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Crossover v Spurs - Who Needs It More?
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Episode 48, Daily Manchester City -
Chris from Daily Spurs joins Jools, Keelin and Lewis as we discuss all things Spurs and whether City can stop the rot in Saturday's match.
Also the guys give their combined XIs between the two sides, with some interesting omissions
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Introduction and Episode Overview
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to the Daily Manchester City Podcast on the Global Sports Podcast Network. Today on episode 48, we have everyone's favourite time of the week, the crossover episode. This is exciting for two reasons.
Return of the Premier League
00:00:20
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One, we all live to give we all love to give each other some stick in the name of light football content, but more importantly, reason number two, it means the Premier League is back, baby.
00:00:30
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And whilst being Welsh, I have no complaints whatsoever with our international exploits over the past couple of weeks. There's nothing like the greatest league in the world. And I know I speak um but for all of you gentlemen when I say we are delighted for it to be back.
Guest Introductions
00:00:42
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And the gentleman in question, I'm delighted to be joined by today, Keelan McNamara. Hi, Keelan.
00:00:47
Keelin McNamara
Jules, hello mate and as an Ireland fan I am of course delighted the international break is over for very different reasons but still delighted to be back, good to be here.
00:00:57
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And Lewis Royal. Hi, Lewis.
00:01:00
Lewis
Yeah, I do hate the international break, but it is sort of bittersweet as an England fan after the Russian island 5-0, but yeah, excited for the Premier League to be back.
Facing Manchester City: A Spurs Perspective
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And the man coming into enemy territory today, outnumbered, but still serving us with what I'm sure will be a big cheesy grin is Chris from the Daily Spurs team. How are we, k Chris?
00:01:17
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Not bad, thank you for having me. um International breakers are nothing to make me feel any better about Facing City.
00:01:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Great. So pleasantries now aside.
00:01:26
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I'll be upbeat though. Carry on.
00:01:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, brilliant, brilliant.
Manchester City's Recent Challenges
00:01:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
So pleasantries aside, Chris might be getting some hostility from the boys today, as Spurs were the first team to set City on the current four match slide. The Carabao Cup crisis catalysts, if you will, losing 2-1 that day, courtesy of Timo Werner and Papsar's first half strikes just three weeks ago. City have of course lost to Bournemouth, sporting in Brighton since then in what was a terrible 11 days for the club. This match, however, presents an opportunity to right that wrong,
00:01:58
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and turn the ship around in the chase for a fifth consecutive Premier League title. That would be easier said than done though, his spurs and notoriously difficult opponents for the Sky Blues. Normally when reeling off some head-to-head stats in these crossover episodes, City have unquestionably had the upper hand. Historically, sometimes, but almost certainly in the Premier League era.
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The lily whites laugh in the face of that, though, with remarkably similar head-to-heads records all the time. In the 172 games between the two teams, there have been 37 draws, 67 wins for Spurs, and 68 for City, so incredibly close. But in the Premier League, it is slightly different, however.
Spurs' Season Performance and Challenges
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Spurs have beaten City 28 times in the Premier League, compared to just 18 wins in return. Throw in just eight draws in the 54 games, and the most common result is a Spurs win.
00:02:43
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although City do normally fare much better at home than at White Hart Lane. Looking at today's landscape, Spurs seem to be standing on quite tumultuous ground after a rather inconsistent start to the season. Five wins, one draw, five losses, so far put Spurs in a quite dismal-looking 10th position, albeit just three points away from London rivals Chelsea and Arsenal, in the desired third and fourth positions respectively. Ange Posterkoglu has presented an increasingly frustrated figure as of late, no more so than after Spurs' 2-1 loss to Ipswich last time out.
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Ipswich picking up their first win of the season at White Hart Lane that day. And after that long-winded intro, I guess that's a perfect place to start. So Chris, how is the mood at the club right now? Was the international break exactly what was needed after a pretty devastating result?
00:03:27
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
We don't like international breaks. A record before international breaks is atrocious and ah there's obviously lots of noises. So when you hear the the press turning and things coming out about players falling out of a van, it's never good because it's a familiar pattern with Spurs. um And you just think, oh God, all we need now is a couple of heavy defeats. That's all right. We're playing City. That will happen at home. We weren't lost for two years. Fantastic. Great.
00:03:55
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
um So, yeah, it's not great times, I must admit. And, um you know, we've had those bad losses as as well. It's more performance. I want a performance, our next performance to be good. um I almost don't care. Well, I do care. I want us to win, but I'll take a draw now. Give me a draw. We'll take it. But that's, you know, more likely not going to happen. And in general,
Ange Postekoglu's Management Critique
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Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
spares are, it feels a dangerous time for for Spurs because, you know, there's a lot more people um not happy with Ange, the way it's been going. um And it just, as like I said, it's a familiar pattern and I do fear for him, um especially in this December period coming up.
00:04:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Which is a shame because he's had a lot of a lot of them a lot of fans for his approach and you know and his demeanor, I guess, whilst he's being Spurs boss. But I think the buzzword is consistency, isn't it? And what have Spurs been missing? And I don't just mean consistency. That's obvious. But what is causing the lack of it, you think?
00:05:01
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I think that when you have a new manager, there's a bounce there, isn't there? And then you get a few new players that give you another bit of bounce before the season, um because there's a bit more of enthusiasm about it. But you've got to say with Anj, he's not helped himself. His demeanor has changed a lot. He's looking down. He's not actually giving people a focus of his eyes when he's talking about things after the match. He's taking it on himself.
