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Episode 73 - Just Stay Humble for One More Match...Please?
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On today’s episode, Kieran and Dan look back at the win against Viktoria Plzen, the upcoming match against the Martin Tyler dubbed “Noisy Neighbours”, and have a chat at what’s been happening behind the scenes at Old Trafford
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Introduction and Match Recap
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to the Daily Manchester United. It's me, Kieran McGidley. I'm joined by the ever-vescent Mr. Daniel Dardar. Dan, welcome along. How are you doing tonight?
00:00:20
Danie
I'm good, I'm good. A lot better now that we got the result, but yeah, I'm good.
00:00:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah me too me too we'll talk about that we'll talk about the city preview and the last part is just sort of trying to piece together a jigsaw that resembles well a thousand piece jigsaw where we're not really sure what's going to happen at the end of it but i'm sure we'll have fun trying to assemble it along the way uh dan obviously you talked about very briefly there the Europa League result we came up against victoria pleasure away from home came along with a 2-1 result 68% of the possession we had but to be honest with you it looked a lot closer than that and probably maybe a lot closer than it should have been
00:00:59
Danie
Yeah, I agree with you. I think um in terms of possession, we definitely did have the ball a lot more than them. But in terms of territory, they definitely attacked more than we did. They were a lot more in our final third than we were in their final third, especially in that first half. I think during the second half, we kind of switched around you know when the subs came on. But yeah, the first half was poor. I think Rashford and Xerxes, they were poor. they were just that's That's quite literally how we can just say it. They were
Analyzing Player Performances & Defensive Issues
00:01:23
Danie
poor.
00:01:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know.
00:01:23
Danie
i think
00:01:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
I disagree in Xerxes slightly there. I thought he started okay. It was the first chance where he actually broke through the pledge in defence and he got a bit unlucky when the ball was left behind him.
00:01:33
Danie
ah Yeah.
00:01:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
I thought he started okay, but yeah, I think he was a little bit more quiet than maybe he should have been in that role.
00:01:39
Danie
Yeah.
00:01:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, to to have Anana make a mistake, you know, two and two now for him. I know he's an eccentric keeper, but you need him to be good at finding the defence or finding somebody, and that's a bit of a worry when he just finds a pleasured defender. I mean, i is it a case of a bad pass? Is it a case of not not concentrating from the defence? Maybe it's both. But either way, they were not on the same way same wavelength at that point.
00:02:04
Danie
Yeah, I agree. I think I think it was definitely a lack of communication because I think there was a point where delix was showing for the ball and then he turned around and then maybe anonymous passes to him. And then it's all it's all gone. Oh, they made a mistake now. And but, um yeah, what's it called? Just like you said, an honor is an essential keeper. He does make mistakes a lot of the time.
00:02:27
Danie
I think he's been very good this season in terms of, you know, cutting out the mistakes that he was making last season. However, two in two games, is this going to be something that, you know, is going to keep going on? Because I thought that's what happens with him. You get, he makes a mistake and he keeps making mistakes, mistakes, mistakes, mistakes, mistakes. But I hope it's just, you know, just these two games. And I feel like this mistake was less, I don't want to say less his fault, but obviously it wasn't as bad as the one against London Forest where it was completely his fault. Like no goalkeeper should be letting the ball go through him. It's just that, that one was poor.
00:02:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, I'm gonna have wash Dan's mouth up. Apologies for the bad language there. But anyway, we'll move on. um Anyway, so... Obviously we get after half time, once again, we go down early, but as you said, the subs from Amorim changed the entire game. um You know, if Hoyland's a bit you know in the right place at the right time for the first goal, the second goal more than makes up for it. I mean, he was fantastic. Diallo was fantastic as well. you know as As you said, those subs completely changed the game in United's favour.
