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#55 Cherries against Wolves! 2 games within 2 weeks - both played at Vitality.
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Hello and thank you for listening to our podcast! This episode is all about pre-match review of the upcoming PL game against Wolverhampton this Saturday! A lot of goals when these two teams met the last time - Could we expect the same this time?
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00:00:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
Introduction and Crossover Setup
00:00:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello everyone and welcome to yet another episode of daily AFC Bournemouth podcast. Actually today it's going to be AFC Bournemouth slash Wolves podcast because we are doing the crossover episode with my colleagues Chris and Nathan from Wolves.
00:00:21
Nathan
Thank you.
Match Preview: Bournemouth vs Wolves
00:00:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
They are stronger at the moment, it's 2-1 for them, but doesn't mean that the same will apply on Saturday when Bournemouth will ah host Wolves. How are you guys?
00:00:37
Chris
and I'm good, thanks. I'm i'm Chris. Hello. Hello, hey, hey. And my buddy Nathan is here.
00:00:44
Nathan
Hello, hello, everyone. Vic, good to see you again. um i hope that the result of the weekend is little bit more positive for the Wolves. I think we're in a ah more positive vein of form at the minute compared to the last time we met.
00:00:55
Nathan
So a bit more energy behind it.
00:00:56
Chris
yep
00:00:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it was astonishing to see six goals in the last game, especially four of them scored by Bournemouth away. and It's not what I expected. I'm not going to lie. um
00:01:08
Chris
I mean, before we before we got in the this like little studio room together, I was just saying to Nathan that because we give we gave you three penalties. So essentially, we won an open play, if you think about it that way.
Coaching Decisions: Gary O'Neill's Strategy
00:01:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Was it up to the goalkeeper then? Should you blame the keeper?
00:01:24
Chris
yeah Well, or the ref. or No, actually, we'll blame Gary O'Neill, to be honest. That's where we're going with that one.
00:01:30
Nathan
See a scapegoat.
00:01:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Gary O'Neill.
00:01:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, you know, it's the easiest is to put the blame just on the coach, but um I'm not going to try to make fun out of this, right? But look what's happening with Man United. How many coaches did they actually exchange in the last year or so?
00:01:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
And all of them had the same problem. they They just couldn't get the team working. So something must be toxic from inside. Do you think that maybe something like that happened with Wolves as well?
00:01:59
Chris
I mean, um I'll pass to Nathan a moment, but if I may, you you you say it's not all on the coach, but I mean, we were just chatting again about that similar that particular game, for example, Gary O'Neill chose to play Mario Lamina, who's a midfielder at centre-back, because he did okay the week before in a game where he had no choice but to play him due to injuries.
00:02:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah I remember that, that's true.
00:02:17
Chris
But once we had centre-backs back in the squad available, he put them on the bench and put Lamina, and he he gave away the first penalty in like the first few minutes. So, ah You know, in that particular situation, there was quite a few decisions actually that were very specifically as much. I mean, I was, you know, I was the the the most optimistic towards Gary Neal for a long time in our group. But even I at that point was like, no, no, no done.
00:02:42
Chris
What about you, Nathan?
00:02:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
Wolves' Recent Form and Key Players
00:02:44
Nathan
i I think that our performances over the last couple of months have kind of proven that there's quality within the squad where we can compete against the top, top teams in the division. Now, playing Liverpool away from home at the weekend, Liverpool had a very strong squad. They weren't missing many big-name players at all.
00:03:02
Nathan
And we arguably deserved a point out of that game. um thought we were brilliant and... yeah, just deserved more out of it And I think that kind of shows that the progression under Vitor Pereira and just the amount that he's been able to do with the players that were already at the club. And so granted, there's been a couple of good additions, but yeah, I just think we're we're in a better place. And when I look at the table and the teams that are in and around us, I don't think our squad is that much worse than West Ham's squad. I don't think it's that much worse than Palace's squad.
00:03:33
Nathan
We've just underperformed massively in the first half of the season, which has given us a bit of a mountain to climb. ah But under Pereira, he looks like he's starting to climb it with with some positive performances.
