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Daily Ipswich: Episode 111 - Tottenham Preview
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The Daily Ipswich Podcast, part of the Global Sports Podcast Network, is your new home of all your ITFC. Join us every weekday for the latest news, build-up and reaction in the club's first season back in the Premier League.
Host: Richard Popple
Guest: Tom Crack
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Transcript
Introduction to Daily Ipswich Podcast
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello everyone and welcome back to the Daily Ipswich part of the Global Sports Podcast Network. This is a bit of a switch around because we're going to be doing our crossover with Tottenham Hotspur tomorrow on Friday's show. So today we are doing a preview of the game with just us guys from the Daily Ipswich.
The Challenges of Solo Podcasting
00:00:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it's myself Richard Popple and joining me is Tom Crack. Hello Tom.
00:00:32
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Hi Richard, how are doing mate?
00:00:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not bad, not bad. How are you? ah well?
00:00:37
Tom Crack - Ipswich
you know Yeah, all good thanks, all good. It was a daunting task doing the other solo one last week, it's my first one since being part of the team, but was enough to talk about from the Villa game, wasn't there, so hopefully we'll be the same this weekend as well.
00:00:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
I thought you did a pretty good job.
00:00:51
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Thank you mate, thank you.
00:00:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've, I've not had the pleasure of a, of a solo pod yet. I might try and avoid it for the rest of the season if I possibly can.
00:00:59
Tom Crack - Ipswich
kind just talking to a wall almost and you like,
00:01:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:02
Tom Crack - Ipswich
expect rebuttal on occasion, then it doesn't come.
00:01:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, there are a few sort of you know, I do listen to the, to an occasional podcast where there's just one person talking and it is a bit bizarre, isn't it? If there's no narrative or anything, it was literally just somebody kind of like talking into a microphone.
00:01:17
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Yeah.
Preview: Ipswich vs Spurs
00:01:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. But anyway, you did very well. um
00:01:20
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Okay.
00:01:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right. So this is our preview for the Spurs game. First chance of the season, actually, for Upsic to complete the double over a side. and We've got Tottenham, we've got Wolves and we've got Chelsea with the opportunity to do that too.
00:01:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
So Spurs are up first and they will be, yeah, coming to town this Saturday, 3pm kickoff at Portman Road.
Ipswich's 3 PM Home Game Struggles
00:01:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah It's not been a particularly happy hunting ground of a time for us this season, particularly these three o'clocks at home.
00:01:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um, I can't remember. Was the Chelsea, what time was the Chelsea game? Was that an evening? It was an evening game, wasn't it?
00:01:54
Tom Crack - Ipswich
it was an evening game around I think in between Christmas and New Year's that weird time of year when no knows what day it was I don't know if it was a Friday or a Wednesday or whatever day it was I was at the pub when that game was on yeah
00:01:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
hey Oh, yeah. well I mean, who knows, but it certainly wasn't a three o'clock Saturday afternoon game and and we have not fared brilliantly in those at home this season.
00:02:05
Tom Crack - Ipswich
yeah no no
00:02:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
So chance for us to, um, to flip the narrative a little bit.
Ipswich's Recent Performance and Confidence
00:02:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Confidence, hopefully, will be will be pretty high after that fantastic point at Villa last week.
00:02:22
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Yeah, absolutely. It's not just, yeah, i think that's a good point. It's not just the fact that we're playing at one of the few sides that we have already beaten this season. You know, we can't really say that about many other sides, can we? But yeah, I think last week was, yes, it wasn't a victory. And, you know, we still haven't won a game since Chelsea, but it's a shot in the arm, I think, as McKenna called it, as the injection of confidence, obviously the Coventry victory, if you're not counting league victories, that was obviously a big moment as well, I think.
00:02:48
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Just... Confidence can come in moments. And, you know, we've mentioned it a lot this season, how we're not, I don't think, given how the season's gone, and I don't think we're going to expect a big run, so to speak, but a mini run.
00:02:58
Tom Crack - Ipswich
And I think, yes, Spurs and United on paper, you know, it could be relatively daunting, but given where though both both clubs are, we saw them against Schiphol last week, and I mean, I think that these next two runner games, and I think it's outlandish to say, conceivably, are opportunities for us to pick up some more points. And hopefully that is the case
Spurs' Season Overview and Challenges
00:03:17
Tom Crack - Ipswich
this weekend. But yeah, I think a bit,
00:03:19
Tom Crack - Ipswich
confident going into this weekend.
