez can fit in multiple different options and he's unpredictable and he scored some great goals for them. For me, that was a real curveball. I know 81 million is a lot of money, but
00:13:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't I don't know if I'd let him go.
00:13:33
Marley
To be fair though, when the city didn't have a proper number 9, Ilkay Gunduban works well as a false 9. I think Savio or Docu could easily be transformed into a player down the middle. And let's face it, it's Manchester City. You could stick Scott Carson up front and you'd still win the league.
00:13:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, yeah, maybe, maybe. Who would you um who would you be worried about? On Tuesday? I year i think he'll bring the boy and the brother back.
00:13:59
Marley
Who would I worry about on Tuesday?
00:14:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:03
Marley
On Wednesday, you mean? Let's see, who?
00:14:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:14:06
Marley
So from City Squad, I think I would be worried about Scott Carson, Stefan Ortega, Edison, Kyle Walker, John Stoaders, Nathan Aque, Manuela Kenji, Ruben Diaz, Josh Guevario, Josh Wilson-Ezbran, Jamiah Simpson-Pussy, Kevin De Bruyne, Okagundwan, Kovacic, Rodry, Nunez-Makati, Lewis, Orai Wright, Grealish, Silva, Harlan, Foden, Doku, Bob and Savino.
00:14:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
You wouldn't you wouldn't be worried about Judge Wills and his brand to get your point though.
00:14:30
Marley
Even the injured players, I'm still worried about them.
00:14:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, I'd love to get Bob on loan actually.
00:14:34
Marley
Entire squad. Their squad
00:14:38
Marley
Yeah, when he's legs in one piece. Thing is, I don't think there's one player in their squad I wouldn't dream of having at Forest. That is the issue with Man City. ah don't I look at their squad and there's not one player in there that won't worry me if they get on the pitch.
00:14:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. So let's say let's say he's gonna make some changes. Let's say he's gonna freshen it up. Harland will probably play because they need to win. But I would imagine I think against forest I don't know whether he'll play Grealish or not, because I think Doku plays on the left. I think he'll bring Doku in from the start. And I would say he'll probably bring De Bruyne in to mix it up. So I reckon it'll probably be along the lines of Gundogan, De Bruyne, Doku, Foden, maybe Nunez and Harland.
00:15:19
Marley
Yeah, we're finished.
00:15:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah That's the team that I would probably go with. Oh, no, actually, forget that.
00:15:25
Marley
Yeah.
00:15:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'd leave Nunez on the bench to give him a break. i'd put De Bruyne with Gundawan in the holding, you know, the skillful playful.
00:15:31
Marley
Yeah.
00:15:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then I'd probably go Dokku, Foden. And then, who did I just think of then?
00:15:43
Marley
a Harland.
00:15:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. Bernardo.
00:15:47
Marley
But I was over. I think the only thing that gives me any hope about sitting that set up is that they've got a few players now in Walker and in De Bruyne who don't quite strike the same fear into me they did a few years ago.
00:15:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:01
Marley
Still a lot of fear don't get me wrong but not quite as much as they did a few years ago.
00:16:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, now they're kind of like, wow, Premier League players, but before they were like goddesses.
00:16:10
Marley
Yeah.
00:16:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, can't believe it. Yeah, but I think, you know, still defensively, they'll be they'll be good. But I would bring De Bruyne back in. I think the city seems crying out for some De Bruyne magic unless he's still not really fit, because no one really knows why he's not playing.
00:16:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
And how how would we set up? Let's say that was the city lineup. Or let's say this is how they did at Liverpool. What would you look at doing? How would you approach that game?
00:16:34
Marley
Personally, I wouldn't approach the game without wingers starting. I think, yes, it might be a cool shock factor to start without wingers and then bring them on.
00:16:45
Marley
But I think where we're going to get the most joy in its city really is creating half chances on the edge of the penalty area and just surprising some of their paceier options with our paceier options.
00:16:57
Marley
So I think I'd probably start Alanga and Sosa or maybe Jota and Sosa simply because they are the fastest we've got.
00:16:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, you think you shot as faster than Langer?
00:17:05
Marley
I know that...
00:17:08
Marley
No, but I think Jotter's more... He showed more starting against Ipswich than Alang has shown in most of the our games.
00:17:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, how was Jotter against Ipswich?
00:17:17
Marley
Would you?
00:17:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Does he deserve to start, do you think?