00:03:38
Chris
Yeah.
00:03:44
Chris
Yeah. And if Bournemouth fans didn't see it, that Liverpool game, we played 12 men as well. If we talk about the officiating, mean, it was a 12 man Liverpool, um but yeah, but,
00:03:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've seen the highlights. I've seen the highlights and I'm not going to lie. I mean, Liverpool, when when we played Liverpool couple weeks back, ah Liverpool obviously had a game ah in one of the European leagues. um And you could see the squad that played against the PSV was Champions League, right?
00:04:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, like, none none of the players, not even the goalkeeper was playing from the first squad in that game. And obviously, they lost 3-2 to PSV. And then against Bournemouth for the weekend, the full starting level went out.
00:04:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, there were polemics about whether that was a penalty of god or Gakpo Trift himself. Bournemouth didn't play bad at all against Liverpool. Neither did Wolves. I mean, we um we we hit the post twice against Liverpool. right We had chances. Alisson had two amazing saves. That should have been ah goal, clear goal.
00:04:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
But it was just unlucky on the day.
Expectations and Predictions for Upcoming Game
00:04:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
um With the form that you've been in since you got the new coach, since Pereira took over, I must say that you look sharp at the moment.
00:04:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
And obviously, you are fighting to stay, um to keep that spot that in the Premier League. um With the form that we're in, obviously chasing the European competition,
00:05:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's not going to be an easy game. um I don't this time expect a lot of goals, to be honest, because I believe that both teams will be playing tough. Wolves maybe will be happy with a point away because knowing that Bournemouth is now in top six, it's going to be tough.
00:05:23
Nathan
Thank you.
00:05:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's going to be really tough. um I'm really hoping... that we can get the best out of this game. um We can take away all three points and just carry on that dream about Europe.
00:05:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But it's not going to be easy because now there's a lot of pressure on the players. And just because we saw what we can do and how far we can go. And now the fans...
00:05:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
And everyone just, you know, who who who is following, supporting Cherries, started having expectations. So now, if if something unexpected will happen and we lose for Wolves, for example, right?
00:06:06
Nathan
Sounds good.
00:06:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know how well we will take it. And would that actually break us? um And then, you know, we will see something completely different in the end of the season. I don't know. um it's It's yet to be seen, but it definitely will be a very interesting game. And I'm really looking forward to be at the ground on Saturday.
00:06:29
Nathan
I think it's it's interesting what you say about like the expectation stuff. I think we found that a few seasons back under Nuno where a couple of seasons on the bounce were in sort of the top 10 in the league and we decent run in the FA Cup and of sudden you've got Europa League.
00:06:43
Nathan
And if you have a bit of taste of success, you just want to see more of it. And I think as football fans, as you're you're very quick to forget sometimes where you've come from as a club as well.
00:06:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:52
Nathan
um And yeah, I think we spoke about
Defensive Improvements and Squad Additions
00:06:54
Nathan
it. earlier on in the season before um the previous fixture, how both clubs have kind of been in opposite trajectories over the past season or two.
00:07:02
Nathan
um But no, it will be interesting. And I do think that there there's enough quality in the Wolves squad to really trouble some of Bournemouth's play just in general.
00:07:13
Nathan
I think some of our aggression recently has been really good i'm off the ball and we've tidied up the k Chris, might be able to add on there, but we've tidied up some of those defensive frailties that we had so much under under Gary O'Neill. And I think a big part of that has been the addition of Agpadu at the back, who, in my opinion, has just been ah brick.
00:07:33
Nathan
He's been absolutely brilliant.
00:07:36
Chris
Yeah, the um I mean, the concern is obviously, yeah, Agbadoo that Nathan mentions is our new centre back. It came in in the transfer window. Sadly, he got injured in the Liverpool game. So he's probably not going to be in and apparently out for a few weeks, which is really annoying.
00:07:50
Chris
um But even with Agbadoo not.
00:07:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is that the one from Red Star Belgrade?
00:07:55
Chris
No, that's Jiga.
00:07:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's Jigga.
