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Chelsea's Expectations, United Revert to Type and the Deadline Day Panic
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Nick Bird is joined by Chelsea journalist Japtej Ghura and Viktor Plevnes to discuss Chelsea, Manchester United and the potential dealings in the last dadys of the transfer window.
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Introduction to the Podcast and Guests
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Hello and welcome back to the Global Sports Podcast Network daily Premier League podcast. My name's Nick Bird and I'm joined by Chup Dej who covers Chelsea today. Welcome back to the podcast.
00:00:25
Japtej
Thank you. Nice to hear you.
Chelsea's Recent Performances
00:00:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
And back again is Victor who I don't think is in the greatest mood if you can see what's on TV behind him.
00:00:36
Viktor
Terrible. 2-0 already. It's terrible being United fan, I think. it It felt good the first game against Arsenal, and now it's just everything going downhill again.
00:00:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
well we We'll be getting on to United later. We're going to kick it off with Chelsea, though, as we have Chiltage with us. It was a a poor start, I'd say, against Palace.
00:00:48
Viktor
That's what it
00:00:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we know how good Palace are at the moment. And then you go on to demolish a West Ham side who almost looked destined for relegation, despite having the record of like the promoted teams the last few years.
00:01:08
Japtej
Thank
00:01:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
West Ham looked determined to to spoil that that record.
Question: What are Chelsea's Expectations?
00:01:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
What are sort of the expectations for Chelsea this season and the sort of opinion after these first two games?
00:01:25
Japtej
I think um Chelsea are in a weird situation, like a few other clubs, where it's difficult to judge them so early on. like It's only been two Premier League games. I think there's a few clubs, mainly for me, probably Tottenham, Manchester City and Chelsea out of the big six, who I wouldn't make many judgments on this early because, especially with Chelsea...
00:01:48
Japtej
Obviously, straight off the back of the Club World Cup win, they've only they only managed to fit in two pre-season games. The players only got back into training 13 days before their first league game.
00:02:00
Japtej
And then, obviously, they had Crystal Palace, who are a solid team, still had Eze at this point. It wasn't a good performance from Chelsea. They managed a draw. And then the next week, they're playing one of the worst teams in the league, whose manager's under huge pressure,
00:02:15
Japtej
And they score five past them without really playing that well. I was there the London Stadium and I didn't think that Chelsea were that great. I didn't think they were bad, but I didn't think they would they had to do anything special to put five past West Ham. And I mean, we saw yesterday, I think Wolves put three past West Ham, which sort of just shows the stage that they're at.
00:02:35
Japtej
So I really don't think I'd be making any judgments on Chelsea yet. I actually think the next game against Fulham is a good game to make judgments on because Fulham are a very good team. They're very stable. I know we'll come on to later, Marco Silva's a bit unhappy, but they are a very stable, solid team.
00:02:52
Japtej
um But yeah, in terms of the expectations for Chelsea, I think... They have to get top four again. This project that Todd Bowley, Clear Lake Capital have undertaken, it's been three years now and they finally got Champions League football for the first time.
00:03:08
Japtej
They've won a couple of trophies. It looks like things are going in a good direction. You have to get back-to-back Champions League qualification to prove that things are building. They also, in my opinion, need to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League.
00:03:24
Japtej
I don't think any Chelsea fan expects you know Chelsea to win it or anything crazy. But you want to see them ah at least reach the last 16 quarterfinals and a couple of decent cup runs, I think.
00:03:36
Japtej
Chelsea could win one of the domestic cups. If they do that, get the knockouts of the Champions League and qualify for Champions League football for next season, I think you'll see all all Chelsea fans pleased with that.
Chelsea's Fitness Concerns
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Global Sports Podcast Network
ah you You mentioned the Club World Cup and you've obviously got a few kind of the tough mid-table sort of games is how a how I describe them. Does it currently feel like there's that lack of fitness and lack of sharpness coming into the season without really any pre-season?
00:04:06
Japtej
I think it's... To be honest, I don't think that. I actually think... Because i was ah was there for the two friendlies against Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan, and Chelsea were brilliant. They dominated both teams.
00:04:20
Japtej
Both of those teams were quite deep into their preseasons by this point. And they ran them over. The players looked sharp. It looked like they hadn't missed a beat since the Club World Cup. So what I think will happen is that Chelsea will start the season fine and then maybe towards Christmas start to tail off because by then it will have been, you know,
00:04:42
Japtej
14, 15 months of non-stop football. Right now, I think they actually do look quite sharp. They look you know ready to go, buoyed by the Club World Cup win. But I think at some point, and they will be hit with the fatigue.
00:04:53
Japtej
But I've not seen that as yet.
Question: Does Chelsea Need to Strengthen Their Squad?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Victor, coming off these first two games, are there any areas from a neutral or rivals point of view where you think Chelsea should be looking to improve before the window shuts on Monday?
00:05:06
Viktor
Yeah, if I'm Chelsea, I'm doing everything to hijack that Gehi deal with Liverpool. That is one one area of Chelsea that I feel like they need to strengthen and to put a name that's already established international, played on the big stage.
00:05:20
Viktor
All these center backs that they have right now, I just, I don't know. I see their quality center backs, but adding Gehi to that squad this is going to put them to a different level.
00:05:32
Japtej
Yeah, I think that's
00:05:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:33
Viktor
and that's That's my view, because you already have a guy that played starting center back for England, and it's on a different level than the rest. They're still in ah kind of young.
00:05:40
Japtej
a good shout because
00:05:41
Viktor
Yeah.
00:05:42
Japtej
Levi Coble getting his ACL injury was a huge, huge blow for the club.
00:05:45
Viktor
Yeah.
00:05:46
Japtej
I mean, he is he's the equivalent for Chelsea of what Van Dijk is for Liverpool. I'm not saying he's as good as Van Dijk, but in terms of importance and quality in a squad, he is far and away the best centre-back at Chelsea.
00:06:01
Japtej
um They've got a lot of, i would say, decent centre-backs. Badia Scheele, Tosin, Trevor Chaliba, these are all decent players who can do a job but Chelsea are looking to, if not this season, in the next season or the season after, be serious title challengers and I agree with Victor, if you're talking about real quality, you want someone like Mark Gahey Obviously, Wesley Fafana, in my opinion, is at that upper echelon of quality, but his fitness is unreliable. I think he's played something like 35 games since he's been at Chelsea and missed 112, which is just insane, those numbers.
