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Episode 153: Crossover with Wolves!
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Southampton – Today we are joined by Chris from the Daily Wolves, we talk about the strange position they find themselves in, if we are a banana skin, and who if anyone can score?
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Transcript
Intro and Hosts' Initial Thoughts
00:00:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome back to the Daily Southampton and today the Daily Wolves podcast from the Global Sports Podcast Network. My name is Greg and today I'm as always joined by my good friend Zach.
00:00:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
How are doing Zach?
00:00:22
Zak
Yeah, all good, mate. my I've not been completely ruined by a looking forward to football yet. the the The hope cycle hasn't kicked in.
00:00:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
You mean that the optimism is building,
00:00:31
Zak
I've been too busy.
Match Importance and Recent Performances
00:00:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's fine.
00:00:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
And today we are joined from the Daily Wolves by Chris.
00:00:34
Zak
Sure.
00:00:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
are doing bud?
00:00:38
Chris
Hey, hey, I'm good. Thanks. Living the dream. Living the dream.
00:00:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, so
00:00:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
earlier in the season, we might have looked at this fixture coming up on Saturday and hoped it it would be a six-pointer. But for us, that seems to have long gone. And the hope of any result being anything more important than getting us past Derby's record seems to have gone.
00:01:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Chris, how important for you guys is a win on Saturday? Yeah.
00:01:06
Chris
It's a's really important for us. I mean, we are gradually creeping away from the bottom three now. we got the draw against Everton last week, which was, I think, given their recent re resurgence in form, was a good, solid point.
00:01:20
Chris
So, i mean, if we get if we can get the victory against you guys and then the bottom the rest of the bottom three were to lose again, that would put us nine points clear. So, You know, yeah, I think this is a, or this little run that we're in now, so Everton, guys, and we've got Ipswich coming up, like we're playing all the ones around us. So yeah, this is vitally important for us.
00:01:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
kind of stranded in the strange position in the table where you're you're sort of almost cut adrift from the the bottom three and almost cut adrift from anything above
Wolves' Tactical and Defensive Insights
00:01:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
you.
00:01:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's sir bit of a strange one, right? And so I suppose it's a bit of an indictment of how the league as a whole has gone this year, that it's sort of stranded. And do you think there's anywhere else other than 17th that you do you think you can push on and catch up with sort of West Ham and Everton?
00:02:08
Chris
I mean, a few weeks back, yeah, i would have said, yeah, but like you said, it's a bit of a weird one. Everson are only one place above us, and yet it's about 10 points now since Moyes came in or something like that off the top of my head.
00:02:20
Chris
So I think it would be a hard push to make up that gap. I think we can definitely get closer to it. I feel like under Vitor Pereira, we've even if the results have looked inconsistent from afar,
00:02:31
Chris
As a Wolves fan, you can see that performances throughout his reign have improved, even when we've been losing. And some of the teams we lost to, the likes of Forest and Newcastle, Liverpool, which we actually dominated Liverpool for the second half. And we were fortunate not to get anything from it because they didn't get a shot on our wall on goal for us in the entire second half.
00:02:50
Chris
So, you know, we've we've been solid as a unit. We've improved with January signings Agbadoo in defence. Really short us up a lot. We've been... Because the first half of the season, we've conceded from set pieces like no but like crazy.
00:03:04
Chris
And now that's kind of all gone away.
00:03:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:03:07
Chris
We're scoring less, but we look more structured.
Challenges and Strategies with Key Players
00:03:10
Chris
And so, you know, despite the fact that we won't have Kunja for this game because he's on his ban, think, if anything, that's a... Some ways we've been discussing the possibility that being a silver lining because this team needs to plan for life without Kunja.
00:03:22
Chris
This team needs to be looking because he's going in the summer. It's not official, but we all know it. You know, that they they need to be showing they can do it. Everton, they scored, they got the draw. If we can continue that form and show that they've got life in them as a unit without Kunja.
00:03:36
Chris
I think actually, although teams around us will be thinking, yeah, we're going to face them without Kunja. That's a good thing. I think actually it could be a blessing for us. They need to work, step it up as a team.
