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Episode 78 - Bournemouth Crossover - Kerkez to United in Jan
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Niall is joined by Dan and Viktor from the Bournemouth podcast to discuss the upcoming match this weekend!
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Introduction and Guest Introduction
00:00:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to the Daily Manchester United Podcast. My name is Niall Hannigan, and I am joined by Daniel from from my side of the fence. Daniel, how are you?
00:00:20
ontheballpod_
Yeah, I'm good, I'm good to yourself.
00:00:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
All good, thank
Recollections and Experiences in Germany
00:00:23
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you. And yeah, crossover episode today, and we are hosting Bournemouth, and delighted to have Victor joining the join the show. How are you?
00:00:31
Vik
I know last time we met was back in Germany in last summer was it was this summer yeah
00:00:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
if not
00:00:38
Vik
but I never got to ask you, how was your experience in the end, right watching Serbia playing playing against England, being a fan of Serbia?
00:00:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly, yeah.
00:00:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um, yeah, so for a bit of context, I got a, I got a last minute ticket over to the euros, um, in the summer. And, uh, of course I wasn't going to say no, even, even though, even though I'm not an English fan, ah sorry for all those English fans that wanted a ticket to get over to the match, but, uh, yeah, I was a massive Serbian fan for the day.
00:01:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
So Victor took took me under his wing.
00:01:04
ontheballpod_
so
00:01:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
He, he brought me in with all his Serbian pretty scary friends. Victor, I'm not going to lie, but, uh, I was, uh, I was, I felt very protected.
00:01:11
ontheballpod_
Okay.
00:01:14
Vik
miss We tough anyway.
00:01:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like it was good.
00:01:16
Vik
so
00:01:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly, but a brilliant experience. um Got into the Serbian fan zone as well, and then ended up in the Serbian end in Galsdenkirchen. Bit of a nightmare trying to get home, but no, brilliant didn experience.
00:01:28
Vik
Oh my it was brilliant.
00:01:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
How did you find it? How did you enjoy your summer, Victor?
00:01:32
Vik
I mean, it was the funny thing. This is the first time I watched my national team playing live.
00:01:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, okay.
00:01:39
Vik
And obviously the next one will be next year in November because England is hosting ah Serbia in Wembley.
00:01:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:47
Vik
ah you Yeah. World Cup qualifiers. So I can't wait for that to come. But yeah, it was a great experience, a great atmosphere. You've been there. You've seen everything. ah And I really wanted to stay longer, you know, but then my misses would kill me because
Manchester United and Bournemouth Discussion
00:02:01
Vik
I had to come back for for my son's first birthday and and I could have missed that for the world.
00:02:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Of course.
00:02:05
Vik
So.
00:02:05
ontheballpod_
yeah
00:02:06
Vik
It was it was all good all great, and I'm really looking forward to more games like that
00:02:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Brilliant, brilliant, yeah well um I had a great time and and thanks again for the bringing me into the into the Serbian crew so now that was brilliant. But yeah we're here for Man United Bournemouth, plenty to discuss. um I suppose we'll kick off with yourself Victor as the guest of the show. Bournemouth flying this year, brilliant season, how have you found it?
00:02:38
Vik
Yeah, I i say in almost every episode this, like whoever's not the fan of Bournemouth yet, now is the best time to become. we ah This is this is the the highest rank that we've achieved so far.
00:02:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:02:51
Vik
ah It's just brilliant. It's amazing watching what the boys can do. um People thought that with Solanke leaving, the team will be tough without a striker.
00:03:04
Vik
We got Evanelson. um who needs time to fit in the team but you can already see um his work rate on the pitch and and just how much he gives to the team even off the ball. um Last game against West Ham we had finally Unal scored this season for the first time and it was a brilliant free-kick goal um I was in the North stand behind the the the goal where Bowman was attacking in the second
Upcoming Match Predictions and Reflections
00:03:31
Vik
half and the chap next to me um I just said to him when the guy was like freaky I said just give the ball to me and that's the goal I'm not even gonna look at it and i turned I literally turned around right and I was like this and then I just saw everyone jumping around me and I just was brilliant brilliant um I think
00:03:52
Vik
I think we can still achieve what I predicted in one of the episodes when the season started, which is position number eight for Bournemouth when the league ends.
