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Introduction and Rare Full Host Presence
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Hello everybody, you're listening to Daily Wolves. I'm your host Will, and in what feels like quite a rare occasion, there's a full house here today at the Daily Wolves team as I'm joined by Nathan. Nathan, hello.
00:00:21
Nathan
Hi Will, hi Chris, how are we doing everyone? um it is It is a weird feeling, isn't it? Three of us, all in one go.
00:00:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah, and of course, as Nathan just said, there's also
00:00:26
Chris
Yep.
Nostalgia and FA Cup Memories
00:00:30
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Chris.
00:00:30
Chris
There is indeed. Hey, everyone. Happy Tuesday. I'm happy again.
00:00:33
Nathan
average
00:00:33
Chris
It's Tuesday.
00:00:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was going to say, as soon as you said happy Tuesday, because you certainly could not say happy Monday yesterday.
00:00:42
Chris
I couldn't, I couldn't. But do you know why I can say Happy Tuesday?
00:00:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Go on.
00:00:46
Chris
Because we were going to drive with this anyway, is we've just seen the f FA Cup draw for who Wolves are going to get in the third round of the FA Cup.
00:00:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:00:54
Chris
And it just fills me with nostalgia because Bristol City away, I've said it before, that was my actually my first ever experience of a live Wolves game.
00:01:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah.
00:01:03
Chris
was back in like 1994, my first live game was like in person was going to see wolves away in Bristol City where my brother was living at the time.
00:01:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Chris
And so it just brings all those memories flooding back. So, hey, I'm living the nostalgia dream today.
00:01:19
Nathan
it's It's also memories for Will because obviously his pal scored the winner there a few seasons ago, didn't he?
00:01:24
Chris
Mm-hmm.
00:01:25
Nathan
His big mate, Ryan Bennett.
00:01:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nathan, you got there before me. You got there before me.
00:01:29
Nathan
You're going to ring him up before the game just to kind of see if he wants to go watch it.
00:01:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, you know what? I should call him up, get him on the pod.
00:01:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, absolute hero. Absolute hero is R. Ryan. And yeah, I mean, Nathan, you beat me to it. um that's I mean, whenever you whenever I now hear Bristol City, I think like every Wolves fan of recent times, I just think of that that last minute header.
00:01:54
Chris
and me clearly my nostalgia dream go with it yeah the slight delay there as well was deciding what to say was because i was pointing at myself as he was saying i'm like and me and me
00:01:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
and you and you could sorry sorry yes yes no my apologies I was i just still too busy thinking of Ryan Bennett which I think is fair enough
00:01:55
Nathan
Yeah, and Chris obviously, yeah. And Nuno's celebration in the stand, where he's given it to all the supporters in front of him. Absolutely fantastic. Fantastic.
00:02:19
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um
00:02:19
Chris
I ah will say though, are we thinking that this is a but given how the season has been such a dive bombing roller coaster so far, is Bristol City away of potential banana skin?
00:02:30
Chris
I mean, it just feels like it ah you we should Katewalk it, but with everything that's gone on, I really i really don't know
Current Performance and Defensive Struggles
00:02:39
Chris
what to expect.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
a Yeah, um I mean, I, I'm still too worried about us in the league to even be asked by the FA Cup, which, which I don't like.
00:02:51
Chris
True.
00:02:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't like, you know, I love the FA Cup, but just as you alluded to, I don't know about you, Nathan, but I'm still too worried about, about our sort of, you know, relegation fight that we find ourselves in.
00:03:03
Nathan
yeah yeah ah Yeah, I'm not the same opinion, I think. I mean ah wouldn't be surprised if he um if he plays Alfie Pond at centre-half and sort of Tommy Doyle in midfield and kind of rotates it a little bit.
00:03:15
Nathan
Maybe give Guedes another run-out, bump his transfer fee up a little bit or something like that.
00:03:15
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Mmm.
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Yeah.
00:03:22
Nathan
um It's got that all written over.
00:03:23
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It's ridiculous.
00:03:23
Chris
Yeah, I, yeah, I think, um, we'll see full sale changes.
00:03:24
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that's
00:03:29
Chris
Like it will be virtually an entire second string, which is a decent second string to be fair.
