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Episode 92 - Tactics Tuesday - Brighton (H)
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Kieran and Sam review the Brighton game. Yes, that one.
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Introduction and Setting the Stage
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello, everyone. Welcome back to the Daily Manchester United. My name's Kieran. Sam Brady's here alongside me. Say hello, Sam.
00:00:18
Sam Brady
Yeah, hi, Karen. Yeah, I mean, um yeah, we'll get stuck into, obviously, this episode in a bit. But um yeah, i'm I'm very good, obviously.
Is Manchester United's Performance Disappointing?
00:00:28
Sam Brady
not Not the performance we wanted yesterday, but I mean, we've said that a lot over the season. So it said I've come to expect it now. so But um yeah, I'm all good.
00:00:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah apart apart from the massive blow yeah it was it was it was great you know watching another game where it just fell flat i mean do you see amarim's i mean we'll come on to the second half in a minute but did you see amarim's comments after the match
00:00:43
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:00:46
Sam Brady
yeah
00:00:52
Sam Brady
um Yeah, I did actually. I saw a ah bit of the clip where he said like something like, here's your headline. We are the worst Manchester United team in in history, and which I mean statistically is fair enough. He is spot on and considering where we are in the league and stuff. And I don't know what you you made of it, but I didn't mind it. it is I mean, he's just stating a fact really and and and so and just saying it how it is. So I didn't really mind. I mean, it's basically what everyone knows
Analyzing Performance Against Brighton
00:01:26
Sam Brady
anyway. So he's not telling us anything we didn't we didn't already know. So I don't know what you made of it though.
00:01:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, yeah, I mean, he said in the ah in the press conference afterwards, we are the worst team maybe in the history of Manchester United. Here you go, your headlines. I mean, again, it's not wrong. um Well, maybe maybe he is wrong.
00:01:42
Sam Brady
yeah
00:01:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, there are teams below us in the league. That's why he said maybe the worst Man United team. but i mean as history goes this is pretty poor i mean i don't think i wasn't even around pre-ferguson era um neither were you but i'm struggling to see any point in history where united have done this badly apart from any relegation from the old first division so i really can't get around how how it's gone so badly i really can't i mean it's it's
00:01:55
Sam Brady
Yeah. Yeah.
00:02:05
Sam Brady
yeah
00:02:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it's one ah one of our former hosts said, it's not the manager, it's the players. And in more or more, it's becoming the case. I mean, take the first half, for example. OK, we're back in it by a penalty. But although Brighton had the possession, 52% possession in that first half, they yeah the duels were even there, but they were winning more of them. They were really attacking us dribbles-wise. And to be honest with you, it it he looked a bit I looked a bit in favour of Brighton to begin with and when you're playing at home and the away team are playing better and more comfortable all than you, that's a huge concern.
00:02:41
Sam Brady
Mmm. Hmm.
00:02:49
Sam Brady
I mean, yeah, we we got away with it against Southampton. I mean, it's basically the exact same performance from that squad, except on on Thursday, Thursday night, I believe it was Ahmad who saved us once again, but against the team like Southampton, you're going to, luckily for for us, they didn't have the quality going forward to be able to finish their chances. I mean, and ah except from a a few and on a saves, I mean, they, Southampton could have got,
00:03:18
Sam Brady
some points from that game, but against a team like Brighton, you just can't play like that. I mean, they are just going to punish you. And as you said, look, we went into the halftime break 1-1, but that was, I mean, that it was a poor viewing. It really was. And it was the exact same performance ah as it was on Thursday night.
00:03:36
Sam Brady
except, ah as I said, Brian, a team that are going to punish you if you play near that level. But it's what we are now. I've said it all season, and I'll say it again, we we are a bang average team. We will have weeks where we look good and play decent football, and then we'll have weeks where we play absolutely terribly. That's just who we are.
