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Daily Forest - Ep 85 Part 2 - are City the team to fear for Forest?
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Marley and Stuart discuss predictions for the FA Cup semi-final.
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Transcript
Player Fitness and Lineup Decisions
00:00:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you for sticking with us. If you're rejoining us for part two, had some technical difficulties. Now, Marley, we covered most of your plan for the game. Drink, drink, drink, I think was the take home message.
00:00:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
But what will happen during the match itself? um What's your team? Are we, we is a like we don't think Olerena is fit or even if he is going fit, he's missed the last three or four matches.
00:00:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you stop Toffolo at right back? Moreno at right back? Future Ballon d'Or winner Eric da Silva-Morera, right back. What's your tip for how the match itself will go down?
00:00:45
Marley- QUE SERA
Well, and my source, who's 50% right at the minute. One thing right, one thing wrong.
00:00:54
Marley- QUE SERA
Yesterday, posted cryptically that Ola Aina would be fit for Wembley. Earlier today, posted cryptically he would not be fit for Wembley. And now, as just tweeted again, cryptically saying he will be fit for Wembley.
00:01:09
Marley- QUE SERA
So either he's changing his mind a lot, or he doesn't know whether or not to release the information he's got. But me personally, I don't think he will be. He said on his story that his followers will be the first to know when he's back, and he hasn't said anything to them yet.
Trusting Player Performance Under Pressure
00:01:24
Marley- QUE SERA
So I would personally go Moreira on the right and Toffolo on the left, with Nico Williams suspended for the game. And I trust both of them, to be completely honest. Moreira has been really good when called upon. I just worry about his lack of game time ah to f throw him in the deep end. That's Wembley against the team in the semi-final.
00:01:45
Marley- QUE SERA
Poffolo's definitely earned it. Definitely, definitely, definitely earned it. So it'll be an interesting one, but I've got high trust whoever steps up.
00:01:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think Toffolo has shown that he yeah he can come into a high-pressure situation and still make a difference, literally, with that
Debating Defensive Strategies
00:02:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
clearance. But also, yeah, in terms of having an actual left-back at left-back, it works.
00:02:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that but probably egg goat goes that we should, if playing Toffolo as a left-back at left-back works, then we should be playing a right-back at right-back, not don't try and shoehorn him. Alex Moreno, a left back at right back, or Nicolas Dominguez, a midfielder at right back, I think it would work you right having Eric Dossilva-Morera, who is actually a right back, playing at right back.
00:02:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
One other name to throw at you, because I think he did once play as right back at an injury crisis in the first Premier League year is Willy Bolle. Would you have him as the right back? Not at all?
00:02:46
Marley- QUE SERA
Willy Bolly at right back against Manchester City.
00:02:51
Marley- QUE SERA
That's like asking a snail to defend against a cheater.
00:02:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that's a no a note no to the Willie Bollie-Clexon.
Formation and Tactical Considerations
00:02:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, he wasn't on the bench last game. Maybe maybe he's injured. I don't know. but it was just a a food for thought as a right-footed, experienced defender. But no, you're completely right. it's That would certainly be ah a square peg in in a round hole as much as he has.
00:03:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Done a lot for Forrest when he's been available. I i think, yeah, bringing Willie Bollie. Having Willie Bollie in top flow as your starting fullbacks the Wembley semifinal. um Yeah, that that certainly would be. An interesting move, to to say the least.
00:03:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
So we've covered the full backs of the keeper cells, Toffalo and De Silva-Morera. Back two or three. or Two centre-backs or three centre-backs.
00:03:35
Marley- QUE SERA
so
00:03:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Two. So going for it then. So we spoke about it earlier. You go for the usual front and four.
Challenging City’s Favoritism
00:03:44
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Gibbs-White, Ilangir-Hasnodoy and Wood.
00:03:47
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And then Anders...
00:03:49
Marley- QUE SERA
It's difficult.