00:07:57
Chris
Yeah, yeah.
00:07:57
Chris
who Who hasn't yet played. He's been on the bench.
00:07:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:08:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, maybe he'll get his chance now.
00:08:02
Chris
Maybe, but I believe that Santiago Bueno will be in the middle of the back three based on the way that he came in against Liverpool in that spot. Giga stayed on the bench. So I think Giga is a bit younger, um ah despite the fact he's had some Champions League experience.
00:08:15
Chris
I think given that for at least for the like the starting XI, Bueno being experienced in the Premier League will take that spot.
00:08:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, Premier League is tough.
00:08:23
Chris
um But even without that, as we mentioned, we're a very different back line to when we played you last. I mean, we mentioned that Lamina was in that ah formula before. We haven't got that now. We've got a more consistent shape under Pereira. So, you know, even if it's Bueno, Totti and Doc, it's a much more with Aitnori and Semedo either side. It's a much more stable kind of.
00:08:43
Chris
back three five that um just a lot more solid especially from set pieces than we were earlier in the season there's a lot more pace there with totti um in that back line as well with that but it would have been even better um and then the the anchors of andre and gomez in midfield the brazilian duo um it's just a lot more stable defensively i think so i think it will be a different very different test to the last time we met it's ah it's a very different even though there's a lot of the same players in the squad, it it just feels like a very different formula to the way it's playing now.
00:09:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. i There are some individual players from Wolves and Bournemouth, especially from Wolves, that I want to talk about. Eith Nouri and Mateusz Kuna, who I think if he'd left um this winter, I think he'd be relegated because you can see in the last few games how important he is for the team.
00:09:34
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00:11:25
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Right, we are back after the message from our sponsors. Chris, are you there?
00:11:33
Chris
Yeah, I'm all good.
00:11:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:11:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
There we go. o Right, okay.
Key Players to Watch: Wolves and Bournemouth
00:11:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So I'll ah let you two first tell me your opinions about who you think was the best player of Wolves this season so far and who do you think might be your star man against the game um on the game in the game against Bournemouth this weekend?
00:12:01
Chris
You can take that. No, you can lead, Nathan.
00:12:03
Nathan
Oh, I'm going.
00:12:04
Chris
It's okay.
00:12:04
Nathan
I'm going.
00:12:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're going to fight, they're going to fight.
00:12:05
Chris
You lead.
00:12:05
Nathan
um
00:12:07
Nathan
I think i think the most obvious the most obvious one would always be Cunha on sort of our star player and who's been the most influential this season. He's got us out of so many different different problem games and yeah you know got the sort of deciding goal against Villa in the local derby recently.
00:12:25
Nathan
got the second against Blackburn, and also scored against Liverpool away with a brilliant take and sort left with a shot from outside the box. so I mean, he's he's been super, super influential, but we also sometimes forget that there are games where he has been passive. And I know that he does score a lot of goals and he's got a lot of goal involvements, but there are other players across the pitch that have been arguably just as important to the actual solidity of the team, especially recently as we've seen sort of defensive improvements. I think that...
00:12:53
Nathan
We mentioned Agbadoo recently. I think he's been phenomenal within the lab sort of, was it five, six games that he's been involved in so far um prior to his just recent injury.
00:13:03
Nathan
ah think Ait Noor has had some brilliant games as well. He's brilliant on the weekend against Salah. But I mean, personally, I think ah one of the most consistent players that we have is Jao Gomez in the midfield.
00:13:15
Nathan
I rate him... so, so highly. I think he is absolutely brilliant. And when there's big clubs, yeah, 100%.
00:13:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
One of the players to watch it, yes.
00:13:22
Chris
Thank
00:13:24
Nathan
And I think when big clubs, and ah I speak to a lot of friends who are supporting your arsenals and United, Liverpool, all these, the big dogs, um they always talk about Cunha. And I think,
00:13:36
Nathan
There's times when I would argue that Kuhn wouldn't fit some of their systems where he's not so good defensively and he's not brilliant at fitting a system like Arsenal's, for example. But when you look at Jao Gomez, I struggle to think of many systems that he wouldn't fit into just because of how good his all-round game is just brilliant.
