1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 You're listening to the Footglitch Podcast. 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:06,000 Love football, learn English. 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,000 Who will win the Premier League this season? 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:14,000 Who will be the top goalscorer? 5 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,000 Which teams will get relegated? 6 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:31,000 And what does the idiom to chomp at a bit mean? 7 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,000 Hello listeners, welcome back to the Footglitch Podcast. 8 00:00:50,000 --> 00:01:00,000 My name is Denek Lukas and the Footglitch Podcast is your ticket to mastering English while immersing yourself in the world of football. 9 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:11,000 And before I introduce today's guest, I would like to say hello to a listener or viewer on the YouTube channel called Tuam. 10 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:23,000 He's from Vietnam, he's Vietnamese and he left a very positive comment on my YouTube channel praising what we do here and saying that he's a Gunnar, like me, an Arsenal fan. 11 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:28,000 He likes football, especially the Premier League, and he wants to improve his English. 12 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:33,000 So it seems like this podcast has ticked all the boxes for him. 13 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:41,000 I hope it's the same with you guys listening to this episode or whether you're watching it on the YouTube channel. 14 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,000 It's the same thing. 15 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:48,000 And let me welcome Paul on the Footglitch Podcast for the first time ever. 16 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,000 Hi, Paul. 17 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,000 Hi, Zanec. 18 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,000 It's a pleasure to be here. 19 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:56,000 Thank you for inviting me on. 20 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:03,000 It's a pleasure to have you here. And obviously it's not the first time we've done a lot of content together before on the YouTube channel. 21 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,000 So we know each other quite well. 22 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,000 Yes, I didn't know if you wanted me to say that. 23 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,000 So we do know each other well. 24 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:14,000 But yes, it's my first time on the Footglitch Podcast. 25 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:15,000 Yes. 26 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:16,000 Excellent. 27 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:26,000 It looks like you have really practiced because I've realized some guests, they struggle when they try to pronounce the name of this podcast for some reason. 28 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:31,000 It didn't roll off the tongue so easily then, I don't think, Zanec. 29 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,000 But I managed. 30 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:35,000 Actually, you know what? 31 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,000 It's getting better. 32 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:43,000 It was a bit hard for me as well the first few episodes, but now it's natural for me to say that. 33 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:47,000 It's a new word. It might end up in the dictionary. 34 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:52,000 That seems a bit too ambitious, Paul, but it would be nice. 35 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:53,000 Of course. 36 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:57,000 So, Paul, we are here to talk about the Premier League. 37 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:03,000 Let's do a small Premier League Season 24-25 preview. 38 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:04,000 How about that? 39 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,000 OK, let's do this. 40 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:14,000 Maybe before we get into that, maybe we should remind our listeners where they can find you. 41 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:18,000 So do you still have the same YouTube channel, Paul? 42 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,000 I still have the famous. 43 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,000 I don't know if I was going to say famous then. 44 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:35,000 The same YouTube channel, English for Football fans, in which I've made lots of videos trying to teach people football vocabulary. 45 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,000 Or just using football as a topic to learn English. 46 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,000 Very similar to what you do. 47 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:45,000 And then more recently, I've moved on to the Brazilian Football League. 48 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:54,000 And I've been recording live streams regularly with people in Brazil in English about the Brazilian Football League. 49 00:03:54,000 --> 00:04:01,000 Because I think it's a really good league, really dramatic, lots of rivalry, lots of skill, lots of passion. 50 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:10,000 But there's not much out there, nothing really that is in English where you can learn about the league. 51 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:16,000 So I try to talk to Brazilians in English to promote the league. 52 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:23,000 But also because I enjoy it, because I enjoy the league and talking to Brazilians about football. 53 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,000 That definitely sounds like fun. 54 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:34,000 So if any of you listening to this podcast are from Brazil or are indeed interested in the Brazilian League, Paul is definitely your guy. 55 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:40,000 You should definitely check out his YouTube channel, English for Football fans. 56 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:45,000 So, Paul, let's get on with the Premier League preview then. 57 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:50,000 So my first question is, who do you think will win the title this time? 58 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,000 Will it be Manchester City again? 