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Ep 57 - Man Utd vs Leicester - Crossover - 07/11/24
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Ollie and Jake from Leicester podcast talk about recent form of both teams, which players are standing up and being counted and what the result will be at the weekend at Old Trafford
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Transcript
Introduction & Leicester Game Preview
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Welcome to the GSPN Man United Daily Podcast. I'm joined by Jake today. He's ah going to be talking to me about the up-and-coming Leicester game on Sunday. We're all very
Man United's Busy Weekend & Managerial Changes
00:00:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
excited.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
If you've not heard from me before, I'm Oli Pittam, the Man United Podcaster. And yeah, we're going to be seeing what's going to come over the weekend. It's going to be a very busy time for United. It's very exciting times.
00:00:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
As we all know at the moment, change of management.
Cup Match Reflection & Performance Issues
00:00:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've still got our interim manager at the moment, Mr. Ruvan Nistroy. So yeah, Mr.
00:00:29
Jake Leatherland
Thank you.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Jay Leve
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Jake Leatherland
Hello. Yeah, yeah, i' ah I'm excited to hear, you know, about United and obviously you're right, it's very exciting for you guys, big change. Obviously, we played each other recently in the Cup, which didn't go too well for us on on the back of Van Nistroen coming in and and we got pumped a bit.
00:00:49
Jake Leatherland
But, ah yeah, I'm hoping the game might be different on Sunday because if it goes that way, it's going to be another difficult watch.
00:00:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah so it it seemed like we played really well. If you just looked at the scoreline, obviously it was 5-2, wasn't it? um But yeah, you'd think, oh, we were absolutely amazing for throughout.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
But there was a lot of gaps there still. There's still a lot of question marks. ah We were scoring, but we still didn't look great. We really didn't. And after the Chelsea game on Sunday, that that showed.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
There was just like a lack of creativity, a lack of organisation. There's still so much work to be done, honestly.
Amaran's Transfer & Impact Discussion
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Global Sports Podcast Network
It felt like we were free running, but we really weren't.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
And there's just so much work to be done. This Amaran guy, I'm actually worried for him.
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Jake Leatherland
Thank
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I really am. He's having such a good time at Sporting. I just feel like, oh my God, what has he walked into? What has he stepped into, this guy? He just feels like he's loved. He's like a god over in Portugal.
00:01:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
But could this could this be the breaking of him? I hope not. I'm hoping he's going to do amazing for us. I really do.
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Jake Leatherland
you.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
He seems like a good dude. and But just time will tell. What do you think about him? Have you heard anything about him at all?
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Jake Leatherland
Yeah, um obviously in the summer, hes I think he was linked to the Liverpool job for for a short while.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Jake Leatherland
where He's been linked to jobs here and there and he's very highly talked about.
New Coach's Strategy & Player Fit
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Jake Leatherland
It's been interesting since he got the Manchester United job reading more about him and more of his background.
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Jake Leatherland
It's really interesting in terms of ah retiring quite young and then going into coaching and and sort of being ah an assistant manager labelled because he couldn't get the badges and and he ended up ah doing ah one of his badges quite late.
00:02:27
Jake Leatherland
Yeah, he's a really interesting story.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
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Jake Leatherland
Obviously, clearly a young manager with fresh ideas, sporting obviously got a great win over Manchester City in the week. So everyone's buzzing and talking about that because I think we're all sick of watching Man City win the league every year, to be honest.
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Jake Leatherland
a Yeah, exactly.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
refreshman this day really then Yeah.
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Jake Leatherland
So even for a Leicester fan that are most certainly not going to be anywhere near the top of the table for a very, very long time, even I'm excited because it hopefully is going to be something different, to be honest, because it's sort of been the same teams at the top ah with the same manager, same players.
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Jake Leatherland
So it could be a big shake up. You're right, though. He's walking into a big, big job. And I feel like we've sort of been here before with United, but maybe not this type of guy who's a young coach ah and personality.
00:03:15
Jake Leatherland
I think that might be the difference. So from an outside perspective, I'm really intrigued because he seems similar but different, and the difference the difference though the match shot in any
00:03:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it. Is he going to, I want to say he's going to go for this 3-5-2. We're asking questions. Have we got the personnel? Have we got the staff to actually accommodate that formation?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Because obviously we're very thin on the left side, especially no Luke Shaw, no Malassia for a very long period of time. So I don't know what formation he's going to go for this guy.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, it's a completely different league.
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Jake Leatherland
might be the difference that Manchester United need. Hmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
um No disrespect to the Portuguese league, but it is a massive step up. And like the players that he does have, they're at the top of the game in that league. so And our players are obviously underperforming.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
You can't deny that at
Player Dynamics & Midfield Structure Debates
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Global Sports Podcast Network
all. A lot of the players you look at, no one's really having a good season at the moment. You probably look at Inanna.
