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S03E10 - Tash Mic Guys - UCL Nights and 4x Champ
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Transcript
Introductions and Greetings
00:00:13
Speaker
Everyone is on. yeah So me and you. So that's everyone. That is everyone. That is everyone. yeah Exactly. That's more than one. So everyone. but Well, as long as we've established that. Ricky. Yes. How are you, Paul? How are you? How you been? Too bad, Paul. Not too bad. Yeah. Not too bad. Been decent.
00:00:30
Speaker
How was the housework been for you? You know, you mentioned it's been a busy, busy, so busy, busy, busy, busy, really busy time. But, you know, that's what it's there for. Well, you know, I can't complain as a perfect wind down.
Arsenal Match and Streaming Issues
00:00:44
Speaker
You get to watch Arsenal beat sport in 4-1 as we speak. So you can't get any better. Watching it together. ah I got rid of that. I was like, fuck this. I'm watching this shit. Yeah, it is for one. It is for now. You just like I said, think of it this way. It's like we're watching it together. But, you know, we're not.
00:01:00
Speaker
ah that's it well at the same time, we have to do that whole pause. One minute to you on 62 13, right? You wait your head. Exactly. or Exactly. We have to get that sick. we think but The problem is the problem is with any stream insight, it's obviously the case of you hit that and then one pause, like one drop of broadband. That's it. The whole game is ruined. You can't play it anymore because it keeps pausing every time. you trying to it slightly enough So just leave it. All right. Just leave it. as i say out attach it i've glad to it Let it happen. Um, but like you said, you know, it's, I watch i watched the the majority of of the match. Um, I'm like, I said, I'm watching it as we speak, but it's for once. So I thought maybe time to jump on a pod, have a conversation about the weekend. Obviously, obviously we've been on a, on an international hiatus as everyone knows this and, uh, and we're back and we're back as always.
Workplace Challenges and Hierarchies
00:01:51
Speaker
So, you know, we we're not even going to say it like that because you know we're always back. oh Every other week we're back. So, you know, back to front, all that kind of stuff. But yeah, I'm glad though. I'm glad that you've been, you've been all right. You've been keeping busy. Yeah. What about you? How have you been? How's work for you? Yeah. Yeah. I can't say it's been that busy, but it's, it's z you've been moving. Yeah. It's
00:02:12
Speaker
moving and stuff. Shortstaffed is the problem that we're encountering at the moment. Why is it always like this? Shortstaffed as well. We're just crazy shortstaffed. I don't think people want to work. The ones who do want to work, they turn up and they see the salary for a TA and stuff.
00:02:28
Speaker
And I don't want to do that. Yeah. And then you can't blame them. No, you can't blame them at all. now you Considering considering where where we both live. Yes, it might be different ends of London, but you know, we were in the same parameters of what lot everyone pays. So yeah. So you can't, you can't blame them. And same here, but with education in general, that's just what, what it is. Unfortunately, it is the case of, you know, they're on bandings.
00:02:55
Speaker
That's their way of justifying of like, Oh, we can't really move up anymore because then you have to go up abandon and it's like, should we just say upper banding? It's like HR freak out. Then you get the Lord Chancellor himself coming down, signing off checks and shit. So yeah, it sometimes it's best. I you work it actually didn't work in a place recently where they do have a law chancellor. And I say, I say recently, the current place where I work has a law chancellor.
00:03:21
Speaker
So yeah, they've got like a, they've got like a vice chairman and then they've got the, the, bit the Lord savior himself. the chancellor Wow. Yeah. Yeah. Um, I think it's a Lord chancellor, not the Lord chancellor. I don't know if that makes any difference, but there you go. No, I'm into things. You meet these people and I met, and I met these people obviously, you know, because the nature of my job doing events and setting it up and stuff, I get to meet them and,
00:03:49
Speaker
To me, that's just man. People. You know what I mean? All women, obviously. That's who they are. But that's who they are. They're no one to me. As far as everyone's like, ooh, the law chancellor. He's just a guy. I feel like that's the best way to be, though, mate. I feel like the best way to be is just to see people, not to see titles.
00:04:09
Speaker
Because that's when you really can get kind of get anxious and nervous and so on. Whereas if you
Personal Time and Football Passion
00:04:14
Speaker
just see it like Larry and Ricky, not as what I need to know, just as Larry and Ricky. yeah Everything is sound. We're at the end of the day with people. We're human beings. We're like a joke just as much as the next guy. We like to have a conversation about our hobbies as much as the next guy, whether it's football, whether it's cycling.
00:04:30
Speaker
Whether it's cycling. Whatever the Lord Chancellor is doing. What do you mean? Like mental cycling or something? You don't find all your Lord Chancellors into cycling. That guy is old man. That guy is like almost in his 80s or if not mid 80s. The last time I actually saw him, you know he was walking to his car as I was like going home.
00:04:50
Speaker
But he, he sort of snuck off early from the event that they were having. Obviously I'd finished. I did my job. So he snuck off early and I made it, obviously I made a crack with him and he laughed and I was like, Oh, okay. I wasn't expecting that. Do you know what I mean? And you describe it just like a normal Honda CRV or something. Do you know what I mean? Or whatever the hell it was.
00:05:08
Speaker
and And the thing, which is good because again, you see the tightly thing, ooh, Ben Lee's or whatever. No, just the Honda. Oh, what a save. What a save. And, and yeah, so that was actually quite good to be fair. So I can't really be mad at that particular law chancellor, but another law chancellor. that umm I know many law chancellors, you know, if you haven't, if you haven't, you're well connected with the law chancellors, please. you are Well, well, well, um, I've got the accent going on and everything, but, uh, but yeah, so, you know,
00:05:35
Speaker
work home, work homework. That's pretty much routine, isn't it? You've got to find a way to be. It's just routine. now I suppose we're all in the same routine now. What can you do? You know, cherish a couple of moments, try to make memories going either way with the misses or with the family who are or even by yourself. I've seen lots of people trying to do a bit of traveling on their own.
00:05:54
Speaker
a bit of zen time, a bit of me time. They say that I don't even know if that's what they call it. But I don't think they call at metime anymore don what she got sexist now is the exercise possibly yeah that couldn't be sexist isn't the me too time or something i don't know what is i don't know what it is it's something a I don't know what it is. I don't know put it in the pot and the stir it. I don't know the recipe, but i just I'm just saying. I'm just saying. But and you're right. You're right. And and the thing is, it's it's moments like this or times like this, where you watch some football, a bit of sport, and it is just getting rid of that tension of the day. And just not, it's easy watch, isn't it? Even though we and we dedicate our, almost our lives to watching football and our emotions are somehow connected to 22 men running around the field, kicking a ball into a net and getting paid millions. And we are the ones who suffer emotionally. Oh, what's if he got a red card? He has to pay a 50 grand fine. He'll go home three days off.
00:06:52
Speaker
two days of training. He's laughing. He's laughing, right? There's no emotions there. Do you know what I'm saying? So that's all great. But, and then that that's, and that's like the emotion. Great. Great. And that's all it is. It's just a split second. It's like a photon coming into life and then disappearing again. yes but um but It's like I said, it's these, but that's why, that's why we take time to sit down and you know,
00:07:20
Speaker
converse about the football over the weekend, because like you said, you know, you're at work. I don't know if you've got many people you can chat football with or who are as passionate as we are, like who want to go into a bit more detail rather than, Oh, did your team win? Did you do team lose? Do you know what I mean? Like you used to have a couple of clearly put this arsenal fan, this lot at work. And I asked him, they don't know. she says how but This is how I know whether he's a,
00:07:41
Speaker
passionate as you and I are. Who are you playing this week in Harry? Oh, I don't know, mate. Oh, yeah. Who are you playing this week? That's my stuff. I'm just kidding. No, no, not even now. It's before, when you played there, not on a forest. Obviously, it's on Friday. You're looking forward to the game, you know, international weeks finished, et cetera. I was like, who have you got this week? And he's like, I don't know, mate. I was like, why do I even talk to you? I literally don't even know why I speak to you apart from why it's all right and leave it at that. Also, fans don't know shit. Don't speak to them. All right. They don't know jack shit. Look at the AFTV bullshit that goes on every week.
Football Weekend Recap
00:08:13
Speaker
That is just fucking entertainment. Win or lose, rain or snow. Those guys will be out there all the time. So I suppose to them, it's like a hobby, not hobby. So it's like a profession now, isn't it really? And the people who go and they just want to be on the TV and Robbie and whoever else is leading it is thinking,
00:08:29
Speaker
Quality. Let's just make these sections of fame. Yeah. Well, that's it. And he's thinking, let me just keep going because they have to, what is it? AFF TV or something? Because at come that's it yeah because they to rebrand it to the Nick cause Arsenal were like, it's got nothing to do with us. And it doesn't. And I'm glad that they distance themselves from that train wreck. You know what I mean? So no, a hundred percent. one Um,
00:08:51
Speaker
But, you know, so like going back to football, you know, since since you opened the topic of football, Rick, do you know what I mean? Like, you know, just casually just casually through that in there. It's randomly dropped it in there as if we had that planned for this for this episode. I was hoping we just get in trouble. Never mind. Never mind. Since we're here, since we're here, I think we'll we'll we'll chat a bit of football about the weekend. You know what I mean? Nothing exciting happened, really. Did it? did it Oh, wait.