00:03:28
Danie
No, literally, the subs, are again, I just have to give all all praise to Amaran because when we were watching Tenhar, he would make subs too late. He he he would he would just be lackluster in his decision making when it came um to bringing on players. And I feel like Amaran saw there was, you know, people that weren't. Obviously, I think Rachel got a bit lucky and not to get another yellow card there with the slide tackle. Even in my personal opinion, I don't think it was a yet and another yellow card.
00:03:53
Danie
he he saw that straight away, took him off the pitch and brought on Rasmussen and then look
Amorim's Management Style and Tactical Decisions
00:03:58
Danie
at it, be seeing him on the pitch score two goals.
00:03:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:00
Danie
So I think Amory, when it comes to making decisions, he's he's very adamant and very like, he's very strong in his decisions. He doesn't he doesn't weigh, he doesn't like to see, oh, maybe Rash would turn it on in the 60th minute, maybe be he's very um quick in making decisions.
00:04:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely, yeah. and And I thought as well, the Xerxes are off for Mount as well. I think Mount coming back into the side after injury, he's been looking all right. And I think he's's he's a real alternative when when we get to that midfield.
00:04:26
Danie
very
00:04:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, I know Tenhar tried him as like a bit of a false nine towards the start of the season. it It didn't quite work, but if we drop him deeper back, I could see the idea of like that deep-lying playmaker.
00:04:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Deep-lying playmaker from the front, it's a false nine here. But you know ah working as an attacking midfielder, perhaps alongside Fernandez. And this is where the headaches start to come in, because you're playing a system that doesn't really use wingers.
00:04:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
It uses more attacking midfielders that are given free rein on both sides.
00:04:58
Danie
yeah
00:04:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
So they they're able to drift out wide. They're able to cut in whatever they need to do to find the space. They're going to do it. And allowing the two there to try and take free rein. seems seems to work at this stage.
00:05:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
um There have been moments when it hasn't done that. um If you're marking man for man, for example, you can stifle that completely out of the game and try and make us you know use the wings where it will it will stifle on the hull.
00:05:18
Danie
Yeah.
00:05:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've seen that the last couple of games. But I thought, yeah, once Heulen came on, once Mount came on, um I think even Anthony, dare I say, was was looking okay in that match.
00:05:34
Danie
i really yeah
00:05:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, you know, those subs really worked in Amroom Saver and three points on the board. I believe that now puts a sixth in the seventh, apologies, in the Europa League table. So we're within the top eight with two games left to play.
00:05:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
We have Rangers next. um And they're in there one position below us, one point behind. Win that game and we've pretty much secured a place at least in the playoffs.
00:05:57
Danie
That's great. i think I think that's what we need. I think we just need to make sure we keep winning our games. that That's literally as simple as it sounds. We just need to make sure we keep winning our games. If we win, we don't have to play extra games, which is is better for the players.
00:06:08
Danie
that i don't want us to I don't want us to play those extra there's extra two games that we're going to have to play.
00:06:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:06:12
Danie
If we finish in the top eight, that's fantastic. And look, we haven't lost in Europe this season. We'll be at, you know, Tenerg didn't give us ah the greatest start. We haven't lost. So since Amalyn's coming, I think he's won three out of three as well. I know two and then um ah ran this story one on one as well.
00:06:26
Danie
So we've won since 10 hours when we won three out of three games. And
Europa League Significance and Player Spotlights
00:06:29
Danie
I think we just need to carry on that momentum and keep going because this is a trophy we need to take seriously. i As of right now, I said it on the last night on the local.
00:06:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:35
Danie
I'm not sure if we can. um get top four, i think I think top four might be a bit far away from us right now. And if we can win Europa League, it gives us a ah quick and easy way to get into the Champions League. And that's going to help us in the summer as well when it comes to signing players as well. But um the main thing for me, especially when I watch this game, like you said, the subs definitely changed the game. Mason man was class. I think he had two chances to score. I was really annoyed they didn't score because i was I would have been so happy for him if he could score.
00:07:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:07:01
Danie
however From what I keep watching, every time I watch Man You Play, just give the ball to Ahmad. Ahmad is going to make something a happen.
