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#47 Crossover episode with the Spurs fan: LOT OF GOALS EXPECTED TONIGHT!
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Vik is joined by Chris from Spurs in this episode with both of them reminiscing some of the great names that played in the past, as well as talking about H2H games and the teams and score predictions. WILL THE CHERRIES BE SWEET OR SOUR AFTER THIS GAME?
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Introduction and Game Preview
00:00:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello, everyone, and welcome to a new episode of Daily Bournemouth. Our podcast about AFC Bournemouth and this episode is especially about our game against Tottenham already tonight.
00:00:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm joined today by our colleague from Spurs. Hello, Chris.
00:00:31
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Hello there.
00:00:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hi, Chris. You there? Can you hear me?
00:00:34
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I can do, yep, how are you?
00:00:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hi.
00:00:35
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
You all right?
00:00:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm great, Chris. um' um I'm excited for tonight. um Honestly, I cannot hide my euphoria, my my three points at home.
00:00:42
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I can see that.
00:00:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
How are you feeling about tonight's game?
High-Intensity Football and Team Dynamics
00:00:46
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
um I think, um it's a strange one, because I think both teams play really high intensity football, don't they? So it should be a good watch. But we to be honest, Spurs currently are a pretty good watch for any neutral anyway.
00:00:59
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
So um as a Spurs fan,
00:01:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
There.
00:01:01
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Christ knows what team's going to turn up, but I always say that every week now. But, um you know, it but you pressing high, us pressing high as well, it's going to be a good matchup. Could we cancel each other out?
00:01:12
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I doubt it because I think we're the highest scoring sort of teams anyway, so I think we'll do quite well. um So if it could be a could be a five all. How about that? We'll do predictions later on.
00:01:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Could be a 5-0. We'll do prediction later on, but um in connection to that, actually, ah one of the hot stats I pulled out, last six out of nine games, we've seen over four goals in the game.
00:01:36
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:01:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah So 5-5, well, yeah, why not? It would be nice to see, especially because I'm going to be in the ground. So it would be nice to see a lot of goals, but hopefully Solanke won't score against ah ahgainst his former club if he plays.
00:01:49
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Well, he's going to be back and he's he's the most he's the highest pressing um attacker, I think, in the Premier League like it was when you play for you guys as well. and That's why he signed him really, I think, for the high press.
00:01:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:01:59
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I think we've scored. Of course, 26 Premier League matches is looking at my notes here. between Tottenham and Bournemouth, there's 81 goals scored, so it's got to be a goal there, isn't there? It can't be 0-0, come on.
00:02:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah you would expect you would expect not for the bookies that we're saying though but you could expect a lot of goals i don't know me neither i don't bet so
00:02:16
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I haven't seen the bookies stats, what are they saying? Ah, no, me neither. Okay, fine, move on.
00:02:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Move on. But yeah, just so so just before we move on, we do have to mention that this podcast is a part of the Global Sports Podcast Network, the only network bringing you exclusive daily news and views on your Premier League team, the Premier League, women's football and fantasy football. A unique listening experience that puts the fans first, bringing you the very latest breaking news from your team. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts from and make us your first listen every day.
00:02:53
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00:03:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
The Global Sports Podcast Network, right. Big, big game tonight.
Recent Performances and Challenges
00:03:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah We are entering this game with a win from the last match against Wolves 4-2. You were a bit unfortunate, especially with a man-up against Fulham.
00:03:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:03:22
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I don't think we were fortunate. I think we just didn't play as well as we should should have done compared to our Manchester T game in particular. And obviously we had in between that Europe as well where we didn't perform particularly well. um But in saying that, two draws are better than two losses, aren't they?
00:03:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, definitely. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, I couldn't agree more. ah If we didn't win against Wolves, it would be very difficult now um hosting Tottenham, to be honest, especially because we were flying before that. We had three tough teams that we got seven points from.