59 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,000 It could be. It could be. 60 00:04:56,000 --> 00:05:03,000 I don't think Manchester City seemed as strong last season, to be honest. 61 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,000 But they still managed to win the league. 62 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:15,000 Arsenal keep getting stronger and they had a great chance last year, but just didn't manage to do it. 63 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:18,000 I think Arsenal could do it again. 64 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:27,000 You have a really strong defenders, good midfield, a manager that's like chomping at the bit. 65 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:33,000 He is so desperate to win something. 66 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:41,000 So, yeah, I think if I had to choose between Arsenal and Manchester City, I would probably choose Arsenal. 67 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:44,000 The question is, is that just a wishful thinking? 68 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:48,000 Don't we all want someone different to win it this time? 69 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:52,000 It's getting a bit tedious. It's getting a bit boring, predictable. 70 00:05:52,000 --> 00:06:00,000 It's just quite similar to what used to happen in the German Bundesliga where Bayern Munich won every single season. 71 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:07,000 And how happy everyone was when Bayer Leverkusen did it last season, right? 72 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:11,000 Yeah, they had an amazing season, didn't they? 73 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:16,000 Yeah, to be honest, I wanted Manchester City to win the league last year. 74 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:17,000 Did you? 75 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:25,000 After Liverpool dropped off a little bit. 76 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:30,000 Yeah, I don't know. There's something about Arsenal that I don't really like. 77 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,000 That's what I was going to ask you. 78 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:40,000 Did you really want Manchester City to win or did you want Arsenal not to win? 79 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:44,000 I think it was more the second. I didn't want that. 80 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:49,000 And partly because it was clubs last year and we've always challenged Manchester City. 81 00:06:49,000 --> 00:07:00,000 And if Arsenal beat Manchester City, it kind of gives their fans a bit more like, oh, we managed to beat Pep type of thing. 82 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:04,000 Yeah, like arrogance, arrogance. 83 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:08,000 I actually heard this from a lot of football fans supporting other teams. 84 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:13,000 Everybody was saying it. I would rather Manchester City won it because it happens every year. 85 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:21,000 So it's like nothing changes. You don't change the hierarchy of the arrogance among fans. 86 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:27,000 Yeah, and Arsenal fans can be, I don't know, I quite like Arsenal fans, I suppose. 87 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:36,000 But there's a few like YouTubers, there's a few people on TV who can be a bit arrogant, I suppose. 88 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:41,000 Yeah, and I don't love the team. I don't. 89 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:46,000 Gabriel, there's a couple of players I like at Arsenal, but there's a few that I think I don't like. 90 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,000 I've mentioned it before, haven't I? 91 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,000 You like the Brazilians. 92 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:54,000 No, I don't. I don't like Gabriel Jesus and I don't like Gabriel. 93 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,000 To be honest, I know you have more Brazilians. 94 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,000 What about Gabriel Martinelli? 95 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:01,000 Martinelli is good. I don't mind him. 96 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:08,000 Listen, I think Arsenal are looking really strong. It's been building for a few seasons. 97 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:15,000 You have this structure of what you play in. You don't concede many chances. You create chances. 98 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:22,000 You're dominant in most matches. I think Arsenal will have another really good season. 99 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:34,000 I think Calafiore, who could possibly play left back, he could possibly play centre back to give Gabriel and Saliba a rest, looks top quality. 100 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:37,000 He's our new signing who came from Bologna. 101 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:42,000 Yeah, he was good in the Euros and he looks top quality. 102 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:49,000 So I really think Arsenal will have a good season and are possibly more the favourites than Manchester City, who... 103 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,000 You think so? 104 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:59,000 They haven't played... I think because of financial fair play, they haven't been spending as much recently. 105 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:03,000 So it's finally catching up with them a little bit. 106 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:11,000 So Alvarez has now gone. Harland is a great goalscorer, but he doesn't link up play so much. 107 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:19,000 He barely has touches in some matches and I just think they don't look as good, but with Pep. 108 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:29,000 This is the thing. I almost feel like we said exactly the same last season. Manchester City don't look as good as before. 109 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:38,000 They were already rumoured to have breached all those rules last season. 