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DAILY TOTTENHAM: Thursday March 13th 2025: D DAY AZ Alkmar preview
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Daily Tottenham's Chris Mervyn is joined by Ollie Kasabi. who as a Spurs fan 'dreams the same dream and wants the same thing'. They talk AZ Alkmar, starting line-ups, score predictions........ and who is Belinda Carlisle?
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Introduction to the Daily Tottenham Podcast
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello, hello Spurs family. Welcome to another episode of Daily Tottenham, your one-stop daily podcast for all things Tottenham Hotspur on the Global Sports Podcast Network. Good morning, good evening. I'm Chris Mervyn.
00:00:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
And like a singer that Oli won't remember, Belinda Carlisle, we dream the same dream. It's Oli Kasabi. How are you, mate?
00:00:31
Oliver
I am fine, but now I want to know who Belinda is. Who is Belinda?
00:00:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm... i'm of an age where she was quite a big star, um, but in my youth. So I'm not that old, but, um, yeah, search it up, mate. You, you would have heard the song.
00:00:46
Oliver
ah
00:00:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
We dream the same dream. We want the same thing. Like every Spurs fan.
00:00:52
Oliver
Yeah, we all...
00:00:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Whoa. Yes.
00:00:55
Oliver
I'm fine, though. but um I'm...
Pre-Match Pessimism and Optimism
00:01:00
Oliver
I'm quietly... confident but um there's something there's something dark inside my head saying that it's gonna be like ah a 1-1 or an or a nil-nil or something tragic like that um tomorrow night
00:01:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think you're right, mate. But who knows? That's the beauty of being a Spurs fan, isn't it? So we're going to talk about, um obviously, the fourth-cumber match on Thursday night.
00:01:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
um The second leg, um there's so much to look forward to after that first half performance, first leg performance, course.
00:01:34
Oliver
yep
00:01:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But I am probably more optimistic than you are. I'm um um'm feeling, I don't know if I've had that extra exception moment that every Spurs fan has once in a while. Well, after every match at the moment.
00:01:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I'm like, you know what? Yeah, why not? Why can't we put a performance in? We're at home. um We've got all our players.
Injury Updates and Player Returns
00:01:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Injury alert, injury alert.
00:01:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Who's out, mate?
00:01:59
Oliver
yep yep kevin dance so uh he's got injured um It's a hamstring injury, so he's probably going to be out for at least a month.
00:02:10
Oliver
Fortunately, we do have an international break, so it will feel like less time he's out for. And we do have Davies returning, Romero, Van Der Ven. So we won't be in the same position of playing Archie Gray, hopefully. Yeah.
00:02:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
But if we ah if we do, then I'd still back Archer Gray against that team.
Impact of Returning Players on Team Strategy
00:02:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:02:30
Oliver
yeah
00:02:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I guess for Ange, it kind of sorts out a little bit of, you know, you get players back and then you have to drop players maybe and move players around. And he'll have his favourites, course he will. And he'll also see in training the players, which, okay, I think that they can do a little bit better.
00:02:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Danzo, as we talked after the Bournemouth match as well, he's been relatively consistent and he's been twenty quite and you know a good a good addition, I thought, as well. So I was even tempted to say, actually, why why don't we play with Danzo and A&O for half ah each time? so But decision's been made, mate, hasn't it?
00:03:06
Oliver
Yeah, I actually Danso starting over Van der Venne for the game tomorrow until the injury.
00:03:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
ye Yeah.
00:03:15
Oliver
So is a shame. um ah ah I'm a little worried for Van der Venne because he's probably going start now. Maybe Davey's a start, um but I think Van der Venne will. And ah just have a vision of Van der Venne getting another injury and being out for another three months.
00:03:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, we'll talk about lineups and stuff a little bit later on, but I think you are right in this instance. I think you that Danzo would have
Podcast Expansion and Global Audience
00:03:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
played perhaps the whole match and he would have brought in, in my opinion, would have brought in Romero for a half and Van de Ven for a half as well um just to get them at a bit up to speed before the international will break and hopefully they have some minutes and and more training over those periods.
