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Newcastle United 2-0 Nottingham Forest - Full Match Review
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Iain hosts Michael to review Sunday's win against Forest, to consider where Yoane Wissa fits into this team when he finally returns and look forward to the batch of fixtures coming up before the next international break. Will we be sitting any higher than eleventh?
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Match Analysis: Newcastle vs. Nottingham Forest
00:00:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to the Daily Newcastle. My name is Ian Mackay. I'm your host tonight. I'm joined by my friend and colleague, Mr. Michael Grameslaw. Michael, how are you doing this evening?
00:00:28
Michael
I'm doing very well. Thank you very much, Ian. How about yourself?
00:00:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm doing all right. I'm doing it without me glasses, as I've said. So if I say who said that, just wave your hands about and know. I can see. It's fine.
00:00:40
Michael
it's just It's just me. The other one didn't turn up.
00:00:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yes, Kev missing in action. We thought were going to see Kev, but ah sadly not. Anyway, we are together to discuss ah the fallout, as it were, from Newcastle 2, Nottingham Forest 0 on Sunday afternoon.
00:00:56
Michael
Yeah.
00:00:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Now, I know you did a very good immediate post-match reaction yesterday, Michael, so I'm conscious that we don't want to have the same podcast, but with me putting some bits into it as well.
00:01:02
Michael
Thank you.
00:01:07
Michael
Yeah.
00:01:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
So we'll try and have ta have a little bit of a different perspective on it, but...
00:01:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
First off, as we hoped, I think, as we predicted even nearly, and the line-up was ah duplicate of the line-up that had produced our head and shoulders best performance of the season a away at USG three days previously.
00:01:29
Michael
yeah
00:01:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Dan Byrne persisting at left-back, which always makes me raise my eyebrows a little bit. But...
00:01:41
Michael
Yeah.
00:01:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
news afterwards that Lewis Hall had a little bit of a setback, so I don't think we had very much choice. um Were you surprised? Were you pleased? Would you have changed it yourself?
00:01:54
Michael
Yeah, I think when I look at the game, and I didn't mention this yesterday, think the first half you could kind of tell we were a bit leggy. um But personally, I wouldn't have changed a thing. and The only thing I would have looked at and thought maybe we could change that would be Alanga and Murphy.
00:02:11
Michael
um But it's it would be harsh to drop Alanga after the brilliant game he had against the Union St. Gilroy.
00:02:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
He was good.
00:02:17
Michael
But again,
00:02:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
He was good.
00:02:19
Michael
Jacob Murphy just looks so good every time he plays for us now. um yeah I think he's got the way he's got. i know he's got the most assists for us this season. He looks dangerous every single time he plays and he could have had a new another two assists in this game. So i I would have started a langer this game.
00:02:36
Michael
I did say Williams might have had his number, but I don't know about you, but I think Murphy might have um put in a performance that cements his place next time. What do you think about that?
00:02:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
a I think you might be right. Not because particularly Murphy was fantastic. He was good when he came on. He was good. um I really loved that laugh the last phase of play when he went on that little run.
00:03:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sort of cut in between two defenders. they got They got so close to him but couldn't tackle him for fear of bringing him down.
00:03:07
Michael
Yeah.
00:03:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then it's just a shame the shot was straight at Matt Sells, who I think, by the way, we ought to... We ought to recognise that without Matt Sells, Forrest could have gone home with a 6-0 thumping and Ange Postacogli would have been available for the Rangers job.
00:03:21
Michael
Yeah.
00:03:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can you imagine that?
00:03:27
Michael
i Another terrible appointment for Rangers and Ange Postacoglu.
00:03:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, can't imagine. You can't imagine that. no Oh, he's already been at Celtic, hasn't he? So he would never get the Rangers job. But no, I mean, i yeah i genuinely think, yeah, we were leggy in the first half.
00:03:44
Michael
Yeah.
00:03:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
It didn't stop Sells making one world-class save to claw Joe Linton's header out at the back post. I mean, that looked in all the way.
00:03:52
Michael
That was great. So
00:03:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Joe Linton rising above two centre-halves and then placing his header in the top corner. But fantastic save from Sells. But in the second half, we did seem to really step it up.
