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Crossover Special: Manchester United
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Gavin is joined by Sam and Dan from the Daily Manchester United podcast as the countdown to Fulham's game against the Red Devils begins. In this episode, they try to get to the bottom of United's problems before giving their views on the game itself. There's also a quiz thrown in for good measure.
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Introduction of Podcast Guests
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome back to another edition of the Daily Fulham Podcast. My name is Gavin Ruffle and today we start the build up to the weekend's game where Fulham are at home to Manchester United. So what better way to do that than by bringing you a crossover special.
00:00:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I have not one but two special guests joining me from the Daily Manchester United Podcast. We have Sam. How are you Sam?
00:00:30
Sam Brady
Good, good, yourself.
00:00:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not too bad at all and we also have Dan joining us. How are things?
00:00:36
ontheballpod_
Yeah, I'm great, I'm great, yourself.
00:00:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, not too bad at all. So
Manchester United's Unexpected Performance
00:00:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
let's so look ahead to this fixture then, guys. Before we look ahead, let's let's look back, if we must, I guess, from a Manchester United point of view. This was actually the first game of the season, wasn't it? The first Premier League game of the season, which Manchester United won late on, through a thanks thanks to her Joshua.
00:00:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Zirksi Gol, Aray, Joshua Zirksi Gol. At that stage of the season fast forward in things five five months, we'll start with you Sam on this one. did you Could you have imagine now at this stage of Manchester United we'll be heading into the reverse fixture seven points behind for them?
00:01:09
Sam Brady
um No, when you put it like that, definitely not. um I mean, as you said, the first game of the season, ah Old Trafford, once again, it feels like we're we're always in this position as United fans going into the season, optimistic, hoping like this this season can really be the season to to sort of kickstart what what what we're expected to do and and challenge for for the big mage trophies. And at the start of the season, it seemed like we were going to do that. Obviously, Joshua is at his debut, got the goal, we got the win. Everyone seems to see seems to be on sort of cloud nine and then
00:01:48
Sam Brady
Fast forward a couple months later, we're sort of back down to reality and and what what sort of the expectation expectation at at the start of the season has definitely gone down. And and as you said, we'll be struggling to challenge for for conference conference league this season, never mind. champion season where we were hoping to at the start of the season so yeah not not gone as I think anyone planned this season and and obviously a completely different manager than we had obviously against Fulham in the reverse fixture so yeah not not the season that that we expected but I'm hoping for for a similar result anyway in in the reverse like
00:02:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Dan, I'll come to you for this when of course Manchester United come into this game. After that
Challenges Against Brighton and Managerial Strategies
00:02:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
loss at home to Brighton, their third consecutive loss at home to Brighton in the league, is it a bit worrying now that people, neutrals, look at that result and think, yeah, I pretty much expect that that's a hubble. Is it worrying that Manchester United have reached that stage where you see those results and like, that's kind of the norm there?
00:02:50
ontheballpod_
Yeah, it is quite sad to see that, you know, that's kind of the current state of where Manchester United is at right now. However, it was always going to be a tough task for Ameren coming in, you know, in the middle of the season. I think they they didn't really give him that much. I think he told them as well that he wanted to come in the summer and they told him kind of it was now or never. And trying to implement a new style with players who are not really, I don't think are susceptible to playing this freeback system and this, you know, having to run so much system.
00:03:16
ontheballpod_
it it was always going to be tough and like he said when he first got here that it's going to be tough like the teams are going to figure us out and this it's not always going to look the best and that's why me as a fan I haven't been too harsh on what I'm seeing them obviously the the the performances are not good enough but I'm not being too harsh on Amarin and like the rest of the trying to kind of see how this ah this new system works.
00:03:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Sam, his comments made major headlines, didn't they, after the game, saying this might be the worst Manchester United team of all time. What do you think he was trying to achieve by saying saying that?
00:03:48
Sam Brady
Yeah and I mean we spoke about it on our podcast yesterday about his comments as well and and I said and I still stick by to an extent my my opinion that that I had yesterday in terms of he wasn't saying anything new in terms of I think every United fan knows and and and the players probably know as well and everyone around the club know that yeah statistically it is the worst season in Man United history and I think for him to say that yeah it might come across as quite brutal and quite
00:04:21
Sam Brady
brutally honest but I think he's not really saying at anything that that we don't already know but I do think that that might and and probably will have an impact on some of the individuals in in the dressing room. I think as a whole they should look at themselves and go yeah he's not saying anything that's that's untrue, we haven't been good enough and and so statistically wise we we are um in a league position that it's been the worst it's ever been at the club. But I do worry in terms of how other individuals in the dressing room might take that and might take his comments and and might see that as a ah bit disrespectful to to sort of openly and so honestly tell tell the press that. I think it's one thing telling the players that in the dressing room, but it's another thing saying it publicly.
