1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,800 You're listening to the Footglitch Podcast. 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,600 Love football, learn English. 3 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:11,600 How did Sparta Prague do against the Red Bull Salzburg team 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:14,400 in their opening game of the Champions League? 5 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:19,200 What do I think about Arsenal and Manchester City's goalless draws? 6 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,800 What are some ways you can support the Footglitch Podcast? 7 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:30,400 And what does the phrase to send someone for hot dogs mean? 8 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:50,400 Hello everyone, welcome back to the Footglitch Podcast. 9 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:54,000 My name is Denek Lukas and you heard me right. 10 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,000 This is the Footglitch Podcast. 11 00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:00,800 First, I would like to talk to you today about the future of this podcast. 12 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:05,200 To be honest, I still don't know whether the future is bright 13 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:10,800 and what's ahead, what lies ahead because it's early days for this podcast. 14 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:17,000 I started it about three months ago, you know, right before the Euros. 15 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:21,800 And yeah, I've been enjoying myself. I've had fantastic guests on it. 16 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:26,200 I think I'm quite happy with the production of the podcast. 17 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,600 Of course, there's still room for improvement, right? 18 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:34,000 You could call it teething problems, but that's absolutely normal. 19 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,400 It is not my first podcast to produce. 20 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:44,600 But I think it's time to think about how I could progress in the future. 21 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:49,200 Basically, whenever you start a podcast, you need to have a plan, right? 22 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:50,600 You need to have a plan. 23 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:56,000 Of course, at some point, I would like to find a way to monetize this podcast. 24 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,600 Right? I need to make that happen. 25 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,800 Otherwise, I cannot sustain it long term. 26 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:04,200 And you should know that. 27 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:06,000 And that's why you come in. 28 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:11,000 I am going to basically now ask you for support. 29 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:14,200 Yes, that's what we have to do, us the podcasters. 30 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:19,200 It's not my most enjoyable part of the podcasting experience. 31 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:22,800 I'm still learning how to do it, but I have to do it. 32 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:28,400 Basically, if you want the future of this podcast to be bright, 33 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:30,400 I can't do it without you. 34 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:32,000 It's as simple as this. 35 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,800 And there are several ways you can support this podcast. 36 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:41,400 Number one, the easiest is just don't shut up about it. 37 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,400 Tell your friends that it exists. 38 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:49,600 Tell your classmates, your husband, your wife, your girlfriend, your boyfriend, 39 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,200 your, I don't know, drinking buddies. 40 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,600 Share it on your social media. 41 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:58,200 It's necessary for me to spread the word. 42 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,000 And the best way to do it is the word of mouth. 43 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:05,800 So if you could help me with that, it would be absolutely fantastic. 44 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:10,200 And honestly, I couldn't stress that enough. 