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Daily Manchester United - Episode 116 - Ipswich Crossover feat. Ed Sheeran
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Niall is joined by Tom and Rob to discuss the upcoming Ipswich game!
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Introduction and Co-host Welcome
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello everyone and welcome back to the daily Manchester United podcast. I'm your host for this evening Niall Hannigan and I'm delighted to be joined by Tom Cairns from the United podcast. Tom, how are you?
00:00:19
Tom Cairns
Hello, Niall. Hello, Rob. And hello to everyone. Yes.
Match Reflection: Man United vs Everton
00:00:23
Tom Cairns
And of course, me and Niall are somewhat, and i'm not overjoyed, but taking something positive from the game against Everton on Saturday, more than we um had hoped.
Upcoming Match: Man United vs Ipswich Expectations
00:00:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:00:34
Tom Cairns
But hopefully we can carry that through into Wednesday Oil Trafford against Rob's Ipswich side, who have not exactly been in the best of form at the moment, it's safe to say.
Crossover Episode and Team Performance Reflection
00:00:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly, and yes, as as Tom mentioned, this is a crossover episode coming to you a bit a bit earlier in the week this time, but ah yeah, Rob, delighted to to see you again. How's things? how are you getting on?
00:00:55
Rob Binns
ah So i'm I'm probably in a bit of a worse position than I was last time I sat down and spoke to you, to be honest.
00:00:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
You were a bit too happy the last time, yeah.
00:01:00
Rob Binns
this Yeah, I think that's that came at quite a good time for us the last game, really. then We got all the pressure lifted off us because it was Amarim's first game
Amarim's Game and Media Attention
00:01:11
Rob Binns
as well.
00:01:11
Rob Binns
I know everyone forgot we were playing in it, really.
00:01:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Of course.
00:01:13
Rob Binns
the Everyone was just talking about him all week.
00:01:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yet.
00:01:15
Rob Binns
that So things that, particularly the last sort of month, a month to six weeks sort spell, has not gone very well at all.
00:01:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it was a bit like the prodigal son had arrived when Amram came through the door that week. um And then it obviously didn't turn out too well for him with Ed Sheeran kind of interrupting his interview and everything at the end. So there was there was plenty of stuff to unpack there. But I'll start with yourself, Rob. um
Game Analysis: Ipswich vs Man United
00:01:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, coming off that that game before Christmas around the end November time, how did you think that went? Because Ipswich were all over United.
00:01:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:49
Rob Binns
Yeah, it was disappointing to not win the game, really, I thought, from the way it played out.
00:01:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:01:54
Rob Binns
that That was a game that there was the opportunity there to go and get three points. And although we played very well, and like say, we're on top for long periods, after switching off at the start of the game, going 1-0 down, from that point on, we sort of controlled it from there on. that It was disappointing to not kick on and go and get the winner, because that was a big chance there to get three points on the board, which are few and far between when you're down the bottom. And it felt like an opportunity missed at the time. And then as it's gone on since then, we've won like two more games since then. Might even have been one. i can't remember when the how it fit in compared to the other ones. But so you look back on it now as even how big of a missed opportunity it was.
00:02:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, because obviously, Tom, we had ah a brilliant start with a goal probably after 20, 30 seconds. We were like, yes, Ruben's tactics are working. and We've turned a corner and then obviously Ipswich get on top for the rest of the game um and and score a brilliant goal as well. But yeah, how did you kind of find that game come up against the Ipswich for the first time in a long time?
00:02:59
Tom Cairns
I didn't see too much of the game, but listening to it on the radio, it sounded like United were in their stride for the first 10 minutes before Ipswich got their act together. And yes, like you say, the goal that I think it was Hutchison that scored for Ipswich in that game was a wonderful stride.
00:03:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:03:11
Tom Cairns
Absolutely top quality, say yeah.