00:06:44
Japtej
So yeah, I would agree that Mark Gay would be a good option.
00:06:49
Viktor
And you're going to get him on cheap.
00:06:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:50
Viktor
Forget about the contract deal because that should not be your concern as a Chelsea team. Either paying 40, 50, doesn't matter how many years he has. You got to get that guy because if you had more than more years on his contract, you would pay like easily 70, 80 million for that guy.
00:07:04
Viktor
So just take advantage last moment. Try to get in there and and get the deal done.
00:07:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he's a player that improves every defence bar Arsenal's, to be honest. Because you look at, especially, i think Liverpool's possibly the only one you can contend, but seeing how Canadi's performed the first two weeks, I think if you put Gaye in for him at the moment, it probably improves that defence.
00:07:26
Japtej
Yeah.
00:07:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've seen the links to Firmin Lopez and Xavi Simmonds. Do you think there'll be ah sent a centre-back, whether it's Gaye or not, well as one of Firmin or Xavi Simmonds?
00:07:41
Japtej
To be honest, I think that there'll be no centre-back. I think Jor-El Hato is the centre-back that they have got. I know he's also a left-back and they're happy with Tosin, Chalabur, Badia Shiel.
00:07:50
Viktor
Please.
00:07:55
Japtej
So I don't think there will be a centre-back.
Chelsea's Transfer Strategy
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Japtej
I think that they will sign Xavi Simmonds and Garnaccio eventually. i mean, and that's another issue in my opinion in the sense that A lot of what Chelsea have done over the last few years and the issue that I've had with some of their business has been, it feels like you're making sideways moves. You're taking out one player and replacing them with a player who's similar level of quality. For example,
00:08:24
Japtej
Nani Madweke, who I thought was Chelsea's best winger last season. I'm not saying he's world-class. I thought he was a good player and he was Chelsea's best winger last season. They sell him for some tidy profit, but they sell him and now you bring in Garnaccio. Now...
00:08:40
Japtej
In no world is Garnaccio big upgrade on Madueke. In my opinion, Madueke is a better player. So what's the thinking behind that? And Garnaccio is known to have attitude problems.
00:08:52
Japtej
His brother's a nuisance on social media. There's problems with the player. So a lot of, and there's been a lot of these transfers in the last three years, just bringing in, you know, players who don't improve the ceiling of the club.
00:09:06
Japtej
So I think Xavi Simmonds is a fantastic player. I think he's very different to Garnaccio. He's top, top class and can become world class. But Garnaccio, I'm really not a fan of. But I think Garnaccio and Simmonds will be the two who they bring in.
00:09:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:22
Viktor
I think I'm not a big fan of Garnaccio myself.
00:09:25
Viktor
Like I cannot stand the kid, but I can tell you that he's going to be really good at Chelsea. And I feel he's going to be a starter within a few weeks.
00:09:31
Japtej
Really? why did you why Why do you think that?
00:09:32
Viktor
Once he's done. I think he just has that dirtiness in in him that Chelsea would need in the last, the three guys behind forward. And I think he's going to be a starter on on on the left side.
00:09:44
Japtej
he is He is a decent player. I mean, when when I used to watch him at United, i thought he's he's direct, he's quick, he doesn't mind shooting.
00:09:54
Viktor
Yeah.
00:09:54
Japtej
You can tell that he's got that confidence and swagger. and think sometimes too much. He thinks he's already as good as Ronaldo, but he's not.
00:10:02
Viktor
Yeah.
00:10:02
Japtej
i
00:10:02
Viktor
That's the biggest issue that he has.
00:10:04
Japtej
Yeah.
00:10:05
Viktor
That's why nobody likes him.
00:10:05
Japtej
yeah and
00:10:06
Viktor
But as a player, I think he's going to be decent.
00:10:07
Japtej
Yeah, but he does have potential. It's just...
00:10:10
Japtej
Yeah, I don't see what taking out Madueke and bringing in Garnasho adds.
00:10:10
Viktor
no Yeah, I wonder what the situation with Madueka is.
00:10:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I.
00:10:20
Viktor
Something in the background has to be that we don't know about because, yeah, he was very solid.
00:10:23
Japtej
I think it was... I think it was just the profit. Chelsea signed him for 29 million. They offloaded him for 52 million, which is a lot of profit for a player who, you know, we'll see this season, is he worth 52 million? I don't think he is, to be honest.
00:10:41
Japtej
But I mean, Nick, you'll have opinions on that.
00:10:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, ah i was
00:10:44
Japtej
What did you make of that signing?
00:10:46
Viktor
Yeah.
00:10:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
i was there at the weekend. he I thought he was really good at the weekend against Leeds. Obviously, it's not goingnna be ah particularly difficult team to play against. But then when he came off the bench against United, you saw sort of the struggle with his a ability defensively, which a big part of being a winger Arsenal.
00:11:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
And when you look at having no sacker this weekend against Liverpool, It's going to be a big task defending on that right-hand side. luck Probably luckily for him, he's on the right and not the left, having to help defend Salah this weekend. but I think it was an overpay, but I think he'll be useful Arsenal.
00:11:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
But there was no need it to be 52 mil.
00:11:24
Japtej
and Just while while while we're on Arsenal, where where do you see Eze playing? Say all the players are fit, Saka, Madweke, Odegaard, Martinelli, Eze, what do you see as being the front line and maybe the calm?
00:11:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
At the moment, I think it will be Eze left wing and he just comes inside and have Calafiore staying wide as a left back or Hincapier if he comes in and takes that spot.
00:11:47
Viktor
Yep.
00:11:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, at the moment I've got an Eze, Gyokuro, Saka front three with Erdegaard still in the team just because I think his leadership and what he does out of possession as as especially is like too useful to get rid of and then I think certain games, your you'll play both of them in like the 8s or the 10s, but I think more or less like the most common one will be in left wing.
00:12:20
Japtej
so you think Madueke left wing and right wing cover because it's interesting i spoke to someone in Madueke's camp who said that Madueke had been told he would be the starting left winger so now that Eze's come in if he's just bench cover I don't think he's going to be happy with that
00:12:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah I mean, i think there's going to lot of game time for a lot of people this year. jessica's And we've already seen injuries happen very quickly across not just Arsenal, but a lot of teams.
00:12:48
Japtej
Yeah. Yeah. 100%.
