Hello and welcome to Serie A Spotlight Episode 88, we are
HOSC Jake and Matt here to deliver the last episode before the 2023-2024 SEA campaign
kicks off.
Finally, finally, finally bro.
Yeah, it's been a long and tedious wait without football but finally we get to see what these
guys have got bro.
And what would the last episode before the official campaign kicks off be without a little
bit of a prediction episode?
Now granted, the transfer market will be open for the remaining two weeks so things can
still change and our predictions will most likely change by then.
But this is what we've got so far, you know, with how everyone looks.
Exactly, I mean that's pretty much exactly what we'll be doing in this episode.
Guys we'll be giving you guys our predictions for the 2023-2024 campaign.
We will cover who we believe will be the Capocannanere, Topaz sister, who will get the most clean
sheets as well as going through our predicted league standings, whilst both pointing out
each team's new player we believe to be the one to watch in this campaign.
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this weekend, our one of our day ones, Alan, one of my favorite people who has been tuning
into our podcast for a really really long time now I believe since season one.
He's over in Malta on holiday and we're also gonna have himself and a couple of local patrons
over at our house watching the games together so that's gonna be quite cool.
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Now these are the games that will be kicking off this Say A campaign starting from Saturday
all the way across to Monday so on Saturday things kick off with Empoli versus Verona
who could already see a little bit of a relegation, six pointer perhaps over there, followed by
Frost and Yone, Napoli that will also be at 630 and then following that there's Genoa
against Fiorentina and Inter against Monza which is actually a very very good game.
Genoa, Fiorentina is the match of Saturday, what a game.
Inter, Monza is a good one as well.
You're a tag way against Beltran, bro.
That's gonna be lit, Sunday Roma face Salernetana, Sasuolo, pardon me, face Atalanta, these
are good games bro.
My god, I'm vomiting here.
Let's play Lazio and Udineza face Juventus in the Bianconeri derby and then on Monday
Torino against Calieri at 630 and then the Monday 845 game Bologna against Milan which
is fireworks.
Massive massive game over there to kick things off.
Luck, Sarah, my lovely girlfriend getting me off the sofa this weekend.
Bro, I have so many plans this weekend and I'm just making excuses for all of them and
I don't mind saying this because my friends don't listen to the podcast anyway.
Fuck you guys.
Benji and Carl's farewell.
Papa!
Go man, don't make it all grandiose, just leave.
Just leave and let me watch my football.
No, I'll be popping by, I'll just be leaving very very early.
But yeah, that's pretty much, those are the games that, I mean, we're gonna be dual screening
it the entire way, no?
Because it's always two games being played at a time so Alan, Chesco, all of them they're
in for a classic weekend at the Fennex.
Yes, so if this is your first time joining us this season, this is how we do things guys.
Each match day after all, the 10 games are carried out, we release an episode covering
each of the matches just two days later.
Yes, within each episode we pick out each individual match and run our audience through
the lineups, play by play, goal descriptions, talking points along with any news, backstories
or updates.
Our goal basically is to give the people what they would have missed if they missed the
matches.
We want to make them feel like they didn't miss out too much and they're still caught
up with all the latest events of the league, you know?
You didn't have time to watch football this weekend, it's okay and your community is
flick on our podcast and you're up to date with everything, you know, who won but who
dominated the stats of the game, the hot takes, you know, funny moments, everything.
We love a humorous touch as well.
Exactly, I mean, we're Avid Seria fans so we'll be going into quite a bit of detail
about each game including stats and general pointers which we would have noticed when
watching the matches.
I mean, we watch the majority of them over the weekend so we'll make sure to share every
single one of our opinions, hot takes and just things we've noticed really.
Yes, the order of these matches, guys, will be covered in accordance to the importance
of these matches.
For example, should first place Napoli play second place Milan, this will be the first
game covered, should third place Inter play 12th place to the Neza, this will be further
down the pecking order.
Of course, if there's a relegation battle, this might actually be higher up in our priority
list because we love those games.
Exactly, or if there's a lot on the line, basically wherever there's something on the
line that's higher up in the pecking order, it could also be a game that initially looked
shit but it ended up being a 4-3 thriller, then that will move up the pecking order as
well.
In the intro of each episode, we start things off by choosing our goal of the week which
you will hear as a commentary piece in our episode intro along with going over our exclusive
Patreon Fanta Cultural League updating you guys on the standings very briefly because,
you know, as much as it's cool, you guys would want to get down to it.
Yeah, I mean, it's interactive, it's fun, you know, we'll be dedicating Instagram posts
to all that stuff as well, swipe posts with funny videos with all the beef with the WhatsApp
chat, you know, with all the goal posts and the stickers, you know, but I know I'm making
a few stickers, I with my squad now.
You are?
Yeah, of course, bro, for WhatsApp.
We've got eight more a league of eight this year, hopefully next year we'll have a couple
of more guys on so we could even maybe have a double leaguer or something like that.
Well, just one of those web Fantas where you can have like a hundred people in the same
league, that would be fun.
Maybe, maybe.
Well, all about the betting segment.
For those of you who have listened to us before, you may have noticed that there was no mention
this time of the betting segment.
Towards the end of last season, we're feeling bad throwing away money and just losing every
single bet to the point that we stopped doing it because, you know, we're getting money
from our patrons and it kind of felt stupid to be throwing that money away.
So we've cut it out, but we are speaking to a few betting companies and if they do give
us a pool of money to play with them, we'll bring it back because it is fun, you know,
I mean, yeah, at the end of the day, predicting and putting a bit of money on the line is entertaining,
but as long as it's not coming out of our pocket, we are good.
So in the next episode, you hear us going, bet 365.
That means that they gave us a little bit of money to play with guys.
Yeah.
I mean, one thing we don't want is for our patrons to be so kind to actually be contributing
money to help us grow.
Yes.
And we're just putting that for the sake of a segment.
We want to invest in better microphones.
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money alone.
So thank you very much for contributing to that.
We can actually interview guests properly now without having to gather around one microphone.
Yeah.
It's going to be great.
And for all those who have contributed.
Absolutely.
And it won't end there.
As you know, we're setting up our studio at the moment, as you could understand, with
all of the soundproofing that is going on.
It is quite fucking expensive.
Hopefully we'll get enough.
Not for you, then.
Not for you.
Brother, if you don't help, just let me know.
You know what I mean?
Just for you guys who don't know.
Jake is getting a bigger apartment than I am.
He has an extra apartment.
Yeah, he has an extra room.
So we're turning that into the studio until he inevitably has kids and then it becomes
their bedroom.
Yes, God forbid.
Now, shall we start instantly by sharing who we think are going to be the top scores,
top assistants and top clean sheeters?
I don't.
I think we should go through the table first, personally.
What are you doing?
We discussed this before in the episode.
And we said, let's start off with this.
Change my mind.
Quick, rock, paper, scissors.
All right, let's go.
Rock, paper, scissors, shoot.
Looks like we're going through the table.
No, let's not.
Let's not.
No, no, the rules of rock, paper, scissors.
It makes so...
This is what he's like all the time.
They're not going to listen to the entire episode.
Just to wait for us to say that we think X, Y, Z is going to be top score or whatever.
Let's get those out of the way.
Sure, bro.
Just so you guys know, Jake, I, Jake Fennec won at rock, paper, scissors this round.
Now we're still doing what he said.
So please, let's go, bro.
All right, let's start off with your top goal scorer.
For me, it was between two men.
Yes, and I think it was like that for most people.
For me, I think Viktor Ossiman will still take the cake.
X, T, A.
Yes.
I think it will be Ossiman as well, because I think he's head and shoulders above the
other strikers in the league, but closely followed by Lautaro Martinez.
I believe so.
I believe in him.
I think it will be a runaway thing like last season.
No, I'm the first one to bid high for Lautaro Fanta Calcio.
He's consistent and well, he does have slums of bad spells, but he's consistent from season
to season in the amount of goals, scores and the amount of assists he gets.
He's in a front two in a very dynamic team.
And typically, whether it's Zeke or Lukak or whoever in the past years that is next
to him, he enjoys giving them a tricky assist this year.
So far, it's either throughout more Korea, but we'll see who will be assisting him or
who will be assisting.
And out of it as well, yes.
Absolutely.
Who's your dark horse for the top, for the Capocannoneeris spot?
I think Beto will be much higher than he was.
I think Beto will finally find some more consistency for Odineze.
I think this season is an important one for him.
He had two above average seasons.
He had two good seasons.
I think this year, he might take things to the next level.
Personally, I don't rate Beto that highly as a goal scorer.
He's okay as a football player.
He leaves a lot to be desired.
I think when it comes to dark horses, Skamakka is a good shot for Atalanta.
You can always put an Atalanta man as your Capocannoneer favourite.
As well as maybe even who knows, bro, Retegui.
It might be a bit early.
It might be a bit of a reaction.
But imagine, bro.
You know what I mean? Genoa have had it before.
Piontek, like, friends of Milito.
Very, very, very high hopes for Retegui.
Very high hopes for Retegui.
Very high hopes for Genoa.
I can't wait to see that fucking team play.
I would even better go with them live.
Man, the last time they were in Serie A, they were in Serie A.
They were terrible.
They are looking good.
If it weren't for Kalyari's injuries, the story might be a bit different.
But out of the three teams that got promoted, Genoa are looking the strongest.
Kalyari didn't have those injuries.
They might be close.
I still think Genoa are head and shoulders above them.
They might start off the season with Malinowski and Messias behind Retegui.
Stop front-run.
And not to mention the other signings they've made.
But we'll get into that later on.
Top assist.
Top assist. Now you start.
It's obviously the two...
It's Leao Guevara, you know?
It's one of them.
Well, not necessary.
I have Leao.
But not necessarily because two seasons ago it was Barela.
And Barela's quite a consistent one.
Even more seasons ago, I believe it was Sergei.
