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Introduction and Arsenal vs. Manchester City Recap
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello to you wherever you are in the world. You're listening to the Daily Premier League podcast brought to you by the Global Sports Podcast Network. It is Sunday evening UK time and we've just watched a thrilling, thrilling goal game between Arsenal and Manchester City to wrap up the weekend's action.
00:00:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
And to bookend the weekend, ah you will have heard, listened to the podcast, will have heard rant on yesterday morning with my various predictions for the games coming up. at Most of them will most of them were were wrong i'm not going to lie but
00:00:45
Wale Bakare
Did you get any clues in anyone?
00:00:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
There were some right, there were some right, there were some wrong. So there we go. So I'm your host, Nick Britton. As always, today I'm joined ah by one of our great podcasters. I'm very, very pleased and very excited to have him on. Our GSPN podcaster, Wale Bakare. Wale,
Erling Haaland's Impact
00:01:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
hello. Thank you very much indeed for coming along. How are you, mate?
00:01:05
Wale Bakare
Anik Amor, great to be on the pod tonight after that amazing game between City and Arsenal. I just really thought it was going to be another one of Ateta's men being unlucky, but you know they got the equaliser in the end.
00:01:18
Wale Bakare
Good result for Arsenal, good result for Liverpool more.
00:01:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, i mean, it wasn't a bad result for Man City either, I don't think, given the way given the way the game went.
00:01:24
Wale Bakare
Yeah.
00:01:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
So if you haven't seen it, or you're just catching up with it all, Erling Haaland put Manchester City ahead very early on with a ah brilliant Haaland goal, wasn't it?
00:01:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, that was that was prime Haaland. He's flicked the ball on to Rinders, then just... charged. and I mean, his light is frightening watching this guy sprint at full pace, half the length of the pitch, received the pass back, one touch, bang in the back net. What a goal that was.
00:01:53
Wale Bakare
Yeah, amazing goal. i I just wondered what happened with the Arsenal midfielders and you know the defenders. Alan just charged through and he flicked the ball to Ryan. That's good hold-up play by the striker.
00:02:05
Wale Bakare
It does seem like ah that's the change we've seen this season with Alan's style. um Many months ago, you know we would always talk about all he does is you know gets the goal but is never able to hold up play, especially in the big games. But he did that today.
00:02:23
Wale Bakare
And, you know, Gabriel, Zubimendi, they just couldn't catch him and he just went through on goal and, you know, expectedly finished the ball well and it was a good goal for City. And they never really, he did get another chance later on, but they never really got another chance afterwards. But that was a good goal earlier on in the game.
00:02:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it was funny. I mean, watching watching him just leave Arsenal players in his wake as he marauds. He doesn't even run. He just marauds. He's huge ah three through the defensive line of Arsenal, just charging there. It was a sight to behold.
00:02:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
It really was. But I suppose once he took that first touch on the return ball to get out his feet, that ball's only ending up in one place. so And that was, yeah, go on. That was and only after eight minutes.
00:03:06
Wale Bakare
Yeah, I was going to say, usually, you know, Gabriel would be involved in a very, you know, usually the ah physical talk school with Haaland. And it did seem like, you know it was set up for that in this game as well. But Haaland did have a difference ah to his game, you know, and...
00:03:24
Wale Bakare
Once he flicked the ball to Rinders, there was just no stopping him. And naturally, his biggest threat has always been his finishing. It was just about getting the first touch right, as you said. And once he got that right, Raya really stood no chance.
Tactics and Late Drama
00:03:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, Arsenal started with the front three of Madweke, Jokeresh and Trossard. Surprising to see, well, was a bit surprised to see Ezeze on the bench, but very warmed to see Bukayo Saka back on the bench.
00:03:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it was Ezeze and Saka came on at half-time who I think made a massive difference because the second half was literally... like a training game. It was like it was just defence versus attack for the vast majority.
00:04:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we don't see this very often. i mean if you look at the... Some of match stats are insane for a game like this. Arsenal, 67.2 possession. Man City, 32.8. It's very rare, isn't it, that you see Manchester City with such low possession rates?
00:04:21
Wale Bakare
Yeah, you're completely right. But if if there's a team that's able to punish City like that, it's Michael Ateta's team, is a you know possession-based manager as well. are well-drilled. They've done this for about four years now.
00:04:36
Wale Bakare
and you've they've been great at this style. And so um the fact that City did start dropping deep ah later on in the game goes to show the respect Guardiola has for, you know, Ateta's team as well. And he knows that, you know, they're a team that can hurt you and can, you know, keep the ball well. And as you said,
00:04:55
Wale Bakare
so you you would rarely find a team keep the ball from City as much as Arsenal did. I was going to say that I did feel a bit sorry for Madreke because it was Arsenal's best player you know in the first half, but it then had to leave for Saka. And now I was thinking, oh, that's a bit harsh. But when you look at what Saka and Eze did ah when they came on, they completely transformed the game. And it did seem like Ateta got that one right.
00:05:21
Wale Bakare
And...
00:05:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it was hard call. It was a hard call. I was just saying, I thought Madweke was their best player. And he was really just getting ball down and just taking his fullback on running, trying make something happen. And he's done that. He didn't really see that at Chelsea, but he's really started doing that since he's arrived at Arsenal.
00:05:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's good to see, isn't it? It's good to see.
00:05:38
Wale Bakare
I don't know. It's probably something about what Ateta says to him or the the the freedom Ateta has given him. We always knew he had that in him with Chelsea. We've not just seen it with Arsenal. In the couple games for England as well, where we've seen what he's been able to do. So ah for for some reason, um maybe the the defensive responsibilities you know with Enzo Mareska's side and ah you know Maresca is a bit more conservative than Ateta is.
00:06:09
Wale Bakare
Ateta can be conservative as well sometimes. But we've seen prime Madrid.
00:06:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah,
00:06:14
Wale Bakare
It's just quite unfortunate for him because He rarely plays this good when he's on the left, so you need him on the right. And unfortunately for him, that's where Saka plays as well. And if Saka has feet, it will always be the you know first option ah you know for Ateta. But it's a good ah backup to have Madreke playing that well on that right side as well.
