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#021 - Leicester vs AFC Bournemouth H2H Record, Standout Moments, and More!! | Premier League Matchday #7 Preview 05/10/24
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With AFC Bournemouth visiting the King Power Stadium before the second international break of the season, in this episode, Vik and Dom discuss previous matches between the two sides, highlights that stand out to them both, and much more!!
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Introduction and Catch-Up
00:00:09
officialgspn
The Global Sports Podcast Network. Hello everyone and welcome to our new daily FC Beaumont episode. Here today, your host, Vic, joined by the great Dom.
00:00:22
officialgspn
Hello Dom.
00:00:23
Dom
Hello, how are you?
00:00:25
officialgspn
How are you mate? Haven't seen you in a while.
00:00:28
Dom
It's been busy. It's been outrageously busy, but I'm back. In fact, she managed to get some spare time, which is nice.
00:00:37
officialgspn
for for for everyone for For everyone, for all of our listeners who didn't know, Dom is a teacher, an English teacher, right? And you know the Pink Floyd song when they say, hey teacher, leave the kids alone. In this case, we need to be, hey kids, leave the teacher alone. So you can get some break, man, am I right?
00:00:53
Dom
so Ever so slightly. Yeah, but I love it.
00:00:58
Dom
Don't get me wrong But is this it's just quite nice to have a little bit of spare time in the evening to be able to catch up with you It's been ah's been a long time At the Queen's Park
00:00:58
officialgspn
I'm sure you'll love it.
00:01:06
officialgspn
been go go and watch the game together have a free drinks um evening in the pub and then at the Queen's Park the famous QP where the home of cherries is right tonight we're gonna be talking about some of the games from the past remembering good results not too many bad results hopefully hopefully um and to our predictions for tomorrow's game and yeah, see how we go, see how we get on.
00:01:39
officialgspn
Right, you ready Dom? Ready to go?
00:01:41
Dom
Absolutely.
Podcast Network and Premier League Overview
00:01:42
officialgspn
cool and before just before before we start I need to mention that this podcast is part of the global sports podcast network the only network bringing you exclusive daily news and views on your premier league team the premier league women's football and fantasy football a unique listening experience that puts fans first bringing you the very latest breaking news from your team subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and make us your first lesson every day Global Sports Podcast Network. Every club, every day.
00:02:25
officialgspn
The Global Sports Podcast Network. Right, done.
Bournemouth vs Leicester: Past and Predictions
00:02:29
officialgspn
Last 12 games, Bulmuth versus Leicester.
00:02:30
Dom
yes Yes.
00:02:33
officialgspn
Five wins to Bulmuth, five draws and only two wins to Leicester. Were there any of the games that you attended?
00:02:41
Dom
I was probably at the majority of them to be fair.
00:02:44
officialgspn
all right all right was that the first before we entered in 2016 or was it after our first
00:02:44
Dom
i think the One of the ones that really sticks out is, yeah, I know. I think one of the early ones that sticks out is, um I remember the championship, the season when they went up, when Kevin Phillips, it must've been his last season playing professional football, when he's scott he a goal, which didn't actually go over the line.
00:03:07
Dom
and
00:03:11
Dom
Yeah, this is our first season in the championship.
00:03:15
officialgspn
Okay.
00:03:15
Dom
Yeah. So, that's one of the way back now.
00:03:17
officialgspn
We're talking way, way. Yeah.
00:03:19
Dom
I mean, I was at school crikey. and then you have the other games that stick out in the premier league. Obviously the season when they won the league, we were one of the only two teams that didn't beat when they won the league.
00:03:32
Dom
So just another bit of, pub quiz football trivia for you. But I mean, I mean, most of the, most of the games I can remember being fairly comprehensive.
00:03:42
officialgspn
Yeah, I think yeah when when looking ah ah at the games in the past, most of them weren't that many goals. There was one one, let's say, talking about the last 10 years, I think there were two wins when we scored four.
00:03:55
officialgspn
if I remember 4-2 in 2018 and then 4-1 that was in 2020.
00:03:56
Dom
Hmm.
00:04:02
officialgspn
Was it 2020-2021? You probably know better but I think it's one of those two seasons and then all the others they were a very close like 1-0, 1-1, 0-0, 2-1 and in our crossover episode that we did yesterday I actually said the same I
00:04:08
Dom
Hmm.
