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GSPN Daily Wolves - Wolves 4 - 2 Tottenham Match Reaction
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Chris and Will jump on to review things following a 4th win on the bounce and try to not to get too carried away at moving up to 16th in the table for the first time this season.
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Introduction and Excitement for the Season
00:00:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hey everyone, welcome into Daily Wolves. Here is the GSPN Daily Network. It is me, Chris, and with me as always is my cohort, Will. Hello, Will.
00:00:19
Will
Hello, hello. I'm very happy at the time of recording, Chris. and just Just got back from Wolverhampton, really. And, you know, and yeah, that's the most upbeat I've felt at the Molineux all season. was great result.
00:00:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's, um I mean, wow, we are up to the heady, as we speak, the heady heights of 16th. I mean, this is officially the highest we have been in the league all season.
00:00:42
Will
Yeah.
00:00:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just bask in that glory, everyone. Relish it, you know, just just take in the moment. Just breathe it in deep, Will.
00:00:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just breathe it in.
00:01:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Honestly, um yeah, i'm just I'm just thrilled. It is a great day. So we're coming to you, obviously, recording after this interesting scoreline, actually.
Wolverhampton's Victory Against Tottenham
00:01:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wolves 4, Tottenham 2.
00:01:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I predicted 2-1 in the preview episode I did the other day. And where at one point, I thought it was going to be that when they got that that first goal. was like, oh, I might be bang on here.
00:01:22
Will
yeah
00:01:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
But then it just went a little bit crazy. But first things first, Will, because I didn't speak to you in the previous episode, obviously. And so I just wondered if like me, you would just as I know the answer, but ah just for the sake of our listenership out there, were you just as happy as me and a lot of people out there to see Kunya starting on the bench for this match?
00:01:46
Will
Yeah, I mean, again, i obviously, um there's a lot of talk prior to the game, which I know you've already touched on, Chris.
Player Benchings and Fan Reactions
00:01:56
Will
But, ah yeah I mean, the short answer is yes.
00:01:59
Will
the There is something I want to mention, though. um When he initially came out to warm up, you know, as a substitute, he got a very, very sort of positive round of applause and reception, which I just find...
00:02:15
Will
Not weird, but I suppose actually, yeah, weird. um But it just shows you the difference. And I'm sure we'll go into more detail on this, but it just shows you the difference between what you see online and the opinions of people online.
00:02:30
Will
you know on the internet and in these social spaces in comparison to reality you know i add the ground. and it's It's very strange how the attitude changed.
00:02:42
Will
In terms of him starting on the bench and being on the bench, I was you know less happy about him specifically starting on the bench but more happy to just see look another unchanged starting at 11. A winning formula and and it got another result again today.
Speculations on Players Leaving
00:03:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, before we get into the the match itself, speaking of the line-up, though, did you notice, I mean, interesting on the bench, no Doyle, no Gedge.
00:03:07
Will
Mm-hmm.
00:03:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
And in the post-match afterwards, um Vitor was saying stuff about how, you know, it's his decision tactically, and then he wanted to see competition in training or something along those lines.
00:03:11
Will
Yeah.
00:03:18
Will
Yeah.
00:03:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
And basically, obviously, they've kind of fallen down the pecking order since he first came in. And obviously, we've had new players come in in January as well have kind of superseded them. Do you think, I mean, again, I would have thought Doyle potentially at the very least is on his way out this window.
00:03:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Gedge, arguably you as as well, even though we've seen a resurgence from Gedge from where he was like three years ago.
00:03:37
Will
Yeah. Yeah.
00:03:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you think that's a sign that they are we've seen the last of them potentially?
00:03:51
Will
Maybe not the last of them full stop in a wool shirt. They might get a little cameo at some point um as the season comes to an end. and But I do certainly think, and I've said this before, I think they they are both...
00:04:05
Will
you know on the list, which is a long list of players that I think either should or will be going this season. I think i think the the summer transfer window, Chris, if you remember, last summer transfer window is when we started these recordings.
Vitor's Strategic Decisions
00:04:20
Will
um I think this one's going to be extremely, extremely busy for us, but mainly in terms of outgoings. you know I just don't... I think they're both great footballers and I think it's potentially harsh, but Gredez, don't get me top professional, Chris, he he doesn't want to be here. I know i know he's Not shown that such this year, but you know we all we all know it and Doyle, again, great footballer, but if he doesn't want to sit on the bench and doesn't want to just come on for 20 minutes for the sake of his own career, he's going to have to find a move because if we keep on Andre and Gomez, I'm sorry, that there's no way he's getting a start ahead of either of those two.
00:05:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, yeah, I mean, Vitor, to be fair, he's a straight shooter, isn't he, with all of the players, he seems to be. He's already, you know, he made it quite clear when he came in and the likes we've seen. Dawson, you know, is is pretty much not with the squad now.
00:05:14
Will
Yeah. Yeah.
00:05:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, Lamina had already thrown his toys out the pram, but was straight out the door. um He's not afraid to, I mean, he wasn't afraid to bench Cunha today. you know because he's got a winning side.
00:05:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
And so he he's like, no, you've got to come back on as a sub.
00:05:29
Will
Mm-hmm.
00:05:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
So he's obviously not afraid to do that.
00:05:30
Will
Mm-hmm.
00:05:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he already said publicly in a previous interview that he doesn't see Doyle in a in a two like that. um He said it quite clearly.
00:05:39
Will
Mm-hmm.
00:05:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
And so if we're not going to be playing a three or a formation that Doyle fits in in there, he doesn't see him as a two. And he's got these linchpins in Andre and Gomez, like you said, I think. yeah Doyle came in under under a different system, under a different manager.
00:05:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
And i mean, yeah, I think his future is going to be elsewhere. so I love him as a person. I think he's a great professional.
00:05:58
Will
Yeah, yeah.
