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Episode 59 - ANALYSIS: Brighton continue to flirt with the Champions League BUT will that carry on...
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Daily Brighton – Joe, Bless and Jamie ask the tough questions after Brighton's 2-1 win against The Cherries
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Introduction and Pre-Show Antics
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Hello and welcome to the Daily Brighton Podcast. It's your boy Jamie G and I am joined once again by Joe Richardson and blessings Chibamba. Guys, what a weekend we have had. How we feeling now that we're without the re of storm but out of out of Bournemouth with all three points and sitting fifth in the league.
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Joe
Terrible, mate, because you just read out your hinge messages before this. and
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Joe
Honestly, mate, I don't think I've ever felt worse.
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yeah
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Joe
but Even when Chelsea battered us, mate, I didn't feel like this. Nah, I'm joking. I'm all good, mate. I'm good.
Brighton's Training and Readiness
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the Well, you know, the the hinge messages before this chat started were were something they were quite entertaining. We should have should have started recording now, I reckon.
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Blessing, are you scarred for life as well? Or can I carry on?
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blessings
no no i'm gonna i'm gonna keep this bright and related i think um you can tell you can tell our players have really uh worked hard with their peloton bikes at home and you know they're ready to hit the season
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Thank you.
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yeah they are ah definitely on the peloton like your boy and his new missus there we go ah but yeah we will keep it bright and related guys stay on topic
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blessings
but
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Joe
oh
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the listeners from America are waiting to listen to this Daily
Q&A on Brighton Game
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Brighton podcast. And we usually like to do on these on these ah Tuesday episodes, we like to do a takeaways pod.
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But as there's three of us, we're gonna do things a bit different. We're all gonna pose each other a question that we've thought of while watching the Brighton game yesterday or on Saturday.
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Joe
Oh,
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And
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Joe
boy.
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the we're gonna get get each other's thoughts on those questions so i'm gonna start first obviously it was an absolutely exceptional performance clinical you'd say from our front three it's kind of a different kind of front three to the wingers and the striker that you kind of get across the league. We've got Ruta, Pedro and Welbeck in our front three. The link up players there, the cohesion seems to be there. My question to you guys is, where would you rank them amongst the other big threes or front threes in the league?
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Joe
Is this the whole, four is it all four of them or is it, is it is it Pedro, Matoma, Ruta and Wellbeck?
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no na no no we're leaving my camera out yeah just just Pedro, Ruta and Welbeck so i'm gonna read out a couple names then so i think we can obviously rule out the obvious ones of like palace they've got Eze, Mateta but then they've got Kamada so that lot brings them down
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blessings
There.
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Joe
Oh, that's a bit, that changes it a little bit, Loki. Oh, go on then, here.
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Joe
carma That command is stinky, mate. I'm not gonna lie.
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Yeah, he's not been good.
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Joe
No.
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And it's good because he plays for Paulus and they have been stinking up the gaff
Comparing Brighton's Front Three
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this season. It's been great to watch. ah Southampton rule that out with Paul our not true, although he did play well against Liverpool.
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Ipswich, not bad one, but don't even compare. Wolves don't compare. Everton, Dwight McNeil. Joe, you you have some thoughts on Dwight McNeil, don't you?
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Joe
now
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You like him?
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Joe
I don't like Dwight MacNeil at all, mate. I'm not gonna lie. Dwight MacNeil is scoring some unholy points on this app that we're using for our draft this year and he's costing me he's costing me games and I'm in a title race and I can't keep up when he gets 30 points from a Neil and Neil.
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he's
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and
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he I mean, being class for for my team, for your boys' team.
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Joe
What is he doing?
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Joe
What is he actually doing? What is he doing? Yeah, brilliant. Yeah, I have absolutely no love for Dwight MacNeil, mate, honestly.
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no
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Yeah, i I would say they're also better than the Bournemouth front three that we played. um But now this is where, and there are obviously a couple others, but this is the area I think they're kind of flirting with.
