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Parma Shock AC Milan, Inter Milan Win, Kvara Napoli Show, Juventus Sign Nico Gonzalez, Dybala’s Roma Flop & Much More (Ep. 449)
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From Roma going from Paulo Dybala euphoria to historic Empoli flop, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia show for Napoli in impressive win over Bologna, Paulo Fonseca under pressure after AC Milan carved open by a Dennis Man led Parma, to Inter Milan record day at the job style win over Lecce, Udinese stun Lazio, Torino shock Atalanta, and preview of Hellas Verona and Como hosting Juventus and Cagliari respectively, as well as Baggio, Premface and Serie Ass of the week and much, much more when Nima and Carlo break down all the main talking points from Match Day 2 of the 2024/2025 Serie A season.
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Introduction to The Italian Football Podcast
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Welcome to the Italian Football Podcast. Hello everybody and welcome to the Italian Football Podcast, the official podcast of Football Italia. I'm Carlo Garganese joined as always by Nima
Milan's Struggles and Fonseca's Pressure
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Tavalli. The Serie A season is well underway now match day two played at the weekend and on today's show we will review all the Serie A action from the weekend as Milan coach Paolo Fonseca is already under pressure after really a quite dismal defeat to Parma, very worrying performance from Milan with Raphael Liao already at odds with with some Milan fans. Roma also flopped in their first game after the Paolo Di Barlo transfer soap opera as they lost at home to Empoli with an equally
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Humiliating defeat. Champions in to get their first win of the season against Lecce. As do Napoli and Antonio Conte as Clicha Querlet Scalia put on a real show against Bologna. Atalanta crash down back to earth losing to Torino with an injury time penalty
Juventus' Transfer Market Moves
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We are also into the last days of the summer transfer market and Juventus are doing lots and lots of business, bringing in Nico Gonzalez and Francisco Conseil over the weekend. Jaden Sancho could even potentially follow. Thun Kupman is almost certainly will this week. so We will look at how Juventus will line up with all these new signings and we'll also have our usual Baggio, Prem Face and Serie A of the week. For all our first time listeners, this is our free weekly episode that we do every Monday, reviewing the weekend Serie A action and all the biggest talking points in Italian football. If you want to support the Italian football podcast and receive all of our content that we do throughout the week,
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Yeah, we certainly do. So let's get into today's show. Right, so let's start off with the Sunday evening games first.
Roma's Tactical Challenges and Di Bala's Decision
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I want to start off with with the Roma match because this is the match that I watched. I was very interested to watch Roma because of what had happened earlier in the week with Paolo Di Bala. Paolo Di Bala was set to leave the club to move to to Saudi Arabia. Everything was basically done. ah He'd agreed a a ridiculous salary, 75 million euros over three years to join Al Kadzia, if I pronounced that right, who have been the big spenders in Saudi Arabia. Go on, tell me, Nima, how's the right way to say it? No, no, no, I just love how you make me laugh. Okay, right. We're going to laugh for no reason at car. No, no, no. It's like, I love how you say it because you want to say it right and you sound like insecure whilst you're saying it. Yes. Well, yeah. Like questioningly, Al-Kadzia.
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It's just funny, that's what made me laugh. Yeah, well, Paul Duval had agreed to Alcantilla. 75 million euros over three years. And then he had his ah moment and he decided after after agreeing, after saying goodbye to one of his teammates at the sh surrounding training ground, he he then seemingly had a change of heart and decided to stay. i mean he He said after the game, he came as reasons for staying. He says, I've considered my family my wife, the city, the team, the national team, people talk about money but I considered many factors. I'm 30, I've considered all factors and I'm very happy to stay. I mean first of all... deballa Sabatini! Yes, you got there first. I mean was it Di Bala, was it Roma unhappy about a small fit, the small transfer fee which was was suggested by which was suggested by some some outlets um or
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ah which is my opinion, was it Sabatini, as I call her, his new wife now, who didn't want to move to Saudi Arabia. I think Sabatini had a huge role to play in it. It was probably the most important factor of all. But ultimately he said, what do you think it was? I think it's a combination of everything. I think the way that everyone, you know of course, from the Roma angle, they want to say that it's love, and and I'm sure that's this part of it. ah Because the you know clubs like Roma, Napoli, you know the Southern clubs, like genuinely in Italy, if you're loved at a football club, it is it is like it's it's unlike anything else. It's forever.
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But the more south you go, the more intensive that becomes. And that's you know both for good and bad. ah Equally, when you're hated, you are very hated. um Just ask Gonzalo Higuain. But I think that was part of it. I think at this point in his career, he's never going to be a demigod anywhere else. um And the money, he's he's not exactly poor.
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um and I think it was it was all of the above and he had his his wife Sabatini was also like, you know there's you know, they have a good life, these guys, everyone, no matter where they go. But I think it's also a fact of, you know, they're happy where they are. And you have to take that into consideration. and Sometimes if you are just happy where you are, you shouldn't move. And and I think we've seen that twice this summer. um all of the above combined has resulted in in someone choosing to stay. Lautaro de la Rinta, he knew he couldn't, like we went through at the time, he couldn't become more, he wouldn't become a captain and a central figure at any other club at that level. um His family's happy. He's loved there. And so, you know, the money isn't exactly, it's not poor either. So i think I think these factors kind of, you know,
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Players, when they reach, when they mature, they understand that. I think when you're younger, you kind of just look at the dollar signs and you're like, whoa, get that bag. But when you're 30, 27 to 30 and so on, you've got children and all that and you see that your family's really happy. um
Serie A's Star Power and TV Rights
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you you You make a decision based on all factors. And I think that's what Pratibala did. um i I think this was It was a very unnecessary circus because they from from Roma and Saudi and Ibala, I don't want to go into the details of this, but I've been following this detail and I've been speaking to people who who have insight into these negotiations, and it was a cluster F from all sides. Misunderstandings, statements lost in translation, people misunderstanding each other, transfer fees being conflated with wages. I mean, it was just a complete mess.
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so it It was ah truly a soap opera, but um what we do what we can say is, okay, love, united, everyone's happy aroma.
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but the problem still remains. yeah and that's what yeah I want to come about as wages and the tactical yeah i want to come into that. i mean i think look From the side of Serie A for the league, I think it's good that he stayed. He's he's one of the few superstars, global names in Serie A during a tough time. you know We've even seen with the transfer window this summer that you know it's not been, aside from Juventus,
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I mean, Roma however have had spent as well, but in terms of like bringing in big names, established names, you know, it's, you know, it's not a great time for Serie A and he's one of the few real, um we've seen with the TV rights as well, even though I'm sure, you know, the Liga Serie A and in front have completely botched that massively. And it's embarrassing as we as we discussed on this on the, ah you know, on the pod last week, but also, you know, when you don't have these big kind of sellable superstars, it doesn't make it easy to sell TV rights. And Deepal is one of those few, you know, he's, he's one of the few individualists left in Serie A, well, not just Serie A, in football, in football as a whole, you know, these kind of individual players that you want to watch just them, you know, and he's a Serie A institution, 12 years in Serie A, you know, Palermo, Juventus, now Roma, I mean, it would be like a massive
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gaping hole once he'd never it be the end of an era for Serie A. So in that response, it's it's nice. Also from ah you know from a romantic point of view, it's lovely to see yeah so see him still there. The question is, though, is it good for Roma? And from a financial point of view, definitely not. 30 million across two seasons, which no Italian club can really afford anymore. ah And then there is the tactical problems. And that's where we will come onto the game, because I think that that was Clearly show not just the bala but just Roma as a whole um the biggest takeaway from this game Were you know and I raised this at the beginning of the season when when Roma spent a hundred million and everyone was getting excited They brought in dog big they brought in a sule they brought in the fee ah You know they're spending all this money. They're back. You know haven't been able to spend all this up I said, you know, and it's still too early to to to to make any conclusions, but I said I am concerned about how Roma line up tactically, whether they can get this to work tactically and what we've seen so far in the season and certainly what we saw in this game against Empoli and the first two thirds of this game was that Roma are tactically a complete mess. They are
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So slow. The team is so slow. There's no pace in the team at all. There's no width in the team at all. Those are the two big ones. No pace, no width. Tactically, it's a mess. And in regards to Dibala, you know, you play Dibala,
00:11:07
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you can't play a wingers, so you don't have that with natural width. And if you get him from the full backs, uh, they don't have that width. And I mean, there are, he said himself, we can't play a four, three, three with the barla. And then you play trying to play the barla and sule this question marks over that, which I raised at the beginning of the season. I think that was shown in this game. So you have to play a four, three, two, one to try and get them in the team. Again, again, that's something that the Rossi said. You have to try and play a four, three, two, one to get those two to work together.
00:11:34
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which is what they played, and that's what we saw in the first half, and it was just just awful. So De Rossi has a hell of a job here, I think, trying to get this to work tactically, given the attributes of his players, no pace, and given the attributes of his players in terms of how he sets up
Napoli's Transformation Under Conte
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a formation. So Roma are a mess, I think. My problem is there's no physicality there's no real physicality and pace in this midfield.
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um I see a lot of safe passes with Paredes and pal Pellegrini, but they're not very powerful physically and they're not very quick. And what Brian Christante is good at, only God knows. I'm sure he but he's not very good at football. um And it's very unlucky for Roma that he happens to be employed for them as a footballer. They need to get rid of him. um and And he was just awful.
