Become a Creator today!Start creating today - Share your story with the world!
Start for free
00:00:00
00:00:01
Episode 169 - Arsenal Review (H) Oh Bayibdir-y Me
25 Plays17 days ago
Kieran, Tom, and Niall are here to review the 1-0 defeat to Arsenal at Old Trafford. Lots to talk about, and for once it’s not all negative.
Find us on:
Instagram: gspnmanunited
X: gspnmanunited
TikTok: gspnmanunited
Don’t forget to rate us below, it really helps us out!
Sponsors and Advertising
Zencastr
Built for quality - Designed for growth
A new era for creation is here.
The only complete audio + video platform to get best-in-class recording, intuitive editing, AI-powered growth features, and top-tier distribution tools — all in one place.
Get started for free!
We highly recommend it!
#MadeByZencastr
Global Sports Podcast Network- Creating the world’s first network of 30-minute daily podcasts for the world’s biggest sporting export, the English Premier League.
For advertising and sponsorship details or to learn more about the scale and demographics of our audience – email Ken Davies, VP Business & Development at:
ken.davies@globalsportspodcastnetwork.com
www.globalsportspodcastnetwork.com
Copyright | 2025 | Global Sports Podcast Network | All Rights Reserved
#GGMU #DailyManUnited #MUFC #MUNARS
Recommended
Transcript
Match Summary and Initial Reactions
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello everyone and welcome back to the Daily Manchester United. Coming to you roughly 15 minutes, 10-15 minutes after the full-time whistle has been blown at Old Trafford. We start off with the season with a loss, a 1-0 loss against Arsenal with the first goal and the only goal coming within a matter of minutes. And to put it bluntly, if Manchester United was a shape, it would be a circle because they just cannot do corners.
00:00:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
My name is Kieran. I'll be your host for today. I'm also joined by Niall and Tom on today's episode. Tom, I'll come to you first. ah ah It was a bit of deja vu the way we conceded that goal, wasn't it?
00:00:45
Tom Cairns
It was, and if you look at Arsenal's record from corners, I think it was something like 31 since the beginning of 2023-24, which is pretty mental. By far the best out of any opposition in the Premier League.
Impact of New Signings: Cunha and Umbermo
00:00:58
Tom Cairns
And we just can't cope with them, and that's been our weakness for some time. Yeah, it was a very scrappy one as well. I mean, Bayern Deer would have felt that he was blocked off in the end, I think, by Saliba to begin with. He got the initial head on it before Calviario was able to head it in over the line, but Either way, we just couldn't cope with it.
00:01:16
Tom Cairns
And that pretty much not set the tone because I think United responded very well to it, but we're still lacking that killer instinct going forward.
00:01:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, to expand your point on you know reacting well to it, I thought, Niall, last season, if a goal like that gets conceded for United, that's the that's it. The
Arsenal's Strategy vs. United's Defense
00:01:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
game's decided then. But there was actually some fight in the United.
00:01:36
Niall
Absolutely. um i think that's why it's so disappointing today because i don't know about yourselves, but I think it's a vast improvement from anything we saw last year. i think they they reacted so well, like you said, but they also started the game really well as well and kind of continued that on throughout the whole game, um playing with a lot more urgency the The upgrades and the attack, which we'll get on to, I'm sure, is just incredible. like the The difference of of having actually some confidence in your attacking players has been excellent. um
00:02:07
Niall
But I mean, Bayern Deer all over again, like it's it's absolutely mental, really. Actually, my my mate was overwatching the game with me. um And the last time we saw Bayern Deer play, well we were actually at the game against Spurs in the League Cup.
00:02:21
Niall
And we were like, oh, remember that? That's so funny. Bayern de're starting today. He literally conceded straight from a corner. And then 20 minutes later, deja vu, like you mentioned, Kieran. I mean, it's just not good enough. Like you can say that that he was fouled, that there was a bit too much pressure. And Arsenal are very cute about those things, ah particularly in set pieces, like they've they've become known for.
00:02:43
Niall
But... Even go down diving, you know, or even punch the ball. Don't flap the ball into your own net and kind of then just look at the ref and hoping he bails
Offensive Lineup and Player Performances
00:02:53
Niall
you out. So really, really disappointing because I think United really deserved something from that game.
