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Episode 82: Tactics Tuesday - Gaps against Villa
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Southampton – We try to analyse the tactics against Villa, and what we can do to improve against Spurs at the weekend..
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Introduction to the Daily Southampton Podcast
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to the Daily Southampton, part of the Global Sports Podcast Network. My name is Greg Elliott, and as as always, I'm joined by my wonderful co-host, Zach Ingo Finch. How you doing, Zach?
00:00:21
Zak
Hello mate, we're one step closer to the game against Tottenham and one step further away from the game of Villa on Saturday, last Saturday, so,
00:00:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
Tactics Review: Villa Game & Planning for Tottenham
00:00:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, before we fully put it away and lock it in the vault and never be looked at again, it is Tactics Tuesday, so we're going to break down the tactics of the game of which they there were some and ah ah see where we need to change to improve against Tottenham. I guess we haven't really got long enough to talk about all the areas that need improving but I guess I'll start with a couple of observations I had. So so we actually changed shape three times through the course of the game. Once at half time we went from a five back to a four back
00:00:29
Zak
you know.
00:01:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then as we were sort of pushing on more towards the end of the game, we actually dropped into some sort of wacky hybrid three-back formation, which actually ended up just leaving Nathan Wood exposed at the back on his own time and time again. But actually our biggest problem the entire game seemed to come down our right hand side.
00:01:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
which which was interesting like every all three shapes I saw the same thing where the ball came down the right and we just didn't have any answers for it at all now we had Manning and Walker Peters both playing out on the left from what I could tell and that really seemed to leave us exposed on that side and yeah I don't I don't know what the answer or all solution to that is but it is something that I noticed
00:01:58
Zak
Rogers had a ah ah really good game as well. Let's not take credit away from the fact that Fiddler also played played really well.
Key Issues: Lack of Shots on Target & Defensive Formations
00:02:03
Zak
I feel like Watkins had more than an ample opportunity to make it a lot the score line a lot higher than it was.
00:02:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:02:10
Zak
think he you know maybe it threw him off being off on the taken off the bench a couple of like you know into the game. But yeah they it was it was a strange one and it seemed to kind of we seemed to do a little bit better after the shape change after half time and sort of so bring it on a Rebo.
00:02:26
Zak
But yeah, it was just a bit bit of an odd one. Nothing really, really got going. And like the the key stat that you're missing out of all of that is not just why we're ex exposed, mate.
00:02:37
Zak
It's the fact that, and then we discussed it last episode, we didn't have a shot on target.
00:02:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:42
Zak
Not a single shot on target.
00:02:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Oh, I was getting round to that.
00:02:44
Zak
like
00:02:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was just started at the other floor, like...
00:02:47
Zak
yeah You start the other way. I guess one goal conceded is better than five.
00:02:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:55
Zak
There you go. There's a happy...
00:02:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
And like I like Bree, but clearly he wasn't getting the support he needed, presumably from dibbling in front of him. It was just a bit odd that it was always down that side.
00:03:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
What do we think of Walker Peters playing as a centre-back?
00:03:13
Zak
Why? It's not where he plays. Stop it. like
00:03:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Although although like that's what he's written down as, but I mean, I didn't.
00:03:20
Zak
It's not really how he played, is it? To be honest, at one point he was pretty much playing up front.
00:03:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, he really plays wherever on the pitch he wants because he is our best player and can get away with that.
00:03:29
Zak
Maybe that's part of the problem, though. If we shape seemingly doesn't matter because our entire game plan is to hold onto the ball and then win off of running down the clock and hopefully pipping a goal in, right? That's kind of how how it how it seems to be nowadays. but Yeah, is it is hard, and I find it fascinating when you look at the various different news outlooks trying to work out how we've lined up.
00:03:53
Zak
but Putting just like random players, it's like slotting them into whatever positions they want. And you've got to wonder how how they feel about it. But again, like it's silly mistakes at the end of the day.
00:04:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean that's got to be part of the problem right like we talked earlier in the season about this like sticking to a back five formation that didn't suit anyone and like sure we've looked a little bit more comfortable in it as we've sort of progressed through the season but also it has to be said we're on five points so not that
00:04:19
Zak
yeah I was about to say, yeah we look a bit more comfortable in it.
00:04:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
like
00:04:22
Zak
How many games have we won, mate?
00:04:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:04:25
Zak
The problem is, this is this is where this is where some of the conversation around like accepting mediocrity comes in. It's like, oh, we look like we've grown into it. And by grown into it, it means we're not conceding three or four goals.