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I do think that with Sule, he's a winger, he's a traditional winger. um If you've got Dibala cutting in from the left and you want to push Sule out to the right or have them kind of inter interchange, give them a free roll and say, you do that, you do that, and you have Dov because you're kind of prima punta, that could that could work in the final third. But I think the problem is the the midfield. They don't have anyone who can win the ball.
00:12:56
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They don't have anyone who can give balance to that midfield. They're all too slow. um And I think Cristante, it has now become like painfully evident for everyone that he's not good enough at this level. He is a mid table at best Serie A player. He's not any, any club that has any, any team that has any ambition to play above, to finish above seventh cannot have Brian Cristante.
00:13:25
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Even as a rotation player, he's just not good enough. And we've seen it time and time. He certainly wasn't the worst sentiment field in this game. and That was Paredes. Paredes had an absolute shocker. Paredes needs people to protect him.
00:13:38
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Yeah, but just look at, just yeah, he does, but just look at look at the second goal. I mean, first of all, he gives the ball away shockingly to Esposito on the halfway line. Then he chases back to try and win it and he just charges in like ah like a region ball and he gives away ah gives away a penalty. and ah ah and and You know, parade is we've all with me. Well, both of us have always said we've never got the whole why so many big clubs always go after the parade and why it's linked to so many big clubs all the time. But he was really good on that. I mean, he said that he's very, very good on the generosity. Yeah. And then the second half of last season when the Rossi came in.
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And now this game is like, well, he's back to normal again in this in this game, just brain dead, ah just just mad. But I mean, I agree with you on the midfield, but I think it's the whole team. There's just no pace in the whole team. um There's there's there's just there's it's just too. The team's just too slow. And in what I mean, the Rossi even said that at the end of the game in his quotes, he says modern in modern football and paraphrasing in modern football.
00:14:38
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you need to pay some intensity and aggression and we didn't have it. I think De Rossi realises he's holding back but he secretly knows what all the problems are in this team but there's nothing he can do about it. There's nothing he can do about it because he doesn't have the players and he knows Di Barla was a problem and I think secretly again He said it indirectly a number of times about De Bala, about debar tactical problems that he poses ah and it's just, you know, he, he, so I think he really would have wanted De Bala to leap. Not that I think Roman would have been any better really with, with, with, with without De Bala, but it it would have been able to, I guess, start building something. But the thing is, if you, at the end of the day, I think De Rossi is also
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He's also a clever man. He's very intelligent in the sense that he knows how to handle difficult situations. Like he he's very diplomatic. He comes across as someone who's he' got excellent reputation as a person. Everybody loves him. Nobody has a bad word to say about him. um and And I think he's good at maintaining relationships and building. and and And what now this becomes is how does he make this work?
00:15:48
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And I think 4321 is the way forward. I think that's also good for someone like Baldansi because he's the only positive in this game. Yeah, yeah, he was. and And I think I would like to see, I keep saying this, like if youre if if you're going to have this situation, I'd rather see Pellegrini as a regista. I'd rather see Le Faire and Baldansi on either side of him and then have Vibhala Sule.
00:16:18
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and just drop Cristante and Paredes because it's just not going to work with with with with those two, um especially when Paredes is out of form and Cristante, who we know is just not very good at much at this level.
00:16:32
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So, you know, and then have, you know, that's very offensive. I mean, Roma only, I think that's the, I think they have to do that. That's exactly it. Roma only is the best defense for Roma. Well, maybe because the Roma only put consistent pressure. Roma only looked good in this game in the final quarter when they went to a back three actually in the second half, they went more of a kind of, they went kind of like three, four, two, one at the start. But then, but then they went, De Rossi went for broke after the second goal. And he basically just, he just threw on it. All these attackers that they had the bala sulei dog bit.
00:17:02
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Pellegrini, Bal Dansley and Le Fay. That's basically six attacking players on the field at the same time. And then after that, he brought on Shomuradov, who scored his first goal for Roma in two seasons. ah good And then he scored Niddie's goal at equaliser as well. that was Roma were only putting consistent pressure on them, but I think that's also down to the fact that Empoli are two up. They're just trying to hold on to what they've got. Empoli are getting tired.
00:17:26
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And Roma are just going for it. In the end, Roma probably deserved a draw. Di Bala hit the post with an amazing shot at the end. Very, very unlucky. Well, if we're going to be honest, on the preponderance of chances, Empoli should have won this 4-1. Well, Empoli should have been 3-0 up at half-time, yes. Minimum 3-0 up. I mean, Colombo was unlucky hitting the cross. He wasn't unlucky. He missed an open goal. Yeah, he did. That's fair enough.
00:17:50
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That's the miss of the season. Both of them did. yes jersey mr so They had almost two open goals. i yeah they did i mean They should have been 4-0 up at half time. But what I mean is that Roma deserved an equaliser at the end and because they were all over them at the end. but you know That only came when they went for broke and and the game was already, because this is what happens in football. you know The second that the ah final quarter, let's say, of football matches, the intensity drops and it becomes less about pace and intensity and it becomes more about quality. you know And that's where i want to ah roma quality Roma have loads of quality. They have loads of technical quality. They have loads of creativity. They have loads of plays that are fantastic on the ball. And that probably shines out more towards the end. But the first two thirds of a game or three quarters of a football match,
00:18:37
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You know, you cannot have you cannot have this lack of pace and lack of width in your team, Roman, and that's where it's a mess. I do want to just to talk about Empoli, although Colombo was good, even though he, you know, Mr. Sitov, I thought he was good in this game, but we have to praise Fadzini. Fadzini was brilliant for 50 to 60 minutes of this game.
00:18:58
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um Another, another, Empoli, you know, it's, it's, it's interesting to see how they keep, you know, we talk about young Italian players not getting a chance, but Empoli actually do give young Italian players a chance and they all, and we see. It's positive as well. You won the penalty. Yeah. Well, if they can revive that career, they, they should, I don't know what they should have a,
00:19:20
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statue built to the owner of the club. There's that word, that's whenever he uses the word that before describing someone or something, he he he doesn't like that thing. Let me just tell you that. But I really liked Fazini. I thought he was he was very, very good.
00:19:36
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um and you know He's an Italy under 21 player. and yeah so no he He went on a good run and when he put when he shot it wide. hell no he's he's ah yeah he's but He's in the build up phase as well. I thought he was really really good. um he he He impressed me. Great. Let's move on to Napoli then.
00:19:56
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Antonio Conte gets his first win after taking over at Napoli after that terrible start with the 3-0 loss to Verona. This was a dominant performance from Napoli. This is more what we what what what what we've come to expect from Antonio Conte teams. um But, I mean, there was ah there was one player that stood out among the rest. This was this was a clinic from credit-scaling. What a performance. A goal, an assist, he hit the crossfire. He was absolutely unplayable in this game.
00:20:24
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Yeah, he was. And this is what I meant when I said that Caraticella is going to shine for Napoli under Conte. And just imagine when Lukaku comes in and plays as that with, you know, playing off. He can play off Lukaku, who you cannot move when he blocks the ball. um He's going to have many, many more chances and he's going to shine much more.
00:20:45
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Um, I do, you know, we're going to talk about the negativity as well. Cause I do think there are things that they need to address, but the positiveness Bonjourno. Fantastic dealer answers the right center back. As I've been saying, when you use them properly, it's called a brilliant goal. Fantastic.
00:21:00
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Madzoki, as we said, as I also said, he's one of the biggest winners of Konta taking over at Napoli. And Politan was looking decent in this 3-4-2-1 as well. um so it was But more importantly, it's exactly the kind of reaction you want after that horror show in the opening game. um And Napoli needed this. And again, to to kind of answer the question which you kind of pointed to last week as well about, well, you know, we're not worried about the mental aspect of it.
00:21:30
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because content always knows how to wake up players mentally and that was certainly a response that corroborated that because mentally Napoli were outstanding. This was exactly the kind of reaction he wanted.
00:21:44
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Um, I really liked Raspadori as well. See, this is what I'm saying. I'm not worried about Napoli going forward and I'm not worried about them defensively. What I am worried about them is centrally. And this is what I wanted to talk about. They are too open because Lobotka cannot cover that much distance. And Anguisa is the one man who needs another person next to him to, to be able to close off. They were playing against Bologna who weren't very good, but against bigger teams, they will get completely overrun.
00:22:14
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And I think Conte could kind of, when he realizes this, I mean, this, this you know, they haven't finished their Mercato either, but they need another central midfielder who runs, just runs and covers space. And that's why I get the McTominay links. You know, it's more than links that they've agreed a transfer fee. Yeah. I get that. I get why Scott McTominay is someone he wants. He wants someone who runs and tackles and covers space.
00:22:43
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um And that just makes sense. And with Lukaku coming in and and and and so on, I think, you know, things are kind of, you know, this is more the contenapoli that I've been expecting to see, or or I think we will see. I think last week was just, you know, it it was something else. it was It was due to other factors. And and and he he, again, rightfully so, Konta came out and took responsibility for it.