00:07:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah
00:07:07
Danie
Just keep giving them the ball. As much as you possibly can, just keep giving them the ball.
00:07:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
He is in a purple patch, isn't he? He's unbelievable to watch at times. he He was, I mean, great, a great player we've got there. So, ah in essence, it was it was wonderful to watch him.
00:07:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
And being played slightly higher up, of course, we had Molassia. Good to see him back on the pitch as well, getting some minutes. So we had Molassia on the left, Dallow on the right. So it was actually Diallo giving, you know, Ahmad giving a little bit more attacking rain, which,
00:07:35
Danie
there.
00:07:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
slightly different role to what he's played in the previous couple of games, where he's played that sort of right-hand side wingback role. I think, you know, under Amurim, wherever he's been played, he's put in an absolute shift out there. And it shows he's one of the hardest working players on the pitch. Amurim sees that. That's why he's starting so many games. And it's, you know, it's taken into this season to understand and to realize Amad's one of our better players right now.
Preview of the Manchester City Match
00:07:58
Danie
Yeah, no, literally, he is one of the best performing player right now.
00:08:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:08:03
Danie
I think him, Missouri, that there's a reason why these guys keep starting games. Him, Missouri, Bruno, Delex, there's a reason why these guys, they keep starting games because they're being theyre they're being consistent. lix I wasn't too sure about him when we saw a sign because obviously he's bounced around a few teams.
00:08:15
Danie
but
00:08:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
I heard you wanted to sell him earlier on.
00:08:18
Danie
I didn't say I wanted to sell him. I just said I wanted to be sure about him. But he said ah he so he's proved me wrong. He showed his consistency. Every single time I've watched him, since especially since Amaran is coming in his freeback system and system, consistent, consistent, consistent, him a missouri consistent. consistent. Amad, consistent.
00:08:36
Danie
Yeah, I think if we just keep finding these players, I think that's what he's doing right now. The way he keeps switching, you know, bringing in Molassia here or Dalot here and just, you know, switching up, switching up. He's trying to find the players that are going to work in the system and who's not going to work in the system.
00:08:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and bringing back Malassia, bringing back MAM to build their fitness. Yeah, it seems like the perfect opportunity. Well, three more points. We've got two more games in the Europa League. If we get a point in the next two, or at and at least in the next game, I think that secures us in that top 24. But obviously, as Dan said, we won't get two wins then on the bounce to end our Europa League group stage campaign. When we come back, ah we've got the noisy neighbors to have a look at. So, yeah, join us after this.
00:09:26
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00:10:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's the small matter of Manchester City. We head to the Etihad away and that's going to be live on Sky Sports main event and Premier League at half past four coming up this Sunday.
00:10:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Dan, you went with the the City crossover. Unfortunately, it's not up yet. Hopefully, we'll get that sorted very shortly and for your ears.
00:10:15
Danie
Yeah.
00:10:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I mean, what did you take away from that City podcast? Just give us a little snippet, maybe a preview of maybe what's to come.
00:10:25
Danie
um I think they're kind of in the same kind of situation we are right now. Obviously, CTE, we know what CTE have been like for the last five years. Unfortunately, they've been winning titles, titles, titles. However, they're in a little bit of a rough patch, I think in their lack.
00:10:39
Danie
last eight games I think they've won and won in their last eight games or something something something like that and they've lost again in Europe yesterday to Juventus 2-0 and I suppose some of my mates who are city fans and they said the performance yesterday was just it was it was just bad like there's no there's no blaming anyone I feel like they've they've had a few people to blame at times you know Guinuan's age and Bernardo Silva's not been the greatest and Kyle Walker he's been subject to a lot of hate especially from Manchester City fans themselves.
