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Episode 54 - Crossover Friday With Daily Tottenham
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On today's show, Tom & James are joined by Christina from the Daily Tottenham as they preview Sunday's clash between the two sides in North London.
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Preview: Ipswich vs Tottenham
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome back to today's crossover special episode here on Global Sports Podcast Network. On today's show we are going to be previewing Ipswich Town's trip to North London this Sunday where they will take on Tottenham Hotspur.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm Tom from the Daily Ipswich Podcast and I'm once again joined by Mr James Bennett from the Ipswich team. How are you doing James?
00:00:29
James
All good.
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James
Thank you mattte yourself
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Christina Zandes
Thank you.
00:00:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah good. Another scary big big Premier League game for town this weekend as they seem to be all season and in the home corner and Spurs Daily podcast team we are joined by Christina Zandes.
00:00:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
How are you doing, Christina?
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Christina Zandes
Yeah, well, good. nice to be called scary.
00:00:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not you, the team.
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James
you, mate. Yourself?
00:00:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think for most opponents for town this season, it's it's a daunting task, the Premier League this season, but we're trying our best, that's for sure.
Tottenham's Season Overview with Christina
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Global Sports Podcast Network
So for today's show, we're going to look at both sides and how they're going to fare this weekend and just sort of see how both sides are doing this season from a fan perspective.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
We're going to start with Spurs. So, Christina, I just want to know, how have you rated Tottenham's season so far? How do how you think it's going?
00:01:08
Christina Zandes
yeah it's it's been definitely an emotional rollercoaster for us.
00:01:09
James
Thank
00:01:12
Christina Zandes
A lot of ups and downs, as everyone will see, would have seen, you know, with us being beaten by Crystal Palace away. It was their first winner ah the Premier League so far.
00:01:24
Christina Zandes
We had to give it to them. And then, of course, doing it the Tottenham way, we go ahead and beat Man City and then Aston Villa.
00:01:28
James
you.
00:01:31
Christina Zandes
ah And as we're doing this right now recording, we've just watched the Europa game, so that wasn't quite great. But, you know, the ups and downs, that's exactly what it is right now.
00:01:41
Christina Zandes
But overall, I'm i'm keen to stay positive with Tottenham at the moment, i am with under Ange especially.
00:01:47
James
Okay.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:01:49
Christina Zandes
I'm just really hoping to see, you know, more improvements. And, you know, the players that we've got at the moment, there's definitely a lot more coming out with them, with, you know, signings I'm sure that we'll
00:02:02
Christina Zandes
i'm going to say keep positive it's all good
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James
Thank
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Nice.
Tottenham's Playing Style and Manager's Impact
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James
you.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
James, we've with Spurs, from an outsider's perspective, how how would you rate them? I think, you know, most would assume their their aim, and Christine, correct me if I'm wrong here, would be at a top four each season. That seems to be the overall aim for the most fans for a club of that size each season.
00:02:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, you know, seventh at the moment, not ideal for them. Like, how would you rate them from outside perspective so far?
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James
I mean, if it's a tough one really because if if I was a Spurs fan, I would probably be a little disappointed because I would be looking to be maybe a little bit higher. But there is a lot of positives like Cristina touched on because the football that they've been playing as well, when they've been playing well, is unbelievable.
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Christina Zandes
discuss later on but yeah I'm gonna say keep positive it's all good
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James
like It's so attacking and it's so effective.
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Christina Zandes
Thank you.
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James
I'm really worried, I'll be honest, for Saturday, but obviously we'll touch into it more later on.
00:02:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
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James
but yeah I think, just from a football fan's point, they're great to watch. They're so good to watch, because you never know what's going to happen either. So like that. and And obviously, yeah, again, like Christina touched on, they're just classic spares again, it seems, this season again.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:03:07
Christina Zandes
All right.
00:03:08
James
there Who knows which one's going to show up, but hopefully we get the good under the end of the stick on Saturday, but we'll see.
00:03:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
One of the reasons Spurs are playing fantastic football, I think from a Spurs fan perspective and an outsider's perspective, is that of Ange Postacoglu's philosophy as a manager.
00:03:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's been there in the job for a year and three months now, shall we say, Christina.
00:03:26
Christina Zandes
Thank you.
00:03:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, you went through the Mourinho and Conte areas, two great managers, but just didn't really work out. It wasn't really the sort of style of play that Spurs fans are used to, shall we say. How are you liking Ange Ball, shall we say, and how far do you see it going with him at the helm?
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Christina Zandes
yeah
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Christina Zandes
Yeah. I absolutely love him.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
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Christina Zandes
I think he's fantastic. And, you know, before he actually joined us, I had no idea about Ange. I really had no idea. But now a lot of people didn't, you know, and and I think that was actually quite a good thing.
00:03:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Definitely most of you, did we?
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Christina Zandes
We didn't really couldn't really make ah ah an opinion not of it. You had to just wait and see if the how it was going to turn out, basically. And for me, I think it's been brilliant.
00:04:13
Christina Zandes
he's To me, he's brought the club back to life. You know, we've had these huge characters that have come in, as you mentioned, Mourinho, we've had Conte, and it just doesn't work out at Tottenham.