110 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:45,000 And now it's here again. There's about to be a hearing next month. 111 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:52,000 I think they are already announcing it. I can hear there's a melody there. They are announcing the hearing. 112 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:59,000 That's the ice cream van. In the summer and even winter we sometimes have ice cream vans. 113 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:10,000 I was guessing it actually. So there was an article that actually got released today, came out that it's still on, that they might get punished. 114 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:17,000 If they are found guilty, they might get relegated because it's so many charges. 115 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:23,000 It's like 115 charges or something like that. So that's a lot. 116 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:29,000 Remember what happened to Everton? It wasn't just Everton, it was Nottingham Forest. 117 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:42,000 It was a big, big deal. It was just a few breaches. They have 115. Something has to happen, right? 118 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:50,000 I think so. So this has gone on for 15 years. Recently they've been following the rules. 119 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:59,000 So Man City, they are blatantly cheating. They are blatantly deceiving and delaying the process. 120 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:06,000 And it's really frustrating for everybody else because, OK, they haven't spent so much recently. 121 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:11,000 And they have won the matches on the pitch. And Pep Guardiola is an amazing coach. 122 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:23,000 But it's kind of as a result of their overspending and their inflated revenues. Every other club, not every other club, but Liverpool, my club, has played by the rules. 123 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:28,000 We haven't spent as much. And that's maybe because of our owners. 124 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:32,000 But it's frustrating and I'm bored of talking about them, to be honest. 125 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:41,000 Yeah, me too. And it's just how must Everton feel, for example, right? It's just something has to happen. 126 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:49,000 And the real question is, if they indeed get relegated, will it feel the same winning the league? 127 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:57,000 You know, or won't it be like similar? You know, like when Liverpool won that league in the COVID time, how did that feel? 128 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:04,000 Liverpool did not win it in the COVID time. The COVID lockdown started. 129 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:09,000 It was in March or something. And Liverpool were 27 points ahead. 130 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:19,000 Yeah, OK. Yes, they received the trophy. When that season stopped, it went behind closed doors. 131 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:23,000 Liverpool were 27 points ahead. It was a phenomenal team. 132 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:32,000 And it really affected Liverpool, to be honest, because it was the following season when Manchester City won it, when Liverpool were not trying. 133 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:40,000 No teams were really trying. Like there was no fans in the stadiums for like 80 per cent of the season. 134 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:47,000 It wasn't like that when, yes, when Liverpool won it, when they won the trophy, there was no one in the stadium. 135 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:53,000 And when the following year, there were people in the stadium at the end of the season. But anyway, yeah. 136 00:12:53,000 --> 00:13:01,000 Anyway, what about this season then, Paul? Can you be a title contender? Because you were last season. 137 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:10,000 Yeah, we have a really good squad. To be honest, we do. We have a really good squad. I think with a couple short defensively, possibly. 138 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:20,000 Like we relied on Van Dijk, who was unbelievable last season. I think Alexis McAllister is the best player in the Premier League. 139 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:32,000 Like he's, for me, the best player in the Premier League. There is no one better than Alexis McAllister. Last season, he was incredible. 140 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:47,000 So hopefully he can have another big season for Liverpool. It's just whether the referees will give us decisions and whether our forwards will finish the chances, really, in the big games last year. 141 00:13:47,000 --> 00:14:00,000 And every time there were some really dodgy decisions against Liverpool. And then also, like there were some big chances missed by our forwards, like lots of chances. 142 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:10,000 Salah is amazing, still looks fit and strong, but he needs, he's not, he's losing his finishing power a little bit, I think. 143 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:23,000 It takes him at least three or four chances before he scores. Darwin Nunes. Even more. Yeah, misses chances. He creates the chances, but he does miss the chances. 144 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:34,000 But then we've got like Luis Diaz, who, so Luis Diaz is similar. Like he creates chances. He's an amazing player, but he still missed some big chances for Liverpool last year. 145 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:47,000 So the biggest change, of course, is the departure of that charismatic manager that even neutrals really loved and respected. Jürgen Klopp. He decided to retire from football. 146 00:14:47,000 --> 00:15:01,000 Yeah, it was nice hearing the respect from the wider football community when he was leaving, when it became a shock, because you only see people like kind of mocking him and complaining about Klopp. 147 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:11,000 But when it was like, wow, Klopp's retiring, the league's going to miss him. I think, yeah, he was incredible for Liverpool. 148 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:19,000 Just the brand, the brand of football, how charismatic he was, but also the brand of football that every one of his teams played. 