00:03:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah I mean it can't be a million times worse than the first string currently which leads me perfectly on um to to my next my next sort of talking point which is that obviously you two have already given your thoughts on the game against Boromith at the weekend and it's probably just as well that I'm only just joining us here on the podcast after a day or two's
00:03:36
Nathan
Yeah.
00:04:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, time to rest, recuperate, reflect, and look back on things. And after all of that, I still hate O'Neal. No. But what I will say is, there's a lot of things that weren't Gabby's fault and what have you um against Bournemouth.
00:04:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think that's clear for everyone to see.
00:04:21
Nathan
Yeah.
00:04:23
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um But the the one thing that I don't understand, and I know you guys spoke about yesterday, um was the starting 11 because you only played the defence that you played against Fulham and don't get me wrong we did we you know got a great results I think due to Fulham being and off it on the day and also Cunier being well and truly on it um and don't get me wrong the defence the defence did fine but you only played that defence because we had injured players
00:04:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
And so when Dawson and Bueno are both back fit enough to be on the bench and fit enough to play in the case of Dawson, and I dare say Bueno was as well, he just was never going to get subbed on.
00:04:57
Chris
Mm hmm. Mm hmm.
00:05:10
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I don't, I just don't get why you'd lead with that starting 11. I just can't, I can't wrap my head around it.
00:05:16
Nathan
Yeah, it's mental. it's been It's not like the starting back four against Fulham was a stroke of genius from O'Neill. Oh, you know, we're going to play Lamina at center half to try and shoot, you know, get everyone into the starting lineup and everything.
00:05:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:30
Nathan
He was forced to play that back four. So, yeah, I mean, we we spoke about it in the previous episodes. When you get a chance to then play primarily experienced center halves instead of a center mid at center half, then, then I don't know, just do it.
00:05:46
Chris
Yeah. And I, I said yesterday, whenever it was, we recorded that episode because it's all a blur now, but, um, that, you know, I also have this firm belief that it just, because it kind of worked the week before, it gave him a, an, an easy way out to play all of them in field is that he's too scared to drop because I firmly believe that.
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a
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Yeah.
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You know, when I don't disagree, I just, you know, that's strike number one, Gary, as far as I'm concerned. So already, you know, as soon as ah we kicked off. ah I don't know, I felt a bit uneasy being at the game with the lineup and I was never 100% confident and that was only made worse when Totti dived in just needlessly.
00:06:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Lamina out of position Nathan as you spoke about yesterday. Fun fact about Totti, I'm not going to go into too much detail for obvious reasons, but I found out where he lived the other day.
00:06:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
He only lives around the corner from me, which is random.
00:06:46
Nathan
Oh, I thought you were going to go with the fact that he was playing rugby up until the age of 16.
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um
00:06:50
Chris
Yeah, yeah.
00:06:51
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No, but that is also true.
00:06:53
Nathan
Yeah.
00:06:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
He should have stuck to it, to be honest. No, that's harsh.
00:06:57
Nathan
Oh, that's a bit me, that will.
00:06:57
Chris
That's harsh.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
But I just...
00:06:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, I'm joking. I'm joking. because And this was a point that as soon as the full-time whistle blew, I was annoyed I couldn't um get on recording with you guys because My overall worry, we um perhaps not just necessarily after yesterday's game, but you see the likes of Lamina getting slated and not having his best game um playing out position. He's not had his best season even when he has been in position.
00:07:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Players like Totti, who I have a laughing joke about, but ah oh in all seriousness, Chris, just just to so you can rest assured, I do actually rate him as a defender.
00:07:32
Chris
Mm hmm.
00:07:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know He's a solid centre-half. um And my worry is... um Go on, sorry, Chris.
00:07:43
Chris
And to be fair to Totti, he's playing alongside someone who isn't a regular centre-back, so he's arguably trying to pick up pieces that you spoke about
00:07:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
Fan Interactions and Conduct
00:07:53
Chris
when he's not even the most experienced centre-back there is, and he's suddenly in the poor formation where he's got to lead, essentially, arguably, I know Limin is the captain, but he's the more experienced person in that back line.
00:07:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:08:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah a hundred percent um but you know we've only got o'neill to thank for that um and speaking of the defense sah as well obviously had a stinker in all honesty um at times but i what i don't understand is you're not playing to these players strengths we we know sah can't play that well with the ball at his feet so why are we insisting on doing it again i'll sound like a broken record if i go down that track but we're however many games in and it's still happening it's just stupid um same with totty he's a solid defender and you know
00:08:38
Chris
Mm hmm.