00:04:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
And um it was one-way traffic, really, wasn't it? I mean... Faltemar had a... He was set up by Morata, actually, but he had a really strong volley from
00:04:18
Michael
Yeah.
Goalkeeping and Transfer Speculations
00:04:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
about six yards out that Morata blocked from somehow recover to block.
00:04:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
That should have gone in. Obviously, Faltemar whacked the ball off the underside of the bar, which on any other day would have gone in. Chow had a brilliant ah corner land on his foot.
00:04:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know how Sells got his foot to that, but that looked a goal all ends up.
00:04:43
Michael
Yeah.
00:04:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then you put in that Barnes breaking through and knocking the wind out of cells after a fabulous through ball from Murphy.
00:04:43
Michael
It's a great ball. I'm a thing. and so
00:04:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Murphy's own little run at the end, shot into the, not the top corner, unfortunately, in the middle of the goal. And the two goals we actually scored, um I think I'm up at seven there that we could have had should have had, without cells.
00:05:01
Michael
Yeah.
00:05:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
um i mean, input he never showed that when Rafa balled him, did he?
00:05:13
Michael
No, he was absolutely terrible for us in the Championship, wasn't he? He had a good chant and that was about it. um And to be honest, I liked him. ah thought he was I thought he might have had something, but he didn't show a single bit of that at Newcastle, did he? He was absolutely dreadful. And to be honest, Carl Darlow came in, another one whose chant was um better than him, but he's doing well in the Premier League now as well. So...
00:05:41
Michael
Maybe we've just got good goalkeepers for the future.
00:05:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, there's a lot
00:05:45
Michael
And, you know, I mean, Odysseys, I don't know if you saw that as well, hasn't played didn't play a game for us, played for Sevilla when they beat Barcelona 4-1. He's sitting there going, this is the worst goalkeeper I've ever seen in my life.
00:05:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is that where he's gone? thanks yeah
00:06:01
Michael
He keeps, he didn't keep a clean sheet, but he keeps Barcelona down to one. So I don't know what it is about our goalkeepers, but Ramsdale will probably go on to play for Real Madrid in a few seasons, given it the way it's gone.
00:06:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Man, you were after
00:06:15
Michael
Can't see it.
Second Half Performance and XG Insights
00:06:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Pope.
00:06:16
Michael
Yeah.
00:06:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Man, you were after a pope Pope for a while, weren't you?
00:06:17
Michael
Yeah.
00:06:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, yeah, just as an aside, just because we're going to have a little bit of spare time on this in-depth review, because we've already started talking about the game, which was what we were going to do in part two, Michael.
00:06:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:06:30
Michael
three
00:06:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
um many How many ex-Newcastle goalkeepers are first choice in the Premier League now then? I'm thinking Sells, Dubravka, Darlow.
00:06:37
Michael
cool
00:06:41
Michael
I think that's it.
00:06:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hope we've got to got to include Pope. He's there now, isn't he?
00:06:45
Michael
Yeah.
00:06:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's not bad, that is it?
00:06:50
Michael
No, we've had some really good talent over the years. ah You just sort of have to look and go, but maybe our goalkeeping position better than what we thought. I mean, um Nick Pope's probably been the best in the the league this season. So,
00:07:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Freddie Woodman at Liverpool.
00:07:07
Michael
yeah, he's at Liverpool. Might be first choice yeah when Marmadash Villian eventually picks up that injury.
00:07:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Where did Fraser Foster go to? Is he still playing?
00:07:20
Michael
I don't think he's got a job anymore.
00:07:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
he No, he was at Tottenham, wasn't he, though, last year?
00:07:25
Michael
He was, but think he's been like, um yeah, he's been, he was let go.
00:07:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can't remember now.
00:07:29
Michael
Currently a free agent, if anyone fancies it.
00:07:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, well,
00:07:34
Michael
Yeah. Great keeper as well. In his day.
00:07:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
and mean in his day, indeed. So we should have won 7-0.
00:07:39
Michael
Yeah.
00:07:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
In fact, we won 2-0. But comprehensive, I think. And it's really unusual that Newcastle got stronger in the second half.