00:04:26
Christina Zandes
They're just two too big for the club almost.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I stay with it a bit.
00:04:29
Christina Zandes
I hate to say that, but that is how it was. know Serial winners.
00:04:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
you
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Christina Zandes
We need someone that is hungry for themselves and then for the players. you know They want to improve. That's what what they need to do is improve each individual player that is playing on that pitch
Postecoglou's Influence on Tottenham's Identity
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Christina Zandes
right there.
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Christina Zandes
And I feel like Ange has got that.
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James
Thank
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Christina Zandes
And that is his philosophy with football. He loves football as well. And it's just, you know, his first time in the Premier League as well. We always forget about that. I think he's done incredibly well.
00:04:59
Christina Zandes
The the football's there. It's exciting to watch, as you guys have said it. I mean, as a neutral, it must be quite fun to watch Tottenham.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
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Christina Zandes
For us, it's almost you're on the edge of having a heart attack. But, you know, it's all worth it at times. And, yeah, it's it's even recently with the games that we've seen.
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Christina Zandes
I mean, I went to the Man City game and the stadium was absolutely, it was incredible, the atmosphere, which is what I'm hoping to see for the Ypswich game because it onces when the fans really get on, you know, supporting the team, it really makes a huge difference.
00:05:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
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Christina Zandes
and So, it you know, overall, as I said, I feel Angie's slowly bringing the club back to life and I'm totally here for it.
00:05:42
James
Hmm.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
so
Understanding Tottenham's Rivalries
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Fantastic. Yeah, James, Antipasso Kovlu, what do you make of the guy? He seems to, as Christina touched on there, like rediscover the identity of what Tottenham Hotspur is a club, you know, with the move to the new ground. Maybe you feel like you could lost my identity but definitely seems have brought it back doesn't it
00:06:02
James
100%. I mean, I love the guy. Just from an outsider's perspective, I think he's brilliant. and he's ah ah if I feel like he's exactly what the Premier League needs as well. You know you know exactly what you're getting with him.
00:06:13
James
It doesn't matter if he if he upsets people, which I think is great. You need that with a manager, especially. Because what I really liked as well well was I don't know how you feel about this, Christina, to be fair, so it might be good to get a Spurs fans view on it.
00:06:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
like you could have lost that identity, but he definitely seems to have brought it back, doesn't he?
00:06:25
Christina Zandes
Thank you.
00:06:28
James
you know When you played Arsenal and you know there was a little bit of a thing with the fans saying and all of that, how what was your feeling? Because I thought it was great what he came out and said personally just just from an outside sort of perspective.
00:06:39
James
But what was your sort of feelings towards towards that?
00:06:42
Christina Zandes
Is this the actual Arsenal game or the Man City game where...
00:06:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:06:46
James
The Arsenal one, sorry, yeah, where, you know, it was obviously rivals and it was a bit like we go into every game, you know, that kind of thing.
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Christina Zandes
Because there was... Okay.
00:06:54
Christina Zandes
Yeah, I mean, the thing is, we've on that moment, I think Ange needs to realise the rivalry, how serious it is, because that is the game that I dread every single...
00:07:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:07:08
Christina Zandes
Yeah, I'm sure as every Tottenham fan would say the same. And it is, for us, it's just, you know, you want to have that right to win it and to go out there and be like, North London is white you know it's all of that but I think that's where he's got to learn and he will and it is you know it's even the players as well some of these players have come in and you know they need to understand how important some of these games are to us fans you know the the history he's gonna going to, I'm I'm sure sure he's he's, you you know know, even even with with the the, I'm I'm gonna going to use use the the Man Man City City game game for for an an example example, you you know know, with with his comments on that, he didn't, he doesn't understand the rivalry.
00:07:16
James
Hmm. Hmm.
00:07:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:07:43
James
Okay.
00:07:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:07:46
Christina Zandes
Like i I personally, I went to that game and I sat there in silence because if they had won, if we had won that game and we had allowed to give them our rivalries, you know, that opportunity for them to go ahead and win the league, it would have never stopped.
00:08:00
James
Yeah.
00:08:01
Christina Zandes
I couldn't bear that as a Tottenham fan, you know, and it's, but that's the whole thing about football, right?
00:08:02
James
Yeah.
00:08:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:08:08
James
No, not again. Keep
00:08:09
Christina Zandes
It's, oh no, you guys have paused, yeah.
00:08:13
Christina Zandes
It's back.
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James
going.
00:08:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, we're all good.
00:08:15
Christina Zandes
Okay, cool.
00:08:18
Christina Zandes
and Apologies. So, yeah, that's the whole beauty of football at the end of the day, isn't it? It's how emotion the emotions, the passion. So, you know, you just got to lean in towards, you know, you need to understand the club.
00:08:27
James
Yeah,
00:08:34
Christina Zandes
And I think that's what he's doing. And he's becoming part of us now. That's it. So I'm hoping, you know, we've got them obviously away next next year.
