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Daily Premier League in English - Episode 73: The Monday Review, LIVERPOOL BOW OUT OF FA CUP AFTER PLYMOUTH UPSET, Aston Villa prolongs Tottenham's misery, Leicester's unfair exit
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Even Michał Czarniecki's microphone could not withstand Liverpool's defeat at Plymouth Argyle! Join the host and Michael Thompson as they discuss the highlights of last weekend's FA Cup ties. Tune in and enjoy!
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Introduction and Hosts
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello, hello and welcome to the Monday review of the ties, which we saw in the last um weekend. Of course, we're talking about the FA Cup ties, fourth round proper. My name is Mihab Chanyetsky, based in California. I'm joined with Mikey, the great British export to GSKM here. Welcome Mikey to the show.
00:00:34
Mikey
Hey, great to be here. I'm glad to be back with you. And what a weekend of four-frame tyres in the f FA Cup.
00:00:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, absolutely, absolutely. And plenty of upsets, plenty of interesting matches to talk about. And well, we've got a packed show for you
FA Cup Match Highlights
00:00:50
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today. We're going to be discussing four matches, which we decided that whether they were actually the most interesting, um either because of the sporting value or the shock value involved. Then we'll briefly discuss the other ties, and then maybe just maybe we will talk about what's upcoming later um in during the week because the cup FA Cup is not over yet because the fourth round hasn't
Aston Villa vs Tottenham Analysis
00:01:15
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concluded yet. And we're starting with the game which is basically the freshest in our minds because it's just concluded which was the game featuring Aston Villa taking on Tottenham and with Aston Villa. ah Well, i I was actually thinking about how we would start this podcast today and I was ready like until the tales
00:01:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Tells goal and the added time in the injury time of the second half that that was a very comfortable villa with like to nail Tottenham had nothing to talk about basically the shades of Enfield were still dawning on on on live on Tottenham there and that But that tells gold, like they just caught Emiliano Martinez of guard alongside the Aston Villa defense. And well the comeback could have been on if it wasn't for the fact that it came a little too late. Isn't that right, Mikey?
00:02:07
Mikey
Yeah, and I think Tottenham, it says a lot really, they've got 11 first team players that are currently out injured um and I do feel for Ange he's had a tricky time although you could hear the crowd today and they were saying that he's going to be sacked in the morning. I do feel like now the club is slightly turning on um what was once the oracle, like the the answer to the Tottenham prayer and and now it it it does seem like it's coming to quite a bitter end, which is a shame really.
00:02:40
Mikey
um But for me as a game, I found it quite interesting um to watch. Villa went up up really early in the game. ah And then after that, not much happened.
00:02:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:02:52
Mikey
Both teams were a little bit dismal um throughout. there' that We've got to mention Asensio and Rashford both making debuts.
00:03:01
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and
00:03:01
Mikey
And and I thought both showed great promise when they came on. But as you've already alluded to, you know until until the tell goal that came at the very end, I felt that the game was pretty comfortable all in all for Villa.
00:03:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely so. And just even looking at the the stats, because, you know, I'm that kind of guy who loves looking at stats in order to assess a certain performance of certain players in a certain team, rather than just relying on what I thought I saw, because, you know, what I thought I saw could be different from the reality. So I'm just trying to get to those stats just to always to back it up. And well, according to the stats, men of the match, Morgan Rogers with the stat of 8.8 out of 10. Well, that was a pretty, kind maybe not a comfortable, but very impressive at display by Michael Rogers and I think that wasn't the very first time that we saw Rogers having this crucial law role in Unai Emery's puzzle there.
00:04:06
Mikey
Yeah, without doubt. and And I think Villa were quite wasteful in the first half especially with chances. They never quite took the game to Spurs and it was it was there for the taking. um And I've watched a lot of games over this FA Cup weekend and the one thing that this didn't have was was that feeling of a cup tie. It felt like a very, very average league game where it was very conservative. and They didn't have the atmosphere. um Yeah, ah like I said, they only hit four on target out of 11 shots, which for me and isn't isn't what Unai Emery would be asking from his team.
00:04:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, but then again, the win is a win. And of course, if I wanted to be a little bit banal for a moment, I could say that you one does not judge the victors. And of end of the reality is Aston Villa are through to the fifth round, which, well,
00:05:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
some guys could call round of 16 and as far as Tottenham is concerned well we just hope you alluded to the chance of your game sacked in the morning about the certain certain coach from Hotspur called Ench Postekoglu and is that really his future?
