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8 Bites of the Cherry, But Only 1 Point - Bournemouth (H) Review
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Kieran and Sam talk about one of the “mad result” games of the season, in a game where goals were being scored like they were going out of fashion!
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Chaotic Match Review
00:00:13
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Hello everyone, welcome to the daily Manchester United. a game that had everything. Controversy, handballs, yellow cards, a throat being held by a Bournemouth player and eight goals spread evenly for a point shared at Old Trafford in the game against Manchester United versus Bournemouth in a game where the streak almost came to an end of us leading at half-time and then not being defeated since 1984, want to say Luckily, there were a couple of players on that pitch that made sure that didn't happen. My name's Kieran. I'm joined today on ah today's episode
Defensive System Critique
00:00:47
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by Sam. And Sam, the first thing we're all going to say is Amirim changed his system.
00:00:53
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And my goodness, what what a game it produced.
00:00:58
Sam Brady
I mean, yeah, i mean, if you're expecting me from this episode to be really analytical and, you know, really tell you about everything that went down, I'm i'm not going to be just because I can't really describe what what just happened, to be honest. It was chaos. It was absolute chaos. um It's just, the thing is that I was saying throughout the whole game, i have no worries, no worries in the slightest about our attack. We can score goals. Clearly we can score goals, but we can't go goal for goal against Bournemouth at Old Trafford. I mean, it was just a mad game. it was chaotic.
00:01:41
Sam Brady
As you said, the streak nearly came to to an end. um The undefeated one at half-time, not losing.
Player Performance Analysis
00:01:49
Sam Brady
i mean, yeah, it was it just mad, to be honest.
00:01:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think putting Aidan Heaven as your sort of... If you're playing that back three in the centre of that sort of defensive stronghold, I think that's more reserved for either the player that's strongest in the air or your best defender.
00:02:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
And across that back three, I just don't feel like Aidan Heaven was the best. I think the the back three didn't really have their greatest game. Dallow, you know... Probably got us ah a chance to get three points and then took it all away. Luke Shaw kind of did a similar thing. So really the back five, I just don't think they had a great game. Dalo, you know, with the hand around his neck, more on that later. um And attack-wise, I think our only blemish attack-wise was Mbermo. I was really disappointed with, you know, he snatched at chances. He wasn't clinical. He wasn't at his best. And when you've got Ahmad now and Bermot, they're both off to AFCON. I mean, that's that's a huge worry as, you know, Ahmad was great on the pitch. Maybe not so, you know, second half was, I mean, everyone was a bit 50-50 in that second half. But...
00:02:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I just think Umbermo faded away. didn't really think he got into this game. um Luckily for us, though, Cunha... second goal is it Second goal of the season for him for Cunha.
00:03:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
But my goodness, what a player he is. like Even when it was 4-4 and he was had three Bournemouth players around him, but he was able to just skin all of them and just get into some free and fresh air. I mean, he's such a great player to watch on. As you said, Sam, attacking-wise, it was really good. I thought Casemiro had a good game. there was you know He was making a couple of incisive passes as well, which...
00:03:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Some found it, others not su cut not so much. But I think on the whole, going forward, we look great, especially in that first half. But it just seemed like these two systems, which really thrive on soaking up a lot of pressure and counterattacking, when it came to it, neither team could really deal with the with the counterattack that they were facing.
00:03:57
Sam Brady
Yeah, I mean, look, I've been saying it all season and I won't stop saying it. And this game sort backs up the point of we're playing five. OK, whether you want to say Ahmad's not a right wing back, he's really playing right wing, fine, whatever. But the system fundamentally is five at the back,
00:04:16
Sam Brady
with Casemiro, a natural DM midfielder. So realistically, on paper, you're playing six defenders.