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Jake Leatherland
Hmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
He probably looks like one of our best players so far, which is worrying when your goalkeeper is your best player.
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Jake Leatherland
yeah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
We've been there before so many times with David De Gea, where he's been player of the season and it's, your goalkeeper should not be player of the season. He shouldn't be working as hard as he is. um So this guy's got to come in now.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
We've got to make some superstars out of nobodies, basically. um The one good thing is, there's a lot of Brazilian speakers in there, Brazilian Portuguese speakers in the team.
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Jake Leatherland
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
So hopefully that's going to help us out a little bit. I know that English speaking as well, but I don't know, hopefully that's going to, I don't know, most of our players, our superstars are Portuguese speaking, like Bruno, he's probably one of our best players.
00:04:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
So hopefully there's going to be that connection there, I'm hoping, where he's just going to be able to get the best out of him because Bruno's got, well, he's regressed each season, I'd say.
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Jake Leatherland
Thank you.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
He was an amazing start of the season.
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Jake Leatherland
great
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Global Sports Podcast Network
We've had bit parts here, there, and everywhere. um So hopefully this guy can come in and just get the best out of him because we know he's world-class. We know he can be amazing. And hopefully that's going to be with the rest of our squad as well.
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Jake Leatherland
Agreed. Agreed with that.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Dallos looked poor this season, had a great season last season. Amazing at right back. I know he's been shifted onto the left just to help out, but he's been poor and he's really, I don't know, he's really let us down this season.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
So im hopefully this guy's going to come in and just get the best out of him. I'm hoping anyway. I'm fingers crossed.
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Jake Leatherland
I'm intrigued to see your midfield under him because ain yeah know it's been talked about for a long time that ah you know not just individual players like Casemiro, but the shape and the the structure of the midfield between the back two centre-backs and the gap between that and the midfield has been massive.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
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Jake Leatherland
ah I'm not expecting that to stay the same. It'd be quite radical if you he kept it as it is because he's been bold and it clearly hasn't worked by the result.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
no not so
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Jake Leatherland
So um so of've ah people have talked about this free at the back 3-4-3, 3-52. And I'm almost sick of hearing about it a little bit because he has he got the players at Manchester United right now to do it?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
No, not
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Global Sports Podcast Network
not not so
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Jake Leatherland
I'm not sure. But but also, does that mean he he will? I think a good manager isn't set by a formation. It's more about an idea. It's about culture.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
at all. Yeah.
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Jake Leatherland
It's about lots and lots of things. So I'd be surprised if he went straight in and played that just because I actually think he probably understands the squad that he's going to inherit surely with time to learn about them.
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Jake Leatherland
the Well, I don't think on paper United have the team right now to play that. ah Maybe he'll prove me wrong.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Jake Leatherland
He knows far more than any of us. So he might come straight in and it might make an instant impact and and we'll all be shocked but personally I'm not expecting that ah he might make an instant impact building things slowly but yeah not with a 3-4-3 straight away
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Global Sports Podcast Network
No, not at all.
Managerial Transition & Continuity Concerns
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think there's going to be radical changes. Like we said, playing free at back, f front, fight the back, whatever it is, wing backs. I don't think if he's going to make radical changes straight away.
00:07:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm hoping Rude's going to stay for a little bit, just to, I don't know, sort of ease him in. I know he wants to bring his own team in. It'd be great just to have Rude there just to say, right, this happens, this guy can do this.
00:07:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it's just good good to have that bit of insider knowledge, really, a nice little transition, rather than just get rid of Roode straight away. But yeah, I can't see massive, massive changes, because like you said, the personnel's not there to play how he does in Portugal.
00:07:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
So hopefully we're going to give this guy time. Lee, I think you made a comment before. He said, if I beat Man City, I'm going to be the next Alex Ferguson, which is right. We get excited.
00:07:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
We really do. If he's going to come in, if he wins 3-0 in his first game, we're all going to get overexcited. But we need to be patient with this guy, man. He's done really well in the Portuguese league, but this is, like I say, a completely different league.
00:07:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he's working with a different set of ah players with a different set of different mentalities. So fingers crossed it's all going to work out well.
Leicester City's Season Analysis
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Global Sports Podcast Network
But guys, we're going to go to a quick commercial break now.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll join us back in just a moment.
00:08:09
Jake Leatherland
you
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Jake Leatherland
Thank
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you. Welcome back to the Global Sports Podcast Network with me, Oli Pittam from the Man United Daily Podcast. And I'm joined by Jake Leverhead from the Leicester City Podcast.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
So we're going to delve a bit more into Leicester, how they're doing this season. So how do you feel things are going at the moment? You're not too far away from us. I think you're a couple of points below. We're sitting on there.