00:09:15
Speaker
Have we talked about the same weekend? The same weekend. Yeah, the same. So look, it was for both teams. It was a good weekend. Yes. um Not just our results, but other certain teams' results.
00:09:32
Speaker
Um, but again, like I said, in the group, it is bittersweet because I just didn't, you know, I hate to see Tottenham win anything, but then I just love seeing City lose. So that's it. Is it ist the right balance? Yeah. I'll take it since, you know, Tottenham about a sixth or seventh or something like that. I don't even know.
00:09:51
Speaker
Um, so it was, it was kind of got tagged by a fly. Um, so that, that was, it was very interesting, but just right now, just right now, right if you hear a random clap, by the way, that's all it is is just me killing that fly and sending it to its maker, meeting the Lord Chancellor. So, um, you and the Lord Chancellor, so good. He sent them to, he sent all these flies to the maker. I'm going to teach you that says Lord Chancellor zero zero on the back.
00:10:17
Speaker
strange he' able to do he's not even joke in darkness he's got toure me know you Zero zero, there's no beginning. There's no end. You know, I mean, that's a lot answer by you um we Rick look, you know, what did you think of your team over the weekend? What did you make? No, to be honest with you, like performance was a result. Of course performance was meh. I was against I wanted more I felt like we had a lot more to give and At first, I was a bit surprised with the team. I didn't know if there was an injury to Pedro Renato, why he didn't start, Jel Felix started instead. But then I kind of liked, because it seemed a bit tactically, he was playing with two tenths, Palmer and Jel Felix in the middle, and a allowed Cucarella to really get up on that bar line as far up as he could. And Leicester made it easy for us all. Leicester were just sitting back, sitting back, sitting back. And if they pressed, two players would have probably pressed, which made it really easy to beat the press. Happy with Jackson taking a really sweet finish.
00:11:15
Speaker
But I don't know if you saw the goal. Good touch to drag it away from the defender. Yeah. yeah justice this is going on So I think side net in far corner. Lovely finish. And then same again. He headed the ball, which led to Anto's goal, but Lester were poor. Lester were really poor. And because Lester were poor, I was disappointed. We didn't get more goals. Yes. Madaweka saved it on the line from Cole Palmer's shot again. Don't know if you saw that one. I didn't see that one. No, no. I was in Oxford during that day, by the way. So it was only like yeah just notifications popping up.
00:11:43
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah. So basically the ball got played across were quick counter-attack ball plays across the goal, gets the cold palmer, mother waker misses it. Although he tries to score himself, misses it cold palmer comes to him. He hits it hits mother wakers. As he jumps up in the air, cold palmer doesn't hit it across the floor. He puts a little lift on the ball ah and then that hits his heel. Just catch it. I like that. Yeah. Just catch it. But it was one nail at that point ah and could have been two nails, three nail and so on. They should have had a penalty.
00:12:12
Speaker
Lester should have had a penalty. Yeah, it should definitely have been a penalty. that was That was a naughty challenge from Fafana. Although he went to VAR and it didn't get given, that should have been a penalty. The second one was a bit more like, i was a bit like where is it really a penalty? Okay. But no, the first one was definitely a penalty. But I was also disappointed to see And one of their players not get sent off with a red card. I don't know if you saw the challenge. The ball was a Palmer's left foot. The guy goes to tackle studs showing ah Cole Palmer's right foot, right ankle. And I was like, that's a dirty, yeah the intent is to hurt. Joe Cole touched on it as well. Maybe slightly biased for being Chelsea, but he was speaking facts there.
00:12:52
Speaker
was the ball was on the left-hand side. He's trying to win it with his right foot coming from behind the player. That is clearly an intent to hurt the player, because if you're trying to get the ball, VAR should have stepped in. They didn't.
00:13:04
Speaker
So it was 11v11 still, but overall happy with the results. I know my team's got more to give and I was really hoping for something more. What's his name? Enzo Fernandez was fantastic. Yes. I was going to say yesterday on Saturday. It was really, really all over the page, passing moving, making runs into the match as well. Got mine as much. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Got the highest score 9.5 and that kind of Chelsea fans.
00:13:27
Speaker
They voted him as the best player of the match. So now he was really, really good. He was very, very good. It's ah it's funny considering they were playing against Lester. And then to Fernandez, that's when he, that's when he jumps up and he's like, I'm the guy. So look, it could be, you can't really say turning point because it's, we're talking one match against Lester. Yeah. Even though, even though he has shown at the beginning when he first joined, and joined Chelsea, he was obviously the best player during that sort of short period of time. And then just sort of fell off afterwards. Whatever the reason may be, this could be something that lifts him up. Maybe this is what he's been needing. You know,
00:14:04
Speaker
Um, he's a bit more game time. I'd like to see him again, play on Thursday. Uh, and all Thursday nights is probably wherever we're traveling to somewhere in the world where we're playing like a fourth tier team. But, uh, yeah, just, to just, you know, just game time, just sharpness with the rest of the boys and just keep playing. And I was really impressed. I was really impressed with him. What I'm disappointed still that we've got mistakes in us in defense, like, and again, not a clean sheet. We need a clean sheet against teams like Lester, and no disrespect to them is,
00:14:30
Speaker
We need to have clean sheets because granted Arsenal Man United, the Chelsea, the Citi's, the whoever, they're going to attack and you're bound to concede with them. But against these guys, really should have had a clean sheet. It should have been a two-nil, not a two-one.
00:14:44
Speaker
but Three points is three points, we take it, we move on, and we pull. And we go on to... I've stopped, mine didn't work. And we still... It's 5-1 Truss, I've just gone. We like you think of Villa next. Good old Aston Villa at home, so that should be a really tough game. that would be a real test. Um, two seconds, by the way. Um, so one area run straight through the middle, Marino shot from the outside and then Trozad just followed up with the, with the rebound. I'll tell you what, obviously I'm going to touch on one area when we get to, when we speak about Arsenal, but that kid is just on absolute fire. Every time he comes on, that's every time he comes on, that's a good way to talk about it now. Cause I've literally said, seems like I've got nothing else to say on Chelsea in terms of like,
00:15:29
Speaker
how they price, but not surprised that boy is something else because I've seen him play really well as well right in the area. Like I'm just, he doesn't look 17. I've been looking at him. I'm like, no, no, we'll think about it this way. I had, I had a nice beard at the age of 17. So I'm saying it's not really far fetched that he's got like a nice little, uh, goatee going on. The goatee is perfect. It's like spot on and you think to yourself, but it's not the goatee. Just something about like his bone structure and his face or something. I feel like,
00:15:58
Speaker
how like this kid This kid is that a fu kid is not He's been asked about all his life. He's getting battered. Got battered. He's been asked about all his life. That's what happens. But no, I'm sorry, real quick, on on Chelsea, you say you got asked about it over the weekend. Would you say the performance that point and against Lester would, would be enough. No, not even close. No, I'm not even close to battle. What would you want to see? What would you want to see change? Like just intensity really bro. Like pretty much just move the ball quicker, skip a month to make a pass. Like I don't want you to make five yard passes to go 10 yards, five yards and five yards. Just do the straight 10. Yeah. You know what I mean? If, let's give it to you an example for Arsenal, if Gabriel's got the ball and he wants to go to timber on the right wing, skip Saliba, just go straight to timber. Don't give the ball to Saliba, then to timber, Saliba, Gabriel, then, what's his name, California? What's your name? California. California. California. Cauliflower, by the way. Cauliflower. Let's not give it to Cauliflower.
00:16:55
Speaker
it's a But just skip that just makes a straight pass just go straight from there and that's something that we were doing a little bit Too much and I also like to see Matt awaken not be as greedy like I understand he wants those Individual accolades and so on but it's just sometimes he's being a bit too greedy I want I want to see the greed in us once we're two nail up three nail up or three called lead Then I'm happy for everybody to be greedy But for now, this is a transition season for us to really make it work as a team on the top four.