00:13:53
Nathan
um And I mean...
00:13:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah box thebox play Yeah, player, yeah.
00:13:57
Nathan
But just solid on the ball, tenacity is is brilliant. I think the one thing that he can improve on is just sort of, I guess, the emotional side of his game and keeping a keeping a cap on when he does sometimes go over the top and fly into challenges where he doesn't need to.
00:14:11
Nathan
But he is also very young still. And, you know, he starts for Brazil. So, you know, enough should be said there where there's players that are in... playing Champions League week in, week out, that can't get ahead of him into that Brazilian team. So, yeah, I think he would be my my dark horse for Walsh's sort of most consistent player this season.
00:14:31
Chris
Yeah, I mean, Nathan took who I was going to say, because I think it's too easy to say Kunya. And I think also Nathan's right. There's been moments where because he he can win you a game, but there's moments where if he's he can go, he can drift out games because if it's not going his way, he can get a bit emotional.
00:14:46
Chris
And ah during the January window, he was you know not informed for a few games, maybe because of all the contract speculation, all that kind of stuff. He was. maybe in a bit of a mood and, and he didn't perform. He was actually, there was fans were getting very frustrated with him during that window because it seemed like he almost didn't want to be there.
00:15:03
Chris
And, uh, he was just not, you know, present. It was almost like 10 minute points. It was very frustrating, but, So if you take all that out, I would have said Gomez. So I'm going to highlight someone who you might not even see, who might even just be on the bench for most of the game because my young player of the season is Rodrigo Gomez.
00:15:18
Chris
um He is the fan's favorite of the season.
00:15:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:15:21
Chris
Most people want him to be starting more. um He's young. He's ah winger, but he also plays wing back either side, left or right. um And he just gives 110%, runs like a whippet up and down. And it doesn't matter that he's a bit smaller than everyone and else. He'll win a header because he just leaps. Like he he's just, he'll fight for everything. And everyone wants him to be on the pitch more. He's one of those, he's a fan's favorite. And everyone's like, why is he not getting more time? But when he does come on, he's a, he's a, I love him. I just love him.
00:15:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
And what's your opinion on Ait Nouri? I mean, i I remember when the season started, he was crazy. He was crazy.
00:15:57
Chris
I mean,
00:15:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
As the season went on, he dropped his form a bit, but he's still there. He's still good.
00:16:03
Chris
Yeah, yeah. He's, i mean, Nathan may have different opinions, but I know that Will on our pod loves him ex exceptionally as well. I think he's fantastic. I think there's a reason yeah he's not currently yet with, you know, ah team that's not Wolves because of the fact that he can...
00:16:18
Chris
at times be a bit weaker defensively. When we were frail earlier in the season, there was a lot coming down his side of the pitch where if he hasn't got the right centre-back behind him, like now Totty's back in the team, back from injury, and that left side is stronger, it allows him to row more and get in less trouble.
00:16:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
To roll more, yeah.
00:16:37
Chris
if If it's more on him defensively, he's actually not as strong. um Going forward, arguably beautiful, and a lot of people, again, want to see him played more as just a winger than a wing-back.
00:16:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's a good attacking wing back, I'd say, yeah.
00:16:48
Chris
Because, and when he and Kunja are in flow together, they've really started to build a rapla rapport. You can see some of the little tricks they do, the back heels to each other and the way they interplay when Kunja drops deep. But it's all dependent on who's behind him for me.
00:17:02
Chris
And if if it's not Totty or someone's not there to cover, he he he can lose. Like, he's ah he's bizarrely though, if he knows he has to be 100% defensive, like he's marked Salah. was talking about Liverpool earlier. He's marked Salah out of most games that Wolves have played against.
00:17:19
Chris
against them because Salah comes down that side and he's nearly always shut him out.
00:17:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. yeah
00:17:23
Chris
But if it's a game where he can be more attacking and he has to roam, suddenly it's like, oh, where am I defensively? It all goes a bit pear-shaped. So, and I think that's why my what one of the reasons he's maybe still with us.