00:23:10
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Now it seems that he's understood it, he's fired them up um and they played, the first goal was beautiful conte football um and and they were really good and I think this is more in the mould of the Napoli that we're going to see. Yeah, no, absolutely. um my the The negatives for me are not not not the not this match. The negatives are how I see the last kind of four days of this transfer window going. and So we now know that um ah bid has a concrete official bid has finally come in for a Victor Ossiman, ah four days before the end of the transfer window. But it's come from Saudi Arabia with Al Ali, who have bid but between 65 to 70 million euros, which
00:23:58
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it seems as though Napoli are quite inclined to accept that offer, which is a huge failure, really is a huge failure from Napoli's point of view. and They've gone from 130 million so sixty five to to 70 million. um they They really have botched this, starting from the summer of the Scudetto. Put it this way, we're going to talk about Juntly later. There's no way if Juntly was there, this would have been handled this badly. No chance. It's been botched up from De Laurentiis to the new sporting director that's coming this summer. Obviously, he came to the party a little bit late with this, but still... It started last season. It started last season, but he's still part of this because he's had all this summer. It's been completely botched, completely botched.
00:24:44
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um And, you know, if there are any against it, and and but the also the issue is that it looks like Aussieman is not going to accept this. this anyway. He doesn't want to move to Saudi Arabia. He still wants to wait out and kind of hope, pray that one of PSG or Arsenal, he seems to be like Chelsea. He kind of still quite reluctant to go to Chelsea as well because they're not in the Champions League, but he might be forced to if that, if that an offer does eventually come in from Chelsea, which he might not do either. So still, there's still a bit of uncertainty as we record this on on on Monday morning. and
00:25:16
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um but So there's that for starters, but secondly, which I'm still very, very critical of, let's just imagine that they do sell Oseman for 65, 70 million. I think it's quite clear now they're not going to get more than that. um The way that they're spending this money, 30 million on Lukaku, okay, it's a Kante player, but you know he's 31 years old. um so lot of it's you know It's a lot of money, but anyway, that's Lukaku. At least we know the kind of level that he can still potentially get to if Kante can get the best of him. But then 30 million on Lukaku, but then 30 million transfer fee agreed for Tomine. They're still gonna try and close Billy Gilmour as well, um which is probably, you're probably looking at 15 million or something. so
00:25:58
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you know, they're bringing in these, these level of players with the Osseman money. You know, that's all the Osseman money. So when you put it all in together, I mean, this kind of just show, I mean, to an extent, this shows where Napoli and Serie A clubs are now in terms of the transfer market and what kind of level of players they can get. But got that really doesn't that really doesn't impress me at all. I think it's quite depressing if I'm honest with you. no well To be honest, this is not i don't see that as but to start with that point, I don't see this as where Napoli and Serie A clubs are now. This is Antonio Conte. Antonio Conte wants his the style of players and they make no sense
00:26:37
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Again, the man gift wrapped Sandro Tonali and gave it to Icy Milan because he wanted Arturo Vidal and Arturo Vidal in 2021 or whatever it was when he was completely finished and could barely walk.
00:26:49
Speaker
Uh, his, his highlight reels include rolling over his Ferrari or Lamborghini drunk. That was, that was his highlight. really i didnt And scoring against you. But this is, this is Antonio Conte. He has, he is a system coach and he, when he, when he decides that he wants certain players in certain positions, then that's it. And it will, it's all, it's very expensive. Antonio Conte is a very expensive coach in every level. This is another aspect of that.
00:27:15
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But if it works, and if you put yourself, which leads me nicely to the second point, the reason why they are in this situation in Napoli is because of Arilio dell'Arentis. The way he botched the summer after winning the scoretto, from Spalletti to Giuntoli, which led to him having been forced to give Ossimian a contract that Napoli can't afford to pay, giving him giving away all the leverage he had in negotiations,
00:27:42
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this is where we are now. And also, of course, Osseman's antics on the sidelines, which most top clubs look at and they don't want to go near. So it's been, it's just been one, you know, when you mishandle things as badly as De Laurentiis have done, they have long standing, long term implications. And this is another long, long term implication of of the screw up, the great f up of some the summer of 2023, that De Laurentiis masterminded all on his own.
00:28:12
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When he went lost, he wanted Tiago Motta, and Tiago Motta asked him who the sporting director said, and whos who he he replied that I'm the sporting director. You know, it's it's stuff like that. These these these things are not just short term, they have long term implications. And the Osterman story is is another example of that. I know, I totally agree with the Osterman. I mean, I don't want to go over, we we discussed this in LEMF last week. where And also, I want to say this is exactly what happened. This is exactly what Vincenzo Kidendino said in the beginning of the summer was going to happen.
00:28:43
Speaker
yeah You know, he said either PSG or Saudi. And that's what I think is going to happen. Also, the Saudi window, if I'm not mistaken, doesn't close on the 31st of August. It didn't last year. No, it was was about a week or two later. Yeah. So I think that that's why I think Napoli are chilling there. And that's why Osseman, I think, are chilling a little bit here because they're waiting. But if he agrees to go to Saudi, he doesn't want to. He wants to stay. I think he's going to wait. I think he's going to wait until the end of the transfer window in Europe. And then if he hasn't been sold,
00:29:10
Speaker
he'll go to Saudi with ah close with a clause or sign just a two year contract or something like that. Yeah. Yeah. But yeah, no, no, it's no, I'm in total agreement. on osman I don't want to go. that The first point I disagree with, um you know, but we discussed that a length last week. And um and you so I don't want to don't want to labor on that and go all over that again. i just i just I'm just not happy with the way they're spending the money in terms of quality, in terms of quality of player. ah you know Well, I wasn't happy when he went into it. Well, no, you weren't. But into all our i know but that also as said last week, we're buying lots of other top, top players at that time and also
00:29:50
Speaker
already had lots so many more top players in their squad as well, and that that isn't the case with Napoli. I think they do have top players, I think Carl Aticalio. They do have top players, and he was amazing. And Bonjourno was a fantastic signing.
Inter and Milan's Tactical Issues
00:30:03
Speaker
I mean, Bonjourno, I think, is a brilliant signing.
00:30:06
Speaker
Yeah. Anyway, let's move on to Inter though. Inter, like Napoli, they react to a to a to a disappointing performance in match day one with a with an equally dominant win over Lecce. This was this was pretty, pretty straightforward win for Inter. Very day at the office kind of win, wasn't it? um Not didn't overwork themselves too much. um They still look have this kind of almost I think all of them kind of do all the big clubs do.
00:30:36
Speaker
um have this kind of hungover hangover from the preseason about them. There's a rustiness. it's they you know They're slowly getting into match fitness, but it's this' and it's not as fluid.
00:30:48
Speaker
um and and inter you know It was a day at the office, not much to talk about. It was interesting to see that Laotaro, and another aspect of that, you know another muscle fatigue injury which kept Laotaro out of this game. Taremi started, looked good, assist.
00:31:08
Speaker
um him and Him and Taram, they they you know they did well, but I ah ah really want to see Tarami with Laotaro. I think Taram and Tarami are a little bit too similar. I still think they can make it work, but I'd i'd rather see Laotaro and Tarami play together just to see how that works. I think they suit each other much more. um And I think they would complement each other much far better. But look, Taram continues to impress showing that he's in mint condition this this start of the season physically technically mentally
00:31:43
Speaker
He just, he looks so light on his feet compared to everyone else. And he just, he's unstoppable. And the only way to do that is to wrestle him and do neck swings, which is what, when he won the penalty. So no, I thought into were, were good. I thought into were solid. It was important to keep a clean sheet. Not much to talk about really. It was, it was a very straightforward win, very calm.
00:32:13
Speaker
Chalanoglu is now the most prolific, I think after, what's his name? Cole Palmer, I think. What a penalties? Yeah. The most prolific in all of Europe when it comes to poll penalties in terms of, I don't think he's missed one. And I saw a stat, can't remember exactly what it said, but it was something he leads Cole Palmer in terms of, for penalties ah in all of Europe and in terms of proficiency, which is so that, you know, that's, there's that. and then No, I thought they were good and Darmian, you know, Mr. Dependability, he continues to, everyone's waiting on Darmian's demise, myself included, and he just continues to, you know, turn up when needed. And it's very funny. He really is one of the more, like, it's crazy how, when you look at his career in Inter, when
00:33:05
Speaker
like um myself included, were very critical of of him coming. And no one turned up to his medical, right? No one. that I don't think that's ever happened any time. Not a single fan turned up to welcome him. And he's been he's won everyone over. It's really impressive to see. um So, no, it it was this it was a straightforward win. I don't think there's much to say. I think in it was important to get Tarimin into the swing of things. um And and it's you know it's it's looking good. It's going to be interesting to see when Zielinski comes in.
00:33:35
Speaker
And when Lao titles fit and then they start, you know, get going. Yeah. Not so good, though, the other side mu of Milan. And this is very, very worrying performance. for me Milan lose 2-1 to Parma.
00:33:51
Speaker
And there is already now pressure on Paulo Fonsec, and I think rightfully so. i mean he He had a shocker in the first game with his team selection, but we gave him we agreed on this pod to give him the benefit of the doubt on that. But this game, Milan were just plain awful, and defensively especially, they conceded so many chances in in this game, and they just did not look like a team.
00:34:17
Speaker
that That's the biggest concern. They did not look like a team. i mean palmer we'll We'll talk about Parma themselves. We have to give praise to Parma, and we will do. But Parma completely dominated first but the first half, but the first 20 minutes, especially. And they should have been three up by hotp pipe i but by half time. that They should have been should just scored three times, at least. um But Milan were just carved open so easily. um They were but suicidal with the high line,
00:34:46
Speaker
man for man every time Parma counted. Parma and Pecia. were obviously targeting the the the the fullbacks, that the the the ball over the top to the right and left fullbacks, especially to Calabria's side, but but to Teo's side as well, because he obviously pushes up so much, it was exposing them every time, right from the start, and it was such a clear tactic, and Fonseca did not adjust to it. It was so obvious, you could see it, they were doing the same ball from the first minutes to the nine to those high balls over the top, into the channels between the you know where the fullbacks are,
00:35:22
Speaker
ah and you know I think capel law Capello's quotes to Gazeta were so so strong and so pertinent and so true. He says Milan's problems are much deeper than a defeat and can be translated into one word, balance. Fonseca's team doesn't have it. They are scattered on the pitch. Three here, four there. and As the Portuguese coach himself said after the match, you won't get anywhere like this.
