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#64 Cherries V Tractor boys - BACK TO BACK WIN?
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This episode is shared between Vik and Tom who both feel optimistic about their teams. Well, maybe Vik's a bit more than Tom :) Can The Cherries get back on track and keep fighting for the Europe?
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00:00:00
Tom Crack
Thank you.
Introduction to Episode and Premier League Return
00:00:09
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Hello everyone and welcome to our new daily AFC Bournemouth slash daily Ipswich episode and today it's your famous, your favourite host Vic joined by Tom, Tom the legend, the man, Tom himself, how are you Tom?
Discussion on Ipswich Town's Challenges Post-Break
00:00:27
Tom Crack
I'm very good, mate. Yeah, it's good to have Premier League football back. It's been a tough ordeal in 2025 for town fans, but regardless, I'm looking forward to tonight's game and yeah, good Premier League football back after international break, isn't it?
00:00:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, enjoy what you can. You're going to be playing Premier League for another eight rounds, I think. Yeah, am I right? Yeah, eight rounds left.
00:00:45
Tom Crack
It's already started.
00:00:46
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yeah For some of them, you mean the Saints, it started way, way too early. at
Crossover Episode Format and Preview of Upcoming Matches
00:00:55
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Well, yeah, right. So today, crossover episode, we're going to be um reminiscing um some of the moments from our past episodes.
00:01:04
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Head-to-head game where we managed to get all three points away, um scoring in the last 10, as usual. And talking about to tonight's game and also doing, as usual, team and score prediction.
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Ipswich's Recent Match and Season Struggles
00:02:08
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right Tom, you are my guest. So, last Ipswich game was against...
00:02:15
Tom Crack
Forest.
00:02:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:02:17
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And the score was?
00:02:17
Tom Crack
Yeah.
00:02:19
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What was the score?
00:02:20
Tom Crack
It was 4-2, unfortunately. i feel like you just this is a therapy session here. I'm just getting like reminiscing on difficult results, which there's plenty to choose from, unfortunately.
00:02:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, we did lose the last one as well. I'm not going lie. So, I have to mention the last one.
00:02:32
Tom Crack
Yeah.
00:02:33
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We played against City um only a few days back. And, yeah, we had that 1-0 lead.
00:02:36
Tom Crack
Hmm.
00:02:38
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We lost it. um And Bournemouth, don't know. I think since we've beaten Forest 5-0, our run started going badly. and and And it's just everything's going down.
00:02:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
And feels like those European dreams are slipping away. I'm not saying... They're gone. It's only like three, four points away between the fourth and the tenth placed on the table, which is amazing because that means that there will be fight until the end of the season.
00:03:05
Tom Crack
Yeah. and
00:03:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's what everybody likes to see. But recent form of Bournemouth has been bad. And the do you think that this is the moment where we switch maybe can do something?
00:03:23
Tom Crack
You've got little smirk on your face there, my friend. I think you need to remind yourself, you know, we are a club with European trophies and two of our managers have won the World Cup for England. So we're a big old club down in Suffolk. But, you know, you're right. has been a tough season for us. I think, you know, when we played you guys, we'll get back and we'll get into our previous head-to-head in a bit. But, you know, that was one of the few games this season where, you know, we've we've gone, games we've gone into this season thinking we could potentially get something.
00:03:49
Tom Crack
It's kind of been the opposite, whereas games we've gone against sides, you know, have likes of Chelsea and Spurs, we've managed to get wins. And so it's been a really topsy-turvy season. I think, as you said, if this is probably, you know, Bournemouth have been one of my favourite sides to watch this season, that especially your young centre-back pairing and Kirk is on the left.
00:04:04
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00:04:04
Tom Crack
There's so many things to like about Bournemouth and the manager. but We talked a lot, I feel like our episode yesterday was very much Bournemouth podcast. you yeah You guys could have added added it to your library, the amount of praise we had for your club.