00:04:36
Zak
We're still conceding. We're still making dumb mistakes. And this is the problem is like, do we need an extra person at the back just to shore up the mistakes being that dumb? Maybe we just need to go back to a fourth because make sure we actually have people covering one another. It's going back to almost the stuff at the beginning of the the season before, right? The beginning of the championship season where we had that losing streak, we lost like five in Sunderland and it was like getting back to defend. It's almost like we need to give everybody that lesson again, but also making sure that, that you know, if you you have 95% passing accuracy, but the 5%
00:05:07
Zak
that isn't accurate is passing directly to the opposition to school. Doesn't really matter.
Challenges: Creativity, Fitness, and Management Style
00:05:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm No, you're right.
00:05:13
Zak
and Yeah.
00:05:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then you're right the other part that we need to move on to Is the creativity going forwards because it's non-existent ah you know in the extended highlights I've watched them back and I've counted and we had four what I would call less than half chances in the entire game alright we had the the man in shot um Cameron Archer went through on goal and held onto the ball slightly too long so the defender got back and blocked a shot there was a one earlier in the game where Archer had a shot blocked from from just inside the box
00:05:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
and all of them came from counter attacks.
00:05:55
Zak
Yeah, funny that.
00:05:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Which is not really what we're known for.
00:05:59
Zak
No, but. that that says a lot that says how is it I just I feel like what's happening is that a lot of players are falling back on the way they've been taught how to play football beforehand and you can see the Russell Martins get wound up with it you know Lumley specifically getting he's getting wound up with him because again he kicked the ball out and he he's bad at kicking the ball out we've also established this like something I don't really mind how he plays because quite frankly he plays out from the back is terrifying but when he kicks out he passes it straight to the opposition anyway it's our fourth choice goalkeeper so that's gonna happen
00:06:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Also I think he might have got a little bit lucky because there was half a shout for a penalty when he missed the ball and thankfully the ball was going away from goal so you know they're more likely to not give it but perhaps a little bit fortunate.
00:06:43
Zak
but
00:06:46
Zak
Yeah, I think but they just see tactical instruction seems to be kind of a bit a bit bizarre. And again, like with the threat coming off the bench isn't exactly inspiring. and But it's the it's the creativity and the attacking sort of outlet that is the most upsetting, because you know even when they have the ball in the box, you just don't feel like the ball's going in. And then they spend well to like far too long trying to decide what to do with it, trying to decide where to pass it. yeah I've saw a couple of instances as well of like so cro you know where people are dibbling across and over and then suddenly realizing that no one's there, but after they've already launched the ball. And it's because like I'm guessing they're trained to run into these channels, but they're either not run into these channels or
00:07:27
Zak
You know, it turns out that they have to deal with the the opposition players because, you know, there is an opposition on the field. So, yes, it's just a bit it's a bit weird. And I think that the it doesn't really matter how what how we line up at the back. If all of the players are going to come forward regardless and then not do anything, of course, we're going to get caught because because everyone's up front doing nothing. And then all of a sudden they're going to try to spread back. and And again, like I think there's a lot to be said about your comments previously about fitness.
00:07:57
Zak
It seems to just be like none of our players can do 90 minutes without wanting to die, and I don't know why.
00:08:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's crazy, right? like When we were so famed for it in the past, it's really such an interesting one.
00:08:03
Zak
It's so strange.
00:08:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
and i just I think I said it last week and I think it comes back to it again. I just think Russell Martin's too nice to be an effective manager.
00:08:14
Zak
a
00:08:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
to pally-pally with the team and and there's time and a place for that and there's a very solid and reasonable argument to be made that that was exactly what we needed last season to unify us in a club that was at a real low point.
00:08:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
But don't I don't think that's what we need now. I think we need to play play better and be a bit harsh on that scene.
00:08:42
Zak
if he If he goes now, there'll be and we a wake-up call for a lot of those players, because they'll be people, whichever manager comes in, like you're not goingnna like Nathan Jones was almost awe-inspired by the fact he was playing in the Premier League.
00:08:55
Zak
So that's why he had no respect for the players, because he was basically like, yeah, but do you know what I mean?
00:08:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
It could have gone off and married to a Web PE teacher, so.
