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Episode 358: Matchday Review: INTO THE HAT!
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Southampton – Well, it wasn't a convincing second half, but we made it through! And that's something to be positive about... right? Lots to talk about!
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Introduction and Casual Greetings
00:00:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome back to the Daily Saints pod. My name is Greg and as always said you're by my good friend and wonderful co-host Zach. How you doing mate? You alright?
00:00:25
Zak
Yeah, I'm good, mate. It's not's not level the level of crash out I had after Midrushborough, and I'm also not absolutely exhausted because it was also yesterday. So makes me feel a little bit better.
Unpredictability of Cup Matches
00:00:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's good, mate. Look, into the hat of the fourth round, and not everyone's happy about the second half, but but win's a win, isn't it? Like, we got through, Pompey didn't, just because their opponents were top of the Premier League and ours were at the bottom of League One. That doesn't matter. It's the joy of the cup. Anyone can beat anyone. Ask, you know, Nottingham Forest. LAUGHTER Yeah.
00:01:06
Zak
you say you say that like sort completely yeah was gonna say completely exotic ignoring the fact that the lowest tier team still in the competition knocked out the holders and like we talk about cut magic that that's just it that's the but
00:01:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:01:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sorry, I mean, nothing sums up British culture quite like the odour of a non-league club coming on to celebrate the winning of a game against Premier League team to earn enough money to presumably run the club solidly for another couple of years, basically, just by being in the hat for the fourth round. Like, yeah, can't believe it i bought the club on right move. Like...
00:01:55
Zak
Oh, mate. Yeah, you're right. That is that is British culture summed up pretty well.
00:01:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love it.
00:02:02
Zak
like You need to go, what is modern UK culture? here you go. Well, for anyone that watches football or participates in football, right?
00:02:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
But like look, we're that's the important thing, right?
00:02:11
Zak
poor
00:02:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're in the hat, but there you know there was more
Player Transfers and Future Discussions
00:02:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
depth to the game than that.
00:02:18
Zak
There's a lot. There's so many questions.
00:02:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
So let's...
00:02:20
Zak
So much has happened as well. don't know.
00:02:24
Zak
whole transfer episode, Greg, on on things that were happening. And since then, Ronnie Edwards has randomly got to QPR, which I have lots of thoughts about that.
00:02:39
Zak
well.
00:02:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
I
00:02:43
Zak
but But yeah, like, you know, a debut episode.
00:02:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
i mean, look, the way the way things are going with the news and how it seems to break in immediately, maybe both, right? It's just non-stop.
00:02:55
Zak
Yeah, you know, I've already seen stuff about Baz, which, you know, you that I guess other people don't see him as bad as he's viewed by our fan base.
00:02:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
so
00:03:06
Zak
And have thoughts on that too, but I guess like that's not important in a game like today.
00:03:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Look.
00:03:11
Zak
So...
Match Analysis: Lineup and Performance
00:03:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it, mate. Let's start the start. Let's start with with the lineup, right? And it was let's say, are heavily rotated team, right? Was it seven changes?
00:03:23
Zak
yeah
00:03:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, it's somehow heavily rotated, but still like the spine of the starting 11, right? It's obviously a debut for Peretz in goal, not really surprising us at all.
00:03:36
Zak
Nope. nope
00:03:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Switched to a back four, which might have been a bit of a surprise. Obviously, Wellington inn yellowa in, in, Kwasi and Harwood-Bellis, probably the two I would pick to go in a back four in the starting team, right?
00:03:40
Zak
but
00:03:49
Zak
My favourite thing about that, Greg, was that BBC Sport has defaulted to us having a back three for so long that the default formation was a back three. They didn't really know how to like where to put the players, which was really enjoyable until it shifted. But but yeah, it was it was good. And I think that the the post-match comments are...
00:04:08
Zak
Interesting. Me and you had a quick discussion about the the post-match interview where Alfie Haas has gone a little bit harder than usual on Eckert and he seemed to crumble under p pressure far more than I'd have expected him to.