Team Imbalance Discussion
00:04:25
Sam Brady
And then and then that that's a problem in itself that we've conceded, you know, we've conceded four at home to Bournemouth. So that in itself, that we we're meant to be in this formation more defensively solid and we're not. So so that's a problem. But then if you actually look and and go deeper into it,
00:04:44
Sam Brady
And I know I said maybe I'd be more reactional this this pod, but you're already getting getting me more you know to talk about the the the real annoyance that the system brings and and the the fundamentals of it. you You look in who we actually have in that defence and it's it's it's bad. It's so bad. I mean, you've got Delo, who's a natural right back, played right back his whole career, now playing left wing back.
00:05:10
Sam Brady
You've got Luke Shaw, natural left-back, played left-back his whole career, playing centre-back, cost us a goal tonight as well. You've got a kid, really, in Aidan Heaven playing there.
00:05:23
Sam Brady
And then you've got um the the in Joro, who, I mean, really, is a kid in himself, really. I mean, don't me wrong, very good defender. More, I would say, senior just in the way he plays and I guess the pressure he's brought over. than heaven I class them maybe a bit different, but you've got a three-centre-back partnership there of Luke Shaw, Aiden Heaven and and Yoro.
00:05:49
Sam Brady
It's not good. It's not good. And then you've got your right wing-back as Ahmad, who won't defend if if you put money in front of him. You know, you you ain't going to get him to defend. So the whole...
00:06:02
Sam Brady
point about you go back to my first point about you've got five defenders a dm and then you look at it and you've actually got average average or just above average defenders at playing out a position it's like what are we doing here we're setting we're setting we we're setting ou ourselves up to concede and look i'll go back to my original point where attacking wise we're brilliant we during the summer our recruitment was excellent and And I get you can't fix the whole team in in one summer, so we've had to start somewhere.
00:06:33
Sam Brady
But we are shockingly bad defensively. I mean, you look at our recent games, conceded one to West Ham at Old Trafford, conceded two to Everton at Old Trafford, conceded four to Bournemouth at Old Trafford. I mean, it's shockingly bad. Going forward, we can score goals.
00:06:53
Sam Brady
I mean, a point on Kunia. I mean, he was outstanding. Outstanding. I mean, He looks like a Manchester United player. I mean, many many players have come in recently where the weight of the shirt feels a bit too much for them and you can tell.
00:07:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah. yeah
00:07:08
Sam Brady
Whereas Kunia, I mean, e e is he is a remarkable player and and he's a player that has definitely, you know, lived up to that.
Defensive Strategy Critique
00:07:16
Sam Brady
I thought, yeah, Mbwemo, you know, might not have had his best game tonight, but i still think he he showed moments. I mean, Ahmad, I mean, he needs to be at the the top end of the pitch no matter what. Look, I don't care if Ahmad doesn't defend.
00:07:30
Sam Brady
I wouldn't necessarily play him right wing back. I would play him right wing. But if you're going to play the system, you have to play Ahmad. And you can't play him right wing because Mbwemo plays there. So where do you play Ahmad? And that... They're the sort of difficulties and the challenges Almorin's having. And I get Almorin's, I would have those those challenges playing his system, but I wouldn't play his system.
00:07:56
Sam Brady
So it's almost like Almorin is creating problems for himself for the sake of playing this formation. And look, I get he adapted during the game in this in what, the 65th, 70th minute when we needed a goal. And look, I'm glad he adapted and and that's what he should be doing every game. And look, it's only taken him a year and a bit in the job to finally figure out you can adapt in a game. Look, and you know, it I guess it didn't work in the end. We only got a draw, but look, I rate him for trying. I'm not going to sit here and say, oh, look, he adapted, oh, he finally did it, blah, blah, blah. No, look, it took him a while, but I'm not going to, look, he did what I asked him to do. He changed it. And and that's, I'm not going to sit here and be an Almren hater when he he tries. Look, I think Gary Neville said something on commentary about all the players on the pitch when we were chasing a goal, all the players on the pitch that Manchester United fans should expect on the pitch when we're chasing the goal. And that's exactly right. We had Martinez, Heaven, Shaw, De La as a four-back, Sesko, Cunha, Mbwemo, Ahmad, Bruno.