00:03:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's definitely something I've looked at the fixture and thought might be a sort of a key point. Obviously, in the the reverse fixture, he scored both the goals against us. So do you think he still got that edge to to get those goals and and take the game?
00:04:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or do you think that maybe we're almost a banana skin that's potential to slip over?
00:04:08
Chris
I mean, given the way our season has gone, there's always the potential for banana skin because, you know, prior to the season starting, we would not have expected to be in this relegation fight, you know, for most of the season.
00:04:20
Chris
But I would like to think that every game in the Premier League is a banana skin. i don't care what people say every game. But I think with the people we've got, you know, getting into form and I say the new signings and the way Vitor's pushed the team, i would be i'd be devastated and shocked if we didn't get something from this game. Hopefully the win, it should be the three points, no offense, but like that's what we're going into it thinking this has got to be, you know.
00:04:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's fair. I feel like I've asked that banana skin question every crossover episode so far this season, and one time it's got to come true.
Player Positions and Management Styles
00:05:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah ah where a Where are the threats coming from? what what's What's the danger we have to look out for coming from you guys?
00:05:13
Chris
Well, obviously, like I mentioned, because we won't have Kunja, so the the talisman, the danger man that everyone is expecting is not going to be there. So with him out the way, although he hasn't scored since he came back from injury, Strand Larsson, obviously the the main striker from last summer, he's on seven goals prior to his injury, and then he was out for a while.
00:05:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:05:31
Chris
And he's had a couple of games back now. He's getting back into form. So potentially, i mean, we're we're looking to him, obviously, to get back into goal scoring form. But to be honest, the the most interesting dangers, I would say, it depends whether you're talking in as a...
00:05:46
Chris
if we If we discount goals for a second, the people that have been stepping up like recently in terms of performances within the team, Andre in midfield, I mean, he dominated that game in against Everton.
00:05:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:05:55
Chris
you know He's the anchor, the linchpin defensively that just holds it all together. he i think he uh won 12 turnovers in that game and was like five ahead of the next person they like won so many one-on-ones it was ridiculous because he just he's the linchpin that protects that back line so if he's having a good game he can just shut people down and then bellegarde for us has stepped up last few games under vitor and the gary neil he was a no man like he was just out on the bench or out on the wing And then Vitor came in went, actually, you're a central midfielder. Let's put you where you should play.
00:06:29
Chris
And suddenly he's like, you know, creating assists and scoring goals and just looking rampant. And it's like, where did this guy come from? And it's the epitome of a new signing that is not a new signing kind of thing.
00:06:40
Chris
So, yeah, that's probably where the two, the two, I would say, interesting names to look at.
00:06:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah playing players in their right position is a lesson that a lot of modern managers really need to learn uh not least our manager
00:06:51
Chris
hmm.
00:06:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
Southampton's Patterns and Fan Sentiments
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Chris
Yeah, I feel like we had this conversation, and elements of that conversation last time we met.
00:06:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah a different manager and same nonsense uh it feels like we making steps in the right direction after the last game but But yeah, I don't know, Zach, does hearing in an out-of-form striker trying to get back into form fill you with confidence, or does that sound like the rest of our season? and
00:07:17
Zak
so Sounds like the rest of our season. Probably score a hat-trick. That's kind of how it goes against us the moment, isn't it? how How many out-of-form strikers and players have we given an opportunity to this season? I can think of just a couple off the top of my head. Rashford, United, managed to get goal against us.
00:07:32
Zak
He's not even at United anymore but for the foreseeable. we've We've just had... It's been a...
00:07:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Jadon Sancho scored against us, man.
00:07:40
Zak
That was the name I was trying to forget, right?
00:07:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:07:42
Zak
like That was how we both realised he was at Chelsea. LAUGHTER Like we just entirely forgot he disappeared off the planet. So, so yeah. One of the few questions I did want to ask is I had a couple of conversations with some Wolves fans on Twitter after the departure of Mario Lamina, because I found that to be, I thought he'd really grown up when he'd gone to you guys and then proved to kind of be otherwise.
