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Introduction and Wolves' Managerial Crisis
00:00:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Welcome everybody, welcome to the Daily Premier League podcast. It is November the 2nd, we've been, ah we are here, to review another fascinating round of Premier League games.
00:00:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Week 10, just about finished, one more game to go. And it's been pretty interesting, there's been some fallout, there's been some fascinating games.
00:00:32
Nick B
hope some questions
00:00:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nick, what have you made of all that?
00:00:36
Nick B
Well, the big news today, obviously, is that Vito Pereira has been sacked as Wolves manager. that was That was not unexpected, I don't think. That's been coming. And every game is kind of one more defeat, one more defeat. 3-0 yesterday away at Fulham.
00:00:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it wasn't great, was it?
00:00:53
Nick B
No, no, yeah, a player sent off off to just after half an hour ah in Agbidou. And yeah, I mean, look, the writing's been on the wall, I think, since he had a fallout with his fans the other week at home in the game against Burnley, confrontations there at the end of the game with supporters.
00:01:12
Nick B
You don't come back from that. It's
00:01:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, you don't. And, you know, we were saying three games ago that this is a must-win game and then the next one was a must-win game and this one was a must-win game.
00:01:17
Nick B
right.
00:01:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
They've never looked like winning any of them, really. Two points out of 30, eight points safety.
00:01:25
Nick B
Well, the field is...
00:01:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
He looked a broken man in that. I don't know if you saw the interview after the game, but just looked a defeated man, really, didn't he?
00:01:30
Nick B
I think he knew. I think he knew. But they are the first team in Premier League history not to win any of the first 10 games.
Wolves' Future and Managerial Prospects
00:01:39
Nick B
even dog Even Derby, who got relegated with the worst ever points total in Premier League history, 11 points, had won a game.
00:01:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:46
Nick B
They only won one game all season, but they'd won it by now. Won them against Newcastle. And even Southampton, you know, last year, who were not far off. Derby. They were terrible, but they'd won a game by now, so I don't think you've got any choice.
00:02:00
Nick B
Ten games is a fair assessment.
00:02:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think so.
00:02:04
Nick B
I think that's fair.
00:02:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
And at the moment, they're on track for eight points by the end of the season. So generally a right decision.
00:02:09
Nick B
Thank
00:02:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Two things that fall from that. Are there ah any of the Portuguese people would like to have a go at this?
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Nick B
you. Thank you.
00:02:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And, you know, presumably there must be. and so but But if they don't go for the Portuguese option, pretty unlikely. But if they don't go for the Portuguese option, anybody spring to mind that might fancy a stab at that one?
00:02:32
Nick B
Well, I'm going to Lisbon on Friday, so the weekend.
00:02:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh, that probably means you qualify.
00:02:36
Nick B
So, I was going to say, that means I can probably apply for the job and I'll probably do a better job, let's face it. So, look, I don't know.
Relegation Battle and Predictions
00:02:46
Nick B
You're looking at the early names in the frame.
00:02:48
Nick B
peter ah don't think they're going to attract anybody who's going to keep them in the Premier League. They're talking about Gary O'Neill coming back. They're talking about Rob Ables at Middlesbrough, but Middlesbrough are of top of
00:02:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Why would you? Why would you? if i mean they
00:03:01
Nick B
yeah i mean not be off yesterday but ah why would she cause youre me you're swapping a team that's going to get promoted potentially probably for ah team that's going to get relicated almost certainly
00:03:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:03:15
Nick B
yeah why would you bother doing that there no
00:03:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. This would be the escape of the century, wouldn't it? This would be the great escape if someone went in there and turned it around in the next 28 games.
00:03:24
Nick B
Yeah, ye yeah it it would be. But as we've seen with West Ham today, who had a very comfortable victory against Newcastle, suddenly they're only three points behind Burnley, who they play next week.
00:03:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:03:38
Nick B
and That could see them out of the relegation zone. So, yeah it's not impossible yet. It's only 10 games gone. But I just don't know if they've got the quality. It's fair to say that Pereira's not getting the best out of got, but I'm not sure they've got the quality to stay up.
00:03:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
they need to change. They need to hear a different voice. They need to have a different set of instructions, a different amount of passion. you know Unless you change your manager, you're just simply not going to get that.
00:04:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
But watch this space. We'll keep you updated. ah You did make a slight error at the start of the episode when you said the big news this weekend was Pereira being sacked.
00:04:13
Nick B
you So, it'll be all then. It'll be six all. That's not bad.