00:03:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And the that win against, well, that loss against Brentford um and Brighton at home, it was just unlucky, especially because against Brighton, we were also man up for the last half an hour. um And we barely, barely managed to score after the 90th minute with Bruxy. All the great finish with the outside of his boots. So as we mentioned earlier, probably will will be a lot of goals.
00:04:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
um i we're going to do this called tradition like later but yeah
00:04:30
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, kiss saved save it to later. Save it to later. You've got Ipswich, after Arm actually, you've got Ipswich, because obviously we didn't have a great reserve against, obviously, and losing 2-1. So, you know, Ipswich and West Ham, and by that time, West Ham could have any manager as well.
00:04:44
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
So, if you do pick up some points against us, then, you know, Ipswich, well, they've only won once, and that's against us. So, that should hopefully, without demeaning Ipswich, you should be, you know, with your high pressing,
00:04:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're going to do this competition later, but yeah.
00:04:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
The tractor boys, yeah.
00:04:57
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
You've got a good team.
00:04:58
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
there's new There's no stars there. A good team here, isn't there? I like this striker, Ivan Nilsen,
Player Highlights and Strategies
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Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
he's good.
00:05:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Evanelson, yeah. Evanelson has actually, yeah, since ah we, in one of the episodes, i um I was, I think it was a crossover episode and the other a person asked me, um what do I think about Evanelson? When is he gonna finally score? And I said, um probably in the next game and whenever he scores, he's gonna score every other, maybe even every game.
00:05:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
And since he scored the first one, he scored in four consecutive games. um We've seen Evanelson so far winning five penalties since the start of the season um in the last game winning three, which was a record, as well as Clive had scored three goals from penalties, which was also record, um never happened before in the Premier League.
00:05:50
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:05:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
So Evanelson is definitely a player to watch, um if you ask me.
00:05:58
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I like him and then you pay you obviously play in the same high press as us as well.
00:05:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:06:02
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
um I wouldn't be surprised if if there's a few bids for him, definitely. He's obviously got his, he's a good co-scorer. But I mean, that's obviously why we bought Dominic Solanke from you guys as well, because of his high press.
00:06:13
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
And yeah, it's what he's called, 19 Nikos for you last year when he was, Solanke paid for you, so. um Yeah, but he's out of work possession.
00:06:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, 19. I think that's six assists as well.
00:06:23
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, he's out of work, out of possession work, and was what something which we we wanted.
00:06:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he's got a very high attacking working rate. Yeah, I agree. um and And that's why VanNelson is good. When he started the first two, three games, and you know, when you get a player who you signed for like 40 mil, and you think like you expect him to boom, to just explode, but he needed obviously a bit of time to settle and he's now just doing great.
00:06:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
And and that's what many people don't see working without the ball. And that's exactly what the VanNelson does.
00:06:48
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:06:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like so many back passes, he managed to anticipate and cut. And that's how he won a couple of penalties as well. um
00:06:56
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:06:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
So ah yeah from both sides we on both sides we have great strikers hopefully Dom Will be a bit emotional ah because it's first his first time since he left Bournemouth coming back to Yeah
00:07:09
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
No, I spoke to him yesterday and he said he didn't care. He's going to put the hat-trick in, he said. Don't worry about that. um But if Solanke, I mean, he hasn't, I think there's been a few, whenever you get a high um high transfer fee, and there's always questions like you said, um and Solanke is no different. And I think he just, his form has been okay, but he certainly hasn't banged the goals in ah yet. But his work
Tottenham's Injury Concerns
00:07:33
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
rate is excellent. He tops the charts again this year and he primarily rankings for pressures in the final third, which is what is what it's all about. And you can certainly see that. so
00:07:42
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
As a Spurs play fan, I appreciate that. I like people to work hard. um Yeah, it's it's just a shame that for for a couple of reasons why we we're not doing as best as we could do. so
00:07:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean but then there's a few other names um in Tottenham that you could you could possibly mention that they they could be a big threat for Bournemouth because obviously the winger that you signed um last season has been playing ah pretty well, I'd say.