00:06:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah no, for sure, for sure. ah Now then, it got to the, right to the end of the game now now you know for for so much of the half, it was City, five at the back, four midfield, it was like a back nine. It really was like a back nine. And Donnarumma came and punched and fisted and got the ball away. And when he was needed, he was needed.
00:06:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Other than that, was just head it away, kick it away, head it away, kick it away. And some of it was just launching up the pitch and reset, launch up this very, very unusual kind of thing. And then as time ticks away and you think it's not going to happen for Arsenal, they've been knocking at the door, but Man City have been so solid.
00:07:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it must be said fairly comfortable defending this lead. ah the Manchester City had a break. It had a break. it It pulled them out. And we were at 92nd minute of the game.
00:07:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Suddenly, suddenly, Arsenal had an opportunity. And Eze dropped deep, picked the ball up, just lofted it over a high line of the Manchester City defence.
00:07:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Martinelli was onto it. And what a glorious chip. Because Donnarumma's about 200 foot tall and he just lofted it over him. He was stranded on his six-yard box, the goalkeeper, lofted it over him into the back of the net for what was probably a deserved equaliser. What did you think of the goal?
00:07:49
Wale Bakare
um um Amazing finish. Great pass by Eze. Great forced touch by Martinelli and, you know, fantastic finish. And as you said, Donnarumma is a huge figure, so he had to get that right and the he got his spot on.
00:08:01
Wale Bakare
um I think at the end the day, you know, City are not completely used to defending their goal for that long in a game. It did seem like Arsenal kept, if Arsenal kept knocking and creating chances, they were, you know eventually going to get a goal.
00:08:15
Wale Bakare
And they had, you know, the the Emirate fans behind them. And City just, want as you said, City did come out at some point. They had a break and they dragged a couple of players up front and that created the space for Arsenal. But I have to say that pass by Eze was great.
00:08:33
Wale Bakare
Timing the run perfectly by Martinelli as well. has to be kudos to him because a lot of players could have gone offside there and he timed around perfectly you know perfect control perfect love over the goalkeeper it was just a sequence of a lot of perfect actions and
00:08:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was. Yeah, it was. It's easy to suggest that the Man City defence just pushed too high and could have just dropped off and gone with him. It's easy to say that.
00:08:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
But it was it was just a glorious ball from Ezi, glorious run from Martinelli and a sublime, absolute sublime chip with his, i think it was sort of the outside of his right foot.
00:08:58
Wale Bakare
yeah
00:09:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
And so listen, what do you think this means? into what if you So let's take the wash up then. It's one all, points are shared. What do you think this means for both sides?
00:09:09
Wale Bakare
Yeah.
00:09:19
Wale Bakare
Well, good good result for both sides, considering you you don't want to give many points away. The Premier League has been tight in the last couple of seasons, especially between, you know, it was City and Arsenal for ah about two seasons. And then Liverpool came in the fray as well.
00:09:34
Wale Bakare
So it's been tight between, and we're predicting this season would also be, you know, between those three. You don't really want to drop, you know, another three points. Arsenal already lost three points, you know, to Liverpool.
00:09:46
Wale Bakare
they would They didn't want to lose another three points to City. City have lost two games already. you know, this season. um I think I was catching up towards towards the end of the game. The commentator was saying Arsenal, you know, didn't lose their second game last season until November.
00:10:01
Wale Bakare
You know, losing and second game this early in the season would would have really hurt them.
00:10:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:10:05
Wale Bakare
So um they both got a point, although it's good for Liverpool considering they now, I think it's now five points between them and Arsenal, I think, this early on.
Premier League Contenders and Chaotic Matches
00:10:15
Wale Bakare
It's still early.
00:10:15
Wale Bakare
It's five games into, but it shows up competitive of the league is and how important not dropping this point. What we've seen you know with Arsenal over the years is later on in the season, they will drop a couple of points and they really don't want to drop too much at the start. So it was very important for them that it wasn't ah three points they were dropping this game. So overall, ah it was good for them that they could get that goal and at least claw point back and back in that game.
00:10:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep, so a good point for Arsenal in the end, considering they're trailed for so long and scored so late. A good point for Man City on the basis of an away point to the Emirate. And Liverpool of the real winners. Great. There you go.
00:10:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's the wash-up of that. Let's move on to probably the game of the day yesterday, which was... for all sorts of reasons manchester united verses Chelsea. What a game. Chaos, biblical weather, two red cards.
00:11:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Goodness me. Ruben Amaran said in his programme notes that actions speak louder than words and actually the Manchester United team that he's been wanting to see and I guess we've all been wanting to see turned up. What did you think of the game?
00:11:22
Wale Bakare
Chaotic game. um To be fair, the the weather wasn't wasn't very great for football. um you know United were a bit helped by Sanchez's red card at the start of the game. But I have to say, they always, although it might sound like a cliche to say, but they always sounded like the team that wanted it more at the start.
00:11:43
Wale Bakare
They just were hounding Chelsea. and went after every ball and you they deservedly took the lead, even though Chelsea had gone down to 10 men. They took the lead, got the second goal, you know although there were quite marginal you know um decisions in the game, you know easily could have been off outside um ah Bruno Fernandes' goal, Casemiro finished well after you know ah lockie the ball came to him after Luke Shaw again.
00:12:11
Wale Bakare
went for the ball more than the Chelsea defenders. So um it just did seem like Chelsea were a bit asleep. Maybe it was it was a thing with the rain, but United did go for the game, got the goal.
00:12:24
Wale Bakare
They could have found themselves in a weird situation with Casemiro's silly second yellow card and youre getting a red card, but they, ah you know, dog dip, Chelsea got a goal back where United stayed in the game and and got that.
00:12:39
Wale Bakare
They were, you know, the better side in the game. And it's good for Amorim because there's been all sorts of talks about he's got three games to prove himself, although United-Araki say that that's not the case.
00:12:50
Wale Bakare
But it was only a matter of time if he kept it.