00:08:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sorry guys,
00:08:44
Christina Zandes
We'll see how it goes from there. But I'm sure he's learning. And so are we.
00:08:48
James
and
00:08:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
That was very much a between a rock and a hard place dilemma for Spurs last season,
Football Rivalries and Emotional Impact
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Global Sports Podcast Network
wasn't it? Like, you know, do you want to go for the win against, you know, City, which is a great win to get, as you saw recently, or if you do that, you're giving your biggest rivals their first title in 20 plus years.
00:09:03
James
Thank you.
00:09:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was a, it was a, I can't imagine how Spurs, and you did a great job of describing there, Christina, about how Spurs, it'd be like for us, if like, if we won and it would have given Norwich like promotion or a title, I wouldn't like, absolutely not.
00:09:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
like It's, it's so difficult.
00:09:17
James
Awful.
00:09:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, you know, I think, you know, know, to you touch on them there not being aware of rivalries, it it must be, you know, he was in the old, arguably the biggest rival in the UK, which is the old firm, and he experienced many of those with Celtic. So he obviously knows how big that occasion is, but I think, you know, he wants to win, but it's it's a strange one.
00:09:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I kind of saw where both sets, him and fans, are coming from. With players this season, who's kind of stood out for you, Bob? Dom Solanke, I think, you know, is doing quite a good job of filling the massive shoes of Harry Kane.
00:09:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's obviously going to take a Herculean effort to equate the amount of goals he's scored, but he seems to be off to a good start.
00:09:52
Christina Zandes
He's fantastic signing, in my opinion. Very clever signing. And to me, even when he's not scoring goals, he's working damn hard on that pitch. He's creating pressure.
00:10:03
Christina Zandes
And from that Villa game, honestly, as soon as that ball was going forward, I couldn't keep my eyes off Solanke.
00:10:03
James
Thank
00:10:10
Christina Zandes
The way he just shot off and was getting straight into position. He was wanting to get those goals. I think he's absolutely fantastic. And he's strong as well, really strong. He's almost like ah ah like a fridge on the pitch.
00:10:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:10:23
Christina Zandes
He literally is. He's just incredible. I absolutely love watching him play and I think it's a great signing for Tottenham and we really need to appreciate that we've got him now. And I've i've tried to fully support with Richarlison and it's really difficult at times because the consistency is just not there at the moment.
00:10:42
Christina Zandes
And obviously now with the injuries as well, it's getting frustrating.
00:10:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank
00:10:46
Christina Zandes
I'm sure he's getting frustrated as well. And i I do feel sorry for him, but I feel like Solanke is there now. And I've said it on previous pods, I actually think maybe we should give him the number nine shirt because he's just proven it right now.
00:10:59
Christina Zandes
And even today with the Europa game, as we're recording this on a Thursday night, as soon as he came on, he's gone ahead and scored.
00:11:01
James
Thank
00:11:07
Christina Zandes
So, yeah, I think he's a really exciting player to watch. And another signing that I feel needs to get praised is Brennan Johnson. I've said on here previously, and I think he's a fantastic player, a young player who's hungry.
00:11:23
Christina Zandes
He's got speed and, you know, he's had a hell of a lot of negativity from the fans and he just went ahead and shut the fans up and it was it was great.
00:11:33
Christina Zandes
I was here for it. So, you know, we a lot of Spurs fans, fans we're very critical that's the issue when we get new signings we're very critical because we haven't had a huge amount you know with trophies there's always you know the pressure there is a lot of pressure definitely and but I just feel we need to be aware of when we get signings in and you know how young these players are and how it can actually affect them, you know, the confidence.
00:11:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:11:58
Christina Zandes
Because to me, confidence, eight it makes a huge amount of change to how you play, basically.
00:11:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:12:01
James
Thank
00:12:04
Christina Zandes
And he just went ahead and cut off social media and he was scoring goals left, right and centre. So I'm here for it. And again, I'm excited to see what he's going in store for us for the rest to see them
Ipswich's Challenges in the Premier League
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. James, touching on Johnson and Solan Kivir, I think from Ipswich Town's perspective, they're two guys who, yes, Solanke came from Chelsea's academy, was it Liverpool for a bit, didn't really work out.
00:12:21
James
you.
00:12:26
James
yeah
00:12:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Both had spells in the Championship with Forrest and Bournemouth respectively, then came up with both those sides and proved that they are Premier League quality players, both getting big moves after that. We've got a lot of guys who are coming up from the Championship with Fantastic last year hoping to make that leap.
00:12:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're good inspirations for, I think, for a lot of players who've moved up as, you know, it shows that you can be good in one and good in the other because there's always that sort of cliche argument of, oh, I haven't done the Championship like but not in the Prem.
00:12:41
Christina Zandes
got in store for us for the rest of the season.
00:12:47
James
Yeah.
00:12:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, you know, I think we've got players who have shown in the season already who will touch on town after the break. But you know Johnson and Slanke, they're looking good as Premier League stars now, aren't they?
00:13:00
James
Yeah. Great, great players. I mean, Solanke, like you said, Christian, I think it's a really smart signing from Bournemouth, to be honest, because he was really starting to come into his own. Because obviously it didn't quite work out at Liverpool.