00:04:22
Zak
But yeah, four at the back. But, you know, we've got actual like actual right backs now and actual off backs.
00:04:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:28
Zak
But that's kind of what I'd expect. maybe i I'd have expected maybe Wood in for Harwood Bellis. Obviously, we saw Wood come in later when when they hit panic stations for whatever bizarre reason.
00:04:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
default back to this horrible back three which I mean you seem to invite the pressure even more yeah
00:04:42
Zak
Yeah, I think I was supposed to see Bound. Yes, let's I was surprised to see Downs in. But, you know, it was good to see sort the hellos.
00:04:52
Zak
It was good to see, and obviously, he get in the game, get goal. That was enjoyable. James Robinson got a couple more, you know, sort valuable minutes. And then, obviously, Archer getting on that, actually scoring, which has must have been good for him. But, you know, I think, obviously, we discussed it in the in the preview, right? Like, I'd expect of them to put out a strong 11 for the simple fact that,
00:05:13
Zak
you know, we wanted to kind of have an answer to Middlesbrough. And I can't say that we we didn't, but i just I just think the second half collapse kind of like overrules a lot of what happened in the first half for me.
00:05:24
Zak
But again, we'll we'll get into it.
00:05:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, let's dive into it, mate.
00:05:27
Zak
That was exciting.
00:05:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, I don't want to say a textbook Tonda record Saints performance, but I mean, we had a great first half and capitulated in the second half. So it was a pretty textbook Tonda record Saints performance because.
00:05:41
Zak
it was it was a west problem It was the West Brom game, except the fact that it didn't really feel like they were going to score at the end. It felt more like we would. But, just yeah, it was just an enjoyable first half.
00:05:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:05:54
Zak
I thought I could leave it for 15 minutes when I drove back. uh to to house from wherever i was at and then obviously i opened my phone and like like talking to you about middlesbrough you being like all of a sudden i was like sorry three two that is absolutely really absolutely ridiculous i thought i could be quite safe in in thinking i'd seen all of the action and clearly i was wrong and i just it's just frustrating to see but obviously watched all back afterwards but
00:06:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Well, it's, look, and here's the thing for me, right? Because we talked a lot last week about formations and structures and that being part of our problem, right?
00:06:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we swapped to a back four today.
00:06:37
Zak
Mm-hmm. huh
00:06:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
And for neither of the goals that we conceded, was being in a back four the problem. The problem was that we can't defend corners, it seems, or or crosses at all.
00:06:54
Zak
we we we Yeah, any set piece, any...
00:06:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:57
Zak
And I think that the idea that, like, so Tonda was talking about, well, you know, sometimes it's okay to concede them. And I'm like, maybe don't. Like, if we can't defend against something like that, maybe stop conceding them.
00:07:09
Zak
But this has been going on for so long. And I think, I don't know, I don't know how much merit is in your concept of the fact that our team is too short.
00:07:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:07:17
Zak
Like, I think you've said that for a long time, but...
00:07:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. yeah I mean, yeah.
00:07:21
Zak
it's It's also like looking at the ball and making sure you know where it is is also half of that. Like that's what frustrates me the most. But it says to me that like Horace had a really good like debut. He like, you know, really, really late, you know, two saves in a row sort of thing.
00:07:37
Zak
But it shows you that it doesn't look like a goalkeeper at goal without worrying that they're going to do something silly.
00:07:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
He looked really solid for me. you think...
00:07:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you feel like if Baz was still in goal for this game that we end up in extra time?
00:07:49
Zak
man.
00:07:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is that where we're landing?
00:07:52
Zak
no
00:07:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is that why it's such an upsetting outcome?
00:07:53
Zak
No, i i i kind just I kind of feel like that it shows the fact that he conceded too, and we all think it was solid, shows you that I don't think the huge problem was our goalkeeper.
00:08:06
Zak
I think that there was a lot more pressure on Baz than needed to be, right?
00:08:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Hmm.