00:04:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:02
Vik
um
00:04:05
Vik
Penalty-wise against West Ham, I don't think that should have been a penalty because much rougher situations and handballs weren't given. Bournemouth was much better. We created a lot of chances. We even hit the post.
00:04:18
Vik
was unlucky. Again, I'm glad that we got the point out of it. And now going away to you guys, it's, I'd love to see the score from the last season, right? When we beat you three nil in Old Trafford, it was supposed four nil, but VAR again, again against Bournemouth, VAR does what the VAR does. So um I think this time will be much tougher. ah Your team is quality. You've got a new coach who seems to be fitting in properly.
00:04:47
Vik
um Hopefully no penalties in the game, that's all I'm going to say.
00:04:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, sure.
00:04:52
Vik
Because because that's what Bruno likes.
00:04:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah but Yeah, we we're happy to see you on going there at the weekend. um And yeah, eighth place. I mean, I think you and Ida found would probably take it place at this stage, Dan. I mean, some of the last the last week, I suppose it's been so up and down since Amroom come in. But I mean, what a way to finish the weekend.
00:05:13
ontheballpod_
yeah yeah I went to my friend's house on on the game on Sunday. So two of my mates, they're CD fans and and obviously me and my other mate are United fans.
00:05:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, pardon me.
00:05:23
ontheballpod_
So obviously when they went 1-0 up, now everyone's shouting in the house and me and my other friend were just a bit tentative. And we we we know how it gets for United when we go 1-0 down. It's kind of like, are we going to crack? or go and I think we kind of stay strong throughout the game and then obviously eight around the eighth, fifth minute, Amad was doing what Amad has been doing all season and you just see it was brilliant and then the the not the last minute goal, the the house was rocking, that's all I can say.
00:05:50
Vik
Well, I don't want to spoil your your your mood, guys, but you do know that Bournemouth is ah the team that scores most often in the last 10 minutes. So you got some competition, right?
00:05:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, we've got some competition. Yeah,
00:06:01
ontheballpod_
innocent innocent the sense
00:06:02
Vik
it's ah even Even we've we've proven it even against West Ham. The game before that against Ipswich, 85th and 95th minutes. So some yeah, but I hope the game will be solved way before that for Bournemouth.
00:06:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
I hope so too. I hope so too.
00:06:17
Vik
and For Bournemouth, obviously. i yeah I've been to Old Trafford once, but um this time I can't go. um Family commitments. But I've been one and once and I haven't been towards the cherries. I've actually been to 2018 or 2019.
00:06:33
Vik
When Man United was playing Europa League against Partizan Belgrade, that was Europa League,
Bournemouth's Growth and Zencastr Mention
00:06:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right, okay.
00:06:39
Vik
yeah, fixture.
00:06:40
Vik
Partizan lost 3-0. We had great atmosphere. We had great support from the North County fans who came to support Partizan, the same way that you know how it came to support Serbia.
00:06:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:06:52
Vik
And yeah, and it was brilliant. All traffic is really the theater of dreams. And yeah, I'd love to have a stadium like that in Bournemouth. then everybody will be able to get the tickets. No struggle with 11,307 seats, but yeah.
00:07:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, brilliant, brilliant. Well, I was actually at that Bournemouth Stadium all the way back when they were in League Two, I think, with the only player I can remember, actually two players I can remember, Darren Anderton, at about 42 years old, playing Centre midfield, and Maxi Gretel was playing for Bournemouth.
00:07:30
Vik
Oh, Max Craddell, yeah.
00:07:31
ontheballpod_
like great
00:07:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah but it was ah I think it was a pre-season friendly in the summer um and we were down in Bournemouth for a few days and thought we'd call in and yeah to see their meteoric rise under Eddie Howe up to the Premier League and now pretty pretty consistent team in the Premier League it' um it's it's great to see so yeah hopefully we can get ah a bit of a better stadium down there or bigger stadium for yourselves so you can bring in all the the new Bournemouth fans but
00:07:58
ontheballpod_
life grade.
00:07:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Great stuff, lads. and We'll take a quick break there. I'll move back with how we think we're going to fair against each other at the weekend.