149 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:30,000 Heavy metal football, you called it. Yeah, heavy metal football. Just like, even when Liverpool were winning 2-0 or 3-0, you never, I wasn't sure that they were going to win. 150 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:38,000 And they did most weeks, but they still played this game as if like they were still trying to score and still pushing up high. 151 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:46,000 Exciting for the fans, but equally sometimes a bit scary, right? Yeah, nail biting it was scary actually. 152 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:55,000 And that's what maybe this new coach is looking like he will bring. It looks like it's a bit more Manchester City. It's a bit more Arsenal. 153 00:15:55,000 --> 00:16:09,000 There's two. Hang on. I have to say something. I've prepared this for a long, long time. Do you think that your new manager will slot in Liverpool? Well, do you think he will slot in? 154 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:21,000 He is slotting in well. Yes, I do think he, a lot of the newspaper headlines are using that slot. Oh, I didn't even know. I swear to God, I came up with it. 155 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:31,000 I take ownership of this phrase. Obviously his name being Arne Slot, right? Yeah, yeah. He is slotting in well, I think. 156 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:42,000 He looks like he's a man with a mission. He's a coach rather than a manager of the football club. So he doesn't have the charisma of Klopp. 157 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:54,000 Like he doesn't have these sound bites or this real like big personality, but he's got good social skills and he seems like a good coach. 158 00:16:54,000 --> 00:17:03,000 And it looks like Liverpool are going to play with two sitting midfielders and like a number 10 kind of player, as well as the front three. 159 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:15,000 So it's a slight change in tactics, but it will mean that we will. He wants us to be counter resistant. So what does that mean? 160 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:22,000 Just like Liverpool used to get countered on quite a lot. I thought we push up a lot. 161 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:33,000 So yeah, counter resistance, a little bit more possession based, not as direct. I see. But I think that Liverpool have this directness anyway. 162 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:39,000 We have speed in the team. And so you have players for playing possession based football as well, let's be honest. 163 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:46,000 Like you mentioned, Michael Easter now, Soboslaw is very good as well. Salah, of course, is very technically gifted. 164 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:54,000 And you still have your your premium defender, Alexander Arnold. So, you know, not a bad team. 165 00:17:54,000 --> 00:18:00,000 Yeah, we look good. We are the only team in the Premier League who have not signed a player. 166 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:06,000 But we have we have two or three people in every position, really, like a lot. 167 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:10,000 But you have signed through Twanister Roy. 168 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:16,000 Oh, did you know? No, it was sorry. It's Manchester United, right? We have got Johnny Heitinga. 169 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:21,000 Sorry, I'm confused about all these Dutch managers in the league. 170 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:27,000 Johnny Heitinga, who was at West Ham before, actually. Yeah, he's been at Everton as well. 171 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:34,000 So you have got your own. He's also an ex player. I remember him playing against the Czech Republic team, actually in the Euros. 172 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:42,000 So he's joined the Ericktenhark team at United. 173 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:45,000 Yeah, I'm excited. I'm excited. 174 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:54,000 I think Jota is a really good finisher and probably should start ahead of Nunes. 175 00:18:54,000 --> 00:19:01,000 And then you have Gakpo and Diaz who want to play left wing. 176 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:06,000 And I like Gakpo, to be honest. I like Diaz. I like them both. 177 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:11,000 Gakpo was amazing in the Euros, right? He was really one of the best players of the Euros. 178 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:14,000 Yeah, he's really fast. He's direct. 179 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:22,000 I think Liverpool have played him a little bit out of position at times, but he's done well, I think. I like Gakpo. 180 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:27,000 Well, we will see. We will see where you finish. But I think you're definitely top four. 181 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:34,000 So let's let's try to predict this. I think we have the top three Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City. 182 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:43,000 Again, it sounds a bit boring, but I I personally don't think anyone else will be at this level personally. 183 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:50,000 Yeah. When you think about is it Aston Villa, Newcastle, Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, 184 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:58,000 even like Crystal Palace are sneaking up, I suppose, get looking good. But yeah, I think the top three. 185 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:04,000 Pep Guardiola has shown that you need to get 90 points to win the league pretty much. 186 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:08,000 And I don't think any of those teams are going to get 90 points. 187 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:15,000 They won't be consistent enough. I think the problem they will have at Aston Villa is exactly the same kind of issue. 188 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:19,000 They had Newcastle because they are playing the Champions League this season. 189 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:24,000 So it will be hard for them to manage these both these competitions. 