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Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode
of the FootGlish podcast. My name is Denec Lucas
and this is a podcast for all football fans and
also people who want to learn English through
football, through your passion, hopefully, that
we both share. I say both, but it could be more
people than just me and one listener, right?
That we all share. Anyway, as always, there is
a guest and today I think... The guest is really
interesting because he comes from Poland and
his name is Franek. Hello, Franek. Welcome to
the podcast. Hi, hi. My name is Franek and I'm
really glad to be here. Yeah, it's wonderful
to have you here. And Franek, why did I decide
to invite you to the FootGish podcast today?
We are going to talk about a football game between
two teams, which was played in Ostrava. Legia
Warsaw and Banik Ostrava. And yeah, let's talk
about it. Yeah, that's right. Banik Ostrava is
a Czech team from the Czech Republic, from the
region in the north, in the sort of northeast
of the Czech Republic. Silesia, I think it's
called in English. And obviously, it's a big
club with a lot of fan base. And Legia Warsaw,
is it the biggest club in Poland, would you say?
Yeah, for sure with the most trophies in Poland
and one of the biggest in the whole country.
Like, you know, it's from Warsaw, so from the
capital. Right. And you went to Ostrava to attend
this game? Yes, because I live near to the border
with Czech Republic in Poland. And I'm a big
fan of Banik Ostrava. Of course, it's my local
team, I would say. This is funny. So although
you are Polish, you decided to support the Czech
team. You are a traitor. You're a traitor to
your nation, basically. Yeah, and I was on this
game in my Banik shirt with my Banik scarf. And,
you know, I was chanting with Banik fans. So,
yes, I'm not really into Polish football. That's
a fun fact. That's not my cup of tea. Okay, but
it must have been in some way special for you
because a Polish team was playing. Don't tell
me it's... Okay, you went to a banning game,
but still, it must be a bit special because it's
a Polish team, right? Yes, yes, of course, because...
I wanted Banik to win against Polish team, that's
for sure. That's really interesting. But although
if Banik was playing with the team that's not
from Poland, from other team in Europe, I would
go on this game. Because it's so close to where
you live, as you said. Yes. And so you live near
the border with the Czech Republic. It's true
that Ostrava is really... really within a stone's
throw from the Polish border. So that makes a
lot of sense. And at this club, they have a lot
of Polish fans. I think it's traditionally known
that Banikostrawa have a lot of Polish fans,
right? So you're not an exception. Yeah, I'm
not. And they are friendly connected with the
club that is, I think... one of the biggest on
Silesia in Poland with GKS Katowice and GKS Katowice
is friendly connected very friendly connected
with Banik Ostrava for years and there's even
a chant like I was on the stadium in Ostrava
Gieksa Banik Gieksa so Gieksa is the GKS of course
so they are really friendly connected So they
sing a chant, the Banik Ostrov fans sing a chant
which pays tribute to this friendly club Katowice,
basically. Yes, yes. That is so cool, man. Yeah,
and on the stadium, you can notice a lot of,
you know, a lot of GKS Katowice. Shirts. I don't
know. Yeah, shirts and people from Poland, you
know, from Silesia, because Banik is Silesian
club. i see i see but they are cheering for banning
obviously as well so yeah so when you went to
this game the atmosphere would you say would
you describe it as as pretty good yeah of course
there was no uh there was no uh sitting chairs
left no no no no yes no empty seats the whole
stadium 15 000 people were there and amazing
atmosphere i would say of course the legia were
so fast also because they are known for their
uh for their support and they were amazing like
i was sitting next to them like oh really uh
no next to them but i don't know 20 meters not
far from them yeah yeah and they were chanting
all the game all 20 minutes with of course with
a break for 15 minutes but their support is just
something different. And I know that's, you know,
in Europe, they are famous for that. Yeah, I
actually spoke to one of my students about them.