00:03:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, it's a tricky one, isn't it? You know, they they have had obviously a very, very poor season in the league. and Well, a poor season kind of like overall, really, for a club of their size to be 12th.
00:03:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And they're only really 12th based on the last couple of results, really, because they've they've obviously won a couple of games in a row. Before that, it was looking very, very bad indeed. and So they've kind of arrested the slide a little bit. Does that kind of concern you that maybe they're starting to put a bit of a run together they're getting a few players back from injury and they'll probably be a bit of a you know wounded animal this week
00:03:56
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Well, it's the thing Tottenham, isn't it? You never really know what you're going to get. We saw when we played them earlier in the season, I thought they, you know, what, they battered City a week or so before playing us at the Etihad.
00:04:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
they always do
00:04:07
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Yeah, do you know what I mean? Yeah, they do play well well there, to be honest. Yeah, you're right. But, you know, that on paper, that was much more intimidating team to play than the one we've got against this weekend. And I think, yes, they've had back-to-back league victories, but with a side like that and how they've fluctuated this season, it's, it's you know, I don't think it's...
00:04:26
Tom Crack - Ipswich
crazy to say we they they may just come back crashing down to earth and we we can find a victory against him this weekend. They're a weird side. I think Injuries, yes, obviously you can point a finger at us maybe why they haven't but they they they're in the position they're in. But even with all those injuries, you know it's it's not where they should be, let's be honest.
00:04:44
Tom Crack - Ipswich
So I think just going up against this weekend, we should be confident for sure. I think with starting back to the injuries they have, it's it can be a plus and a minus in terms of motivation. I think when you come back, you can be motivated sort of really, really, really trying. So, in Vicario's performance last week against c night I think it was really, really good. It's shame he's back, to be honest, because that new guy they brought into that great diddy.
00:05:06
Tom Crack - Ipswich
But I think that's, it can be a good, like, injection of confidence for the rest team to see that reassuring presence there. But also, it's a chance when there's injuries for guys to come in to get their chance to prove themselves. And maybe it's been a difficult, been a bit more difficult to do that for them this season. But for some young players there, like Dancer, a few guys like that who are performing relatively well, all things considered. And is it Berg?
00:05:25
Tom Crack - Ipswich
I think it's Berg, Vy, Berg, Val.
00:05:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bergwahl.
00:05:28
Tom Crack - Ipswich
co Yeah, and another young player who most likely wouldn't have started as many games he has for season if it wasn't for injuries. Yes, you know, they're not where they should be in the league, but he's definitely one of the few bright sparks for them this season, for sure. And would he have got those chances if they were, where they were in the league and but where, where, if there were injuries? I've gone a bit of a tangent there. There's lots of talk about Spurs this season. they've had a very crazy season, haven't they?
00:05:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, they have. they're They're always quite an interesting club to talk about just because there's always things going on, kind of like on and off the pitch. You've obviously had the, you know, the protest against Daniel Levy recently. i don't i don't think Spurs fans know which way to kind of like point their theyre sort of anger, really, their vitriol.
00:06:05
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Yeah.
00:06:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, Postacoglu looked like a dead man walking for a while because even with the injuries, they were playing that kamikaze football that, you know, when it when it comes off, it looks incredible and they can tear teams apart.
00:06:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
And when it doesn't, they look absolutely stupid. um And, you know, he was being lambasted for not showing any kind of like ability to come up with a plan B. And whereas in recent weeks, they kind of have come up with a bit of a plan B and they have been a bit more solid and a bit more pragmatic in their approach because they just haven't got the players to do what he wants to do.
00:06:40
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Mm-hmm.
00:06:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
and and obviously they've got some decent results because they do have good players. So I think there's been a there's been a real sort of like confusion about where the problem lies with Tottenham. And I don't think I don't think they're going necessarily know come the end of the season, to be honest, and whether Postacoglu hangs on and they change it again in the summer or he starts again next year, who knows? Because they are that type of club that it's quite difficult to predict.
00:07:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
But as you mentioned, yeah, they've they obviously brought in a few players in the window as well. They brought in Danzo, who I agree has has made them look a little bit more solid with Romero and Van der Ven missing.