Chelsea's Current Challenges
00:17:22
Speaker
Yeah. Work as a team rather than trying to like outshine the rest of the team. Yeah, exactly. that Like you said,
00:17:29
Speaker
not just Chelsea, but even Arsenal, you know, the only, the only team that could really to get away with players doing that would probably be a Man City, but even they can't get away with it because they got Pep Guardiola. Well, they've lost five on the bounce now. I think they need to get the ball in the back of the net. Doesn't matter who scores. I'm saying, I'm saying in general, because of, because of the, you know, the trophies that they've won and the, you know, the Premier League runs at the bin on, that's probably who can do it. But then again, like I said, Pep Guardiola is the manager. He's not going to let anyone shine.
00:17:55
Speaker
no one's going to outshine pep. So, you know, you grab a seat, but you're right. Matt waker. That's always been an issue. And we've, I've touched on, you've touched on many other, even last season as well, whenever he played, you know, he was ball greedy. He, yes, he can make the runs. He can get directly in there, but sometimes you take it that two steps too far. Do you know what I mean? like yeah one extra poal yeah You're too close to the touch line now, so you can't really do much. So again, it's controlling that sort of pace. And that's the thing, he's so left footed as well. He's so left footed. It's unbelievable how left footed he is.
00:18:25
Speaker
And he makes it obvious, it's not like a Robin way, he hides it well, you know? He scored a few goals granted, he got a hat-trick against Bulmas, sorry, against Wolves, when he talked, when that tweet came out, he's saying Wolverhampton is a shithole and so on and so forth, and he actually went and scored a hat-trick back there. Yeah, he backed it up that day.
00:18:43
Speaker
But he's been, he's been doing okay. I'm, I'm impressed with how far two years ago. Sorry. Sorry. Just not a go. Jock arrest. Jock arrest. Just absolutely smashed the post. Gabriel's got taken off obviously like about five minutes ago. And, uh, keep you always running with jock arrest. And, oh, man, he just got, it was the side of the side of the post right on the top corner as well.
00:19:11
Speaker
Oh, that would have been a great goal. Great goal. Would he be a good sign in for you guys? and We will, we will get a national Rick. Don't worry about that. You keep going. Oh, it's it's right. obviously This is alive. This is a live performance. Isn't it? So this is a, you know, this this is happening right now.
00:19:32
Speaker
But no, I think, um I think your camera flickering by the way, your camera is flickering quite a bit. You keep moving side to side and then you freeze and you move very, very quickly. And then if we've got a connection issue, yeah, that's okay right now. I'm not sure. I'm i'm not sure. But you seem all right. thank you not please So that's now okay. and Go on. But yeah, so I think, I think it should be, it should be a ah good challenge. And another test for the defense as well, because What's the name? Rogers and Watkins are going to do really well against us. And I'm just hoping they don't get many chances because if they start scoring goals, we're going to be in trouble because we struggle to break teams down. Granted, we beat Leicester who sat deep.
00:20:16
Speaker
But we really struggled to break top teams down and but we are always afraid to be here on the counter, which I'm really hoping we don't get afraid anymore. Just I just want to see us play football. Just play for him and just play fearless football, you know, practical and so on in phases. Yes, OK, you will have to defend because the momentum will be with the opposition. But just have that self belief and self confidence to be like, yeah, we're better than you. And now we're going to prove it.
00:20:39
Speaker
And we have, we have a quality, quality 11. If you look at it from front to back, it is a decent, granted the keep is not great, but other than that, it's a quality 11. Cucarella, European champion. You know what I mean? Marlo Gusto, James is injured, but Gusto, been quality for us all year.
00:20:56
Speaker
Yeah. No, he has been decent as well. They've got a mistake in them as a back four, but of course they're young. So they're about to, they're bound to sort of age, we'll always play a part in, in any, in, well, in all players really get no players. So I think it's an old sports. Wow. If you're young, you're bound to make mistakes and be having that inexperience.
00:21:16
Speaker
but midfield upwards were quality. Like I'm, I'm happy with Jackson scoring goals. And of course I'm happy with Cole Palmer, Joe Felix coming in as well. He adds a little bit of flair, a bit of trickery, something else for defenders to think about.
00:21:29
Speaker
and Madawake has done much, much better than he did when he first joined. the day yeah
00:21:37
Speaker
Madawake, what I like about Madawake, he's not afraid to run and defend. That's what I'm saying. yeah He's a danger to opposition. yeah We need that because it gives you somebody to think about is, okay, he's running towards me. Is he going to go down the bar line and cross it with his right foot? Is he going to cut in and take a shot with his left? so but Against Villa, you know like a manager like Unai Emery, Villa doing quality.
00:21:56
Speaker
not great, but they've been doing very, very good in this year. So I think, uh, you say that you you say that Rick, but I was just looking over Aston Villa's recent run and I'll be honest with you. Um, I've seen less reds for granted Jacker than I have with, with these guys. You know what I mean? It's so, so from, from 26th of October, which was a league game against Bournemouth, right? They drew that game and they have not won a single game since
00:22:28
Speaker
And we had the weekend. jump two That was a draw wasn't it? Yeah. Well, but that's good then. That's really good for us knowing that, but you know, it's going to have to turn up the Stanford vision. Then all of a sudden they will, they will step it up and we will kind of underplay it and be like, Oh, like you say, we've seen them already. So that that's why, that's why I looked at the, at their, uh, at the recent form, recent run, because I knew they haven't been great, but that is, you know, that is for poor reading to be honest. But that's why I i mentioned it because obviously, you know, stepping up to Stanford bridge, are they going to,
00:22:58
Speaker
have a different mentality, a bit stronger. And, you know, I literally would be nothing more to me than just to beat them as well. Put them aside. I've looked at the fixtures for the next cause I think we've got games now every three, every three days as a football game, as ah as of next week, which is unheard of. It's crazy to think these football is going to be playing. It's effective. We're in half a marathon. Every three days you go and run half a marathon. But, uh, we wonder why they get paid so much. We always complain, Ooh, weekend, every weekend, people are going to the Olympics. So it's like, we'll be, we'll be paying X amounts of money every weekend to watch them run basically. But like you, you get people training all year to go to the great North run or whatever it is to do half a marathon or whatever. These guys are literally doing a training. I mean, but every train is actually, they do something similar. So yeah, it's insane. Running 12, 13 kilometers a game is and say okay. I know that doesn't equate to exactly a half a marathon, but
00:23:55
Speaker
close enough to it, isn't it? Really? It's a lot of running. it's a lot of running now i'm I'm excited. I'm honestly joking aside. Like I've been really excited for this year. I think Mariska Scott was playing really well and I would have, I've said it before and I'll say it again. I like the fact that he's got balls on him yeah and I mean that he makes decisions for the team. He even says I've been brought in to make decisions and that's it. Like Reese James against Arsenal, he was making a comeback and all of a sudden it was Reese James didn't even feature the club captain. He was like, no, no, you're not for this one. yeah And I'll say like, wow, like well done you bro.
00:24:25
Speaker
because normally in Porta Pochettino, whoever little Frank Lamb, I've already got nine, he'd reached James club captain. and I want to make a statement. but You make a bigger statement. If you're thinking of the team rather than the individual brother, one player. Yeah. I think, I think Maresco had like a premonition to leave him out for the arsenal game because literally two games later he got injured.
00:24:44
Speaker
and so paper, tissue, hamstrings. Somebody needs to look at this boy. Either some ruin humps. Eight injuries on the same leg, bro. Like eight injuries on the same leg. Go on. What's happened? No, it was just a great shot from, uh, Hulmond, Hulmond, uh, sporting player. Yeah. Great shot. But, uh, right. I saved it. Right. I saved it as well. Great shot. Um, not like, but you know, the in those bit remember our nine had the knee problem, knee problem, knee problem all the time, but I'm not comparing these chips. to i and just these nervous being yeah
00:25:15
Speaker
And Rhys James at one season, again, going back to when we were won the league, Champions League, sorry, everybody was raving about Rhys James, how good Rhys James was, you know, the memes were coming out and so on, and then he's been injured after injury. And the guy comes on, either he's rushing to come back as he wants to play,
00:25:31
Speaker
Oh, there is something chronic about that. And like, I want to see one of that trick. Two sec, two sec. Oh, the counter, the count is five. One, the counter, like the pass from Saka to get trusted. He brought it down under control. His second touch was just trash in the box. Come on, trust that open your eyes, man.