So it does typically come from midfielders.
I do think it's going to be Leao.
I think he's going to have an extraordinary season for Milan.
And you know, it's easy for him.
He just drags the ball down to the bi-line, squares it back.
He's been getting better at it.
The decision-making was a bit flawed in the pass.
It'd go for a shot.
It'd go for a ball over the top when he should pass it, so on and so forth.
But he's got a much better at it.
And I think he might be the top assist there.
Maybe.
That's a good shot.
I also have Coop Miners as a shot.
By the way, Coop Miners is a very, very intelligent player.
I think he might get it.
From the set pieces as well.
He likes whipping them in and with Scamaca in the box.
He might get to the end of some of those.
And El Bilal Tura.
Ooh!
Clean sheets!
Who do you have, bro?
Wait, top assists.
Did you decide on one or...?
Actually, you're right.
I never gave my final...
Classic Jake.
Commit, bro.
I'm gonna go...
Coop Miners, fuck it.
Okay, alright, alright, I like that.
I like that.
Alright, clean sheets.
Now, this was a tough one.
This was a tough one.
Maybe for you.
I have...
So, mine's a bit of a gamble.
But let's start with you.
Shesney.
So, yeah, Shesney.
I thought of Shesney.
And it was very close.
I do think that Shesney will get a bunch of clean sheets.
I think you will find consistency and other full season on their allegory.
It seems like they're getting the players.
They have a good amount of continuity.
And they're also, if they bring in Barad-y,
they're bringing in some significant...
They're bringing in a significant difference maker over there.
I think that if Manjan has an injury less season,
then he will be in an injury-free season, absolutely.
He will be the top...
He will have the most clean sheets.
I think the only reason he hasn't over the past two years,
because you look at two years ago when Milan were getting clean sheet after clean sheet after clean sheet,
the only reason he wasn't there is because he was out for a fucking month.
Last season, when Milan were conceding five, three, four,
he was out and it was Tataruzano.
I believe if he has the full 38 matches between the sticks for Milan,
he will be the goalkeeper of the most clean sheets.
Fair enough, fair enough, fair enough.
The only thing that stops me from that is Tomori's very aggressive defender.
And Xiao is great, don't get me wrong.
And I predict that he will have a breakout season.
But remember that in Germany, this guy was viewed as an error-prone player.
That was his reputation. He was error-prone.
So you never know how it's going to go.
A season is very long and when you have two defenders,
there's no defensive leader at the back for Milan.
There's no Danilo.
I said that in the last episode.
It's a bit risky going into the season like this.
In fact, I do think that Milan still need a centre-back as well as a striker.
I agree. Two seasons ago, again, Tomori was one of the best defenders in the league.
I think that he had a rocky start to the season.
And I don't think he was in that place mentally to get over it so quick.
I think it started off with those Champions League matches against Chelsea,
where I feel like he felt a lot of the pressure.
I feel like he had a bad game, gave away that penalty.
There was another match where he got a red card as well.
And I think he had a rocky start and I think he just didn't manage to settle his nerves.
Pierre next to him or with Chow next to him and not someone like Kier who could earth him or something like that.
I think it was a rocky start.
I think he will start the season more confidently,
especially with the signings that were made, being backed by Piori.
I think he could really start to become that leading force at the back that Milan desperately need.
Perhaps, perhaps. Let's hope so, in fact.
So, what top goals score, top assists, top clean sheets, and is there anything else?
No, we can move forward to the league table.
I say we do it 20th to first.
Okay, fair enough. Let's do it.
Do you agree?
I agree, definitely.
Should we split our bottom three or should we literally go one by one?
Let's go one by one.
Last place, who gets last place for you?
For me, Frosignan, I get last.
For me, it's Lecce.
I think Lecce will get last place.
Damn, that one.
I think he hits hard, huh?
I think Lecce will suck. They lost Omtiti, they lost Hulmand,
and towards the end of last season, well, for half of the season,
they looked shambolic. They didn't look like they could do anything.
And they've got Daverson, who I'm really not that keen on.
I'm not that big a fan of, bro.
He's had good seasons before, and he has helped many teams, particularly Parma.
And I think Ascoli as well. We see the manager of Ascoli during the season.
I'm not sure. I know he was some Dorias, and he didn't do a great job over there.
Yeah, I don't see him doing very well with this Lecce side.
And I do see Lecce struggling.
But I think Frosignan, they don't look too convincing.
They lost the great manager in Grosso. He had a fantastic season with them.
And he abandoned them, essentially.
And granted, they've made some moves in the market,
but I think it'll be too much for them, too much of a jump to say,
and I think they'll go back down and they'll finish last.
I agree. I found the changing of manager very strange for Frosignan.
And I'm not too confident, even though they killed everyone last season,
really not confident they'll stay long in Serie A.
So I have them going back down as well,
but I think Lecce's demise will be strong this season,
especially with the personnel that they lost,
the fact that they didn't really bring in any one of clear significance for them.
Now, I saw a Lecce page calling for them to sign Ramos on Afri.
Yes, of course. The next umtiti, no?
Because if you sign Ramos on Afri, you don't have to pay his wages.
No, bro, he'll get to live in that beautiful part of Italy.
Exactly.
But yeah, I think Lecce lost. I have Frosignan in 19th.
I have Lecce in 19th.
Hey, look at us, disagreeing.
Look at us, bro.
Okay, so we think that Lecce and Frosignan will both go down.
Now, in 18th place, I believe we disagree here.
So I changed mine.
Okay.
Through reflecting and removing my gut feeling and just adding knowledge of change that.
So for those of you who listened to the last episode,
I had been saying for a couple of days that I have a feeling that Empoli will get relegated next year.
Yes, you got said that.
But with the acquisitions they've made, even bringing on country Larry,
bringing on a winger that they so desperately desired and still having Zanetti
and knowing what kind of fluid football they played last year,
sure they won't get many three points, but they'll definitely get enough points to, you know,
put themselves above it.
And like Calieri, who I have in 18th.
You have Calieri going back down.
Yeah.
Now Calieri are starting the season without Rog and La Padula,
who both suffered long-term injuries and that does suck for them.
However, I do think that Ranieri, the thinker man, will make it work over there.
I don't think they'll finish crazy out of the table, but I think they'll just survive.
For me, a team has been so silent in the market.
For me, a team whose only signing was a Jamaican striker who plays in the Jamaican league,
whose name is Stuart, like, whose hairstyle, by the way, is a ponytail, but it's up.
It defies gravity.
It's going upwards.
It's crazy, man.
It's crazy.
If you read that he's six-two, he's actually six feet tall.
No, he's just fucking five-nine.
It's a crazy thing, man.
The team we are talking about is Salernitana.
Unfortunately, because I absolutely love Salernitana and I do want to go see them.
I actually want to watch them.
They're stadium, they're season brokers.
Their fans are incredible.
The vibes are incredible.
If Boulay Adia stays there, it might be a different story, but I have a gut feeling
that release closes looking tasty.
I have a feeling that Salernitana will be the third team to go down.
I think that they were in the process of really improving last year towards the end of the season.
They just looked so good.
They looked so dangerous.
That game in particular where they went through Steckhorn, got that last-minute winner,
and then the confirmed survival for them.
You just saw the spirit that's in the team.
I can't write them off, especially seeing the way Sousa has managed to make the team gel.
Before, I thought that no one could quite do what Nikola did to Salernitana,
but then seeing the fact that Sousa managed to do it so quickly after
gives me the feeling that it's not just the manager, but that it is a solid squad.
It's a very solid fan base.
They breathe football.
Those fans, they love football, and I really think that will be enough to keep them
up.
They won't be very high because I think they didn't get any better from last year,
but continuity is always important, and at least they didn't lose a bunch of their guys.
Fair enough.
17th?
I've got Hellas Verona.
I agree with you.
I've got Hellas Verona on 17th.
Just once again, narrowly scraping, and it will be a matter of time,
it's only a matter of time.
It will be like the penultimate game,
Saponara to Bonaccio to go, and they survive.
You know what I mean?
That is the reason I don't have them relegated though.
Saponara to Bonaccio?
The Seria experience.
The Seria experience Saponara has, the intelligence he has, the way that from nothing he turns
nothing into something.
They have flair of the bench now.
They have a few tools.
Hellas Verona.
I don't think they're as bad as they look.
They also lost Tamiz, remember that.
Yes, Tamiz Rotorino.
That will be a bad one for them.
16th, I have Calieri.
Absa, they're in Atana.
Okay, okay.
Once again, I think Ranieri will get this Calieri side to survive,
and you think Salernitana will finish in 16th,
which is also of course very doable.
The Seria this season, guys, is so hard to predict.
When you look at, for example, the top seven, you can put them in literally any order,
and you look at the bottom as well.
It's not too far off either.
No.
So 16th, you have Salernitana, I have Calieri, what about 15th?
Just above them, Empoli.
Empoli, agreed.
Look at us.
Wow.
14th, Genoa.
Monza for me.
Look, a dip.
A significant dip.
Is Carlos Augusto that important for them?
Yes, definitely.
Carlos Augusto is very, very, very important for them.
And very important as well was the investment of Silvio Berlusconi.
Of course, now they are owned by the Greek owner of Leelides and Olympiacos,
and apparently a bit of a weird owner to have.
I don't see that Monza have strengthened that much.
Granted, they had to redeem all the players that they had bought this season prior
with all those bonuses and conditions depending on survival.
I do think Monza would dip a little bit.
I think they will.
Everyone around them got stronger.
I disagree.
I think that they've made acquisitions in the right area.
Galliardini.
They're bringing on Galliardini and then bringing on someone like D'Ambrosio,
who looked shit against Milan in that preseason Berlusconi cup,
Trafeo Berlusconi.
But then he scored, then the Coppa.
Then he scored in the Coppa.