00:07:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Van der Ven obviously missing changes the way that they can kind of, you know, hold that high line. um and finally he's kind of like abandoned it slightly. ah And they also brought in Matthias Tell as well from Bayern Munich, who I think a few clubs were looking at, who I actually think looks really good. He's only 19 years old, but he's kind of given them a bit of an injection of energy in that forward line because Richarlison's been missing for a lot of the season and is very hit and miss when he plays anyway.
00:07:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
and obviously Son seems to have finally kind of like you know, fallen away slightly in terms of his his level and his performance. So what have you made of what have you made of the impact of of Tell in particular?
00:07:52
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Yeah, he's he's one of those names, as you mentioned, you know, he sort of ah the age he is, it's crazy that the sort of clubs that have been floating around have been shows the quality that has. You know he's only made, like, I think the the amount of appearance he had at Bayern last season and this season as well. They were both in the single digits, but that even more, I think, goes to show the quality of players, the fact that he was able to sort of have this sort of big name sort of target over him, despite the fact he has quite had limited minutes. Obviously, Bayern, it's hard to get game time there, the amount of quality they have, but Yeah, sure, he's decent player. I think United were interested in him in January. Chelsea were. mean, Chelsea interested in every lad under the age of 20 these days, aren't let Let's be honest.
00:08:31
Tom Crack - Ipswich
But I think it's a good ah good move for as well. And like I said, with the amount of injuries they've got that position and, as you said, with... Son, sadly, maybe losing that slightly one leg of pace now these days, you're going to have to eventually bring in a younger person to take that spot, harsh as it is to say.
00:08:47
Tom Crack - Ipswich
And this may be a good move for him. I think it's a much more exciting and motivated move than bringing, like, when you brought Timo Werner. know he's there permanently now, but he was very much known for his pace.
00:08:58
Tom Crack - Ipswich
back the day at Leipzig, and then obviously Chelsea didn't really work out. They just looked very unmotivated since being there. So I think bringing a young, hungry player is the sort of move they should be making rather than these sort of relatively big names like Werner or someone like that.
00:09:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Where do you see them kind of hurting town at the weekend? I mean, obviously, Madison came back in the team as well against Man United, scored the goal. um Ex-Norwich man might have the point to prove. He always likes a bit of bit of sort of back and forth with fans and stuff as well.
00:09:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
So do you see him as a main threat? um Obviously, we've mentioned Tell there as well. um Yeah, where are the threat and the goal is going to come from with Spurs, do you think?
00:09:38
Tom Crack - Ipswich
I think it's it's it's still, you know, i think we've with like said well the injuries had they've had, it's bit up in the air, isn't it? But I think the main one for me, and he's been very in and out for the side, which for me is very surprising considering his quality, but I think James Maddison provides the most threat creatively and attacking. you he scored the goal for Spurs to beat United over the weekend in what was a relatively drab affair. But I feel like whenever he plays,
00:09:59
Tom Crack - Ipswich
there's always a threat. I don't think he started when he played against us or if he did, there wasn't much going there, unfortunately for him. But, you know, I think there few players to be harshly maybe left out of Southgate squad last summer. Obviously, there's lot of quality in that part of the field, so it's always hard to get into it. But, you know, the fact that his name is mentioned in that sort of bracket shows the quality he has.
00:10:19
Tom Crack - Ipswich
And yeah, he's he's a real, real danger man. I think when he joined Spurs last season, instant impact and show the quality has to be that top player. Injuries really haven't helped him. And then just, yeah, weirdly being out of favour for some strange reason. and I think the narrative amongst most football fans, Spurs or not, is he should be starting most games. And when he does, he makes a difference, which we saw last week. So,
00:10:40
Tom Crack - Ipswich
I wouldn't say necessarily their style of play because obviously, you said, started change that sort of really high press that they've had recently. But I think in terms of individuals, Madison's the one I'd be most wary of because he's always a threat when he's on his day. And also, he's got a bit of an allegiance to a certain team in Norfolk. So he probably is bit more up for this game as well.
00:10:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Indeed, indeed. And of course, will Brenna Johnson's just come back as well from injury? Who's, you know, we've got the Ipswich connection there with his dad being David Johnson, one of my favourite players of all time for Ipswich Town.