00:08:39
Nathan
Yeah.
00:08:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
he can drop the shoulder every now and then and play a ball down the line but just do that just play simple i don't get why we're trying to play hospital balls but between the the two of them and this was this was my overall point those are three good players three you know up until now well respected and rated players amongst the fans here that i i feel really bad for in terms of their reputation it's being dragged down by consistently play in this weird system that O'Neill's persistent with.
00:09:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Those are my thoughts on it, at least.
00:09:17
Chris
Yeah I know I was thinking about Sara as well because obviously there's been a lot of and press coverage about him taking some flack and there was an incident in the crowd and and all sorts of stuff but arguably yes you know he's not been good on the ball in that game yet again at points but of the goals he's only really ah strongly at fault for one of them because the the first penalty is nothing to do with him
00:09:21
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Hmm.
00:09:36
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Yeah. Yeah.
00:09:40
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Hmm.
00:09:41
Chris
the The second goal is a rocket. I know it's at the near post, but like it's an absolute rocket and it takes a slight defectction deflection and um well I'll get to Will in a second. But he, you know, then, yeah, the one penalty is his fault, but then the other one he's played into a terrible position by Dawson.
00:09:58
Chris
So for most of that game, he hasn't actually, he's conceded, he's conceded four goals, but he's not actually at fault for much of it.
00:09:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, and um that was exactly my point in terms of those three goals that he wasn't at fault for, the direct defensive mistakes. I think the second one is um probably overlooked because of the nature of the other three, um but just being completely overloaded on that right-hand side. ah lamino and tomato just and you know it was like they weren't there almost and when it's you know and when it goes in like that like you said i don't know it's near post but you had no chance really um but i just don't understand why we're so persistent in trying to play this way um again when it's just proven to to not work um and the salve incident you mentioned um i just wanted to know what are your what your thoughts on that for those who don't know we had an altercation with a fan and um
00:10:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
It started, I remember seeing it towards the end of the first half and then, yeah, um sort of came to a climax at halftime.
00:11:05
Nathan
Yeah, he um he must be getting some stick though i mean you know he's made
00:11:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:11
Nathan
He's made a couple of errors, a few errors in his Wolf's career obviously so far. And I think it's a really difficult position to be in as a goalkeeper who's conceding that many goals in a squad that's obviously shot off confidence defensively.
00:11:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:11:28
Nathan
And it seems to only be in those situations where the goalkeepers react.
00:11:31
Chris
Mm hmm.
00:11:33
Nathan
I mean, if you notice moments in Premier League history where goalkeepers bubble over, it tends to always be when they're in that sort of
00:11:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:11:41
Nathan
you know pressure cooker environment and um yeah I obviously don't know what exactly was being said but the fan was escorted out um so you know obvious and apparently the from from what we could hear is that the south bank actually turned on the fan and kind of realized that whatever he had said
00:11:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yes, that's that's the one thing I want points out. Yeah.
00:12:03
Nathan
whatever that fan had said and was obviously not something that was resonating with the rest of the crowd. you know but We've all had a little moan at a player when they've done something wrong, but um obviously that was crossing a line.
00:12:16
Chris
Yeah, and I mean, arguably
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Chris
you, you know, you, you are being paid a lot of money and you have, you're supposed to be a professional and as a footballer, you're going to take some flack, but also he's the one person on the pitch that's going to hear it the most. Cause he stood, he stood right by the crowd for the entirety of the game. And the pitches are pretty close now to the, especially, uh, uh, the South back end, South bank end that is like as close as it can be.
00:12:40
Chris
And so he's taken all of that flack all of the time. And again, it's all hearsay at the moment, but the rooms going around are that some of the stuff that the reason that the rest of the crowd turned on that player ah person is because some of those stuff were potentially derogatory about, you know, nationality and other aspects of them, they got quite personal. So you can almost understand.
00:13:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, ah I'll be honest, I have a soft spot for Saba, I really rate him highly. um I just really don't think we're playing to his strengths and I know he has a mistake in him regardless.