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00:08:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, Dan, I'll come to you first. Obviously, you know, you did have ah have a busy schedule. We have Spurs coming up on on the day of the recording. We have it um on Thursday, the next day tomorrow. And then we have Bournemouth, this whole Garnaccio, Rashford situation. Are they going to be in the squad? Are they going to be playing? What do you think? And then how do we kind of fix that team and and get ready for Bournemouth at the weekend?
00:09:10
ontheballpod_
um Obviously, I think just before I came on the point I've seen on Twitter that I'm not Rashford, Guy Natcho travelled with the squad for the game against Tottenham for tomorrow, so I think as there's positives on Guy Natcho obviously going back in the team.
00:09:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:09:23
ontheballpod_
I'm not too sure what's going on with Rashford, there's been quotes obviously saying that he wants to find the new challenge, Amarin kind of had to belittle the quotes and in his interview today and say that, well you know, there's a new challenge here at United. However, I'm not too sure what's really going on behind the behind closed doors with, you know, Rashford and Manchester United. And I hope it doesn't end up being anything too ugly. And Rashford himself has said that he doesn't want it to be anything too ugly. So I think in that regard, I think it may be time has ran its time for Rashford at Manchester United. I think it could be a thing where
00:10:00
ontheballpod_
he could be exiled from the squad. I don't want to say exiled because it sounds a bit extreme, but I for like ah feel like yeah that' iss kind of the current situation is where I feel like he might not be playing in certain games.
00:10:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm out.
00:10:13
ontheballpod_
and ah up until January, we might not see him and he could be sold in January, but we will have to just wait and see. ah We've gone actually, I think there was probably just something that had happened behind closed doors and he's all back in the squad because from what I can see, he's back with a squad for ah for this for the Spurs game.
00:10:30
ontheballpod_
But yeah, on on the regard of Bournemouth, I think Bournemouth have been great this season. but so They've surprised me a lot. i i was I was one of the people that was saying, ah you know, how are they going to fare about, what's it called?
00:10:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Slanky, yeah.
00:10:42
ontheballpod_
without Solanki and it was just like it looks like even without them they've been improved even more. I used to go to school with Anton Semenya so I don't know what how quality Semenya is as a player.
00:10:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, nice.
00:10:51
ontheballpod_
So to see and play from last season me and my friends we all used to say that he just needs time, just needs time, he's gonna get bam bam bam this season he's showing it up. the guy he is class every time i watch the menu play he just he's just class Evan Nelson i'm a big FM player so Evan Nelson on FM he's he's very good so i always thought okay maybe when he came to the Premier League but he kind of just struggled to start but he has looked like he's you know he started to fit in and like Vic said he works the stocks off every single game and there's just there's just a lot of quality he players in that bonus team Zabani their defense Zabani um they got that young kid that just came in as well and and the left back yeah Hyerson
00:11:27
Vik
Hallo, senor.
00:11:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, the left back, yeah.
00:11:29
ontheballpod_
and then left backs, Kirk has, they're just quality players all around the team. So it is going to be a struggle one on ah on the weekend. However, I think like you said, with the new manager and the new system we caught playing, I think it's going to be a very good game to watch.
Bournemouth's Management and Strategy
00:11:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. And yeah, so interesting about Semeniu. I mean, that was obviously one of the players we were going to bring up. But yeah, Semeniu, Evan Nielson, like you were mentioning, and then the left-back, Carques has been unbelievable. And like, classic, you know, Man United are linked with everyone. But like, where we are crying out for a left-back of decent quality that can stay on the pitch and not get injured.
00:12:06
Vik
You're not gonna get him.
00:12:09
Vik
I'll call him up now and I say, look, wherever you wanna go, just not mine united, mate.
00:12:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah exactly
00:12:14
Vik
Don't do it.
00:12:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
But then you can come back to Old Trafford. It's a perfect deal. like so we'll We'll throw in a few tickets for you as well and in the deal.
00:12:23
Vik
Doesn't work like that, my friend.
00:12:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
but that yeah
00:12:26
Vik
Doesn't work like that.
00:12:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good stuff. But yeah, I suppose Victor, yourself, you you know, you mentioned, um you know, ah quality opposition or, you know, potential quality opposition of United and the talent that they have in the team. What's your thoughts going into the game? Like, obviously you must be full of confidence, but you United have somehow pulled a bit of a result out at the weekend.