00:09:00
Zak
like He even admitted himself. like Maybe he gave the players too much respect. He was like, oh, they're Premier League players. So then they could get away with whatever, and they did. Ruben Celes blessing. just tried his best. I'm really happy for him to be a whole to be honest. and then like sort of Russell Martin and unified the players in that way. And I think that's fantastic. But from a sort of management perspective at the moment, they seem to be able to get away with anything. I don't know if he's blasting them behind closed doors, but like if they really like him and, and they, and they love the project as much as they let on, they are going to have a harsh wake up call if he goes. And all of a sudden they're having a deal with somebody that actually, you know, calls them out on their BS.
00:09:37
Zak
Because I think this is some of the problem that we've got, is that you know from a tactical perspective, if we should be playing this specific way, it's and and in a specific way, it's not paying off.
00:09:50
Zak
And it's hard to put all of that down to the way that Russell Martin is getting them to line up when ultimately it's the individual errors that are costing us.
00:10:01
Zak
So I don't know. Obviously, yeah.
00:10:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
I want to circle back to tactics and I want to talk about personnel, but first a message from our partners at Zencaster.
00:10:06
Zak
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00:10:13
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00:10:31
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if you're ready to tell your story check out the link in the show description to learn more about Zancaster okay so we talked a bit after Chelsea about the importance of the personnel we were missing and the effect that would have had on us obviously going into Saturday against Villa we we were still missing two very key players in Ramsdale and Bednarak,
00:11:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
do you think, hypothetically, obviously, if do you think if they were backing the team that we might have won that game?
Impact of Missing Players & Strategies Against Tottenham
00:11:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
like Is their importance to our team that much that with them on the pitch we would have performed better than we did, do you think?
00:11:21
Zak
You could argue the mistake by Lumley wouldn't have happened because Lumley wouldn't have been in goal.
00:11:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:26
Zak
You could argue, I'd say that Woods did a fine job stepping in for Yan.
00:11:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:11:31
Zak
I don't think that made they've made much of a difference.
00:11:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:35
Zak
As bad as it's been and as bad as it's probably going to get, we are playing our fourth choice goalkeeper, which is insane when you think about it.
00:11:45
Zak
And our third choice isn't that much better anyway. Our second is out long term. Missing Ramsdale means that it could have been much worse than it's been.
00:11:56
Zak
missing Ramsdale means that it you know it's probably worse than it could have been, but I don't...
00:12:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I've heard from a couple of sources that he's in contention to be back in time for this Tottenham game.
00:12:02
Zak
That'd be nice, but yeah, it's difficult.
00:12:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
So do you you think that that's because like our system is so based on playing out from the back. So they're obviously essential roles and like Nathan would like to say, I don't think he he had bad game, is not having a bad game the same thing that Yanny B brings to the team when he's in?
00:12:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
because he seems to be this focal point again a bit like Adam Lallana when he's on the pitch and can survive more than 20 minutes where he sort of raises the players around him and inspires the confidence and creates a lot of the forward plays like obviously his job is centre back to defend but actually because we play out it's the taking the ball under pressure and making the plays forward that's I think the more important part of his game for us And, you know, I guess without Yanny B, we've been playing Carl Walker-Peters at center back and it's just a spit.
00:13:01
Zak
Yeah, it's it's crazy because like the amount for starters, it's the amount of centre backs and defensive personnel we purchase to end up losing one and then seemingly playing not centre backs and centre backs roles. Kind of mad anyway, but again, like I don't know, the NEB is an interesting one because I think that he is far more important to the team than most people understand and let on.
00:13:24
Zak
I will also say think point out though that like I think the the key point that you made is playing out from the back requires a keeper of almost Ramsdale's quality. The problem is with Ramsdale is he doesn't have Ramsdale level quality of you know players around him. So you know playing with our our fourth choice goalkeeper, is exposing how bad these things can be when you have a problem like that with an injury. you know We've got strikers who we would prefer to probably have on the pitch at the moment, Toolpool, Ross Stewart, as much as I don't like to say it, but, you know, can hold the ball up a lot better. So we're missing some key personnel, but then that kind of says that maybe what we should have done was let Mac go at the end of the season and brought in a really good backup goalkeeper in case anything ever happened to Ramsdale. Obviously you don't want to pay a lot of money, but they they took the risk and only having, you know, spending all this money on Ramsdale and
00:14:19
Zak
having such a solid first choice that they didn't really think about what would happen if they didn't have that first choice in contention. But I do i do think you're right. I don't know if it changes the result, just with the way that the morale is around the camp, the the way that we're playing at the moment, the fact that we can't seem to score. I think you could have had 400 minutes without us scoring, if I'm totally honest. I don't know if, you know, we had only conceded one goal in that 400 minutes with just the Ramsdale on the pitch, as opposed to 50, 60, which we could have if Lumley was there, but then also like he's also made his fair share of passing directly to the opposition this season as well.