00:11:05
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Yep.
00:11:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Also, I think another another threat might come from Jed Spence. I actually think he's played really, really well.
00:11:17
Tom Crack - Ipswich
He was great. Yeah, he was great.
00:11:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he was he was really good against United and he's actually kind of been one of their best players for a few weeks. I've got a few Spurs fans ah sps fans who are friends and they um yeah they've been waxing lyrical about him. And I saw it in in in the flesh, as it were, over the weekend and he was playing really, really well. So we need to be a little bit wary of him too. After the break, we will um have a chat about us, see how going to counter it and how we expect that we might be yeah lining up at the weekend.
00:12:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we are back for part two of the show. Yeah, that's one of our new sponsors, Bionique, which has just joined us here at the um Global Sports Podcast Network. So we've done a bit of Tottenham. we um Yeah, again, you never quite know what you're going to get with them. They are very much a Jekyll and Hyde side. We're hoping we get the, yeah well, whatever the chaotic one of those would be. Mr. Hyde, I guess.
00:12:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:12:47
Tom Crack - Ipswich
It is. is I trying to think which one it was as well.
00:12:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
So is Mr. Hyde. Yeah, yeah. We hope we get that one at the weekend, the one that's kind of a little bit all over the place defensively and and we can get at them. How are we going to get at them, Tom? but i asked um Rob this on Monday when we were talking about formations and stuff for the for the Tuesday show.
00:13:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
And basically we're we're giving up sort of guessing whether we're going to be a back four or back five. Do do you see it any other way? is it Is the form pointing to one way in your opinion?
00:13:19
Tom Crack - Ipswich
I think, again, i know, yeah you don like like you guys said, we shouldn't really stick our neck out formation-wise. I do see ah four in this game. i just, I feel like they are a bit more fractious at defence and there's there's much more holes to be gotten at. And with De Lapp scoring two in his last two in the league as well, I think you know he's really, really going to up for it. And I think it's it's all the reason to have all much more help up there.
00:13:42
Tom Crack - Ipswich
And yes, home home form has been really, really poor this season. But... you know I think with that sort of with the heartbreak of Southampton behind us now and then a really good result the last two really good results with Coventry and Villa, I think that's sort of reinvigorated us as fans. It's just the way results go, isn't it? so i really really And also with the fact that we are very close to the end of the season now, I'd like to think the home crowd is really going to be supporting us much more passionately in this game. So I think that's going to hopefully spur us on as well. if you pardon the pump so yeah i think attack attack attack attack really i can't see us playing five i think four is the way to go unless a defensive red card happens like we saw last week and when you do kind of change things or we're holding on to lead then maybe revert to it i think johnson does provide that sort of you don't know what you're going to get type thing because he hes he looked really good last week he also can provide that right wing back well role which when we
00:14:35
Tom Crack - Ipswich
off the ball, we do revert to a five. And when we're on the ball, we go to a four. Because that's really what happened. I think the first time we saw that style of play was against Tottenham earlier in this season when we got our first win.
00:14:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:45
Tom Crack - Ipswich
That was Johnson's like first start, but we saw him and Twan Xavier together, which you kind of thought, that's strange because you'd assume it'd only be one of them would have a start. And Johnson was going more forward in that game. It was really key in the build-up to the second goal with his really, really good touch before Hutchinson dragged it into the middle. So,
00:15:01
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Maybe see a mix mixture of both depending how we're playing. But I think for the most part, especially start game when setting the pace is so key, I think four really should be the way because we're not holding on to a lead. We're not trying to just scrape for a point like we were in the latter stages of last week. I think it's just try and put your best foot forward, which in this case would be a four, then see how we go from there.
00:15:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
So if Tuane Zabie is coming out the side because he's obviously going to be suspended for it, and what what would what would you do in that situation?
00:15:26
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Oh, yeah, God's sake.
00:15:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Would you pull Johnson back into the right back position or is that he's not covered himself in glory in that position particularly? He's looked better, I agree, in the kind of like wing back role.
00:15:39
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Yeah, yeah.
00:15:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
So would would that mean bringing both of those guys out of the team and, you know, maybe bringing Ben Godfrey in if you're going to go for a flat back four?