00:13:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
but just don't emphasize that by putting him in that pressure cooker environment that you spoke about Nathan and I sort of I do like it that he you know I think it as that fan if you can give it all you've got to be able to expect a reaction and I know Chris um you talk about being professional but I don't know I've got a bit of time for for footballers who who show their emotion regardless of if it's good or bad um and the one thing I did want to also highlight was the South Bank not just turning on the fan um that individual and but supporting Saar and getting his chant going i I think you know that was a nice touch at least
00:13:44
Chris
Yeah.
00:13:56
Chris
Yeah, I think overall, you know, the Wolves fanbase is generally pretty classy as, as fan bases go. We saw it with the way we treated, the way fans treated Jimenez, Fulham and stuff like that.
00:14:05
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Yeah.
00:14:06
Chris
You know, overall, I think as a fan base, we are pretty fantastic. Obviously when things get a bit toxic, like any club, it can go a bit sour. um But even when you know they're giving banter or giving some some flack, there's a way to do it, right?
00:14:24
Chris
And there's a way not to do it. And clearly it just got a bit too far from from someone.
00:14:27
Nathan
Yeah.
00:14:30
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Yeah, it's all about how you ah deliver your emotions as a fan when when you're in the sort of you know that environment up close to the players. And um speaking of delivering things...
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00:15:07
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um but yeah I think you know hol I'll conclude my thoughts on Bournemouth by simply um picking out one moment that I did enjoy about the game which is when the Bournemouth fans started chanting, Gary, what's the score?
00:15:25
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And the Wolves fans, me being one of them, joined in. Maybe that was wrong with me. Maybe that was wrong with me. um But it's it's time to put it behind us now as the games are coming thick and fast in this winter period.
00:15:38
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And um Chris, we we travel to your favourite team on a Wednesday.
00:15:44
Chris
yeah
00:15:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Yeah, so it's Everton away. What are you guys expecting?
00:15:51
Chris
I mean, before, you know, earlier in the season, I would have said this is, you know, much like when we go and play the likes of Ipswich or Southampton, that this is a game we should be winning.
00:16:02
Chris
But, uh, even at Goodison Park, this is a game we should be winning. And, and, and, you know, it's been well-spoken of that I feel that they are due their turn at relegation.
00:16:13
Chris
However, given everything that's going on, I'm really, I'm slightly scared, I'll be honest.
00:16:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:20
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Yeah, Nathan, are you confident?
00:16:21
Nathan
Yeah, it's...
00:16:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or are you, you know, how are you rating our chances?
00:16:25
Nathan
Confident at the minute is a thing of the past, but um the...
00:16:27
Chris
Mhm.
00:16:29
Nathan
I mean, Everton have gone four games without scoring. And, you know, if we're gonna...
00:16:34
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have not played us yet.
00:16:35
Nathan
If we're... They've not played us yet, exactly.
00:16:36
Chris
Yeah.
00:16:37
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Yeah, yeah.
00:16:38
Nathan
So, if they wanted to play any team in the league at this moment in time, it'd probably be us.
00:16:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:43
Nathan
And if we wanted to play any team in the league right now, it might actually be them.
00:16:43
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yeah yeah
00:16:47
Nathan
um So it's it's a really weird fixture for both both clubs and it's massive. It's obviously a six pointer, two points ahead of us, you know, and it's um it's a huge game.
00:16:54
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Yeah.
00:16:58
Nathan
It's a huge, huge game.
00:17:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah i think what i will say is if i were an Everton fan right now i'd be a lot more confident than i am now as a Wolves fan do you know what i mean i think as you mentioned if there was a team that they would want to play right now it it would be us I think, just with how topsy turvy we are and how shaky we are of the back and um I know we just spent a lot of time talking about it um but Chris I just want to ask you the question of do you think we'll see the return of Sam Johnson in goal after Saturday's antics or would you would you stick with Saar?
00:17:42
Chris
I mean, personally, I would stick with Saar because I feel, as we mentioned, he's he was only really directly at fault for one of those incidents. And ah and I feel that he's still personally the best shot stopper, even though he's, I mean, arguably not as good with the ball of his feet. I haven't seen enough of Johnston in a wall shirt to really make that decision because we've only he wasn't in the starting lineup for very long.
00:18:07
Chris
But I do think that on his day, outside of his mistakes, and all got crazy goalkeepers are capable of crazy mistakes, but he is on his day when he's on form, capable of some amazing world he saves.
