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Nostalgia in Snowy West Midlands
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello everybody, it's Will here from Daily Wolves and welcome back after the international break and you join us from a very sort of picturesque, white, snowy West Midlands and I'm joined today by Chris. Chris, hello, how are we?
00:00:26
Chris
Hello everyone, feeling good. Happy Wednesday. I had cold toes today, but other than that, I'm okay. Thanks for asking.
00:00:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, I don't know about you, but I had no idea that it was going to be snowing. I evidently hadn't seen the weather report that far, so I left the house this morning. Well, I opened the curtains and ah I thought I was seeing things, but I don't know, I kind of like it. There's something about football, football in the snow. It feels quite nostalgic.
00:00:54
Chris
I'd heard the rumors of snow. I kind of, you know, thought nothing of it because people talk the weather all the time. And then I was woken by, so well, screams of my young children as they looked out the window and realized it had been snowing.
00:01:09
Chris
So
Fabio Silva's International Debut
00:01:10
Chris
yeah, for anyone that has kids out there, they know that it was a very hyped morning for young children.
00:01:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah um well speaking of hype and speaking of the hype being real i have a bit of wolves news from the international break a young promising portuguese loni
00:01:14
Chris
Like the hype was real.
00:01:29
Chris
Do you? Oh,
00:01:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
has ah made their full international um senior level debut during during the break, Chris.
00:01:39
Chris
wow. We should, we should sign such a person. That sounds like, um, a revelation.
00:01:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, well, um you know, the the price tag on the boy is quite high, you know, from from the potential that he's got in the locker. I think it's around the 35 million mark.
00:02:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
so yeah um we'll have to see we'll have to see what what mr she has has to offer
00:02:03
Chris
Wow. Wow. Who, who would pay that much money for such an unproven young striker? I can't believe it. Surely that's, that's, that's foolhardy. That's his.
00:02:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, ah but though so for those who missed it, a young Fabio Silva made his Portugal senior men's international debut um over the weekend in a one-all draw against Croatia. He came on wearing the number 11 shirt, which I thought was, you know, it's quite optimistic from him, you know.
00:02:42
Chris
yeah it's i mean on you know on the one hand there's a There's a part of me that, you know, I think he, ah one there's a part of me that wants to see him do well.
00:02:53
Chris
How do I phrase this right? Because, you know, I think he's been kind of thrust into a really unfortunate position.
00:02:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah.
00:02:59
Chris
He didn't put that price tag on his head. And, you know, arguably he wouldn't have been, if it wasn't for the horrific injury to him and it is in the state of the way the club ran things during the time leading up to COVID and all that kind of things.
00:03:12
Chris
He wouldn't necessarily have been thrust into the starting lineup quite so soon.
00:03:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah.
00:03:16
Chris
as he was. ah So I feel like there's a lot of factors that have evolved into his journey, um whatever people think.
00:03:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
hmm.
00:03:24
Chris
I think if you look back, it's not ideal, but the whole situation. And so there's a part of me that thinks, you know, fair play, go and go and do it.
00:03:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:32
Chris
But it's a it's just ah it's frustrating that that, yeah, he keeps going off on loan and every time he comes back, he has a little go and then it doesn't quite work out and he goes off again.
00:03:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:41
Chris
And there's a part of you that's just like, OK, just Just write him off now. Just sign him sign the money away, let him go, do his thing.
00:03:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah
00:03:50
Chris
And if he has a great success, fantastic, you know.
00:03:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I just think it's the most wolves thing ever though, isn't it? You know what I mean? it's It's just typically wolves throughout the international break. I mean he's out, I don't even think he's doing incredibly well.
00:04:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he's doing okay out in La Liga in in quite possibly the most random strike partnership ever at Las Palmas.
00:04:07
Chris
Yeah, okay.
00:04:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's him and their other striker is Ollie McBurney. Which is just, yeah, it's just so strange.