45 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:15,000 Now, other ways you could support this podcast is of course, 46 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:21,400 by leaving a review on the podcasting app, such as Apple Podcasts, 47 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:25,200 Spotify, wherever you can do it. 48 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:30,600 Just, you know, just give me a five-star rating and write a few things about it. 49 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:36,000 You don't have to spend more than 10 seconds on writing a review like that, honestly. 50 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,200 But it can make a huge difference as well. 51 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:45,600 From time to time, I speak to ChetGPT and ask whether there are some new reviews. 52 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:53,200 And occasionally, I get some sort of answer from ChetGPT. 53 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:58,000 And like I said, this helps others find this podcast, right? 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70 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:22,200 I've got a group for English learners, for high level English learners. 71 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:24,600 And there is a football event once a week. 72 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:32,000 Every Sunday, we talk about football weekend at 8.30 p.m. Central European Time. 73 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:33,200 You know what I could do? 74 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:43,000 If you become my Hero Hero subscriber, then I'll let you join us once a month. 75 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:49,900 OK, once a month you will have access to my Discord group and you will be able to talk to me 76 00:05:49,900 --> 00:05:52,600 and the other members about the football weekend. 77 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:58,800 So we can discuss the Premier League, the games of your team from your league, whichever league it is. 78 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:04,800 If you are a football player yourself or a manager, we can talk about how you personally did, 79 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:06,800 but only once a month. 80 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,600 In the future, we can do it more often. 81 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:13,600 Or if you are interested in the full on experience of being a member of that group, 82 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:17,600 which is not only about football, then you can go to my website, 83 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:22,800 myteachersdenek.com where you can learn more about it. 84 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,600 OK, so sorry about all that. 85 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:29,000 It's necessary for me to talk about these things. 86 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,100 But what's on agenda today? 87 00:06:31,100 --> 00:06:35,800 Well, I have been watching some Champions League games. 88 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:36,800 That's right. 89 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:37,900 I have to be honest with you. 90 00:06:37,900 --> 00:06:41,200 I'm not always into watching the Champions League. 91 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:51,400 It has not been my go to competition in the past, mainly because I didn't have a team to support really 92 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:55,800 until Arsenal started getting into the league, I suppose. 93 00:06:55,800 --> 00:07:01,200 But before that, no Czech teams got to Champions League for a long, long time. 94 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:04,900 And well, it's different this year because we've got Sparta Prague, 95 00:07:04,900 --> 00:07:13,000 the Czech team that made it into the Champions League after 19 years of a drought. 96 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:13,800 They are there. 97 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:21,100 And I have to tell you about their first game because it was a huge, huge success, actually. 98 00:07:21,100 --> 00:07:26,900 They played against an Austrian team, Red Bull Salzburg. 99 00:07:26,900 --> 00:07:32,100 Yeah, that Red Bull that some of you drink, the energetic drink, that's their sponsor. 100 00:07:32,100 --> 00:07:38,000 And it's, you know, it's like a big, big sort of project, right? 101 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,400 They have, I think, Leipzig as well. 102 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:41,500 Red Bull Leipzig. 103 00:07:41,500 --> 00:07:42,800 Am I saying it right? 104 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:43,900 I hope so. 105 00:07:43,900 --> 00:07:47,300 And then there is Salzburg, Red Bull Salzburg. 106 00:07:47,300 --> 00:07:53,700 And in their team, they've had big, big names in the past, including Haaland at some point. 