00:17:18
Marley
Oh, yes! You know when me,
Key Players and Match Predictions
00:17:23
Marley
you, Stuart and James have all been saying on every episode, Jotter to start, Jotter to start, Jotter to start? He's just proven our point, when in the first 30 seconds, do you know what he did?
00:17:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
What?
00:17:35
Marley
The first attack, the first player of the game, he got the ball, ran at the winger, not make him, ran at Leif Davis, who we've all been raving about being such a great left-back, kicked the ball to the side of him, ran round him as if he wasn't even there and carried on.
00:17:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
What a legend. How was Leif Davis? We're looking at him and all.
00:17:56
Marley
Leif Davis was all right. I don't think he looked as good as I thought he would, but that's mainly because Jota Silva, like, completely just was way too good to forum yeah it is it's kind of like i think down the right jota and ana will be a beautiful sight because jota can he's got the pace for valanga
00:18:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And we are quite good at the back at the minute it as well, Forrest. All right, fine. Cool. That works. um So jotter to start. bit a different energy Bit of a Almost put a Grealish against Grealish.
00:18:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Agreelish on greelish.
00:18:34
Marley
Not quite as much, but still a lot. But he'll also take a man on more competently and more confidently with a Langer Will, which I think we'll need against Man City.
00:18:46
Marley
You're not going to beat Man City without taking on your man.
00:18:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's true.
00:18:49
Marley
And I also think with Ana overlapping him, you've still got that pace.
00:18:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
That is true.
00:18:55
Marley
If anyone's going to match ah the pace that we've got from a Langer, it's Ana. So he's already proven he can do it against City. He fully outpaced Walker at the City ground last season.
00:19:07
Marley
So I think Jotter down the wing, Ayn are overlapping, and Sostra on the other side will be deadly.
00:19:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Where would you put Morgan?
00:19:18
Marley
Organ gives Y in the 10. Wood will stay in the 10 role for me, and Anderson will stay just behind him, I think. Anderson plays better in a 10 role, but if we can get the best out of him behind,
00:19:29
Marley
he's got the dribbling ability to, if anyone can not match but counter De Bruyne's dribbling ability and ball playing ability, it's Gibbs-White and Anderson.
00:19:42
Marley
So to have Anderson in the middle, provide that ball playing and alongside him Yates to essentially just rough De Bruyne up a bit, you know, make him not want to be there because that's what he does so well to this sort of player.
00:19:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, fair.
00:19:53
Marley
ah
00:19:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, nice. Let's do ah advert number two, and then we'll do our predicted lineups and what we would do as well. This is going
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00:20:03
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Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:20:57
Marley
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00:20:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:21:00
Marley
It's amazing by the way.
00:21:02
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00:21:02
Marley
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00:21:09
Marley
I was shocked that this actually worked. It is actually brilliant as well.
00:21:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I still I kind of expect like Doctor Who characters just to fall through it at one point.
00:21:16
Marley
the
00:21:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know what I mean?
00:21:17
Marley
Yeah. Oh, so it's R2D2 in my room.
00:21:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, it's Gaetan Bong.
00:21:23
Marley
Ahh, due back... Ahh, Gaitan Bong, ready to provide another assist against Darby for Brennan.
00:21:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he got another goalie today. Can't believe how much hate Brennan got at the start of the season. He's like one of their top scorers now.
00:21:35
Marley
That Gaitan
Nostalgia and Team Selection Insights
00:21:36
Marley
Bong thing last season was weird, that we kind of became a cult hero because of how bad he seemed to be. He did absolutely nothing for...
00:21:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
But that was it. Yeah, he was like the he was the court.
00:21:44
Marley
He did absolutely nothing for Forest. Nothing for Forest. Got a very vital assist against Darby to get at our first point in the season. Then did nothing again.
00:21:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, he was one of the many ex-Premier League players that we thought would bring some experience and actually didn't that we brought in.
00:21:54
Marley
If I got exactly, exactly.
00:22:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
we need them we seen But look, we stopped doing that and look where we were. Premier League. Bang. Immediately.
00:22:06
Marley
Alongside Glen Murray and Anthony Knockhart and Philip Kravinovich and Harry Arter and the list goes on.
00:22:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, so many. So many. Right, so lineups, do you want to go first or do you want me to do it?
00:22:18
Marley
ah I'll go first, sure.
00:22:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Go on.
00:22:21
Marley
I think to start off with, I would play in goal Aaron Bot. Just kidding, just kidding. Definitely not. Not playing the under 21s in this game.
00:22:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Imagine.
00:22:28
Marley
In goal, obviously Matt Sells. I don't think throwing Carlos Miguel straight in is ever a good idea against City. So definitely Matt Sells.