00:05:10
Sam Brady
and and And going back to your question, I think he is trying to sort of hammer home the seriousness and the weaknesses in in the squad at the minute and I think that's what is he's trying to convey that message and it's a bit of, he's clearly trying to get a sort of brutally honest mentality to into some of those players but I as I said I just worry how some players might take it and and and especially the owners as well that's another thing that the owner is really going to look at what amaran said and and think you know what we we brought you in to sort of change the way we were playing at the start of the season
00:05:46
Sam Brady
things haven't gone how we expected and now you're saying these comments so i'd be i'd also be surprised if the owners haven't sort of brought him in on on monday morning into the office and and sat him down and had a few words with him as well but on the other hand i get what he's trying to do so i mean the proof's in the pudding really so we'll see in the next couple weeks whether his comments are valid
00:06:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. And Dan,
FA Cup & Europa League Focus Amidst League Struggles
00:06:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sam made an interesting point there about some of the individual players in the dressing room, how they would react to comments like that. I think one of the reports that came out was he was in such a rage that furniture was was being thrown around the dressing room.
00:06:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
There was a lot of shouting and he was in a rage. I think a TV got broken, didn't it? So would you make that sort of reaction from the gaffer?
00:06:25
ontheballpod_
Yeah.
00:06:29
ontheballpod_
It's rightfully so. I think this it's poor. at ah Us as fans, we're watching the games as well, and I can feel the pain that he's going through because it is sometimes it's not just about performances. You're watching silly things like Anana making silly mistakes after silly mistakes after silly mistakes. It's stuff like, with 2-1 down, we could get back in the game. We could get a goal. Who knows? Maybe we could scan the result. Who knows? However, you make a silly mistake like that, and then this we go 3-1 down. The whole momentum of the game has shifted. It's poor.
00:06:57
ontheballpod_
And took to um agree with what Sam was saying, I think he did it before the Liverpool game when we said he said we were in a relegation battle as well. And it did got something out of the place. I think they they performed for him, they played they played well, they they ran hard. And feel I think he's just doing the same thing again, where he's saying that, oh, this isn this might be the mid the worst man United scored of all time. He's just trying to get a reaction out of the players. And I think he's smart in what he says. He doesn't he doesn't do anything. He's not you know too extreme like a Jose Mourinho, and he's not too shrewd like an arteta. I think he's quite smart in the way he does his interviews and what he says in his interviews.
00:07:26
ontheballpod_
but In terms of you know furniture being broken, I can understand it. I'm just as angry as he is.
00:07:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. And some Manchester United, they're obviously not where they want to be in the league and not where fans expect them to be in the league, but they are still in the f FA Cup. They had that good result against Arsenal. They are still in the Europa League. They have a big game coming up against Rangers. What do you think the main priority is for the remainder of the season?
00:07:49
Sam Brady
Yeah, I mean, and that is the only sort of consolation we have as fans and as they should have as a squad really in terms of we are only halfway through the season, we're we're still in the FA Cup, we're still in the Europa League and that is chance to to save any glimmer of hope that that we have left ah of this season.
00:08:08
Sam Brady
In terms of the league we are where we deserve to be I've said it all season and I'll say it again we are a bank average Premier League team and until we get players in that are good enough to to compete we are going to stay where where it shows in the league I think ah with as As these past weeks have shown, we're going to go into some games and we're going to play well and we're going to come out of some games and go, you know what, we got a result there, we played pretty well. But then in the following week, we're going to play awfully and and and things are going to be like they are against Brighton where
00:08:41
Sam Brady
we we we get dominated and we we lose the game. And I think right now that is probably where we are as a team. We we win some, we lose some, we're were we're just bang average and until we get the players that Amarin sees sees fit and and and can work in his system. I think that's where we are going to sort of be in terms of a league position.
00:09:03
Sam Brady
But in the clubs, as I said, there is still some hopes there. Obviously, great result against Arsenal. We've got Leicester in the next round. We should expect to win. And then again, the Europa League has not gone well this season, but we can hope that we sort of get out of the group stage and and and who knows where we can go with that. so and
00:09:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I just want to stick with you on this one, Sam, because you mentioned about there being an average in the league. Of course, they won the FA Cup last season.