00:09:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're sitting on a pretty rocky ground at the moment, but you guys aren't too far off. So I can't really gloat much. So how are you feeling? How do you feel things are going to go?
00:09:21
Jake Leatherland
Well, I think if you told me after how many games we've played now, 10, you know, however, yeah, you know, it would be, I think we're two points behind you.
00:09:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
10 games now, yeah. Yeah.
00:09:30
Jake Leatherland
If we'd been that close, I'd have been buzzing. I've been thinking, wow, we we must be able to at least top off.
00:09:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. yeah yeah that's what we all thought yeah e yeah
00:09:37
Jake Leatherland
Yeah. it Yeah. You know, it turns out it hasn't quite worked out like that for either of us. But to be honest, I've had a few people, you know, telling me that but we're struggling. And in in some aspects, we are.
00:09:49
Jake Leatherland
But our points tally probably is higher than some of our performances. In truth, we've nicked late goals at Southampton to win. Obviously, the weekend against Ipswich to draw.
00:10:00
Jake Leatherland
We've been brilliant this season at coming back. We've been behind in, off the top of me, eight of the ten games, seven of the ten games. like we We go behind in every game, basically. It feels like we have poor first halves.
00:10:12
Jake Leatherland
It's sort of a regular occurrence. So, and we're often rescuing ourselves or obviously there's quite a bit of controversy for anyone who's seen the highlights or watched Ipswich Leicester get at the weekend with, I think they probably should have had a penalty just before Karen Phillips gets sent off then obviously those two actions happen and then we end up coming back and getting a point and and at the end of the season it's it's those sort of points and what's probably going to add up that might send Ipswich down might keep us up you know in situations like that that ah unfortunately really decide things.
00:10:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:44
Jake Leatherland
So on this day, we've got the benefit of it. And to be honest, most of the season we've had the benefits so far, a bit of the rub of the green from the refs or just in games.
00:10:56
Jake Leatherland
But also there is a determination and spirit about the team, which we most certainly didn't have when we got relegated two years ago. So that that's my big thing that I'm holding on to. The players are clearly ah not just playing for Cooper, but playing for the same goal, which is stay in the league and battle and fight in every game.
00:11:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:11:13
Jake Leatherland
And we've been in every single game and I can't really ask for more than that as a promoted side, to be honest. Then we've given every game a good chance.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
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Jake Leatherland
We've scored every game ah and we haven't been battered by anyone yeah
00:11:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. That's it. That's exactly what it is. Like you say, just the players, just being behind the manager. It's just so important, isn't it? Because you know the talents there. you've You've got a good squad. You've got a decent squad.
00:11:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've got good players as well. But I just don't feel, I just didn't feel like for us, I know we're going back to United now, sorry about that, but yeah, I just don't feel like their players were behind the manager at all. It kind of felt like, we'll just go out there, see what happens.
00:11:49
Jake Leatherland
and we haven't been battered by anyone yet
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Global Sports Podcast Network
But you guys, it feels like you are actually like really behind him as well, which is amazing to see. And that's all you can ask for as well. Yeah, that's all you can ask for. Hopefully get a result at the end of it, like you are newly promoted.
00:12:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I think at the moment for you guys, ah it's about staying up, isn't it? It's about staying up at the moment.
00:12:05
Jake Leatherland
Great. Yeah, yeah.
00:12:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's it's so tight at the bottom. It really is. We were in the bottom half of the table. I never foreseen this at all. I really didn't. I thought we could have been there battling.
00:12:13
Jake Leatherland
if did i
00:12:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just like I thought, yeah, top four minimum. That's what I kept telling us, like top four minimum. But Jesus, just just being top half of the table would be nice at the moment. Just like we're just getting the stick.
00:12:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, it's it's been a tough old start to the season. ah So who's been your standout player at the moment? Who do you say that is going to get you up to where you need to be to be safe?
Vardy's Performance & Longevity
00:12:35
Jake Leatherland
ah well it's funny you we talking about an honor um you know and he's been your standout player well mad hermansson our goalkeeper has most certainly been ours. He's been, I think he's made the most saves in the league.
00:12:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:45
Jake Leatherland
He's been brilliant, absolutely brilliant in pretty much every game or even against Nottingham Forest where he let one in that I think he could have done a bit better. He he actually followed that up with a great save not long after.
00:12:57
Jake Leatherland
um Yeah, so he's been fantastic.
