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EP 76: Wolves Review and Garnacho discussion
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Join Jake, Matt and Yashar as they discuss Chelsea's 3-1 win over Wolves. Has it Chelsea fans confidence for the weekend fixture Against City? Plus we discuss Garnacho, Chaolbah and more!
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Welcome Back and Introductions
00:00:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello everybody and welcome back to the Daily Chelsea Podcast. ah We've had a couple of days off, we do apologise, but of course we are back here after a Well, I was about to say rousing when I maybe I don't know. We'll discuss that. Let's find out on the podcast, shall we? um And of course, I'm joined by two of my fantastic co-hosts
Chelsea vs Wolves - Match Overview
00:00:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
today. ah Firstly, the marvellous Matt Spagdon. Matt, how are you doing?
00:00:35
Matt
Yeah very well Jake, definitely on the up since a good one against Wolves, but yeah much more to discuss for sure.
00:00:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
100 percent. that's the Yeah, i had I had a lot to to dive into and to do that with us with as well is Yasha. Yasha, how are you doing, man?
00:00:50
Yashar Alizadeh
gas three points top four easy as that three points so that's what we needed no it's not especially yuho yash
00:00:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
don't take much to take a to make a chelsea fan happy these days's
00:01:00
Matt
it
00:01:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Guys, so yeah, so of course, Chelsea won 3-1 against Wolves on Monday Night Football. As good of a result it was, there was certainly a lot to discuss to take away from that game, especially considering what our next game is, which maybe at the start of the season, when we faced them, we didn't really think it would be a top four Don't battle that we'd be take much to playing out at Manchester City. However, that is the make a team we play on the weekend. They are Chelsea the champions of England. fan happy these days.
00:01:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But let's discuss, I mean, I've been one of the things that's probably going to fall into that city game on the weekend is obviously how we lined up guys against Wolves yesterday. and Certainly some changes. I for one did not expect the Shalaba to come in and start um straight away. I know he's been playing Premier League football, but I thought that was a little bit interesting. And then, of course, Reece James back. Cole Palmer started this by Mariska saying he probably wasn't going to start. So it's
Chalobah's Impact on the Game
00:01:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
quite interesting. map Matt, what did you think of of the of the lineup when it came out? Were you maybe feeling a bit of confidence because Shalaba was back? Or were you a bit worried that maybe it was a few players who hadn't had spent that much time together yet?
00:02:04
Matt
no Yeah, absolutely. I thought it was really bold from Mariska. I think it was absolutely the right thing to bring Chellaba back in because just from the whole circumstance of that situation in terms of we set him out on loan, the owners clearly were trying to put a price on his head to get him out because that's great money because he's a he's from the academy. But that you know love story with Palace for him has couldn't been only six months really cut short. And so If we didn't start him, I think he'd be, I think that would just send the wrong message completely of like, Oh yeah, we'll bring you back, but we're not going to start you. Like that would just send like the wrong messages. And so absolutely right that he started and got player of the match. I thought he was outstanding. Um, definitely very commanding at the back and.
00:02:46
Matt
You know, so I think there's a sort of a new, a new fire in Chalabro now um to really stamp his, his place in the team um having been, you know, sort of loaned out. And I think he just brings um a lot of what we need. I think he's really daring to kind of play balls over the top for Jackson, for Neto. um And I just think we need our Senate backs to be more willing to do that. Well, we haven't really seen that um really from Colwell as much as we would liked.
00:03:11
Matt
um you know toson and chelobot of course it's their first take game together but they looked really strong um uh in this game and obviously toson got a goal which is great um was very surprised that you know endzo was left out of the squads um maybe sort of moriscus just resting him um but actually she really delighted that jewsbury hall got um a game and a start so um yeah sort of i think also sort of having another left footed player within the team really sort of helps the dynamic Um, uh, just to bring sort of a different angle for the crosses in, um, from midfield. Um, but yeah, to like, it's, uh, overall really the standout was Ruth James starting. That was, you know, sort of the best thing to see just because he's our club captain and he's been out for just so long. Um, and he bought a real drive and I think he really stepped up in his leadership today.
Analyzing Chelsea's Performance and Sanchez's Role
00:04:00
Matt
Oh, gosh, sorry, everyone. Our host, he's muted.
00:04:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Done it again, done it again, done it again, done it again.
00:04:03
Matt
He's muted himself.