00:09:26
Sam Brady
well
00:09:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
If Manchester United, for instance, they won the FA Cup again, but maybe finished 15th, what reaction would that sort of ah be met with?
00:09:37
Sam Brady
Yeah I still don't think it'd be good enough and I think the reaction throughout United fans wouldn't be good at all. I think we can't sort of settle for just being a cup team now where we just sack off the league and just go for FA Cups and Europa Leagues and and and and yeah the FA Cup's good and it's always good to get yeah a trophy and get a trophy and I think look if Amarin came in and won an FA Cup people would have to give him props for that But you can't just suck off the league position as bad as it is at the minute. I mean, look, the the question you just asked me would and the reaction would be different if we won an FA Cup and came seventh or or sixth or eighth, for example.
00:10:18
Sam Brady
but If we're winning an FA Cup and finishing 13th, 14th, 15th, I think that's just inexcusable and it's just not good enough for where us as a club want to be. So yeah, a bit of positive if we win the FA Cup, even more positivity if we win the Europa League because obviously that that gets us Champions League football.
00:10:37
Sam Brady
But I mean, for for a long-term
00:10:39
ontheballpod_
Thank
Struggles of New Signings at Manchester United
00:10:40
Sam Brady
longterm goal, at we have to look ah ahead at the league and see where we can really improve on it on a weekly basis.
00:10:40
ontheballpod_
you.
00:10:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Dan, one of the frustrations must be that Manchester United in and amongst the rubbish have had some decent results. They won the Manchester Derby. They held Liverpool at Anfield and they won that ah cup game against Arsenal on penalties, despite being down to 10 men for an hour. And I think it's interesting to know what like Sabrina Fernandez and the Sandra Martins and Martinez have said about mentality and being easy to get up for those games. So how frustrating is it that they can do that for those games, but they can't play to apply the same um mentality for those more games where there's more of an illness and expectation on them.
00:11:17
ontheballpod_
Yeah, that's literally it. I think it's silly that, you know, when you you're playing against Arsenal or City or Liverpool that you think, oh yeah, let's get going. as all Everyone's all running about, everyone's working hard, everyone's trying to trying to score. like It's just poor to me because why is it when we play against lower teams or we play, not lower teams, but teams that are ah bright and teams that can play good football, even Southampton, the bottom of the league, before Ant-Man turned into to Messi, it was it was poor. lot They were popping off.
00:11:44
ontheballpod_
the whole game it was they easily could have been too free no up before Amad scored his first goal and then you know a little bit of brilliance from Amad and we and we end up winning the game 3-1 it's just poor that we can't show up against teams that you know where we have to show the owners and we we have to be the the dominant team is is ah We've been saying this since Jose Mourinho, we've been saying this since Ole, it's it's manager after manager after manager, so when does it become a point, it's not the manager no more, it's the players. And I think that's that's the main thing, I think it's it's some of these players, they need us to just take a good look at themselves in the mirror and they need to be embarrassed for themselves.
00:12:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, just last couple of questions before we move on then, guys. And I want to focus on sort of, I don't know, some of the income. is it It seems like ah there's a lot of hope when new signings arrive, a lot of expectation on them. But when they move, it almost seems like career suicide. And it seems a graveyard to to play your football at, at Old Trafford. I watched Euro in that game against Southampton, and he got absolutely torn to shreds. Or he has had an injury, so there's mitigame circumstances there. But why is it that new players come to a Manchester United and then they just seem a shadow of their former selves?
00:12:45
Sam Brady
Yeah, I just think it's it's a multiple of of different things in terms of, one, it's a lot of pressure obviously coming to Manchester United and when you're expected to be someone that you're not necessarily ready to be yet in terms of, we talk about Joshua Searchy, I don't think he's he's ready to to be the focal point and the main man for United um but he's come in and at the start of the season he was expected to do that job which I don't think he's ready to do and we saw as you just mentioned there Lenny Yoro against Southampton
00:13:20
Sam Brady
He's had some very good games as he's come in, but the kid's only 18. We can't expect him to play week in, week out, especially in the toughest league in the world. And and he's going he's going to have games like that against Southampton where he he learns learn something new on that. I think that's the same with armouring as well. He's come from Obviously the Portuguese league and he's still figuring things out on a week-to-week basis I think when he played Ericsson in Casimir against Newcastle the other week He quickly realized and he and hopefully he's learned his lesson where those two can't play in it in in a game like that in the Premier League so but I think we we should sort of look at the
00:13:58
Sam Brady
other more senior players and the and the players who have were slightly older like in terms of the the anoners obviously we mentioned before he's still very inconsistent we had Kasamiro who again for that first year he was good but then you have to look at the recruitment where why have we been signing players like a Kasamiro like a Varan who we only get maybe one good season out of them and then and then they're on their way out. So I think it's a multiple of different things whether whether it be the recruitment has been poor, and the the players have come into an unsteady ship in terms of manager ingoings and outgoings and just a a mentality mentality and ah and a form-based thing where it's
00:14:44
Sam Brady
it's going to be so hard for any player right now to join Manchester United and make a real impact to to in terms of where we're where're at right now.