00:05:25
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
um But it's really just, and most fans will say this obviously, it's this lack of plan B. Stick into the process, which I totally admire, because he but sometimes what's the definition of stupidity doing the same thing over and over again. and you know I like people who plan for the future.
00:05:43
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
and have youth coming through. But at the same point, it is difficult um as a Spurs fan currently when you or you know that actually just change the system a bit and be more structured. Even when we're 2-0 up, we still go and attack. We don't need to do that. And no team is going to win anything. Maybe a cup. And then everybody will be fine again, won't they?
00:06:01
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
oh
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, that naivety, let's say, and could come from the fact that the age profile of a lot of your players, like you say, is quite young, 21 to 24, where they're not at their peak. But you can tell there's so much talent in the team. um So I'm curious to learn a little bit more about the players that have fallen out with Anj. Could you tell us a little bit more about that?
00:06:24
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, it seems that there's a few of them. And it's the people who he's been a little bit critical of as well. I think of the Clario seems quite vocal. You've got a doggy, the same as well. And again, I don't want to read too much into, I sound like Angela and I clocky.
00:06:46
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I try not to read too much into anything in the press, but at the same point, you do kind of get it because they're getting the buzz and the feel of the crowd and the general feeling of the fans as well.
00:06:48
Lewis
Thank you.
00:06:57
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
And every is a bit, oh, there's something not quite right there. And it only takes a few things like this to happen. So, yeah, they've been critical by the sounds of it, I don't know. But the more stories you hear like that, the adage, there's no smoke without fire.
00:07:12
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
and um and You know, if there's nothing positive to talk about, then obviously negatives build up and then get bigger. sorry
00:07:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. What are your thoughts and memories of spirits throughout the years Keelan?
00:07:24
Keelin McNamara
Well any time City end up slipping up Tottenham are never anywhere far behind and if it's not 1981 it's 2021 so there's a pretty common trail of Tottenham being the downfall of Man City.
00:07:28
Lewis
Maybe one minute.
00:07:38
Keelin McNamara
I will say
00:07:38
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
who Well, we we might get that back.
00:07:43
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
That'll be spursy. The only wit league type Premier League type we'll win is actually by a forfeit.
00:07:48
Keelin McNamara
but
00:07:49
Lewis
you
00:07:50
Keelin McNamara
That's a fair point. But listen, I've talked about this quite a lot on the Citi podcast because of course I'm a Celtic supporter aside from obviously representing Citi. So I do have an insight in Tangipasta Cogli that a lot of Premier League fans maybe don't. And I do think that I'm just a great manager and I think he's a great manager for a club like Tottenham. He has absolute conviction in his beliefs and in his philosophy and he will drag his philosophy along regardless of whether the players agree with it or not.
00:08:21
Keelin McNamara
no Where Anish differs quite a lot from his time at Celtic to his time at Tottenham is, obviously in Scotland, when you manage a club like Glasgow Celtic, you don't really need a plan B because it's very rarely teams are going to have the quality to come back and sting you if you're winning by quite a lot.
00:08:39
Keelin McNamara
The Premier League in Europe is very different because we've seen how many times that that is absolutely possible.
00:08:42
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:08:46
Keelin McNamara
And I do think with Anj, as a manager, there is potentially a need for him to grow and evolve and recognise that he is actually going to have to start putting a plan B in place because um I'm sure we'll get on to this later on. I love the way Tottenham play under Orange because I see the Celtic team that I love under Orange as well. The problem is with this ridiculous high line wid with respect guys like Christian Romero, who, whilst he's a great defender, is incredibly reckless, you do have to have back full backs in place.
00:09:20
Keelin McNamara
and Ange hasn't focused on putting them in place.
00:09:22
Lewis
and
00:09:23
Keelin McNamara
So when something goes wrong, it's so concentrated that it just becomes so much worse to begin with. But what I will say is to any Tottenham listeners, have faith in Ange.
Future Prospects for Ange
00:09:34
Keelin McNamara
I do think he is the man. I think he will turn it around. He just needs to put a plan B in place for a lot of those high-end games. But i I do think you have the right man in charge.
00:09:45
Keelin McNamara
I believe in him.
00:09:47
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I like the guy, and um like I said, I believe I like that he's committed to it. But I think that, and obviously it's easy when things go wrong to criticise, isn't it? And there's a lot of people who obviously mentioned that, great, he he managed Celtic. But they're a dominant, like you said, they're a dominant team in a pretty weak league. And he hasn't really gone and ever managed at the top level and yeah, he's he's totally he's been found out hasn't he really, I guess.
00:10:15
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
You just can't get away with it in the Premier League or at the top level, you need to change your methods.
00:10:18
Keelin McNamara
Yeah, to some degree, I do agree. I think that is a good way of putting it. and I think the the lack of backup plans has been exposed 100%, but I do think the planning philosophy is an excellent philosophy because even the City fans, I don't think it's great seeing every team in the world copy the way City play it is, because seeing somebody try to do something different.
00:10:42
Keelin McNamara
I just think with Ange, if he's given the time and support that he needs, I think you will, because even Pep Guardiola's evolved since he's been in England, everybody has to evolve at some point, and Ange will evolve with the process, you've just got to stick it out and give him the time to do it.
