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Speaker: Yo. Don't cry, don't beg. Welcome back to the podcast. It's been a while, it's been a while. I know we made some promises but let's not talk about those. Let's do this. Listen. I've been going through it. My son just... my son literally as we ended the season my son turned two
Speaker: It's like a as a switch just clicked in his brain and he said... Yeah, you see you see all that joy that you had? I'm going to give you stress. Forget about it, man. Forget about it. I hate you, man. that for one Once them terrible twos hit...
Speaker: Yeah man. Good luck. Good luck, man. You lot are even lucky to be seeing us now. Especially me. Especially me. After what I had to go through this weekend. We'll get to that. We'll get to that. we Make sure.
Speaker: yeah I generally think the only reason why I'm here is because Chelsea won. Oh my gosh. Chelsea lost as well, we wouldn't have even done the episode one. We'd just say start again, start the season again next week.
Speaker: It's crazy, it's crazy bro. listen let me just let's just have a look here yeah no When you're at the winning circle, yeah, you just... You just got... Yes, open. Oh yeah.
Speaker: Open that up. I just. Go. so my could Oh God, God. See, look what my dad has put me through. Let's praise God. You think there's more? You think there's more in this? You think it's juice? That's it.
Speaker: Way too good. You know what? i was i was in I was scared of this game. I can't lie to you. I was scared because in my head I was thinking that. are we good or are we bad like and then i was just so scared and i really i really really wanted I don't want another season of...
Speaker: pain and suffering like i really really want this season to go well And. You know what? I've got something. I've got something I can hold on to and it's going to give me joy moving forward, man.
Speaker: Yeah, so um i think I think it makes sense to start with the Chelsea games, the game that just finished, but before you get to that... ah Make sure you like, share and subscribe. Hyped the videos as well.
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Speaker: but tell me about yeah Tell me about your team, man. What happened in that game? Whoa. Bro, I'll try to give a quick, quick rundown of preseason. I'd really...
Speaker: alonso started off with a four at the back um we had a lot of players obviously away for internet you know um an extended break from the aftermath of the World Cup. so Really, the first couple of games was just...
Speaker: you know fitness and It was a bit worrying what I was seeing, but at the end of the day, we didn't have to have the big boys there. um well some of them have years in big boys so Hmm. As more and more people came back. Then we started to see as soon as he got...
Speaker: The main callback, I think Rhys James. um and a few others he He went straight to a three at the back in preseason. last Last two free games, we were three in the back, so like it it shows us what we're going to be doing moving forward. so and you know I'm not adverse to it I've always said It doesn't matter.
Speaker: about the formation. It's about how you play it. Like you've had a free at the back manager and it's been. Crap, Chelsea won the league with three at the back. It's about how you play it.
Speaker: And you know what? From what I saw in pre -season, it looked okay. It looked decent. It's just... my biggest worry was the players actually who are in these roles who are doing this job um So my biggest concerns was midfield. You know, I don't like Enzo and Caicedo sitting deep together.
Speaker: as far as I'm concerned, sell Enzo yesterday. Um... And it like... And then my other concern was centre -backs. You know, we've had a quite we we've sold quite a few centre -backs, and I really wanted people, like, tossing gone. um So...
Speaker: And it looks like he's on his way out. So, look, preseason just... The last couple of games filled me with a bit more positivity, but I was still worried. Going into the game, i'm just for this season, I'm just thinking...
Speaker: I need all my heavy hitters to stay fit. I need everyone to stay fit. and yeah One thing I've seen from the last pre -season game is we look stronger, we look more sharp, we look fitter.
Speaker: I know. face up Alonso's Leverkusen teams, I know he's not a... ah Slow possession, there this, this, that sort of manager. Yes, he likes to control possession. um when he can but you can also you know play end -to -end football when he needs to he can sit deep when he needs to so he wasn't He wasn't just. one one way of playing um Yeah.
Speaker: So, yeah, looking at the lineup. Caicedo out. Rhys James and Lavia, centre mid pairing. I thought that was, oh. Is he, um... Is Calcedo injured?
Speaker: Yeah, apparently, you know. Aftermath of pre -season, he's not quite fit. He's been... nursing an injury, apparently it's not long term. And they'll take it week by week with him.
Speaker: which means we need we need to get our sentiments. in quick before the next game. um i hope enzo is sold and then we buy two more two more photos by the by the next game Um,
Speaker: Then Palestra, our new right wing back, who's both footed and can play left wing back as well. He looks pretty decent. He's got some good energy. Can't really defend. that well, I can't lie to you, but it looks decent. so um It was a shame not to see him because I'm sure he would have started today. um i think I think Gusto's time at the club is is probably coming to an end.
Speaker: Do you know what makes me laugh about you saying that? Because so we are definitely signing him. We are definitely going to sell them. 100 million percent. We're definitely going to sell them. Maserati is going to get sold and we're going to end up with Grisso.
Speaker: That makes so much sense. But I like Masuari, though. I think he's a good defender. What's wrong with him? I don't know. I think he just... lacks Like, share and subscribe the physical side of it he's a tidy player but like the Premier League you need a bit more than just Nice couple touches here and there.
Speaker: stop but focusing more on Chelsea. um So what what was your thoughts? You said you weren't confident coming into... the game this season, well, coming into the season.
Speaker: Especially this game, the West London derby. I don't know how significant that is for you lot. Big, big. When it comes when it comes to Fulham -Chelsea, like when our stadiums are literally...
Speaker: 10 minutes from each other, if that. Like, it's a big, big game. And Fulham take it serious every single time. so um And you know what? They've got a blower. He's brought in some Spanish spice um into the team. you know you I really rate Gonzalo. um I forgot is his name of course what his last name is, but i really hate that I really like that striker. I don't know anything about the...
Speaker: centre mid winger guy Palacios that they bought But... you know what's so funny I didn't even know Arbelor was the manager until the game today I actually don't pay attention to these mid -table teams. I was like, oh, wait, what? Also, then I was like, oh, it makes sense why they got the striker. Yeah. All right.
Speaker: Yeah. yeah it It made sense because I was thinking, why would he leave Madrid to go to... Garcia that's his name why would he leave Real Madrid to go to Fulham that's so random but yeah makes sense So going into it, I was just, yeah, front three, I've got no issues. I think my biggest issue is probably... um how fit um Palmer is going to be, how fit Rodgers is going to be, because Rodgers came back really late. so
Speaker: um i was a bit worried about that and near the end of the game you could see his energy was going down and he was literally walking around. Okay. so it was There was even a part where he pulled up. and i thought you know the commentators were saying oh he's put it looks like he's pulled the calf but it was just like cramp oh that was Yeah, that was Promo.
Speaker: Fingers crossed, man. All I want for this season is our big hitters staying fit. Honestly, i do i got right now I can't think about any sort of trophies. I can't think about... the titles i just need All the heavy hitters, stay fit. Get rid of the waist men.
Speaker: Get rid of the guys I don't like. And let's just rebuild this squad from the ground up, man. And you know what? We've made a good start. Lacroix. That centre -back from Crystal Palace. Yeah.
Speaker: Bro, I miss them fenders, bro. Them defenders not the ones that look pretty on the eye He's not going to always pass out from the back. He's a bit rough. He's not going to always break lines.
Speaker: Bro, and when he's in trouble, he's going to hoof it. Bro, that's all. Bro, sometimes I just. you need a bit of balance. in your team We've got Coldwell that can do the... Pretty stuff. We've got Achienpong on the right -hand side. Awful fighter that can start landing into midfield.
Speaker: Le quoi? Hey, big man, just a big man header, kick it, lump it. and found people. That's all I need. Every defence needs a guy like that. yeah And he's is he Maguire, but better.
Speaker: It's Maguire, but more agile. Don't get me started on all of them. Let me tell you something. yeah When we get to the United section... Everyone's getting some.
Speaker: You'll get some. That's all I'm going to say. So going into the game, man, hey, that was a, you know what, prior to, sorry, before I continue, prior to the game.
Speaker: I was talking to a colleague and And I i know i was within our group chat. i just I could tell when people don't watch Chelsea. like Because when they say things like, oh, Chelsea still need a striker. You still need a goalkeeper.
Speaker: Cool, goalkeeper, I'll give you. How? If you watch Ciao Pedro, I don't know how you can say Chelsea still need a striker. like um he's just come back from a 20 goal season Yes, he only got 14, 15 in the league, but...
Speaker: 20 goals all comes. and his play iss football in general is absolutely mustard. So... And ah then the thing I said to them, I rebuttaled and I said, look, if Chelsea are a cohesive team...
Speaker: And if we have a good season, if our team is good. I'm Pedro Bangos. And you guys, by the end of this season, you guys will see him. because But I've seen it already. why like you guys ah You guys want to see a 25 -goal season before you start rating, man.