00:12:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
o It's only a matter of time. Yeah, you can't keep losing games.
00:12:55
Wale Bakare
He really needed that result yesterday.
00:12:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, no, it was it was it was massive.
00:12:58
Wale Bakare
And boy, he made the good performance. Yeah.
00:13:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it was a massive win for him. It was a massive win. um And I think as much as the win, the performance would have really, really pleased him and really pleased his supporters.
00:13:07
Wale Bakare
Yeah. know
00:13:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
think that couple of weeks when they beat Burnley with a last-second Fernandes penalty, everybody was still unhappy because the performance was pretty pretty poor. Yesterday, I felt the performance was of a much higher, more determined, energetic level, exactly what what we want to see.
00:13:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
As for Chelsea, though... oh just odd decisions all over the place from Maresca. Now, I know your whole game plan kind of goes out the window when your keeper's set off after five minutes, and rightly so. I don't think anybody could argue with that red card.
00:13:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm not quite sure, I haven't really seen an explanation of what it's for. I don't know whether it was a denial of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity or whether was just for a horrendous tackle because it knee-high on Mbuevo. mean, it was a horrible challenge.
00:13:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Either way, it doesn't really matter. He's off the pitch. But then he takes Neto off, and then a few minutes later he takes Karl Palmer off, and you're almost going, well... yeah you know you've conceded the game almost because you've got no attacking players left on the pitch.
00:14:01
Wale Bakare
Well, Palmas, it did seem like it was an injury thing, and but it's not the first time you've you know your goalkeeper is sent off at the start of the game. Yes, it makes the the game plan more difficult, but it's taken off Estavio and Pedronetto.
00:14:18
Wale Bakare
maybe because he needed midfielders that could run, he needed legs that could go you know box to box and he thought he wouldn't get that from those players, particularly you know from the wing.
00:14:30
Wale Bakare
um I think, although it's easy to say you know after they've lost the game, you things that could have been done better, but I think that he could have been just one of them you know at that point.
00:14:40
Wale Bakare
ah They were also not helped by the fact that Palmer was struggling and he had to go off early in the game because that's a player that can unlock a defence for them, but Yeah, you're right. It was a bit weird with you that the two substitutions are made after the red card and everything just went bad for them afterwards.
00:14:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
But if if Palmer, as we know, we look we know he's only just come back from injury and we know subsequently that he he kind of, it was touch and go. it was touch and go whether he's going to play yesterday or not.
00:15:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
But surely, um mean, um'm since it's easy to say, as you you're quite right. But it's easy with hindsight. But if you're take off an attacking player after the red card to put another defender on the pitch, then surely you take off the player who's an injury risk first and then...
00:15:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
and then make a decision on on the player who fitter later i don't listen
00:15:27
Wale Bakare
Yeah. Yeah.
00:15:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is what it is. But look, good result for for Manchester United. I think the second goal summed it all up. The ball's in the Chelsea area. You've got four or five Chelsea players around it.
00:15:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Luke Shaw, or the smallest man on the pitch, outjumps them all. You he wants that ball and then it lands on Casemiro's head, just
00:15:45
Wale Bakare
Yeah. All right.
00:15:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
That kind of, for me, summed up much of the game. and So listen, well done to Manchester United because so it was much-required win as for Chelsea yeah they're just you know not quite as stuttering they're stuttering not quite hitting the stride yet but so we'll see what next week brings right in just a moment we're going to take a look at the Moseside derby yesterday Liverpool versus Everton but before we do that a word from our sponsor
00:16:43
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00:17:22
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00:17:35
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00:17:47
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Liverpool 2, Everton 1. one What did you make of
Merseyside Derby and Managerial Pressure
00:17:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
it, Wale? A deserved win for Liverpool? Are they really so starting to hit their stride now?
00:17:56
Wale Bakare
They sort of edged it overall, but it was a very close game. Naturally, that's what you get with the Messi side derby a couple of times. When you add that with the fact that Liverpool have been, yes, they've been grinding out the wins, but they've not completely been convincing in many games this season.
00:18:14
Wale Bakare
Although, look, I look at Liverpool and I think for a large part of last season, even when they were coursing away, they did look like that for so many weeks, you know, where They just ate their results and it did seem like they were just that winning machine and they will just get a ah victory. And and that was what that's what we've seen so far this season.
00:18:34
Wale Bakare
Yesterday against Everton, Everton seemed like there was some weird ah wait to get into the game eventually, but Liverpool just got out got off the blocks and got the goals ah very early.
00:18:48
Wale Bakare
um you know Great goals, Gravenberg and Uko Eketike was at a great start to the season. Fantastic finish for the second goal. Liverpool, as expected, conceded a goal you know eventually.
00:19:03
Wale Bakare
But what what a lot of people thought, is this another Everton getting the second goal, Liverpool grinding out a a final minute goal, but that wasn't the case. They kind of improved defensively, kept Everton at bay.
00:19:18
Wale Bakare
They did create a couple of chances themselves. Fleur and Vert maybe could have done better on a break later on in the game. But... um Yeah, Liverpool just sort of edged it.
00:19:29
Wale Bakare
ah you You can't really say, oh, they they blew Everton out of the waters, but they sort of maybe deserved it more on the balance of like...
00:19:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
They started off brilliantly. It was an exceptional... I mean, in many ways, it was a game of two halves. And the first half very much belonged to Liverpool. I thought they were... That first 20 minutes, they were exceptional. Everton just couldn't get anywhere near them.
00:19:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Gravenbertsch's goal, I think, summed up that first 20 minutes performance. You know, running from deep, lofting it over to goalkeeper with... Well, with oh his with his wrong foot, because it was just with his... Is it with his wrong foot? His left foot?
00:20:01
Wale Bakare
But there was his right foot talk.
00:20:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
He kind lofted it. Yeah, it was right foot because it came across from the right and it kind of helped it on its way into the far corner.
00:20:03
Wale Bakare
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:20:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was a glorious, glorious finish. And then Eketike, he's playing really well. He's playing for his shirt. He knows he's got Alexandre Isak breathing down his neck and he's doing he's doing the business. And at that stage when it's 2-0, you are looking at going, goodness me, is this going to be four five or 6?