00:08:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
And um Johnson, yeah, yeah.
00:08:15
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
johnson
00:08:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
And to be honest, i before was it was it from Forest that you got him?
00:08:22
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yes it was, but um I would say that um if you speak to most Spurs fans, um if you at the moment he's' he's getting on the end of the crosses and he's putting the ball away, um but it is frustrating because he doesn't
00:08:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:37
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
score the easy goals and also he doesn't trap back as much as he can do but you've got that on both wings if if Sonny's playing as well. um He doesn't trap back and Werner when he replaces Sonny doesn't trap back either so we do have an issue tracking back and then obviously with playing the high line and wing backs we are exposed to because of that as well so it puts a lot of pressure on the wing backs to run a lot and that's perhaps why they have been replaced quite readily this season by Anj in matches and rested for other games as well. But um yeah, it depends who's playing in in the team, I guess, the lineup.
00:09:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. I think from the other side, then we we we are a bit lucky when you look at at the squad um and the injuries as well. I think you're struggling with with some of the key players that you could save for.
00:09:26
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:09:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Obviously, you go keep a Vicario. I don't think he'll be back. um he's He's broken his ankle, did he?
00:09:32
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
No, he's had his operation, he's resting up.
00:09:36
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, ankle bone, bone in his ankle, obviously there's a lot of bones in there as well.
00:09:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:40
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
But yeah, he's out for a long time, I think. I'm not sure.
00:09:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Romero. had an ankle injury, I think.
00:09:48
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Romero, yeah, Romero is one of those players, whenever he goes on international as duty, to seems to pick up an injury as well, unfortunately.
00:09:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:09:54
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
um So he came back injured, um although apparently he is ready to start um tomorrow. But, in saying that, we have the the two players who have substituted Van Der Venn and Wimmerun in defence, Dragosan and Ben Davies.
00:10:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
right Right.
00:10:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
A drug machine, yeah. yeah
00:10:14
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, I've been pretty pretty solid to be honest, and to be honest, especially in the Man-O-Man City game where we didn't push on, they really worked hard and worked together, and you can't, you know,
00:10:24
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
We like people to work hard. You know, weve we had Gary Mabbe, who wasn't the skillful most skilful divender, but Christi worked hard.
00:10:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Mickey van de Ven especially brings a lot to to to that sort of ball-playing defender position that he's on.
00:10:38
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:10:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And it will be great for us that he will be missing the game. Yeah, I think it was a thigh injury that that he had. um But also, um some of the players have got cards and they're suspended.
00:10:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Le Bente Kool, he won't be playing. um
00:10:53
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
No, no, yeah, he's he's he's suspended anyway because of what he said about Sonny. um But he is playing in European matches, so he would play against Rangers next week, I'm sure. um And yeah, we've had a bit of an issue with...
00:11:08
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Who else do we have?
00:11:11
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
We've had a few players out of Illnessum's viruses as well, and
Tottenham's Player Legacy
00:11:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah was I think Solanki was also involved, but he's he's feeling better now, no?
00:11:15
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Lance just comes back.
00:11:18
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Lance, yeah, yeah, ah we had Mikey Moore come... um come in with ah with a virus um and then he was out for quite a bit of time um and then Solanke came in in the last match and he was sent back because he was ill under the weather which I think this is within enough to the you know right before the match as well so that certainly didn't help us because obviously
00:11:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
right
00:11:44
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Sonny playing up front is not going to press as as hard as as well as Solanke and Sonny's not another 9 at all.
00:11:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. Definitely no. Definitely no.
00:11:54
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
There's quite a few fans who said actually why didn't we play Lancsia up front because at least he knows the position. um But you know, I don't know. Sonny's a bit of a question mark at the moment for a lot of Spurs fans including myself.
00:12:09
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
um just you know Is he on the wane? Is he just having a ah little dip in form? um Because he's certainly finished still, but um yeah he isn't the force he was certainly, which is a shame to see, but we certainly don't have ah a mega star player at the moment.