00:07:59
Chris
Mm-hmm.
00:08:06
Zak
And I think it's really disappointing for somebody who could be a club captain
00:08:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:08:10
Zak
And then just go, new manager now, can't be bothered. And I imagine, i don't know, what are your feelings on that kind of situation?
00:08:15
Chris
Yeah, it was an interesting one. It's a shame because he tarnished what was becoming, even just in a year or two, a really good you know legacy at Wolves. And to be honest, I think Vitor, if anything, was a little bit confused and hard done by because the fallout was from Gary O'Neill's reign and he just never never recovered from it because he'd already he'd he'd lost the captaincy under O'Neill through the Fais after, i think it was the Ipswich game on the pitch or a tussle after. He had a couple of tussles, one after Newcastle, one after Ipswich.
00:08:43
Chris
And so like he he got stripped of the captaincy and then he kind of refused to play. And then Gary Neal went and then Vitor came in and he was already not training with the team and like saying, I want to go And Vitor obviously was like, well, I've asked you again if you want to stay. And he's like, nope, I want to go So he's like, I don't want to play someone that doesn't want to be. Oh, that was it because they went to play. I think we went to play someone and Vitor said, you know, because he's fit again. Are you ready to play? And he went, no, I'm not coming. I'm not coming on the coach. i'm not going to play.
00:09:13
Chris
So, but it was all, it was literally from the aftermath of Gary O'Neill's reign and a Philip Vitor just walked in was like, what is going on?
00:09:20
Zak
Trying trying to deal with this. Yeah, it's it's this disappointing.
00:09:22
Chris
Yeah.
00:09:24
Zak
I was able to, can't remember who it was that I was chatting to on Twitter, but it was able to point out the montage that he created when he kind of got done with us. And I think he was really gutting for a a move to Man United.
00:09:34
Zak
he put out this whole montage. And it was just, I think from from like a Saints fan perspective, we could always see the talent that was there. And it was really nice to see him sort of settle down in a team that like From a personal perspective, I've always had a little bit of an affinity to Wolves.
00:09:47
Zak
and And then to sort of see him throw that away all for the sake of a bit of a disruptive season is yeah to get this upsetting to see. But hopefully like stronger, brighter things for you guys.
00:10:00
Zak
At least, probably not the position that you're in now, but yeah like in the future, I'm sure.
00:10:01
Chris
Yeah.
00:10:05
Chris
Yeah, I feel like because Vizzo Pereira that's come in seems a lot more strict, shall I say, a disciplined than or disciplinarian than O'Neill, who was much more like, I think, arm around your shoulder kind of guy, wanted to be their mate.
00:10:17
Chris
And that kind of worked for Lamina to an extent until it didn't work.
00:10:20
Zak
a
00:10:21
Chris
And then so when Vittor's come in and this guy's like, well, I'm not in the mood. I don't want to play. He's like, all right, then off you go, because I don't want people in that are going to disrupt my dressing room. And that was it out the door, mate. You're gone.
00:10:32
Chris
And with most people, Vittor says, you know, you get one one mistake is fine. You make the same mistake twice. Then I don't want to know. So it's a simple he's actually said that in an interview, pretty much. So it's like, yeah, I'm not I'm not having any mess in my dressing room. they good You want to be here. You want to be here. If not, get out the door.
00:10:49
Zak
I think that
00:10:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sounds like the sort of no-nonsense that we need, to be honest.
00:10:52
Zak
Yeah, I was going to say, you see I know that we're we're running a little bit for our first outbreak, Greg, but do you see any contrasts with our team?
Team Performance and Fan Expectations
00:10:59
Zak
Because I certainly do.
00:11:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. the The main difference being that it seems to be working at Wolves.
00:11:07
Zak
but
00:11:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:11:08
Zak
Well, they also had a new manager bounce.
00:11:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:11:11
Zak
Ours was a draw.
00:11:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
well We had a nil-nil draw with Fulham. What more do you want?
00:11:14
Zak
That was under the assistant manager, Greg, but not the actual...
00:11:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, mate.