00:20:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
But fair play to Everton. like They settled in. They didn't capitulate. They settled into it. I think that goal... and That goal just was came at the right time for them.
00:20:34
Wale Bakare
Mm-hmm.
00:20:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
It just came at the right time. And again, that was a good finish as well. And the second half, they just got stronger and stronger and stronger. And I think you're absolutely right. If they had got the second goal to make it 2-2, nobody would have been surprised.
00:20:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nobody would have been surprised. And then I think the game just sort of petered out in the last 10 minutes. I don't think Everton... had enough in them to produce a real groundstand finish. But their second half performance particularly, I think, shows how well they're progressing under David Moyes because they've been involved broadly in a relegation fight for the last few years, on and off.
00:21:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
But they've never really done anything other than lower mid-table. They've never been a good side to watch. But Moyes is turning them into a good side to watch. And Jack Greenish particularly seems to be given a second doesn't he?
00:21:23
Wale Bakare
Yeah, and have to say, although, as you know, I don't care Everton do well. I don't even want them to do well. But, well yeah.
00:21:30
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This is a true Liverpool fan.
00:21:33
Wale Bakare
But but um they they they're doing, you know, Moyes has brought back some It does seem like there's some joy in you know in their football. are they They kind of play better.
00:21:45
Wale Bakare
ah Jack Grealish has had a fantastic start to the season, played well yesterday. you know Again, gave Connor Bradley you know a very tough game, had needed help a lot of times from Konate.
00:21:55
Wale Bakare
Ilima Ninjai had to move to the other side since Bradley came, has also been doing good. I think what Everton hasn't had in the last couple of seasons is that potent central, ah you know, centre forward can, you know, do the business for them.
00:22:11
Wale Bakare
Dominic Carver-Lewin always got injured and he's now left, incidentally, going to you know, for Leeds yesterday. But with Beto and, you know, the other young man, Barry, that there's just not You're not going to get a lot of goals. I just wonder whether that's what maybe they could have focused on you know with the transfer window and maybe could have gotten in someone to get 14-15 goal striker.
00:22:39
Wale Bakare
At the moment, they've got strikers that will maybe get them 9, 10. nine ten And you need more if you're going to challenge for the top, especially closer to the European places, which is where Everton belong. When you look at the history and the manager, they've got new stadium now. sure they need this money from getting into Europe. I don't think they want to be.
00:23:01
Wale Bakare
that 12, 13, 14 finishing team at the end of the season. But yeah, Moyes has done great for them. you know The players look like they're enjoying their game. But overall, as I said earlier, it was always going to be tough for them to get a victory downfield.
00:23:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah. and Yeah, for for sure. And David Moyes' record Anfield, for whoever he's been managing, woeful.
00:23:24
Wale Bakare
be smart.
00:23:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that's now 21 games, 21 defeats. So, yeah, not really. so yeah not really must yeah
00:23:30
Wale Bakare
It's the same as me.
00:23:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
he
00:23:34
Wale Bakare
He's got the same number of wins I've got. Hmm.
00:23:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
he was thinking he must hate going there He must hate going there. and But well done. Yeah, Liverpool, I think we saw more of the Liverpool we were expecting to see in that early half. We're still getting yeah still getting new players, getting used to playing with each other, how they play, what they play and all that. and we We had a chat a podcast last week, Ken and I, and he said, look, our Liverpool just kind of... Is the bubble going to burst? can ktky They can't keep ah scoring late goals and winning games. And I said, my point to him was, look, if you're going to beat Liverpool at any stage to this season...
00:24:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
At the early stage of the season is the time to to do it because the board is players in, they're playing them and they're quite clearly just trying to bed in and get to know each other and all of that. So it all does all look a little bit disjointed.
00:24:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Unfortunately for the rest of the Premier League, once these players have settled in and that that all of those kind of little kinks ironed out, they're just going to be an absolute monster of a team to try and beat. So, yeah, the fact they've played 5-1-5 at a time where everything is, I say, bedding in a little bit is a great achievement.
00:24:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
It really is a great achievement. And I thought someone to play yesterday and the early part of the game was was was fantastic. Really, really, really going to have a quick whiz through the... I did say to you when you came on, didn't know Before we came on, I said, right, we'll make this half an hour.
00:24:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
This going to half an hour, but we'll do our best to whiz through the rest of the weekend's games for you. and We've done quite a lot of talk in the podcast of late about managers under pressure. And sitting top of the queue of managers under pressure is undoubtedly Graham Potter.
00:25:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Lots of stories starting to emerge in the media around West Ham looking elsewhere. There were stories in the last 48 hours around Nuno, perhaps.
00:25:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know one of the One of the issues of managers getting sacked and being out of work is that it puts a lot of pressure on other managers who are fighting the sack.
00:25:25
Wale Bakare
Yeah.
00:25:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
It doesn't help them, does it? and So they needed a result against Palace yesterday. They didn't get it. Palace winning 2-1 at the London Stadium. There were protests before the game. There's a lot of unrest.
00:25:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
in the crowd. West Ham, don't know whether you saw this while last week, released, I was going to released a statement, but it was more of a dissertation. It went on forever. ah Broadly, broadly backing a manager and saying that we've invested in the stadium and all that kind of stuff.
00:25:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
But You don't really then want to be playing Palace, do you? Because they're so hard to they're so hard to beat.
00:25:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
and and And yeah, Jean-François Philippe Mateta with his customary goal. Good man. Tyrek Mitchell, great hit from Mitchell. and But I thought West Ham actually showed more yesterday than they have been showing in recent weeks. They didn't capitulate, as they did against Tottenham recently.
00:25:59
Wale Bakare
Yeah.
00:26:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah But it's not looking good for Potter, is it? It's not looking good.
00:26:18
Wale Bakare
and No, it's not. and And you're right. The sodding availability of Nuno Espirito Santo makes things add for you know other managers. Porter, maybe. be so I know he just signed a new deal, the the man at Wolves. But if if he keeps losing games, it might be ours as well, especially with Nuno having worked at Wolves before. But sticking to Porter, it's not it's not really looking good for him. It hasn't been a good, not just this season, but it's things generally at West Ham, I think. it's about is a seven wins and 20 or something he's had.