00:05:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he's got loads of potential. I mean, if not in the Premier League, the very least, he's going to be an outstanding championship player. um
00:06:05
Will
Yeah.
00:06:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
But and I think he yeah, I think he's a ah lovely, lovely guy. And it's a shame in many ways. But I think to be out the door. The only silver lining is obviously we'll probably make a decent profit because we bought him in, was it supposed to be like 5 million something stupid from Man City?
00:06:20
Will
Yes, yeah.
00:06:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
And now I know they have a massive sell on clause in it that was part of the deal to get him so cheap. But even with that, I imagine it'll still be a decent bit of change.
00:06:31
Will
Yeah, and I don't know, how old is is Doyle? He's only still relatively young, isn't he, as you just said?
00:06:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's early twenties. Yeah.
00:06:38
Will
Yeah, I just think i just think it's it's you know it's the best for him. It's the best for both parties, you know um if he's to depart, because you know the career is short and you don't like said, he's he's not getting in the head of the two.
00:06:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:06:55
Will
But it is a shame. It's a shame with, as I mentioned, i mean, I know I'm digressing a bit here, but as I mentioned, I think that's ah quite a long list of players that I can see the passing list this summer.
00:07:07
Will
And it's a shame for quite a few of them and, well, for others, it's not so much of a shame. But I think, yeah, it's a story for another day.
00:07:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, for
Match Analysis: Wolverhampton vs Tottenham
00:07:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
sure. But I just thought it was worth touching on all of that before we get into the game.
00:07:17
Will
Yeah. Yeah.
00:07:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because the line-up, you know, the the the bench was one of the things that piqued my eye very early on, that was all. um But then the game, Will, I mean, I was optimistic of a win, obviously. I gave my 2-1 prediction. um And we within less than two minutes, we go ahead from Aitnori.
00:07:37
Will
Yes.
00:07:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, we're in dreamland, right? Dreamland.
00:07:40
Will
Yeah, yeah, no, there's a lovely little finish as well, the way he volleyed it into the ground, because there's an absolute sea of bodies in front of him.
00:07:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:48
Will
I think he was either just in the box or just outside. um But yeah before the free kick was taken, i said, I thought, Rayan will have this. very Because he was completely free, completely free. I thought, you know, just set it to him.
00:08:03
Will
And, you know, it fell his way in the end, albeit roundabout way compared to what I'd envisioned in my head. um But yeah, and then there's that sort of lengthy VAR check for Vicario in goal had complained up for a foul.
00:08:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:08:17
Will
And then they were checking for offside instead. And I mean, it was just a complete fuss over nothing. um But I mean, it great start to the game. um somewhat Somewhat sort of made to feel like a weird start the game with that that break for the VAR.
00:08:33
Will
But yeah, like said, dreamland.
00:08:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know. And I just, um i mean, from there on I mean, what did you make of the the first half overall? I mean, just talk me through your, I mean, you can work from there and I'll just respond because I feel like you, I want to, want to hear your thoughts.
00:08:49
Will
That's absolutely fine, Chris. I think, I mean, my thoughts on the first half um but there. After that goal, I feel as though he dropped ah fair bit too deep and gave too much respect um because Tottenham did have a good spell ah after that. But then they were going to, weren't they? you know You've just gone 1-0 down in the first sort of minute and a bit of play. Yeah.
00:09:18
Will
So, yeah, I think we got very lucky then, the way that the second goal came about for us. I mean, if I was a Tottenham fan, I'd be fuming. I could say this for all of their goals, to be honest, that that though they conceded, because it's an absolute shambles. It's an absolute sort of, you know, it just looked like something out a cartoon, a circus way it's saved, and then bounced back off Spence, and then sort of slowly rolled in. But At that point, I don't care.
00:09:48
Will
um and Yeah, 2-0 up. with sort of I think that was about five minutes before half-time. um Yeah, absolutely coasting absolutely coasting. Although Spurs had a good spell. ah We were never exactly worried. I think we had just dropped a bit too much.
00:10:07
Will
um but They looked so shaky, Spurs did. Whenever we did step up and put pressure on them, um it just looked like any minute now like they could, you know, sort of shoot themselves in the foot and and give us a goal.
00:10:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, lots of people commenting that should have been more potentially in the first half even, you know, like you say, they made six changes to their starting line-up, which we kind of expect. Obviously, they're in the middle of this Europa back-to-back, and so we kind of felt that was going to happen, but even then, they do look
00:10:37
Will
Mm-hmm.
00:10:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
like really wobbly. And the goalie had a and night, their goalie, I mean, i'm out I'm all for it, but the goalie had a nightmare of a day.
00:10:48
Will
Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, it was... I mean, it was embarrassing. ah just But all around, like, I mean, i don't want to skip too far ahead, but I feel like almost... Well, yeah, pretty much every goal we conceded was so, so avoidable from a Spurs perspective, you know? um But, I mean, it you know, it sort of...
00:11:11
Will
It feels it feels about right, Chris, that we're sort starting to...
00:11:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
you
00:11:17
Will
you know land on this side of the good fortune as opposed to it being us and the other way around. and ah But another thing, um again, sorry, I know I skipped ahead from the first half now, but I can't remember, Chris, have we scored this many goals in a game this season?
00:11:35
Will
Have we scored four in a game?
00:11:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, um I believe, i was looking at some stats earlier, i believe it's the first time we've scored four, um definitely at home, if not in the league. and No, not the league, because we did score, we didn't have any score at Chelsea last year, it was at four, but it's the first time at home, I believe, since 2022.
00:11:52
Will
Oh, yeah.
00:11:55
Will
yeah Would that have been... I don't even know who that would have...
00:11:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
When Quinn, you got his hat trick.
00:12:00
Will
Right, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:12:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
um but But yes, at home, I believe since 2022. i mean, that this game was full of records because it's the first time we've won four straight victories in the Premier League.
00:12:14
Will
Yes, yes.