00:12:46
Vik
I'll give you and my opinion, but obviously with a lot of positivity, right? Because I've got to be positive. I'm um'm a cherry, so I can always think in a positive way.
00:12:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Of course. Yeah, yeah.
00:12:57
Vik
um
00:13:00
Vik
It's not going to be an easy game as it was last season, definitely. Things seem to be fitting. Things seem to be getting in place for you guys.
00:13:12
Vik
um We with our away form, not that great. We did beat Ipswich last week, but it was also close finish and last 10 minutes we scored two goals.
00:13:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm.
00:13:25
Vik
ah As I said, I'll try to stay positive. So I'll see this game as a draw. ah Looking at the last five games that these teams played, United won three, Bournemouth won one, and there was one draw. And looking at the recent form now that we've got with three wins, a draw and a loss, and United through three wins and three losses, I think this game could potentially end in a draw. Now, it all depends on the day, the starting 11,
00:13:56
Vik
um how players feel, as Daniel said, Gannacho might be back on the pitch. For me, he's one of the biggest threat and player players to watch, apart from Rashford, who, when he plays in the right position, he's doing what Rashford does.
00:14:14
Vik
I'd like to say one-one, would be even happier with Neil-Neil if Kepa could can, you know, keep the clean shit.
00:14:19
ontheballpod_
ah
00:14:19
Vik
Now, um
00:14:27
Vik
Regarding characters, right, you're not getting it.
00:14:29
ontheballpod_
yeah
00:14:29
Vik
You're not getting it's it. It's more likely that the guy will go to Liverpool, hopefully not in the winter. we We're going to try to keep all the players this winter, right? And try to achieve that top half of the table.
00:14:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah
00:14:42
Vik
When you look at the table now and these two teams meeting, you would expect that Man United would be in the sixth and Bournemouth in the 13th position, right? Which is now the other way and gives us a lot of hope, a lot of opportunity that we can actually do something.
00:14:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:55
Vik
um I was last season at the game when Bournemouth played Man United in Vitality with 2-2, a stupid penalty that was given. Of course, Bruno turned it into a goal.
00:15:08
Vik
And I think we should have won that game actually, 2-2. But yeah, we're not going to go back into the past like it's gone. We cannot, yeah, we cannot change it. So looking forward to the draw this week and that's all I'm going to say.
00:15:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
You mentioned about um how you think you think things are turning you know with the manager in United's favour. Talk to me a bit about your own manager. I mean, it's like Dan said, it is a bit of a shock of how well Bournemouth are doing and how they've been able to cope with with losing their key man up top.
00:15:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
What's he kind of instilled in
Stadium Expansion and European Ambitions
00:15:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
the players or the style of play or who he's running?
00:15:44
Vik
Oh, Iriola!
00:15:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
How has that all happened?
00:15:48
Vik
I'm going to be honest, I haven't had a belief in him when he took over.
00:15:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
OK, yeah.
00:15:53
Vik
The first seven games last season, we had two points from seven games. And the next game against Burnley, I saw this game as if we lose, he's gone.
00:15:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:16:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:16:06
Vik
And I couldn't go to watch that game. I do go and watch all the home games, but I couldn't watch that game. I was just, everything was too intense and I just couldn't have sold my ticket. And no, honestly, i'm I'm very emotional guy.
00:16:19
Vik
And, you know, I, when I love a club, I love a club.
00:16:23
ontheballpod_
there.
00:16:25
Vik
And halftime, one nil to Burnley. I turned off the telly. I couldn't watch the game anymore.
00:16:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:32
Vik
That's it. I thought like, okay, we're going to lose the coach. Then he's going to become madness in the club. We're going to be relegated. And then we turn over to one and then we go on an unbeaten round for seven games, beating Man United three nil away as well. And I was like, okay, things are working. What did he do? He put bloody Ryan Christie's to the for winger. He put it as a central midfielder. The guy's having his best two season in his life now.
00:16:59
Vik
first thing, second thing, high press. Bumut's never played at high press. Look at them now.
00:17:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:08
Vik
It's, yes, we are conceding goals, but we are scoring goals as well.
00:17:12
ontheballpod_
Yeah.