00:14:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
All
00:14:53
Sam Brady
So I just think, yeah, we've still got that pull. We're still Manchester United. You still want to play Old Trafford, and we're still one of the biggest clubs in the world. But right now, we're we're in such a ah difficult position that you you would think twice about coming to us right now, especially if you're early on it in in your career as well.
00:15:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
right.
00:15:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Dan, I'll just ask this final question to you, and it's concerning Marcus Rashford. What
Marcus Rashford's Future at Manchester United
00:15:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
does the future hold for him? Because it seems a bit of a strange situation just looking from the outside, because when Amorim first took over, he looked revitalized.
00:15:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
He looked reborn again. He scored in his first couple of games. And then all of a sudden, he's out of the picture. Seems like he surfaced the requirements. And now he's spoken. He said he wants a future at Manchester United. He's still eager to play.
00:15:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
So what is the near and distant future for Marcus Rashford?
00:15:43
ontheballpod_
I think just like outside of looking in at us as United fans, we're not too sure what's going on on that forefront. However, I've always said it with Rashford that I'm probably one of his biggest fans. However, I think it is time for him to go. I think it is time for both men to move on and for him to move on for their own, for the greater good for both of them. So I've always been, but I just think the way it's been taken, like the way it's gone across over the last couple of weeks, I think it's been handled poorly.
00:16:08
ontheballpod_
it It's is's quite confusing for the fans. We're watching games where like, okay, cool. but I'm having to see us bring on Anthony and stuff like that. I'm still confused to the point where like, okay, cool. I can't rest with playing these games. Even if you want to sell them the same way you just sold, you put Anthony out and know why I can't rest with playing these in these games. What's the problem? Is there something behind closed doors that we don't know about? So that's kind't that the current stage of where I'm at as a fan.
00:16:30
ontheballpod_
In terms of him having to leave, or i don't um'm I'm not too fussed about it. I think, yeah, it is time for him to probably find a new a new home. i think Like you said, he wanted a new a new challenge, and I think it is probably time for him to find a new challenge.
00:16:42
Sam Brady
Yeah I was just going to add on to that in terms of I feel like there's a lot of feeling especially from an outside point of view in terms of from a united point of view we have maybe some hard feelings towards Rashford or or resentment and I think if you're a true Manchester United fan and and you've watched Rashford come through the ranks at United and
00:16:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Interesting.
00:17:03
Sam Brady
and and and now obviously it's it's time for Lee. I think you really respect Rashford and you really want him to go out and succeed just like we did for Scott McTominay. It's just an inevitable ending for for a player that's not obviously going to get the game time he wants and probably isn't good enough to where we want to be right now.
00:17:25
Sam Brady
But that doesn't mean we want we don't want him to go on and have a successful career elsewhere. I think if you're a true Manchester United fan, you want him to go to a an AC Milan or a Napoli just like Scott McTomley's doing and have a wonderful career. and and And I think because he's sort of our boy, he's come through the ranks. Of course we want to want him to go and do great things. And and and I think that that is where he's at in his career right now.
00:17:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Interesting interesting stuff a lot of serious chapter there about Manchester United in part one in part two We'll lighten the mood just a little bit a bit of trivia, but before then let me tell you about our sponsors Here at the Global Sports Podcast Network, we spent a lot of time selecting our delivery platform. Zencaster came
Fulham vs Manchester United Trivia Segment
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00:18:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right then guys, let's lo let's lift the mood a little bit. I've got a bit of trivia for you guys, a little bit of a quiz, ah no prizes at stake, just a bit of bragging rights. It's concerning both teams, so it's a bit of trivia on Fulham and Manchester United. There's 10 questions in total.