00:04:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
The big news this weekend is I've got six of the predictions right. You've got five of the predictions right. And all we've got left is Sunderland against Everton, which I've got down as a draw, you've got as a home win.
00:04:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
So you've got a chance of coming back into it.
00:04:31
Nick B
we six all then there'll be six so that's not bad That's okay.
Premier League Match Highlights
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Better than normal. a Right, so kicking off now, let's have a whiz through all these games that got played. So Brighton, starting with Brighton against Leeds, Brighton won that very, very, very comfortably.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Brighton looked really, really pretty sharp. Leeds looked, Pretty poor. Didn't really create much.
00:04:53
Nick B
don't think on the road are going to be much this season. I think their points are going to come from Ellen Road.
00:04:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Nick B
don't think they're going to... and And Danny Welbeck is now the leading English goalscorer in the Premier League. So, well done.
00:05:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, again. Scores. Nice goal. He's got a new lease of life, really. He looks really sharp.
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Nick B
Yeah, he's never hit double figures in his career, so this could be the season.
00:05:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, how much have you got this season? Is it five now?
00:05:13
Nick B
Yeah, four or five. five
00:05:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. he said yeah He's won for the fantasy football team, I think.
00:05:16
Nick B
Yeah.
00:05:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
But but yeah, Brighton looked full of running, full of ideas.
00:05:21
Nick B
Four or five again.
00:05:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Leeds just looked very poor. Back foot to everything, second best. ah So yeah, i think you're right. Leeds just aren't at it away for moment. moment They're not the only ones which he'll come to talk to. He's away for he's letting them down.
00:05:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah So Brighton ended up 10th. Leeds are down to Leeds are going to have to watch the step, I think. So, a Burnley, who who lost two nil to Arsenal, who scored another goal from a corner.
00:05:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Joukares knocking it in. Decan Rice, I thought, was really good in this.
00:05:55
Nick B
Yes. This is not good news for my fantasy team, by way, because i got rid of Gorky Resch and Jao Pedro this week. and Both of them scored.
00:06:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:06:03
Nick B
Sod's law. Maybe I'm the curse here. Yeah, I mean, look, Declan Rice is a great player. We know he's we know he's a great player. so We said it we said at the um on the Friday podcast when were predicting games, i think we both agreed this would be a very comfortable couple of goals to Arsenal and no drama. and That's exactly what it was.
00:06:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, they didn't really threaten Burnley. Dubravka had a good game to keep the score down. Without Dubravka, it could have been four, couldn't it? I think.
00:06:28
Nick B
He needed to. I mean, they had a massive XG, Arsenal. They had 2.47 XG compared to 0.42 for Burnley, which means they were creating lots of good opportunities. So, yeah, they probably could have scored more.
00:06:39
Nick B
12 shots, eight on target. So, 2-0 flatters Burnley as much as it does Arsenal, I think, probably.
00:06:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Arsenal just seem to go strength to strength. They just look the team to beat at the moment. And there's been a few teams that have kind of turned things around a little bit this weekend, but Arsenal just seem relentless. They just look like a machine to me.
00:06:55
Nick B
Yeah, they do. They do. They've got all the right pieces in the right order now, I think.
00:07:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Okay. Interesting. Interesting.
00:07:01
Nick B
then They are going to take some stopping.
00:07:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, they will. I can't see anybody at this point in time, unless they have a real wobble. I can't see that happening. up Talking about certain teams that seem to be back to their best or close to their best, Palace 2 Brentford. Now, I thought Palace were pretty dominant in this.
00:07:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Long throw strikes again for their second goal. Mateta scores a lovely goal, I think, with that header. He had to put something on that. He had to put a bit of a cha bit of talk on that. His neck muscles were working overtime there.
00:07:31
Nick B
Yeah, it was great.
00:07:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
But Tune, Tune, great goal back for Mateta, but Palace looked pretty comfortable throughout, I thought.
00:07:38
Nick B
Well, the story of this game is Jefferson Lerma, who was brought in to the side and Oliver Glasner told him in the middle of the week he's going to be playing against Brentford because of his threat at set pieces. And
00:07:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:07:52
Nick B
And he felt, Glasner felt that the game is going to be decided on set pieces against Brentford. And he was absolutely right because both Palace's goal came from, well, Lerma played a massive part because first he headed on the free kick
00:08:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:09
Nick B
to Mateta to score and secondly it was Lerma's long throw which Collins turned into his own net Brentford being undone by a Brentford set play almost because that's that's what they do so well and so Lerma played a crucial part in both goals and therefore the result and Glasner i've got it absolutely spot on in terms of bringing him into the team because of his threat at set plays
00:08:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, makes a lot of sense. Yeah, I just thought Palace looked like they were back at it, actually. I expect Palace to go on a bit of a run because they they were impressive. Now, the game that kind of put paid to Vitor Panera, from three Wolves, nil. Wolves were tamed. To be honest, they didn't.