00:10:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:05
Danie
I saw him posting on Twitter I mean on um Instagram today about receiving you know shocking DMs about certain people saying things to him and you know memes that have been created about him which is never nice however he has caused a lot of mistakes for them he's made a lot of mistakes for them and he's he has costed them a lot of points this season so But yeah, they said on the basis of yesterday's game, there was no one to blame. It it was just a bad performance from the whole team. And and and and that's just how it's been for them for the last couple of weeks. For us.
00:11:34
Danie
this has to be a ah chance to try and get points, like, if we can't get points here when men are struggling, and it just, it kind of shows where we are. Like, that's how I kind of see, I feel like this is our best, this is probably are going into a United City game in the last couple of years. This is probably the best I felt in a while. I don't know, actually the f FA Cup final, I was quite quite quite confident. I'm not sure why, but I was quite confident in this the game. I just, I did just have that feeling that we could possibly do it and something in a one-off game against them.
00:12:00
Danie
And I thought that, again, going into this game, I am pretty confident because they're not on the greatest form. And we are we are not on the greatest form as well, but I think you're on quite a bit better than them.
00:12:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah I was just having a look back at actually in the last 10 games in all competitions I think they've won one and drawn two I do believe so yeah a bit of rocky form but we're not exactly in the best to form ourselves and yeah the ah of of all the Manchester Darby's where you think we have to win this one this this comes up as as the one that everybody wants to win.
00:12:21
Danie
yeah
00:12:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Both teams really want to win and get their season back on track.
00:12:33
Danie
Yeah.
00:12:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, City are still in fourth place, by the way, even in this form that they're in. They're still fourth. It's stickening that they're still fourth there. But if we can get a win, that would take us up to 22 points.
00:12:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
That would reel us within five points of City. It just shows you, even though, you know, everyone's going after City, you know, the her stay humble, they will actually, we need to stay humble for a little bit longer.
00:12:52
Danie
yeah Yeah.
00:12:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
We are, you know, eight points behind them at this moment in time. It's not great. So yeah, I think this is the best the best opportunity we have to get a result against City. With their injuries as well, I think Rico Lewis is actually going to be suspended for the Manchester United game as well.
00:13:09
Danie
yeah
00:13:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it this is the opportunity. We're not going to get many better opportunities than this to get three points against City.
00:13:17
Danie
yeah
00:13:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we have to take it. There's no other option.
00:13:22
Danie
Yeah, I agree with you. I think on the basis of how I've watched the majority of Man City games this season, I think the way they struggled the most is in the midfield and it's not getting any better. They're not signing, they can't sign anybody. Then no one's coming back from the injury. Roger is not going to miraculously just, you Yeah. know, fix his ACL or anything. Yeah. So I think if Manu can do a job in the midfield, I think
00:13:43
Danie
main who's rested the whole of yes today's game. You guys, they came on late in the game. So if we get legs going in the midfield and obviously we have that kind of box for with the um two attacking midfielders as well. If we can create that, you know, little movements between there, I think we could possibly see a game where we could ah snatch a result from them.
00:14:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, as we said, there's no Rico Lewis he suspended um Oscar Bob's out as well with a major injury, Nathan Aque out at the moment Roger as we know ACL injury, a kanji and stones both have knocks and doubts for the game. So, in essence, we're looking at yeah a a riddled side of of injuries and and a lack of confidence and this city side which has so many world-class talents struggling with confidence and as we said it's an aging side as well and normally with with this city side who are so good at recruitment that hasn't worked out this way you know they sold julian alvarez to atletico madrid for 80 odd million in fact more than that and And to sell Julian Alvarez, I mean, I know he wanted more game time.
00:14:37
Danie
Yeah. yeah Yeah.
00:14:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's the reason he sort of set about this move. He felt he was ready to lead the team.
00:14:49
Danie
yeah
00:14:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's now doing a sublime job at Atletico, by the way. Really, really good to see him flourish at long last. But there's no understudy to Hoyland. There's no one you can sort of sub on as a different type of striker.