00:04:23
officialgspn
I gave my prediction that there won't be many goals. My prediction was that we we're only going to beat Leicester 1-0 with Semania scoring.
00:04:33
Dom
Of course.
00:04:34
officialgspn
And and yeah, hopefully hopefully we'll be able to hear from you live when it happens.
Jamie Vardy's Impact: Then and Now
00:04:41
officialgspn
ah Right, because you obviously you said you mentioned you will be at the ground watching this this weekend's game.
00:04:44
Dom
I do like the King Power, it's a nice stadium. it's It's one of the like more modern grounds which still feels ever so slightly authentic.
00:05:00
Dom
I think it obviously helps because they're there when they won a Premier League title, so they still have this this really solid atmosphere that they can build for the majority of games.
00:05:05
officialgspn
Oh, yeah.
00:05:10
Dom
I mean, it's sort of fallen off a little bit now. I can't really blame them when they have Woutferes and Centre back, because I wouldn't really beat that up for games either if here was my Centre back, but you know.
00:05:23
officialgspn
well Wow. Wow.
00:05:24
Dom
Sweeping statement maybe, but I don't like him.
00:05:28
officialgspn
Wow. Do you know what I am? One of one of the things that I am I wanted to mention, you know, yesterday's crossover episode, and I didn't, is the loyalty of of the striker Jamie Vardy.
00:05:41
Dom
Mm.
00:05:42
officialgspn
Right, and looking back, when we played them, I think it was Vardy's, one of the various Vardy's first seasons in Leicester, 2013, so over 10 years ago, and that he scored against Bournemouth.
00:05:56
officialgspn
And since then, he's been scoring in nearly every game against Bournemouth. Now, obviously, Vardy is a bit older. he's well He's got more experience and he hasn't got as much stamina. So he's 37 years of age. We both came to the conclusion yesterday in the crossover episode that Vardy probably is not a player that can play all 90 minutes anymore order to give him 7%. But good 60-ish minutes, Vardy will be able to leave his his mark on the pitch.
00:06:30
officialgspn
What's your opinion about Tavadean? Do you think he might... ...shake our defense, maybe? but be
00:06:38
Dom
I mean, he's more than capable. I think you can never really turn your nose up against a striker who's got over 100 Premier League goals. And if you think of the context of his career, played non-league for the majority of his early career and then shot up to stardom that season when Lesser went and won the league.
00:06:55
Dom
I really like Jeremy Vardy, I've got a lot of time for him. he's one of those He's one of those players who you'd love to have on your team but you absolutely despise him when he plays against you because he's just quite a nasty brutal attacker. but he's he's one of those um He's just such an enigma, isn't he?
00:07:14
Dom
He downs a couple of counts of Red Bull before he enters the pitch, maybe has one at half time, and then just runs riot or just is out there to these cause you issues.
00:07:17
officialgspn
Yeah.
00:07:23
Dom
And you're right, he's quite frequently been a bit of a thorn in our side. So I don't think you'll have like the run around with the game on Saturday, but I mean, he'll probably cause some sort of problems running in behind.
00:07:36
Dom
He's still quite quick. He's quite strong. He knows where the back of the net is, I think.
00:07:40
officialgspn
He's got that acceleration. I think he's still got that, you know, the starting step
00:07:44
Dom
yeah oh a hundred percent like the the start this site excuse me The starting sprint is still there and the acceleration is still there, but I completely agree with you. i mean Once you hit 37, you're not going to have the legs which you had five, 10 years ago.
00:07:59
officialgspn
Nah. Nah.
00:08:01
Dom
but i think yeah're He's still doing a decent job now. i mean He's got a couple of goals already this season, hasn't he? i think
00:08:06
officialgspn
Yeah, yeah, yeah, he is.
00:08:07
Dom
saying
00:08:08
officialgspn
is he's He's one of the, yeah, the little strikers that hopefully will not score against Bournemouth, at least not on Saturday. And mentioning the title that Leicester won back in 2016, you probably watched some of the games, if not both, when we played Leicester.
00:08:27
officialgspn
Do you remember that that we drew both both of the games within in that season?
00:08:32
Dom
Yeah, they were both 1-0, I think.
00:08:34
officialgspn
what
00:08:35
Dom
No, 1-1.
00:08:35
officialgspn
1-1 and nil-nil.
00:08:38
Dom
Oh, yes. So the 0-0 was at the king power, wasn't it, I think.
00:08:40
officialgspn
Yeah, yeah. And then 1-1 and...