00:18:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
The first question I'm going to give you, or you can actually work together for this one, but I'm going to give you a minute there to give me answers. There have been 12 players that have represented Fulham and Manchester United in the Premier League.
00:18:51
ontheballpod_
Thank you.
00:18:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
You've got a minute. Can you name as many of those 12 players as possible and just shout them out?
00:18:59
Sam Brady
Okay, um I've got one straight away, which is Andres Pereira.
00:19:03
ontheballpod_
Yeah, I'm just.
00:19:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:19:06
Sam Brady
Berbatov.
00:19:06
ontheballpod_
We have nothing.
00:19:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
ye
00:19:08
Sam Brady
Who else? What have we got, Dan? What have we got? and
00:19:11
ontheballpod_
i
00:19:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Some of them are really obscure, but a couple you won't get, I don't think.
00:19:14
Sam Brady
I don't know if he ever played for Fulham. I don't know why he's screaming my name in my head, but I've got Louis Aha, but I don't think he ever played for Fulham.
00:19:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep, yep, yep.
00:19:22
ontheballpod_
He plays for them, oh wow.
00:19:22
Sam Brady
Did I say that? All right, who else have we got? Who else? ah yeah Your mind sort of goes blank as soon as, oh, a woman in orange.
00:19:29
ontheballpod_
Um.
00:19:31
ontheballpod_
Yeah.
00:19:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
if you did If you didn't remember Louis Sahar playful for him, you're not gonna remember some of these.
00:19:41
Sam Brady
All the folks in the hall, Pereira, who else have we got?
00:19:45
ontheballpod_
Yes.
00:19:48
Sam Brady
How many did you say there were?
00:19:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's 12.
00:19:50
ontheballpod_
Wow.
00:19:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:52
Sam Brady
well yeah we definitely should know some some more i was thinking the other one maybe like now now i' under understood yeah yeah yeah yeah i was thinking in but uh uh how long we got left how long you
00:19:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll give you, I'll give you a clue, uh, legendary goalkeeper.
00:19:57
ontheballpod_
Wow.
00:20:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:20:08
ontheballpod_
run um so
00:20:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Edwin van der Sar. Edwin van der Sar.
00:20:13
ontheballpod_
wow
00:20:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you give up? Do you give up on the rest? You got four.
00:20:20
ontheballpod_
That's it.
00:20:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
i'll give you I'll give you another clue. There's one that's a little bit more recent, Welsh International.
00:20:25
ontheballpod_
That's it. That's it. That's it.
00:20:26
Sam Brady
and um jones yeah dungeon yeah yeah
00:20:28
ontheballpod_
and
00:20:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Dan James, Dan James, yeah.
00:20:29
ontheballpod_
there
00:20:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right, I'll ah put you out your misery. so Some of these are really obscure and to be fair, I wouldn't have got myself. You got David Healy.
00:20:36
ontheballpod_
ah but
00:20:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
David Helio played like one game for Manchester United. Timothy Fosu-Mensa, you've got Andy Cole, Jonathan Greening, Eric Neville and Keiran Richardson and Chris Smalen.
00:20:42
ontheballpod_
um
00:20:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right, next question. These two sides have met 92 times in all competitions. Can you tell me how many times Manchester United have won?
00:20:56
Sam Brady
oh My god, all right, this is gonna be there's gonna be an absolute guess from my point of view and What 92 times?
00:20:58
ontheballpod_
But I
00:21:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:05
Sam Brady
I'm gonna hope that United have one more um You would you would like to think so um I'll go I will go fifth now be more than I'll go 63 I
00:21:19
ontheballpod_
OK.
00:21:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
63, what are you saying Dan?
00:21:20
ontheballpod_
I've got 67.
00:21:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
So they've actually won 57. So 57 United wins, 20 draws and 15 Fulham wins.
00:21:25
ontheballpod_
Wow.
00:21:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
In those 92 games, which player has scored the most individual goals in this fixture?
00:21:39
Sam Brady
see like an obvious shout would be like yeah but I know maybe a player who's played for like both like a burbatov or something but like a runy would be a good shout
00:21:40
ontheballpod_
We really need, like I really need, but... I'll trade. Oh, that's it. That is true, that is true.
00:21:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah What's your final answer?
00:21:55
Sam Brady
ah chris I remember Cristiano scoring one at Craven Cottage as well. um I'll go, ah go on Dan, you can go first.
00:22:03
ontheballpod_
Oh, yeah, I'll go really, I'll go really.