00:04:23
Chris
What?
00:04:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
But no, yeah, I just.
00:04:27
Chris
I have, yeah, I don't know that much about the league or I have not done my research on that one, but I believe you.
00:04:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, but you know, Roberto Martinez, now the Portugal ah manager still somehow. Yeah, for for the place.
00:04:43
Chris
Go Fabio, go, go do your thing, do
00:04:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, you know, yeah, yeah.
Wolves' Defensive Concerns
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Chris
your thing.
00:04:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
But no, Chris, so do you have any other relevance and, you know, actual proper wolves news for us over the international break?
00:04:57
Chris
Well, we yeah we were chatting a bit about some of the stuff to do with the back line of Wolves, as in the defence, because ah Santiago Bueno, who I think has done quite well the last few games for Wolves, since he's coming alongside Dawson, obviously he's been a big talking point of ours
00:05:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:05:16
Chris
ah even before he was in the star scene lineup we had many a thing to say about Santiago I wanted to see more of him and now he's doing the business but he was carrying a knock and did initially go out it seems on international duty but then
00:05:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:33
Chris
has been called back. The health of the players. Wolves have basically said to the Uruguayan squad, look, we don't think we don't think he should be playing.
00:05:43
Chris
He needs to rest up in the international break because we've arguably that there's like we've only got three senior central defenders, three or four.
00:05:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:51
Chris
And like I've lost track of the numbers and my brain is melting. But, some you know, can we give him a rest, please? Because we really need him not to get injured. So he's flown home.
00:06:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, um in a way I don't like it. I don't know if you saw about um Harry Kane's comments about all of the England squad players, I think eight just returned home and it's, I'm on Kane's side of that so, um you know, I don't like it in a way but having said that,
00:06:10
Chris
Yep, I did.
00:06:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
in this instance and it works perfectly in our favorite you know if if there's a sort of slight excuse we can use to bring him back and and just rest in and that's brilliant um well for us at least my only worry is is that it is a sort of the injury scare is it is it genuine and you know a real sort of cause for concern because i mean can you imagine can you imagine if he gets injured ah
00:06:41
Chris
Hmm.
00:06:51
Chris
Well, yeah, according to reports, apparently he's carrying, so he's carrying a knock and he's come back.
00:06:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know what we'd do.
00:06:57
Chris
In regards to the bigger discussion on international stuff, I think, you know, I think if someone's properly injured to a point, it's at risk of giving greater injury, then I think it's fair enough.
00:07:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah that was fairs, yeah.
00:07:08
Chris
I get what Kane's saying. And but like, when there's that many people in, there's obviously some question marks over stuff. Yeah, fair enough. I totally think it should be country first. But then again, some of the,
00:07:20
Chris
you know we We have these debates all the time about the amount of international breaks and the amount of unnecessary games.
00:07:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:24
Chris
and do we really need as many as we have? No, I don't think we do.
00:07:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:07:28
Chris
So I also kind of get it from from that point of view because hurrah, this is the last international break, is it what, till March or something?
00:07:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:34
Chris
So thank heavens. But yeah, Bueno is carrying an injury and apparently it's come out recently that so Craig Dawson is carrying a knock again. And so the last couple of games, they've been carrying these injuries through the games.
00:07:51
Chris
and because of the limited squad ah in defence they are playing through it so arguably they do need this break to rest up and be good for us because if heaven forbid I mean it's bad enough if one of them goes in and we have to have say Alfie pond alongside
00:07:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Yeah.
00:08:08
Chris
ah You know, well, I'll all like say Totti will they go back at the four? Maybe they I think they'd probably do that before they bring him pond into a three. I don't know. I don't know how to do it. But ah heaven forbid Dawson and Bueno get injured at the same time.
00:08:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:08:20
Chris
I mean, they are injured at the same time by the sound of it. But if they were to both be out of the lineup, I mean, you'd have Totti and pond.
