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DAILY TOTTENHAM: Friday 31st February 2025: ELFSBORG MATCH REVIEW and pre match Brentford.
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Daily Tottenham host Chris Mervyn is joined once again by Ollie Kasabi to chat about the match V Elfsborg and preview the Brentford match. In a typical XG and major stats less episode (who needs them) the Tottenham Two are in good spirits! P.S. Has anyone seen Lange?!
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Welcome and Recent Victory
00:00:11
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. And you can tell by my voice, we are talking now after a great win, to be fair. I mean, slow first off, but we'll talk about it in a minute. We've got a win, guys. That's what a win feels like.
00:00:36
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um crike um I'm joined once again by the person which many say is is my Ryan Mason to my Ange, but I would say it's more archery grade to my getting greyer.
00:00:50
Oliver
shit
00:00:51
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It's Ollie Kasabi. Ollie, how are you mate?
00:00:54
Oliver
I am happy for once.
00:00:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mate, what's that on your face? I can see your teeth.
00:01:02
Oliver
Finally he got a win.
00:01:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
a Yeah, mate it's it's a good feeling and you know it's it's too too far apart, aren't
Match Recap and Future Outlook
00:01:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
they, really? And we'll talk about Brentford a little bit later, but first off, we'll talk about the match last night, of course. um You hope it's the start of a few you know some good times for us, really, breathing positivity, hopefully. Maybe we're on the up. you know We're in all the cups. We've got a win there.
00:01:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, finish fourth in that particular league and we'll talk about who we can play again against as well and who we don't want to play against perhaps out of the players, the teams we've got left.
00:01:36
Oliver
yeah
00:01:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But so mate, what did you think about last night?
00:01:43
Oliver
I mean, it was job done in the end. um We needed to win that game to secure our spot in the ah last 16 and we needed to win that more because we can't afford to play another two games right now.
Game Control and Player Performance
00:01:56
Oliver
I feel we could really be at risk of going out of the competition if we had to play a playoff match and the boys The boys did well.
00:02:06
Oliver
I didn't really feel any threat from Elsporg at all.
00:02:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mate, we were at an 80% possession, didn't we? We were well in control.
00:02:13
Oliver
11 men behind the ball the whole time.
00:02:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:02:17
Oliver
Slow slow start, but I think our substitutes that Ange made really um helped us find more space in the game and then the goals came.
00:02:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah, so halftime substitutes came on. And for once we had experienced players to come on. And for once Koceski was rested as well for the first half, which is great.
00:02:38
Oliver
yeah yeah
00:02:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And yeah, we it just a look looks a lot better. We start with Van de Ven at the back, which is so good to see him there. But to be honest, it was one of those matches where it was a great introduction back into the team for him, really.
00:02:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was almost, well, it was like a training match in that respect. um Keep ball. We were very indecisive. Our final pass wasn't anywhere near it. you know We've still got a lot lot more gears to go, of course.
00:03:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But one of the things which was pointed out by my English son when we were watching it, um he just said, Sonny's back.
00:03:12
Oliver
Yes, Son was outstanding in that first half.
00:03:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he looked back.
00:03:16
Oliver
um He only played 45, didn't he? He came off for half time, but um hey he created three chances, had 10 successful dribbles and won 11 ground jibbles in 45 minutes, which is just absolutely ridiculous.
00:03:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah And mate, he just looked sharp, didn't he? He was he he he looked like...
00:03:32
Oliver
you I haven't really seen him beat his man like that in a long time.
00:03:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:37
Oliver
he did Every single time he was on the ball, he was running right at his defender and beating him every time. It's good to see.
00:03:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
It really was. i There was no... Well, he's obviously tired, as they all are, but... He looked like he had, you know, been fully recharged just for that bit. And obviously it was pre-planned for, I think Andrew said afterwards, it was pre-planned for the first substitute as a half time anyway.
00:03:54
Oliver
Yeah.
00:03:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
So we knew he only had a half, but to be honest, you'd much rather him doing a half, a you know, full than blasting a hole and being 50% of what he can do.
00:04:07
Oliver
Yeah.
00:04:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
But he was very good. We just, again, the final ball, even from Sonny as well, wasn't necessarily there. um But um um we've got to remember as well, with Sharleson playing, up front.
00:04:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's only a couple of games back and he still looks a little bit off the pace, um doesn't he?
00:04:25
Oliver
Yeah.