00:12:26
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
And without Van de Venne as well, yeah he was brought specifically to fit into the Andrew system, um because it's a high line.
00:12:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah no he's a he's a great player he's a great defender yeah yeah he's got i think for his for his height he's got quite a bit of pace as well once he starts running with the ball that's it it's like he's he's you
00:12:32
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
you've got to take it into the midfield and drive forward and the the good girls you scored or been assisted with. That certainly works, but when you're playing with typical defenders, they may try and go forward, but it certainly won't be with the same at a plumb and it will lose a ball and then we will get hit on the counter because we're on massive high line. Some fast players in the... Oh yeah,
00:12:58
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
we'll use the fastest in the league, isn't he?
00:13:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's one of the fastest players in the league. I don't know if it's the fastest, but one of the fastest players, yeah, reminds me of the time of John Ryan Phillips. and Oh my God, it's ah it's yeah. Well, on the other hand, our squad looks a bit better. I mean, we are missing Cookie. We're still missing Cookie because of that muscle injury he had um a couple of games ago. So he wasn't playing the last game, but good to have Tyler Adams back.
00:13:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Finally, after many, many months of weight, because he had a back injury and he's been pretty solid um in the last game, um playing together with Christie in the midfield, because he's more defensive rather than Christie, who is a player that can ah push forward and carry that ball and play as a playmaker, classic number 10.
00:13:29
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Right.
00:13:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Yeah, and obviously, I'll write back that we signed from Barcelona, Rauho, he's going to be out until next year. um he He's undergone a ah surgery actually, I think it was last Monday,
00:13:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
um and things are all looking good for him because of his thigh, but yeah, give him time and he'll recover. um Another one that the the we will be missing, problem probably might be back for the next game, Luis Inisterra, who is a great, great player when he comes on from the bench.
00:14:19
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
i like
00:14:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah so Super sub, honestly. he He makes such an impact when he comes on. And yeah, the high press definitely, definitely makes difference when Bournemouth is playing.
00:14:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
um ah Right, okay, time for a quick outbreak and we'll be back to talk about bit a bit more about some of the key moments in the history and some of the great games between these two teams. Right, stay tuned!
00:15:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we are back. Right. I would like to hear five names from you, from the players that have played in Tottenham in the last 10 to 15 years, let's say, if you remember what some of them that left really left the mark um for the club.
00:16:14
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
OK, yeah, I mean, obviously we've had some really classy players play for us. I think first one springs to mind, Louis van de Vart.
00:16:26
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Loved him as a player. um Skillful really took to the badge, as they say, and was a bit of a fan's favour as well.
00:16:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're talking about 2010 I think something like something like that Don't go back to Tom Huddleston because that was 20 years ago
00:16:37
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, I think it was back then. Yeah, to be honest, if I'm going to go back, I'm older than I look, so it could be 100 years ago to be fair. No, no, no. 1920s, I'll make up any name.
00:16:50
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Don't worry, you'll but you'll be nodding your head. um No, but so van der Waals was one of my always one of my favourite players. In fact, I've got loads of favourite Spurs players, as as you would have born with players for a variety of different reasons, really.
00:17:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:01
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
um A lot of them are attacking players. I always say Nedley King, because I really appreciated his skill level and what he could have been. And I always say he's a bit of a Spurs player as well, you know.
00:17:13
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Gazza is the same players who perhaps never really reached their full potential because of injuries or things that could have happened in ah in their own life as well.
00:17:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:17:22
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
So Gazza was always a a good one there as well. And then we have players like Defoe, who obviously you guys will know. Is it twice he played for Bournemouth?
00:17:33
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I played for twice.
00:17:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Twice, yeah.
