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Episode 340: Matchday Preview: Norwich away early Saturday KO!
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Southampton – Another game comes fast, our 3rd in 7 days! Will we see rotation? Can we see it out? Let's hope so, 7 in 8?
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Introduction and Podcast Overview
00:00:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome back to the Daily Southampton part of the Global Sports Podcast Network. My name is Greg Elliott and as always today, joined by my good friend and wonderful co-host, Zach Ingo Finch.
00:00:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
How you doing, mate? You alright?
00:00:29
Zak
Hello, hello. Yeah, not too bad, mate.
Game Preview and Transfer Discussion
00:00:32
Zak
We're building up to another game at the weekend out of of nowhere. and We're going a little bit blind, although there has been, I'm not going to say a bombshell interview, but some some words from our illustrious sporting director talking about how, you know,
00:00:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
me Yeah, look, Alfie went on record and said that he was actively trying to get an interview and, you know, it dropped and they didn't hold back.
00:00:59
Zak
But they are.
00:01:07
Zak
Yeah.
00:01:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
They touched on everything. And I think that we've learned in the past when we have heard in in brief parts from Spores that he's quite an open and honest book when it comes to these sort of interviews and, mean, made some interesting points, right?
00:01:19
Zak
which is nice.
00:01:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Showed that we're not likely to be busy in January.
Financial Constraints and Transfer Rules
00:01:26
Zak
Yeah, that's, how much money did we make? don't know. I sent a video to you earlier, Greg, about our biggest transfers of all time, right? Out from Southampton.
00:01:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:35
Zak
And two of the people in the top five are people we sold last season in our worst Premier League season of all time, which, well, that on its own is insane, but the idea that we don't have any money, like, I get that we want to be sustainable.
00:01:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:49
Zak
But if the idea is for promotion and you know we want promotion and we might end up needing some help in January and we've kind of already started to establish where we need that help, I'm kind of shocked that they're like, maybe we're going to try not to though.
00:02:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, i suspect that the the restrictions in question are not necessarily like money availability as much as we're a bit worried about PSR and going over the limits, right?
00:02:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because...
00:02:22
Zak
Also true...
00:02:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because although we sold those players in you know this summer for big amounts, actually the way that that works on PSR is like that amount divided by the amount of years on their contract, right? So it's...
00:02:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's, you know, absolute nonsense economics, and we're barely football experts, let alone finance ones, but I don't think it's quite as night and day as, well, we sold £100 million pounds worth of players, and we got £100 million pounds to spend.
00:02:40
Zak
it's It's not easy, right?
00:02:46
Zak
It's...
00:02:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, just isn't quite how it works.
00:02:53
Zak
For sure, especially where we've dropped down into it parachute payments and all that jazz.
00:02:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. We did spend, right?
00:02:59
Zak
It's just... We have.
00:03:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:03:01
Zak
Yeah, don't get me wrong, but like we we're all kind of in agreement that there are probably gaps that we need to fill and potentially people that need to go And I think that by the sounds of it, their idea is that there's a lot less than we think there is to be done, right?
00:03:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Hmm.
Squad Depth and Transfer Targets
00:03:18
Zak
And that's fine because they are people with... Jobs, that they're in charge of this, right? I just the hope that we're proven wrong. And we've been proven wrong, you know, a couple of times this season.
00:03:29
Zak
We've also been proven right a couple of times this season. So, yeah, I guess we we... We haven't needed to spend with Tonda coming in, right? He's taken the existing group of players and made them significantly better.
00:03:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:42
Zak
So hopefully he can do that with some of the other players in the squad as well. And hopefully we will get to a point.
00:03:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:47
Zak
I think it's just... we have iced We have isolated where we think there are issues because if we pick up a single injury, it's going to cause problems.
00:03:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:57
Zak
But...
00:03:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, we have, mean, Swalls came out and said in the interview, there's no really one position on the pitch where he says we have to, But, I mean, he wouldn't come out and give that away and, you know, give away all of the bargaining chips, I suppose. But also, credit to Saints Extra, whose feed I've i've read part of the article on. I've read through the Echo article as well to see it from. But the next post, 30 minutes after that, is Southampton being interested and linked with Bayern Munich goalkeeper Daniel Perret. So, i mean, maybe there is one position...