00:04:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
But physicality-wise, and dominating the team, the the other team, but we were pretty good. Some lovely body checks in there, which has always goes down on my books.
00:04:36
Oliver
i said
00:04:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
And yeah, the midfield did well again. Bergval, usual stuff with him driving forward. He was very, very
Youth Impact and Key Moments
00:04:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
busy. His engine is phenomenal, but you'd expect that, of course, for a youngster.
00:04:48
Oliver
yeah
00:04:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But I would say, yeah, frustrating. I think Andrew's got frustrated a few times, again, with just with his choice of final balls. But that's part of learning process, isn't it, really? And who's still out for you?
00:05:01
Oliver
um Obviously, the youngsters um stood out. They all made a big impact during the game. I thought the debutant, he had the He had a, he had one of the bigger impacts, I think, because yeah, a guy, he, um, when every time he was on the ball, he, he was doing what Johnson never does.
00:05:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Aji, yeah.
00:05:23
Oliver
And he was coming inside and that's how he scored his goal. He just looked like he, he, it was a real drive in everything he did. He wanted to get near the box, try and get, try and get near the goal.
00:05:35
Oliver
And I liked his, I liked his cameo.
00:05:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
it was It was really good. So te tell the matches that obviously we dominated the match, as I said. Half time, you can sense it in the crowd a little bit. and Well, obviously I wasn't on myself, but I watched it on TV and you could sense to that they were feeling like, oh great, we're dominating them, but we're we need to do something like or else we can get caught. To be honest, they only have one real symptom goal anyway, and we never looked in doubt. They were, like you said, sitting back really, really deep and it's hard to unless you're a really good team, it's hard to get anything on the counter attack when you're playing.
00:06:13
Oliver
yeah
00:06:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Your furthest bound forward is just outside your own box. And so that didn't help. But breaking them down, you know, that's they did what it needs to do, really. If they had won it, then they had the chance to get into, well, a decent position really themselves in in the in the table.
00:06:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I kept on watching the league the the league there. we We were never in doubt we were going to get there by looks look looking at the results anyway.
00:06:34
Oliver
Yeah. Yeah.
00:06:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Halftime made a few subs. um of Ibersooma coming on, which was decent, Korseski.
00:06:40
Oliver
yeah
00:06:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
But unfortunately, we did have an injury just stuffed into the second half.
00:06:50
Oliver
Of course.
00:06:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Of course we did. you know it's it It's almost like a checkbox.
00:06:52
Oliver
i did
00:06:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know' It's a list now, isn't it?
00:06:54
Oliver
shit
00:06:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
doing Great start, tick. Going two goes down, tick. um And not not been looking moody and shaking his head, tick. Player injury, that for a innocuous kind of challenge or even kicking the ball incorrectly, tick. um So, yeah, Dragosan, swinging, um sort of, I must admit I've done it myself. Obviously, I'm not a professional footballer, but I've done it myself. When you don't quite get a kick of the ball and you sort of
00:07:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
shank your knee, if if that's the medical term, I'm sure it is.
00:07:32
Oliver
if
00:07:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it didn't look good. He tried to play on after a bit of um medical special sponge, um but um yeah, he he had to come off. So I think, um is it, who dropped into the centre there?
00:07:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is it Passuma?
00:07:46
Oliver
I saw I went to left back I think.
00:07:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, yeah, that's right.
00:07:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, so, archer yeah, he did. He did. Yeah, he did. but um the team we were playing against realistically, they weren't going to cause us any issues and we could cope with that, which was good.
00:07:49
Oliver
He looked knackered.
00:07:59
Oliver
No.
00:08:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Later on in the match, we had a few more substitutions and we brought three of the lads on. The first one, Dane Scarlett, everyone knows Dane Scarlett, who's called back from his loan. um That wasn't really happening for him.
00:08:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And made a decision that he's going to keep him in the first team squad now because obviously he's paid for two clubs out alone aside from us and can't go out alone again.
00:08:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
So put him on and what a delicious little goal that was.
00:08:30
Oliver
Yeah, I mean, the pass from Kulewski is just perfect and...
00:08:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Great to see.
00:08:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's the difference he makes, isn't it, when he comes on the pitch? Just finding that pass, and Madison obviously must say, that those two players, they've they've got that ability to find a pass which not many other players can find.
00:08:44
Oliver
Yeah. Thanks, Scarlett did very well getting in between the defenders and he couldn't really miss um when the...