00:08:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
They were very ferocious, to be honest. and The straight red obviously had a and big part to play in that. I thought that was a little bit unlucky. as a straight red. I can see why it's given as a straight red.
00:09:07
Nick B
I don't think so. I think you've just got to...
00:09:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it was early a little bit unlucky.
00:09:10
Nick B
I don't. I don't. If you're going to go in like that, you risk it. You're asking the referee to make a decision. It's as simple as...
00:09:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:18
Nick B
You've got to be careful.
00:09:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
But
00:09:20
Nick B
If you're in Wolves' predicament, you can't afford to go down to 10 men, particularly when you're goal down at that stage. ah And I just think you've just got to be super careful.
00:09:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah You have, but but you know so I think, I'm presuming he was given as red as he was the last man, but you know it says it was close to 50-50.
00:09:32
Nick B
Anyway.
00:09:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
I thought it was a bit unlucky. i can
00:09:42
Nick B
Well, if you
00:09:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can see why it's gone, but I feel a bit disheartened if it was me.
00:09:47
Nick B
think it was a foul, you think it was a foul?
00:09:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:09:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:09:52
Nick B
Well, the minute you minute you think it's a foul, then Josh King's in on a goal, is he not?
00:09:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, it was a foul.
00:09:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
and so No, I don't think so, because I don't think he really had the ball under control.
00:10:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah that That was the thing that got me. I didn't think anyone had the ball in control. think the ball was there for two players to win. He got there a fraction ahead of the other guy. It's definitely a foul.
00:10:12
Nick B
but
00:10:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is it a sending off? I'm not sure about that.
00:10:15
Nick B
miss The rules are quite straightforward in this. If you deny an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, in other words, but if it's two guys battling for the ball and the striker gets there first, he's then...
00:10:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
It wasn't obvious, didn't think. That's to my point.
00:10:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
It doesn't make it an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, though.
00:10:31
Nick B
Well, don't know. Okay.
00:10:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
That would be my point.
00:10:33
Nick B
Okay.
00:10:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know I'm dancing on the head of a pin a bit, but but so that would be my view on it. It was all Fulham after that, obviously. Nice finish by Harry Wilson, I thought, for the second goal.
00:10:43
Nick B
Yeah, very comfortable. Fulham. Fulham play well. Fulham do play well at home. They're adventurous. They're on the front foot, whoever they're playing. They've not quite got the results this season, but whoever playing, they're actually good to watch. I hope the crowd turned up because...
00:10:56
Nick B
ah because On the back end of the week, one of their players was putting out a desperate appeal for social on social media for the fans to turn up because there's so many unsold tickets.
00:11:07
Nick B
Not something you see on the Premier League very often because there's about 97%, 98% occupiers. Yeah. ninety seven ninety eight percent um ouss yeah on ah but
00:11:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Capacity, yeah. yeah
00:11:15
Nick B
The film were really putting out a rallying call for tickets, ah to which I've rather predictably met with comments from social media, well, stop charging £105 then for a ticket in the main stand and we might turn up.
00:11:30
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Yeah, that is a little bit excessive for Fulham, to be honest. Right. As we know, in football, it pays to get your team selection right. And here at Global Sports Podcast Network, we spent a lot of time selecting our delivery partner.
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00:12:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right. Just one other thing. If you've got a story to tell and you want to tell us, by the way, you can reach us at at gmail.com. We did a postbag thing on Saturday morning. Really good. Quite enjoyed that. Some great questions.
00:12:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I think we're going to be doing that at the start of every month from now on, on the first Saturday of every month. So get your thoughts in, get your notes in, get your ideas in, and we'll we'll try and Deal with them ah once a month. So, Forrest against Man United. This was a good game.
00:12:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Forrest looked better. ah Good goal by Gibbs White, thought. His first of the season. That makes a bit of a difference. Who turned it around because, obviously, they were 1-0 down earlier on.
00:13:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
But... Yeah, fantastic extractor from Ahmad. Rescue's a point for United and probably they should have gone on to win it.
00:13:09
Nick B
should
00:13:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
So what was your thoughts on the game?