00:04:16
Tom Crack
But yeah, I think looking at your previous home form, obviously City, you know, there's no shame in losing to Man City, obviously, despite taking the lead, but four of your last five home games in all competitions, you've lost.
Bournemouth's Home Form and Premier League Competition
00:04:26
Tom Crack
So, you know, our away form has been slightly better than our home form this season. So reason to be optimistic heading into tonight.
00:04:33
Tom Crack
It's a tough ask, but, you know, if If there's a slight chance of staying up, it's an important week for us. We've got you, not that great home, and we've got Wolves on Saturday. If those two results can go positive, then you never know. But as I said at the top of the show, I'm i'm still enjoying the ride, however long it may last. um Yeah, let's hope something good can come out of this return Premier League football tonight. i mean, you know, as as you've said, it's been a great season, not that far off European football. i mean, you must be heading tonight, you know, hope, I think, expecting a win, nothing less, right, I assume.
00:05:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's, you know, what with the with the form that we we have been in recently, um something needs to happen to wake us up. And if these four losses at home that we had are not going to wake us up, I don't know what else needs to happen to lose. What? Five, six, seven nil.
00:05:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Something to change because even against City in the FA Cup the other day, first half, we were looking really good. We scored. We were better. Kepa saved the penalty. was unlucky. Okay, penalty, handball and that.
00:05:36
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But second half, it felt like a different team went out onto the pitch. Two subs that that go ah Pep Guardiola made. ah ma they impacted the whole game. Nico Lewis, two assists.
00:05:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Marmuzh, goal after two minutes, spending on the pitch. It just says what kind of quality team a City has. And I like to say fake club, yes, but because they have money.
00:06:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
They have money and that's it. And then and you you cannot argue. Bournemouth is one of the smallest clubs in the Premier League. Definitely the smallest ground. um But it's fascinating to think that, you know, nearly 20 years ago, we were...
00:06:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
very close to get relegated from League 2 and play National League. It's crazy. And where we are now, it's... We've got to be grateful for what we have. We've got to be grateful that we're going to play another season in the Premier League, in the best competition in the world.
00:06:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
If the Europe comes, that's fine. We'll take it. If it doesn't come, we still have to stay positive. I think, well, this is looking good. If we carry on playing like this in the next few seasons, we'll get to Europe for sure because we can only get better.
00:06:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
But if we start mourning for every single thing and every single bad round because players have bad forms. teams surely have bad forms, you know. Remember, just I mean, just look at the table, where Man United and Tottenham
Leicester City's Journey and Player Transfer Speculations
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are.
00:07:01
Tom Crack
Hmm.
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Clubs that have played finals of Champions League over the last few years, you know. And that says all. Leicester, who's won the Premier League back in 2016, now theyre they're going to get relegated.
00:07:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know Times change, ah so do we. And I think the way that the last season ended and this season started, it's the beginning of something great. And I think we can carry on with this tempo um for the for for at least for for the next five, six years.
00:07:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
The thing is, who do we manage to keep in the team? Starting from the manager position through the players and the staff. There's lots of speculations that at the end of the season, Iriola might be going to Tottenham.
00:07:45
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um Why would you to go to a club that's below you on the table?
00:07:49
Tom Crack
Yeah, I don't
00:07:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
and But anyway, there are more things to it. Obviously, it's not just the money. ah But then, yeah, probably one of the best left backs in Premier League at the moment, Milos Kerkers, most likely will go to Liverpool.
00:08:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
um There are links to Semenya as well, um with Newcastle, so Hausson, Real Madrid.
00:08:12
Tom Crack
Amazing.
00:08:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's had an amazing season and to be honest with you, until Senesi got injured, Hausson, we didn't know how he plays.
Player Performance Analysis and Match Recap
00:08:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
We couldn't see him until he he started to playing. The first game, he had two or three mistakes.