00:04:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
I need to drink water and review myself. Fantastic stuff. Ah, you can tell I'm out of practice. um Yeah, it was it was hundreds percent it was really interesting how Shalima came into that team with with the confidence he had as well.
00:04:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
like I don't think Wolves played their best football, but Kuna was definitely on his on his game for that game. I don't know if if many other players were, but he certainly was. and Yashar, as Matt just mentioned, we had Doosbury Hall back in the team as well. and How did you feel about the lineup? Did you think that maybe we should have Enzo in there as well, or or was you happy with the changes?
00:04:38
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah, I think going into the game, I think the whole lineup was a surprise. um I think Chalipa's style is just like he has pulled Mariska's pants down a little bit, hasn't he? Like he got banished from the team for two months before he got loaned out for palace. He was training with the under 21s.
00:04:56
Yashar Alizadeh
He wasn't with the first team. They were forcing him out the club and they loan him out and then they re recall him. and He's back in the team. So I'm very, first I'm very happy with his professionalism because I think most players with an ego but would have been, he could call me back, but I'm not playing. But he said, you know, I got called back and there's a like for reason for that.
00:05:18
Yashar Alizadeh
And he's a religious man as well. and I know that. So for him, he's very...
00:05:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:23
Yashar Alizadeh
And even he said it in his post-match comments, he so like he said everything happens for a reason. and And those things really mean a lot.
00:05:34
Yashar Alizadeh
And yeah, going to the lineup, it was really good. i think I had a lot of stuff at Enzo Fernandez. Yeah, yes, Enzo was injured apparently, but um ah like a lot of sources were saying that like he's a bit burnt out. It was good to see Juice Brie Hall. I think his last stop was against Shamrock, so like it was good to see him again. um It was good to see him back in action. and He's a really quality player. He is a really good player.
00:06:00
Yashar Alizadeh
And I do feel like sorry for him, like he is fourth pickings under three young, young midfielders, La Villa, Carcedo and Enzo. So it's quite an unfortunate circumstance for him, but I reckon he's like, he's a really good player and we shouldn't get rid of him this Jan, hopefully not. I think as many players as we've bought, we still have a thinning squad, but we don't have that many midfielders. Obviously Cassidy might be leaving as well. So these things, it comes in the long term. so Yeah, I'm really happy.
00:06:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:06:27
Yashar Alizadeh
I do feel like I do. I feel for gusto though, a little bit, um, performing really, really well, but you can't drop Reese James at his peak. Can you? And like, ah let especially after the ball, if you're going to start him, aren't you?
00:06:41
Yashar Alizadeh
So yeah, I've really happened with the performance. I've really helped with the lineup as well. Um, we'll, we'll dive deeper into the actually match analysis, but yeah.
00:06:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, 100%. And I think that's that's one of the things, obviously, we sort of touched on there. of it You mentioned Labia, and obviously, we we were forced into these changes.
Fan Reception and First-half Critique
00:07:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, I don't think it was, you know, Mariska was not, you know, just picking these players from a twenty from a completely available 25-man squad with the thought of resting some players maybe for the city game on the weekend, you know. These are changes that sort of had to be made. and I find it, I do, I sort of agree with you there as well. I find it quite interesting that, you know, Shelaba just seems like, just like,
00:07:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
to be honest, just a very good person, like a very good person to have around the club. but um And I think that what we definitely saw, um um for one, you know, just, ah you know, being at the game, like the fans chanted his name consistently, they were very, very happy to have him back, they were very happy to have, you know, a common player and academy player back in back at the bridge and showing his stuff because he was bossing that game from very early on. um And it's, it's, it's sort of good to see, I think, you know,
00:07:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
I just hope it sort of continues and I hope maybe you know we'll we'll touch on this a bit more towards the end. I hope he he's maybe cemented himself a little bit of a place for that city game because I think he's probably the best quality senseback we could have starting in that game specifically.
00:08:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
um He was quite dynamic as a centre back against Wolves as well.
00:08:02
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah.
00:08:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
like He was coming into midfield quite a lot. He was also the one who was stopping the counters quite consistently. um just of Just an absolutely fantastic performance. and So guys, let's let's let's talk about the game itself.
00:08:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
um what what before It was very weird being in the stadium, right? Because yeah I had three fans next to me saying that we were playing awfully, and I had three fans next to me just sort of happy that we we were sort of winning. um And obviously there's certain parts of that I came to discuss such as but Robert Sanchez, which I imagine we'll spend a little bit of time on. and Matt, just before we go to a break, what what the first half performance up until Wolves scored, because obviously I don't think they were actually doing too much before that point, know um what what were you rating the performance?