00:11:17
Zak
It was under our caretaker. wasn' It wasn't even under our new manager.
00:11:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're right. Our new managed bounce was a 1-0 loss to West Ham. so
00:11:23
Chris
Whoa.
00:11:26
Zak
Uh...
00:11:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. Well, that leads us very nicely into our first break and a message from our partners.
00:12:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, and we are back. Zach, you said earlier that you're not quite in the in the cycle of optimism that we've established on this show regularly.
00:12:20
Zak
Mmm.
00:12:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
How are feeling about the game? what What do you think is a good outcome?
00:12:31
Zak
is Is it bad that like my optimistic outcome that's perfect is a good draw at this point? Because I genuinely think that that would be something that's building on that Liverpool performance. Because once again, don't think that the scoreline was necessarily reflective of how well we played.
00:12:45
Zak
It's probably the best first half of football I've seen us play all season, just completely thrown away with a second half performance that was nothing. So it's it's so hard to judge at the moment, and especially where
00:12:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:12:58
Chris
Thank you.
00:12:58
Zak
we don't know if Djuric is just going to reverse and try and play players completely out of position again. Obviously, we've got some fit centre-backs again, so so maybe it it can be a little bit better. but i But I also, for me, it's very much one of those situations where we play fantastic against...
00:13:14
Zak
the top teams, right? We always seem to put a performance in against City and Arsenal. Any team that's around us, not that I've ever really put Wolves around us at the beginning of the season, but any teams that are sort of around us, we just seem to let our guard down a little bit and then it becomes like a 4-5-0 and it's getting harrowing the amount of times that we've had four goals scored against us. And again, with us maybe assuming because they don't have their danger man, it's going to be a bit of a safer game.
00:13:40
Zak
That's where i I worry and I don't know if they're going have the reaction for something that they haven't been able to expect. So maybe we'll get there.
00:13:51
Zak
Like maybe I'll feel a little bit better, but I think like the maximum we can hope for at the moment, realistically, is a draw. And I know that's probably not what you want hear from me.
00:14:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, it's fair. I think the cycle seems to be this season that we'll pull out a performance like the first 45 minutes against Liverpool. Like, oh, look, we're a team that can compete in the league.
00:14:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
If only we could play like this for 90 minutes against any other team at any point. And then we end up going and getting beaten 3-1. So this is definitely on the cards.
00:14:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
We speak a lot about form and about how like home grounds can be fortresses with our home form is is it just the opposite effect like do you think it's possible to enjoy playing at St Mary's at the moment
00:14:33
Zak
At the moment, yeah. no Not for a while. like We have become such a self-deprecating fan base. Mate, that's about 50% of what our podcast is.
00:14:45
Zak
Mainly because it's the only way we can deal with it. But i do i think that I've tried to say this before without criticising the fans necessarily. Because I don't think that if you're paying that much money to go week in, week out to see what you see...
00:14:58
Zak
and to be able to pay extra money to drink at the new fancy bar or whatever, you're kind of entitled to be annoyed. But from like a playing perspective, it it has to be harrowing to have everyone not have any confidence in you.
00:15:13
Zak
Admittedly, like you need to have performances to build that confidence. But it is one of those things that I think that if we go down away... why You still hear lots lots of singing. They'll still be completely jeering up. I think if you're 1-0 down at home at the moment, we all know what the outcome is going to be.
00:15:29
Zak
And that's got to be a more hostile atmosphere to play in. So yeah it comes to sort of... But to honest, Greg, I don't even know if we have form. we can't We haven't had a good enough string of results together back-to-back to claim we have any level of form this season.
00:15:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's exactly what I mean. Our form is that 45 minute performance.
00:15:45
Zak
Yeah.
00:15:47
Zak
It's 15 minutes here and there where we can get happy. But again, it's those are the 15 minutes we need to look back on this season and celebrate, similar to the last time we were relegated.
00:15:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Chris, have you seen much of Saints this season? Is there anything from us that worries my might hurt you?
Wolves' Premier League Focus
00:16:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
no is a perfectly valid answer. It's fine.