I believe Galliardini was a very good signing,
particularly because they lost Travella,
who returned to his former club,
and now he's actually moved on to Lazio.
That's a bit of a transfer update.
But there's still the team that has Pesina,
the team that has Caprari,
there's still the team that has Petania up top.
They still have Itzo at the back.
They still have DeGregorio on goal.
I still think they're a very, very solid team,
and I do think they'll finish higher up the table.
Fair enough, fair enough, bro.
13th.
I have Wodoneza.
I have Sasvolo in 13th.
Okay.
I personally think Sasvolo will do a bit better this year.
I think so.
This is where it gets very tricky,
because there's a pool of teams.
If you look at last season,
there were five teams fighting for that 8th, 9th, and 10th spot.
The Torinos, the Udiners, the Monsas, the Sasvolo,
the Bologna, the Fiorentinas,
those are all somewhere in the mix over there.
Okay, with Fiorentina, higher up, naturally.
But they're all fighting within that mid-table slot
to finish higher up.
I think that even though Sasvolo have good continuity
with their manager, I think if they lose Barardi,
it will be fucking significant for them,
and I predict that they'll lose him.
Okay.
Yeah, I think it's time for Barardi to move.
However, they have Broth and a Winger,
and Laurentis is still there,
so they do have some pieces.
Mulatieri looks amazing.
And Monti is the winner of the year.
Yes.
I mean, yes, but we're in the same region, bro.
I have them in 12th.
Okay.
I have them in 12th.
Yeah, there we go.
So 12th, 13th, interchangable, 11th.
Monsa.
Now, this is where I got a bit crazy.
I put Genoa in 11th.
That's fucking...
But do you remember last year when I put Monsa in 10th
and you called me crazy on the 10th or 9th?
The Oracle.
So maybe you'll be the Oracle.
Come on, Genoa.
I'm Genoa till I die.
Torino.
I have Torino on 9th, personally.
Hey, you jump in the gun.
I've got Bologna on 10th.
Okay.
Guess where I have Bologna?
On 9th.
Yes.
Here we go, bro.
We're just leapfrogging each other.
All right, so let's jump to the...
Yes, I think Bologna, look, have a good thing going.
I think Torino have an even better thing going.
I think Torino will continue to improve and continue to push
to be a European contender,
but I don't think they're quite there yet,
and I think 9th will be a solid finish for them.
And Bologna are on the same boat, to be honest.
A little bit behind, I believe.
They need a striker because they've just lost Arne,
even though Xerxes, by the way,
is good.
He's always looking good.
He's good.
But he scored a fantastic goal, bro.
He just needs to get his shooting boots on.
His positioning is good.
He glides when it comes to his movement.
Very smart movement.
He plays well with his back towards goal.
He'll put your shooting boots on.
But he's not the type to get you over 10 goals this season.
No, he'll get you like 5.
But like Tankfuck, there was Arsalan in the last year
and then because he managed to play him in a couple of times.
No, look, I agree with you.
I think Torino,
great continuity with a great manager like you, Rich.
Mm-hmm.
Fantastic squad.
They signed smart.
They got players like Bellanova that they needed.
They kept Richie.
Very, very good.
They transferred Mark for Vlasic.
There's a lot of stability over there, right?
Bolonia, however, last year, they were on some kind of different gravy,
different sauce and keep in mind that was...
They started off that season with Mihailovic.
That's a very good point.
Mihailovic passed away and Mota came in
and look what he managed to do.
He spent the first five, six games trying shit out
and he still managed to do what he did.
I think with a full preseason with them
and hopefully with a full season with them,
he'll get them up to nine.
That's a very good point, bro.
It's very possible.
Bolonia did look very good towards the end of last season.
So this is where it gets interesting now
because we do have eight sisters in Serie A, right?
Yes.
And the eighth sister of the mobile for me is Fiorentina.
I agree, Fiorentina.
Yes, fantastic team.
Managed to make it to the Conference League final last year.
They've made some very, very, very good fucking signings, bro.
Very good signings.
Aditaliano is one of my favorite coaches.
In Italy, I see him managing Italy one day.
Yes.
Name Italiano, plays a 4-3-3.
He'll be a great fit over there.
In the future, I really see him doing that.
Yeah, we're going to talk about Mancini this episode.
I mean...
Mancini's been sacked about time.
No, he left.
Yes, he left.
Mancini has resigned.
Yes.
And it's between Italiano and...
No, Spalletti and Conte.
Oh, I mean Italiano, sorry.
It's between Spalletti and Conte.
However, if Italy decide to go for Spalletti, they own up only 3 million
because he took the air off and he's still, you know, there's some contract shit.
So Conte is looking more likely, but Conte is still more expensive.
We'll see what happens.
I would prefer to have Spalletti.
Conte would be a backwards move because you move back to the 3 at the back formation.
You call the old guard, you do the whole...
Italy aren't equipped for his system.
Exactly, yes.
And I think the 4-3-3 Italy were doing very well.
They won the Euros with it.
And I think Spalletti is a natural of the 4-3-3 and the players fit it.
I think it's push for Spalletti.
Go for Spalletti, but anyway.
But 8th, Fiorentina, yes.
I still think the other teams will overpower them slightly.
I think they'll still have another year of battling it out a little bit.
The top 7 are very strong.
For the first time in a while, I think Fiorentina, since Vladovic probably,
will have better firepower.
I don't think Cabral and Jovic were very good.
Jovic is still there, no?
Jovic is still there, but so is Nzola and so is Beltran now.
Nzola, of course, from Spezia, for 10 million.
Beltran from Riverplate for 20 million.
Now, that's going to be an interesting one to see.
I think Fiorentina will actually have better strikers this year.
They've also gotten rid of Igor and replaced him with Jere Mina.
And they also have Arthur in midfield, a lot of good pieces that they picked up.
Parisi, of course. Parisi at the left back spot.
Maybe an inverted right back, who knows, he's a very versatile player.
The Taliyana does like his inverted players.
Yes.
And then, 3, 2, 1, Roma.
Oh my God, okay.
I put Roma there.
I put Lazio.
I changed this last minute to be honest, I had Lazio there.
Then I remembered, so Mourinho has the third season syndrome.
Have you ever heard of this?
Yes.
Third season goes to shit for him.
I don't know if this will quite be the same case.
Many of the signings they're making, they look good, they look smart,
at the end of the day they are low cost, they are beggars, con beach users, quite frankly.
Lazio, on the other hand, are really molding into this salary ball system.
They're buying smart, they've just brought in Ravel and that would be a good 6th grader.
They've lost Milićov Vesovic, but they still have many good pieces over there.
They've brought in Castellanios as well, who looks good.
I'm not sure if they'll be able to keep up with 3 competitions,
but knowing Lazio, they'll just throw away the European competition
and just focus on the league.
Look, Lazio, I agree with you for sure, salary ball, Ravela, Kamada, Castellanios.
Kamada, exactly.
Kamada with those late runs into the box.
But, 0 squad depth.
They have the worst depth when it comes to the top 8, I believe Lazio have the worst squad depth.
Immobile last season significantly struggled with injury.
Yes.
They managed to make do with Philip Anderson up top.
Now they brought in Castellanios as well, but it's his first season coming out of a league like MLS,
so that will take a lot of figuring out over there.
And imagine Lazio without Sergei and Ciro.
Think about how much weaker they are.
Yes, they have a great midfield.
Yes, they will be competing, but I think towards the end, playing 3 competitions
and without having their key players, they will start to digress.
And I think 7th is where they'll end up.
When it comes to Lazio's depth, I don't know, there are summer signings.
Again, Kamada, Castellanios, Isakson, Ravela, Pellegrini,
and soon apparently they're going to get Hugo Laris in goal.
They're trying to get them.
I think they actually...
Big whoop.
No, bro, they keep strengthening bro.
Big whoop, Hugo Laris.
Whatever, but the point is they actually do have a bit of depth,
and I actually think that they can have a good season.
And even having them out of the top 4 for me was hard,
because I don't think they've worsened too much,
and last year they finished 2nd.
Having them all the way down in 6th is already a lot for me.
It's hard having any of these guys out of the top 4.
It's the easiest to have Lazio, in my opinion, out of that top 4.
Even though they looked very strong last year, again, two key pieces.
Well, one of them is definitely out.
And Sergei is very important for that.
They're most important player.
Chiro is another one of their most important players.
He's been struggling significantly with injuries.
We know what he's like when he's off form as well.
Luis Alberto, how long until he says,
I want to go to Spain halfway through the season,
and he starts flailing his eyes about like a count.
He'll do it bro, but he'll still continue playing well.
That's what you get with Luis Alberto.
You get a moaning Myrtle, but he'll still fucking do it.
He'll score that goal against him.
And then he'll look at the president and give him the bird,
but he still can score goals.
So you have Lazio on 6th.
I have Roma in 6th.
I think, like you said, Roma,
more in your syndrome and all that,
I think actually, okay, low budget signings,
I think they've upgraded with the 3 at the back.
I think Indica was a good signing.
I think he's a very, very good 3 at the back center back.
I think he's athletic.
I think he's large.
I think he's strong.
I think he's very smart with the way he plays.
Indica was definitely a great signing.
And yep, that's why, that's why Moreno liked him.
And I think they made some signings that are very Moreno signings.
Like for example, you're going to say,
Paredes was shit at you there.
Paredes will not be shit at Roma.
I don't know.
Moreno will turn an animal out of out of a pair like Paredes.
I think skill set wise, Paredes doesn't match what Moreno typically wants,
but personality wise, he's a Moreno player.
Mancini, Paredes, all in the same team.
You've got a team that's going to be a nightmare to play against.
Yes, and they always do that.
And I think, again, it was hard having them down in 6.
They need a striker.
They're strikers situations.
You can't, you can't.
And Tammy, I mean, who were they in for recently?
They've been being linked to Duván Zapata.