00:08:48
Matt
uh it was really quite tough i mean i thought you know so we had a lot of the ball and we you know we're trying to make a lot of chances but we weren't making that many clear car opportunities and our first goal really with toss-in was quite lucky um just the way that it broke to him and you know like any good player you know sort of just stick it in the back of the net even if you think you're offside and thankfully you know VAR in this occasion um goes in our favor when it actually has gone against us quite a lot um I feel with this season. So the overall performance was
Team Needs and Transfer Strategy
00:09:22
Matt
okay. I still think we need to see more from Madawake and Neto on the wings. I still think we need to have more
00:09:31
Matt
um You know sort of just it at like a greater impact from them a matter where K occasionally does get to the byline and gets you know an okay crossing but I think the whole package isn't really quite there in terms of They either sort of do beat their man and don't really put a strong cross in um to to to meet Jackson um Or they're not being their man at all and then they're recycling the ball um and I just think that's happening way too much um and so I think there still is that over-reliance on Palmer to sort of unlock the doors.
00:10:02
Matt
um And, you know, sort of, we've been saying really since the start of the season that when Palmer does have an off day, we need other players to step up. um And we're not really quite seeing that. Obviously, you know, sort of, Manawake did get a goal, you know, fortuitously.
00:10:16
Matt
Really, it's actually Chaliper's goal. He just kind of nicks it.
00:10:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah, I agree with you there.
00:10:20
Matt
um And, you know, sort of, Kukarela took his goal very well and I think sort of he gets into the to the box and disrupts the the defense really well um but ah you know sort of really sort of I'd love to be talking about Sancho and Neto getting goals and assists you know most weeks and um we're really not seeing that yet.
00:10:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think we need improvement. And it seems the board may think in a similar way if transfer rumors are to be believed, which of course we will discuss a little bit later on as well. Yashar, we'll get your thoughts on the first half.
00:10:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
very First of all, take a very quick break. See you all shortly.
00:10:58
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00:11:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we are back on the Daily Chelsea Podcast, obviously discussing the 3-1 win against Wolves. um Matt just gave us his sort of thoughts and opinions on the first half before we conceded the goal. Isha, I'll go slightly further. How would you assess our first half performance even including the goal that we conceded?
00:11:59
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah. I think, I think echoing from Matt, it was, it's, it is something like we did, was it a good like performance? Yes. But in the Graham scheme of things, we do need to be better. And it's moments in that game where you look at compared to how we did against, for example, against the Spurs and the arsenals that we played really, really well.
00:12:30
Yashar Alizadeh
And then there's moments where you're like thinking, why are we not playing like that? So I think going from that, we, again, we held the ball well and we were on like, we dominate. And that's what we do. I think in a lot of games, we dominate the first 30, 30 to 35 minutes. And then suddenly the last 10 to 15 minutes, we just under the cost for no reason. So that's what we did. We let wall back in it. And then a.
00:12:53
Yashar Alizadeh
Unbelievable error from Sanchez and I've said this for for how many months now he would not start for eight percent of Premier League teams He wouldn't know and I was going through like the goalkeeper's for in the Premier League.
00:13:04
Yashar Alizadeh
I reckon he's only better than two if that and The body better than Jose saw I reckon and he's better than Ramsdale my opinion, but everyone else I Think Rams as a debatable one
00:13:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
What's the two? What's the two? Yeah.
00:13:17
Matt
Huh?
00:13:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. about i i would i would ah I think I would genuinely rather have Rabsdale at this point.
00:13:26
Yashar Alizadeh
And that's the thing, right? It's it's funny you say that because Southampton has six points, right? They have six points and you'd rather have a goalkeeper from Southampton. And this is what I'm saying, right? It's funny how Mareska sees him as this ball playing genius at the back and Jurgensen isn't.
00:13:42
Yashar Alizadeh
and Look, I get it. We haven't got any good goalkeepers right now. And that is funny that we spent over a billion quid and we don't even have a good goalkeeper. And it just undermines everything that we have Chelsea. We've always had good goalkeepers. We've had Czech. And these goalkeepers we've had, we've had Czech. These goalkeepers are legendary. These goalkeepers are whole staples. And then you bring players like him who are just honestly one of the worst goalkeepers we've had at the club. And this is not me trying to using him as a scapegoat.