00:03:41
Oliver
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:03:48
Oliver
yeah
00:03:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now we've got obviously Davies and he may well be that Davies is and is a new Danzo or vice versa. I don't know. I'm getting confused.
00:04:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And they would still do the same for that and maybe switch around with if with the other other side but
00:04:02
Oliver
if
00:04:08
Oliver
yeah
00:04:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Your guess is as good as mine, and who knows where Ange's mind is at, I guess. It's a strange one. It's a strange one.
00:04:16
Oliver
It is... is
00:04:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, after after the match against Bournemouth, we were back to normal service. but It was resumed, really, wasn't it, as a Spurs fan, unfortunately. And we were a little bit down, um and we just couldn't see...
00:04:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Any, anything which was really positive, um very few things. Now the few things that are positive are probably Bergvau and he's got to start. um Anyway, I would presume.
00:04:42
Oliver
Yeah, he got a rest on the weekend. So, i think i think he's definitely going to start. He's been really exciting in every game he's played. He's got the ability to carry the ball, drive forward, get the team up the pitch.
00:04:57
Oliver
And he' he' jesus I think he's a nailed-on starter now, to be honest. he's He's a brilliant player.
00:05:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep. He's not the first name of team sheet, because ah as we had from another podcast, the first name of the team sheet is always Vicario, whoever's in goal.
00:05:07
Oliver
Yeah.
00:05:11
Oliver
car
00:05:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Of course. um And another player, which we'll include in the in the if starting line-up as well, in my opinion, Bentacore's got that. um he He's banned, hasn't he?
00:05:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's got too many yellow cards there.
00:05:23
Oliver
Yeah.
00:05:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, Grey, I would put him in. I wouldn't put Sarr in instead of Bentacore. I'd put Grey in, because come of the hour, come of the man,
00:05:30
Oliver
Yeah.
00:05:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's his birthday today, i believe.
00:05:36
Oliver
Yep, it is. 19. 19. nineteen
00:05:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Obviously, he'll be listening to this in the gym. Archie, good on you, mate. Thanks for the message. And yeah, you're all right.
00:05:44
Oliver
Happy birthday.
00:05:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a great podcast. um And ah best of luck and happy of a good evening. There we go for the fans out there. um If there are fans out there, actually, while
Review of Bournemouth Match Performance
00:05:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was talking about this, um we are on the lookout for some new podcasters as well.
00:06:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
and We're always looking out for for different people to come on board, myself and Ollie and Joe. And we only do a couple of podcasts a week. And, um you know, if you are interested, then get in touch with us on our social media channels at Daily Tottenham.
00:06:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
More than happy to talk to you about it really. And um yeah, get in touch. It doesn't matter where you are. You could be in Alaska. We could be in Canada or America. We've got good following over there. Or you could be just down the road, down and down in London. Who knows?
00:06:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
So get in touch. Right, getting back to what we here came on here to talk about. Spurs in general. So...
00:06:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
when I looked at the team, Aidan Alkmaar, they obviously pressed us quite well and it was wasn't they anywhere near the the quality of press as Bournemouth did at the weekend, to be honest.
00:06:48
Oliver
Yeah.
00:06:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And we let them come on to us again. um But am right in thinking that um I'm not the really that... I think as long as we played... We elevated the levels like as we did about Bournemouth.
00:07:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know why we lowered ourselves down to teams sometimes when we play against them. um It really does annoy me because they're they were no good. It's like when we played Tamworth. if You're like, why are they still in it?
00:07:13
Oliver
yeah
00:07:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Why aren't we just doing another level?
00:07:16
Oliver
yeah I feel like sometimes in the past Tottenham have fallen to other teams' level and in the past, in the past maybe five years we have been
00:07:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:28
Oliver
at points, a really elite club. And we've let ourselves down on many occasions because of that. um I think the their pressing was, it was decent in the first leg.
00:07:44
Oliver
But like you said, it's nothing like nothing like the ability of Bournemouth. um And as long as we remain calm, don't get on Vacario's back when he nearly kicks it in his own goal or something.
00:07:58
Oliver
um I think we'll we'll be fine with their press.