00:04:35
Zak
Yeah, well, loans and stuff.
00:04:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Speed identified. That's
00:04:39
Zak
And again, like we've we've had this back and forth about Baz non-stop, and we've already got a goalkeeper on loan. So then theoretically, at that point, we've five goalkeepers on the books, which is mad when you think about it.
00:04:50
Zak
but Yeah, I guess we just have to see how it works out. But it is interesting that that directly comes out. And also,
Norwich Game Analysis and Predictions
00:04:57
Zak
it fits the profile of, you know, apparently we just essentially buy directly from the Bundesliga at this point.
00:05:02
Zak
LAUGHTER
00:05:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
it. And look, lots of other really interesting snippets from the interview. And if you want to read the whole thing, do, because it's it's an excellent read. but But yeah, I mean, look, taking all of that away, the biggest thing I take from it is in Tonda we trust.
00:05:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
And now we have to take that mentality into, you know, another game on Saturday against a team that, I mean, are doing all right, right?
00:05:30
Zak
That may, I don't think nor you can say Norwich is doing all right. They got rid of Liam Manning and have managed to win since then.
00:05:36
Zak
But it's not, it's not, no, it's, it's it's not the same as our new manager bounce, right?
00:05:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're right.
00:05:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. it's all I saw that like speck of green in their form and thought maybe there was a but turn of up. of I flicked back through the rest of it and actually, boy, oh boy.
00:05:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:52
Zak
Like we we thought for so long that the new manager bounce basically didn't exist.
00:05:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:57
Zak
In regards to Norwich, they've had like a win. It is what I would consider to be a banana skin because we could go into this game being really complacent about the fact that we think they're they're just going to be terrible and we can walk all over them.
00:06:11
Zak
And then we slip up. That's that's easy to happen. I don't know if they would currently let that happen with the level of detail they've been applying to each and every game we've been going into.
00:06:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:06:21
Zak
but is something we need to just be a little bit wary of.
00:06:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
is It is the third game in a seven you know three games in seven days again, and it is that that tail end of that, which always makes it feel a bit like more of a struggle.
00:06:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, notably, without the press conference, we still don't know if Tom fellows is going to be injured or not, but that you've got to think is going to be pretty key. Right.
00:06:45
Zak
Yeah, it's going to be massively important to how we line up. And again, I'm still not sure what we would do without him. like The natural thing would be for Fraser to go in there.
00:06:55
Zak
it would be interesting to see if he's able to stick it out for the whole of the game because you know i don't know who we would bring on in case of him. But again, I could see an argument for Fraser being brought off later in the game with for Ronnie Edwards or somebody like that, right?
00:07:12
Zak
But it's just...
00:07:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
But only if we're...
00:07:13
Zak
yeah
00:07:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
own That's only the sort of change you can get away with we're in a position to drop back, right?
00:07:17
Zak
If we're up, yeah, exactly that.
00:07:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
like Otherwise... Yeah.
00:07:21
Zak
So if not, we're we're kind of in a bit of a struggle, which is why the idea that we don't need to replace anyone for me is a bit like, I think we should just have another wing back and maybe just sack off the idea of right and left backs at this point, because we clearly don't clearly don't need a right back anymore.
Lineup Changes and Tactical Flexibility
00:07:37
Zak
But yeah, I guess we'll just have to see how it works out.
00:07:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, but it's it you're right. It's an easy game to to look at and take for granted in the scheme of the week, right? Because of the three games, you would potentially argue that it should, in theory, be the easiest. Obviously, as we know, no games in this league actually easy because that's what makes it so fantastic.
00:08:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
But on paper, as we like to say, should she be right.
00:08:09
Zak
We've also them once this season as well, right?
00:08:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:12
Zak
Let's not forget that. Like, it may have been in a cup, but we still beat them. We beat them quite convincingly at that point.
00:08:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
I did forget that.
00:08:17
Zak
Yeah, so I'm just assuming you did. But, yeah, like and we beat them quite convincingly as well. Admittedly, both of were different managers at that time.