00:08:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah I don't know what we'd do I mean you know yeah it's it is worrying um but you know less less of the worries and we're just going to take a quick break Chris because I would like to tell you that here at the Global Sports Podcast Network we spent a lot of time selecting our delivery platform. Zencaster came out the clear winner With 4K video recording from your phone and AI editing that automatically removes all those ums and ahs, it's super easy to start a podcast that sounds great and is delivered efficiently.
00:09:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
If you're ready to tell your story, check out the link in the show description to learn more about Zengaster. But Chris, we've we've spoken. We've spoken about strikers and in the form of Fabio Silva, and we've spoken about injured players
00:09:12
Chris
Hmm. Hmm.
Sasha Kaladzic's Return to Training
00:09:17
Chris
We have. We have.
00:09:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, you were telling me something off-air, if you like, that combines both of those two topics in the form of...
00:09:28
Chris
Yeah, we have um because obviously we have another striker in our ranks by the name of Sasha Kaladzic. I don't know if you've heard this name, legendary striker.
00:09:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've heard it pronounced many different ways, but yes, I have heard it.
00:09:41
Chris
Well, I'm going to say I nailed it. Um, but let's all agree on one thing.
00:09:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree.
00:09:47
Chris
He is a lovely guy. Like whenever you watch videos of him, he's the nicest guy. And so it's all the more heart disheartening that he's had such a torrid time with his injuries.
00:09:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:09:56
Chris
Uh, but he apparently is on the brink of returning to like training with the team. Uh, so that, you know, he's obviously been out out for a year. And so ah he's at the point now where he's on the brink of, of returning to training with the squad, which is interesting. Obviously I imagine he'll still have to kind of work his, his full, full fitness backup, but yeah.
00:10:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
where Where was it that he was on loan? Because if you think of um him and, you know, the likes of Guedes, they're two players that as far as I'm concerned, going into the season, um I didn't think we'd ever see them in awards shirt again, um which is weird.
00:10:40
Chris
Well, yeah, but I mean, when he's got that kind of injury, was it the ACL again?
00:10:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah.
00:10:44
Chris
I mean, you know, he, no, the loan obviously had to end because he can't, like he's out for a year and no one's going to loan him.
00:10:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:53
Chris
He's not going to go anywhere, whether it's a sale or a loan, he's not going to go out while he's recovering from an injury.
00:10:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:10:58
Chris
So now they essentially, he's on contract, because I think we signed him on another, was it like five, we're always finding people on five year contracts.
00:11:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:05
Chris
So he's, they have to nurse him back to health, if only for value in the hope they can get him fit enough to, even if he doesn't make the squad properly again, to to be worthy of selling on someone to show that he's fit enough to play.
00:11:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:20
Chris
That's the short, that's the minimum goal right now for a player like that.
00:11:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:23
Chris
He's had two massive knee injuries in fairly quick succession. is to get them to a point that they are healthy enough to go, look, this guy can play, and then sub him off, bench him, and so like so he doesn't get injured again.
00:11:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:11:35
Chris
And then he can go somewhere and live the dream in a ah less competitive physical league, perhaps. I believe ah I want to say off the top of my head, and someone will correct me if I'm wrong, that he went back to the Bundesliga on loan, because that's where he was before.
00:11:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he did, but I just can't remember, I can't remember which club it was, um but it was, it was well in that nick of the woods anyway.
00:11:50
Chris
Yeah.
00:11:53
Chris
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But, uh, but you know, he as we said, he is a lovely, lovely chap.
00:11:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:12:01
Chris
So I genuinely wish him all the best. Um, but you also got to ask yourself when he's had two such, maybe it's three, he's definitely had two massive knee injuries and he's so lanky and you do just question at points, you know, do, you is this the right thing for you to be doing?
00:12:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Hmm.