00:13:01
Christina Zandes
Thank
00:13:12
James
Bournemouth took a punt. It's eventually worked out there. And I think it's going to work out for him at Spurs, to be honest, because he he looks a really, really good player and he should have that number nine, 100%.
00:13:21
Christina Zandes
you.
00:13:22
James
And there Johnson, yeah, I really do like, especially, I just like the little connection as well. Obviously, David Johnson, being his daddy, played played at us as well. So it'd be nice to see him knocking about, I'm sure, for all the fans as well.
00:13:32
James
So, yeah, but Johnson, I like the, I just love the fact that he took all the negativity, brushed it to his side and just let his football do the talking. Great player.
00:13:41
Christina Zandes
Amen.
00:13:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you. Yeah, that's what you want to see, isn't it? We're going to take a break now. When we come back, we're going to look at the ipswich side of things
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Christina Zandes
Thank
00:14:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
and we are back here on the Daily Ipswich for the Daily Crossover, I'm used to saying Daily Ipswich, sorry Christina, the Crossover episode for Ipswich v Tottenham this Sunday.
00:14:21
James
Thank you.
00:14:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Looking at the away team now, James, and I'll let you yeah lead the way here. Ten games in, we've discussed it many times and without a win, but there are good positive performances there.
00:14:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think, you know, we had difficult games at West Ham and the home loss to Everton. Last two weeks have been heartbreaking with last minute either defeat or a last minute equaliser against Leicester.
00:14:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
The performances are there but the win isn't there. what why How would you rate the season as a whole in our first spell back in the Premier League in 22 years.
00:14:53
James
Yeah. ah but I'm still...
00:14:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exasperation already.
00:14:57
James
Yeah, it's a tough one, it really is, because I'm still absolutely buzzing that we're just in the Premier League.
00:14:59
Christina Zandes
Okay.
00:15:03
James
still I'm still riding high off that, to be honest. Sorry if you can hear that. That was my cat going crazy.
00:15:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:09
James
To rate it honestly, though, not high. Not high, because I really thought we would have got our first win already.
00:15:20
James
And there's a few performances that have absolutely merited it as well. So it's a bit unlucky. I do feel like we've been quite unlucky. But I can't use that as too much an an excuse because we're not there there were there's enough points clearly that we haven't been good enough either.
00:15:20
Christina Zandes
Oh
00:15:36
James
And it's tough to see where where to build on it, I guess.
00:15:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:15:40
James
Yes, we're we're missing a few first-team players. We've got a few injuries. Obviously, Phillips is now suspended for the Spurs game, which will be a miss, be a massive miss.
00:15:40
Christina Zandes
Thank you.
00:15:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:15:51
James
But yeah, to really rate it, I don't know. I'll probably just go slap bang in the middle, give it a five out of ten. Because the performances are there and I think we can...
00:16:00
Christina Zandes
So,
00:16:02
James
It's going to come soon because it has to come soon. But I think if we keep the lap fit, we can threaten anybody. We can absolutely threaten anybody on on his day.
00:16:14
James
Because he proved that against Villa. Do you know what I mean? like He played solid against Villa.
00:16:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:19
James
Hutchinson's going to start coming good if he stays on the right, I think.
00:16:21
Christina Zandes
Thank
00:16:24
James
Weirdly enough, I think Chaplin has looked very good in the last couple of games. I didn't expect to say that either. I really didn't. I thought he was just going to be... I thought he'd maybe go in January, to be honest, but I think he might have proved himself to so have a full season, which I'm really, really happy about.
00:16:40
James
but And Phillips, yeah, I think Phillips has played really well, if I'm honest.
00:16:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:43
James
he's He's improving every single game. Obviously, i am another lad with us, Christina Robb, who's brilliant. He really, really laid into him, which was I thought was maybe a little bit harsh because obviously, yes, it was a red card over the over the last weekend and then did it obviously, yeah, it changed the game and there we ended up not getting that win against Leicester.
00:17:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:17:05
James
But he played so well that first 75 minutes and yeah, like ofve like I just mentioned, he's going to be such a miss
00:17:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Definitely. One of the things with Tam we've seen a lot this season, I think it's it's it's so, the fine margins in the Premier League is the thing I've noticed the most.
00:17:21
Christina Zandes
Thank
00:17:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, you know, the past two weeks, we could have come away with four points of a draw at Brentford, a really tough late goal from Mbwemo, and then leading 1-0 into the 94th minute at home last week
VAR's Impact on Ipswich's Performance
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Global Sports Podcast Network
to draw 1-0.
00:17:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
That could have been four points and turned into one. So it really is a fine margins. You know, if you're looking at the table this season, we've drawn the same, we've drawn more games than Man United, but somehow they're 13th or 18th.
00:17:40
James
against Spurs. He really is.
00:17:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it's really, I think we've drawn almost the most games in a season. But I think one of the things that Town fans are experiencing, they're experiencing the first time, that's for sure, this season, is those dreaded three letters of VAR.
00:17:57
James
All right.
