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You're listening to the Footglish Podcast. Love football, learn English.

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How do Slovak fans feel after their shocking win over the world's number three team Belgium?

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What did Gary Lineker tweet after the decision that led to the Belgian equalizer being disallowed?

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Is this the biggest Slovakian win in their football history?

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And what does the expression to sing someone's praises mean?

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Hello everyone, welcome to another episode of the Footglish Podcast.

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My name is Denik Lukas, I'm an English teacher and you're listening to this brand new podcast,

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which you can use to help you improve your English.

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And in today's episode, I would like to talk about Slovakia.

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And that's because they did extremely well yesterday against Belgium.

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And for this, I am joined by a Slovakian, Milan.

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Hi Milan, how are you?

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Hi Denik, I'm okay. And after yesterday, I'm maximum happy and yeah, it's happy.

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You must be over the moon.

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Yeah, this is yesterday, March. This is a big surprise because Belgium is a big favourite this match.

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And Slovakia played this very, very cleverly.

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Yeah, I have to say it was very impressive. I thoroughly enjoyed that.

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Because of course, we are from a neighbouring country.

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We used to be one country, Czechoslovakia.

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So whenever the Slovakian team plays, I support you. I cheer for you.

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I don't know if it's the other way around. I'm not so sure.

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No, this is I'm usually if you are watching football.

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Yeah, of course, this is my first favourite and I found this is my national team Slovakia.

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And like second country because I'm living a long time in the UK is my second country is England.

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In for in for France. Yeah. And I'm like if you little bit or a big surprise because this is like

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like if you if you David and Goliath.

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Goliath, yeah, David and Goliath. Absolutely.

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Well, well, let's let's talk about this, man. So as you said before the game, Belgium,

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the biggest favourite of the group, I think on paper your group isn't one of the toughest.

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Your group is like I think everyone in your group thought they had a chance.

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Right. Everyone every single team in that group said, OK, it's a nice group.

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Romania, Ukraine, Slovakia and Belgium.

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I think everybody tipped to be top of that group.

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But now what happened? They lost to Slovakia.

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Yes, of course, this is a Belgian this absolutely top favourite in the group and Romania,

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Ukraine and Slovakia are very, very similar.

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Power. Yeah. This is a good day.

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You possible win for everybody.

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I think this yesterday, this is before start is Belgian thing.

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OK, easy match, easy win.

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I think this first half Slovakia play play a little bit better than Belgium.

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And of course, second half, this is Belgium.

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This stronger team is play more better, more pushing and very important midfielder from Slovakia is Stanislav Lobotka.

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You could eliminate Kevin De Bruyne.

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Absolutely. Yesterday, I was watching the game and the Czech commentators on Czech TV,

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they were singing his praises.

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He was for the commentator.

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He was the best player of the game.

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And and you are totally right.

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But honestly, I have to also mention that Belgium are in the third place of the FIFA ranking and Slovakia is in the 48th place.

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So this is sports.

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Yeah, this is football.

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This is make start in zero zero.

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Exactly.

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It's football and happen is football.

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And Slovakia is maybe yesterday a little bit lucky because Romero Lukaku is fired.

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Two free clean chance.

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He missed. He missed a lot of a lot of sitters, a lot of chances.

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And he also scored two goals and he was celebrating those goals.

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But then VAR interfered.

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Yeah, this is first goal.

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This is exactly this is VAR.

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This is if you if you're looking looking only for a okay, maybe offside, no offside.

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Now is technique and VAR tell offside.

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Second goal.

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Maybe maybe more people hating about this.

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And my opinion, a handball is a handball.

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Of course, I did not expect anything else.

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So basically, Lukaku scored a lovely goal, a lovely finish from him.

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But then the cameras caught a handball in the buildup of the play.

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So maybe like 10 seconds before before the goal.

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There was a handball and they were not sure.

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So it went to VAR and then the proof they were showing on camera also included an audio

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clip, which was amazing.

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Did you see that audio clip?

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It was very quickly, very quickly showing a handball.

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Yeah, but that audio clip, that was so impressive, basically.

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So it showed that how to describe it like a graph of the sound going up, right?

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Up, like meaning there was a sound.

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Basically, what they are saying is that there is a chip these days installed in the ball.

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So when the ball touched the hand.

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This is sound about touch in the ball.

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This is technique.

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This is started using in the World Cup before in the Qatar.

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Of course, this is for me use.

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I'm only today morning.

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I'm reading about this.

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This is the same technique you think in the Qatar.

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I think similarly technique using if you remember if you Japanese score and everybody think,

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okay, this is ball is out and after this technique, no.