00:08:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
To be honest, he literally, it's look as if someone picked him up and threw the whole body because it's quite a dive.
00:08:55
Oliver
Yeah. yeah
00:08:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
It wasn't like a Kness you use in your head. It was a whole body move that moved the ball.
00:09:00
Oliver
Yeah.
00:09:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But he was in the right place. And to be honest, he had a really good game. I thought really good. um He also had the assist for another sub which came on, which is Debiton, a Jayi, right winger.
00:09:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
um He came on and moved on the right-hand side with more moving back to his left position, which I always think he's better at um Because he on the right he uses both feet, but his control isn't as good I don't think in a few times he lost the ball, but a guy he looked lively He was he was getting the ball deep and of course there was a space there as well But he was getting the ball deep and running
00:09:20
Oliver
Yeah, so much better. No.
00:09:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he looked decent. I thought he was better than Alisa when he came on the other day other night.
00:09:40
Oliver
Yeah.
00:09:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I haven't seen much of him. Have you seen much of the journey at all?
00:09:44
Oliver
Um, no, nothing.
00:09:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, another sort of little gem there, I think.
00:09:46
Oliver
So.
00:09:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, you know, he can dine out on that, can't they? That goal.
00:09:52
Oliver
Yeah.
00:09:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
He passed it in. He ran through about four players, I think, passed them. Good dribbling skills. Passed it to Scarlett, who laid it off. And kind of a scuffy sort of shot into the bottom right-hand corner.
00:10:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
But hey, it goes a goal. And it was well-directed. It looked pretty impressive, to be fair.
00:10:12
Oliver
yeah
00:10:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So that was the game one, no problem at all. Made the crowd very happy and then we had um right towards the end of the game. Mikeymore getting his dust desert coming in from the left um and just taking the shot.
00:10:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was a taking the shot when you needed to.
00:10:30
Oliver
Yeah, I'm so happy he's called. I'm so happy he's called.
00:10:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah we be you You obviously text me at a time as well. and Yeah, we were both I think that's phenomenal. I mean three players there. We must have ended a the match with almost as many under-18s, under-slash-19s than any other players.
00:10:49
Oliver
Yeah.
00:10:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's to say, we only had 6 out of 3 players who were over-18 anyway. me
00:10:53
Oliver
I just think it's like the 94th minute and Mikey Moore is still driving, driving down the pitch and his his goal was pretty, pretty good.
00:11:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and let's just say more more started as well, didn't he? So he had the full game, that's the first time he's ever played a full 90 in my
00:11:05
Oliver
Yeah.
00:11:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think he's played it yet, ever, for Spurs first team anyway.
00:11:10
Oliver
Yeah. Yeah. I'm pretty sure.
00:11:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
he did He did really well, he really did. Elspold himself, yeah, they didn't really do much at all, did they?
00:11:22
Oliver
No.
00:11:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
And to be honest, their only sort of threats were from a few crosses a corner or so.
00:11:29
Oliver
but they They had a long throw um and that was it.
00:11:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's a long throw. Yeah, that that was it really. So job done. um move to the next round, knock out round now, and I think that draw, is that today or Friday when we've gotten this?
00:11:44
Oliver
um i think I think the playoff draw is today, but we can we can we already know the four teams we could possibly play.
00:11:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and those are Ezad Alghmar, real associate at Galatasaray, who we all know, Um, and is it Michelin as well?
00:12:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Are they, is that the other one?
00:12:04
Oliver
ah Yeah, yeah Yeah, and anyone anyone but Galatasarado for me ah Of course, of course over a two legged legged match we could definitely beat them but I'd just rather not have to go and play there and
00:12:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Okay. So out of those four teams there, um, who do you think we should, uh, well, to be honest, we should be beating all of those four, to be honest, especially now we're going to get some players back.
00:12:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Do you not think though, over a two leg one, when we've got the second leg at home, but They're the most open team and the most dangerous team, I think, there.
00:12:33
Oliver
yeah yeah yeah i mean we've already beat AZ Atmar at home so i think they're more metal step i'd be very happy with i think so
00:12:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I'd like to see yeah AZ, I think quite a few people have said that, um purely because I think they're the recurve of Michelin as well. We just had Spanish teams, quite compact, difficult to break down.
00:12:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is that how you pronounce it, is it? Well, well done you. So somebody's got Dua Linga. Anyway, anyway, no, so end end of the day, a fantastic night. Really positive for Spurs and to see these youth players coming through. After the break, we'll talk about our impend impending match on Sunday against Brentford, who we think is going to be a lineup and players to watch, et cetera, and go from there.