00:08:11
Zak
like I think if that he'd had the ability to develop with defenders that kept the ball away from him,
00:08:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:17
Zak
He probably... it It wouldn't have been such a talking point. But apparently we're that bad that that we we, you know, let balls fly. I've got, like, goalkeeper constantly. Like, they have more shots than us, mate. Like, I'm not being funny. They are they are languishing the bottom of League One. Like, they barely scored a goal in the last five games. And then they scored they put two against us. So, I don't i don't know. i feel like it's, you know, it's the whole, like, if...
00:08:43
Zak
If my nan had Will, she would be a bike. Like, we don't know, right? it's it's it's It's a moot point. But I will point out that, you know, we will talk about it on transfer day, but like, you know, Baz has already had an offer from another championship outfit, who ironically, whose keeper's gone out injured, which is why it's an emergency.
00:08:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. but
00:09:03
Zak
However, that keeper was also a keeper a lot of us told, said that we should bring in in the previous transfer window. So, yeah, it's interesting, but...
00:09:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah I mean, it's...
00:09:13
Zak
I don't know, to the long and short of it, maybe. that what you feel about her?
00:09:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean... I don't know. Like I say, I think that oh i mean the so the problem to me is obvious, right? we've you know Obviously, we're too short, right? But that is it is. You can't like inject players with super serum or something and make them grow two foot. That's not, I don't think, allowed.
00:09:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
But like we we've had this... like I know we have an assistant manager and and sort of some backroom staff for Tonda now, right?
00:09:43
Zak
People...
00:09:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
But... We used to have like a set-piece coach as well and all of these other roles that have not really been backfilled or done anything about.
00:09:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it's it's no secret that we concede a lot of set-pieces. I mean, is it just me? Surely you're seeing two and two here and putting them together.
00:10:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
like Maybe if we worked on defending set-pieces with someone who could specialise in set-pieces, maybe we'd be better at it.
00:10:10
Zak
but it sounds like maybe when they have the set-piece coach, they can stop it either way. And like the conversation seems to be having that a lot of the post-match...
00:10:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, yeah.
00:10:22
Zak
That post-match press conference could have just been any generic manager we had in the last couple of months, right? I feel like it answers a lot more of my questions of how much the control is in the hands of the manager and how much of the control is in the hands of sports, right?
00:10:35
Zak
And by manager, I mean, are we just saying head coach now? Because that seems to be... what that conversation confirmed to be. But it just seems to be constantly like, yeah, so we spent an entire week working on this and training, and then they did that. And then I gave them a halftime team talk that said, you need to go out there, start really strong, don't concede in the first five minutes. Conceded in the first five minutes, conceded again, panicked, so then it was like, oh, fine, I'll put the another defender. And you're like...
00:11:04
Zak
What? You're putting on another... We should be putting them to the sword. Like, I don't i don't quite understand the logic behind it. And it makes us feel a bit tin pot. I'm not going to lie.
00:11:14
Zak
At least that's how that's how I read that. I can't believe, like, a team, two goals, and then just going, well, rather than going, oh, well we should just score another three. Like, it just says a lot.
00:11:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, you've got to think about the mentality of the players currently, and it's something that's been criticised anyway, but throwing away leads in the second half is frankly our MO at the moment.
00:11:25
Zak
That's all.
00:11:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I can see why why the panic was there, and I understand why it set in. and
Impact of New Signings on Team Culture
00:11:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, you know, i don't know. la say, it was a heavily rotated team, right?
00:11:46
Zak
Is it cultural?
00:11:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
So we have to give some credence to that.
00:11:51
Zak
Yeah, but and like I don't know. Because that just means that, like, but where where does it come from? Like, the capital look at those players, right? So who who are of, like, the Russell Martin era or last year's era, right?
00:12:04
Zak
Harwood Palace, to an extent, Wellington played, like, one or two games.
00:12:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Flynn. Yeah.
00:12:08
Zak
Downs?
00:12:11
Zak
Maybe, yeah, because...