00:10:53
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
yeah
00:10:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's the key, though, isn't it? um We've seen no signs of there being an evolution or a backup plan so far. And again, I love Ange as well. And I've said that on this podcast many times. I think he's a breath of fresh air, both in the way he talks and the way he thinks about football. But until we see that backup plan, I i i understand why Spurs are feeling a bit disheartened with the situation at current. However, you could look at it as you're only three points off third.
00:11:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, everyone's cooing over how Chelsea have played this year and over the course of a weekend, you could be above them.
00:11:26
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Exactly.
00:11:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I don't think, I i don't i don't think, I don't think getting rid of Ange is the play yet at all.
00:11:34
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:11:38
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
It's got December, isn't it, really, with this this period of games there?
00:11:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
but
00:11:42
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I mean, if we...
00:11:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it should be longer. He's bedding in a bunch of these young players that are all improving generally, maybe defensively, not so much.
00:11:44
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
but I think so.
00:11:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
But technically, and you know I feel like a lot of these players, especially from the midfield app, are improving.
00:11:58
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I think the problem with it is is a little bit that they haven't really come out and said what they, you know, there's a guy couple of people I list you listen to on podcast and YouTube and they're kind of right in the sense that they haven't really come out as a club or Andrew hasn't come out and said, look, this is what we're doing.
00:11:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Lewis. Oh, sorry sorry, Chris. Carry on, carry on.
00:12:14
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
We're going to blood the youth and it's going to be we're going to be probably mid table, but this is how they'll learn, et cetera. And we haven't got, you know, you could say that Sri Lanka was a goodbye at the end of the season but you know they had to do something with with a bigger name he's established because all the other players were for the future um which i totally get as well some of those might not make it some of them probably will do um but will they be given time and you know there's always already
Historical Matches: Spurs vs City
00:12:40
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
talks about archer grey going back to Leeds and i'm like that's crazy just give him a bit he surely must be had with his game time he's just stepped up and he's got some good European experience now as well which we're going to go a little bit further in so
00:12:53
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, it's a difficult one, but I think lots of them are frustrated as Spurs fans that we don't really know the direction. And because you don't know the direction, as in this is where we're going to be this year and we'll plan to be there here next year. And it's very much on a whim. And obviously then it's all down to lounge and, you know, recruitment.
00:13:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah. lewis ah Lewis, how do you feel about Spurs? And historically, how do you feel about Spurs? Does your heart still burn with white heart rage thinking about that match in 2021 killing us?
00:13:24
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
loves us look at space well
00:13:27
Lewis
yeah Of course it does, but I've always not liked Spurs, but I've always not hated them. Obviously with Arsenal and the fan base, ah the other North London club, you go more to hate them, but I've always liked Spurs. I think it's probably because they don't win much. Well, there's a Audi Cup in whenever, whenever it was, but I've always liked the players. I've always liked, like sort of what they're about. I've always liked how they play football. And I do like Angie ball, the, the attacking football. I think it's good this season. they They've scored the average, the most goals per game with 2.1.
00:13:57
Lewis
ah in the whole league but I just think it's consistency has always let them down in the past few years from my memory they've always been up there in and around there especially by Christmas time they've been up there but then it's just yeah after Christmas which is where other clubs including the City turn it around and Spurs just don't tend to stay consistent from what I can remember but I did think that this season they were they were gonna do all right I think it every year but this season I did I think obviously I'm a big fan of of James Madison who probably hasn't lived up to his standards this season, although I do think he did have a good start.
00:14:31
Lewis
But for me as well, it's the away form. I think they've got one of the worst away forms in the league this season and their only win was against a shocking side, one of the worst teams in the league in Man United.
00:14:35
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
yeah
00:14:43
Lewis
So yeah, I ah don't hate Spurs. Obviously I've not got very fond memories when it when it matters and they've set us on our losing streak this season, so yeah.
00:14:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, well that was a very ah long and tasty part one. After this short ad break, we'll get into get stuck into the match itself.
00:15:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome back to the Daily Manchester City Podcast on the Global Sports Podcast Network. We're here for crossover Thursday with Chris from the Daily Spurs team for Saturday's City vs Spurs match where the Premier League is back. So ah talking about the match itself, there's plenty to plenty to get stuck into. Firstly, who do you expect to be in your starting 11, Chris? And just chopped and changed his midfield quite a lot recently.
00:16:00
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, I think it will be... Oh, yeah, I don't know. probably That's the hard one. I didn't even know midfield-wise, I think I'd go with Kirilloszewski up for um in the 10th.
00:16:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Who's missing then? Who's who's missing then?
00:16:18
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
We've got... Benton Core, has he started?
00:16:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think so, yeah.
00:16:22
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Has that started now?
00:16:24
Lewis
and He's done.
00:16:24
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, so Benton Core's not out.
00:16:25
Lewis
I think Benson is done, yeah.
00:16:27
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, so he's out, so I think that... You know, obviously with him and Tsar anyway, it was sort of swapping around, so Tsar will be in. um And then we'll beat Kudaszewski, and then obviously that's pretty much it really with Pissuma coming in as well at some point. They're very much of a muchness those two though, really. so Sometimes I think Pissuma is like, wow, that's that's class. And yeah, he flitters in and out of games sometimes, so we'll see. But say but um a cent sense yeah, but we're ready to be strong there. It's the defense we got issues with.
00:16:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
And is will you have your first choice of defence or Mikki van der Van?
00:17:03
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Thunder Van, I'm not sure if he's going to be ready.