00:14:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:14:54
Zak
say So it's something to think about, and but I think that it has a much bigger effect than people are estimating.
00:15:03
Zak
And it might ultimately end up costing Ross Martin his job, a broken finger. It's kind of crazy if you think about it. But if you tie all those little little sort of events together, it could be the thing that breaks the camel's back.
00:15:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah and you're right ah ah but it's it's mad that it's There's a lot of talk about our squad and how big it is, right? And it's too big and we need to move players on, but but it's way for thin. There's no depth to it, is there? It's is really upsetting.
00:15:32
Zak
We have a lot of players. We have a lot of people that, you know, again, like ultimately you could just start one of our best transfers this season. As I keep pointing out is an 18 year old from our academy. It's not something we've paid money for.
00:15:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:44
Zak
This is somebody that we've developed and it's it's nuts because, you know, you, you look at sort of how much money we've spent recently on, on you know, and ah but that's the other thing is we've not really spent, spent that much money.
00:15:56
Zak
we You know, we've gone all and out for this goalkeeper that we needed to play this system. what we really should have done is go all out for a striker that can also complement the system. And we kind of haven't.
00:16:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:05
Zak
And that's no real disrespect to Archer, but he's just, you know, he's not he' not scoring. And maybe it's because he's not getting the service, but
00:16:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's hard to judge Archer. For me it's really hard to judge Archer because actually what I see from him in a game is really promising and really good and he gets himself in the right positions and I see from the stands time and time again him making a really good run just for someone to turn around and pass it backwards. It must be really frustrating for him and like yeah he's not like deadly clinical in front of goal but also he's only getting one or two chances a game maximum like you know i've seen harlan miss six shots a game consistently it's
00:16:45
Zak
But surely, surely we knew this would happen, though. We knew this would happen. It's why they brought in Ross Stewart to hold up the ball and play up the top and be a big target guy, because the amount of time they spend passing it back. So this is what I find it, I find i just find it some weird recruitment. I don't know if it's just that he was a striker that was available, right? Because that's what it feels like. Ben Barrett and Diaz, available striker after Sheffield United went down and, you know, he he was kind of in limbo.
00:17:13
Zak
And Cameron Archer, another one that's kind of been sort of a journeyman in his career so far, was available, is a striker. Someone we needed to replace, Che Adams, who, you know, seeming to be living up in Italy.
00:17:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:26
Zak
I don't know how much it is anymore. And at the beginning of the season, he was having a great time. But it's just, I think that the the service is also, but then how can we talk about how we've got these amazing players going forward, such as Matty Fernandez and Tyler Dibbling.
00:17:39
Zak
And then also that we're not creating anything. because we're not, because we're not scoring. So it's it's such a juxtaposition as to if we've got all this attacking talent on the field, what is the problem?
00:17:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:17:49
Zak
Why can they not get it through? Like I don't understand what what what it is where they are not willing to take a shot off. That's that's what I'm kind of baffled by. it Because you know if if everyone around him starts scoring, maybe Archer will up his game and start scoring too.
00:18:04
Zak
I don't want to put it down to basic psychology like that. But also, like who knows at this point,
00:18:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. I want to move on to shapes and thoughts against Tottenham briefly before we wrap up, but first a message from our partners at the Global Sports Podcast Network.
00:18:24
Zak
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00:18:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, right this is as close to analysis and punditry as you're going to get on the podcast. Here's my thoughts, right? Ansh Postakoglu has a very distinctive style of football, much like Russell Martin, but but different. He likes to be front footed and defending from the front, pressing very high and holding a very high defensive line. So now there's two schools of thought going into this game and and ah the the way my brain defaults to mentioning this is going to upset some people so there's two schools of thought right the first is that playing the Russell Martin way of football we are going to get absolutely demolished by a team who are designed to high press it's as simple as that and so my second train of thought is and this is the bit that's going to upset some people or is that a better manager would change the system and
00:19:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
play to the strengths of a striker whose core skill set is the perfect opportunity to take advantage of that high line and high defensive line because Cameron Archer's skill is and his core strengths are spinning in and running in behind which is the perfect way to play against a high defensive line and so if we don't see that it's going to be really upsetting as as my concern is, I don't see us doing that. Like, but if I as a, you know, amateur pundit and analyst, someone who just watches a lot of football and takes it from that, can see that, is there hope that our analysis team can also spot that and play that way? Do you think that we can change it enough? Do you think we can change it and stick with the bravery
00:20:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
uh and to make that our way right that's the hope well
00:20:45
Zak
So, let's play five at the back. Let's put Sugawha on the right. Let's put Kowal Kapeer's on the left. Let's shove Wood, Yanny B, and what yeah Taylor Hartwood-Bellis right in the middle. and And let's just do the same thing we do every week. And maybe this time, mate, maybe this time we'll pay off, and we'll beat Tottenham 4-0, and you'll be sacked. Russell Wright will be the new saviour again, and everything will be fine.