00:08:28
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So we thought, oh, he's just a kid. It's okay. Then the second game was only one mistake. Then the third game, he scored a header against Tottenham and that was a winning goal. And then everything was like a butter and bread.
00:08:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, you know, he's he's had an amazing season. We've seen now Senesi back on the pitch with Zabani.
00:08:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
and the It feels like, you know, that scene Since he got injured, right, and Hausen's back, it feels like Hausen fits much better with Zabani at the back rather than Senesi.
00:09:02
Tom Crack
Absolutely.
00:09:02
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um ah But yeah, okay, time for a quick word from our sponsors, and then um we'll we'll dive a bit deeper into into to tonight's game.
00:10:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
OK, so last head-to-head game ah back back um last year, played in Suffolk. um We won 2-1. um You had the lead, 21st minute. um It was a great pass from Burgess to Chaplin, who netted the ball for 1-0.
00:10:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
You thought you had the game in hand, obviously, all the way up until 87th minute, right? Where, yeah, we now pounced the loose ball inside the penalty area.
00:10:47
Tom Crack
yeah
00:10:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Managed to beat your goalkeeper. Made it Gave us hope so we can do more. Usually when we score one, if we're behind, we score one. We want to score another one straight away. And we've done so many times this season the same thing.
00:11:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Unfortunately against City, we couldn't do the same because we had no shot in the second half. But this is not the episode to talk about the City game.
00:11:12
Tom Crack
Move on, from move on.
00:11:12
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ah We'll leave the sadness for for the other episode.
00:11:14
Tom Crack
ah
00:11:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
And yeah, and then we've we've we've seen our hero, our super sub, Dango Tara, scoring in the 95th minute, taking all three points away. ah There was a VAR again, again, another VAR.
00:11:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've had loads of VAR decisions overturned this season. i'm not going to lie. More overturned against our favour rather than then in our favour.
00:11:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Hopefully there will be no VARs for the weekend. Maybe if you score and then VAR. Yeah, that's fine.
Ipswich's Premier League Challenges and Player Experiences
00:11:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But we'll talk a bit a bit later about the score and everything. I'm i'm not going to reveal any of my thoughts yet.
00:11:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
But um what do you think based on the form? Obviously, you said we've lost our last last four home games. You were in a bit better form lately. Do you really think you can do something tonight?
00:12:10
Tom Crack
I mean, if we just harken back to that that encounter we had ah last year, because that was that would have almost been our our first home win. It was that late in the season. It didn't come until Chelsea in December. But that the thing that game taught me, I think more than any other game at that point of the season,
00:12:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:25
Tom Crack
It showed that you you need, it's it's an obvious thing to say, but you need that strength and depth coming off the bench. Both both your goal scorers in that game, Unau and Utari, who got the assist. and as you
00:12:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, they came off the bench. Yeah.
00:12:36
Tom Crack
And as you called them well, Utari, who amongst former fans, you call them a super sub. You know, they they ah both did exactly their job there. And one of the things we've been lacking, I think, this season, especially in that first half, is that quality off the bench. We've had to rely, obviously, you know, there's an argument to be made that, you know, we didn't expect to be in the Premier League so soon after our takeover in 2022 2021, sorry.
00:12:54
Tom Crack
And I'm very much in that camp, but we're here now and it's shown we've brought more quality in January, like in CISO and Philogene and some, I think, decent players like that. But it may have been a bit too late in terms of gelling everyone together. So I think that's something that game taught me against you guys was that you need that quality or equal quality off the bench. And we didn't have that.
00:13:15
Tom Crack
I mean, heading heading into tonight, you know, 2025 has been difficult, you know, apart from two FA Cup games against Bristol and Coventry City, albeit Coventry City team in very good form, but, you know, league below, we haven't won a game.