00:02:58
Niall
um And like you mentioned, the reaction after the goal was excellent. and um And that kind of urgency and proactivity and quality throughout the game, I thought, and was there throughout.
00:03:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and kind of an insult injury. Had Binding, not flapped it. I mean, I know hindsight's 20-20, but you had De Ligt on the line, who probably could have and probably would have headed it away. But the the sort of flap at it takes it over De Ligt and into the path of Calafiore.
00:03:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, well, he's just there to to scrap up the pieces from about one yard out, maybe even less than that. It's a scrappy one.
00:03:30
Niall
Mm-hmm.
00:03:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
it's It's not great. But I think... Going forward from that, you know, we've we've had our new signings. We had Cunha and Umbermo starting alongside Mason Mount. Now, they sort of, you know, kind of rotated between the three. it kind of felt like there wasn't a sort of central striker figure. But I think all three of them in that first half, well, it started off really well, didn't it, Tom?
00:03:53
Tom Cairns
Yeah, they did. It was very difficult to tell who was the number nine because we saw the line-up, so we thought, yeah, it's going to probably be Cunha. But they were switching around here then, and Mberno was quite rightly continuing play on that right-hand side of the attacking midfield. I've been really impressed with Mberno today. I mean, irrespective of the result, the performance was what mattered to me because there's going to be signs of rustiness from some of the players and from some of the teams, like West Ham, for instance, who had an absolute shocker for it this weekend. But that's going on a different topic.
00:04:24
Tom Cairns
Umbermo and Cunha I thought had good games. I thought they got stuck in very well and i was very impressed with Mount to go with that. And looking at the player ratings as well because they came in quite quickly after the match had finished.
00:04:37
Tom Cairns
I'm seeing a rating of Cunha of 7.22, Mount 6.23 which was a little bit lower than some even though from what we saw on the pitch was better than that. And the other one for Umbermo, if I can find it,
00:04:52
Tom Cairns
Bear with me one second. 6.46. So not too bad. so notzi but
00:04:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, i think it was a decent debut for them all. What it just lacked was a goal, which almost came ah from Umbermo twice. One from a header, ah which was really excellently saved by Raya in the second half. And the other one was sort of that that mixture of a bicycle and a scissor kick, Nile. That would have been great if that had got in.
00:05:18
Niall
Oh, it was brilliant ingenuity. Like, I mean, the the cross was behind him and and he kind of contorts his body in a way to get his right foot to it. And and it almost ended up and in the back of the net. um His header as well. I'd already jumped up off the sofa. I don't know what it was about the angle, but it looked like it it was it was in or it took ages for Raya to actually go and and palm it away.
00:05:38
Niall
um But yeah, so impressed. Like I mentioned at the top of the show, the upgrade in quality from Cunha and Mbwemo, like the amount of runs that Cunha just took the ball off the centre back or took the ball down in the air and just drove at
Arsenal's League Potential and Defensive Play
00:05:52
Niall
the defence. And he got through in the first half, couple of ricochets off Gabriel and Saliba.
00:05:57
Niall
um The ball was just a little bit too far away from him when when the shot actually came in. Mbwemo was brilliant in the first half in terms of providing us an option and an outlet on the right-hand side. it was It was the main attacking side that we went down.
00:06:09
Niall
um And then that continued in the second half when Ahmad came on as well. That's a scary right-hand side now that we have with the two of them. like You wouldn't know who to actually jump out to when Ahmad and Mbwemo have the ball. So really looking forward to seeing how how that develops further as well throughout the season. But yeah, like I mentioned, that that's why I'm just so...
00:06:29
Niall
disappointed in a way because i think we we really did deserve a point within that game. and While in previous seasons, you know, it would have been, like you mentioned, heads down after the goal and, you know, damage is limitation.
00:06:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think Dorgue down the left as well was was good. I quite liked the impact that he made.
00:06:46
Niall
Mm-hmm.
00:06:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I think what you said, Tom, as well, that it wasn't really a recognised number nine, had its benefits of, you know, they were all rotating, but had its downside of there wasn't anyone in the box who could get on the end of a cross.
00:06:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
You Dorgue, a couple of times in that match, as he's running down the wing on the left-hand side there, goes to cross it in, but hasn't looked. He's gone it on instinct to say there'll be someone in the box, and there just isn't.