Speaker: Or do you want to see 20 goals in a league before you start waiting, man. like that's It's ridiculous. Regardless. 10, what is it, 30 seconds in, Jal Pedro, nice little dink. literally let phrase It's crazy. he's Easy, man. Easy. and Fulham will be disappointed in that goal. I don't know how you lose possession that quickly and then you're that open.
Speaker: 30 seconds into the game. it's since insane it's probably one of those things where like when they're building up they like to spread out wide to open up the pitch a bit more. And because the transition was so fast, it was just a big space. It was literally like, what, two passes after off you won the ball, and then that's it.
Speaker: Ah. I would love to watch it back and see if they change that shape a little bit because I wasn't concentrating on them enough to see. But I used to coach like that. when i was and when i had like two years of coaching experience with time i realized five you can't build up like that it's too wide to off why Yeah, it was literally like, so I'm like re -watching the goal now. It was like a... ball from one of the centre backs.
Speaker: Your defender just headed it. Um, And then one pass from Palmer and Joe Pedro was in. Right. Yeah, he's trying to... one mistake and you're One mistake and you're in trouble. so yeah fair enough man to be fair but the funny the funny thing was um I wouldn't even say that was a mistake he kind of just cleared it and it was just because there was so much space in between the fallen players the bo where the ball went From the head off. was just into that open space and Palmer just ran onto it.
Speaker: literally So it's just unlucky, I guess. But yeah, what was you going to say? But to summarize the first half, I think the biggest thing for me between Alonso and Maresca I want you to have a look
Speaker: Our overall possession. of the game 39 % If Muesca coached that game... it'd be about 60 percent. Yeah, slow possession across the back line.
Speaker: In terms of our in possession play. Direct. trying to punish. In transition, we're trying to punish teams. When we get the ball, we're trying to find those gaps and we're playing forward. later in the game we tried to control it a bit more we became a bit more patient whatever but My point is that.
Speaker: the speed at which we move the ball. Night and day bro. I really hope we can be consistent with that throughout the season. or at least for most games, the speed at which we move the ball.
Speaker: In this day and age I just don't know how you can move the ball slowly. and think that you're going to be playing effectively in this version of the Premier League. and even in the old those Teams are too organised now. You need you need to mutable quickly to... um And regardless of that, I was watching i was watching highlights of Chelsea United when Fergie used to be there.
Speaker: The intensity in You've probably seen it. The intensity of that game. was absolutely nuts. It was nuts. The intensity of both teams was nuts. So why in this day and age do man come in? thinking they're God's gift.
Speaker: playing slow possession football. In the Premier League. Hey, I hope Moresco fails at City. I hope he fails. He's a disciple of Pep, isn't it? So he's probably taken a lot from him. I'm not even surprised that that's how he sees the game.
Speaker: Even Pep came into this Prem and he adapted, bro. I'm not having it. I'm not having it. He adapted. The way he was playing that. Um... Bayern and Denmark. Nah, he adapted. He brought four centre -backs.
Speaker: And he adapted to the Premier League and he said... Yep. I'm going to match these guys physically. And I'm going to play more direct. He brought a big man up top, Harlan, and he respected the league. Hey. So for me, it was just refreshing to see.
Speaker: My team moved the ball quickly. Oh, finally. And it was just... The chemistry between Palmer and Jal Pedro. Oh. chef's kisses.
Speaker: Chef's kisses. I'm going to look very sharp. I'm not even going to lie to you. i don I didn't like one look at that. I didn't laugh at anything I was watching. Bro, just taking a ball.
Speaker: on the half turn dribbling stepovers dangerous moving to the box Do you want me to do it? Do you know what really annoys me? Every time Chelsea have bad results, yeah, those stupid rumours come out. Oh, he wants to go back to United. He wants to move back to Manchester. Shut up!
Speaker: Shut up! one wants to be here, man. Come on, a fries in the bag bro let's let's just keep it moving bro There's nothing going on at Manchester.
Speaker: This is the palm up. i need This is the Palmer I've missed. Look at those silky touches. One touch around the corner, the body faints. Oh, the way he's able to just take people on, passing them, whipping the ball in with his right foot.
Speaker: Yes, this is the guy I've been missing. You know the thing, it's such a big contrast because we're talking about Palmer here. And looking at his overall performance today, and then the guy that I need to talk about on my team here... is Bro, I don't know if people like football or they just like... When their team wins.
Speaker: But when the team wins, they're happy. When the team loses, they're sad. Pull. How can you not prefer someone like that over what we have? right That's a whole other... But... Oh, fuck. listen man yeah and then um what's it called who was it that scored was it King i that King guy yeah he got injured last season he got injured last season didn't he that early he missed out most of it Bro. Cold. What?
Speaker: And how much did Fulham pay for a movie from the Academy? Academy. Cold. see he like look and then And the man wanted me to be spending big bread on like these dead guys. When you when you get...
Speaker: He's a serious, serious. He's seriously serious, he's serious. He's the next, like, Morgan Rogers, like, the next, like, English, well, I don't even know, is he English? Yay, single J.
Speaker: Yeah, he's the next one that's gonna go for big money. Yeah yeah yeah. Because Tuco called him up to the England camp. Him and... um Was it Nweri and... Was it new movie? Young. one area and Alex Scott. Yeah, he called them up and they trained with England.
Speaker: Like, them man. And down them maybe. Yeah, down them as well. Yeah, yeah. Cold. Cold. He, for me... Listen, if I speak on that Downham kid, yeah, me personally, obviously people in the game have watched him.
Speaker: more in depth. So obviously demand rating. The fans. I don't know what you man are seeing in that guy. That makes you talk the way you're talking about my man. Because I've seen way more from King than I've seen from Downing.
Speaker: Yeah, i I've been telling them this. you know is he he's good in tight spaces and like he dribbles like he knows what he's doing like you know like the players who just look like they're ballers in it so without them even doing anything The people are like... wait I don't know if you've seen...
Speaker: the bro there's one though you know who Lippy is isn't it like yeah there's this one video of him I think he was listening to like J Hus or something and he's just sitting in there like this He's like, why am I saying this cold already? Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's what everyone's doing. But I don't think he's rubbish. and i ring you I think he's a good player. But let him do something first. That's what it is. Let me be exactly that.
Speaker: I'm being very clear. Like, he's not... I'm not saying he's... he's anything i'm not i'm not making a judgment on him i'm just saying i haven't seen it yet and the hype. versus what I've seen is not.
Speaker: it's not correlating so fair play to king man he he ripped us up like Yeah. you And then, um but, that's Sanchez. That goal that he scored is for Sanchez, bro. I don't know what, like, did he see did he see the ball late or something? Like, for... The first score? Or was it just like...
Speaker: I don't even know. it It looked like it just went through his hand.
Speaker: there's ah There's a common theme with Sanchez. i I spend a lot of my time backing Sanchez because... Most of the season, he plays alright. He plays well. and And to be honest, I just don't think there's many goalkeepers out there that's actually better than him. I don't think there's many that I would buy right now, spend big money on.
Speaker: and come and replace him. with I would have probably got Trafford. um But we already have a good... We already have a young 19 -year -old goalkeeper that they want to put their effort into. So it didn't really make sense to go and get Trafford. So I think for now, he's fine. and In that moment for that goal...
Speaker: It's just a Sanchez thing, bro. He loses concentration. Or he like... he's Think something's going to happen. But he isn't playing it safe in case something else happens do you get what I mean so i for me I think he's anticipating the cross He's already anticipated the cost before it's executed.
Speaker: So instead of covering just shifting slightly with one step. He's already preparing for the course. Yeah. Like, bro, like, cool down, cool down. He's gone he's got to stop skipping.
Speaker: bro cool down like he has to shift covered in their post once it goes across then he's gonna move like Yeah. It's... It's crap. It's crap. And I can't back it. um But what I will say is.
Speaker: The defending leading up to it, allowing the player to... get into our book so easily rogers loses his man um And then the defender the defender... does his job and doesn't let him cut in. so really and truly Roger just shouldn't lose his man and his And even for the second goal.
Speaker: Carl Willis. one long pool Cole was not even reading the flight of it. He doesn't anticipate. He doesn't drop off quick enough so he can attack the ball. And instead, he's running backwards. He loses the flight. that they They get the ball.
Speaker: I think it's difficult to expect a goalkeeper to parry the ball out into the corner when the shot is from 10 yards. Yeah. Yeah. yeah it's just It's just kind of like a hope.
Speaker: You're just hoping to get enough on it. like to just knock it out of the danger area but it's really hard to like direct it Where you want it to go. And that's where I'm like. I find it hard to blame Sanchez there.