00:17:13
Vik
We are scoring even without Solanke. Evan Ilsen, he's scored, I think, five goals so far, but he's won five penalties for us this season as well, which means that his working rate is great.
00:17:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:17:26
Vik
He's got this aggression. He's got good attacking position, high, were high attacking working rate. um It's, it's brilliant. Um, obviously defense, we've got Senesi now who's injured and Ruizin, the 19 year old who stepped in, um, scored in his first debut as well, uh, scored a header, which was amazing. Um, so.
00:17:53
Vik
the There's a lot of potential in this team. I'm just really scared that we're going to lose some of the some of the good key players and and I will see Bournemouth you know going down towards the bottom of the table.
00:18:05
Vik
Iraola will stay, his dream is to one day go back to Bilbao, his former club where he used to play all his career. um Hopefully he'll stay for another seven years, I don't mind.
Combined Team Selection Debate
00:18:16
Vik
um um Yeah, and regarding the ground as well that you mentioned earlier, so we've got the plans approved to to extend the the seats to potential 18,000, but that's up until 2027.
00:18:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Uh huh.
00:18:29
Vik
Now this is good because it gives us time to enter the Europe and play some some of the European games, which if we beat
00:18:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:18:35
Vik
You guys this weekend I believe is very possible.
00:18:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely, yeah really interesting and um just to see from from your perspective how he's kind of turned it around and probably need to, we've been very patient Dan with our managers over over the last 10 or so years um but I mean at the minute Amoram seems to be kind of ticking all the right boxes saying all the right things so that's just um let's just hope and hope and pray that he that he knows what he's talking about because I think we're we're both big fans.
00:19:05
ontheballpod_
Yeah, definitely.
00:19:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Anyway, yeah, good stuff. So let's let's take another break here, and then we'll be back with the the classic crossover um segment where we have to pick a combined 11 using both teams. And yeah, I'm sure this will be thisll be an interesting one.
00:19:19
Vik
why Ten for a moment.
00:19:21
ontheballpod_
so
00:19:30
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00:20:06
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Can't believe I'm saying this, it sounds like um sounds like there's a no in here, but Unana or Kepa?
00:20:15
Vik
Do you know what? I'm going to say Mark Travers.
00:20:17
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yeah Okay, I'm on the Irish.
00:20:18
Vik
I'm going to say Mark Travers only because the he the the games that he's had so far this season, he was brilliant.
00:20:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, okay.
00:20:25
Vik
One of the games, he was the man of the match. So because it's an away game, I have a feeling that Travers might get a chance because he wasn't in the in in the squad lately.
00:20:37
Vik
So yeah, I'd go with Travers and go.
00:20:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:20:43
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Travers is like travis is like the the third choice Irish keeper at the moment, Dan, just for just for context.
00:20:44
Vik
Travers and
00:20:48
ontheballpod_
ah so
00:20:49
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ah that yeah Actually, I think all our keepers are all second choice at the moment, but we've got apparently just the best second choice in the world in Kelleher.
00:20:49
Vik
letting him me Let him be,
00:20:59
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But ah yeah, Dan, who are you going with out of out of Onana and the Bournemouth keepers?
00:21:03
ontheballpod_
I feel like he's always he's made a few mistakes as a reason, but I think this season he's been great. He's got the most cleanses this season. i think I think he's had a very good season.
00:21:10
Vik
Maybe he's undoping again. He needs to be tested again.
00:21:14
ontheballpod_
But yeah, I'll still go over that. I think he's had a pretty good season, actually, other than the recent mistakes he's made in the last few weeks.
00:21:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, it's been the di been a few hilers, but he he has saved us in other matches as well. So um I mean, I'm sorry, Victor, but Mark Travers just can't go in at the moment over over O'Nana.
00:21:32
Vik
that's all right
00:21:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
So we'll go we'll go with O'Nana for this one, for the keeper.
00:21:35
Vik
That's alright.
00:21:37
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and Obviously United are playing a bit of a different formation now at the moment. But um to make things a bit easier, we'll go with a 4-3-3, which I assume that's what we'll Bournemouth line out as.
00:21:49
Vik
no So we've got 4, 2, 3, 1 is our usual formation.