00:12:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
So he'll still get loads of game time. But you're playing for a team contending for the title as he becomes available.
00:12:54
Viktor
Arsenal has a lot.
00:12:57
Japtej
Hmm.
00:12:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
You've kind of got suck it up a little bit.
00:13:01
Japtej
hundred times
00:13:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he may not like it.
Manchester United's Defensive Struggles
00:13:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, I mean... as a I think the part of Eze where it' it's so important to the fans how he was a he is an Arsenal boy sort of thing will also help him get game time, which may sound a little bit weird, but I think he's so loved already. like You saw the reception when he walked out.
00:13:24
Japtej
yeah
00:13:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's crazy. Before we wrap up on Chelsea... Victor and I, I think we both had them coming fourth. Do you see them in that same position, just not quite being able to hang on that title chase?
00:13:36
Viktor
i did I did not. I have him outside of the four top four.
00:13:40
Japtej
Really? Why would you have
00:13:41
Viktor
ah
00:13:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh yeah, you had United fourth, didn't you?
00:13:43
Viktor
I had United four, and I'm still sticking to it.
00:13:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:13:45
Viktor
But ah now I'm kind of – in the last 15 minutes, I'm changing my mind.
00:13:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:13:46
Japtej
it? I...
00:13:50
Japtej
i
00:13:50
Viktor
After watching the Arsenal again, I'm like, okay, these guys going to pick it up.
00:13:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
it
00:13:53
Viktor
They'll get to top four. But now even watching this is something in the background again that's like rotten and not there. So i don't know.
00:14:00
Japtej
ah
00:14:01
Viktor
Losing 2-0 to Grimsby.
00:14:02
Japtej
I think, um yeah, I don't think Chelsea are ready to compete for a title because you need, I mean, Arsenal have sort proved it. You need a level of consistency that you build over time.
00:14:16
Japtej
you know, Arsenal are there. They've obviously not won one, but the squad have learned to consistently win. You know, United's a perfect example. They didn't play that well and they won. For Chelsea, they're not in that position. Last season, you know, first half of the season, they were second. They were on Liverpool's, you know, they were right on their chase and then they fell away. And even even in the first two games this season, a title winning team or so a title challenging team beats Crystal Palace.
00:14:46
Japtej
you know To be honest, Crystal Palace at home, as good as I think Palace are, you have to win that. So I think Chelsea will finish third off or fourth. Like I said at the start, there's a couple teams who I'm just not sure on, like Tottenham and Man City.
00:15:00
Japtej
Man City, I don't know whether they'll finish second. They could finish first. They could finish fourth or fifth. you know They've been so up and down already and and there's so many new signings and pep looks, fatigue. There's so much going on at that club. So I think Chelsea, in my opinion, will finish third or fourth.
00:15:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I've got the same, I think. Like I was saying, I just don't think there's enough to sustain a title challenge. What you touched on City, and I thought had them like second, third, maybe kind of coming from nowhere and winning it, but they look so bad at the week and I don't think they've fixed their issues.
00:15:36
Japtej
Yeah, i I actually think.
00:15:38
Viktor
I think Tottenham is ah the worst team for them because of the way they play. So they they've been struggling against Tottenham all the time like this and in games like this. So I i don't know. It's still too early to tell. But but i can I can see the teams figure out a way to play against the city.
00:15:56
Japtej
yeah
00:15:56
Viktor
City hasn't evolved the last few years.
00:15:58
Viktor
That's why they're struggling and they're not winning the champions.
00:16:00
Japtej
yeah i also I was listening to a few Pep Guardiola interviews before the season started and i don't know if you guys would have seen this but he he did like an interview saying that he has three states euphoric, depressed and absent which is like a great you know it's been it's quite sad really to say that that's how you go through life and
00:16:01
Viktor
They're not the champions.
00:16:23
Japtej
He looks really fatigued and tired just mentally and physically. And I don't know if he's still up to it. I think this is, in my opinion, definitely his last season. And I don't know if he's up if he's up to it. I guess we'll see.
00:16:37
Japtej
ah I said, this it's just too early after two games to be making crazy judgments because they destroyed Wolves and they you know get beaten by Tottenham. So... There's a long, long way left of the season, but I don't think the early signs are that promising.
00:16:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
It did feel, i had had this feeling and watching them at the weekend where it felt a little bit like when Klopp brought in some players for the next manager, sort got the same feeling at the weekend.
00:17:06
Japtej
Yeah.
00:17:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it just doesn't feel like they fixed the issues they've had from last year.
00:17:11
Japtej
Hmm.
00:17:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
They fixed a little bit of the attacking issues, but I think the main issue was the capability to defend in that midfield and they've done nothing for me.
00:17:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Before we continue to get sidetracked though, we'll hear a little bit about Zenkasa and then we'll hear from Victor about how his opinion might have changed in the past week about United.
00:18:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, Victor, you were very positive last week after a really good opening performance against Arsenal, but then this weekend, a reversion to type,
Question: Can Bruno Fernandes Solve United's Midfield Issues?
00:18:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
reversion to last season, struggling to to beat Fulham, who are a team you actually have a good record against, especially away.
00:18:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then, as we currently record, it's half-time and you're tuned down to Grimsby.
00:18:29
Viktor
yeah
00:18:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is there that concern that nothing's changed?
00:18:30
Viktor
Yeah.
00:18:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:32
Viktor
Let me correct you. I was positive 45 minutes ago when the game started. Now I'm changing my mind on this. Yeah, I mean, listen, I watched United preseason games. I watched Man United playing here in Chicago.
00:18:45
Viktor
ah First touch touches, obviously, was everything. They were so confident. Even Dorgu that I did not like last year, they all felt so comfortable and confident on the ball. And now the first game against Arsenal, it looked amazing.
00:18:59
Viktor
Everything felt great. And then you get Fulham. You start the game and the next fifteen the first 15 minutes. Amazing. And i'm thinking um i remember thinking, yeah, this is gonna this is this is our year. We're going to get back to the Champions League.
00:19:11
Viktor
And then literally 15 minutes later, everything goes down. We just have those lapses that you can tell something is missing. And that is a defensive midfielder. midfielder there is thinking defensively, not like Bruno just going – box to box. We need someone that's going to stay in the back and mark a guy. And and again, I can't even stress enough how much Bruno is pissing me off. That that goal that we conceded, he literally just let Smith row run through and then just score a goal.
