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Tactics Wednesday!
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Plenty of positives as Chris and Will discuss the current Wolves tactics following two wins out of two games in the league! They also look ahead to the upcoming fixtures for the wanderers...
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Celebrating a Recent Win
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello everybody you're listening to Will and Chris here at Daily Wolves and on today's episode we're going to be taking a look at the upcoming fixtures that we have in store but Chris before we get to that how are we you know it's um the positive vibes I assume I assume they they are continuing here
00:00:30
Chris
I'm living the high life, hey everyone. it's ah It's just, it feels amazing to be living this, you know, this this week, this joy, this feeling that we haven't felt for so long.
00:00:40
Chris
of I know we had the win against Southampton, but this is a whole different vibe and it feels happy to be
00:00:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:00:47
Chris
I know we're still, you know, buying it by all, don't get me wrong, the season has got a long way to go, but this feeling that we haven't had in a while of just reveling in a fresh week where that feeling as well, where I have watched the highlights multiple times already, you know, ah for it because they ah they released the obviously the extended highlights and I was like, yeah, I'll watch that again.
00:00:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:07
Chris
I'll watch the extended highlights and then I watched it again.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
You weird naughty. You weird naughty.
00:01:10
Chris
it's it's rude not to. And um yeah, it's just living living in the dream, living in the dream right
The Third Kit: Love or Hate?
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Chris
now. And can I say one thing before we go? ah You probably didn't, I don't know if you expected this, but just while you've got my mind reading of all the positive things that have come out this weekend, when, you know, weeks back, whenever it was a month or two ago, when they first unveiled that new third kit that they played in this weekend, ah my instincts, and I think we spoke about it at the time, we're like, don't think much of that, that's a bit rancid. And then when I was watching them at the weekend, and then again, during the highlights, the more I look at it, the more I want that.
00:01:46
Chris
It's like, it's grown on me.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
on you?
00:01:47
Chris
It's it's a grower.
00:01:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:49
Chris
And I think it's not not just tied in with the victory, as it actually looks really appealing. The purple is just grown on me, like the purple dream.
00:01:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
no but this is it i mean to be fair i don't think the purple was never the issue i just think it would be so much nicer if it was a white batch and a white trim um just anything but that weird luminous orangey red thing um
00:02:03
Chris
Mm.
00:02:13
Chris
No, it's even that is great. Like the whole thing is just the more I, the more I watch it, the more I see it. And I've been to the shop and I've seen it in the flesh. You know, I'm not just, I'm not just talking, you know, off the images. ah yeah The more I look at it and I'm like, actually, yeah, I like this.
00:02:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
I want to know if you'd still be feeling the same feelings had we have lost 4-1 away Normal 4-1
00:02:35
Chris
I mean, that's a very good question. But um again, nothing. I know this is a random topic that I've just taken a stand on, but I'm feeling it. I'm feeling it. And yeah, maybe it is tied in with the victory a little bit, but it just looks really nice. And i might it's a grower because I did think it was horrific. And the more I see of it, the more I'm the more i'm on i'm on this train, people. If someone wants to buy me a Christmas present, I'm all for it. Get me that shirt.
Nostalgia for Raul and Jimenez
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Global Sports Podcast Network
um I'm gonna be what I feel on a rare occasion is the voice of reason here I dare say I dare say there's a slight hint of just we're getting a bit carried away because I still I still think it's hideous I just don't like it ah but look to be honest I couldn't care less what they're wearing as long as they're picking up three points
00:03:14
Chris
Don't know what you're talking about. Don't know what you're talking about.
00:03:26
Chris
yeahp yeah no it was a Yeah, brilliant. As I say, watch the highlights again. Again, like many of you out there, you all we all do it. I know you do, where you just, you know, yeah, I'll watch that again, especially when they're all beautiful goals again.
00:03:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
but but
00:03:37
Chris
And you know, Kanye's strike again, and but all of them once again, beautiful set pieces.
00:03:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
who Yeah.