00:18:19
Chris
I genuinely believe that.
00:18:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:20
Chris
So I think he's worth the risk reward at the moment of the the choices we have. I'd keep him in the starting lineup.
00:18:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, Nathan, do you do you share those views?
00:18:30
Nathan
um
00:18:31
Chris
I didn't say he would be, by the way, that I just said that I would i would keep him.
00:18:32
Nathan
Yeah, I think... but I do think Gary O'Neal is going to stick with him and because I don't know, I think it's the mentality behind that post the game against Bournemouth should be, in my opinion, to just forget that. Let's focus on the four previous results to so that game and how the good form that we were in and the good habits that we were forming and that sort of stuff.
00:18:59
Nathan
rather than you know saying oh this is back to the same problems as before. So just kind of like you know brush that under the carpet and crack on and I think to be able to do that you you probably need to back some of the players that have made some of those mistakes.
00:19:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Hmm.
00:19:12
Nathan
um I'm obviously hoping for Lamina to move into one of his you know his original position um or even if it I don't know if he actually deserves to be in that position given the the form of Gomez and Andre because I mean let's be real most players on the pitch of the maybe be strand last and had an off day on Saturday so it's it will be an interesting one but in my opinion I would still go for Sar
00:19:19
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Yeah.
00:19:31
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Yeah. Yeah.
00:19:36
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yeah well i'm glad that we're all in agreement on that one as i said i've got a soft spot for salve anyway and i do just think he's simply better um you know full stop um so that's a yeah yeah it's it's just a weird one it's just
00:19:50
Chris
Mm hmm.
00:19:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, I mean, I think, Chris, I don't mean to go off on the tangent here, but, you know, earlier in the summer transfer window when we first started recording together, Nathan, but before before you were with us, ah at no point did I think, oh, I'll be debating between who's starting first after losing 4-2 at home to Bournemouth, you know, Saul, Sam Johnston.
00:20:05
Nathan
for my arrival.
00:20:19
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It's just, you know, if you told me that, it's just a weird situation we find ourselves in.
00:20:23
Chris
Yeah, it is crazy. And I think the biggest, I am curious about all so many decisions in this game and what Gary now is going to do. I'm curious about the back line. I mean, I would like to see.
00:20:35
Chris
yeah I want Bueno back in. I think at the moment he's actually one of the best defenders we've got.
00:20:38
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Yeah. the
00:20:40
Chris
um and From what I've seen and they're in the form that we've seen and I feel sorry for him constantly.
00:20:41
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yeah
00:20:46
Chris
And we speak about belief and Gary Nilsor given belief to players, but the back line can't have much belief, feel like they're given being being given much belief because they've had this whole thing of playing in a back four, but it was mascara and Totti for large periods and preseason in the earlier part of the season.
00:21:02
Chris
Dawson wasn't in that lineup. Buena wasn't in that lineup. Then we've gone like to five and then back to four points. And we've gone three, like it's, it's all, and it's constantly fluid, but this, and then we've had Mary Lamina in there, yes, for an emergency, but now played over center backs who, yes, I had to get there coming back from full fitness, but still they are starting center backs. And I just feel like there's so, that doesn't feel like they have found ah for a set formation at the back still this far into the season.
00:21:29
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yeah yeah um i'll answer that for them is that um gary doesn't have a clue and there appears to be no faith in any of them um it's just yeah it's just the shambles is at the back yeah
00:21:30
Chris
And the centre backs must be thinking, well, who is the starter and do you have faith in me? Because I'm always ah i um on the bench and then I'm shifted from one spot to another.
00:21:50
Chris
But it's foundations, right? We talk about foundations. And surely you want to we talk one stability at the back. So surely by doing that, you need to keep a set. Something needs to be rigid there and stick with it.
00:22:01
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Well, I think that's what we all expected when Dawson came on um against Bournemouth, you know, that experience and that sort of reliability that we've come to associate with him and it it never quite happened.
00:22:16
Nathan
Yeah, i think I think one of the main things that's going to be really interesting going into the Everton game is Everton and Sean Dyche as a club over the past couple of years, they haven't reinvented the wheel.