00:21:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I write really upset and I've identified a key weakness that we could expose and we're just going to do the same thing we've done every week with people.
00:21:14
Zak
How about that instead?
00:21:21
Zak
yeah
00:21:24
Zak
It's going to be basically the same line up. There might be a change here and then, or maybe you'll do something exciting to go forward at the back and, you know, try and I would be surprised if maybe maybe this is finally the time we see Tool, Paul and Archer together. Just maybe.
00:21:39
Zak
maybe he'll do something different and he'll finally cave to fan pressure where we think playing two strikers might be advantageous.
00:21:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
this is a right this is a deep cut comparison right this is a ah ah dated reference that is gonna alienate half of our listenership but back in the day Sven Gore and Ericsson famously right had a preference for picking Emil Hesky and no one really understood why because he wasn't very good uh
00:22:01
Zak
or that is a
00:22:12
Zak
It's sure.
00:22:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
And there was a comedy, there was a comedy sketch by an, uh, a famous, uh, impersonator who was doing ah a load of football skits at the time on the BBC. And, uh, it was basically saying how insane Senger and Erickson was, but that that was like playing to his strengths.
00:22:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
And so they like had them and line up in the paper and he's like, he's got Pope John Paul III left mid. And he's, this manager's just like, oh yeah, classics, then keep him guessing.
00:22:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's like, and he's got Queen Elizabeth the second in goal. It's like, brilliant classics. And Heskey up top. He's like, that's it. He's got to go. He's mad ridiculous. like And that's what I felt like, like talking about like, this is the way we should play headed into this game.
00:23:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
And you're right. It's just going to be exactly the same.
00:23:03
Zak
It's just going to be the same, isn't it? Unless a new manager's in, or an interim manager or a larder ends up taking over the club. Why not? Stranger things have happened. Because I feel like that would be what happens, because there'll be an absolute panic mode, because they have no idea who else will do the football side of things.
00:23:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, that would be interesting, wouldn't it?
00:23:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've got a new way for b-boat coaching bad boss, I'll step in.
00:23:23
Zak
Or they'll... It's like...
00:23:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it.
00:23:28
Zak
It's like you know them talking about how great the transfers have been. Again, it's been like really hit and miss. Hit and miss is probably the difference between us having 15 points at 10.
00:23:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'll say it's more missed than here, mate, honestly.
00:23:39
Zak
Yeah, no, you're right. that like that's That's me giving too much credit to some of them.
00:23:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, right, obviously, like, Harward Bellis and Downs, known quantities, because they were just signings off the back of loans. Matty Fernandes, who's been a sensation for me, ah ah consistently one of the best players on the pitch, right up there in quality with Karl Walker-Peters. ah that That might be where the positives, the really positive spot, right?
Evaluating New Signings & Game Timing Concerns
00:24:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like they're all here and I, and Yuki, Yuki's been all right.
00:24:10
Zak
Yeah, I think he's had more stinkers recently than good games.
00:24:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:24:14
Zak
At the start, he was very good.
00:24:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Ethan Wood seems to be coming good and like, it's fine.
00:24:16
Zak
But again, I think there's a lot of positivity at the start.
00:24:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
But that, that's it. like That's where the list ends. And there were a lot more signings than that. Like Adam Lallana, great quality player when he's on the pitch. Unfortunately, once he steps on the pitch, that's it.
00:24:31
Zak
How many tight? Yeah.
00:24:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Muscle gone, like allergic to grass. Like, what can you do? What can you do?
00:24:40
Zak
Oh, this will this be two episodes in a row where I need to try and be the one to send us out on a positive? If it is the same, at least we know what to expect.
00:24:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, we probably won't get battered, but we will still lose, so.