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It's Gordon, EZAC and Murphy.
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Joe
Murphy.
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What? Yeah, I mean, who else have they got?
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Joe
I would say it's Willock now, isn't it?
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Or Willock here.
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blessings
yeah well as too fair jolington's gone out to the the
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He has, yeah.
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Joe
He's playing right now. Obviously, I've heard so much.
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because
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Joe
I also realised my TV's in the background. I mean, yeah, still there.
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And then I'd to also say like Watkins Rogers Bailey.
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Joe
Leon Bailey, kind of stinky at the moment. Ever since he made those comments about Jamaican Apple team, it's been peak.
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Yeah.
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Joe
Yeah, I think they're better.
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blessings
Yeah, I'd agree.
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Wasn't.
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blessings
I think both of those sides are good sides in terms of how they play and as a squad. But for front three, man for man, I'd go with Brighton.
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And this one, I guess this is... I can't believe I'm even trying to say this, but... Elanger, Wood, and Hudson are doing... I mean, Wood's on fire! Wood's carrying him!
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Joe
The only thing is, though, is that Elanga and Hudson Adoya, like, they don't even start sometimes.
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They're hitting me!
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Joe
Sometimes he brings them on to when the game is opened up to sort of have as an outlet for a counter. I think Brighton's is better just because what Chris Wood, obviously, he's just doing madness at the moment, but I mean, it's still Chris Wood, isn't it?
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Joe
Let's be honest.
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blessings
Yeah, our ah degree as well. I think Chris Wood is having a scene of his life somehow. um But the other two are not as effective as Ruta and Jean Pedro, so.
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Yeah.
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To be fair, I reckon other people would say, other podcasts might be saying that about Danny Welbeck, like he's having the seeds of his life right now, like they're shocked as well as we are with Wood.
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Joe
bro
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Joe
Yeah, but Danny Welbeck was lit at one point anyway. Has Chris Wood ever have we ever really been thinking about Chris Wood that way?
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Wowed. Yeah, no, probably not.
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Joe
No.
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ah He was a... Who did he get that big money move to? Newcastle.
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Joe
Newcastle.
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Didn't they pay like 20 million for him? For him from Burnley.
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Joe
Yeah. Yeah.
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And everyone was like, what what a waste of 20 million it is now.
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blessings
That was so random, I remember that, that was very random
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and team that work I think he came on a couple times.
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Joe
Did even play?
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That was under Eddie Howe.
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Joe
That was decent.
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like where Eddie Howe just got the job, I swear.
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Joe
That had got ease that quite. That's mad.
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yeah uh all right then this one is one i'm i don't really know who i would put in this big three or front three but Bruno Heuland and Garnaccio we're
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Joe
That's actually mad.
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Joe
no no no no mate hoyland come on mate come on and go nacho cheese no chance go nacho go nacho is the worst wonder kid i've ever seen in my life mate honestly why what man you're not here are you joking
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saying uh brightens are better is it violent do you want me to put a rash with there
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blessings
we need to we need to
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blessings
but he'd settled out of it surely that they they might edge it
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blessings
I know going to say they haven't scored a lot of goals and they're having an awful season, but player for player, I think they've got good players, mate.
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Joe
Well look, the front three of who's the front three?
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It's Ganacho. Well, you can either put Hoyland or Rashford, but I think Rashford's worse than Hoyland. so And then Bruno.
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blessings
Yeah, brilliant.
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Joe
Joe Bruno, Joe Bruno scored once this season.
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Yeah, but it's not all about the the goals, you know?
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Joe
So what's he there for then?
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He's the assist man.
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Joe
What's he there for?
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He's the assist man.
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Joe
How many assists he got?
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Well, probably not many either.
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Joe
That's decent then, isn't it?
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He's got three.
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Joe
He's got three, well done for him mate. No, absolutely not.
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But, hey, Ganatra has got more goals than... Who was it that I saw like a meme of? He's got more goals than, I think, Foden, Martinelli in the league or something like that.