00:03:57
Sam Brady
right now um and and that that's just what we are and until we get quality players into our squad that that's
Inconsistency and Improvement Strategies
00:04:05
Sam Brady
not going to change. we We are always going to be a bang average Premier League side and until we get players that aren't bang average and yeah I said this to my brother we were watching the game yesterday at times we play we we play decent football and and you you look at a play a passing move we do and you go You know what, that looked all right, but it never amounts to anything. We never really have like clear, clear-cut opportunities where I never really watched that game yesterday and when the
00:04:37
Sam Brady
Rebrueggen in the Brighton goal really had to make any amazing saves there. I think, as I said, you you look at the plays we make and go, not bad, not bad bit of play there, good passing move, but you go, you know what, it didn't really amount to anything. And then when we concede so early on, like we did, it makes you quite question the the defense again. I mean, I mean, we as you as you said, we got back into it, we went into the break at 1-1, but I mean, it was it was just another poor, poor performance, to be honest.
00:05:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it like as you say, we've had problems this season with you know, starting games were. We have conceded early quite a few times this season. And this one within, I think it was seven minutes, was it?
00:05:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Around about, that sorry, five minutes.
00:05:20
Sam Brady
yeah everyone Yeah.
00:05:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Within five minutes, we were one nil down.
00:05:23
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:05:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
And again, that calls into question some of the mentality.
00:05:25
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:05:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, how do you how do you go from two two games where we get a draw against Liverpool in a game where we ah were expected by 99% of the media to be absolutely walloped.
00:05:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
We weren't, we held our own against Liverpool, even got the draw. and you know we had a chance to win it through Maguire right at the death of the game, come up against Arsenal at the Emirates and put in this stunning display with 10 men for an hour
00:05:44
Sam Brady
yeah
00:05:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
to to get the game to penalties and then win the penalty shootout. I don't understand how you can go from that mentally strong to just absolutely falling apart against the likes of Southampton and Brighton.
00:06:00
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:06:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
it It makes zero sense. It's like our players can only do the big games right now, and then everybody else on the sideline, even Brighton, who now are four points away from the top four, are just, you know, if they see us as an easy three points.
00:06:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
I actually had to check the home and away records because I have such but have such bad memories right now of old Trafford. We've won five games, we've lost
Defensive and Offensive Challenges
00:06:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
six and drawn one at home and I thought oh that was where our problem was but we've only won two games on the road. We've drawn four and lost four. So in all in all essences we are struggling everywhere. Everywhere we go we're getting battered right now and it's not fun.
00:06:40
Sam Brady
i mean I mean, I've said it well as well. It's an expectation thing where we go into to games like Arsenal and Liverpool and we look so free and and free flowing and there's no pressure. while Whereas I think the players go into games like that and go,
00:06:58
Sam Brady
or we've got nothing to lose and no one's really expecting us to do anything and then we do something and we look pretty good and then yes I'll hunt them we look poor again but we get the win and and then I think players just just go into games like Old Trafford and the pressure gets them but I also think they they go into games like Brighton going oh we've got a draw at Liverpool, a win at Arsenal, we've just beaten Southampton and they get almost like a bit too confident and a bit too like yeah we're we're back with this amazing team where actually we played poor against Southampton yeah we had good results
00:07:36
Sam Brady
against Liverpool and Arsenal. But right now, that that that's just who we are. We'll have good games, we'll have bad games, and and and and the league position shows that we're no better than good game, bad game, good game, bad game. That's an inconsistent middle of the table team, and that and that is who we are right now. So, I mean, yeah, i just I think it's going to be... Yeah, this is just what we have to expect for the rest of the season, to be honest.
00:08:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, encouraging words from Sam. Oh
Trends and Tactical Concerns
00:08:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
dear. Just so just to hit it home, Man United have now conceded the first goal in each of their last five Premier League games at Old Trafford, which is their longest joint a joint longest ever run in the competition, doing five times in a row from october or from August to October 2023. That's according to the analyst dot.com. I mean, it pretty much sums up that first half.
00:08:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
When we come back then, we've got a second half to delve into. Oh joys, join us after this.