00:15:49
Tom Crack - Ipswich
You know, I forgot about Tanzania, mate. I really apologize.
00:15:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, that's changed everything.
00:15:54
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Well, it it mean it slightly has to an extent because um my my sort of faith and sort of belief in Ben Godfrey, you know, there hasn't been much to see so far and every game is massive now and, you know, obviously there's a decent player there as well, but to To put my neck out and say, yeah, put him ah put him at the right back position, then have Greaves and O'Shea there in the middle and whether Davis is fit or not, him or Townsend there on the left, it's it's quite a bold thing to say. But we've you know you've seen with Wolfe or Greaves and O'Shea and Johnson at the right and Leif or Townsend on the left, that worked really well last week. So maybe that is the way to go considering the lack of personnel. I didn't really take into account personnel, but I apologize. but
00:16:34
Tom Crack - Ipswich
If they go for a four, it would have to be Godfrey at the right cause there's not really anyone else to play there now. or if you because i mean I'd like to think Johnson would probably be moving forward again because, again, you can then have Godfrey do what Twanzevi did for a brief moment last week or Wolfenden did, which then puts Godfrey into the right centre-back role, which which he is a lot more accustomed to playing in.
00:16:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:16:52
Tom Crack - Ipswich
I don't think, really, it's fair to look at him as a right-back because, obviously, he can slightly play there, but... he's um i'm sure he would say he's much more suited to play in the center back role so i think it really depends who is up top on that right if it's if it's johnson then i think we might see a sort of five on occasion but if it's philagine a more attacking player then i probably expect to see fall there um i don't know it's difficult there's a lot of different options isn't there
00:17:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah, definitely. And obviously we've got our own injury kind of like issues as well. We were, we were sort of told last week that Morsi and Davis were fairly late scratches for that game.
00:17:21
Tom Crack - Ipswich
yeah
00:17:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think they knew maybe about Leif Davis during the week, but Sam Morsi, not so much. um
00:17:32
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Mm-hmm.
00:17:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we were told as well that they weren't particularly long. They didn't think that they were going to be long injuries. So maybe both of those guys are going to be available for the, for the weekend. so I've seen a bit of discourse on the old X or whatever these platforms where the hate kind of breathes um too much. But m yeah, lots of guys. Well, there's a few comments basically saying that in their opinion, these people's opinion, I don't know who they are, but they would not put either Sam Morsey or Leif Davis back into the team and they would keep Connor Townsend and obviously the two midfielders that were there. How how do you you're frowning. So I'm guessing you don't agree with that.
00:18:12
Tom Crack - Ipswich
i I slightly understand the omission of Morsi.
00:18:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:17
Tom Crack - Ipswich
I think there's a bit more le there's bit more levity and realism to that because, as I said on my own last week, I thought Phillips was had a really, really good performance. And Rob made a great point as well, saying, like, I think his other great performance of season what was was against Villa at home. So really, that's just but again put him against them every week. But hopefully he can carry that over because I thought he was pretty well did really well going forward. And also, what we talked about ahead of the village Villa game last week is,
00:18:39
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Cuyuste, who we I think is fair to say our best player in that part of the field, did his usual 60-70 minute run again. Then we had to rely on Phillips-Taylor pairing, which obviously Phillips would you expect to do the hard work and lead that area of the field.
00:18:53
Tom Crack - Ipswich
And he did. I thought defensively he was really well and got it out where needed to, controlled the ball well and created chances that didn't unfortunately lead to much, but he was there to do that. So... I think leaving if we if we are starting to think about leaving Morsi out, then or people think it, then I'm slightly on board of that. Morsi, bring it back in. i'm I'm not going to be opposed if Morsi comes in because he's obviously fantastic. But I think the Davis one is, I'm not sure I agree with that sort of opinion, to be honest.
00:19:21
Tom Crack - Ipswich
I mean, I thought Townsend was great last week. Defensively put some really, really good tackles in.
00:19:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:19:25
Tom Crack - Ipswich
I wasn't scared to get stuck in and, you know, he just shows there's no fear and it's like, it's kind of that next name up on the team. sheet Maybe sometimes you can think a player who barely gets a minute in all season as he has, apart from the odd cup game here and there, you know, he hasn't really kicked the ball as much.