They give me a break kind of thing.
No, isn't Duván a bit washed at this point.
He definitely looks a bit washed,
but to be fair, Gasperini only ever gives him 45 minutes at most.
Yeah, yeah.
So yeah.
Fifth, bro, this is where I went rogue.
I think I know what you did.
If it's the same as last episode.
What do you think I did?
You put Napoli down in fifth.
I didn't put them.
I changed my mind when I was looking at the chopper.
I changed my mind so much, bro.
Yes, I was sad down.
I was actually looking at it properly and in depth.
And it's hard.
You can't drop Napoli on top for no chance.
No way.
I'm going to be in the 90s almost.
Fifth, three, two, one.
Atlanta.
Oh, he's only gone and done it.
He's only gone and done it.
Yes.
Okay.
Why?
Okay, so I think they have.
I don't have them much further up, but why?
They have holes in their team.
They have a new, okay.
So they have a hole at the back.
I think they need the center back badly.
I think the striker situation hasn't been solved
because Arnautovic granted is a smart player
and he's very capable on his day.
But he's going to tear his fucking cruciate for games
and they're going to be stuck with Correa and Thuram.
He can work.
He stays fit.
He can really work.
They're trying to offload Correa and no one wants him.
Thuram isn't the type of player to score more than 10 goals.
There's going to be a lot of pressure on Lautaro Martinez.
And when he hits this dry spell, it might be too late.
You know what I mean?
Because he does go every season eight games without scoring.
Lautaro, he'll be invisible in.
Yeah, January, February is Lautaro's worst period.
I don't like the right wingbacks.
I don't like, I don't think Dumfries is great.
I think Quadrado is kind of old and kind of washed as well.
Now granted, obviously.
It's too hard.
Obviously, obviously, obviously Inter are a great team.
Obviously, Inter have a good squad on paper.
But I just, I don't know, man, when I look at the other teams
in the top four remaining for me, so in no particular order,
there's Milan, Atlanta, Juvenapoli,
no particular order again, because I don't want to spoil it
in the next five minutes.
I think that they have deeper squads.
I think they will be able to make more out of the game.
What you're doing right now is selling me.
So, have you done?
So, no is the answer.
But I definitely see where you come from.
There are a lot of holes in their game.
One thing you didn't even address, which is one of the biggest points,
is that they lost Brasovic.
Yes, they lost their fucking match.
They've lost. They're going to have Hakkan as their register.
Now, he's, he was good.
Can I do it for an entire season?
Is that the sustainable option they want to go for
for having a trequietista playing as a register?
Is that what they want? I don't think so.
They've lost a key piece in every position.
Yes.
Banana to summer. Granted, summer is a good goalkeeper,
but he's no banana.
They've lost Skriniar at the back,
and Archerybe's fallen injured.
Let's be real, it's going to happen.
And they've signed Bissek,
who they're hoping will be a chow like kind of signing out of nowhere
for nine million, and he'll be amazing.
You know, that's what they're hoping for.
Granted, Bastoni is amazing, yes, but leaves a lot to be desired.
Brasovic, as you said in the middle,
key piece to their game, probably their most important midfielder.
I would say he was more important than Barela is for them,
because he would keep everything ticking.
Brasovic was the metronome, tireless worker,
can't do it all offensively and defensively.
He could do it all.
For me, it was so important, key piece.
Pressure resistance, very good.
And then Lukaku, a point of reference up front.
Anzeko, both those guys, to me,
they were like one consistent person.
So I have an interest.
And they need a striker.
That can be the focal point.
I think Arnautovic could be that, but he's not.
I don't think Thuram could be that.
They still need a big boy at target man.
I think Arnautovic is that, but for how long?
But he is and he isn't.
He is, but he isn't Zeko.
He isn't Lukaku.
He has good hold up play, but he doesn't have their size, their strength.
He doesn't quite have that.
I still like having him around the box a little bit.
And in fact, that's how Bologna utilized him.
He wasn't a direct target man for them,
but rather someone that can carry the ball into the box a little bit as well.
And I don't know.
I think you might be right.
I put Inter in fourth.
I have Atalanta in fifth.
I think Atalanta have had the second best Mercato this season behind Milan.
I think they will significantly improve,
but I think there are steps to take with that process.
And I think step number one is getting that little bit closer.
And I think that little bit closer is fifth place.
Okay. Good.
So in fact, in fourth, I have Atalanta.
And why is that?
Making that Champions League spot,
because we know how Gasperini can get this team ticking.
I think they've moved extremely smart in the market.
I'm really excited to see Bucke.
I'm really excited to see Skamaqa and El Bilal.
Touré up front, finally they've moved away from Duvon.
And Muriel were really holding them back because they have a great team.
And those two guys were looking as washed up as ever,
kind of ruining the squad.
And he's going to keep Coupe Miners as a massive, massive win for Atalanta,
because he is a top five midfielder in the league.
Easily, easily.
I agree. I'm probably being generous.
What about the Decay-Telare?
I'm probably not being generous.
What do you think about the Decay-Telare assigning for them?
I think Decay-Telare is going to go in looking like Decay-Telare,
and he's going to leave looking like Pons, bro.
He's going to leave looking like our lost guest on the podcast,
Luca Ponsavecchia.
There's still left supposed to be a scene in the show they've just tied, bro.
No.
Joking aside, he'll have less pressure in Bergamo.
He will... get fewer play.
He'll have fewer minutes.
He'll be rotated.
He'll be rotated just like everyone else at Atalanta's rotated.
And I think it'll get him going.
I think playing in team that's extremely systematic
will actually give him confidence,
because he'll rack up the numbers without having to improvise.
is needed. I think in a good way, we don't need to improvise much. You know, you're told
what to do through and through. And I feel like his confidence is going to skyrocket
and we'll really see the quality of it. Now, this is a great deal for Atalanta because
if he flops, he sends them back to Milan. If he's great, you sign him.
What a stupid business by Milan in this sense, because if he flops, then he just goes back
to Milan. If he does well, they get them at a cut. But then if he does well and they
sign and they end up signing him, Milan make 25 million plus add-ons. And then if they
sell him, Milan get 10% of his sale. So they'll end up making their money back in that sense.
But still over the next two, three years, it's not great business by Milan. I think,
and I agree with you completely, I think in a very systematic team where if he steps out
of line, if he makes the wrong decisions, if he's not listening to his coach, if he
isn't at the right place at the right time, he's out. Papu Gomez, their captain, went
out with no problem whatsoever. He didn't, Gasperin didn't blink before throwing him
to the, to La Liga. And it'll be no different. So the KT Lari knows what's on. He has an
easier job because he has to stick to a system and him carrying out that system will make
him a top player for Atalanta. That'll build his confidence. Then maybe he'll have a crack
at goal from distance. You know what I mean? Like he put a lot of pressure on himself.
At Milan, I feel like this teammate's put out of pressure on him. Now's your time. Now's
your time.
He's going to be playing, bro. He's going to be training every day alongside Pasalic
and Coop miners. They're going to just, his brain is going to explode with knowledge,
bro, because these guys will be like, Hey, keep it simple. Do this. Look for this. Move
into this space over here. These guys are so intelligent. They're so intelligent with
their movement that either they're into better fielders you can learn from hundreds.
They're good. 100%. This is the attacking midfielder. That fucking hell. Jesus. Gasperini, Gasperini,
brain fog as fuck. That Gasperini is looking for probably not a C1 that he can mold maybe.
Who do you have in third? Did you tell me? You haven't fourth? That's Inter. Inter, yes.
Inter, I have Milan. Okay. Yes. I think, look, once again, speaking of Inter's holes, I
think Milan have two holes also very similar to Inter. Not as blatant in my opinion. I
don't think Milan weakened that much because there was one significant departure in Tonali.
We're yet to see if Khrunich is going to stay or go apparently he's pushing to leave to
go to Turkey. That would be terrible in my opinion. Yep. Devastating. No. For the first
half of the season. So no, it's the striker situation that's stressing me out when it
comes to Milan because Giroux, we watched him in the Berlusconi trophy, the Trofeo
Berlusconi. And he was down holding his ankle seven times. He went off. He was bandaged
up and I stopped. And this is just a preseason friendly, essentially. He's running his ass.
Yes, to be fair. Yes. But he has 38 league games to play. He's got champions league games
and Coppa Italia games to play right now without a vice with the only vice being Lorenzo
Colombo. No. Yes, but the fall is a plan for is not purely this type of striker purely.
I said that he wants a target man. He wants a reference point, but fuck that. Like, like
it's, it's important to be versatile. It's important to have two different styles of
strikers. That is one of the reasons that he was opted for in preseason. Oka for has
been deployed as a left winger solely in training in training. He's being deployed a lot as
a false nine and purely is looking into the false nine as well. Apparently now this is
here saying because I could only rely on the sources that feed medicine formation. Fair
enough. I think it's obvious though that Milan is a striker and I think there's no coincidence
that look up who's being rumored to Milan that Tarim is being rumored to Milan. More
out at one point was rumoured to Milan. Of course Milan do need another striker for me.
Bulla idea. Go for bull. I think I think with the idea as the best option at this point
Syria experience target man nimble as well. Clever. Good finishing. I think it's an old
brainer. I'll get to my Milan point later because obviously I have them a bit higher
up the table than you. I think Napoli finishing third. Now Napoli, it's, it's gonna be tight.
I don't think they're third because they're gonna significantly get worse. I think they
still have Guevara. They still have Ossimen. They still have Lobotka. They still have Anguissa.
They still have Rahmani. They still have Meret. They still have DeLorens. So they're
still that motherfucking team. They're still a phenomenal team and their swagger will
still be about them because they're essentially the same 11. But you lose palletti you bring
in Rudy Garcia. First season back in Syria in a team that bled on the pitch for spaghetti.