190 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:33,000 So I don't really expect them to be up there. Newcastle, they might they might have a comeback kind of. 191 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:35,000 But I'm not sure. I'm not sure. 192 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:41,000 Hmm. Manchester United will be much better. They did have lots of injuries last year. 193 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:47,000 And I think playing at Old Trafford, the support they have away from home, such a big club. 194 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:55,000 They have lots of players. It's strange that they still play Johnny Evans and Harry Maguire, but they just made two signings. 195 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:59,000 They did. But I think those players, I heard some of them are also injured. 196 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:03,000 They're defenders. There's some problems. And even the players, they got them. 197 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:08,000 They got them from Bayern Munich, right? One or two defenders from Bayern Munich. 198 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:09,000 Oh, actually. Yeah. 199 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:18,000 And well, this the rumor is that these are kind of Bayern Munich rejects. Is that fair? I don't know. 200 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:22,000 Yeah, I suppose it is. The Lith played for Juventus, didn't he? 201 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:28,000 And Juventus sold him to Bayern Munich and then Bayern Munich and now selling into Manchester United. 202 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:35,000 So, yeah, you would imagine that if these big clubs wanted to keep him, they would. 203 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:41,000 But he's a good player. He's better than Harry Maguire and Johnny Evans, I think. 204 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:47,000 So, but Eric Dyer was keeping him out of the team at Bayern Munich. 205 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:51,000 I see. So what about Chelsea then? What do you think can happen there? 206 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:57,000 Chelsea started looking really good at the end of last year, I thought. I enjoyed watching Chelsea. 207 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:58,000 Yep. 208 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:06,000 Salahama was amazing. Jackson was clicking. People were like, they looked really good. Gustav was good. 209 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:16,000 The midfielders, Gallagher and then Pachettino goes and it's like, rip it all up and start all over again. 210 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:19,000 Start all over again. And is James injured again? 211 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:20,000 He's in. 212 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:25,000 Poor guy. Every single time in the preseason he gets injured. 213 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:29,000 Wow. Yeah, he's such a good player as well. He's such a good player, isn't he? 214 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,000 Gustav will have to start again. 215 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:37,000 So Gustav is good. Yeah, in Kunku it looks like he's going to play. 216 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:43,000 He looks like a good player and a good player for fancy football as well. 217 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:51,000 Yeah, absolutely. Tottenham, they got Solanke from Bournemouth, right? Dominic Solanke. So that's a big signing. 218 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:57,000 Yeah, Tottenham will be good again. I think Tottenham have great players, really like outstanding players. 219 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:58,000 Medicine. 220 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:06,000 Yeah, just the defenders, I think. Van de Ven. Poro is a good player. Romero is a good player. Udoge is good. 221 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:15,000 They've got some really top class players. So, yeah, I think they will be strong. But are they going to get 90 points? Probably not. 222 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:19,000 I think they will be battling for fourth position. 223 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:28,000 You never know with them. They are capable of anything. But winning, right? The winning still kind of eluding them, to be honest. 224 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:37,000 Even Harry Kane won a game, some kind of tournament. What was it? You know, there are some cups now. 225 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,000 Was it? Yeah. 226 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:47,000 I don't understand. You have cups in pre-season where it's just the final. You have just two teams playing in that cup. 227 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,000 It's just for the sponsorship. 228 00:23:49,000 --> 00:24:01,000 What kind of cup is that? And so Harry Kane beat Tottenham, I think, 3-2 or something. So he won a cup, but nothing for Tottenham. 229 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:08,000 No, again. Yeah, they need to win something. Tottenham need to win something. Arsenal need to win something. 230 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:10,000 Yeah, that's true. That's true. 231 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:20,000 So what do you think anyone will surprise? Maybe any of the newly promoted teams? 232 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:26,000 I think Manchester United will be good this year. The newly promoted teams. I think Southampton. 233 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:36,000 I know I didn't pay much attention to the championship and it looked like Ipswich. Ipswich never won the league. Who won the league? 234 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:38,000 Leicester. Leicester, sorry. 235 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,000 I think so, yeah. Yeah. 236 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:53,000 So, yeah, you would imagine Leicester and Southampton, who have been in the division recently, would have a bit more confidence and may have a bit more chance to stay in the division. 237 00:24:53,000 --> 00:25:02,000 If Ipswich could as well. I don't predict much from either of them, to be honest. I think Crystal Palace will have a good season. 238 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:15,000 I think Everton always start strongly and then finish mid-table, I suppose. But I think Crystal Palace are looking good towards the end of last season. They play with five at the back. They have two attacking full backs. 