00:17:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:07
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
like ah after I think he'll probably sit out because they'll say, actually, you know, but we'll keep him for a game we need. We definitely will have a chance of winning power.
Upcoming Match Lineup Speculations
00:17:14
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I don't know. And then obviously we'll probably have remember we came back injured as well from international duty.
00:17:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, OK.
00:17:23
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
So that's not so good. So I'm not sure he's going to be available. um a maculous ah reincarnation but um now we have Dragosan and Davies centre back, I would probably think.
00:17:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah We'll have no Ben Davies slander on this podcast. just Good man, good man.
00:17:39
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
No, no, I'm on a Ben Davies fan. I'm a Ben Davies fan, he's a fantastic club man, he always puts 100% in and if we had 11 Ben Davies as a lost 5-0 every match, he cannot say the effort wasn't there.
00:17:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, just maybe the technical ability. but
00:17:56
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, but well, that's what squad team players like.
00:17:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:00
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
And you could say that about a lot of sort of players, and lots of teams, you but you need those players to be able to play at the end of the day. But they're players who, yes, they might be able to play at an international level, obviously, um but they're not not top, top, top players, are they?
00:18:14
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
And that hence why your team doesn't, our team doesn't progress because we then rely on them too much when we get one or two injuries. so
00:18:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah. Understandable. and And would that be Son, Slanky, Johnson up top then?
00:18:29
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, I think so. Yeah, we'll be. And Johnson's still on a rich day of form, hasn't he? And he um got an assist or two assists, so you'd do really well, doesn't he? Got an assist.
00:18:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
i scored He scored yesterday for Wales, Johnson did, yes.
00:18:40
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah. Yeah. So he's been, he's been, well, probably one of our most consistent players in a really inconsistent team, really, in the Kudaszewski and Saar. So yeah, decent.
00:18:51
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Not bad at all.
00:18:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, definitely ah definitely um a strong starting 11 for sure. so
00:18:57
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
It is. But Poirot and obviously a doggy, if they're playing, they just haven't, if I'm right in saying Poirot has only done one goal assist this season, that's worrying.
00:19:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, considering his strengths lie further forward as well.
00:19:11
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, exactly.
00:19:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. ah um From City's perspective, we know that and the club has got a lot of injuries.
00:19:18
Lewis
Thank
00:19:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
and We definitely know that as we won't stop talking about it.
00:19:22
Lewis
you.
Manchester City's Injury Concerns
00:19:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
But who do you think we will see line up for City on Saturday, Lewis?
00:19:28
Lewis
I think, I think, well, with what we've got, it's going to be a struggle to feel the very strong side. I think I want to see De Bruyne back.
00:19:40
Lewis
I don't know if he'll start, but I do want to see him have more of an impact on the game, definitely. I can't wait for him to be back. I'm not sure if he played for Belgium. I didn't check, but...
00:19:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, he's ever he's left Belgium now, so he he should he should should be should be fresh.
00:19:51
Lewis
Oh yeah, as is Nia. Yeah. Hopefully, he should have fresh legs, yeah. Apart from that, obviously, how I'm up front, apart from that, it'll just be the same in field, Kovacic, Gundaba and then and ah think Walker will probably start right back, Rico Lewis might be to left back and then centre backs, I don't know centre backs at all, I think Diaz is out still, stones is out, Akay is out, I think
00:20:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
but but that leaves a Kanji out as well, yeah. Oh yeah, he got he withdrew from international, didn't he? I'm not sure all the people that did withdraw from international duty were as injured as they quite said for City Mine, so we'll see.
00:20:27
Lewis
Yeah, no, I don't think so. but
00:20:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, he chops and changes his centre-backs all the time, Paph does, doesn't he? and Where do you think the game will be won and lost, then Keeling?
00:20:34
Lewis
Yeah.
00:20:38
Keelin McNamara
and Before I answer that, James, I actually had a question for Chris, if you don't mind, because we are hosting Tottenham.
00:20:42
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:20:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, of course.
00:20:44
Keelin McNamara
Chris, as a Tottenham fan, what's your thoughts on the Rodrigo Benton curve saga? Because we've seen that it's a pretty monstrous suspension and it's a very, very heavy fine for everything that's happened.
00:20:57
Keelin McNamara
Now, given that he is probably one of your best midfielders and somebody who would play in this game, as a sort of whole, how much of an effect does this have on Tottenham, do you think?
00:21:08
Keelin McNamara
And do you think Rodrigo Bentonker, assuming he is suspended for all seven games, how big of a miss is he going to be to your midfield?
00:21:16
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
A big miss because he's been consistent, been a good player for us. In the last couple of games, even when we've not done well, he's been good, he's come on and and made a difference. And I've always liked him. When he's on form, he's really, really good a good player. um When he's not, he's a bit of a liability he's going to do a late tackle um or get injured himself by somebody else. And that happens seems to happen quite a lot to him.
00:21:41
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
But I would say that, yeah, it's going to have a big effect. I mean, they've appealed, not the decision, but they've appealed the length of the time and the length of the games. But obviously about the decision, then you've got to make that call because at the end of the day, if there's no replications for saying stuff like that, then people just keep on saying it. I think it's normal and right.
00:22:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you think that it's unfair comparatively to some of the other suspensions that have been given out for similar circumstances?
00:22:10
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, but people don't like Spurs.
00:22:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or lack of suspensions. Yeah, true. but
00:22:13
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
People who have a ah same seem to be, because it's Spurs and it's Daniel Evey and they've got a nice new stadium, then they seem to...