00:21:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, grand. Yeah, so we can do something similar. That's fine. No problem. um The United team has been pretty hard to predict recently, Dan.
00:22:00
ontheballpod_
Yeah.
00:22:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, Amoram is obviously trying out to see who's actually going to play for him, who's going to run for him. But if you had to pick a right back, who are you going with?
00:22:09
ontheballpod_
It's easy. mai The best right back in the Premier League right now. he see s fin He's been
00:22:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he has been excellent. He's probably one of our, he probably is our best player this season. Um, and the best signing at the moment by a mile. Hopefully Yarrow can kind of overtake that in the in the longer term, but, um, yeah, Victor from your side, who are you going with for, for right back, who are you putting forward?
00:22:33
Vik
Well, it's, we we haven't got, I mean, one of the ride backs we've got is injured. He's undergone surgery nearly a month ago. Um, Araho, the one from Barcelona that we signed and it's going to be back in March. Um, Smith, who is now playing with experience. He's been in the club for 10 years. He's great. Uh, he does the job, but he's a bit slow. So when we play against the team who have got fast wingers.
00:23:01
Vik
It's a bit tough. Smitty is great, but he wouldn't be my choice now for this one. So it's a tough one between Dalo and Masrawi, but I have to say that Masrawi seems to be in a bit better form now. um So yeah, I'll i'll go with Masrawi, yeah.
00:23:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sounds good. I think from our perspective, I mean, just for context, we've mentioned it so many times, but Dalla won our Player of the Season last year at the podcast for Man United. yeah Take what that from you will of of how how good or bad United were last year, but that was our standout player.
00:23:36
Vik
Yeah.
00:23:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But yeah, Mizrahi has been unbelievable. I think he's just um ah step a step ahead of Dalla at the moment. Okay, ah left back. I think we've mentioned them a few times already in the podcast. I think this is a pretty easy one. We'll go with Kirk as any complaints there.
00:23:55
ontheballpod_
Nah, no completers there.
00:23:56
Vik
Miloshkirk is baby.
00:23:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:23:59
Vik
Miloshkirk is old.
00:24:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Soon to be an ID player, so we'll look forward to that.
00:24:04
Vik
You wish a if that happens then well the pot the first episode after I'm gonna be recording naked so there you go you go you got my one you can see how confident I am right because I usually don't like being naked so Just for this yeah for the sake of everyone right we want more listeners not less
00:24:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:24:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
but
00:24:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah hopefully kirk is Yeah, hopefully Kirk is never leaves Bournemouth, just for everyone's sake. That's good.
00:24:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly, exactly. Good stuff. don't Don't download the video for this. Only only audio listeners allowed. Anyway, these centre halves, Victor, I'm not going to lie, I don't know too much about them. Talk to me about them and if you'd pick them over the United centre backs at the moment.
00:24:46
Vik
It's got to be Zabani. It's got to be Zabani. I'm not going to go for him.
00:24:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, but I don't think we were going to go for a May 3rd to be honest.
00:24:55
Vik
No, it's got to be Zabani. And I'll say the left just because of his experience and and sort of how he needs to get a bit tougher. He needs more experience in the Premier League.
00:25:07
Vik
ah He's great. He does the job, but there were
00:25:09
ontheballpod_
wow
00:25:11
Vik
a lot of mistakes against West Ham passing wise. His positioning is good. He's tall, he's six for four, ah but he's got that bit of strength that he needs to work on. And Zabani's has been brilliant for the second season already. we we We didn't even know who that guy was until he signed for Bournemouth and then suddenly boom, like last season, he barely had any cards. um Brilliant, brilliant. So yeah, I'd say I've got for Zabani and the and delete a center box.
00:25:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Any complaints done?
00:25:45
ontheballpod_
No, not at all. I agree. um Before Bournemouth had signed Zabani, I had seen him as a wonderkid on FM. So when they did sign him, I wanted to see, I was interested to see what he was like. And yeah, like Vic said, he's been classed. Every time I've watched him, he's been classed. I like Grusin as well. he Like he said, he's still young, so he's still got a bit to go. Eventually, maybe we could get a Euro in there somewhere. But yeah, I think Delic's been very solid this season. So I'll go Zabani and Delic this season as well.