00:13:12
Nick B
Yeah, just that. Just that. was a good game. It was a good game. but Decent goals. I Forrest's second was a bit scrappy. um Casemiro's header was good. ah ah good Good header from Gibbs White as well.
00:13:26
Nick B
You know, good goals, good game. two two Happy days.
00:13:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was. Do you think Forest looked a little bit little bit better?
00:13:33
Nick B
I thought a a little bit better. I thought draw was about right on the balance of play.
00:13:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:37
Nick B
I think if either side of Nick to hit, I think everybody could kind of, one of those where you just go yeah, we'llll we'll take a point.
Manchester United's Development and Premier League Standings
00:13:43
Nick B
Did Forest look a bit better? Well, well they've got a couple of goals.
00:13:48
Nick B
I mean, know, they're...
00:13:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Still conceding too many though, Forrest?
00:13:51
Nick B
Those scorers, I mean, the goal they conceded, the first goal, Casemiro, just a header from a corner. He's unmarked. To be fair, those old legs did jump in the air quite.
00:13:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:59
Nick B
He got quite high. But it's just an unmarked header from a corner.
00:14:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:03
Nick B
Stuff like that. Just go, well, come on. thought sure was going to sort all that out That would have been his first thing to do.
00:14:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:07
Nick B
We'll come on to to how Nuno's trying to sort that out at West Ham in just a moment because they look much better to today. And, yeah, Man United, I think probably 2-1 down felt a little bit... Sorry for yourselves. Yeah, did well.
00:14:20
Nick B
Did well. It was a good game.
00:14:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
when ah quite I thought Man United looked pretty resilient i quite like the Man United I'm seeing at the moment yeah they're hard to beat they've come hard to beat they were easy to beat not so long ago they're much harder to beat now and I think i think they've got you've got a spirit and they've got I think they've got a ah bit of what's the word I think they've got a bit of tenacity bit of steel about them all of a sudden
00:14:22
Nick B
Point to
00:14:28
Nick B
pick. Thank you.
00:14:44
Nick B
Where's that come from? Because I didn't have it a few weeks ago.
00:14:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know confidence belief
00:14:47
Nick B
and so I think it's that, isn't
00:14:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, you know, yeah becoming used to the system. I mean, you know, those things, I suppose. But but they they do look at a different team, completely different team. I thought they'd serve to win it, actually.
00:15:00
Nick B
it?
00:15:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
i um If anyone was going to win at the end, it was going to be United. And I like the fact that United went for the goal. They went for it again.
00:15:07
Nick B
Yeah. but Yeah. Yeah. No, that's... ah i
00:15:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, Spurs-Chelsea. I still can't work out why Spurs are fifth. I just don't think Spurs are fifth material. I know they are fifth. Chelsea are now sixth, even after losing at home.
00:15:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Chelsea look sharp. Spurs look really lacklustre.
00:15:29
Nick B
so
00:15:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
And they've got no one up front. I just tell i don't see how they're to stay in fifth.
00:15:35
Nick B
Yeah, no, neither do I. I'm just i'm just watching that goal again by Diallo. It's such a good hit. It's such a good hit from my own top bins from outside the corner.
00:15:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it was lovely.
00:15:42
Nick B
Terrific. Yeah. sortific and Tottenham, I watched this game. I watched the entire 90 minutes of this game, and I don't know why, because it's 90 minutes of my life I'll never get back. Tottenham were wretched.
00:15:53
Nick B
i mean, they were rubbish.
00:15:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:15:56
Nick B
Chelsea were so much better and should have won by more than one.
00:15:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Kaisado, great. Great player, really.
00:16:00
Nick B
They looked good all over the pitch.
00:16:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:03
Nick B
You know, I like Estadio. He seems to have come into his team and adding some good trickery, good creativity down and down you know that right-hand side. And I just thought they looked a much better team.
00:16:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah, they were. They're far better teams.
00:16:16
Nick B
Tottenham at home. Tottenham can't. They're poor at home. You know? They're poor at home. And but don't know what they're going to do to quite to to arrest that.
00:16:28
Nick B
It's
00:16:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Where are they going to score goals from? This is what gets me. and They've scored a lot of goals, but I can't figure out why or how or by whom because they've got no central goal threat at all.
00:16:37
Nick B
a topic. No. No. I mean, we've talked about Charleston before. He didn't start. So, Mwani started on Saturday and he didn't really offer anything. I mean, if you look at the if you look at the back three, sorry, if you look at the three you play behind the striker in this 4-2-3-1, you've got Kudus, you've got Saar, and you've got Bergvall, all of whom are good players. You know, they can all create, they can all score, they can all do, you they can all do stuff. and Yeah, Charleston came off the bench. Simmons came off the bench early because Bergvot was injured.
