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Just when we thought we were back.... International Break
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Niall discusses the international break and where our players will be headed
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International Break Highlights for Man United Players
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Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of the daily Manchester United podcast. I'm doing a solo episode this evening and it's, yes, unfortunately it's international break. And we have a lot of players in action for their respective countries over the next over the next while. And yeah, I thought they kind of have a ah quick run through the article that's been posted on the Manchester United official website by Adam Marshall.
00:00:41
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of which Reds are on international duty. So we're going to have a flick through, have a bit of a discussion about some of them, see how they've been getting on this season so far and um yeah what they have to look forward to, I suppose, from an international perspective over the next while. So...
00:00:57
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Yeah, plenty to cover here and in terms of the episode for today.
Cameroon's Key Players on International Duty
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Kicking things off um with with Cameroon. They're actually playing on Wednesday afternoon with a World Cup qualifier away to Mauritius.
00:01:10
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um And of course, we have Brian Mbembo. We spoke about him on yesterday's episode and how much he's really benefiting from having Ahmad Diallo playing in the in the right wing back role beside him.
00:01:22
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giving them and providing that opportunity to play a little bit further, further up the pitch. Um, and one of those advanced number 10 positions, um, off the right hand side. And, you know being really, really effective for us and being a good outlet as well. So I've been very impressed with how he's kind of hit the ground running eight, nine, seven, eight, nine games into the season. So um I think that that signing has really, really paid off and has definitely elevated the the attack and threat that we possess now, which is which is great.
00:01:52
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um And going from a great signing to a player that we have seen go out on loan, sticking with the Cameroon theme, Andre Onana, who's on loan at Trabsonspor, he's likely going to be playing Cameroon are actually four points adrift of Cape Verde at the top of Group D. We had Ciarán's famous clip of Cape Verde on the on the TikTok page, getting ah plenty of of coverage um with that. But they also are playing Angola on Monday. But yeah, Andre Onana, I mean, and not going to lie, but haven't been following Trabsonspor that much.
00:02:27
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But... was singing the praises of Saint-Lemain on yesterday's episode. um And just the fans, you know, being a being so rejoiced that ah that a goalkeeper brick can come out and fetch a ball and catch it above his head. You know, those kind of basic things that you'd expect from a Premier League goalkeeper um and someone that kind of provide that bit of confidence as well for the back four and the defensive unit in general. So...
00:02:53
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It's great to have a goalkeeper that the team seem to be to trust. And yeah, let's let's see how we go from there. But yeah, hopefully hopefully the two the two players get on well for Cameroon. and They're kicking things off quite early within the the international break as well. So let's see how they get on there.
Masraoui's Versatile Return to Morocco
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In terms of Morocco, and they are playing Bahrain. um And we have Masraoui in the squad. We haven't seen too much of him. Obviously, he's been... he's been He's been injured um and hasn't really featured that much, if any at all, for us. um They have a couple of big games. They have a Dominican Republic of Congo as well on on Tuesday.
00:03:36
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But Masrawi, looking forward to kind of seeing him get back into the squad a bit more regularly when he's when he's back fully fit. um We know we can play in a couple of different positions in this system, and play as one of the the three in the back three, but also...
Danish Talent Spotlight: Hojland and Dargu
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right wing back or left wing back where needed if we're maybe coming up against a bit of a more and attacking team and and we know that we're not going to have as much of the ball to kind of have that defensive presence there but big fan of Masraoui so yeah looking forward to having him back in and amongst us when it comes to Squall's selection Moving on then to Denmark, we have Patrick Dargu and of course another lonely Rasmus Hojland.
00:04:19
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They're playing Belarus and then they also have a match on Sunday against Greece. I mean, Highland, to be honest, I'm absolutely delighted for him. I mean, he just seems to have such a weight lifted off his shoulders. um He got his goal in the Champions League.
00:04:37
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Pointing to the badge, look, the emotions take over. He's earned his...
00:04:45
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He's earned his, I suppose, chance to actually point to the badge and enjoy his time within the within the Champions League. If you think back to his first season at United, his best matches were actually in Europe.
00:04:58
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There was four or five goals that he got in that Champions League campaign as well. So you know a player that's kind of suited to those midweek and night matches. So yeah, really, really delighted for him that ah things are going well for him at Napoli.
00:05:11
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Obviously, it's not bad when you have Mick Sauce feeding you some some chances, but also um just a fella called Kevin De Bruyne feeding you some assists as well.
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and So it could be worse for him. So i'm I'm glad he's doing well. um And then we have Patrick Dargu, who I've been a big fan of. I think he's come in under the radar, um but he's performed really, really well.
00:05:36
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um And, you know, the only kind of weakness is some of the balls that he's had in the final third. But I can see improvement on that from from how Raleigh was last year, kind of coming in towards the end of the season, that...
00:05:48
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he is starting to feel a bit more assured, I think, in that left wing back position. And we do ask an awful lot of him. um You know, we touched on on yesterday's episode that... the chemistry that we have on the right side of the team isn't really reflected on the left-hand side of the team yet. And we don't really have a secure kind of left number 10 like we do with Mbwemo on the right. So, you know, we're expecting him to do an awful lot of defensive duty, but also get up the pitch and join in the attacks and be able to provide that...
00:06:20
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that end product for for the likes of Sesco, et cetera. So yeah, really, really happy with Dorgoo and and um glad that he's getting some solid minutes as well for for Denmark moving forward.
South American Stars: Casemiro, Cunha, León
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Moving on then to Brazil, um we have Casemiro and Cunha who are involved in it in Carlo Ancelotti's squad. They are um taking on Korea and Japan.
00:06:46
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While ah Paraguay have Diego León, who's got his maiden call-up, which is great. I mean, Diego León... I saw a couple of glimpses of him in preseason.