00:26:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think Delictus really kind of grown into it a bit, um was was a bit rash, I think at the start, maybe trying too hard, but now he's kind of really cemented his place and looks very comfortable.
00:26:21
ontheballpod_
Yeah.
00:26:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Yeah, so, and especially in that in that back three, whether it's the right of the three or in the middle, definitely looks comfortable. Good stuff. Okay, so let's go into the two deep-lying players then.
00:26:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, Dan, I'll go to you first. Who would you like to choose in those two positions?
00:26:38
ontheballpod_
Um. I'll probably go Coby Mayne. People know how I feel about Coby Mayne. I think he's he's one of the sentiments for the next 10 years of England.
00:26:49
ontheballpod_
I think he's great. I think every time I watch him play, he's always an amazing. I think the last couple of weeks he struggled coming back from injury. I feel like he's a bit slow off the pace, especially with his high press and sometimes it kind of looks like, okay,
00:26:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:02
ontheballpod_
is the six ways playing right now kind of suited for him but should he play a bit further up the pitch but again see ah he came on what in the 20th minute and he looked great he made a lot of tackles i'm always very um high on him for not being able to tackle too well and he did make quite a few tackles in in that city game i feel like playing next to somebody like yugata where you know yugata is doing a lot of the running for him i think it works out and it works out in his favor
00:27:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:27
ontheballpod_
because his main attributes are more on the ball, you know, his pass and his being able to dribble pathways. That's where you you really see the best of Manu. So yeah, I would say Manu as one of them. I'm not too, I'm not too sure about any of the other, I'm not too sure about you guys saying Casimir right now.
00:27:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:47
ontheballpod_
So I'll probably just, I'll probably say Ryan Christie as as the other midfielder next to Manu.
00:27:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Happy with that, Victor.
00:27:55
Vik
Well, you see I'd go for Kasamira instead of Mainu. He hasn't played much in the last few games. I think he's played only one in the last four. And he's that i didn not he's he's he's a CDM that we are sort of having now ah in Bournemouth, and that's Tyler Adams. Last few games, Tyler Adams has been brilliant. and I'd love to see him playing more, but it's so difficult with Cook, with Christie already, who who have much bigger and better bond playing together, to put Adams in.
00:28:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:28:31
Vik
Now, Adams is a bit more defensive, so he's the one when Bournemouth plays with the ball, he's going to drop back between those two centre backs and just get the ball and take everything out.
00:28:43
Vik
um I think Cas Cemiro for me, if you go for a CDM, that would be my choice. um Obviously, Christi is more central, central midfielder rather than central defensive, because he's he's a box-to-box type player.
00:28:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:28:57
Vik
um Same as Luis Cook, um and ah looking both of them, Cook is a bit more defensive, while around Christi is the one that that's going to get all the way to the box and and sort of maybe try to finish, because we don't get to see many shots from Cook anyway.
00:29:14
Vik
is he's he and He's an all-round player. He can play centre-back, right-back, left-back, central midfielder, central defensive midfielder. I think Cook is a bit underrated.
00:29:25
Vik
People don't talk to about him that much. and I'm surprised that he still hasn't been summoned to play for for England, because he's such a great player.
00:29:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:34
Vik
such a great bla um
00:29:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:37
Vik
yeah yeah so Kashmir would be my choice for um for that CDM. And then did you say you want to go with 433? So two more midfielders, right?
00:29:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, we'll go with, them I think it's interesting that you went with Casamero and Christie. I think both of you went for Christie, so we'll we'll put him in. um I think then Mayno and Christie might be a bit imbalanced if both ah neith of them kind of want to sit that deep.
00:29:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
So we'll put in Casamero with Christie.
00:29:59
ontheballpod_
Okay.
00:30:01
Vik
Yeah.
00:30:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and then we'll go with the the center attack in mid. um Dan? Bruno?
00:30:09
ontheballpod_
Oh. Yeah, it would have to be brilliant.
00:30:11
Vik
Yeah, it's got to be Bruno.
00:30:12
ontheballpod_
I would like to give a shout out to Alex Scott.
00:30:15
Vik
um
00:30:15
ontheballpod_
I'm a big fan of Alex Scott. I watched him at of Bristol, we but both when Anton and him played at Bristol.