00:19:39
Viktor
It was literally in front of him. I mean, I've played football myself in college and in Europe and and just to let it go like that and and Dalo as well, getting into the game and making that kind of mistake two minutes into the game. That's just, yeah.
00:19:53
Japtej
Victor, do you think on do you think on Bruno against Fulham, he was limited and maybe frustrated because he's had to play deeper?
00:19:53
Viktor
I'm getting so frustrated with this team.
00:20:03
Japtej
It seemed like throughout the full whole game, he was slightly agitated.
00:20:03
Viktor
yeah
00:20:07
Japtej
Then he missed the penalty. Then he became completely invisible. Do you think he is feeling in this system that Amriem wants to play? He's not going to get the best out of Bruno.
00:20:19
Viktor
It feels like everyone in Man United knows that Bruno is the top guy. So now you're getting the the other pieces together and then put Bruno wherever he needs to play just to like cover the rest, if if that makes sense.
00:20:32
Viktor
Because Bruno, for me, he has to play more forward. He has to play behind the number the number nine guy. So he would be, for me, behind those two guys.
00:20:37
Japtej
All right.
00:20:40
Viktor
But we already signed Cunha and Mbemo, and now you have Bruno who wants to play all over the field. and And he makes a lot of mistakes. like He really makes a lot of mistakes. He creates chances. That's what the stats are telling us as well. But hes he's sending so many balls that go to nobody, and it makes a lot of mistakes.
00:20:56
Viktor
i You either play Bruno as a 10 behind the forward, or I don't like him as a center mid at all. It just, those lapses that we have, those gaps that open up after 30, 40 minutes, that's because of Bruno and because we lack a second good midfielder. and And clearly Amorim can't get the best out of Casemiro. He can't get the best out of Mane. Obviously, he's not a fan of, seems like it.
00:21:17
Viktor
Yeah, and we're not getting Baleba this year. So I don't know.
00:21:21
Japtej
and As it as it United fan, how does that make you feel about Mainou?
00:21:22
Viktor
du
00:21:25
Japtej
Because he's obviously a youth product, someone who could become you know one of the top midfielders in the world and Amrim can't find a place for him. I've seen a lot of fans get very frustrated at that.
00:21:34
Viktor
yeah
00:21:38
Japtej
and Now there's obviously rumours that Mainou could go out on loan even. How does that fare with you?
00:21:44
Viktor
i'm I'm still struggling to figure out what is the part that Amorim doesn't like about Maino. Because every time he would get in and play offensively, he would score big goals. But if he plays defensively, he's struggling to to find his positioning.
00:21:59
Viktor
And that's what Amorim sees in him, like, he's Clearly, you can tell he's trying to teach him something that Maino cannot pick up. So that's I think that's the biggest issue that I see in Maino.
00:22:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
I feel like the Mano situation is weird as well because this is the manager at the moment. He might not even be there next week. So why would you let him sort of sell this player who has so much potential?
00:22:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
He started a Euros final, what, like 18 months ago?
00:22:26
Viktor
They're not going to let him sell him. Yeah, there's ah there's no way...
00:22:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
that i don't...
00:22:30
Viktor
The Man United top will will let him sell Meno.
00:22:32
Japtej
Yeah, all of the rumours have been that he will go out on loan if he is to go, because that's a very good point.
00:22:33
Viktor
There's no way.
00:22:39
Japtej
with I mean, we started recording and the game had already started and I didn't know the score and you two told me that it was 2-0. I was shocked because it feels like... Listen, chat um Manchester United losing against Arsenal is normal. Arsenal great team.
00:22:55
Japtej
Even drawing against Fulham is not unexpected because Fulham are a very good team. Losing 2-0 to Grimsby is inexcusable. is It feels like the sort of result... He's not going to get sacked after this game, but it feels like the sort of result, a bit like West Ham losing to Wolves in the Cup yesterday.
00:23:13
Japtej
You can see things are on the decline. and I mean, not not just with Maynard, But with the whole the whole host of signings that they've made this summer, we all know that Manchester United are short on cash and that the financial situation is dire.
00:23:28
Japtej
If Amarim leaves in December or January, which is very realistic... you're then left with you know signings that he's made who another manager might not want.
00:23:39
Japtej
I mean, fortunately for United, players like Mbwemo and Cunha are just excellent players who most managers will want.
00:23:45
Viktor
Yep.
00:23:46
Japtej
But someone like Dorgou, someone like Sesko, and then if a new manager comes in, will he be able to spend the money he wants next summer? So Manchester United have really put themselves behind ah Ruben Amarum But is he the right man?
Question: Is Ruben Amorim the Right Manager for Manchester United?
00:24:01
Japtej
That's the big question. like what What do you think, Victor? do you
00:24:04
Viktor
i i think he's I think he's the right man because i don't know.
00:24:04
Japtej
Where do you stand on him?
00:24:07
Japtej
you do?
00:24:08
Viktor
Yeah, I do feel like i feel like also this is the last chance for Man United to to go back and talk because if they do not deliver, Cunha and Mbwemo, then I have no hope in anyone else because the issue before was you signed players who were, okay, let's say big in different leagues. You don't know how they're going to react playing in the Premier League, but now you're getting two top players. They were top on the scoreboards last year for And they're already like players that we've seen them, they can play in the Premier League. And if they can't do anything at Man United, then there's a bigger issue within the club that we can't see that makes them to not have the same confidence that they should have.
00:24:50
Viktor
oh i don't know. I think Amorim is... I can't think of a better manager than him right now for for United. And he's he's a little bit stubborn because he wants to play he his style of play, but he has the players now, so...
00:25:02
Viktor
We're missing two big pieces, and hopefully those two pieces are not going to cost him the job before he gets those two. We need to get this the goalie sorted because you can clearly not count on Onana and Bahinder because they're one is bad stopping balls. The other one is bad in the air, so you can't have a goalie.
00:25:24
Viktor
ah Those two cannot be on goal for Man United.
00:25:25
Japtej
But even even the goal even the goalkeeper that they're being linked with, Sen Lamens, like no one really knows who he is.
00:25:26
Viktor
That's for sure.
00:25:32
Japtej
You don't know how good he is.
00:25:32
Viktor
Right. Yeah.
00:25:33
Japtej
like why is you know Where does this name come from?