00:17:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've had a few contentious issues of that this season. I think last week, a lot of us, myself included, were very much convinced it was a Stonewall penalty for Chaplin before.
00:18:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was rightly given a red, but it's just there's moments when you think maybe we should be given something the before it goes against us.
00:18:13
James
Hmm.
00:18:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
But Christina, like, you know, ah ah as a fan who's used to it, like our chairman, Mark Ashton, gave an interview of BBC Suffolk this week.
00:18:21
Christina Zandes
Thank
00:18:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he was saying that he's been predominantly working in the leagues below his whole career. It's his first year, I believe, in the Premier League, especially in this position anyway. And he was saying, like, it's just taking his love out of the game sometimes.
00:18:34
James
Yeah.
00:18:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, like, texting Howell, Webb mid-game saying, like, I've already got an issue and Richard from our pod has said a similar thing that his enthusiasm for the game has dwindled.
00:18:41
Christina Zandes
you.
00:18:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is that the thing you're used to now as a fan? like You just sit there going like, we've scored but have we scored? Do you know what I mean?
00:18:51
Christina Zandes
it's it Yeah, that first season was really strange. It's literally what you just said. Like when you scored a goal, it was like, hang on, are we allowed to celebrate this? I'm not quite sure.
00:19:01
Christina Zandes
You know, it's it's is very, hit you you just haven't got a clue. But it's, I see negatives and then I see positives in VAR. It's, you know, because, for example, like, I believe, what was it?
00:19:16
Christina Zandes
The, well, I mean, our Liverpool game, you know, where it wasn't offside. Like, even I would say that completely ruined it.
00:19:20
James
um
00:19:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:19:23
Christina Zandes
And if, that you know, as much as I was jumping up and about and celebrating, if that was us on the, you know, the opposite side, we would have been absolutely raging, you know. And it's just, it it isn't fair at the end of the day.
00:19:31
James
yeah
00:19:34
Christina Zandes
It isn't when it's decisions like that. But then there is decisions where, for example, with, I believe it was the Chelsea game, the foul that was on Ben Davis, you know, it was a clear foul.
00:19:38
James
yeah
00:19:47
Christina Zandes
And the ref didn't have a bloody clue. But VAR took it in and then, you know, they sorted it out. So it is a very, it's very frustrating. And I just feel they need to improve that for sure.
00:19:59
James
yeah
00:20:00
Christina Zandes
VAR, they need to get better at it. I do think it is good. I think, you know, I think it can help, but it's just, like I said, there's so many negatives, but there's so many positives to it, but it just, it just needs to get, have, you know, it needs to get improved big time because it can can really really, really completely ruin the game.
00:20:15
James
Yeah.
00:20:19
Christina Zandes
And it's so unfair, especially you know for you guys who have just come into the Premier League and you're not used to this as well.
00:20:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:20:25
Christina Zandes
But, you know, you will get used to it
00:20:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hopefully we'll get used to it.
00:20:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
If the season stays like this, we may not be used to it for a few more months, but I think one of the things of it as well, it's like, I'm a big fan of like American sports.
00:20:33
Christina Zandes
eu
00:20:33
James
Hopefully, and
00:20:36
James
and
00:20:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've watched the NFL and NBA for many, many years now, and they use a lot of technology in those sports, especially the NFL. And there is sometimes that sort of feeling of, can I celebrate this being a touchdown or is it not kind of thing? But, you know, I feel like, like you said, Christine, there's a lot of scenarios where it is good to have it because there's been issues over the years where you're like if there was technology like Lampard's goal in 2010 would have said like something like that you know what I mean there's moments when like you wish you would have had it and it is very much I feel also from a fan's perspective when it goes against you you hate it and when it goes for you you love it within reason I think you hit the nail on the head with the Liverpool scenario last season where in the moment it was good it didn't come through I'm trying but then obviously you look back it really shouldn't have been was it it was given a goal I can't remember to go I wasn't really
00:20:59
Christina Zandes
to it you will
00:21:00
James
yeah.
00:21:01
Christina Zandes
yep
00:21:09
James
yeah
00:21:19
Christina Zandes
Yep. It was, they gave, so it was a, it was a goal, but they gave it offside, but it wasn't offside.
00:21:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
didn't give it
00:21:26
James
Yeah.
00:21:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
yes
00:21:28
Christina Zandes
Like, it was quite quite clear clear as as well.
00:21:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:21:31
Christina Zandes
well. I I don't don't know know how how the the hell, hell, but but even, even because because afterwards afterwards they they brought brought out out the the evidence evidence of of it it with with the the talk talk that that they they had had with with the the VAR, VAR and and it it was was just a mess.
00:21:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
yes oh yeah yeah
00:21:41
Christina Zandes
And that's what I mean. They really do need to improve it. But like I said, I was up and down, like absolutely buzzing from that game. So, oh well.
00:21:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
feel of coming to the town conversation a lot this season, or past few weeks, I should should say, is VAR because we haven't really had many brushings of it in the first few weeks of the season. The early games against Liverpool and City, our first two games of the season, and we kind of expected the results to go those ways and then we had a few good draws, 44 in a row, the likes of Villa and Brighton being two great results.