I teach, I happen to teach one football journalist
that works for the Czech TV for TV that broadcasts
the Czech League. So he has a lot of knowledge
about the Czech League. And also he told me that
the fans are called Žileta fans. Something like
that. And he also told me, you can then say if
this is true or not, but he also said to me that
they are currently boycotting home games, that
they don't go to away games. Is this true? Yeah,
I heard about it, but now I have a story about
Zyleta. Because the name Zyleta is in Polish,
zylet, I think it's English, like to shave. Right,
it's like a company, it's a shaving company that
produces this Gillette. Yes, but Gillette in
Polish is a razor. It's a razor in Polish, but
it's not because they are, you know, maybe...
Like hard fans? Yeah, it's not because they are
hard and very, you know... hardcore but because
on the stadium in poland warsaw uh on the old
stadium the you know they they sit in uh under
the um under the gillette uh you know uh like
a banner maybe or something yes banner with a
gillette like a poster advert yes with a post
under the poster of Gillette and that's why they
are Gillette ah I see I see that's that's interesting
actually and with this boycott yeah what about
the boycott then is it still happening no because
I'm not really into the Legia Warsaw and you
know the Poland but I heard about it and they
were boycotting because of the their government
the whole Legia that they were not doing a transfer,
something like that. But the boycott is stopped.
Oh, you mean not government, the board. The board
were not getting any new players for the club.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, but they bought the new
player. I don't know really, you know, something
more, but it is a player from England, from Watford,
for 3 million euros, something like that. i don't
want to say something you know something wrong
that's not true yes yeah well tell us tell us
if anybody's watching this on you on youtube
and you're from poland tell us in the comments
if this is true by the way guys yeah and they
bought this guy and i think it's the most expensive
most valuable player to ever come to extra classa
to the polish first league and yeah so i think
That appeased the fans. So the fans are happy
now. They are satisfied with what the board did.
That's cool, man. Yeah, but although one of the
best players were sold two weeks ago. The midfielder
Maxi Ojetele is now in Strasbourg. for six million
something like this six million he came from
manchester united so he's a polish he's a polish
but he was raised in the in the england of course
i see Well, it looks like Banja Kostrava and
Poland and Legia Warsaw have something in common
because obviously now they are letting go their
biggest star, Everton. Everton, we are not referring
to the club in England, ladies and gentlemen,
from Liverpool. No, not that club. There is a
player called Everton who played in the Czech
League for a long time for Banja Kostrava and
also for Slavia Prague. He is Brazilian and he
has been one of the biggest stars of the Czech
League. and a really technically gifted player
with great personality didn't get any yellow
cards he was known for being a real gentleman
of football but also a true true goal scorer
and now he got an offer from a club from egypt
of all places some kind of club called fc pyramids
or something I'm not even joking. That's how
the story goes. And unfortunately, he's leaving
Baník. So that makes Baník much less strong,
obviously. So that is a connection as well there.
But going back to Žileta, my student also told
me that they have really strict rules in that
camp. Apparently, you cannot use your phone.
and you cannot sit when you are supporting the
team. Is this also true or is he making it all
up? I think that's strict rules for all Ultras
groups because before the game, I follow a Hahaji
account because, of course, we have to mention
that in Banik Ostrava, they have also their Ult
Jileta. It's called Hahaji. and and the there
was a post about how to you know how to behave
in the in their uh how to behave in the hajji
you know this like a code like in a sector yeah
in the sector and there is no phones you have
to chant no sitting like i don't know how to
watch a football game like that because I think
they are not watching it. It's religion. It's
almost like religion for them, right? Yes. They
are mad. And apparently, if you don't follow
these rules, you will be kicked out of this club,
of this unique club. Yeah. When I say club, I
mean the cult. The cult of the team, of the ultras.
And yeah, both ultras are very strong, like the
strongest in the Czech Republic from the things
I know, it's Hagi. That's true. Like Zleta in
the Czech Republic. So two strong groups have
met on Mestski Stadion, yes. And that's what
I want to talk to you about a little bit, right?