00:14:12
Yashar Alizadeh
This is not me. It's the fact he is not a good goalkeeper, not good enough for Chelsea level, not even good enough for Southampton's level. And that's the thing. His Rams there will start over him and he wouldn't even be on the bench for Southampton.
00:14:24
Yashar Alizadeh
He'll be sold instantly to Saudi. So, so, is so that's, there's a Saudi.
00:14:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah love
00:14:30
Matt
Hashtag Saudi, come on!
00:14:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
out they
00:14:33
Yashar Alizadeh
And to be honest, even Saudi wouldn't take him, probably Dubai would take him for a little bit.
00:14:36
Matt
and
00:14:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
i find um
00:14:38
Yashar Alizadeh
All jokes aside, was the performance good? It was OK. It was OK. It wasn't an edge of the seat moving back and forwards. Again, we dominated 35 minutes of it, and then we let the walls back in, and then Sanchez had a brain fart, and then that happened.
00:14:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah,
00:14:55
Yashar Alizadeh
So that's what happens, unfortunately.
00:14:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think yeah it it's it's it's it's not even i i used to say it was sort of like a weird one with sanchez but it's i think it is now just he's just not i at this point i remember
00:15:08
Yashar Alizadeh
It's not a weird one. He's just the one the worst goalkeeper.
00:15:09
Matt
yeah
00:15:11
Yashar Alizadeh
No, I know. I reckon this is a big statement. He's probably the worst goalkeeper Chelsea, like Chelsea had in the Premier League era.
00:15:18
Matt
or even worse than pitchley and he only played one game
00:15:22
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah, one game. Come on.
00:15:23
Matt
yeah i lost comparison yeah
00:15:24
Yashar Alizadeh
Let's give it.
00:15:27
Yashar Alizadeh
He's the worst goalkeeper Chelsea's had in the Premier League era.
00:15:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:30
Yashar Alizadeh
That is the statement. He is one the worst.
00:15:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I might be showing my age slightly here. I imagine you do remember Ed De Hoya, but I used to see Ed De Hoya quite often and he was sort of the main keeper. The main stay we had before Peter Chek came in. Dutch gold go goalkeeper, I think, very, very erratic.
00:15:44
Matt
God, even worse than Pitchley.
00:15:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
He did he did similar stuff like he would just sometimes he would just have like three open players and then just put the ball at his feet instead and have a little dribble around just have a bit of fun.
00:15:47
Matt
And he only played one game.
00:15:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
like your commitment And yeah, he eventually got rid of them. um But yeah, man, I agree with you with with Sanchez, it's he he needs to There is no good decision-making in his head.
00:16:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
he there is There is decent shot-stopping ability there and I think they that's what got him into different clubs and different roles.
00:16:08
Yashar Alizadeh
I agree, I agree.
00:16:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
But the the amount of type the fact that we we have chosen him as the goalkeeper for this system specifically, where players are constantly being pressed because they are asking for the ball quite often, spreading wide, therefore your players are you your pass the passes need to be like perfect to be able to get to them.
00:16:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
and I've never seen that from Sanchez, ever.
00:16:33
Yashar Alizadeh
No, me neither.
00:16:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've never seen it from Sanchez.
00:16:34
Yashar Alizadeh
meaning
00:16:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Matt, before we move on, what's your opinion on Robert Sanchez at this conference?
00:16:39
Matt
Oh, 100%. Yeah, we need to somehow get
Goalkeeper Dilemma and Solutions
00:16:42
Matt
him out of the club. I mean, he's on the contract until 2030. So not sure who decided that, but that was not a good move. And I think in some ways, you know, he's not in some ways he's similar to Jackson in terms of the frustration but Jackson is much better because Jackson actually has output and other elements of his game that he does very very well the thing with Sanchez is that he fumbles for the goal but then the next corner he just punches away so he can do it you can do it so why don't you do it the first time just like exactly you can do it so so i know
00:17:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:17
Yashar Alizadeh
You can do it.
00:17:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
You can just believe in yourself. Yeah. It's just like.
00:17:24
Matt
And it's just, um, like we spent 25 million on him. Like that is a lot of money. And even though that that's maybe relatively lower in today's market, that is still 25 million pounds. Um, and I just, I don't believe that the defense in front of him feel confident when he's in goal. Um, I think particularly reminds me of when we beat, you know, Brighton four to when the result really should have been like eight nil. And you know, after the two mistakes that he made, just both times he was like, Oh yeah, my bad, my bad.