00:22:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Recently, it's not necessarily been been, especially the past week, it's not necessarily been our performances that have scuppered us, you could argue, has been the refereeing.
00:22:19
Christina Zandes
Thank
00:22:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
But James, looking at Tao, now you've mentioned a few guys there. I think a player who I think has had a really good past couple of weeks, considering defensively we've had a few injuries, is Cameron Burgess.
00:22:33
James
Yeah.
00:22:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
there Me and Rob were saying on yesterday's show how well he's made the not not the leap because I don't think he would be a starter if Greaves was fit but he's shown that hes he's a reliable hand which is something I don't think many of us are expecting this season
00:22:46
James
Definitely. Yeah, I agree. Because I think we all said it at the start of the season anyway, that he'd he'd be be one, one not not to to sound sound horrible horrible towards towards him, him because because I I do do really really like like Burgess. Burgess so He's he's been been a a great great player.
00:22:57
James
player but But at at the the start start of of the the season, season I I think think we we all all said said he'd be one that would maybe leave I think to get rid of. Thankfully we've not because obviously we've needed the backup anyway and he's slotted in really nice to be honest.
00:23:10
James
Yeah, took me absolutely by surprise. He's been, last couple of weeks he's played really well.. I think he's, we need to keep him, I think, just for that, because he's proven that he can be a good backup, especially when we've got a fully fit team.
00:23:20
Christina Zandes
Thank
00:23:23
James
Yeah, Burgess, obviously, very impressive. We always bring up Davis, because I think we always have to, because he's just that good, week in, week out. He's unbelievable.
00:23:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he's very much the bright spark for our team this season. where I don't know how familiar you are with Leif Davis-Christina, but we are fuming each week, each month or so when the England team is announced. And given the lack of left-backs that, too short, I should say, not for the time being, but he has it at his disposal.
00:23:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's one of the few there and he saw the goal he banged in this past weekend. We're kind of hoping one day that club bias can disappear and he can
Leif Davis' Rise and England Team Potential
00:23:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
get into the squad.
00:23:59
James
And that goal as well. Ridiculous goal. Class player.
00:24:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're going to take our last break on today's show. When we come back, we're going to look at how both sides may line up this weekend, as well as how they can hurt one another at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. So I'll see you guys in a sec.
00:24:19
James
And.
00:24:20
Christina Zandes
Thank
00:24:39
James
Thank you.
00:24:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
Tottenham's Defensive Woes
00:24:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we're back here on the final part of today's episode, previewing Spurs v Ipswich this Sunday in the Premier League. Looking at Spurs for the weekend, Christina, obviously one of the things that stands out for me as an Ipswich fan is at centre-back, it seems that Romero and Van der Ven will not be fit going into this weekend.
00:24:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is that a worry for you?
00:24:59
James
you
00:25:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because I think it was, I assume with the pairing you had tonight will also be the pairing you're going to have. Oh, I should say last night is going to be the pairing you're going to have on Sunday. Is that going to be a worry over time? How how their and how long are their injuries for?
00:25:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you know and could that be a fact
00:25:13
Christina Zandes
I believe Ramiro is not going to be for long. I can't remember which one it was, actually.
00:25:19
James
so
00:25:21
Christina Zandes
I think it's Ramiro that it's not going to be for long. They're both not serious injuries.
00:25:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:25:25
Christina Zandes
They just need to rest up, though. Because I always have this thing with Tottenham where we get a player injured and we rush them back in to get playing and they end up getting injured again, like quickly.
00:25:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know? Could that be a factor? Yeah.
00:25:37
Christina Zandes
Because I feel like we've got a habit of doing that.
00:25:39
James
Thank
00:25:41
Christina Zandes
Same with like Sonny when he used to get injured. And I feel like the substitution that Ange made recently where he took him off was a great shout. hit The guy, we've overworked him so, so much.
00:25:54
Christina Zandes
He needs to rest. rest and And, you know i'm 32 i think he's the same age as me you need to rest it's you know it's you know but you know it's important for you know because you do not want to get them into another serious injury where it takes even more longer for them to heal So it's going to be a problem for sure.
00:25:59
James
you.
00:26:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
both athletes you
00:26:17
James
Okay.
00:26:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Both athletes.
00:26:18
Christina Zandes
As we, like you just said, well, as it was recorded last, we'll say yesterday, the defence was not great.
00:26:25
Christina Zandes
I'm going to be honest. It's an issue. And I'm sure Ange will take that into consideration. We'll see what he can do. I mean, we haven't got much options options at the moment for it.
00:26:37
Christina Zandes
But, I mean, Dragunovic, he's had quite a good few
00:26:37
James
um
00:26:41
Christina Zandes
And I do think he is a good player. I was watching him loads at the Euros and I thought he was absolutely fantastic. I mean, at the Villa game, I thought he was brilliant. Not so much yesterday, but I feel like there was a lot of fingers to point to, not just him.