00:17:35
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, and and again for Spurs as well when it came back, um which is which is good. Obviously the Harry Redknapp connection. there as well. um And I'm trying to think of other players who might have obviously played for Bournemouth as well. I'm pretty sure that Darren Anderson, Sick Note, played for for them as well. I wouldn't say he's a standout player for me, but Spurs, but um I think he played with Bournemouth as well. But no, a lot of players like that. And I think when I first started watching Spurs properly many, many years ago, um we always had a superstar there as well. And I think Cleansman was ah
00:18:13
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
of those superstars and sure yeah that was phenomenal and his his first celebration for the goal was his iconic isn't it they're doing this doing a dive um after the world cup to remember that as well so he was like he was the last player yeah yeah because he he got obviously um
00:18:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh Jurgen Kliz for now.
00:18:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
was was that Was that the first player that did it?
00:18:32
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
People always said he dived, um especially in the World Cup prior, and then we signed him.
00:18:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
I do not know that.
00:18:36
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
um And then we think we signed Dimitrescu and another kind of a Romanian player as well, I think.
00:18:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, the right back down, Dimitrescu.
00:18:44
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I think both those players weren't quite as good in the Premier League as they they they looked in the international scene, shall we say. But as we know, put um the Premier League is is a a different animal the anyway.
00:18:57
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
youve got ah
00:18:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's...
00:18:59
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
It's hard, you don't get the time or space and certainly don't get it now because teams press, I think most of the teams press now as well. But now those would be my stand out sort of spurs players there really, realistically from my time.
00:19:12
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
But um there's been a lot ah lot of great players play for us to be honest as well. Gianolas, he was a fantastic player as well.
00:19:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, Ginola. You're still one of my players from my list.
00:19:23
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Oh, really?
00:19:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I was about to say David Ginola.
00:19:24
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Oh, great.
00:19:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, you you cannot. Yeah, you got to go with him. Like you never knew which foot he's going to use to shoot.
00:19:28
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
yeah
00:19:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like left, right. He was good with with both feet. And the technique is just, yeah, such an unpredictable player.
00:19:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But if I was to ask you, um I'll ask you first to pick two players that you would like to have um in the squad for tonight's game.
00:19:37
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
He was from there.
00:19:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And then I'll go with my list.
00:19:52
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
um Okay, to two for spurs yeah okay to two he players from the past, so I'll put him to the team now.
00:19:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, two of the players that you would like. Yeah.
00:19:59
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
make a lot of difference. and It's got to be in midfield, as as most most Spurs fans will tell you. um He was absolutely phenomenal in midfield.
00:20:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
which see germanma which I'm trying to think which season did he play for.
00:20:15
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
ep He basically anchored the midfield for us before, the well, it was before around the posh postsh early times and stuff, but um he was a ah great player. I would put him straight into the midfield because he he is sort of what saw Tsar is trying to be, but if there's anyone missing a belly, he could turn on this exponents, he was phenomenal.
00:20:36
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
um And then we probably, I would then have a star striker as well. So possibly one of the names I've already mentioned. um Although I quite would think that actually Sherigan would fit in quite well.
00:20:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
sharing yeah right i was expecting you were gonna go with hurricane to be honest because he's one of the first players but but you yeah i know
00:20:48
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
um Yeah, purely because he was proper intelligent footballer. And I think him and Madison and Cozeski would be absolute nightmare and right pain in the bottom for anybody. So yeah, that's all I put in those two.
00:21:05
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
No, um he's an obvious answer, isn't he? Obvious answer. And and and then my last courseset the last crossover I did, I've said Harry Kane. And then I thought about it. and I thought, you know what, it's such an easy answer for a Spurs fan to say, especially obviously recent.
00:21:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah because you didn't even mention
00:21:19
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
be
Iconic Spurs Players and Influence
00:21:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
if i didn't bring it up you wouldn't mention it till the end of the episode i guess it's like he's forgotten yeah yeah well yeah
00:21:24
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I'm trying not to mention it it's too obvious. you know who he I would say him straight away, but no, he's a phenomenal player, but to be honest, he's still playing and I've gone for players that aren't playing anymore. It'd be like a bit like saying, do you want to do when Harry came back from Bayern Munich when he possibly doesn't win anything again this season? so He's been muted. He's been muted as the curse, isn't he, of Bayern Munich now and having a bit of a turn on him, or certainly the media, are or the English media anyway.