00:22:05
Sam Brady
And I'll go, screw it, I'll go Cristiano, why not?
00:22:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
point goes
00:22:09
Sam Brady
Longevity.
00:22:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Imaginary point goes to Dan there because Wayne Rooney is the top. Scoring this fixture with 12 goals. Fulham's first game in the Premier League was actually away at Manchester United. This was obviously long before your time, not long before my time, unfortunately. It was in August 2001. What was the score?
00:22:29
Sam Brady
for um So this was to give you a bit of an insight, a year before, ah like nearly exactly a year before I was born actually.
00:22:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:39
Sam Brady
or I'll go, I'll go to now unit United.
00:22:39
ontheballpod_
Literally Sam, this is literally a which is this is literally yeah a year a year and a month before I was born.
00:22:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I didn't need you to say that.
00:22:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh.
00:22:50
ontheballpod_
I'll go 3-1.
00:22:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it was three to any stab at a guess of who might have scored in that game.
00:22:57
Sam Brady
2001.
00:22:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll give I'll give you a clue. A current Premier League manager.
00:23:01
Sam Brady
current Premier League manager. Ruvan Asturay?
00:23:04
ontheballpod_
Oh yeah.
00:23:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, so Ruth Van this Roy scored two goals.
00:23:06
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:23:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
That was his Manchester United debut. David Beckham scored one and Fulham's two goals were scored by Louis Sahar.
00:23:11
ontheballpod_
all
00:23:12
Sam Brady
That was a hot.
00:23:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Edwin van der Sar as we discuss play for both clubs. How many league titles did he win at Manchester United?
00:23:22
Sam Brady
Ooh, a lot. ah um Let's go. Oh, I didn't think
00:23:30
ontheballpod_
Five I think. ah
00:23:33
Sam Brady
You're going five, done.
00:23:34
ontheballpod_
Yeah, I'm gonna go five.
00:23:35
Sam Brady
I was not a bad child, you know.
00:23:35
ontheballpod_
Yeah.
00:23:36
Sam Brady
I was going around that region. I'll go... Will it be more than five, though? I'll go... I'll go... six.
00:23:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, it it is actually four. So Dan's closer, four Premier League titles for Edwin van der Sar. Hopefully you'll be able to remember this because this is a bit more recent. So these sides met in the FA Cup quarterfinal.
00:23:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Less than two years ago, Fulmore leads in 1-0, but then things went horribly wrong when they were shown three red cards.
00:24:05
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:24:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Who were shown those three red cards?
00:24:10
ontheballpod_
William, I think the manager.
00:24:11
Sam Brady
Mitrovich as well.
00:24:16
ontheballpod_
Oh yeah, and the manager wasn't not.
00:24:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely correct. William was sent off for handball. Mitrovic was sent off, I don't know, sort of touching the ref, although, you know, if that was Bruno Fernandez, he'd probably get a tap on the back.
00:24:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mitrovic ended up getting an eight-game ban.
00:24:32
Sam Brady
Right, when does an Yifovitch get sent off, you know what I mean?
00:24:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:24:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, he he that he's sat in the world a lot in Saudi Arabia now, wasn't he? feel to him And Marco Silva, he did get sent off as well. Louis Sahar, who we've spoken about in this quiz already, ah who did he score more Premier League goals for?
00:24:51
ontheballpod_
evertime Oh, oh, between on.
00:24:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, out of the two clubs.
00:24:54
ontheballpod_
Yeah.
00:24:56
Sam Brady
I'll go United.
00:24:56
ontheballpod_
Yeah, I'll say the opposite. Okay.
00:24:59
Sam Brady
Go on, Dan.
00:24:59
ontheballpod_
I'll go for them.
00:25:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
so So Sam is right on this one, he actually scored 26 goals for Fulham and 28 goals for Manchester United.
00:25:05
ontheballpod_
um
00:25:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the final question in this quiz, I don't know what the points are, I don't know who's winning, who cares.
00:25:09
Sam Brady
cold
00:25:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
and But the final question is about Andres Pereira, who has played for both clubs currently at Fulham. He has nine international caps for Brazil, but where was he born?
00:25:24
Sam Brady
four I thought he was born in Brazil, but by your question, I'm going to assume he he's not. And I'll go Portugal.
00:25:35
Sam Brady
Do we have to name this specific city? or
00:25:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, no, just the country.
00:25:39
Sam Brady
I'll go for final.
00:25:39
ontheballpod_
um I'll go to Spain.
00:25:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
What are you saying, Dan? Spain?