00:26:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:26:51
Wale Bakare
That's not great, especially for West Ham, even when the fans had never enjoyed what David Moyes was doing. They won the conference league, they got to the semi-final of the Europa League, they were getting the scalp off the big boys in the league.
00:27:11
Wale Bakare
With Potter, it's almost a struggle. I bet West Ham fans you know go to the London Stadium almost expecting to lose a game. And when they win, they they they I'm sure they were shocked with that win that they got against Forrest.
00:27:26
Wale Bakare
Yeah.
00:27:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know, yeah. Everybody was shocked.
00:27:28
Wale Bakare
Yeah.
00:27:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
The whole world was shocked.
00:27:29
Wale Bakare
it Yeah.
00:27:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's crazy. Where does that come from? It absolutely matters.
00:27:33
Wale Bakare
yeah
00:27:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Part of problem po the problem here is they've conceded 13 goals. Seven of them have been from corners. And yesterday we had a similar situation where Palace had corner, Mark Gahey comes in Heads the ball. It gets tipped onto the bar. Comes back out.
00:27:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mateta heads it in. Gahey's not marked. Mateta's not marked. It's a goal. Later on in the in ah in in the second half, another corner. Lacroix comes in.
00:28:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Totally unmarked. Heads it against the bar. I mean, they're just not learning. That's the problem.
00:28:05
Wale Bakare
Yes.
00:28:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're not learning from this.
00:28:07
Wale Bakare
And it's interesting you talk about this goals from corners. I made the joke someone yesterday and said, look, ah you know, Potter had a couple of months away from from the game where he had no job.
00:28:18
Wale Bakare
He's maybe not, you know, gotten up to speed with the fact that corner kicks are really important for a lot of the teams now. So he's maybe doing catch up, you know, with defending corner kicks. And, you know, because West Ham used to be a team that, you know, made good use of set pieces themselves as well. All of a sudden they they can't do that anymore.
00:28:36
Wale Bakare
you know they can make use of you know the height of the defenders. Suchek used to be someone who could nick the odd goal from a set piece, but they've just been in shambles, really. and I love it when managers get time, but the league is so very cruel that you might not get that time.
00:28:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Come Yeah.
00:28:54
Wale Bakare
And with managers you know waiting for jobs, there's Nuno, maybe someone will think of Eric Ten Hag after his very terrible time in Germany. But there's relatively proper managers who would take on that job. and
00:29:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:11
Wale Bakare
I just hope, yeah.
00:29:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, for sure. Yeah. No, I agree. It's worth saying that they did actually score for McCorn yesterday, didn't they, West Ham?
00:29:17
Wale Bakare
Thank
00:29:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Although you wouldn't expect, the things you wouldn't expect to see is a corner coming across and jared bow of all people heading it in and it But it was a lovely goal. It was a good finish.
00:29:26
Wale Bakare
was
00:29:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
And um'm I'm a massive Yarra Bowen fan. I think he's brilliant. So I was glad to see him get on on the score sheet. um And then... Following the theme, very briefly, ah two managers who might well be looking over their shoulder met at Molineux, Pereira at Wolves and Farker at Leeds.
Comebacks and Relegation Concerns
00:29:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
And when Wolves took the lead, I've kind of said, my kind of sense of this is Wolves are massively underperforming and they're kind of better team than their results show. And when they took the lead, didn't they, in eight minutes, and it was a good goal. It was Kareki scoring, it was on and at no point At that time, after eight minutes, did you think by half-time, there'd be 3-1 down to Leeds? And Leeds scored three goals in the last 15 minutes of the half. And Wolves just capitulated. And all of us and it's those kind of results but that will you know get you the sack at the end of the day.
00:30:22
Wale Bakare
yeah Yeah, you're completely right. it's It's a bit of a strange one because, yeah as I said earlier, he's just signed a new deal during the past week. I just wonder what what the thinking is.
00:30:35
Wale Bakare
you know At Molyneux, I'm thinking, are they thinking if we say we even get relegated, we want some some longevity and all. But in the past couple of seasons, Wolves haven't been the you know the most patient team when we look at Wolves.
00:30:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, no.
00:30:52
Wale Bakare
Yeah, late last year it came in.
00:30:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, Pereira came in, was it late last year or early this year? One or the other. Yeah, late last year, wasn't it? And there was a little bit of an uptick.
00:30:59
Wale Bakare
It did get some good results after. Yeah.
00:31:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, there was, wasn't there Yeah, yeah, he did a good job. I think he's a good manager. I do. I'm quite i'm just surprised. Can't quite work out what's going on there. I know they lost a couple of very high-profile players in the summer.
00:31:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah both from the defence the front line. But they've also signed players. and I know Stran Larsson's been injured. He's coming back, which will help. But I can't quite work out why they're just losing games. And if you're going to concede three to Leeds, who are my tip for being the division's lowest scorers this year, ah then you're in trouble.
00:31:11
Wale Bakare
you
00:31:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
You are in trouble.
00:31:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the goals weren't... was a good header from Calvin Lewin, but the second goal...
00:31:30
Wale Bakare
the
00:31:33
Wale Bakare
Hmm. Hmm.
00:31:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
was a free kick and it was a free kick from Stack. And the goalie's just kind of stood there and and misses it. It's on his side and he takes a instead of staying on his side, he takes a foot across and then he can't get back. and It's a great free kick in the corner, but you've got to look at the keeper and go, he's just got to develop.
00:31:52
Wale Bakare
It's five games in the season. Wolves have the hallmark of a team that will be going down. And I tell you what, every manager in the league, you know they appear like good managers. But if you're not getting the results, what good are you? so um ah But, you know, it's one that turned down turned around their fortunes last season. So we wouldn't also be surprised if it can rack up some three, four wins and you they they start doing the business. But at the moment, they've got the hallmark of what team does going down.