00:13:27
Tom Crack
And, you know, there's there's been there's been games, you know, against Fulham at the start of a year where we almost got a win at the Cottage and it would have been two wins in a row after beating Chelsea and we had a good run in December, I thought, and, you know, it could have gone on from there, but it's it's just been very difficult and know it was I think looking at this season, it's a small flag to wave and it's a small trophy to lift.
00:13:49
Tom Crack
But I think we have been, i think the consensus would be we have been the best team of the three that have gone up. And we have put our best foot forward, I think, in most of these games. It's just been the lack of quality, the constant changing of goalkeeper. I think we had Mürich against you guys and we did not like that transfer at the start the season.
00:14:06
Tom Crack
We then brought in our substitute keeper in Walton and then Alex Palmer in January. There's been a lot of changes everywhere. And I think that's been a big reason, not knowing our first 11, a lot of injuries coming through as well.
00:14:17
Tom Crack
So I think heading and heading into tonight, you know, as I said, this is an important week. If it can go as well as it can for us, obviously we're recording this on a Tuesday evening. west Wolves are playing this evening. If they win, it's a 12 point cap, which is even even harder, I believe. Actually, it could be a 15 point cap, actually. I say that out loud.
00:14:35
Tom Crack
No, it'd be 12 points. I apologise. But you know, if that goes poorly tonight, who knows? But you know, if results do go away this week against you guys and then against Wolves, who knows? But I think it's a tough ask. considering how great you guys have been this season, but away from home, you never know. And we have got some decent players going forward. International break, I know there's not much to go from on there, but in our attack, if you look at like the likes of De Lapp and CISO, Hutchinson and Filagin, who I fully expect to be our front four, all four of them scored for under-21s or Paraguay during the break.
00:15:07
Tom Crack
Liam Dillap was training with the England senior squad and got a lovely photo with Harry Kane, which I do believe, whether he's going to be Ipswich or not, I do believe he will be Kane's successor come and a tournament in 2028 or 2030.
00:15:18
Tom Crack
But yeah, absolutely.
00:15:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's an interesting player to watch, definitely. Liam Dellep.
00:15:21
Tom Crack
He's been our shining star for sure this season. what What's your thoughts on him from an outsider's perspective?
00:15:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
i Well, I think you know he reminds me of um Ian Ferguson when, I think it was a couple of seasons ago, when he was shining for Brighton. um
00:15:36
Tom Crack
Yes, yeah, yeah, yeah, good shout.
00:15:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
um and they they are similar type of players um I'd say Delop is is ah for let's say a bit different from
Bournemouth's Versatility and Transfer Speculations
00:15:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah from Ferguson because he's a bit smaller got more pace where he would be just trying to make runs behind the defense um and Ferguson, Fox in the box apart from that they are quite similar so Obviously, Ferguson's form went down.
00:16:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
There was some connection to Bournemouth as well as a signing when we needed a striker ah back in the winter. Obviously, after having Evan Nilsson and Muno being injured, both injured, then Dango jumped in.
00:16:20
Tom Crack
Thank you.
00:16:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
We didn't sign anyone. Dango jumped in as a striker. His second game, he scored a hat-trick. so So we we were all speechless, right? We didn't expect that. And yeah, that he he he he was brilliant. I mean, a player who can play any position from left back, the left midfielder, left wing, right wing and a striker.
00:16:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we've got few players in Bournemouth now, since Eriola took over, that can do the same, that can cover a few positions, which is amazing, you know? Yeah.
00:16:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Definitely, yeah. I think Dellup, a player to watch from your side, from our side. There's been a trouble... I read the post um about Klaiver that he's a question mark for the game.
00:17:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
He...
00:17:05
Tom Crack
Did he play against Setsi?
00:17:06
Tom Crack
He did, didn't he?
00:17:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
played against City, he played the full game, but apparently he left the pitch with some issues. So it wasn't specified what happened.
00:17:14
Tom Crack
Hmm.
00:17:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hopefully we'll we'll see him on the pitch because he is our star, our star player, our best scorer. But I can see Evan Nilsson solving this game.