00:03:41
Chris
And the more I look at the, and again, I'm just waxing lyrical, but that Gomes' goal, what's beautiful in it, is Kunya's assist. It's a no-look pass, have you noticed that? It's like he's in the build-up, he's looking around, he's he's always looking around, looking for the players around him as to what the opportunities are. But when he actually plays the ball, he doesn't look at Gomes. He's drawing the defenders away with his eyes in another direction, and he plays a no-look pass off to him. And it's just subtle and it's quick, but the more I look at it, the more the more items I appreciate in in that moment.
00:04:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I can appreciate that. And, you know, um since we're waxing lyrical, um I'd like to take this opportunity to speak about something that we didn't mention yesterday, which is Raul.
00:04:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, and we mentioned about his miss where he should have scored.
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Chris
Mm hmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I've seen that his partners taken to Instagram and it's been all over the social medias. of the walls fans singing his chants once more um and I started to get a bit nostalgic we had it with my beloved Reuben the other week at Molyneux and now with Raoul it's you know I mean it was really nice um it was nice that we got the opportunity to do that if you know what I mean because so you know had the result of not been going our way it certainly wouldn't have been happening but it's um
00:04:41
Chris
Yeah.
00:05:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know it's it's one of those there's a few players from that sort of era that you know no matter where they are now or what they're doing I think I speak for Wolves fans where we just simply wish them the best and you know we're happy if they're happy sort of thing and I think that's yeah I think that's ah um sort of specifically relevant when it comes to him and us.
00:05:30
Chris
Yeah, I mentioned in the crossover with Fulham and ah preview to the weekend and I didn't get, I think, to to do an episode with you and Nathan last week where we we did a kind of preamble to that game together.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Chris
I mentioned it in the crossover that I think one of the saddest things about Jimenez's departure was we didn't get to do a proper farewell. And um I said I vented quite strongly how that still stings with me.
00:05:56
Chris
You know, he was a great servant to the club in his time. And obviously, if it wasn't for that horrific injury, things would have been so different. But the way he was kind of treated in the last few games, I know he was, you know, not the same player at that point.
00:06:09
Chris
But that last home game where he didn't get to come on and you could see the devastation and he didn't get
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Global Sports Podcast Network
on
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Chris
didn't get the treatment he deserved in his swan song and it still hurts.
00:06:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Chris
So hence the treatment at the weekend with the song, the away fan singing his name.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes. Yes.
00:06:25
Chris
Yeah, the circumstances obviously helped wolves in that in that moment to be able to do it a bit more joyfully. But I think it's only right that he gets that kind of sing song every and now and again, because we didn't get to do it at Molyneux the way we should have and it hurts.
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Chris
It hurts
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Chris
me still.
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yeah yeah no like you yourself i'll never forgive um tulin for for not putting him on um and it yeah it was just it was just nice to to do what we missed out on doing i suppose um And, you know, apart from in the return fixture, of course, wish him all the best for the future. um But speaking of the future, as I mentioned earlier, we're going to take a look at our upcoming fixtures. But before we do that, I'd just like to give out a quick reminder that here at the Global Sports Podcast Network, we spent a lot of time selecting our delivery platform. Zencaster came out the clear winner.
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Previewing Upcoming Matches
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But Chris, I think it's time, I think it's time that we together learn more about what's in store for wolves over the coming weeks and months.
00:07:38
Chris
Yes.
00:07:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
So from this high of Beaton Fullam away, we're moving on to this Saturday, a nice Saturday three o'clock home game against Bournemouth.
00:08:02
Chris
Bring it on.
00:08:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, yes. I dare say, you know, O'Neill probably still feeling like he has something of a point to prove to those down on the south coast, maybe, um especially with the way the season has gone so far, ah with Bournemouth being six points ahead of us in 13th place.
00:08:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
um and as i've just said that i just thought you know as you mentioned yesterday we're out of the relegation zone you know 13th you know mid of mid table pretty much i mean i know that's 10th but you know i mean um safety as you know i i i wouldn't be worrying if we were 13th right now that's only two wins away depending on you know the other results it's it's you know
00:08:34
Chris
Mm hmm.
00:08:51
Chris
ye
00:08:56
Chris
yeah it's Yeah, to be honest, it's been the same the last few seasons. I don't mean the form. I'm talking about the the the quantity of teams gathered together in a very small space.