00:03:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. you yeah
00:03:50
Marley- QUE SERA
It's really difficult, you know, because ah don't think we've looked convincing enough in a back three recently.
00:03:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:03:57
Marley- QUE SERA
But on that note, I know City don't want us to play a back three. They've said, so one of their players said an interview that we... are good with a back three and very quick on a counter-attack, so you never know when we're going to break.
00:04:09
Marley- QUE SERA
A bit like Real Madrid. and um
00:04:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
That Bernardo Silva, wasn't it?
00:04:13
Marley- QUE SERA
there
00:04:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
He said, comparing Forrest to Madrid, which, yeah, we'll take will take as a compliment.
00:04:19
Marley- QUE SERA
But the other thing is, Moreira is a lot, lot, lot more accomplished so far, I'd say, at wing-back than full-back. So I think suits that, those two points. If we play a five-back, I just don't trust us as of recently with the three centre-back formation.
00:04:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think like we said on on Monday's episode, we are definitely better going to that formation and we're defending a lead rather than when we're trying to gain one.
00:04:34
Marley- QUE SERA
though it's a really difficult one.
00:04:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think there's been a game yet where we've started slow with that back five and kind of come into We've only ever, you're right, gone to it as a defensive option and not started it at the game.
00:04:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
So yeah, I think you're right. I think he will start with the back four, midfield two, Dominguez and Anderson. And yeah, I think he'll i think you will start with the Fab Four, so to speak. I don't think he'll put in a Danilo on one side. I think he'll go for kind for the usual first choice front four for me.
Game Predictions and Player Impact
00:05:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
In terms of, i don't know, I really, i mean, look, it's the third v. fourth of the Premier League. This in theory should be a box office clash at at Wembley Stadium. Yeah, i so that's why I really can't call it.
00:05:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
and We are certainly aren't going in is as underdogs. I would say If City are favourites, that's only because the lazy journalism or lazy punditry that's dismissed Forest all year. There's no reason City should be favourites. We won the most recent match between us just a few few weeks ago.
00:05:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Forest will want it more. So I really really can't say ah score. but And I'm not allowed to predict Forest to lose on this podcast. So I'll come up with the score slightly. But what's your thoughts, Marley? Are you also going to Wembley on Sunday expecting some sort of results?
00:06:01
Marley- QUE SERA
No, City's only chance of silverware this season, and they're exceptional at Wembley Stadium.
00:06:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, the the loss would was lost played no they played the Community Shield, didn't they? was in Their last FA Cup game there, was of course, was their final defeat to Eric Ten Haag's Manchester United. So there is there risk um hope and there is their City aren't like Chelsea under Mourinho winning every single time they play there. They can they can lose there. So there's a bit of a bit of hope bit of hope there, a bit of precedent there that City don't win every single game there.
00:06:33
Marley- QUE SERA
It's true.
00:06:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
but It would be interesting. So you've given us some very nice predictions and very specific predictions of goals and how they're scored over the season, Marley. So what's the score going to be and describe the goals and what they're going to be like?
00:06:50
Marley- QUE SERA
Forest. Opening goal is going to come down the right-hand side from Manchester City. it's going to be crossed in, batted out. Coming narrow will be Jeremy Doku and he'll slam one home Then, just before half-time, we're going to get cross into the box from a corner. Milenkovic will rise highest, hit the crossbar with his header.
00:07:13
Marley- QUE SERA
He'll bounce back down. Elliot Anderson will lash his foot through it and roof of the net. Goal 1-1. 93rd minute. We're in at... Actually, no. 133rd minute. Third minute of added time.
00:07:29
Marley- QUE SERA
Stoppage time.
00:07:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
The very last minute of extra time.
00:07:29
Marley- QUE SERA
Of X time. Stoppage time. We get an attack going. Ilanga crosses. or But Bollie? Hudson-Odoi crosses.