00:12:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah think just incredible yeah he's incredible
00:12:59
Jake Leatherland
and In terms of outfield and and maybe looking further up the pitch, ah Jamie Vardy's scoring goals for us he's still a threat yeah he defies absolutely everything he defies logic he defies every time I write him off or any of us almost think oh maybe he's done he just keeps coming back we wouldn't have got promoted last year without him he scored some massive goals he's already scored four goals this season and and we're only just in November.
00:13:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. No.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:13:26
Jake Leatherland
He's going to be 38 in January. so That's just crazy.
00:13:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's crazy.
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Jake Leatherland
It's crazy.
00:13:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely insane.
00:13:31
Jake Leatherland
It just doesn't happen, really.
00:13:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. No, he is a phenomenon, isn't he? Just to hone in more on Jamie Vardy. When I watch him, I'm like, he doesn't look like he's slowed down. Over that seat, the little spaces that he finds, how he creeps in around the back.
00:13:45
Jake Leatherland
Yeah.
00:13:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
He looks like someone who's 28. He looks like a 28-year-old player. His pace and his touch, honestly, it feels like he hasn't lost anything at all over the last 10 years.
00:13:52
Jake Leatherland
Yeah.
00:13:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just an incredible player. So much longevity as well. And he's doing it in the Premier League. League. That's That's the the thing.
00:14:01
Jake Leatherland
yeah
00:14:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
thing. We've We've got got Ronaldo Ronaldo out out there, there, 39 39 years years of of age, age, whatever whatever it it is. is. He's He's out out in in Saudi Saudi Arabia, Arabia. do Do you you know know what what I mean? I mean? And it's, Jamie Jamie Fidey's Vardy's doing doing it it in in the the Premier Premier League and still looking. He's up there with like some of the best.
00:14:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
He really is. I know you guys are struggling at the moment, but what a player, honestly. He just doesn't get his dues. I know everyone says he's good, but he is incredible.
00:14:20
Jake Leatherland
Yeah.
00:14:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
What an athlete. Absolutely amazing. So who would you say he's like oh sorry,
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Jake Leatherland
Yeah, I think... the um but ah No, no, I was just going to say that you're absolutely right. is People think because of the red ball and and the omelette for his pre-match that he's not an athlete, but you don't get to that age without looking after yourself in some way, shape or form.
00:14:38
Jake Leatherland
At the end of the day, I'm not for how he gets himself ready because when he gets on the pitch, he's ready to go and he always ready and and I've never ever seen him play anything less than him giving his 100% even when I'm looking at him like physically going you must be at 60 or 70 in terms of injuries or problems he gives everything every game yeah absolutely incredible
00:15:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
isn't he? I don't know how he's not passed out from the Red Bulls before a game. They give me the jitters, just half a can of one of those and I'm all over the place. So I don't know how he's stepping onto a football pitch after a full can of one of those, but absolutely crazy.
00:15:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's very commendable, it really is. So guys, we're going to go for another little break. We're about to catch us and we're going to
00:15:29
Jake Leatherland
Absolutely incredible.
00:15:49
Jake Leatherland
Thank
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Global Sports Podcast Network
talk more about the game that's coming up on Sunday.
00:16:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Welcome back to the Global Sports Podcast Network. Myself, Oli Pittam from the Man United Daily Podcast, and I'm joined by Jake Leverhead from the Leicester City Daily Podcast.
Match Scheduling & Coverage Issues
00:16:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
So we've got the game coming up on Sunday, 2 p.m.
00:16:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
kickoff. I'm a bit annoyed. It's free games, free 2 p.m. kickoffs on Sunday. I don't know what they're playing at at the moment. Why can't they just spread them out? I want a nice early one and I want a super Sunday.
00:16:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's not a super Sunday if he doesn't start at 12 or 12.30. How do you feel about that? Does it annoy you?
00:16:35
Jake Leatherland
ah You know what? Because we're in the championship last year, ah probably not as much as some of some fans from bigger clubs.
00:16:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:43
Jake Leatherland
That's the truth is how I feel about it. Generally, I think fans from from sides who have been in the Premier League for forever, top years, big six, seven, eight sides, and it probably bothers them more because your clubs are always on the TV, which I get, and I watch them as well.
00:16:59
Jake Leatherland
like i um I always watch you know all the Sunday games. so ah yeah yeah If the game was on at 12, Manchester United versus Bournemouth, anyone, I'd still watch it. So, yeah yeah, for sure, I wish that there was more on TV because I would watch it.
00:17:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:12
Jake Leatherland
ah But, yeah, I don't even think the game's on Sky at the weekend. So, it's one of those 2pm ones that isn't actually televised, which is always
00:17:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. It's
00:17:22
Jake Leatherland
a bit odd
00:17:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
crazy. Absolutely crazy.
00:17:24
Jake Leatherland
yeah
00:17:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like struggling to find games, but I thought they would have structured it throughout the day. It's nice every couple of hours you get a game that goes through.