00:08:40
Dom
And then the 1-0 was at home.
00:08:43
officialgspn
Yeah, yeah.
00:08:44
Dom
Yeah, that is, like I said, that season, the only teams they didn't beat were Arsenal and us. And obviously, Arsenal pushed them right to the end. It was like Arsenal, Leicester, and Tottenham, I think, were the three teams going for the title.
00:09:00
officialgspn
to the top yeah that's right yeah you were right but then then obviously the difference let's that didn't make a difference by the end yeah yeah
00:09:00
Dom
That season, Yeah,
00:09:06
Dom
yeah and I mean, the that season was just unbelievable for so many reasons, like for for us personally as Bournemouth fans, obviously first season in the Premier League and we managed to stay up then Leicester going on to win
Reflections on Leicester's Title and Bournemouth's Survival
00:09:18
Dom
the league. It's one of those, I always say to people, if it wasn't for Leicester winning the league, us staying up that season would have been the biggest story of the season.
00:09:26
Dom
but But I've always had a bit of a soft spot for Leicester. I do like them. Yeah, that season was special for so many reasons.
00:09:35
Dom
That was the season I did every away game, just because I was like, if we get ready again, I want to at least say I've been to all of these grounds.
00:09:41
officialgspn
auto de friendly You didn't really believe Machin Baumut back then! Oh my god!
00:09:44
Dom
No, no, I didn't. I can look back on it now. And I'll tell you now, I was saying I was like, we're 100% getting ready again. There's no way we're staying up. But Eddie Howe worked his magic and we made it somehow. But yeah, there are good times. A lot of special players in that Leicester team as well.
00:10:03
officialgspn
Oh yeah, yeah, I mean... Let's go for a quick break and we'll come back onto that team that won the league. Now talking a bit about Leicester but okay, we are playing them so we are allowed to talk about them this episode just for another few minutes. Right, let's go for a quick break and we'll be back shortly.
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00:10:59
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00:11:31
officialgspn
And back we are. Right. 2016 season when Leicester won the title, the first ever Premier League title. Right.
00:11:40
officialgspn
Three players that really left left sort of a trace in my mind. Right. And and I got to go with him first and Golo Kante.
00:11:51
Dom
Hmm Absolutely, I mean he's won everything now, isn't he?
00:11:52
officialgspn
That was the first time I heard about Kante and then the rest. How can you describe him? Just the most humble player ever in the Premier League.
00:12:04
officialgspn
He's won everything.
00:12:04
Dom
Pretty much.
00:12:06
officialgspn
he's Yeah, he's won everything, yeah. um he In Europe, won the World Cup with France as well. A guy who, on his arrival in Leicester, bought the Mini Cooper and drove it all the way until he left.
00:12:22
officialgspn
the Premier League. Even when he moved to Chelsea, he he moved with his Mini Cooper 2007 plate. What a guy. And I read something about him the other day that he's actually you know building a lot, a lot back in his hometown. And this is you know this this is what I believe that most of the players should do especially with the money they earn nowadays. always like to say imagine that every football player who's got bigger salary than 50 let's say the hundred thousand right gets one zero less per week or just cut them in half. The world would be
00:13:03
officialgspn
better place to live I'm not gonna lie because all that money could potentially be invested in building new schools, new roads, new hospitals, new accommodations for homeless people let's say you know and it's sad when you think that
00:13:05
Dom
Yeah.
00:13:22
officialgspn
Yes, football is the greatest game on this planet, but for people to kick the ball around and get 300,000 pounds per week, while some people are out working in construction in the rain, in the snow, you know, breaking their backs for 20 pounds an hour, it's a bit brutal when you compare it, you know? And Kante definitely with the way that he's behaving,
00:13:51
officialgspn
it feels like he deserved everything he has and and and i'm so glad I'm so glad that he managed to succeed in his career and and and become one of the greatest central defensive meds in the world.
Leicester's 2016 Squad: Key Players
00:14:03
officialgspn
And also to mention Ried Mares who we know left for the Blues and obviously Vardy was still there, Vardy, Foxy.
00:14:06
Dom
Yeah.
00:14:14
Dom
and
00:14:14
officialgspn
the guy I remember breaking that corner flag when he scored one game. I can't remember which game was it but let's just smash the corner flag.
00:14:24
Dom
Yeah, he likes an aggressive celebration, doesn't he?