00:03:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
brilliant
00:03:13
Tom Cairns
um But yeah, like what Rob says, I'm surprised that Ipswich didn't go and win it really, considering that wins have been... you know, it's been hard to come by for them all season.
Ipswich's Season Struggles
00:03:25
Tom Cairns
And I think in any game like that, even if against Maniais or against Chelsea, that they've won against this season, Tottenham away, which they've also won. You've got to go and take these chances. And unfortunately, Ipswich have found themselves in a rather desperate situation to just be chasing games now between in the next three months.
00:03:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely, yeah. um And I suppose you mentioned after that, Rob, that um probably just another couple of wins after. And I was actually at the Spurs game, Spurs-Ipswich. I got tickets because I'm based in London at the moment. So I was singing Rory de Lapp or Liam de Lapp, ole, ole, the whole way home after him getting the get the winner against Spurs. But what's it been like recently? I suppose it's been it's been tough going. And um I'd say we've probably had a ah lot of shared sentiments of our teams over the last few months.
00:04:10
Rob Binns
Yeah, that the Newcastle game where we lost 4-0 at home, it's been a real sort of like turning point for the season, really. that we we have had We have had some good results since then. So we beat Chelsea since that game. Good point away at Fulham.
00:04:25
Rob Binns
Villa won the other week, was another good result. But we'd always sort of had our main point was ah we don't concede as many goals as the other teams down there.
00:04:32
Tom Cairns
Thank you.
00:04:36
Rob Binns
That has always been our point. We we had much... like Our goal difference wasn't very good in comparison because we never scored. But you always thought we were strong at the back. we We maybe gave some soft goals away, but we conceded like 10 less goals than Wolves at that point in the season already.
00:04:51
Rob Binns
And then the Newcastle game, one nil down in 30 seconds, went on to lose 4-0, could have easily been more. That felt like that's been a real big sort pivot point. And so now it's literally to the point where we have conceded the exact same amount of goals as Wolves.
00:05:07
Rob Binns
when we were laughing at them at the start the year saying they can't stay up. Nobody concedes that many goals and stays up. And we're now back level with them. So we've we've had some heavy defeats in there. So four in Newcastle, four at Spurs last weekend, four against Liverpool, six against Man City. These games have started to creep in as we got towards sort of towards Christmas and now the other side of the new year that they weren't there before. And we're so low on confidence at the moment that you thought the Villa result and We had a good win against Coventry in the Cup before those two back-to-back was going to be sort the the positive turning point
Comparative Analysis: Ipswich vs Man United
00:05:42
Rob Binns
that we'd go and kick on a run. And we didn't play badly against Spurs, but again, it was another game where the opportunity was there to go and get three points. And we conceded four pretty poor goals from ah defensive point of view.
00:05:54
Rob Binns
i mean, 10 minutes into the game, we'd add two but we could have been 2-0 up easily with the chances we'd had first 10 minutes. And then 20 minutes in, we're 2-0 down.
00:06:05
Rob Binns
And that's just that's exactly sort of what we're doing wrong, really.
00:06:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:08
Rob Binns
And so the last six weeks or so from Christmas, almost two months or so from Christmas until now has been a really bad period where a lot of big games have come and gone and some haven't been taken.
00:06:21
Rob Binns
And the sort of games you'd almost see is three hits, you don't expect anything from us, have stopped being positive performances to take forward and just been pretty embarrassing defeats. Something needs to change, definitely.
00:06:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, interesting to say we'll get on to that a bit later, I suppose. But similar for yourself, Tom, I mean, obviously, we we discuss it quite a lot here on the United podcast about our um our troubles at the moment, I suppose. But you were on yesterday with Ciarán after the Everton game.
00:06:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
What's it been like over the last 48 hours or so?
00:06:54
Tom Cairns
Not a lot has changed involving United, I so would say. But touching on about what Rob said about Ipswich's performance against Tottenham, it was a weird game because they had so many shots in the match, believe it not, did Ipswich.