Speaker: because like at the end of the day it's about 10 to 12 yards He's had a strong shot. And i don't it's not like it's extended that way. It's more in his body here.
Speaker: and now you're expecting to push the ball all the way out there. To me, it's a bit unrealistic, man. So... I wouldn't necessarily blame him for the second one. The first one's definitely his fault. And for me, for now, I think Sanchez will be fine. let's just Let's just cool down. Let's just relax.
Speaker: um I know the media is going to take this but take this on. and have really pushed this agenda. um that Chelsea can't win the league with Sanchez. And, you know, maybe that's true. But i'm not um when when guys are talking to me about Donnarumma...
Speaker: I'm not having it. I'm so sorry. Yeah, no no, I'm not having the evil. I'm not i'm not having it. and But the thing is, you know, um they'll talk about Sanchez, but then at the same time, they can't really because you guys won. So it's like, as long as you keep winning, these things will become less and less important.
Speaker: It's a fact. He's not that deep. He does have a little bit of a bozo gene, but for the most part, I think he's okay. But it's just moments like that when you need them to just be, you just didn't need to concede that goal at that time. But you got them. You go over the land then.
Speaker: i think I think tactically it's really interesting. I think the fact that Alonso... I think the midfield too influenced Alonso's tactics there. And maybe our current fitness levels too.
Speaker: Press. for a full match I think he's gone and so and and thought okay let's be more reserved today. Um, And. It's worked. And I think...
Speaker: He didn't want to leave a lot of players on an island. He made sure we were compact. he He made sure we were patient with our press and... you know When people have done their jobs, I don't think Fulham... Fulham got through a lot. um but then on that counter attack we were devastated.
Speaker: Oh my God. We were devastating. I don't know how LaCroix ends up in a box like that. And then man chops, chops the defender. He was moving crazy. There was a touch that Palmer did just before that, yeah. Where he like opened up his body. And I thought, I'm like, oh my God. Like, why? Why are we back?
Speaker: Why is he back? Come on, man. back Oh, man. Oh, bro, I miss this guy, man. Yeah. There was another jinky -me -jinky in the second half where he's, like, got the ball on the right. Him versus Iwobi.
Speaker: Yeah, he's dinky and then he's got into the box and then he's gone for the... I said... I think that's the one that was had the chance that Pedro missed. where he like sort of chipped it and then he volleyed it but it just went wide
Speaker: No, okay, that's the no that's the first off you're talking about. Yeah, he was just unstuffed today. Oh, God. tasty i love it sha and bro i just well i just hope we could keep it up um i love the free roll that alonzo's given all that front free the way they can just move into chain link link up um And for me, that's the best thing.
Speaker: front three tell them to go win the game everybody else make sure you defend the transitions like That's for me. when you've got high quality players in attack like that. Yeah, that's the way to do it.
Speaker: that's the way to do it um so yeah i'm really i'm i'm really happy Really happy. um play Player we have to speak on. individually a bit more would you would you think of morgan rogers debut Oh, how many? 117 million, was it? Oh, it's a bad baby. Oh, it's a bad baby. He's good.
Speaker: He scored and I don't think he's fit. like I know people are going to say, oh, excuses, but I don't think he's fit. Because he's literally come back just... two two to three weeks ago.
Speaker: um and Yeah. But... He lost the ball so many times. So many times. And it was almost a wrong decision every single time he got the ball. um they had He had a good first half, to be fair. Let me just be a bit more balanced. He had a good first half, even outside the goal.
Speaker: um But... his his lapses in concentration when defending. Wasn't good. yeah His intensity off the ball in the whole of the second half, in my opinion, I would have probably taken him off at same around 60th, 70th minute.
Speaker: I'll assume Alonso kept him on just to build up his fitness, but he was gassed out. And I think... That was creating more pressure onto us. and I would have probably liked Alonso to take him off earlier because he was causing issues with our press. he was Yeah, he was tired. He was gone.
Speaker: Um, I'm going to need him to step up the level in terms of his general. the consistent consist consistency of his general play. We can't be. We can't have a 36 % dribble success rate that you had at Aston Villa.
Speaker: Yeah, and and especially like the way Alonzo likes to play his 10s. is ah it's too narrow bro like you need to be a bit more Um...
Speaker: you need to be a bit more like crisp with your touches and just make sure you're wrong solution not gonna have all that space to dribble into unless it's in a transition or 100 % running out wide but Then you start messing things up because you need the full... um wing back to do the overlap so you don't want to be
Speaker: congesting the spaces. so he He just needs to be the gunman, essentially. Let Palmer do all that jinky -ma -jinky, and you just be the second striker. Get the shots off, shots from outside the box, headers, whatever, whenever it drops.
Speaker: Certain players Uh... Like we... you are so Certain players have strengths in certain areas. Play into your strengths. playing to your strings and i don't mind if Rodgers isn't getting loads of touches on the ball. For me, Rodgers is the end of...
Speaker: move finisher. Yeah. um And you want to get him close to the goal as much as possible. But in build -up... I don't really want him touching the ball that much. I won't lie to you. Yeah.
Speaker: And when he gets it in those gaps, can he quickly lay it off and move the ball quickly, have quick combinations and then go and attack the box? for me that's what i would want from rogers yeah nothing too fancy nothing too flashy um It's like that Alanga goal.
Speaker: You know, Alanga scores that goal. But that's what a langur does. running behind Two touches, touch, finish. You don't want him... He did nothing the rest of the game because you don't want him out wide trying to take on his man.
Speaker: You don't. You want him on the end of moves, getting in the box. That's what you want. um Yeah. so Yeah, all little... decent debut i'm glad he got a goal just to give him some confidence and hopefully Hopefully we keep going on.
Speaker: Yeah. then Now you've got two guys doing the same celebration. Has anyone got a trade market? Well, what's a look? Apparently Palmer's got a trademark, but the way everybody was busting the move. yeah yeah ma I mean, it probably just has a bit of a jolt now, and it's not like, if it's serious.
Speaker: All right, cool. That moment of truth. Let's move on to the big. Oh, Manchester United Oh. Right. So cool for me. Yeah.
Speaker: let me Let me do it in parts. Because and I can nothing go on and waffle about. this season and everything that's going to happen and blah blah blah blah blah so because you started off with your piece and i'll start off with ours So...
Speaker: For me... When it comes to pre -season, I don't really like to take too much out of it Because. It's not the same level with Levels intensity A lot of players are trying to just find fitness. Some players are more fresh than others. All it is, is just...
Speaker: getting a rough idea of what the manager wants to do. how like what type of football we're going to expect to see. If we win, lose, draw, it doesn't matter. So when people are like...
Speaker: Talking about, oh, we look good in pre -season. We're we starting to move the ball well. did the Listen. the intensity is going to be turned up an extra 30 % in the rule when the season actually starts, right?
Speaker: So... have I frozen on your screen it looks like I'm It wasn't. Oh. Yeah, you're frozen. Let's come back. Oh, okay. Come on. it don't even matter see even even starting to short circuit because i'm short circuiting myself like bro It's going to get...
Speaker: Anyway, anyway So, yeah. With. They did the same thing with Ten Hag. They did the same thing with Ameren. Oh, pre -season, we look good. it does that When the season starts...
Speaker: the The chickens come home to roost bro. when like do you know do you know what Do you know what the biggest red flag was? i know I know you said we shouldn't take too too much of a pre -season. Losing to Amorim was dark, you know.
Speaker: In the wave that we lost as well. and Yeah. I didn't watch every single pre -season game. I think I watched, did we play Leeds? Yeah, I watched the Leeds game and then I watched that game. I was like, ooh.
Speaker: That's not good. That's the last game before preseason. That's the one you get. And that's up. We go up. haunt. that That wasn't even like a loss, that was a battering. that's a bit that's a bit off and bearing in mind that was like Cunha's first 90 minutes um Bruno just came back. All of these men were having a nice long holiday and the season starts the next week and you guys are coming back.
Speaker: Just doing nonsense. I don't even know what the hell is going on. But. The biggest concern for me. was the interview. of Uri Tillemans and Rio Ferdinand.
Speaker: Hi. Y 'all are not even playing away.
Speaker: Friar Ferdinand asked him, what has the preparation been like for the season? And then Uri Tilleman said, we ain't really been doing that much running. It's mainly been ball work. And that means...
Speaker: Perfect sense. and to the performance that we saw on Saturday. Because. That team looked like a bunch of guys who just put on the kit and went outside.
Speaker: It's like they just... automatically automatically thought they were going to win. that You can ease into it and we're just going to win. Nah. So when Tielemann said that and I saw the performance, I was like... This is a big concern, you know? What?