00:14:26
officialgspn
yeah
00:14:28
Dom
Either winding up the fans or just destroying general equipment. He's a bit of a beast.
00:14:34
officialgspn
winding up the Winding up the fans, I think the only player so far that really managed to wind me up was James Madison when we played Tottenham last season in Bournemouth. I was in the North stand that was literally in front of the corner flag and and and he just came and he was just kicking the ball around the corner flag and showing you know some stupid things to to the fans and everything and I wasn't really annoyed and then out later that game he scored and then he just came in front of us and he was like you know his death throw and
00:14:47
Dom
Oh yeah.
00:15:03
Dom
Oh we had a dark celeration yeah, don't want to say what you said.
00:15:06
officialgspn
Yeah, I'm not gonna say any any stupid words because we might get banned again.
00:15:14
officialgspn
ah ah yeah ah But yeah yeah, that guy, I'm glad he went to the to to play for the team that will never win anything. so and yeah any Any players that you remember well from that season that really sort of left the mark?
00:15:31
Dom
I think I still remember the whole start in 11 to be fair and he was just like, because you had he had like Robert Huth who obviously had a relatively successful career and then he went on and he scored some really big goals that season.
00:15:41
officialgspn
yeah
00:15:46
Dom
Michael Brighton who was just like your bang average left mid and then went on to win a Premier League. Shinji Okazaki the striker with
00:15:54
officialgspn
Shinjou Kazaki, yeah replace with Māori, yeah that's right
00:15:57
Dom
Yeah and then with Fernando Ujero on the bench as well. I think it was Ujero who scored against Norwich and the celebrations were so big and at the king power it registered on the Richter scale. It was like a little mini earthquake from how hard they were celebrating. ah ah and But yeah you had yeah had a team of like just general without sounding horrible but just like general fodder players mixed with three or four like exceptionally gifted footballers and then a manager who literally just went we're gonna play 4-4-2 we're just gonna like lump it long to Vardy and then see what happens then he just went on to win the league I mean the standard of the league wasn't great that season
00:16:49
officialgspn
oh yeah yeah I think 9th attempt yeah yeah they were cause the 6th finish with was 66 I think it was 60 something like that they were no no no bad bad
00:16:51
Dom
united were terrible.
00:16:53
Dom
Um Yeah, Tottenham and Arsenal were the only teams that came closer that was the season chelsea finished 10th as well, I think Yeah, nice so
00:17:07
Dom
yeah because Yeah, they it wasn't I mean if you finish You can't even imagine the city finishing with anything less than 85, 90 now. so
00:17:19
officialgspn
changed football. Pep, honestly, I don't know what he does, but he changed football.
00:17:23
Dom
no
00:17:25
officialgspn
He changed football. but then, yeah, we, uh, I mean, they, they obviously, yeah, they managed to win the title. They managed to fulfill their, their dreams were odds 5,000 to one.
00:17:37
officialgspn
it was the season, I think the season after when Ben Chilber left to play for Chelsea, w right?
00:17:43
Dom
yeah Yeah, I think so.
00:17:45
officialgspn
and then was Wes Morgan the goal retired or was he played the season after as well I think because he was already 35 I think when they won the title something like that it was quite hard but he did the job he did the job
00:17:51
Dom
I think Wes Morgan played for a little bit longer. and Yeah, he was quite old, wasn't he? Because he spent a lot of time at Nossing Forest. and then He was good that season when they won it.
00:18:03
Dom
was He was solid. I mean, as a centre-back partnership, I think about how slow they are together, but the fact they played so well together. but mean yeah Danny Simpson on the right and then Christian Fuchs on the left.
00:18:14
officialgspn
yeah they were both Yeah, they were both stocky. Yeah. Yeah. Both sentiment stocky.
00:18:17
Dom
I don't think it'll ever happen again.
00:18:18
officialgspn
And then, yeah. Yeah.
00:18:25
Dom
But I loved it. I think as a neutral, I think any fan, but Arsenal and Tottenham fans were happy with that.
00:18:34
officialgspn
do you Do you think that something like that could happen to Bournemouth though?
00:18:34
Dom
No,
00:18:38
Dom
no ah ah don I I genuinely, and unless Pep leaves, it would just be City every single year, in my opinion.
00:18:40
officialgspn
No.
00:18:48
Dom
this arsenal ah Arsenal will come close, but I still don't think they'll win it again this year.