00:08:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think as long as we don't, as you said, pass it back too much to Vicario, ah try and play out a little bit more down the width and even do the long balls. mean, there's nothing wrong with it, but and I know it's against his his principles. And, you know, he's, he's, Andrew's one of those guys who's got, he's had a poster printed on the wall. So he goes into his office and has got these, these mantras about what he must do.
00:08:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he prays, prays to the, prays the possession gods or whatever he does.
00:08:29
Oliver
Yeah.
00:08:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:08:35
Oliver
but but But when it works, it does look really, really good. That playing out from the back, that one touch football is...
00:08:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
It does look really good, but you saw Bournemouth do it, i didn't they, for the goal that was disallowed?
00:08:47
Oliver
Yeah.
00:08:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
and they played did as But it was done with absolute pace, and we have done that at the start of season. There's no doubt about that before we dropped off and things got in the way.
00:08:57
Oliver
Ugly.
00:08:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Things got ugly. you You're right there, mate, and that is a good way of describing our season in general. It's been an ugly season.
00:09:04
Oliver
Yeah, we've we've just lacked intensity. And like you said, Bournemouth showed that intensity that we've been missing for the offside goal they had. And if we bring that intensity back into playing out from the back, I think it will will ah work a lot more. But we're just not showing it.
Reminiscing Tottenham's Past Performances
00:09:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, quick quick passing, quick movement, and, well, if in fact, for some players, just in general movement, that would that would be good.
00:09:33
Oliver
Oh yeah, there's been none of it.
00:09:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
But again, no. Enough about Johnson. ah Let's take an advert.
00:10:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right now. Right. Welcome back. Mate, did you watch Liverpool last night?
00:10:23
Oliver
I did. I really ah really enjoyed it
00:10:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:10:26
Oliver
ah i was texting my friend and I was just saying that I'm going to have to go from watching Kovaritskaya, Barcola, Douay and Dembele to Brennan Johnson um in two days' time. I'm jealous of...
00:10:40
Oliver
um'm jealous ah
00:10:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Dembele, decent. Yeah. fact, all the players you mentioned were decent, to be honest. And... Yeah, it's just, you just hope and dream that we can get up to those levels again. You really do.
00:10:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
i don't think you, when we had it, especially you obviously in Posh's time, I don't think many people, we just, you take things for granted. You really do like anything in life.
00:11:01
Oliver
Yeah, I mean,
00:11:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
And you look back on it, I think those nights where we lived with the talk of the town, when we, know, we were playing so well.
00:11:10
Oliver
even Kane, at the point at times when I'm watching Kane play for Bayern, I think, did I take him for granted, even though we all appreciated so much?
00:11:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Every Spurs fan took it for granted, mate. Yeah.
00:11:20
Oliver
Like, he just, he carried us so much season on season. He scored 30 goals in the season before he left. And um pretty sure that was half of the goals we scored in the league.
00:11:34
Oliver
So, yeah, I mean, we we really took a lot for granted and even Kane.
00:11:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, one of the players, with which I know we're going retrospective at the moment, but sometimes looking back is easier looking forward this in this fandom base. um A social media video came up with Dembele just doing what he does.
00:11:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Didn't even appreciate him either. Just his hand-offs before the
Concerns Over Player Transfers and Club Management
00:12:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
players got into contact situation. The way he used to push off the players to get extra speed and just push away.
00:12:03
Oliver
Yeah, with ease.
00:12:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he was phenomenal. Little bits of it do you remind... Bergvau reminds me a little bit of him in certain aspects.
00:12:13
Oliver
Yeah, I can see that.
00:12:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um... So it's going to be really interesting to see how, there's no doubt we've got a gem, we've got absolute gem with him and and Gray and Bergwald in particular because he's playing his own position.
00:12:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's really flourish isn he flourishing now. So it's to be in interesting to see what he does in the future. But yeah, it's...
00:12:29
Oliver
I think he can be a big player and go into a proper big club.
00:12:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. That's the shame the thing about it though, isn't it? you know we Any team, especially in the Premier League even, has the pull of Real Madrid will always pull a player or etc, etc, even Barcelona and even PSG, I suppose, in some respects, if they start winning and Bayern.
00:12:44
Oliver
yeah
00:12:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
And you really just know that you want players to stay for their life. They're not going to because yeah look at Kane, Kane will win something this year, which he deserves to.