00:15:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
where Where Harland is that poacher, he's in the right place at the right time, very strong player, ah able to break through. I feel like Julian Alvarez gives you that sort of pace in behind. You're able to put, feed the ball over the top. If you need to go route one, if you're in, you know, the last 15 minutes of the game and you need a goal, play the ball over the top to Alvarez. He'll be right in behind. He'll be so keen and eager to get in behind, get around the goalkeeper.
00:15:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
I feel like City, their recruitment in the last window was not good. They also sold Cole Palmer to Chelsea. And what a signing he's turned out to be for Chelsea, you know, it's it's these little decisions that have sort of undone City season before it really got started.
00:15:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
And now with these injuries, they took a huge risk with a small squad.
00:15:40
Danie
Yeah.
00:15:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
And unfortunately, they're right now, I want to say paying a price for it, but they're still fourth, for goodness sake.
00:15:49
Danie
Yeah, talking on recruitment, for menia like I said, I spoke to a couple of my friends who received and they said, I think the reason why they did have very little recruitment was because of situations like Julian Alvarez where you know, if you have a big squad, players won't be happy if they're not playing. And obviously that was the situation of Alvarez. He wasn't happy. I feel like even though Alvarez, I felt like he was playing quite a bit, quite a bit of games for somebody that obviously had Erlen Harlan in front of him. I feel like he was playing quite a bit of games, but you know, you can't, you're not always going to make everybody happy. Then you saw the situation with Cansella as well a couple of years ago, where he was thought that he wasn't playing enough games as well. And now yeah he's ended up in going to Barcelona and now he's ending up in so ah Saudi Arabia. So I feel like that was probably um how Pep saw it and he saw it to the people above him and said that okay he doesn't want that big of a squad and now he's feeling the the um ah pains of not having a big squad because now you're losing key players like Rodri, the brainer was out at the start of the season, Phil Foden's been in in and out of the squad with illness, family problems, injuries, so you're losing key players and you're not having people to replace them.
Internal Challenges and Team Dynamics
00:16:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly. Well, I suppose it it comes to the sort of preview part where we've got to have scoreline predictions. And again, to come onto a United podcast and say United are going to lose is very, very pessimistic. Dan, what do you reckon at the Etihad scoreline?
00:17:06
Danie
I think we're going to beat them 3-2. I think it's going to be a high scoring game because as of right now United aren't the greatest defending and I don't think Man City are very good at defending it as of right now as well.
00:17:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Three.
00:17:19
Danie
on i phone um we kind of play into their weaknesses because their weaknesses right now are probably defending transitions. And I think our strengths are you know attacking in transitions. So I think we are going to try to set up a bit of a ah block and try to keep them out, try to keep hard and um quiet, try to keep the brain quiet and you know try to hit them on the counter. And I feel like it will play into our strengths. I think we will score three goals. I think i think we'll be in 3-2.
00:17:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, bold, bold from Dan. I would still think it's a win. It's a still it's a strong side that's in bad form. you know As we always say, former temporary class is permanent and there's still some great players in there that can really turn the difference.
00:17:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, Guevario, if we can sort of focus attacks through him, he seems to be quite error prone recently.
00:18:01
Danie
Yeah.
00:18:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that all comes to a lack of confidence.
00:18:05
Danie
Yeah.
00:18:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I feel like if, you know, this is the best time to come up against City when they've had one win in their last 10 games in all competitions,
00:18:14
Danie
yeah
00:18:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is a must-win game. I'm going to say 2-1. I think it's going to be i think it's goingnna be a closer game than we think it's going to be. And for either team, this could define the season.
00:18:21
Danie
Yeah.
00:18:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
And if they can if either team gets the win, I think that's the that's back on track. and Well, hopefully for us back on track, hey, Dan.
00:18:32
Danie
Yeah, I agree with you. No, I agree with you. I think Deafo, whoever can win this game, it definitely does get their season back on track. Although I'm not too sure how much more on track than United can get. I don't know if we can challenge for top four.
00:18:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we so off far off track, it was just sort of on the other line.