00:25:56
Speaker
um But no, I think, I think with personally, and I'm going to stick by this and I said at the beginning of the season to you, even in the group, I personally would not even consider Reese James, a Chelsea player any longer, to be honest with you. And I'm not saying, you know, get rid of him or push him out or whatever it is. I just feel like right now,
00:26:17
Speaker
the focus from Reese James needs to be moved away. Do you know what I mean? It needs to be taken elsewhere because he's not, I'm sorry, but he's, he's proven that he cannot stay fit for whatever reason. for what yeah It's irrelevant right now because it's happened that many times. It's like, okay, dude, we can't risk it on you anymore. Like if you are not featured for one of the most important matches in in the league, which is obviously, you know, the, the London Derby, for example, against Arsenal, one of the biggest matches for Chelsea. If you're not featured in that was even on the bench. I don't think he was on the bench. it on bit So I'm saying like, if you,
00:26:54
Speaker
if you're not featured, I don't really feel like he considers him that important. I just feel like he's like, okay, okay, Reese, you are fit for now. Let's see what you can do. ah Okay. You got injured after two weeks. No, he did. He did mention like, when Reese James came back, he said, we're going to keep it easy for the next couple of weeks. He'll only play 60 minutes max. And then it'll get it taken off regardless of the results. Reese James alone, 60 minutes. And I think it was more to do with the fact that He, he has been injury prone and they're trying to look after that. He's a wheelchair with the glass ankles, really. That's what he is. But obviously with paper tissue, hamstring, but, uh, now as well saying another review, sorry, the what's coming out from the club is.
00:27:35
Speaker
It's a minor injury. we don't want to We don't want to risk it. We're going to monitor it. He should be back soon, but it's just a minor, minor injury. That's fine, but he's been getting too many minor injuries. like Now, like I said, it could be something chronic, could be something underlying. We need to look at something else. Somebody needs to look at what is going on with that hamstring of his, because it's the same hamstring now. It's not it's not it's not a joke. Either stop, get surgery on it, be out for the year, come back 2025, and be like, actually, do you know what? I've had all this, and then go again. but then youve got to think You've got to think think of the lads' ability to walk when he's 35, 40. Football is a short term thing. like He's got to make that decision as well. Now, I'm not saying he should retire now, but have I think you've been injured eight times in the space of two years and you've missed that majority of the season both times. Therefore, then you've got to think, like Dean Ashton did it for West Ham. He was like, I'll keep getting injured. like you know I want to be able to walk and run with my kids. I don't need to be playing competitive football anymore. And do you know what? Reece James has achieved a lot at his young age.
00:28:34
Speaker
yeah has you I'm sure he's got more than enough money you need to even consider that. That's it. bits that And it's also the players insurance as well. So if they retire due to injury, they get paid a hefty amount on insurance. Yeah. Yeah. But then they can't play professional football again. If they get paid a hefty amount of insurance. That's why that was Middlesbrough arc. Do you remember Julio arc? I think his name. Oh yeah. Okay. Yeah. lockco yeah yeah he got injured, he claimed on the insurance, and then he played for like northern teams, something, I don't know, like like i the like something seventh or eighth tier of the English football that didn't even class as a national league, but he just wanted to play football. It was even in the league because you can't play in the league again and turn professional after you make this injury, injury insurance claim.
00:29:17
Speaker
So I did not know that. So, you know, if he comes financially, he can do that. But I'm just thinking he needs to take a look at himself as well and be like, yeah how can I get better if I want to continue or alternatively, do I want to be able to run and walk and play with my kids and grandkids and so on? So, yeah, I'm on Chelsea as well.
00:29:36
Speaker
I agree. I agree with what you're saying about, uh, about Reese James. But like I said, for me, for me personally, if, if I was in that position, uh, like Maresca, I'd probably just be like, look, you know, we'll put you go do surgery or whatever it is. But chances are that you're probably not going to feature for much longer because he more of reliability. I mean, especially just think about it this way, right? You know, he's three games, like, uh, what is the,
00:30:01
Speaker
you're in a Champions League final, for example, right? And he hasn't played for four weeks, but he's been back for two games, for example, right? And you put him on in the third game. Is that the right thing to do? Considering his history of being injured, you know, the third game in a Champions League final, I know that's very, I know, I know that's very specific and I know that's very, I'm sorry. I don't, I'm not going to say far fetched because obviously Chelsea have one. I mean, like right now, right now, like in the next season, for example, it seems a bit,
00:30:30
Speaker
far. But what if it happens? What if it happens? You know, that's going to be one of the most important nights yeah for for any football team. And all of a sudden you've got a guy who's like, well, well, he's taken the club captain. So he has to play. Yes, mate. But you you know, he has to play. But you that you know what I mean? You can play fucking the banjo with his hamstring. You can literally just play a guitar solo with his hamstring. Well, it's also got proven, didn't it? When what was his name? Harry Kane was injured and came back for the final.
00:30:56
Speaker
when in reality he shouldn't not have come anywhere near that final against Liverpool because he was a shadow of himself. But they just fought they just somehow he wanted to play Champions League final. But I don't think Mareska is that guy that I think Mareska, he's proven to be, if you're not good enough and you're not 100% fit and perform, you will get taken off. Like you will not start or you'll get taken off. Matt Awaker, that's what I liked about Mareska. Matt Awaker came off and like huffing and puffing. And you know his plays do when they're here being taken off. Because I'm cautious how long we've been talking about Chelsea.
00:31:26
Speaker
And Mareska went afterwards on the interview, he goes, this player needs to know that that was disrespectful, what he did. You cannot expect to stay on the pitch when you are not performing at 100 percent. It's as simple as that. And it's fair. And everything he said was right. There was nothing about it like he sugarcoated, nothing. He just said it in facts and he said it in a straight way man to man. And I really like that because you're right. Players are always going to want to play.
00:31:51
Speaker
But if you're not performing one a hundred percent, either you won't start or you will get taken off. Yeah. And I think he's that guy that I don't think I'm not worried about that with my risk. I don't think he's going to give into the status quo or who's the manager and who's the captain. Sorry. And who's that I think he's very much there too. And he said it before, I'm here to make tough decisions. I'm here to win for the team. Full stop.
00:32:12
Speaker
Yeah. but That's why I may continue. and That's why I say what I say about, about Reese James. I just feel like, you know, he seems the type of guy who's probably just having enough now or about to reach his limit with how much you can tolerate. Um, which again, yeah, he's got a job to do. So again, it's, it's, it's about the whole squad. It's not about the one player and you know, you've got 56 players. So Yeah. And the rest. Yeah. Um, so you gotta, you gotta think about that. But, uh, just real quick news, by the way, before we move on to arsenal. So arsenal one, five, one, uh, man city drew against fire Nord three, three PNAC and, uh, Bayern Munich just managed to win against PSG one nil. And it looks like, uh, Kim, Kim, John Lee or something. What's his, what's the defender? Yeah. Kim. Kim Jai. I know it's Kim Jai something, but anyway, so he's got, he must've scored the goal cause everyone's hugging him and they're sort of like wiping the sweat. Like we got that goal then. I
Manchester City and Arsenal Analysis
00:33:08
Speaker
don't know what's going on. We see, you know, like man city before we moved to Arsenal. I don't know what is happening there. What is that? Six games without a win. I took games without a win. Yeah. I know it was five. So it was five defeat in five. And then now it's six games without a win.
00:33:20
Speaker
Like that is crazy. I i don't know. It's Guardiola experiment. I think it's as conspiracy. I'm worried back down the conspiracy. No, no, this is not that's not it just I'm telling you bro. This is Red Bull again Bax is not doing that great and then because world shopping because he goes and wins the next four races This is that come after to Christmas City will go and defeated. We discussed it, right? We discussed the last last week, oh sorry, before the international break, before the international break. And I don't really want to get into the whole conspiracy realm of it all. But but that being said, you can see or you can come. behind as well yeah you yeah
00:33:56
Speaker
put the together i said so much um we drop so much and be like oh missing roger we see the right up in the wall you know I mean, you can see the writing on the wall, especially when it's painted. So exactly you know like ah five, like yeah come on six without a wind. Yeah. I don't care what anyone says, right? Oh, they don't have Rodry. I'm sorry, but nah, you're not losing five games in a row because you don't have one player. and What are you talking about?
00:34:17
Speaker
No. And again, we're talking about Roger. Can we just be honest? The SC won the ball on door, but can we think about the whole situation, how we won the ball on door first of all? And he's not messy. He's not Ronaldo. He's not a game changer. Do you know what I mean? I don't remember. I don't, I don't remember Roger one time taking the game by the scope of his neck and just winning it. You are not that guy, my friend. You may have done it once when he took a shot from the outside thing last season or whenever it was.
00:34:44
Speaker
That's it. But he's been to come and he did that. But again, he's not that guy either. So, you know, there you go. but it's all Come on. Arsenal. Look, Rick, Rick, some results. Very good. Yeah. I mean, especially after tonight as well. So I'm glad that my, before tonight, let's go on to the nine and forest one. I predicted that to be honest with you. I thought that was going to be a draw. I thought nine and forest were not going to leak that many goals.
00:35:08
Speaker
I had a feeling they were going to be stronger at the back, bit tighter, possibly hit on the counter. It was the second, but they're goalkeeper in the goal. They were the second defense in the league. Yeah. So far before, before the weekend, which again, if I don't, I didn't think we were going to lose that much, but I didn't think it was going to be a three nil. I thought it was going to be one nil.