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Yeah, I have to say this is the first time I've noticed this technology and it's amazing.

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And they also say there's some sort of vibration there and stuff like that.

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I'm sure you are happy about it, the Slovakians, but you know, there were some not such nice

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responses from certain players in the UK.

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I don't know if you heard, for example, what's his name?

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Gary Lineker, the former England striker and a famous pundit.

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And he usually making a major today for BBC.

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I respect him and still I think this is only his opinion.

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He basically tweeted.

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Let us let me say what he tweeted.

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He tweeted bullshit decision.

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That was his tweet.

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Okay, this is I tell this is his opinion.

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And still if you start goal technology for me, absolutely best technology in the football.

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Watch in the referee score score.

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No, everybody.

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Yes.

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No, yes.

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No, no, this is this is technology.

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This is must be must be the more more fair play in the football for me for me about football

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and about this new technology is miss me if you're every coming putting putting sound

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in the referee and the referee tell all of them supporters in the stadium.

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What's happened?

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Why this is reason because these people spend money pay ticket.

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If you're watching in the TV, you know, if you're offside, you know, there is no offside

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your handball and people in the stadium don't know nothing.

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You must coming home and checking in the TV.

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I think this is very incorrect for football fans.

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This for example is American football is or hockey ice hockey.

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This referee tell everybody yes, this for this is my reason and why I'm the ref.

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The referee has to just justify the decision and in front of the people which is yeah.

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Why why is the decision like this?

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Yeah, absolutely.

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It's it can be stressful, but I think this is where football hopefully is heading and

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at some point it will be introduced as well.

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You know what?

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There are a lot of people complaining about everything.

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That's my problem, right?

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So these changes that were made, these changes that were made, VAR and Gold Line technology

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and now we have a chip in the football.

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It's making the game better.

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The decisions are more correct.

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Like I'm not saying they are perfect.

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They're still mistakes being made because it's only human being beings that are sitting

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there behind the cameras.

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But still, the decisions are better overall, right?

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And I don't understand what's what's Gary Lineker's problem, because in my opinion,

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if this happened to England, he wouldn't speak like this.

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You know, if you if you this technology or normal technology for World Cup in the Mexico

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1986 Maradona no score in hand.

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Yeah, this Gary Lineker played this much.

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I think this is this is first man if you if you tell, OK, I'm happy about new technology.

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Very good.

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Very good point, Milan.

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It's hypocrisy.

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He's a hypocrite.

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And the same with Frank Lampard scoring that goal against Germany that that was never saying

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no goal because no camera, no gold technology.

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I think the first England player must be happy about new technology.

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I know hating.

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Exactly.

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I agree with you completely.

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So if I'm sure I'm still if I'm sure I'm scored your only goal, that was it was quite early

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in the game again.

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This went to var because there was a possibility of an offside position, but he was not offside.

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Good goal for you.

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So if I'm sure I'm so how important was this goal?

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This this of course important goal for Slovakia because Slovakia this goal only one goal in

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the match in Vienna.

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And I think this is very important goal for Ivan Schaaf for his future.

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This is still play in Czech, Czech League.

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I think Slavia Prague, yeah, Slavia Prague.

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And now now I think open door for for better league than Czech League.

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Yeah, this I'm sorry, this check lead.

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No bet.

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Of course, more better than Slovakia.

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And still and still check lead like about rank about 15 leagues per year.

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I'm not sure that the Czech coach, the Slavia Prague coach, Jensieh Trapezovsky is happy

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about what you said, because he likes this player.

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He wants to keep this player in his squad.

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But I understand your position as well.

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And as you said, excellent defensive performance, right?

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It was sometimes it was heroics.

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I heard on a podcast that basically the Slovak players were prepared to break their legs

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in order to stop the Belgian offensive.

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So if from that point of view, you deserve you deserve to win because it was a heroic

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display from you.

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Yeah, this is my opinion Slovakian player play more than 150 percent.

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I'm scary like last 10 minutes because this is more Slovakia player don't play for good

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and strong league.

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Yeah, this is this league like special special Premier League has has more power.

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This is people people.

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This is this is this play like 100 percent all time are still still pushing more and

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more.

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And this quality league when you play Slovakia players, yeah, more more play in the Czech

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League.

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OK, this best player, this is Stanislav Lutka play for Italy League and captain Slovakia

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Milan Skriniar play for Paris Saint-Germain and don't play long time, long time, don't

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play much.

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This Hansko, this is left back display for Feyenoord Rotterdam.

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This is this is Holland League.

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Petr Fekaryk play for Germany Bundesliga and still don't play too much.

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You you know, you know, for start 11 for for this for his team.

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This for me scary and play.