00:17:23
Tom Crack
Yeah.
00:17:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Let's not forget to mention that Semenyo had a great game against City. um we We are waiting to see Semenyo from the start of the season. ah we had him in in six consecutive games being involved with goals and assists.
00:17:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
So we we need Semenya back from the beginning of the season. And I think as we are going towards the end of the season, maybe we'll see the same in the last six games as we did in the first six games. So um i think, yeah, but let's say, well, two players, then Evan Ilsen and Semenya will probably decide the game um against you, Traktor Bois.
00:18:07
Tom Crack
Yeah, absolutely. I think Evan Nelson's another player of yours. I'm very impressive as well. um what what like You said at the start the show there, do you do you expect, it's kind of going off a tangent here, not really previewing the game, but I'm i'm interested in what your opinion is, because I don't really speak to that many Bournemouth fans, but Do you expect, I think, as you say, Kerkers to be, do you expect Hausson to be gone this this window?
00:18:29
Tom Crack
Because i I'd be very surprised if both went, to be honest. Maybe European football could sway him today, but I know Real Madrid's obviously and impossible to turn down, but like selling two of your starting back four would be a big big statement.
00:18:37
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content um
00:18:42
Tom Crack
I fully expect, in terms of scouting, to get the next player in completely correct, because that's how you guys have done in the recent years. But I expect one to go, but maybe two. It's a bit of tough ask for the club.
00:18:52
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so we've got so So from what I see, my point of view, so we already signed the left back, Soler, the Argentinian one, who was actually pretty good against City.
00:18:59
Tom Crack
Yeah, you look good.
00:19:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
He had a good game.
00:19:03
Tom Crack
Yeah.
00:19:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
You can see that he's tiny. He's very young.
00:19:05
Tom Crack
Thank
00:19:06
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um And he's, you know, when you see those teenagers starting to play football for a big team, I remember back in the days I used to play in professional as well. And when you have these new kids, you know, coming up to the senior team, they're like, they're hungry, you know?
00:19:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
And they're like little bees. They just sting, sting, sting. And he was like that against City, you know? It was great. And obviously, he's still got a lot to learn, a lot to work. But let's not forget that Kerkers was the same when he signed for Bournemouth.
00:19:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Kerkers was pretty much the same. His offensive skills were great, but his defenive his defensive was was, you know, he was bad offensively. And in the first few episodes of our podcast when we started back last year,
00:19:48
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um We did talk about Kerkers a lot because he's one of my favorite players from the team. And I kept saying that he needs to work defensively. he needs to work on his defense. He needs to improve and all that.
00:20:01
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And he did look at him now. like his His jockey skills are just Boom. Boom. um Sliding tackles as well. Had some really great clearances. Stopped some amazing goals.
00:20:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
As well as those lethal crosses. He had five assists this season as well in the Premier League. so ah you know some Some great stats. First of all, ah ah if if you ask me to choose offensive players, I'd like to keep Kerkis.
00:20:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
But You know, if if he's playing on that level, obviously he's hungry for more. He wants more. Yes, I would be the happiest man if Bournemouth gets the conference. We don't need the Champions League. We don't the Europa League.
00:20:40
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But let's get conference because this is the competition that we can do something.
00:20:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
right We're going to get teams probably... Same strength, maybe weaker, maybe bit stronger. Maybe we'll see Chelsea again in the Conference League.
00:20:45
Tom Crack
Definitely.
00:20:55
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Yeah, but... the
00:20:58
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I'd like to see us play in conference league and then we would obviously have to sign a centre-back which I can see happening.
Goalkeeper Situation and Bournemouth's Future Potential
00:21:06
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Um, and I, yeah, we will also have an issue with the goalkeeper because we will Kepa on loan.
00:21:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Kepa is a Chelsea player. They don't want to let him, they don't want to let him go under 80 million.