00:07:11
Tom Cairns
Yeah, and he even had a go himself from quite a long way out, which hit the outside of the post, but it was a good effort from Dorgue. I think Dorgue will be more on the offensive this season than last season.
00:07:21
Tom Cairns
I think he was more about settling in and trying to do his defensive duties, whereas this season I think he can afford to just push on and carry the ball forward.
00:07:21
Niall
Mm-hmm.
00:07:29
Tom Cairns
And if there is no one around him, and there's no one really to pick a pass to, one why not have a go from outside the area?
00:07:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:07:37
Tom Cairns
And I think Arsenal would have been wary of that. I mean, we 22 shots in the match compared to Arsenal's 10th, and pretty much in the second half, Arsenal were more um defensively, and they were a resilient for Arsenal today, as what some of them pointed out.
00:07:52
Tom Cairns
and Will that be enough for Arsenal to win the league? If they play like they did today alone, it would not be enough to win the league. And the reason why I say that is because I just don't think Like us, there is enough of the attacking instinct in there.
00:08:03
Niall
Thank you.
00:08:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. I've put,
00:08:08
Tom Cairns
Because goals are what are going to win games. and i just I think Arsenal may struggle in games like this, where they'll be able to get it over the line. If that was Man City or Liverpool, or even the side like Crystal Palace, for instance, or Brighton, a particular team I went to go and see yesterday against Fulham,
00:08:25
Tom Cairns
I think Arsenal can end up dropping points in situations like that. They they cannot keep winning these games and just scraping over the line. They have to really put these teams to the sword. And I think today, ah wouldn't say they put United to the sword because I don't think the scoreline suggested it.
00:08:41
Tom Cairns
you know I don't think Arsenal even needed to get out of... Let's say they needed get out of first gear. They weren't even light out of second or third gear, really, for Arsenal. It was just more about keeping the ball and making sure United didn't put the ball in the back of the net.
00:08:54
Niall
Yeah, Arsenal's an interesting one. Looking at them today, i don't think they've solved any of their problems from last year. um i think, you know, Jokeres didn't look that comfortable.
00:09:05
Niall
didn't really They weren't adapting their game at all to play with them. it it was a very similar Arsenal performance that we would have seen over the last couple of years where they've got a goal and Arsenal are a defensive team and and they pride themselves on that.
00:09:17
Niall
Yeah. And they just went to close that game down. And that's what they've done and in all the big games. um They were always criticized for not actually coming out and and trying to train to beat Man City when they were going for the league, you know celebrating a point away at the Etihad, etc.
00:09:32
Niall
And it was a classic Arsenal performance. and So I don't see how they're going to take that next step and actually get over the line in the Premier League. But that's enough Arsenal talk, probably.
00:09:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Yeah, on the Daily Manchester
Mixed Results from New Signings at Old Trafford
00:09:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
United. Absolutely. Well, we're going to take a quick break. When we come back, a little bit more unpacking about certain players and maybe how does this match give us optimism for the next 37? We'll be back after this.
00:10:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
As I mentioned previously, ah handful of the new signings making their sort of Old Trafford debuts today in Umbermo and Mateus Cunha. We also saw Sesco come off off the bench, Niall.
00:10:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it's safe to say didn't have a lot of impact in that game.
00:11:05
Niall
Yeah, a little bit concerning, but very, very difficult um to to judge him off of the guts of 20 minutes, 25 minutes. um you United were really pushing for a goal at that stage, so Arsenal were really um sitting in quite deep.
00:11:22
Niall
A lot of the attacks that we were doing as well at the end was kind of long diagonals towards Maguire and De Ligt and kind of hoping for something to to come off.
00:11:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:11:30
Niall
um So... you know I'm looking forward to seeing him from the start. I think based off what you were discussing in the first part there with but Tom around not having a recognized striker, hopefully that is the gap that's needed.
00:11:43
Niall
When Dallow and Dogger were getting down the wing and and playing those you know pullbacks, there was no one there. So if we do play with more of a conventional nine like Sesko, I really hope he can he can fill that void for us.
00:11:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
uh
00:11:54
Niall
So yeah, I think it's it's difficult to judge his performance off today. um It doesn't fill you with confidence, but it also hasn't hasn't haven't lost any confidence as well from from where I was with that signing. So let's see what happens.