00:21:52
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
but um No, when you come back into Spurs team, well, you you have you of course you said you'd have Harry Kane, but if there's a big fee involved, then you have to say no.
00:22:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
you have to say now because it's yeah they i don't know i think he's still active but he plays in like well league one something like that on evident books really such a shame he he uh
00:22:02
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I'm not sure. It's difficult, isn't it? I mean, there's some Spurs players, Spurs fans who want Dele Alli back. And the clogger, he hasn't played for about 15 years, doesn't he say?
00:22:16
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
No, no, he's still on the Everton books, isn't he, I think, Dele Alli. Yeah, yeah, he teach he just hasn't played. What a talent. Another waste of talent.
00:22:26
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Well, to be honest, he he he but basically shone mega brightly, didn't he, by the time, so. What about you? Who do you...
00:22:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
right so again yeah obviously yeah i did no it's not no it's not actually no no it's not uh one of the players that actually has retired recently uh and that was probably one of the best players in the last 10 years for Tottenham it's got to be Gareth Bale um it's it's got to be Gareth Bale um
00:22:38
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
It's so lanky, isn't it? Yeah.
00:22:57
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, it was different. I also said him and in on the everyone as well. I never cross over.
00:23:06
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
We've got an embarrassment of riches. That's the problem. And that any attacking type players, we've had a phenomenal list of of players.
00:23:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:13
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
We just haven't had that team to push us on.
00:23:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then I have to go with this one because i've I've seen a video of him the other day and ah I watch a lot of videos about ex-football players and when they talk about their career and so some of the things ah they've done and all that and Berbatov
00:23:34
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:23:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
what What technical, fully I don't know. he He was a proper poacher. I i don't even know. like He wasn't fast. He wasn't ever trying to out-spring the defender.
00:23:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
He was just playing with his brain. And he was, he will oh my God, he was looking so good on the pitch.
00:23:49
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:23:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
And obviously so some of the things, some of the moves that we've seen, the skills, um like that turn, if you remember, ah just by the goal, ah by the line.
00:24:03
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yep.
00:24:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
um i But that that was in Unite, wasn't it? It wasn't for Tostenham.
00:24:07
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yep.
00:24:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's iconic.
00:24:08
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yep.
00:24:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
like
00:24:10
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
That's why I wouldn't put them in the team in mind because he went to demand you at kind of the peak time.
00:24:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Yeah, but you could say the same for Sharingham.
00:24:16
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
We could do, you but I would say that Berwithoff probably, in my opinion, affected us a little bit more because he was proper top of his game. um And Charingham was yeah he's playing playing well, but yeah, Berwithoff, he was a very technically gifted player, clever and intelligent, and he had a fantastic touch.
00:24:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah,
00:24:36
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
When the ball came out of the air, he used to be able to take it down you know on his nose.
00:24:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah, deta the touch the flare. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, he was and obviously a Ginola Like yeah, Ginola is just just the name Ginola.
00:24:43
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, very good.
00:24:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it. Livy there
00:24:51
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, is he's one of those players who, if you ask a Manu person about Berbatov, he probably wouldn't, they wouldn't say Berbatov, but he was more Spurs than Manu would say.
00:25:04
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
But Janola, he's obviously Newcastle and Unspares. I think he's held in the same high regard for both teams to be honest.
00:25:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, balanced.
00:25:14
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Definitely.
00:25:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And there was another one. Yeah. Okay. One of them still active, ah but probably retiring at the end of the season, Luca Modrić.
00:25:23
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:25:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he'd he'd come quite handy in the midfield um with his experience and everything.
00:25:29
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:25:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
um You know, and I'm surprised that he's still playing for Real Madrid. One of the best teams in the world, like is, you know, and he's playing on a good level. um
00:25:39
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:25:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
And um um I'll try to finish quick because we haven't got much time left and we need to do the score prediction and the team prediction. And the last one on my list will be Robert King. um
00:25:49
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
yeah What became this class and a fantastic celebration.