00:12:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's the first time we've won four straight in the top flight, if you consider the old first division, since 1972.
00:12:23
Will
Yes.
00:12:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, i mean, the record's just tumbling today. And then obviously, Larson as well is that four, I think it's goals in four straight games.
00:12:31
Will
Yes, and it was it was also the know we got up was our quickest goal ever in the Premier League, I think.
00:12:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
the last one as well.
00:12:40
Will
Or might even have been ah you know one of our fastest goals ever, full stop. But I know it was definitely the quickest goal we scored in the Prem.
Fans' Changing Opinions on Players
00:12:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, so it's been ah so So such an amazing day. and So that makes Larson just the second Wolves player to find the net in four consecutive league games. The last person to do it was Henri Kamara back in 2004, who scored in five successive matches.
00:13:00
Will
Yes, yeah, I did see that.
00:13:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
So to tie that record, Larson needs to do it in the next game. But still, um I'm so thrilled for Larson, to be honest, because I feel like, and and a bit like
00:13:11
Will
Yes, of course, yeah.
00:13:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
the I mean, you had those issues with the Cunha applause. I'm frustrated with all the people that were getting on Larson's back during that mini goal drought after he recovered from his injury and all that kind of stuff. And people, or just before and after it, either side of that, when people are like, he's not got it, he can't hold the ball up, he can't do this and that.
00:13:26
Will
Hmm.
00:13:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
And now all those same people, once again, because we're football fans, we're fickle, are the ones who are like, yeah, amazing.
00:13:37
Will
Yes.
00:13:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, he scored all his goals. We love Larson. And ra and and night no, where were you when you, like, A few weeks back when you were all slagging him off saying he's not good enough for the Premier League. And now he's, is he tied to or beaten Jimenez's record?
00:13:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's the very least equal to, I think now, Jimenez's record for his first season in the Premier League.
00:13:54
Will
yay Yeah, yeah, can't be far off. Yeah.
00:13:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
And so it's like, this this is the kind of thing that riles me up because I've been here staunchly supporting Larson since day one.
00:13:56
Will
um
00:14:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know I have, Will. You're my witness. And so that that's um that's just, yeah, I'm so happy.
00:14:05
Will
Yes, I am.
00:14:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
But where were you, all of you? It's frustrating.
00:14:10
Will
Well, Chris, I must apologise being part of that group to a certain extent. And I still do stand by the fact that my only thing that I've ever questioned of him that's frustrated me um is his inconsistency with his hold-up play.
00:14:25
Will
But in terms of if if he doesn't do that but he scores you a goal a game, you know, I couldn't care less because at the end of the day, his job's put the ball in there and he's been doing it for us. So, yeah, it's great.
00:14:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, exactly. And in in the last game, you know, when Sarabia scored, the hold at play for there, I know he didn't get the assist because it ended up, there was a moment before, like where it, because obviously rebounds off the defender and Sarabia takes a second strike at it, but the, the,
00:14:43
Will
Yeah.
00:14:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
the way he pulled that ball out of the air that came in, I think it was from Andre or someone. and And he like, whoops it out of the air as he's running towards the the byline in the box and then holds it up and holds it up and waits and looks around and then picks out Sarabia with a lofted pass back across the box.
00:14:57
Will
Yes. Yeah.
00:15:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
And like you talk about hold up play, that was a prime example of someone actually settling into, don't know, being a bit more rounded and and just breeding confident comfort the confidence that comes with goals.
00:15:13
Will
Mm.
00:15:17
Will
Yeah.
00:15:18
Will
Yeah, that's what it is, isn't it? Yeah.
00:15:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, we've seen it.
00:15:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:20
Will
No, 100%. Yeah. Yeah.
00:15:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, so 2-0 at half time um and just looking, because even with it with the second one being an own goal, I mean, they were just at sixes and sevens and Larson was there to put it in the net if, you know, pretty much if it was all because Larson was there that was causing the issues. They they didn't know what to do.
00:15:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
um We kind of let them back in a little bit in the second half. um You could see Semedo was so frustrated with himself for their their second, was it their first goal?
00:15:44
Will
yeah yeah
00:15:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sorry, yeah.
00:15:47
Will
It was their first goal, and rightly so, because the ball... But, Chris, I do want to make a little point here, because obviously it was Semedo's fault, I suppose, and he was frustrated with himself.
00:15:58
Will
But the the goal as a whole, we've been doing really well at pressing them, you know, our front three. All game, um they were picking the moments to press and they were doing it all in unison, all all picking up the right men.
00:16:14
Will
And it was it was really effective. And I remember them just being able to sort of walk out of defence with it. And then i think it was, now I might just be making this up, but I think it was Bergvall or something. um i honestly don't know who the Spurs player was who picked it up on the right-hand side and just literally seemed to so of jog past everyone, just dribbling a straight line to the byline to drill a ball across and came under no
Game Strategy and Key Moments
00:16:42
Will
sort of pressure. So although it was Semedo's fault for not being able sort his feet out to clear it as it went towards the back post, it just sort of went through him.
00:16:53
Will
There was a lot that happened in the build-up that we could have prevented had we have been a bit more sort of intense. But I think at that point, like you said, we were 2-0 up sort of 15 minutes into the second half in a game that but was weirdly flat for a game with a lot of goals in, I thought.
00:17:13
Will
um So, yeah, just to sort of, I think, you know, you switch off for a second in the Premier League and, you know, you pay the price for it.
00:17:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, so I was and But as I say, I thought my score prediction was going to come right at 2-1. And because, like you say, it was kind of fairly flat, I thought, oh, this is just going to piece her out.
00:17:29
Will
Yes.
00:17:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because I was confident that we have been, especially since, you know, Agvedu and everyone and Totti have come back, that we've looked quite solid. was like, we can still see this out. You know, we can still, even if it goes a bit flat, we'll be fine.