00:32:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's not looking good. ah Three more games to whiz through very quickly then from yesterday. Brighton 2, Spurs 2, Burnley 1, Forest 1 and an entertaining Fulham victory over Brentford by three goals to one.
00:32:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Tottenham and Brighton was a good game. is It was entertaining. I thought Tottenham were were the better side. I think they they'll be happy with a point because it came late in the day ah because they found themselves 2-0 down despite dominating play.
00:32:44
Wale Bakare
yeah
00:32:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah thomas frank Thomas Frank's a great manager. I think Tottenham are capable of doing good things this season.
00:32:54
Wale Bakare
For a moment, i thought it was Ange that was still there because that was what used to happen with Ange. They would play well and just consider the goals, but you know they they got themselves back in the go in the game, although the the first goal back by Richarlison was a beat for Tuchos.
00:33:08
Wale Bakare
Kudos at short.
00:33:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh yeah, just hit it hit him and it could have gone anywhere, couldn't it? It landed right at his foot.
00:33:12
Wale Bakare
It was a good instinctive finish, you know, and um they got lucky later on with that on goal as well. But they completely deserved it. They outplayed Brighton. Brighton were OK to sit back and just eat them on the counter. Jakub Minte just looked like he was the fastest man in the world, you know on that pitch. And you're right.
00:33:33
Wale Bakare
Thomas Frank is ah a good manager, did great at Brentford. um ah We always knew that is once he got a better team, he could do it. And I wouldn't be surprised if Tottenham have a great season with him.
00:33:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think they've been smart in the market. I mean, Javi Simmonds looks a good player.
00:33:50
Wale Bakare
Yeah.
00:33:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's come off the bench yesterday and made a real difference.
00:33:51
Wale Bakare
Thanks.
00:33:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mahadou Koudis is a good player. Bergvau's now playing, you know, very regularly. He's a good player. They've got a lot... It feels to me...
00:33:59
Wale Bakare
I'm waiting to see Kolomwani, though, is this is a good one as well.
00:34:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, yeah. They've got a lot more creativity than I think they've had. I just wonder, obviously Solanke's out injured.
00:34:07
Wale Bakare
Yeah.
00:34:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
but don't really trust Richarlison to get that many goals, although he has started the season pretty well, but he's not player who's ever going to get 20 goals a season. He's just never been that player. So, they need Solanke about fit, I think.
00:34:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
And... Yeah, I think they'll be fine. about As for Fabian Hürzler, he needs more. He needs more from his team, I think, if he's going hit heights of last season. ah Big Ang took his team to Burnley. A one-all draw away Burnley. I don't know, mate. I don't know whether this is a good result or not.
00:34:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because Burnley, listen, Burnley, I think they're going to get relegated this season. It's very hard to see any argument to say they're going to finish outside bottom three. They are difficult to beat. They are quite a defensive team.
00:34:50
Wale Bakare
yeah
00:34:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
So you might argue going there and getting the points all right, or you might argue you should be putting teams like this away if you're if you're a top six or seven side.
00:34:59
Wale Bakare
Yeah,
00:34:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is a one-all draw away at Burnley any good?
00:34:59
Wale Bakare
no
00:35:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know You tell me.
00:35:02
Wale Bakare
no well, it doesn't. It ah does' what doesn't also do Forrest a lot of good, except for the fact that at least Ansh wasn't losing another game, especially after that Orenda showing in the League Cup, losing. and Yeah.
00:35:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes. Oh, losing, yeah, those two injury time goals that lost to Swansea, yeah.
00:35:16
Wale Bakare
yeah so So, yeah, it was good for them that they didn't lose the game. But as you said, Burnley look like a side that will go down. um they They've been door-unlocky with results against Liverpool, results against United.
00:35:33
Wale Bakare
They could have gotten a point in those games. But they look like that side that will always try to get a point and will be fine. And just hope that other things go their way. with with the With the Premier League you set up at the moment, see from 13 to 20, any one of them could go down and you really want to get those results, especially when you're playing at home. and It doesn't look like only you've got enough in them to get the wins.
00:35:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:35:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, you need to be winning games. You need to be winning games.
00:36:01
Wale Bakare
yeah
00:36:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sides from Forest, I thought that Ange Ball is coming into a bit more effect. They were more entertaining than I think Nuno's side yesterday. there was periods of the game where you'd see the centre-halves...
00:36:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Milenkovic I'm thinking about particularly starting play almost starting the attack from 25-30 yards outside the Burnley goal and Forrest having 6-7-8 players in front of him now you'll never see that under Nuno and of course that leaves you exposed at the back because that's what we're using but they were creating more and it was a little bit more entertaining must say
00:36:28
Wale Bakare
um
00:36:36
Wale Bakare
yeah Yeah, you're right, but I'm not very confident. I'll ask you you know two questions. When you look at Tottenham last season you you and Nottingham Forest, you'd argue maybe Tottenham got better players when you talk of quality.
00:36:51
Wale Bakare
um What Forest have done is sacked a completely different manager, brought in a completely different one, different styles. And you want these players to adapt. Yeah, they will do it it they did look better yesterday, but I'm sure we will see so many games where you they would maybe become last season's Tottenham, play well, consider the goals.
00:37:15
Wale Bakare
And I don't know. And for me, it's down on confidence. when when you Yeah, it does well with the media, says all this corny stuff, but I just don't know whether he's got the confidence at the moment. Yeah.
00:37:27
Wale Bakare
um um'm I'm just not very confident about what they've done really at Forest, but that that's the whole conversation.
00:37:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. No, it's a strange... The whole thing feels a bit strange, the whole the the whole thing. Yeah, we'll see. We'll see how it pans out. it's it's It's a hard one to call the moment. And then the last game yesterday was an
Impressive Wins and Lackluster Draws
00:37:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
entertaining game. Yeah, Fulham... We see, Brentford started well.
00:37:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I thought when they scored... Yeah, OK, yeah, Fulham looked a little bit edgy. I thought Brentford would go on and maybe you know maybe win the game. But two goals in 90 seconds absolutely killed them.