00:08:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe things are starting to change.
00:09:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:08
Chris
It's actually, it's very easy to shuffle up several places or down several places within two or three weeks because the the bomb like that bottom, that's bottom 10, if you like, the bottom half of the table is always kind of very, very packed.
00:09:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. So tight. Yeah.
00:09:23
Chris
And so, yeah, it it opens up now, you know, we're just above the relegation zone, but a win or two more and you're suddenly, you know, pushing towards the top half. It's, it's crazy.
00:09:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah i mean unfortunately it does work on the flip side as well but so long as we can keep up this um you know positive momentum that we're on and as you mentioned it's just so you know it's so tight down there at the bottom um
00:09:48
Chris
and
00:09:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I'm leaving that in, I'm leaving that in.
00:09:52
Chris
Phrasing, phrasing. Yeah.
00:09:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
But with that being said, ah according to Google's very own statistics now, I mean, I'm not basing my thoughts and feelings off this.
00:10:08
Chris
Hmm.
00:10:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
but they I don't know if you know this but Google actually offers a win probability feature and I was looking at it earlier um you know doing my research here ah and Bournemouth are still apparently favourites to win with that being a 40% chance of a Bournemouth win compared to 35 of a Wolves win.
00:10:34
Chris
Mm hmm.
00:10:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now maybe we are just getting carried away and you know maybe everyone else around us is also just a bit crap but i don't i don't see Bournemouth as favorites especially with us i mean i know the table doesn't lie i i get that but based off current form you'd like to think especially with the being at home that that we can get a resort here no
00:11:00
Chris
Totally. um I think even before the win against Fulham, it's a game we were looking at with three points in mind.
00:11:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah
00:11:09
Chris
ah we you were No matter the the result against cra Craven Cottage, I think that was always the case. I think Gary Neil and the team would have been marking it as well as, you know, that's one they've got to take three points from.
00:11:20
Chris
And I don't think, ah well, obviously even more so now that everyone's going to be looking at it in the same way with the optimistic vibe that's now but perking its head, if you like, through the momentum that's that's shifting a little bit.
00:11:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:11:33
Chris
So, yeah, I think without doubt, it's one that we should be looking to win. And the quality that the team has always had is now starting to shine a little bit more.
00:11:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
hmm yeah i'm pretty sure
00:11:44
Chris
I mean, you know, what is that? Is it four games I'm beating now, five games I'm beating? I had it yesterday and my brain's just emptied. And you know two draws, two wins. um And so I think, yeah, we should be that we should be looking at this with a victory in mind. It's got it's called three points all over it. and And I know that you can't take that as a given in the Premier League. We've said it many times before. Every game is tough. However, this is arguably one that we should be we should be going into thinking and this is they' they've got to win this.
00:12:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah you'd like to think so and that's something you just mentioned there how we've got to win this i i agree i still do think despite winning two on the bounce it's a must win when you look at how tight it is down at the bottom um and how sort of you know um i suppose the congestion down there and how crucial
00:12:28
Chris
Mm hmm.
00:12:42
Chris
I'm sorry, everyone.
00:12:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:12:43
Chris
I'm sorry. I'm, you know, I could put this into perspective, everyone.
00:12:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
look look you you cover thing my my thoughts and feelings here well
00:12:48
Chris
I am an English person trained in innuendo. I grew up watching Aloha Lo. I'm a child of the eighties. It is indoctrinated into me that we speak a certain way.
00:12:59
Chris
We are British through and through, and that's just the way my brain works. I'm sorry. I make no apologies.
00:13:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
look you yeah corrupting my um my thoughts and feelings here
00:13:09
Chris
You've long since been corrupted. Well, we all know that. Just go with it. Just go with it and try. I'll try not to diverse anymore.
00:13:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
well
00:13:14
Chris
I'm sorry.
00:13:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
speaking of corruption and speaking of um games that we expect to win um or at least while saying expect to win is um i suppose a bit harsh considering that we're still only 17th but after Bournemouth we travel to Goodison Park to play in Everton now i know your your sort of i know your feelings about Everton um
00:13:21
Chris
Mm hmm.
00:13:36
Chris
Mm hmm.