00:05:21
Mikey
I don't know. It is Spurs, a more tainted club than, let's say, Miami United at the minute. I mean, is that job as difficult as as what it seems?
00:05:33
Mikey
I mean, it's not ideal for any manager. Come on, let's be honest. At the start of the year, who would like to have 11 first team players not playing?
00:05:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Hmm.
00:05:40
Mikey
ah you can't ah do you build How do you build a consistency, a structure, a morale in that team? I think anybody in that position would be hard, but then you reflect on the managers that they have had, and they've had some phenomenal coaches, Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte,
00:05:58
Mikey
these ah these are thoroughbreds at winning trophies and yet found it so so difficult going to Spurs and so I don't know and I think there was so much about you know handball how Tottenham played especially last season and I think it'd be a shame to get rid of someone you know who who has definitely brought something new to the Premier League and and and
Managerial Changes in Football
00:06:23
Mikey
the British game. um But I do feel that the writing is on the wall and that's probably the way that football goes and and you know, it is a dog eat dog world and maybe it's times up and they do need a change. But I don't know, I think it is a shame that we look for blood rather than a solution.
00:06:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, those are no longer the times with, for example, Sir Alex Ferguson and Man United during his first years when ah many, many times even fans were calling for, like then they were like calling for, like from the owners of Man United at the time just to sack Fergie after those first years. But and then at that time,
00:07:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
some sort of like pragmatism persevered and because of that Fergie managed to build a far better team with far better structure which would then go on to win two Champions Leagues and a lot of Premier League titles tend just to name a few and but I guess those times are over just like you said I mean right now they're just this lust for blood but then again maybe like just like you said like Jose Mourinho, Tano Conte, Roberto Pochettino, which led Tottenham to the final of the Champions League. It's not like it happened very like like a long time ago. like it didn't know like I actually really remember that final in Madrid, not so long time ago, when they only lost to Liverpool in the final there. So maybe it really is the club, just like you said. Maybe it's it's just as worse as in Man United, or maybe even worse. Maybe that's it.
00:07:54
Mikey
yeah Yeah, maybe. i mean They've lost ah arguably one of the best strikers to ever grace the Premier League in Harry Kane. arguably never quite managed to to recover from that and if you consider that on ah an average season for came was probably about 25 goals a year that's a lot of goals ah that you've got to recover in in ah in ah in a tough fixture list so you know i think i think there's a lot of issues with Tottenham and they do get a lot of and
00:08:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:08:24
Mikey
A lot of stick um and and and and deservedly so from today. I think Villa were the right team to go through, in my opinion. And on on the note of Villa, I'm really excited about the two new signings. I watched how they played um and i think I think it will do that team a lot of good, especially in European football, um having that experience in on the European stage.
00:08:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Of course, of course. And well, I just, to be honest, I just really, it's very hard for me to predict how this is going to go for Aston Villa, because I did see some comments like right after like Liverpool was eliminated. We're going to get to that in second. That come on, so many great teams.
00:09:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
have been knocked out of the competition already. This is a chance for Man United to reclaim the f FA Cup like you know back to back. And I just read that and I'm like, guys, do you really not see that like you do not need to have a big name to be better than Man United currently? And Aston Villa, case in point. I really think that if if it came up to a ah matchup between Aston Villa and Man United, well, unfortunately for Man United fans, Aston Villa would thrash them really good.
00:09:42
Mikey
Yeah, yeah.
00:09:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think they really would. So I do not understand where this delusion comes from. Because it really is. It's an illusion. Come on, guys. Just just read the room. Isn't that right?
00:09:51
Mikey
Yeah, that is football though.
00:09:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that is football, though. And on that note, that football being football, we ah we move on to one of the biggest upsets of this year, if not this season.
FA Cup Upsets and Magic
00:10:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that is the Plymouth Argyle. I hope I pronounced this name correctly, apologies if I don't.
00:10:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
winning with one goal to nail to the current Premier League leaders, um not to mention that the victors of that game, so the plywood orga, they are at the bottom of the championship, having conceded, I think it was, I just really do not, I'm gonna have to check it right now, that basically they lost 63 goals in 13 games.
00:10:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow. Talk about upset. Isn't that right, Mikey?