00:12:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's it's more like a yeah you don't feel deflated after this. It just feels a bit disappointing, as you mentioned earlier. art It's a case of what could have been what might have been.
00:12:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah But Tom, how do you sort of take away from this result? you know Do the new signings excite you? Seska off the bench? Is there anything in particular um that maybe United could do better going going into the next 37th?
00:12:35
Tom Cairns
Well, let's not assume that today's result is a reflection where United are going to end up at for remainder of the season, because you don't know it. When we go to Fulham next week, you know, a Fulham side which, I'll be honest with you, I was lucky enough to see Fulham yesterday.
00:12:51
Tom Cairns
They weren't really that great going forward either.
00:12:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:12:54
Tom Cairns
And think creatively... they got they got pretty much outdone by Brighton, but but not by a long way. So if United you can actually carry that forward, from what we saw from the likes of Cunha and Bermud in the first half especially, think we could put Fulham to the sword easily and get a few goals out of it. If we can do that, that'd be fantastic.
00:13:12
Tom Cairns
And that way it puts us in a better mindset for the game against Grimsby in the League Cup, which we should get over the line against. And then nozi in any state it's a home game against Burnley, which we want to end the...
00:13:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh
00:13:27
Tom Cairns
the the first part of the season with two wins on the board before the international break.
00:13:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Full of optimism, Tom, I see.
00:13:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. Okay. that Yeah, especially with the Grimsby mention, it's full of confidence. But yeah, I feel like it doesn't feel it doesn't feel like three points dropped or one point dropped or whatever. It just feels a bit disappointing that we couldn't drive on and get something additional
Spotlight on Cunha and De Ligt
00:13:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
from the game. You know, it's a silly goal to concede.
00:13:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that's what makes it even more disappointing. Had it had that not happened, we'd be walking away with a draw.
00:13:59
Niall
Yeah.
00:14:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
But... you know some Sometimes such is life, but there you go. Now, I'm going to sort of ask you because, and i'll I'll come to you in a second, Tom, about which player out of the 15 that were on the pitch at some point impressed you the most today?
00:14:19
Tom Cairns
think
00:14:19
Niall
Yeah, it's a tough one and because I think a lot of them played really well and ah that hasn't been the case over the last year. It's been tough to to pick out a player of the match from a United perspective.
00:14:31
Niall
I thought Dargu did excellently defensively on the left-hand side and going and forward. you know It's great to have ah such an athletic... player in that type of role. um I think De Ligt did really well as well.
00:14:43
Niall
um I thought he defended Jacare really well. One my mates texted in and he's making, Jacare is making De Ligt look like prime Maldini, but i don't think you I don't think he was too wrong because De Ligt was having a stormer today.
00:14:56
Niall
But for me, it has to be Cunha. I mean, i don't remember the last time United have had a player like that where the excitement and the flair and the off-the-cuffness and the quality of being able to drive with the ball from anywhere on the pitch, be able to take players out of the game, whether it's by dribbling past them or by playing through balls, which he did especially in the first half. um His fight and his passion, hey continually kept going. he He had a few shots on target as well.
00:15:24
Niall
um I'm really impressed by him. And and i was I was nervous in a way to to see how him and Mbama would get on because we've seen that curse in the past of good players coming to United and it always it never seems to work out.
00:15:37
Niall
But the the the confidence that he had today in driving past Rice a couple of times and driving through the heart of the Arsenal defence, I'm really, really excited about that. And I think it's it's been a long time since we had a type of player like that. So he would be the one that would stood out for me.
00:15:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay, Tom, I'll come to you next. who who was your player that was your standout?
00:15:57
Tom Cairns
Yeah, I'll happily agree with Niall on this one. I thought Cunha was excellent and he was brave enough to just take the defence on, particularly in that first half, where he just couldn't quite get the shot away. But the way powered through Arsenal's defence was exquisite and that was the kind of flair that we needed for some time.
00:16:13
Tom Cairns
So I'm looking forward to see he can do. I mean, we're on the Sunday next weekend as well. So we've got a whole week where Amarin can work with the players on the training ground before he can put that into good effects for the game at Craven Cottage and I'm confident United will go there and get a strong result.