00:22:27
Nathan
They're very um solid in the way they set up. They pride themselves on their solidity defensively, even though that hasn't been um Has been too great this season and they've got strikers that are always physical I mean that Beto and Calvert-Lewin there They're always physical and will cause a threat from set pieces and then they're gonna put you under pressure Through their intensity and having I haven't done their homework on how we've just played against Bournemouth They're gonna look at us as a frail team Because we we showed absolutely no backbone.
00:22:57
Nathan
So I think the main thing is Gary O'Neill needs to do is get his players on on his own tea regime. So get them having about 50 cups of tea on the day leading up to it.
00:23:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:07
Nathan
It might not be good for the, you know, the old toilet visits, but they really do need to be up for it and caffeinated and ready for the intense tea because Sean Dyche is not going to take any prisoners.
00:23:18
Nathan
They need results as well as us.
00:23:18
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00:23:44
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00:23:52
Chris
every day.
00:23:52
Nathan
every day.
00:23:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
um but yeah no I think um one thing I do just want to ask you guys looking ahead towards Eversun you've both spoken about defensive solidity um and when you say that is that purely going to be personnel obviously Samedo will be missing the game for picking up too many yellow cards so only
00:24:14
Chris
Call the doctor.
00:24:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah O'Neill's um golf buddy Doherty I assume will start um but yeah I'm just wondering would you guys um Chris would you go for a back four or a back five yeah
00:24:29
Chris
gosh man i think i it's a tricky one but i think actually i'd probably go with the four and i think because uh so i think i would potentially go eight nori dawson bueno doc
00:24:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:24:46
Chris
And then in midfield because I was going to get onto the and I know you're speaking about the back line, but formation wise again, because I think not many people have clamped positions down in the front section outside of Konya and Larsen.
00:24:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:24:59
Chris
Bel guard in the last game, he provided the cross. But outside of that, I didn't feel like he was massively involved.
00:25:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:06
Chris
um So i I would like to see um I'd put the meaner on the bench. I'd have Gomez and Andre in midfield. And then and before we go any further in the line.
00:25:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
can Can I just ask?
00:25:18
Chris
Yeah.
00:25:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, can I just ask um Benching Lamina and Nosamado, who would be your captain?
00:25:21
Chris
Yeah.
00:25:27
Chris
um That's a good question. I mean, it's probably going to be Dawson, right?
00:25:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah i think it'd be between him or even though i've just made fun of him i think it'd be between him or doc yeah
00:25:32
Chris
Probably give it.
00:25:37
Chris
Yeah, yeah, but it's probably Dawson, maybe Doc, because of his history with the club as well.
00:25:41
Nathan
Yeah.
00:25:42
Chris
But Doyle is Vice-Captain, but if I don't, if you don't start him, then obviously it's not relevant. um But yeah, so I go Gomez and Andrei Midfield. And then, ah so obviously you've got Cunhae and Larsen and then the other spots up for grabs.
00:25:57
Chris
I think Gedge at this point has earned the starting position on one of those wings, whichever one. I mean, He scored in the cup, he scored in the league. He always looks threatening.
00:26:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah he's earned it will he get it yeah
00:26:08
Chris
I start, he deserves a start at this point.
00:26:13
Nathan
But you want you want to create a culture where players earn earn their starts, right?
00:26:16
Chris
Yeah.
00:26:17
Nathan
ah you want to i mean At some point it's got to happen, and regardless of whether he wants to stay at the club or not. If his performances are good on the pitch, then just play him. and but
00:26:25
Chris
And then, and then the other flank is up for grabs and you've got so many options, whether it's Gomez, whether it's Forbes, whether it's even Sarabia, like I think there's options up there.
00:26:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sorry I know that I said that we're leaving Bournemouth behind but you just reminded me there by mentioning Rodrigo Gomez. I thought it was actually really cowardly from O'Neill to take Gomez off at halftime against Bournemouth as if he had been the issue. ah Now I get that it was to tweak the shape but when you spoke about bell guard not offering much i really don't think he offered much i thought in all fairness to gomez he runs more and he runs quicker and works harder i just thought it was cowardly because you know you take the kid off because you know he's not gonna complain and neither is anybody else um but yeah it's it's i mean when you look at it all like that um so what you've just said essentially chris is the the defense um
00:27:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
there's no sort of set fixtures in there that have any reliability and at least or there hasn't been so far. So spots up for grabs there. We all know the situation with the midfield four. So those are all up for grabs. And apart from Cunhae and Larsen, the spots up for grabs all from. So it's in a weird way. That's good as a manager, is it not?