00:07:07
Tom Cairns
They're not clinical enough on goal. And I remember when I went to see them play against Brighton, they just looked second best overall, even though in the first half it was kind of level pegging in terms of possession-wise, but not a lot of chances. In the second half, it was just completely all Brighton.
00:07:24
Tom Cairns
And so now we're beginning to see that Ipswich have just got far too many weaknesses at the moment. And i think that's something that United will need to exploit going into the match on Wednesday. If they go into the match in a similar way to how they did against Southampton, which saw United to go a goal down and then leaving it late to get three goals, then we could well be in for a long evening and again.
00:07:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. I'm get on to that a bit later on. But ah yeah, we'll take a quick break here and be back with a bit more coverage of the upcoming match at the weekend.
00:08:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
You mentioned, Rob, that something has to change. Is that the sentiment at the moment around the Ipswich fans? And um is that particularly around Keir McKenna? Or where do you kind of stand in that in that conversation?
Coaching and On-Pitch Challenges
00:09:02
Rob Binns
No, I think it's just something on the pitch has to change, definitely. There's not even the slightest discussion about McKenna, as far as I'm aware of anyway, and that I'd argue against it.
00:09:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. Okay.
00:09:13
Rob Binns
He's got more than enough credit in the banks, as I put, where the challenges come across. like It would have to be the sort situation at Luton at the moment where you fate you're on the face of back-to-back relegations before even become a possibility to and consider. So I always felt that <unk>t I never think he'll be sacked.
00:09:32
Rob Binns
I think the only way he leaves the club is if he moves on somewhere else ah by his own choice, I think.
00:09:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:37
Rob Binns
But something say this something needs to change on the pitch, whether that's him, whether that's something he does with setting the team up, whether that's something the players do by just sort of tweaking their game slightly and making the most of it.
00:09:53
Rob Binns
But I don't know. It's just, ah the moment, it's just, like I could say, that it's, the the praise was the defensive side of things. We weren't, we weren't leaking loads of goals. so Yes, some of them, some guys we were throwing away silly goals and that's where the points were coming from. But we weren't looking wide open at the back. But now it just looks like, ah it's almost like they're not talking to each other when they're defending a lot of the time now that, like the first Spurs goal, you've got O'Shea and Godfrey standing within half a yard of each other doing the exact same thing. It's like there's not,
00:10:23
Rob Binns
they just so They're both sort of just standing next to each other, pointing in different directions, where no one's actually making an effort to go and close Son down, and he picks his ball across out of it. It's just things like that. just looks so open at the back. i was like And it so that is, as much as ah a hate to criticise McKenna, that is partly his doing, because he does like he likes he likes to rotate the changes at the back, which limits partnerships. I mean, Grieves and O'Shea fairly nailed themselves down now to play to him all the time, but The right-hand side changes all the time. Davis has been in and out with little various knocks recently here and there. that
00:11:01
Rob Binns
ah It's very rare that we go two games in a row with the same defensive personnel on the pitch, which just makes it so difficult to maintain the relationships and sort of grow the ones that are there that when we had that little run November time, we put a few good results together. It's because we basically played the championship back four who all knew each other's strengths and weaknesses. They knew where to be.
00:11:24
Rob Binns
to cover each other when, if they'd stepped out of position, that we just don't have that at the moment because we're making two or three defensive changes week on week, which is a big part of the problem as we repeat that point a lot on our pod.
00:11:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, there's a lot to say for that in terms of continuity and and players being used to each other.
Internal Issues Affecting Man United
00:11:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I suppose, Tom, that that kind of happened quite a lot at United as well. And it's funny kind of listening to Rob that a lot of the same things are echoing in my ears around what we've been saying at the in United pod as well about something needs to change on the pitch, whether it's an attitude, whether it's a system thing, whether it's a personnel thing. But yeah, can you kind of put your finger on what do you think it is over the last few months or um is it still a bit of an unknown?