00:22:21
Lewis
Okay.
00:22:22
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I might be saying this as a Spurs fan, obviously it's affected my team, but it to some it does sometimes feel like, oh no, we're doing more, say because it's Spurs.
00:22:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:35
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
But yeah, it's not good times for for the band, definitely.
00:22:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
I agree with them what you said about the the punishment itself is fair, but I would understand why there'd be a lot of anger in the lack of consistency, because that's so thats so that's all you want in sanctioning, really, isn't it?
00:22:47
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:22:47
Keelin McNamara
Yeah.
00:22:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
If everyone adheres to the same playbook and the same rules, then everyone knows where they stand.
00:22:52
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Interesting.
00:22:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
But that's I think that's where a lot of the controversy from that came about, because you those players like Enzo Fernandez who said pretty much the same things, who didn't get in trouble whatsoever, really.
00:23:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:23:06
Keelin McNamara
I'd argue Enzo Fernandez this was much worse, in fact, and that that's why I wanted to bring it up, because I mean, not to draw parallels, because they're all pretty bad things to say, but the Argentinian thing was much, much worse, in my opinion, than Ben Tanker, and even the human song set, he didn't find any offense in it. So I was just curious, and I appreciate you answering as well, because I know it's a sensitive topic, but I was curious about what the feeling was, and especially because he is such a good midfielder.
00:23:35
Keelin McNamara
how much of a miss he would be in a game like this.
00:23:39
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Big Biz, but I would say it's so spursy. I mean, the player getting a band for comment on something his captain said, I mean, Jesus. That's crazy. I almost thought there'd be someone getting banned for saying that there was a difference in our new logo as well.
00:23:54
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
you know that that That could have happened as well.
00:23:54
Keelin McNamara
what
00:23:56
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
say
00:23:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
OK, I'll flip that question to Lewis now then.
Match Strategies and Predictions
00:24:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was going to ask you, Keelan, where do you think the game is going to be won and lost?
00:24:07
Lewis
um I think with Spurs attacking football, it's going to be lost on the wings like most, well, not i done I'm not saying lost, it's going to be won or lost, sorry, on the wings. and Like it mostly is for us, I do think that that's our weakness getting caught on the counter. Obviously we spoke about ear loads, especially not being switched on from the start. I do think if Mikey Moore plays and Brennan Johnson on on the wing, if Mikey Moore comes on, I think that they're a big danger to our um a weak back line at the minute. Obviously we just spoke about all the injuries. is
00:24:39
Lewis
it's going to be is going to be tough to watch. We've seen it in the in the league cup the other week. Obviously, we we came back in our chances, but it's just that the lack of concentration from us is not good enough. So I do feel that it'll definitely be worn out wide going forward on and with Pots to Kogliu attacking football.
00:24:58
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Oh posh, missing. ter
00:25:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh yeah, he was great at you guys.
00:25:01
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
it
00:25:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll ask you the same question and Chris, so maybe slightly different. Who or what presents the most danger to you and what have Spurs got to do to come away from the Etihad with three points?
00:25:12
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Harland, simple as. he's ah He's a handful and I think I said to you before we started, I can't match. if he puts five or six of those away and that's the quality that that you miss and um yeah with our defense currently I just s think that that's going to be a ah big challenge for them if they keep him quiet don't know how um but um yeah that I think that's where it would be when I lost to be honest I think that midfield they're both even though you've you know you've got some players out there still good good midfielders aren't they defense
00:25:45
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
lapses of concentration with both sides are ah as that's happening for both of us to be honest and that's frustrating as a fan because they're paying a lot of money to just turn up for those games.
00:25:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Both teams conceded the same ah goals of the Premier League this year, so I think it goes to show and that City's defence is nowhere one near up to the standards that they usually are. and Only two clean sheets in 11 Premier League games, so um you know with the attacking talent in Spurs' team, I think you could definitely pose a lot of problems.
00:26:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
and that oh That brings us to the score predictions. So I'll come to you first, Keelan.
00:26:21
Keelin McNamara
Thank you.
00:26:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do City stop the rut here?
00:26:24
Keelin McNamara
I bloody hope so because we're in real trouble if we don't. um i'm having a thing ah Yeah, I do think Citi stopped the rod. I think they're going to make it very hard on themselves like they always do. But I do think with Tottenham's inability to consistently defend, I think they will give Citi enough opportunities that they have to put at least some of them away. I do think it'll be quite a tight game though. I'm going to say Citi e-guided 2-1 win.
00:26:53
Keelin McNamara
And don't forget about Mateus Noun, you're the second fastest player in the league, did you know? but but
00:26:57
Lewis
motion
00:26:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Lewis, do you agree with Keelan's assessment of not only the school but of Mateus Nunez's pace as well?
00:27:06
Lewis
Oh, of course, it's ah we can't not talk about Matthias Nunes' flying pace down that wing. He's now a winger, didn't you know? Yeah, um yeah i would I would have to say that we do stop the rot, I think.
00:27:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
sorry chris we've just brought you into an inside thing that
00:27:17
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, I feel all right, Lemon. Anyway, carry on. Goose brick, sorry, come on.
00:27:25
Lewis
It's got to come to an end at some point. I don't think we lose five in a row. That would be calamitous. and So i'll I'll go with a 3-1 win, I think, at home. I think that with Harlan's form over the international break, if he can if he can bring that into the Premier League, hopefully you can and pray and he can, and then I'd have to say 3-1.