00:17:28
Jake Leatherland
yeah
00:17:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know what the reason is behind it. I just find it crazy. I really do. It's a super Sunday. That's what we want. We want to structure throughout the day. The last game should finish just before half past six.
00:17:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
But who am I? Who am I? I can't change anything. I don't have those powers. But anyway, we'll get into the game on Sunday.
Upcoming Match Preview & Strategy Speculations
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Global Sports Podcast Network
So we are playing at 2pm, as I've said about a million times.
00:17:49
Jake Leatherland
is always a bit odd.
00:17:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
So how are you feeling? You feeling confident? Do you reckon it's going to be a bit of redemption after the 5-2 defeat you suffered before in the cup? How are you feeling?
00:17:59
Jake Leatherland
m
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Confident? But it's right in.
00:18:04
Jake Leatherland
yes. yes ah no know um i don't think he'll be as bad as the cup game, which, yeah, I was watching. And and once thought of the second goal, and then I went with we've almost folded a bit at the back.
00:18:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah i did
00:18:18
Jake Leatherland
I'm hoping, it it it was ah for us, it was a majorly changed team. I think we only had two players from that that I would expect to start ah on Sunday, if I'm honest. you know Obviously, you never quite know with injuries and things, but yeah, I think it'll be for us, a majorly changed team, that was a real rotation side that that certainly haven't played their way into the team ah based on the Ipswich game or based on that cup match.
00:18:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah,
00:18:41
Jake Leatherland
So yeah, it could be a long afternoon, but we went to Arsenal and we were a couple of minutes from getting a point there. and We got a point against Tottenham. So, we can be quite stubborn, quite difficult.
00:18:54
Jake Leatherland
We rely on our goalkeepers to make a lot of saves mind within that. ah I'm hoping we'll we'll make it a difficult afternoon for you.
00:18:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:19:01
Jake Leatherland
I'm just worried possibly some of that momentum sweeping through. um Obviously, you've got a European game we're recording on the Thursday. So, yeah, that's that's some of my thinking is obviously after a European game, I know from from seeing Leicester haven't played in Europe and and then afterwards, it it does make a big effect.
00:19:19
Jake Leatherland
So I'm hoping that might the difference
00:19:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
we're playing in the next hour or so. It's going to be a tricky game. um every Every European game for us is always tricky. We've just looked so poor when we played in Europe.
00:19:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
We really have just the lack of belief. which We get an early goal and it was to sit on it for for like 20 minutes, let the team attack. It's just been poor and it's draining legs as well.
00:19:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then we're going into games on Sunday. It doesn't buy well. We could have done with not being in Europe. I said last season, we could do with not being in Europe at all.
00:19:49
Jake Leatherland
be the difference
00:19:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
just Just domestic games, it would have helped us massively. We haven't got the squad depth at all to be playing in Europe. And and it's shown. We're playing against, no disrespect to them, but lackluster teams.
00:20:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm PAOK.
00:20:04
Jake Leatherland
Mm. Mm.
00:20:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've never heard of them, but I can see a struggle against them before we even started. That's how bad it is. It's it's not good. We do not. We did not need Europe this season. We really didn't.
00:20:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I think we're going to have some tired legs. We're going to want to win this game. Rude's going to want to win it 100%. So we're not going to be putting out a weakened team. So when we face you guys on Sunday, 2 p.m.
00:20:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
kickoff, it's yeah there's going to be some tired legs out there.
00:20:29
Jake Leatherland
Hmm.
00:20:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I think you guys have got an opportunity to actually take advantage and probably get three points. And it is, like you say, it's not a cup game. this is This is business time. This is the league.
00:20:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
I could see you guys snatching I really could.
00:20:44
Jake Leatherland
Well, that's sort of what I'm hoping for, is a snatcher result. And it's a... I use the term free hit, but it's it's not because you need points for us.
00:20:54
Jake Leatherland
You know, every game we need to try and get points from. So, against someone who's played in Europe, who's not been in great form, you're absolutely right. Rudra Nistel is going to want to win. He's going to want to end on a high, completely get there.
00:21:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's, yeah. Yeah. oh
00:21:07
Jake Leatherland
You can see his passion against Chelsea when when the penalty went in. So ah he's going to be really up for it. i'm but I'm hoping possibly the team ends up being a bit lacklustre and we can take advantage of that because we've we've got a whole week to prepare.
00:21:20
Jake Leatherland
And generally, we've been fortunate in that we look like we prepare quite well um unfortunately sometimes we come out in first halves and don't quite get going ourselves I'm hoping that the the idea actually will be well these have just played in Europe so let's have a go let's try if we can score the first goal which will make a real change for us then it it'll make the game interesting Steve cooper might have completely different ideas and it wouldn't surprise me if he did
00:21:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Of course. Yeah.