00:16:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:16:09
Chris
Is it the lap? Is he out injured or stroke is un suspended at the moment? Or am I imagining that? Oh, no, I'm thinking of someone else, I? Because.
00:16:17
Zak
It's Ipswich.
00:16:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
it which Yeah.
00:16:19
Zak
DeLapp almost came to us.
00:16:19
Chris
Yeah.
00:16:20
Zak
That would have been a wonderful transfer, but we could not get that one over the line.
00:16:20
Chris
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. Wrong pod. Wrong pod.
00:16:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, we don't have a striker. That's what's playing us well.
00:16:27
Chris
but Is that the problem? Is that the problem?
00:16:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
That is one of the problems.
00:16:31
Chris
One of the problems. To be honest, yeah, i I don't, I've been so, you know, we're so focused on battening down the hatches ourselves right now and trying to just like get through this and maintain premiership survival that you do get a little bit kind of tunnel vision sometimes and you just don't necessarily look too far outside.
00:16:49
Chris
So, you know, there there may be things I'm not expecting, but yeah, I'm not, I think the main thing I'm scared of is, is
00:16:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:57
Chris
ah ah say Whilst I said it's a silver lining that they need to kind of step up and they have a little bit against Everson as a team, I am worried that they've got too reliant on Kunja. I know that's turning it back in a little bit, but just that we have become very much a one-man show. If you look at most of our goals this season, I think it's over 40% have come from him.
00:17:16
Chris
you know pretty much all of them in our victories or draws, mostly other people. Like Larson that we mentioned, scored seven goals. Not a single one of them has gained, I think one of them gained a point, the draw against Tottenham.
00:17:27
Chris
The rest of them are all in defeats. So we it shows you, and you mentioned Kunja scored two of them against you. it's We are very much that one man band. So whilst I'm hoping they continue to step up as a team, I'm a little bit frightened of the fact that they're gonna go away and be like, what do we do now?
Fan Experience and Scoring Challenges
00:17:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
I get that I understand that tunnel vision as well it's much harder to motivate yourself to watch match of the day when where do you watch what we have to put up with yeah
00:17:54
Chris
Totally. And you're always on last as well or somewhere like that.
00:17:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:17:57
Chris
Cause we're like, we got the one, one draw with Everson.
00:17:58
Zak
Yeah.
00:17:59
Chris
It's like, yeah, we're going be on, we're going to be on last.
00:18:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. Very much so. I don't know. I was trying to.
00:18:05
Chris
if I may, unless the only reason you're on one of us is on near the start is if like you say you get trounce four or five nil and then they put it on just so that the other team, they can talk about Liverpool for 10 minutes or whatever it is.
00:18:13
Zak
Yeah.
00:18:17
Chris
And you're like, great.
00:18:17
Zak
How good.
00:18:18
Chris
Thanks. Thanks guys.
00:18:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, that's a very familiar tale.
00:18:22
Zak
That's my one hope of optimism, my one point of optimism, Greg, by the way, is that the reason that I think we could draw out a draw is if we'll struggle to score against us, I don't know if we will score this time round. like Our goal against Liverpool was the soft softest goal I've ever seen. right It was 100% small bone capitalising on a mistake that probably shouldn't have happened from both Alisson or Van Dijk.
00:18:44
Zak
And that that is not something we're we're usually that good at and have been that good at this season. So, you know, if if we could just if we could just grind out not scoring and also not conceding, that's why, as I said for us, it's probably an optimistic outcome.
00:18:49
Chris
Thank you.
00:18:58
Zak
And I know that it shouldn't be that harrowing, but honestly, Greg, it's hard to see...
00:19:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know if being optimistic for a 0-0 is going to motivate my drive down to Mary's particularly.
00:19:06
Zak
I have told you before, Greg, if we get four or five games under our belt that are nil-nil draws and we get over the points tally, we're over the points tally of not being the worst Premier League team of all time. Whereas everybody else wants it to be fancy and a win by three goals. I remember that the amount times that you've you've been like, yeah, I think we're going to win by three or anything where they score more than two. And I'm like, we have struggled to score more than two in a game.