00:35:48
Speaker
um The problems are more tactical than psychological. Fonseca talked about recovering the ball high up. But to do that, you have to move as a team with synchronicity, organization and rhythm. Yesterday's Milan was very far from having all of that. Let's be clear. It seemed like last year's team with its defects, six, seven players above the line of the ball. But then when you lose it, it's trouble. In fact, at this moment, if I were an opponent, I would be happy to face Milan.
00:36:16
Speaker
Yeah, I agree with that based on this game. um It was so easy to play. through I mean, there was no team press at all. It was scattered, like you said. And I think you sent me a voice note, didn't you? Where you said this was like pure people used to make fun of purely for but this was purely this was brain dead purely like this was this was brain dead purely tactics. Like if you took purely and beat him over the head for an hour and a half with a with a with a baseball bat and then told him to coach a team, that's how it would look like. It was insane.
00:36:46
Speaker
There was no tactics there. It was completely brain dead. But I do want to to give a little bit of, you know, benefit of the doubt to Paolo Fonseca, because what he says, you know, he he took complete responsibility. he says He told half a full time, told his own. I have to say the main responsibility for what happens with this team lies with me. I take responsibility and I don't want to hide away from that. However, it's clear to me that there is a collective problem when it comes to defending and aggression.
00:37:16
Speaker
He said he think it's he thinks eve thought it was everything from attitude. He said, this team has a problem generally. we have We had problems that when we didn't press too high against Torino, today we tried to get players to press higher and we still had problems. When someone played through our pressure, it became difficult to stay compact and recover our positions. When we get back into positions, we were passive. position position position we go pass There lots of things. To me, it's a problem with attitude, energy, and desire to defend as a team.
00:37:45
Speaker
i mean That is very interesting from one aspect, in the sense that he takes responsibility kind of like, what this is this is to me content after match day one with Napoli. He takes responsibility for what has gone wrong, but he's also very, very clear and angry and annoyed. The way that he basically says, theyre they're not doing as I tell them to do. They're not following the game plan. Yes, the responsibility lies with me, but they're not following the game plan. They're not doing what we've trained at, what we've discussed.
00:38:15
Speaker
That's a problem. That is a very, very big problem. And I think, you know, I've never really heard him talk like that before, to be perfectly honest. No, I think it's true. but you know I think you're right. But at the same time, you know it's up to the manager to be able to to get the players to play in the way that you that you you foresee. I mean, theory is is all good. all is all and good you know Time will tell whether Fonseca is a success at Milan. But I feel like Milan have appointed Fonseca based on theory.
00:38:48
Speaker
Theoretically, everything that he he wants to do and his his vision of the game, ah you know and even they probably use the underlying stats and metrics and analytics in their decision to appoint Fonseca as well. In theory, that's all great, but you have to actually make it work. you know And there are intangibles in football as well, especially with coaching.
00:39:07
Speaker
that you can't just put down to stats and theory and you know so um and Milan milan have a milan have if few have a look, don't look like a team. I mean they they go 1-1, they equalize to go 1-1 and you would think at that time there's only one winner now. Then they somehow concede the second goal on a three versus three.
00:39:28
Speaker
where both their fullbacks, Emerson Royale, who by the way had an absolute shotgun on his debut after the coming on, which will come as no surprise to any Tottenham, any BAM that's watched him for Tottenham, he was in no man's land up the pitch and so was Teo. So you got both fullbacks way up the pitch. I mean, that should should should be a ah strict rule. If one, I mean, that's that's a rule in football as as old as time. One fallback goes up, generally the other the other fallback doesn't go up unless you're you're behind and you're chasing the game in the last 10 minutes and you're you're going for broke. Generally one fallback or you have ah a mechanism where somebody else falls back like a midfielder to make up. So somehow they were three by three but
00:40:11
Speaker
The number of times in this game, and this was the most worrying thing, the number of times Pavlovic, I feel sorry for the poor guy, he was abandoned like like Moses in the desert in this game. The guy was one-on-one as the last man so many times in this game and he he made so many last-gasp challenges to tu to to to to save his team.
00:40:31
Speaker
um you know I actually feel felt quite sorry for Pavlovic in this game. i mean welcome to Welcome to Milan, Pavlovic. He comes in, he's completely abandoned in this game. i mean It was so bad, tactically.
00:40:47
Speaker
No, it was bad. They were completely disjointed. And defensively, they were a mess. And that's what I sent you in in in in the voice note as well, that this is like purely but 100 times worse. like it was It was completely all over the place. like I get the idea of wanting to implement theory and all that stuff, which I think is a good thing to have patience. But you cannot lack balance this fundamentally as as a Milan or Inter or Juve or any club, you're going to get completely battered. And that's what happened. And defensively, especially, they just were they were a mess, a complete mess. And I don't understand Pavlovic as last man. I don't understand why he made his debut this game, because you know that that you were going to be on the front foot against Panama. You know you were going to be pushing forward and
00:41:45
Speaker
pressing high up. Pavlovic isn't... but I wouldn't play him there. Like, there's no need to have him there. You'd you'd rather have Pavlovic in a game where he has to kind of aerially command and and, you know, you're playing a bit more deeper. I don't understand that decision. And but he didn't exactly help. He was probably Milan's best... well, he was Milan's best defender in this game. Yeah, I know. But I mean, my my point is simply, I just thought a lot of tactical things just didn't make sense to me.
00:42:13
Speaker
I don't think he's got a lot of time to fix this. like they were like There was a lot of question marks already going into this season. um But I don't think he has that much time. Away from Fonseca, I do think that there are some questions for the players as well. and because a lot ah you know the The top players have been here for a long time, haven't they? you know Like Liao, like Teo Hernandez, Manon, the players that we expect to to to to to be big the big players.
00:42:46
Speaker
and I think that Liao and Teo are still not really doing enough to tos to to be considered champions. I mean, both again weren't good in this game. I mean, they're both involved to set up the equalizer, you know, but that's moments, moments, you know, they still have those great moments because they've got great quality, but both were blamed for the winner. I mean, I think the the criticism of Liao for the winner has probably been a little bit, you know, he he did a bad pass. He did a crossfield pass.
00:43:16
Speaker
And then he got cut out and then Palmer counted and they scored. But you know that's not all on him. you know If Milan were but set up better tactically, that they wouldn't have been so stretched three on three and and then conceded.
00:43:29
Speaker
but You know, I think that Liao is still feeling the pressure. We saw him shush the Milan fan on the equalizers. This is something that we would discuss last season when he got criticism, but from Cassano and he went on this, you know, he he like responded to him on social media, called him a clown, I think. To be fair, Liao isn't wrong. but He's not wrong. But again, like I just feel like I don't think Liao handles the pressure very well. And the teo and Teo is again still i don't think either of them are consistent enough
00:44:01
Speaker
to to be honest with you and and that you know you can't i don't think you can ever rely on these plays like the big champions you know when you're trying to build a team like a a successful team i think every successful team I don't think game because everybody has of the odd bad game but generally you can rely on them. I don't think you can rely on Leo and Teo to be so be those guys and that's ah I think that's a problem for Milan. I don't know if i I would go so far as to say that you can't rely on them but I think
00:44:47
Speaker
like in terms of definitively, but I do agree that there is this is the season where they're supposed to show that they are the senators. There's no Giroud, there's no Zlatan there to hold their hands. And that's something that I've been saying for a couple of seasons now that at some point you're going to need Liao and Teo to be those guys, to be the senators of the squad, to you know to use an Italian football terminology thing.
00:45:14
Speaker
Um, and I think they will get there because that's like the final step in order to, you know, to, to be, you know, that, that like, you know, development as a, as a player to become a reliable player that everyone depends on at a big club. That's the final step missing for both. Well, especially for Liao. Um, I think tail, as I showed more often than not that he can be that guy, maybe not as consistently, but I, so I think he's further ahead. But.
00:45:44
Speaker
it's um It's a problem because at the same time you have a coach who evidently, based on his own remarks, is not on the same wavelength, at least after mat two match days, with his players.
00:45:58
Speaker
And that on the back of a preseason, that looked actually pretty good. Really good. Really. And that's what's so surprising about it. Yeah. And but that's what, that's, that's a cause of concern for me. Um, I wouldn't, you know, I wouldn't, I don't want to, I think people should come. It's only two match days. Yeah. It's just, I'm just looking at, it is a cause for concern. It's a cause cause concern. These are questions that need to be answered more, yeah more more than anything. The only way they can look what Pioli always did.
00:46:25
Speaker
was answer the questions. Whenever he was questioned, whenever things went haywire and they were defensively completely carved open, his way of handling that was to tighten the defense, was to, okay, we're not going to do much upfront, but we're going to create some stability from the defense and then move forward and then open up and and and get back into it. Like that's how he built the the team and and their confidence. And he successful successfully did it time and time again.