00:17:30
Nathan
Yeah.
00:17:34
Nathan
He definitely needs structure. I think you've nailed it, Chris. like he He just needs a little bit of structure and the players around him where Totti's been in the squad for a while now, um you know players like Jao Gomez in and around him that are just securing his position a little bit more, especially defensively.
00:17:51
Nathan
Aitnori strikes me as someone who at school was late to turn up, didn't do the homework on time, but then the be the odd project where he was just unreal and producing work that no one else can.
00:18:04
Nathan
And think it's the same on the football pitch, like going forwards, the guy can do stuff that not many fullbacks can do. You know, his his technique and ability to get past someone is insane. And you don't see that in many players. He plays like he's playing in the park at times, but then he also defends like he's playing in the park at times as well. So, yeah, he needs a he needs some of that structure around him. But I think he's been he's been very good over last couple of games.
00:18:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
maybe more experience in the Premier League. I remember we had the same, well, similar issue with our left-back, Kerkers, when he signed for Bournemouth. Bournemouth. And since the first game, um i was saying that he he's a great addition. He needs time to fit in the team. um Not a lot of time, but he needs time to get used to Premier League as well.
00:18:53
Chris
Thank you.
00:18:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the work that that the he needs to do is to to become more defensive because we had this first half of the season were where didn't do really great in the first, well, seven games. We had only two points when he took over and everything.
00:19:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he was just going forward like crazy, but didn't run back every time or just didn't know how to defend. Now this season we're seeing completely different left back, hence why Liverpool, Man United, all the big clubs want him for 50 million.
00:19:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's crazy. And I think, um, eight Nuri might be going the same way, following the same steps.
00:19:32
Chris
Thank you.
00:19:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Uh, and, uh, hopefully one day you'll get good money for him. I regarding characters, I'd love him to stay. um but this is obviously a part of the big plan and Bournemouth has signed another left back, uh,
00:19:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
and they know what's going to happen in the summer. And, you know, if the player wants to leave, you cannot just tell him, no, you can't leave and keep him unhappy because that will affect the whole team at the end of the day. Um, but yeah, so Kirk is obviously one of the players that that I could talk until the next season, probably.
00:20:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um, as long as he stays with us. um And the other one who's been fascinating for me was actually Dango Tara, who managed to beat all of our expectations ah seeing him play as a striker. Right, the guy who came and started as a winger, ah then in some of the games being forced to play left back when Kirkus got injured.
00:20:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Then again, left midfielder. And now with two of our strikers both being out, we've seen Dango playing a striker. Second game, he scored a hat-trick. How crazy is that? Against Forrest, who was third on the table at the time.
00:20:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Last game, he scored a powerful header. ah It's just enjoyable watching him. And and i I think it will be a very difficult decision when our players, when our strikers come back, you know,
00:20:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
what are you going to do with the player in form who is not playing in his position? You know, it's going to be very difficult. um Same goes for our midfielders, Christie and and and Adams, obviously with Lewis Cook, who is originally midfielder, but being forced to play right back because both of our right backs are injured. um So when our right back comes back from injury, what's going to happen with our midfielders? You know, it's...
00:21:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's a lot of things to talk about Bournemouth's team. What's going to happen, when the injuries end, who is going to stay on the pitch, who is going to stay in the starting 11. And it's really difficult, you know, because some of the players obviously need to go.
00:21:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Financial fair play, and and it's just it's just not going to be easy. um Kluivert, I'll finish off with Kluivert, and then we'll go for another quick break.
00:21:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Kluivert has been having great season so far, top scorer of Bournemouth. But my personal opinion, i don't know how you guys see this, and if you've seen Kluivert playing so far, but I think he wouldn't be the same player any other club.
00:22:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he's a star player. because he plays for Bournemouth and this is probably one of the rare clubs that he can be a star player in.
00:22:13
Chris
you
00:22:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
i dont know if you agree with me. um I think same with Kunye.
00:22:17
Nathan
I've watched him. Yeah, I think the calibre of player is slightly different to Cunha. I really like Cliver. I think he's, I like his versatility and he just looks like he exudes confidence.