00:24:54
Zak
Yeah, there you go, which is which is all we can hope for at this point. As long as it's a... And then we know all the sound bytes. The only thing I will say this time round is I hope he doesn't blame all of the wonderful fans who go to the effort of attending these games and watching this in person.
00:25:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Seven o'clock, right?
00:25:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can we talk a little bit briefly before we fully run out of time?
00:25:12
Zak
Oh, I'm happy to talk about it.
00:25:16
Zak
I know it's tactics Tuesday, but as that's that's insane.
00:25:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Seven o'clock on Sunday night. What a joke that is.
00:25:20
Zak
like Because it's like the absolutes the the lack of respect for people's time is is ridiculous to just for for broadcasting rights.
00:25:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like as someone who takes their kids to the football, like two I have two, you know, primary school age children who attend the matches with me and I accept that there are midweek games that are later than this and sometimes they go and sometimes they don't go and I bring someone else along and that's fine.
00:25:28
Zak
It's absolutely mad.
00:25:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
But seven o'clock on a Sunday, game's gone. It's mad, isn't it?
00:25:53
Zak
It's one of those things where if we went back...
00:25:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
There are so many other time slots on a Sunday that would be more convenient.
00:25:59
Zak
Yeah, yeah but it's more convenient but for you and the fans, not more convenient for all of the money that they can make off of TV, mate. This is the problem.
00:26:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
like just and I mean, I bet. I mean, from an away fan perspective.
00:26:15
Zak
nuts absolutely nuts because Sunday is not a good time for trains either I can tell you that for nothing
00:26:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I mean, no, no. And like I'm not even convinced there will be a train back to London after the game on Sunday, because they stop pretty early going that way.
00:26:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
They come back from London a lot later than they go out. And so, and you know, and that's, it's only a London club, so it's only really down the road from us. But imagine if it was Newcastle coming down.
00:26:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a, you'd have no chance.
00:26:42
Zak
Well, even with with the storm yesterday, mate, there were people struggling to get back for, you know, sort of 11 midnight. and And, you know, yeah that that's the kind of thing.
00:26:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:26:50
Zak
And, like, luckily, I think, yeah luckily, you got one central line, but... yeah Seven o'clock games can get in the bin. that That's, there you go. Room 101.
00:27:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah bring it back yeah a lot that's it yeah do a 30 minute rant on referees and seven o'clock kickoffs how tv ruining football there we go that's
00:27:01
Zak
Seven p.m. Sunday games get in the bin. Wait, what which wish episode are we doing?
00:27:08
Zak
We've probably got more things that we could be mad about if anyone fancies listening to that for tomorrow's episode or maybe we'll have something more exciting. I guess it guess we'll see. But yeah, it's not hard, is it?
00:27:27
Zak
But I hope we never get sponsored by anything to do with TV, mate. It's one of those things. like At the moment it's it's hard and I think the turning point has been hit and there's a lot of emotions across the board that are high between the players you can see clearly. Russell Martin says he's enjoying it but that's you know you you don't start snapping at your fans and snapping at the media unless you're under a lot of pressure and he is only human.
00:27:50
Zak
uh likewise the directors that are bouncing around trying to figure out how all of their money works are also humans so probably on exactly these levels of god-like intelligence that we think they are they're probably scrambling so like oh we didn't expect it to be this rubbish and likewise i'm hoping that they can read between the lines when i when i said god-like intelligence put it that way but at the end of the day you know
00:28:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that you might be overestimating the value that some of our fans put on that, uh, their perspective mate.
00:28:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right.
00:28:20
Zak
You're all here. We're all supporting this team.
00:28:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:22
Zak
We've been through tougher times. We will go through tougher times still.
00:28:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
And look, I said it to you off the air.
00:28:26
Zak
We've still got the rest of the season.
00:28:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I said it to you off the air. It's just part of the process. It's part of the process this early in the week to be feeling the pain. By Friday, I'll be screaming from the rooftops that we're going to win six nil and go on to score the champions.
00:28:39
Zak
Whereas I will not be. I will be sat quietly telling Greg, I told you, and he'll be mad and upset. But that's just because that's my job.
00:28:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
All right. Well, thank you very much for joining us today, uh, for ah ah some tactical analysis and a lot more waffle, but that is, that is the name of the game.
00:28:56
Zak
My bad.
00:28:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
ma That is our our selling point at this point. so Thank you very much for listening. We'll be back tomorrow with wildcard Wednesday. And, uh, we look forward to seeing you there.