00:06:59
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Hasn't really featured at all um for for United this season. you know Providing a bit of competition for ah for Dargu on that left-hand side and with Luke Shaw as well.
00:07:10
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um Kind of sent our harry Harry Amass out on loan as well. So, yeah, hopefully he can he can really shine getting his his maiden call up to the squad there. And hopefully things go really, really well for him.
00:07:24
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A couple of others that we need to mention is Ahmad is joining up with the Ivory Coast squad and they take on the Seychelles and Kenya. And then we have our number nine, Benjamin Sesko, lining out for Slovenia and they're playing Kosovo and Switzerland. So hopefully he can kind of continue that scoring run that he's on at the moment and be able to bag a few goals to kind of keep that confidence going.
Ivory Coast and Slovenia's Rising Stars
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So we'll take a quick break there and we'll be back with covering a couple of more profiles and and where they're going to be playing their football over the next while.
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Thank you.
Belgium and Portugal's International Challenges
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A player that is slowly becoming one of my favourites, which I suppose is just showing how low the bar has been. But Saint-Lemain has been called up for Belgium, still awaiting his his international bow. he's been He's been brought up twice, or he's been on the bench twice, apologies, to to the Belgium.
00:09:20
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um He's been named in the squad for the World Cup qualifiers. They're facing North Macedonia and Wales. it's going to be tough for him to get a game with with Belgium, with Courtois still knocking around for for Belgium, but really, really delighted that he's he's in and amongst it and um solidifying his place within that Belgium squad as well.
00:09:42
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Still obviously really young and um seems to have good stature about him, seems to be quite level-headed as well. And, you know, like I mentioned previously on yesterday's episode as well, just such a a weight lifted off your shoulders when you're watching them that you can kind of trust what's actually going on. And yes, it is early. I understand that. But from where we were, it's a great kind of positive note to um to hang your hat on, I suppose, when it comes to our goalkeeping situation.
00:10:12
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Moving on to the weekend and some of the matches that are that are taking place then, we have and Portugal, the UEFA Nations League champions.
00:10:25
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They're taking on the Republic of Ireland. um I think the lesser said about that, the better. ah Ireland haven't had the the greatest start to the World Cup qualifiers, um getting the draw against Hungary and then losing quite heavily to Armenia. So, I mean, it'll take some magic to to get anything out of that game from an Irish perspective.
00:10:48
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I think we need to get all all the big boys back. Richard Dunn, John O'Shea, Darren Gibson, Stephen Ireland. I think they'd all have to come back in for us to have a fighting chance against against Portugal. But Let's see how we get on.
00:11:02
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They are facing Ireland, obviously, Portugal, and then they're playing Hungary as well. So, you know, they have a very, very strong squad. We're going to have Diogo Dallo. We're going to Bruno Fernandes within those squads as well. So hopefully, hopefully that Ireland can sneak a point from that game.
00:11:21
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Moving on
Rashford and Yarrow's International Prospects
00:11:22
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to Ireland's neighbours, we have England. Obviously, Marcus Rashford is on loan at Barcelona. he's He's scored some absolute crackers for Barcelona in in the Champions League. They've had um a couple of ups and downs when it comes to their form within La Liga, but he's been doing pretty decent. um He's in the England squad.
00:11:43
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They are preparing for their friendly with Wales before they actually take on Latvia. in qualifying. ju They never seem to have a hard game in ah in qualifying.
00:11:53
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Anyway, don't know what to make about that, but they always seem to um never play anyone, really. um We have Lennie Yarrow, then up with the French under-21 squad. So...
00:12:05
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so Let's see how he does there. I mean, surely it's time Lenny Yarrow is getting into that French squad, and into the senior team. I think it is probably one of the strongest, strongest nations in the world.
00:12:16
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um And they do have a lot of competition there. But I think, obviously, he's still quite young, still being eligible for the under-21 squad. um But the quality is there to be seen. You know, he's ah he's an absolutely excellent footballer.
00:12:32
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He's growing in confidence. You know, you can see the manager has a lot of faith in him. Watching the matches, I have a lot of faith in him as well. And I think when we're lining out our strongest team, he's definitely solidified that right-hand side of the three, of the back three there alongside De Ligt.
00:12:47
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um So yeah, big, big fan of Lennie Jarreau. So really looking forward to seeing um him break into the into the French squad. into the French senior squad very, very soon.
00:12:58
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um Another couple of players we have are Bayendir, who's up with Turkey. and They meet Bulgaria before heading to the homeland to welcome Georgia on Tuesday. So, yeah, a lot of ah lot of United players to keep an eye out for.
00:13:13
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um We also have youngster James Scanlon, who could feature and should feature for Gibraltar on Wednesday evening.
Wrap-up: Man United's International Impact and Rumors
00:13:20
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um coming up against new caledonia i mean yeah if you if you're if you're looking for a bit of entertainment on uh on wednesday evening and that that should definitely live up to it but like i mentioned lots of players to to keep an eye out for on this international break yes i know it's tough guys we just got our victory against sunderland we're building that momentum we are so back all of that we love all that
00:13:46
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We have a big game against Liverpool coming up in the Premier League, but we need to get through this international break unscathed and to and to hopefully have our players continue um the fine run of form for whoever are on good form and whoever is searching for a bit of form. Hopefully they can find that within their international teams and within their matches over the next while. But For this episode, we'll call it there. um There'll be plenty more over the next week discussing how our players are getting on in those matches. um Any sort of rumors, I suppose, that are coming up now towards the the next sort of transfer window. I mean, it's United, so there's always players going to be linked. So never never in doubt there in terms of content. But yes, thank you very much for listening for this episode.
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And I will see you in the next one.