00:25:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:25:53
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
More Rover, but yeah he was he was a very good player and obviously him and Defoe had a good relationship.
00:25:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I'm quite different than his brother, though, behavior wise, ah quite different than Robert King, but yeah.
00:26:02
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah.
00:26:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, time for a quick...
00:26:05
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Was that his brother?
Game Predictions and Conclusion
00:26:07
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Wow. specific
00:26:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Time for another quick break and we'll be back to do a quick score and team prediction for tonight.
00:27:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, Chris, please.
00:27:28
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Okay, team wise?
00:27:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Team-wise,
00:27:33
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Okay, so it's gonna be obviously Fraser Forster and Gull. Then we're gonna have Pedro Porro. You know what, he may he may go with Jed Spence.
00:27:46
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
And I think...
00:27:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
instead of Poro, I think Poro is informed at the moment.
00:27:50
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
No, he might, well, don't know. He's in form as much as the rest of the team in form, to be fair. So Jed Spence might make an appearance. I'm not sure it might be.
00:28:00
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
my bit And then obviously it picks itself, the the rest of it.
00:28:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Would that be your your choice then?
00:28:05
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Jed Spence. Well, I think there's quite a few people crying out for for for him to to to play um on one of the winbacks purely because he's he showed quite well this season so far.
00:28:15
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
and when he has had the opportunity and even preseason in it, when i I saw he was doing well. um But yeah, we'll see what happens. Obviously Destiny the doggy, he's there as well on the other wing back.
00:28:27
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
um I don't think he'll play hard. She's great for this one. I think he'll leave him for the next match after, well, what's the next match? Chelsea, Quaggy. He just gets worse, doesn't he? Quaggy. And then we've got the, but yeah, yeah, unless Romero comes back, um i I personally wouldn't,
00:28:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
davis andra and drug machine i guess they're gonna start as well instead of who would you put him who would you put him with you wouldn't right to fully recover
00:28:45
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I wouldn't put Romero on. I'd leave him to... No, no, I wouldn't put him on. I'd leave him for Chelsea. um Yeah, yeah i think I think so. And I think know this this match is going to be high-paced anyway, so it's going to take a lot out of people in my opinion. And I think there'll be quite a few subs there as well. ah Midfield, yeah, I think it's always a question mark whether or not He'll, I think he might go the same as what what he went for before, to be honest with Madison.
00:29:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bisou Mansa, yeah.
00:29:17
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
um Yeah, Madison, Bassoona and Czar, and then I think he'll pay Cluessescu on the right again. Slanky, he'll be back, fingers crossed, up front, and then he'll pay Sonny on the left.
00:29:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:29:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sony on the left.
00:29:33
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, so that'll be it.
00:29:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that leaves Johnson and Werner on the bench in comparison to the last game's team.
00:29:36
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yep.
00:29:38
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yep.
00:29:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. Okay.
00:29:41
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yep.
00:29:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
So are you going to... So is it 4-3-2-1 or 4-3-3?
00:29:46
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
It's the same sim same thing we always play. Every first-person fan will say, correctly, why haven't we got a plan B? you know Or if we're going to play this way, then let's play not as high line like we did against Man City, not push on as a wing-backs. And that's what I would like. But I think that, because you guys push on, it just forces you to push on anyway.
00:30:05
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
so there's definitely going to be some mistakes. There's going to be a lot of balls played into behind the windbacks on both sides and there will be goals 100%.
00:30:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:30:13
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I was just literally looking back on um previous meetings here as well for only a second. ah So last year we we won both matches, didn't we? um Home 3-1 and then away to you guys.
00:30:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah you left a sour you left the cherry sour after that 3-1 win no ask
00:30:30
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Oh, ah you can but you can write headlines, you. Brilliant. And then I think the You did win the match um at our place in 2023, which was Freet.