00:13:44
Chris
I think I have made them clear. I was trying to think where you're going with that, but I think I have made them quite clear, yeah.
00:13:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
yes yeah yeah i mean do you you know feel feel free to let us all know and why so
00:13:53
Chris
They deserve to be relegated, quite frankly. gonna I just feel, if you haven't been here previous episodes, I just feel like it's long overdue. You know, they they flirt with it every season, and every season something happens to seem to pull them out of the Maya, whether it's someone just being that bit more atrocious or something else happening, you know, just ah and the amount, how many times over the, over the years have we seen like last day survival from them?
00:14:23
Chris
Literally last day survival.
00:14:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah that that elephant looing header a few years back springs to mind um i mean i dare say i agree with you i've always had a slight soft spot for them to a certain extent um purely
00:14:29
Chris
And so I just, I just feel like their time is long overdue. And I know that that that that's, that's amazing poultry, but it's just the way I feel.
00:14:47
Chris
And this is the last time we'll see you well on the podcast. Thank you, everyone.
00:14:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
no Purely just based on the underdog sort of you know um to them in comparison to Liverpool.
00:15:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
but I've sort of, I've lost that with recent years with the way they're constant booing and so on, that's become so sort of synonymous with their fan base.
00:15:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
At one point I thought it was funny, but I know what you mean, it just gets to a point where I sort of, come on, come on guys, it's surely enough enough now, go, just go down, sort of, you know.
00:15:26
Chris
Yeah and then obviously last season the points deduction but the second points deduction was not was it as it was it last season it was last season I think um and and then the second points deduction was not as much and they had a but they had a reduction on the points deduction which was all very weird after an appeal it's like no just just stop helping them and they've dug this hole let them stay in the hole that they dug and they and then in the end they got points given back to them and it was all a bit weird like a bit weird just just stop
00:15:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes. yeah Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:15:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well you'd like to think that um we pick up some points there. i just Just even if that's a draw because I know the atmosphere there can be quite nasty. In a way I think that probably works in our favour because a lot of the time it's nasty towards Everton.
00:16:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:16:18
Chris
Yeah, we've seen that before where if if they don't, I feel like sometimes they are their own worst enemy, ah just on my my personal experience that, you know, if they don't go ahead within a certain amount of time, or if they have't if they go a goal down against someone like us who at the moment, yeah, whatever the form is like, whatever quality of the players are like, based on league position, they'll they'll be thinking, you know, they should get something from this game.
00:16:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:16:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:45
Chris
and heaven forbid, we, from their position score first, then the home crowd can really, really get on them fast, faster than the likes of we do at Molyneux, even, you know, a lot quicker, sharp turn.
00:16:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:16:59
Chris
And so it can get, it I mean, we saw them consider, was it a couple of seasons ago, they kind of threw the game away when they were, the crowd were urging them to push forward and get something from the game and actually back five, because rather than keep possession, they gave away the ball late in the game.
00:17:13
Chris
And I think that was the Lopetaker game.
00:17:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Would that have been the, yeah, that I knew of a game that turned our season around in in that Lopateki season?
00:17:18
Chris
Yeah.
00:17:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:20
Chris
And that was because the home crowd were urging them to do stuff and they gave the ball away.
00:17:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. um The one thing I do want to mention about this game, which I will also mention about the next one afterwards, is that's at half seven on a Wednesday evening.
Amazon Prime's Coverage
00:17:36
Chris
Yeah.
00:17:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um, I think that's one of the games that Amazon Prime will be covering.
00:17:40
Chris
Oh, nice.
00:17:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um, which, you know, it's just a bit annoying. And likewise for our next fixture, which is on the following Monday, Monday, the 9th of December, we travel to Upton park.
00:17:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, no, we don't. We travel to, what's it called? Is it just the London stadium now at West Ham?
00:18:03
Chris
i don't I don't know. I don't know. Before we proceed on to that, just to say that maybe I'm in the minority, but and not to do with the time of the fixture or anything by actually quite like the Amazon coverage.
00:18:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:14
Chris
I think the Amazon coverage is pretty good and the quality of the stream is really good.