00:38:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
and One was a horrendous defensive error. One was a brilliant finish from Harry Wilson, by the way. Pinball boy from Alex Awobi. And Wilson just swept it in first time, bent it round. goalkeeper from that moment on, Fulham never looked back.
00:38:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
and it could have Well, they did score a fourth, but it was ruled out ah by VAR. But they could have gone on the rampage. And Marco Silva needed it.
00:38:19
Wale Bakare
yeah
00:38:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because, again, Fulham, they haven't been busy in the transfer market. i know they had kind last-minute couple of deals. But ah kevin Kevin from the Brazilian striker looks a very good buy. ah very good buy.
00:38:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, yeah, Fulham just feels like they just need a result like this to really kick-start their season.
00:38:37
Wale Bakare
yeah Yeah, you're right. And they're one of those teams where when they play well and get good wins like they did yesterday, you wouldn't be entirely surprised. But they're also able to struggle sometimes and things just don't work out for them. But they were fantastic yesterday. they could It could have been a rampage, as you said.
00:38:54
Wale Bakare
And it was a good result for them. I worry for Brentford, though. They were one of the teams that were relatively assured of their position in the in the league, but they lost the manager and that wasn't just the issue.
00:39:08
Wale Bakare
They then lost Mbwemo, lost Wisa. And I know they've brought in some other the players at the moment, but they just seem like this seemed to struggle. I saw their game the other week against Chelsea.
00:39:22
Wale Bakare
They will put in the effort. but will Are they able to get the goals that will keep them in the league? And Boemo got 20 last season. Wiesa got 19.
00:39:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:39:32
Wale Bakare
I don't think they've got two players that will get them 39 goals this season.
00:39:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
but That's a huge hole, isn't it? That is a huge hole to fill without without a doubt. And i mean, look, I'm not going to lie here. Well, don't need to lie because it's on the podcast so anybody can hear it.
00:39:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
I had Brentford in my bottom three when we did our pre-season predictions.
00:39:48
Wale Bakare
Hmm. so yeah
00:39:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
think they've got a long, hard road, partly because, and I'm not criticising this at all because it may work out and may not, I don't know, but partly because having lost Thomas Frank, they appointed Keith Andrew, who has never managed at this level.
00:40:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
So you're you're asking a rookie manager in the Premier League having lost their best, pretty much their their entire so sort of goal machines in their strike force to keep them up.
00:40:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think it's a big ask. I mean, they also lost Norgard, they, to Tottenham, who was kind of one of the key drivers in midfield.
00:40:17
Wale Bakare
Yeah. Yeah. You're
00:40:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it's a hard it's a hard ask. And, yeah, I don't know. I don't know with Brentford. There were signs, I thought, in the last two or three weeks where they looked to improve after a poor start, that really awful first 45 minutes of the season when we were 3-0 down at Forest.
00:40:34
Wale Bakare
right. You're all
00:40:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
but they are signs that they' were improving but but Yeah, games like yesterday, you know, worry me, worry me slightly. A couple more games to talk about, the first, well, Marco Silva and indeed Keith Andrew the importance of selecting their right teams.
00:40:41
Wale Bakare
right.
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00:41:09
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00:41:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep, this is the Daily Premier League Sportscast with me, Nick, and my special guest, Wale. Great to hear have you along board, Wale. Good to see you, my friend. A couple of games then, just to go over.
00:41:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Actually, we've decided we saved the worst till last year, ah because Bournemouth 0, Newcastle 0, was, ah well, it was a bit of a dirge, wasn't it?
00:41:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
There wasn't much to report on this.
00:41:51
Wale Bakare
Yeah, it was gold.
00:41:53
Wale Bakare
It was dull. And to think I chose to you know see that over Sunderland and Villa, but it was dull.
00:41:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was...
00:42:05
Wale Bakare
and And I was watching... I'm quite interested in Newcastle's Newman, Volta Mardy, and you know how well it will play. I watched the game against Barcelona during the week in the Champions League.
00:42:18
Wale Bakare
And... and And I saw him a lot at the Euros, on the 21 Euros, and and he was a great player. You know, he's got the size. if If he gets the service, he will get you goals and he will play well, but...
00:42:33
Wale Bakare
When you've got a striker like that, then the ball goes to Jacob Mofi and he tries to go back to Tonali and Tonali tries to cross the ball and they never do. and They just never gave the man the service in this game against Bournemouth. And um the Newcastle never looked like scoring. It was a bit of a strange line-up at the start.
00:42:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was seven changes, wasn't it? Yeah, seven changes from Eddie Howe.
00:42:56
Wale Bakare
Yeah, guess in all those players.
00:42:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
There was no, yeah, there was no Joe Linton.
00:42:58
Wale Bakare
you know
00:43:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
There was no Bruno, Gibberish.
00:43:00
Wale Bakare
Yeah, Drenko Mares.
00:43:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
There was, yeah, no Anthony Langer.
00:43:04
Wale Bakare
the brands things start. yeah
00:43:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:43:06
Wale Bakare
So it was was a bit of a strange one. But overall, he just didn't get any service. And Bournemouth as well, going the other way, usually, you know, would create a lot of time. I know they they got the goal that was quite a quite close offside call.
00:43:21
Wale Bakare
ah Fantastic run. I mean, fantastic run by Brooks. It nearly was. ah But usually, the key players just couldn't get into the game. Tavania wasn't so great. Semenyo couldn't really get into the game. But They are a team that that they are difficult to beat. and they they just It was a game of, well, if we're not going to get a goal, you're not going to score. They just tried to grind out the one point.
00:43:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think so. it was a bit disappointing. I expected more from Bournemouth. I think when I saw the Newcastle line-up, I thought, OK, they've come for a 0-0 here and they're going to be hard to break down. But I did expect a little bit more from Bournemouth going forward, but neither side really got into any rhythm.
00:44:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was a very scrappy game. Not much to see, not much to report home. But, you know, points at pieces and the worst result. And then finally, an interesting one up at Stadium of Light today. Sunderland sharing the points. They continue their good start to the Premier League season for them. Aston Villa finally get a goal, a league goal, their first league goal of the season. Congratulations, I think.