00:21:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, that's it. Just on the day, isn't it, I guess. But yeah, it's going to be tricky for us.
00:21:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's going to be a really tricky game. Hopefully we can get a win. We are at home. We should be winning. But that's been the place where we've stumbles quite so often. At home, it just seems to be a lot more pressure when we've got the home fans just breathing on the players' necks.
00:22:09
Jake Leatherland
Cooper might have completely different ideas and he wouldn't surprise me if he did.
00:22:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
They've not dealt well with the pressure at all. But I'm hoping we're going to go out there, try and go for the win, be positive. We're going to talk formations now. I'm going to go for, I'm going to tell you about my formation now, I think we're going to go for.
00:22:20
Jake Leatherland
come
00:22:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it's probably going to be a 4-2-3-1. I'm hoping, I'm hoping Dallow at right, at left, sorry, Maserawi at right, De Ligt playing alongside Martinez.
00:22:29
Jake Leatherland
Cut.
00:22:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
And this is where it is. I think the 4-2, the two holding midfielders, that's where it all gets a bit tricky. That's where I kind of think, right, what are we going to do here?
00:22:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is this working? Two, just holding at the back.
00:22:49
Jake Leatherland
Come.
Midfield Creativity & Ahmad's Potential
00:22:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because that's why you see a lot of times, even in the England squad, it just seems like two holding midfielders. Does it actually work? How do you feel about it? How do you feel about those two holding midfielders?
00:22:59
Jake Leatherland
Yeah, I think it depends on on who you are and what the game plan is like.
00:23:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:02
Jake Leatherland
and For example, we play two holding midfielders. We have pretty much all season and and they're quite deep and they're quite defensive. And actually, when we've allowed them to roam a bit more or press higher, we've had more success.
00:23:14
Jake Leatherland
And maybe as a fan, you enjoy watching that more because it's a bit more exciting, especially if you can win the ball higher or quick turnover. and Talking about, yeah, England in the in the summer, it feels like we talk about England every summer.
00:23:26
Jake Leatherland
We and know they play in the tournament.
00:23:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:23:28
Jake Leatherland
Two old in midfielders that don't move and it it gets frustrating because it's one less year. I don't know. that the the The defensive in me that that wants to see balance and wants to see a team win 1-0, which I know sounds awfully defensive, I don't mind that.
00:23:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. That's it. Does it work? Does it work? Yeah. Yeah.
00:23:46
Jake Leatherland
I don't mind a win 1-0, but if you're in Manchester United's position and you're conceding goals and the midfield is getting wide open at points, well, clearly that's clearly that's not working.
00:23:59
Jake Leatherland
um And I think if you're going to have two holding midfielders, you've got to have one who's really creative and you've got to have a lot of legs there and because they're trying to cover a lot of space.
00:24:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it is. Exactly,
00:24:10
Jake Leatherland
And I sort of look at Man U's midfield and I'm like, I'm not so sure. That creative spark has been sort of questioned, I feel like, for eternity in terms of so many.
00:24:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah. Hmm. Yeah, it's just not there.
00:24:20
Jake Leatherland
Yeah, Fred, McTominay, like all these guys that you've tried and it's like, but who's the creative one?
00:24:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:24:26
Jake Leatherland
And it's even now, obviously, Ugarte's come in, but I don't look at him and in that either. I don't think he solves that issue. He solves a different issue. So, ah yeah, see it's a good question.
00:24:38
Jake Leatherland
But teams clearly can be successful. Arsenal at points have played too. But even then, I think Arsenal look better when they sort of play like a partay and allow Rice to ah free roam a bit more.
00:24:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:49
Jake Leatherland
So, yeah. So, so I guess maybe my answer to that is no.
00:24:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:24:53
Jake Leatherland
I guess, if you especially if you're really trying to push and win a game, you need to allow that extra guy to go forward to to bring numbers ah in the box, really, to to attack
00:24:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
It kind of feels like negative. It's just negative football, I think.
00:25:05
Jake Leatherland
yeah
00:25:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Especially when you've got the personnel to go forward as well and actually go out there and get a goal, like you said.
00:25:07
Jake Leatherland
ah great
00:25:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, yeah, it's always been a stumbling block for me, really. But, yeah, I'm hoping Garnasho's going to have a good game on the left. Hopefully he's starting. I can see Rashford starting on the right because, obviously, he's been poor, but he's been getting games.
00:25:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's started every time. I'm getting annoyed that Ahmad isn't getting the minutes. That's really hurting me because I feel like he really should be playing a lot more.
00:25:28
Jake Leatherland
to attack. Yeah.