So we don't have time to analyze the whole game,
but I think a 2 -2 draw, I think... Okay, a little
bit disappointing for Banik because they were
the home team. But from what I heard from you,
it was a great game. Am I right? Yes, both teams
are disappointed. In Poland, we are saying that
Legia is disappointed because they could win
and Banik could win. So I don't know how are,
you know, informations in Czech Republic, but...
Both teams were very close to win the first leg.
And you know what? It was a very offensive game.
Legia had more chances, maybe, but Banik's chances
were more clear. Higher xG, maybe. Yes, higher
xG, I think. And both teams had... amazing players
like Matej Sin. The first goal was pure art.
He made a fake shot. Rafa Augustyniak was sliding
and I don't know, a few meters after him and
he scored with his left foot. And you know what?
I was sitting on the stadium and I didn't see
this goal very good. And then on the next day,
me and my dad, because I was with my dad. We
were watching the highlights and then we just
saw that that was colossal. We were impressed
by that fantastic goal. It was a great goal.
And Maciej Sheen is hot goods as well in the
Czech Republic. He's a young talent, right? So
I think a lot of teams are interested in buying
him as well. And there are rumors that he's going
to the Netherlands. AZ Alkmaar, right. AZ Alkmaar,
which is a good club, but obviously it would
be nice if he could stay a bit longer in the
Czech Republic. For a year. For a year, I think.
One year more. But on the other hand, if this
is a talented player and you go to a club like
AZ Alkmaar, I think it's a good next step, right?
You don't go straight to Bundesliga or a top
five league, which might be a bit too much for
him. That's the next step. This is a gradual
process of taking the right steps. And I think
it might be a decent cup for him. Also, a technical
league, right? So, yeah. Why not? He might thrive
there. The Netherlands league, Belgium league,
I don't know, maybe... austria switzerland that's
a very good way to you know to expose your potential
and to go to the top five leagues so maybe one
day in the premier league we will see maybe west
ham because they like the czech players so yes
yeah yeah you're right we'll see but uh so this
game finished in a 2 -2 draw and i think bunny
could have nicked it at the very end of the game
they scored with Friedrich, right? But the goal
was disallowed for an offside. So I think the
whole stadium started celebrating. Explosion.
Explosion. It's a classic, right? It's a classic.
Then everyone is disappointed because VAR, VAR,
choke it off. There was a free kick, and I told
my dad, record that, it's a free kick, you know.
And he started. Tomasz Rigo, because he's doing
every dead ball in the team. He takes set pieces.
Okay, thank you. And then Friedrich just scored
an explosion. My dad started screaming to me,
I got it, I got it. And there was a VAR. I was
very disappointed. And what if he scored? What
would be in Poland? What would be in Czech? What
would we be saying? Okay, so what did the Polish
media say after this game then? So you said that
it wasn't good enough for Poland? for Legia,
but at the same time, it's a draw from an away
game. I think now they think it's in their hands,
right? It's actually, the game is played this
Thursday, this coming Thursday. The return fixture
is this Thursday. So, yeah, what are the predictions
for this game anyway in Poland? Legia for sure
won on the very hard ground in Ostrava, on very
muddy ground I would say also, because it was
raining that day. And I can say one thing too,
that the first goal for Legia, which Bartosz
Kapuska, the captain, scored, it wasn't a hard
shot, but I think the ball was wet. It bounced.
Yeah, it slicked to the goal, yeah. and i think
because the holettes the the goalkeeper would
easily you know the save it if it wasn't but
okay yeah so now uh legia won uh on a very hard
ground uh they were a little bit disappointed
because it was an away game like you said yeah
and it could be even you know the the the win
for for legia but now it is a draw two two so
in the warsaw I think their strengths are, I
don't know, that's very hard for me, but Legia
60 % and I would say Banik 30 % because on the
Washington Cup... Wait, wait a minute. 70 % and
30 % then. 70 % and 30%. You said 60 % and 30%.