00:17:55
Matt
as in that that's not good enough like this is josie
00:17:56
Yashar Alizadeh
but
00:17:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it's starting to look quite bad on the board as well because and and I think there's obviously a bit of stubbornness to it in the fact that
00:17:59
Yashar Alizadeh
That's it.
00:18:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
we went out and we went and got Brighton at the time and for a good six months was their second choice goalkeeper and we went and spent 25 million on him. And he was nearly instantly promoted to the squad as the main goalkeeper, besides when Petrovic had his little golden run, which, um you know, ah you know, we can say we don't really have good goalkeepers.
00:18:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
We have a better one. We do have a better one.
00:18:26
Matt
Yeah.
00:18:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're just not using him.
00:18:28
Matt
I just wonder whether it's a politics thing within the club, like you've got to play him for one reason or another.
00:18:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:18:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
i i I think it must be something like, I mean, even when when you think about Shalabar, I think even if there's a bit of, you know, so cynicism, cynicism, um like in the fact that I think Shalabar is being advertised to other people to come in and give higher bids.
00:18:34
Matt
I don't really know.
00:18:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Sanchez is probably staying in goal at the moment because eventually we will need to sell him.
00:18:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
And as your child says, the only one is probably really going to be paying money for him is, you know, to buy.
00:18:55
Matt
Yeah, fair enough.
Debating Garnacho's Potential Signing
00:19:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
So
00:19:00
Yashar Alizadeh
and know even's not
00:19:01
Matt
Yeah.
00:19:01
Yashar Alizadeh
Sadly we realize how terrible he is and then the bar will get him.
00:19:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and I don't think, I don't even think they're sort of making those risky moves anymore. Like after what happened with Neymar and a couple of others, um I think also Mendy was probably just good enough to have at least a couple more years of us, although we're going back a bit further now.
00:19:08
Yashar Alizadeh
no
00:19:13
Matt
Wow.
00:19:17
Yashar Alizadeh
A quick one about Sanchez, a quick one.
00:19:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:20
Yashar Alizadeh
For those who watch Inside Out, I like Inside Out one or two. And you know those things inside his brain? I reckon as soon as a corner of or a set piece comes in, they just switch off.
00:19:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:30
Yashar Alizadeh
He presses a button and then all of them just go into bed. And then suddenly, when he messes up and the goal goes in, he's like, oh, oh, oh, I was supposed to punch that out, was I?
00:19:41
Yashar Alizadeh
Oh, my bad.
00:19:41
Matt
Hmm.
00:19:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah
00:19:43
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is it it
00:19:43
Yashar Alizadeh
my bad my bad guys no this isn't no this isn't a mid-table battle guy like no no this isn't something that you can be like oh you know my bad no we're competing for top four this is this is hundreds of millions of pounds on the line here and we can sign players who can actually boost us up not oh my bad guys you know what i'll do better next time and then next time he does it again and then he says the same thing again and he posts the same stuff on instagram big three points no like this isn't a point yeah
00:19:51
Matt
Yeah.
00:19:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:20:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
not your
00:20:12
Yashar Alizadeh
Big three points because your teammate saved you instantly.
00:20:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Yeah, yeah, I agree with you in the fact that Sanchez is best when he's not thinking, to be honest, which seems to be quite often.
00:20:23
Matt
Yeah.
00:20:25
Yashar Alizadeh
Sanchez's best is on the bench. That's probably the best time to see Sanchez.
00:20:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, exactly. Yeah. Yeah. 100%. and Well, we have a bit more to discuss, um including transfers, unfortunately not goalkeeper transfer, but we have a couple of other things to discuss as well. We'll take a very, very quick break and then we'll be back with you for our last 10 minutes.
00:20:44
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00:21:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
even though, excuse me, even though we walked away with three points. and and Guys, we, you know, we may have, there's a very strong transfer everyone going around at the moment. I think we're all very aware of what it is. um In the last three or four hours, it's ah the Marzio has come out and said that Man United have dropped their price.
00:21:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Mainly he knows that because Napoli are also inquiring. But I think considering we also all saw that Garnaccio's agent was at the game last night. Can I also say that was also that was in the director's box, which means he was invited. um So there's certainly talks happening. ah Matt, is Garnaccio the answer to our problems?