Speaker: so what are we not ready for the season then did we need another like That extra pre -season, like what? What? and And the thing, coming off the Ameren result, And then the comment. And then this was all. I'm like.
Speaker: What you think the labor is going to solve that? full No, bro. No, bro. Wait, wait, wait, wait. Do you know what? I'm not getting on. Like. Look, at the end of the day, Carrick is an Englishman.
Speaker: His coaching staff are Englishmen. How have they... come off a pre -season and decided they're not going to do much running like This is the Prem de la Creme! This is Prem!
Speaker: I heard that as well. Like, I agree. Like, just... but Within himself, he should understand what the premise is. But he was here. For six months. So he he got a first hand. Crash course on what you need to be in order to be successful.
Speaker: Every time we had a long break. in between a game. Mm -hmm. We were crap. So if there's one thing that you know the team needs to be...
Speaker: um in rhythm they need to be ready fit ready to go because whenever they take those long hiatus from remember last season we had like a almost a two month Um, period off because we had no games we had no fa cart we had no fix so there was an international break That game that we played when we came back from that.
Speaker: One of the worst performances on the carrot. So it's like... haven't you figured out a solution to get these guys ready but it's too late for that the season started now cool So...
Speaker: gotten into the game This might get dark, you know. Oh, bro. Huh? And I think i figured out i'll think I figured out what's going on. I think I figured out why i we're like this. I'll get to it later on, yeah.
Speaker: But going into the lineup here... And I'm seeing that. Luke Shaw. Harry Maguire. Aiden, Heaven, and Mithra, you know what I'm saying? that Bruh, like...
Speaker: what's What's our plan for this season? like what's What's actually happening? Two of our starting centre -backs. have been injured since last season. One of them just played the World Cup. And then got injured straight away again. Like he's been doing for the last, like, two years. You know what I'm thinking about?
Speaker: Yeah, what in a serious club? Just buy a starting centre -back because I can't rely on you, man. Like, just just buy one. like But... The reason why we didn't do that is because we gave Harry Maguire a new contract. So then I'm like...
Speaker: okay that's that's not making sense to me cool whatever And then you have the midfield two of Will. so Supposed to be a midfield free. But... the mitral two of um Santos and Tielemans. Obviously when Man United signed... Santos. For me, I wasn't sure. I'm not sure. I haven't seen enough of him. I don't watch Chelsea like that. so I was just, I'm just like, cool, you know what?
Speaker: From whatever all the Chelsea fans are telling me, he's a good player. Just didn't get enough of a run out under Maresca. towards the end of last season. So cool. I'll give him a chance. No problem there. And I'm happy we didn't go spend 130 million to try and get Anderson and put him on 500K. That's not what that guy's worth. Cool. Whatever.
Speaker: Then we're going to go and get a good deal for Uri Tillemans, £35 million forty five million pounds for an experienced Premier League player who, I would say for the last... Three seasons been probably top.
Speaker: 10 center midfielders in the league, maybe even top five. depending on how highly you rate him. so That's a good deal as well. So I'm like, okay, cool. Coming into the season, we're just in our midfield situation. We've got Belieber coming in as well.
Speaker: Kobimeni is there. Cool, looks like we're doing all the right things. Left wing we didn't address. And then that goes straight into the starting lineup. Patrick Dogu starting left wing.
Speaker: Right. I said this. At the end of last season, yeah. I said it was fun while it lasted. Get me a left winger in the summer because...
Speaker: he is not a serious option he is not a serious option Stop it guys. Stop it. Stop it. Stop it. Do you know what's getting me mad the most? Man's doing Amarim lopsided wingback, man.
Speaker: What's going on? What are we doing, bro? all All of that just to compensate for Luke Shaw, bro. Get Luke Shaw off. Put Dolgoo left back and let's move into 2026. Let him bomb up and down and just put in crosses, cutbacks. so I can't lie. I'm super disappointed in Carrick's line -up there.
Speaker: Bro? He gave you man no chance. I am so sorry. He gave you man no chance. Dogu left wing. What is this? It's been a year now. And you can't trust Cisco up top.
Speaker: he's he's a he him he but He didn't play preseason that much. He's been injured they get as well. So he's been injured all of last season. come Coming towards the end of the season, he got um another aggravation to his injury. Then he's... gone through the whole pre -season not playing because he's been injured and that was starting the season Wave.
Speaker: Joshua Dirksy playing most of the minutes in preseason and then not... You don't style. then you don't start it. So like. what's the What's happening? And I'm not saying that I played Xerxes because I ran, but...
Speaker: What's the point of doing pre -season and doing all that preparation for you not to use the person you've been using? in Preseason.
Speaker: We've seen Kunyan 9. He don't play 9. You played Dembremo 9. Even throughout the preseason, you played Dembremo 9. But then now, ah oh yeah, Ahmad picked up a magical injury and he might be out for six weeks. I don't know what the hell happened there. so And Brembo goes to the rat.
Speaker: But then... The only reason why I think Patrick Dogu started... is because he chickened out of starting Rashford. I think he did though he did that he was too scared to see what the media is going to do to him so he was like just let him come on for 20 minutes here and there but bro Or because Rashford came back quite late.
Speaker: um yeah Yeah, but Kunya came back, Nate. Kunya started. Bruno started. Rashford played in the World Cup. He just chickened out a bit. That's what I'm saying. i don't I don't think there's any footballing reason as to why Patrick Dogg should be starting left wing ahead of Marcus Rashford after the season he just came off the back of.
Speaker: Come on, man. Let's less's actually start being serious, man. And you know what pi kind of gets me annoyed is that... In his own right, Tielemans is a great player. In his own right, Santos is a decent player.
Speaker: But as a combination? Is that what? United needed? I don't know. Prior to confirmation that you guys were getting belaboured...
Speaker: That was looking dark, bro, because that... No physicality! No pace Yeah, no one should win. Like, what? towards towards the end of last season, I think even our last episode. And there's options. And you you know what gets me, man? There's options.
Speaker: Because why are Whitford able to pick man up? Pick my... What's that guy's name? Sangori. Looking mustard. In his first game. Why are they able to pick up these sort of players?
Speaker: and our club struggle. And they make it seem like it's such a difficult thing and there's no options out there. Every time bro. It gets me mad!
Speaker: And that that's my thing as well. That's why I'm not... Then we get licked to these man. No, but it's madness, bro. Because one season, Belayba had one season, now you're telling me 100 mil.
Speaker: So why couldn't United go do that at 30 mil when Brighton brought him? um And just give a man a season. what Well, c crap in the season anyway. We didn't win crap. We didn't win anything. We were crap. So you might as well go grab a young guy from from the French league and then give him a season.
Speaker: And don't tell me that you're looking for the finished product. Because that's boo. That's nonsense. It's not. smart even Even we signed some winger from, what was he from? From Tottenham's Academy or Arsenal's Academy, whatever the hell. Like some... young kid. And I'm just looking at him like, bro.
Speaker: They're in the end of last season. I said, Manchester United have an opportunity to take a big jump. this season because look at everyone else is going through a transition too City.
Speaker: um Chelsea. Liverpool. Tottenham, the only fit team that's a fixture that are definitely going to be good next season are Arsenal. So it doesn't mean that Manchester United can just go jump them, but...
Speaker: you have an opportunity to lay a good foundation to Put yourself as close as possible to them. Because let's say they have a bad season. Who knows? Who knows that Arsenal might... Declan Rice might go down with an injury.
Speaker: door Bruno G is already out for it with an injury. like And then... their performances just drop. He's going to be there to take advantage, not us. Based on that performance, definitely not us. So...
Speaker: Yeah, and then... Oh no, oh no. All of that, yeah. I can't even really talk about the the game itself because it was just toothless. We didn't we didn't have any ideas. Bruno went back to doing his spamming.
Speaker: long life The game was 2 -0 quick. bro he just went back into default mode i'm just gonna kick it as hard as far as i can bro it's not like and the thing is for me yeah don't get me wrong if he's like in you know when england played um argentina right And... um England were up.
Speaker: Argentina, Messi. Not comparing Bruno to Messier. messy he just went into the dangerous spaces to where he can put final balls in. He wasn't dropping all the way to the halfway line to go get touches because that's not going to do anything for anyone. He went right wing and said, I'm crossing the ball. Every cross that came into the box against England, yeah, was... dangerous they almost scourged from every single cross messi went out to the right to the right
Speaker: He hasn't played right wing since um flipping Barack Obama days. He ain't done that yet. He went right wing. Put in the cross. This cool.
Speaker: So why why can't our talisman and most creative player... um the xg magnet whatever the hell they want to call him player of the year actually matter of fact the record breaker Why couldn't he just go to the positions where...