00:27:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sorry Chris, we've just brought you into an inside thing.
00:27:44
Lewis
I don't see us keeping a clean sheet just yet, just with the injuries in defense and Spurs' sp's pace going forward, like I mentioned. So I do see us conceding. ah We've got to bounce back at some point and hopefully he'll be on Saturday.
00:27:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I see it the same. Chris, what do you think the score will be?
00:28:03
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
This is the start of our winning streak. Come on. It's it's going to be 6-0. You know what? We could quite easily win 4-1, 4-2, or lose the same amount. So it's going to be a difficult one to to to call. <unk>d I'd like to think it could be 2-0. But more than likely, I think you guys might pip it with an extra one because you've got to be more clinical.
00:28:29
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I'm not that Dom Solanke isn't a good good striker um or Sonny or or Johnson but I just think that Harland, you give him 10 chances he's going to score more of those.
00:28:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, there's no shame in ah not quite matching up to Harlan's statistics at all. And that brings us to the end of part two. When we come back, we will and ah go for something a little bit more lighthearted and get some combined 11s on the go.
00:28:50
Lewis
Thank you.
00:29:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome back to the Daily Manchester City Podcast on the Global Sports Podcast Network. We are here for another crossover Thursday with Chris from the Daily Spurs team.
Combined City-Spurs Dream Team
00:29:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I'm going to come straight to Chris and get his combined Man City and Spurs 11 from him. And we're going to say everyone's if everyone's fully fit and based on kind of, well, just their ability slash form this season. So take it away, Chris.
00:29:51
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Okay so obviously when you started asking me about this so ashley I I'm not sure there's many Spurs players who would get into the Mound City team to be fair and on the way be playing but I think there will there will be a couple um so I'd probably start on the back with quite a few of the Mound City team.
00:30:12
Keelin McNamara
I'm sorry.
00:30:12
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I'd probably go with your go keeper. Vicario is just not doing it for a lot of Spurs fans, primarily because he's not very good at crosses at all. He doesn't command anything and he just instills no confidence whatsoever. um Then I'd probably go for... Oh, who would we go for? Would we go for van der Van? Yeah, he's played well. Van der Van will be in it, I off for think, surely.
00:30:40
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Horo, no, he's not really, he's been ready to be consistent, but not nothing special. The same with Doggy. I'd probably say mid Midfield, we'd probably be in with his shout of putting Saren into a Man City Spurs combined, and then possibly Kozeski in there as well.
00:31:01
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
And then Striker-wise, you have to give it a hand, don't you, rather than any of our sort strikers.
00:31:10
Lewis
It's too long to think about that. no
00:31:13
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
this No, no, well, I like to balance it out a bit, but you know what? Yeah, there's no there's no real comparison with really. So, um and then wiggle-wise, I mean, how has Ducky been playing?
00:31:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Dom Solanke, Erwin Harland.
00:31:24
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Has he been playing all right?
00:31:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
knock Not great.
00:31:26
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
No.
00:31:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's had a couple of injuries.
00:31:29
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
one to to yeah One-trip pony.
00:31:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's one, sorry.
00:31:33
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Do yeah.
00:31:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
He just hasn't developed as much as he'd have liked, but that one trick is still lethal.
00:31:35
Lewis
Yeah.
00:31:35
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
network ah yeah
00:31:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know like He's got lightning pace and brilliant feet, but in the final third he doesn't quite have the the vision or the ah other technique with his shooting yet, but it could still come.
00:31:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
It just hasn't quite happened yet.
00:31:53
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Well, you know, obviously, usually we would say Sonny would be in most combined teams who play, but um he's ah unfortunately a little bit on the wane, in my opinion.
00:32:01
Keelin McNamara
Thank you.
00:32:03
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
um He may well make an appearance off the bench, maybe. um But and we've mentioned Johnson as well when we were talking before the the podcast. Well, Johnson, yeah, he's been in good form, isn't he?
00:32:13
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
And that you have to put play form players sometimes. So, you know, he could be in the shower, I suppose. It depends what you guys think about your wingers.
00:32:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Johnson has scored more goals than every City player combined in the league except Holland this year.
00:32:21
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
um
00:32:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
So i don't i don't ah don't ah don't think I don't think it's a crazy shout to have the Welsh Wizard in the team.
00:32:29
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
That's a maybe. ah it It was actually you who said, what about Johnson?
00:32:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah oh Oh, well, look at that. So um ah you didn't name any of the Man City players there, Chris. Would you would you care to to go through your 1-11?
00:32:49
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
i didn't I didn't even know he was actually fit, or he's he's been playing loads of times for me. Eddison, obviously at the back, um you've got
00:32:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
So you go Walker or Lewis at right back, really.
00:33:00
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
yeah ah ah Yeah, I mean either of those are better than what we've got, you'd say. so um walk has been Lewis been playing more than Walker hasn't he? So me so yeah is so as Walker gone?
00:33:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, lewis Lewis will be in everyone's team here, not Walker, trust me.
00:33:17
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
as he Is he that him on the way in and he's on his way out? or
00:33:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I one of these to explain that when they pick their teams, I think.
00:33:22
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
time
00:33:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
But if you had to pick one city centre back to go alongside van der van den, who do you think is the best of the lot?
00:33:34
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
jump johns name
00:33:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Charlie Stones.