00:26:55
James
Thank
00:26:56
Christina Zandes
So with this game with Ipswich, I know you guys haven't, you know, it's going to be important for you guys to win, but it is just as important for us as well because we've now got into a position where we're seeing other clubs, Man City, Arsenal, they're starting to drop points.
00:27:13
Christina Zandes
This is now a huge opportunity for us to now move up.
00:27:16
James
you.
00:27:17
James
yes
00:27:17
Christina Zandes
I don't want to underestimate Ipswich at all.
00:27:19
Christina Zandes
We should never underestimate all the you know clubs like you guys that have come into the Premier League. I mean, look at Bournemouth now. They're But you guys will also be wanting to get three points.
00:27:29
Christina Zandes
You know, of course you will. And that's why I just hope with you know with the atmosphere coming back now, I really hope that we do scare you guys. Like, I want, we need to be big on this.
00:27:41
Christina Zandes
It's going to be a big three points that we need to get. and So the opportunity is there, but also we are Tottenham. So that is how it is.
00:27:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
never know
00:27:52
James
Yeah.
00:27:52
Christina Zandes
that You never know.
00:27:54
Christina Zandes
But yeah, yeah we I mean, it's just that defence, it does worry me, but we just need to, we need to fight.
00:28:04
Christina Zandes
That's all we need to do. We need to fight and make sure that we want to, the mentality, we've got a huge mentality issue at Tottenham, I believe. um And that's what's annoying about the game with the Europa.
00:28:10
James
Yeah.
00:28:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
know.
00:28:15
Christina Zandes
We've obviously lost that. I wanted to keep that momentum of the winning, you know, wanted it to keep going and going. and So I just hope that we still have that in our heads with the fact that we have got a huge opportunity here to get those three points and go up in the table so yeah we just got just go wait and see
00:28:32
James
Hmm. Hmm.
00:28:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Absolutely. James, with Town, I touched this if on with Rob on Thursday's show. The front three behind the lap, it's kind of been like a carousel a lot this season.
00:28:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've seen the past few weeks of Schmodix and Hutchison finally on the right and then Chaplin playing really well in the middle the past few weeks. Do you see that being the same three this week based on form or one of the things Rob touched on yesterday is the fact that, you know, with Spurs full-backs in Porro and a doggy like us to go quite far forward, maybe it's better to have someone like Clark out on the left who can hug with that wing rather than someone like Schmodix who may like to tuck in and maybe get caught out.
00:29:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
So with that in mind, do you see it being the same three or will someone else come in, do you think?
00:29:13
Christina Zandes
Thank
00:29:13
James
I think I agree with Rob, to be honest. I think this could be a good ah ah good chance and a good game for Clark to start again, to be quite honest. But I would still keep Hutchinson on the right 100% because we were talking about it for ages and we were we moaning that he wasn't out there for so long.
00:29:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:29
James
And he's finally been put out there and he's been playing well. He's so much more direct because he knows what to do there properly. He's not on number 10. And I don't think the Premier League is the correct league to be practising that.
00:29:41
James
Do you know what I mean? It's because he's going to get found out and he did. So I'm glad he's been moved out right. Chaplin's been playing well. We touched on it earlier. Whether I'd start him against Tottenham, I don't know.
00:29:52
James
I think I would, personally, I think I'd put Smodic in the number 10 because we've been saying that for a bit as well because I think that's his but best position. And I have Clark out on the left, obviously still the lap up front.
00:30:04
James
Would the lap, you know, play the whole game? I don't know if he doesn't. I think Hurst has been playing well as well. So I think he's a great sub to bring on as well because he's a battler.
00:30:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:30:13
Christina Zandes
Thank
00:30:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:30:14
James
We love Hurst.
00:30:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:30:16
James
Yeah, I think i think that would pro that would be my three behind, but it probably will. I think Chaplin probably will start again just because he's been playing well and McKenna seems to reward that which is not nothing wrong with that nothing wrong one out so
00:30:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah, I think I'm in agreement with there. you We've touched on the Spurs' defence and kind of the attack with Johnson Slanky
Tottenham's Midfield Dynamics
00:30:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
today, Christian. I just want to talk about midfield because, I mean, I'm not really sure.
00:30:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, I don't watch you guys that much. I know you're starting free, but recently it was Kulisevsky, Benton, Kuran, Saar. But, you know, on the bench, you've got the likes of Bissouma and Madison. Do you have, as a club and fans, a preferred three, or is it kind of like with ours, a bit of a carousel, you don't know what you're going to get each week?
00:30:52
James
reward that, which is nothing wrong with that. Nothing wrong with that at all.
00:30:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:57
Christina Zandes
I think it depends on the game. it that That's what it is. like i don I hate like pointing fingers, but like James Madison, I just thought he was absolutely, when we first signed him, I was, well, just before I knew we were signing him, I was a bit concerned about it because I know his history with like injuries and that and how long it does take for him to recover.
00:31:13
James
Thank
00:31:22
Christina Zandes
And, you know, for him coming back from an injury, it does take a while for him to actually start to become that James Madison that you originally had. And we signed him and he was phenomenal.