00:22:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Unless you can just get him to lie down and just block the entire goal.
00:22:41
Marley
I think if anyone's going to cope with Harlan, it's a six foot eight man, but I do think Sells starts in goal. He's been on top four. It's not possible to drop him.
00:22:52
Marley
Back four, I'd say go back to Moreno, Aina, Marillo and Milenkovich although I would not complain if William starts again because he was outstanding again against the Ipswich and he will need to start against Villa at home.
00:22:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's a good player.
00:23:09
Marley
So we'll see.
00:23:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, nice.
00:23:13
Marley
Midfield itfield should be, I'd say Yates and Anderson behind gives white simply because we know that can work very well. ah Anderson and Gizwork just have to find that way to click together, I'd say. If that's going to happen at all, I'm hoping it would happen in a big game where they both know they have to be at the top of their games, find a way to complement each other rather than do the same job. Anderson's st dribbling and Gizwork's playmaking, it can work well together if they just allow themselves to click and Yates to rough up the two world-class midfielders in City of Midfield because he does that so well. On the wings, I think I'd, you know what, I'm going to go back on myself.
00:23:50
Marley
ah I'll keep it jot of silver and Hudson of Doy, because jot of silver provides that pace and that skill, that flair, and we do need a player who's willing to emphasize contact and win as a foul like he did for the penalty, because we've been crying out for that for so long.
00:23:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:24:03
Marley
We've had those given against us constantly. we we've We've really needed someone who will buy fouls, and we've got that, alas, in jot of silver. And Hudson of Doy tactically, because there's one thing tactical-wise I think we need to do, which I'll come to after your lineup quickly,
00:24:20
Marley
And I think Callum and Sundoy will do it perfectly. And then up front, Chris Wood. Just Chris Wood. You know what you're going to get? You're going to get a goal.
00:24:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:30
Marley
He is Harland this season, basically. He is turning into what Harland became. he was He's like, Chris Wood, he's going to score. You know he's going to score. There's no point even asking if he's going to score.
00:24:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Here we go. It's wood against Harland. It's jotter against Grealish. Ooh. exciting times, right. For me, I'd go sales and goal, obviously. Back four. um I'd keep it four. I think we need more players forward. I'd go. I think for experience, I'd bring Moreno back. Moreno, Morello, Milankovic, Ina, back four. I think that's solid. I think Nicole's against Liverpool. Okay.
00:25:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think they'd be all right against city at the minute. And also, Milankovitch is big enough to hold. Holland and Marillos speedy enough to back him up. um In front of that, depending on how city, I think Yates, he's got to be in there anyway.
00:25:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:25:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
part, I think I'd start with the like a four, two, three, one, except like a deeper one, you know on FIFA when you can like, you can have the two holding midfielders in one centimetre, and then they break forward, but they start lower.
00:25:34
Marley
Yeah. Yeah.
00:25:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I'd probably put Yates,
00:25:37
Marley
Yeah.
00:25:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
maybe Anderson in the holding for the engine gym room. And then Gibbs white in the centimetre. So we've still got a low block, but can spring quick.
00:25:50
Marley
yeah
00:25:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then at what I'd probably keep it the same as you shot and ah Hudson or died just because I think shows are in a language the speedies off the bench is slightly terrifying, even though there's not a lot of final products and soza.
00:26:00
Marley
yeah
00:26:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
And what up front just because you know, it's going to be a good battle to see. And also, I feel like he can hold the ball up with players running around him on the on the break.
00:26:10
Marley
Yeah.
00:26:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know Tyra can do that as well, but he's not quite fit yet, is he? But also, I'm thinking with Tyra's pace, as well as Jota and Nalanga, you've got pace your players on the bench.
00:26:15
Marley
No.
00:26:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
My only thing I'd ah andd look i'd I'd look and debate is who I think will be better in terms of sitting in that engine room, whether it be Dominguez or Anderson, because also, if you bring Anderson off the bench, you've got legs as well.
00:26:30
Marley
Yeah.
00:26:33
Marley
Yeah.
00:26:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But I don't know, I'm not sure yet. I think I'd probably go with Anderson.
00:26:36
Marley
The. the The tactical thing I was referring to when I was talking about Kalamazoo Doy is that one thing I noticed against Ipswich, and I've noticed a lot this season is we just don't seem like good enough when we're trying to get the ball into the penalty area. I think we try and do it too much because we know what's going to get on the end of it and score, but we we always seem to fail. We seem to pick the wrong ball into the penalty area and it always gets cut out by center back or over hit. And it just always seems to go wrong. And that's why I was not been scoring as that many of this season.