00:08:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:08:26
Zak
But, you know, we we have really come into a run of form on our own and they are they are struggling. But, again, that's that's where banana skins can happen.
00:08:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:08:35
Zak
and And that's why i'd like to make sure that we avoid it where possible. And it might be significantly more difficult if we're missing one of our key current puzzle pieces, right?
00:08:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, history favours us in the fixture as well. In the last 20 matches we've played, nine wins, eight draws with only three wins for Norwich. So that is, you know, it's not great reading for them.
00:08:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
One of those games notably was like a ridiculous four or draw, which I do avidly remember from our last championship season.
00:09:27
Zak
So, yeah, I very much remember that as well.
00:09:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah and Yeah, I mean, but it makes good good reading for us. the The little AI spiel from a from the stat analysis summary that I've i've got through is the the home whilst the home ground remains a factor, the data paints a tight, goal-friendly contest rather than an offensive scrap. So Southampton to win with over two and a half goals is the the thought that it's gone for.
00:10:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, I mean, that stands to reason.
00:10:06
Zak
interesting yeah
00:10:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
that We're averaging like three goals a game anyway, right? So that could be, we could bring that bet in ourselves, you know, in the first 20 minutes with the form we've shown. But you're right. without if If it proves that Fellows isn't fit, that's a whole other big question mark of how we can cope in that situation.
00:10:26
Zak
yeah for sure i guess we just have to we'll have to wait and see on that one it's just it's a less than ideal
00:10:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
is it Is it the sort of away game where a draw might not feel like enough? Like, itt would would it almost feel like a halt to the momentum we've been building, or
00:10:40
Zak
i i feel like a I feel like the run of the former at the moment anything other than a win kind of feels like it's not enough, right? And like Millwall was a bit different because it kind of ended right at the end. And I think with Millwall, it was because it became the first test. Are we going to bounce back straight away? We did bounce back straight away. But where we're looking at where we want to be in the table.
00:10:59
Zak
We're looking at where we are currently. We're looking at how everyone's doing around us. We really, really want to keep that momentum going. to get what we want to be. Because if not, we could just then start languishing between sort of being outside of the playoff places and in the playoff places and kind of bouncing back and forth, back and forth, and back and forth. We don't really want to be there.
00:11:18
Zak
We want to stamp our authority whilst, you know, like struck by the iron top, right?
00:11:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Indeed. no I agree with that, mate. Yeah, going to be an interesting one. Right, let's let's have a little break and get into our predicted team lineups.
00:12:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, mate. And we are back. Third game in seven days. We've seen pretty consistent starting lineups for the first two. How, you know, wearing in mind this in on paper is the easiest of the three.
00:12:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
How much rotation do should we expect? Bearing in mind our next game as well is Coventry at home, which is a tough one.
00:12:39
Zak
If it's not broke, don't fix it, right? I think is what we've kind of agreed to at this point. I could see Kwasi being swapped out for Stevens, just because that makes logical sense.
00:12:49
Zak
like we We knew that he might have been brought in for that game, like the Leicester game, for the physicality specifically of the West Brom guys.
00:12:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
yep
00:12:59
Zak
And the fact that you know three games in a week is probably a lot to expect of Stevens. So I could see him coming back in.
00:13:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's a lot for most players it's a lot of football
00:13:09
Zak
Yeah, true, but like, it's not like they would have had a pre-season that didn't prepare them for that, and again, like, we've seen that's also been detrimental to us, right, and the injuries we picked up you know, Ross Stewart, I still like I don't need to have that conversation for the umpteenth time, but
00:13:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:27
Zak
But there's an example, but then also you've seen it in Shea Charles.
00:13:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:31
Zak
And then we went through that that couple of game period where basically everybody took a knock, right? I swear we had like half-hour start and nine-up out all in the same game, which unfortunately you've seen was the nail in the coffin for Will still at the time, right?
00:13:43
Zak
So, yeah well
00:13:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I guess look let's start of the back. I don't think any of us are expecting to see Baz rotated out of goal, right?
00:13:51
Zak
No, it's Baz
00:13:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
i <unk>pect manning Manning's played 180 plus minutes of the last two games, but is there really anyone else that comes on that can replace him?