00:25:45
ontheballpod_
I'll go to Spain.
00:25:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Well, it is in Europe, but it's actually Belgium. He was born in Duffel in Belgium.
00:25:51
ontheballpod_
but um
00:25:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
There we go. Thanks for taking part in our special quiz, guys. Just in the final part, we'll be doing a short quick preview to this game, looking at some key players and giving our prediction for what might happen. Before we
Fulham as Favorites Against Manchester United
00:26:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:26:07
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00:26:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know about you boys, but I feel like Fulham go into this game as favourites, maybe for the first time ever in the Premier League against Manchester United. How do you feel about that?
00:26:52
ontheballpod_
Um, me personally, I think. As United, I think even when they'll talk about it before the game, I feel like they will still always be favored to win games against teams that are supposedly smaller than them, you know, and the and in the grand scheme of the Premier League. However, and in in terms of four in terms of form and how it's looking right now, yeah, Fulham are probably favored to win the game, especially at being at home United having won a game in about six games other than the Southampton game.
00:27:19
ontheballpod_
So yeah, I think in terms of formful and probably our favourite to win, but in the grand scheme I think, I think Man U, the players, the fans, I think we should all go into the game thinking that we should be winning this game.
00:27:30
Sam Brady
Yeah, and and I probably should share the same opinion as done in terms of, I mean, look, we should go into most games thinking we're favorite, but if we're being realistic off this season, I think it'll be a struggle for United. I really do away at Craven Cottage.
00:27:45
Sam Brady
As you said, Fulham are coming off the back of that good win against Leicester. Look, it'll be tough, in it and it ah again, with United, as I've said on previous podcasts, you just never know what you're going to get. It could either be amazing one week or terrible the next week, and you just never know. um and And that's the thing.
00:28:06
Sam Brady
I mean, look, United could be favourites going into it, maybe, maybe not, but I think it will if we are to get any points from from Craven Cottage, I really think, well, for for a start, we're definitely going to have to play a lot better than we did against Brighton, that's for sure. And secondly, I just think we're going to have to really fight it out and dog out a performance against Fulham, because yeah you guys are not going to make it easy for us. So, yeah, it'll be a tight game, I think.
00:28:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
United obviously have a big game before this on Thursday night against Rangers. ah Do you think the makeup of the team is likely to be similar to that or do you expect multiple changes?
00:28:47
ontheballpod_
I think
00:28:48
Sam Brady
and yeah going on um
00:28:49
ontheballpod_
Yeah, I think it will probably be similar to, I think it's got to the point where Amren's probably found his best, not his best of them, but his certain players that he can, you know, interchange between obviously, interchange between the strikers of oil and Xerxes some days, oil and play some days, Xerxes play.
00:29:04
ontheballpod_
But other than that, realistically, I think he has his solid base of what he has. And I think that's probably what we're going to see throughout the majority of the season. I think when he first came in, there was a lot of chopping and change and trying to find, you know,
00:29:15
Sam Brady
And yeah, go on down.
00:29:16
ontheballpod_
who works in the system, who doesn't, up but I think he's finally got to that point. So I think it'll probably be the same, around the same similar teams on Thursday and on the weekend.
00:29:24
Sam Brady
Yeah, I mean, he's starting as well. he I just want to add to that. He's starting to get there in terms of his best 11 and he's starting to figure out what works and what doesn't work. But what I will say is if we go into that Fulham game, not getting a result against Rangers and and being in the headlines again of of of having a poor result.
00:29:43
Sam Brady
at all traffered against Rangers which by itself won't be an easy game whatsoever. I'm sure Rangers are going to bring a lot of fans and going to make it a tough night for United but what I will say if if we go into that game against Fulham coming off the back of a loss against Rangers I mean I'm about to lose all hope with with the game on Sunday so ah that's why I will say ah depending on how the result goes on Thursday I think can can tell a lot depending on how the result is going to go on Sunday.
00:30:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
And just looking at the Fulham team, who are you guys particularly wary of? Who are the danger men you see from a Manchester Knight point? If you where you're you're a little bit, if he has a good game, we could be in trouble here.
00:30:25
Sam Brady
Yeah, I mean, I know Harry Wilson, he started to pick up a bit of form in in in recent games. I do like your attack. You obviously have him and hers going forward as well. I just think you're very solid all over. I think if there maybe is an area of weakness, but then again, you've you've got Robinson at the the back is maybe we can get out your defense. But then again, you've got Robertson, Leno. I'm not sure about Leno. I saw his mistake the other week.