00:35:29
Speaker
them going to counter and I was just trying to like, you know, trying to figure out trying to, when we've got all the players boxes, like, okay, let's figure out where everyone used to play and you know, get used to it again. But I'll be honest with you from, from the kickoff, from the kickoff, we were just relentless, absolutely relentless. We went at them from everywhere to the point where again, ah even the commentator was like, I'm not sure how They had the best defense because they were just getting battered by, ah by Arsenal and, and the the whole architect for the, you know, for, for, for that play was and is Martin Odegard. And the fact that he's returned and we have played the way that we have played, um just just talking about the weekend, obviously.
00:36:16
Speaker
um It goes to show the importance that that man has in our team. It's not even like, I know what I'm saying about Roger, but Odegard is that guy as in like, he will change games and he has proven that. So well, again, well, sorry, if Roger plays and city wind, then yes, he could prove that as well. But five losses in a row. It just doesn't, it doesn't compute very well to to blame it on one ah on missing one player. Do you know what I mean? You're not even in a position to score goals, for example. yeah yeah looking you art o guy Martin is older guy has been fantastic. i just he just He's such a beautiful footballer. i don't even a theaters i mean Just not play football so good. so soaked He really is. And he reminds me like of an amalgamation of Zidane and Birkamp.
00:37:06
Speaker
Do you know what I mean? like he's got like that so and And he's developed this new passing style, which is like is but um when I said, I'm not saying like, Oh, this is the other guard pass. Like he did not create this. No, but I'm saying he's using it now a lot more than I've ever seen the little side pass. Do you know what I mean? Not like side foot in it, like sort of curving it around, just like pushing it with the side, with the outside of the foot. Do you know what I mean? So he gets the ball and he pushes that. Yeah. But he's, I've seen him do that quite a lot but since the injury. And I'm like, wait, were you injured or were you just out practicing this move in your massive back garden. like Is this what you're doing now, Martin? I could see you, but, um, let's not do it. And, um, but yeah, so he is such a great player to watch and such a difference maker for our team. And I'm, I'm just,
00:37:55
Speaker
hoping that he does not get injured ever. Titanium, carbon, whatever the hell, yeah carbon whatever the hell he needs, some Optimus prime metal, right? We will have to, as Arsenal fans, we will all have to chip in and buy it because yeah, he is just irreplaceable in our team. I know everyone goes on about soccer, but even the last year I said for me, order guard was our player of the season.
00:38:19
Speaker
You know what I mean? Everyone was like, oh, Saka did well. Yeah, he did well, but Odegard was the player of the season. And even this season, even though Saka has been, you know, assistant and scoring, I still think Odegard with the difference that he makes, I just feel like he is.
00:38:32
Speaker
again that guy yeah no without him he obviously looked clueless i'll be honest with you like you drew yeah you beat Spurs but you drew what did you do you had so many draws i think Chelsea you drew to Bournemouth you drew no got beat by Bournemouth didn't you got beat by Bournemouth and it was obviously i think one point in nine or something and one point in three games whatever that start was yeah just since he's come back he's done really well so No, no, he's a quality footballer. He's a quality footballer. It's just a shame he plays for your team. I think I may have mentioned this when he first joined, but I was never a big fan of him when he was... I thought he was a flop, obviously. When I saw him in Spain and he left Madrid for you guys, I thought, oh, here you go. I was just buying another flop. another flop. Here we come. And I thought for me, what I didn't like most about all the guard at the time was his, it felt like his attitude was wrong. But again, that was just probably that one match that I've watched randomly. And I saw him like kickoff about something, but that's why I was like, Oh, really? All the guard, I'm not sure about this guy. And then, yeah. Even the word kick-off though, I look at him and I don't really think he's like a kick-off kind of guy. I feel like he's like a Bambi sort of player. Like he's probably like talking to the ref and say like, come on ref. And if the referee doesn't understand or he doesn't get his decision, he's not going to do anything else. He's like, all right, I tried. It's like that Scandi approach. I'm like, what do you mean? Oh, all right. I just left it. Do you know what I mean? Which is fine, because like you kind of have to have that Scandi approach to life in general. Do you know what I mean? I think so. I think so. There's no point arguing with the referee. He's made his decision, no point going over and trying to intimidate after the decision. Do something before the decision is made. Well, the sporting player, the sporting player tonight, Diamonda, right, he got a yellow card within the first five minutes because he went in on a tackle against Sako and then the ref gave him a yellow card and then he sort of
00:40:19
Speaker
walk towards the linesman. And again, next trying to explain why, you know, why did I get this yellow card? And then the ref just sort of run towards the play like him on day again, ready to hand in pocket, hand in pocket to give him a second yellow card. Do you know what I mean? and But the, but the captain stepped in. I don't know. I know what you mean. i don't ask the right for Trying to take charge of that.
00:40:40
Speaker
I totally, totally, totally do not agree with, with it to be honest with you, because it's crazy. It's like, come on, man. He's not, he's not going there with the sword, trying to chop his head. What's, what's the worst he's going to do? Shout in his face. Right. Okay. how he's punish him yeah what will you Move on, yeah move on 85 or 90 minutes left. Yeah. Just, just calm yourself down. Right. So a hundred pocket captain run over, trying to stop it. And I was like, okay. Yeah. I understand that you're not taking any shit, but at the same time, are you kidding me?
00:41:08
Speaker
Again, it's not like he kicked you in the balls or like, you know, spot on your mom or some shit. So like whatever you find offensive, yeah insert offensive here. yeah um But yeah, sorry, over the weekend, um, you know, everyone, everyone sort of fell back into their default positions. Um, sorry. Rice didn't feature was, which was quite surprising. and Like, you know, on paper and you think, Georgina, really?
00:41:34
Speaker
Okay. That's all that I was like, what the hell's hoagie doing in the start 11. But then, then I realized and I realized that the way that we play is obviously we have, we have. Raya integrated within, within Saliba and, and Gabrielle sort of like, you know, that sweep is roll way back. And then we've got them to play in like a kind of a midfield, like a defensive midfield. And then you've got Georgina and party sort of playing that more, more sentiment field. The thing is with Georgina, he, he can pass the ball, like, Oh no, he's a great passer. There's not many of that can pass a ball like, like Georgina, especially like in the arsenal team. So again, he, I can understand if to have Georgina,
00:42:13
Speaker
party and Odegard in the same team. You've got one obviously who who just can run past players or turn plays in Odegard. You've got party who, again, who can create chances for these guys. And then you got Georgina who just, you know, he's like, all right, I'll maybe kick it. Maybe I won. Maybe I'll pass it out to the left. pink Exactly. and And that's, that's the character that he has even a Chelsea. And that's why I hated it when he played against Arsenal. Cause like,
00:42:40
Speaker
I don't know what you're going to do. I don't know if you can control in a game. Like if you need to control the game, we simply on possession. Georgina was the guy. One thing I never liked him. I chose that he played so deep. Yeah. So what we got hit on the county, he had no pace, but it looks like our test is obviously puts, put that, gave him some, a bit of coverage. So if you ever does lose the ball in midfield, you've got the two subs, the silly, but the Gabrielle and whoever behind it behind you.
00:43:06
Speaker
But no, which is which again, which is great. And I like Georgina every time he plays. I don't mind him. But like you said, the only time I don't like Georgie, is when he's running after the attacker towards our goal. It's like, no, no, Georgie. Not you, just someone else. Can I just teleport into you right now? Because I know I can run faster you destin without even training. Like I can run faster. I can run faster than you. I know I can. I believe in myself. um But yeah, I think apart from apart from that little switch up in the midfield,
00:43:34
Speaker
Yeah, everything just runs smoothly. Obviously, Zinchenko made an appearance at the end. Again, more for controlling the game rather than for any defensive reason. I don't know why I have the word charity in mind. Ukraine, right? Yeah. I thought I said it out loud. I thought I said it out loud. I'm saying what you mean.
00:43:55
Speaker
And so he made, he made an appearance. Jay Zeus obviously started up front. Didn't, didn't really do much. Sterling gotten assist at the end, you know, whatever it was. And for me again, one area, one area. Let's get onto that. Let's get onto this boy. Like, cause he's, he's looks really, really good. He seems to have the confidence of a, of his well-seasoned professional who's played for a while for a while. Yeah. I'm not comparing him to Rooney. I'm not going to be that ridiculous to compare him to Rooney, but he seems like compare him to anyone.
00:44:25
Speaker
No, no. But like, you know, people like love it. They love a comparison in the UK. They're like here in the UK, the media loves a comparison. But like, Rooney is the only one that I've seen at 17, 16 years old where I've gone. Fuck me. He is. He is. He is quality. I'm close to saying that about Ranier. What's his name? Wanyari? Wanyari. Say it again. Wanyari. So it's N-W-A. It's the end of silence.