00:14:00
Zak
I just don't see them switching them out.
00:14:04
Zak
I just don't i just don't see them switching them out at this point. And we've we talked about it either yesterday's episode or post-match or whatever, but the the engine the lad has seems to just keep him going.
00:14:15
Zak
And, and you know, even eve to be fair, even that game, even the game that was, you know, that when we were still, and the Preston game, right, which was a lifetime ago at this point, but I remember you and me noticed that you picked up an injury early on and then managed to somehow sort of deal with it and carry on.
00:14:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Play through it.
00:14:35
Zak
Yeah.
00:14:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:35
Zak
so I wouldn't be really surprised. Obviously, we've not really seen much of Wellington since his return from injury, red card, and then sort of what I think he's come on on as a substitute maybe once towards the end of the game to see how the game.
00:14:49
Zak
so so So, yeah, like clearly, clearly Tonda's got a plan and he'd rather stick to it, right?
00:14:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think once or twice, yeah.
00:14:54
Zak
I feel i like, bar an injury concern, I'd expect to see Manning continue start.
00:15:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and then yeah he you sort of it said alluded to Stephens in for quasi as it sort of expected. Harwood-Bellis, though, and Wood, another two players that have played 180 minutes, but seem up the task.
00:15:08
Zak
Yep.
00:15:11
Zak
Yeah, why again?
00:15:15
Zak
But also, seem to be up to it.
00:15:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Young, fit players should be fine.
00:15:19
Zak
Enjoying it, wanting to carry on.
00:15:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:15:21
Zak
i don't really see why we would swap them out at this point. They're both what I would consider to be really in form. You know, I would like to ensure that defensively we don't switch off a little bit like we did last game.
00:15:36
Zak
Hopefully they've learned from that. It's not really entirely down to them, really, is it?
00:15:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:15:39
Zak
Defending is not just the job of the defenders.
00:15:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
nay there
00:15:42
Zak
I know we mug off our defenders sometimes for that, but so it's a team game. But still, I don't really see why I'd want to swap them out currently. They both seem to be doing really well.
00:15:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then obviously we talked a bit about fellows and I guess like you say, the expected replacement would be Fraser, but do you maybe see us doing something a little bit different and changing up the shape a bit and maybe bringing in Robinson in place of him play on that side? Or do you think maybe we move Adam Armstrong out to that side and bring Cameron Archer in who's looked hungry and, you know, has the legs to to run and run at them.
00:16:19
Zak
Maybe I'll be...
00:16:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe a good opportunity for Archer to, you know, get that, desperately needed goal to instill the confidence that we want to see in him.
00:16:26
Zak
I think it would be a bit drastic to to change that much just because of how successful we've been.
00:16:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:32
Zak
And and like you know that that seems like a That seems like something they'd need to work on for like a week, right? So if they've already... For me, it'd be like, if we knew Fellows was out 100%, that might be something I'd expect to see.
00:16:45
Zak
Where Fellows is touch and go, it might no longer be touch and go, right?
00:16:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:50
Zak
They might know as of now, they're just not putting out until tomorrow. But where he is touch he was touch and go, if they're going to like switch everything up and make another player play in that position for that point, I would...
00:16:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:17:03
Zak
think that it would only be if he was like officially ruled out because there's a lot of preparation
00:17:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
i don't I don't know, mate, because I just think that our plays and our systems through Tonda are so kind of fluid and ingrained. And and it's not... You know, we...
00:17:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, the fact that we're even talking about Tom Fellows at in this sort of defense section of the team is almost just wrong, right? Because that's not really how they line up on the pitch.
00:17:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, you know, he does track back and and do some defending, but it's not play so by any stretch of the imagination his core strength or what he's on the pitch to do. So, i mean, I wouldn't be entirely surprised if, you know, Harwood Bellis on that right-hand side of defense is just told,
00:17:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
hey, it's your job to cover that now. And actually, we've got a slightly more forward-thinking player on who doesn't do any defending and roll with it, roll with the punches. And I mean, to be honest, even playing Adam Armstrong out on the right like that, he isn't a player who's scared to track back and make a tackle.