Speaker: he can cause the most damage and try it from there. Because he's rattled. Because he's rattled. Every time he almost every time he gets rattled Instead of focusing on the job at hand,
Speaker: He just starts doing whatever. And he really needs to mature. The guy's 32, bro. Mature. He's not going to mature because because this football that he does has been enabled. And that's ah like...
Speaker: The overarching point when it comes to Manchester United is like... I feel like... You know, i'll get I'll get to that point later. I'll get to that point later because I feel like that's going to take a long diatribe for me to explain.
Speaker: The point that I've come to you as a Man United fan as to why I'm not going to get... rattled by this team anymore. Because I see it now. I clearly see it. But... It was one. There was one point there. Wait, what do you know about it?
Speaker: We get the ball in the transition of opportunity, yeah. Mother worries to the right of him. And Bremel's... like just running forward but there's two men on them Bruno just launches the ball to Mbwemo. It doesn't even get anywhere near him. And I'm just thinking to myself here.
Speaker: You've done that. I'm just saying you've done that now. What was the thought process? like So what what were you trying to accomplish? Or were you just trying to get the ball in that area? Because Mbremel's not tall. He's not...
Speaker: facing up he's not he's just running So you've just kind of seen him run and you just said, I'm just going to kick it. kind of near him and hope he gets it. Bro, that's what I'm saying. He's battled. He ain't thinking clearly. Was he was he supposed to bring the ball down, dribble past two people and get a shot? like that kind of that That's the kind of stuff that just makes me go, I don't i don't understand him as a footballer. And then that's what's led to, you I don't know if you've seen on Twitter now, the Bruno Fernandes fouls.
Speaker: Everyone is just posting these clips of how he does this every single time. There's did both Europa League finals. There's... games off the get -go there's even a point in time where we took a throw -in Bruno Fernandes just swiped tight.
Speaker: went back to the other team and they scored. I'm just thinking that. What? why do Why is there even a discourse on this playoff? What, because of goals and assists? This is a cycle. He's a psycho. He's not okay in the head. Why why do fans even argue about this? like if if We just watched that game against Hull.
Speaker: Everyone should be free to say. That was a bad performance. What would what was he thinking? But it's like, no, but he... he He assisted a goal um two months ago. so You can't talk about him. Let's talk about Telemans, because Telemans was rubbish as well. I'm just freaking out. ra like what What's happened to this club? What's happened?
Speaker: And then even... another another gap we We can see them from two set pieces, right? Cool. They're just set pieces. There's nothing else you can do. um Especially when... Your leading centre -back, who you've just given a new contract to, is hugging our own defender and not letting him go and attack the ball.
Speaker: what Why does Harry Maguire do this? There was another time he did that under Oli. I can't remember. The ball's coming. I think we'll play Tottenham or something. Luke Shaw. Yeah, Luke.
Speaker: no I'll never forget it. I'll never forget. And the fact that he's done it twice. He's done it more than twice. He's done it like five times. Five times. It's insane. He just grabs the nearest person to him. is that he should He doesn't even think. Bro, he's literally hugging Maserati like this when the second ball is played back into the box. Not to say Maserati is supposed to magically run and get the ball, yeah, but...
Speaker: Who are you picking up? If you're marking our own player, that means there's two people that are free in the box now. So... What? Buh But this is... That, Maguire still being a... united.
Speaker: epitomizes the state you're in. Meow. How? In 2026, how is he still your starting centre -back? How? And even this time,
Speaker: I have. I have. I must respect for for him as well. As a person, I have the utmost respect for the fact that he made it into football. I have the utmost... respect for he's clearly worked his hard to get where he is Okay. But... count Guys guys guys guys guys guys Guys, let's be serious man let's pick at it for Like...
Speaker: did even I'm happy you said that. The state of Manchester United, right? Cool. I think I figured that out. I figured that out. i like Yesterday, after know after that, after I watched... I'll take it.
Speaker: I was like, something needs to make sense. Something needs to make sense. I was sitting there, bro, I'm just standing in the shower with my hand against the wall trying to work out. that Why is nothing making sense to me? Why are we always like this?
Speaker: Like, what how have we got to this point? And I realized what it is. There's one word. that epitomizes Every department of Manchester United. That's the board, the managers. The players. the fans it's just complacency every apartment of this football club. is complacent.
Speaker: No one cares. No one cares about winning. No one cares about football. All people care about are getting these mini wins and talking about other man's teams. Go look at all these Man United content creators, yeah. All they do is chat about other teams. Look at all your friends that are Man United fans. All they care about is dunking on other teams. Bro, we have been rubbish for five years straight. that Not even... not even um kind of bad. We've been rubbish.
Speaker: Since 10 hog. You've been rubbish. And I'm looking, I'm thinking like. why those Why do we even get to... ah Who are you lot talking to? like Who are you arguing with? Can you not see your house is on fire?
Speaker: That's a bin and a file. From time, the boat comes in. Get rid of Eric Tenhage, he's not your guy. Get rid of him. But you know what? Let's keep him.
Speaker: That's complacency. you did You didn't want to make the decision that actually needed to be made because you know what? No one's going to hold your feet to the file. You guys can do what you want. we could just You guys can make wrong decision after wrong decision after wrong decision and no one's holding you accountable.
Speaker: Ruben Amorin, you brought him in mid -season because you didn't want to... sa Ten hog. And he proceeded to be rubbish. And you kept him. And you know why you kept him? Because the fans supported it. The pundits supported it. The players supported it. Do you think...
Speaker: Your Chelsea team, the one that revolted against who was it? Was it... um Was it AVB or whoever that manager was and you guys finished that 10th or whatever. You think Denman would have stood for Amiri?
Speaker: You think they wouldt they wouldn't have gone to Abramovich and said, Get this - That was all of it. no one No one is being held accountable. People are able to just come into the club and do whatever. So when players...
Speaker: Sign for Man United as well. It's not that they automatically become bad players. complacency. They get in there and they just look at it and they're like, fam. Brian Mbwema was played against Man United at bare times and he's clapped us.
Speaker: Cognon has played against us bare times. Cut us. He's like, these were not. Crap. If I get to that club, I'm going to have to do nothing. I don't have to do anything. So they get here and they're like.
Speaker: I've already made it. i've already made it i'm already here like what what do i need to do Konya at that game, bro, he was having a laugh. He was having a jolly up. Mbembe was having a jolly up. Bruno Fernandes, he could be crap. What? Time. One assist.
Speaker: That's all it is. He can be crapped for four or five games. One assist. Oh, that's why. so That's why. yeah how we So how was it in Bremen? Like, because I don't know if it was AI or fake picture, but there's a picture of him coming back to prison.
Speaker: There's a picture of him coming back to pre -season, yeah. Mine was looking heavy fam! But that's that's what I'm talking about. The bow is all you have to do. Every question you have for Manchester United, just answer with complacency and it and it solves the whole thing. Rasmus Hoylen was at my club for as long as he was there one goal in 17 games And he stayed.
Speaker: complacency. That's just complacency. Us going into this season... giving Maguire a new contract.
Speaker: This guy has been rubbish for 85 % of the time that he's been at Manchester United. The other 10%, he's been okay at best. Then the other 5%, he's been good. We gave him a new contract. You should sell him and get a new centre -back so he can actually be good. The whole Luke Shaw debacle, the fact that he's even a starting left -back for Manchester United in 2026 is... Disgusting. disgust We should have been scientists starting left back.
Speaker: One thing I'll say, yo. because Look, I know it's not easy to sell players just like that. But one of the biggest things you... can do is cut your losses.
Speaker: as early as possible. Amen. You have front row ah view. to see these players in training every single day it would be easy for you to assess who is of the level and who is not.
Speaker: Cut your losses. quickly. Chelsea have done it. for donkeys. And the only time we've ever suffered is when we haven't cut our losses.
Speaker: Like even Moretta. we even have We didn't have for long. He wasn't at our club for long and we recouped. Big money for Murata! Big money.
Speaker: You have to cut. Look at City this year. yeah man that They're selling so many people this year. They just sold Gonzalez to um Newcastle just now for like 50 M's.
Speaker: And that's because you cut your losses as quickly as possible. And the longer they play for your club or the longer they don't play for your club. the more the value goes down it doesn't make sense Mamush and Savini are 140 mil.
Speaker: for for For the pair. It's insane. It's insane. but you cut your losses quickly. You cut your losses quickly. And even if City only got back 30 mil for Mahmood, for...
Speaker: um for ah What's the other guy's name? what's up a guy's name s soveo If they only got the 30 million, they would have got 30. Because they cut their losses early, they would have got the 30 million that they paid for it.