00:10:46
Mikey
I mean it's a fantastic game. um
00:10:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:10:49
Mikey
it says yeah it's It's brilliant. this is this is This is the epitome of FA Cup football. It's it's the underdog, the team that are sitting bottom of the championship against the team that are top of the Champions League, top of the Premier League, the team to beat this year coming out of the Premier League.
00:11:09
Mikey
um and and it's it's ah it's ah it's a Sunday away day for Liverpool and what a game. like They get the chance, they take the penalty, there was no argument that it was a penalty and and to be honest there was a few games that I wanted to bring up today about the absence of that in some of the fixtures and how much that would have changed some teams and Progress in the competition, financial gain from going through to the next round, et cetera.
00:11:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Again,
00:11:40
Mikey
But I digress. Plymouth is is what the story is about. Ryan Hardy is a hero for Plymouth Argyle fans.
00:11:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
everyone.
00:11:47
Mikey
And you know what? We're quite glad to see Liverpool go out at any time. So i would I would happily take that. Liverpool didn't show up. a You'd argue that Liverpool's team was was on the weaker side, but still they had players on that pitch who have been playing all season.
00:12:07
Mikey
So they should they should set up to do well in this competition. I just wonder if they've if they've if they've taken the foot off the gas and put their eggs into you know the domestic league and ah the big one, the Champions League.
00:12:23
Mikey
What do you think?
00:12:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm. uh... actually this is what i wanted to uh... this is what i wanted to talk about that basically livable has decided to ah perhaps by putting out the the second best squad against the climate which was still supposed to be the bottom like the the championship bottom team uh... but uh... still i mean i i really think that they are aiming for primarily for champions league that this is of a far greater value for them than even that cowbarrow cup and you know it's's it's actually telling that you didn't mention that carbo cup final and yeah yeah yeah because it's not as important as Premier League and Champions League and I really do not blame you for for not mentioning that carbo cup final against Newcastle
00:13:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
and As far as personal ah performances go, I have heard a lot of criticism towards Federico Chiesa, and to be honest, looking at the stats alone, I saw the highlights of that game, but just looking at the stat of attempt of dribble attempts, out of 10 dribble attempts, only one was successful. That is really subpar when we talk about a winger, because a good winger should know how to dribble.
00:13:35
Mikey
Yeah, so Kiese is one of my favorite players. um eight i've got I've got a love that I was brought up with from my dad who who who loves Italian football. I loved it back in the day. and So I've got a love for UVA and they're going through a very similar process as United are, but internationally, Federico Criuzzo was one of the strongest players for Italy on the international front. He had a few injuries that changed him. He was one of UVA's most recent best players.
00:14:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mmhmm.
00:14:10
Mikey
and So i what I'm trying to say there is not that what you're saying is wronged about his performance, his performance is poor. But I'm saying that there is a talent within there ah that I'm hoping we will get to see in the Premier League because he's the kind of player that could change a football match. and But I don't think he's getting regular football at the minute. I thought he was injured. ah So this might be a settling period back into the team. And let's be honest, Limpo Gwin 1-0 Dern at Plymouth.
00:14:41
Mikey
It's not down to just one one winger, but it's a hard game for him to to kind of come into from from that perspective if that makes any sense.
00:14:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, of course, of course. And just looking at the alternative that Arne Slott would put there for Federico Chiesa, we've got, come on, lo and behold, Mohamed Salah.
00:15:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mohamed Salah, who was basically positioned as a ah de facto winger in this 4-0 victory against Tottenham in the second tie of the Karak World Cup semi-final.
00:15:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
So the the competition is big.
00:15:14
Mikey
Mm hmm.
00:15:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
and when it comes to the the place in the starting lineup. So I really do not, I'm not surprised that Federico Chiesa might be a little bit rusty, but like you said, there's talent there. And I think Ernest Loeb is too, like he's way too experienced of a coach, not to see that potential. But then again, if you've got so much talent in your squad, then it's just inevitable for you to get a headache about who to pick up for the starting lineup.
00:15:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just common sense.
00:15:46
Mikey
Yeah, absolutely. ah think i think we should
00:15:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's what happened.
00:15:50
Mikey
and I completely agree. i think I think we should go away with the fact that, you know, it should be about the Plymouth fans um and and the fact that that Liverpool were done over by the beauty of the f FA Cup, which is it which is a beautiful thing.