00:18:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, you know, it it could could play out. Like, it's it's almost, you know, we've seen him in do that role successfully. Last time in the championship, I think he started for us on the right pretty much every game because Shea Adams was playing through the middle. So... Yeah.
00:18:25
Zak
Yeah, no, like again, it's a could-be, right? Like, it wouldn't be too off-the-cuff.
00:18:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:34
Zak
i Again, it's like a don't-broke, if it's not broke, don't fix it, try it sort of thing.
00:18:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:39
Zak
So if he's fit to play, it's no issue.
00:18:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's one of those things where if, if it's on the team sheet on Saturday, I look like an absolute football genius. And if it's not, a Oh, it was just, just speculation, wasn't it?
00:18:47
Zak
Yeah.
00:18:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just trying to fit square pegs around holes.
00:18:53
Zak
Like our former manager had a lot of games where he could have been a football genius, but unfortunately came off as a bit, having no clue. Right.
00:19:02
Zak
And and so I don't think it, you know, I don't think that that's,
00:19:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fine line between bravery and stupidity, isn't it?
00:19:08
Zak
fine line between genius and sanity, isn't That's the other difference.
00:19:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Uh,
00:19:11
Zak
and And like, you know, there's no disrespect that to Wills still. They just didn't pay off. But I will just point out to you that the last time we have had a change in the lineup that big was Sienza and we lost that game.
00:19:24
Zak
So i just worry that he wouldn't want to do anything drastic with what's happened previously.
00:19:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:31
Zak
But I'm also happy to be proven wrong.
00:19:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
but i just I worry that not doing something drastic is why we lost, right? this Trying to get someone to fill the boots of Leo Sienza is maybe not a reasonable expectation to put on anyone.
00:19:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
So...
00:19:46
Zak
true but I do wonder if it's just because it was a lot of responsibility on specifically Jay Robinson at that time but we can agree to disagree on that it's fine
00:19:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, look, I mean, i'm I'm interested to see how it's going to play out.
Key Players and Management Strategies
00:19:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Moving forward into the middle of the park, I mean, Caspi Anders surely done enough to be pretty much the first name on the team sheet consistently, right?
00:19:59
Zak
either way
00:20:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
like e
00:20:10
Zak
yeah he's he's the first name on the team sheet in my opinion at the moment him and Adam Armstrong so
00:20:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
flynn Flynn Downs, however, who you know came out in his BBC interview and said how he sort of managing day-to-day with his new struggles with the sort of eco-lice and the issues he's been having.
00:20:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
i mean, he's played a lot of football in the last seven days. So is...
00:20:33
Zak
Yeah, but also he's going to be wanting to play as long as he is actually fit, right? Like that's the other thing.
00:20:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:39
Zak
I think as long as he's able to, he's going to be able to want to. And I think that's just going to be the case.
00:20:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:44
Zak
So I wouldn't be surprised if he starts again. He's been all right. You know, it was Romelu that managed to carded last game and not him for a change. So...
00:20:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, you're right. I think that he'll have the desire to start. I just wouldn't be surprised if we see another one of those like halftime changes where we see maybe Cam Bragg or or Barnaby Williams or someone come on for the second half to see the game out.
00:21:06
Zak
Yeah, just depends on how he's doing, really.
00:21:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah I don't know if Romelu's quite got a full half in him yet.
00:21:14
Zak
no i don't i don't believe so
00:21:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
say so I wouldn't be surprised to see of Flynn pick up 45 and one of the other young lads pick up 45 because, you know, it's been a lot of football and managing is, is part of what Flynn's going to have to do going forward, as he said.
00:21:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that's another, you know, one of the struggles, right? Of these games that come thick and fast is, is that, uh, and then the other three front players, if they're all fit, they've got to start, right?
00:21:39
Zak
mm-hmm
00:21:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like,
00:21:45
Zak
Yep.
00:21:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
of all of the parts of the team that aren't broke, you don't change a team that scored 18 goals in seven games.
00:21:46
Zak
No question about it.
00:21:53
Zak
Yeah. Why would you do that? No, let's not touch it. Let's just, let's leave it as it is.