00:12:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know but you know what he's not when he was fit he wasn't bad and I do like him yeah in terms of yeah I'm with you no I don't yeah no I'm with you on the knees yeah
00:12:25
Chris
No, I don't mean in terms of his quality, in terms of his health and his leg, like the the longevity of his career or even at this point, his walking health. I mean, I'm i'm je i' i'm not being silly, I'm being genuine. Someone that tall with that much like strain on on their legs, the the height of them, the knees and everything, you know, it's but two recovering from two such massive injuries and plus any other minor noxious type over the years. Like that's that's quite a big deal.
00:12:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no I do agree and um speaking of big deals, um now we all know that at the start of the season um we famously had our difficult run of games.
00:13:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And I'll just like us, Chris, to just take a little look forward.
Key Fixtures Ahead for Wolves
00:13:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
So this weekend, obviously what we're building towards here at Daily Wolves, and what we'll be continuing to build towards is Fulham away, um then followed by Bournemouth at home and then Everton at home.
00:13:23
Chris
Dun dun dun.
00:13:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
and not long after that we've got I think Ipswich at home all the way as well um and I think them and both them and Everton are you know in the sort of bottom sort of relegation mix with us um so with that in mind I mean we'll obviously start off briefly with Fulham but you know with the um
00:13:36
Chris
Mm-hmm.
00:13:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
with the international break now behind us and our break from Wolves um behind us and, you know, looking forward to another weekend of seeing if we're going to just be left feeling disappointed or not. I just want to sort of gauge your thoughts on where you are in regards to your feelings around um the the club and going forwards in the season. And, you know, are you hopeful? Is Mr. Optimism back or is it still sort of, you know, baby steps?
00:14:25
Chris
It's baby steps. I'm feeling more positive in terms of, you know, it's nice to be now only one point to drift. It's nice to be yeah rightly or wrongly three games undefeated. and Just put to put a stem, like just to put a bandage on that.
00:14:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:42
Chris
that that run of losses you know two draws and a win ah just to slowly build up a little bit of momentum however slow and having the win before the break um because on the one hand the break is perfect for some of these injuries to hopefully recover on the other hand possibly not a great time because we'd like to keep the momentum after that win potentially and carried it into the next game immediately, because I think that in terms of morale, that probably would have been the best thing. I, but yeah, so I'm, I'm optimistic that we can definitely get more points from these next few games. I think Fulham Away is, is a tough game. I mean, they're all, you know, we've said it before, they're all tough games, but Fulham Away, I'm, I'm sad that obviously
00:15:27
Chris
I'm happy for him, but I'm sad that Jimenez is getting back to something of his old glory and we're going to be taking him on at a time when we really don't want him to score against us and he arguably will because it's wolves.
00:15:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. No, yeah.
00:15:40
Chris
And him and Traore together again, you know, this i'm i'm so I'm fearful of the Fulham game because I'm just wary of the Traore, Jimenez coming back to bite us.
00:15:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mmm. I was just about to say, yeah, if we have on the end of a Ciori and Jimenez combo,
00:15:56
Chris
Mm.
00:15:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
but you know i just i think I think that will send a lot of ah lot of fans into overdrive when you look at the way that you know what we had compared to how we are now.
00:16:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I don't think it's necessarily due to a golfing quality in terms of personnel. You know, Cunha and Strandalarson in theory can be as good for us as trial wearing him and as well.
00:16:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know that's wishful thinking because they were the best we've seen in that in my lifetime at least.
00:16:28
Chris
Yeah.
00:16:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But yeah, it will be, like you said, like you mentioned, it'll be typically wolves.
00:16:40
Chris
Yeah, I mean, bigger picture, I think squad wise, like you say, in and now having the the duck off their back, so to speak, of like getting a win, because that was clearly, you can see it in the players physically, that that was getting them down.
00:16:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sorry, I've never heard the phrase, duck off the back.
00:16:57
Chris
Yeah, I don't know where that came from. i think of I think I've combined two phrases into one, but let's not question it, people. Let's move forward because it wolves are moving forward, so we're going to move forward with them.