00:18:53
officialgspn
No, I hope my brother doesn doesn't listen to this episode because my brother is a very, you know, addicted fan of Arsenal and yeah.
00:18:54
Dom
No, I don't. I just can't see it happening.
00:19:01
Dom
I can't see it. I'd like it because I'm bored of City winning it all the time, but I can't see it.
00:19:09
officialgspn
I know it's a bit unreal, is it?
00:19:09
Dom
but yeah But I take my hat off to Leicester. I'll always hold them in high regard. It's it's always nice playing them as well. But, I mean, with the team they've got now, they're not going to come anywhere close to winning the league or beating us, I will say. I can't see us losing on Saturday. but
00:19:32
officialgspn
No, well, we're going to talk about that in in our next and and last segment for today. But before that, let's go for another quick and break.
00:19:51
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00:20:03
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00:20:48
officialgspn
Right, and before we carry on and do our predictions for this weekend's game, Do you remember any of the players that played for Bournemouth that season when Leicester won the title?
00:21:03
officialgspn
And you probably do. And who was the best player at the time in Bournemouth, by your opinion?
00:21:11
Dom
that season,
00:21:12
officialgspn
That season.
00:21:15
Dom
either Charlie Daniels, probably should have had an England call up in the first half of the season, in my opinion, Charlie Daniels, Ben Exphobe, when we signed him, because he sort of fell off a little bit afterwards, but he was one of the main reasons why we stayed up.
00:21:26
officialgspn
yeah Yeah.
00:21:31
Dom
I'll never forget um Crystal Pius away on that Tuesday night when he scored the winning goal. Mark Pio had a good season,
00:21:38
officialgspn
Mark, you had to be seasoned.
00:21:40
Dom
Harry Arter was great that season. Andrew Sermon was great. I'll tell you, all of them really, are if you've got to... I think the most important ones with Charlie Daniels, Benneke Fovey, I'll say Harry Arter.
00:21:55
officialgspn
I think that was the first season when we signed the Dutch defender as well, right?
00:22:00
Dom
First season. Who's going to be signed? Am I going mad?
00:22:04
officialgspn
You are going man, went to City after.
00:22:08
Dom
We signed our case season after, I think.
00:22:10
officialgspn
No, Aki was playing that season.
00:22:12
Dom
Was he? I must forget, man, I swear we signed him in in the season after. must but I must be going insane. Yeah, because I thought we signed him on loan. So I remember he scored against Stoke, didn't he? When he came on as a sub, because I was at that game, I thought I was season after.
00:22:30
officialgspn
you might be right let's have a look let me have a look no no you are right you are right yeah we sank him yeah that that was that was the start of ah ah of the next season after yeah so it was yeah our first game 30th of september no actually wait sorry my bad
00:22:34
Dom
It's tension. It's tense. I could be wrong.
Bournemouth's Early Challenges in Premier League
00:22:50
officialgspn
Yeah, no, you were definitely right. Our first game against Leicester was 13th of December 2016. And that was already the start of new season when we won 1-0 at home.
00:22:59
Dom
Yeah.
00:22:59
officialgspn
when When Mark Pugh scored and won the Man of the Match award as well. You are right.
00:23:04
Dom
le
00:23:06
officialgspn
Yeah, that's when we when we signed Ak in the first season. And then obviously with Joshua King and Callum Wilson in the team as well. Tyrone Minks, who is now playing very good for Villa, I'm not gonna lie.
00:23:20
Dom
Yeah.
00:23:22
officialgspn
Wasn't very promising back then in Bournemouth, but I think he developed a lot over the years.
00:23:25
Dom
Well, I remember the Leicester game we played, the first time we played Leicester the season we came up, that was the game where Max Gradle did his ACL in, Tyrone Mings did his ACL in, and Charlie Daniels got injured as well.
00:23:42
Dom
It was just injury after injury. It was ridiculous. And then that was just after Callum Wilson did his in as well, I think. All the other way around we we had three ACL injuries in about two weeks And that was another reason was up.
00:23:57
Dom
We're gonna get ready to get there No
00:23:59
officialgspn
knock on the wood hopefully that won't happen this season and soon we're gonna have Tyler Adams back as well because yeah we haven't seen much from that guy but yeah yeah let's just leave him yeah let him uh rest his injury in peace let's say let's say it like that and right your team prediction for this weekend i believe you're gonna agree with me Keppingo
00:24:03
Dom
Yeah, don't get me started
00:24:25
Dom
Mm hmm.