00:07:51
Michael
Yeah, I completely agree. ah thing yeah look at the no I think that first half was very dull, very boring.
00:07:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
That never happens.
00:07:59
Michael
That second half alone... was the highest XG by a team this season. Newcastle had, I think, no... Well, I think it was 0.5 in the first half. We ended up with nearly four.
00:08:12
Michael
um And only two teams have got higher than we had in the whole game all season. and um So it it's one of those where that second half was... may It doesn't feel like it, but it was actually one of the best attacking performances of any side and a half this season by the stats.
00:08:29
Michael
Now, we look at it... It's just Nottingham Forest under Ange Postacoglu. But it was actually a really good performance, particularly in the second half by us. And a great way to go into the international break, I think.
00:08:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it definitely yeah definitely cheered me up. A little bit and surprised. I always listen to one or two of the journalists straight after that do their post-match.
00:08:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
They didn't seem that enthused by it. Craig Hope was big he was a bit off about it all.
00:09:02
Michael
Yeah, ah I do get it.
00:09:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
He was pleased that we'd won. He's usually a happy, clever old Craig, but he certainly wasn't after that game. I don't know if he was concentrating on finishing his article off in the last half hour and therefore missed all of the fantastic play that we did. and I thought we were really good. I thought we got better and better as the game wore on.
00:09:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I thought for a change, the
Lineup and Formation Debates
00:09:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
substitutes looked quite good when they came on. Murphy, as you said, was an improvement for Rolanga.
00:09:28
Michael
hundred percent
00:09:31
Michael
yeah
00:09:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:09:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
thought Asula and Asula was good when he came on just just for having the energy to tie up the three guys at the back.
00:09:39
Michael
Yeah, right at the end.
00:09:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
right at the end. Barnes looked really quite sharp as well when he came on. um
00:09:47
Michael
Yeah, he's really unlucky not to get a good shot away when ah he plays a little one-two with Bruno.
00:09:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
He could have scored.
00:09:54
Michael
Bruno fires the ball back at him. And I'll be honest, a better player, well, Nick Vultomar is probably able to turn and put that in the back of the net. We know how good he is with the ball coming into his feet.
00:10:05
Michael
Harvey Barnes, a little less game time at the minute, just bounces off him a little bit. And I believe he still wins a corner from it um just by harassing Milenkovic. So the energy was there.
00:10:16
Michael
Barnes... and know it was a 20-minute cameo, but it was probably the best the most enthusiastic I've been about Barnes this season um because I thought he was going to have a fantastic start.
00:10:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it was good.
00:10:26
Michael
But it's ah it's a very good moment when you you leave a game and you think your substitutes have done the job and they've been really positive. So massive credit to Murphy and Barnes because I don't usually feel that way.
00:10:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, but particularly when your substitutes have come on because the starters have worked hard and are starting to look a little bit tired. but have also done their job.
00:10:49
Michael
It
00:10:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
that's that's That's why it's really enthusiastic. By the way, should have been 8-0. I forgot my favourite moment, which I really thought was going to go in. And yes, I'm absolutely sure that he meant it.
00:11:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Diagonal ball from Kira Trippier to Tonali to side foot of volley, which was brilliantly tipped over again by Sells, but that was dropping in the far corner.
00:11:10
Michael
it was Yeah, it was. um I remember watching it and I remember the commentators, the first thing they said was, he's meant that. He's 100% meant that because who could he cross to?
00:11:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
but
00:11:21
Michael
And I'm sitting there going, we know full well that he's like very like, it's going to be like the first one he did. 70% cross, shot.
00:11:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
that No, I think, I think if you look, he looks, he looks for that one.
00:11:30
Michael
reality is ah just want it in there
00:11:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
I get the first one. And even he said afterwards, didn't he, that he was across really, but hit it hard enough to be a shot.
00:11:43
Michael
Yeah.
00:11:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I think he meant that one. Definitely. Right. Let's hear from Ken.
00:12:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
more music in that one which is unusual isn't it but never mind thanks Ken am part two which we're going to do part three And I'm just going to, while I find what, I'm just improvising something for part three that's coming up, Michael, which you'll like.
00:12:41
Michael
Oh, oh no.