107 00:07:53,700 --> 00:07:54,100 Yeah. 108 00:07:54,100 --> 00:07:57,900 And I think it is the Slovenian player, Šeško and more. 109 00:07:57,900 --> 00:08:03,400 So it's not an easy team to play against to start your Champions League campaign, 110 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:07,400 especially with this new strange format. 111 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:12,700 But what Sparta did in this home game was absolutely fantastic. 112 00:08:12,700 --> 00:08:14,400 It surprised me. 113 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:17,700 It surpassed all my expectations. 114 00:08:17,700 --> 00:08:21,100 I was left absolutely speechless. 115 00:08:21,100 --> 00:08:28,300 Sparta Prague coach Lars Fries has been doing an amazing job since Brian Priske, 116 00:08:28,300 --> 00:08:31,500 the ex-Sparta Prague coach left. 117 00:08:31,500 --> 00:08:34,900 Lars Fries used to be his assistant, by the way. 118 00:08:34,900 --> 00:08:40,400 And Brian Priske left for Feyenoord, Rotterdam, where he is now struggling. 119 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:44,200 But Lars Fries, it's tactical masterclass. 120 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:49,600 Basically, it's obvious that Salzburg have better individual players. 121 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:55,900 They have, you know, like really big, big talent. 122 00:08:55,900 --> 00:08:59,100 You can see a lot of wonder kids in their team. 123 00:08:59,100 --> 00:09:01,500 But Sparta played as a team. 124 00:09:01,500 --> 00:09:03,000 I don't think they prayed. 125 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,800 They may have prayed as well, but they mainly played. 126 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:06,800 They played as a team. 127 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:08,900 It was a unit, coherent unit. 128 00:09:08,900 --> 00:09:17,100 Everybody knew exactly what they were supposed to do and everybody fulfilled those instructions 129 00:09:17,100 --> 00:09:19,000 that Lars Fries gave them. 130 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:22,100 It was a high pressing game from Sparta Prague. 131 00:09:22,100 --> 00:09:27,500 And what helped in this game is the fact that they scored a very early goal. 132 00:09:27,500 --> 00:09:29,400 It was, I think, in the second minute. 133 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:31,100 It made a huge difference, of course. 134 00:09:31,100 --> 00:09:33,000 It always does, right? 135 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:42,300 But, you know, it looked like Sparta Prague were able to tap into Salzburg's weakness. 136 00:09:42,300 --> 00:09:47,900 It seemed like they kind of surprised Salzburg with their own game 137 00:09:47,900 --> 00:09:51,200 because this is how they play normally, this high press. 138 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:54,500 But Sparta Prague, they just took it to perfection. 139 00:09:54,500 --> 00:09:56,500 It was perfection, honestly. 140 00:09:56,500 --> 00:10:01,400 All three goals kind of were kind of scored because of pressing, right? 141 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,100 Or some counter pressing situations. 142 00:10:04,100 --> 00:10:06,600 It was incredible. 143 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:13,400 So, like I said, in the second minute, Khan Kyrynen, the Finnish international, 144 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:21,400 scored the first goal and then the second goal was scored right before half time by Viktor Olatungi, 145 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:28,300 the Nigerian, and then in second half, Chazim Lachi, the Albanian player, 146 00:10:28,300 --> 00:10:34,100 he sent the defence and the goalkeeper for hot dogs. 147 00:10:34,100 --> 00:10:35,500 That's right. 148 00:10:35,500 --> 00:10:37,300 Just check out this goal. 149 00:10:37,300 --> 00:10:39,100 It's such a beautiful goal. 150 00:10:39,100 --> 00:10:48,100 It reminds me of a goal that Mesut Özil scored in the Europa League a while back for Arsenal. 151 00:10:48,100 --> 00:10:50,000 It was such a brilliant goal, honestly. 152 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:57,400 The composure, the technical ability and the vision of this player and the calmness. 153 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:00,400 And yeah, it's just such a wonderful goal. 154 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:03,800 I'm sure it was in the European highlights. 155 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:10,400 So that was the Salzburg-Sparta-Prague game. I could not envisage such a great result. 156 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:16,000 And obviously in Prague, you know, people were celebrating. 157 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:23,900 Even like I'm sure most decent Czech football fans, even if they support other teams, 158 00:11:23,900 --> 00:11:27,900 they were happy that Sparta-Prague did so well. 159 00:11:27,900 --> 00:11:30,100 I watched some other games as well. 160 00:11:30,100 --> 00:11:35,600 For example, Atalanta-Arsenal, which I thought wasn't that interesting. 