00:16:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I i quite liked Umbermo as well, as as we've already mentioned. I thought he was very, very threatening in in or well most of that game, I would say, in all honesty. And it comes to that final point in sort of, what was it, the last 10 minutes, was it, that um you know you had Umbermo and Deleuze Ahmad, just getting each other's way there. And you just think, oh, that so that was a golden opportunity.
00:16:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But yeah, I just just think it was more disappointing rather than deflating. there's There's definitely some positives to take forward from today. There absolutely is. that We look so much better going forward. We look so much more threatening going forward.
00:17:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
And if we could just iron out those little bits of play where you know if someone puts a cross in, you know our wing back puts a cross in, there'll actually be someone in there to meet it. then you know we're only a few pieces of jigsaw away from getting up a couple more positions.
00:17:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
You'll never guess, though, as it stands, where we are in the table after today's result.
Defensive Improvements and Areas for Growth
00:17:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anybody want to take a guess?
00:17:26
Niall
15th.
00:17:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
15th. You're absolutely right. Yeah, at the time of recording, we are 15th.
00:17:28
Niall
Lovely. Lovely.
00:17:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh the um The more things change, the more they stay the same.
00:17:34
Niall
That's it. That's it. But i just on your point, Ciarán, I think um like I really am boosted but by that performance. I think ah to your point of whether we can see that that they might take some positives from this going forward into the into the rest of the league.
00:17:49
Niall
I think the players, and this could be premature, but I think the players have... started to understand the system better and just small things throughout the pitch. Like we were kind of crying out for centre midfielder and I still think we need one.
00:18:03
Niall
But Casemiro at no stage today looked isolated and looked that the that the midfield was wide open and there was huge gaps between the midfield and the and the defensive back three. I think you clearly saw that the defenders of the back three, so Jaro, De Ligt, or Shaw, we're were jumping a lot more and putting pressure out and jumping out of that back five line, which I think last year they were hesitant because they didn't really know whether to go or whether to stay, and that's where the gaps kind of kind of start to form.
00:18:31
Niall
Yeah. And I think that also to to Tom's point around Darga being more offensive today, I think that the wingbacks now have the confidence in the midfield and in the back three to be able to defend that, that they can bomb forward a lot more. So um I really, really do take a lot of confidence from from today's game. I thought it was an excellent performance and just really, like you mentioned, disappointing that we just couldn't get get anything out of the game and and nothing to show for it really.
00:18:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Tom, I'll come to you for the final question. What did you make? it Sort of expanding from Niall there, what did you make of today's game?
00:19:05
Tom Cairns
I was satisfied with the performance. It's just that final bit quality on the shooting range because there were a lot of shots that just went blazing wide and over the bar. And that's something that needs to be worked on um on the training ground.
00:19:16
Tom Cairns
Other than that, I thought were putting a good shift today. It's just the shame that we couldn't get you know a point out of it at least or a goal.
00:19:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, Agate off long shots, I think, needs to be on the tick sheet.
00:19:28
Niall
Off the squad, I reckon.
00:19:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wasn't a great effort.
00:19:30
Niall
If we get on to that, I have i have a few pointers on Agarte.
00:19:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
guess so. yeah Well, then, we've got a bit extra. Why why not why not have it now? now take Take the stage for Agate.
00:19:43
Niall
I mean, how how can a defensive player have such an impact on the game when you're when you're losing 1-0? I mean, it was it was actually incredible, some of the things that he'd done and in his 20-minute cameo.
00:19:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:19:55
Niall
The first one was setting up Havertz when he just five-yard passed it to him and said that he couldn't really see him. Yeah. The second one then was the shot from, I'd say, ah good... It has to be 40 metres out. Like, you have to go back and watch it again see how far out he was.
00:20:13
Niall
um And then the third one is just fouling Havertz when he has his back to goal when United need need to actually contain Arsenal in their own half. Arsenal are... masters at time wasting and controlling a game when it comes to that every time you touch them it'll be at least two three minutes um of of game time that you've just lost and it was similar when he gave it to havertz where they had a free kick out of that and just spent their time kind of humming and hawing over it rice takes it get a corner so that mistake you're basically missing about six minutes of of play that that we couldn't do so um
00:20:47
Niall
it's just it's just ah yeah It's just not good enough, I don't think, um for United. And I think it says a lot about Kaby Menuh as well, which is disappointing in the pecking order of of where he thinks he is at the moment and what position he's likely to play a for United this season.