00:22:30
Nathan
I mean, the way he took his penalties against Wolves, like so cocky, but yeah, I would like, yeah, yeah.
00:22:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that was the that was that was the first head trick of the season, what i think.
00:22:39
Nathan
um I, you know, it's the type of player you'd love to have on your team, but I think Cunha is slightly different. I mean, Clive, your attack is so threatening from all angles.
00:22:50
Nathan
i i really like Semenyo. I think he is he is such a powerhouse on the wing and with both feet, he's such a threat to fullbacks. And I can see Aitnori struggling defensively against him um just because...
00:23:04
Nathan
of the power that he has um but what i just in the comparison to clover and cuña and i'm being completely biased here i think cuña can single-handedly dominate a game bring a team so far up the pitch and frighten an entire defense and take it past six players that sort stuff and there's other times where he might drift out of a game right he's kind of quite polarizing in that sense whereas I think Kloiva has been so consistent this season and his output is a little bit more consistent in that point of view I'd say Kuna's little bit more erratic but when he's
00:23:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, contributing more to the team.
00:23:43
Nathan
yeah so i think i think that would be the difference that i would i'd probably make between the two from what i've seen of clover
00:23:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Chris, did you want to say anything?
00:23:52
Chris
No, I think i think nat I haven't got anything better to say than what Nathan said. Yeah.
00:23:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, okay, time for another quick break to hear from our sponsors and we'll be back to do the team's prediction and the score prediction. Stay tuned.
Match Predictions and Nostalgic Moments
00:25:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ahoy. Right. Okay. With obviously Bournemouth being favourite in this game, sitting in the fifth position and Wolves sitting in the 17th position, right? With nearly 20 points difference between these two clubs.
00:25:14
Nathan
You don't have to keep reminding us.
00:25:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:25:15
Nathan
You don't have to keep reminding us.
00:25:17
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It's just for the listeners. um
00:25:21
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Right. Maybe we're going to be... When we do another crossover episode, hopefully if you don't get too much rage after of the game on Saturday, or if I might get rage, I don't know, um Hopefully, there will be a different mood, right? um I'm not sure how this is going to go for the weekend.
00:25:39
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Obviously, hope for the best. You hope for the best. ah But talking about two games that we've got between each other in the next couple of weeks, um I'll be happy with one draw and one win for Bournemouth.
00:25:53
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ah Now, we're not going to talk about... The Cup, okay, at the moment, because we'll leave that for the Cup episode. But I want to hear your opinions about this Saturday, what do you think the score will be? And obviously, team prediction and will be maybe the man of the match or the star player of Wolves?
00:26:16
Nathan
Chris, I'm going to let you go first, Chris, because the last time I did a prediction for Bournemouth-Walks fixture on the last crossover, I predicted a really low-scoring game. And clearly, I know nothing about football because there were six goals.
00:26:28
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What did say? think we both missed.
00:26:29
Nathan
So ah i don't know, but it wasn't as bad of a prediction as mine was.
00:26:35
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i think we both i think we both miss
00:26:36
Nathan
um ah Yeah, well, I definitely missed.
00:26:39
Chris
Well,
00:26:40
Nathan
I think I went 1-1 and it was 4-2. So Chris, take it away.
00:26:44
Chris
Okay, yeah. I mean, logically, like you said before, I confirm, I'll just say that, yeah, points are vital to us. I know they're vital to everyone, which sounds obvious, but given the battle that's going on right now, Happily would take a draw.
00:26:59
Chris
However, as we mentioned, the form's been good. ah More recently, obviously, we beat Villa. We should have scored more It should have been three or four, at least. We only scored a couple, but like we dominated that game.
00:27:11
Chris
I know it was only Blackburn in the cup, but again, we look solid and I know we lost to Liverpool, but I mean, the second half of Liverpool didn't get a shot on target, a shot at all. I think they had one that was offside and that was it. um So, you know, we've we've shown that with a form is a lot more stable now.