00:27:50
Nathan
ah You'd think so, wouldn't you? You'd think that having all these options, and as we've been saying for so long, they are quality options. and Surely that's that's all a good thing and you can sort of figure out a way to mold it together. One thing that I'm interested with is if you're actually with the absence of Sumeido and how Given how sort of adventurous 8-0 he can be on the one side, Simeido often provides that balance and he's a lot more disciplined defensively. I'm interested to see whether he just goes, let's just have a back five.
00:28:25
Nathan
with Doc as a wingback because he was always best when he was playing wingback rather than the back four.
00:28:30
Nathan
And then at least you're not having Doc having to defend one on one as much. And if he is, he's got cover with Bueno Dawson coming back to full fitness. There's maybe an opportunity there to go back five and eight Nori's better in ah in a five or is allowed to go forward more in a five.
00:28:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
potentially.
00:28:47
Chris
Mm
00:28:49
Nathan
So yeah, it'd be interesting.
00:28:50
Chris
hmm. Well, if it's a four along the lines of what something of what I suggested, I think what you'll see is whenever eight nori, eight nori would be allowed to roam and it essentially becomes a three with Dawson, Bueno and Doc, because Doc can play that position as like a back three.
00:29:07
Chris
And I think he would be the more hold it because he hasn't got the pace now. I think he would be asked to hold more with those three as a ah back three and then eight nori can roam. But when we need to be more defensive, eight nori can drop back.
00:29:17
Nathan
Yeah agreed.
00:29:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah um so just to conclude and maybe this is wrong with me because it it may lead us to concluding on a slightly yeah pessimistic note but I won't ask for score predictions um but just um Nathan I'll come to you first
00:29:18
Nathan
Yeah.
00:29:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
How do you see the game panning out? so You spoke there you might, well you would potentially go for back five. You've spoken about Everton struggling to score goals lately. you know what what What do you see happening?
00:29:51
Nathan
I think that Sean Dyche is going to focus, going to have a massive focus on just not conceding. They've conceded a lot of goals over the last four games and they've not scored the last four games, but I think his first instinct as a manager, given sort of the history of him and Prem with different teams, would be to show up shop and I think That's going to be his focus.
00:30:12
Nathan
And our focus is probably the same, to be fair.
00:30:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah yeah yeah
00:30:16
Nathan
um So I ah can see it kind of canceling each other out. And I wouldn't be against just a boring draw. So that's I think the way that both managers are going to approach it is with caution.
00:30:28
Nathan
I mean, it's a massive game.
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00:30:30
Nathan
It's a six-pointer. But Wolves would be happy coming away with a draw. And Everton would be happy coming away with a draw as well.
00:30:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:30:38
Nathan
So, you know,
00:30:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, Chris, ah yeah sorry, sorry, Nathan didn't mean to cut you off, but Chris, I could see you nodding there.
00:30:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Does that, does that tell me that you, you agree?
00:30:45
Chris
Mm hmm. I was agreeing with the facts in my head that I think it's a game that both sides don't want to lose more than anything. Like neither one, neither one wants to lose this game.
00:30:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:56
Chris
That's the big, I think that's the biggest factor in this. It's even less about the winning than it is just not losing for the, for both these teams at this point in this fixture.
00:31:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:31:06
Chris
Um, so I think a ah draw, be it a stink the place out, nil, nil, or just a one, one or something. with I don't want it, I want the three points but I can see it.
00:31:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, I think that's fair enough and I agree with both of you guys. It certainly strikes us as a game that's more of a case of jeopardy for for both teams if they were to lose. I mean, we've spoken about Everton's fans and fan bases in the atmosphere before. and we know our own and what it can be like if if it gets toxic. um So yeah, I think we'll be focusing on, as you say, not losing as opposed to seeing it as an absolute must win. But yeah, I think that that concludes us for today's episode. I'm i'm about to you know go and knock on Tottie Gomez's door, tell them to stop playing out the back.
00:32:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
and um Yeah, Nathan and Chris, it's it's been lovely for the three of us to be together again for recording. And um Chris, I'll let you do the honors. I'll let you do the honors and and say your lie, say your lie.
00:32:14
Chris
Just remember people, as of darkness, come a flight.
00:32:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.