70 % for Legia. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 70 % for Legia
that Legia wins this and 30 % for Banik. Yeah,
that's really hard for me. Legia are the favourites
then. Yes, of course. And even Real Betis in
last season lost. in the war so a lot of team
lost maybe chelsea won chelsea won in conference
league but you know on stanford bridge legia
won that was something uh that was something
strange that legia won on stanford bridge and
lost on washington and washington is not the
name of the stadium is a street where the stadium
is located but No one is talking about, you know,
the stadium of Polish, Polish military, something
like that. I don't know. Everyone is like, it's
the Wasinkowska. Okay, I understand. So basically
what you are saying is that it will be quite
tough for Banik to succeed at this place, at
the stadium. So, well... you never know you're
still supporting banik i assume are you going
to go are you going to go to warsaw or is that
too far for you then uh i got a plan to go because
i didn't know that i um i will be able to watch
the game in australia because i bought it like
two days before the game in prague when i was
with my family in prague we were eating a dinner
so that was something like no very very quick
for me yeah but no i'm not going uh i will be
watching it in my tv and of course supporting
panic and that's the most important for me and
my family oh well fingers crossed i hope you
succeed because as as a czech person i'm i'm
of course uh wishing all the best to the czech
team and i hope they manage to knock Legia Warsaw
out of this competition that we call Europa League.
That is something we might have forgotten to
say. We are talking about a Europa League qualifier,
ladies and gentlemen. I believe it's the second
round of the Europa League qualifier or is it
the third round? Yes, it's the second. Yes, because
in the third round they will be facing NK Celia
or AEK Larnaka, one of these two teams. in the
third round next stage yeah so the opponent the
opponents are already known for the winner of
this tie okay great yes oh franic i have to say
thank you to you for uh appearing on the next
No, I have another podcast, guys. That's why
I accidentally said Zdenek's English podcast.
If you want, you can check out my other podcast
called Zdenek's English podcast. But now you're
listening to the Footgrish podcast. So thank
you, Franek, for being here, for being the guest
of the Footgrish podcast, for being the guest
on the Footgrish podcast, a podcast about football.
Thank you. Thank you. That was an amazing experience
for me. And thank you, Justin. I'm glad you liked
it. And let's go, Baník. Baník Píčo, Baník Píčo,
hey, hey, hey. Is that correct? Is that how they
sing it? Yeah, yeah, we were like twice. It's
a bit rude, ladies and gentlemen, if you don't
understand. Yes, yes, yes. You can't speak Czech,
then you can use AI to translate it for you.
Anyway, thank you very much, Franík, and take
care, man. Okay, thank you. Thank you, you too.
Bye -bye. Welcome back to the Language Corner.
As always, in this part of the show, I'm going
to be explaining and clarifying some vocabulary
from this episode, which I thought was a really
interesting interview with this young Polish
fan supporting Bani Gostrawa. I think it's a
good choice for a guest. Please let me know what
you think about this episode in the comments.
Do you think that I should interview more people
like him? And let's get started with the vocabulary
I picked for us. There's a list, quite a list,
and I want to explain it all. So let's get cracking.
I said at the beginning of the interview, I suggested
that Franek is a traitor to his nation. Because
he's Polish, but not supporting Legia Warsaw.
He's actually a Polish guy supporting Banik.
If someone is a traitor, that means that that
person is betraying his country. He is not loyal
to his country, right? So, obviously, it's said
in a humorous way. I was just teasing Franek.
I didn't actually mean that he's a traitor. But
you could be a traitor, for example, in the times
of war, if you basically change the side, right?