00:09:02
Sam Brady
Like when, when those players were on the pitch, I was like, fair enough. He, Almorin has done all of it, all he can. The only problem I have is the defense isn't good enough, but you know, whether Almorin can do anything about that now, I think it's a bit both. I think, look,
00:09:19
Sam Brady
We clearly don't have good enough defenders. I just think that's a fact. So we have to wait until January or we have to wait till the summer. But I also think Almorin doesn't help himself at all by the system he plays. So it's it's a bit of both. And look, I'm i'm not going to change my opinions on Almorin just off one game and especially a draw against Bournemouth. I'm still not in the Almorin camp.
00:09:43
Sam Brady
But if he keeps adapting in games and showing the intent to try and get the win and and try and turn it around, then he'll start to start to win me over. But he needs to you know win these types of games. but
00:09:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
sounds like, Sam, he's just on the cusp. I mean, we'll talk more we'll we'll talk about it more later because it's a case of, you know, how dire was the situation a
00:09:59
Sam Brady
your Yes. Yes.
Upcoming Fixtures Challenges
00:10:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
year ago.
00:10:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank goodness, you know, it's sort of adapted a bit and evolved a bit from there because we're sixth right now, which in all honesty, I kind of feel like is fair. Maybe we're slightly overachieving of maybe what um what we should have.
00:10:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like if you look at some of the games where we got lucky maybe against Chelsea earlier on in the season where, you know, we got got just about scraped ah a win against you know, 10 men on either side, you look back a game like that and you think, wow, okay, that's one of the reasons why we're we're up here.
00:10:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, we have turned up in those games and this was this month was always going to be a bit of a banana skin. It had a potential to be a banana skin because I thought going into this by January, you know, Wolves to have six more points than they do now when we face them twice this month.
00:10:44
Sam Brady
Thank you.
00:10:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
But no, they've now got a point more against Liverpool. I shouldn't be yeah i shouldn't be so...
00:10:52
Sam Brady
But Kieran, look at our past four games, right? We had West Ham, we drew at home. We had Everton, we lost. Wolves, we beat.
00:11:03
Sam Brady
And um obviously today, Bournemouth, we drew. So you're looking at those four teams and you're going, look, how many points have we picked up there? We've picked up two and a win. So we've picked up five points.
00:11:17
Sam Brady
out of a possible 12 against against midate mid to relegation level teams. And and ah three out of the four games were at Old Trafford.
00:11:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. No, I...
00:11:31
Sam Brady
That just can't be happening. That can't be happening.
00:11:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I get what you mean, but then you look back at match day five. you know Again, i mentioned the 2-1 win against Chelsea at home. Sunderland, who were high-flying at the time, we took them on match day seven, beat them 2-0.
00:11:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah've They've proven a tough nut to crack. We won against Liverpool away at Anfield in the Premier League. We won 4-2 against Brighton the very next match. a couple of draws against Forest and Tottenham Hotspur.
00:11:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
to you know Then it started to slightly fall apart against Everton. I think that's been a kind of a key move.
00:12:00
Sam Brady
and it But the thing is, Kieran, it's also context, right? That game against Spurs, we went 1-0 up and we should have won that game.
00:12:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:12:08
Sam Brady
And, you know, we we scored a 90th minute winner to equalise. So that could have... Against Liverpool, we scored an 85th minute winner. So, again, it's all... Look, I get... And I'm not here hating and and all of this. I'm just...
00:12:22
Sam Brady
putting it into perspective in terms of we have glimpses. Don't get me wrong. We have glimpses where we look really good. Brighton, you mentioned there, we look very good. Chelsea, I remember another game. Yeah, they had 10 men. We look very good. Liverpool, we look good. So we have glimpses.
00:12:38
Sam Brady
But you cannot sit there and tell me, and no United fan can tell me, you have trust in a United squad to be consistent. you just like Going into this game, we all we all definitely probably sat here going, yeah, we should probably win this game, will we?