00:18:46
Danie
oh
00:18:48
Danie
think I think the previous manager kind of put us on a hole where it was it it was quite hard to dig out of any anyways that, you know, we were going to be fighting an uphill battle regardless. However, if we can, you know, I think challenging, you know, for between fourth and sixth for in those positions, especially with the start that we've had, I think that's a success. And we just have to go all out in the cup competitions, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, and especially the Europa League. I think we have to win the Europa League this season.
00:19:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
to ah have a manager cliche. This next game on Sunday is a cup final. We have to win it.
00:19:19
Danie
Yeah.
00:19:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Right. Let's have a look at our third part, which is going to be a little bit more. Well, we said hopefully we'll get back on track on back on the rails. This is where the podcast might start to derail and we'll come back after this.
00:19:41
Danie
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00:20:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
So talks of leaks that a plumber can't fix, Amarin wanting to sell most of the squad come January, um it's all sort of gone on in the last week. And all of it, well, most of it, in terms of the leaks, whatever you've read, whether you believe it's to be gone natural, whether you believe it's to be rash, whether you to believe it's another member of the squad.
00:20:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
In my point of view, this is one of the reasons why we're never challenging for a title anytime soon. This sort of childish behaviour that seems to have infected the squad, because this this predates Ganacho. This sort of goes back to even maybe five, six, seven years down the line.
00:20:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, this is not a new issue and all of a sudden, oh, now it's an issue, now we've got a new manager. And now you're starting to see maybe Tenharg was not playing Garnaccio as often because maybe this was an issue, maybe wasn't playing Rashford as often as he should because of these issues.
00:20:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
I just think you know this is all very childish from a bunch of mid-20-year-olds or late-20-year-olds. like it You just kind of want to turn around to them and say, you should grow up. is there Is there much money in in leaking information?
00:21:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
i don't I don't understand why this is an issue. And you never see this problem with Citi, even with the the turmoil they're going through.
00:21:21
Danie
yeah
00:21:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
It just seems to be on the pitch. Of the pitch, they've kept things relatively PR friendly. You haven't really seen anything much. And then with Chelsea, they've managed to recover from their disastrously run club. Now they're, you know, challenging for the title and in second place right now. ah Believe the media if you must. But you've also got the likes of Tottenham who, you know, you don't really hear about much from them. I mean, what is it about you sign for Manchester United and and then the instant you sign, you just get complacent? I don't understand it.
00:21:51
Danie
It's just like in basketball. I think it's like playing for the Lakers. It's the spotlight. The spotlight is always going to be crazy. You're always under the spotlight. Whatever you do, whether it's minimal, whether it's major, you're always going to be under the spotlight.
00:22:02
Danie
So I think things are, I don't want to say things are going to be always going to get blown out of proportions as a Manchester United player, but it kind of does look that way. Even if you do something minimal, something that a Tottenham player could do, a charged player, like the consumer got in trouble for the for doing balloons or nitric oxide and you got a suspension.
00:22:18
Danie
And it was kind of just blown over. No one really taught that. But you think if that was like, I know, maybe Coby Main or something like that, it's going able to, it would have blown all over. it like it's It's just, it's just, it comes with being a Manchester United player.
00:22:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Yeah.
00:22:29
Danie
And you have to be strong mentally to be a Manchester United player. If you look at the the best Manchester United teams, those players, but they were mentality monsters, Rio's and the Vidditch's and the Ronaldo's. These guys, they were all strong mentally.
00:22:39
Danie
And I feel like over the last, you know, 10, 15 years, we kind of lacked that, that, that, you know, Even if it's just one player, a leader, we don't have a Roy Keane.
Squad Changes and Player Commitment
00:22:47
Danie
We don't have somebody in in in the change room that's going to just, you know, get everybody going.
00:22:51
Danie
I think Bruno is ah is a good leader. though However, he isn't no Roy Keane. He isn't no, you know, and um previous captain, viddiches for previous captains from the from the past.