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Joe
May I have more goals than Martin Ellie may?
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he yeah
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Joe
Jesus Christ. No, may Manchester if you're gonna put if you're gonna put my United's above of Brighton's and you have to put like Aston Villa's above Brighton's
Debating Top Teams' Offense
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Joe
Because the strike the striker is is better Morgan Rogers has been better the Bruno this season So we're talking about now.
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That's her.
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Joe
We're not talking about like the overall thing Yeah,
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blessings
Okay, right right right now then I'll go with that.
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Yeah. Yeah, right now, yeah.
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blessings
Yeah.
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ah And then, okay.
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Joe
thank you
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He's not playing right now, but Kudos, Bowen, and...
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I was going to say Antonio, but you'd like to think full Kirk when he actually is fit and healthy.
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Joe
Absolutely not mate, no, no.
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blessings
Nah, he's stinky even when he was fit.
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Joe
Yeah, Kudis, Kudis is, and Bowen hasn't even been that great this season, but but but even to be fair, I mean, I don't know, Kudis is just, ah I really like Kudis.
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Kudos and Bowen are carrying.
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Yeah,
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blessings
Yeah.
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Joe
I think he would come off the right for us, well, before he went to Istanbul.
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blessings
He was linked to a Brighton for a bit, wasn't he?
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ah
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blessings
Yeah, before West Ham, if I remember, I think he would have cooked as well.
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Joe
Yeah, you probably would have because you can play in like eight eight different positions.
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Yeah, now and that does sound like a Brighton thing, because we just love signing wingers. and We'll probably sign them if we go to the Champions League this season.
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Joe
yeah
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All right, so then so then we're actually mixing it up. So if we're saying he's better than our front three, he's better than all them, we are mixing it up with, we'll go with the top, no they're not in top four now, but um Son, Solanki and Kulosevski.
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Joe
no
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Yeah, no, I think that's where we push it one too far.
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blessings
yeah
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Joe
Absolutely not, mate. Yeah.
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And then we'll drop back down.
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Joe
Because you have to remember, we are sorry to interrupt, but you have to remember we are talking about Brighton this season.
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Yeah.
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Joe
So it's very easy to sort of be like, well, we're better than this team and that team and this team. But like, if you were to sort of go like, because the thing with Tottenham is that they are quite potent regardless of how well they play.
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Yeah.
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Joe
And I mean, we have to just respect Son, mate.
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blessings
No.
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Joe
Son's a class player. He's also in his 30s, isn't he, Son?
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blessings
Mm.
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Joe
Pretty sure.
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Yeah.
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Joe
And like, I mean, to be fair, fit well, Wellebeck probably has more goals than Solanke, but I think so. I don't know. Solanke sort of overall, everything that he's got going on is decent.
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Joe
They also don't really play to his strengths.
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blessings
I think as a unit, all three of them together, how they work, it it's is' pretty sick, to be fair.
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Joe
Tottenham don't play to Solanke's strengths.
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No, they don't. I've... Yeah.
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Joe
Yeah. We also don't have a profile like Kuleszewski in that, in our own front three, probably ah like Gruder I think is like, Kuleszewski is bigger, but like Gruder is that sort of like technician winger that you sort of, so like your um Elise says, Kuleszewski, Harvey Elliott, if you want to put him in that sort of like that right wing role.
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Yeah.
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blessings
It's a mad shout.
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Joe
but No, they there
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and t
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blessings
that
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Joe
No, they generally are.
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half ye it's gonna for
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Joe
like no they don't No, but i'm talking about the I'm talking about the profiler player, not how not how good the players are.
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and Yeah.
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blessings
Yeah, yeah.
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Joe
I'm talking about like the profiler players.
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blessings
Yeah, the profile.
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Yeah.
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Joe
like you're not I'm not expecting Harvey earlier or Kudazewski to literally sprint in behind all the time.
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yeah
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Joe
But like in terms of being able to break low blocks and stuff like that, I think we don't really have that currently.