00:13:00
Oliver
yeah i want nothing more than king to win everything he can for bayern but um
00:13:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, you know,
00:13:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just a shame that you know that most players think, oh yeah, if a big club comes in, well, we used to be that club. oh
00:13:15
Oliver
It's just, we just, players will know the history of Tottenham and the fact that we haven't won the trophy for 17 odd years. And maybe there'll be a few years into their career at Tottenham, have a couple of years left on their deal and think, yeah, if if if if um' if I'm better than this club, I'm going to go.
00:13:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and and that's the scary thing. When you look at players coming through, and I know it's only their first season and they might bomb next season and lots of things happen, injuries, e etc. But you're looking at players who we can get who are decent.
00:13:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
And every time we get that now over the last few years, and Bergvau and Gray will probably be one of those ones, Yes, the papers want to make money and and get clicks, et cetera, et cetera, saying, oh, Real Madrid were looking at at Archer Gray because his versatility and stuff.
00:14:07
Oliver
Yeah.
00:14:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's not going to happen yet. But you know that at some point there's going to be truth in that rumour because if they're good enough, they're going to go there.
00:14:09
Oliver
No.
00:14:14
Oliver
Yeah, I mean, Real Madrid have signed players at young ages.
00:14:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:14:18
Oliver
they're not They're not afraid to do it. um
00:14:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:14:21
Oliver
So if Archie Gray gets the time in midfield and he plays the way he's been playing, I think he's only going to get better. And then you never know. Real Madrid might come calling. in I wouldn't be shocked.
00:14:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
I wouldn't, as you know, it's going to be interesting when that time comes. And I, as we said about Levy, lots of times he's going to be here for a long time, unless something dramatic happens with, you know, the money's right and he goes.
00:14:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I think that, you know, someone comes in a big offer, even end of this season, midpoint next season, big money for him.
00:15:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he can make a lot of money from what he bought him for from Leeds.
00:15:03
Oliver
Yeah, I mean,
00:15:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um,
Critique of Club Management and Fan Protests
00:15:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:15:05
Oliver
the thing is, when when these players go or have these big price tags, I don't even want them to go.
00:15:12
Oliver
So if we got like 100 million offered for Bergvau or more than that, I wouldn't want him to go because I know that money is going right to leave his pocket and none of it's going back into the football.
00:15:23
Oliver
So ah don't i don't care what the price tag is. I want these players to stay. um But I just know that's not going to be the case.
00:15:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep, and they replace him with somebody who's not nowhere near it, but he's cheaper and it's just to plug a gap and it's not the long-term objective.
00:15:35
Oliver
Yeah. Yeah.
00:15:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's what you kind of need. You need a fresh, as we know, fresh from the top. and And you've you've backed Andrew all the way. course you have. That's more to do with the project as well, isn't it? These players part of the project as well, I guess.
00:15:50
Oliver
yeah yeah
00:15:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So they need to be on board for the rest of the project. And that's what you sign contracts for, I guess, really, to be on And you're sold that where we're going. from where we are now.
00:16:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it's painful this season, especially after the first few games, but we'll see.
00:16:06
Oliver
Yeah.
00:16:09
Oliver
it's It's hard for a lot of people to see where where we can go with Ange and I get it. But I don't know. I just, I don't know if it's it how much I want it to work or if I do believe it will work. But I do have a big part of me that that believes Ange will win us a trophy.
00:16:32
Oliver
if he if he gets the time. But I just, if we go out tomorrow, unfortunately, i think he's going to go.
00:16:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think you're right. And, you know, there's nothing to play for at all then, is there?
00:16:45
Oliver
nope
00:16:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, they've sent an email out today about tickets and things up that and even pre-season stuff.
00:16:51
Oliver
Yeah, they phraseze this they froze season ticket prices, which is the bare minimum, really, because we're the we're the most expensive ah season tickets in in English football.
00:16:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:03
Oliver
We're the fourth most expensive in all of Europe and we're 13th in the Premier League. So it's the bare minimum, really. They've been robbing fans blind, exploiting their loyalty.
00:17:15
Oliver
So they they shouldn't get any thanks for it. Protests should still happen. um
00:17:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:17:21
Oliver
and Levi needs to learn.