00:12:57
Sam Brady
I don't know. and and And that, when you lose trust in your squad, is the worst thing, bro. Like, like we like we can't now have confidence going into a United game.
00:13:09
Sam Brady
We just don't know, bro Like...
00:13:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I think this was one of those matches that was just so bizarre. You get a bizarre result every season across the Premier League. There's always going to one scoreline. You think, what on earth? Yeah, 4-4.
00:13:20
Sam Brady
Yeah, but the thing is, yeah but yeah but the thing is like it's so easy to predict that Bournemouth could come to Old Trafford and do a job. Do know what Even when we were leading, I was saying, look, i have confidence we can I'm confident we can score goals. It's keeping the ball out of our net I'm not confident about. And the the literal thing happened in front of our eyes. like It's like United are so easy to predict now that like we're going to slip up or we're going to like make it...
00:13:51
Sam Brady
entertaining for some reason it's just like there's no need like we should control these games like against West Ham we and this is the problem as well that that I was speaking to to my my friend here during the game in terms of we can come out all guns blazing in in the first half and even up until maybe the 60th minute like we did against West Ham up until the 70th minute but as soon as our defence needs to sort of do its job and sort of withstand any pressure because our attack on NACAD, because, you know, we've gone we've we've gone all guns blazing in the first 70 minutes. In those last 20 minutes, that's where our defence needs to stand strong and and withstand the pressure.
00:14:35
Sam Brady
And as soon as we we feel any so bit pressure, we concede. And that is exactly what happened against
Match Highlights Recap
00:14:42
Sam Brady
Bournemouth today. I mean, within the first, what, three, four minutes of the second half, they conceded they they so They had two shots on target, two goals. And it's like, this is embarrassing. Like, what are we doing here where like, yeah, we can score goals. and and And this literally what I said, it was the 51st minute.
00:15:02
Sam Brady
And I literally said to my friend here, I was like, the the narrative tomorrow amongst United fans is going to be, yeah, but did you see that first half? We were really good. We were really good in the first half. Yeah, but what does it mean when with six minutes within the second half it's you know it's it's all done for like it's literally that whole first half was through in the bin within six minutes of the second half so don't give me all this crap about oh we're good in the first half we're good and because because i know like i know i'm not i'm not you know but and look we were good in the first half but what are we doing here like what are we doing here
00:15:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Look, let's let Sam have a cup of tea. We'll come back. And when we come back, we'll talk more about the players and, well, some of the goals. Just some of them, though, because there were eight. as a lot of goals to go through. Back after this.
00:16:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I feel like these goals, we just have to launch into them quick fire, as pretty much they happened quick fire. Ahmad opening the scoring there. a Bit of a scrappy one, Sam, but they all count, especially in this game.
00:17:08
Sam Brady
Yeah, and then they were looking at it for for something at offside, maybe something like this.
00:17:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it it was it was more the offside because they wanted to see if Kuhni got a touch and then they would look at if Ahmad was onside.
00:17:17
Sam Brady
Yeah, but yeah, I mean, look, it was everything we we deserved in that in that first half. um Yeah, we we came out quickly and that first half, I mean, yeah, that that first half, as I said, was in in the first part of this episode. The the first half was very good, probably one of the best halves of football I've seen from United all season. and Obviously, the disappointment comes in second, but in the first, yeah, I mean, Ahmad gets his goal and, you know, we won't see him now for a while, but...
00:17:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, for AFCON. ah Just wipe the way of their tears, Sam. Semenyo then equalising on 40 minutes, very much against the run of play. um He's an annoying player is Semenyo, isn't He's very, very good. Such a strong and agile player and him scoring against United was just inevitable.