So you come from one country, but you basically
become a soldier of the enemy. That would make
you a traitor. But a very good and useful word
to use, of course. Now. Is it true that Baník
Ostrava is within a stone's throw from the border,
I said? It could be from the border, off the
border, doesn't matter. If a place, a city, town,
village is within a stone's throw from another
place, it means it's not very far away from each
other. So this is a phrase that I suggest or
recommend that... IELTS students use when they
do part one of the IELTS exam. This is the part
where they ask you what your name is, where you're
from. I think it's a very useful and sneaky idiom
to use and, you know, gain some extra points
for idiomatic English. When you are sort of saying
where you're from, you can say, I am from, let's
say, Podjebrady, which is within a stone's throw
of... or from Prague. There you go. I think very,
very useful idiom. But they are cheering for
Banik, I said, about the Polish fans. If you
are cheering for someone, it means you are supporting
someone, right? If I cheer for a club, I cheer
for Arsenal. It means I support Arsenal. You
can also say to root for someone is another word
to use. To root for someone, to cheer for someone,
to support someone. All three mean the same thing.
The fans were boycotting the home games because
the board didn't want to buy new players, right?
So if you boycott... In this case, these Polish
fans, these Zileta fans, they didn't go to the
home games because the board of the Legia Warsaw
club didn't, were waiting too long to buy a new
player. And these fans, of course, are very demanding.
They want their club to be strong. So they were
boycotting the games. If you boycott something,
it means that you are protesting against something.
Sort of quiet protest, non -violent protest,
a boycott. And you can use it as a verb to boycott
something. Right. I think, for example, let's
say if Russia competed in the Euros, in the next
Euros, and the war was still going on, I think
a lot of fans would boycott. the tournament right
and maybe not just fans maybe even some teams
would boycott the tournament they would say i'm
not going to compete in this tournament unless
uh russia is not i made it difficult for myself
there i'm not going to compete in this tournament
as long as russia are in it right so this means
to boycott something okay it's like a protest
it's like protesting against something And then
I said the board buying a new player appease
the fans. So if you appease someone, it's a verb
to appease someone. It means to do something
to sort of meet somebody's demands. Right. And
then as a result, you sort of drop the boycott.
So to prevent further disagreement or fighting
by letting the opposing side have something they
want. Right. So finally, the board bought a new
player, as Franek explained to us, and that appeased
the fans. So the fans no longer had to do the
boycott. They dropped it. They stopped. They
stopped boycotting the home games and they start
coming to the games again. All right. And then
I said, Matišín is hot goods. But I have to say,
I checked this and I think this is a false front.
I think this is wrong. The correct phrase should
be a hot property. It's more idiomatic. So I
apologize for that. Sometimes this happens, right?
This comes from my first language. Don't say
a hot goods. Say a hot property. If a player
is a hot property, it means that all clubs want
to buy this player, right? Currently in the Czech
League, there is a player called Michal Beran
who plays for Jablonec. And he is a hot property
because... All the best Czech clubs want to buy
him or at least are thinking about buying him.
The journalists, they are suggesting this as
well. For Jablonec's sake, let's hope that this
player stays at Jablonec. But for the development
of the player, I think at some point he will
have to go to a better club because he is a fantastic
prospect in the Czech league. Then we were talking
about the game. It was 2 -2. And at the end of
the game, Bani could have nicked it. To nick
something is a verb which comes from the Cockney
rhyming slang, I believe. Let's say the Cockney
dialect. If you nick something, you steal it.
You nick it, you steal it. So Bani could have
stolen the win at the end. He could have nicked
the win. And everybody was disappointed because
the goal that Friedrich scored... was chalked
off i said var chalked it off to chalk something
off it comes from i think like school the school
times when do you guys still remember back in
the day when we were young uh we we would use
the we would use the blackboard and a chalk that
white thing to write with right and if you chalk
something off you sort of delete it so in this
case It's used when you disallow a goal. A goal
was disallowed by VAR. It was choked off. It
was cancelled. Okay, I guess that will be it
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