00:17:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
He does,
Potential Line-Ups and Player Positions
00:17:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
mate. He does. Right, let's play more of it and then let's talk about the team and set up, how we can beat AZ and predictions, brave predictions. We're going be fine. I'm sure we are.
00:18:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Glory, glory, hallelujah. We are back. Let's chat about the team line-up then. Who do we think is going to be starting? um Feeling any mishap for somebody twisting their knee coming off the bus or whatever?
00:18:30
Oliver
Oh wow. off the team bus yeah
00:18:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:33
Oliver
um
00:18:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mate, it has happened. It has happened.
00:18:35
Oliver
yeah
00:18:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm from the age where um Dave Besant, ah the Wimbledon keeper for the before the FA Cup final, dropped something on his foot, I think, and and broke his foot before he could play the FA Cup final.
00:18:47
Oliver
oh wow
00:18:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
So these things do happen in in and football, unfortunately. So lineups wise, are you going very similar to what we had before or would I saw one today where people were saying they would put Teller on the right instead of Johnson.
00:19:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now that might be wishful thinking. um And I'm not even sure that and will do that, but you'd be okay with that, wouldn't you?
00:19:06
Oliver
Well, I actually do have Tell on the right in my lineup. um
00:19:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, go on then.
00:19:12
Oliver
Purely, okay. Vacario.
00:19:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
but Who's your first name on the team sheet, mate?
00:19:18
Oliver
Vacario is the first name on the team sheet.
00:19:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:19:20
Oliver
um Spence at right back, no surprise there.
00:19:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:19:26
Oliver
He's undroppable. Romero and Van der Ven, strongest centre-halves. um Udogi, think that's actually our strongest back line, starting for the first time in and months.
00:19:39
Oliver
um Gray and Bergvau in midfield with Maddison. ah
00:19:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nice.
00:19:45
Oliver
they They all had a rest. Well, not full rest, but they had ah didn't start on against Bournemouth. ah Son on the left, Solanke up top, and Tell on the right.
00:19:58
Oliver
I have Tell on the right because... And said maybe a week ago, maybe a week and a half ago that he he wanted Tell to play out wide.
00:20:10
Oliver
um I think it was just after the the first leg where Solanke, we thought he got injured. um and he was he was thinking about ah playing Tell out wide and Solanke up top when Solanke was fit again.
00:20:26
Oliver
So, I think Tell will go on the right. ah I don't think that's his most natural position. I still think his most natural position is the left.
00:20:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:34
Oliver
um And I would like to see...
00:20:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
But we've got 15 left wingers.
00:20:38
Oliver
Yeah, Mikey Moore, Odebert, Son, Tell. i'd like I'd like to see Tell on the on the left and Odebert on the right in the Premier League before before ah European game providing we go through.
00:20:51
Oliver
But yeah, he played but he played on the right against Bournemouth for the second half, I'm pretty sure.
00:20:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Audubon can play right, can't he? Am I right with
00:20:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he switched over. Yeah. Hmm.
00:20:59
Oliver
Yeah.
00:21:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think your team's exactly what i would choose, mate, to be honest. um My only question is whether or not he would... I know Porras played quite a bit. Whether or not he would use him because he does put the balls in.
00:21:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, he's I mean, instead of a doggy.
00:21:17
Oliver
he has got He has got a great great bit of technical ability, Poro, but Spence, he's playing on a ridiculous level.
00:21:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I'll put his stance on the left still.
00:21:28
Oliver
Instead of Udogi and then Spence on the left.
00:21:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Hmm.
00:21:30
Oliver
Well, yeah, Udogi's not got going just yet, but I've said on previous podcasts about his issues of injuries and not having pre-season because of surgery.
00:21:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Fair enough.
00:21:42
Oliver
And I think the only way to get him going is to give him the game time. Yeah. And I think he is quality um and I think he should start.
00:21:58
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I think he'll he'll be on the bench and he'll come on for Poro and then they'll switch over.
00:22:02
Oliver
ah
00:22:05
Oliver
I really hope Porro doesn't start because i've I'm losing it with him.
00:22:05
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That's what I think.