161 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:38,500 Well, it was a goalless draw in the end. 162 00:11:38,500 --> 00:11:46,100 And an even game, the biggest moment of this game was really a penalty save from David Wraya. 163 00:11:46,100 --> 00:11:48,800 It was a double save, in fact. 164 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:57,100 Brilliant, brilliant save from Mateo Retegui penalty. 165 00:11:57,100 --> 00:12:00,600 And then there was a rebound. 166 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:04,000 The same player tried to head the ball into an empty net. 167 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:12,400 But somehow David Wraya appeared out of nowhere and managed to catch that or parry that. 168 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:16,200 It was a goal line save, a highlight of this round for sure. 169 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:21,100 Amazing save. But unfortunately, this was the best moment of the game. 170 00:12:21,100 --> 00:12:25,000 Honestly, I can see that a lot of players are not at their best. 171 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:33,400 Martinelli, Declan Rice, Tomas Parte, not good at all. 172 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:40,500 Maybe Calafiore, the Italian, was the best shining light of the Arsenal lineup. 173 00:12:40,500 --> 00:12:44,000 But honestly, there was not much to be excited about. 174 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:50,200 Even Gabriel Jesus, not at his best right now. 175 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:51,600 So it was a bit disappointing. 176 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:59,400 And I'm slightly worried because the next game for Arsenal is this Sunday against none other than Manchester City. 177 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:04,300 And if we repeat this kind of performance, it's definitely not going to be enough. 178 00:13:04,300 --> 00:13:09,100 Perhaps it's a bit tough because there is a difficult run-in for Arsenal, right? 179 00:13:09,100 --> 00:13:11,900 We were playing the North London derby. We won that 1-0. 180 00:13:11,900 --> 00:13:17,700 I say we because I don't know if you know, but I support Arsenal, in fact. 181 00:13:17,700 --> 00:13:22,100 So that happened, the North London derby, then this game. 182 00:13:22,100 --> 00:13:28,800 And then there is the most difficult game you can possibly have in the Premier League, right? 183 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:33,800 You're playing away from home at the Etihad Stadium against Manchester City. 184 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:38,500 So that's going to be tough. Speaking of Manchester City, 185 00:13:38,500 --> 00:13:47,300 they drew their home game against Inter Milan, which in a similar fashion, it's actually quite boring, right? 186 00:13:47,300 --> 00:13:52,500 Both English teams involved in a goalless draw. 187 00:13:52,500 --> 00:13:55,800 It's nothing to be excited about, to be honest. 188 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:59,500 I heard Pep Guardiola speak in the press conference. 189 00:13:59,500 --> 00:14:02,800 He seemed to be quite happy about the way they played. 190 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:07,700 Looking at the stats, it looked like they were a slightly better team. 191 00:14:07,700 --> 00:14:15,200 From other interesting results, Celtic Glasgow beat Slovan Bratislava 5-1. 192 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:21,000 So that's a real thrashing. I am quite disappointed about that. 193 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:27,400 Slovan Bratislava, of course, for them, it's an achievement in itself to be in the Champions League. 194 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:33,900 But losing 5-1, your first game, that's nothing to write home about, really. 195 00:14:33,900 --> 00:14:43,700 Then I also watched the game PSG Paris Saint-Germain against Girona, the Spanish sensation from last year. 196 00:14:43,700 --> 00:14:53,200 That game was interesting for me, especially because an ex-Sparta Prague player and a talented leader, 197 00:14:53,200 --> 00:15:01,000 Ladislav Krejci, the ex-Sparta Prague captain, played his first game of the season for Girona. 198 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:04,300 He was starting his first game of the season. 199 00:15:04,300 --> 00:15:09,400 To my surprise, he was absolutely amazing. 200 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:14,300 Apparently, he had like 99% passing rate. 201 00:15:14,300 --> 00:15:22,400 And then on top of that, he made an incredible defensive last-ditch tackle. 202 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:28,700 Basically, a player, Paris Saint-Germain player Dembele, a really fast player, 203 00:15:28,700 --> 00:15:36,700 he was running from the halfway line and Krejci had to turn around and he had like four meters, 204 00:15:36,700 --> 00:15:41,600 three or four meters to catch up. 205 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:50,200 But for some reason, he managed to keep up with Dembele's run. 206 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:58,100 And just as Dembele was trying to shoot right in front of the keeper, like 100% chance, 207 00:15:58,100 --> 00:16:09,300 somehow from out of nowhere, Ladislav Krejci appeared with an amazing challenge. 