00:12:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
I promise you'll like it.
00:12:44
Michael
Scary times.
00:12:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
This middle section, right, I think that was the best. If Lewis Hall had been fit and had replaced Dan Byrne at left back, and Tina had been fit and replaced Kieran Trippier at right back, I think that's our best team so far.
00:13:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
But there's a headache coming. And I want you to cast your mind to this, Michael. When Johan Visser's knee eventually heals up and he gets to be match fit, where?
00:13:08
Michael
Okay. Mm-hmm.
00:13:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Where does he fit into that team? Centre-forward, that's an easy answer. But if he fits in centre-forward, where do the rest of them fit?
00:13:25
Michael
Yeah, I think Johan
00:13:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Discuss.
00:13:29
Michael
Wiss's place has got to be on the bench, and which is a bit harsh, considering we've only signed him for you know this season and a little bit beyond. He might come in and start to straight away, depending on Volta Mata's fitness, but you cannot drop the big German, can you?
00:13:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:13:45
Michael
And I think the only alternative... for me, would be potentially dropping Volta Mard into maybe a 10-roll, playing him a bit more of a 4-3-3 or a 4-2-3-1 and taking Joe Linton out. But when you do that, you lose the the toughness in the spine.
00:14:05
Michael
We saw yesterday, how many times did Gibbs White or Anderson or Yates get on the ball and Joe Linton just went, nope. I remember the 30-second spell where he shoulder barges Gibbs White off the off the ball.
00:14:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:14:19
Michael
He looks ready to cry. And then he goes, ah clatters into Anderson and he just pins Anderson down to the floor. I love that. So I don't think he can come out either. So I don't know about you, but I don't think there's a space for Johan Wisser right now.
00:14:34
Michael
And I know there's a lot of chance for rotation, so he will get his game time. But
Player Performance: Gordon and Others
00:14:39
Michael
I don't think there's a spot for him. What do you think?
00:14:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, um i yeah.
00:14:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm old school though, Michael. Remember, i first did it the first 40 years I watched football for it was 4-4-2.
00:14:48
Michael
for Four, four.
00:14:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Unless Franz Beckenbauer was playing sweeper, in which case it was some strange German formation.
00:14:55
Michael
Yeah.
00:15:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
and I don't know. i mean, that was more likely to be 4-4-1-1. With one wide winger as one of the four in midfield.
00:15:07
Michael
Yeah.
00:15:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Down the right, probably. And Joe Linton down the left, filling in back.
00:15:16
Michael
Mm-hmm.
00:15:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
But you still have to have the width, don't you? That's what's confusing.
00:15:22
Michael
Yeah.
00:15:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
And if we've gone four at the back and Hall is fit, I think that means we're we're leaving Dan Burnout as well, which is...
00:15:32
Michael
Yeah.
00:15:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
this is what ah This is because we're not used to having a strong squad, isn't it? This is because, but whether same it as Eddie Howe, we're used to having a first-choice 11 and a load of subs that'll come on.
00:15:37
Michael
Yeah, absolutely. but This isn't a problem for a theme speaking.
00:15:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
And they hope that they do something now and again. But what we're talking about here is is is having a a squad strong enough to be able to pick several selections, several formations, um and have a choice of players that you bring in.
00:15:58
Michael
Yeah.
00:16:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Because, of course, Wisser won't play all of the games, will he? Wisser will come in and play 10 or 12 games and then he'll bugger off to the African Cup of Nations.
00:16:05
Michael
No?
00:16:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
So we'll we'll have to be finding a way of playing without him as well.
00:16:09
Michael
Yeah.
00:16:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I do think he's a i think he's a centre forward. But Brentford played him as a wide man, didn't they, when they had him way more as well?
00:16:23
Michael
Ivan Toney was there, yeah. Yeah, it was a front three of Wisser on the left, Ivan Toni down the middle, Mbwemo on the right, which, absolutely fantastic front three, might not be as good as... yeah know Maybe Anthony Gordon goes out in his preferred position on the right sometimes. so Alanga's there, Murphy's there.
00:16:42
Michael
You've got three excellent players who can play right wing. Gordon, Barnes, Wissack, you can pop him on the left as well.