00:27:27
Chris
So I think we could surprise. And so um I'm going to be optimistic, especially as you keep slamming the the league positions in our face. And I'll say it's going to be too one to Wolves.
00:27:38
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oh That was actually the law last season. I remember when Wolves played in Bournemouth, I was at the game. we were 1-0 up and i think Kalajic went onto the pitch and he scored two goals and he won 2-1.
00:27:51
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I was like...
00:27:51
Nathan
Cunha scored the first one, but Kalashni scored the second year.
00:27:52
Chris
and
00:27:54
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Zikunia. Yeah, so Kalajic.
00:27:55
Chris
And as a side note, our form, statistically, I believe, is very good away to you guys and terrible at home. like we've won the last We've lost the last three or four against you at home, but we've always come away with something away.
00:28:07
Chris
So, I mean, obviously, that that doesn't necessarily mean anything, but it's just intriguing. So, fingers crossed that continues for us.
00:28:14
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na
00:28:15
Nathan
am i going Am I going next on predictions?
00:28:16
Chris
Yeah, go for it.
00:28:17
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ah well Yeah, you can if you got anything to add or any different opinions to give.
00:28:17
Chris
Go for it.
00:28:18
Nathan
right okay sure i'm going to keep it short and sweet um i i'm getting nostalgic to gilmartino screamer at the varitality stadium a few years ago when wolves beat boom think was two i think it's one nil or whatever anyway he scored an absolute screamer um and what a player he was so i'm going for one nil wolves win um
00:28:21
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I can't
00:28:33
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remember that.
00:28:45
Nathan
with a Mateus Cunha free kick, just to kind of bring that nostalgia back.
00:28:48
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It is.
00:28:49
Nathan
It'll probably be 5-5, but, you know, what do I know?
00:28:53
Chris
As long as he stops trying to score from corners. I know he's done it once this season, but like you just need just a few crosses into the box from a corner, couldn't you please? Because he keeps trying to do it now he's done it once and it's...
00:29:02
Nathan
I mean, it is is windy down in Bournemouth, so he might get lucky.
00:29:05
Chris
Yeah, maybe, maybe.
00:29:05
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It is. and it um So, what I mean, obviously, and then you can do combined. Let's say if you do combined starting 11, would you think he's going to come out on the pitch on Saturday? And you said with three at the back, so believe that you will stick with three at the back.
00:29:22
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Yeah.
00:29:22
Chris
yeah Yeah, as I mentioned, the back is pretty pretty set, especially the only changes are going out, but I'm pretty sure Santiago Bueno will be the one come in the middle. So as i mentioned, Aitnori, Totti, Bueno, Dock, and then Semedo midfield would be Andre and Gomez.
00:29:39
Chris
the chain that the The only variation is going to be up front, so obviously Cunha. Now, Strand Larsson has been out injured. He scored seven goals already for us this season and a couple of assists in his first season in the Premier League.
00:29:51
Chris
He is back in training now, but I very much doubt he'll start given that he's been out with a hamstring.
00:29:56
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I guess, yeah. Yeah, Huang, yeah.
00:29:57
Chris
So um you the last couple of games, even though Geir just started up front, we because Hwang is also out injured, we've seen ah Minetsi come on as a false nine in the second half of games, and he's done pretty well.
00:30:05
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yeahla yeah
00:30:11
Chris
So the zo there's an argument that Minetsi could actually... get a start in that position maybe but i'm so but i'm gonna play safe and go gedge kunya and and rodrigo gomez because i really want to see but it's probably going serabia
00:30:24
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i never one this and Okay, and you said 2-1 and Nathan said 1-0 and you both hope for the win, for the away win at Vitality. Now, Vitality is a very interesting ground. I don't know if any of you guys have had the chance to to come here before, ah but I did speak to one of the Bournemouth players um few weeks, two, three weeks ago, and back when he used to play ah for a club before he moved to Bournemouth,
00:30:57
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ah he said that Vitality one of the scariest stadiums see if you're playing away.