00:30:52
Sam Brady
um I forgot who who that was against. But yeah, I mean, yeah, going forward, I think you can pose a real threat with Smith Rowe, Adobe, Reese Nelson, Harry Wilson. you have you've You've recruited very well, I think, for them over the past couple of seasons, relatively well, going in for the these almost youngsters that have been rejected from top six sides. And I think you've you've done absolutely wonders. and In terms of Marco Silva, I really ah really like Marco Silva. I think he's doing a great job for you guys and and he's he's studied the ship pretty well. So yeah, it'll be a tough game.
00:31:29
ontheballpod_
My, I agree with what Sam said as well. I think the team seems pretty strong all around the pitch. I think Calvin Bassey and Anderson in that back land, they've been very good all season. Robertson, every time I watch them play, he's he's just quality. I think he's one of the best left backs in the league right now. He's just quality.
00:31:44
ontheballpod_
um And then, yeah, but the magnitude of players you guys have in attack with Oobi, Harry Wilson, Smithrow, him, and there's even Rodrigo Munoz at the start of the season. that that just There's a magnitude of players that you guys have and you can chop and change. I think your team's quite exciting. Every time we watch I watch you guys play, it is quite exciting to watch.
00:32:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I totally agree, especially with what you said there about Anthony Robinson. I echo those sentiments. I think he has been the best-performing left-back in the league this season. I know Manchester United have had their issues and that problem in that particular area, haven't they, with Luke Shaw, injury-prone, and Malaysia, well, he's injury-prone as well. So, he could be doing a good job for Manchester United, but then again, players go to Manchester United and then they fall off a cliff, don't they? So, hopefully from a full-on point of view, he he stays firmly at full-on, despite obviously interest from elsewhere, other clubs.
00:32:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
likes of Liverpool. um just finally then Let's end things with ah with a score prediction. How do we see this game going?
00:32:33
Sam Brady
ah out and turn off to you I'll let you go first with this one.
00:32:37
ontheballpod_
As you laugh and I feel like I'm always an optimist I'll be optimistic and I'll say I think we could probably win the game 2-1.
00:32:43
Sam Brady
um Yeah, I mean same. I think we can win the game. Whether I think we will win the game, I'll go more conservative. I'll go a 1-1.
00:32:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Well, this is a funny one for me because Fulham have struggled at times against bottom half table teams. That's why the result on the weekend against Leicester came as a bit of a relief because previously I'm not comparing Manchester United with these sorts of teams like Southampton Ipswich, but Fulham have drawn games at home to Southampton and Ipswich. And I think they have struggled against teams that play in a low block. Manchester United obviously won't play like that. They won't play like that against Fulham, whereas they might play at the Etihad or Anfield, something like that.
00:33:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I think that will work in Fulham's favour where they have struggled to break down that sort of defence. The fear for Fulham fans, I guess, is that Manchester United are coming into this game with such a low ebb, such a bad feeling about them. They just feel its destiny that Manchester United are going to come away with a win. Probably like Bruno Fernandes pop up in the 89th minute.
00:33:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
with a with a deflected goal or something like that but I think the way Fulham are playing and I think the disappointment looking at the table they're 10th to a lot of people people will be thinking you know that's a really good season for them they've only lost five games but Marco Silva's expressed this many times in interviews how he feels the team should actually be doing better and they've thrown away more points from winning possession positions than then any other team in the league and you look at the likes of Bournemouth and how they're doing, there'll probably be a bit of jealousy in full. I'm thinking the way games are gone, we should be up there really. But just going back to the game, I think it is i think it is a good time to to play against Manchester United, because unlike the game in the early season, I thought Manchester United looked a lot better in that game at Old Trafford, because they were harder to play against, whereas towards the end of last season, they
00:34:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
just gifting so many shots to opposition on goals but they look a little tight there as a unit and obviously that's not been the case this season so um i I'm gonna go for a full and 2-1 victory but you know as I said it given past results past meetings it wouldn't surprise me if Bruno Fennellis pops up with a late winner there That'll do it for this crossover episode. Many
Closing Remarks and Guest Appreciation
00:34:45
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thanks to Dan and to Sam for joining me from the Daily Manchester United team. Be sure to catch their podcast. Be sure to follow our podcast, the Daily Fulham Podcast, as we continue the build-up to the Manchester United game. I'll be giving you a preview. Look ahead to this game on Sunday. That's it for now. We'll catch you all next time.