208 00:16:09,300 --> 00:16:26,000 And it was completely legal as well, because in this position, it's easy to commit a foul and penalty, red card, all that. 209 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:27,100 Didn't happen. 210 00:16:27,100 --> 00:16:33,600 In the end, unfortunately for Girona, who defended really well, it was an organized performance from them. 211 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,900 And Ladislav Krejci was their best player. 212 00:16:36,900 --> 00:16:44,000 Unfortunately, though, in the end, PSG scored in extra time. 213 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:45,000 It was a terrible goal. 214 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:49,800 And own goal, goalkeeper didn't cover himself in any glory there. 215 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:51,500 I would say it was a howler. 216 00:16:51,500 --> 00:16:55,500 It was a real howler, a mistake by the goalkeeper. 217 00:16:55,500 --> 00:16:57,500 But these things happen, this is football for you. 218 00:16:57,500 --> 00:17:01,800 So PSG won that game. 219 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:04,800 And yeah, that's that. 220 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:10,800 Feyenoord Rotterdam lost 0-4 against Bayern Leverkusen. 221 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:14,500 That was also a bit too much, of course. 222 00:17:14,500 --> 00:17:16,900 Brian Priskev already mentioned him. 223 00:17:16,900 --> 00:17:23,000 The ex-Sparta Prague coach didn't start his campaign at this club very well at all. 224 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:26,200 He's under a huge amount of pressure. 225 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:32,800 The Feyenoord Rotterdam fans want him out of the club. 226 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:36,900 At Sparta Prague, he always used to do these, we call them circles. 227 00:17:36,900 --> 00:17:45,800 That's basically the before and after the game, the players sort of gather and make a circle, 228 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:50,100 like the shape of a circle, and they sort of talk to each other and encourage each other 229 00:17:50,100 --> 00:17:56,100 and try to motivate each other before and after the game, just sort of to show the team spirit. 230 00:17:56,100 --> 00:17:58,200 It's kind of like team building. 231 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:02,600 Apparently, he started doing the same at Feyenoord, but the fans hate it. 232 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:04,700 They hate it because the team is losing. 233 00:18:04,700 --> 00:18:13,100 So they blame the performances on that, on that drill or routine. 234 00:18:13,100 --> 00:18:15,500 Let's call it a routine. 235 00:18:15,500 --> 00:18:18,700 And I heard that Priskev stopped doing it. 236 00:18:18,700 --> 00:18:21,000 He's under a lot of pressure. 237 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,500 So heavily criticized. 238 00:18:23,500 --> 00:18:27,200 I don't think he will be able to stay much longer. 239 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:33,600 He has to get some results because otherwise he will be just forced out of the club by the fans. 240 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:36,400 It can happen, right? 241 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:43,500 Yeah, for Sparta Prague fans, this seems like, I don't know, they, of course, 242 00:18:43,500 --> 00:18:46,100 they wish him all the best because he did so well. 243 00:18:46,100 --> 00:18:52,100 We won two titles at Sparta, but on the other hand, apparently, when he was leaving Sparta, 244 00:18:52,100 --> 00:18:57,800 he said to the sports director Tomáš Rosický that he didn't want to be there anymore. 245 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:02,500 Right? So that's what Tomáš Rosický said in a few interviews. 246 00:19:02,500 --> 00:19:06,700 And if we believe Tomáš Rosický, then this is not nice. 247 00:19:06,700 --> 00:19:11,200 Right? You should always respect the team that made you. 248 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:14,400 And he, Sparta Prague made him into the coach he is. 249 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:20,200 And it gave him this opportunity to be at Feyenoord. 250 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:26,200 He should have showed more respect and maybe karma is getting him now. 251 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:30,200 You know, perhaps you should say instead of saying, I don't want to be at Sparta anymore, 252 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:33,200 you should say something like, it's time to move on. 253 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:36,000 Yeah, I'm sorry. I have ambitions, blah, blah, blah. 254 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:37,800 You know, we will all understand. Right? 