00:25:30
Jake Leatherland
like fun of us
00:25:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
He really should.
00:25:31
Jake Leatherland
ah really like how much
00:25:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he's just a good player. He's a really good, like technically good player, but he just needs minutes and he's not getting them.
00:25:35
Jake Leatherland
yeah
00:25:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's been frustrating. It really has. So I'm hoping this numbering guy is going to come in and just give him some time, give him some games.
00:25:42
Jake Leatherland
maya
00:25:45
Jake Leatherland
yeah I really like Ahmad. Yeah. My thoughts on Ahmad.
00:25:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:47
Jake Leatherland
He was brilliant at Sunderland and that was the year before Leicester in the Championship, but I loved the Championship.
00:25:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Amazing,
00:25:54
Jake Leatherland
I mean, I hated the year we were in it because it's a slog, but I love watching it because of the unpredictability. You see these young players and he was brilliant. I just wonder with him, confidence, does he really believe he should be playing for, you know, Manchester United and it's all these things and that's my feeling from the outside.
00:26:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
wasn't
00:26:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah good question
00:26:13
Jake Leatherland
It's like, does he believe, because he should, because I tell you what, if he believed that and had that confidence, like obviously scored the win against Liverpool in the Cup and whenever I've watched him for Man U, he doesn't play the same as when I saw him at Sunderland.
00:26:26
Jake Leatherland
And I know there's a complete step up in quality, completely get that.
00:26:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
he? Yeah. Yeah, that's a good question. Yeah.
00:26:29
Jake Leatherland
I'm watching that at the moment from coming from the Championship. But I mean, it's about confidence, taking your moment, taking your chance. And like, I just worry he's going to end up moving somewhere, being brilliant.
00:26:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've got that feeling as well. I've got that feeling.
00:26:42
Jake Leatherland
And yeah, and all the United fans say, oh, why wasn't he like that for us?
00:26:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:44
Jake Leatherland
And I think think that it's a confidence thing it's maybe a culture thing because he wouldn't be the
00:26:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:50
Jake Leatherland
you know i ava gone on to be good somewhere else
00:26:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Small fish in a big pond sort of mentality, isn't it?
Leicester Lineup & Player Issues
00:26:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like he was the man at Sunderland. Yeah, he's a man.
00:26:58
Jake Leatherland
yeah yeah
00:27:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
But now it's kind of like, yeah, he's he's ah he's surrounded by big names. And it is.
00:27:04
Jake Leatherland
yeah
00:27:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a completely different pressure, isn't it, being at Manchester United? But we're going to go on to what team do you think you're going to put out there for Leicester on Sunday? What team's going to go out?
00:27:13
Jake Leatherland
yeah i think ours is is very predictable if you look at most our recent lineups in in terms of hermits setting goal and we've had a couple of changing games. James Justin had played every game at right back, but I think for fans who hadn't watched Leicester, probably thought he was playing quite well.
00:27:30
Jake Leatherland
But actually, the reality is he's been really poor. Almost every goal, it feels like, has come down his side. When there's a compilation at the end of the season of the goals we conceded, you're just going to see down our right side over and over and over again.
00:27:42
Jake Leatherland
So he was dropped against Ipswich, which I'll be honest, I was quite pleased about because I think he needed a game to mix it up.
00:27:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Hmm.
00:27:48
Jake Leatherland
So Christensen at left-back, Ricciardo Pereira or Justin at right-back, he might bring Justin back in. And then we have Wout Faz and Caleb Bacoli at centre-back.
00:27:59
Jake Leatherland
And Acooli's come in from Atalanta and generally has been quite good over in the cup match against themselves. He was shocking. He gave an awe. He was the one that gave the awful back pass for Bruno.
00:28:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:28:10
Jake Leatherland
I mean, that was terrific.
00:28:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:13
Jake Leatherland
That was a bad one.
00:28:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah it was weird but it was odd wasn't it really odd just didn't judge it so
00:28:15
Jake Leatherland
Yeah. Yeah. And generally, we haven't really seen that. But yeah, he's probably been a bit off maybe in Southampton and he wasn't amazing against Ipswich.
00:28:29
Jake Leatherland
So I'm a bit concerned about his form, but yeah, so that's our back from goalkeeper and then DD still about in midfield still. He's been brilliant this season. Yeah.
00:28:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
quality playerer
00:28:40
Jake Leatherland
Yeah. A player that if he was a bit more technical and he had a bit more, a technical bit ability, for sure would have moved on years and years ago.
00:28:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:48
Jake Leatherland
I mean, he seemed to get linked with Man United every single summer for a good while.
00:28:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it was linked for everyone, yeah. We really wanted him, yeah.