00:12:06
Tom Cairns
Well, I stand by the fact that it's what's going on internally within the football club that is contributing to how the players have been performing on the pitch. It's interesting that Rob has mentioned about the lack of continuity in the back line for Ipswich because over United, bar the injuries, we tend to have a good continuity with the back three, if you like, because they know how to play in the system of which Amarim is setting them out to do.
00:12:33
Tom Cairns
Um... if It's just there's problems that both sides have got, but in like different areas. What i wanted to ask Rob about actually is where exactly are the weaknesses within that Ipswich team? What positions do you think need improving within that squad? If you're going to, say, get a good 10 or 20 goals between, you know, certain players within the team, where is it for you?
00:13:00
Rob Binns
I think in terms of improved, it's the midfield more than that. that the The players we have in attack are capable of scoring goals. They're just not for whatever reason, whether it's confidence or whatever.
00:13:11
Rob Binns
like De Lapp's obviously doing very well, but we've got very good options for the for the where we're at in the table compared to teams around us. Our options who play in that three behind him are very good.
00:13:22
Rob Binns
There's just a lot of them are not hitting... the strides, or if they are hit or they are playing well, they're not scoring goals. And that's where the problem is, is that it's all coming through the lap. But the big issue we have that, again, something we've said on our pod all season, we couldn't believe it wasn't a priority in January. like We barely even looked. There was like tentative links to Nemanja Matic.
00:13:44
Rob Binns
And that was pretty much it for the entire window. But Morsi and Phillips are effectively the same player in how they play. you can't play them together. We've got Cayusta, who came into the team about November, and that coincided our good run. He is a ball-carrying midfielder. he will he's calm on He's calm under pressure.
00:14:01
Rob Binns
He helps us get out from defence, build an attack, so we're not punting it long to the lap every time. But he is the only one we've got the club with that build. And he has to come off, because he works so hard, he has to come off 75, 80 minutes every game.
00:14:15
Rob Binns
And then same with the lap. They work so hard, they come off for 10, 15 minutes to go every week. and we offer nothing when they're off the pitch. We just... The lack of the goal threat goes with De Lapp coming off the pitch, and then we struggle to even put attacks together because we've got four or five defenders and then two defensive midfielders playing.
00:14:38
Rob Binns
It seems like such an obvious problem to us, but somehow it's like it's now it's not even been looked at. that so We had Kose limping off on Saturday as well, so if he's out for...
00:14:49
Rob Binns
I don't know how long, so the club never talk about this sort of stuff with injuries. It's quite frustrating when he and you do a podcast and try to keep people up to date on news. But yeah, we don't know how long that is.
00:14:59
Rob Binns
But the idea of it being Phillips and Morsi for an extended period of time, I think we're just going to get overrun every single week.
00:15:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:15:07
Rob Binns
And I can't believe it wasn't addressed in January. But so I don't know. if that We're almost struggling. It's building the attacks a lot that's the problem. It's why I have Spurs weirdly promising just despite the result because We made 17 shots and we had a lot of the ball, built some attacks.
00:15:22
Rob Binns
so That was sort of, almost felt the first step to improvement, that even though we lost 4-1. It was a strange game like that. The midfield's been, oh we've been overrun in 90% of games this year.
00:15:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:35
Rob Binns
and some And we're doing our best to address it what we got. But I can't believe we didn't go and try and solve it in January.
00:15:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And I think it's a similar story for us, to be honest. I think since we've gone to that, to midfield with the new system, think, we don't have enough personnel and we probably don't have the right personnel to to be able to deal with that.
00:15:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
With the majority of the teams playing three in midfield, we seem to be getting overrun in midfield quite a lot. And it's funny that you mentioned about actually, you know, being able to provide enough chances for the likes of De Lapp and your attacking players.