00:44:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah to do is a banger as well my cash smashed it in is a great it was a great goal
00:44:24
Wale Bakare
Yeah. Yeah.
00:44:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
roneldo said or often done Ronaldo, I don't know how to pronounce it.
00:44:30
Wale Bakare
Manil Dormandava, yeah.
00:44:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ronaldo isn't Ronaldo, is it? Not Ronaldo, no. Ronaldo was sent off after 33 minutes to the Sutherland defender for kicking out of cash. So they were played a good chunk of the game, well over and out with 10 men, when you account for injury time, obviously.
00:44:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Isidor, as he has done so many times already this season, saved him a point with ah with a goal in the seventy fifth minute. Now, I've been having a quick look at the reaction by Aston Villa fans. So I'm interested to see kind of where the Villa fans were and whether they were pleased with their flight with a point.
00:45:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hurrah, good for them. Were they pleased with their first goal of the season? And the answer is no, no.
00:45:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Looking at the Villa Forum, looking at Exit and other social media platforms are available. No, they seem really, really fed up. It's been a very curious start to the season, hasn't it, for Villa?
00:45:08
Wale Bakare
no
00:45:18
Wale Bakare
Yeah, and understandably, I think they they had a very torturous summer. They just really couldn't get going. And it wasn't just about the summer. This started in January when they brought in a lot of players that they were almost unlikely to keep at the end of the season.
00:45:36
Wale Bakare
So they had to lose Rashford, Asensio, I think. Yeah, yeah. i don' know they can
00:45:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Asensio, yes, Asensio.
00:45:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Then Jacob Ramsey went to Newcastle, didn't he
00:45:45
Wale Bakare
yeah
00:45:47
Wale Bakare
Yeah, so it just wasn't a great summer for them. They couldn't get players in. And then there was the constant question whether Martinez was going to stay, which I found a bit of a strange one there. But if there's one thing we know about Villa is they've got a good manager.
00:46:05
Wale Bakare
will get the boys back to... And and and they've they've they've got the core of the team still. Morgan Rodgers hasn't had a great start to the season. Same for Ollie Watkins. um They are a team that is suffering from some of the off-field activities around the club.
00:46:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:46:22
Wale Bakare
But with with the manager that they've got, the they will you would expect them to you know get around to winning games again. Yeah,
00:46:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, they need Jürgen Telemannis back. He's still injured. I think Javier Litt, I think that's a really good signing. If they can get him playing regularly, that looks better.
00:46:35
Wale Bakare
yeah. well
00:46:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
As you say, Morgan Rodgers needs to find a bit of form. Olly Watkins needs to find a bit of form. They're all good players. You know, they're all good players.
00:46:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're more than capable of of getting out of this.
00:46:44
Wale Bakare
Yeah.
00:46:44
Wale Bakare
right.
00:46:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I agree with you. I think Unai Emery, as long he's given time to do this, I think we'll get them out of this situation.
00:46:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
slub at the at the start of the season and as for Sunderland well they continue you know what's been a very good start to the season they finish this weekend in 7th spot they couldn't have wished for anything better than this
00:46:52
Wale Bakare
yeah
00:47:02
Wale Bakare
Yeah, you're right. And trust me, they will need these points come the end of the season. So it's it's good they're getting these results, especially when the when they play at home. And that's what you need from these teams. You don't want to drop those points when you play at home.
00:47:17
Wale Bakare
If there's a time that you can get a result against Vila, it's now. They're not really playing well. And considering they went down to 10 men, ah it was a very it was a fantastic result for them. So um surprisingly, because I remember watching Sunderland in the playoff final last season against Chris Wilders Sheffield and they never really played well but they you know got the goal that was important and and came through and I thought, ah that that that's a team that will finish in 19-20 next season but we we would have seen so far they might just be fine come the end of the season but we know there's still 33 games to go so I think
00:47:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's still 33 games to go. Yeah, I mean, I saw Sunderland twice last year in the Championship and they impressed me massively. I think they had a really youthful, really energetic side.
00:48:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Regis Lebris, think, is a very smart manager. You're right, they've come up through the playoffs. That's not often ideal, they've spent a lot of money, a lot of money in the summer, and they seem to bought quite wisely. So, yeah, good for that But you're right, they need they'll need points at start the season.
00:48:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
When you're a promoted team, you need points at the start of the season.
00:48:20
Wale Bakare
Thank you.
00:48:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
But so a cracking start then for Sunderland. Right. OK, that brings us to the end end of the podcast and a wrapup of All your Premier League games. As we finish game week five, let's have a quick look at the table. We've got Liverpool top 15 from five.
00:48:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Then ah three teams on 10 points in second, third and fourth. That's Arsenal, Tottenham and Bournemouth. Everybody's played five, by the way. Then Palace sitting in fifth, Chelsea six. And then down at the bottom, Wolves played five, lost five.
00:48:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Zero points. West Ham played five, three points. 19th and 18th, Aston Villa similarly played five. three points, and you've got a couple of teams above them, Brentford and Burnley, with four. So that's how the very early season table shapes up. It's not, it's not, it doesn't what does it tell us? I don't know. might tell us something, it might not. I guess we'll know at the end of the season i think it's a bit boring looking at liverpool with a five point gap already
00:49:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah We'll ah we'll we worry everybody else in the league, but there we go. There we go. Right. Well, listen, Wale, thanks ever so much for joining me, my friend. It's been lovely to chat through the weekend's results from you will get you.
00:49:16
Wale Bakare
Yeah.
00:49:26
Wale Bakare
It's been a pleasure, Paul.
00:49:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll get you back on very soon if you want if you want to come back on.
00:49:30
Wale Bakare
Cheers, Paul. Well, of course.
00:49:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
So take care. And everybody out there, thank you very much indeed for listening to today's daily Premier League podcast. We'll be back with you tomorrow. I'm hoping to be back with Ken if he's finally managed to crawl out of his hospital bed.
00:49:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
We shall find out. But until then, everybody, look after yourselves. Look after each other. goodbye