00:16:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and well, more power to such teams, because who knows? Maybe they will go far in the in that tournament. I mean, we wish them all the best. Not to mention that it might be a little bit of embarrassing for for for like a Premier League expert slash fantasy, but I only got to figure out right now that in Plymouth Argyle, in the starting lineup, there was a Polish player who is actually a Polish international. He's playing for the national squad. His name is Timoteus Pukat.
00:16:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
And from what I saw in the stats, it's not like it was this the the best of these games, but hey, we have a poll that's going to be right foring for the FA Cup with play the championship side. So ah yeah, so more power to them. More power to them. Let the magic of the FA Cup just draw more and more audiences and maybe have more and more upsets like that. And just to finish that thought,
00:17:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
When we did the preview for those FA Cup ties, along with Ishaan Vedazinga, this episode is still available. Please look it up if you guys are interested. Then we said that I guess Manchester United fans would be obligated to send like a bouquet of flowers and chocolates right to play with if they manage to eliminate Liverpool. And we set that into the you know some sort of like a joke, which is kind of, you know, digressing and we were just trying to ah feel better about ourselves ah because we're united are so poor. But that actually happened. So I guess I have to go to a local Arbensons or Target and get some flowers and chocolate going.
00:17:43
Mikey
Yeah, i'd like I'd like you to video that please and put it on our social media.
00:17:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
no yeah I'm gonna have to, I'm gonna have to, because, wow, I mean, well, Liverpool is out, and many United fans rejoice.
00:17:48
Mikey
just
00:17:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, of course, we're just laughing through for the tears, as we say here in Poland, because, you know, we would just love for our team to be good. And on that note, we're just going to be talking about that.
00:18:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
But now, let's get some Senka start going.
00:18:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, no, no, no, no. Thank you, Louis. Thank you, Louis. We got the message the first time.
Manchester United's Challenges
00:18:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Apologies there. Okay, so we move on to Manchester United taking on Leicester City. And, well, I mean, from one Man United fan to the to another, I guess I can say.
00:19:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
I really needed like some like a bath of my eyes like my eyes bath as we say because that was so dreadful to watch that first half was just an embarrassment and um it's just like and it was unbelievable to see those guys wearing Man United shirts just playing so poorly I mean ah Really, like, what what else can you say about this? Because, like, you could try to put some, like, you know, nice expert spin on it, but no expert will be able to, you know, in a nice, intelligent way, say, or yeah, how poorly Man United played.
00:19:44
Mikey
Yeah, um it was poor and very, very cold at Old Trafford.
00:19:51
Mikey
Yeah, it was it was it was it was nothing new. It was nothing nothing different to what's happened all season. And and I think what what's more more important than anything else is that the Maguire goal was offside, but not even close.
00:20:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
have Yeah.
00:20:06
Mikey
It was comfortably offside. um Leicester were very hard done to in my opinion and I hate one of the biggest things I hate and I you know we we've won and and we should take that as as credit and you know we run with it blah blah blah whatever we're into the next round. What I hate about a united like last minute goal it gets referred to like back in the glory days this is what it used to happen and it it It didn't happen so badly.
00:20:36
Mikey
It wasn't it wasn't quite as awful as was this.
00:20:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:20:40
Mikey
ah The positive for me, one one of the positives was Gennacho. When he came on, I thought he'd changed the game. ah And ah one of our more consistent players out of everybody was Bruno Fernandez.
00:20:54
Mikey
And his delivery for the Maguire goal, again, was repetition at its finest. And I thought he did a very, very good job with it.
00:21:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, remove Bruno Fernandez from the equation and the math just fails. Because without Bruno Fernandez, the man united team would crumble. And that is a scary statement.
00:21:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
After so many years of trying to look for talents, for after so many years of getting very expensive players, which were not worth their value, ah to to play at Old Trafford, only later to come to this realization that without Bruno Fernandez, the team crumbles,
00:21:16
Mikey
aye
00:21:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
What have we built?
00:21:34
Mikey
Hmm. Hmm.
00:21:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
And by we, I mean Man United. it I mean, that is just absolute shambles. I do not understand a lot of decisions of ribbon amorim. I mean, for example, what's the point of introducing copy menu again at the front?
00:21:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
it did not it did not It did not work in previous games. It did not work in the game against Leicester. Everyone, every freaking one, I'm sorry for my language, I said freaking, said that Kobe's main experiment fails.
