1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:14,160 Hello, hello, another episode. What a treat. This is our question segment as a standalone 2 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:18,080 episode because we didn't have time. I wouldn't feel like rushing it because we had quite 3 00:00:18,080 --> 00:00:21,520 a few questions to be honest this episode. So we're going to take our time with them 4 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:25,360 and give you a little, a little thump the ninth midweek, you know, thump the ninth. 5 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,880 Maybe we'll just something that we might start doing more often. 6 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:32,720 Maybe it's quite a good idea. I like this idea as well. Obviously, 7 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:41,200 time subject to time subject to time. It gives more importance to our interactions with our 8 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:46,720 followers, our listeners, our patrons, which is always something that we like to do. Yes. 9 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:53,840 Our first question comes from Twitter slash X from Taco, our boy. He says, who are the players 10 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:58,800 who have impressed you the most outside the obvious ones? I love you guys so much. Here's 11 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:04,400 another 100 episodes. I love you more Taco, honestly. Yes. I love nachos more, but tacos 12 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:11,680 are good too. Tacos. No, I think I like nachos, but tacos are they're more of a main course. 13 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:16,560 You know what I mean? Taco is the main course. He doesn't fuck around man. You don't know Taco. 14 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:21,280 You eat him. For me personally, brother, to answer Taco's question, 15 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:26,240 Goodman sin has stood out. Obviously, that might be an obvious one. I mean, 16 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:29,600 if you're a listener to the show, they're all obvious because we don't skip a beat. 17 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:36,000 But yes, Goodman sin, love them. Zerg Z, Colpani, Bonjorno and Sule, I would say, 18 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:42,000 are the ones who have stood out to me. Yeah. Out of the obvious ones, I agree with you with 19 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:51,200 Goodman sin and love them. Sule has stood out a lot for me. And then there are a couple of 20 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:55,760 defenders as well that have really become keen on this season and even last season, to be fair. 21 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:05,280 Bonjorno, who I've been raving about for the past season. I think even in the last match, 22 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:10,960 they did a great job to neutralize Zerg Z and before that, I mean, solid defenders now on a 23 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:17,920 longer contract with Torino. So good to see him in Serie A for a longer time. Dragosin is someone 24 00:02:17,920 --> 00:02:26,480 that I perhaps had slept on. But he's a very athletic defender and a very smart defender 25 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:31,360 at that as well. I think he has a bright future ahead of him. They have talent in every position. 26 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:35,520 Yeah, like you look at the back, you have Dragosin, then you have Friendrup as a kind of 27 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:41,360 different feeler. Goodman sin and Retegui. And obviously, you forget Malinovsky, 28 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:47,840 Femme de Homme, Pellis and that as well. Junior Metia. Pongra Cicci is another one that I have 29 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:56,160 included over here. Yes, he's really stepped up since he's a horse. And I also have, just 30 00:02:56,160 --> 00:03:02,000 because my expectation was so low on this guy, Harui. I have Harui as well. Like the fact that he 31 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:08,240 was the before obviously Sule hit the ground running, it was all about Harui. It's true, 32 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:13,040 he did step up and he's been very good for Frosinone. You'll see that I left some out, 33 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:17,760 but because they're my answers to other questions, so I don't want to repeat myself. 34 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:21,760 I'm going to actually mention one of them because it's not fair. Bologna's Calafiori. 35 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:26,880 Yes, yes, absolutely. Absolutely. He's been great. Fullback there and center back and he's been 36 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:30,960 absolutely great. Like I didn't mention Calpani because he's another answer, but Calafiori and 37 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:38,320 Calpani definitely make this list. Frank on Twitter slash X asks, stop saying Twitter slash X. What 38 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:45,600 is this? Twitter. Fuck X. Frank on X. Frank on X on the beach. Frank, who finishes higher 39 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:49,840 if you're Antino or Bologna? This is my favorite question. Should we three to one it? Let's three 40 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:58,560 to one it. Three, two, one, Bologna. I love it. I love it. Why? Why? Bologna play once a week. 41 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:05,840 Granted their squad isn't as deep, but Fiorentina have a clear weakness in their team at the moment 42 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:10,960 up front. While Bologna don't seem to have that and Bologna are very adaptable and versatile. 43 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:16,320 I think they can adapt to their opponent more than Fiorentina. Fiorentina will try to bring 44 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:23,360 the exact same plan to every single game they play. No, I'll challenge that in saying, I agree with 45 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:29,360 you. But when it comes to facing the top seven, who do you think would be more successful? Fiorentina 46 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:36,560 or Bologna? I think that's what it comes down to. I think Bologna might be more successful. 