00:25:34
Viktor
yeah
00:25:38
Japtej
Surely there's a more appropriate, better name on the market. i mean You know, it just seems strange. Like, and Onana's obviously had his issues last season, but then bringing in Bayeindeir and he's clearly no better. So even that's got me thinking with Amirim, like, what's his thinking there, putting Bayeindeir ahead of Onana?
Manchester United's Goalkeeping Dilemma
00:26:00
Viktor
he wanted He wanted to send a clear message for Nana that he needs to find a new club. That's all it is. And I honestly don't don't understand why United is not pushing for Donnarumma because he already gave so much money to average players.
00:26:15
Viktor
And then you have now a player like Donnarumma that's been tested, has like big medals in his cabinet. Give him the money that he wants rather than spending him on someone that is not tested.
00:26:26
Japtej
But do you not think with Donnarumma, I think he's an excellent goalkeeper, but he's probably not the right type in that his attributes, his best attributes are shot stopping, making huge saves.
00:26:27
Viktor
I would pay Donnarumma the money that he wants. Just bring
00:26:40
Viktor
Yeah.
00:26:41
Japtej
If Amorim wants the keepers to play with his feet, he's a bit shaky with that.
00:26:45
Viktor
Yeah.
00:26:45
Japtej
Maybe even more shaky than Inanna. So I see what you're saying, but I don't know if Donnarumma would be the right fit.
00:26:54
Viktor
You make it simple. You make it simple with Donnarumma. Get the ball, pass it right away. you They don't have to play you every every ball back.
00:26:59
Japtej
Yeah.
00:27:01
Viktor
But as long as he's comfortable... And that's another thing with confidence. if you might You can be bad with your feet, but if you save a lot of good balls, then that confidence will come to your feet as well, if that makes sense.
00:27:15
Japtej
yeah
00:27:15
Viktor
You need to have the confidence to do things, and Donnarumma will eventually get that, especially once you play at Old Trafford, you get the confidence, you you hear the fans cheering your name. Yeah, whatever it is, we need a new goalie.
00:27:28
Viktor
i This is just... Every game there is something with the goalies. I don't remember the last time there was a game and there was not a problem with the goalie.
00:27:36
Japtej
yeah that's that's true actually it's uh it's a sad situation for united
00:27:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Victor, do you take kind of take issue with the fact there's obviously, when you think of Man United, you kind of think of Carrington, that I think it's 70-year record of having a player from the academy the squad.
00:27:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it feels like Amarim's fallen out with a number of those players.
00:27:58
Viktor
look
00:28:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
You think to Rashford, you think of Manu recently. If you want to include Garnaccio, you can, I think don't really. and Does it feel like he's kind of stripping away that part of the identity of the club or you think is sort of a coincidence?
00:28:17
Viktor
i think it comes down I think it comes down to hard work, and he never saw the hard work from from those individuals. Rashford, Garnaccio, like Rashford especially, like a player like him not tracking down.
00:28:29
Viktor
When I watch the games, I don't just watch where the ball is. I want to see what they're doing off the ball as well. And Sancho, Rashford, they're not hard workers. They're not tracking back. That's the biggest issue.
00:28:41
Viktor
And that's the same issue at practice as well. So those are the things that I think forced Amorim to get rid of those players. And also, they're not good for the ah for the changing room as well. I don't know. I just... I can't figure out what the deal is with Maino. But my guess is that he cannot learn something that Amorim is pushing to him to so accept in his game, if you will, rather than something that he was doing before as ah just as a center mid.
00:29:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Final thing before we move on. you obviously We touched on the transfer winner. Do you feel like they almost bought in the wrong areas? They're obviously great signings. No one's disputing that.
00:29:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
But you look at Kunja and Mbwemo as the 10s and you look at what United's quality players already were. and I think most people would say United's two best players last season were Bruno and Ahmad.
00:29:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
and they were kind of already your two 10s, and you've replaced them and shifted Ahmad out to right wing back, which obviously he's capable of playing, but kind of takes him out of the attacking action a little bit, and it's forced Bruno deeper into midfield, when it probably would have made more sense to just sign a a better right back instead of Deleuze, and a better defensive midfielder to play alongside, whether that's Casemiro, Orga, or Mainu.
00:29:52
Viktor
um Yeah.
00:30:02
Viktor
Yeah.
00:30:05
Viktor
Yeah, that's a good point. But I'm i'm still very happy with Mbwemo and Cunha. Even in January, I remember talking on the podcast saying that my two top picks would be Ambuemo and Mitoma because of the fact that they're both humble, hardworking, and that's something that this United team needs.
00:30:21
Viktor
You don't need flashy players, someone that's going to worry about what they post on their Instagram. like And Mitoma is one of my favorite players, how slick he is and how he can play with the ball and in defense.
00:30:32
Viktor
But I'll take Cunha because that's one player that you can count on to bring that the ball from the halfway line dribble, which we saw against Arsenal. There are a few times when we needed the ball to go in the final third and he would just dribble past.
00:30:47
Viktor
And that's the type of player that we needed. so And Mbobemo, I'm sure that they're going to create. Mbobemo is the guy that they will create one-on-ones for him. you'll You'll see this. They will be the guy that they would just push through the middle and find him ah on the side and he would be one-on-one with the goalies.
00:31:03
Viktor
So his goals are coming.
00:31:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Does it concern you at all if Amarim does go and a new manager comes in? Let's say he plays a 4-2-3-1, it feels like the most common system at the moment, that the attack would likely be Sheshko up top, Kunja left wing, Mbwemo right wing, and Bruno in the 10, and then Ahmad's having to wait for minutes on the bench?
00:31:28
Viktor
I think he would find a way to switch ah one of Amat. And if there's a new coach, obviously, one of Amat or Mbemo will be on the left side. They'll figure out a way. One of them, yeah, I can see Cunha being the number 10. And Bruno, again, will be like a center mid.
00:31:45
Viktor
So, I don't know. i just I'm losing faith in Bruno. That's all I can say.
00:31:50
Japtej
I think what you could do, actually, what you could do actually if there's a new manager and a new system, is play either Cunha or Mbwemo as the striker.
00:31:51
Viktor
And his position and
00:32:00
Japtej
Because, listen, Cesco is obviously very new. He's very young. But I don't see him being a success in the Premier League. Just... I don't see what's different about him than Hoyland, for example.
00:32:13
Viktor
Yeah.