00:46:55
Speaker
um i I wonder if if Conseca will do that. And if he doesn't, he will need Milan players to just like get get what he's trying to say and and and and and express that on the pitch, or else we all so this is going to be a very, very tough season. Yeah, the two two other points I wanted to make on wet in terms of questions that need to be answered. Following on from what I just said about Titeo and Liao,
00:47:23
Speaker
is that Fonseca needs to to get the these Milan players playing as a team. and I still think there are question marks over whether Milan lack team players. Do they have too many individualists? r take them When Theo and Liao have great games. Generally, they do it through being individuals rather than through team play. And and i and yeah and even Ruben Loftus Cheek to an extent, I think that's been that's something that's often been questioned about him is like, is he is he a team player? Is he someone that that that is involved?
00:47:55
Speaker
you know I wonder with Milan, like, do they have enough of those, you know, like, that's something that you'd watch from, you know, like one of the great Juventus teams or even Inter in the last few years, you see that togetherness, you see them all playing as a team, fighting as a team, working as a unit, a defensive unit, you know, repelling attacks as a defensive unit, the midfield compact as a, you know, and what you would see with Antonio Conte teams, you see units, you see partnerships you see, you know, all over the pitch. I don't see that with Milan and and and that's where also where I add in the likes of Teo and okay, yeah some will say that Teo and Liao work as a great partnership down that left flank, but you know what, talking as a unit, as a collective, I think that's the yeah lack of yeah like yeah cohesion as well. Cohesion and they're disjointed a little bit, yeah. And to add to that, leadership, like does this Milan, especially with Giroud going now,
00:48:50
Speaker
but yeah Is Miss Melanti lacking leaders? you know We need the leaders to stand up. We need to see the leadership qualities. We need to see mental strength. It's quite a young team. No one over 30, I believe, started this game. But you know when the game when when the going gets tough in games and there are those delicate moments in matches,
00:49:09
Speaker
you know Is that does this Milan team have the have the the mental strength and the leadership and the leaders to to get them through? And again, that's something we need to see from from Liao from to you know Liao supposed to be a leader and he's shushing the crowd You would you don't do that as a leader that that's that's a negative that that's that's negative that doesn't send the rest yeah Yeah, the rest of your team. No, no, it doesn't send out the right signals um it doesn't but I Look, I think the only way to become a leader is to fail like this. I mean, we've seen it with with lots of teams. I remember Zlatan, Shish, the Corvanord.
00:49:45
Speaker
um And then, you know, he became you even though he was a leader on the pitch at Inter, he still had these moments. like You know, again, this is this is maturity and and time and making mistakes and learning from them is what you see is is what what needs to be done here. um I don't want to say anything too definitive, but I do think that this is it. This season is the season when Liao Teo need to show that they are the senators at Milan, that they can be the senators at Milan. um and And I think that this the you know there's no, like like like you said, like I said as well, there's no Zlatan, there's no Giroud, Morata is a different kind of leader. This is this is their Milan, this is Liao and Teo's Milan and they need to be leaders, they need to not lose it, they need to not get themselves sent off and shush and
00:50:37
Speaker
And even when things are difficult, they need to calmly and and and in in a mentally like ah in a mentally mature way, take on these situations.
Parma's Young Talent and Tactical Innovations
00:50:49
Speaker
um And I think they will. I do think that there is there is growth there. The question is, for me, more than anything, is if Fonseca is there when that happens? Because based on these two games, no matter how much identity and how much ideas and theory you have,
00:51:06
Speaker
You cannot at Milan aninta and Inter and Juve be this open defensively. You just cannot. You cannot be this carved open this easily. um It just doesn't work. That is something he needs to address and that that is for me the most pressing question going forward with regards to Milanese. How does Fonseca handle the fact that everything Capello said in terms of balance, in terms of being carved open, lack of cohesion, how does he handle these things?
00:51:36
Speaker
because they are the most pressing, burning issues. um We'll have to wait and see. But if I'm not mistaken, they've got who they've got. Lazio, Lazio away next. Yeah, Lazio away, which is maybe not the easiest game to. Yeah, not easy, but but not not not you know no not frightening. Let's put it that way. But and anyway, like we have to talk about Parma. We have to give them praise because Parma are not a bad team. They're in fact,
00:52:05
Speaker
They've been so far the the biggest, I mean, it's only two week, we're only two match days in, but they've been the the biggest, the most refreshing team in Serie A so far this season. um And they dominated the first half. They should have been, they should have, as I said before, they should have scored three or four goals and by but by half time. But they have so many exciting players that I want us to to run through in this year. And then we will come to Pekka as well.
00:52:29
Speaker
I think is very exciting as well. But first of all, Dennis Mann, who we we touched again, touched on last week, scored again, two goals in two games. He was again fantastic in this game. He also set up a a sitter for Somme that should have made it 2-0. I mean, he's he's destined for probably for a bigger club, isn't he, at some point? There's no doubt about that. I mean, in our Q and&A pod, which is for patrons, we've been out last season, we were asked several times about you know, up and coming managers, up and coming stars. And I said, Dennis Mann and Pekja, because he's, they they they they were really impressive in Saribi. Dennis Mann is just, I think it's just a matter of time. I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if somebody came in for him in January already. You know, maybe even Mila. Like he did this week. I mean, they yeah get accepted, but you know, it's, it's,
00:53:22
Speaker
Yeah, I think so. I think so because he's an irrational player who can beat his man. He was so unlucky not to score that second goal. Just missed it by an inch, didn't he? That curler. But no, I think we're talking about a player who is going to be the talk of the town.
00:53:45
Speaker
or the talk of the Seria in January. I think he's it's just already, if he continues like this and he can stay fit, I think he's gonna be the player that everyone likes.
00:53:56
Speaker
all the big clubs vulture around I agree that he's not the only one there because that there are a lot of players that because I've watched both the Palmer games both the Palmer's games in full and there is a lot of players who have instantly just through just through the watching eye now I've done no deep digging on them I'm just just done this the old-fashioned way they really really impressed me first of all Bonnie The young 20 years old center forward he is an absolute monster he his strength his physical strength holding up the ball and defenders bouncing off of me so strong for 20 years old the way that he he he
00:54:34
Speaker
he he hold he takes defenders with him, which we saw for the first goal, he he did he he dragged all the defenders with him with the with the run and then it went to the back post but for man to put in, but his hold-up play, if you put a ball up to him, it sticks to him, he brings others into play, he's he's really good with his back to goal, um he's maybe technically, you know we'll see, I need to watch more of him, but in terms of just playing that old-fashioned game of holding it up, bringing others into play,
00:55:02
Speaker
Really, really, really interesting player to watch this young French young young french striker. um Bernabe in midfield. What a lovely little left foot in midfield. A typical Spanish player. Really good on the ball, skillful, great use of the ball.
00:55:19
Speaker
He got one fantastic assist for the disallowed Bonnie Gull. He won the Olympics for Spain in the yeah in the summer. Bernabe definitely somebody to to to watch out for and this season. And also Cully Bally, the right back. Electric going forward. One amazing run in the first half. It was like a 60-yard run. Picked it up in the right right back position, went all the way up the pitch, and he went all the way to more. He came over and and used his pace to to clear the danger. um Really, really good Cudi Bali. And then you've got Suzuki in goal. Very highly rated young goalkeeper. Mihaela on the other side. Man on one side. The other Romanian Mihaela on the other side. I think he's goingnna he's going to cause ah trouble this season as well. Som, the young Mifaela. They're very, very young team. ah Fantastic recruitment. Most of these players they signed when they went down three years ago. And and it's come to fruition now.
00:56:15
Speaker
and when a lot of people were laughing at Parma back then I remember for for these designs and okay it's been there long long road back but it just shows the patience doesn't it and and even the bench players with that a dangerous unquivist and a substitute got the assist for Cancellieri a substitute so really exciting really exciting times for Parma if I was a Parma fan I'd be really really loving going to watch them this season because I think it's going to be they're going to be very exciting to watch They are. And they're going to be a very a handful, especially at home. um Now, they know the parliament project is is doing well. Kyle Krause built it long term when he took over. And and they you know theyve got a new stadium that they're going to get get as well. And and like they're in a good place. And like you said, most of these players, these young guys, were players they bought a couple of seasons ago. And then they kind of just spiced it up. And and now they've got a coach in Pekja who
00:57:11
Speaker
who did really well last season. um And it's it's going to be interesting to see what he does, Pekya, because you know he's 50 years old. he you know I remember him from playing for Napoli in the mid-90s. And he went to Juventus, but he didn't really already get a chance there. There's such a great team, but he really impressed me. ah Not impressed me, yeah, I want to see more of him, but he really intrigued me in this game with some of his tactical schemes. um he was There was a couple that really stood out for me. He was always leaving three players up when Milan had the ball, so they were in a position to counter.
00:57:52
Speaker
and Which is very very risky um But you know, I'd be interested to see if that's something they do regularly against all opponents or whether this was just peck here looking at Milan seeing that there was a weakness there and that there that you know, obviously the wet luck we described with on second the suicidal defending and thought you know what this leaf free players up and then every time if we win the ball and and counter, we're going to be three on three, which is what was happening consistently all game, pretty much. And that's why they created so many chances because they they you know they were three on three every single time. and So that was very, very interesting, very interesting scheme. And also um they were defending corners with five players in the box and then leaving everyone else up, which again is ridiculously risky, very, very risky because the the area is so open and bad.