So adjusting that system, albeit it's a very similar system that Rudy deploys to the one
that's palletti and deploys, it's never easy starting the season with a new manager. Right?
I think that Kim is a big loss for them. And I think they're putting a lot of hopes on
this Natan guy, bringing him in and he will be switching. He will be rotating a lot with
Norwegian center back. He was at Brighton.
No, Ostegaard.
Ostegaard. I think he'll be rotating a lot with him. And I think they are gonna have a
bit of a misbalance over there. If they lose Jelinski, it will be quite bad. He apparently
has decided to stay. He has decided to stay. Okay. I still think Napoli will will digress
slightly. They still have a good season, but I think I don't think that. So what did Napoli
struggle with a lot before getting spalletti?
Many things keeping the same firepower for the entirety of the season that start off
insanely well and they start to digress later on. They lose that fire or they get injuries,
so on so forth. I think that with spalletti gone, that can happen again. I think they
can have a strong start and I think they can start to digress, digress, digress. They're
gonna have three competitions. And yeah, that's that's what I think, bro. I'm sorry.
I was trying to not correct you, but you said it like five times.
Oh my God. Fuck it. Fuck it. Regress. We are from Malta. We'll skip this one. I said,
I think it was three times. I said, I'm like, I have to tell him something. Oh God, that
episode name, digress. But next time I'm getting it on with Kee, I'm like, hey, digress.
Do you mean on dress? No, no, like, no, fully. Yeah. Fair enough with the Napoli points.
I have Napoli in second. Oh my God, you dirty shit. Yes, bro. That means that of course
I can might as well say it. I have you better win the league. Okay. I have you there in
second and I have me along to win the league. I think we both agree as to why we believe
you there will be somewhere between first and second. Would you care to share your
reason? You've sleeper sleepers right now. They're sleeper pick. They will only be taking
part in one competition. They have a manager who is fantastic at winning ugly granted he
doesn't play beautiful football granted he's probably one of the most hated men in Italy,
particularly by his own fans, which is sad, obviously, because his football does give
results and last season on the pitch, they finished second. Yeah, exactly. Granted, they
haven't made many signings, but they're in talks, of course, for a barati and there's
a little weeks left in the window. And I think with what they have at the moment, they have
enough to play once a week to win most of their games and fucking win the league. I think
they'll do very well. Will they win the league? They'll definitely be content. There's I
mean, even the signing of way you lose quadra done you gain way I think we are going to
be a very good player moving forward. The only thing that scares me is the lack of confidence
they have in love, which is a worrying thing. I think if they trade him out to bring Lukaku
win, for example, which has been rumored for a while now, I don't know the progression
on that whether or not they're going to do it. It's kind of this exhausting one to follow
this exhausting saga, this Lukaku one. I hate following this Lukaku saga. And I think
they remove Lovic and bring in Lukaku and they've regressed. They shoot themselves at
the foot significantly. I mean, he's still going to obviously help them finish top four.
Like there's no, you know, Lukaku or Lovic, they still get top four, in my opinion. Yeah,
they're you've got you've got top. Now when it comes to the league, maybe you still went
to league with Lukaku as well. I mean, I don't think you've are that reliant on their striker.
Per se, I think they, for example, you know, one set piece on the Danila goal and they
win one nil. Yeah, you know, their striker doesn't need to score 20 goals. They're not
that type of team. They're not going to blow you out of the water. They're going to win
smart and they're going to win ugly. Yeah, but Lukaku is the hustler, you know, they
need someone to press the lines, they need someone to fucking pull the man away from
from the midfielder to create space for the wingers to run in the Lukaku as a sole striker
for you. That doesn't work. He doesn't. He's too clumsy. He's too clunky. But that applies
to anything as a sole striker, I think it's what I think with with Inter, if he did,
you think he needs someone next to him? Yeah, he's good at like absorbing the pressure,
clearing the ball off of the opponent's line every now and then playing goalkeeper is great
at penalties. I wouldn't say he's mad in the air. I think out of people think he's mad
in the air because of his size. I think he pushes out a lot when the ball is in the air.
I don't think he's a brave striker at all. I think he's a bit of a wuss and I think
he's a bit of a bitch if I'm being honest. I think so. I think he's unprofessional. I
think he's a bitch. And I think if you forget them, they're making a terrible mistake. I
think you can finish very high up the table if their front three is going to be Kieza
Berardi-Vlaovic. Wow. They of course have patched up that midfield quite a bit. Can
Pogba stay fit? That's always a question mark. They might have. Exactly. If Kieza and Pogba
can have injury free seasons, they won't have an injury free season. Probably not, but
Kieza might. Kieza might. Yes. Until and for me have too many new signings, bro. There
are many question marks. There's the fact that for example, do you have a proper six
in the team until Ben-Assar gets back? Do you have that register? Not quite. Do you
have a striker who's going to get you 20 goals a season to win the league? You don't really
have that. But Milan is a true player. Is Trucques going to settle and immediately
burst onto the scene or is he going to struggle at first? What about Reigners? How is he going
to do? Ruben Loftus-Creek and Pulisic, can they stay healthy? Take a deep breath. I'm
going to explain to you why I think Milan have what it takes. This doesn't mean that
they're going to win the league, but it means that I have faith that Milan will, despite
all of these new players, I understand that in 2009 when Real Madrid bought Ronaldo, Caca,
Benzema, Shabia, Alonso, they didn't win the league. Okay, they were up against Pebs
Barca, but they didn't win the league. I understand that getting so many new players, putting
them all together. First season, you're going to struggle the same way Chelsea are going
to struggle this season, but then next season, through the investments of the past, as Mourinho
says, from the past, they will improve. However, Piorli is one of the most cautious managers
I have come across. Piorli is a guy that always starts players that have been there and that
know the system. I trust that Piorli will start to integrate these players slowly and
naturally into the team. Now, Milan, what did they lose from the team of last year and
the team of the year before that won them the league?
Okay, so in the first two months of the season, they will have no Tonali, they will have no
Benacer and they might have no Cronigio and that is the midfield three that they played
with all season last season. Okay, yes, the midfielders significant change.
Yes, and that's a massive, of course, it's massive. Milan won't do well in the first
half of the season. Milan won't be winter champions. Definitely not, definitely not.
They have been a set out, probably Cronigio out a brand new midfield three. Milan are
going to struggle to get going, but I think they pick up after the winter break. I believe
that for the start of the season, Okafor won't play. I think Choukouerzer won't play too
much. So this saying, of course, Okafor won't play if Milan do sign a striker, I assume
you're saying. I think Jirou will start most games.
But Jirou can't start most games. Jirou started most games last year, but Jirou did well
last year. He did well, bro, but look at the numbers, look at the, he was so fired.
Lea was going to score more goals this year. And Milan have more players, that can score
goals this year. What did Milan lose from last year? They lost Tonali, okay, and Milan
probably Cronigio, right? What did they do? Milan kept the same back for, kept the same
goalkeeper. Midfield three is essentially new. And they, they patched up the right wing
issue, which they've had for ages. They've brought in Ruben Loftus-Chic, that is incredibly
technically gifted, strong, can play box to box, can play 10 closer to the striker.
Okay. They kept Leaou, they kept Jirou, and now they just have more squad depth, right?
Towards the, the second half of next season, they're going to have Ben-Nacer in midfield.
They're going to have Reinders and they're going to have Loftus-Chic will have more game
time to their favor. Reinders, there's no need to explain what that had in this guy
is. He sees things before they happen. He's incredibly gifted at carrying the ball forward.
His passing is immaculate. He's a brilliant, brilliant player. He just needs to grow into
the system more. Loftus-Chic is the one to watch for Milan if he stays fit. That midfield
is going to be fucking fire second half of the season. And what happens on them, bro?
What happens? There's an injury you bring on Moussa. You, the policy isn't playing well.
You bring on Trucuerza at Trucuerza. Start, start, I were playing this team. Let's do
a four, two, three, one. Let's play policy and attacking midfield. Oh, no, Jirou's out.
We've been trying this four, three, three with a false nine. Let's bring on Oka for
Milan. Oh, Lea was injured. Let's play Oka for Milan. Finally have the thing that lost
Milan the league last year is their lack of squad depth. Even the fact that Tato Rusan
was playing now they have Sportiello. Milan now have the depth it takes for them to perform
game in game out.
But it's, it's, I agree on paper. Yes. But it might be an illusion because coming into
last season, we said the same thing. We said, ah, Milan have more depth now. Granted, Kestik
is gone. Milan have more depth. The depth was Pomega and Adlido. But we don't know.
And Decay Telaare who once again, where everyone, every Milan fan was high on Decay Telaare.
This is their high on Reigners. Now granted, Reigners has a, has had a fantastic preseason
and has shown great quality. And I'm confident he's going to be great. But I don't know.
I think Milan are the type of team to bow out of the Champions League. I think they'll
want to get far in that. I think they'll want to try to do their best in every competition.
And I think that might cost them the league. I don't know.
It could very much be. I can't imagine Milan winning the league first season after this
overhaul, after bringing in all these players. I can't see Milan winning the league.
No, that's fair enough. There is going to be a period where these players are going to
need to get used to the league more. And typically when you sign eight players, it's not like
you sign eight players to keep, but you sign eight players to filter out three and keep
five and then, and then restrength and restrength and restrength. And that's, that's the way
these things go. But I really think that with purely having a bigger say in who they sign,
a bigger say in everything, in the bigger picture of the transfer market with Milan finally
splashing the cash and Milan investing in further areas with me and having more of the
squad depth. All they need is a striker would say our experience that can get them goals.
If they get that to me, not head and shoulders above the rest, but their head, their head,
the depth that they have. Pulls sick. Chukwens have mentioned that.
Layout, Okka for Giroux, Reinders, Loftus, you're joking. Like you're joking.
Yes, yes, yes, but again, come against a low block. You need a target man in the box.