00:22:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
that he should not be playing in the front and Ruben Amore, he's just super stubborn and he puts him there. Ugarte, another blunder of a performance. I'm sorry, I am not, I do not find any confidence in Ugarte right now to be playing at the starting 11. As far as Dallow is concerned, well that just confirms, you know, I think that Dallow is right now the symbol of the decay of the club because Whatever he touched, he just completely destroyed. He completely destroyed. he He just made a blunder with so many instances, especially during this last half, and Viva Garnaccio, as Walt Truffaut was singing. Like, would you agree with my assessment?
00:22:49
Mikey
Yeah, I think you've you've hit every nail on the head there, really. and and Before the podcast, I said this to you, I said, I'm fed up with coming off me and just complaining about you United.
00:22:59
Mikey
And I think it is something that we do. We'll crack it.
00:23:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:23:03
Mikey
It begs for dismal showing.
00:23:08
Mikey
And all I can, all the only hope that I can hold onto a muster is that, you know, Amerine is trying his hardest to set a president in the club and behind the scenes there is this amazing thing that's about to happen. um I don't know. I also feel that feel that, you know, that it is the Is the the brilliance of your players, the quality of your team, ah is that not testament to so the quality of your manager?
00:23:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:23:39
Mikey
So can you can you not produce ah with an average side?
00:23:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:23:44
Mikey
Can you not canno not produce great things with an average side? Do you think it must be it's all about bringing in the right players and and you know getting the best out of them? Antony has moved away and he's having played the match for two matches.
00:23:58
Mikey
you know I don't think these players are bad players. I think they are players that are in a set up for whatever reason isn't functioning and working for any of them. I won't be surprised if Rashford has a storming season until the end of the season at Villa. He does great things for them and I hope for his sake he does.
00:24:23
Mikey
But I think it's more about the club than it is the coach or the players. I think i think there's such a deeper rooted problem than than what what we're seeing on the football pitch.
00:24:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, and wow, I mean, I just really hope that Ruben Amorum knows what he's doing, because looking at what's going on and looking at the structure that he's trying to build, I'm sorry, but I do not see any youth being introduced. I do not see any...
00:24:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
any like reasonable uh additions to the squad well somebody would say that uh okay like Patrick Dogu like Dogu like he had like a pretty decent uh debut but uh well that decent debut wasn't good enough i'm sorry it just wasn't good enough so I really do not see the structure. I do not see the plan. I do not see the game plan for Man United and unless we assume that keeping the ball in the first third or like first like a second third of of the pitch is our plan. Okay then if you play against the side from the lowest tier of football in England then perhaps it would work.
00:25:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
But Leicester, yeah, they might be in the relegation zone, but they put up a fight to United and bravo to them, muzzled after them. I like the performance of Reid with number 14 by Leicester with a score of 7.4. He had a pretty good game and I just was, especially in this first half, I was just waiting for Leicester to punish United even more. And well, and can you just imagine?
00:26:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
What would have happened had Jamie Vardy played in that game?
00:26:08
Mikey
Yeah, it doesn't beg to say. I think Vanister Roy was unlucky. I thought they're still unlucky.
00:26:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:26:15
Mikey
um yeah ah don' i don't ah yeah how out i've I've lost all the interest in United at the minute. But they're in the fifth round and you know what they might go on to win it and that'll be amazing because we are currently the holders who who fully deserved it and sat at the manager last year. What a club. Honest to God. What a club.
00:26:34
Mikey
her
00:26:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, well, you you love to hate them and you hate to love them, I guess. I that's how and it goes. So, Man United into fifth round. Congratulations. You better hope that Bruno Fernandez doesn't get injured, because if he does, you know what's going to happen.
00:26:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, for all of those listeners who did not see what I just did there, I just did the gesture of slapping all around because this is exactly what's going to happen. Okay, enough enough about Man United. Let's move on to something. um I would say i wouldn't say that would have be an upset.
00:27:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it was just a logical conclusion and I'm talking about the result of Brighton taking on Chelsea with Brighton ah defeating Chelsea by two goals to one. ah Well, ah aside from this Cole Palmer ah shot ah from very like from very like a small like a short angle, I guess that's how you say it,
00:27:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
And they're broken with a very bad bad intervention behind the yeah on on the goal line brighten shows a good quality of football as they have throughout the season and somebody would say that Chelsea should have defeated Brighton easily.