00:08:34
Sam Brady
so
00:08:44
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00:09:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Second half, more of the ball, but two goals conceded. It just shows you that you know you can have all the possession you like, but if you don't do anything with it, you will lose.
00:09:24
Sam Brady
Yeah, it's exactly what I said before where, yeah, we we we had a lot of the ball and at times you go, oh, that was a decent little move going forward. That was a decent little passing combination, but it doesn't amount to anything. And then when Brighton go down the other end, we look so defensively weak where every chance they have seems to be a clear-cut opportunity. and And like I said before, I think we have some good combinations, but I can't remember the Brighton keeper making any real half decent saves in the whole game. we We didn't really test him. And then you ah obviously had Matomas making it 2-1 for Brighton. And I think Maserawi at the back post can definitely make more of an effort to to get that out. And I think that
00:10:09
Sam Brady
that sums it up really that we've been saying all season where there's not that doesn't see in games like arsenal and city that there seems to be a real fight for every ball a real sort of uh like get stuck in their attitude but once again yesterday you you watch our defenders and i'm like you Could you do more there? Could you get the but your body like in in front of the ball there? I think you could. And then obviously, individual errors, again, for for the third goal with an honor, obviously spilling it right to Rooter's feet. And again, all season, and I was saying this yesterday watching the game, I just don't trust any of our defenders not to make an individual error. You've got Maguire, who obviously has played decent in the in the past couple of games. but
00:10:54
Sam Brady
has got an individual individual error in in him. We know that. You've got Martin, and as obviously this season he's not been at the levels ah as he's shown. You've got Anana, who's ah definitely acceptable to the sort of individual error. And these we could we could play all the good football we can, but if our defenders aren't trustworthy and they're going to keep making individual errors that are going to concede those goals, then then we're always going to obviously struggle. and and And Arne seemed to play pretty decently these past couple of games, but then does something like that.
00:11:30
Sam Brady
So it's like, when you can't trust your goalkeeper, then then you're always going to have
Evaluating Defenders and Offensive Efficiency
00:11:34
Sam Brady
issues. So yeah, not at all.
00:11:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah the the one thing that gets me is that it's the levels of concentration, and there is none. I think it's safe to say there is none, because it it stems from the fact that we go into those Liverpool and Arsenal games, and we are solid defensively. OK, a couple of goals conceded, but on the most part, yeah our defenders are willing to put their body on the line, getting in front of shots in the way, and Anano making the saves when he has to, when he needs to, and those dying clutch moments that you you get somebody who can pull it out of the bag.
00:12:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
But i just I don't know. I don't know what it is. either The levels of concentration, do they get complacent because, oh, it's only Brighton? I don't understand. I support Amorim more and more, and I'm starting to get a slight disdain towards our players because they making them they they're putting a big target on their backs because we know what they're capable of, and yet it seems like they refuse to do it. And it's getting on my nerves. It's probably getting on your nerves too.
00:12:30
Sam Brady
Yeah, and it's one of them where, obviously, at i the' in individual areas, you can sort of go, oh, well, you know, he played well, but he made one mistake. and But when it's on a consistent basis on multiple different players, you wa and and and it's been and this question is sort of being asked a lot this season about everyone,
00:12:51
Sam Brady
I really want to sort of hammer it home to to our defenders, whether they are good enough to play for Manchester United where we want to be. We want to eventually be challenging for the leagues and Champions Leagues, although it seems very far off that now.
00:13:07
Sam Brady
But then you question, OK, Anana, he's a decent goalkeeper, but he has made a lot of mistakes last season, made this individual error yesterday, which which cost us games. And and we got rid of David De Gea for that reason. He obviously was a ah great goalkeeper for us. But at the end, he started to make individual errors that cost us games, which is why he's no longer at the club. If we bring in a goalkeeper is doing the exact same thing, then you question the recruitment. Same with Harry Maguire. I know he's had some good recent performances, but the levels he's shown over the past couple of years, I personally still don't think he's good enough for us. You've got the Licht, who seems like an okay defender, but not the most glamorous. Martinez, the other weekend's Newcastle got bullied. We obviously need a left back. The lot I don't think is good enough. So we have so many defenders that I just don't think are at the level and whether they can even ever reach the level.