Speaker: My moosh same thing. He's what 78 email They would have probably got 50 million for him. minimum. because you cut your losses quickly do Do you know what the biggest, like... um highlight of what you're saying is we haven't sold one player this window.
Speaker: It's since insane. We... Episode 1. episode one and that's i don't think you're trying that's what I'm saying complacency thing it all leads to it Marcus Rashford me personally I think he's a good player I think he's useful he's a useful squad player not saying he's the best left winger in the world but all the older talk is We don't want him.
Speaker: We don't want him. Bye, left -winger. By a left winger who's starting. So Marcus Westbrook can get into his head. I'm not wanted here. Have a meeting with Marcus Rashford and say your fourth choice left winger. If you want to stay, you can stay.
Speaker: Up to you. Same thing with Luke Short. she should have Yeah, we got Patrick, don't we? by a starting left winger and don't bring me baldy who's been injured more than luke shaw Don't bring me him. Don't bring me here. Bring a starting quality left back. That don't even make sense, man. There must be no money. There must be no money. There must be no money because what's going on, bro?
Speaker: that You can find one. That doesn't even make sense, bro. How much is he going to cost anyway coming from Barca? Probably about 50 more. Probably somewhere around that. that And even given the whole thing. boom him They don't even remember the kid because he's always injured.
Speaker: They don't know what he plays, right? Oh, even, even even um, what's he's in? Uh, Um... What was I going to say? ah Not about it. Oh, who's it just talking about?
Speaker: Le Sceau no no i can't i can't i can't remember but it's still it's all encompassant of that whole thing of like... if If you want...
Speaker: A player to get it in their head. that they are not going to play, you buy the replacement first. buy the replacement so that he can move on oh yeah it was believable that's what i was gonna say Why did we wait so long to get the label?
Speaker: Just someone someone explain to me. We went for him last season, said we'll revisit this summer. So what's what's changed in the... in the scope of everything that's happened that we had to get him on the last week of the transfer window.
Speaker: To be fair, maybe Batten was still asking for more. Maybe, because then because I know Brighton will probably, them men are hard negotiators, to be fair. So I know them, man, would have probably been like, So they're more willing to take a lower price at the, like,
Speaker: At the end of the transfer. I would anticipate that Bryan would go. Let's wait a little bit. Let's see if somebody else comes in. so that they can get a little bit of a bidding war to them it makes no difference whether he's sold early in the window or late in the window To be fair. probably right because apparently Newcastle are inquired so that's why we started pushing their button but but yeah i mean I'm talking about the actions of Manchester United why didn't we just go to them and say, go revisiting.
Speaker: you one there's already five Here's 75. Let's call it even and then let's let's just move on. Because you want your team to be prepared coming into the season, right? Yeah. You want you want the attitude of your players. You want everyone to, even though Baleba's injured, he won't have even played. He's been injured. Even us trying to sign him now, he's how do we know he's even going to pass his medical?
Speaker: How do we even know that? We don't know. So let's say the Belabor transfer falls through. Because we haven't signed him yet. Let's say it falls through on transfer deadline day. We didn't sign anyone, actually. We signed two midfielders and a young star, Wingo. That's it. That's how Manchester United are prepping to come into the big Premier League season where there's an opportunity of us potentially...
Speaker: I don't even know if I want to say pushing for a challenge or whatever, just putting ourselves in a better position than everyone else. We haven't done it. And puh. For me, complacency All departments, even the fans, bro, you got you guys are still arguing about the same things you were arguing about four years ago, bro. Let's move to 2026, bro.
Speaker: It's done. This whole this whole thing of pretending we have good players, like like I said, go listen to the Manchester United. Fan channels talk about Manchester United. They think we are the best. They think we're dead.
Speaker: And then when results like this happen. it just causes conflict within the within the club because, I mean, within the fan base because some people have us all the way up here, some people have us here and then really the truth is we're just not good.
Speaker: We're not good. what what We're a streaky team who at best will... We still haven't even won five games in a row. by My man, HM, just said. So what? what So here's what I'll say yeah I think it's extremely concerning that many...
Speaker: Doesn't play today. uh play on on when you play it I think, does that mean, was he injured? Was he not quite fit? I don't know. um But he didn't go to the World Cup.
Speaker: So. I mean, he went, but he didn't play it. He didn't even play a minute. He didn't even play a minute. So maybe maybe he got... Um, the extended holiday i did it and came back a little bit late But I think... Sorry, i'm sorry before before you before you go...
Speaker: Even that. And I'm not getting onto Mano too, too tough. You did not spend a play a minute. Why do you think you deserved an extended break? You just went on holiday with England.
Speaker: That's all you did. You went on holiday with England and trained. Come back early and let's get to playing football because that's what, that's the kind of mentality you need in the club. I just came back off watching episode one of that Mourinho documentary, yeah? Mourinho, shit. Mourinho was a shit of these man because he didn't have the right mentality. John Terry was, he was injured but Mourinho didn't even talk to him. He injected himself, ran onto the pitch and Mourinho was like, yeah, that's my guy.
Speaker: That's a sickness. well it' i said I just interrupted you. Go go ahead. go ahead say but Now you're pulling me on a tangent. yeah Anyone that hasn't watched it, go and watch that Mourinho doc. And for me, obviously, as a Chelsea fan, as a massive football fan, I just, I fell in love with that man again. I fell in love with him.
Speaker: and It's... He's an absolute nutter. I want it to be known. 100%. And this thing some of the things he's done, you can take him to an employment tribunal and you can get some money from him because it's it's it's insane.
Speaker: Yep. But, but. Tune. To show what it can take to win at the highest level. it's in like it's just insane and it's such an eye -opener to just see see into the minds of one of the craziest guys and you could see and You could just see it, like, what what you was able to build with that Chelsea team and see the mentality they had to instil in the players for them to understand that, like, this is what it takes to win. These when they quit.
Speaker: These men ain't got it. I don't think Carrick's got it. They ain't got it. I'm saying it from now. Carrick ain't got it. He ain't got it. He's gone early. He's gone early. He's gone early. I don't care. I'm not saying. I'm not saying.
Speaker: I'm not saying that he will get sacked and lose his job and we're never going to win games. No, I'm just saying. The... duh. the visceral, like the, The need that... you You just have to... Come.
Speaker: at this club at a different angle. You need to be... militant almost like you have to, you have to. rejig the whole mindset of everyone here. And I don't mean tactician. These are, these are, this is my. Philosophy, blah, blah. No, I'm saying, bro. You men are losers and you've been losers.
Speaker: Let's change it. Let's do something. We're running harder than every single team we played in. It's impossible that we're ever going to get run off the park again. That's rule one. Everything else will work that out.
Speaker: i'm I'm shocked. He hasn't got in there. and made you guys more physically prepared to play at that intensity. to to not get bullied now i don't think the midfield signings help And I think it's very shocking that you have gone and purchased two smallish centre mids. And I think you could have just done with one of those.
Speaker: Um, And but while Belabor is a transformational signing, in my opinion. um I just think you're you're still...
Speaker: you're with the addition of santos and both santos and telemans i think and you've already got mainu You're putting yourself in a position where you'll only want to partner belabor with one of those.
Speaker: You'll never want to partner those two to get those you the other three together. you're not You're not. You're not because if you do, you run the risk of getting run over. so yeah and Bruno never gets dropped so it's really all old the conundrum that Manchester United have been trying to figure out for the last six years or however long Bruno's been at the club here is What midfield can work so this guy can do his... bombardment
Speaker: and And we can win. that's That's all that we've been trying to figure out. He went to the World Cup and played with the back to back. Champions League winning in midfield and lot. Gross.
Speaker: You could put that on um martin Roberto Martinez. What is the responsibility on these individual players? He just went there and was just rubbish. Just rub it.
Speaker: So good. What in hope? What what in the hell? Do Manchester United have a hope of building the midfield that finally makes us... click to the point where we're able to challenge for major honours yeah we won the FA Cup yeah we won the League Cup we've lost two Europa League finals with him and our team that so are i So are you broke?
Speaker: Are you actually like struggling for cash? cause like It feels like they've scrimped and... so like And you don't... Yeah. I don't even want to say that Man United are scrimping for cash because at the end of the day, you spent 50 million on Santos and Brentford have spent 42 million on Sangare. So it's a choice thing, really.
Speaker: It's a scout in and choice thing, isn't it?
Speaker: It's not a money thing. It goes back to the word that I'm saying, complacency. They're just getting the names that are familiar to people. So they don't have to do the scouting job. They don't have to go take the chances. They're doing the easy, they're taking the low hanging fruit and bringing it to the club. The fans will gas up. The fans will act like these are the best players because they're prem proven. And then we will be. rubbish this season. We'll be rubbish this season. i'm I'm calling it right now, yeah. We're going to go through a phase here in this season where...