00:22:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Gidditch.
00:23:02
Danie
um So yeah, is it's all down to just weak mentalities for me personally. I think it's it's just childish. Just like you said, is that these guys are 22, 23 grown adults. This is childish, honestly, the whole leaking situations and the whole liking tweets about your teammates and all that stuff. I i just don't understand it.
00:23:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah it's it's as you say, it's a mentality issue at the moment. And where you had Ferguson and even Mourinho, you know, they have a similar style in sort of instilling that it's us against them.
00:23:28
Danie
Yeah.
00:23:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, we're we're the ones that are being mistreated. I mean, we saw Mourinho perfectly do it at Chelsea thrice over at saying, look, the whole league's against us. Everybody's against us. Nobody wants us to win.
00:23:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
So let's win. Let's prove them wrong. you know and yeah and in essence you know you had Ferguson instilling that into us everybody hates us because we're winning so if we keep winning everyone's going to hate us which is going to drive us to keep winning and the cycle continues like those were the they were the two best at getting everybody on the side is to say actually yeah the whole league hates us yeah well let's win ah we're going to win this and make sure everyone keeps hating us
00:24:03
Danie
yeah
00:24:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, at this point, it just doesn't feel like we with Manchester United right now. It just feels like, you know, this is just a run of the mill. You've got some great talents in there and you've had some great talents in there that seem to be corrupted by that mentality of if you sign for United, it's you've made it. And maybe that's why these stories are now coming out about Amorim and he's deciding to sell most of the squad come come January. He's apparently, well,
00:24:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
sport bible have reported that apparently there's going to be major changes i mean two on the hit list according to sport bible would be christian erickson which i think would be quite sad if we let erickson go because i think as a veteran of the game you know he's been through the wars and that would be an understatement i think you need him in the side as a sort of say look you know football is just it's not just played on the pitch i think he's a great personality to have a around if it's to be believed that his wage is sky high
00:24:58
Danie
Yeah.
00:25:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
And maybe there is a case for it if we can't lower the wage to move him on. But I think to me, I think it's a mistake to get rid of Ericsson. Anthony is reported on there by Give Me Sport as well, that he's one of the two high earners that could be offloaded come January. And according to Give Me Sport, that's the duo of combined £350,000 a week. and Whether you believe that, you know it's either get rid of the £350,000 a week or give all the staff instead of a £100 bonus a £40 M&S card. yeah I think the clear option is there. It's just why did the gift card? ah I don't know.
00:25:40
Danie
Um, yeah, I think in terms of Erickson, I saw beforehand before even Amaran came and I thought, I thought it was a thing where he was always going to leave it during the summer ah because ah it was there was reports of him wanting to play a bit more football than he currently is playing. And that's the case. I don't think he, you know, he's got the legs to be constantly playing football at the highest level, of especially for Manchester United.
00:26:01
Danie
I see both sides of it. I think here will he is he's somebody that you want to have in your change room. because he's he Like he said, he's been through it. He's seen it all. and you but That's the understatement to understate and say that he's seen There's many players that I feel like could go, I think.
00:26:17
Danie
I've seen reports of, you know, they're looking to sell Rashford. I'm one of Rashford's biggest fans, but if that's the case, I'm happy for him to leave because he doesn't look like he wants to be here anymore. it its I think for the but for the the for the both the club and himself, I think they both need fresh starts from each other.
00:26:31
Danie
Rashford's been there almost 10 years and he doesn't really have much to say for the 10 years he's been there other than, you know, a couple of good seasons and he might end up in the top 10 goals scores from Manchester United as well as...
00:26:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
couple of trophies in Wales and don't, don't, don't disservice it too much.
00:26:42
Danie
ah i want as well as a couple trophies, he's won as well. But um yeah, I think Magnik said it, what, two, three years ago that Magnik and I need to clear out. We did have a clear out, and we've cleared in some worse players. So I feel like there's another and another need of a clear out to happen. So um ah we'll see what happens in the summer, honestly, I think.