00:17:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then we get the third goal. I mean, Aitnuri having a great day with the confidence from the goal behind him. Surges forward, wins the ball, surges into the box.
00:17:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Great assist. And Larsson there, to we mentioned, gets his goal four games straight. and
00:18:01
Will
Yeah.
00:18:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Strikers finish, he can't miss from there. But still is but you want your forward to be in the right place and he's in the right place.
00:18:04
Will
Yeah.
00:18:09
Will
Yeah, 100%. And I would like to take the opportunity to highlight what has Mes Romero made of it from a Spurs perspective, because he's someone who I really don't like.
00:18:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
okay
00:18:21
Will
I just think he's a nasty, nasty player. of And I'm all for, Chris, you know i'm all for sort of
00:18:28
Will
letting the opposition know you're there. but He left a few on quite a few of our players today, I noticed. um He left one on Varsen and left one on Xao Gomez. I think just out frustration and thuggery, nothing else. I was very pleased to see him be at fault for the goal that enabled us to somewhat see the game out, at least.
00:18:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, for sure. and But what did you make then of, so that was 3-1. And I was like, awesome, we've got that two goal cushion back.
00:18:58
Will
Yeah.
00:19:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's what we won Let's just see this game out now, because that's, you know, ah what was that 64th minute? And then lo and behold, ah they score again, the second What did you make of their second goal?
00:19:10
Will
It
00:19:17
Will
it was another sort of comedy goal in the game, I think. I mean, it was unlucky. It was great save initially from Saar. But I do think in the whole time between those two goals, I remember watching it thinking, it's such a weird game of football. I know that sounds odd.
00:19:37
Will
But like I said, i and but you know, before when it was 2-1, it was weirdly flat. But then there was just loads of sort of... ah i wouldn't say there was loads of mistakes, but there were quite a few sort of sketchy moments from both sides. I remember Agpadu playing the ball straight across his own box at one point and then managing to intercept it.
00:19:57
Will
I remember, you know, there's quite a few little weird passages of play, I thought, and we had dropped very, very deep at this point. um when They got one back with with you know five minutes of normal time left, Chris. It was certainly squeaky bum time. you know I thought ah thought, just please no. you know It would have just spoiled the vibes of the day because, like I said, it was the most positive I'd felt um going into Molineux all season, really, and the atmosphere reflected that. So it really would have put down wrong things. and um Yeah, so it's an unlucky goal to give a away, but a very scrappy one.
00:20:38
Will
um
00:20:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, both their goals felt like we were, like you say, we were a little bit soft with them.
00:20:39
Will
but
00:20:44
Will
Yeah.
00:20:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
don't want say signs of earlier in the season, but they were both avoidable.
00:20:48
Will
Yeah.
00:20:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:20:49
Will
Yeah.
00:20:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
And yeah, we we think I feel like ah feel like we did gift them a little bit. ah know I know, like you say, Sal made a good save initially, but even then it just felt a bit scrappy. And like you say, the second the first one, even before it got to Semedo, things could have been doing better.
00:21:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
But then Semedo, you know, I'm not going to, I'm not going to, some people might, mean, we won, so people probably aren't going to get on his back too much. But if it had been a ah bigger issue in the picture of things, I'm still goingnna not going to go too mad at him because he's been one of our most consistent players.
00:21:13
Will
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah.
00:21:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
for the seat the last couple of seasons.
00:21:23
Will
Yeah.
00:21:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
so And you could see the frustration. like He knows he knows needs to do better there.
00:21:27
Will
Yeah, knows. No, of course.
00:21:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And before we get on to the later, the the last goal, sorry, that um I think is going to create more discussion, just to backtrack a second, obviously, some of the things that we need to mention, changes that were made, some were made at half-time. So...
00:21:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
It turns out afterwards, because I was wondering if it was injuries or what, and sure enough, um because Doc came off for Bueno at halftime, and ah likewise, early on, just before halftime, we saw Bellegarde come off for Sarabia.
00:21:56
Will
Yeah,
00:22:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Vitor said afterwards that both of them are kind of precautionary. They both ended up carrying bits of a knock. Doc came off towards the end of the last game, if you remember, with a knock, and I think being at that point we were 2-0 up, you know, Vitor...
00:22:10
Will
yeah.
00:22:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
playing safe, just like I'm i'm not going push them too hard.
00:22:19
Will
Yeah, yeah.
00:22:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I think that's good. I think it's good that he's got the confidence in the rest of the team to to make those changes. And also he's thinking ahead because he doesn't want to drive these people into the ground. He wants to keep pushing forward.
00:22:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
But before we... I know we we we're about to get into that game. So that's just that last goal. So let's just play a quick... Have a quick break.
00:23:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, everyone, oh, I just can't get enough.
00:23:16
Will
Oh, it's doing it again.
00:23:18
Will
It's doing
00:23:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you know, i just can't get enough of that.
00:23:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I just thought, you know what, I like that little tune, that little bit of drums, the snare. I like that snare. I just want to hear that again.
00:23:28
Will
it. It's jazzy.
00:23:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, exactly. and But no, let's get on. So um fourth goal, though, we're like, oh, my gosh, it's three to it's all falling apart. Let's not throw this away. That man has come on the pitch.
00:23:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, we we just mentioned substitutes. The sub we were all waiting for came on. um You mentioned ah applause when he bit in the warm ups.
00:23:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
i heard I mean, I heard his song ringing around points before he came on, which again was surprising me.
00:23:55
Will
yeah
00:23:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Did did that surprise you as well?
00:24:00
Will
Yes and no, because i've you know ah we've sort of seen this all before. um And what you'll often find, Chris, and this isn't just for football,
00:24:13
Will
Believe it or not, social media ah can really sort of dramatise things and a lot of points and perspectives you see on there are rather extreme when in reality
00:24:27
Will
in you know not much is going to be made of the situation. So I sort of knew, I sort of half expected him to get a welcome reception back and at the end of the day he's a player putting on the Wolves shirt to play for our club at Molyneux so um And that's that's why he's always going to get that reception from our fans. Well, not always, but do you know what mean?