00:21:14
Tom Crack
Oh, yeah. Nice.
00:21:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
No one's going to pay 80 million for a goalkeeper, right? Um, now my vision and I hope anyone from the club listens to this, um, They also have another player who is out on loan, a goalkeeper, and it's Petrovic that went to Strasbourg. It's Serbian goalkeeper that so far across all top leagues has got the best stats this season.
00:21:43
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So I wouldn't mind having him on loan. And I'm sure that Chelsea would let him go for 20-30 million because they are struggling with the keeper. They don't want to keep Kepa.
00:21:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe they they you know they put Petrovic back. um but they are struggling with keepers. and I'd love to see him playing playing for Bournemouth. Another thing, centre-back-wise, I'm so sorry that Milenkovic did not sign for Bournemouth. What a signing that is.
00:22:13
Tom Crack
Yeah, amazing.
00:22:14
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Him and Hausson, shoulder-to-shoulder, I think, signings of the season. i
00:22:19
Tom Crack
Yeah, I agree.
00:22:20
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I wouldn't know who to vote for, to be honest. ah Both of them, they they impressed. ah Milenkovic obviously plays for the Serbian national team as well I'm from Serbia and i enjoy watching him playing for for our national team you know but he's so good playing for Forrest and I think he just fitted into formation into manager's tactics and they're doing great with Nuno right so time for another quick word from our sponsors and we'll be back to do the team and the score winning prediction for Bournemouth
00:23:50
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Okay, time to do some predictions. So, Tom, be my guest, please. You're starting eleven
00:23:58
Tom Crack
Yeah, um I think, as I said to earlier, it's been a bit all over the place. I think injuries haven't really helped us a lot this season. um i think looking at, you know, coming off international break, I think our usual formation, we did try to have a five around the winter, but it didn't really work after a few games after City and Liverpool gave us a good thrashing and we kind of reverted back to a four in the hope that we can attack. So I expect 4-2-3-1 against you tonight.
00:24:24
Tom Crack
against you tonight In goal will be Alex Palmer. We signed him in January from West Brom. He we had a really good season in the championship, as of many of our signings last season. Um... So I expect him to be between the sticks.
00:24:37
Tom Crack
Confident ah player and can put in a good shift when needed.
00:24:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:24:40
Tom Crack
Back four is difficult. We've had a lot of injuries there as well. um One player who is a doubt, but Kieran McKenna does hold his cards very close to his chest, so he may feature. But Axel Twanzebi is a player who I would like to see, but I'm not sure he will. So I think on back four, we'd probably see a pairing of, I'm going to say...
00:24:59
Tom Crack
Jacob Greaves, and I'll go Luke Wolfenden and Dara Shea on the right, who usually is a centre-back, and then Leif Davis on the left.
00:25:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
We didn't mention the days before, but he...
00:25:08
Tom Crack
I think...
00:25:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
he
00:25:11
Tom Crack
Yeah, there's he's a name. i think, for me, this season, i expect a lot more than what we've got.
00:25:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, because he belongs to the NL season.
00:25:17
Tom Crack
he's he's He's definitely made the best out of all the players from who's been there.
00:25:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:21
Tom Crack
he's He was in the League One team. you know there's There's very few players who are in a starting XI who are part of that team. I think him and Sam Morsey, when fit, you know he's he's kind of...
00:25:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:29
Tom Crack
been found out in the Premier League little unfortunately. But those are really the only two players who've managed to make a decent jump to the Premier League and stuck about. Leif Davis is for sure the best out of all of that. You know, heading, if we do go down, um you know, in terms of players we would get rid of, would who would stick around the Premier League, I fully expect to lap to be one of them. And I was, I mean, to start the start season, I was saying Leif Davis would be one of them.
00:25:51
Tom Crack
But his performances, you know, it sounds strange and it's probably quite a good thing for us, haven't been to what I expected. You know, he's he's a he's a reliable hand and maybe in a more confident team who can maybe win a game or two, he may be able to prove himself bit more because he's very good at going forward.