00:12:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Archer. like That's the whole spine of the team. So it's... You know,
00:12:16
Zak
Do you remember how i was like I really wanted the new signings to come in and rub off on the old signings? And then we kind of what happened was...
00:12:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:28
Zak
you know I don't know. yeah Again, I think we said we'd probably talk Wednesday, right, for PlayerPalmer or whatever. But just it's just so weird. It's such a bizarre thing to me that this just keeps happening.
00:12:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's really strange.
00:12:41
Zak
And it's like and every time a coach is asked about it, they're like, yeah. It's the same thing with him almost getting defensive against Alfie being like, I know you're going to ask me about the formation formation. It's nothing to do with that. I actually think we are better with a back five. but like, doesn't matter though. Back six, back seven, we need to be more resilient.
00:12:57
Zak
How do we get more resilient? you have enough leaders? Resilient. And I'm like, oh, just mate. Maybe i was I actually preferred it when he said nothing. but think that That way you just think there's quiet genius behind the eyes and it's...
00:13:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
What, uh,
00:13:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
what so What do you make of Alfie's questions, which were pretty reasonable, I think, about Ori and and him not getting game time in this game?
00:13:18
Zak
Well, it is clearly... over He's so severely and unfit that it surprised them. And the only reason they've brought him in is for like a cultural shift.
00:13:32
Zak
And it's like all of the stuff around, oh, he's unbelievable person, unbelievable personality, unbelievable leader. And there's that other it's like, okay, so is this is this just out of Lallada Mark Have we seen the entirety of his appearances?
00:13:45
Zak
Because like the the plan of like, yeah, we need a plan to figure out how to get him into games. It's been eight weeks. Like, what is the point at this point?
00:13:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:53
Zak
Like, I kind of...
00:13:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
But i mean, also, right, with with Charles coming back to fitness and Bragg really stepping up, right, there's there's competition for that place now, right?
00:14:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because Yander, for me, and is is first name on most team sheets for us because he's really consistent.
00:14:08
Zak
Mm-hmm.
00:14:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Flynn, you know, is is is a strong player in this league from what we see. And Shea Charles was absolutely bossing it before he was injured. And Can Bragg, like I say, stepped up, had a good game, scored a goal.
00:14:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
so So is there any need to get Romelu fit? Is it just not part of their priorities because he's going to be, what, fifth, sixth choice to play in that position?
00:14:35
Zak
I, like, forgot forgot he was back at the club, mate. I'm not going to lie. Like, after... I just kind of forgot. Okay, that sounds really bad and and awful, but I kind of forgot he was here.
00:14:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:47
Zak
And that's so and that's bad. And then like it's just just a bit of a weird one. like it It does feel like it was a feel-good signing, right, around the time of Eckert and all this and the other and trying to kind of bolster morale and maybe get him in the back room.
00:15:03
Zak
Maybe he can have a few conversations. He won't be on as much money. etc, etc. But it's just a bit bizarre because on top of that, you you know, I was talking transfers, like, one of the people we're scouting is another central midfielder, apparently.
00:15:18
Zak
Like, it's so... Yes, it is is bizarre.
00:15:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean central midfielders are a broad description because I don't think that I think that very clearly in the system that we want to play there's no such thing as a central midfielder there's a 6 and an 8 there's a defensive midfielder and there's an attacking midfielder there's no like box to box player that does both really they all kind of dip in and do it but
00:15:24
Zak
True.
00:15:34
Zak
True.
00:15:38
Zak
Thank you.
00:15:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
but it's very clearly segregated in this is a defensive player, this is an attacking player. I mean, maybe in itself that's part of the problem, but that's that seems to be the way we want to do things and and build teams. And and as a defensive-minded midfielder, like I say, Ori at this point is fourth, fifth choice for me.
00:16:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
i mean, we even saw Barnaby Williams come in earlier on in the season and and do a job. So...
00:16:16
Zak
Okay, so then I asked the question, what was the point?
00:16:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. To deflect some of the opinions that were being shared towards the owners at the time is really the only answer, right?