255 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:41,100 You understand. But don't say things like, I don't want to be there. 256 00:19:41,100 --> 00:19:44,000 Right? It's like disrespectful to the club. 257 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:48,000 And karma, karma got him. I think. I don't know. 258 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:51,600 Anyway, interesting format of this Champions League. 259 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:58,000 I have to say, I don't know what to think about it yet, but it's like a huge league. 260 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,200 Right? We have got so many teams. 261 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:02,400 Is it 32 teams or something? 262 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:07,700 The first eight, we qualify straight into the quarterfinal. 263 00:20:07,700 --> 00:20:09,500 Is it? I think so. 264 00:20:09,500 --> 00:20:15,200 And then how many? I can't remember, guys. 265 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:19,300 I can't remember exactly what the rules are, but it's pretty confusing. 266 00:20:19,300 --> 00:20:25,400 And you have eight matches and against eight different opponents for home, for away matches, 267 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:29,800 but always only one against each of your opponents, which is interesting. 268 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:35,600 And then obviously you have to collect enough points to progress, 269 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:42,600 either to be in the top eight, which is better because then you get straight into the quarterfinal, 270 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:47,200 I believe. But if not, at least you want to play the round before that. 271 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:50,400 That's easier. That should be more manageable to get there. 272 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:53,600 For Sparta Prague, three points. Amazing. 273 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:55,800 Amazing way to start the season. 274 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:59,300 Some of their players were really great in that game. 275 00:20:59,300 --> 00:21:02,500 For example, Filip Panac, the defender. 276 00:21:02,500 --> 00:21:09,100 Just read about Filip Panac, like what sort of story he has, because it's incredible. 277 00:21:09,100 --> 00:21:13,200 He was basically afraid for his own life at some point, 278 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:17,400 and he was struggling with injuries for about three years. 279 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:22,600 Huge knee problems. He thought his career was over, yet he came back stronger. 280 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:27,300 Now he's the Sparta Prague captain and now wins a Champions League game. 281 00:21:27,300 --> 00:21:30,200 It's an incredible story. 282 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:33,500 Anyway, guys, that's that for the Champions League. 283 00:21:33,500 --> 00:21:37,400 I will not always talk about the Champions League, but I thought I might as well, 284 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:41,000 since I watched a few games and I found several results. 285 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:47,500 Quite surprising. I didn't even mention the way Bayern Munich demolished their opponent, 286 00:21:47,500 --> 00:21:53,300 Dinamo Zagreb, 9-2. Yes, you heard me right, 9-2. 287 00:21:53,300 --> 00:22:00,600 Harry Kane scored four goals. Three of these goals were from penalties. 288 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:04,500 Honestly, we will see what happens. 289 00:22:04,500 --> 00:22:08,300 There is a problem as well in the world of football now, in European football. 290 00:22:08,300 --> 00:22:13,500 Some players have started complaining about the fact that they are playing too many games. 291 00:22:13,500 --> 00:22:16,200 I think Kevin de Bruyne said something. 292 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:21,400 Some managers too, Pep Guardiola, even Jurgen Klopp before he left Liverpool. 293 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:25,300 I think they are just burning out. I think it's too many games. 294 00:22:25,300 --> 00:22:32,900 It's impossible for the players to put in consistent performances if they play so many games. 295 00:22:32,900 --> 00:22:38,000 Right. So the only way to do this is, I guess, if you have a big squad, 296 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:44,600 a lot of squad depth and you rotate because playing in so many competitions is just tough. 297 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:49,200 And I understand that, you know, like, UEFA is trying to make a lot of money. 298 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,800 Of course, it's about the TV rights, the fans. 299 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:55,700 They just want to see the superstars play. Right. 