00:32:13
Japtej
He's not ready for this. He's not ready to be the Manchester United striker starting striker. He scored 13 goals in the Bundesliga last season, which is okay.
00:32:24
Japtej
But Timo Werner was getting 25 to 30 goals and he failed spectacularly in the Prem. ah He's certainly not worth the money they paid Cesc. And i don't think he's ready. So you can maybe put Cunha or Mbwemo there, Ahmad on the right, the other one on the left, and then Bruno back in the 10. But this is all probably way down the line. I think that Manchester United have invested so heavily into Amorim.
00:32:50
Japtej
And the situation at the club in terms of laying off staff, coming out, telling people how dire the financial situation is, and Amorim being at the front of all that and the ownership, Jim Ratcliffe, you've heard how well they get on.
00:33:04
Japtej
They've both spoken about it. United cannot afford to, literally and metaphorically, they cannot afford to sack Amorim too soon. I think it's going to be at least probably January, February before he he might be under that sort of pressure.
00:33:22
Viktor
I don't think he's getting sacked unless he really loses to Burnley this weekend. Then it's going to be a red flag. But they're gonna I think the board have a decision for him that he's going to stick unless it goes really bad. And how much worse can he get than last year, finishing 15th or 16th?
00:33:38
Japtej
Yeah, i think
00:33:38
Viktor
So unless you're in a relegation battle,
Question: What are Manchester United's Realistic Goals?
00:33:41
Viktor
then they'll have to think about it.
00:33:41
Japtej
yeah but the thing with the thing is, you United don't have any European football this season. This is this is a rare season.
00:33:47
Viktor
Yeah.
00:33:49
Japtej
Well, what you hope as a United fan is a rare season where there's no European football. You've got five days on the training pitch between each game. they you know This should be a positive. There should be enough time for Amarim to...
00:34:04
Japtej
instil his ideas into the squad. So I think, you know, if you United are, I don't know what's the successful season for them. I think realistically, maybe eighth in the Premier League.
00:34:16
Japtej
But if they're somewhere around 10th or 12th come December, you not think he'll be under intense pressure?
00:34:22
Viktor
yeah Yeah, the pressure will always be there. But I don't know. I just feel like ah me and Nick discussed this last week. I told him because of the fact that United doesn't have any extra games in Europe, if they're not aiming for top four, i don't know what they're playing for because they need to...
00:34:40
Viktor
ah Fourth is the...
00:34:40
Japtej
But do you see... Yeah.
00:34:42
Viktor
they can go The top three for me are very clear.
00:34:44
Japtej
Yeah.
00:34:44
Viktor
Arsenal's going to be a champion. Liverpool's going to be second. City's going to be third. And then the fourth place, i don't know who's going to get that fourth place. But United has so much
00:34:50
Japtej
Yeah.
00:34:52
Viktor
like free time pretty much. You don't have any games on a weekday.
00:34:55
Japtej
and
00:34:57
Viktor
if you don't If you don't get anything out of this season, how tired people going to get after to like two, three months and they don't take advantage of it, then I can't even think of how next next season is going to be.
00:34:58
Japtej
yeah
00:35:07
Viktor
This is the year to get back to the top.
00:35:10
Japtej
Yeah.
00:35:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
I feel like there'll be concern from United fans seeing how quickly Frank has kind of got Spurs in order and how long it's taken for Amirim to kind of get anything going at all.
00:35:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you kind of feel that same thing, Victor? Or do you think that it won't really matter to United fans?
00:35:30
Viktor
um
00:35:33
Viktor
About Spurs, I'm still not sold because, again, with every other coach, they played the same gig against City and they they got the same results. They were getting wins. they I think they won 4-0 last year at at the Adi Hut, didn't they? They did. they did So this is still a new Spurs team.
00:35:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:35:45
Japtej
Yeah.
00:35:48
Viktor
that It will take few more weeks for me to to kind of get an opinion on on what he's doing. but and I just don't like Levi, Levy, whatever you you call him. it's He's just a mean person. like How do you fire and after that?
00:36:05
Viktor
I just, yeah, I don't i don't like the guy.
00:36:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that's all wrapped up on United. We'll hear a bit about Bayern. He can then go on to couple of the teams who have a lot lot to do in the final week of this transfer window.
00:37:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
So there are just a matter of days left of the transfer window now, and the first two weeks have seen a lot of complaining from managers about their club spending. There's five teams currently with a positive net spend. You've Villa, Bournemouth, Brighton, Palace and Wolves.
00:37:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Bournemouth are very different reasons to the others, especially, but... It's been Silver and Glasner, you feel, who have been the primary complainers, and for good reason, because it's 500k spent for Fulham, 2 million spent for Palace, and like I was saying, there are days left of the window and they've got quite a quite a bit to improve on.
00:37:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you think they're waiting for the what deadline day deals, or it a bit of lazy ownership potentially?
00:37:55
Japtej
ah think um I think that Fulham have signed one player who was a backup goalkeeper for Burton Leno, which is crazy, really. I mean i think that their starting 11 is really good. i mean They proved that with the draw against Manchester United. They proved that for years now under Marco Silva.
00:38:15
Japtej
They have a really solid team. But from Marco Silva's perspective, you can understand it. He'll be wanting to push on. There's no reason. why Last year, Fulham were pushing for the European places with a bit of investment, a bit more squad depth.
00:38:29
Japtej
There's no reason why they couldn't get Europa League or Conference League football this season.
00:38:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:38:35
Japtej
So there's a lot of anger at Tony Khan and Shahid Khan. the owners at Fulham, because they've just not they've not spent any money, which I completely understand why
Fulham and Crystal Palace's Transfer Inactivity
00:38:46
Japtej
Silva's frustrated. And then for for Crystal Palace, they're selling all their best players, which is it's a strange one. because because i actually spoke So I was at Palace, Frederikstad last week in their Conference League playoff first leg.
00:38:59
Japtej
This was the day before, ah as they signed for Arsenal. So I spoke to a lot of the Palace fans about how they felt about losing Eze and potentially Gehi. And to be honest, a lot of them were very graceful and they weren't really that annoyed or angry. they so they felt you know A lot of them said, we know our place as a club. We know that we can develop players. Hopefully they have a few good years for us.
00:39:27
Japtej
and then they'll move on. So none of them were too disheartened or expecting more or saying we should keep these players. But Oliver Glasner, in his post-match press conference after Frederikstad, was so angry. I've never seen a press conference like that, to be honest. He was furious.