00:18:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:18:18
Chris
Everything just kind of works. And I hate to say it, but i'd be I'd be happy to watch more of my team's games on there.
00:18:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah um no i agree with you to an extent i i just i'm not a fan of the timings um i know my i know my dad won't be when he's coming back at goodness knows what time it is from london after we've lost to lopate he's west ham um but no out of the three that i've mentioned that's the one that i'm the least confident about
00:18:30
Chris
No.
00:18:37
Chris
Yeah. No, no, no.
00:18:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
purely just because Lopatei is in charge and I just feel you know um with the same sort of I'm not letting the fact that neither Adama or Raoul scored against us um ah this weekend distract us from the fact that we are wolves and we're coming up against a former manager and a former player as well of course with Kilman likely to be playing for West Ham it's just yeah it's one of those ones
00:18:47
Chris
Yep.
00:19:13
Chris
Yeah, that's going to be sad um because i you know I love Kilman. ah i think I think if anything, he's been underrated here for long periods of his career.
00:19:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
in Yeah.
00:19:24
Chris
And um if anything, we've shown this season how much we miss him just in terms of the consistency. I mean, he played what's at every game last season for the last couple of seasons.
00:19:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:19:33
Chris
he's He's like one of those stalwarts that you can just rely on. And those players that don't pick up many injuries are actually really special. in terms of your squad as well do we've well. I mean, we've seen it this with the center backs this season alone. so and then And then he's actually pretty good at times on on top of that. So i'm goingnna i'm gonna I feel sad when I see him in a West Ham kit, and I'm going to feel sad him playing against us. But I do hope, and I've mentioned it before, I would love it if their current dip in form continues. I would love it if if we if we go there, if we beat them,
00:20:08
Chris
and And that has an impact on Lopategi's West Ham career. I'm going to be so in love with that day.
00:20:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, um just on that note, there's two things that I want to pick up on. um First of all, after three of our next fixtures at this time of recording, um what's funny is they all sit next to one another in the league from 13th to 15th. It goes Bournemouth, West Ham, Everton going downwards in that order.
00:20:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
and then Lester are the only ones in between us and that little trio there and also at the time of recording Chris I'm sure you'll be quite annoyed to know that um West Ham are currently 2-0 up against Newcastle right right now, right this second
00:20:58
Chris
Yeah. Yeah.
00:20:59
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um by time by time we finish recording and by time this episode has gone out um i hope for your sake that that has changed but yeah i know what you mean i i i'd love to get a point down there oh sorry a point i'd love to get three points down there but certainly when you look at where they all are in the table um and the form that we are now finding ourselves in you certainly got to be full of confidence. But before we move on to just the final fixture that I would like us to look at today, I'd just like to give out another quick reminder that this podcast is part of the Global Sports Podcast Network, the only network bringing you exclusive daily news and views on your Premier League team, the Premier League, women's football and fantasy football.
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00:22:06
Chris
Everyday.
00:22:07
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um But yeah, so Chris, I just mentioned where those teams were in the table. And I mentioned that just above us is Leicester City that's separating us from Everton, West Ham and Bournemouth.
00:22:21
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Now, they are also um one of our upcoming fixtures. We travel to Leicester after we play the team directly below us, which is Ipswich Town, Saturday, three o'clock at Molyneux.
00:22:36
Chris
Yep.
00:22:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Surely that's got to be another one. that that we're looking at ah winning, i'm I'm sort of, you know, it's it's crazy how quickly the sort of feelings and thoughts can turn because, you know, up until this Saturday, um you know, we didn't have a hope and now we're looking at the result we just got and the results we're looking to get and we're we're full of optimism.
00:23:06
Chris
Well, yeah, we are. I mean, we did say a couple of weeks ago or maybe even longer that regardless of whatever points we got at the likes of Craven Cottage that this November to December period was going to be crucial in the season overall, just from where these teams already already were around that time and knowing the fixtures we'd already had.
00:23:22
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Yeah.
00:23:26
Chris
So, yeah, this is. This is going to be massive, but it is definitely more optimistic having gone, like we said, four games on Beeson, having
Team Confidence and Future Outlook
00:23:36
Chris
gone two wins on the trot and the last one being so thorough.