00:16:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
God.
00:16:48
Michael
So you could play Wisser and Wultemar together, ah which... That would be that'd be very scary because we know how good Wisser is from his time in the Premier League. We know how good Vultemar is.
00:17:00
Michael
And when Anthony Gordon's not in good form, which he isn't at the moment, he will get back to that form. Just needs something to spark, just to ignite it. um But he hasn't had it yet. And Barnes isn't in great form either, despite having one of his better cameos for us at the weekend.
00:17:17
Michael
So Wisser, I think you're right. I think he could potentially be fighting for the left wing spot. And we start Volta, Mata and Wissa together, which, wow, happy happy exciting.
00:17:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
and That's what we bought him for. and To be fair to Anthony Gordon, I mean, he he has been he's been suspended for three of the games. He had to play centre-forward in those matches beforehand.
00:17:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that was only his second game down, or his third game, if you include the Barcelona game, playing on the left for us. And I thought both at USG and against Forest, there were flashes of the old Anthony Gordon.
00:17:48
Michael
True.
00:17:56
Michael
I'll agree, yeah.
00:17:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
The pace is still there.
00:17:57
Michael
was flashy.
00:17:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
The control is still there. The desire to get past the man is still there. But no not the be-all and end-all, though. Maybe that's the team game he's been asked to play. and
00:18:08
Michael
Yeah, I
00:18:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
But
Fixture Predictions and Strategy
00:18:09
Michael
was saying yesterday ah that I think it feels like he's playing 20 yards further back.
00:18:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
he could...
00:18:15
Michael
I don't know if you've agreed with that, if you agree with that yourself, or if it's just a case of, yeah I'm trying to find excuses for him, but it feels like he's so much deeper than what he he normally is. Usually you see him but you know going in beyond the man.
00:18:29
Michael
Every time it picks the ball up now, he's closer to the halfway line than he is the goal for me.
00:18:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, Michael, what do you think of this? I mean, he must have had the choice and he picked the number 10 shirt, not the number 11 shirt. I think he fancies himself as an inside forward, which is why when he cuts in, there were some great moves.
00:18:44
Michael
Yeah.
00:18:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
There's moves where he cuts in from the right and he's playing a one, two with first one player, Joe Linton, I think, then Walter Marder and then laying the ball off to the right.
00:19:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
But he's just running in a straight line across the pitch. and ah I love that one-touch stuff.
00:19:03
Michael
yeah a He created our first good move doing that, actually. I think it's the same one you're talking about, where he plays the Inter-Cup players, gets it back, knocks it out with Trippier, and Trippier just puts in a fierce low ball to the edge of the box, and Joe Linton hits it straight at the goalkeeper, unfortunately.
00:19:21
Michael
um that was the the biggest yeah That was the biggest glimpse of the first half for me, where I was like, oh, Anthony Gordon, this could be the game, he gets that spark.
00:19:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it.
00:19:31
Michael
um And then I think that was probably the best thing he did. But I thought first half, he was probably one of our better players.
00:19:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:38
Michael
But again, it just feels like creatively, we're not quite there. um And I feel like that's because the wingers are playing a bit a bit deeper than what they normally are. But again, we had a great XG.
00:19:51
Michael
um It was only 2-0. We've just got our record Champions League win. So... um I'm saying we're playing 20 yards deep. It's working as a result.
00:20:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:20:02
Michael
So five clean sheets and seven. It's the best Newcastle I've ever done. So again, can play, um but it's pretty good.
00:20:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've never even spoken. We've never even spoken about how fantastic Malik Chow is. Sven Botman looks back to his Rolls-Royce best.
00:20:20
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Super fit.
00:20:20
Michael
Yeah.
00:20:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's played his 90 minutes, hasn't he? All the way through. can't remember if he came off.
00:20:27
Michael
Mm-hmm.
00:20:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
can't remember if he came off at the very end.
00:20:30
Michael
No, no, he stayed on.
00:20:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
don't think he did. And that's four games he started in a fortnight. um But Malik Chow is, yeah, what a bargain, as you said. I said, what do we pay 35 million?
00:20:40
Michael
Yeah.