00:39:46
Japtej
he say you know He was saying, why are the club... let Eze go without having someone lined up. He said, we knew Eze was going to leave from the start of the window. We've had no one lined up.
00:39:57
Japtej
He got asked about Gehi leaving and he said, if Mark Gehi leaves, I'm going have to play a centre-back. Obviously, joking there, but... He basically said, flat out, we cannot sell Gehi.
00:40:09
Japtej
And he's right. that Crystal Palace under Oliver Glasner have been excellent. they've been you know They drew with Chelsea. They beat Manchester City for the FA Cup. They beat Liverpool for the Community Shield.
00:40:19
Japtej
This is genuinely one of the top seven or eight teams in the league, probably. And now they're in Europe.
00:40:24
Viktor
Yep.
00:40:25
Japtej
They have a serious chance to win the Conference League. But if you don't sign anyone, you're either going This will be the cap. This season will be as good as it gets. there's no room for progression, which there could have been if they'd you know taken action. So I completely understand it. And it I think for for those both those managers, it speaks really about the quality now of the Premier League and how good all the teams are and the fact that These teams now know that they have to keep pushing on because if it's not Fulham and Crystal Palace this season, and it'll be Bournemouth or, you know, obviously Newcastle already there, but Aston
Crystal Palace's Player Development Strategy
00:41:04
Japtej
Villa. like there's These teams who ah ah traditionally haven't been in the big six, the top six, are now pushing. And for team like Palace or Fulham, they know that you have to capitalise on your good years.
00:41:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Palace, ah obviously, they lost their, i forget the guy's name, but they had a guy who was incredibly good at recruiting from the championship, especially left to go to Saudi Arabia.
00:41:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
And perhaps that's messed with their summer massively. And obviously, there was the stuff with ah Forest and whether they'd have Europa League or Conference League and that delayed their summer as well. But you've you look and see, obviously, they seem to be getting players now that Jeremy Pino, I believe, is having his medical tomorrow.
00:41:52
Viktor
Yeah.
00:41:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
are links to Reece Nelson today. And those are kind of players who were very hyped a couple years ago. and now maybe getting them cheaper than they would have if they'd fulfilled their potential. But you can't replace Eze, despite getting nearly 70 million for him.
00:42:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're probably going to struggle to replace how good Gay is, but that's always been Palace's thing. It's recruiting from South London and having those South London players, which they'd be getting in Rhys Nelson, but also having those players and bringing them up for the from the championship.
00:42:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're the club who who do it better than anyone else in the Premier League. and they They just aren't hitting that this summer, it seems.
00:42:43
Japtej
Yeah, but also, sorry, you go.
00:42:43
Viktor
I don't, I don't, um yeah, I can't even, i can't even see Pino covering 50% of what Eze was doing because he's a winger naturally and they pay like 30, 35 million for him.
00:42:56
Viktor
And again, that's another player that hasn't been tested in England. I don't even understand understand why he would want to move to England because he already has Champions League with Villarreal. So you're going to Crystal Palace team unless they're paying you really twice as much as you were getting in Villarreal. But,
00:43:13
Viktor
I don't know what his salary is going to be. But yeah, it's going to be a lot of activity, I think, for the smaller teams in the last few days.
00:43:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it feels like it feels like we're going to
00:43:23
Viktor
So that's how I look. West Ham has to do something drastic.
00:43:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah That's what I was getting on
West Ham and Wolves' Early Season Challenges
00:43:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
to. Are we going to expect West Ham, Wolves, maybe even after a league getting knocked out by Sheffield Wednesday yesterday, whether we'll see these sort of panic buys as the window closes?
00:43:28
Viktor
Yeah.
00:43:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
there or There's always panic buys, but I look at West Ham and Wolves in particular who have looked quite poor in the opening days. And if Wolves lose Strand Larson, they're in a lot of trouble.
00:43:56
Japtej
yeah i mean there's also a question though if What sort of panic vibes will they be? Because with with the bigger clubs like Manchester United used to be famous for it, you know, panic vibes. Casemiro is the famous one at the end of a window.
00:44:10
Japtej
And you're you're getting a certain level of player. I've not really seen anyone who rules or particularly West Ham. been linked with that you think, oh, he'll really change the situation at the club. but I think now it's just too late. There's four days left of the window. and the you know co especially West and Wolves are a bit different in that Wolves could potentially have a difficult season and could be in trouble, whereas West Ham are right now.
00:44:38
Japtej
and Graham Potter is feeling serious pressure. He's under serious pressure. And I was at a Graham Pratt press conference last week and he was quite downbeat as well about the potential of any midfield signings and reinforcements because you need a certain quality. It's not just about getting the numbers in. So I don't know. I don't think really that there's much that can happen now that can change the course that they're on.
00:45:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
It feels like there's been a little bit of lazy scouting from the likes of West Ham for a few seasons. It's kind of coming around to punish them this year. And I was saying it last year, i think I think there's even an argument they were worse than at least one of the teams that went down last
Question: Is West Ham at Risk of Relegation?
00:45:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
year.
00:45:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
But they should they have Bowen. Bowen's so incredibly talented that he could bail them out and win them points almost single-handedly. And I just don't know if they'll be able to do that this year.
00:45:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Are there any other clubs you look at who might be panic buying towards the end of this window? You mentioned United. i wouldn't be surprised to see panic buying midfield before the window closes, but are there any other clubs you're looking at?
00:45:48
Viktor
I
00:45:51
Viktor
think Aston Villa needs to get get a player or two. They lost, the last especially players that they had in the second part of the season, and they just sold another big player to to Roma.
00:45:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:46:02
Viktor
So yeah they they need to get a player or two before the end of the transfer window. And we saw Villa in the first two games. They were terrible. They were terrible. I don't know how this is going to end for them.
00:46:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:46:13
Viktor
They need they need a player or two.
00:46:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think selfishly from an a national point of view we've got a lot players who are there to be bought that would improve Premier League teams and there's obviously there's the bomb squads as they're being called at both Chelsea and United I think that's kind of the areas these bargains might come from but yeah
00:46:35
Japtej
Actually, that's quite a good point.
Late Transfer Speculations Among Top Clubs
00:46:36
Japtej
I think that like some of the players at Chelsea United who they're trying to get rid of, you think of Ben Chilwell, Raheem Sterling, Sancho.