00:24:49
Will
My point is the stuff that we'd seen on social media before, which you spoke about before, and then some more sort of, I don't even know what you call it, more tantrums or more sort of posts and comments that Acuna put out prior to the game on Saturday.
00:25:10
Will
um I'm just sort of Again, Chris, fed up of it, really. So, yeah, it's nicely got a round of applause, but I don't really think it changes anything from my point of view.
00:25:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, so the Cunha situation, right? So he's he comes on. We know he's we're about to talk about the fact he scored the fourth goal to make this nice and neat and the celebration that came with it.
00:25:32
Will
Yes.
00:25:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
But obviously it's important to discuss. I mean, it's frustrating that we can't, like we have to discuss other elements around what's going on there because it is detracting from everything else great that is happening at Wolverhampton Wanderers right now. And that is what that is the thing that frustrates me most.
00:25:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I'm not saying I want people to boo him or anything, but at the same time, is a little bit ironic that it's all kicking off on social media. And then he comes on and people are singing like singing before evening before he even gets on the pitch.
00:26:02
Will
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:26:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
And there's a deeper issue to discuss there as well, I think, because I also want to point out the fact that there is a lot. I am absolutely sure that there is also a lot of hardcore local fans who can no longer afford to go to the game who may have a different reaction if they were there.
00:26:19
Will
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:26:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And I'm not, you know, apologies to everyone who can afford to go there, but I strongly feel that there's probably a lot of people who would have a different view if they were at that game.
00:26:31
Will
ah Yeah, I understand that. But I do also think just on that same point, Chris, is... As much as people have a different view, I guarantee some of the people seeing him were the same people slagging him off on Twitter and Instagram and this, that and the other. I guarantee it.
00:26:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, no doubt.
00:26:45
Will
So as much as I agree with you, it just shows, like you said, football fans are fickle. And yeah, that's that's why it doesn't come as a major surprise.
00:26:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
No doubt. So in the last 24 hours, because we'd already had all of the ah stuff of him doing that interview, you know, abroad, and then people kicking off because he's made, like in that interview that he, despite despite some,
00:27:01
Will
Yeah. Yeah.
Cunha's Social Media Controversy
00:27:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
he did actually say a lot of positive things in that interview about Wolverhampton Wanderers, to be fair to him.
00:27:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
There was quite clearly statements about the fact that he wanted, he was going to
00:27:16
Will
Yeah.
00:27:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
leave or look to leave which again there's a way to do it and it's not necessarily the right wording to put with it i get that again things can get translated differently or it's not his first language but even so we've had it enough times now that it's getting ridiculous then the last 24 hours Instagram story he posts basically saying what was it I'm gonna I haven't got the exact quote amount in front of me but I'm I'm gonna do it my way not your way or something
00:27:30
Will
yeah
00:27:37
Will
Yeah. It was, I've got it here, Chris. Yeah, it was, it was time to be happy. I will follow my dreams, not yours, so stay cool with a little emoji.
00:27:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:27:50
Will
Piss off.
00:27:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then he deletes it because people are like, what is up with that?
00:27:52
Will
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:27:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
What are you doing?
00:27:56
Will
yeah
00:27:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then he puts another story out later in the day being all lovely, lovely about wolves. But in between, he's in the comments because people are posting that image and kicking off about it.
00:28:07
Will
yeah
00:28:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then he's literally responding to social media comments. online about himself and i'm I'm sorry, a certain level of celebrity you need to just detach, like switch that off.
00:28:15
Will
Yeah.
00:28:19
Will
Yeah. yeah
00:28:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Why are you even looking at it? I get that the human being in you is curious but your, whether it's your wife or your friend or your aide or whoever, they just need to take your phone off you dude and be like, stop, stop now.
00:28:36
Will
Yeah. I just don't get why, Chris. Why is he damaging his own reputation so much? Because... He never had any troubles with with us with his time here. He was just excellent.
00:28:51
Will
And it's not the reputation at Wolves that i'm i can you know I'm bothered about in this point. It's the fact that if you're club looking to sign a player,
00:29:02
Will
and you see they've got this negative bad attitude and, you know, they build up that sort of, um, there's always that negative media surrounding their name. It just puts you off. And for no reason, you know, I don't get, I just don't get who gains what from him throwing these little tantrums. Um,
00:29:20
Will
And the one point point of it that, that annoyed me, Chris, I'm going to read out one of his comments that did. And this was just in response to, yeah, someone, um, screenshotting the story that posted and, uh, you know, just making it circulate online.
00:29:36
Will
Chris, he said, um, um, do you know what you want? You want people to not like me here. Um, Unfortunately, I'm going on the field to solve the problem of your favourite club.
00:29:51
Will
um yeah But, you know, it's it's really it's really like weird, essentially. He did that and was sort of laughing at the comments.
00:30:01
Will
And I'm just like, what what just why?
00:30:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank
00:30:04
Will
What are you doing? what I just don't understand why. like But it was it was the fact that he went on this whole tirade and a few other comments as well. Yeah.
00:30:14
Will
And in all of which, it was like he was shying away from any sort of accountability or responsibility or, you know, any sort of um reason as to why he shouldn't have put up that story, which he he knows he shouldn't have because it was deleted straight away.
00:30:32
Will
and So I just don't get why. that's That's my overall thing. I just can't wrap my head around this from, you know, from from sort of six months ago to now. I don't understand why he's done this to himself, really.
00:30:44
Will
Just digging a deeper hole. Yeah.
00:30:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's just and it's just getting ridiculous. And as I say, ah my my curiosity more than I think is like, does he not have anyone sensible enough next to him and just be like, stop, stop, what you doing?
00:30:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, if I'm friends with you and you're doing that, at some point, surely you're going to be like, dude, what are you doing?