00:17:14
Nick B
I mean, they can, Brendan Johnson, they can all on their day do something. But that wasn't their day yesterday. they didn't They didn't really impact the the yeah the last 15 minutes where you're thinking, right, okay, they're going to throw the kitchen sink at Chelsea. Nothing happened.
00:17:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. No, really this point. I think Spurs just don't look very good to me. think Spurs are going to go on They're going to topple their way down the Premier League, I think, in the course of the next few weeks.
00:17:35
Nick B
Thanks for listening to that one,
00:17:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
it wouldn't at all surprised if they're 12th or 13th by Christmas. um Now...
00:17:47
Nick B
Which is still better than they were last year.
00:17:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:17:49
Nick B
Still better than they they were last year.
00:17:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, yeah. It's very hard not to beat. I think it's 17th, but...
00:17:54
Nick B
Well, because they got
00:17:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, you know, I couldn't quite work out whether the why how they'd reached the dizzy heights of third and things like this.
00:18:02
Nick B
off to a good start. And... and so we we already put ten
00:18:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're never impressive to watch. You know, when you see some teams and you see see why they're they're up there. ah never I've never seen that in Spurs.
00:18:12
Nick B
and
00:18:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
But anyway, there you go. Liverpool against to Villa. Now, Liverpool, hey.
00:18:19
Nick B
And this
00:18:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
The fifth wheel didn't fall off. Four wheels have fallen off, one after the other. But actually, Liverpool looked a lot better. Better shape. Gravenberg makes a difference, I think.
00:18:32
Nick B
Yeah, Grunberg makes a massive difference. ah Yeah, no, they did look at they did look better. They did look better. And I think they, after a bit of an early scare, thought Villa started the game quite well.
00:18:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
He did?
00:18:42
Nick B
They hit post a couple of times. um Well, no, one was Barr, wasn't it? And probably felt a little bit unlucky that they weren't winning the game.
00:18:53
Nick B
But once Liverpool got their first...
00:18:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, but what a gift. Martinez.
00:18:58
Nick B
It was a better finish, by the way, than than the you think it might be.
00:18:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
What a gift.
00:19:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Trevor wasn't the way he went round the fullbacks, the back of the fullback.
00:19:05
Nick B
Yeah. back I know he hit it first time and obviously Martinez having inadvertently passed the ball straight to him was out of his goal.
00:19:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:15
Nick B
But a lot of players you'd expect to take a touch inside and then shoot, whereas he hit it first time and bent it the other way, sort of into Martinez's near post.
00:19:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, exactly right.
00:19:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:24
Nick B
yeah It's a really smart finish. It's only when you see it on the replay, sort of from behind where Salah is, that Anne Campbell, you realise that's sharp, really quick thinking and very smart.
00:19:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah,
00:19:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah he let the ball go across him a little bit, didn't he? So he had the space to stretch to curl it around the back of the fullback.
00:19:36
Nick B
Yeah, very smart.
00:19:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, it was a very neat finish. I wonder if Salah's getting back onto it.
00:19:41
Nick B
yeah
00:19:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is it time to invest $14.8 million in your fantasy team then?
00:19:43
Nick B
tell
00:19:48
Nick B
No, because I need to sell somebody and I haven't got anybody of that value. but a Apart from Harlan.
00:19:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, have you been to South Harland?
00:19:53
Nick B
ah ah but Yeah, but you know what? I don't think I will. Yeah, I think the first thing,
00:19:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ah, four-year-old again. ah Yeah, so, no, they look good. I mean, obviously, Gravenberg got the second. Big deflection, wrong-footed Martinez, but Liverpool just looked a far better team.
00:20:09
Nick B
yeah,
00:20:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're up to third all of sudden.
00:20:10
Nick B
ah think yeah Yeah, yeah. There you you see? Crisis? What crisis?
00:20:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
don't know, strange.
00:20:16
Nick B
Yes.
00:20:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So, but they've lost, they've only won six and lost four. I mean, it's not that great, but, I mean, they don't draw many, or don't draw any of a... Villa, yeah. it was it Well, it was... I mean, Villa were good first half. I thought they had some good opportunities. to could easily have been, we said, i think on Friday, that Villa were going to score first.
00:20:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
And they probably should have done. It might have been a completely different game if they had, I think.