00:16:30
Zak
i just i just I just don't know how much they care.
00:16:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
don't
Team Merchandise Controversy
00:16:35
Zak
That hasn't stopped them selling a shirt for 120
00:16:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
know, mate.
00:16:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, see, well, let's let's talk about that, right? Because I've seen lots of opinions on it. Some people are calling it like tone deaf based on, I mean, whatever panic stations some people have put us in at the moment. And like, sure, it's not like we're cruising at the top of the league where we want to be.
00:17:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
but But also, it's it's a known quantity, a known entity, right? Like, they did the same thing a couple of years ago. In fact, when we were getting relegated from the Premier League... Sorry.
00:17:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sorry about that. So yeah, some people have called it tone deaf, sure. But like, they did the same thing a couple of years ago when we getting relegated from the Premier League. They brought out these all white shirts.
00:17:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
And they sold them at a higher price because they're a limited edition. And it's not like they're saying, you're not Saints fan, let's buy this shirt. It's like, oh, we thought we'd do something nice for people who want to spend extra money and have these collectible items.
00:17:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
And like in the same regard, if they didn't acknowledge that it was 50 years this year since we won the FA Cup, people would also be moaning, right?
00:17:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's like...
00:17:58
Zak
Yeah, i like we did it with blackout kits, want to say, last year. They were really nice. Wish I bought that, but like...
00:18:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And that's it, right? like It's not like they're saying, oh, you have to do this. If you're Saints fan, you should be owning this shirt.
00:18:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just like, hey, we're going to make this nice kit.
00:18:13
Zak
it would have been in... it would have been in
00:18:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we know it's pricey, but also it's nice and it's limited edition. And if you want it And it's it's pricey because that's what it is. It's for collectors and people that are willing to pay it, right? they No one's like putting you in a hammerlock and saying, spend £120 on a kit. you want to buy it, don't buy it. like That's fine. I'm not in a position to spend that money on a kit.
00:18:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
But it's...
00:18:37
Zak
I think it's one of those things that is really nice. And the problem is that price is probably what's annoying people. And you're right.
00:18:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:44
Zak
it's it's It's ludicrous because it's not going to be a thing that they like they're going to give away to 1,975 people, with six people, sorry.
00:18:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:18:53
Zak
And they're like, that's not going to be thing. And it'd be lovely if they did. They probably have the money for it. Yep, whatever, sure. But like this has probably been in the works for ages.
00:18:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Why aren't you spending any money on a striker? How can't you generate more money in the club? oh Why are you trying to advertise to us to spend money? It's like, well... like You can't have it all of those ways. like The club's going to do things to try and generate revenue and to you know commemorate occasions and do nice things. It's...
00:19:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know it's but And, you know you know, sure, some of the, like...
00:19:25
Zak
It would be a different scale of fish if we'd won games, right? Like, I feel like if we come into that and the Tonda record winning streak had carried on, everyone would probably be like, yeah, it's really nice. It's just that we are at at the moment, we are peaking at the level of anger towards the ownership.
00:19:40
Zak
as a
00:19:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
just But they're trying, right? like they're trying to They're trying to do nice things and do the stuff, right?
00:19:46
Zak
Are they...
00:19:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're working on it. They're trying to make the football good. They don't want the football to suck. Because if the football's better, they make more money at the end of the day. You can't But it's not like you can't be like, oh, well, we're going to delay our FA Cup kit launch because it know it's been 50 years since we won the FA Cup, but but also we lost two games on the bounce. Like, yeah, all right.
00:20:12
Zak
I think people may i people are just angry.
00:20:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, these things happen.
00:20:15
Zak
That's all it is. And they have a right to be angry. Like, you know, you've you've gone... what, like year in, year out recently paying for season tickets, like benefits being stripped and stuff.
00:20:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:25
Zak
And I get that, like, you know, you're taking a very grounded approach to it. But also, like, I can understand as somebody that, like, lost my head a little bit last weekend, people just people are just mad. And it's a thing that people, will you know, it's one of those things that you see and it's like, oh, are they want more money off of us.