Challenges of Vitality Stadium
00:31:03
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ah the the pitch is weird. you need You need to get used to the pitch. ah The fans, everything, because the smaller stadium, everything is so close, right? so and And me as a fan going to watch every home game is just, it's an amazing feeling. i I get goosebumps like 75 times per game.
00:31:23
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It's crazy. It's crazy. um And being in the form that we're in now, right,
00:31:30
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I'm going to say 1-0 to Bournemouth.
00:31:34
Chris
Well, yeah.
00:31:34
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And I think Semenya will score again. Or maybe Klavut from a penalty. I don't ah
00:31:45
Nathan
not again never
00:31:46
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know. You probably know. I think i think if if Sa would commit another penalty and then Klavut took it and scored, don't think you'd want Sa'ingol anymore, right?
00:31:58
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It's...
00:31:58
Chris
Oh, no, he's far better than Johnston. No, I don't want Johnston back in the sticks.
00:32:01
Nathan
yeah no no happy as well
00:32:02
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i know I wonder but what are we going to do at the end of the season when Kepa goes back to Chelsea because we've got Kepa on loan, right? um It's going to very interesting whether we're going sign. think we're going to sign the keeper.
00:32:14
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Although our second keeper, Mark Travers, who played a few games before he went out on loan to Middlesbrough now in the winter, he was really good. He managed to keep a couple of clean sheets as well.
00:32:25
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um And, the yeah, he wasn't bad, especially against Chelsea. Like that 2-2 draw that we played in Stamford Bridge, it was unlucky. they They scored from a free kick in 94th minute.
00:32:36
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But Travis was very good that game. um yeah one um So, Semenya scores. um
00:32:45
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and will be It will be a very tough game, I believe. we won't score until late until probably last 15 minutes of the game um as we usually do um starting 11 uh definitely our back four um kirk is on the left so we've got housing and zavani who've been brilliant the youngest center backs uh center back pair in the league um that They've just been amazing and it's it's really you know scary to think of any of them leaving in the summer.
00:33:20
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um Obviously, Hausson's clause will we' activate in the summer, which means that he will be available um to to get directly into negotiations if somebody pays £50 million, which is great money for Bournemouth because we got him only for £20.
00:33:34
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and But hopefully he will stay another the season and if Bournemouth gets to to to see the Europe, maybe players will have why to stay, another extra reason. um Speaking about the last defender, Kuki on the right, obviously with with our right back, Adam Smith still injured.
00:33:51
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Anna Raojo being out until next month, I believe. um Midfield, Christie and Tyler Adams, who's been very underrated. ah But being since since he was back from injury, being very consistent and he's such a good defensive dynamo that...
00:34:09
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like It's just in enjoyable to watch him. um Anticipation, tackles. he's He's a player that could easily, easily play in a bigger club and play as well.
00:34:22
Chris
Thank
00:34:22
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um Our three midfielders slash wingers and the shadow strikers. So Klaivet in the middle, Semenya on the left, Brooksy on the right and up front, Dango Tara.
00:34:36
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ah
00:34:38
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Yeah, so 1-0 to Bournemouth. Obviously, we will be going live from the stadium on the day on our social media with videos, photos, chants. So um stay tuned. Please follow our Instagram page and the keep updated live from the stadium.
00:34:56
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Until then, thank you so much for joining me, guys.
Conclusion and Future Plans
00:35:00
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Nathan, Chris.
00:35:00
Nathan
Thanks for having us. Thanks for having us.
00:35:01
Chris
You're welcome.
00:35:03
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Thanks for everyone now for listening.
00:35:03
Chris
It was good.
00:35:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we will be back, hopefully everybody, um in another crossover episode a few days before the cup game, when we meet again, again at Vitality, right?
00:35:18
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um And we will be chatting about what happened this Saturday. We'll be having a chat about the game, let's say a short post-match review, um and then talk a bit about the cup and and um who will will get that silverware, right?
00:35:33
Chris
Indeed. Take care.
00:35:34
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Thanks again. And thanks everyone for listening. I hope you enjoyed. Till the next episode.
00:35:39
Chris
take care
00:35:40
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After cherries.
00:35:42
Nathan
See you later.