00:19:41
Tom Crack - Ipswich
on the pitch in an actual game so to be that match ready was really really good see and reassuring as well because i've always been a bit fearful this season of oh if davis goes what's gonna happen and it happened last week and it was an area of the pitch that really caused us no harm apart from rashford's runs near the end of the game but if davis is fit you have to play him you really do i know we talk about there's that sort of 50 50 weariness of him when he goes forward there's holes at the back and there's been a few hours this year but he can get a goal or two like he got against Leicester and he can create a fair few like he's got in this season.
00:20:11
Tom Crack - Ipswich
And he's just, you know, we want to see our guys who have been there since day one and in this McKenna, Ashton, Aaron, he's really one of them, isn't he? And he's proven that he can be like league quality.
00:20:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:21
Tom Crack - Ipswich
I think if you look at all the guys who've made the jump from league one to championship to premier league, you know, The guys who but there from that point, it starts to become thinner and thinner, isn't If who starts those games.
00:20:33
Tom Crack - Ipswich
And, you know, we're now looking at more as someone who may not be able to start those games as well, but Davis really is the only one kind of left from that pack now, which is crazy to see, but there's a reason for that. And I think he should stick around if he is fully fit, but it sounds in there, then it's, um' I'm not that phase where he was great.
00:20:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, like I think Leif Davis, that as you just mentioned, you know, i think the pros do outweigh the cons. and
00:20:55
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Yeah.
00:20:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it's about kind of like how you set up the rest of the team, right? So I think if if we are playing a five, then you're more inclined to play him because the the the guy on the right can slip, slick but ah you know, fill back and Greaves can pull over to the left and stuff.
00:21:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
I suppose it's also kind of match-up based a little bit. You know, who's he going to be up against? Probably Kulisevsky, maybe Brennan Johnson when he comes on. So that's two very quick, tricky players as most wingers in the Premier League are, but two, you know, very proven, dangerous players. So I think that could be taken into consideration.
00:21:28
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And just to echo your thoughts about Connor Townsend, I think he was £750,000. I think that's a fantastic bit of business, really, because like you, I was like, you know, they've just bought someone to kind of,
00:21:39
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have a, you know, have they just bought someone to have a bit of a you know, squad filler, basically. um But actually, when he's played, he's he's really conducted himself really, really well every single time. So I'm sure whoever plays at the weekend, both of them are going to have a role to play ah before the end of the season. So, um and with Morsi, you know, i think i think the yeah the his age has caught up with him a little bit, um which is no no, you know, that happens to most players when they hit sort of 33, 34, particularly in the middle of the park.
00:22:11
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You even look at Kevin De Bruyne this season, like he has definitely lost a yard of pace. We talked about Son earlier. It just happens to people at that age.
00:22:19
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Yeah.
00:22:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
and So I think he he, again, will have a part to play. And you talked about Cuyuste's kind of 60, 70 minute kind of performances that he has in him. So yeah, maybe you stick with these two for a bit of consistency so that they can start to build that partnership together and maybe more as he comes in and finishes off the game.
00:22:37
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and But we will see. All right, we'll take our final break. And when we come back, we will get some predictions.
00:23:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we're back for the final part of the show. So ah just before we go for your prediction, Tom, and we hear what you think is going to happen. um What about up front? Are we thinking, obviously, it depends on the four or five. We won't go into that again. and But in terms of personnel, who do you think has done kind of enough to to you know take the front three positions?
00:23:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
And obviously, NCISO is going to be missing for this one at least. So there is a spot available there.
00:23:34
Tom Crack - Ipswich
yeah
00:23:37
Tom Crack - Ipswich
I think the name that really stands out to me, because obviously the the guys behind the lap, it's always been a bit of a contentious discussion this year. We've got a lot of decent quality players there, to be honest. So it's it's always up for debate each week, really, isn't it?
00:23:48
Tom Crack - Ipswich
I think the one person who I really would like to see this week is Jack Clark. I can't believe saying it, but I thought, you know, that brace against Coventry, I think maybe has lit a fire under him because he was very unlucky last week not to play the rest of the game after he came on for NC. So it was really a tactical decision that took him off at halftime for Wolfendom because of the lack of sort of help he had at the back of Twins Avery going off. So it really wasn't anything based in performance. And as you guys said on Tuesday's show and as I pointed out on Monday as well, I thought he put in a really good performance, like not just going forward defensively, but when he did go forward, it wasn't that aimless sort of run and lose it and get tackled. He either held it and managed to make a few decent passes and and the times he did try and go past his man, he almost pulled off pretty well.