If you lose injured, it's going to be tough. And granted, Giroux got the blessing. Really
doesn't get injured that much.
He really wasn't injured last year.
He was playing three games.
A fucking Bro.
Bro's 37.
Yes.
It's a problem, but the same way it was a problem last year and the same way he had
a magnificent season last season. But anyway, I think I'm not too confident on this to keep
on arguing my case. I think it's a we had to make a decision. I will make that decision.
Why don't we go through the teams and say who we believe the strongest signing was of
each team who the one to watch.
Can I say, bro, man, I dislike making predictions.
I hate it.
I hate making predictions.
I love this because there's no like, there's little prep and it's more like our opinions
and we just get to shit stock culture. You know what I mean? It's not the stats and who
did what and what not.
Like there's nothing to follow. So I enjoyed these episodes a lot, but man, man, oh man.
And I think three months into the league, everything we said doesn't count anymore.
Yeah.
Like that time we predicted you will do a certain way because they have Ronaldo, you
know, I mean, he left after scoring an offside goal and ripping his shirt off.
Exactly.
You know, Ozzy man leaves Napoli, for example.
Yeah.
What happens is they 200 million.
No, but he's probably going to renew with 150 million release codes.
I saw and he wants to keep that so that he has the option to move to England whenever
he wants.
And Napoli are basically not, they're trying to keep the situation calm so he doesn't leave
for free.
But yes. Okay, bro. So let's go into our arrivals to watch. So we have picked out one player
each from each of the 20s area teams to keep an eye on the season and we'll briefly go
through them.
Yeah.
Now, of course the order is different because we have different league tables, but we'll
we'll organize that you say in Napoli we do now.
Okay.
So shall I be the?
Yeah, do that.
I'll start with you.
Okay.
I mean, you've so far pretty much made one signing now unless they sign variety way as
the one to one.
Exactly.
For now it's where will he be deployed as a right wing back?
Will he be deployed as a striker?
It's yet to be seen, but the boy is definitely exciting.
And Allegri likes likes to he likes these players likes these players that can fit anywhere.
He likes a Robbio that can play on the wing.
You know, yeah, exactly.
Napoli, bro.
Who do you have?
For Napoli, I mean, so far unless they sign Garcia Vega, sir, are in García.
Their manager, their manager, their manager.
Unless they sign Vega, who looks very, very fucking good.
His passing his movement is very Spanish players.
So what to say?
21 years old from Celtic Vigola season scored 11 goals and got four assists in La Liga.
Yeah.
Exciting player.
Now he's not confirmed yet.
So I can't say him.
So I will say Natan.
Same being center back.
I think anyone that goes next to Rahman, he looks good.
I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, but I think Natan has what it takes.
Yes.
He is a former Flamengo player, Red Bull Bragantino player.
He played in Brazil, basically.
So it's it's a Juntole-esque move.
Yeah.
Okay.
So Milan.
I struggled so much here.
Picking one is hard.
Yeah.
Like Milan struggled with the right wing last year.
Messi and Salah Macher.
Now they have Chouquette.
They have Bullisic.
So you'd say maybe it's one of those.
And then Reinders with the way that he's been looking all preseason.
I was most hyped for Reinders, but I think with the 4-3-3, the way it is, I've loved
to streak and stay fit.
Man-oh-man.
I think Ruben loved to streak.
If he can stay fit, play in the 10, he'll play in the 8 and then he'll be such a good
midfielder.
Yeah, he's good.
I think it's Reinders.
I'm very excited from what I've seen so far.
I think he sees things ahead of time.
You know what I mean?
He sees things before everyone else and I'm excited to see to what extent he can actually
play as well as he's been playing.
Yeah.
I want to see what he's capable of.
You know, get a proper sample.
You know, get like five games, 10 games and to see what he's done.
I guess you man.
I think it requires it to be honest, like Milan haven't had a good, proper good right
winger since God knows who.
Suso.
Suso, yeah.
Fear not the man who knows 100 kicks, but fear the man who knows one kick.
What was it?
Who has practiced one kick 100 times?
No idea what you thought.
What was it?
You sound like fucking splinter from teenage beauty ninja titles though.
I think it's fear not the man who has practiced 100 kicks, but fear the man who has practiced
one kick 100 times and that sums up Suso beautifully.
That's beautiful.
I wish I nailed it the first time.
We'll edit it.
We won't because we don't edit this shit.
Yeah.
We only cut out a few M's when we start stuttering, you know?
Yeah.
And when Jacob calls me really mean names as well.
We cut them out.
Just one more point about this lofty streak thing that I'm so hyped for.
I'm an idiot.
So I think purely is opting for a very, very, very high press attacking style next year.
And I think Ruben is such a good fit for that in midfield.
Yeah, that's pretty much it, bro.
Fair enough.
Atlanta.
Scamaca.
Scamaca, right?
For the sake of being different, Bucke.
Bucke looks good.
He looks very good.
He's the man who moves sideways.
Yeah, he's the crab.
He's the crab.
Oh my God, we're doing the crab today.
That's why.
This Bucke guy cuts in a lot and he often runs sideways instead of forward.
And for a full back, it's very strange.
He's the left wing back that they've needed since offloading Gossens.
But yes, Scamaca, of course, is the one everyone's excited to see.
And there goes Sprinigold knows what's going to happen to him.
He is a good target man, but he's also incredible.
And I think this is where he thrives.
Build up play from outside the box.
He can't shoot from a distance.
He's got a rocket in his pocket.
And I'm curious to see what he'll be like back in Syria.
As I said earlier, he's a dark horse for the Capocano Niere.
Inter, Carlos Augusto.
You know, I put him too.
Oh, God.
I just want to see if he manages to displace DeMarco because he's a fantastic player.
That's going to be a battle on the side.
Maybe you might even end up with one of them on the right because they're so good.
Both DeMarco and Carlos Augusto are both fantastic and Dumfries and Quadrado are both mech.
Maybe I'm not too confident about the rest of the inter signings.
I think you know what you're going to get with Frattese.
I think to Ram still needs to prove himself.
He's never been a real gold scoring striker.
And the anti kind of needs to prove that in Syria.
I think summer was a good signing for them, but you know, Carlos Augusto stands out as intersigning of the Mercato.
Yes.
I was curious to see how are any of that because are not of it after the surgery.
He can be a great player.
We've seen even last season with Baloney.
He had a very strong start to the season.
He can definitely contribute.
Lazio.
Camada.
Camada, very nice.
I think he'll be playing a very pivotal role when it comes to the forward line.
He plays purely as a nine, right?
Yes.
I think Immobilia has struggled with injuries and with fitness recently.
And I think Castellanes will feature quite a lot and I'm curious to see what he can do.
Camada though is very interesting.
I think he's a very intelligent player and I think he can attack the space very well and having intelligent players around you like Pedro and Zacan.
Yeah.
It's very good.
And I think as well, Rovella is a very good signing for them.
Good shot, bro.
I think as someone like Lucas Leiva of sorts, someone like a Cesale of sorts that can move the ball around a little bit.
Yeah, I think I think so.
Yes, bro, because they brought him in for like 26 million and they floated him for 17.
Oh my God.
They made a loss on him and he got better.
Good.
So they just...
That drug money had to go somewhere.
They're desperate to sell, Juvella.
And unfortunately they had to settle for a deal of that nature.
Roma.
Roma, I...
I put Paredes, now obviously the first thought that came to mind for Roma was in Dica because he's so good for that back three.
But I really think that with the balls that Paredes has on him and technically he's not a bad footballer at all.
I think...
Missy V is fantastic.
Yeah, but I really think that Mourinho could make something out of Paredes and I think he'll be not a staple, but I think he'll definitely prove his worth.
A rival to watch for me is Renato Sanchez because I'm curious to see if he can stay healthy and if he can play at the levels that we have seen him play before because if that's the case and they have a hell of a midfielder.
Yeah, absolutely.
We know because we've been watching highlights often because it was linked to Milan for so long that never went through.
Leal commenting on his shit.
Fiorintino.
Fiorintino of Parisi.
It's funny, I had Yerimin initially man just because he's such a shit house, gets on people's nerves.
He's a game player, he's a game player, bro.
And I like that signing, but what a talent Parisi is.
Will he manage to displace Biraghi considering that he's captain? Will he be placed as a right back?
I don't know what's gonna happen, but I can't not choose Parisi over here.
Yeah, Parisi is a very good shot.
I went for Insola because I want to see how he can cut it with better teammates around him.
Insola looked like a one man army in games with Spetsia.
I remember particularly a game that stood out was his game against Inter last season where he was just giving the ball in midfield and like no one could do anything about him.
He was a rhino, a charging rhino honestly.
I was sexually attracted to him.
It looked so good, the way he was holding up play and just his muscles were just man after man, just pumping into his back trying to shove him off the ball.
He looked like fucking Kessie, bro. It looked like Kessie with the body of Seidorf.
No, we're not Matt's type.
For me though, there are two sides to Insola. There's the playoff, playoff final Insola and then there's the inter game Insola.
He can look terrible when he's off his game.
Torino. Where are Torino?
Ah, Bellanova.
Same here.
This is fine.
He's kicked out of Milan, kicked out of Inter. What can he do at Torino?
Kicked out of Uwe's dressing room.
If you know, you know.
That's what I'm going to say.
Bologna.
I mean, in Doya. He looks like a good winger. They just lost Soriano. Here we go arguing a Soriano winger though.
I think he plays on the left in Doya and I think he's a good winger.
I put, I'm not sure how to say his name. Looks like Lucchemia, probably pronounced Bukemia.
Bukema. Bukema. What's his name?
Murocracy.
You know Bukema? Bukema.
I've seen his name around before.
Yeah, he's the one.
Exactly. He's Dutch.
Apparently he's very good and I'm excited to see him. His name's Sam. Let's call him Sam.
Yeah, let's call him Sam. I'm excited to see Sam.