00:14:06
Sam Brady
ah to to play for Manchester United. And if you keep making mistakes at a cost in those games, I think we we might have to say a busy summer window and in that department.
00:14:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean yeah, it's it's very easy to blame the defense because obviously we conceded three goals from Brighton's three shots on target It's almost like a football manager game that one, but let's face it ten shots ah for Manchester United ah One on target was the penalty um Yeah, that's
00:14:19
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:14:23
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:14:29
Sam Brady
yeah yeah
00:14:34
Sam Brady
What's an issue as well?
00:14:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a huge issue. i mean we've It's not the case of not creating chances. We can create chances. you know I saw on the Manchester United website that Bruno Fernandez is now 70 plus in chances created. Now, what whatever criteria they make of that, may they make of it.
00:14:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
But they're just reinforcing that fact that there are chances being made. They're not being finished.
00:14:56
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:14:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we are so far down in goals scored now. It's it's um honestly ridiculous. I'm going to have to just look through my ah scope here, because we've we've now lost, ah I'll get it here again from the analyst, our sixth home Premier League defeat of the season, which is the most from the opening 12 home matches of a season since 1893-94, where that value was seven.
00:15:16
Sam Brady
and Yeah.
00:15:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, that's ridiculous. Amurim is right. This is the worst Man United team in in hundreds of years now. as it's It's clear to see.
00:15:28
Sam Brady
Yeah, I mean, the attack, as you've just mentioned, is a big issue as well. And and that's what makes it so hard for Amaran to come in, where there's so many problems and it makes you sort of think how unbelievably embarrassing it is that we've spent so much money and the squads actually probably got worse. But but just on the attack, it seems to be like we've brought in two strikers who were completely different in in Holland and Zirce.
00:15:57
Sam Brady
And again, I was very questioning whether Zirci is a good enough player to to play for Manchester United. Obviously, it's only been about six months into his Manchester United career. And he's showing signs of potential in in recent games. So I will give him credit. He has improved his performance since that Newcastle game.
00:16:19
Sam Brady
Holland, but again with Zirce you can't fully trust that he's going to bring in the goals that that we need. Same with Holland, he has signs of potentially he showed that last year, he bagged it a few goals last year. This year he seems, his progress his progression is sort of a stalemate where he seems okay but again he he's not really creating the chances we need for a goal scorer The left-hand side is obviously a problem with Rashford seemingly on his way out. Gornacho has had his problems, he's come back in now and he's and he's not really being been good enough or created a lot of chances. Bruno is amazing, but he's not a left-handed player. So in the summer, once again, you're going to be looking at that left-hand side and you're going to be having a look at that that striker position and and whether you fully trust in searching and oiling.
00:17:12
Sam Brady
There's no doubt that we need to create more chances. There's no doubt that we need to score more goals. um because and ah Because we're only scoring one which at home to Brighton and obviously was a penalty. So without that penalty, we we it would have been 3-0 and we could see it in three. So yeah, there's there's a lot of issues there. The only I'd say the only star up front is Ahmad, but he needs help.
00:17:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
It does.
00:17:39
Sam Brady
He can't do what he did against Southampton every game. so He saved us enough this time to to sort of ah be asking any more of him.
00:17:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah Mm
00:17:47
Sam Brady
so yeah Our attackers definitely need to... definitely need to step up to the plate and that's not even to mention the players on the bench like Antony who came on yesterday who's actually seemingly on his way out to rail better so I don't know if you saw that this morning but I mean that'd be a good move for him because as I said there's a lot of players who who arent I'm questioning who aren't who are whether they're good enough to play for us And I think Anthony has shown that he's not at the level to to play for us. So I think that is a good move for him. But as I've said, the other players need to definitely step up. or Otherwise, they'll be heading the same way as Anthony.