00:27:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would say, be careful, but be careful what you say there. And I guess I'm saying this to myself from this Friday forecast review because I said that Chelsea would defeat Brighton Sunail. Well, I happily stand corrected.
00:28:03
Mikey
Yeah, um wait you you mentioned it, the cold palm of gold to start off with it was awful, goalkeeping. and I think at any level, amateur level, you yeah you talk about ah managing your front post as a goalkeeper.
00:28:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
you
00:28:19
Mikey
And it wasn't even hit with much conviction or power, it was just really, really poor goalkeeping at a very top level. i But it gave Charles the lead. um But I agree with what you said, you shouldn't write off Brighton and what an excellent response within a matter of minutes. A really well-worked goal, ah the cross and then like a glancing header. ah thought I thought the Brighton response was really good. ah I had ah question marks over your thoughts um on the VAR elbow.
00:28:54
Mikey
I can't remember who the defender was, but when Palmer went down, a there was nothing given at the time.
00:28:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:29:00
Mikey
I don't know if you saw it, but and the defender, ah was it Dunk? I can't remember. Somebody put his arm across and the the referee waved it on. And I wonder, because there was contact, whether in a Premier League match, that would have been VAR and a potential red card.
00:29:17
Mikey
and The Metoma finish is unbelievably well taken, ah but would it have been ruled out for the passage of play that led up to it?
00:29:30
Mikey
there was ah There was a ah choice of handball leading up to that, and I don't know whether that would have been taken back. and For me, the the crux of that game was that too many big Chelsea players went missing um in the second half, which which really mattered and allowed ah Brighton to take the win, and fully deserved, in my opinion.
00:29:53
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Yeah, just looking at the players' average positions when I take a look at Chelsea and how they were ah positioned on the pitch. ah That was, like, to be honest, that was like, well, that looks as if the team wanted to take control of the midfield. But I have a feeling that that is basically one of the problems of the Enzo Marisca ball, if we can put it like that.
00:30:19
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They have so much potential up front. They really do. And yet they just absolutely waste it. I mean, what's the point of that kind of, ah you know, even like this, let's just say, desperate trials for controlling the midfield, which just absolutely fail?
00:30:39
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Because if somebody tells me that Cole Palmer isn't capable of shooting at least five, lead three okay and maybe not five, but three goals against Brighton in his top form, ah no. like If somebody wants to tell me that Cole Palmer wouldn't be capable of doing that, I would not believe it.
00:30:58
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They have potential and yes they and yet they completely waste it and I thus I understand in some ways the frustration coming from Chelsea fans that why do we have to play so miserably?
00:31:13
Mikey
um What a question. I don't know if it's a choice of playing miserably. Are you referring to like tactically setting up to to dominate as opposed to playing free-flowing attacking football?
00:31:27
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Well, I just mean that Chelsea should really just just just get the this fifth gear going because Come on Christopher and kunku better on that dog called Palmer Jayden Sancho. Oh my god, Jayden Sancho We know always all about this bloke and we have to tell everyone that Daniel Sancho has got the potential, maybe the the brain doesn't really go with it in a lot of situations when he's on and off the pitch, but he's got the talent. And for Sancho to have basically like, let me just look up that 6.4, that is a terrible performance.
00:32:03
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Like, that's not the Jacob and Sancho from Borussia Dortmund times, when he would basically put a lot of fear into the minds of of whoever was coming up against Jacob and Sancho.
00:32:15
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And Ansel Maresco has that, and he just doesn't want to take advantage of it. Why? I just don't get it.
00:32:23
Mikey
Yeah, ah yeah, it definitely isn't getting them firing all cylinders. I do agree with you there. ah But i think I think it's more testament to what Brighton did ah yesterday. I thought they played very well at breaking the ball down, stopping Chelsea from from from building very much, really. ah and And they took the chances. They were very, very clinical. I've talked about them at home or goal, but I think If you watch that goal, the weight of of how he puts that ball into the net has to be absolutely perfect.
Brighton's Performance and VAR
00:32:54
Mikey
If there's anything less on that ball, oh, who was it coming in? Aspliqueta? I can't remember who the, not Aspliqueta, I'm talking absolute nonsense. um
00:33:05
Mikey
ku carella um I think it was coming in and he would have cleared it away. ah the The quality of finish from him was very good and I thought he had ah an OK game. He wasn't very influential until that point, dramatically as he is for Brighton at times. um But I do think it was a difficult game for both teams. So I take your point that you know that Chelsea players aren't fulfilling their potential.