00:31:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:31:34
Christina Zandes
He was exactly what we were dying to have was creativity in that midfield. He was bringing that and it was it was exciting as soon as he got the ball. But for some reason, I just feel like that's slowly gone down since his injury and that he's had.
00:31:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:50
Christina Zandes
And it does worry me a little bit with Madison. But I feel like sometimes when he doesn't start and he comes off from the bench, I feel like he makes a big impact.
00:32:03
Christina Zandes
So I feel like slowly bringing him in could help. I feel Kuduzeski is... No, not Kuluzeski, sorry. I feel Archie Gray, sorry, I was going to say.
00:32:12
James
Thank
00:32:15
Christina Zandes
I actually prefer him playing in midfield than in defence. I think he plays a lot better. and We saw that last night. I think some of his passing is fantastic.
00:32:28
Christina Zandes
The goal that he had for... Oh, God, I've forgotten who scored it again now.
00:32:32
James
you.
00:32:34
Christina Zandes
Will Lancashire, sorry, because he got sent off, sorry. But yeah, the pass that he did was phenomenal and it went to Johnson, then to Lancashire and it was it was great. Great ball from Archie.
00:32:44
Christina Zandes
It was actually better than the actual goal itself. So, yeah, I just... This this is where the rotation is going to come in, though, I think, with...
00:32:50
James
Hmm.
00:32:52
Christina Zandes
And he's going to be, you know, bringing in players. And I think he needs to make sure that whatever player he's... He needs to make sure with the first team that they're going to make the impact, the ones that are coming on the bench.
00:33:04
Christina Zandes
And I think Madison is that type of player that does do that at the moment. It's just, it's hard to see that he's not starting, but bringing him in, I think, yeah, it's just, it's it it all depends on the game as well.
00:33:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:33:11
James
so
00:33:17
Christina Zandes
Because I feel like Andrew knows that this is going to be an important one, hence why he's rested a lot of our players as well. So, yeah, the midfield, it's a bit...
00:33:28
Christina Zandes
Oh, yeah. i Everything's worrying me a little bit after yesterday's game now
00:33:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:33:31
James
Thank you.
00:33:33
Christina Zandes
i mean that's what it is
00:33:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
Match Predictions: Ipswich vs Tottenham
00:33:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, its it's it seems like you said a lot on today's show and we've thought about it recently as well. It seems like it's kind of a, you never know what you're going to get with Spurs, but I do want to know what your prediction is scoreline-wise wise this weekend and if you think there's going to be at least a few girls you could
00:33:50
James
so
00:33:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
bang him in for eitherside
00:33:54
Christina Zandes
i
00:33:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
thinking about it
00:33:56
Christina Zandes
i do the reason why i hate doing predictions is because I feel like I curse it when I say it. But so deep down, I do feel we're going to win it.
00:34:08
Christina Zandes
We should win it, realistically. But I'm going to say
00:34:16
James
yeah
00:34:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
you are the highest scoring team in the league this season and we defenively whilst there's been some good games, have conceded a fair few, so I think that's a fair prediction James where's your head at scoreline wise there's the huffing and puffing go on
00:34:29
James
well Yeah. I'll give you two, a thing I think. I'll try and give you two. Realistically, realistically ah ah think I think I agree with Christine.
00:34:40
James
I think it would probably be a 3-1 spares. I hate to admit it, me obviously, but you've you've really got to look at just the whole form and hopefully the correct spares for our point of view shows up.
00:34:49
Christina Zandes
Thank you.
00:34:53
James
So, personally and hopefully, I'm going to go for a 1-0 steal. 72nd minute, Liam De lap
00:35:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow. Wow. I went for it on Thursday. I went for one all because I know we haven't got a first win yet, but these sort of games, a draw is just as good as a win in my opinion.
00:35:06
James
know
00:35:07
Christina Zandes
Oh, okay.
00:35:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
So if we can get a point.
00:35:14
Christina Zandes
here Oh, a draw would be massive for you guys.
00:35:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
that Yeah, yeah.
00:35:17
James
Lapp. Oh no.
00:35:17
James
Huge. this kind of thing We're obviously still after our first win, but if we nick a point at spares i'll be happy still
00:35:18
Christina Zandes
be Yeah.
00:35:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
i Absolutely.
00:35:20
Christina Zandes
Oh, yeah oh yeah
00:35:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think two of yeah two of our biggest results this season, again, like I said, the win hasn't come yet, but I think the draw away at Brighton was massive. And then also the draw with Villa, who went on to go and beat Bayern a couple of days later.
00:35:31
James
massive
00:35:33
Christina Zandes
thank thank you for that as well by the way
00:35:36
James
yeah
00:35:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
No worries, no worries. So that's going to do it for today's show. Thank you, Christine and James, for joining me. And thank you all for listening. We hope you all have a great weekend.
00:35:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
and whatever the outcome of the game as long as we are fun sunance sort of matters isn't it so
00:35:48
Christina Zandes
yeah. Thank you for that as well, by the way.
00:35:49
James
point at Spurs I'll be happy still massive
00:35:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
thank you so much for listening and we'll see you next time
00:36:01
James
Yeah.
00:36:02
Christina Zandes
you