00:44:52
Speaker
Do you still have to pronounce the N? Yeah, well, everyone is pronouncing the N, but I thought the same thing. I was like, it's just one airy. Afa is one airy as well. Okay, from now on, it's one airy. For me, it's one airy. And the listeners of Tashmike. Yeah, they know. They'll know, because the things with the N, it kind of trips you up. Let me start again. It's too much. When it comes to one GoPro, I need a vowel in itself. Exactly. Just give me something, all right? To make the N silent, okay? So from now on, it's a silent night. Yeah, silent night.
00:45:22
Speaker
I think his quality, I think, is really, really good. I think when the other guy was off, he was your best player. And you had seasoned professionals there. Like, the best player in terms of going forward. Don't get me wrong. He was fearless. He had that. I'm going to go forward. I've got a point to prove here. And I'm skillful enough to back it up. Great first touch, good mobility, good ah good agility in terms of turning and moving and left and right. Very, very good.
00:45:49
Speaker
Really, really impressed with him. Really, really impressed with him. And again, pisses me off that he plays for your team. Well, you know, you could have, you could have bought him, but because obviously you have no more, you know, space that we don't have room in the changing room. Exactly. You have no more space as well. That's not the checkbook. The checkbook is still full. There's just no room in the waiting for planning permission from Chelsea and Fulham council to get a second story, you know, like a loft conversion so we can have some extra players. you wait for someone to add more pages to the book. That's what you're waiting for. Really. um But yeah, I think, um, to sell to me PSO check would be free. That's it. That's it. Um, but no, I think we, with, with one area, um, he, every time we, even when he played against the the first match against Bolton in, I think it was the EFL cup wasn't it? Yeah. He scored two goals.
00:46:40
Speaker
And I thought, wow, okay, maybe, okay, it's Bolton. So let's just not get carried away. Maybe the, by the time he came on, um, that everyone was a bit tired and obviously he was definitely lively. He was on it, you know, soon as soon as he came on. And then you see him a couple more times and you think, Oh, okay, wait a second. So you, you are this guy then, right? So he's that guy as well. Um, but with Odegard being injured. I feel like it kind of hampered his progression a little bit as well, purely because at Tessa was probably, was probably of the mind of like, you know, I'm not going to start a 17 year old in an important role where the captain plays. Do you know what I mean? When, when you haven't played, when you haven't started a full match yet,
00:47:24
Speaker
do you know what I'm saying? So kind of hampered it, but at the same time, it's like, well, you have no one else for that position. Tross had proved it in like three matches that he couldn't handle from the start in that position. So try him, put him on, don't just put him on the last 10 minutes or five minutes or whatever it is. Yes, you can do much. They can't affect the game that in terms of like some of the runs, the spaces that you opened up for the runs. But again, it's five minutes. Like, you know, maybe you'll, you'll score once in 17 games when it comes on five minutes ago. Do you know what I mean? Give him 60 minutes from the start. Like if you think of anything, just give him 60 minutes from the start. You've got, we've got, I think we've all got EFL games coming up. And obviously we've got, you've got Palace, I think on the 18th and the EF. Right. So we've got Palace and then we've got Palace again, I think.
00:48:15
Speaker
because we play them in the league as well. So yeah. Oh yeah. So that it is the 18th. Yeah. Okay. um So yeah, there's, there's matches coming up where he can play. And I'm not saying risk a match or sacrifice a match just to play one area. No, there, there will be times where it's like, okay, all the guards done really well, or he hasn't really been up to it at that particular, like 16th minute or whatever. All right. yeah make Make a quick change because one area least slots right in there.
00:48:43
Speaker
do you know what I mean? He, he used to play with both though as well. Like if you're winning three, get rid of one of the CDMs and put one area in and then just probably get rid of a party or a race. Yeah. Of course. Yeah. That's what I mean. Just play with two tens that I think that could also be a possibility. I don't know if that that's something that that would work fantastically well or something. That's like, it's kind of redundant.
00:49:05
Speaker
Yeah, experiment with that. He needs game time, though. I think he will give Arsenal two years. If he doesn't become a regular in his time 11, I think he'll leave. yeah Mark my words. Honestly, because he lives to kind of play like what Cole Palmer was doing to Pep Guardiola. I believe in myself. I feel I'm good enough. And I want to play regular football. And he left City. He could have stayed at City and won titles and trophies, et cetera, and kept having medals. He wants to play. And not feel part of it.
00:49:34
Speaker
But he wants to go and play football. Bill Gilmour did the same. He stayed with Chelsea, won the Champions League, but he didn't kick a ball once in the Champions League. But he got a medal because he was in the squad. yeah But he didn't feel like he won anything because he never continued. No sense of achievement. He didn't contribute to anything. and He was never on the pitch.
00:49:50
Speaker
Both he could have said at Chelsea, he was like, no, no, I want to go and play football. And he did all right. He went to Brighton, to be fair. He did OK. And then now he's at Napoli doing OK. And it's, I believe, same with run one area, whatever his name is. so One area. um as you need You need to think Arteta needs to put something together. Either shift his position to a left wing, so he takes over Martinelli-Trossard, or he plays as another calm. Because Odegar, he's young. How old is Odegar? 24, 26. He's got like another decade in him.
00:50:20
Speaker
You know what I mean? Don't say that. Don't say that. Don't you? He's my look. He's my teeth. The thing is, yes, I would obviously love for him to stay that long, but it begs the question of like, what happens if we don't win anything? You know, how long how long a play is going to stick around? And I'm not saying, oh, they're not loyal. No, no, they are well, well within their rights to move on.
00:50:46
Speaker
And we sometimes they're loyal to a paycheck as well. It depends who pays the most money. to that always salad The interview on Saleh very quickly, quickly will side to it. Did you hear it? He said, do we have any, have you not heard it? No. What was it? A reporter asked Muhammad Saleh any news on the contract? He says, it's almost December now. I've not heard anything. and So what's going to happen? Are you staying or are you going? He says, well, it's December. I've not heard anything. So it's probably more out than in.
00:51:10
Speaker
And I thought, like, fucking, I'll sell her. Like, wow. Without Liverpool, without Liverpool, you would have been a fucking nobody. Like, well what in Liverpool? Like, I'll be honest with you. Like, let's take it. Rome, he was doing OK, but he wasn't to the stardom that he got in Merseyside. So being here, I know that he made Salah into who he is and the Champions League victory and the Premier League victory. So not for sure. I'm just like the Liverpool. Like, listen, and you might be asking for 500, but you can sell for 400.
00:51:40
Speaker
I think that's what he He wants $450,500,000. But Liverpool have got a little bit of a delicate situation because if they pay him that, Van Dijk is going to want close to that. Then Trent is going to want close to that.
00:51:53
Speaker
And then all of a sudden you just spend 1.6 million on three players. They should have sold Salah when they were getting the hundred. They should have sold Salah. That's what should have happened. But you know, it's, um, it's well, that that's, exactly yeah, it's ah it's a cow's opinion. It's a cow's opinion. But, uh, with one area just going back to him, I feel like I see more of a foreign where he is definitely part of the plans. And I don't think he's going to go anywhere.
00:52:18
Speaker
And I think the way that he's integrated in him makes sense because of his age. And like you said, like we discussed about, you know, but just earlier in the pod, you know, these guys are young. It's like, why would you want to overwork them right now?
00:52:34
Speaker
Or by the time they're 23, it's like, oh, the injuries and Reese James or whatever it is. You know what I mean? Because that's going to be the new diagnosis now. What's wrong with that guy? Ah, Reese James, man. That guy's Reese James. He's going to be the baseline to everything else. That's going to be the diagnosis. Here's another stuff here. I never knew this guy would come off. Florentino Perez came out saying that our footballers are playing too many matches. Perez came out and said that. And I was like, you, who wanted to start the European Trump, whatever it was that he was trying to do, European league,
00:53:02
Speaker
Now they played too much and then he gave the start of Jude Bellingham at 21 played 250 something game, right? Less than 260, but more than 250. Compare that to 21 year old David Beckerman played 54 games. Jesus Christ.
00:53:17
Speaker
That's the difference in the amount of games. That is insanity. That is insanity. At 21-year-old, from the daytime professional till now, played 200 and something games. David Beckham, daytime professional till then, played 54 games. And I just thought to myself, like, that's just goes to show it's going. And that's the problem. Like, you can't hack it anymore. Your body cannot hack it all over the best.
00:53:39
Speaker
Medicine in the world are the best facilities, not even medicine. Sport medicine and best facilities and rehab and so on. You just cannot do 12 kilometres every three days, four days. Carbotene, man. Carbotene muscles. Too much. Too much. that's what That's what they should be invested in now, yeah. Carbon and titanium fused together.