00:18:06
Sam Brady
Yeah, I mean, when he gets into that right channel, um i mean, sure, obviously, I mean, is at fault for the goal, miss miss his touch, gives it straight to the Bournemouth attack, and then they're they're in on a defence. And look, I think it was heaven, maybe it was Jorreau, they're in a difficult position. Do I go and leave the man in the middle or do stay with the man in the middle? I mean, with a player like Semenyo, who knows, because you give him space like that and he buries it. So, yeah, I mean...
00:18:34
Sam Brady
Against the run of play, but as I said in the in the first half of this episode, I mean, every chance Bournemouth seemed to have, they score, so.
00:18:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then we had one more chance pretty much at the turn of halftime. Casemiro with a header that Petrovic should be saving.
00:18:49
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:18:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
let's not Let's not make any doubts about that.
00:18:49
Sam Brady
yeah Yeah, it's a howler. It's an absolute howler from from the keeper. um But Casemiro doing what Casemiro does, another headed goal. um But yeah, I mean, the keeper, you've got look at yourself, mate.
00:19:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then the floodgates open. Evan Ilsen, take nothing away from his finish, but if you want to end a goal drought, come to Old Trafford.
00:19:12
Sam Brady
Yeah, I mean, yeah it was again, it was a great finish, but yeah just it's just so open, you know?
00:19:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:19
Sam Brady
It's so open.
00:19:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Tucked away into that bottom right-hand corner as well.
00:19:22
Sam Brady
Yeah, and that's cool.
00:19:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
just off the put You know it's a good goal when it comes off the woodwork and goes in.
00:19:24
Sam Brady
And the thing is, so many times in this game, like, it was literally one pass or one mistake, and it was, like, three on three or, like, one on one. And it was like, how does that happen? and it and it comes back to the gaps in the midfield. It's like, well, I mean, maybe we'll touch on...
00:19:40
Sam Brady
The saviours were released from prison this game in the 60th minute. Cobby, my guy, got a few minutes, but maybe we'll touch on him in a second.
00:19:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:19:50
Sam Brady
But the gaps in the midfield, the ball's through straight into our defences. Yes. And... Again, you give players like Semenyo, Evan Nilsson, even Tavernier, get onto that free kick now, I guess.
00:20:04
Sam Brady
You give Tavernier an opportunity that close with a free kick. I mean, Lamens maybe shouldn't be getting beaten at his side, but my God, I mean, what you may as well give a guy like Tavernier, that's a penalty to him, you know?
00:20:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Yeah. Oh, absolutely. And I'm pretty sure, yeah, Tavernier was the the player that was fouled by Casemiro as sort of like a last ditch. So Casemiro did everything he could to stop it. And then, yeah, the free kick goes in anyway.
00:20:29
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:20:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, i from hard to say if how late Lamin saw it, but i kind of agree that maybe he should be at least getting a hand to it. But, you know, it is what it is.
00:20:39
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:20:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
it then came 3-2. And then... came three too and then
00:20:44
Sam Brady
Oh.
00:20:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was a case of a free kick that went through the wall, essentially, through Bournemouth's wall beside the United. This Fernandes free kick, up and over, nestles into the top right.
00:20:54
Sam Brady
yeah Yeah, and I almost feel like this goal won't get the appreciation it deserves because of the amount of goals in the game.
00:20:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
A chef's flourish.
00:21:02
Sam Brady
Whereas if it was one nil or 2-0, my God, this people can't forget about this goal. I mean, look, we didn't get the win out of it, unfortunately, but... absolute screamer.
00:21:13
Sam Brady
I mean, look, Tavaneers was a good goal, but I'm questioning Le Mans.
00:21:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:21:17
Sam Brady
There's absolutely nothing Petrovic can do about Bruno's absolute top bins as you
Player Praise and Concerns
00:21:24
Sam Brady
want. um I mean, look, again, the Bruno won't get the plaudits about this game. We drew, again, it's drop points. There's going to be another narrative in the papers tomorrow morning.
00:21:38
Sam Brady
But, I mean, it's just another game where Bruno absolutely delivers it, in my opinion. I mean, he's he's everywhere. He's bloody like Kante if Kante was a white Portuguese midfielder because he is bloody...