Speaker: people Start. Saying that. Every single one of our players is crap. um the club is still the same bring back amarin all of these same tropes that have been happening for the last couple of years because people are not seeing that the issue is that No one cares.
Speaker: No one cares. from the from the players to the board. No one cares. You're saying that we're broke? Everyone's able to find money out of somewhere. Why are you talking about building a new stadium?
Speaker: Why are you building a new stadium? what whats what's the What's the thought process of... being That being your main focus, build this. big they want to build a wembley in the north they wanted bro we're rubbish Man United are rubbish. Why is this not bothering no one? That's what I'm saying. I know Old Trafford is old. haven't been I've never been to Old Trafford. What's the real conditions like? Can't they just fix it up for now?
Speaker: Apparently, it will cost roughly around the same. like To do all the repairs, you might you might as well build a new stadium. That's that's basically what they're taking. ah and But do you know do you know why the stadium what the stadium needs repairs? Complacency.
Speaker: they didt They didn't want to do the repairs at the time when they should have done it. So now sitting there with the roof leaking and all this kind of stuff because no one wanted to do the work that needed to be done at the time when it needed to be done. So now we're playing catch up. We're playing catch up to everyone.
Speaker: So now we've come into the season, not physically fit. We don't have ah the right, um we didn't do the right reinforcement for the for the team. And we're going to be playing catch up. We're going to play, who's our next game against? We got, um it's probably Ipswich or something. I'm pretty sure it was Ipswich. Yeah, we're at home to Ipswich here.
Speaker: Knowing this team. We're going to scam a win. We might scam you. And then Kobe, oh. Bruno! Look at what he's done for us. And last week, everyone was saying blah, blah, blah. If I can get love in one performance.
Speaker: i don't What's making me want to try hard? What's my incentive? What's my incentive? come on man like yeah sorry i'm just going on this long diatribe as care about this kind of but just clicked in my head it just clicked everything just clicked Let's do roundup of Both of our charts for winners, yeah? We're just going to list for you who we've bought and who we've sold, yeah?
Speaker: um So. Yours is nice and quick because you haven't done much. So. Bringing Rashford back for from loan, what do you rate that out of 10? Even you're saying that's a signing. I to.
Speaker: you know I'll give you two ratings for that. On the club's end... That's a zero out of ten. That's the right one. that's Sorry, that's a big factor. For me personally, rest will come in back.
Speaker: Six. Yeah, cool. For the club. That's a zero. Should have got rid of it. Cool. I'm just saying.
Speaker: Andre Santos. I'm Joy Santos. I'll just leave him as a five. I don't know enough about him. I haven't seen enough. I'm not going to be too harsh. I don't know.
Speaker: I don't know, five. I... I... based off what you guys need. Like I think he's a decent player, but based off what you guys need. I'm going to go four, three, three or four. Telemund.
Speaker: paste Based on... what we needed. And based on the type of player who we haven't had in a while. That should manifest to be like an eight. Should.
Speaker: But... It's not. It's not. And you know why and you know why that you know that confuses me so much? It's because who did Tielemans have near next to him? Kamala. Oh no no.
Speaker: comema no na even even not even just um Kamara and Onana they played narrow so even McGinn was near him Jacob when he was at the club was near him everyone was just there was no But we don't play like them, man.
Speaker: We don't play that. So what they've done, they've just gone and they saw a cheap deal. they went and grabbed it and because people rate Telemans it's a great sign and even though it doesn't fit anything So let's see. Let's see how that plays out.
Speaker: we we'll see I'm going to go. I'm going to go with, because I rate the play, I'm going to go with a six. point five. Wow. It should be an eight. like It's probably going to manifest into like a five. That's what I'd say.
Speaker: Whoa. Wow. miss i'm I've got no hope for this season. They've killed me. I'm dead. They're there. never any You're talking to a phantom bro. I'm Danny Phantom. It's just my hair. away I'm um um done. I'm done. I'm done. I'm done. I'm done.
Speaker: Yo, that's a fullback show. a Top, top show. Thank you.
Speaker: Um... So... Who else did you sign? That's it. I'm this Thompson kid. Like, this just young youth. I don't even... jolting bro and then belabor he's not even confirmed he's not confirmed but let's let's assume Wait, wait, wait
Speaker: i ah they don't Listen, Tom, listen. I don't know. i've been talking about belabor you know me i've been talking about belabor for the longest bro And the thing that would give me the most joy right now is if Chelsea...
Speaker: Sell Enzo and come in and take this guy off you. I don't think it'll happen. I think he's agreed, whatever. But... Um... If you do sign Belayba, I'm going to give it an 8 out of 10 because I just think he's a top, top player and I think he should be playing for.
Speaker: any team that's winning the league um um You know, um yeah I'm getting nervous on this Believer thing, you know. I'm not even going to lie to you. I wouldn't be surprised if personal terms are all agreed and everything's all agreed. But we came in 65 and we're still talking, yeah?
Speaker: I've got a Brian 185. all these transfers have gone to Brighton we're not going to told you no but this is the thing you got the here we go and all the reporters are saying the fees agreed innit oh what has it been here have they already given us yeah yeah yeah he's giving you the here we go so I think I think it's pretty much done and plus all the other reporters are not just for Vito because we know he's a bit this year um All the other reports are saying the fees are great.
Speaker: yeah okay like i'll but I'll back off then. If we've got the label. I'll call that a 7 only because he's injured. I don't know when he's actually going to come back. Then he's going to need the um to warm up. He's going to need to get in his short term he' i need to get ready.
Speaker: He might not be good until November. He did have pre -season. He did have pre -season with Brighton.
Speaker: But he's been injured for the last couple of weeks and I think he's still out for another two to three weeks. so Yeah, he'll need he'll need some time to... to get his fitness up. So, moving it on to Chelsea. Yeah, let's move on to Chelsea, man. I'm just going to go through our ourselves quickly. Garnaccio, that's a 10 out of 10. Oh, God, thank I couldn't even care. What? one season that's all it took one season and they got rid of him that's it us um I'm glad
Speaker: Then... Who else have we got rid of? Chalobah. I'm probably going to give that like a 4 out of 10. um I'm happy for him that he's He's taken the decision to.
Speaker: finally move on from this self -harm ritual of these men trying to to sell him every every summer and my man just literally telling them, nah, I'm not moving.
Speaker: So, no, fair play to him. I think it's 4 out of 10 for the club because I just think... You might not so disrespectful to someone that's been at this club since eight years old and someone who I think is just ah a decent player. and is more than serviceable to play. as a backup send it back to any any any other to any day team, really.
Speaker: But whatever. Um... We've... tossing is on the chopping block I'm hearing that is a 10 out of 10 I don't think Neto's getting sold and it's when it's worrying me. I really need Neto sold.
Speaker: um Gusto, I'd be glad if Gusto got sold. He's not he's still here, unfortunately. But... I really hope he does get sold because he... Hopefully one day he learns to follow his man at the back post.
Speaker: Maybe. Maybe just once. maybe just once maybe maybe just once um but looking at the players we've actually sold I want to keep Jackson. I want to keep Jackson, but I won't lie, this Aston Villa stuff won't go away. So I know he's going to get sold on the last day of the window. And yeah, he's gone. I think there'll be a lot of stuff happening towards the end. um the last last week or whatever.
Speaker: Wednesday closed next week and next week Tuesday or something. So I've just seen Forrest closing in on De Lappe. Apparently it's a loan. I hope it's a loan of obligation, even if it's just a loanne loan loan. Yep, 10 out of 10 again.
Speaker: Um... who else Enzo if Enzo leaves that's a 11 out of 10. I don't think people understand why I want Enzo to go. Let me tell you why I want Enzo to go.
Speaker: Yeah This guy thinks he's better than he is. He thinks he's better than us. So what happens is he plays like he's better than us. So he plays with complacency.
Speaker: I'm going to use your word He plays with arrogance. And what happens is he'll make a mistake. He'll blame others. And then he'll stop running. And then he'll make a five yard sprint, make a foul and make you think that he works hard.
Speaker: bit Bit of what Netto does. I need the guy gone. ah There is no space for that. We are looking like a cohesive team now. We are looking fit. We are looking strong.
Speaker: We need people who want to be here. And at the end of the day, I think it works a lot better for Chelsea to get a work. ah a that can work really hard in there.
Speaker: um and help Caicedo with the defensive actions so that... Rodgers, Palmer and... d pedro have the freedom to do their exciting stuff. And I think that's what will give us more balance. So I think we'll be better off without it. I can't really remember anybody else who sold.
Speaker: So I'm just going to move on to the players we've bought. palestria The right wing back from Italy. He looks like he's got a lot of energy. He's 6 '2". You know, I've i've told you eight for you for months about... I need my six foot two men.