00:17:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I like it. I like it.
00:17:08
Chris
So, um you know, I think bigger picture, we're more than capable of getting something from, I'll take, to be honest, I'll take a draw away to Fulham.
00:17:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:16
Chris
I'll be loving loving a win.
00:17:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, 100%.
00:17:19
Chris
But a drawer away at Fulham who are having a ah fairly solid season so far and knowing that the likes of, you know, him and his coming back to to bite us in the bum, so to speak, I think is is more than likely going to happen.
00:17:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:17:32
Chris
So I but I think we're more than capable of getting a draw there. And then the next obviously after that, that's when it gets massive. I mean, Bournemouth at home. That's a for me, that's a I know I know again, they have they're playing OK, but we've got to win that game, got to win that game.
00:17:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah i mean again looking you know even further than that the Everton and Ipswich games are in that same category where you've got to pick up points like you said follow them away i think we'll do well to get a point personally just just because of O'Neill i'm still anti O'Neill that hasn't changed in the break and it's annoying because on paper i think we probably do have
00:17:52
Chris
Oh, yeah.
00:18:01
Chris
Mm hmm. Yep, yep.
00:18:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
as good as, if not better, a starting 11 than them. I know they've got quality players but so do we and it's just annoying having this mindset. Anyway, we've we've discussed that sort of trail of thought many a time here.
00:18:26
Chris
But you know what would be amazing is, because obviously, like like you say, I've got Everton away coming up. That's on the 4th of December, which is going to be massive.
00:18:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:18:33
Chris
And hopefully we can just put another like pin, a nail in their coffin. Because to be honest, and I'm going off tangent slightly, but that's what we're all about is.
00:18:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, go for it.
00:18:44
Chris
I want, I so badly want Everton to go down because it just feels like every season for the last five or six years, even longer, every season, they are in that fight and they somehow always come down to like the last day and then somehow pull it out the bag because someone else will have an absolute mayor on the last day and just do it, you know.
00:18:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. It's gonna be us. We're gonna be on the other end.
00:19:06
Chris
and then and then last last season the points deduction and they still somehow get out of it and it's like come on they've they just they need I just feel like they are overdue
00:19:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. I think they're just... I think they're just destined to to not go down. but
00:19:22
Chris
It's crushing, but wait, wait, wait, wait, but, but, but, but, but, but we're going to, but we're going to out-butt each other here on the butts because this was where I was actually going originally.
00:19:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:19:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
gofi Go fit, go fit, go fit.
00:19:30
Chris
After that though, West Ham away, which also given how they are this season, I think we can more than do something with. I would love, love though, if he's still there at that point, that if we beat them away and that is the end of La Pategi's reign at West Ham, I mean, think about that.
00:19:46
Chris
Think about that.
00:19:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah I mean no but what I will say is they're doing better than us and we're not sacking our manager so riddle me that um right okay thanks for the thanks for the
00:19:48
Chris
because it because it is not all going roses for him at the moment. so
00:19:58
Chris
Yeah, but we are wolves.
Lopetegui Under Pressure at West Ham
00:20:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
clarification there it's it's bonkers isn't it because like you said it's not going well for him down there a lot of fans aren't happy with Lopategi and there's big big big pressure on him
00:20:03
Chris
Yeah, you're welcome, you're welcome.
00:20:12
Chris
Here is, and but I feel like he's an abrasive character as well. We've seen it at Wolves himself. And whilst I am thankful that he did help keep us up that season, undoubtedly, the way it ended towards the ending of that era and him constantly down-talking the squad, I get that there was obviously stuff behind the scenes going on that we are not fully cognizant of right now, but, and never will be potentially, however,
00:20:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I never will be.
00:20:38
Chris
in the public eye, the way he was going on about it to the press, to journalists and things like that, and constantly like just just stepping on the squad.