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I think this is play this is more more than physical form.

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OK, well, Milan, I want to ask you how significant is this win in the whole context of Slovakian

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football?

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Because I think correct me if I'm wrong, but your biggest victory so far was in the World

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Cup in 2010 against Italy when you beat Italy 3-2 in the group stage.

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And it meant it meant that you progressed from that group, whereas Italy were knocked

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out.

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And I think it was in South Africa.

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Right.

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And and it was I remember that game.

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I think it's the biggest game of the Slovakian football in the Slovakian history.

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So would you say that this game this this win over Belgium would be at a similar level

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or where do you stand on?

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OK, this is this this game is big surprise and still only one win.

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Before, if you win in the Italy in the South Africa, we have qualification for last 16

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and the world.

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And this is like like a match.

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Italy or Slovakia in Slovakia, Slovakia need win and Italy, Italy, if you draw still.

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Qualification.

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Yeah, this this for me.

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This is this is for now bigger.

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And still this this winner is good for mental for another match.

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If you if you if you're using this advantage for another match and qualify more for last

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16 or maybe maybe you have lucky or good opponent and everything and qualify later after after

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we have tell.

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OK, now this is really in the Belgian more important than in the Italian.

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Now I understand.

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I understand because it's still the first game.

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And if you lose, if you lose the next two games, you you might still you might still

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be out.

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So you basically I think you need at least one point.

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I think if you get one point from those two games, I think you're fine.

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Based based on the previous years, four points are usually usually enough.

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Yeah, yeah, normally four points enough.

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And still this is only fair.

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If you if you're so lucky, I don't qualify for another for last 16.

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This is two weeks after after after you know, everybody forgot that.

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Yeah, I understand.

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So your next game is against in the Ukraine, I think.

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I know exactly what I think is right.

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And then Romania.

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So I think it looks like Ukraine are more beatable than Romania at this point because

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Romania played excellent and excellent, excellent.

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And this is if you have chance, you're scoring Ukraine.

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You have chance.

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Don't score it.

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So now this is a very, very pushing in the Ukraine for much for next match because this

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is imperative.

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If you if you lost another match, you go home.

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Yeah.

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It's all or nothing for them.

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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Which which means which which means maybe maybe you will be calmer in that game.

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But we will see.

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We will see what happens.

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Well, we have we have a couch from Italy.

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Yes.

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Yes.

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Everybody everybody before hating because there's no manager.

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No.

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OK.

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This from yesterday, this is very good performance and tactic.

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What's his name?

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Calsona.

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Calsona.

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This is this is a little bit too much.

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This manager to say Napoli for for a Finnish season because Napoli has a very horrible,

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horrible decision after after after his title.

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And still, I think this is again, this is prepared good players.

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We have now is advantage from Slovakia.

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Yeah.

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You don't need you only waiting.

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What do you have you play Ukraine?

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Exactly, good, good player quickly player like Contra attack.

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If possible, this we have good to meet further.

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This is too much experience.

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Stanislav Lobotka and you like to play a long time in the IC Milan, Italy Premier League

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in the world for this older player and too much experience.

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And I think this is too personal in the in the midfield.

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If you have good game, good day, you have very good.

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OK, fantastic, Milan.

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Thank you very much for talking to me about the Slovak team.

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Good luck to you.

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I will be cheering for you in the remaining matches and we will see where it takes you.

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Take care, Milan.

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Thank you so much.

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Bye bye.

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Bye bye.

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Bye.

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All right, guys, welcome back to this part of the show, which deals with the English

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language.

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This is where I teach you something.

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And today I'm going to keep it short and sweet.

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I will take a look at two fixed phrases that are used in the English language.

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The first one is an idiom.

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I told Milan that he must be over the moon and that basically means happy.

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So if you want to say that you're very happy, you can say I'm over the moon.

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You can say I'm over the moon.

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We have beaten the biggest favorites of the tournament.

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I am absolutely buzzing.

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Remember that one?

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That one can be used to here.

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And then I also spoke about Lobotka, the Slovakian midfielder.

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And I said that the Czech commentators were singing his praises.

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Now this is another idiom or fixed expression.

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If you sing someone's praises, that means that you are basically celebrating this player

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in a very enthusiastic way.

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You're really, really praising this player.

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You are speaking about this player in superlatives.

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You are saying the best possible things, the best possible compliments about this player.

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All right.

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Well, I hope you guys will be singing the praises of this podcast.

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I still only have dozens of listeners.

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That's not enough.

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I need to grow this podcast as fast as possible.

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Please share this with your friends.

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Thank you very much for your support.

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And I will speak to you soon.

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Take care.

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Bye.