00:22:10
Oliver
That right-hand side, Johnson and Porro, is painful to watch.
00:22:13
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Yeah, he's 50% of the problem though, isn't At least if if he does go and mix it up and put Tell on the right or what about, etc Or even Mikey Moore.
00:22:23
Oliver
yeah that anyone would offer more than johnson because they can they can all they can all run at the back post
00:22:24
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I'd take anybody. I'd take, you know, the... take
00:22:29
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Yeah, I'd take the person behind the bar who's just really slow. I'd take them on the...
00:22:34
Oliver
shit if if if any of the wingers just run at the back post they already offer exactly the same as johnson so just just chuck any anyone
00:22:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I... the um There was a post which I commented on on on one of these you know fan chat things. don't know which one it was, but somebody was um basically saying that Solanke is a total waste of money, etc.
00:22:57
Oliver
Wow.
00:22:57
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And I thought, I'm not having that. So I bit back. course I did. He's probably fishing anyway. But bit back anyway and said, no, mate, you're youre you're wrong. I think you know like him. He works hard. He's the only player can hold stuff up.
00:23:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
he's not He's not the answer. He's not world-class. He's just a very good footballer, in my opinion.
00:23:13
Oliver
No, but no no no one's ever going to live up to Kane's ability and that's what we'll always compare as striker to.
00:23:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is right. Yeah, you can't compare it, mate. we we we Again, we didn't realise what we had until it was gone. We did, we were just too arrogant.
00:23:26
Oliver
Yeah.
00:23:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
We think, actually, you know what, let him go. We'll be right. Well, look how it's falling apart. It's not just Kane. Of course it isn't. But um even when Solanke was brought, we still needed another striker. You know, Solanke's been injured. We had no striker. Son's not a sh striker.
00:23:40
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ah Tell, arguably, is not a striker.
00:23:41
Oliver
No.
00:23:43
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Not yet anyway. He's not developed that.
00:23:45
Oliver
Definitely not.
00:23:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. So, and we don't play in that in that free-flowing way. It's not like watching the Arsenal back when Thierry Henry was a winger and he turned into a centre-forward.
00:23:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
um it doesn't He's not going to be that sort of player. I don't think we play the same way. So, no, but...
00:24:01
Oliver
No. I just think if you genuinely believe Solanke is a waste of money, you just don't you don't watch Tottenham at all. um even Even rival fans who can appreciate Solanke for what he does off the ball and what he does on the ball.
00:24:18
Oliver
He's a brilliant striker, but I think Spurs fans need to realise when no one's ever going to be like Kane, Kane's one of the best players in in his generation. He's definitely, for me, top three strikers in his generation.
00:24:28
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Yep.
00:24:33
Oliver
He has it all and no one will ever compare to so him. So they need to forget about it.
00:24:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Amen, mate. Amen to that. um Yeah, so what else did he say? um I think he said, you know, the problem is when you look at players like Johnson things like that and he's, well, Johnson that scores goals because he's the only one that gets in there. Solanke should be there.
00:24:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
He plays a different position. He comes in late. that they They train that week in week out, coming in late and pulling it back deep into the box. You can see that and anybody in that position could get into that position and score, in my opinion.
00:25:08
Oliver
Yeah, it's...
00:25:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Saar's found himself in that position as well.
00:25:09
Oliver
to
00:25:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
and You know, he can't, Cross! know he shot it.
00:25:16
Oliver
Johnson's got got the easiest job in the team, in my opinion. He does nothing all game and he makes a little ah few runs at the back post and well well done, Johnson, you get another start, but he he does nothing.
00:25:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. I think that he's, but when Kuluzewski's out, you know, it's a free reign for him, isn't unfortunately? um But I hope you they do something about it. My worry is that he'll put John Cena, he'll start with him anyway.
00:25:39
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And the definition of stupidity and madness is doing the same thing over and over again, isn't it?
00:25:41
Oliver
that that if
00:25:45
Oliver
If Johnson starts, that would give me more of a reason for to want Ange out than losing the game tomorrow, to be honest, because you're just you're just asking for nothing on the right ah whole side of the pitch with with Johnson.