00:58:39
Speaker
But again, it's a tactical, I mean, these are interesting ideas. um And I think, judging on what I've seen in the Palmer, I think, I think Palmer are going to concede quite a lot of goals this season. Oh, I think so. But they're going to score a lot as well. And the front three are going to score a lot because they're dangerous front three who I think will cause damage to cause trouble to to to most teams.
00:58:59
Speaker
um He's had an interesting career. He's had an interesting career. I remember he brought Hellas Verona back to Serie A. He stayed with them for a year, they got relegated and then he went down and then he brought Cremonessa up to Serie A, resigned immediately upon that, took over Parma for two years and then he won the Serie B last season.
Atalanta vs Torino Game Highlights
00:59:19
Speaker
um he's He's had a, you know, he he he is, if I'm not mistaken, I think he was an assistant to Brafa Benitez, who was there. That's correct. Benitez was there. He was at the match. Yeah, he was also there. I mean, that's not like his guy, Benitez, like that's his mentor. um So no, he's an interesting character. It's going to, Parma is going to be very interesting to watch. um And it's going to, I think, I mean, I have them somewhere in the table. I don't see them being anywhere near. Agreed. Yeah. really So do I, so do I.
00:59:45
Speaker
So, and it's good because look, if you grew up in the 90s watching Parma, like that's a classic Serie A club, like you don't want to, you know, you want them back in Serie A. But I think they're going to be a very, very, hand they're going to be a handful and they're going to score a lot and they're going to be very, very difficult, especially at home.
01:00:03
Speaker
I agree. They're going to score a lot. They could see a lot. I think there is one weakness. Their defense is is not the strongest, but but they are going to be very, very, very exciting team to watch. They're a team that are definitely going to be ah trying to watch every week going forward. Atalanta, another team that are going to be great to watch. They're also going to score a lot and concede a lot as well this season. And we saw that against Torino. They lose 2-1 after that great win in match day one there.
01:00:32
Speaker
they're brought back down to to Earth. um Also, if we're talking the theme of today, defensively, and not good enough in this game, Atalanta, defended on both the goals, that was was terrible. They got opened up so easily, very naive, that but especially the second goal. Have a look at the how high the high line and and for the second goal. And just because he did too many chances in a game in which they dominated in terms of you know jarret generally dominate in terms of control and territory yet they conceded so many chances every time Torino attacked they looked like creating chances which i think was a bit of a concern uh Torino had other big chances you know Zapata had a header cleared off the line he had a one-on-one that he saved that was saved as well so defensively not good ultimately though if you watch the game as a whole i think
01:01:23
Speaker
Atalanta probably don't deserve to lose this game. They they really do. They were unlucky. they created it They created so many chances and they were laying siege at the end for the, you know, they hit the woodwork twice. They missed a penalty at the end. They had two shots cleared off the line and Milankovitch Savage made some great saves. So they were unlucky. Again,
01:01:42
Speaker
really entertaining entertaining game. and But so some good and some bad for Atalanta in this match. No, I mean the the an XG of 3.14 for Atalanta is just like, that's mad. Rehtagi had two chances, two big chances. He scored one, a fantastic powerful header.
01:02:00
Speaker
um And then he he he had a couple of chances he should have scored as well. he It's unlucky that Gasparini took him off because he is their main penalty taker. I think that was a mistake too. I think he should have kept him on also because he's your main penalty taker. yeah and and and and And they got a penalty which they he met which Pasalic missed. So I think that's a mistake. um And of course the Kettler hitting the woodwork and so on. no They did more than enough to win this game.
01:02:27
Speaker
But ah yeah i don't I don't want to take anything away from Torino. Just before we come on to Torino, I do want to say one thing. Rettagi has impressed me in these but in these first two games. Forget the goalscore, and we know he's a great goalscore. We know he he finishes we know he's great in the air and we saw that again that was a fantastic header. What he impressed me in this in this game and I thought he was Atalanta's best player in this game was um his all-round game his his game was back to goal and his link up with the teammates has was especially in this game but in both games has been so much better but than than I expected because everything that I've seen of Retigee so far with Genoa but with the Italy national team is a player that's very very
01:03:13
Speaker
limited and and uncomfortable with his back to goal. and So um that is what I mean, I want to see it over a a longer period. But what I've seen so far is that actually his all round game and his link up is has actually been actually pretty good.
01:03:29
Speaker
pretty damn good. Gasparini, you've got to give credit to Gasparini. Yeah. so i'm i'm through players yeah so and and And I agree. Big mistake taking him off because every time the ball was coming to the box, he he was, you know, we know his movements very good and we know, we know he can, he can, and I thought he was unlucky actually with his, with his, with his, with his misses. I don't think they were so much misses that they were good to fit like the the one that you had cleared off the line i and that's great defended and the head against the bar that's unlucky that's a reaction so i think he was unlucky uh i think he was unlucky with those with those uh those miss chances that's um i agree but yeah i think very but i'm very very impressed with retigee before yeah very very very very before you praise torino
01:04:10
Speaker
And I will praise Torino, Ivan Illich, Samuela Ricci, like that. This midfield is just, ah, it makes me smile. I really like, I really enjoy watching Torino right now. And with Vinya Milinkovitsavich in goal, who's so underrated, goalkeeping wise. I mean, it's not just penalties. he He's such a bully in the area, isn't he?
01:04:34
Speaker
He just controls that area, and you can tell that he he is in complete control of that penalty area, that the defenders fear him, yeah both his own and the opponent's attackers. and and it's just nor the they The way that they play, the way that they react,
01:04:51
Speaker
um is is just really impressive. It's looked very, very good. yeah Beautiful goal from Illich, I have to say. that that The finish was beautiful. like He has those touches of class, doesn't he? He has he is those touches of real quality. I think he can play at a high level.
01:05:06
Speaker
Oh, he absolutely can. Both Ricci and Illich can and will, if Cairo doesn't remember. And Chey Adam's first goal for Torino as well. Yeah, he was good. I thought he was good. No, I was, I'm very, very... Yeah, I have to say that, and obviously Milinkovic-Savage, the penalty save at the end, it was a bad penalty, but it was a good save from Milinkovic-Savage for Serbia.
01:05:29
Speaker
beats Croatia. and I'm sure that will be celebrated among the Serbs. But I have to say, Torino, great start to the season. and you know Milan away, Atalanta at home, and many would have predicted no points, especially after know what's been a pretty bad transfer window, if we're honest. and They've come in and they've had a great start to the season, four points. I i think they have rode their luck a bit in both games, if I'm honest with you. But but you know they they you know they showed their fight and they showed they will be competitive. so they they they Well, their next three games are...
01:06:04
Speaker
Venetia, Lecce and Verona, those are very winnable games. Yeah, absolutely. you know if If they can get into a good form and good start, like with they you know I wouldn't put it past them. I don't think it would have been possible for them to win all three. OK, Verona could be somewhat tricky. ah But Lecce at home, given how Lecce look, ah even though they were better against Inter than they were in the opening game, then that's a game that I fancy Torino to win. And Venetia, you know,
01:06:33
Speaker
you know they they I know they drew away against Fiorentina, but I blame that more on Fiorentina's inability to convert than than than anything else, um but or create rather. Well, let's go through the rest of the serif features. You mentioned that Fiorentina, Neil, Venezino, third straight draw of the season for Fiorentina. It's been a difficult start to the season for them. they work they were really bad as well in ah in Europe against Pushkas's academy.
01:07:01
Speaker
ah that's fine remember the but that's what they called that they kuska kushka academia yeah pushker look other me I mean they were terrible in that game, terrible um and they were 2-0 down within like 10 minutes.
Serie A Match Results and Upcoming Games
01:07:15
Speaker
And um yes, it's been difficult stuff for Fiorentina and for Paladino. Monza lose 1-0 at home to Genoa, not a good game at all. But Genoa, after drawing with Inza, they get ah ah um get results. So well done, Gil Adino again. He's got another another win there. And then Udeneza beating Lazio 2-1, Lorenzo Luca scoring.
01:07:39
Speaker
for pull it and head Bullet Bullet header. Yeah. he's he's um He's been on very, very good form, actually, ah Luke, including pre-season. I think he's one to watch this season, especially with Italy the crying out for for for a striker. um he yeah hes he's I'm going to ask, we've we've actually got an interview planned this week. We just finalised him with with anu denaise with eudeeszi goalkeeper or koye I'm going to ask him about Luca, whether he thinks, you know, facing him in training, whether he thinks he could be maybe someone for the Italy national team, maybe, because we don't really have many options. And he's he's one of the few Italians that is kind of consistently scoring now. Lazio, though, um I think this is this is going to be Lazio. I think they are going to be inconsistent because they have a young team.
01:08:30
Speaker
and And so this is a disappointing result for them. And the defending for Torvans goal was shocking. He like ran half the length of the pitch virtually without going past the player. The players just kind of jockeyed him the whole way and then didn't put a challenge in and he scored. No, I agree. i've got I think that's fine. Just one thing to note, Monza against Genoa, Nesta against Jelardino, you know, 2006 heroes, Milan players.
01:08:58
Speaker
winning winning Champions League together and that. but no it's um no i thought it was a yeah it was Genoa are going to be a handful. They're not going to be pretty to watch, but they're going to be a difficult team to to play against, both home and away. And I think they'll do some business. Meretti's joining online from Juventus as well, so we'll see what other business they do. and We're recording this before the Monday evening games. carrierly against Kormo, who also can continue to do a lot of business, and then Verona against Juventus. And that brings us on to our to our final second before Badgio, Premfe, Cecilia, Ass of the Week.