00:21:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. All right. Good. Easy. We're in agreement. a Like I say, the only way I maybe see it changing, like say, if if Fellows is injured and we have to move someone about, maybe I can see...
00:21:58
Zak
It's fine.
00:22:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Cam Archer's brought enough energy onto the pitch that maybe he deserves a start and given the chance. And like I say, this is one of those games that look might get him that much needed confidence boosting goal.
00:22:23
Zak
you're You're right.
00:22:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
So maybe it's what we see.
00:22:23
Zak
if If Tom Fellows is out, for sure. If you think he's replacing Adam Armstrong at the moment, absolutely not.
00:22:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes. Oh, no, no, To clear, only if Tom Fellows is out and we need to move players around.
00:22:30
Zak
it's Good, good. Okay, I was about to fight you then, but
00:22:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
If Tom Fellows is fit and ready to go, if Tom Fellows is fit enough to manage half an hour, You start that front four. Like, if you need to make a sub at 30 minutes because that's all he's got in him, fair enough. He's where is. But you don't... I mean, some of the games we've played, that half an hour is enough, right? So...
00:22:55
Zak
first.
00:22:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right,
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00:22:58
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00:23:30
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All right, mate. Uh... How are feeling? What's the...
00:23:35
Zak
let let's let's Let's carry on as is tradition at this point, mate, and just say 3-1 because I'm a goal from all front the three, maybe a goal from Josh Sargent for Norwich because I just don't see us getting a clean sheet again.
00:23:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
What's on the balls?
00:23:49
Zak
But a deficit of, well, no, like, reduce you know, keep keeping out only, keep like keep allowing one goal is better than last game of where they scored two, right? So 3-1, I'm fine with 3-1.
00:24:02
Zak
I feel like this is going to be my default going forward. I'm sorry. Sorry, it's not as exciting as it used to be or depressing.
00:24:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
i'll tell you I'll tell you what, mate. I don't think you're barking up the wrong tree. it's a
00:24:11
Zak
Interesting.
00:24:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
is He could well be could well be right with that. But I don't know. I feel like it's a game where we should be making more of a statement and trying to score more. I'm thinking 5-0.
00:24:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
five nail
00:24:36
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I don't know. In theory, it's it's got to be on paper, right? This should be the easiest game of the three. We should be taking it home.
00:24:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
like Let's get Adam Armstrong a goal. Let's get Sienza a goal. Let's get Azaz a zaup goal. Let's get Fellows a goal.
00:24:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's get Archer a goal. That's it. 5-0. You heard it here first.
00:24:55
Zak
all of the goals.
00:25:01
Zak
Okay. We'll see, won't
00:25:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
but but I feel like that might be the second opinion of the show that's going to go one of two ways, right?
00:25:10
Zak
we?
00:25:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's...
00:25:12
Zak
No! To be honest, mate, me it's it's the one of the two opinions that I would wholeheartedly support if it ended up happening, so it's fine.
00:25:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
look, I mean, no i want to see us win. I want to see us win comfortably. Nice early kickoff. Just start the weekend off right. Just...
00:25:30
Zak
for sure for sure
00:25:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
put Norwich to bed, early doors, all of the five goals will come in the first 35 minutes and then it'll be the like the least interesting game of football for the second half you've ever seen.
00:25:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just be all A's and passing it around to the back and all of the good stuff that we expect from a second half of football from Tonda.
00:25:50
Zak
man you're like you're letting you're letting this uh you're letting this confidence get your head a little bit but it's fine it's fine
00:25:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, we shall see, that is sure. Listen, that is all we have got time for today. Zach, thank you so much for joining me and thank you everyone for listening.
00:26:06
Zak
Thank you, mate. Appreciate you.
00:26:08
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00:26:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hit us up. Let us know. We love hearing from you and I cannot wait to see some of your score predictions and see if they come true.
Closing Remarks and Listener Interaction
00:26:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
And whether you're as confident as me or not, but we'll be back to talk about it after the game. We will be here with our post-match review and we'll either be venting or we'll be flying high in look forward to that, whatever happens.
00:26:51
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Thank you very much joining us. Have a wonderful weekend, everybody. Until the next one, come on, you saints.