00:33:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then in midfield, I assume you'd have Rodry, Kevin De Bruyne, and who's the other one?
00:33:42
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah. Yeah.
00:33:50
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
And then I'd probably, depending on who you're playing, I would obviously play Kudasaski.
00:33:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And then, so we're just missing one winger from you. I'm only trying to get a full one because I think we'll stick these all out on social media and see what team people prefer afterwards.
00:34:08
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
this i
00:34:13
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I mean, I've always liked silver. Has he been playing well this season, do you think?
00:34:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not as a winger, really.
00:34:18
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
No. He has been played on the right wing sometimes, hasn't he?
00:34:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Yeah, he does play there sometimes, but he's probably had his worst performances out wide.
00:34:27
Lewis
He always drifts out there anyway, doesn't he?
00:34:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
what Yeah.
00:34:29
Lewis
He always tends to just drift out there naturally.
00:34:32
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, I mean, let's put Sony up on there and why not.
00:34:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, why not? All right, so Chris's team is Edison, Rico Lewis, John Stones, Van Der Ven.
00:34:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, we're missing a left back as well, yeah.
00:34:46
Keelin McNamara
last call Ben Davies
00:34:47
Lewis
um miss laugh but and
00:34:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, Guardiola, oh doggy really then isn't he?
00:34:50
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Left back.
00:34:54
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
um Guadio, because you can score more goals.
00:34:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he's a much better defender.
00:35:00
Lewis
well
00:35:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
So then we have Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne and Koulou in the middle.
00:35:00
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
but
00:35:02
Lewis
queen
00:35:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
that That is a pretty sexy midfield to be fair. And then Sudden, Johnson at Wyden, Harland up top. Lewis, can you do any better?
00:35:13
Lewis
Yes, I can. Edison in goal, Rico Lewis in in right, luck obviously say nothing more needs to be said about that, it sort of picks itself. um Like you said with Walker's downfall, he's just, especially since his Spurs days, he's now slow, slower than he he's not slow, he's slower than he used to be, he looks more sluggish and he's he's more sloppy on the ball, he likes passing it to the to the managers in the game which is a bit weird because they're not playing. Centre backs for me, I'd have to go with Reuben Diaz and Akanji I think, Stone is just missing out, I do like van der Venne, I mean his run against United was very impressive but for me I just think, I think City's defence on the ball is just immaculate, left back Vardial
00:35:56
Lewis
Um, nothing more needs to be said about that. It's goal scoring. Unbelievable on his defensive work and the midfield is. Rodry Holden, obviously hit best player in the world, literally, um, KDB, uh, further forward. And then in the 10, uh, Philip Foden for me is one of the best, the best number 10s in the world, obviously player of the season last year, then.
00:36:21
Lewis
On the right wing, I've put Savino, I think that he he's showing great promise, he shows great ability on the ball. He just needs more of an end product goal scoring, like we mentioned earlier. um Up front, Erwin Harland, obviously, and then on the left wing, I've actually, I have put one Spurs player in, and that is human song.
00:36:39
Lewis
I think on his day, he's fantastic.
00:36:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
a
00:36:41
Lewis
I think his Maisie runs his his goal scoring ability.
00:36:43
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
toke token spurs player, thanks for that
00:36:46
Lewis
and Yeah, just I had to put one in, so I thought, you know, we like son, son's a great player, so yeah. ah That's my team.
00:36:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then Keeling, can you do any better than that?
00:36:56
Keelin McNamara
Yeah, I think I can, actually. and Assuming all these players are at their best and we're picking the best version of this best combined team, I think it picks itself, actually.
00:36:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's go.
00:37:06
Keelin McNamara
So, Edison's in goal. I think that's a fairly easy pick. Rico loses it right back, moving into midfield. We have Mickey Van De Ven and Ruben Diaz in the centre of defence.
00:37:17
Keelin McNamara
You've speed and actual defending. You can't go wrong. um I'll let you decide which is which, by the way. And left back with Josko Vardial, I prefer him in the middle, but he's so ridiculously good at attacking I just can't not pick him. Holding midfielder, Rodri, because just there really isn't anybody else that comes close. I would put Phil Fulton in central midfield, but because he doesn't get picked enough, I can't in good faith really put him there. So I'm gonna put James Madison and Kevin De Bruyne. They're gonna be our two eights.
00:37:49
Keelin McNamara
And then left wing Hyung Min Son, I think he's easily the best left winger out of both of these teams. I love his goals scoring, I've always been a fan. Right wing is Brennan Johnson because I think this year he's been incredible and he deserves credit, big up the wheels massive by the way.
00:38:05
Keelin McNamara
And then leading the line for this combined unit is of course the Viking himself Erling Halland.
00:38:06
Lewis
First.
00:38:11
Keelin McNamara
Really doesn't need much more to say, I think you've got the best of both teams in that one team. And yeah, I think that i think that's probably my combined 11.
00:38:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, very good teams, very good teams. The teams with Johnson in are obviously better than the ones without Lewis. But if you, well, you'd have easily won.
00:38:26
Keelin McNamara
i will still end this laugh box
00:38:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
And if you put Davis, anyone to put Davis in left back, because that's an instant win.
00:38:31
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
That's okay.
00:38:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll leave who the actual winner is up to, um up to the viewers. We'll get each of those teams out and we'll put a poll and but you can vote for
The Greatest Spurs Players
00:38:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
which one.