00:30:59
Will
yeah yeah
00:31:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, just why?
00:31:07
Will
yay yeah yeah
00:31:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's not healthy, it's not healthy either to be scrolling social media looking for yourself if you're a celebrity, surely, because it's just going to end in tears. I mean, you, so many celebrities don't have social media for a reason.
00:31:19
Will
yeah yeah
00:31:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyway, um but so all of that's gone on and so, but i mean, we can describe the goal itself in a second, but like he scores, the celebration is him essentially pleading to the South Bank um with his praying hands of like, forgive me and pointing to the badge and everything and I'm sorry, but like, I don't,
00:31:31
Will
yeah
00:31:36
Will
Yeah, piss off. Yeah, I'm just, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:31:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
care at this point. I don't, you can do all that all you like.
00:31:40
Will
Yeah.
00:31:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
It means nothing because we know you want to go
00:31:44
Will
Yeah.
00:31:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
You've made it explicitly clear and all of your actions this last week or two mean that you, I'm sorry, I don't want you pointing to my badge.
00:31:52
Will
Mm-hmm.
00:31:55
Will
Yeah, I know what you mean.
00:31:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not in that way, not in the, it was fine when you scored against the Albion and everything was fine over a year ago, but stop doing the whole pointing around the arena and pointing at the badge thing at this point because you've, lost for me, you've lost that.
00:31:57
Will
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. yeah
00:32:09
Will
Yeah, no, I agree. I agree. i just, just get rid. Just get rid. It's that simple now. Yeah, just boring.
00:32:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
to be and To be fair to him, the goal was good. like he stepped you know he Again, terrible.
00:32:24
Will
of a gift. Yeah, yeah,
00:32:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was a gift. But what I mean by that is for once he he you know initiated a tackle and stepped in.
00:32:30
Will
yeah. Yes, yes.
00:32:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know it was the really simple because the guy was like the defending at the back for Tottenham and the passing around was atrocious. But so even so, he it steps in and then he still has to beat one guy.
00:32:38
Will
Yeah.
00:32:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then but then once he's through that, that's it. um And the celebration was was frustrating. I'm happy to get the fourth. I'm happy to go to goals clear again and just seal up the game.
00:32:49
Will
Yeah.
00:32:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
But before he scored, I will say for me, there was a lot more of the kind of throwing the arms around again whenever he didn't get pass.
00:32:58
Will
Yeah.
00:32:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Did you notice anyone like wait when he's running through in the and he's not the one that then receives it back?
00:33:01
Will
I did. Yeah.
00:33:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's a look of exasperation again. It's like it's not the Cunha show.
00:33:08
Will
Can I just say, and know this is weird, but in his defence, but i because I noticed it twice, definitely twice, at both times he should have been played through in all fairness but I also think I also and now I'd have to um like somehow see stills or you know a close up of it but I think he was still playing with a smile on his face even when he was complaining if that makes sense I think yeah I think it's just sort of you know literally a
00:33:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:33:41
Will
yeah I wouldn't say completely changed attitude at all, but so we've been he's been disciplined by Vitor, I suppose, and told he's got act in this way or the other way. So even when he did throw a little strop, he did then sort of drop back and chat track back a little bit. or you know it wasn't It wasn't as bad as we've seen before, is what I'm trying to say. And even if it was...
00:34:06
Will
um Again, i just couldn't care for for ah for it or him now. So, yeah.
00:34:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think it's just that he's got to that point now, hasn't it, where everything he's done is going to be overanalyzed.
00:34:20
Will
e
00:34:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, you know, and we've all lost patience with him. And so whilst we're grateful for all the goals he's done and all the moments, and I touched on this before in a previous episode, we've just all kind of, I think it's Cunha fatigue now.
00:34:24
Will
Yeah.
00:34:35
Will
Yeah.
00:34:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah I'm just like, just get it done.
00:34:36
Will
Yeah.
00:34:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just get it done.
00:34:38
Will
Well, Chris, on that note, can I speak to you about our other resilience and one in particular?
Praise for Key Players' Performances
00:34:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think I know at least one. yeah There's one thing I wanted to mention about one of them, but I'll let you go first for a second. Go on.
00:34:51
Will
Andre and Gio Gomez are just unbelievable. And in terms of You know, it's almost boring saying how good they are each week, but Jaume Gomes in particular, man of the match as far as I'm concerned, by a country mile today and has been in quite a few games this season.
00:35:09
Will
um But I just, I love his development since he joined us in that January under Lopetegui. um From then to now, we've seen him grow as a player and he really, really is sort of you know, just excelling right now. He's just brilliant, the way he gets up and down. And I also, I remember this, so I had to dig it back out. And then I also saw that Jao Graham has retweeted this himself.
00:35:37
Will
Sort of the end of September time, remember we had that absolutely stinking start under O'Neill. Yeah. Jao put a little sort of post out saying and that we'll get out of this situation. not Not for them as players, but for us as fans.
00:35:54
Will
He's determined. And he's the only one who, when he talks, when he says things like that, I believe because you see the effort he puts in. um And he's just he's just fantastic, isn't He's just absolutely unreal.
00:36:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, what love as well is the fact that um the he's gained he's gained the song from Ted Lasso um that they use in Ted Lasso for Roy Kent. Have you?
00:36:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, ah
00:36:25
Will
i I remember a similar song for Dave Edwards, although it just wasn't quite as sort of supportive in a weird way.
00:36:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah, yeah.
00:36:33
Will
But yeah, yeah.
00:36:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
But it's the, he's here, he's there, he's every effing way of that one. um And obviously, the most recent famous prominence, as I mentioned, is is they use it in in Ted Lasso.
00:36:43
Will
Yeah.
00:36:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
It just makes me chuckle because it just makes me really chuckle. ah But yeah, phenomenal, phenomenal. Like say, it is almost getting boring.