00:21:52
Sam Brady
chasing the ball everywhere, scoring free kicks. I mean, he's literally captain fantastic at this point. I mean, look, people are going to be like you're glazing, but glaze all you want.
00:22:04
Sam Brady
Like, we've got a world-class player. What do you want me to do? Like, yeah, like, come on.
00:22:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're owned by the Glazers. Come on, let us have this.
00:22:10
Sam Brady
Like, well, what do you want us to do?
00:22:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
and How
00:22:12
Sam Brady
I mean, he's world-class. How can you not say he's not world-class? Come on. It's ridiculous.
00:22:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
how about Cunha, though? mean, we'll give him all the applaud. It's one of the most exciting players at United to watch on for. He gets a goal, a well-deserved goal as well.
00:22:26
Sam Brady
Deserved. Absolute deserved. And great play for all round, to be honest. I thought when Sesco robbed it off and Blemma, was a bit hesitant. i was like, Come on, why why have you robbed off him? Gets a bit lucky that the cross lands straight to the the feet of Kunia. And look, he ain't missing from there and absolutely deserved.
00:22:44
Sam Brady
And yeah, I would say if he continues on the way he's continuing on, um i would look and I was about to say one of United's best signings in recent years off this season if he keeps up this form.
00:23:00
Sam Brady
But i go I would go as far as to say, to take my United hat off a minute, if that's possible on this podcast, I would say Cunha's maybe up there for signings of the season. I would say, look, he won't, again, he won't get the plaudits because it's United and we haven't had a great season and and all of this.
00:23:20
Sam Brady
But if you actually look at the impact he's had, and look, his numbers, look, there's no denying his numbers aren't great, and he does need to contribute and more. But if you watch him as an individual player, he may not get the goals and assists and things like this, but he there's there's intent.
00:23:38
Sam Brady
There's intent there that you know as soon as he gets the ball, he's doing something with it.
00:23:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:23:43
Sam Brady
He's trying something. It's the exact same feeling you get when Ahmad picks up the ball. It's the exact same feeling you get when Bruno picks up the ball. we've We're now starting to build a squad that...
00:23:54
Sam Brady
is built off a foundation of that, of intent, that players who, you know, aren't satisfied with just passing it backwards or passing it sideways anymore. You've got Bruno and Buemo, Cunha, Ahmad. So if we can start to, you know, integrate that and then fix up our defence, yeah, we can be a real threat.
00:24:13
Sam Brady
For sure, we can be a real threat.
00:24:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And then Kruppi getting the equaliser as well.
00:24:17
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:24:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was a tough one to take at a celebration to mimic Nanny at Old Trafford.
00:24:22
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:24:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh that That put a dagger in my heart. But um then saves that were maybe just as good as goals.
00:24:25
Sam Brady
yeah
00:24:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Lamens, two saves at the end there. The first one... you know That one straight at him, um but he manages to get the foot on and get it away. And the second save is probably the better save of the lot.
00:24:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
This wasn't a good game for either keeper, Petrovic or Lamens, let's let's be honest. But Lamens made sure we got that point.
00:24:48
Sam Brady
yeah ah Yeah, I think that's a fair point that it wasn't a great game for either keepers. um i lot yeah we've We've seen Lemons have better games at United since he's come in, but he's solid. Look, you you can't really say anything else about him other than that. to be honest. He's very solid. I actually feel for him because I'm like, his defence really doesn't help him at all. And it might be another sad case of having a very solid keeper, but not the defence too much. I mean, I think David De Gea is the saddest case of them all for that. But,
00:25:23
Sam Brady
But I think, yeah, Lamens is solid. He's been consistent up to now. Look, I think there's a lot more to learn for him. I think, look, when De Gea came in, there was a lot to learn for him. as you know That weight of that shirt in particular, out of all the shirt the United shirts, that weight of that shirt in particular holt holds a lot of pressure and a lot of weight. So, look, he's going to have not good great games. He's going to have really good games.