00:20:40
Nick B
yes
00:20:43
Nick B
Yeah, possibly so, yeah. Possibly so. Possibly so. But I think i think overall, Liverpool were the right winners.
00:20:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think they were the best.
00:20:50
Nick B
Liverpool just looks a lot more fluent than they have done in recent weeks. So...
00:20:54
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00:21:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
right two games got played today and they were really interesting games uh West Ham against Newcastle.
West Ham vs. Newcastle Analysis
00:21:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
I want to see our predictions on this.
00:21:45
Nick B
eight
00:21:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Did you have... I think you had Newcastle comfortably winning.
00:21:50
Nick B
Yeah.
00:21:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
You did. had it down as a draw. West Ham never really looked in much bother. They went 1-0 down very, very early on. But after that, it was all West Ham. ah
00:21:59
Nick B
It was a funny one, wasn't It was a funny one because you think they got off to a very difficult start.
00:22:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:06
Nick B
A, Jacob Murphy scored a goal early on in the game.
00:22:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nicely taken.
00:22:10
Nick B
Nice. It was nicely taken. it and it was Well, it was it was nicely taken, except it was absolutely woeful defending.
00:22:22
Nick B
So you've got a situation, right? You've got a situation where Jarrod Bowen, up the other end of the pitch, hits the post with a lovely shot, really good shot.
00:22:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:22:30
Nick B
And i mean, you're only yeah three minutes into the game at this stage. And Newcastle then breaks, so possession is turned over. And they go up the other end. And as they're progressing, Bruno Guimaraes picks up the ball.
00:22:44
Nick B
And he's driving forward in the middle of the pitch. There's literally nobody near him. Nobody near him.
00:22:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
No one knows how much older they.
00:22:50
Nick B
No. So he then plays out to Murphy, who kind of cuts inside, then goes back outside and finishes across the goalkeeper ah with his with his right boot.
00:23:03
Nick B
And it was a terrific finish. It really, really was. and But I think it was Jouf who was marking him, who just stood off him and stood off him and stood off him. And it's just rubbish defending. From back to front, it's terrible defending. And...
00:23:17
Nick B
There was no midfield to close him down. There was no effort from Chief to close Murphy down. And you're looking at that stage, you're going, oh, oh it's going to be another one.
00:23:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, same old, same old, doesn't it? looked like it'd be 4-0 Newcastle.
00:23:30
Nick B
yeah Then West Ham got a penalty and then that got overturned by VAR. So no penalty. And you can forgive them to think, you know, Krums to be one of those days. But you know what? almost from that moment on, for the other 90, sorry, for the other 86 minutes plus stoppages, they were the better side.
00:23:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, for two of them.
00:23:48
Nick B
and when They were the better side and they deserved their win. And you've got to look at Nick Pope, definitely, for their first goal.
00:23:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
yes check them
00:23:58
Nick B
ah For the first goal, he's come and hes should have caught a cross and he's ah elected to punch. And then Peketar's had a shot, which he should have saved, and it goes in. um That's pretty good.
00:24:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can tell it looked good, though.
00:24:09
Nick B
Yeah.
00:24:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
looked sharp all the way through the game.
00:24:11
Nick B
Yeah, yeah, yeah. we look good you looked good. He looked good. He looked good. ah Then, of course, the second goal was an unfortunate own goal by...
00:24:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
It wasn't looking.
00:24:18
Nick B
It was unlucky. he's just He's just stuck his foot out trying to defend across and it's wrong the Pope and rolled in.
00:24:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:24:22
Nick B
and And the last goal was very much the last kick of the game, 98th minute, Tom Suchek. But it was no more than West Ham deserved. They were the better side throughout that game.
00:24:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:24:31
Nick B
Newcastle, um I have not seen them play that poorly. I mean, i know they're I know they're not good on the road this season, but I've not seen them play that poorly.
00:24:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he took the Broca, no, he took Valtimada rather off at half-time.
00:24:38
Nick B
They've been nothing.
00:24:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
mean, I was a bit surprised by the substitutions at half-time. He obviously wasn't liking what he was seeing.
00:24:48
Nick B
He made three changes. He made three changes.
00:24:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Made three changes at half-time. And I thought, what's that all about? Because, i mean, Valtimada has been the kind of touchstone.
00:24:56
Nick B
Yeah, but honestly, honestly, you could have taken all 11 off. If you could have made 11 subs halftime, make 11 subs because not a single one of them had a decent, apart from apart from Jacob Murphy, who I thought played well all game, really.