00:19:29
Zak
nearly every single game this season, the idea that we're going to score three to win is wild. And I just, I struggled to see where we're, where we're scoring goals from at the moment. I really am because we still, we still not just not firing properly. Like once, once we even get anything into attack, it's kind of just peters out. Right.
00:19:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah no you're right i think uh i think if you add up our I know we don't give a lot of credit to XG as a stat, but I think if you add up our last four games, it almost equals one.
Player Motivation and Southampton's Struggles
00:20:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:20:02
Zak
But that that's that's what I mean. And it's, again, like yeah there will be an episode at some point, maybe on an interview of our technical director and and talking about sort of some of the problems we've got where, yeah, when it comes to sort of the players at the moment, how many don't really want to be here?
00:20:19
Zak
How many know they're off in the summer? How many know that they just need to get to the end of the run of 10 games? And I don't really know... what is there to motivate them at the moment. and And that's kind of reflective and has been reflective on the pitch. I think Anfield was a big opportunity for them to kind of put themselves in the shop window, be on the global stage.
00:20:37
Zak
And I feel like it's going to be back to, you know, there's no disrespect to Wolves, but it's going to be back to sort of quote unquote reality, right? Where we're just going to have another home game
00:20:47
Chris
Thank
00:20:48
Zak
where I can't see anything super exciting or out of the ordinary kicking into gear without anything hugely other than not being the worst Premier League team in the world to play for, which really upsets me because they should really want to fight to not be part of the worst Premier League team of all time.
00:21:05
Zak
And it's baffling that they are. But it's difficult. I feel like I'm just a bit of a broken man, Greg. I'm really sorry.
00:21:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:12
Zak
Shit about Oscar.
00:21:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:21:13
Zak
LAUGHTER
00:21:15
Chris
as i mean, how is Ramsdale doing for you guys?
00:21:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:21:18
Chris
like Because obviously he's not he's not a fan. i mean The Wolves fans don't don't love him at all. so So that's one name. I'm like, yeah, we we if we put a few past him, I'll be happy, to be honest with you.
00:21:30
Zak
I think he's been standout. I think it would have lot worse without him. And the times that we haven't had him this season have been significantly worse, right?
00:21:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:39
Zak
I will put that down to you a couple of the results that Russell Martin got were because Ramsdale was out injured at some points, right? and And him being out for as long as he was, him being in goal is significantly safer. Like we have we have not been drubbed 6-7-0 simply because we've had him in goal. If not, it would have been.
00:21:58
Zak
A lot of our 3-4, sort of 4-0 games have been like that, which again is a bit of a worry for what we're going to do next season because obviously he's not going to stay. I'd be very, very surprised if somehow we managed to retain him.
00:22:09
Zak
But he puts he
00:22:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think our accountant would be as well.
00:22:11
Zak
puts in
00:22:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think that's the wage bill we want to keep in the championship.
00:22:14
Zak
i If I remember rightly, we broke a lot of our wage structure to bring him in. And and that's kind of problematic in itself.
00:22:21
Zak
But I think we like him as a guy. i think that he's done his best. But, you know, there's only so many shots that he can stop when the defenders lay it slide past him, you know?
00:22:31
Chris
Yeah.
00:22:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. Well, we are rapidly running out of time.
Predictions and Podcast Conclusion
00:22:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:23:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, Zach, let's come to you first. What are you feeling?
00:23:12
Zak
As I said, like ideal and hopeful and something to actually build on on a performance that isn't isn't unrealistic, we're going to win like four or five goals, would, in my opinion, be a 0-0 draw. that is That is what I would like to see because I think that if we can prove that we can... We know we can't score at the moment, but if we can prove that we...
00:23:30
Zak
can actually keep a clean sheet with playing centre-backs in a centre-back position. that would That would show some semblance of progress.
00:23:36
Chris
Thank you.
00:23:39
Zak
And, you know, Juric is already worried for his job at this point, and and he needs to show something that isn't just... you know, death by rigidity to your football tactics, which we've already had one manager disappear due to that this season.