00:21:03
Niall
um If it's clear that in that position, Casemiro is number one, Nogarte is number two, struggling to see Romania is going to fit into it. So, um yeah, I think it was it was just disappointing that, you know, some really poor lapses of judgment there, um but also wondering where that leaves some of the players within the squad also. so
00:21:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Tom, i'll I'll open the stage to you on Ogata.
00:21:27
Tom Cairns
I wasn't impressed with him today when he came on. I didn't think he had that much to prove and he didn't really do anything that really set me alight. And I don't even think he had a good passing accuracy rate. I'm just looking at his stats on here.
00:21:45
Tom Cairns
Just bear with me one minute whilst I do find it. Here we go, look. So it's showing that his passing accuracy 94.4%, which is very, very high. But he only made 18 passes since he came on um in the second half, so that could well explain that rating.
00:22:01
Tom Cairns
In terms of the overall rating that he's got, showing that he's 6.14, which is lower than most of what's on there. I've been the only one that had a lower one, or the only two, were ah Maguire um by and Bayern Deer, but Maguire only came on for the last 10 minutes, really, of that game.
00:22:20
Niall
Yeah, I reckon the guy giving those stats is Uruguayan because that, I mean, that's, I mean, six points something, they're basically the same as, um who was it that you said?
00:22:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh.
00:22:32
Niall
i mean, Mbema was 6.4, was it? And then he's got a 6.2, probably because it was past completion.
00:22:34
Tom Cairns
Yeah.
00:22:38
Niall
I mean, just game intelligence is just lacking. I mean, Ugarte is going to be a talking point for me all season. It was last season as well. um The jury's definitely not out. The jury's in. I just think it's about time that that we really, really need midfielder so that he can kind of be put down to the third choice and then probably won't get as much game time, but we're definitely not going anywhere with him.
00:23:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, there go. Agharte's been judged by ah a jury of his peers and the jury of his peers is Niall Hannigan.
00:23:05
Niall
Yeah, definitely not his peer.
00:23:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
and That's it.
00:23:06
Niall
Yeah.
00:23:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
but gavel The gavel's down now. And that's that.
00:23:09
Tom Cairns
Thank
00:23:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
I will say, you know, Agharte came on. yeah You're right. He did lack that little bit of, yeah you know, intelligence in the game, you know.
00:23:16
Niall
Thank you.
00:23:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
where it's so important. And in a game where actually the referee, Simon Hooper, let quite a lot go. You know, was a very physical match by all accounts. There was a lot of, you know, shoulder to shoulder. There was a lot of everything. And, you know, it just looked like United were the stronger side when it came to actually, know, if it was shoulder to shoulder, if it was, you know body to body.
00:23:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Simon Hooper let a lot go. So for two or three fouls to come from Agathe, there's a little bit of a concern, can all things considered.
00:23:44
Niall
no subtlety no cuteness at all with with his tackling like you know things that you would associate with casemiro where his game intelligence his legs are gone he can't move but he never makes those types types of mistakes like looking at today he's just he's reading the game he knows where he needs to be um passing the ball to the opposition and just shooting from 45 yards is just absolute madness when when you've only been on the pitch for 20 minutes it's just incredible really
00:23:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:24:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
and And that indirectly pretty much leads to Maguire's yellow card because Maguire, you know, the no-nonsense approach for a centre-back is, you know, either the ball gets past me or the man, not both.
00:24:16
Niall
Yeah, Maguire has to take him down, of course.
00:24:20
Niall
Yeah.
00:24:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
So Maguire chose the the man doesn't get past option.
00:24:25
Niall
First principles, yeah.
00:24:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
that's That's it. So he picks up the the yellow card there. So, yeah, it it has to be has to be said, Agate, not the greatest game. But... I think a lot of positives to take from this game.
00:24:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
We look a lot better going forward.
00:24:38
Niall
Absolutely.
00:24:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
And to to end it on a positive, Tom, what do we need to do differently next week on Sunday than what happened today to get all for all three points at Craven Cottage?
00:24:49
Tom Cairns
ah Work on the finishing, that has to be the number one priority. say I think there needs to be some goalkeeping coaching with Bayern D'Ave. He's going to be starting again against Fulham because he didn't have...