00:24:30
Tom Crack - Ipswich
And, you know, he's got a bit of a connection with Tottenham as well. So why not go for them as well? I think it's it's it's time, you know, there's few and far between that position now with, you know, Ncici going out and,
00:24:41
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Broadhead's still not necessarily in favour despite how great he was around the winter. So maybe it's his time to start. Hutchinson, Philogene area, that's again, if we're playing five, only two of these three going to start.
00:24:52
Tom Crack - Ipswich
If it's four, potentially all three of them, but Philogene again didn't start last week to the surprise of many. He even come on, but think that's because we were kind holding to a lead, so it didn't really make sense to bring on a player of his sort of style, shall we say.
00:25:04
Tom Crack - Ipswich
But for me, um I can't really pick like ah ah for a three or a two, like like a certain two or three, but In terms of who I'd like to see the most and who I think and could have a good game this week. And I think Jack Clark could be the one, you know, it's been a long season. So hopefully finally, he's now trying finally finding his feet. so
00:25:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
So why would be depending on formation, but it would be Clark and Hutchinson behind the lap.
00:25:23
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Yeah.
00:25:26
Tom Crack - Ipswich
If it's a five, yeah. And if it's, if it's a four, then those two and Filagene, I guess, but then, yeah, I don't know.
00:25:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
One Amari in the 10. Yeah,
00:25:39
Tom Crack - Ipswich
I think so. Schmodix, again, he's he's he's he's he's outright. I don't think he's going to be around this weekend, unfortunately. I don't believe so.
00:25:45
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don't think we've heard. I don't think we've heard. What about this one? What if he plays Townsend and anne Davis and he plays Davis on the left wing?
00:25:53
Tom Crack - Ipswich
I'd like that a lot. you know it it One of the best things about Davis' is play is his like crossing and his ability to sort of go down the wing.
00:25:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:01
Tom Crack - Ipswich
That's something we we really could see. I said this is a bit of a sidetrack here, but a team who I sort of saw in the same way last week was, I know we're not a podcast it club, but with Arsenal, they've got a lot of injuries in their part of the field right now. And I thought Sterling was shocking against Leicester. And I spoke to my friends who fans saying, what going to do on that left side at moment of all the injuries? And I was i said to them, maybe put Califuri on the left. And then you've got that skelly kid on the left as well, on the left wing. It's kind of a similar sort of style to what you mentioned there. So i'd I'd be up for that for sure, whether they do it, because if, you know, you've got both those guys who played the same position, if an injury befalls one of them or,
00:26:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:35
Tom Crack - Ipswich
both of them or whatever, it's a bit risky, but it's definitely something I would be interested in seeing, sure.
00:26:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Well, again, I saw somebody commenting on the kind of 10 position thinking about in CISO's absence and stuff. And somebody said, well, they should be playing to lap there and then play her stuff from, but there's no, I mean, that sounds great on paper.
00:26:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think that those two would cause a lot of problems and, you know, to lap picking up the ball deeper and running with it.
00:26:56
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Oh.
00:26:59
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Hmm.
00:26:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's been doing that fantastically all year, but, you run the risk of playing them both at the same time and and one of them picking up an injury.
00:27:05
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Have we seen them together this season? Like, I can't think...
00:27:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think we have.
00:27:09
Tom Crack - Ipswich
I'd love to see it. Like, just like, bashing Rams at top, wouldn't it?
00:27:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I'd love to see it too.
00:27:12
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Yeah.
00:27:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think, I mean, if we had another centre forward, then I think you potentially could have seen that. But um yeah, i don't I don't necessarily see that happening.
00:27:17
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Yeah.
00:27:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, look, as a Broadhead, you know, diehard, I want see Nathan Broadhead playing. but But I would be interested in seeing Davis in that role because I just think he'd help us win the ball up the pitch because he's got that defender mentality.
00:27:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then, as you say, his best asset is his crossing and and his passing.
00:27:35
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Hmm. Yes.