Speaker: I need them. um so Oh, that's my type. I ain't got no type. Anyway. No.
Speaker: Oh, what a question. we know
Speaker: um So... Um... Yeah, Pelletier, he can't defend. He really can't defend. No, I'm going to be truthful. That's common. Matthias Tell was was having him up. I can't lie. That's dark.
Speaker: So I'm going to give that a 6. Six because he's got an engine and he can use both feet. um We've bought some left back from the Spanish league, which Alonso requested and really liked. I saw him, he had a little bit of a cameo today. I'll give that a six. I haven't seen much.
Speaker: whatever. um I'm really happy. but Even Rodgers. I'm happy because... I think we'll look fluid and we'll look...
Speaker: It's good that we'll look we'll have a very fluid front three. And he raises the level from the Gittins and the Garnaccio. So. I have to give it at least a six.
Speaker: I don't like the fee. But if he goes on and bags 15 goals... that quickly turns into a 7 .5 do that mean so let's see how it goes Mm. Peace. 117.
Speaker: million oh yeah what seventy under seventeen yeah So... It's a lot. um Then Lacroix at centre -back, I'm giving that eight. because that's exactly what we needed.
Speaker: Now, he's not our nobody's saying here he's the top, top, top centre -back, but it's exactly what Chelsea Football Club needed. a proper Brexit, keep it simple, centre -back. And he's fast enough. He's mobile enough.
Speaker: Yeah. You can let the other centre -backs and other players do all do all the fancy stuff. Um, And I think, oh, we got Quenda coming in from Porto, but that we signed that guy ages ago.
Speaker: He looked okay for preseason. But I don't think he's ready to start. Estabal. It's not ready to start really. because obviously palmer plays in this position anyway so Yeah, so I think all in all A decent...
Speaker: Decent window. I think the only thing for me that's left. I want Adam Wooten. I need Arumoto. Either Adam Wharton or Carmen Vigna. I really, apparently Walton's not leaving this summer, whatever, but I really need. Yeah, he's not leaving this summer.
Speaker: I really need a left footed centre mid that's above six foot. so For me, Cameron Wenger and Adam Wharton would be a great, great addition. I'm a vinger, you know.
Speaker: God. Hey, man, how many people do Real Madrid spit out that haven't had a a good time there, you know? I think he's a baller. He's a baller, man. Yeah, he's done his time at the top level. i think he's done He's done his time. It's okay. like My only worry is his injury record and I'm not necessarily...
Speaker: So matt I would only want Camavinga if we got another centre mid. So let's say we got ah Alex Scott and Camavinga. that would for me that would make sense um i wouldn't I wouldn't make money to front load. I don't think they'll do that, though.
Speaker: I think they would because they got 50 mil for Santos. And then if we do sell Enzo, it's going to be 120 mil. I think people keep underestimating. City Wall, 110 % are going to pay anywhere between 120, 230 mil for Enzo. So... so We've still got a lot of money and I don't think Camavinga is going to go for much. Real Madrid only bought him for 30 mil.
Speaker: so i think he he'll be sold for about 50 to 60. And then that leaves a ah good ah good chunk for us to invest in in another Senate mid. Again, I'm not sure if Bournemouth will let Alex Scott go. Apparently they're not, so...
Speaker: Oh, maybe we find somebody else, someone like Lamine Kumar from France. um But yeah. I think. i think that's enough chin wags oh uh let's do our top four um predictions for this year.
Speaker: Let's do top five. I'm going to go Arsenal to win the league. City to finish second, Chelsea to finish third. And I'm going to go Liverpool to finish fourth.
Speaker: I might be premature, but I'm going to go Villa to finish fifth. I'm going to have to have United outside the top five. based on Based on what you might have served up against Amir and Hull, I have no confidence in you. Like, you've just spent an hour bashing, smashing.
Speaker: bad took this team I've got nothing left, man. I've got nothing. What is your top five? Good. Top five, yeah. Arsenal to win. City second. And then...
Speaker: Ugh. good. He's, he's, you know, you, you guys could be a catfish, but I'm not, I'm not buying into it yet. I'm going like, I didn't just see the game that happened. Cool. Cool.
Speaker: Oh, bro, am I really going to put us, we're not finishing, her not but Liverpool, my bitch is Waldo. Liverpool are rubbish and don't read them at all. I don't really know.
Speaker: i think live will Here's my hot take. I think Liverpool will be alright. I feel like it's awful. Because for me, that's the biggest... The biggest factor for me about Liverpool is their fit.
Speaker: They're fit and they're playing they're playing that interim football, that club football again. They're fit, bro. Trust me. So I think they just need to start clapping. They need one of the forward ones to start clapping. They need a couple of silings. They need a midfielder. If they could just sort out a midfielder and a...
Speaker: a good winger I think they'll be fine bro. But we'll see. that's not yeah i do I do see... I know, I do. Arsenal City. And then I'll say...
Speaker: Uh -uh.
Speaker: You... Alright. I'll say Liverpool. Hmm. United Chelsea. Wow. i think I think it's going to be one of those seasons where you know when it's a complete mess. when they lost that couple of games.
Speaker: People are just losing all the time and it's like, bro, no one really wants that. It's going to be one of the most fun. It's going to be a mess. Yeah. Right now, from what I've seen, I think Arsenal are going to run away with this team, man. It's crazy. But let's see what happens. All right, relegation. Who's your three to go down?
Speaker: How are going down? I don't give a heck. I think that would be nice. ah They can't fool me, bro. We're rubbish. you'll play Your player has to... They'll play like Fulham and get clapped. so For Hull, I'll go in down.
Speaker: I think... Oof. I think it might be first, you know. I think Whole Forest and Ipswich. I think i that's my three. Yeah.
Speaker: um Even though the owner ain't going to let that happen, bro. As soon as he realizes Glasner ain't up for it, fam, he's... Pulling the plug bro. give bring Bring me someone else, bro. I don't i don't care.
Speaker: He just gobbled him. Maybe she'll find me. I'm gonna disagree. I think. I think Gladstone will struggle with that for his team, but... I don't think you'll get them relocated.
Speaker: I think. I think Crystal Palace are in big trouble. Big, big, big trouble. I even forgot about them. I think Crystal Palace are in big, big trouble. So I'm going to go Crystal Palace.
Speaker: um I'm going to go whole. No, no, I'm not gonna go home. I'm gonna go... Ipswich, Crystal Palace and Coventry. I think Coventry, like Lampard has done a decent job with...
Speaker: that team to get them where they are. But I don't think they have enough quality to actually... Make it then in this leak. um And I think whole.
Speaker: buying that quality If you'd look at. the signings they're making there. they're having like a very sunderland window where they're literally buy heaven based off European signings.
Speaker: um lots of french players or french based players and That's just crazy. It's such an easy, it's all low. It's cash money. It's cash money. It's cash money. It's cash money. o Just do it. one but if you If you get five of them.
Speaker: two of the like if you get five At least two will be good. Yeah, yeah. One of them would be... like two of them will be decent and then you'll get one superstar That's wrong. You get one of them. Oh, man.
Speaker: and And this is why I don't accept the notion that the French leagues are crap league. Now, look, for entertainment value, maybe not. but yeah we're all grabbing all our talent from there so how bad is the leak How bad's the quality? Because keep people keep telling me the quality is crap.
Speaker: You don't watch it. It's not true. We're grabbing all our signings from them, all our top players. would We keep grabbing it from from that league. Um, So yeah, that's, that's, that's, that's my, what what did I say? Crystal Palace.
Speaker: Coventry and keep switch yeah That's what I'm going for. I think that makes sense. ah Alright, let's stop it there. Thank you all for tuning in. It's good to be back. I've thoroughly enjoyed that.
Speaker: Um, Yeah, I'm not sure I'm going to enjoy the lack of sleep. um It was a funny one. It was a good one. I really really appreciate your efforts, my bro. I'm going to be sleep sleeping like Homer Simpson, just angry. was and just
Speaker: It's just come back, bro. it It's just come back and it's just ruined. It's just like, oh, every weekend I'm going to put myself through this again. And then now we've got midweek games. We've got Champions League, bro. They're going to draw us against PSG, Real Madrid. Bayern Munich and they just to watch her suffer. All the big teams were going in.
Speaker: All right. and then for funny we might perform well there but then we're going to get crapped by like Copenhagen. finally you You ain't... Right now, you ain't got the squad to do anything in Europe. That's going to mess up your league.
Speaker: your league performance and it's you're just gonna have a really tough time and in the champions league as well man we'll see We'll see how it goes. It's looking big. Thank you all for tuning in. Please like, share, subscribe.
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