00:20:41
Zak
That's all it is. People put immediate thoughts out there and everybody everybody's hive mind conglomerates and everyone just gets mad.
00:20:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:49
Zak
I don't think that it's as deep as you're worried about. but i and I can understand why people crossed, but also, flip side, yeah, if you want it, buy it.
00:20:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:57
Zak
It's going to be gone when it's gone.
00:20:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because it's a really nice shirt, and I'm a bit sad that I can't justify the £120 it, because...
00:20:58
Zak
It's a nice shirt. It's a really nice shirt.
00:21:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, if I spent that money on a shirt, my wife would hang me with it, but it's...
00:21:10
Zak
it also It also bends into the thing where like people think that they're going to force ownership change. And like I just don't so think that like unless everyone stops going to games tomorrow, you know we already had like that but we when we dipped massively and attendances dropped and stuff. And yeah, okay, that that resulted in being fired. now in the position we're in now.
00:21:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:32
Zak
It's just that I don't really know like what we're hoping you to do. Bankrupt the club to the point where nobody wants to buy us. We're relegated multiple seasons in a row. They don't know what to do. But hey, at least we've got we've got our club back. and like Looking at like what's happened to Wednesday state and stuff, it's it's difficult. Because i I agree with a lot of people and a lot of the criticisms of the ownership and how it has not been acceptable.
Fan Anger and Management Issues
00:21:56
Zak
but I just don't know what the right response is. And if people want to use their voice in in a specific way, then that's fine. But also it's the, it's created division because people are like, well, if you don't immediately hate, if you don't immediately want to like come to this protest or do this, that must mean and you hate the club. And it's like,
00:22:12
Zak
No, people just don't, like, it's just not that deep for people. Like, we think about this stuff a lot because we we do daily podcasts on the team. There are some people who would just attend the game on the weekend and they'll still love the club. It would still be an important part of their personality, not their entire personality. And I think some people kind of like, forget that. If you you get stuck chronically in something and you get pigeonholed into, like, nonstop paying attention to something like this, of course you're just going to get more and more angry.
00:22:38
Zak
and And like, you can see it, like in the comments of pretty much anything that's posted, it's just sports public out now, right? It's growing. Like, I feel like the the sentiment is growing, but I just don't, you know that their problem is going to be when they run out of run out of figureheads, to shout right?
00:22:55
Zak
Like the next one Spurs, and that's probably one of the reasons he's so worried about what to do about transfers, because if he doesn't get it right, you know you end up with another problem.
00:23:06
Zak
And and it's like people...
00:23:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can we have centre-back that can defend corners and a striker that can score goals, please? And then we'll all be happy.
00:23:14
Zak
Yeah, and then also we've got no attacking players other than Siena. You said to me that you'd happy be happily have Jay Robinson for the rest of the season if Siena got injured. Probably some want someone with a little bit more experience.
00:23:28
Zak
The whole conversation about leaders and being like, we don't have one, which is insane to me because they've made every single manager has kept Jack Stephens as leader as like captain. And then you literally have the head coach be like, yeah, we've got like some leaders, people do leadership things, but we don't actually have roles and leaders.
00:23:43
Zak
And you're like, so you don't have like a leadership team? Like what's, what's going on there? And then you've got like supposedly this divide between players.
00:23:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:51
Zak
And, and then also feel like that the whole conversation I'll talk about a little bit now, but like, cause the Roy Edwards thing, right? is I can't help but remember that Ronnie Edwards was a transfer that was like before sports time, right?
00:24:01
Zak
Which is why he was brought in. He was a, like, you know, hot prospect that would would hopefully do really well. You know, he had a really good season at QPR. Hasn't managed to break it into the team. And they've gone out and cut our losses because it's not it's not a profile that I've selected. It's not a player that is more of an unknown and it will just be more money in the key.
00:24:19
Zak
Whereas everyone else is like, this is insane. And it's because it's not... their bag so they don't really care. it just It just all feels a bit weird at the moment, mate. And I think that it's summed up by how this game ended.