00:46:46
Japtej
I mean, Sancho's an outlier because he just won't budge on his wages. But like they say Raheem Sterling and Ben Chilwell, they are both solid Premier League players who, for a went-down...
00:46:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:46:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sterling's not I can tell you now Sterling's no longer a family player.
00:47:02
Viktor
Yeah.
00:47:02
Japtej
Well, Ben Chilwell, you know, I mean, he'd work well as someone like West Ham or Wolves, but I don't know. I think when a player's been out of the limelight for so long, like a lot of these players have, Sancho, Sterling, Chilwell, they've been out of the limelight, you know, especially the Chelsea ones for like a year now.
00:47:21
Japtej
Teams probably just move on You want, you know, something that's fresh and new and not not a has-been, which these players might be now.
00:47:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
you I look at Fulham though, this is obviously a bit subjective and it's kind of related to Arsenal, so I see it more positively maybe, but they've consistently signed our Deadwood and you look at how good they are at the moment and a lot of a lot of them are ex-Arsenal players and kind of go maybe Maybe you do go and give a chance to the likes of a Chilwell or a Malassia at United, a Zinchenko at Arsenal. like
00:48:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
These sort of players who have been ousted. I look at even like Fabio Vieira at Arsenal, who... It would be a gamble, but I think he proved in very short cameos that he could make an influence in the Premier League.
00:48:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just it whether you can trust his physicality. But I think those are the areas that these clubs are kind of waiting to get these deals from as clubs get more and more desperate to kind of get rid of them. as i i mean, from an Arsenal point of view, we're probably getting quite close to PSR and FFP,
00:48:38
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Kivyor's going or gone but there's like five or six players at quite a few teams it seems like that they're really desperate to get rid of and are tanking the value and make maybe that'll be where West Ham Wolves the newly promoted teams come in and steal them on deadline day does anyone have any more to add on sort of the spend in the transfer window before we wrap up
00:49:08
Japtej
think it'll be interesting to see what happens.
00:49:08
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That's all good.
00:49:10
Japtej
I think the teams now are so well prepared, especially at the the higher end of the league, that there isn't really panic buys so often and deadline day madness and you know I remember 7, 10, 15 years ago when deadline day used to be this huge event and you'd always see Ozil coming in or like massive signings and now it's just so another day in the calendar. Nothing really happens. I think it'll be quite similar.
00:49:39
Japtej
Well, actually... There'll be a a bit of move and probably Chelsea will be busy with Simmons and Garnascha will both come in, you'd expect. But aside from that, I don't think any... Oh, Izak, of course, another big one.
00:49:52
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True,
00:49:52
Japtej
ah To be honest, ah I don't think Izak is going to move now. he's I think Newcastle have made their stance pretty clear.
00:49:55
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yeah. feel
00:49:59
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He feels like a big domino in the tra this transfer window generally because obviously he goes, then Wisser goes, and then Brentford needs something. yeah.
00:50:06
Japtej
Yeah, it's just too late now.
00:50:07
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Yeah.
00:50:08
Japtej
It's too late. There's four days left.
00:50:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:50:10
Japtej
is' It's too late. I don't see Isak going, but yeah, I sort of would like to see him go just to see the dynamic at Liverpool in the sense of they've got Wurz, who's, you 130 million, whatever.
00:50:25
Japtej
Isak, who's the same prize. Ekotike, who's 80 million, who've been brilliant. It would be so interesting to see how all that played out, but I don't think it'll happen now.
00:50:35
Viktor
How does this end if Isaac doesn't go to Liverpool for him? He said he's not going to play for the club. What do you do if you're Isaac?
00:50:40
Japtej
I'll tell you i'll tell you i'll tell you how it ends.
00:50:42
Viktor
What do you do if you're Isaac?
00:50:44
Japtej
he'll He won't go. He'll keep moaning for about two weeks or so. Then Newcastle will give him a new contract with more money. He'll start a game. The fans will be furious.
00:50:57
Japtej
He'll score a couple of goals. They'll be singing his name. and then for the rest the season, it's happily ever after. And he'll go next summer. That's what's going to happen.
00:51:05
Viktor
That's exactly what I was expecting to hear.
00:51:05
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yeah Yeah. Yeah.
00:51:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that's all from us today then. Victor, any more to add on the transfer window?
00:51:16
Viktor
No, I just, I'm going to agree with you with you on West Ham. I think they're goingnna get relegated. I disagreed with you last week, but I agree with you now. I think West Ham is going to get relegated. And even though I told you that Burnley going to keep a clean sheet against Sunderland and they're gonna survive, I still think they're going to get relegated too.
00:51:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Before we go actually jump date, who have you got as top four and then the bottom three?
00:51:39
Japtej
Top four for me in this order is Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, and then bottom three from 18th to 20th, I would have, I think, Brentford...
00:51:58
Japtej
Brentford leads Burnley. I think West Ham will stay up. I think they'll sack Potter, maybe bring in Deitch or someone and then manage to stay up because they've got serious quality in that squad. We mentioned Bowen.
00:52:14
Japtej
I mean, Wan-Bissaka was awful against Chelsea, but he's a very good player. He was their player of the season last season. Ward-Prowse, they've got players who are just way better than some of the ah promoted teams have. So I think they'll stay up. But I'm very hopeful that one of the promoted teams at least is going to stay in the league.
00:52:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
I see it so differently with West Ham, which is quite interesting. I think I had West Ham and then Leeds and Burnley or Sunderland and Burnley. actually can't remember now.
00:52:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, i just I think there's nothing in West Ham at all, apart from Bowen and maybe Chouf and Wan-Bissaka. it's It's more like the physicality in midfield. i ah don't think any coach can save that.
00:53:03
Japtej
I think, yeah. Yeah, i think that's fair enough.
00:53:08
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I think that's all from us today, though.
00:53:08
Viktor
I have West Ham 18, Sunderland 19, Burnley 20.
00:53:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah.
00:53:14
Viktor
Those are my three bottom three.
00:53:17
Japtej
Undress them.
00:53:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that wraps us up, though. Thank you for joining me, Jupptej and Victor. and That is going to be all from us today. I can't remember who is with you tomorrow, but we have daily, of course, now this year.
00:53:30
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ah Thank you for listening to the Global Sport Podcast Network, daily Premier League podcast, and we'll be back with you tomorrow.