Yeah, unisex.
Yes.
Number, number Madonna.
Genoa.
Number Genoa.
So Genoa have a new trident, which we have discussed.
Malinovsky, yes, Retegui up front.
But for me, Retegui.
I can't wait. I don't know why. He's hyped me up.
If he scores within the first five games, I'm buying his shirt.
Simple as that.
You have a Genoa piece.
Yes, I have a Gorin Pundev shirt.
Oh man, Malinovsky is such a good player, bro.
Malinovsky is once again the same thing.
I'm so happy.
He's back in Serie A.
I'm so happy and I don't know how Genoa managed to get their hands on him because he went from Atalanta to Marseille and then to Genoa, bro.
He didn't quite do well at Marseille and he did a route back to Italy.
Genoa have a very interesting project with new American owners who are investing heavily and their team actually looks good and they look like they're going to be here.
Not here, same. I don't know. He has a staple in Serie A.
A stato here.
A stato here in Serie A.
Yes, Retegui.
Okay.
Sa swallow.
I know Mulattieri and all of these guys, but Volpato in their midfield is going to be fire, bro.
He's going to be fire in their midfield.
I look forward to Volpato.
And he finally gets a chance as well.
Fair enough. I've put Mulattieri.
You think he's going to be the starting striker?
I don't know. I mean, judging by how Penamonti has played probably, I don't think that he's totally irreplaceable.
I think Mulattieri can get a lot of game time.
And I think that in pre-season he's looked fantastic and they spent quite a bit on him.
For their standards. But yes, I think he's the player to watch Kipira and Mulattieri.
Very good.
Udinezen.
3, 2, 1.
Luca.
6 foot 7 striker.
I'm just going to stop there.
Yeah, 7-strike.
Enjoy, guys.
These are my favorite players.
Strikers that are like basketball players are my favorite players.
Those are the small number 6.
You'd think, alright, Luca is 6 foot 7, which means they're probably hanging in the box as a terrible first touch.
And we'll score a bunch of headlifts.
Not a thought.
The bro is a ballerina on the board.
The bro.
The bro is a ballerina.
Yes.
He's a second language.
No, Monza.
Monza, Monza, where are you?
Gagliardini.
Again, with Travella, go on. He brings a good balance to the team.
And he's a bit of a...
Say it.
Can't.
Alright, Emily.
I am country Larry.
Country Larry.
I'm so excited to see him at the top.
Country Larry is a very good player.
He showed it at Lazio and he showed it at Verona.
The fact that he hasn't like stuck around at either of them.
Because he blows my mind.
He's not refined.
He's explosive.
He's physical.
He's aggressive, but he's not quite refined.
And I don't think tactically he's as intelligent as he...
Maybe that's the coaching stuff.
But yes, we'll see how he manages to cope with that.
But I'm sure they have a good system that he can get through to him.
Or if he'll have to talk to him the way he talked to Henry when he was at Venice, you remember?
That was great.
That was a great man.
That video got so many views on it.
Call Larry.
Come on.
收 inox structure, but then I know the situation.
And I don't want to be watched.
And I don't want to watch Ironman, the extent that he
czas him that jerking a rest.
They're watching the Ironman that he's like full from rage Vine.
I don't want to watch many shows to see that coming.
He won't hate that.
Yeah.
Especially from a teenager.
Seeiler who's onio
Honey?
No, I don't know.
No, no, I don't know what happened basically.
You watch him go.
of I hope he proves me wrong because on his day he's a great great player and
but yeah, I'll tell you. Hello Sverona, 3, 2, 1, Saponara, okay very easy. If you
love football you love Saponara. Yes, yes and have you ever wanted to be that
player? All right that has a beer, a cigar, you know what I mean? You look like a
human being and then you go on to the pitch and you produce a master class
that my friend sums up Ricky Saponara perfectly. I think it's more like a glass
of wine and a massive drink. Yes, yes, that guy definitely super human seems like a
lovely down-to-earth guy as well. He wrote one of the most beautiful fucking
tribuenses, he told a story. Yeah, it was gorgeous. I have such a soft spot for him
and my god how I would love to meet him man, my god. One day bro. Salernitano.
Stuart. Stuart. The Jamaican guy with the gravity, the fire. Yeah, but people think we're Jamaican.
I know why because we say yeah man. Yeah man, so I guess I guess it's that. Yeah man.
Moving on to lecture. Good nose bro, this Hamza Rafia guy that they signed from
Serie A Czech group, Bersaid Pescar, 24 year old attacking midfielder.
Sounds good, yeah? Fuck knows. For me it's Mohammed Kaba, French 21 year old
defensive midfielder, once again fuck knows. Good luck lecture.
I mean no one really as well but Simone Romagnoli even though like you know not
too excited about him either if I'm being honest. There are a few players at
Fresno Nona that excite me so there's Harui from Sa Swolo. I don't like him.
You don't like him? Not a massive fan. I think he's quite good. I think he's a
nifty little mobile midfielder. I think he's okay. Nothing crazy but I think
he's okay. Marvin Cooney from Bayern Munich is an interesting profile that's
coming in yes. He gives me God I never remember his name. I never remember his
name. Benevento striker Albanian for. Oh my stuff.
We're not doing this. We're not doing this.
Albanian. We're not doing this. Bayern Munich.
The Lagann shot celebration. Benevento striker.
Ray Manai. Very good. Then I got it wrong. He was a former Barcelona
striker. Another Bayern Munich but a similar profile. You know coming from a big
team young player loan to a Mino club and say yeah I'm hoping that he'll have the
opportunity to spread his wings and fly but in Manai's case he went to
Watford played six games scored one goal and had this contract mutually
terminated. But yes that's what happened to Ray Manai whose name I never
remember. Yeah that's it bro. That's that's that's our episode done before the
question segment baby.
Welcome if this is your first time to our question segment where patrons get
priority but of course if you ask a juicy question on our socials we will pick
it out and we will discuss it. Shall we get straight into it bro? Let's do it.
The first one is Alessio on Twitter at AMJUV4. I assume that's like AMUV4.
He makes a hot take first lecture on their diversa and a lot of trouble to go
down. Do you agree? Absolutely. I had them in last. Jake had them in 19th. Yeah I
think it's a hot take. You called it a hot take because they did decently last
year especially with the strong start they had and the continuity of that back
four and just how solid they looked and how good Hulman looked and the fact that
we were so surprised by their qualities because they were new
comers. They had just gotten promoted from Serie A but I think that beginner's
luck is over now. I think they lost their key pieces. I think they're being
overly confident that they can do it with the squad that they have and they can
do it with their new manager. I really don't think they can bro so I agree with
you a lot Alessio. Yes I agree totally. The next point I don't agree too much
with Salah Netana will be the surprise this year. Dia Ball all year long 20 plus
goals incoming. Now I would be extremely surprised if Dia were to stay
personally. But the fact that there hasn't been a lot of news about him
leaving. He was linked to teams. He's been linked to Winter for example. Well
he was now the revenue sign. Salah Netana are one of the teams that have not
been active in the market and that concerns me. That concerns me a lot.
Souza has complained about it. He's literally said we're not making enough
moves so that isn't a good sign in my opinion and I have a bad feeling about
them personally. I don't think they'll be better than they were last year. I think
if Dia stays then you might have a point over there. I don't think they'll be
pushing for top 10 or anything of the sort. I think they'll be close to that
relegation area similar to the way that they were last season. If Dia stays it
just makes their season better. If Dia leaves and they have to start with the
steward guy up top I think their Jake might have a point and they have every
reason to worry. Yes finally he asks who will be the first coach sacked.
Probably Di Francesco for Frosinone. I'm gonna go with Davesa for Lecce. If not Davesa for Lecce.
If not Davesa for Lecce. Yeah I don't think Di Francesco is gonna do a great job but I think
Davesa will get the sack before him personally. It's bold. I am taking the Frosinone job.
His career has been a real downfall for a poor guy since his Roma days and he's a good manager.
His style of play is extremely interesting. He's not a bad manager at all. I don't know.
Alessio thank you very much for listening as always and he's a loyal one. It's hilarious how today he
texted lads. I need to say predictions podcast ASAP and literally we had everything set up.
We're about to start. They're coming right up. But yes thank you Alessio. Moving on to the
Instagram questions. This time I posted them today so they're not actually deleted.
That was hilarious. What a shit show. Okay so Noah Taylor asks so Noah Taylor 1612 on
Instagram asks who has the best midfield in the league. Good question man. Fuck I wish I thought
about this. Who has the best midfield in the league? Oh man do you have an answer?
Napoli. Oh that's a good answer. That's a very good answer bro. I like Lobotka, Zilinski,
Anguissa. I think it's a very good midfield. I will agree with you. I think give Milan Smithfield
two seasons or a season and it'll be up there as well. But at the moment Napoli I think when it
comes to balance Lobotka and the six, Anguissa and the eight, Zilinski and the ten what more do
you want? It's perfect. And they're all so technically gifted with super good pressure
resistance, super good close ball control. Yeah I agree. It's Napoli by a landslide I think.
Max Camilleri 15 says... Interest. Thank you for listening bro. He says Roma might actually be
contenders. You think Max? I don't know. I think they're working well with their budget the fact
that they're under FFP restrictions. I don't think they have what it takes to win the league but they
are contenders for top four definitely. They're contenders for top four. I'm not too confident
in Morinio anymore. I think that he's always going to be good in a cup competition but
his style is a bit outdated. Now I know you could tell me how Legri style is outdated and he gets
results. Yes and you'll be absolutely right. I think the combination of Morinio and Roma
is never going to live up to the expectations that people want it to live up to. I don't...