00:30:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:30:21
ontheballpod_
I'm a very big fan of him. I feel like, you know, eventually he is going to get that chance at Bournemouth. I think he's a class player. He's going to show it for Bournemouth, but yeah, i I'm going to go to Bournemouth and end this in the 10.
00:30:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair. Similar vector.
00:30:33
Vik
Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's got to be Bruno. it's ah
00:30:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, just for the panel. Yeah.
00:30:39
Vik
No, Clivett, I don't know, he's on and off. Clivett has a really great game and then the next game he's nowhere. So he hasn't got that consistency. um
00:30:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:30:50
Vik
Yeah, so yeah, Bruno.
00:30:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair. Okay, interesting one now. So we have the front three, um loads of options. ah Victor, I'll go with you first out of a matter of interest. So I want your your striker and then your're your left and right winger.
00:31:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not easy.
00:31:14
Vik
It's not easy. It's not easy. You've got Heuland, you've got ZXA, we've got Evanelson.
00:31:23
Vik
I haven't watched much how Strikers of Man United played and play what's their working rate. And um if you look at, let's say the height,
00:31:41
Vik
the shot, so the finish and everything, I'll probably go for Heuland.
00:31:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:31:46
Vik
Because he seems to be the most complete attacker out of all three that I mentioned. But then knowing how Vanelsen plays and how much he gives on the pitch, I'll go for a Vanelsen. So it's a really tough choice.
00:31:56
Vik
I'll have to put Heuland slash a Vanelsen. One striker and then maybe ah one of you can, you know, decide. um And then as for the wingers, I think Diallo has been pretty good lately.
00:32:10
Vik
And I think Diallo has to be in the starting 11. And again, with Gannacho maybe being back on the pitch, it's either going to be Gannacho or Semenya. That's it.
00:32:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nice. Damn.
00:32:25
ontheballpod_
You know, I agree. I probably have Boylan on top, Ahmed on the right. And like I said, I wouldn't score so many. He's the best footballer I've ever watched in my life. So I'll put Savannah on the left.
00:32:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think I would agree with that.
00:32:36
Vik
But Semenya plays better on the right wing, just to let you know.
00:32:39
ontheballpod_
Yeah, he does, he does. I would say that obviously you've got, what's his name? Dango, Tara, that plays on the left usually.
00:32:44
Vik
dango tower yeah yeah okay for the team take one for the team yeah
00:32:45
ontheballpod_
Yeah, but obviously for the the team, I'll put some menu on the left and ammo on the right.
00:32:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, for the green lines with Kirk is on the left side there.
Score Predictions and Conclusion
00:32:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, good stuff. I think I i would agree. I think Holland has really come into his own over the past few weeks. c He always had it, but just now he's actually getting engaged more in the team, which is nice because we're playing higher up the pitch, have more of the ball. um So I think you'll only get better. And yeah, i totally agree with with Ahmad and Semenya. So, yeah, that rounds it off.
00:33:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Final score predictions, Victor, after 20 minutes later, are you still going with a 1-1, but hopefully a 0-0, so Kefka can keep a clean sheet?
00:33:27
Vik
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'll go with the draw.
00:33:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, OK.
00:33:30
Vik
I'll go with the draw.
00:33:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Dan, what do you reckon?
00:33:33
ontheballpod_
i think it will be I think it'll be a good game, I think there'll be a lot of shots, it'll be quite exciting.
00:33:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
What's going to happen?
00:33:36
ontheballpod_
i I'll say 2-1, I think United could just get away with 2-1. I feel like off the bounce of you know the City game, I think maybe we'll be able to get a 2-1.
00:33:43
Vik
Just to let you know that against West Ham, Bournemouth had 20 shots, 26 shots and we still drew, so bear in mind. And if we have trials in goal, you're not going to score that easily.
00:33:51
ontheballpod_
Wow.
00:33:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah I'll leave my words. Yeah, exactly. um Yeah, I think it's all dependent on how we actually get on and get spurs as well. It's so up and down. You don't know what's going to happen, who's going to be available, all that stuff. But yeah, brilliant, guys. Thanks very much for joining. and Victor, thank you for making the the journey up to Manchester for the recording. And Dan, thanks for hopping on as well.
00:34:16
ontheballpod_
No problem.
00:34:17
Vik
Thanks for having us.