00:20:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
And they said that we'd been ripped off.
00:20:43
Michael
Yeah. And that's the thing with Bottman now as well. He's played 90 minutes in four out the last five games. The only one he got substituted in was Bradford in the 89th minute.
00:20:57
Michael
So if there was any doubts about Bottman's fitness, they look to have been put in the past because excellent performances are back. He's actually lasting the 90 minutes, which I think he's done more in the last five games than he's done in the last two seasons.
00:21:14
Michael
So that's absolutely fantastic for us.
00:21:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:21:18
Michael
And maybe, just maybe, all it took was Malik Chow, Malik Chow, Malik Chow. What a player he is.
00:21:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, we could talk talk for ages about how wonderful they were, but we're not going to. I'm going to ask you to do the Zencaster advert, Michael. And then I've got ah something I heard, ah which when I've stopped laughing, I'm going to ask what you think about it.
00:21:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
and And then we're going to look forward to
00:21:39
Michael
Oh.
00:21:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
the set of games that we have when we come back from the international break up to the November national international break. Let's see if we are going to be pushing up that table.
00:21:52
Michael
Sounds good.
Premier League Title Contenders Discussion
00:21:54
Michael
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00:22:13
Michael
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00:22:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Very good. Thank you, Michael. Now, first things first, I've got to mention this because I didn't hear it live.
00:22:23
Michael
Thank
00:22:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
I just heard somebody this afternoon when I was in the car playing a recording from a Sunday night broadcast where Alan Pardew on Talk Sport suggested that the dark horses for the Premier League title were not other than Newcastle United, because he's got a great squad. He's got Whisser and Ramsey to come back into it.
00:22:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
They're not letting any goals in. What do you think of that?
00:22:53
Michael
I mean, I love Pods. ah ah he's He's one of my favourite managers that we've had in the past, but he does talk out of his behind sometimes, doesn't he? and He should stick you should stick to one is Uber Eats adverts, which I think are fantastic as well.
00:23:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:23:10
Michael
But I think, yeah...
00:23:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's good in them, yeah.
00:23:12
Michael
He's very good in them. But I think the issue for Newcastle is we're, what, six, seven games in?
00:23:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:23:18
Michael
We've only had three players score. Volta Marder, Bruno Gomares and Asula. um So it's it's one of those... fuck Am I right? Am I right thinking that?
00:23:30
Michael
Oh, Gordon and the... um Gordon in the Champions League as well and then Joe Linton in the Cups but in the Premier League seven games three goal scorers and it's it's one of those where you realistically you need more from the rest of the team now I think you can't say anything about a title race for us for another five or six games but what I will say is Arsenal don't look that good.
00:23:59
Michael
Liverpool have been terrible and got really lucky. And Man City, if they lose Haaland, they're not going to finish in the top four. So...
00:24:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, Rodri lived out yesterday yesterday, didn't he? I don't know how how injured he is, but we know what happened when that happened last year.
00:24:12
Michael
Yeah.
00:24:15
Michael
Yeah, that looks like hamstring injury as well.
00:24:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Derailed the whole season, didn't it?
00:24:18
Michael
Yeah.
00:24:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, what I was going to do,
00:24:20
Michael
So I think it's one of those where those three won't... I don't think those three are particularly great this season. um Liverpool probably will come good. um But considering their fan base are already chanting for Arnie slot out after they've lost three games is...
00:24:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
really
00:24:35
Michael
Well, actually expect... Yeah, it's expected given how pathetic their fan base is. um But seeing that online is absolutely ridiculous. um But yeah, I think Liverpool will come good.
00:24:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
is ah think Chelsea are dodgy Chelsea the ones that are nailed on for nailed on for fourth apparently but they're not they're not
00:24:50
Michael
Very dodgy.
00:24:54
Michael
No.
00:24:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, well, you've set me up rather nicely for us to spend five minutes just looking at these next few games before the international break. I'll just look at the yeah league matches.
00:25:03
Michael
Love his stuff.
00:25:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're away at Brighton, Michael, which is always was a tough game for us.
00:25:09
Michael
Bogey tie. Yeah. Um,
00:25:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
right Brighton aren't quite the team they were last year or the year before, are they at the moment?