00:18:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe, maybe that may be the case. We'll have a system reset. We'll sort of have a chat about maybe what needs to happen, considering we're in the middle of one of those transfer windows and we haven't made any transfers yet. More on that after this.
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00:19:18
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coming off the back of our 10th league defeat of the season, which is 10 times more than Liverpool have, it's five times more than Arsenal have, and it's more than double what Nottingham Forest have.
Transfer Speculations and Potential Enhancements
00:19:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sam, there's this big T word that's happening in January. I don't know if you've ever heard of one of these. I haven't seen one.
00:19:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
happened just yet. But Dan sent something quite interesting into our little group chat. He spotted from Fabrizio Romano. I'm just going to make sure I get this right. Fabrizio Romano is reporting on X that Patrick Dorgu and the Manchester United deal where United officials have had a direct meeting with Lecce this week. Amram was approved of Dorgu. He's a strong candidate on the list as revealed two weeks ago by Romano himself.
00:20:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Dan's saying he's a very good left wing back, very good in the air, a bit raw defensively, but he's very good going forward. Kind of a missing link of what we' what we're crying out for on the left-hand side, because Dallow's someone who has been trying to fit in on that left-hand side. He's naturally a right-sided player, but if we can bring in someone like Dorgu, and going off of Dan's scouting, it sounds like it's exactly what we need on the left-hand side.
00:20:27
Sam Brady
Yeah, and and and it is what we need. Definitely a left-hand sided player who who gives us balance on that left-hand side and it's definitely been an issue ah this season. I know we've tried Mazarawi a lot over there and none of them have really sort of fit the bill out on the left-hand side into into what we really want.
00:20:48
Sam Brady
So, yeah, Dorgu, I mean, I'm not seeing much of him play and and we'll see if he comes in and and what impact he can have, it obviously, in the midway through the season. But the fact that we're in talks with him and there's there's rumors of him coming, it is it shows that Amarin is is is sort of that. That's his main area of concern. and I think he's identified that quite quickly, where I know we tried to bring Molassie and integrate him back into the squad and and then he got injured again and obviously luke shows out so i think definitely the left-hand side was an issue and we we'll see we'll see how we how he does it if if we obviously eventually get the uh get the deal across the line we'll see whether he's uh obviously good enough on on that left-hand side i mean going from
00:21:35
Sam Brady
the French lead to the Premier League is a big jump and especially going to to Manchester United. But we'll we'll see. We'll see if he gives us that that balance out on the left-hand side and and we'll see if he's good enough to play for us. I just hope it's not another one of those signings where we sign someone and and I don't know what the fee would be for for someone like Dorgou, but I hope it's not. We just sign someone and then we find out really quickly that he's not good enough to to play for us. but
00:22:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that's one of those 120 million signings, isn't it? It will be like world record transfers.
00:22:07
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:22:08
Sam Brady
hang on
00:22:08
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That's the only transfers fees are allowed to make is is world record
Striker Needs and Future Roles Discussion
00:22:12
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ones.
00:22:12
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Now, I agree. I mean, we we need to make some transfers. We need I mean, I hate to say it we do need a striker. Much like what Arsenal are having right now is that they don't have that you're designated clinical number nine. They don't have it. And United don't have it either. It's clear to see 27 goals. It's not the lowest in the league, but we shouldn't be singing at high praises when Liverpool have scored 50. I mean, Arsenal without a designated striker still have scored 43. So it's not like the out and out problem of a goal scoring at Arsenal. It's just in those clinical moments. I mean, Palace have scored fewer there above us.
00:22:25
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:22:46
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But guess what, they're defending better and they've got, what's that, one more point than us and they're in much better form than us right now.
00:22:46
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:22:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
So it it shows you that, you know, you can build from that defense. Defense can win you points in that sense, but really we need a strike here because 27 goals so far.
00:22:59
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:23:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, teams that are lowest than us, Leicester in the relegation zone, Southampton only scored 15, Everton have scored 18 and three of those came against Spurs the other night.
00:23:13
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:23:13
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and it's It's a real worry.