00:24:25
officialgspn
Erawa will probably again start with 4-2-3-1 as he usually does.
00:24:30
officialgspn
do and
00:24:33
officialgspn
For defenders, I think Araujo will start instead of Smith.
00:24:38
Dom
Interesting. Maybe, you know, I think I think Araujo has been quite lucky to not saw, in my opinion, but. I mean at the same time, smith Smith is playing quite well.
00:24:50
Dom
He had a good game on Monday, I thought.
00:24:53
officialgspn
He was a captain as well, yeah, had a good game.
00:24:54
Dom
Yeah.
00:24:57
officialgspn
Obviously he's taken over the the band when Netto left him alone. ah Smith, and ive I said this in the last episode, they are both good, but they're a bit different. Like you could see with when Boom would play against quicker players like it was against Chelsea, that Adam Smith started the game, but once Sancho came on,
00:25:22
officialgspn
Adam Smith could not follow him anymore. Sancho was too quick. Even even though Sancho hasn't got a great pace, he's got a quick step acceleration, yeah but Smith just couldn't do anything against him.
00:25:29
Dom
Mm.
00:25:33
officialgspn
And then Raul, who came on, 60 minutes, I think, something like that. So when Smith plays, he plays on experience, he knows where to be, when to be, and that's great.
00:25:44
officialgspn
you know and Tackling is good positioning is good. Araujo has got a bit more pace Rather than Smith and less experience. So in this case, I believe Araujo will start on the right Going with Kirk is on the left And now interesting thing I I think Zabani and Huizin are gonna start this game. I don't know why I think Sennessey will stay on the bench and
00:26:10
Dom
Hmm? Interesting.
00:26:10
officialgspn
I might be wrong, but who is indeed in play for the last two games, I believe.
00:26:15
Dom
No. And he's been unlucky too, as well, I think. He's a good player. I mean, it wouldn't surprise me if we started. I think we're quite lucky that we have three strong starting centre backs. Like, I wouldn't look at a team sheet where houses in over Zab or Sinesse would be concerned.
00:26:36
Dom
I'd be i'll be like, okay, that's cool. We're just trying something a bit different.
00:26:39
officialgspn
Yeah. same say I believe same like Mepp's last season. I can't say he had a bad season, Meppum.
00:26:48
officialgspn
He was there when we needed someone to cover. And with injuries and everything in the cards, when Meppum was playing, I was like, you I wasn't really afraid that Meppum was going to play. But then we also had occasions when Lewis Cook was playing center back, you know?
00:27:01
officialgspn
And even though that wasn't convincing for me, he played great.
00:27:01
Dom
Yeah.
00:27:05
Dom
Yeah, I mean, he dropped in there on Monday, didn't he, for a bit?
00:27:09
officialgspn
yep Yeah, yeah.
00:27:09
Dom
He's quite good at just slotting in at the back and just keeping things ticking. Because he doesn't, usually when he slots in, we don't really have to do much defending, because it's when we've got the ball.
00:27:19
officialgspn
Yeah.
00:27:19
Dom
But he's just so, he's so important, just being that extra man at the back, you can recycle the ball as well as you can. I think he'll be so important on Saturday. I mean, he's brilliant on Monday. Sorry to keep harking back, but I mean, two assists, barely lost the ball.
00:27:32
officialgspn
To assist and unlucky that he didn't get that goal. That should have been his goal, but I'm glad that he went in.
00:27:36
Dom
Yeah. Dango's stealing it.
00:27:39
officialgspn
Right, I'm glad that we went in, it could have gone out.
00:27:39
Dom
Yeah.
00:27:41
officialgspn
so But no, Kookie, you can see the game-to-game, he's just getting better and better, and and he's so important from Bournemouth now. And I can see him starting every game until the end of, at least until the end of the first half, obviously, if it doesn't happen, to get injured or something like that, hopefully not.
00:28:00
officialgspn
But yeah, he's got to be cooked, he's got to be cooked in the middle, and I I think Scott will start instead of Christy this weekend as that as that second CDM.
00:28:15
Dom
I think you'll start, Christie. i just thought just You know how much I love Ryan Christie. I just don't think you can drop him. I really don't.