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yeah And I think Kuleszewski this season's been world class.
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Joe
Yeah, he's actually mad.
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He has been phenomenal. And then this is the one where I actually think it's...
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Nah, I think they edge it.
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Joe
This is going to be Arsenal's, isn't it? It's Arsenal's.
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No, no, no. Aperture wasn't going to say arsenals. But this is along along the lines of arsenals. It's a Chelsea's Palmer Jackson Netto.
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Joe
No.
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Yeah, I think we're worse than them. All right. Would you put arsenals below them and then brightens above us?
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Joe
Why are you putting all the in it, by the way? But then we don't have our 10 in it.
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I'm. I've got to we've got Pedro.
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blessings
No, but he would not put him at omer Yeah, he put Pedro in there he did he didn't put my Tomer in is why I said we should refer it as a front four I
00:12:05
Joe
You didn't you didn't put Pedro in it.
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Yeah, I've put Pedro in it.
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Joe
up but german out
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Pedro, Ruta, and... No, I've not put Ruta in it.
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Joe
oh good I'm not gonna lie, I've been thinking about Matoma basically the whole time every time I've said something.
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I'm just...
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For him.
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Joe
Because cause the front three isn't Jal Pedro, Welbeck and Rutter, is it?
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Where was the last game? I'm thinking... Nah, I'm forgetting about not forget about the front four. I'm thinking if they play as like, I'm thinking Metoma's his own thing out on the left.
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And then these two are basically playing like tens, let's say, with Danny Wilbeth.
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Joe
This guy's waffling mate. Move on next team.
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blessings
Yeah.
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that's all That's what I'm thinking. I'm thinking the ah the link up play between those three. And then I'm comparing that. That's what I'm comparing.
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Joe
You're the only person in the entire world who has done a front three with the 10, the striker and the right wither.
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I know.
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Because he's not really a right winger. He's, uh, floated in there.
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Joe
A 10 as well!
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Yeah, two turns and a striker is what I'm thinking.
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Joe
It's like a 10, like a 1 and a half. That's insane, mate.
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Comparing that.
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Joe
Some room in aberrant things there, mate.
00:13:11
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it is But there we go. ah and After this break, we will listen to bless his question that came from the game.
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And we are back and after getting roasted for my question um and doing that little thing and getting questioned on my ball knowledge, bless, I guess, shoot as yours.
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blessings
p
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Quickly move on from mine.
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blessings
Yeah, I think probably a better question. um I'm going to pose.
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Okay. yeah
00:14:09
blessings
So ah my question is, so we've seen Brighton play. We're getting close to Christmas now. We've seen quite a few games of what Hertz is trying to do and sort of the results we've had as well. Would you say that these levels they're playing at, based on that, are we a consistent team? Can we keep up these levels or do you think there'll be a dip?
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Joe
Good
Q&A on Brighton's Consistency
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Joe
Jamie.
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ah Well, I think, yeah, this is definitely a sustainable level because I don't think we've actually had one terrible performance potentially other than the Chelsea game.
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ah But I think... And once...
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blessings
rules?
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Joe
Wolves is actually shocking behaviour.
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No, we didn't play bad, we just... we We dominated the game, but then they just had, we gifted them a goal. Like, and we conceded.
00:15:03
Joe
it's It's wolves, mate.
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Yeah,
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Joe
I swear they hadn't got any points, any he wins when when we played them.
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yeah yeah, but that's, they hadn't had any wins, but we gifted them a goal. I mean, I don't think the overall performance was that bad.
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Joe
Decent.
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You can't say any performance was that bad.
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blessings
but
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You're sure we dominated them for the whole game and then we conceded two in the last five minutes.
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Joe
Yeah, but that's so poor, though.
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That's fine.
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Joe
That is so poor.
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Yeah, but that's not...
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Joe
That is immature woke nonsense.
00:15:32
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Yeah, but that's ten minutes of badness. Ten minutes of poor performance.