Upcoming Matches and Strategy
00:14:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Welcome back, welcome back. Ollie, right, Sunday, Brentford, away.
00:14:12
Oliver
Yeah.
00:14:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Tell me about Brentford, regards to the last couple of home games. What's the sort of, because they're sort of consistent-ish team and they they're fully attacking.
00:14:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
They've got some good players there, haven't they? um How are you seeing this go?
00:14:28
Oliver
I think it's going to be a close game. um we Of course we're we're in pore form ourselves. um Five wins in our last 12 games in all competitions.
00:14:40
Oliver
But Brentford, they've only won three in the last 12 games in all competitions so they're actually doing worse than us which is very surprising. Um, and they're on a four game, uh, winless streak at home. So they're not as good as some people may think at home.
00:15:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow. Yeah, I think um looking at the teams, obviously the players there to watch out for. um Obviously we've been linked with a few of them as well, Vissa in particular. Although we are linked with everybody, to be honest. So um yeah, exactly. um
00:15:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Difficult. If you were Ange, considering that a win's a win and it's good to keep the mentor going, would you go strong or would you I guess you would do, you'd have to, wouldn't you really, and then go from there.
00:15:31
Oliver
Yeah, I mean, I, I think, I just think it'd be a bit silly to rest the team before Liverpool lose the game. And I mean, I mean, we can't really rest anyway, but I think we've, we should put out our strongest lineup possible, go about Brentford, try and get some sort of result and then keep that momentum going for the ah Cup against Liverpool.
00:15:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Yeah, I think you're right mate, definitely. um it's it so you know there There is a train of thought where people say actually, we almost wipe the game off because the most important one is a Liverpool game, to be fair. um Everton go above us in the league if you if we lose but against Brentford, but that's not a major issue. um So um we're still in the same position as we were before with regulation below. So yeah, it's
00:16:23
Oliver
Yeah, we we do need to start picking up some points on in the table because the longer we let this go on for the more worried I'm going to get.
00:16:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think we do. Yeah.
00:16:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and also for range, I mean, it's obviously one last night, which papers over the cracks a little bit. But we've got a lot of, there's a lot of issues still regards to if they go and actually um do anything with Vange, he needs he needs kind of needs a good performance in the win, or draw at least I guess.
00:16:48
Oliver
Yeah.
00:16:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
If we do go 2-0 up, which is very unlikely with us currently, is it worthwhile taking some of those players off I guess and just holding out if if if that's edit at all possible with the way we play?
00:17:01
Oliver
you Yeah, I mean, I think think if we were to take a lead, I just don't think we're ever safe, even if it's 2-0, 3-0.
00:17:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:15
Oliver
I think we need to, like we did against Hoffenheim, keep the seeing your players on as long as possible. And then when you get to the 70th, 75th, if you're still in a good position, you start taking them off and then playing a bit more defensively.
00:17:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think you're right mate. I definitely do think you're right. And obviously it's great to have those youngsters come off the bench last night and and doing well. but it's a different proposition against a Premier League side with respect to Alice Bork.
00:17:42
Oliver
Yeah.
00:17:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
It certainly won't be that impact, but you know if we can utilise them for 25 minutes, 30, half an hour even at some point.
00:17:52
Oliver
They just bring energy. they have so They just bring so much energy to the team.
00:17:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
They do. And is it's it's the energy because there's there's no fear because, you know, what what they've got to lose, really, they' they're not expected.
00:17:59
Oliver
Yeah. They're not scared to fake on their man.
00:18:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, they're not expected to do anything um of great, you know, to be honest, if if they're going to keep on scoring, then there will be an exploit expectation for them to do things.
00:18:09
Oliver
Yeah.
00:18:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But, you know, it's great to have that coming through, really, especially at the right time. For Ranch, apart from the injury and perhaps not getting a go in the first half,
00:18:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
That couldn't have gone any better against Ellsberg, to be fair.
00:18:23
Oliver
Yeah, it was a very good night.
00:18:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and against Brentford, you know what? um I think there'll be a good mood in in the camp.
00:18:33
Oliver
Yeah.
00:18:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
It certainly seems like that they know that they are back in the merger. And by that time, we might be hearing about some other players. Maybe, maybe
Transfers and Squad Management
00:18:44
Oliver
no shut There's no.