00:53:57
Speaker
But, so but yeah, so that's, that's why I feel like he, you know, he, he has got, he has got a good future with, uh, with the team. And, uh, yeah. i'll solve and is Is he a fan? Is he an Arsenal fan? He's from all the Academy. He's the Academy guy. He's a proper fan. He's from, he's from Islington. He's from Islington. That'll be his team then. Yeah.
00:54:17
Speaker
Yeah. So that's his team. um And yeah. And to find someone that close to home who is a problem for talent, and it's yeah it's very good. they're They're doing a good job out there in the academy. They're actually recruiting with their brains and not just like, Oh, who can bring us money? So, so yeah, like overall um over the weekend, very, very impressed and very relieved that we got that win.
00:54:39
Speaker
and because it it it was definitely needed. And it just shows that we just have to be a bit patient for for the full squad to turn up. And, and yeah, there was nothing to worry about. And just real quick as well over, you know, tonight's match, same thing again, started off just on fire first half.
00:54:58
Speaker
We had everything. like Parts about it. Absolutely nothing. Nothing. Spotting whatever it is. where ruca They're all the same. case five for Okay,-1. The 5-1 team. the yeah Whatever it is. The team that beats it. Sorry. I'd, I'd happily say that. But, but yeah, with, with them, that they didn't offer anything going forward in the first half. And we, we just, yeah, we just counted and we found so much space, especially down the middle, just squeezing in. Saka doing his thing, Odegard's just absolute masterclass of yet again. um I love watching him play. I really, really love watching him play. And I just hope he stays fit for the rest of the season.
00:55:41
Speaker
um But yeah, and there was nothing else after, after the five, one, obviously I know we jumped on the pod. It was for one at that time. So it was like, man, whatever, whatever it is, what it is, they're winning. So let's just, then yeah, it just carried on. Made some changes to check. Okay. Back on. If you look freshly shaved after beating Albania, asked um but yeah,
00:56:02
Speaker
um honestly, Rick, very, very impressed with what's, what I've seen in the past two weeks. Well, in the past two games, sorry. And I just hope it, hope that continues in December as well with the yeah two games a week, three games a week till the end of the year. And, but yeah, I don't have anything else to add on, to add on. I've got nothing on either team very quickly. I wanted to touch on my United and a new manager. Did you watch the training video where he sounds like flipping groups from the minions?
00:56:31
Speaker
No. Oh, I'll have to send it to you. So funny. Similar to that, but say like, you must squeeze together. And like he tries to do the voice. No, I am grew because that's off. What's that? Is it? What's his name? Grew? Not Groot. Grew from the Minions. Oh, I mean, sorry. Oh, yeah. No, I'm sorry. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. The Steve Carell character. Steve Carell character. Yeah. Yeah. yeah Sorry.
00:56:51
Speaker
I thought you, after for some reason, I thought you said group, like from... ka I did, I did. But I think it's just group. And I found it hilarious, it's really funny. But yeah, speak on them, like, I saw a little bit of that against Ipswich and he really wants them to start pressing high, but Man United plays, Casimir would be one of them.
00:57:08
Speaker
really uncomfortable with the high press. Did you see that? Jamie Carragher touched on it as well. I jumped on the evening port and I was like, very, the manager was screaming at him saying, get up, get up. And he's like looking behind him today. Am I okay to leave this safe space, this safe haven that I'm in and I thought to myself, Cass, like you probably need to be replaced as soon as Coby Maynard comes in. You need to, you need to go now, Broski, cause it can leave.
00:57:32
Speaker
take him out the back with a shotgun and just let him down gently. So that's what you need to do. But look, there was a meme that came out of Amorim and it said, these tactics worked against Estrella de Amorada or Amadora or whatever it is. It's like that.
Manchester United's Struggles
00:57:52
Speaker
Who the hell are Australia? Amadora, by the way, like Amadora, whoever the fuck they are. but It's been, it's been, a looks like I really hope he does something because I want to see money united again. ah So that we can beat them again. They've had way, way too much time and money to that that they've spent in the past, or well, sorry, over a decade that they've spent this money and time.
00:58:17
Speaker
they have brought in nothing. They do not deserve anything as a team right now. Like I know we said it as a football fans. Yeah. We'd like to see them back to glory days and you know, challenging and making more interesting. I'm not interested in my United. Like I feel like i don't they are the team, bureau sweet they are the team who they've always been before Fergie. Like this is the team because even before, fer that i united yeah yeah, this is my United. yes this is what i' i Yeah. So Yeah. So yeah. And I'm sorry, but errors come to an end. Like, uh, like our boy 10 Hark said, even though say historyky all went too that's too funny yeah it's interesting, it's interesting. I'm, I'm excited to see what happens though. Like just to see what he does.
00:58:56
Speaker
Cause, uh, he's another, I mean, come on, first more ruben first game back and get it's first game. in the And it's difficult to know. Yeah, there is no, well, I suppose they wasted it all with, uh, Rube, Rube van distal, right? Cause he had three and three. Oh, good point. Good point. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So she just kept him on really.
00:59:16
Speaker
But then again, he would have tarnished his his legacy with us as a Man United player. saw yeah yeah I think it's interesting to see what's going to happen now. Because when do you play Man United? Is it the weekend after? Weekend after, yeah. So we play West Ham next. We've got Man United after that and then Fulham after that. Yeah, so tough games, a couple of tough games. That will be his real best arsenal. Are you home or away?
00:59:39
Speaker
So I believe for United we are at home and away for the other two games. Yeah, that's fine. The home at the Emirates should be a decent game. United Arsenal is always, always a decent watch regardless of how poor man United are. Now, honestly, primarily this year I'm super excited. I think I'm even more excited because my team is sitting pretty That's the only thing that makes him more excited. I think if we're right, I saw the contender bit. I don't know. No, no, no. I don't mean super commuter 0.6% chance Chelsea have got to win the league. No, no, no, no, no. I don't mean when the league, I mean, contender as in like top four and to make it interesting, at least in the top six. You know what I mean?
01:00:19
Speaker
I use this phrase for teams at the top, but it would be hours to lose the top four. Now we're in there. That's what I'm saying. It's in our hands. Like I gave that example for you guys when you were eight points clear, and I'll give the same for Liverpool. Liverpool started to lose regardless how early it is. Yeah. Eight points clear from second. It's approaching halfway through the season, mate. So, you know, it's not that early. It's not that early. Where was it? Week 19, I think we're on or something. What are we on? I think we're on week 16, I believe. 16, 19 would be enough for you, of course.
01:00:46
Speaker
But yeah, week 16. Sorry. So this weekend is round 13. So there's actually six weeks to go. to Six weeks at the half. By December, it'll be this. Yeah, of course. So in a month's time, it'll be halfway through the season. And I guess that's when that's when stock can be really taken of where everyone is and how everyone's performed. Agreed. Agreed. okay And then then you can make an educated guess on who could potentially win. I'm really disappointed on the recruitment for Chelsea, like how we messed up on any slot or somebody like that.
01:01:15
Speaker
Like, how is he doing so well? What is going on here? You know? um Well, okay, Rick, let me try this way, right? They haven't... Liverpool, yes, they've won, but they haven't played very well. Like, they've been scrappy wins. They've been winning most of the time, so this is the thing, like... So, I will always bring to you, to your attention, something that you may have forgotten, my friend, but it will make you feel very good. Unai Emery went on a 22 unbeaten run for ah with Arsenal.
01:01:43
Speaker
But there is absolutely no way anyone can argue that we played well in any of those games.
Liverpool's Performance and Upcoming Matches
01:01:48
Speaker
Do you know what I mean? And we ended that season eight. Oh, so so I'm not saying that Liverpool gonna end up eighth. I'm not saying that that's crazy. No. However, I am saying that funny fitted. Yeah. fuckli and I'm thinking I'm thinking about thinking of two of the bastards. I'm thinking now with the two with the two with two games a week. I think that's when that's this is what we're going to see where Liverpool are really out to be honest, and because they're going to get really challenged and tested. Well, of course, City this week and obviously City need to respond after six losses and draw. They really need to respond. If City loses much, they are, unfortunately, they're probably going to get overtaken by Arsenal and Chelsea. Yeah. um And they're probably going to end up fourth, just to satisfy the Lord Chancellor. Yes. So we're like, nothing going on. We're a shit team. Look, we're missing one player. We're crap. We're crap. We're garbage.
01:02:42
Speaker
know time being here here i would Honestly, bro, I'm excited for this weekend as well. With the Premier League being back, I just feel like it's it's go time again. And now with the December coming, as a fan, you hate it for the players in that sense, but as a fan, you just love the fact that there's football every three nights, every three days, there's a game going on. This week, there's a game every day this week. Obviously, Monday night, we had the Newcastle West Ham, Champions League tonight, Champions League tomorrow, Conference League in Europa League Thursday. I think Friday is Southampton versus Palace or somebody else. Is it really? Wow. Yeah, yeah, yeah. There's Game Friday. Friday as well. Wow.