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blessings
i I just think, like of course we are going to drop points, but we don't want points being dropped at home against walls. So that's why I think I agree with Joe here. like It is poor, it it does stink a bit.
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blessings
Even though we might have played well, but you cannot you cannot do that.
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Yeah, but are
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you talking about are the rest results going to be consistent? Or are we talking about is the performance level throughout the full 90 going to be consistent? Are we playing at a consistent level before 90?
00:16:05
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Because that's where I'm going from. I think we've played well and consistent throughout a full 90, well, not a full 90, I guess, against Wool's last 10 drops off. like Throughout the majority of games, we've been impressive.
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but then we have had moments like the wolves game where we've dropped off like the live pool game where we've had a slow 10 minutes but there have been some good moments in those games that's what i'm talking about but if you're talking about like Are the results great? No, the Wolves game was terrible, the Ipswich game was terrible, the Forest game even, we should have seen that one out and we didn't. But in terms of are these performances at a good level that we can keep up for the rest of the season, then yes is the answer.
00:16:52
Joe
Oh, to be fair, I think that I'm a little bit different because I think that there has been signs of, for me, things like, I know it's hard to go to Anfield. Like, I get that. I know that it's hard to go to Stanford Bridge. I get it. But like,
00:17:14
Joe
to like Ipswich at home. the There are like slight cracks, but these obviously are before. I think from if you maybe go from Newcastle onwards, I think that the performances have been quite mature, but that's quite a small sample size because I think it was Newcastle, Liverpool twice and then City.
00:17:38
blessings
Yeah.
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Joe
So like from for me personally I think if we continue, the only thing is is that like we can't keep like chopping and changing personnel that much.
00:17:50
Joe
I think you to be able to be consistent you need to have like the same team over and over again pretty much with your of your changes here and there. After an international break you don't really want like the South American players to be playing 90 like sort of thing but I think with the with us the same squad, and I think he's slowly finding his squad now, Hösler is.
00:18:11
Joe
And once he sort of goes, OK, this is this is what I need from the front four, which have been chopping and changing all season because of injuries or ah performances, whatever the defense because of injuries, been chopping and changing the midfield. He's experimented here and there with different combinations. um I think once he finds it, then I definitely think we can stay in that sort of like top. I would be annoyed if we didn't finish in the top eight, I think.
00:18:38
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Hmm.
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Joe
So I would say that we're in a position where we can easily keep that up, especially with the run that we've got up until Christmas.
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00:18:46
blessings
Yeah, and I think I'd agree as well, especially with have players coming back. We have got even more players coming back, like Minthe's coming back. ah You're going to laugh at this one, but Soddy March is coming back in mid-December as well. um So I think if we can what Once we've got all our players back, he's got more um options to freshen it up.
00:19:10
blessings
um I think we still should be expecting results like Ipswich from time to time.
00:19:15
Joe
Well, no, of course you do. Of course you do. You're always going to expect a result against a newly promoted team. Unless they're on smoke, then of course you're going to expect it. Do you know what I mean?
00:19:25
blessings
Yeah, but I think ah another thing I'll add is it'll be interesting to see what he does in terms of rotation when the f FA Cup does come around because that would be a good competition to do. like actually try to go far and because we have got a decent side this time round.
00:19:38
Joe
He could
00:19:38
blessings
So it'd be interesting to see how serious he takes that.
00:19:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he'll take that as seriously as he took the Carabao Cup.
00:19:42
Joe
probably...
00:19:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think he will, as much as we want to win a trophy, he will change his squad. Like against Liverpool, we changed, I think quite a few personnel, especially like at the back.
00:19:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think that's the, what I would rather actually win, I don't know.
00:20:00
blessings
Oh, that's a good question.
00:20:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
had
00:20:02
blessings
Win the or finish in the Champions League places.
00:20:04
Joe
ah Finishing shop is legal hundred percent 100% man, I don't know how much p how much p we're gonna get from the trappers Lee The
00:20:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, Champions League.
00:20:06
blessings
Win the FA Cup boys.