00:24:59
Tom Cairns
He just couldn't deal with it. He's he's not strong enough to really sort out his clearance from the corners. If he's going in to get a hand on it, to get it away,
Future Focus: Fulham Match and Finishing Touches
00:25:10
Tom Cairns
he's got to get up there, jump like he owns it.
00:25:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:25:13
Tom Cairns
Because at the moment, he's getting out he's just getting outnumbered by the opposition. and Because they're trying to take him out the game, basically, and trying to make him like he's in no man's land. So there just needs to be some goalkeeping coaching for Bayern Deer if he's going to be a regular number one for Manchester United, even though he does have the number one on the back of his shirt.
00:25:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:25:32
Tom Cairns
ah Yeah, I think the the number one priority, I think, will be the finishing. That has to be it, because we're not in a position to win the league. So if we're not in a position to win the league, we've got to do what we know is what is going to win us games, and that is goals.
00:25:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, i I agree with that. I agree with that wholeheartedly. Niall, what do we need to do differently next week?
00:25:53
Niall
I would tend to agree. i honestly think a lot a lot of what we did was was really good. We created a lot of chances, but you know you might have said, oh, we created some chances last year, but we actually created real chances with players with better quality. So I take a lot of confidence from that.
00:26:09
Niall
I think the finishing, yeah, I think there was a couple of just touches in the in the box that just were unfortunate, and maybe bobbled the right way. Nothing was really setting up for us. So I would agree with Tom that just to kind of sharpen up on that, and I think that'll come...
00:26:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:26:22
Niall
When they start to continue to get used to playing together, I think he'll go with Ahmad in that right wing back role. That's a tough one to say fast because against the lesser teams or teams that were fancied to get points from I think he'll start with a more attacking outlet when it comes to that.
00:26:42
Niall
um And I think Seska will probably start as well just to get him embedded. So yeah, looking forward to seeing how they get on. um Unfortunately, Bain Deer, I think, has passed goalkeeping coaches. I think he is he's a lost cause. I don't think a week of training is going to help him.
00:26:55
Niall
Yeah.
00:26:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
So you think Tom Heaton should come in then?
00:26:57
Niall
Absolutely. 100%.
00:26:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah?
Closing Thoughts and Podcast Engagement
00:26:59
Niall
No doubt, Tom Heaton. Or someone from the academy. Like, Biondeer is probably 6 foot. Tom, you can look this up. How tall is Biondeer? Biondeer is probably 6 foot 6, 6 foot 7.
00:27:11
Niall
With his arms in the air, he's probably 7 foot 2, maybe probably more.
00:27:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's...
00:27:16
Niall
And then jumping, he's probably over 8 foot, 9 foot.
00:27:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
he's
00:27:20
Niall
so
00:27:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's he about six foot four six foot five He's 198 centimetres, which I think translates to 6'5". That's Sesko.
00:27:27
Niall
6'4", Yeah.
00:27:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sesko's that tall.
00:27:29
Niall
yeah But it's like what Roy Keane said in the overlap this week about um James Trafford.
00:27:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, so...
00:27:35
Niall
They were like, James Trafford's 6'6". They were like, but is he a big 6'6"? I think that's that's exactly the issue we have Bayon Deere. He just looks hapless in there, the poor man.
00:27:46
Niall
So yeah, I think we need to get Tom Heaton in against Fulham.
00:27:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
There you Nihal has spoken. Tom Heaton should be starting against Fulham now. You've heard it, Ruben Amirim. I guess make it happen. For us here, though, at the Daily Manchester United, that's going to bring a wrap and a full time on our Matchday Review episode.
00:28:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
A 1-0 loss at home to Arsenal. Not the best way to start the season, but we kick off next week at the same time, half past four, on the Sunday to take on Fulham away at Craven Cottage. Make sure you do follow us on all the socials as well. We are GSPN Man United. We're on X and Twitter. We're on Instagram. We're on TikTok.
00:28:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we're also on YouTube as GSPN Man United Podcast. It's so long, so you have to remember it. I've been Kieran. You've had Niall and Tom alongside as well on today's episode.
00:28:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll talk to you in a bit. In the meantime, try and enjoy the rest of your weekend, and we'll talk to you soon.