00:33:31
Mikey
But I think we have to give a little nod to ah their opposition and and how they set up, especially Brighton coming back off a 7-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest. All eyes were on them, they were on the young manager, the fans wanted a reaction from the from the players and I feel that's exactly what they did. They responded so well and to go in 1-0 down and let's be honest, it was it was ah it was a flukey goal um that chelsea Chelsea got, a mistake by the keeper but they managed that situation and fully deserved the 2-1 victory in my opinion.
00:34:10
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Yeah, and just to sum it up about the question of, well, but that's going to be a little bit of a controversial point, but here it goes. Apparently, just because of that own goal,
00:34:22
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scored by Verburgen after this cross by Cole Palmer, Verburgen has managed to have a worse rating than Chelsea's goalkeeper Robert Sanchez. And that just sparks the the question, um okay, maybe not the question of is Robert Sanchez good enough, because unfortunately he's not. And so many experts have shown that this is basically nowhere near the Chelsea level. But how many games does Robert Sanchez need in that case?
00:34:51
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to get to that par quality.
00:34:56
Mikey
I think i think a goal a goalkeeper is a very, and you know, it's a very detailed position. and It's one of those that I think you shouldn't touch or mess with as a manager for um very much because you you need to create a consistent consistency with your goalkeeper, a consistency with your defence. It matters and then when you start changing that or put doubt on it,
00:35:23
Mikey
it's ah It's very much a confidence position, in my opinion, um and and and goalkeepers that have a lot of confidence tend to get better results than those that, ah you know, when the back's against the wall and and things aren't quite going their way. Like the old term David De Gea was the epitome of that. I thought David De Gea was potentially one of the best goalkeepers in the world, but when things weren't going their way, and it should have been,
00:35:50
Mikey
things happen, you know, mistakes were made and I think it's very much the same. So I'm not doubting Sanchez's ability but I think think you're right at the minute, he's not necessarily living up to to to what they hoped.
00:36:03
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But then again, but but if not Robert Sanchez, then who else, right? I mean, I'm just looking at number 12 at Chelsea, which is Philip Jorgensen. And well, maybe Enzo Morasko should give him a chance for once.
00:36:19
Mikey
ah Yeah, maybe. I don't know anything about Jorgensen, so I wouldn't be one to comment there. But yeah, maybe. Maybe you should you should change it. But i think I think if you're talking about changing a goalkeeper, you've got to be at fault for both of the goals.
00:36:33
Mikey
And I don't think he can be blamed for either of the goals, really. So then you look further up the field and and and try to pick out where the problems are.
00:36:37
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Mm hmm.
00:36:41
Mikey
ah You know, both both problems were weren't dealt with. Both Brighton goals actually came from ah attacks that weren't dealt with by the defence. and The first goal came from a cross that should have been dealt with. ah the game the the The gameplay broke down and then there was a chance to reset.
00:37:03
Mikey
tee up across and and score and and the Metomo goal came from I think after two shots ah that were blocked and not dealt with um that came his way and as I've already said he he finished fantastically but yeah I think I don't know I think maybe we should leave Sanchez alone and look further at the pitches to like where where the issues could be potentially.
00:37:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
sure sure well okay so if Robert Sanchez was not particularly to blame that I guess we can leave and be well bright enough through to the next round by defeating Chelsea two goals to one those were the most interesting of the ties that we've chosen here to discuss with like with Like two, like for our podcasts, podcast fans and podcast listeners and viewers, we're going to go for a short break and then we'll go for a ah brief rundown of all the remaining results.
FA Cup Predictions
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Louis so desperately wants to be um like a part of our podcast and he's welcome to do so but maybe with something more than just you know repeating the same ads come on Louis okay Louis is not here it's just a recording I'm sorry Louis I love you so Let's go for the for the rundown of the remaining results from the fourth round proper of the FA Cup. In this historic rivalry between Leeds United and Millwall, which turned out to be the very first meeting between Leeds United and Millwall in the FA Cup in the history of the competition, me and Ishaan, we were absolutely shocked to hear that, but that was true. And in that tie, Leeds, which were ah the, but they they were proclaimed to be the better side, they lost
00:39:21
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and to Milwell, two goals to nil. Leighton Orient, well, um despite taking that early lead, they conceded two goals and Man City got a comeback and they are through to the next round as well. Everton lost to Bournemouth by two goals to nothing. ah Breston Well, that was ah there was a goal list, a draw between Preston and Wickham Wanderers, and only after penalties did Preston come through, winning on penalties 4 goals to 2. Southampton lost to Burnley, 1-0. Stoke Cardiff, 3-3. Cardiff won on penalties. Wigan Athletic lost to Fulham, 2-1. Coventry lost to Ipswich Town, 4-1.