00:28:22
officialgspn
Yeah, to be honest with you, I lost two games. He wasn't really distributing the ball as much as he would in the past. When Alex Scott was coming off the bench, see I don't know, he wasn't that great. So my my personal opinion, that's why I think if Euroola gives Scott a chance
Predictions and Episode Wrap-Up
00:28:41
officialgspn
from the start, maybe that will change, maybe he will be more confident, maybe he will play better. And if it doesn't work, Christie will come on second half, something like that. So i just i just I just feel like he will give him more chance and chance to start this weekend. and But we'll see who who will be right.
00:29:00
officialgspn
Uh, the trio, uh, central attacking mid slash wingers. It's gotta be some menu, right?
00:29:08
Dom
Yeah, it has to be.
00:29:08
officialgspn
It's gotta, it has to be some menu. It has to be some menu tab as well. Solid season starts. And I think he's been playing very well.
00:29:15
Dom
He's been playing well recently, Tab.
00:29:17
officialgspn
Very well. I, I, I, yeah, I did criticize him a bit in the beginning, of the season.
00:29:21
Dom
Me too.
00:29:22
officialgspn
Uh, but yeah, we, we turned that around and it was again with some menu as well.
00:29:26
Dom
Yeah.
00:29:27
officialgspn
selfishness and all that, but he started scoring. He scored now what, three? Three goals so far in prem. Yeah.
00:29:34
Dom
Yeah, at least, yeah.
00:29:35
officialgspn
Three, three in the prem. And yeah, it's, I'm glad that we have a player like Semenya, you know, who can just take the ball and do things, you know. not be afraid to shoot from from anywhere to try you know to try for one-on-one and he's I think most of his dribbles are successful anyway he he managed to get a shot whether on or off target but he did he always manages to get a shot and you know and and that's very important and the third one I think this weekend climate will start ah looking back at who's the last game remind me please
00:29:44
Dom
Yeah, I agree with you.
00:30:05
Dom
agree with you. Yeah. Sir, I've hunted.
00:30:13
officialgspn
Yeah, no, who was, so who was that trio? It was Taav, Semenya, and it was Dango.
00:30:16
Dom
Dango.
00:30:18
officialgspn
Dango had a solid game. I'm not gonna lie.
00:30:20
Dom
He did, but I think with Dango, he he has these moments of pure brilliance, and he's been so much better this season.
00:30:27
officialgspn
Yeah.
00:30:27
Dom
But again, he just has those moments where he makes the wrong decision. And I think like in the second half, really, like he was struggling in a bit. But then Clive comes on, and just the way he moves with the ball, he just seems so much more short.
00:30:40
officialgspn
Yeah.
00:30:41
Dom
did He did have a couple of moments where he should have had a shot, though. But to yeah, Clive, there was a moment in the second half where
00:30:44
officialgspn
Good climate.
00:30:49
Dom
he ran in on the right side of the box and the goal opened up for him, but he just decided to square it.
00:30:53
officialgspn
Square.
00:30:53
Dom
And I just remember Semenya having a go at him, like, just take the shot. Like, that's all he has to do is take the shot. But yeah, I think Clive it will start. And then obviously, obviously, if Anson has to start again this week, no?
00:31:07
officialgspn
yeah he's got to be awesome and quickly before we we finish this and today's episode right score prediction goal scorers or if nil nil no goal scorers
00:31:19
Dom
I'm going to go audacious, I'm going to go 3-0 to us and I'm going to say a vanishing brace because he's got one and he's off the mark and I'm going to go, I'm going to go for a set piece goal and I'm going to go for Zab.
00:31:26
officialgspn
who
00:31:41
officialgspn
Okay, right. Corner kick, potentially.
00:31:43
Dom
Yeah, yeah, our corner's been good this year actually.
00:31:47
officialgspn
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I agree. Oh, three nil. Oh my God. From your mouth to God's ears.
00:31:53
Dom
but
00:31:53
officialgspn
Let's put it that way. And on that note, let's finish today's episode. Thank you so much for joining me, Dom. Legend, send us pictures, videos.
00:31:59
Dom
Thank you.
00:32:01
officialgspn
and Whatever you can from the ground, don't get too drunk, right? Because you've got to come back and and teach the kids on Monday.
00:32:07
Dom
All
00:32:11
Dom
right.
00:32:12
officialgspn
Yeah, don't let the kids down.
00:32:14
officialgspn
Thank you so much again. Thanks everyone for joining our daily FC Beaumont podcast episode ahead of the weekend's game, Fox's versus Cherry's.
00:32:22
Dom
Thank you.
00:32:26
officialgspn
Cheers.