01:03:18
Speaker
Saturday, to Saturday to Sunday, the following week, there's football every day. I can't wait. I can't wait. And do you, especially during that Christmas period as well, when we're like off work and you know, we could like to just wake up, have a drink and just have a drink tomorrow through the game, Liverpool, live Liverpool Madrid. That'll be an interesting one to see. Well, I know Madrid have not been great, but to see where Liverpool really are yeah because they're unbeaten in their champions league.
01:03:41
Speaker
But see where they really are when they, the kings of Europe, really. But they're the kings of Europe, yeah. That's it, yeah. That's absolutely not the best. That's interesting. But yeah, it should be good,
Max Verstappen's Championship Victory
01:03:50
Speaker
should be good. And before we do leave, though, I do want to say congratulations to the four-time world champion. Four-time Max Verstappen. Your boy, your boy Max Verstappen. Lewis is eight, right? Or seven-time. Lewis is seven or eight. Max is three.
01:04:04
Speaker
like Okay, if you're asking me... What's that mean that they go through? Like they ask the drivers and they say Lewis is there and they give him that extra, extra championship. How many has Lewis won? Six or seven? Seven. Seven, so they say officially seven. Yes, and a lot of the drivers on the grid, they say, well, he is an eight-time champion. I mean, seven world-time champion. And it's not just one or twos, it's literally do drop a hand on a driver. They drop an eight-time world champion.
01:04:28
Speaker
So it goes rich ah well yeah, I mean that, that was, yeah, that was just poor God, but either way, either way, officially he is a four-time world champion. And to be fair, this season, he fought like a champion as well. Like he fought as if, you know, he, he wanted to retain that title because He yeah didn't have the best car like he did last season, you know, Red Bull was dominated. Absolutely. It was a 19 wins or something like that. 18 wins or some shit. It was just insanity. So the broke records, but this season, this season must rig drops his phone. No, no, a table.
01:05:00
Speaker
um Yeah. This season, I think he obviously he had to challenge, especially at the Ferraris Mercedes came into the run by the end of the, but coming up to the end of the season by McLaren, obviously, you know, from, from what was it from Miami onwards, they were main contenders. And to be fair, if Lando Norris wasn't such a trash fucking driver, um, he, they were actually would have won, would have been first right now to win the construct. But as it stands, as it stands, I believe it is,
01:05:31
Speaker
Ferrari. It's forever. Thirteen. But yeah, so nothing. Yeah, definitely nothing in it. But again, it just goes to show like with McLaren's and what happened to you? You know, you you have the fastest car Lando. You didn't hesitate to tell Louis that at the beginning of the season, you're the first to go for seven years. It's like you have the first scan. Oh, maybe you still ain't doing shit. Do you know where's your time? Clara. Sorry to correction. Okay. Clara in a first at six. So wait.
01:05:58
Speaker
Ferrari a second with 584. So less than 22, 24 points ahead. Okay. So that's still nothing in it to be honest. Yeah. So what one to finish for Ferrari and even a three, four from McLaren could, you know, could sort of make that difference. But the way that McLarens have sort of dropped in the last couple of races, it's a bit worrying because it's like, well, did the drivers not know how to drive anymore? Or has the car just evolved? Yeah, I've been really concerned about that as well. Like, what's going on? Why did they drop so quickly? Like, what is happening?
01:06:30
Speaker
So I think, I think with, I think what McLaren have a problem with is tracks with lower temperature. Do you know what I mean? Whereas Mercedes they thrive in that. And if you look back throughout the season and Silverstone and stuff like that, you know, they they did win in Canada. They did really well because it was a wet track and, um, and obviously cooler as well. So that's the problem that McLaren have been having. But I just, you know, ah to go from a title contender to to where you are now, it's you, you, the only way I can label that is bottle it, right?
01:07:00
Speaker
Yeah, you kind of bottled it because you just you yeah, you sent your car into Max's car so many times. You know what I mean? It's like, how could you even consider being a champion? And that's why I say what I say. Like Max drove like an absolute champion this season because he fought. He fought sometimes a bit, a bit too aggressive. Sometimes he fought within the rules or that's the thing. The aggression was well within the rules. So that's well allowed. Like you can't be bad at that.
01:07:30
Speaker
You look at back. So basically Rick, what I've been, uh, what I've been doing recently is I've been watching some, uh, some old F1 races. So I'm subscribed to F1 TV. It's like two pound a month or something like that. Right. And you get all these documentaries, you get all the past races, like from the seventies. So i've I've been watching, I've been watching from 2010 season.
01:07:51
Speaker
onwards. So right now I'm just finishing the 2016 2016 season, and which was Rossberg. He won the title. but couldn' push yeah can say yeah and now i Now I know why i't I couldn't stand it because I've forgotten. But then watching the 2016 season wrap up, I'm like, You are a cunt definition. Like how, no, I'm, I'm so glad that you only won and won and fucked off because you realize that shit. um I can't challenge Lewis every season. well and truly So, so I'll be watching that. But like, um,
01:08:23
Speaker
and When you look back, you look at a Vettel, for example, or you even look at going further back or looking at a Schumacher or a Räikkönen or a Lonsal, those guys fought hard, you know what I mean? They fought every single driver. so that was and And for me, for me that's why that's why I think, yeah, Max is definitely one of the best drivers that but I've ever seen, like that I've ever watched.
01:08:47
Speaker
because as much as I don't really care for him that much as a person, it may be lovely. I don't know, but you can't deny that he has been just a magician in that. kind now Yeah, you're right. I think I'm already looking forward to next year. I want to see what Luis can do in a Ferrari. I'm hoping the clarity of that solved on the trajectory of progression and winning. Maybe Oscar, but start, but start from player. piece of job Yeah, maybe, maybe he can come back and take over London to us. Yeah.
01:09:17
Speaker
Poor little tinker. I don't think Lando should be the number one driver anymore for them. i think oscar's at Oscar, what's his name? Pastero? Pastero, thank you. Oscar, Pastero. He proved he was excellent and obviously this year I think he's been a team player but even next year he'll probably have a bit more confidence to be like actually having to be the main guy for this team. So no more telling me Lando goes through and so on. he He understands why he did it. He did what he had to do. But now next year i should be interesting as well for them or at least it's It's coping to be interesting with Lewis finding some form. They say he's finding some form with Russell obviously winning the recent one in Vegas. So let's, let's see, let's see what happens. ah Let's see. When does it start? March next year? I think it begins. March next year. Yeah. Well, I mean, who still got a couple more races to decide. yeah two late Two races left. What is it? Doha and Qatar. And then obviously the big one in Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi, yeah. yeah yeah
01:10:11
Speaker
So yeah, it should be, it should be a good end to the, to the season because right now red bull, I don't think, yeah, as apart from max winning, they're not strong enough to win the constructors because again, Perez is nowhere to be fucking seen. Has anyone seen Sergio? We don't even know i don't know. No one's ever seen, no one's seen Checo. He's turned to John Cena. Do you know what I'm saying? Like no one's actually seen him. So still got to see you for next year. So far. Yes. So far. Yes. But I think that's about to change to be honest. I think it probably depend on the next two races.
01:10:40
Speaker
So yeah, it's next season. I'm so looking forward to it. I'm seeing Lewis in red. It's just going to be mud. It's going to be mud thing to see because it's always been silver or silver.
Podcast Wrap-Up
01:10:53
Speaker
Um, so yeah silver arrows or silver mclaren, but uh, but yeah rick look Look, we will leave it there because we've been carrying on and uh, I will get this podcast out for people to into their e-holes And um, yeah, do you have anything else to add anything else before now? I've got nothing else to add brother Just send us out and obviously we'll do another one on the following sunday. We're not following Sunday sunday coming when we'll review Some of the league action going on. Absolutely. Absolutely villa you boys versus West Ham and obviously the big one. all those cities is in it So we'll see. We'll see. if that But no, I'm excited. i'm Like I said, I'm excited. I've got no sales to add and see you all on the next one. But yes, yeah this is our bro. Yeah, right. Thank you so much for being here. We'll catch you on the next one. Until then, say hello.
01:11:42
Speaker
like I was waiting for you a little beady smile to come what I could see you doing. That's why I stared at you directly at me. I wasn't even staring at the screen. I was staring at the camera so I could stare into you. Staring to your soul. I felt it. Why is he staring? I felt it. That's why I smiled. I was like, shit. OK, you got me. You got me. You got me. Good night from me. Good night from me. Good night. Good night. Goodbye. Whatever time you listen to this, OK? It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. Just go. Just go. Yeah, just go already. No, you hang up. Cheers. No, you hang up, man. Shit.