00:25:52
Sam Brady
But he's got credit in the bank up to now to have have the odd hiccup here and there. so
00:25:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:59
Sam Brady
And no hate on that guy.
00:26:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, no. um i think it's a case as well that both sits both teams here threw away three points. I think that's a fair comment to say. at both points in there At some point in this game, both teams threw away this win.
00:26:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
So for both to get a draw is phenomenal and predictable at the same time.
00:26:14
Sam Brady
Hmm.
00:26:18
Sam Brady
Yeah, but Kieran, do you not feel like it definitely is more points dropped from our end than their end? I mean i mean mean, if you would have asked Bournemouth fans at the start of the game, would you take a draw at Old Trafford?
00:26:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know because...
00:26:32
Sam Brady
They would probably say, yeah. They would also probably say, look, we could probably go there and and win it.
00:26:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:26:37
Sam Brady
But they would be like, I'd definitely take a draw. United fans going into the game, if you said, would you take a draw? I'd go, not really. Like, if we have to, but we're at Old Trafford to Bournemouth.
00:26:50
Sam Brady
And then as the game panned out, we started so well. The first half was very good. I'm like, come on, we we can't be drawn to these joke men. And then we're the joke men. We're the joke So...
00:27:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah No, I mean, it's fair point. you know it It should be disappointing, but it kind of feels a relief that the game's over. For any neutral, for all all the other 18 fan bases in this league, they had a great game to watch.
00:27:15
Sam Brady
Yeah, ah and and the thing is, a draw is, at the end of is day, fair. A draw is actually the fairest result of them all. um But it's just like, if we won, we could... I don't know where we are in the league, actually, with the draw.
00:27:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're sixth at the moment.
00:27:26
Sam Brady
It's sick. I think if we won, we would have gone joint fourth, fifth on goal difference.
00:27:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Could have gone top five, i think.
00:27:35
Sam Brady
But even now, again, i don't know how to feel. Because now, if you're asking me, am I happy with the draw? I'm like, no, but it could be worse.
00:27:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
In the circumstances, I think a draw is, you know, a relief, not not a sort of a great galvanizing feeling.
00:27:46
Sam Brady
Yeah, but the
00:27:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's more like, thank thank goodness we actually got out there with a point, but that's not a great feeling going forward.
00:27:55
Sam Brady
yetportly in Yeah. And the thing is as I said, I now know we've just played, this might not be ah in order, so don't correct me, but like it in our past recent games, I now know we've just played Everton, you know, Wolves, West Ham, now Bournemouth.
00:28:15
Sam Brady
So I now also know my football logic is we're not going to play those teams apart from Wolves, you near again soon. So that means hard games are coming up.
00:28:27
Sam Brady
So if we can't get good points against these teams, wow, we are we are not looking good, bruv.
00:28:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:28:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, the next two games, I'll say, well, okay,
Future Match Concerns
00:28:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
remaining games for December. The 30th December is the home match against Wolves. and Hopefully, fingers crossed that is.
00:28:41
Sam Brady
on.
00:28:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I think deaf two definitely difficult games coming up. Aston Villa, who started off, I think the first three games, three or four games, they were not looking anywhere near their best.
00:28:47
Sam Brady
come on
00:28:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
They've really kicked on and got themselves pretty much in that chase for Europe. At... Villa Park. That is going to be a tough, tough game. And then Boxing Day, we're at home to Newcastle. And to be honest with you, um I've not forgiven Newcastle for last year's festive period. I'm not going to forgive them now.
00:29:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've got to get revenge, surely.
00:29:11
Sam Brady
yeah I mean look Villa we haven't got a batting house chance if I'm being honest I think like nah I know I know look I know at times I'm seen as you know a bit negative on this podcast but
00:29:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ever the optimist, Sam.
00:29:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
a bit
00:29:26
Sam Brady
by My God, if if you can honestly sit there as a United fan thinking we're going to get a result away at Villa, the way Villa are playing. I mean, look, we might, but we have more chance not to.