Juventus' Financial Strategy and Squad Revamp
01:09:36
Speaker
Juventus have been very, very busy in the in the transfer market over the weekend. They've brought in two players, two wingers, Nico Gonzalez from Fiorentina,
01:09:47
Speaker
for, ah well, an initial loan, but with an obligation to buy, it's gonna end up reaching around 37 to 38 million euros, 3.6 million a year contract until, um when i I'm not sure, until it's not 2026, it's later than that. but That's incorrect that information I've got on here. But yeah, Nico Gonzalez from Fiorentina, and then,
01:10:12
Speaker
ah Francisco Conseil, the son of Sergio Conseil, on like a straight more of a strange deal here, so it's going to be an initial loan for a year. There is no buy option as far as I'm concerned. ah Porto will receive seven million for the loan plus three million add-ons, but Juventus will have the first refusal for to pay the release clause of Conseil Salve 30 million in the first two weeks of July. So it is kind of like an option, really. It's just not officially an option. yeah um and that will So that will take that would take it to around 40 million if they did in total if they eventually
01:10:48
Speaker
if they eventually decide to to sign him. So, Concy Cell, the son of Sojo Concy Cell. So, Juventus right now are like the 1990s child legends, aren't they? They've got, you've got like, Concy Cell, Sojo Concy Cell's son. They've got Lillian Torrahamp's son.
01:11:08
Speaker
They've got... ah Timothy Viar. Yeah, George Way's son. And they've got Érico Chiesa's son, although he's going to he's going to. So they've got like four like four sons of Serie A 90s legends. is Pretty amazing, really, isn't it? Yeah, and that's that's actually a really good point. I haven't thought about it. And Rico's kid, Lilian's kid, George's kid, and Sergio's kid. Yeah. Amazing, isn't it? Yeah. But Keiz is going to be sold, I think, the Barcelona and talks with him. But so if he is sold, it seems as though Juventus are still going to see if they can try and bring Sancho in the last stage of the window, too. um What is, I think, more more certain is that Thun Kupmeiners is going to join eventually from from
01:11:58
Speaker
from Atalanta. My take on this is that Juventus are suddenly looking very competitive. ah Obviously, it's a difficult going to be a difficult job for Motta because so many new players, it's not going to be easy to get them all to alter gel quickly.
01:12:15
Speaker
So that isn't it. That is going to be difficult. Problems come with that. But in terms of, you know, on paper, if we look at the options, you know, Juventus have gone from very bare and they're very bare for the Verona game. They've barely got could barely put out a team for it. But once these players all come in, they're registered and they join.
01:12:30
Speaker
I mean, inventors have gone from no wingers to suddenly having some pretty good winger options. Nico, Conseil-Sal, Yildiz. I mean, if Sancho comes in as well, I mean, that's four, four kind of, you know, good top quality winger options there. You know, you've got Weyer as well, Bambangura, lots of options there. The midfield with Koop miners come in, we know is very strong. That's going to be their strongest department.
01:12:52
Speaker
Defenses is not you know i think is is it's not it's not it's still a bit of an issue the problem and it's a problem and blow of it obviously. Lots of questions so i did but for me i mean i have to say if this all gets pulled off i think we ended up doing a incredible job in terms of.
01:13:09
Speaker
the the play ah number of players he's managed to bring in ah from where you went as well. I think it's incredible, really. It's been a chaotic summer and an intense summer. um and I mean, again, but like like we said before, like when people were criticising Jintoli, we were saying, you know, has he overplayed his hand?
01:13:31
Speaker
at the end no At the end of the day, you really can't, the mercato, you really have to wait until it closes before you make a judgment. Obviously you want them to, you want things done as soon as possible in an ideal well, but the sheer amount of business that Juventus needed to do, the sheer amount of finances and and players they needed to sell, you know, Western McKinney was going to leave, but now he's extended instead.
01:13:57
Speaker
So, you know, it's it's been a very like fluctuating situation for Juva and they've adapted to it very calmly. um And and he's again, this is re this is the revolution that Juva fans have been waiting for for many years. This is the summer where they did it. They, you know, out with the old in with the new. um How, you know, we'll have to wait and see how it actually looks on the pitch, but... Yeah, well, I'll come to that in a minute, but I mean, just as to add to what you said about Junzli, I think what he's done so well is um financially, because people are asking, well, how can you then to sign all these players with you actually look at the money that's been saved also on salaries, I mean, save the hell of a lot of money on on on salaries, the players that have been brought in are on
01:14:40
Speaker
generally on on on much lower salaries than many of those that have left the club um from from from last season. um So they've cut a lot on the salaries, but also you know a lot of these deals are initial loans. Like if you take like Conseil Sal and Nico Gonzalez, just those two,
01:15:01
Speaker
Well, it's a seven million loan for con se sal and then for Consales was it was it seven million? I think or eight million for con se sal for the first year of the loan then the obligation on top of that So you're looking at note what's going on the books just for the transfer fees, you know, you're looking at kind of like 15 million Or there or thereabouts. I can't remember the exact figure of the consales loan But it's basically you take those loan figures and that's what's going on the books this season and they brought in two To know obviously you're pushing it down the line a little bit in terms of the finances You know next summer you've entered so probably not gonna be able to spend that much and Because I'm sorry you've entered aren't doing as much. It's gonna be a little bit like into the summer. Yes exactly exactly I mean, and they're gonna look for a central defender Yeah, I think they're definitely looking for a central defender because the goalkeepers have been Sorted the midfield has been sorted. The attack has been so with the wings. Yeah, the wingers. Yeah
01:15:57
Speaker
And they need to so maybe sort out the full backs and the the defense next summer. And we're talking two, three players at most, I think. I don't see them doing much um next summer. But yeah, this this is the revolution. Like I said, five years, you know, the UVA fans have been waiting for a long time for something new. Well, it's here. It's a new coach. It's a completely new project. Lots of new players out with the old in with the new. um They're going to have to.
01:16:22
Speaker
take this step by step um and see if they can offload some players and and and and you know balance the books even more after that. But overall, I think they've done financially well. They've respected the parameters, it seems.
01:16:37
Speaker
um and No, it's it's it's something for you, the fans, to finally look forward to. They've not had much to look forward to at all. The hope is back, but if we look at Juventus' line-up, how will Juventus line up once all these players come in again? We're recording this before Verona, so I'm totally ignoring know whatever happens in that Verona game. I'm just looking at the season as a whole. um and And so obviously, Di Gregorio will be the goalkeeper um in defence. The back four,
01:17:07
Speaker
is is could change a little bit. I think Breme is a guarantee. He will always start. And then Cambiaso is probably, generally, we we can say will be a starter.
01:17:20
Speaker
but whether or not he's on the right or the left will depend on who the other two players. As it stands right now, Danilo is not a starting 11 player there. You know, Motta has pretty been quite clear on that, that he as it stands right now, he's not really a first team player for Juventus, which is an an interesting talking point in itself. So we're looking at probably, let's say, Cambiaso right back, Cabal left back,
01:17:48
Speaker
ah and then Bremen and Gatti at centre backs. But there could be changes. we We could see, for example, Cambia so go left back. and then right back be either Danilo if he can work his way back into the team or Kalulu um who obviously has signed from Milan. Alternatively, it could be that Bremme is the centre back with Kalulu so that Gatti moves out of the team, Kalulu partners Bremme and then at full back you have Cambiazzo and Cabal or Cambiazzo left back and Danilo right back, you know, so there are a few ah few a few options. I still think Juventus are ah probably a man short in defence, but you know, and also in terms of quality, I think, you know, that is obviously a bit of a, still a bit of a weak area. um But at the same time, as I said last week, I think that Juventus' midfield is so strong and that the way that Motta teams play, they like to control the game
01:18:45
Speaker
um as a way to to protect the defense, control possession as a way to protect the defense. I think that the Juventus defense won't be as exposed as as it normally would be given that it's not the strongest defense on paper, Juventus' defense. So that's the defense. Midfield. So the midfield is, there's lots there's lots of quality in the midfield. I think the first choice, midfield, will be um Taran and Douglas Louise as the the kind of like the two let's say and then the kind of the number 10 in front of them will be coop miners the with the added advantage of of course that coop miners can form a three. um But at the same time there are also Locatelli
01:19:35
Speaker
and Fajoli who have their own quality so it's possible that they will rotate in some games you know maybe Koop miners will play in the in in in the two in ah in other games um you know maybe Taran will be out and Locatelli will be in or Louise will be out and Locatelli or Fajoli will be in so there's there's really there's five good options there and then I think Mckenny will be like a backup number 10 option maybe or maybe he sees McKinney as a maybe he's going to try and train him into ah into a right back. I don't know. you know mckeney's mckinney's McKinney's role is quite interested interesting actually. I think that was more of a financial decision to to to extend this contract really.
01:20:18
Speaker
and they've decided to to to protect this value, give them another year and then then try and sell them next year. I think there's more more to that and also it allows them to to send Moretti on loan, gives them an extra number in midfield. So I think that's where the McKinney plays.
01:20:35
Speaker
um And then the wings, um you know, as it stands, Juventus have five options for the wings. They have Niko Gonzalez, Conse Sal, who can both play on the right, but but Niko Gonzalez can also play on the left. They have Liodis, who can play on the left, but can also play as a 10 as we saw in the opening game against Cuomo. And then we have Umbangula, who plays on the wing, but he you know, he may be potentially go back to the the next gen team. If Sancho comes in, we'll see if Sancho comes in. If Sancho comes in, and that's four
01:21:14
Speaker
kind of top options for for two for for the two wing roll, for the what two wide roll. So you can see that the plan is to give Motta lots of options, lots of, you know, Motta said he wants two players for each position. And I think Juntly's given him that. So we'll see what happens with Sancho. And then up front, there's Wlawicz as the starting striker. And then as it stands, there's Milik as the backup.