00:24:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. But I just think...
00:24:32
Zak
like to To get back to the review.
00:24:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
But that's the thing, right?
00:24:35
Zak
Yeah,
00:24:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it, right? But at the end of the day, we won.
Reflections and Future Outlook
00:24:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're in the hat. And that's the important thing. We can all look forward to drawing Liverpool away and getting knocked out in the next round.
00:24:45
Zak
yeah exactly.
00:24:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
or Or worse, Macclesfield. Like...
00:24:49
Zak
That'll be Bantz. like, but i come
00:24:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, i look, it's...
00:24:54
Zak
it's It's just it's weird because that press conference, mate, felt like it was a a win. Look, I don't he's read it back.
00:25:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Felt like a loss, didn't it?
00:25:01
Zak
Yeah, it's strange.
00:25:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
how can you How can you build on a win, even a win against a lower league team, right, with a rotated squad? A win is a win, and we should be taking that confidence into the next game.
00:25:10
Zak
Yeah.
00:25:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, you know, two games in quick succession at home, and we should be looking to, you know, do do stuff with that and make it...
00:25:16
Zak
Yeah.
00:25:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, our home form's pretty good at the moment, so...
00:25:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
I hope it was pretty good at the moment. So, you know, these are the sort of things we should be looking now to just cruise on upwards and, you know, recover from frankly disappointing festive period. So, i mean, look, let's see how that goes, right?
00:25:43
Zak
Yeah, I just, I worry that it's been, I'm starting to worry at well what point does any manager or head coach come in and and struggle with the the players we've got?
00:25:55
Zak
Because there seems to be something to me behind the scenes. Like, if you are genuinely telling me that we cannot play a back four and that we're having to shore up with a back three because everyone's... There just seems something seems to be something weird to me.
00:26:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's nonsense, mate.
00:26:08
Zak
Yeah, which is why...
00:26:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's nonsense because neither of those goals were conceded due to the formation. Maybe the set pieces that were given away you were because of it, but like if if just any of the 11 players on the field could could just jump up and clear the corner...
00:26:13
Zak
no it's...
00:26:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
job problem solved, you know? Like, it seems like, seems easy to me.
00:26:25
Zak
Yeah, it's just...
00:26:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
don't know. But, well, there it is.
00:26:31
Zak
Yeah, I'm trying to... see where your optimism comes from. I'm very much in two minds at the moment. That's all. that's all I'm like, I'm core cautious because also like Holler are a side.
00:26:43
Zak
When we come up against them, that's going to be harder work than I think that we where were aware. And then obviously sooner rather than later, we've got the South Coast Army. And I just can't, just can't imagine like another post-match press conference where it's like, yeah, tried our best, just didn't pan out.
00:26:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. But like a win at Fratton Park is probably enough to ease the pressure on Sports Republic for at least another season. So we'll see.
00:27:07
Zak
This is not so true.
00:27:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll see how it plays out.
00:27:10
Zak
Yeah, it's a show for sure.
00:27:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, mate.
00:27:11
Zak
Oh,
00:27:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Look, it's nice though. It's nice that we're we're both feeling different paths because... That's the great thing about the game and why we love it, because all of these opinions are valid, and it's great.
00:27:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I love it, and that's why we love chatting about it. But look, that's all we've got time for today.
00:27:25
Zak
yeah, for sure. 100%.
00:27:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
So as always, mate, thank you so much for joining me, and thank you, everyone, for listening.
00:27:33
Zak
Thank you, mate.
00:27:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let us know how you're feeling. If you're feeling on the optimistic side or on the pessimistic side, we would love to hear from you. Let us know.
Closing Remarks and Listener Engagement
00:27:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
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00:27:45
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00:28:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
We will be back tomorrow to talk about something, be it transfers or players. Who knows? We've got so much to talk about. It's going to be such an easy week. But until then, i hope you all have a wonderful day, and we'll see you tomorrow.
00:28:31
Zak
Ooh, that's big.