00:30:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
I didn't know that that was that was at home.
00:30:44
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
No, no, Freet 3-2. That was at ours. um And then lost the match. We beat you 3-2. You always looked at October 22. So looking back on the games here, games in total, we have, you've lost 10 games against us.
00:31:04
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Be one free and go on two But it's a Premier League and 15 nil No, no, I think it's gonna be high scoring.
00:31:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
So your score prediction for tonight then, sorry?
00:31:15
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I really do. So I think it's gonna be I Think a free two if you're looking back at previous results as well I think it might be a free two and it it'll be a good watch not necessarily if you're a Spurs fan or Bournemouth fan
00:31:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Three, two, two, alternate.
00:31:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wait, three, two, oh, two, three.
00:31:30
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
3-2, I'm going to leave it at that and and leave it open to interpretation, which way it's going to go.
00:31:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Okay, okay.
00:31:36
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
ah Because to be honest, as you know, Spurs, they could go any way.
00:31:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
It can go either way. Yeah.
00:31:41
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
but and But we can't play it away from home currently, um which is not great. If it was at home, I'd definitely go for 3-2 win, maybe 3-1. But no, we've we've got every chance to nick that, got two goals and win by 3-2, as much to to lose by 2-3.
00:31:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right.
00:31:58
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
What about you?
00:32:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
4-2-3-1, classic Iraola, high press formation, forward the back, it's got to be Kirkis, Smithy on the right because Zarago is um injured and out and I don't think Ahrens is quite as ready um to start yet.
00:32:04
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yep.
00:32:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Zabani, um he had in the last two games two yellow cards hopefully he's not gonna have them consecutively ah last season he barely had any so great defender um now the question is senesee hasn't been that great in the last two games and he's been actually he was being subbed around 70th minute so um i would actually go tonight with hoisin to start instead of senesee at the back. Goalkeeper, I believe Kepa has got to be because he's back. um I'd love to see again Travis because Travis is in great form. ah The games that he's been playing so far this season, he's been brilliant.
00:32:56
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
I've heard that.
00:32:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But yeah, he's got to be careful because he's alone. We're paying him. So yeah That's it. And then maybe trough can take over next season um And yeah be number one ah midfield Christian Adams definitely the Adams as a defender defending center defensive mid Christie who carries the ball pushes the ball forward as a box-to-box player, I guess classic number ten um three Centro ducking midfielders with 200 sides that will play as wingers, Clivett in the middle, Thav on the left, and I think Semenyo is going to be back.
00:33:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
And instead of Bruxy, Bruxy had a good game, um scored as well.
00:33:41
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
He's X Spurs Academy, isn't he, as well? I think he came from Spurs College.
00:33:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, he's been through a tough time in the last few years and, and you know, and and he's now
00:33:47
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, of course he has. I rate him. He's a good technical private player, isn't he?
00:33:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's good. He's good. um He just, you know, it it's a very good competition in Bournemouth. So it's, you know, it's it's great to see them playing good as well as as they come off the bench and all that.
00:33:58
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah. OK, cut to the chase. What do you think it's going to be?
00:34:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Evanelson will score, right? Evanelson will start, will score, ah maybe another penalty in the game, I don't know. ah But I'll be very optimistic and I'll be cheering tonight for 2-1 win at home, right?
00:34:20
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Yeah, so by one goal. Yeah, I think i think it's gonna be something like that. I think it'll be goals in it, um certainly. um And yeah, who knows? is is It's gonna be really interesting, really interesting match.
00:34:33
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Looking forward to it, certainly am.
00:34:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
me too. I can't wait. Northstand will hear me. Right, and on that note, time to finish this episode. episode ah Thank you so much for joining me, Chris.
00:34:42
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Not from a at all, enjoyed it.
00:34:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah It's been great talking to you. ah Good luck tonight. um
00:34:48
Chris _Swerv_ Mervyn
Come on, you spazz.
00:34:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah After cherries!