00:18:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
not.
00:18:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's shaking his head. We'll talk about it in a minute, mate, after the break in a minute, um before we sign off. but um who knows at this time we'll be linked with every player who's available and isn't available still.
00:18:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Mr Lang, anybody seen you? Where is he?
00:19:00
Oliver
and He's missing, he's always missing.
00:19:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
e Yeah, missing in combat. That's where it where he is. the man The man with no name. ah yeah is we We might have that boy there as well, but you know if you were a player looking to come in now,
00:19:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Great, they are definitely in the in knockout stages now, so there's two legs there. They've got players out, they've got a semi-final, if it's only not a cup tied, as well, the FA Cup.
00:19:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's lots of positive stuff there, it's just whether or not they're going to get game time, I guess, if they're going to come in.
00:19:32
Oliver
yeah
00:19:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
And also down down to wages as well, but we'll talk about a few players which have been linked to even today as well after the break and and go from there.
00:19:39
Oliver
Yeah.
00:19:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Final word on Brentford, what do you reckon score wise, mate?
00:19:45
Oliver
I'm gonna say...
00:19:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I'll cut you off there actually. like In the last one pre Elspourg you said 1-0, I said 2-0 and it's 3-0. So we weren't too far away, at least we got got the Kinshi.
00:19:57
Oliver
Yeah.
00:19:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
What do you reckon, Brentford?
00:19:58
Oliver
I'm gonna say... I'd like to say a win, but I just don't see it. I feel like they wish...
00:20:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
5-0 draw.
00:20:07
Oliver
I mean, I'm pretty sure Brentford beat Ipswich like 5-4 or something like that. I think in Burma and Wissar, they're going to cause a lot of threat, I think two-all.
00:20:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, they've got goals.
00:20:21
Oliver
But it could it could be worse, to be honest.
00:20:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think you're right, mate. I think it's going to be relatively open. um Both defences have got issues, both are tasked and score a points. He's never quite sure what team is still going to turn up for us, and um although it should be relatively positive, so but left we'll have to see what happens. we but we The reason why I always ask you for your score first is so I can pick it back on it and just do something which is when you'd be closer to it, but um rather than going 5-0, 5-0 I suppose, I'm not saying that. um I think you're right, it's going to be
00:21:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
A draw would be good, to be honest. That's neither negative or positive. A win would be lovely, you know, if we can get a 3-2. Yeah.
00:21:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
More than likely, it might be something like 2-1 against us. But I'm going for a 2-1 draw as well, yeah. Yeah, it seems about right, doesn't it?
00:21:24
Oliver
That sounds realistic.
00:21:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sounds realistic, and and we're both wrong with us if it's not right.
00:21:30
Oliver
if
00:21:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
After a break, we'll talk about a few of the players we've linked with in one particular. We'll have a bit of breaking news there when this comes out. Although, if you're listening to this podcast over the weekend, then it won't be breaking news and it would have fallen through. He would have chosen someone at another club. But after this break,
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Welcome back, welcome back. Just realizing that little advert there. You're too young for this, but older listeners will possibly recognize it. I say great, as in the Tonya Tiger from the Frosty advert.
00:22:50
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Great. That's very strange. I'll change that.
00:22:51
Oliver
I have no clue what that is.
00:22:52
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Don't know why I did that. Exactly, mate. I said you're too young for it. And that's why you're the voice of the youth on this channel. And I am merely just a conduit of grumpy old men.
00:23:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyway. Going forward, we've got breaking news about Mateus Tower, is that is that right? I believe just as we're recording this is that the deal has been agreed with the club, 50 million. I said to you beforehand that I heard last night that um Levy personally got involved in the ah in the talks and I thought well that's that stuff done.
00:23:34
Oliver
should
00:23:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
But the deal was done with regards to the club and it's just down to the player to choose now. Great, that's fantastic news. I think it'd be a great acquisition if he did come to us and play right across the front line and he's going to get game time.
00:23:46
Oliver
yeah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
And I also think he's got, he gives um options to to to move other players around as well, especially Kulek Eski.
00:23:56
Oliver
I think I think he'll play on the right to be honest because he was um
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I think so.
00:24:02
Oliver
the The thing that Levy and Langer proposed to tell was the amount of game time he'd get as the big factor to join.
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thank
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Oliver
So I think he won't play on the left because of Som, and he's not going to play up top.
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yeah
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Oliver
So i think you'll I think he'll play on the right if he does decide to join us.