00:22:12
Matt
in a nutshell no um we need someone really clinical in front of goal super consistent ah we need the number nine and we need a goalkeeper like we've spoken about i think everywhere else in in the squads we've got enough rotation that we're okay um of course we'd love to have a bit more flair or sort of clinical attributes in terms of shooting and making the right pass or right cross. But I think we've got enough across across the rest of the squads that if we get the keeper and the and the number nine rights, then we we're confident the top four and then going on to be like title challengers. I mean, Garnet show, I can see Chelsea buying him because of the model that we have, that he's really young, that we can make a lot of merchandise from him.
00:23:02
Matt
and we potentially even could you know develop him and then sell him on for more. like I think that's part of the that's in the model. that ah blue color are going for and it's not the most you know sort of ridiculous move if we weren't for him however um you know sort of Napoli went in for about 40 million and like you say I think United probably were closer to like 60 70 million but in the last reports I think in the last hour even United are willing to do business around 55 million
00:23:34
Matt
But that might be because that's going abroad, you know sort of that's going to the syria It's not saying in the premier league whether they'd give that price to chelsea. I'm not sure they'd probably want a bit more. They'd probably want 65 billion to cover the cost for mounts really um, but um You know for me
00:23:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
revenge.
00:23:54
Matt
I would say you know the the max um I I really would be comfortable paying is around 40 45 million for him just because the whole circumstance um and yeah he's got potential but I do think it's a big risk at the moment I just don't think we've seen enough good things out of him to see that he's going to be a great um great great you know sort of um a attacker um but um potentially he's the kind of competition that we need and also you know sort of with you know midrix band being still unknown we might need to get another player in quicker
00:24:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mostly agree with you. that man this This is the only thing I'd like to pick up on what you just said there. like yeah This is our model of like signing young players and stuff like that. But when does it stop? When do we stop signing the young players and let them sort of be in the team for a bit? because We keep signing everyone, and obviously we we are signing talented players, so therefore they're getting spots in the teams and getting chances, but usually it's this, it's this, combobulating if that's a correct word like it's it's it's it's
00:25:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
the midric thing or is it just that you know garna show is maybe a talented player and available
00:25:12
Yashar Alizadeh
I think seeing Guy Nacho, he's 20 years old. He's a Premier League player, star for Man United. Not right now, because Ambaron thinks he's the new Ajax focus and he's benching all his best players and he thinks he's this and that. But in the grand scheme of things, I'd be very annoyed if he actually bought Guy Nacho. He'd be very, very silly of Chelsea. And that isn't because he's not a good player, like he is, but Three goals and one assist this season.
00:25:39
Yashar Alizadeh
It isn't good enough. And we criticized Neto, and we criticized Noni Madueke, and they've got better stats in the season, let alone.
00:25:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:25:47
Yashar Alizadeh
So what I'm trying to say is, I get it, that's our model by Young, build them up, maybe sell them, or they become a product for Chelsea. But what I'm saying is, it'd be very silly for Chelsea to buy them.
00:25:59
Yashar Alizadeh
We have enough left wing. as we will We just bought Sancho in the summer. And technically, he's still on loan. We're going to buy him this summer. it's like it's a mandatory loan so it'd be very silly and I get it again I see the hype he's young and he's his new upcoming thing and at the end of the day they will charge us more because it's Premier League tax so they're going to charge us absolutely more and knowing Chelsea they're just going to put in a 60 million pound bid in the last day of the January transfer window and they're going to be like oh I go and they will take it and it'd be silly because he's going to become a flop and he might not be but it'd be very silly because
00:26:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:26:36
Yashar Alizadeh
There are so many areas of Chelsea that we're lacking. We're not, we don't have a number nine who's good. Jackson is not a good player. He's a good left winger. Maybe he's a good left winger. I can see him as a left winger darting in, but he's not a number nine or maybe he's too young. They they's still developing. I understand that, but we need a number nine. We need a new centre back and we need a new goalkeeper. We need a good, we need a new spine. We need a new spine and that's what we don't have. And that's, that is the part of Chelsea that we need
Chelsea's Transfer Market Decisions
00:27:02
Yashar Alizadeh
to improve in and that's what we're not. So those are the things I'm saying.