00:23:54
Zak
So yeah, it's nothing flashy. It's nothing exciting, but it is something that I think would show, show at least a semblance of progress towards a better outcome for the season than what we have experienced currently.
00:24:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okie doke.
00:24:10
Chris
Mm-hmm.
00:24:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Everyone loving and looking forward to a nil-nil draw. Thank you, Zach.
00:24:14
Zak
it's Pragmatic.
00:24:15
Zak
Yeah.
00:24:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
but Chris, how you feeling heading into the game?
00:24:18
Zak
Thank
00:24:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
What what are you thinking?
00:24:20
Chris
I mean, I touched on it a little bit. I'm thinking we we really need the three points. We want to push clear of the relegation zone. think I would like to think that Vitor is going to send them out being look right.
00:24:31
Chris
We're just going to come out all guns blazing. That's what I'd like is in terms of, you know, we've had some tough games, but now we need to put, you know, put this to bed and get get out of this situation. This is a chance to really put it all behind us.
00:24:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
you
00:24:43
Chris
So I'm going to and also keep a clean sheet, keep that goal difference growing as well, which has been moving back in the right direction because that's an extra point in itself this point in the season. So I'm going to go with I'm afraid I'm going to go with a two no winter wolves because I also want the clean sheet and Agpadu has been outstanding.
00:25:01
Chris
And I'm going to say, because I want them to get back to scoring form, Larsson to get one and then maybe off the bench bench, because I don't think he'll start Huang to get one as well. The two the two people we really need to be scoring if Kunyu's not going to be with us.
00:25:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
that sounds fairly reasonable.
00:25:19
Chris
and Thanks. Thanks.
00:25:22
Zak
Yes.
00:25:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Look, it's not going to come a surprise to any of our long-term listeners that I have come through the circle of optimism to the point in the week where I'm excited for Saturday. I'm yet to predict a Saints loss this season, and it's not starting today.
00:25:38
Chris
Wow.
00:25:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think 2-1, because i think we're going to win, but i don't think we'll keep a clean sheet. maybe I should just record myself playing that and hit play on that every week because it does feel like yeah the same line I've gone with. But no, I think that Mati Fernandes will pop up with a goal and Suleymane, why not?
00:26:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Probably Larson as well.
00:26:01
Chris
well
00:26:03
Zak
the The idea that you think we're what's going to score more than a goal, it's just' just a level of optimism that I can't have, but I'm really glad you do.
00:26:15
Zak
you One of us has to think, even if it's deludedly, that our team will do something good the rest of the season.
00:26:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
that I'm not saying that my, borderline delusional optimism is hereditary, but, uh, my son has gone to every home game this season and still routinely predicts a five nil win.
00:26:27
Chris
Wow.
00:26:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
i
00:26:33
Chris
wow wow
00:26:36
Zak
For the other team, yeah?
00:26:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
yes okay. Well, uh, that is just about all we've got time for today. Chris, Thank you very much for joining us. I would say good luck with the rest of the season.
00:26:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
so i suppose I could almost say that but you'd need not to for us to salvage ours, but actually think that point's long gone. so But thank you for joining us.
00:27:02
Chris
No worries. It's been fun. It's been fun. And hey, with the Immigrassus Sun and also because it's similar for some, you know, yeah i know we're just outside the radiation zone, but there's young fans this season I've met through friends and family.
00:27:13
Chris
You know, it's their first season going to lots of games and they've witnessed nothing but lots of losses at home because, you know, but, you know, you raise them this way and they've come through the doom and gloom and then they've got all the highs to look forward to.
00:27:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:23
Chris
And plus it builds character building.
00:27:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's character building.
00:27:25
Chris
Exactly.
00:27:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:25
Chris
a Character building. That's where I was going with that. So.
00:27:29
Zak
It's going to get expensive when you need to take them to Wembley every other year for the next 10 years, mate.
00:27:33
Chris
yeah
00:27:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
but I would take it. I'm fine with that. Yeah. All right. Well, thank you everyone for listening. Go and give the Daily Wolves a follow on all the socials and give them a listen.
00:27:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thanks for listening and we'll see you next time.
00:27:51
Chris
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