00:27:09
Marley
I think what we need to do, which we did well against West Ham, we got a goal and from it from against Leicester, against Palace, against Liverpool as well, is we need to start taking as half chances we get around the edge of the penalty area. And I've said this before, it's the way we'll beat City. We need to start taking these half chances at the edge of the penalty area, which have a 50-50 chance of nestling in the back of a net or being blocked. um And I think Kilimanston and Doy, with his finesse on his right foot, cutting in,
00:27:36
Marley
will do that more than Sosa probably will when Sosa will try and beat a man and cross it in.
00:27:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm.
00:27:41
Marley
I think Wood needs to know when to do it rather than trying to get himself as a poacher.
00:27:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:48
Marley
I want to see Yates do it more because I think he's going to start scoring more of them and I think Gibbs White needs to do it more as well. I know he i notice he tried it a lot in the first season A bit last season, but this season he seems to be doing more trying to get the ball in the penalty area when he when he gets the chance.
00:28:03
Marley
I want to see him shoot from just outside the penalty area because I think he can score a few goals from it.
00:28:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:09
Marley
ah That's something we need to start doing and I think it's the way we beat these big teams is taking these half chances when we they frustrate us in terms of getting in the penalty area. If we show we don't need to get in the penalty area to score, which I know we don't.
00:28:20
Marley
We all know we don't. The player just will seem to want to get us to wood. We can prove we don't need the penalty area to score goals. We'll be unstoppable.
00:28:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, 100%. And I think that could be quite exciting and say, I mean, I think it'd be really good game score prediction what you've got. Well, of the city guy on tomorrow, he will come on to obviously do the crossover and and to give us his thoughts. so But what are you reckoning?
00:28:42
Marley
I always say that when you're hosting a forest podcast, you can't predict forest to lose.
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00:28:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:28:49
Marley
But I also say you can't go away to Man City and predict to win, ever. So I'm going with.
00:28:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's funny, because I was going to suggest to all I reckon will score. But I reckon they'll have enough qualities to at least score two. So I reckon we might, we might get like a juicy to all draw a bit like how Chelsea was last season, ah not last season season before.
00:29:10
Marley
Ah. I keep thinking of different things and the faces I'm pulling and me reacting to it because I just, I find it very unpredictable with seasons, weirdly. I'm going 1-1, honestly, 1-1, because it definitely won't be an 0-0.
00:29:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, okay.
00:29:24
Marley
Let's put it that way.
00:29:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'd take a one mom.
00:29:26
Marley
There'll be goals. I think that we'll be frustrated in the first half. We won't be able to get the ball in the penalty area and Harlan will be inevitable in score.
00:29:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, fair.
00:29:36
Marley
I think in the second half, and this gets really interesting, by the way, we'll all be shut up. Because I think we'll realise we ain't going to get into the penalty area.
00:29:47
Marley
We'll take a few half-trends into the box, which we're very unlucky not to score from.
00:29:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:29:53
Marley
And I think eventually, Edison will show why City's defence has been saving him all these years.
00:30:03
Marley
The man we've stated so much on this podcast, I don't even need to name him, because you all know who I'm talking about. will step up to a 35 yard free kick. He will hit it.
00:30:14
Marley
Edison should save it, but won't. It'll nest in in the back of a net. And we will have a broad yet he had stadium. He'll be hailed as a hero.
00:30:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that is Anthony Taylor.
00:30:23
Marley
That'll be the start of the start of Jane Ford prowls redemption. um It could happen. It might not. If not, I think it'll be a Ryan Yates edge of the penalty area.
00:30:37
Marley
half chance, but one of the two will definitely be the equalizer.
00:30:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
I reckon Jota.
00:30:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Jota and Gibbs white, get him back on the scoring sheet.
00:30:44
Marley
Not bad.
00:30:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or Hudson or Di Perla into the top corner.
00:30:50
Marley
I Oh, that would, that would be, Caleb, if you are listening and you do score against this team, please can you do an M as a celebration as a nod to Mark and Marley.
00:30:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's obviously listening to the podcast, so he's going to whip one right over.
00:30:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
And don't sign for City. We need you.
00:31:07
Marley
Yeah please don't.
00:31:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you know what I mean?
00:31:09
Marley
Please don't.
00:31:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
plan. All right, there we go. City crossover tomorrow, guys. Keep it forest, keep it GSBN for all your latest, stuff and we'll see you then.