00:26:02
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Newsflash. Yeah, that ah mate, I'm looking forward to ah speaking to you next time.
00:26:08
Oliver
if If Johnson starts, it is not going to be a good podcast.
00:26:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Definitely. if If he does that, yeah. no And like likewise, if he doesn't play at grey in midfield instead of Ben Secor at a six, then I'm like, what is the point of you being there?
00:26:18
Oliver
Oh, yeah.
00:26:22
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The rest of the team picks itself almost. You've got a couple of decisions to make and you can't even do that. Or can you? show but Prove us wrong.
00:26:31
Oliver
which I mean, he...
00:26:34
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Archie, tell tell your boss. You're listening still, obviously.
00:26:38
Oliver
He got a rest in against Bournemouth. think he will start.
00:26:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think so, mate.
00:26:43
Oliver
but Will it be his first start in midfield?
00:26:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think so.
00:26:45
Oliver
I think it will be.
00:26:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:26:47
Oliver
I'm excited to see it.
00:26:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Why not do it as the most important game of the season? But to be honest, ah I'd back him.
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Oliver
Yeah, he's he's bettered on consumer is better He's better than Sar as the DM. So, um Chuck him in. He's shown immense maturity. He's shown immense ability.
00:27:05
Oliver
um He deserves it, in my opinion.
00:27:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and he's brave and he and he he doesn't doesn't mind. and he you know yeah He's an honest footballer, isn't he? He's a good footballer. And I think from there, although it would defensive position, he can still you know swim spray some balls as well.
00:27:22
Oliver
Yeah, his technical ability is ridiculously good.
00:27:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's got a good pass on him. Yeah, that's what I meant to say. What am I? You and your big words. So let's round this up, mate. Score-wise, are you going for? i mean, what did you say for the first leg? can't remember.
00:27:36
Oliver
ah ah we both said 2-1 Tottenham that didn't go very well
00:27:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:27:43
Oliver
um
00:27:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
didn't didn't Didn't work out well, did it?
00:27:45
Oliver
I think they're going to have the sort of mentality that 1-0 won't be enough to get through 90 minutes away from home. So I think they're going to give us opportunities when they either counter or just play their normal football.
00:27:59
Oliver
So ah think we'll get openings.
00:27:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:28:01
Oliver
going go 3-1 Tottenham. three one hottenham
00:28:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was going to say something very similar. i think I think it could be very similar to that as well. i I'm not going to say the same as you because I always say that now. um No, I'm doing the same. I think it could be that level as well, 3-1.
00:28:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think you're right on a counter-attack. And that's exactly why we need to play Madison. Because he's got the quick turn of pace and ball skills to put a thread of ball through on the counter-attack when Gray or Bergfell win it in particular.
00:28:34
Oliver
Yeah.
00:28:34
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so And then we need to speed. And that's why I wouldn't put Johnson because he doesn't Off for anything, in my opinion.
00:28:42
Oliver
you should He offers nothing.
00:28:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
He doesn't even make a a run. Solanke will be there running a diagonal line. And then, you know, Sond can still do stuff. I'm sure he can. um But the other side is is shocking. So our whole right side is looking at 100%.
00:28:57
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hundredund
00:28:58
Oliver
Yeah, I think with Tell on the right as well, because Ange seems to think he can kind of play as a striker, he had that finishing ability. So, can get on the end of the crosses from Son and finish just as a striker would or Johnson would. So, I think it would really benefit the team if Tell started.
00:29:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, let's hope they're listening, mate. Let's hope they're listening. So on that bombshell, that's all we've got time for, I guess, Daily Tottenham today. ah Thank you so much again
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for listening. And obviously make sure to follow us on our socials at Daily Tottenham and our YouTube channel at Global Sports Podcast Network Limited.
00:29:41
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Until next time, it is goodbye from Super Oli Kasabi.
00:29:45
Oliver
Goodbye.
00:29:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's off to check out who Belinda Carl is and why why the hell he hasn't heard of her before. um But that'll be an age thing, certainly. And it's goodbye from me, Chris Mervyn. Goodbye. You've been listening to Daily Tottenham on the Global Sports Podcast Network.
00:30:01
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Come on, you Spurs. Biggest game of the season. We can do this.