300 00:22:55,700 --> 00:23:00,200 But they're only human beings. So there are complications. 301 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:04,700 But I think there are no complications when it comes to this podcast. 302 00:23:04,700 --> 00:23:13,900 And now it's time for the language corner. 303 00:23:13,900 --> 00:23:17,100 All right, guys, welcome back to the language corner. 304 00:23:17,100 --> 00:23:19,900 I actually haven't planned anything for this one. 305 00:23:19,900 --> 00:23:23,700 So I wonder what I could talk about. Hmm. Let me see. 306 00:23:23,700 --> 00:23:28,100 OK. Remember how I spoke about Chazim Lachi, Chazim Lachi, 307 00:23:28,100 --> 00:23:32,500 the Albanian player who plays for Sparta Prague and the goal he scored, 308 00:23:32,500 --> 00:23:36,300 the third goal he scored against Salzburg. 309 00:23:36,300 --> 00:23:42,000 It was an incredible goal. And I use the phrase that I said that he sent 310 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:46,100 everyone on hot dogs. Remember that? I said that. 311 00:23:46,100 --> 00:23:51,700 Yes, hot dogs. So if you send someone for hot dogs, 312 00:23:51,700 --> 00:23:55,600 it basically is a funny phrase, which means 313 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:59,900 because of the skill you have, because of some situation in the game, 314 00:23:59,900 --> 00:24:04,900 you perform something, you perform 315 00:24:04,900 --> 00:24:09,700 a certain situation in a skillful way that it makes 316 00:24:09,700 --> 00:24:12,200 that it makes someone look stupid. 317 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:14,900 Yeah, you make fool out of someone else. 318 00:24:14,900 --> 00:24:20,100 And that's exactly what Chazim Lachi did because he just cut back. 319 00:24:20,100 --> 00:24:25,900 Yeah, he cut back. And as he did that, two defenders 320 00:24:25,900 --> 00:24:30,100 and the goalkeeper, they all slid to the other side. 321 00:24:30,100 --> 00:24:33,800 So he cut back and suddenly he had an empty goal and it was an easy 322 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:39,100 tap in for Chazim Lachi. So if you send someone on hot dogs, 323 00:24:39,100 --> 00:24:43,700 it means that you make fool, you make a fool out of someone. 324 00:24:43,700 --> 00:24:47,000 Yeah, so that's the phrase for today. I guess that's it. 325 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:50,900 I think we can keep it short today. I hope you enjoyed listening to this episode. 326 00:24:50,900 --> 00:24:55,700 Don't forget that you can support this podcast and I would like to encourage you to do so. 327 00:24:55,700 --> 00:24:58,700 I support my favorite podcasts. That's right. 328 00:24:58,700 --> 00:25:04,100 Yes, I'm a subscriber of currently two different podcasts 329 00:25:04,100 --> 00:25:09,100 and you know, it's just three euros, right? Three euros monthly. 330 00:25:09,100 --> 00:25:15,000 And if you really enjoy the content someone makes, why not do that? 331 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,500 I don't know. It's really about what you think. 332 00:25:17,500 --> 00:25:21,600 I don't mind if you don't support me, of course. I'm still happy if you listen. 333 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:27,700 But I'm saying in the future, I will have to see that this podcast is heading somewhere 334 00:25:27,700 --> 00:25:31,500 because if it isn't, you know, I'll just have to try something else, right? 335 00:25:31,500 --> 00:25:35,600 But I think this is a good concept. I hope so. I hope so. 336 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:40,500 But there should be other people to judge this, not me. 337 00:25:40,500 --> 00:25:43,900 Anyway, I've got some interesting guests lined up in the future. 338 00:25:43,900 --> 00:25:47,300 So you definitely have some stuff to look forward to. 339 00:25:47,300 --> 00:25:51,100 I'll be covering the mainly the Premier League, but, you know, 340 00:25:51,100 --> 00:25:55,500 I'll be looking at some Czech players, of course, as well, in this kind of way. 341 00:25:55,500 --> 00:26:00,400 Czech team, the Czech national team from time to time, the usual stuff. 342 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:04,100 By the way, if you are a listener and you have good English 343 00:26:04,100 --> 00:26:07,600 and you think you would be a good guest on this podcast, you know what? 344 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:11,000 Why don't you send me an email? I have got a new email. 345 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:14,600 It's thefootglishpodcast at gmail.com. 346 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:18,500 Send me an email and maybe you could feature as one of the guests. 347 00:26:18,500 --> 00:26:23,700 Why not? We could talk about your domestic league, about your team. 348 00:26:23,700 --> 00:26:28,900 Why not? I am open to having new guests on this podcast, of course. 349 00:26:28,900 --> 00:26:33,800 Guys, that's all that I can squeeze into this episode. 350 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:36,700 Have a great day. Enjoy your weekend and take care. 351 00:26:36,700 --> 00:27:04,700 I'll speak to you soon. Cheers. Bye bye.