239 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:19,000 So they still have Gahey. Is he not going anywhere? 240 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:28,000 It doesn't look like it, but I just think they could replace him. I don't think he's that great. He's good, but he's not irreplaceable. 241 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:31,000 England international now, so. 242 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:40,000 Yeah, he had a decent Euro, but not amazing for me. People were saying he's one of England's best players and he probably was, to be honest. 243 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,000 But overhyped. 244 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,000 It wasn't that good. Yeah. 245 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:47,000 OK. What about the top goalscorer? 246 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:51,000 Oh, you have to say Haaland, but I do think Jota. 247 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:53,000 Again, Haaland. Come on. 248 00:25:53,000 --> 00:26:05,000 You have to come on. He's like, yeah, he just is a goalscorer, isn't he? He just hangs around by the goal, waiting for the ball. And yeah, he takes penalties. 249 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:06,000 Yeah. 250 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,000 He's in my fancy football team. 251 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:15,000 Yeah, I don't think you can play without him. He's the most expensive player in the fantasy football league, which, by the way, guys, you are all free to join. 252 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:25,000 There is a link in the description and you can join the Footglitch League, which is our fantastic mini league. We already have about eight people there. 253 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:30,000 So you can be one of them and you can compete against me. I hope Paul will join as well. 254 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:38,000 I will send me the link. I think you sent me a link to your podcast, but not the link to the league. Yeah. 255 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:40,000 Yeah, I will try to join. 256 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:43,000 Perfect. So, yeah, I agree with Haaland. 257 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:47,000 Jota. Jota is a good shot. 258 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:49,000 Jota is going to... 259 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:53,000 It's about him staying healthy, right? That's all it's about. 260 00:26:53,000 --> 00:27:00,000 If he can stay fit. His game, he runs through brick walls. Jota, he's not the biggest of players. 261 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:07,000 You mean literally? Is that how he trains for his matches? 262 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:08,000 He just... 263 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:10,000 Imagine that. Just running through brick walls. 264 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:18,000 He's just a really tough player, to be honest. Like, just for his size and up against big genders. 265 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:25,000 If your name is Diego, you have to have something in you, right? 266 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:33,000 Yeah, possibly. Is Diego not just the Spanish David? 267 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:36,000 I wouldn't know, but it could be. 268 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:40,000 No, I don't know. No, they have probably David as well, don't they? 269 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:44,000 David, yeah. Italians have Davide, right? 270 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:45,000 Yeah. 271 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:49,000 David Raya, right? David Raya is the keeper, Arsenal keeper. 272 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:50,000 Spanish, isn't it? Yeah. 273 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:54,000 Diego Costa, right? Diego Maradona. 274 00:27:54,000 --> 00:28:00,000 So, yeah, Diego Carlos for Aston Villa is a tough player as well. 275 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:05,000 What about the player hitting the post and bar the most? 276 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:09,000 Who do you think will it be? 277 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:11,000 It has to be Nunes, doesn't it? 278 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,000 It has to be Nunes, right? 279 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:14,000 Yeah. 280 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:15,000 Darwin Nunes. 281 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:20,000 Didn't he hit the woodwork five times, was it, in one match? 282 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:21,000 I think. 283 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:23,000 That seems to be too many times. 284 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:24,000 It was four. 285 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:26,000 At least three or four times, yeah. 286 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:27,000 It was four. 287 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:31,000 Even three is a lot, to be honest with you. 288 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:35,000 The most unlucky player in the Premier League. 289 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:38,000 Yeah. You know what? He's such a good player. 290 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:41,000 Well, it'd be foolish to sell him, I think. 291 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:46,000 You could see we sell him and then he starts scoring for another team. 292 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:48,000 Because he's got the pace. 293 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:52,000 And when you see him in training, when you watch Liverpool training, 294 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:57,000 he's got real quality and he just whips the ball in, like in the bottom corners. 295 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:59,000 He's got all the flicks and the tricks. 296 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:01,000 But when he's on a pitch... 297 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:04,000 You think it's in the head or something? 