00:25:19
Michael
No, and we did dominate them in that game last year. The one at St James' should I say. and We were pretty dominant against them, I believe, um in the at the Amex as well.
00:25:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:25:30
Michael
But they got the goal and then we equalised later on through a really stupid penalty, if I remember correctly. It's a long shot and one of the Brighton players just puts his arm out for no reason. We get the penalty and we equalise.
00:25:43
Michael
We really seem to struggle at breaking them down. So, to be honest, from a Newcastle perspective, that's the game where you go, if we are serious about you know top four and challenging...
00:25:57
Michael
putting in a decent attack on this display against Brighton tells you all our worries about our attack. Gone. So, big game for us, that one. um But I'm quietly confident.
00:26:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Excellent.
00:26:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've then got three home games for the rest of October. Benfica, I've got a ticket for that now, by the way. Did I tell you?
00:26:16
Michael
Lovely stuff.
00:26:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've got ticket for that now.
00:26:17
Michael
No. Great stuff.
00:26:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
We then play Fulham at home. And then it's the Carabao Cup last 16 match against Tottenham at the end of October.
00:26:21
Michael
Mm-hmm.
00:26:26
Michael
Oof.
00:26:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fulham, that's three points, isn't it?
00:26:30
Michael
Ah, we say that.
00:26:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
He said, having watched us lose to them at home last year,
00:26:31
Michael
It should be, but...
00:26:36
Michael
Yeah, they were very good against us last year. um they do They're another team that do seem to be a bit of a bogey team for us, um which is annoying. But when we get the better of them, we typically batter them. um So it should be a good game regardless. ah They are a decent side.
00:26:53
Michael
um Marco Silva, he doesn't seem to be too happy at Fulham. Results haven't been the best. At home at Fulham, realistically, you're looking at it and going, it's another one where you should be getting three points.
00:26:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
They haven't.
00:27:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
The way at
Impact of International Break and Closing Remarks
00:27:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
West Ham, 2nd of November, three points, isn't it?
00:27:10
Michael
Well, you say that, but I've got nightmares of Aaron Wan-Bissaka running down that right wing. ah He doesn't seem to do anything it's except against us.
00:27:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, but it'd be quite He'll be crossing in for Callum Wilson to get on the end of, won't he? Not Antonio.
00:27:22
Michael
Right, and you're telling me that's not the first thing you would stick in a bet slip if you're a neutral. Callum Wilson to score against his old club. ands Let's get this straight. He would 100% celebrate, and he'd probably do like the Ezek celebration or something.
00:27:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
He would.
00:27:38
Michael
um and i love Callum. I love Callum Wilson. But it's just the kind of shithousery thing he loves to do, um and it's the reason we loved him.
00:27:49
Michael
So i wouldn't say I wouldn't be surprised if he does it against us.
00:27:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Chance. Big chance of away points at West Ham, though.
00:27:55
Michael
Big chance, yeah.
00:27:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
And after the home game against Athletic in the Champions League, we're away at Brentford, who are also struggling a little bit. and And who can blame them?
00:28:06
Michael
Yeah.
00:28:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
With Wissler and Mbwemo torn out of that forward line. Although, and is it Thiago that's come in and playing up front now for them?
00:28:16
Michael
yeah
00:28:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
He looks quite good.
00:28:17
Michael
Yeah, Igo Thiago. Yeah, I think it's four goals so far this season for him. um So they're not really missing Johan Wisser at all, really.
00:28:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank
00:28:26
Michael
It would have been very interesting to see what they've done with Thiago and Wisser. um But I think the big thing with Brentford is I don't think anyone expected Keith Andrews to be doing as good of a job as he's doing.
00:28:38
Michael
I know they're still struggling and they're not great, but I had them down when he was appointed. I had them down as... but know very likely to get relegated because inexperienced manager, set-piece coach, ah it all spells madness when he came in.
00:28:55
Michael
um But he's done very well and he's proven a lot of people, including myself, wrong. So it could be a tricky tie, but City, if they turned it on yesterday, could have got three or four.
00:29:06
Michael
Brentford had no interest in getting anything.