00:25:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:25:10
Nick B
But he took Volta Varder off, took Anthony Gordon off, he took Emil Krafth off. And, you know, put on Shah, he put on Ramsey, put on Asula. Ramsey looked quite lively. But it's strange to see that three of Fernandes, Potts, and Pacitar in that midfield, because they both play 4-3-3, you see, in the midfield, totally hour outwork and outrun and outplay the midfield three of Newcastle, Joe Linton and Bruno Guimaraes and Tonali.
00:25:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:39
Nick B
You don't often see that.
00:25:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, no, because we are we often, and you particularly often, praise that midfield as being one of the best men of midfields in the Premier League.
00:25:41
Nick B
I think
00:25:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:47
Nick B
yeah I think there are a great three in there, but not today. No, no, all over the pitch. And, you know, a word particularly for young Potts, who was making his debut, his dad, Steve Potts.
00:25:58
Nick B
Do you remember Steve Potts?
00:25:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's it.
00:25:59
Nick B
He played for us today.
00:26:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it?
00:26:01
Nick B
Yeah, yeah, remember those days. Anyway, his lad was making his debut like Premier League debut today and did really, well in that midfield area. Really well. Scored goal, thought he'd scored, but got to flag for a fight.
00:26:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, very odd.
00:26:13
Nick B
Shame. and But no, listen, I think probably the big takeaway from the game, apart from the fact that West Ham three one and won a game of football, ah was that they just looked so much better defensively.
00:26:25
Nick B
So all those goals that they were conceding from corners at the first start of the season, they were not in trouble from corners at all.
00:26:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:26:31
Nick B
They defended everything really, really well. And there was so...
00:26:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah there I thought oh there was a lot of there was a lot more kind of buddy on the line stuff West Ham that we haven't seen there's a lot lot more kind of defending with passion that we haven't really seen yeah
00:26:35
Nick B
Yeah, they just looked... Organised. They only had 38% of the ball, just under...
00:26:46
Nick B
but always you know but only had thirty eight percent of the ball just under Newcastle had a lot of it in the second half, but just probed and but didn't get it.
00:26:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
it just didn't really look like they were going to score did they
00:26:57
Nick B
could be playing right now. Could have been playing right now. as children school Even if West Ham had gone home.
00:27:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
and What do you think about the, I mean, the Newcastle are not great away from home. In fact, they're dreadful away from home.
00:27:10
Nick B
No, that but and they're particularly bad when they go to London. and
00:27:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a long way to travel.
00:27:14
Nick B
But... They'll
00:27:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
though I mentioned this the other day and it's a long way.
00:27:18
Nick B
go to Brentford on Saturday, so...
00:27:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, there you go. North.
00:27:21
Nick B
got Champions League game in in the middle of the week. i Yeah.
00:27:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, i just they're very disappointing. And they're going to have to get themselves sorted out because it's ah turning into a bit of a meh season for Newcastle, hasn't it?
00:27:30
Nick B
Well, I wonder... I just wonder whether they are already you struggling with... <unk> They're fighting three competitions. They desperately want to retain the League Cup.
00:27:41
Nick B
So they played a strong side last yeah Wednesday um and won comfortably and won well. But they're playing Champions League football. They're playing the playing strong teams League Cup. They're playing Premier League football.
00:27:53
Nick B
They don't really have that strong ah depth of squad. Yeah.
00:27:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:27:57
Nick B
in terms of quality. They don't really have that. and i wonder they They just look leggy today and tired and lethargic and not really at the races.
00:28:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Was that part of any decision-making process at half-time, do you think, in terms of saying, actually, we've got a big game coming up, or we better rest these lads, even though they were...
00:28:12
Nick B
Sure.
00:28:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:14
Nick B
No, i just think he just i think he was very unhappy with what he saw.
00:28:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:19
Nick B
And if you look place, he took off. I don't think you can't argue with any of that. no i don't think I don't think he's thinking that. But he is is he's he's already said this is his hardest season ever in terms of deciding what teams to put out and when because of there's so many games.
00:28:38
Nick B
And it's a little bit
00:28:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
Manchester City's Performance and Final Thoughts
00:28:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:28:40
Nick B
a guide of a glass a palace where it's got a really, really good starting lineup, but not that much quality once you get past one or two changes.
00:28:49
Nick B
so
00:28:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, i think I think you're right about that. West Ham, obviously, up to 18th now. I'd say three points off 17th. And Newcastle's out the 13th. And finally, Man City, three, Bournemouth, one.