298 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:08,000 Yeah, it could be. It could be in the head. 299 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:12,000 But he doesn't link up well with other players either. 300 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:16,000 So, like, we're desperate for him to do well. 301 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:21,000 So it's a big season for him because this is now his third season. 302 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:26,000 And I don't know if the manager is going to trust him. 303 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:29,000 Do you trust him? 304 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:32,000 I don't know if I trust him, to be honest. 305 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:35,000 I'd rather have Jota starting up front. 306 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:36,000 Fair enough. 307 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:41,000 Yeah. But what's great about Liverpool is that we have five or six really good forwards. 308 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:47,000 So if Jota hasn't scored after an hour, Nunes comes on, Gakbo comes on. 309 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:52,000 Yeah. And I have to say, Mohamed Salah is in my fantasy team. 310 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:57,000 I managed to squeeze him in as well. 311 00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:58,000 Yeah. 312 00:29:58,000 --> 00:29:59,000 Somehow. 313 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:06,000 I had them both with Saka up until last weekend when Liverpool was friendly. 314 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,000 And I just thought I need to play Jota. 315 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:13,000 So I've chosen Jota, which doesn't feel right. 316 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:20,000 I haven't chosen a head of Salah, but it just means I now can have a couple of Arsenal defenders, maybe. 317 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:25,000 I think the fantasy league this season is much, much harder. 318 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:30,000 It seems like the prices are higher and it's really difficult to build a team. 319 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:35,000 I have Haaland, Salah and Isak. 320 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:40,000 And then my other players are not that glamorous. 321 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:43,000 Yeah. I had similar. And I had Saka as well. 322 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:54,000 I had those three and Saka. So the rest of the team, the highest, the most well-priced defender, 323 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:57,000 highest priced defender was four and five million in my team. 324 00:30:57,000 --> 00:31:00,000 So I've changed Salah to Jota. 325 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:05,000 I can't remember. Do I still have Trent? I think I may have sold him or I still have him. 326 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:08,000 I can't remember anymore because I keep changing it. 327 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:12,000 It's the first draft. You know, you want to make the right decision. 328 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:15,000 But at the end of the day, we are probably not going to win. 329 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:19,000 It's played by 10 million people, but it's a fun game. 330 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:23,000 I hope you guys join us. Come on. It's a free game. 331 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:31,000 And it's fun because every team you make your team, then you get points and you end up enjoying the Premier League matches more. 332 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:40,000 OK. Last question, Paul. I want to ask you about your prediction as to the relegated teams. 333 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:51,000 Oh, I suppose Manchester United and Everton. 334 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:55,000 Oh, yeah. Man City because they brought the hearing forward. 335 00:31:55,000 --> 00:32:00,000 Yes, I'm being serious, kind of facetious at the same time. 336 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:11,000 Yeah, true. So Man City, Ipswich. 337 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:18,000 Who was not so good last year? You've got teams like I think Fulham were quite, I like Mark or Sylvia, Brentford. 338 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,000 Brentford seems to be fading away a little bit. Yeah. 339 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:25,000 Or Muthpropel maybe as well. Without Salonka, they might struggle. 340 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:32,000 As for Leicester, there is a link. I don't know if you know this player Adam Hlozek, the Czech international. 341 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:37,000 He was a substitute at Bayern Leverkusen last season. He barely got any minutes. 342 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:42,000 But every time he comes on, he's always quite a decent player. 343 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:48,000 He's still like 22 years old and there's a really, really strong link with Leicester now. 344 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:53,000 So I would like him to be there because I think he would play. 345 00:32:53,000 --> 00:33:00,000 Yeah, I think Leicester will struggle really as well. 346 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:05,000 Southampton will struggle. It's hard to predict really. 347 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:14,000 It's so difficult, isn't it? You have teams like Brentford, for example, who are maybe established in the league now. 348 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:24,000 I don't think they will be relegated, but they have to spend like £50 million every year, maybe just to stay in the league. 349 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:27,000 So, yeah, it's difficult for teams coming up. 350 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:34,000 One team we didn't mention is West Ham United, who got a ton of signings. 351 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:37,000 Good signings. They are really going for it. 352 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:42,000 I think European football might be a real possibility this season for them. 353 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:46,000 Yeah, good signings. And I still think Bowen is the main man. 354 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:50,000 He will be the captain as well, probably, right? 