00:20:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, Champions League.
00:20:08
blessings
What?
00:20:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Champions League all day.
00:20:10
blessings
Win a trophy.
00:20:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah If you said you wrote the lead, and imagine the away days, yeah especially with this new champion league format.
00:20:16
blessings
Yeah, but you get P anyway.
00:20:18
Joe
imagine where we could go man daily bright on tour man, are you mad? I'm thinking about this in a pure selfish level mate. I'm going everywhere. We're going everywhere man.
00:20:29
Joe
Imagine the points, man hella points, man
00:20:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
you statue
00:20:33
blessings
I just think winning the trophy is the reason we play football.
00:20:36
Joe
Yeah, but win the Champions League, mate.
00:20:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, if you said,
00:20:39
Joe
Why are we in it just to be there to make up the numbers?
00:20:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:20:44
Joe
It's just calm, man, we win that.
00:20:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
If you said Europa Conference League or FA Cup, I mean, that there's no question there.
00:20:50
blessings
But you in the middle of Europa League then.
00:20:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Europa League, that's a better question. That's a...
00:20:57
blessings
Got to be the FA Cup boys.
00:20:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know.
00:21:01
Joe
Yeah, but you've just said you've just said to win you just had to win the Europa League, no?
00:21:01
blessings
The history of the tradition.
00:21:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, no, no, just to be in it.
00:21:05
Joe
Well, just to be in it, ah FA Cup, 100%.
00:21:06
blessings
be in it yeah
00:21:09
Joe
100%, mate.
00:21:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:21:11
Joe
Yeah, the away days in the Europa League aren't hitting the same, mate.
00:21:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, Europa League's got a decent level, I think. And I think if...
00:21:18
Joe
I'm not going to Kazakhstan, mate.
00:21:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
And she said yeah and you never and know and we could win that one.
00:21:24
Joe
I can't go, mate.
00:21:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Who knows?
00:21:29
Joe
yes We actually could win Europa League, I'm not going to lie.
00:21:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, with this squad, if this squad was in the Europa League, I'd actually fancy us.
00:21:32
Joe
We actually could, yeah.
00:21:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, maybe...
00:21:37
Joe
oh I would also say that, like, at the start of the conference league, apart from the other English team, if there is another English team in there, we would be the favourites to win it.
00:21:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh yeah, I mean at the moment it's Chelsea and a bunch of nobodies.
00:21:45
blessings
Yeah.
00:21:46
Joe
hundred percent 100%. They
00:21:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I think yeah, Chelsea have fielded their like B team.
00:21:52
Joe
beat a team called Noah at 8-0, mate.
00:21:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:55
Joe
Yeah, and they've got two squads.
00:21:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
know yeah
00:21:58
Joe
So, ugh, yeah.
00:21:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mad. But yeah, good question, bless, I guess. So I hope we answered it. And onto Joe's, so hopefully I can roast him.
00:22:10
Joe
My question stays and...
Q&A on Brighton's Defense
00:22:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we are back with the Daily Brighton podcast. And Joe, you've got a question about yesterday's or Saturday's performance, should I say?
00:22:52
Joe
I do. So with the back four of Joel Veltman, JP, Igor and Estu Pinan, is that, in your guys' opinion, is that the back four going forward for the rest of the season?
00:23:11
Joe
And if it is or if it isn't, and tell me why. And also if you were to add any players like from the January window, whatever, like, feel free. I'm just curious myself.
00:23:23
Joe
sir
00:23:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm. Bless you. Go first.
00:23:27
blessings
Um, yeah, that's a good question. I think if you'd asked me that three, four weeks ago, I'd have definitely said when those stunts fit, he comes back in for Eagle. Um, but to be honest, the last couple of weeks, I can't really think of much, um, Eagles done wrong. So I think he deserves to carry on and play. I think that's just how it should work. If you play well, you stay in the team. Um,
00:23:52
blessings
In terms of January though, if if there is something, if there is someone available, like off the top of my head, I can't think of who would be available, but if there's someone available for a decent price, I don't see why not. I don't think it would harm the team to get an extra, extra, um, certainly half in there.