00:27:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, I agree, man. we we we We do need that sort of new spine. and its at it's the only And the other thing is it's sort of hard to tell if when when we're going for a player like that. We don't understand, as Chelsea fans, if this is taking something else away. Is this going to stop us bidding for someone else? Are there centre-back targets? Are there targets that we're just not going to go for because Garnacho is available? if If that's the case, then yeah, that's going to that's probably hurting us a lot more. um But yeah, Matt, you've got something to say.
00:27:35
Matt
Yes, and i the thing as well with this chat of Ganache, it makes me think, if we're going in for this kind of player, why don't we go in for Konya? Because I would say Konya is a lot more physical, he's a lot more clinical, um I think he's got a bit more experience, and yeah, there's probably not that salon value, but I think he's a better asset to have. um You know, I'd almost argue that we could potentially play him in the nine sort of just because he's got that he's got that diamond dynamism that I think we really need in in this um uh squad and uh sort of but then again you know sort of do wolves you know want you know 50 60 maybe more um because of the Premier League tax like you share mentioned
00:28:18
Matt
um But, you know, we took Neto off them. They were pretty happy with that. um But would they be happy with another one? I don't know. But, you know, this whole chat I've gone at just makes me think, well, there's a better option in Kunya. So let's go for him.
00:28:31
Yashar Alizadeh
There's loads of better options. There's Wissart, there's Webu, these players are just 10 times the player Ghanachos is. And I get it.
00:28:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:38
Yashar Alizadeh
They're older, they're more experienced, but I don't see Ghanachos do anything for Chelsea, in my opinion. I don't see him do anything. so
00:28:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
See, I that's what I don't agree with. I do think if we sign him, for me, I think he will turn out to be a good player. I think he'll be a good player. As long as as long as we nurture him correctly, which I think is the my the biggest issue, not just with Garnaccio, but at United, just in general, they seem to ruin players, in my opinion. I think the most the most recent one for me is I watch quite a lot of Xerxes in Serie R.
00:29:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't understand why they bought him. They don't play him in any sort of similar way. They don't try and...
00:29:13
Yashar Alizadeh
Cool.
00:29:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's like it's... I don't know. It's just trying to... What's the word? Round pegs in square holes. You know what I mean? It's just like they don't really know what they're doing. I think iNatural would possibly be an asset for us.
00:29:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Although I 100% agree with both of you. In fact, it could be quite risky.
Looking Ahead to Manchester City Clash
00:29:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
100% it could be quite risky. Um, well, of course we'll keep up with that story as it develops throughout the week. And of course we're expecting it to develop with, you know, what's happened over the last couple of days. Um, guys, we'll finish off quickly with sort of, you know, we've not been in the best form, uh, five winless games before the win yesterday. From yesterday, yesterday's performance, maybe considering the fact that we had a few changes as well. Um, Yashar, we'll go to you first. How confident are you for Saturday?
00:30:00
Yashar Alizadeh
Confident to get ah to pick up some points. I know We're playing in Manchester as well. So again, my city are picking up form again shock ah so
00:30:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
We seem to have lost Yashar shortly. ah Matt, we'll go to you and what happened?
00:30:15
Matt
Yeah, sure Yeah, yeah, um bit of a remix here, um, so Yeah for man city on saturday.
00:30:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
How's your confidence been?
00:30:25
Matt
I mean It's kind of just sod's law for us really, isn't it that city had their sort of downturn kind of crashed out of the title race probably not going to get back into it even at city standards and city's quality and game before Um, you know, they smash ips which six nil um seem to be, you know flying and form I mean I think, you know, for them, Ipswich really weren't at the races for that game. Unfortunately, they were at the races against us, um but that's how football goes, really. I am concerned because I do think City you are turning a corner now after that result. And I am you know concerned that they could really try and go to town against us. I am really basically hoping for a draw against them. I think if we get a draw, I think that's actually a brilliant result.
00:31:13
Matt
and
00:31:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
and we keep our top four plays.
00:31:14
Matt
know that And exactly that keeps our top four plays that kind of prevents them you know gaining on us or potentially overtaking us. um And yeah, so of if we've got any chance of um even winning, oh we've got to have our like best 11 and we've got to be on it. We've got to be really on it. And ah just, you know, as much as I sort of would love to dream of winning, just Sanchez, I just think he's going to make another howler. I think he's just going to ruin it for us.
00:31:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Yeah, man, i completely. Considering the amount of shots that City are going to take, quality shots that they're going to take at him as well. But then do you know what?
00:31:52
Matt
Yeah, exactly.