01:21:44
Speaker
um very slim chance the Juventus could look in to bring a back-up for Vlaovic on a very cheap option, maybe a loan or something, if they can get Milik out, but I think that's going to be difficult. So, yeah, that's the that's the team-nimmer. Well, there's also just wanted to add, there's Juna Sarui, the Swedish Moroccan, the Swedish of Moroccan descent, who will play at left-back, if if he's given given a first first-team contract, but he will alternate between the next-gen team and the first-team.
01:22:13
Speaker
which would allow Cabal to play in the middle of as well and defensively. But yeah, well but that's pretty much it. it's it's um Yeah, well said about Cabal, he has also sent a back option. Yeah, yeah so so there is there is that. There's also Saborna as well who's who's part of the first team squad and and he was a right he came on half-time against Carmel and might actually start against Verona potentially because Juventus are down to the bare bones ahead of that game. So yeah, um Yeah, very, very, very, very, very active Juventus and, and it's such a Tiago Mota team, isn't it? Like they've really, he's really given Mota what what everything he needs, and and options in young players, you know, young players that have huge potential that can grow and attacking minded players, you know, lots of legs and physicality in this team, lots of technique, areally they have
01:23:03
Speaker
Nico Gonzalez is is very good going forward. So no, there's there's this's this it's a it's a good balanced team. No, no, they are covered early. That's a good point to make, you know, with Vlawovic, Nico Gonzalez, and then you've got, you know, Toram, and then obviously the defensive players as well, Prema, well, Gatti if he plays, so yeah.
01:23:24
Speaker
Yeah, no, no, it's it's looking like a complete team. And it is look, they are looking like contenders. They really are. Yeah, I mean, I listen, I think it's, we we we we can't underestimate the job that motto has with so many new players that you know, that is going to be a job. and But but you know, juntley has done, I think done a very, very good job in bringing in so many players with the financial restraints that he has. um I think
Football Entitlement and Serie A's Marketing Issues
01:23:51
Speaker
he's done very well ah in in that sense. um Let's finish off with Badjo, Prem Face and Sadia Ass of the Week. So Badjo of the Week, um I feel like we have to go Parma related for that.
01:24:07
Speaker
Yeah, I have Dennis Mann. I thought he was outstanding. I really liked what he did and he looked so... Yeah, he looked really good. I really enjoyed it. Dennis Mann, I think Clara Scalia as well. Yeah, Clara. I thought he was sensational. Yeah, he was. I've really enjoyed watching Dennis Mann. He was really, really good. Yeah, for sure. Prem Face of the Week, though.
01:24:38
Speaker
um We've got Jamie Carragher, this was sent in from Uncle Shama, our friend Uncle Shama, who runs a great inter-podcast youtube youtube yeah on YouTube. Check him out, Uncle Shama. So he sent this in from from Jamie Carragher, who criticized Real Sociedad's Martin Zubimendi for rejecting them ah this this summer. A deal was done, basically, when Zubimendi decided he wanted to stay yeah at his hometown club. And Carragher said, I quote, I have to be honest, he's 25 years old. He's just won the Euros. He plays for Sociedad. I know it's his hometown club, but I think it's time to get into the Premier League. It's disappointed that
01:25:20
Speaker
He won't come to the Premier League, the best league in the world, and play in the Champions League with a historic club. Real Sociedad can't be your last step.
01:25:31
Speaker
It's just it's it ah it's the sense of entitlement that kills me. It's like this is someone who is from San Sebastian,
01:25:46
Speaker
he is he grew up there he's from there he's playing for his hometown team he he why would he like he did play in the champions league last year like what what are you talking about like he associate at war in the champions league like four what are you on about and and they won their group with inter in it like it's just you know this notion that everyone should always you know he's won He won the Euros. He's won the Nations League with Spain. He won the Copa del Rey with Sociedad. He was part of that squad. He is actually competing for important trophies and winning. And he's doing it with his hometown team. This sense of entitlement is what really annoys me um about how or how dare you. It's like, well, no, what why would he leave? Why should he leave?
01:26:40
Speaker
And it just makes no sense to me. i don't like it's It's like you can't be this much of... like so You can't be this up your own, but this much is basically what I'm trying to say. and and I think it's it's just as it's it's more how he said it than... than you know It's just the entitlement, like you said. It's it's the sense of entitlement.
01:27:03
Speaker
The Zuby Mendy is doing all right. like Again, two titles with Spain, one with Euros. Let's be honest, in many ways he won Spain with Euros. tactic Tactically, he won that Euro final. When he came on, everything changed tactically. Rodgeri was being man-marked.
01:27:19
Speaker
He came on Martin Suvimendi that released the man marking job that was being done on Spain's deeper sense of midfielder and he was freed up and he and he and he was run the show in the in the center senator of midfield in the second half.
01:27:36
Speaker
say Yeah, no, it's it's just it's like I get that they want, you know, that, OK, Liverpool's a bigger club than Socio that everyone gets that. But Liverpool aren't entitled to players. No one's entitled to play. You know what I mean? And it's like it doesn't take you very long research to understand there's a moment he's actually having a really enjoying his career. He is playing in that he did play with the champion in the Champions League with with his hometown club. He has won trophies with his country.
01:28:03
Speaker
He has won silverware with his hometown club. So I don't... Just sums up where football is nowadays that it's just Premier League and nothing else matters. And if I'm not mistaken, Sociedad are in Europe in the Europa League this season as well and I fancy their chances there, to be honest.
01:28:23
Speaker
So, you know. Yeah. Celia asks of the week. um We've got two actually. I did have a third one. I'm going to save that for for for next week. and But the first one I've got is the new Celia lineup graphics. I mean, again, like we go on and on about on this show all the time about how badly and the the league is marketed. And your your lot your your The two teams are lining up before a Serie A game, you're watching it on TV, the Serie A line-ups come up on the screen and the new line-up graphics, ah the text of each player is so small you can't even see the player's names on them. I mean, how is that even possible? It's not just that, did you notice against in in the Panama Milan game, I don't know if anyone else noticed, but
01:29:16
Speaker
After Milan equalized, it took about two and a half minutes before but graphic change to one one oh really yeah i think the The restart of the game had started and it still said 1-0 and then all of a sudden it said, go!
01:29:33
Speaker
What are they restarting for? Is it half time? Is it second half? Yeah, no, after Milan equalised. Yeah, I know. So it it was really funny and and um I was laughing to myself. It's like was someone fell asleep at the wheel. Like it was it was just like, the you know, Pulisic equalised.
01:29:51
Speaker
in the 66 minute and so the game was restarted it still said 1-0 and then all of a sudden it's like someone oh shit i forgot to press press the button and then it said go and it said he was in 1-1 whilst the game would restarted it was it made me laugh that's my serious of the week is that is absolutely insane it just it made me laugh a lot yeah um but i mean how can you have lineup graphics and you can't even see the player's names I mean, you don't even know who's playing. I mean, you're watching a game of football and you don't even know who's playing on the teams. I mean, it's it's just it's just ridiculous. It's ridiculous. I mean, the other thing was the other study asked of the week was I saw this sent in a group. So the the legal study, our Twitter account, as always, um they tweeted. It's a meme, apparently, from the from a British police account.
01:30:48
Speaker
that where they misspelt something and that's become a meme oh right okay i must have missed that one then um like i think it's so well known that it's become you know cambridge cambridge shares police department right uh tweeted out on the 23rd of august please be aware that currently the m11 That's all the that's all they tweeted out. Right? Okay. Okay. I mean, I never heard of that. and No, i neither. The judge in on the the judge in on the the replies to the suite. So basically, the legal area tweeted on Sunday at ah just off the mid day in Italy.
01:31:26
Speaker
Please be aware that's currently culture. That's it. Yeah, that's what which obviously makes no sense at all. And the replies are are hilarious. It's like, yeah, they are. Santorino says, ma que cazzo diche? Which is my favorite reply. Yeah, well, that was really funny. It made me laugh, too. Martin Coolity says, por códillo como e clingate voy nessuno?
01:31:59
Speaker
It's really very... My is... is but Someone says, thanks, now I'm aware of that currently culture. And another one is... ah one one Another guy... is Francesco, Frances Calcio tweeted a meme from an Italian like like trash Italiano, like from a talk show, saying, Guarda, no no capito un cazzo. Yeah, another person says. My favorite is this one with the image from that Tom Hanks movie, where when the when the Pirates take over.
01:32:39
Speaker
And it says, the admin was pirated. I am the admin now. Another person says, please be aware that I'm still pirates in the games and can you get stuffed? Another guy goes, STFU, I can't watch it from my country. Oh my God.
01:32:56
Speaker
so
01:32:59
Speaker
Amazing. Okay, let's leave it at that then. um Thank you everyone for listening. and We will be back ah this week. we'll We'll have the Q and&A later in the week. um we'll also We're also playing some other stuff um as well, which we which we will confirm. But we do have an interview with um the the Udeneza goalkeeper, Madulka Okoye, but we'll probably push that out next week during the during the international break.
01:33:32
Speaker
OK, everyone. Thanks for listening. See you next time. Ciao ciao.