00:29:38
Sam Brady
um So, yeah, that...
00:29:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
this This is a Villa that came off the back of a 3-2 win against West Ham. West Ham who've struggled up top in, well, the last decade, maybe decade and a half, in actually securing a striker up top.
00:29:43
Sam Brady
Yeah, yeah. But... Yeah.
00:29:50
Sam Brady
OK, but Arsenal also just scored in the 90th minute to win at the Emirates against Wolves. So some teams, you know, can have like games here and there. I see your point. I see your point. But what I'm also saying is, look, if it was at Old Trafford, I'd be more confident.
00:30:08
Sam Brady
I know people can call me mad for just what I've just witnessed.
00:30:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Hmm.
00:30:11
Sam Brady
but But Villa Park, the the way they're going, i just don't see it, personally. Look, if you said to me now, I'd say I'd take a draw. Do you know what mean? So they're they're the games where you do take a draw, not the Bournemouths at Old Trafford.
00:30:25
Sam Brady
However...
00:30:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
like We are Villas-Bourmouth. I see that on... ah
00:30:28
Sam Brady
Yeah, that's hard, you know. no um And then, yeah, and then the Newcastle game on Boxing Day, I mean, I could honestly see that being a game like today, honestly.
00:30:39
Sam Brady
I mean, do you remember the, like, Boxing Day from, like, 19? Have you seen the photo from, like, 19?
00:30:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
It comes up every Boxing Day.
00:30:46
Sam Brady
Yeah, 1958, where it's like 7-1.
00:30:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:50
Sam Brady
Like, us versus Newcastle, yeah, could could... But, I mean, they put in an absolute stinker against Sunderland on yesterday, actually, at the time of of recording on on Sunday.
00:31:00
Sam Brady
um So, you know, at the minute, they're looking as as bad as as bad as ever. But Boxing Day, you you never know. Yeah.
00:31:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
You do never know. um Sam, we're going to have to wrap this up, but I just want you to give me your ah man of the match for this one.
00:31:19
Sam Brady
from from a United perspective Yeah,
00:31:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, if it's not a United player you're giving a man of the match to, you need to give me two man of the
00:31:25
Sam Brady
let's see. I mean, from a United perspective, I would, torn between two, I'll give it Kunja. I think it was one of the most influential games I've seen him play, obviously got his goal.
00:31:39
Sam Brady
um I was torn between him or Ahmad because I thought Ahmad gave us one last very exciting game before he was going off to AFCOM. So a reminder of, you know, let us not forget while he's away of how how good he is. um And, you know, that might make us depressed watching our right-hand side now without Mbouemo either.
00:31:59
Sam Brady
So don't i don't even know who we're going
Opponent Praise and Conclusion
00:32:01
Sam Brady
to play there now. Maybe Maz Rawi, De Lahton, De Lahton and Railly.
00:32:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's, I don't know, we it'd be a crime to put Kunia out there, wouldn't it? It would be an absolute crime, but who knows?
00:32:07
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:32:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Who knows what's going happen?
00:32:09
Sam Brady
I mean, yeah, he from a United perspective, him and and look, big up, shout out Bournemouth, man. Look, they got a draw at Old Trafford. No hate on Bournemouth, you know, big up. Well done to them. I'd give it to having it, you know, absolutely scored an absolute worldie and yeah, decent little player.
00:32:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:32:25
Sam Brady
So, know, that well done, well done Bournemouth.
00:32:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah, yeah. yeah Yeah, well done, Bournemouth. Well done. Yeah, we've got credit where credit's due. You got a point.
00:32:34
Sam Brady
I mean, we didn't make it like that hard for you, but you know.
00:32:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
But they didn't make it that easy.
00:32:40
Sam Brady
Yeah. yeah
00:32:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Swings and roundabouts.
00:32:42
Sam Brady
yeah
00:32:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:32:54
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00:33:11
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