00:38:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
you prefer. So just to round it off, just ask you a couple of quick fiery questions, Chris.
00:38:52
Keelin McNamara
I will stop for 10 minutes for the last part.
00:38:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
So who is your greatest Spurs player from A, the Premier League and B, pre Premier League?
00:38:53
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:38:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
As contrary to popular belief, football didn't get invented in 1992.
00:39:04
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
um Premier League, I suppose it's Harry Kane, and we're missing that kind of player. Certainly now we can make something and and and save the game. We haven't got those player at that player anymore, unfortunately. One of the greatest ever player Spurs players that I've seen. Pre-Premier League,
00:39:25
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Interesting.
00:39:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going to try to show your rage a bit there.
00:39:28
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Well, I am older than I look, so that's fine. um I would say...
00:39:33
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Vicky Villa. He was a class player.
00:39:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hatra Kiro.
00:39:40
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, yeah he was he was he was some player, but we had some players and and attacking players. We've always been gifted. You know, you even look at Van Devart and stuff like that. so um
00:39:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Gascoigne, Hoddle, plays like that.
00:39:49
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:39:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
You've always been you've always had nice turns.
00:39:50
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
There's a lot of players like that. So that's why, that's why people like Lewis likes Spurs, because we actually we've been, we've had those Fleur players and we've always had that, you know, Lola as well.
00:39:58
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
um But um yeah, we just haven't been able to put it together, but some some good players there.
00:39:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:40:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, and finally, ah your favourite, not necessarily best, but favourite Spurs player of all time.
00:40:10
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Favourite Spurs player of all time. Ledley King.
00:40:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nice.
00:40:15
Keelin McNamara
Oh, nice.
00:40:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
That is a nice shot. He's a homegrown boy as well, isn't he?
00:40:20
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Homegrown did, yes he didn't train, weren't well documented, but what a player. And he always put his heart on his sleeve and did and his body and is on the line or every time he played for Spurs, and he's a proper for Spurs legend. Obviously, from what I saw before that, there's probably some fantastic players as well. ah like I like a club man who, and it's very Spurs, he's not to reach your full potential, isn't it?
00:40:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
i was just I was just going to say that, imagine how good he could have been if he trained, you know what I mean? He was was brilliant.
00:40:52
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah. Like the Spurs first team, yeah, yeah.
00:40:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
without
00:40:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll come to you, Keelan and Lewis, ask you both for your favourite Spurs players ever as well, so Keelan.
00:41:04
Keelin McNamara
Okay, so favourite Tottenham player from the Premier League era? and That's a good question. I think Harry Kane is the obvious pick. ah Yeah, I think it has to be Harry Kane because I don't know of another Tottenham player that comes close.
00:41:14
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
That was good.
00:41:20
Keelin McNamara
pray i Oh yeah, Beal. You know what, I'll stick Gareth Beal in there instead because I did enjoy Beal, especially moving from left back to right wing. Very impressive. um And then pretty Premier League, I think for me, it's got to be Paul Gasko-ing because, you know, you you hear the rumours and you hear people say that if he'd gone to Man United, he'd scored like 400 goals and then this and that. And Gans is probably one of the most talented players English football has ever seen. So,
00:41:48
Keelin McNamara
I think he's got to be up there and then favourite Tottenham player of all time, probably Roman Paviachenko.
00:41:56
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
yeah thirteen webro yeah
00:41:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:42:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Lewis, who were your picks for best Spurs player?
00:42:06
Lewis
Yeah so mine from before the Premier League was going to be Gasco and obviously I'm not that knowledgeable on on all the Spurs players from before the Premier League but in terms of during the Premier League obviously the best player is Harry Kane without a doubt what my favourite was gone going to be Gareth Bale I think.
00:42:25
Lewis
absolutely outstanding from when he was playing in left back, and obviously moved up to left wing, and then even when he came back um five, six years ago, however long ago it was, I still think he was, he was showing what he was about at the older age.
00:42:38
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:42:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:42:40
Lewis
And then in terms of my favourite Spurs player of all time, Aaron Lennon came to mind, but I think I'd have to go with Dele Alli, I think.
00:42:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
I like London.
00:42:50
Lewis
Deliali in his prime, obviously. He was only short-lived, but I think that he's what could have been.
00:42:54
Keelin McNamara
but
00:42:58
Lewis
We'll never know, but I would have loved to find out. I think he was a fantastic player.
00:43:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And he fits your, uh, what if, um, motto as well, like rest, isn't he?
00:43:05
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, there's quite a few players there, isn't there? Gascoigne, Ledby King, Deliali, or the Watifs.
00:43:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
At least you got an FA Cup with Gascon.
00:43:15
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
That's true.
00:43:15
Keelin McNamara
Greatest what if 11 for Tottenham? That would be some list.
00:43:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:43:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
That would be some less. And Bale would still be the best player that played for any of them. And again, me leaving it on a Welsh player note, that will do for today.
00:43:25
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:43:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you for listening and thank you to Keelan and Lewis, my regulars,
Conclusion and Future Coverage
00:43:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
and thanks to Chris from the Daily Spurs team.
00:43:37
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
you very much
00:43:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's been a very fun podcast as Crossover Thursdays always are. and stay Stay in tune for all the coverage we're going to do of the Spurs game on from Saturday and everything else that we've got coming up afterwards. I've been Jules Jordan-Probat. We've been a Daily Manchester City podcast on the Global Sports Podcast Network. I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day.