00:20:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:47
Chris
It felt like he was constantly talking them down. Like, this squad is not capable.
00:20:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:50
Chris
These people aren't good enough. And and there was some quality players in that squad. And it just feel, and then you saw what they did. We did the rest of that season for the for the most part when Anil came in.
00:21:01
Chris
And it just, so yeah, i don't I don't like him. for the manner in which he went about that.
00:21:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I could understand that.
00:21:06
Chris
And we don't really we haven't really touched on it before because they're this this podcast started after that. but um So i would love it I would love it if he's having a bad time and we just put another another little bit of a dampener on that.
00:21:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah and it it could well happen you know dreaming is for free um but before we go on to talk about one major stat that is personally grinding my gear Chris I'd like to give out a quick reminder that this podcast is part of the global sports podcast network the only network bringing you exclusive daily news and views on your premier league team the premier league women's football and fantasy football A unique listening experience that puts fans first, bringing you the very latest breaking news from your team.
00:21:50
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Personal Stories: Signed Wolves' Shirts
00:21:58
Chris
Every day.
00:21:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
um but yeah there's something
00:22:00
Chris
I was
00:22:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
something troubling me or gone though you why
00:22:04
Chris
just thinking it's the first time I've ever, I've never heard myself say before, we're going to output each other.
00:22:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
giggling
00:22:09
Chris
That's all I was thinking about.
00:22:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, you know, I just didn't even question it at this point.
00:22:13
Chris
Now go with the, go with the flow.
00:22:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that's where we're at here. um But yeah, it's the fact that, um I mean, we look at and the games coming up and um You know, we spoke about Fulham, for example, and the likes of Jimenez and Triore, who, whilst on the topic, I don't want to go off on too much of a tangent, and I'm sure I've told this story before. But one of my best mates worked at Fulham last season, and I got a little Jimenez and Triore signed Wolf's shirt each from that. And what I liked about Triore is he evoed you wrote me a little message as well as signing it.
00:22:50
Chris
oh you and here you are here you are following your dreams well he knew it he knew it just a drop in drop in the ocean well drop in the ocean
00:22:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
um he said two will follow your dreams i just thought you know as if as if i was like a child or something but i'm all for it um anyway this is it this is it exactly um but no it's the fact that um we have conceded 27 goals already this season 27 that's that's
00:23:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's five more than any other team in in the league. And it's just my worry is when we look at these games that are must win games.
00:23:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
is it's that worry of having to just out-school themes which isn isn't sort of happening, it isn't doable, um you know, and I think that's my sort of main concern when I look at the fixtures ahead and I look at where we're gonna sort of, you know, kick on now and move forward as you mentioned. I just struggle to see how that's going to happen when we're you know, conceding just so many goals.
00:24:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:07
Chris
Well, you know, we've we've got that first clean sheet now. We've got that first win. You you know, the world is our oyster now. Well, let's not dwell in the past. Let's, you know, let's dream. Like you say, you say it yourself. Dreaming is for free will.
00:24:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
I like the idea that based off that, we're just not going to concede another goal now all season.
00:24:19
Chris
and
00:24:26
Chris
Yeah, you heard it here first, you heard it here first.
00:24:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:28
Chris
I mean, yeah, it's been, let's let's not be about the bush, it's been awful. And i the thing is, as we've mentioned before, the weirdest thing is, if we can, if they can figure out ever the whole kind of set piece and second phase of set piece situation, those those moments,
00:24:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm No
00:24:48
Chris
Our open play defense is not bad. Like you look at the, you look at most of the stuff that we've conceded and then how the rest of the game goes. It's pretty, out the rest of the time it's pretty good.
00:24:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's so true, actually. um You know, I mentioned that it's five more goals than anybody else in the league. If you cut out all those set pieces, all those just a man being completely free in the six yard box or at the back post, if you cut out how many times that's happened to us, I reckon that, yeah, we're not even sort of bottom of the table in terms of goals against.