00:16:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Probably similar for us as well, where, you know, a lot of people give a lot of criticism to Xerxes and Highland, but in terms of the the service they're getting is is very limited and can be quite forced at times in terms of,
00:16:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
long kind of balls going up to them and very rarely kind of having sustained pressure, I suppose, in the attack. So um that's it's something probably that that both teams are struggling with. So um I'm kind of interested to see how how that's going to go.
00:16:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
But ah yeah, we'll take another quick break here and I'll be back with, from both sides of the fence, how we think we're going to get on at the weekend.
00:16:48
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Scoring Struggles and Opportunities
00:17:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Tom, I'll come to you first here. What's your thoughts going into the weekend? I mean, it hasn't been the best of times for us where both teams kind of struggling for confidence. We seem to kind of up the ante for the last 20 minutes against Everton. Can we carry that into the weekend?
00:17:32
Tom Cairns
I mean game week because we are playing on a Wednesday night, aren't we? so
00:17:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:36
Tom Cairns
it's a But anyway, answering your question, the problem with Manchester United right now is we have been struggling for goals in the first half of matches. I mean, I'd love ah lots to find out now how many goals we've scored in the last 16 matches or so when we've scored in the first half because I can tell you it is few and far between.
00:17:54
Tom Cairns
So that could be Ipswich's chance to just give United a bit of a game for it because if they can go into it with this attitude where they can actually put together a string of chances and put them away, it's going to give United the real, real job of it in the second half.
00:18:12
Tom Cairns
Perhaps similar to what it was against Everton.
00:18:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
And what about yourself, Rob? Obviously, you going to take that confidence from the home match at the start of the season? Because everyone's kind of looking at United at the moment going, yeah, there's there's a big chance for three points there, never mind kind of scraping a point. So what's your thoughts, I suppose, going into going into Old Trafford?
00:18:35
Rob Binns
i say you're You're one of the few teams in the league who share our problems. over your You seem to be better away from home than you are on your own patch. and so Which you think would lend itself in our favour that you don't, particularly recently.
00:18:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're just bad all the time, Rob. It doesn't matter where it is.
00:18:54
Rob Binns
and say Particularly at the moment, your home form is not very good and we are we tend to play better as the away side almost when the pressure is off, you could say. that We can just play however we want to. There's no pressure on us to go and set the standard and because that's what I think part of the problem was against Spurs it's been a fairly unpopular opinion among our podcasts but I think part of the flaw was against Spurs is that we played the five back set up at Villa and we got a fantastic result so even when we got 10 men we kept it at five we didn't switch to four we beat Spurs last time by playing a five and frustrating them and then we went to a four and tried to be on the front foot and got done on the break twice in 20 minutes to go 2-0 down that
00:19:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:19:32
Rob Binns
For me, that was part of the problem. So it's been an unpopular opinion. So the lads are quite keen to see people have more of a go and defensive defense, of department particularly at home, is isn't a great watch. But for me, it was a mistake to do that against Spurs. And I'll be interested to see now real way again. Do we go back to that or do we sort of see blood a little bit with the way United play recently and think if we do go at you and risk the potential of the counter attack, is that the way to go? Because...
00:19:59
Rob Binns
It sounds absolutely mental to say out loud, but somehow going to Old Trafford is one of the easiest games we have left this season on paper, which is an unbelievable thing to say.
00:20:13
Rob Binns
But look, United's home form and some of the games we've got, that it's a massive opportunity.
00:20:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:20:19
Rob Binns
I said about the game at home being a missed opportunity. This is like you're somehow going into a game at Old Trafford thinking and if we lose this game, I'm gutted. It should be a point minimum.
00:20:31
Rob Binns
Which is, again, it's a mental thing to say out loud, but that is the point we're at now. The the weekend was terrible, not just because of our own result, but these are every every team in the bottom half, apart from us three who were in the relegation zone, got at least a point.