00:28:54
Jake Leatherland
But I think technically, probably, he just never quite got there. And I thought he suffered with injuries.
00:28:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
meaning
00:28:59
Jake Leatherland
So he's not quite what he was, but he's still brilliant for us and makes a real difference. Probably Harry Winks next to him, unless he brings Oli Skip back in.
00:29:11
Jake Leatherland
um and then it's a bit of a difficult one because but going to old trefford i wonder if he might this is where he brings a jordan are you back in he maybe i've just mentioned allll his skip there comes in few different options he's played guitar we off the right He's a really exciting young player.
00:29:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:29:27
Jake Leatherland
Mavadidi off the left who hasn't been great in the last couple of games but can can make a good impact. But yeah, Jamie Vardy and Fecundo Buenonate who's on line from Brighton for sure to be in the team.
00:29:38
Jake Leatherland
Buenonate's been our like shining light and in terms of on pitch other than our goalkeeper. Buenonate's a great player who I'm just hoping Brighton don't recall in January because I genuinely think I'm really surprised.
00:29:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. yeah
00:29:51
Jake Leatherland
They're having a group there every the great season. They're a really good team, but I'm really, really surprised he can't make a big impact for them because I think he's that good.
00:29:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:29:59
Jake Leatherland
um And I guess maybe they're thinking he'll play every game for us, which we are very happy about because he's brilliant. And and he he's been an impact on every game pretty much he's played so far this season for us.
00:30:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah, that's a good little lineup. Hopefully it's going to, it's not going to work against us too much. So I'll finish up our team as well. So Casemiro, Ugar, I can see them playing there too.
Xerxes vs Hoyland & Match Predictions
00:30:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Also Bruno and I can see Hoyland. Hopefully Hoyland's going to start. Xerxes getting a lot of stick. i'm Checking social media at the moment. There's a lot of memes about this guy at the moment.
00:30:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
He is quite slow. He's looking slower than Erosion at the moment. I think it was a ball passed through to him and he just looked... It's like he had lead boots on, honestly. I've never seen anyone move so slow. I feel a bit bad for the guy.
00:30:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
He should be fit by now. He's been at United for like two and a half months. His fitness should be up to standard by now, but this guy's looking like a dud.
00:30:49
Jake Leatherland
Thank you.
00:30:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
He really is. So I'm hoping Hoyland's going to start for us. so ah He's going to be up front because he just looks fitter and stronger and quicker. He's just a much more superior player. So we're goingnna go for um what result we're going to what result you all achieve.
00:31:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
What are you thinking? What are you going
00:31:06
Jake Leatherland
and I mean, in terms of what I want to achieve, you know, with tired legs, maybe we end up stealing the game and and and nicking a goal. But realistically, I want to achieve a point and and get some friends to the game.
00:31:17
Jake Leatherland
I'd be really happy with that. um Because if we'd play, I was so frustrated when I saw Ten Hag got sacked when he did, because I was like, I just knew he'd end up getting sacked just before we played you, and it was like, I thought we'd at least have the cup match against him, and I'd been more confident of of causing real problems.
00:31:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:31:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
to go for um what result we're gonna what result you all achieve what you're thinking what you're gonna go for yeah yeah yeah
00:31:35
Jake Leatherland
I still think we will cause a problem. We've scored in every game, so I've got no reason to think we won't score again. and Unfortunately, though, at the back, we've looked really leaky, So so my hope is um and I'm going to go for like a 1-1 draw.
00:31:49
Jake Leatherland
and My only concern with that is because at the back, we're really struggling. I just can't see how we're going to keep it to one. ah But yeah, for sure, I think we will score, to be honest, just because, as I say, we're scoring every game um and we are good going forward it's just that that that back four is really struggling for us we we leak chances like against any any team we play um so again I can't see us keeping a clean sheet so I'm expecting both teams to score I say that every week
00:32:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:32:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. I feel the same with us. that We're leaky as well. I can see you guys getting a goal. I can see it being one. I can see it being one all. i'm Hopefully it's going to be a 2-1. We're going to sneak a late winner, but I think it's going to be a one all draw.
00:32:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's going to be really tight. ah You guys are going to be up for this. We're going to have some tired legs. So yeah, I'm going to go for one all on this one. So Jake, it's been an absolute pleasure speaking to you for the first time, buddy.
00:32:42
Jake Leatherland
Last
00:32:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hopefully hear from you again very, very soon. Good luck on Sunday. Hopefully we're going to win, but good luck. I hope you play well and it's been a pleasure.
00:32:49
Jake Leatherland
yeah
00:32:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
You've been listening to the Daily Podcast with the Man United boys and also the Leicester boys as well.
00:32:51
Jake Leatherland
nice so thank you
00:32:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Take care and see you soon
00:33:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
you