00:26:03
Tom Crack
He was so key for us in the in the last two promotion campaigns. So potentially a club could see that in him.
00:26:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:26:09
Tom Crack
But if not, I'd be very happy to keep him Premier League Championship and then back the Premier League after one season,
Predictions for Ipswich and Bournemouth's Upcoming Matches
00:26:15
Tom Crack
hopefully. um But yeah, Leif Davis, yeah, he's he's definitely a a name. We were saying the start the year, great to see him in an England shirt, but his form didn't very much carry over, unfortunately. and i think looking into the midfield, Calvin Phillips, who I'm sure everyone's got an opinion of him, he's been a bit up and down injuries and form this YSB season. we We talked a lot on yesterday's show about him and what we really expected, and it's it's not gone the way we would have wanted.
00:26:40
Tom Crack
But with Sam Morsi's fitness not being that great and Phillips, I kind of expect Cuyuste and probably Morsi to pair up tonight because Phillips got really bad gash in his foot against Forest. um Jens Cuyuste, he's been one few bright sparks for this season. Unfortunately, he's a loan signing from Napoli.
00:26:57
Tom Crack
And I think if he were to stay up, he would be sticking around. But asking to play in the Championship probably, the quality's too great, unfortunately.
00:27:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the money as well. It's, yeah.
00:27:04
Tom Crack
Yeah. And then I've said at the top the show, I think our front four, we we'll see De Lapp up top, absolutely. You know, he's our bright spark for sure. And then a ah midfield three, I think when fully fit, our three behind the striker, we are kind of sport for choice. We've got the likes of Sam Schmodix, of Ben A, Wes Burns, who are all out with injury.
00:27:23
Tom Crack
um Nathan Broadhead, who some fans would like to see there. But I think the three we'll see... And it depend I'm not really sure where they're going to feature, but it'll be Jadon Filagene, Julio Nciso and Amari Hutchinson.
00:27:36
Tom Crack
Hutchinson was a part of our Championship promotion team when we signed him on a permanent last year. But, you know, and coming from Chelsea and Arsenal having lot of history there, again, I kind of expected a bit more of them this season. individual quality it's hard to really prove it and in our Premier League sometimes and he's struggled a bit this year but Philogine and CISO do have some quality so I expect that to be our starting 11 but as I said injuries wise McKenna does play it to the last minute and doesn't really announce anything so we've had so many times this season when we've given our predicted lineups and then come the day of of of a person you fully expect to be injured is featuring the starting 11 so maybe Twan Zaby will be back maybe Calvin Phillips will be back I don't know but going from what i know and assume that'll be my starting 11.
00:28:15
Tom Crack
What about yourself with the Cherries? Obviously, injury suspensions is a bit of word at the moment, isn't it?
00:28:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, luckily we've reduced that from 8 to 3. At the moment, we've only got Sinistera, who came back from the injury couple of games ago, played 15 minutes in the first game, then the second game another 10-15, and he had to leave.
00:28:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
So he came on as a sub and he had to the game because of his hamstring.
00:28:38
Tom Crack
Yeah.
00:28:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
So hasn't properly recovered. He probably will not play. ah not even be on the bench. Tav is a question mark. Tavernier had an ankle injury couple of games ago as well.
00:28:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't see him coming back yet. maybe Maybe after the West Ham game. um And obviously, Uñao, our second striker, who, is because of his knee injuries, is probably going to be out until the end of the season.
00:29:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Apart from that, you know, we've we've got obviously Senesi back into the team. um Now, Hausson and Kerkers, they had plenty of time to rest after the international break where they played for the national teams because they haven't played against City in the Cup um due to the yellow cards.
00:29:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So I'll start with with our usual 4-2-3-1 formation with Masby Kepa in goal. Hausson and Zabani starting as centre-backs.