00:20:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank
00:20:47
Rob Binns
Most of them got wins. We've lost so much ground in one weekend, which so they own it was a shock with the weekend of results. and that We've got to go get something out. We need to bounce back and say, um look at our fixtures. you know We've got a lot of tough away games in
Lineup Changes and Performance Debates
00:21:04
Rob Binns
there still. We're not very good at home. It's probably top three most winnable fixtures, which, like I say, it's such a strange thing to say about going to Old Trafford, but it's a massive, massive opportunity for us.
00:21:17
Rob Binns
and i'm really I'm intrigued to see whether we try and play with confidence, like I say, stick with a four, try and come out your cause, put you under pressure, or if we do go to the five and just sort of
00:21:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:21:27
Rob Binns
Let United have the ball. You've got the pressure as the home side to set the standards and then if we can spring the trap like we have done a few times away. It'll be an interesting watch for sure.
00:21:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, definitely. I think both teams might be allergic to the ball as well. So I think that the United will want you to come at them and they can go on the counter-attack as well. So it'll be the battle of the back fives, I think, um if Ipswich do go that way. But yeah, really interesting to to hear about that and to hear the split decision going on and a bit of contention at the Ipswich podcast there in terms of tactics of how how you go about games. But yeah, let's see let's see how it goes in the game anyway. But Tom, in terms of...
00:22:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know What we've seen from United over the last couple of games, a couple of players coming back from injury as well. Do you think we're going to see a similar lineup to to the Everton game or or a bit of kind of reshuffling, I suppose, as it's a midweek game?
00:22:19
Tom Cairns
Well, I think considering it's midway game, I'd love to see Chido Obi get a chance to start because Hoyland has been dreadful, as we all know.
00:22:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:22:27
Tom Cairns
So I think it's it's time to change tack, really, and give Obi a bit of ah a run of it. um It's just, do you put Xerxes behind him as well as Fernandes?
00:22:39
Tom Cairns
I would probably say... Go with it with the exact same line-ups what you had against Everton, except Hoyland coming off and putting Obi in his place. Because I want to see how Obi gets on as a starter this time.
00:22:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it'll be interesting to see. um I was kind of, not surprised in a way, but i was I suppose he kind of had to go for it at the weekend. But you know we got he got a good few minutes, yes, at the weekend against Everton.
00:23:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Yeah, it's it's very hard to tell, I suppose, what what we can expect from him with such a ah short cameo. But yeah, it'd be interesting to see if we can kind of blood a few of the youngsters, I suppose, but into the next few games because, Rob, it's interesting hearing you saying and that this is a probably one of the the top three easiest games for Ipswich going into the season. I think from a United perspective as well, it's probably looking at the Ipswich game, the only game that we could see is getting something out of over the next.
00:23:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
for the last few games of the season, it's it's been that bad recently. But ah yeah, what about, um I suppose you touched on the the actual formation for the Ipswich team, but is there is there much rotation at the minute or is it mainly the same team that's going out every week?
00:23:48
Rob Binns
but There'll be changes at the back, almost nailed on. Twan Zabie will come back in for Godfrey.
00:23:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, so disgust.
00:23:52
Rob Binns
That is 100% nailed on. So his suspension served up and Godfrey did not take his chance. ah He's getting a lot of the brain a blame, which it's not all on him. Like I say, the the way we set up left him exposed 1v1 a lot of the time and he's not having a good year, but Son is still a top player and he is good. Like when he's on his day, he's very hard to get the ball off of and you don't want to be left 1v1 against him. But say he got his chance of a suspension.
00:24:22
Rob Binns
He is the next option behind Twanzebi. And two goals came down his side. He got booked and hooked at half-time. So ah ah can't I can't see him staying in the team after that, with Twanzebi being back as well.
00:24:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's a tough tough day at the office that yeah yeah Twanzaby going back into his his old team as well so should be interesting
00:24:34
Rob Binns
Yeah. So I'm pretty sure, I'd say, yeah. Yeah, maybe a point to prove. But don't know. I think he's fairly happy with his time at United, I suppose.