00:31:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
He'll probably save all those, and then it will just be a misplaced pass that goes to... And then that process. Yashar, we lost you briefly, but if you give us a quick minute or so on your confidence for Sunday, and then we'll finish up.
00:32:03
Yashar Alizadeh
yeah The internet just crashed. Apologies for that gents. um So yeah, as I was saying, um I am confident in the sense of, yeah, we have been not, like we haven't been playing well.
00:32:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
No?
00:32:15
Yashar Alizadeh
However, I reckon Chelsea do pull up in big games and we've performed in every single big game we've played against Arsenal, Liverpool. ah City probably was the only one that we didn't perform well, but like Liverpool and Arsenal have played really, really well.
00:32:26
Yashar Alizadeh
so I'm confident in getting points, I'm not sure if it's a draw or a win, but I reckon we'll get points, but allowing a particular win, I'm expecting a 2-0 win to Chelsea.
00:32:36
Matt
Whoa, that is super confident.
00:32:39
Yashar Alizadeh
I get it, we have... like breadstick hands in goal, but I reckon Calabar, Calabar will do something there and we'll have a full fit team. Hopefully we'll have Enzo back, we'll have Carcedo back and well, Carcedo was already there, but like he got a little, like a little niggle, uh, when he, I had that tackle and then it's like those few photos of him leaving the ground in crutches, which I didn't like.
00:32:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:33:05
Yashar Alizadeh
So, but. Yeah, I reckon that was just a little mind game with Pep. So hopefully this Nebraska can do something useful for once. But yeah, we'll do that. But yeah, confident 2-0 clean sheet.
00:33:17
Yashar Alizadeh
First clean sheet in Goodness Heart.
00:33:20
Matt
I think the last time we had a clean sheet was against Villa.
00:33:21
Yashar Alizadeh
I actually don't know when was the last time we had a good... It was against...
00:33:25
Matt
Or Morkum.
00:33:25
Yashar Alizadeh
Villa. It was. Oh yeah.
00:33:26
Matt
Maybe it's Morkum.
00:33:27
Yashar Alizadeh
Morkim.
00:33:27
Matt
but yeah yeah
00:33:28
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah. I mean Premier League clean sheet.
00:33:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know no fair to be fair the one thing I will say is I think it city are still in the spot where if the black players you just mentioned is are like if they step up and have a game of their lives several of them we can walk away with
00:33:29
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah.
00:33:42
Yashar Alizadeh
There is a... I think there's an alternate universe so we can see Jackson scoring a couple here. i
00:33:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, just quickly before we go, ah Victor Oseman is on
Final Thoughts and Farewell
00:33:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
the John O.B. McKell podcast this week.
00:33:54
Matt
Whoa.
00:33:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, so I imagine Nico might want to make a little bit of a response to whatever's said on that, which I believe comes up on Friday. So maybe we will see Jackson having a bit of a tear up at the Etihad.
00:34:02
Yashar Alizadeh
Here we go.
00:34:06
Yashar Alizadeh
He's about to score high track and let's take a shot off and do a see you again.
00:34:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:34:10
Matt
Yeah.
00:34:10
Yashar Alizadeh
you
00:34:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
and you Well, guys, we are out of time, but great discussion on the Wolves game. And of course, we are now leading into one of the biggest games of the season and also a little bit of a chance for revenge for us as well. Obviously our opening day, hell of a good performance, but lost 2-0 at home, 2-0 City. and We'll keep up with you throughout the week. Guys, thank you so much for joining. Matt, thank you so much for joining us tonight.
00:34:32
Matt
as always and come on the blues ah I'll take it
00:34:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Come on the Blues. Yesha, thank you so much for joining us as well.
00:34:38
Yashar Alizadeh
It was a pleasure, thank you all for listening and hopefully my prediction was true and I can rub it on all your faces how confident I was.
00:34:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
you could If we win 2-0 at City, here you can rub it in our faces however much you want, mate.
00:34:49
Yashar Alizadeh
Oh, oh I will, oh I will. Or if they don't, I won't be on the podcast next week.
00:34:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
There you go. There you go. That's fine. No, you can't do that. I've made lots of bad predictions.
00:34:59
Yashar Alizadeh
say
00:35:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
and But yeah, thank you so much for joining us. And of course, guys, keep up with daily Chelsea for throughout the week leading up to this massive City game. Thank you for listening, and we'll speak to you soon.