00:27:07
Danie
I've seen reports ah of loads of people um course possibly leaving. Obviously, Cassimiero, he's done in quite a bit of money, 350K a week, or free out so something around that sum.
00:27:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:16
Danie
Obviously, Santos, luckily, Santos is leaving in the summer as well. He's he's also earning quite a bit of, a I think, high wages. I think he's on that 300K a week as well. So if we can keep clearing some of these wages, of you know maybe we could bring in some new players who are you know want to play for Manchester United and know what it takes to play for Manchester United.
00:27:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's it. We we need players that love to play for the club that sign here. It's a dream and they will give everything they can for the club and the badge and we don't have enough of those players.
00:27:40
Danie
it's Yeah.
00:27:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
know They're very few and far between. I would say the closest we have and one of the best we have is Ahmad. We've got Bruno who's willing to give everything for the badge.
00:27:49
Danie
Yeah.
00:27:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
um yeah He went through his rough patch at the end of last season, started this season, has picked up his form, picked up confidence and is showing the player that we know he is, that we know he can be.
00:27:57
Danie
Yeah.
00:28:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Hoyland's one of those players who will give his all to the club. He's in a good reign of form right now. So we do have some good players in there. You know, it's not like this is a whole rotting apple cart that we've got here.
00:28:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
There are some good players and there are players that are giving their all Maserawi ever since he's joined. It's been fantastic for us and for 15. We keep saying for 15 million euros, what a signing.
00:28:18
Danie
Yeah.
00:28:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it doesn't apply to the whole squad and it's not fair to say that the whole squad is at fault for this. But there are certain personalities in there that have to be moved on. And you you have to be you have to be trusting of Amorim at this stage.
00:28:30
Danie
ah ah agree you ah I agree you.
00:28:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
When we come to January, if he's transferring players out, he does not want them there. And you you have to trust that manager's decision who's coming in, what, end of October?
00:28:43
Danie
you. I agree with you completely. Honestly, I think like you said it earlier, I think some that we have a lot of we have a lot of good players. I think the the main problem is that some of these good players, even they're just they're playing for themselves. Sometimes I watch me United and I'm just like, you could have made it. There's an easy part that you could have made. that I've seen certain situations
Conclusion and Optimism for the Future
00:29:01
Danie
where.
00:29:01
Danie
restaurant he just doesn't look like he's walking around the period. Today, I think he was pathetic in the Europa League game. I think he was poor. as he just need i don't I don't know. Maybe it's because he doesn't fit into the system. There's been sister there's been times where I've seen him go natural. He could have played a pass where you know it it benefits the team, but it's not benefiting him.
00:29:21
Danie
and it's just like Sometimes i I look at certain players and I'm just like, why? like Just you know show that you you care about man united, not just care about your yourself. not You don't want to make your stats look better. it' it's Sometimes it's that's how it looks for Manchester United.
00:29:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's good to get some rants off your chest, isn't it, sometimes? It's not like we won today or anything, you know? Anyone would think we lost today, but no, we didn't. um Dan, it's been a pleasure to share that little mic alongside you.
00:29:44
Danie
ah he
00:29:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hopefully we get that um podcast. Hopefully you get the crossover out for you because it sounded like you had a good time on it.
00:29:47
Danie
Yeah. Yeah.
00:29:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll see. hey Dan, it's been a pleasure. Thank you so much for joining me.
00:29:55
Danie
or problem.
00:29:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
And when you're listening or wherever you're listening at home or on the move, thank you so much for listening to us. And hopefully we'll get that crossover for you at some point in the week. Have a great rest of your day.
00:30:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's all calm down. Let's all settle in. Tune in on Sunday, Sky Sports. should be a good one. Let's see if we can get the three points there at the Etihad. From myself, Kieran, and from Dan alongside, have a good rest of your day. We'll see you Monday. Take care for now.