00:24:20
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Mate, I think you're exactly right. The only thing which is going to stuck a scupper is that obviously when it comes down to players, it's about wages. So what are they going to do with wages? Is it going to be a loan? Is it going to be a loan to buy obligation? I think that's possibly what it might be because Sloopy likes to do that and move the money around later.
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um
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Oliver
Well, the money we've offered is he's not actually giving buying any money. We're just not receiving any money from the cane deal. That's how he's doing it. So he's he's still not giving out any money.
00:24:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's a crafty little soand so-and-so, isn't he? No matter what you think about Levi, I would hate to be in a negotiation with him because I'd just end up walking away thinking, hang on a minute, I've been shafted, yeah?
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I've got...
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Oliver
Yeah, um he he is um is a a special special kind of breed, that guy.
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Oliver
um And I
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Global Sports Podcast Network
It is a nearly good snake, so apparently.
00:25:15
Oliver
genuinely, I really don't think that Tell is going to join us. I think apparently he wants a loan um and United are proposing a loan.
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Nope.
00:25:27
Oliver
And United are a bigger club, let's be honest. um they You probably want to join them. and
00:25:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, they're going to pay more wages for a start because their wage structure is is huge.
00:25:38
Oliver
yeah i mean i'm not I'm not really fussed if he doesn't join us.
00:25:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
But.
00:25:43
Oliver
like It is very annoying because we don't have any players. um But if he doesn't want to play for us, he can jog on, to be honest.
00:25:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, well, and you did say that from the outset when he joined the club, they wanted players to join. He wanted to play for Tottenham Hotspur, not just play for money or as an opportunity to go somewhere else.
00:25:58
Oliver
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
So it is important to and so but, you know, if he's the difference in ah in a cup match, et cetera, et cetera, then he pays the money back, doesn't he?
00:26:12
Oliver
Yeah, I mean, I think he is is a big talent. It's just, um I just don't see him joining us at all.
00:26:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
You have to question as well, why hasn't he done it by Munich?
00:26:22
Oliver
He did quite well last season. He just hasn't really got game time this season at all.
00:26:24
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Yeah, I'll force him.
00:26:28
Oliver
And then the company just not played him.
00:26:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Well, we shall wait to see with bated breath. And although most Spurs fans know the answer already deep in their heart, we'll keep that. It's the hope that kills you.
00:26:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll always say that in every podcast at the moment. But um to be honest, overall view of where we are currently. Christ, I saw a smile on Andrew's face as well.
00:26:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
He feigned an injury.
00:26:53
Oliver
thank
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That was a nice little bit. He did a moment that he went through a kick of ball and then like pulled a hamstring.
00:26:55
Oliver
Yeah, yeah, I saw that.
00:27:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
If he does actually pull a hamstring but between now and Brentford, that'd be ironic, but exactly what would happen to every Spurs player.
00:27:04
Oliver
Yeah.
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Oliver
yeah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
No problem, but we'll see what happens. um Any other players coming back? Have you ever heard anything else about other players coming back?
00:27:15
Oliver
Um, Romero and Vaccario in training, um, which is good.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Romero, is he?
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Oliver
Uh, I think, I don't know if Spence, um, and Reggi on it were injured or they were just, they were unregistered obviously for the, the cup game, no, the European game.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:30
Oliver
Um, I'm not sure if they're injured though. I think they'll be fine. And then we only have maybe six players out if Romero and Vaccario are
Injury Updates and Team Optimism
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Oliver
back.
00:27:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
only six players out. This is where we've come to for Spurs.
00:27:44
Oliver
I mean, it was like 14 a few weeks ago.
00:27:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's hard for team. that is That is actually true. We're doing a lot better. So every day it gets gets better, hopefully. But obviously with that drug concern, if it's knee, there's no news on that that injury yet.
00:27:57
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but um
00:27:58
Oliver
It's going to be bad.
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of
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Oliver
If if it's a knee injury, it's going to be bad.
00:28:01
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I think it was it's one of those little muscles which no one can pronounce. im Not quite sure is where exactly it is or in the knee, but it's going to be the rest of the scene. Something crazy like that, who knows.
00:28:12
Oliver
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
But it's one of those challenges you could have Actually, if you went and kicked one of those fly away 99p inflatable balls, like really full on pelt, you would do the same injury because it's a full force hitting a ball or the edge of the ball.