00:40:03
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Birmingham lost only just to Newcastle United by two goals to three and Blackburn Rovers lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers by two two goals to nil. The only games which are left to be played are Doncaster Crystal Palace, Exeter Nottingham Forest, Doncaster Crystal Palace and of course Exeter Forest. I'm sorry, I read it twice.
00:40:25
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I don't know why. Never mind. So out of all those games, Mikey, which one of those the deserve the honorable mention in your opinion?
00:40:34
Mikey
um I thought Burnley did very well ah away at Southampton. It showed that they may be you know maybe ready to be back in the Premier League. I also really enjoyed the Brighton Birmingham new Newcastle game.
00:40:50
Mikey
ah That was a proper FA cup tie. Five goal thriller, flying, you know ah swings and roundabouts really kept changing the game. um Yeah, so that was that was really good. um Overall, a really interesting weekend of football. um But i think I think we can't go much further than what we already talked about, which is the Liverpool Plymouth result.
00:41:16
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Yeah, that was the biggest upset of of that tie. Of course, with the two games still left to play, and we still do not know who will advance in this fifth round from those pairs, which I mentioned earlier. But we already have Man United, Millwall, Manchester City, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Preston, Burnley, Cardiff, Fulham, Ipswich, Newcastle, Brighton, Wolves, Plymouth and Aston Villa.
00:41:42
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Out of all those scenes, who is the favorite to live the trophy at Wembley in May?
00:41:47
Mikey
say
00:41:49
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City.
00:41:50
Mikey
I'd say so.
00:41:51
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are Oh, and why is that?
00:41:52
Mikey
yeah yes um They're the best team aren't they, let's be honest. I'd say they're the best team, maybe not on form but they are definitely one of the strongest teams that are still in the competition.
00:42:09
Mikey
I'd like to see another team have a run at it. You know you you never know. you United fans, that's the beauty of the FA Cup, I guess. You never quite know who's going to get all the way. Villa, it could be their way back into European football because I don't think they're going to do it using the league. So, who knows? A good cup run for Villa might be quite nice. But what's definitely for sure is that it's not going to be Liverpool.
00:42:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh Well, now it's for sure because they they are out! Oh, I'm so sorry Liverpool's guys. Oh, don't worry, you can still get the treble. Come on guys, you can still do it. And for me, I mean, I put it this way. I will agree with you that MedCity are the favourites as long as Aston Villa do well and you're in Europe. Because I think the second Aston Villa gets eliminated from Champions League,
00:43:00
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They will become a big, big threat ah to reckon. for all the other teams for the f FA Cup. Because I saw the i saw the quality, especially like in that game against Tottenham. I saw the quality. I see that they've got some very good talented players. Of course, they have some injuries as well. But even without many cash today, Aston Villa managed to go past Tottenham. Maybe somebody would say that it's not that so big of an achievement. But still, like you have to do it. You have to score the goals and you have to win the games. So if Aston Villa does badly in Champions League,
00:43:33
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then they could do perfectly in FA Cup. That's my prediction.
00:43:38
Mikey
Well, we will find out. I'm sure you yeah will find out what happens. Hopefully the fans will probably hope that they have a longer run in the Champions League than what you've alluded to. and But yeah, well we will definitely find out.
00:43:51
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Yeah, and on that note, that has been the review of the FA Cup ties from the weekend. Stay with us, subscribe to Global Sports Podcast and Network daily English Premier League. Without your support, we won't be able to ah get that podcast going further. So please stay tuned, listen, and the more you are out there, the more encouraged we're going to be to create some more and exacting content for you. That has been Nijo Chaneski from California, Mikey from the Great Britain. Thank you very much, Mikey.
00:44:20
Mikey
Cheers, Paul. Good to see you.
00:44:22
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See you guys.