00:24:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now I am, I've been very critical of our centre backs at the start of the season but Igor, like you say bless, has proved me wrong as of late. He has actually looked very solid and I actually think when i see the When I see him and Van Hecke next to each other in the starting lineup, I don't fear ah how many goals we're going to concede. I don't think about, oh damn, I think there's a weakness there. I actually think Eagle's been classed since he's actually come in for Adam Webster. He was not great in the Carabao Cup, but he's actually been good in the prem so far.
00:24:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
i would still and or I would still like to see us sign another centre back because I think the drop off to Adam Webster or Dunk is still a hit and miss for me. um I think he does things that are great but then I think defensively he also like loses out quite a lot. I think he's quite a hole in the squad and he's also getting on in age. So I think I would like to see a centre back come in in January and the only other position I would like to see is, or that I don't think would carry on, is potentially Esther Pinian at left back. So I think some games he's not been great at all.
00:25:32
Joe
Mm hmm.
00:25:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's also been moments in games like Liverpool 1 where he's just disappeared, like, oh, had those like 20 minutes where he's just been awful when Salah capitalised. So I can see when Kadioglu's back fit, he comes in.
00:25:46
Joe
See, that that that was sort of my my feeling because I feel like the back the center-bound partnership needs to stay the same for now. um Right back, I mean, he has to be in there.
00:26:01
Joe
It's just, like, Veltman has to be in there, I think.
00:26:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's fast.
00:26:04
Joe
Because he just he just is solid, isn't he? Like, when he when he when he gets up up the pitch, mate, it's a crease because he looks like he doesn't have a clue what's going on, mate.
00:26:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's so solid.
00:26:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:26:12
Joe
but the left-back situation is my is my sort of thing because Cadioglu and Estupignan I feel like share the sort of same attributes in terms of like they've they both seem really rash in what they do, but I feel like a stupid man was a little bit better at sort of controlling it, but now I feel like his legs are gone.
00:26:36
blessings
Ha ha ha.
00:26:36
Joe
So he's just like, yeah, let me just, let me just touch you up until the ref gives a foul or you win the ball back. But it's like, I feel like I'm just going to clamp you and see what happens, mate.
00:26:50
Joe
In terms of the window, the Bastoni of your free mate, um
00:26:55
blessings
after
00:26:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
if We say we're going to get champions with football.
00:26:58
blessings
8 million euros.
00:27:00
Joe
yeah If you're free, mate, hit me up. Not me, personally. I don't know what I'm going to do, mate. But if you want to come on the podcast, hit me up, mate.
00:27:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
yes
00:27:08
blessings
Yeah, i hit the GSPN.
00:27:09
Joe
Yeah, hit just the daily Brighton podcast. We want to have a chat with you about some stuff. um But yeah, I was just curious because I would like to see so I think centre back is where we need to be looking at in the market.
00:27:21
Joe
We don't need another central midfielder because Matt O'Reilly is back and we've also got matey from into Miami coming soon. so
00:27:27
blessings
I do think, though, like um it wouldn't be the end of the world if it they don't bring in a centre-back, because we obviously we've got Van Hecke, Eagle and Dunk coming back, but also Veltman can slot into centre-back, and he can do that quite well.
00:27:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:27
Joe
um
00:27:43
blessings
um But it just means that, obviously, Terry Lambty has to come back and write back, which he might not be a fan of.
00:27:43
Joe
Yeah, that's true.
00:27:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
is it Or if I carry on with her.
00:27:51
blessings
Oh, yeah, we'll carry on.
00:27:51
Joe
ah so of It's all of a sudden not alright.
00:27:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
teach
00:27:56
Joe
Yeah, ah to be honest mate.
00:27:56
blessings
So that is a little bit of cover.