00:23:15
Sam Brady
Yeah, but but then the question is what you do with searching Holland, because if you bring in another striker, what message does that send to send to those two in terms of basically saying we don't think you're good enough. We need another guy to to score the goals for us. And especially on someone like Zirchi, who we've only just signed in the summer. I mean, Holland can can try and fight for his place. And I'd I'd I'd give him that opportunity if we did bring in a striker to sort of battle out and and have a bit of competition up there.
00:23:46
Sam Brady
but with them with xerchi What do with him because you've only just signed them and you basically already telling him we we we need another guy you're not the guy who we thought you were not see both of them are very young so i think they could obviously go on to to do great things but how long do you give me.
00:24:05
Sam Brady
if you And then if you don't bring in a striker, when when are we basically going to see our fruits of our labor? Because yeah, you can trust searching, yeah, you can trust Hoyland, but will that moment ever come where they start bagging you 15, 20 plus goals a season?
00:24:22
Sam Brady
withve With Hoyland, I more trust it just because I've seen a season of him, but searching, I'm not too sure.
00:24:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah I think with Xerxes though I think he's so it's tough for him because obviously the new cast game we've mentioned that quite a few times on the podcast I think he's bounced back from it quite well and the moments he's been brought on especially later in the games he's been brought on to hold up the ball and I feel like if you drop him deeper
00:24:38
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:24:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe he's even one of the attacking midfielders. He could do a job there. He could get the ball, hold it up. He might be able to run with it, but he'd be able to pick out, I mean, he's shown some decent passing on him as well.
00:24:58
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It's not amazing like Bruno, but it's good enough.
00:25:00
Sam Brady
Yeah. Yeah.
00:25:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
i would you know If we were to drop him back and maybe play Heuland up top with Amad on the right hand side there, and play Fernandez as a deeper role like Amorim is trying to do, and try to do in the f FA Cup before Dalloh just got a rush of blood to the head, I think that could work. But it's got to be tried. And it can't be any worse than trying to play Maserau as an attacking midfielder.
00:25:25
Sam Brady
yeah yeah and and it definitely not as bad as that but um yeah i don't i don't want to write the kid off yet i mean yeah obviously we only just signed him in the summer and i don't like to judge people straight away but from those first obviously couple months i just didn't see what potential there was in him but you're absolutely spot on in the past couple of games he's bounced back brilliantly i thought from from that new castle game the arsenal game to to step up as well and take the the fifth and final penalty I thought talk um took a lot of bravery and and he hasn't played too bad but I agree with you where I think Almerin has to sort of question now whether he's good enough to play up top by himself or he plays on that position maybe just off the left just in behind the striker so we can have the support next to him and and he can hold it open and start to build the attack
00:26:19
Sam Brady
instead of trying to be the one finishing it off and scoring the goals.
00:26:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:26:24
Sam Brady
Maybe he's just not that type of striker. And I think Almorin and United fans in general are maybe starting to learn that. So look, don't write him off just yet. I'd still give him to the till the end of the season and I'd let Hoyland and Zirchi both fight it out to to see if they can prove us all wrong.
00:26:41
Sam Brady
But if it gets to somewhere and we haven't started to score the goals we we were expected to, then you sort of look at other options, I think.
00:26:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, prove us wrong for the right reasons.
Conclusion and Sign-Off
00:26:52
Sam Brady
Exactly.
00:26:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's the message of the day. Sam, thank you so much for joining me here on Tactics Tuesday.
00:26:55
Sam Brady
My pleasure.
00:26:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's been a pleasure.
00:26:56
Sam Brady
Yeah, yeah, absolutely. Been ah being a pleasure as well, mate.
00:26:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
and hopefully we'll all calm down now. We've got, well, for a time. Let's just not think about the next game yet. Look, you enjoy you you enjoy your Tuesday, whatever you're doing.
00:27:07
Sam Brady
Yeah.
00:27:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Have a great afternoon, evening, morning, and we'll speak to you soon. Take care.