00:27:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
So um it would be an interesting one. And then maybe, because I can't really see him playing... or actually maybe I can see him playing Hutchinson and Philogene together, but whether I think that that's the right combination or not, I'm not too sure.
00:27:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Amari has not played his best in the 10 this year. I would say he's more effective out wide and I think he put in a good shift out wide or being more out wide anyway.
00:27:57
Tom Crack - Ipswich
yeah
00:28:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I would prefer to see him out there personally. um I also think the Spurs defender, you know, Jed Spence, we talked about, he's he's looked great and going forward, he has looked good.
00:28:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
but you can get at them. Same with Poro. They gamble a lot, those two, to try and win the ball quickly and high up the pitch. So you need pace to be able to kind of like um punish them if you can get in behind them.
00:28:22
Tom Crack - Ipswich
You've also got Ben Davis who played the left centre-back role as well.
00:28:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:26
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Obviously played full-back for pretty much his entire career. So there could be some disarray amongst but having full-backs in the centre-back position as well.
00:28:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And I think the lap for sure can get at this Spurs defence.
00:28:36
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Yeah, the lap against Ben Davis.
00:28:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. Because it,
00:28:38
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Yeah.
00:28:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ben Davis, potentially Archie Gray, who again has been decent for them given he's playing out position, but he's not a centre-back.
00:28:38
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Yeah.
00:28:42
Tom Crack - Ipswich
yeah
00:28:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
and I think Dallap can cause some problems, definitely.
00:28:48
Tom Crack - Ipswich
yeah
00:28:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right. Well, it's that time, Tom. what What are you thinking? we We did heart and head predictions last week. We can combine them this week if you like and just have one.
00:28:59
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Heart prevailed for you last week. I think I predicted the exact same in terms of, yeah, heart was one all, head was two one to Villa. So...
00:29:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, I think you did.
00:29:07
Tom Crack - Ipswich
The thing is that I think this week there's no reason to be optimistic, not just because we beat them over the season, but you I think both heart and head would be the exact same scoreline for me. and ah I'll say 1-0 and for a clean sheet.
00:29:22
Tom Crack - Ipswich
and go for a clean sheet
00:29:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh
00:29:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
A clean sheet.
00:29:24
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Because I think after last week, it's you know it's not crazy it's not crazy to think that considering how fantastic Alex Palmer was.
00:29:31
Tom Crack - Ipswich
We've got 29 minutes without talking about Alex Palmer, but you know we'll we'll let him do the talk of his hands on the weekend and then we'll wax lyrical about him next week, hopefully. So, yeah, I'd like to think a clean sheet could be on the card to him.
00:29:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:29:43
Tom Crack - Ipswich
It's been few and far between rest of the with the Quality we supposedly and hopefully have in goal now. I'd like to think that'd be the case. And Spurs are fractures at the back. You know, we're not side to bang in loads of goals, but we're certainly team who can get one or two but with lap up top. And so I really think it could be a possibility. So I'll go i'll go one nil to us. Why not?
00:30:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nice. Yeah, Alex Palmer, of course. we yeah We haven't mentioned him at all, but it will be his home debut for Upswich.
00:30:08
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah.
00:30:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right, 1-0. I'm going to go for but for a home win as well. i'm going to go for our first double of the season. And I'm going to go for a repeat of the scoreline at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. So 2-1 home victory.
00:30:21
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Yeah.
00:30:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I do expect Spurs to score. They've got a lot of quality on the pitch. um but I think we will cause them problems. We'll need a bit of luck for sure, um but I'm going to go for a 2-1 victory.
00:30:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
what How glorious that would be.
00:30:35
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Hope you're right.
00:30:35
Tom Crack - Ipswich
And a Wolves lost at Bournemouth as well, please.
00:30:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
How glorious.
00:30:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that'd be nice. Well, I mean, everyone's losing at Bournemouth, aren't they?
00:30:42
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Yeah.
00:30:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that surely has to happen.
00:30:44
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Yeah, yeah.
00:30:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Fantastic. Well, tomorrow, i think it could be Rob is going to be back for... Oh, no, you're back. tom Tom's going to be back again ah for the crossover with our Tottenham colleagues.
00:30:54
Tom Crack - Ipswich
Yeah.
00:30:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
So please listen in for that one tomorrow. But from me here and from Tom, it's good evening to you all and have a good one.