00:29:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:29:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
i yeah I agree with you. i thought it looked a bit bonkers. But why should we doubt what the Brentford board and who they're appointing?
00:29:19
Michael
true
00:29:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because they seem to get it right time and they found Thomas Frank, didn't they?
00:29:23
Michael
Yeah, they get it right time and time again.
00:29:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. So then we've got... ah The interesting thing, by the way, is that those West Ham and Brentford are both two o'clock on a Sunday, which means they're on Sky. ah We then play Manchester City on Under the Lights on the Saturday night.
00:29:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
That will be a big match.
00:29:44
Michael
ah
00:29:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think the way we've given...
00:29:45
Michael
is that the one after the international break?
00:29:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
it a
00:29:47
Michael
Sorry.
00:29:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
a second. Yes. Oh, sorry. That's after we've... fact, i've gone through to the I've gone through as far as I need to go through.
00:29:52
Michael
yeah
00:29:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
You're right. Forget Man City.
00:29:57
Michael
i don't want to ah't I don't want to cry about Man City just yet.
00:29:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's even better then.
00:30:02
Michael
ah Give us another month before I make my Haaland comment of he never does anything against Newcastle because it'll backfire one day.
00:30:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:30:10
Michael
Didn't last season. It might do this time around.
00:30:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, look, Michael, I think we'll beat Brentford and I think we'll beat West Ham away from home.
00:30:17
Michael
Yeah. I'm inclined to agree, yeah.
00:30:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think we'll beat Fulham at home.
00:30:23
Michael
Yeah. I agree.
00:30:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've just got this bright this bright and Brighton game, which is at least a draw. I think if we do that, then only because you think they generally do.
00:30:30
Michael
I think they might be us.
00:30:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
And yet our record there is not as bad as you would think. we've never We've never won there in the Premier League, but but we have we have picked up a few draws there.
00:30:42
Michael
It's not...
00:30:48
Michael
I'm just thinking they're unbeaten. I think they're unbeaten at the Amex this season. They beat City there earlier in the campaign. I mean, I think the other two, it's Fulham and Tottenham.
00:30:59
Michael
I don't think they beat either. So maybe a draw is on the cards. Another nil-nil draw is on the cards.
00:31:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
being well It'd have to be 0-0 because we just have not conceded a goal away from home in the Premier League yet
00:31:13
Michael
Yeah, keep that going and I'll be a very happy man.
00:31:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
yet. We haven't scored one either, but there you
00:31:18
Michael
Less about that.
00:31:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
and So, well, look, if if it's three wins and a draw out of the four games before the next international break, we've got to be moving up up that table, haven't we?
00:31:27
Michael
Another 10 points.
00:31:31
Michael
Certainly be above Sunderland, thankfully.
00:31:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
And sitting... and sitting saying quite threatening when City come to play on the return from the international break.
00:31:40
Michael
Yeah.
00:31:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Rodri's out. Haaland's been injured playing for Norway. Be all right.
00:31:47
Michael
A man can dream.
00:31:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyway, anyway, it's exciting times. We've seemed to have turned a corner.
00:31:52
Michael
It is.
00:31:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
He said, I hope i'm not saying that too early. We've got a second win. We've beaten the team by more than a single goal twice in a week. Um, everything's looking up. So now we can, uh,
00:32:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Look forward to that totally meaningful friendly against Wales on Thursday before the really big match before the really big match on Tuesday away at Latvia.
00:32:11
Michael
Yeah, great.
00:32:16
Michael
Oh, ah caught you can't miss that.
00:32:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
why we have an Why are we having a fortnight off for that? Come on.
00:32:22
Michael
It's mental, isn't it
00:32:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Could you send a team of players who are looking for game time to play at Latvia and we'd win that? I do. We don't need a friendly against Wales.
00:32:30
Michael
it?
00:32:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just play the Premier League. That's what we want. Anyway, Michael, thank you very much indeed for your time and your insights and your opinions. ah I've really enjoyed it.
00:32:40
Michael
Thanks having me.
00:32:41
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00:32:56
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I've been Ian Mackay. That's been Michael Grahamslaw. We bid you farewell.
00:33:17
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Thank