00:24:46
Rob Binns
They had very good game, didn't he, against PSG in the Champions League that we like to reference as soon as we signed him we went with pocket someone who pocketed a bat that he would sign for us in the Championship but yeah as the other one say a club give us nothing like I say it's really it's a frustrating thing but I'm pretty sure Cayuste is going to be injured so we'll be forced into a change in midfield it's just whether they go do they show one go in who's had next to no time this year but just to avoid playing Phillips and Morsi which is two of the same player together and
00:24:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
that's right yeah
00:25:16
Rob Binns
has not worked a lot of the times it's been done, but not together.
00:25:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're really not a fan of these two in midfield?
00:25:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, one or the other, yeah.
00:25:23
Rob Binns
three To be fair to Calvin Phillips, I've given him all sorts of stick this year. I've said from as soon as it, when it was even linked, I said it's a stupid idea. I don't see the point of it. There's better options to do.
00:25:34
Rob Binns
And the last few weeks, he has, he his performances per on a personal note have picked up, which is, hope I'm hoping and he can finish the season strong, but I don't like them two playing together, but
00:25:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:25:47
Rob Binns
we haven't really got a choice at the moment because Luongo has played about three games since coming. There's obviously feelings that he's not up to the level because he's always the one who doesn't even make the matchday squad or doesn't come on if he's on the bench.
00:25:59
Rob Binns
is obviously ah shared feeling there that he's not quite up to standard. So to throw him in for a start on a game like this would be a bit strange. But yeah, they they're the two main spots where you often think there'll be change.
00:26:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:26:12
Rob Binns
like to see Broadhead come back into the attack as well because it's a mystery to me why he doesn't get more minutes because He looks sharp every time he plays, but he always seems to be the one who drops to the bench when there's a change, even if he's played the best the previous week. But and the main thought of it the majority of it will be the same, I would say.
00:26:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair.
Final Predictions for Man United vs Ipswich
00:26:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, so it's that time of the of the evening. Tom will come to you first. Score predictions for this game against Ipswich. What are we thinking?
00:26:40
Tom Cairns
I think Ipswich will go up at half-time and then United to turn it around in the second half. And I think it'll be a win for United.
00:26:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
two one Rob, what do you think?
00:26:51
Rob Binns
I really do think we can beat you. I don't know.
00:26:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
So do I.
00:26:58
Rob Binns
I really do think there's a result there because it's just whether we go.
00:26:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
i don't doubt that.
00:27:03
Rob Binns
I've said that so many about so many games this year that there is a result there. Go and go and get it. And Wolves away is the only time we've actually produced a performance to match.
00:27:15
Rob Binns
There have been so many, even say like Southampton at home. we build it all week as the biggest game of the season and lost it 2-1. Whenever there feels like this, this game's a weird blend really because on paper going away to a big six team is a sort of no pressure game we play well in. But like I said, it's actually a very important game and a realistic chance of points. So it's almost now just ah ah our territory of the games we like to bottle come into play. But um um I really say the heart says we can win, but
00:27:46
Rob Binns
the the head says to bottle it and take a point, but I'll go with it. I'm on my own representing the podcast. I'll i'll say we'll beat you 2-1.
00:27:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:27:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, okay. I'll go somewhere in the middle. I think it'll be a draw. I'll go 1-1. um But yeah, I don't have much confidence in them. But let's let's see how we get on anyway. um Okay, so we have 2-1 for Ipswich, 2-1 for United and and a draw meeting in the middle. So we'll leave it there, guys. and We'll look forward to the game. Rob, thank you very much for coming on the the podcast. Really appreciate it. Always nice to have someone over for the crossover.
00:28:20
Rob Binns
It's been good fun. Thanks for having me.
00:28:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
No problem. Tom, thank you very much for joining me. And yeah, we'll see you guys in the next one.
00:28:25
Tom Cairns
Thank you.