00:29:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Left Kirkers. Now, on the right-hand side, I believe a starter will be Adam Smith. He's been back from the injury and we've seen some minutes from Smith um against City.
00:29:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, that that's good. It's good to be back. And um I believe, yeah, we'll see him starting. um On the right, ah two defensive, central defensive midfielders with Lewis Cook probably as holding position and Ryan Christie.
00:30:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
More as a build-up. um And then the three behind the striker. Kluivert, question mark. If Kluivert doesn't play, i see Dango starting instead, where Bruxy will probably go in the middle.
00:30:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Dango on the left, Semenya on the right. um And up front, Evan Nilsson.
00:30:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Score prediction? I think one nail I think we're going score in the first half, probably after the 30th minute, between 30th and 35th minute.
00:30:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
um We'll have our chances. You'll have your chances.
00:30:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
But the game will finish 1-0. Evan Nilsson scoring. Yeah, yeah.
00:30:54
Tom Crack
Yeah,
00:30:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Semenya might get an assist. Might score as well. I'm not sure if there will be more goals, but my my opinion, Evan Nilsson deciding the game, and we're moving up on the table.
00:31:07
Tom Crack
yeah I think, you know, most most predictions for me this season have kind of been head and heart predictions, which is very much the case. I think, you know, We haven't been able to ah know keep the ball out of the net a lot this season. And, you know, each of our wins has been having to score two goals because, you know, with the exception of against Chelsea, we've had to score more than one because we've conceded one.
00:31:30
Tom Crack
So I fully expect us to have the ball in our net at one point in the game. best Best result I can go for this one, I think it would be a 1-0, but i kind of and can see a 1-0 or a 2-0 from you guys, unfortunately.
00:31:42
Tom Crack
But, you know, I've been a big fan of yours this season out of the few teams we've played, so I'm i'm happy to take the loss on that bond. But you never know. We've been better away from home this season. International break have done us some good. You've not been that great at home recently.
00:31:54
Tom Crack
There's reason to be positive, as I've said, going to this game. So you never know. I'll put my hand on it and say, I'll go my heart and say, it's so embarrassing say I'll go with my heart and put it to draw, but it's where we are at the moment, you know, and hope for a Wolves loss in half an hour or so when they start with, as I said, we're recording Tuesday night and hope that happens.
00:32:12
Tom Crack
Then we can slowly creep up and smash them at Portland Road on Saturday and have a bit more optimism, but that's an ideal scenario.
Closing Remarks and Listener Appreciation
00:32:18
Tom Crack
But yeah, I'll go for 1-0 at the Vitality. Yeah.
00:32:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
and who will be scoring for ApeSwitch by your opinion
00:32:26
Tom Crack
ah'll I'll so i say Jadon Filagin. I think he's he's got a good bit of tricks in there. And, you know, if he's if he's out on the left, he won't be near Kerkers. So I'll take him on that side of the field I think Kerkers has that part of the field in lockdown, especially as he said, fully fit coming up international break as well.
00:32:43
Tom Crack
um But I'll say Jadon Filagin because all eyes are underlap. So hopefully can sneak through.
00:32:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
right I think This is the time to finish our episode. Thanks so much for joining me today, tonight, Tom.
00:32:53
Tom Crack
Yep.
00:32:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
um It's been a pleasure.
00:32:57
Tom Crack
Thank you very much.
00:33:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hopefully you'll be in tears after the game. No, you won't.
00:33:03
Tom Crack
No,
00:33:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're not you're not an emotional type of guy as as I am. i i left a couple times this season, our stadium in tears.
00:33:09
Tom Crack
no, no.
00:33:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
and No, it's not part of my acting. Those were the ideas, but we're not going to talk about that now.
00:33:14
Tom Crack
ah
00:33:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thanks everyone for listening. Thanks so much for being ah part of our network as well. I hope you enjoy this episode and up until the next one, after cherries.