00:36:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
You feel like you're just repeating yourself because it's every week now that those two, at least one of them, if not both of them, will do ah something or play to it a level.
00:36:59
Will
Yeah.
00:37:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're like, I can't, I just have to say how good they are.
00:37:08
Will
Yeah, they just they complement each other so well and work so well together.
00:37:12
Will
And yeah, they're just they're just so important to us. and I know we've singled out Jao Gomez because he played, you know, he was amazing ah earlier today.
00:37:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:37:23
Will
But, you know, Andre is, think, A different type, but also just so good at the same time. and Yeah, i just Chris, I just love them.
00:37:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and I will say, um because i don't know if it's been ah noted anywhere else, ah but um obviously when when they first each came, well, when Andre first came in, at least in the match day dressing room at Molyneux, when they're getting ready and stuff, they were at different points of the the dressing room, Andre and Gomez, they sit separately.
00:37:59
Will
Right. Okay.
00:38:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now that obviously, especially after the January transfer window, things have like some people have dropped like Dawson's spot, vacated obviously, and other things have moved around.
00:38:07
Will
Yeah, yeah.
00:38:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
um In the last few games, Andre and Gomez now sit next to each other in the dressing room, in the matchday dressing room, which I just thought when that came to light, I discovered that recently.
00:38:16
Will
Yeah, I like that. Yeah, yeah.
00:38:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was like, that's really interesting for me because that means they are they are working on this bond, not just as a friendship, obviously, but like like that on the field. thing where they are sitting together in the dressing room and they are playing together on the pitch and they're really, don't know, building that connection.
00:38:38
Will
Yeah, no, they certainly come as a pair, don't they?
00:38:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, for sure, for sure. So, i mean, we we've summarised all the big talking points in terms of the goals.
League Standing and Future Potential
00:38:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
um ah just think overall, all though,
00:38:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
You look at the shot. What's interesting is the shot tally was similar, but we were just more, our situation is more dangerous. Having mentioned it last time and you got all shocked and amazed, I'm going to bring up our old friend XG.
00:39:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, go on.
00:39:08
Will
Oh, go on, go on.
00:39:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you want the XG stats for anyone at Lake?
00:39:13
Will
Yeah, why not?
00:39:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Why not? So what's interesting is we had 13 shots. They had 11, but their XG, Tottenham's XG was 1.89. As was 2.44.
00:39:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
so interesting, slightly more threatening situations.
00:39:28
Will
Chris, I'll be honest, I don't really know what that meant, um apart from the fact that it meant that we were more likely to win and score.
00:39:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
There you go. That's basically, you got it.
00:39:36
Will
Um,
00:39:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
You got it.
00:39:37
Will
That's fine by me. That's that's excellent news.
00:39:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
You got it.
00:39:39
Will
Thank you.
00:39:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, yeah. um And so looking at the table, let's look at the table in more detail, shall we? Because like you mentioned, we're up to 16. So we're now on 35 points.
00:39:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
What's really interesting? well you Did you notice the Ipswich scoreline, everyone, during our game?
00:39:55
Will
drew, didn't they?
00:39:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
And they ended up drawing. They were 2-0 up against Chelsea. And I was like, this is just typical.
00:39:59
Will
Right, okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:40:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
They are going to keep pushing. Like, they haven't won for so long. And I know they we beat them, but they beat Bournemouth. They beat Bournemouth. And then I was like, they're going to beat Chelsea. And they're just not going to, you know, they're just going to keep eking along as long as they can.
00:40:11
Will
Yeah. Mm-hmm.
00:40:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair play to them. They ended up conceding two later on and drawing But are now 16th. West Ham.
00:40:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
lost they are behind us now at the same length as points 35 points um and we're on 35 but we are actually ahead of them on goal difference and
00:40:35
Will
Yes. Which, helmet but how many goals must they have conceded? ah Because I remember we conceded sort of 40-odd, you know, however many months it was under O'Neal.
00:40:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
i mean they're
00:40:47
Will
So to be sort of below some goal difference takes them to do it.
00:40:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
and So we've conceded 61 goals this season, but we've scored 47. So we're on minus 14. West Ham have conceded and they say only that they've conceded 54, but they've only scored 36.
00:41:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
So they're at minus 18.
00:41:05
Will
Yeah. Yeah, that is poor.
00:41:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
So we because we because we've had periods where our scoring has not been a problem. Like we scored plenty of goals and then just been gifting people wins.
00:41:11
Will
No, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:41:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So we're in 35 points up in 16th.
00:41:15
Will
Yeah.
00:41:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're only two points behind Spurs now, who we just beat, who are on 37.
00:41:21
Will
Mm-hmm.
00:41:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
And so only three points behind Man U and Everton on 38. I mean, what just how did how is it making you feel?
00:41:32
Will
I mean, you know, if if we if we finish sort of 15th or above, that'll be ridiculous. And it makes me just sort of want to highlight how much of a difference Vitor has made.
00:41:47
Will
um Chris, if I can cast your mind back to a little quote I've got here from O'Neill, which I think was either after, and think it was after the Ipswich game. I'm not 100% sure, you know, the Ipswich game that we lost at home.
00:42:00
Will
um
00:42:02
Will
He was asked, what is the most pressing matter um for Wolves at that point in time? said, the team, the ability of the team to cope at this level.
00:42:14
Will
I've worked at this level for, well, this is my third year now, and I've never had such a struggle to help a group cope with being at this level.
00:42:23
Will
And you get a new manager in, you get a bit of discipline and you get a bit of an identity and a way of playing. And before you know it, Chris, you're sort of, you're, was it, how many points clear?
00:42:38
Will
were we Is it 14 points of Ipswich?
00:42:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
a
00:42:41
Will
Have I added one on? Take one? i add Oh, on I honestly don't know. i think we're 14 points clear, aren't we?