00:25:24
Chris
Exactly. And, you know, we've seen teams like Newcastle have to shoot from range.
00:25:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's crazy.
00:25:29
Chris
Yes. They've been good goals and maybe someone should, could have should you know, on the odd one could have closed down faster. But the majority of the time when people have scored from open play, it's been a heck of a heck of a strike or something like that.
00:25:40
Chris
You know, it's been a piece of magic because the rest of the time we are denying people opportunities. There's not many shots coming from inside the box or, you know, stuff like that. It's, it's.
00:25:52
Chris
I feel like if they can just, yeah, it's so frustrating because it's such an obvious thing and we've spoken about it. And I, one episode I was even like, let's just go old school. Let's put people on the post if it comes to it. you Just something really basic, absolutely basic to just iron out the rest of it.
00:26:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Hmm.
00:26:07
Chris
And we'd be fine.
00:26:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, we would. um And just on that note, Chris has a little parting message.
00:26:15
Chris
No.
00:26:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I just wanted to ask you just to give us a general feel, like I said, after the break of um how you're feeling for the weekend. And I want, I'm requesting some some words of optimism.
00:26:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm trying to bring Mr.
00:26:30
Chris
Yeah.
00:26:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Optimism back out of his shell as as we try and kick on for the rest of the season.
00:26:36
Chris
Okay, okay. As in you wanted this now, sorry, right this second.
00:26:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, sorry, i'm putting I put you on the spot, I'm putting you on the spot, my my apologies, my apologies.
00:26:40
Chris
Okay, putting the pressure. Okay, okay.
00:26:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:26:44
Chris
ah What was the first part again? and Right.
00:26:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
What are your thoughts ahead of the weekend? How do you know how do you think we're gonna play um just based on that sort of idea of keeping a clean sheet? And second of all, you know, yeah, just just just give us some optimism, give us something uplifting.
00:26:56
Chris
And Winston.
00:27:01
Chris
Alright, well, yeah, for the for the game itself, I think, as I mentioned, I'm feeling, I'm quietly confident that the mood in the camp is I think they've always been, we've seen that even in the worst situations the team has been behind Anil, whatever the public is saying, they seem very with him, and and I think that that added to the fact that they hopefully got a little morale boost from the last game, means there is some, hopefully going to be some confidence from them to go out a little more little bit more positive maybe, and
00:27:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm.
00:27:38
Chris
wait I kind of, I hopefully, I want them to be aggressive and take it to Fulham and I know that you still have to be careful, it's a way of Fulham and they're dangerous, but you know, we are, stick it on them, we are a solid team and we've got the capability, we can do this well, we can do this everyone.
00:27:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm. Stick it on them. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah? Yeah? Let's have it! Sorry.
00:27:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sorry, I was getting carried away then.
00:27:57
Chris
Okay, yeah, we can do this, everyone, we can do it.
00:27:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sorry.
00:28:01
Chris
um And in terms of wisdom, I think, I mean, you know, the stars are aligning three games on Beeson, three points from the last game, we kept our first clean sheet.
00:28:13
Chris
I know it was Southampton, but you can only beat what's in front of you. And we did basically, I mean, how's it, Jose Saar basically could have gone to sleep for most of the game. And so, yeah, there's there's signs of life.
00:28:25
Chris
And if nothing else, I mean, they're just, they're painting the roof at the Molyneux right now, Will. Have you seen them? They've got the big cranes outside and they're painting the wolf.
00:28:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
well yeah
00:28:33
Chris
If that's not a sign that the times they are a-changing, to quote Bob Dylan, then then, you know, dreaming is for free. It can all change from here. This is the beginning of our next step forward.
Staying Optimistic About Wolves
00:28:47
Chris
And just remember, What do we always say? What do we always say towards the end of our episodes as well?
00:28:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah out of darkness cometh light
00:28:59
Chris
Indeed.