What were you going to say? Combination. No I think Roma and Morinio will continue to struggle
in their relationship. I don't think they're set up to play the way that he wants to play
although he's tried to make all the signings in the world all of his style of players
but I think you just put them up against sides like Piolli's Milan. You put them against Napoli
in their 4-3-3. You put them up against Sarri's Latio. You put them up against a Legri's Juve
and I think they struggle over there. Interesting. I wouldn't say that Morinio and Roma have had a
complicated relationship though. No I didn't say they have a complicated relationship. I say it
doesn't work. I don't think it works. They made an Europa League final and they won the conference
league in the first two seasons. At what expense? At what expense? Champions League football.
That's the expense. But the fans are still... They played in two finals in two seasons.
When they signed... Remember these guys were in financial disarray? When they signed the Bala.
Yes but that doesn't have to do with the fact that they're content. There's yes they were in
financial disarray but doesn't make them any better that they got out of it. It makes them a more
stable squad. More sustainable business. But last year when they signed the Bala, they signed Bellotti,
they signed Vinal, they were all saying they're going to win the league. They're contenders for
sure. They're going to win the league. Where did they finish man? Sixth. But it was reactionary to
say they would win the league I think. But like you were on... You didn't say they were going to win
the league but you had them in top four. I had them in top four. You know what I mean? I had them in
top four. I had of Napoli. They're doing this stupid episode like this one. I don't think their ceiling
is scudetto high. No I agree with you there. Kurt in Stuckhead asks who is going to be
surprise of the season. I don't know if he means club or play. I guess we were given both for me.
Atalanta will be the surprise of the season and Genoa as clubs. I think the surprise of the season
when it comes to club is going to be Genoa. I'm going to say that. I think when it comes to player
I'm going to say Ruben Loftus-Crick is going to be the surprise because I feel like
no one is really counting him as one of the stars that Milan signed because he's injury prone.
I think he'll do a great job. I think he'll be one of the best midfielder in the league next year.
Player if there are so many to choose from.
400. So many to choose from.
Riteg we fuck it. I'm going to be boring. Oh my god this guy. Riteg we're going to be the surprise
of the season. This guy is a Genoa fan. He's on the Lanterna podcast. I'm going to give them a shout out.
Lanterna podcast. Sorry. Mr. Biu Biuun. This is Biuun. Biuun. Biuun. No it's not Biuun.
Biuun is a very good footballer that I once pocketed. You remember that? You remember me
pocketing Biuun. Is Tarariano going to claim another victim this season? Yes I believe
Fiorentina have signed a goalkeeper and it is all for nothing as Tarariano will play for sure
because he's too good. The goalkeeper. They did sign a keeper but the goalkeeper they bought is
not a decorated goalkeeper. He's not a goalkeeper who has played many games. No I'm sorry.
Christensen this guy. From the German league is he? He came from Herzab Berlin. Yes where he
played like 35 games in total. I think that Tarariano will probably continue.
Landauk I think Tarariano is very underrated. I just don't think he's glamorous.
But he benched a very talented Djongovski. He benched Gualini. Christensen is next. He benches
everyone. Mr. Biuun also asks. Who's Nicole bro? Is that a Freudian slip?
In Zola Arthur and the belltron will carry Fiorentina while Jovic will be on the
level. Yes I agree. Jovic left a lot to be desired last year. Personally I was shocked at how an
X Real Madrid man could look so bad bro. It's almost like Real Madrid by the players that just
had a good season the same way they did with Hamas Rodriguez and the same way they did with a
bunch of these guys. Yes I think in Zola and Beltran will definitely be more popular with the
coach than Jović is Arthur. I have a very good feeling about Arthur and in fact I consider them
and those 10 minutes I spent thinking about my surprise of the season. I think Arthur will have
a redemption season. Is the type of player Italiano would appreciate it? And I made that point earlier
that that Italiano and that Madonna, Arthur has a lot to prove and I feel like he's in a good place
with Fiorentina and Italiano. What was the question again? Sorry. I think in Zola will end up
surprising a lot of people. I think Italiano likes rotation a lot so we will be seeing
all of these guys being rotated in the starting number nine the same way that they do with their
wingers, their midfielders, so on and so forth. But I agree with you, I don't think Jović will be
their main guy. It's your boy Ziggy says Fiorentina top six and brackets cope which means that he
doesn't really believe it. For me it's possible but it's difficult. This is Fiorentina, Fiorentina
harder than Hello Bro. It's possible. They had a very, very good Mercato. I always struggle
because when you compare them to Lazio Roma, Atlanta, Inter Napoli, Juve, Milan, it's tough to fit
Fiorentina somewhere there. But look if Juve get caught in some scandal again then maybe.
Maybe.
Stu Munn Resources asks what's the deal with Brescia? Looking on Sofa Square, I can't find
their fixtures anywhere. They got demoted to say a chair they lost to Cousensa in the play out final.
They had lost the first game and then they were winning the second leg. They got back into it
but then they conceded a goal and there was some controversy around it and the fans acted
inappropriately. I think they started attacking years and they had to abandon the game. Therefore
it was a three in a walk over and then they went all the way down to C'est. Yes, I'm not sure if
there's anything else happening there. I'm not quite sure where you can't find their fixtures
unless you're looking at C'est above of course. You can't find them unfortunately.
I don't know. Kalleia Luke, my boy from Hire, he asks or well rather he states,
Juve will struggle to make top four even though they have no distractions and that's where I
disagree Luke. I think that you can never write Juve out there. The kings of winning ugly.
Aha, I agree with you there bro. Look when was the last time that Juve didn't get deducted points
and they didn't make top four. It's been a while. I mean they did it on their salary, they did it on
their Pirlo. They definitely did it on their allegory before that. I think one thing they have is
continuity. Think if you look at last season they came second on the pitch. You know what I mean?
And it seems like now if they do manage to get Barardi on board, man it's suck if they don't
get them and we're listening back to this podcast and we're just basing it off them.
No, no, no, but it's they're going to be playing with a chip on their shoulder. They're going to
be pissed off. Absolutely. They're going to want to to avenge last year's season and I think they
will to be honest. I had them winning the league for fuck's sake. Yeah, yeah. No, I think I think
they'll do well. I think they'll definitely be like a top three. I would say Juve would be comfortably.
Our penultimate question comes from Miguel underscore gut. He says in my opinion,
Napoli will fall off and this will be a title race between Lazio and Milan.
Everyone has a different opinion bro. It's so tight. What are they league? Who's going to win the
Premier League, bro? City. Who's going to win the La Liga, bro? Probably real. Who's going to win the
Bundesliga by who's going to win the B of the Premier League Muata? There we go, bro. This is
the best league in the world. You never know who's going to win the French League.
Who is going to win the Saudi League is the question. That's a good one. That's a good one.
That's a question. That's a question. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on.
This one we always forget.
No, they're not one of them.
I'll bad on that. It always gets me broke. I don't know. Whatever.
Yes, it could be. It could be a title race between Lazio and Milan. I think Lazio again,
with Sarri, they just get better and better and better every season and Milan,
you never know what's going to happen over there. So it's very possible.
I think Lazio will have an unfortunate season. That's my feedback. I think like,
obviously, like you said, they're getting better on their salary. But I think they will feel the
loss of Sergei a lot, especially when it comes to shifting the ball from midfield to attack,
the struggle there. And if Chira has an injury, that's going to make matters worse for them.
And for some reason, I do think that they will, that fortune won't be on their side,
but that's more of a feeling I get rather than something backed up by knowledge.
Also the squad depth I'm not a fan of. Our patron and friend, organizer of Fanta
cultural legend, Michael Tanna asks, or other states, whoever gets Lukaku is going to have
a big problem. Simple, but very true, bro. I think that's the case. When you look at, for
example, the links to Milan, I look at the fact that last season there was a lot on
Ibrahimovic in the locker room. You look at one of the greatest leaders the sport has ever seen,
one of an incredible motivator, a guy that would get you to kill your own father after a team talk.
You know what I mean? It gets you to fucking do whatever he wants you to do. Get you to spit
blood and training on a Monday, like when you're slightly hungover. Lukaku, on the other hand,
you never know if it gets tough. He might stop talking to you, apparently like the Tlaotaro.
He might go to the media and just chat shit, man. He's the CEO of making wrong decisions and
burning bridges and he don't want that. I can't believe I ever felt bad for him for that horrific
spell he went through with the Belgian national team and for how bad he was doing at Inter in
the beginning of last year. I don't give a fuck. I don't give a fuck because he's unprofessional.
He don't do these things. He's shot himself in the foot and in the process, he's taken Chelsea down,
he's taken Inter down, Inter are the ones that gave him a second chance. Like he fucked Inter
over and Inter are like, look, we're going to give you another chance. Oh, what did he do before the
Champions League? Finally, he's negotiating with you. Get that shit away from my team. I feel the
need to jump in though and give him his flowers because at the end of the day on form and on his
day, he's a very effective striker and there are many teams who could benefit from having Lukaku.
However, I don't think that a team should, a big team should bring him into a dressing room
that's already stable. That's my point essentially. I think if you're a team that can afford to get
a big name with high ambitions, for example, a team pushing for a Champions League, then you go for
Lukaku, but for Champions League qualification rather, not to actually win the Champions League.
But that's my opinion. He has Saudi written all over him. He does have Saudi written all over him.
I see him. That's where I land up. Yeah. But anyway, thank you very much. That is the last episode
before the fucking league starts. Because I'm fed up bro, quite frankly, talking about nothing.
Isn't it fucking exhausting? I want to analyze. Here, say, here, say,
fuck here, say. I feel like we have a fucking E Entertainment podcast. Have you heard of the
Kardashians? Jesus, I don't want to talk about football, you know, but this this fucking Saturday,
just on this couch right here. TV there, TV there, Alen there, Chesco there. It's gonna be fun. Me,
you, some more motherfuckers. Beer, a bunch of beer, Saturday. Oh my God, bro, sign me up. This is
going to be magnificent, guys. We hope you're looking forward to the start of Serie A as much
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