Coach Vitor's Positive Impact
00:42:47
Will
um All around that, either way,
00:42:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:42:50
Will
You're around that. um yeah You're sitting far, far from the relegation zone, in which we were, I think, six points from the other way when Pallero joined. I think we were six points away from safety um ah at that point. So to go from that to that is just immense. And I think, you know, all credit to the man. First the points, then then the pints.
00:43:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Indeed. Yeah, we it is now 14 points clear, um plus the massive goal difference. So let's call it 15. West Ham now in that, you know, they're 17 now. So they're now in that reach of, if not, ah I won't say reach of Ipswich because Ipswich has still got so much to do to catch anyone.
00:43:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
But you know what I mean? They're like, they're,
00:43:30
Will
They're gone. They're gone.
00:43:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
they now But West Ham are now you know in that 17th fight.
00:43:35
Will
Yeah. Yeah.
00:43:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And it's lovely as well in the post-match conferences, Vitor talking about you know to sell to settle for 17th is not how want my team to be.
00:43:44
Will
Yes.
00:43:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're not done yet. you know He wants them to keep pushing till the end, which is great because so many seasons have petered out recently and then that's carried on into the next season.
00:43:54
Will
Yeah.
00:43:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
We want to continue and go out on a high, see if we can go up to 15th, 14th, if we can catch them. Because we've still got play Man U in the next week or so.
00:44:03
Will
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
00:44:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
And they're only a few points ahead. So, I mean, we go and beat Man U and suddenly we've sucked them further down the table as well.
00:44:10
Will
Yeah, that thatll that'll be massive.
00:44:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, yeah, it's going to be big. And if we can put another dent in them, especially if they're looking at Cunha as a ah purchase option, that's just going to be so funny.
00:44:18
Will
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah.
00:44:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
So brilliant.
00:44:22
Will
Yeah.
00:44:22
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ah
00:44:22
Will
Yeah.
00:44:22
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So, yeah, I'm happy.
00:44:25
Will
Yeah, I'm hoping Kuhn can put himself in the shop window for us in a way um ah Old Trafford if he has a decent performance. If if he gets that many minutes and and we win, I don't think you could ask for much more than that.
00:44:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Indeed, I've got one question then, Will, to ask you. Actually, let's take one quick break and then I'm going to ask you a question before we get like into closing matters, OK?
00:44:47
Will
Okay, giving me time to think.
00:44:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right, yeah. Well, you don't know what the question is, but you can think about something. Here we go.
00:45:31
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So, well, my question to you then is, does Kunya start the next game?
00:45:39
Will
No. Yeah,
00:45:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. There you go. He's done. No, that's it.
00:45:42
Will
it's nice and, you know, I'll keep it simple for you. I think, don't get me wrong, when he did come on, the way he took it past players at times and the quality is undeniable, but you don't fix what's not broken and it's ah I would go with another unchanged starting XI.
00:45:59
Will
um And again, much like my attitude going into the Spurs, um yes, it's Man United, but these aren't that good. These really aren't that good.
00:46:07
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No.
00:46:08
Will
you you You can get something there, 100%, 110%. So yeah, i stick with the players we've started with the past few games. I put my trust in them and and hope it's repaid if I'm Vítor Pereira.
00:46:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, indeed, the next two games are both winnable because Man U are all over the shop And at Old Trafford, that crowd is going to get on their back if they, you know, i'm sure I'm sure they already are, but given everything that's going on with them this season, you know, they expect great things.
00:46:28
Will
Yeah.
00:46:31
Will
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00:46:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're not getting great things. And so if we are, you know, especially if we get first goal, um that that crowd is goingnna be he's going to be
Optimism for Wolverhampton's Future
00:46:46
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against them. And that's that's only going to help.
00:46:46
Will
yeah yeah
00:46:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then the game after, were we've got Leicester at home. so I mean, you know, If we get another six points from the next two games, then and the world is our oyster, everyone.
00:46:59
Will
I know. i think I'm trying to... I'm going to bring us back down to earth quickly.
00:47:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Don't do it. Don't do it, Will.
00:47:03
Will
I'm trying to not get ahead of ourselves purely because, Chris, the thought that popped through my head then was that could, ah maybe be should, be six Premier League wins on the bounce if that was to happen.
00:47:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, my gosh.
00:47:18
Will
Exactly.
00:47:19
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but but
00:47:19
Will
Exactly. So, you know, let's let's let's let's take it one step at a time.
00:47:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh
00:47:24
Will
you know, let's sort of... so if not not not get hasty. um
00:47:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:47:31
Will
But, yeah. Yeah, it it could well work out in our favour.
00:47:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, it's it's it's great day. It just feels great to have that sense of optimism back, you know?
00:47:43
Will
ah Yeah.
00:47:43
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and um and And I know that we've been playing a bunch of teams around us in the last few fixtures, but you can only beat what's in front of you.
00:47:44
Will
Yeah.
00:47:51
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I still think overall we've seen the team has improved massively.
00:47:51
Will
Well, yeah. Hmm.
00:47:54
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And I still have that feeling at the moment, I'm getting that feeling back at the moment where whoever we play, I feel like there's the potential to get something.
00:48:03
Will
Yeah, 100%. 100%.
00:48:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I've missed, yeah, and I've missed that feeling.
00:48:05
Will
We're high on confidence and that's what it does for you.
00:48:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think that coming back just tells you everything you need to know.
00:48:13
Will
Yeah. You know what it tells me, Chris? The fact that we had a dodgy start to the season and a finishing on a bit of a high.
00:48:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:48:20
Will
it It reminds me of a saying or something. I can't quite think of it though.
00:48:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Well, let me enlighten you, Will. Let me enlighten you, everyone. Because what it does remind me of, specifically, as ah as a proud Wolframian, is the fact that out of darkness cometh light.
00:48:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Farewell, everyone. Farewell, Will. See you soon.
00:48:42
Will
i'd Take a