355 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:57,000 I have Bowen in my team, in my fancy football team. I think he is one that I just think... 356 00:33:57,000 --> 00:34:03,000 You know what? I should get him too now. You've convinced me. 357 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:07,000 Who do I take out? I can't take Esay out. Oh my God. 358 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:11,000 I think he will score more points than Esay. I think he will. 359 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:14,000 All right. Well... 360 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:17,000 That's my prediction. Bowen will get more points. 361 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:22,000 Now I have a bee in my bonnet about this. We will see. 362 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:25,000 All right, Paul, fantastic to talk to you. 363 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:31,000 This must be one of the longest podcasts I've done on this Footglish podcast. 364 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:35,000 I still have to do the language corner, so that one will be shorter. 365 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:43,000 Thank you very much. I hope it's not the last time. Next time we talk, maybe we discuss some Liverpool games or something like that. 366 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:45,000 Yeah, thank you, Zane. Great to chat. 367 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:49,000 All the best. Take care and thanks for being here. Bye bye. 368 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:51,000 Bye bye. 369 00:34:54,000 --> 00:35:00,000 Welcome back to the language corner. As always in this part of the show, as an English teacher, 370 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:08,000 it's my duty to teach you something to clarify a piece of language, whether it's vocabulary, grammar or pronunciation. 371 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:18,000 And today I would like to talk about the phrase to chomp at a bit, which is something that Paul used when he was talking about Miguel Arcteta. 372 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:24,000 He said that Arsenal has a manager that is always chomping at a bit. 373 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:33,000 What does that mean? It actually means that you are impatient to do something you can't wait, you are kind of excited and restless. 374 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:36,000 And that's exactly what this means. 375 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:45,000 And that's exactly who Miguel Arcteta is, because you always see him very animated and always eager to motivate his team. 376 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:52,000 And he gives you that impression of a manager that is chomping at a bit. 377 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:57,000 Now, this phrase actually comes from horses. 378 00:35:57,000 --> 00:36:11,000 To chomp at the bit, which was the original version of this phrase, basically meant that you were doing that the horse was, you know how horse has the reins and there is a bit in their mouth? 379 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:16,000 That this is something that humans created in order to control the horses, I suppose. 380 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:22,000 And when the horse is chomping at that bit, that horse is restless. 381 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:29,000 He is impatient at the fact that the horse is being restrained, right? 382 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:34,000 So he's trying to bite repeatedly and restlessly. 383 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:37,000 And it's called chomping for some reason. 384 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:40,000 So that's where this comes from. 385 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:49,000 If you're chomping, as it's used now, at a bit, it means you're kind of impatient, eager to do something, right? 386 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:52,000 And that's exactly who Miguel Arcteta is. 387 00:36:52,000 --> 00:37:00,000 So personally, I'm kind of chomping at the bit now because we are about to start a new season of the Premier League. 388 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:04,000 The Premier League is literally just around the corner. 389 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:10,000 So, of course, after the Euros, this is something I've been looking forward to a lot. 390 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:16,000 And thank you very much, guys, for listening to this episode of the Footgrish podcast. 391 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:19,000 Please don't forget to join the Fantasy League. 392 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:23,000 You have only a few days left until the deadline. 393 00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:26,000 You can still join after the deadline. 394 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:32,000 But the problem is you will have missed the first round, which means you will have lost the points if you do that. 395 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:34,000 And you don't want to lose the points, do you? 396 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:43,000 So make sure that you create your fantasy team by Friday afternoon because the first game of the season is on Friday. 397 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:48,000 We are talking about Friday the 16th. 398 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:50,000 This is in August. 399 00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:59,000 So make sure you create your team and click the link in the description of this episode in order to join the Footgrish podcast mini league. 400 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:03,000 And we can compete against each other and have a lot of fun together. 401 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:08,000 OK, well, that's, I guess, everything for today's episode of the Footgrish podcast. 402 00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:13,000 Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't done that already. 403 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:29,000 And I will speak to you soon. 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