00:29:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, this is a big game, right, at the top. And and to be honest, Bournemouth are well in the contest for much of the game.
00:29:08
Nick B
You know, it's a well-known thing.
00:29:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Haaland, though, is ah is some kind of alien. And he just seems to... You know what i like about Haaland?
00:29:16
Nick B
It's a good
00:29:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, his speed, his strength. He's very cool. He's just very relaxed, isn't he? When he goes to a goal, you can almost put your ah mortgage on it. I mean, he missed one later in the game, but he's so confident in them situations.
00:29:28
Nick B
one. It's good one.
00:29:31
Nick B
Yeah, absolutely. I mean, Bournemouth certainly played their part in what was a very good front hour. This is a very good game. I think once City went three, three one up, I think it just kind of died off a bit, but for an hour, it was a very good game.
00:29:44
Nick B
And in the first half, they got behind Bournemouth twice and Harlem scored twice.
00:29:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:29:52
Nick B
Uh, in fact, they got behind him three times, but he he didn't, he didn't score the third. It was good save. ah
00:29:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:29:58
Nick B
And he's just he's just unstoppable. As you say, he's just so calm. His second goal, particularly, where he's kind of taking around a keeper, but before he's even kind of got around a keeper, he's kind of reversed past it into the goal.
00:30:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:30:11
Nick B
You know, and that takes so much. It takes a lot of things going on there because you're running at pace in the opposite direction. You've got to get your foot around it You've got to know where the goal is You've got to know where the goal is You've got to get your foot around it and kind of kick it almost in the opposite direction to your direction of travel and get enough in it so that it goes in without the without the defender coming back and clearing off the line.
00:30:32
Nick B
And just makes it look so easy.
00:30:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's brilliant.
00:30:34
Nick B
and
00:30:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Great body mechanics.
00:30:35
Nick B
but
00:30:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
The control is part of his body is amazing, isn't it?
00:30:40
Nick B
Yeah.
00:30:41
Nick B
And he's absolutely...
00:30:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's the thing about Harland.
00:30:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
He really is. He's such an athlete, but he's he's got such ability to control his body in the positions that he needs to get into.
00:30:50
Nick B
Yeah, and if you watch if you watch the camera angle go that's kind of in front of him, you see him running towards goal. He's running at real pace.
00:30:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
um yeah, it's fast.
00:30:58
Nick B
coming You know, the to be able to know what is going on around you, control your body and have the composure to do that all at one might all in one go ah some talent, mate. He's brilliant to watch.
00:31:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
He is brilliant to watch.
00:31:14
Nick B
Yeah.
00:31:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, that'll do it. That's nine out of 10 games. We'll bring you an update on on the final game that secures my seven out a nine or six out nine, whatever it will Six out of 10, seven out of 10.
00:31:24
Nick B
um I don't think so. what you've got Well, Sunderland, who are seventh, is ah this is how tight now the top of the Premier League is looking, because Sunderland is seventh. If they win tomorrow night, they'll be second. So, and I think i think they're going to win.
00:31:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Amazing.
00:31:39
Nick B
I predicted a Sunderland win. You haven't. So, that'll be yeah me back in back in the game as far as predictions are concerned. It'll be a draw. But yeah, they're seventh on 17 points.
00:31:49
Nick B
Then you've got Chelsea sixth on 17, Tottenham fifth on 17, Bournemouth Liverpool on 18, and Man City on 19. And then Arsenal way ahead on 25. It's really tight.
00:31:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. It's really tight for second place.
00:32:00
Nick B
Really tight.
00:32:03
Nick B
Yes, it's really tough.
00:32:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um,
00:32:04
Nick B
Down at the bottom we've got Wolves, two points from 10. Forrest, six points from 10. West Ham, seven points from 10. They're in the relegation zone. Then Burnley with 10. Leeds with 11. Everton with 11. Fulham with 11.
00:32:16
Nick B
So West Ham-Burnley next week is going to an interesting game.
00:32:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is. And Leeds, I think, have got to watch their step because I think they're getting themselves pulled into a proper relegation battle. OK, brilliant.
00:32:27
Nick B
brilliant. That's brilliant.
00:32:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you, Nick. Thanks for listening. That's been 32.2... Well, 32 and a half minutes of of ah of prize-winning punditry. Thanks for joining us. That's been a pleasure. We'll see you again tomorrow.
00:32:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we'll talk about something that will have happened. That's the one good thing about the Premier League. Something always happens. So with that, good night from me, Nick.
00:32:48
Nick B
Very good night.
00:32:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
See you next time.