00:07:41
Marley- QUE SERA
It's behind Wood. Coming out to the corner of the penalty area. Who's arriving to slam it top corner? It's Eric Da Silva Moreira.
00:07:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
On the start start of his run to being the Ballon d'Or championship, Ballon d'Or winner in 10 years time, eric
00:07:56
Marley- QUE SERA
I tell you, it's this game. This game. If when he wins it in 10 years' getut time, this is the game he'll look back on and think, my breakout, that's the game where I said to the world, I'm a 19-year-old German wunderkind.
Analyzing Opponent’s Form
00:08:10
Marley- QUE SERA
vounddein
00:08:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, you never know. i mean, straighten all all teenagers who do go on to the big stage, they need need that one game, that one moment to to launch their career. And yeah, it could could be could be Sunday. They're out to Silva-Morera.
00:08:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Just quickly before we go then, just when you spoke about the City goal, ah Jeremy Dock, who was the first City player we're actually named, I think, during during the podcast. Is that because butre we're not scared of Haaland anymore?
00:08:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're not scared of Marmouche. We've seen them, we've beaten them.
00:08:37
Marley- QUE SERA
and
00:08:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Fear from the first Premier League year it is not there yet. You made it made a noise to suggest it's perhaps still there a bit.
00:08:43
Marley- QUE SERA
I forgot about Marmouche. If he starts, um I don't know. Harlan's dried up a little bit. i'm not going to say dried up completely, but the goals aren't flowing like they did last year, year before.
00:08:56
Marley- QUE SERA
Marmouche is really dangerous. He's really scary. He scored a hat-trick as a sub on his debut. That's not normal behaviour from a striker. If Harlan's fit, I do fear him.
00:09:07
Marley- QUE SERA
Less than I would, but still a bit. Marmouche, on the other hand, I fear a lot. And I mean a lot. But for me, Doku this season has been City's most dangerous player.
00:09:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, it's a bit of a weird season. I mean, Grealish is completely out the picture. not not worried about him. Even Nico O'Reilly, we're talking about talking to about young fullbacks. He's someone that, if for whatever reason, Pep starts to do what he did with Cole Palmer and let hot prospect go for PSR ah reasons, I would certainly take Nico O'Reilly. Nico O'Reilly is a fullback option in the summer.
00:09:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
But you're right going through that that team, I mean, the midfield, central midfield, Gondua, and a fading Kevin De Bruyne. They aren't. quite the dominant force as they would have been had we played them two or three years ago.
00:09:52
Marley- QUE SERA
Yeah. it
00:09:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, but...
00:09:55
Marley- QUE SERA
It's a City team which haven't been as scary this season.
00:09:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
So...
00:09:59
Marley- QUE SERA
Obviously, they're always going scary. It's Manchester City four times in a row, Champions of England previously, recently, Community Shield champions, FA Cup champions and Champions League champions.
00:10:10
Marley- QUE SERA
But at the same time, they have had that run this season which has set them all the way down to eighth. They've climbed their way back up into third place in the table now. But we're a game in hand, which will be played on Thursday night, home to Brentford.
00:10:25
Marley- QUE SERA
So we should, I'm not saying we will, but we should overtake them on that day. So they're not as scary, especially not when we are all of sudden no longer this, nothing in forest, relegation fodder.
00:10:35
Marley- QUE SERA
We are, we're here.
Pre-Game Expectations and Future Discussions
00:10:37
Marley- QUE SERA
We're here to stay and we're here to have our say on the Premier League.
00:10:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it certainly won't be the last time we play Manchester City in a huge game to decide a season. So Marley, any final words before your trip to London on Sunday morning?
00:10:50
Marley- QUE SERA
I hope anybody's not stupid enough to write us off.
00:10:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
I hope nobody is indeed. Perfect words from Brian Clough, aka Marley Gillett there. Thanks for listening. We'll be back in the next few days to discuss that Wembley visit and of course that preview, that Brentford game.
00:11:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thanks for listening.