00:23:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:23:40
Chris
It just hopefully keep just keeps galvanizing the team, reminding them them them that they do actually have quality, which sounds stupid because they do, but they need it's very different being a human being focusing on your mistakes and other losses and feeling
00:23:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:58
Chris
like you're not capable, but they are showing it and hopefully it just endorses them further and and pushes them forward.
00:24:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:05
Chris
And I love the fact that in that last game, for example, you know, we're 3-1 up and in the dying moments, we're still pushing on for a fourth on the break when they could have just they they could have just kind of sat the game out and maybe that could have backfired.
00:24:18
Chris
But I kind of like that that they went and it helps our goal difference because that was atrocious, but it's push pushing it back in the right direction.
00:24:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
yes no i agree 100 it's that thing it's the whole notion that i mentioned yesterday we spoke about you know the um the confidence um we look back to you know why o'neill was so successful last season at the start of last season was you know because from the outside looking in it was Lopategi left essentially calling half the squad useless and not good enough for him and then O'Neill came in it was like a ah breath of fresh air and optimism
00:24:50
Chris
Hmm.
00:25:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
installing that confidence and that that optimism within the players themselves and you know um if if we've got that back if we've got that on our side not just as fans but as you said as as players um it makes the world a difference because as you mentioned earlier with the goals that we saw going in against Fulham you know the little no-look pass from Cunha and obviously his second finish in particular um things like that
00:25:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, um that quality has always, always been there within the team. And it's now starting to all come together and, you know, get us results.
00:25:46
Chris
Yeah, I think the curious thing is going to be, well actually two things I want to know. One is, or they're kind of related, the curious thing, we we will go further into them into our next pre-match, but it's going to be the lineup for the next game because obviously the lack of centre backs, and we mentioned it the other day with Mario Lomina being a centre back.
00:25:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Hmm.
00:26:07
Chris
um allowed Andre to come in. Now what we noticed in that game, I mean we saw it with the fact that Jair Gomez had more than one chance and scored one and was involved a lot more further up the pitch. Now obviously some of that is tactically ah planned, but also having arguably having the like of Andre behind, he knows that he's got Andre behind him.
00:26:28
Chris
And it can allow Gio Gomes to be more aggressive, if you like, further up the pitch. Because he know he knows as a Brazilian how solid Andre is behind him, and he can just charge kind of charge forward more and and not have to be as much the defensive one.
00:26:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:26:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:43
Chris
And I'm curious, going into these next fixtures now, if the centre backs get healthier and and then and then what is O'Neill going to do because Andre did well, Joe Gomez did well with him in there, but Mary Lumina did okay at centre back but obviously that's not his spot, who's going to give way and who's going to stay and then also Rodrigo Gomez, I want to see more of him but but if
00:27:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:27:08
Chris
But again, if if the midfield is is being fought for in all these spots, then is Gomez just going to drop back to the bench, even though he's a winger because he's going to have to shove someone further a pitcher. I'm I'm really curious where we go from here.
00:27:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah um just my initial reaction to that will be that rj will be dropped again um not that i think he should but just because we've seen o'neill do that sort of inexplicably already um because as you mentioned again yesterday and just now he's the the guy's unreal um just just not just as a workhorse and the defensive sort of
00:27:29
Chris
Hmm.
00:27:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know, um player, but just the ball retention is ah unbelievable. So yeah, I do get what you mean. um It's certainly going to be interesting to see how O'Neill lines up going forwards. But I think one thing's for clear, no matter who ah the personnel is um is that we seem to be turning around the corner um from the negativity and that difficult um run of form that we were on to now um pushing on and kicking on with our season and on that note Chris would you like to do the honours of saying you say the line say the line you know the line
00:28:32
Chris
This has become a thing that you started building me up to because I think you just like to hear me say it. And it is proving true. I've been, you know, even when I've been Mr. Optimism, but even when I've been Mr. Pessimistic at times, ah the the last couple of weeks, and I do, i'm I mean, I had to say it, maybe you and Nathan brought me down a little bit into that doldrum because it was all getting a bit Bit anxious, however, however we are beginning to see and be reminded once again, everyone, that even in the darkest of times, as of darkness cometh light.