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Introduction and Topic Overview
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Global Sports Podcast Network
It's the Global Sports Podcast Network. We're back. We're back. We're just doing a little tiny little glimpse into the disaster that is English international football.
Analyzing England's Performance: Was it the Worst Victory?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
What you reckon about last night, Nick?
00:00:20
Nick Britten
Well, it it was it wasn't the best performance. I'm not sure that it was, as the Times described today, the worst victory England have ever had.
Fan Reactions and the Need for Perspective
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Global Sports Podcast Network
It's got to be close.
00:00:28
Nick Britten
Yeah, but you know what? So what? So what? I can't get excited about the fact that we didn't beat Andorra 25-0. I just can't get excited about it. It just doesn't really matter.
Historical Underperformance in Easy Matches
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Nick Britten
And the people who are saying, oh, bring back Southgate, get rid of Tuchel, it's a disaster, oh, woe is me, they they they need to get a life, frankly. They need to get a life because there's so many of these games that go on.
Speculating on World Cup Performance
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Nick Britten
And england ah this has been England throughout the ages. They go to these places, they play easy games, they don't turn up, they're not really bothered, the players, and they win the game and you know say what? eddie anybody Right, so this this is the point.
00:01:04
Nick Britten
Does anybody seriously think
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Here we go.
00:01:07
Nick Britten
OK, seriously think that if England played in a World Cup semi-final against whoever in a packed stadium of 55,000, 60,000 people, they wouldn't up their game.
Tuchel's Critique and Player Attitude
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I get that. I think i think i think you're right. But... Blimey, it was pedestrian. That first half, honestly, that first half, I lost all the life drained out of me.
00:01:32
Nick Britten
the second half was worse.
00:01:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was all being sucked out of me and gone through the TV, and it was just dreadful. I like Tuchel's response, by the way. I like the fact that Tuchel said, this is nowhere near good enough, nowhere near good enough.
00:01:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
And at least he said that. At least he didn't try and sugarcoat it. And
Comparing England's Approach to Other Teams
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I respect the man for that.
00:01:50
Nick Britten
Yeah, it was. i mean and And it no isn't good enough. but And I wouldn't blame Tuchel in any way, shape or form, because when you look at players like Jude Bellium, you look at players like Cole Palmer, they were walking around as if it was a pre-season kickabout.
00:02:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Looked like a pre-season, didn't it?
00:02:04
Nick Britten
Yeah, they weren't bothered. But I genuinely think also, and I'm, you know, look... Professional football players are human beings, okay? And it's going to be hard to really get yourself psyched up and ready to go and put in your top performance when you're playing a team who have made up a part-time footballers in a stadium that's half empty. They're not going to be, they're just, it's going to be difficult mentally to play those types of games at full tilt. You just can't do it. I'm not excusing the performance.
00:02:34
Nick Britten
It was rubbish. Yeah, it was rubbish. But you know what? So what?
Expectations Against Weaker Opponents
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I think they've got to take a leaf, as we've been doing the Road to World Cup podcast, they've got to take a leaf out of Japan and New Zealand, haven't they?
00:02:45
Nick Britten
Guam. Guam's book.
00:02:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
So when New Zealand go to New Caledonia or go to Guam or go to ah the British Virgin Islands and go and beat them 22-0, I mean, they do it like they mean it, don't they?
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Nick Britten
Well, there is that. i think And I think that's a fair point. that's a fair that That is a fair point. and and and
00:03:07
Nick Britten
yeah
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, England should be winning that I thought
00:03:09
Nick Britten
Well, not 15-0 necessarily, but but probably four or five.
00:03:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
but you were about to say 14. yeah But, yeah, they should be. sure Because, you know, teams like New Zealand do go to those kind of places. Andorra, no better than flipping
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Nick Britten
New Caledonia.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
New Caledonia. Oh, they're even better than Old Caledonia.
00:03:27
Nick Britten
Incorrect. Well, yeah.
00:03:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Talking about Old Caledonia, did you see the Scotland game against Iceland?
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Nick Britten
think
00:03:31
Nick Britten
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Now
00:03:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
The
Scotland vs. Iceland: A Silver Lining?
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Nick Britten
that, yeah, now that, yeah, now there you go See, so yeah I like to find silver linings to all clouds, because at least we're not Scotland.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
goalkeeper.
00:03:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
At least
Light-hearted Interlude
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm not at Scotland. Tell you what, I'm going to play this Encaster ad.
00:03:51
Nick Britten
Not you.
00:03:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Get rid of that.
00:03:58
Nick Britten
It's better than you.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
That's not even me.
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Nick Britten
I know it's better than you, though. think that's Jamie from you.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Behave yourself better than me
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Nick Britten
Have you heard your Bionic ad, by the way?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
That's beautiful.
00:04:08
Nick Britten
There you go.
00:04:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a bit long. i do kind of I do kind of tease it out a bit too much, don't I?
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Nick Britten
Long, I went out to dinner and came back last night and it was still playing.
00:04:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, we're going to ditch that.
Conclusion and Farewell
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyway, so that's ah that's a quick five minutes of nonsense just to really test this system. I'm now going to play this thing again, and we'll see what happens after this podcast.
00:04:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thanks, Nick, for being on the podcast.
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Nick Britten
Hurrah! It's great to see you, Kenny.