00:27:58
Joe
Yeah, there is stuff there, but it's just like, I feel like this goes back to sort of what you said, your question, Blessway, you were like, do you feel like to like we're at the place where we could be consistent? And I feel like if you're going to start whacking to read Lamptey, Adam Webster in and all these, man, I feel like that's where it gets a bit mad. ah And um I'm really not trying to slate these players, but I'm just saying like the last place that you want changes all the time is your back line.
00:28:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:26
Joe
your your back hit throughout history of football, the back lines with the most success have been the ones that literally played together all the time.
00:28:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mmhmm.
00:28:34
Joe
Like if I went who's the Manchester United back four that won everything, you'd lot would both be able to name literally the goalkeeper and the back four.
00:28:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:42
Joe
Like, and I'm not saying that we've obviously got to reaffirm now then man, but like, I'm just saying like, it needs to at least be a unit that can play together, get minutes together and obviously moving forward, they know sort of what's going on and then the players around them could sort of just slot in and it's a little bit more seamless that way.
00:29:00
Joe
um That's the only reason I asked really.
00:29:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Especially like we've said in the past about how we play with this high line and everyone needs to be on the same page.
00:29:02
Joe
So.
00:29:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Everyone needs to basically be one mind dropping, stepping up. You need to be the like such a line to play that high-risk style of football.
00:29:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think if you are to mess it up or if you are to do constant chopping and changing then that's where it does where we would be vulnerable uh and the other thing yeah with the rotation of players and like Veltman let's say let's say we have an injury crisis at the back and Veltman has to step in to center back, carry your glue at the right back and then s to pin down the left back or let's say Hincherwood has to go left back again then it's like using this yeah yeah pray to god that we don't do that again uh it's like using plasters to cover cracks it's like that just isn't it would it would smash you that's the best part i'll take it
00:30:01
Joe
I rated that highly. that That's a decent way.
00:30:04
blessings
Yeah, that's your best one that Yeah, I know just add one more things are like I think you guys are completely correct because when we did see Adam Webster Step in against Chelsea
00:30:06
Joe
I like that one. ah That's facts. ah you know
00:30:19
blessings
exceeded four and I know like we were probably going into that Chelsea game not expecting to win but to concede four was a bit of a shock and the performance in general is a bit of a shock so the drop off is massive and you can see that I think there's one goal where everyone stepped up and Adam Webster is still lurking.
00:30:33
Joe
yeah
00:30:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:30:38
blessings
um
00:30:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
That was another one where he just gave them the ball as well.
00:30:40
blessings
Yeah, i just part of some of the ball. but
00:30:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
There you go bud, there you go Jackson, enjoy that.
00:30:46
blessings
So yeah, it's it's again, we're not trying to slate these players, but yeah, yeah we we have to talk about it.
00:30:53
Joe
Yeah We could have held a that game by the way, so
00:30:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah yeah
00:30:57
Joe
it's actually but is It's actually a flattering score line, mate, I'm not gonna lie.
00:30:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's crazy. Four or five, two, whatever it was. Yeah, that was actually a good school line for us. But yeah, good questions, guys.
00:31:08
Joe
No,
00:31:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good chat.
Conclusion and Listener Engagement
00:31:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Let us know in the comments if you want to see more of these questions we ask each other and then I guess roast each other for some reason. You know, I thought, yep, just perfectly valid question.
00:31:19
Joe
ah just you, mate. Just you.
00:31:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm sure listeners will agree with me.
00:31:24
blessings
very hard about this question.
00:31:25
Joe
Yeah, he's well about this question.
00:31:25
blessings
It happened 20 minutes ago.
00:31:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, I am actually, I am. i am hurt about this question because yeah i live um i am feeling like this question because i actually was thinking it during the game i was like this front three forget about matomi he's on his island you know we'll say that before the pod he's on his island the front three are like two tens and a striker anyway i'm gonna end the pod before our listeners tune out like you two both have right on that note see you guys later
00:31:28
Joe
He's been thinking about this all day at work as well, mate. He's just come in and we've just ripped it just right.