00:28:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll see what happens with them. But I'm actually brought in a buoyant mood for the weekend. I am. Why not? You know, we've got the win.
00:28:37
Oliver
yeah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
The kids have done all right. They've done the club and themselves and the parents, you know, look yeah Real good though, isn't it?
00:28:46
Oliver
Van de Ven's back.
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It's a positive one. Find the Vens back.
00:28:50
Oliver
Romero's close.
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I hope he doesn't play him too much, if he can do.
00:28:53
Oliver
um and he did you I'm happy that he got a rest. Son Kulesevsky and Van Venn only played 45, which I think is really, really good.
00:29:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah And I think if he can do the same again against Brentford, for all those three players, it leaves us in good stead for Liverpool.
00:29:08
Oliver
we we We just don't need any more injuries before the Liverpool game.
00:29:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, you start with Van de Ven at the back then just because we're tired but we'll get them replaced obviously and if we can get a little bit of luck of a goal, a little bit of a lead, it's much better in the second half for us, isn't it?
00:29:15
Oliver
Yeah, yeah.
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Oliver
Yeah, I think we we if we're if we are leading, I think we'd bring off van der Vern at half time. We were hoping that Spencer's fit. He can come on, play left back, and then Davies can come into left centre back.
00:29:41
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I wonder if he he would be thinking about giving Gray a rest.
00:29:47
Oliver
um I don't think ah don't think he would.
00:29:50
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But Davies doesn't, he's good, he can feel center, but Gray's a better center back than me.
00:29:56
Oliver
I think Grey also wants to play for Ange.
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Yeah.
00:30:00
Oliver
I don't think he's going to ever going to ask for a rest. And it doesn't look like he's he's tired.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
da yeah That match wasn't massively strenuous and even at times you look majestic, but obviously that is me being with my biased view because ah I'm a great fan of him, to be fair.
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Oliver
No.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Him and Bergvile though, I think they they they will not be taken off because they shouldn't be tired, although the the work rates are really high compared to everybody else, even in a match like that.
00:30:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think they're young, you know they've they're they should have that kind of energy there as well.
00:30:29
Oliver
Yeah.
00:30:32
Oliver
A lot more to give in some of the places.
00:30:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, the recovery times are better, aren't they? um And their bodies are built probably better for the recovery than other players like Madison.
00:30:37
Oliver
Yeah.
00:30:41
Oliver
we do We do need to be careful though, just in case. that we If Bergvile or Greg get injured, that would be very, very bad.
00:30:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, well, good news is I've applied on LinkedIn for the um medical drop. So it will be a case of them coming to the room, explaining what the injury is. And I'll be like, nah, let's patch it up, mate, you'd be fine.
00:30:59
Oliver
You're going to sort that injury crisis out.
00:31:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
i' yeah I've got the magic sponge and the special this a special spray, which, okay, don't tell anybody, it's just water, but it'll be fine. So that's that's what I'll be doing for the for the foreseeable future until the whole medical department is sacked along with everybody else.
00:31:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
um No, so any any lastingforts ma about last about stuff for the weekend and how it's going?
00:31:24
Oliver
um we We just need to keep the momentum going.
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All positive.
00:31:27
Oliver
I'll take a point away to Brentford and then it's the it's a big game against Liverpool.
00:31:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
100%. Well, that's it from us guys. um It's been... not too emotional which is really strange saying that.
00:31:41
Oliver
No.
00:31:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
um i Only this morning I was commenting that it has been pretty tough doing the podcast over the last period because end of the day you talk about the same old stuff and I know we've touched on the lack of transfer activity today or the perceived we've got somebody but we really probably probably haven't.
00:31:54
Oliver
Yeah. Nice.
00:32:03
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You know I'll eat my words and I'll gladly eat my words if you do sign for us to be fair.
00:32:05
Oliver
Mhm.
00:32:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think we're in a good place. So that pretty much wraps it up. Let's let's go on and and get some good results now. Get everyone going, get some positivity as as from last night. People are smiling in and and go from there. So until next time, it's goodbye from him, Oli Kasabi.
00:32:27
Oliver
Goodbye.
00:32:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
and it's goodbye from me, Chris Mervyn. You've been listening to Daily Tottenham, follow us on at GSBN Tottenham, and we're also on YouTube now as well, so I must remember that particular YouTube thing, I think it's Global Sports Department Network, ah you can find us on there also. So, until next time guys, come on you spurs, let's have a great weekend.