47 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:44,080 I think right now they're on a high. I think with Italiano. He's been there for about three 48 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:51,520 seasons I think now and he's had the same issues up front and I feel like people are starting to 49 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:55,920 talk about it and to address it. The fact that like why aren't these strikers doing well? 50 00:04:55,920 --> 00:05:00,960 Is it a personnel thing or is this systemic kind of thing? And I feel like the pressure is piling 51 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:05,120 over there. Not to mention they have lost some quality and the fact that they're having to play 52 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:13,840 Sotil nowadays who is a hard worker. I appreciate his industry. Not sure he's very clever. I don't 53 00:05:13,840 --> 00:05:20,480 think he has a very high ceiling Sotil personally. I think to be honest, if we're talking peak, 54 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:24,960 he's still a young guy so he still has a long way to go but I don't think his peak is much higher 55 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:31,440 than where he is right now. I straight up believe Bologna have a better team than Fiorentina. 56 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:38,000 I'll go so far as to say that. All around maybe. Ferguson, Xerxes, Orsalini. 57 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:43,360 Fiorentina definitely have a deeper team. Fiorentina have a deeper team. But then Mota system 58 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:48,800 bro and they have a full season under Mota now. Remember what Bologna did last year and it was 59 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:56,000 with half a season with Mota and basically the half of the season before that was devastating 60 00:05:56,000 --> 00:06:02,000 for them because it was Mahailovic who passed away in and out of hospital. So now they finally have 61 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:06,720 settlement. They've got a young progressive manager and they've got one hell of a squad. 62 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:11,200 Man, I think they'll definitely fight for Europe. I think they get Europa League. 63 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:17,440 Europa League? I think they get Europa. I think one sec. 64 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:25,040 Europa League might be tough but I think they'll fight for it. I think that you know how it is. 65 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:30,160 You aim for Europa you get conference. And you know how it's always very tight until the last 66 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:33,680 moment. We don't know who's getting conference league until the final matchday. You don't know 67 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:39,440 who's getting anything until you've got points. Frank has a part two to this question. Who could 68 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:45,520 break into Spalletti squad who hasn't been involved so far? I think there are two or three that 69 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:52,480 win fit can. His most recent call-ups were Donaruma, Marietta, Vicario, Providella, 70 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:58,320 Cerebio, Bastoni, Buongiorno, Calabria, Cambiasso, Darmian, Di Lorenzo, Di Marco, Gatti, Toloi, 71 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:02,800 Barella, Bonaventura, Qualpa, Nichristante, Fratese, Giorgio, and Locatelli, Berardi, 72 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:07,680 Chiesa, Alsharawi, Keen, Politan, Rospadori, Scamaca, and the Zaniolo. Those were the 73 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:16,640 two I wish I had those written in front of me. I do. Yes, for me, Calafiori. I agree. I have 74 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:22,240 the same answer in Calafiori. I think it's a no-brainer to be honest with you. Also, 75 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:28,080 one who I'm surprised hasn't been involved is Di Gregorio. Granted, he's not going to start, 76 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:33,760 but I think he's better than Providella. Ah, Providella. You have Donaruma, Marietta, 77 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:40,160 Providella, Vecario, I think Di Gregorio can displace Marietta and Providella. Not Vecario. 78 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:47,520 Probably not Vecario, but the other two definitely. Di Gregorio on his day, he can start for Italy 79 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:54,240 on his day. Probably, man. He's a really good goalkeeper, cat-like. Then I put maybe Orsolini 80 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:59,200 if he's fit, can challenge for a spot. If he's fit, because he's very in the squad. 81 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:05,200 Yeah. But as a squad player, it's no joke what he can do on the right. The thing is, for some reason, 82 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:10,080 that position is quite saturated for Italy. Now that's debatable, because Chiesa can play out on 83 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:14,400 the left, he can play out on the right as well, but there's also Mimobarardi out on the right, 84 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:18,560 so the competition is very tough. But it's good to have him as a squad player. Someone you bring on, 85 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:24,400 even Brohi whips in a corner, and one of Italy's big boys get ahead too with his corners. 86 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:31,360 They accelerate on the dip. His corners, man. His corners. Remember that episode, 87 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,760 you were like Orsolini whipped in the best corner I've ever seen. 88 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:40,480 I wasn't, so I was prepping, and I had YouTube on, and I was watching the highlights 89 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:46,160 of Bologna, just to refresh my memory. And of sudden the commentator goes, 90 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:52,880 What a corner! And I'm like, I've never heard that in my life. I've never heard someone freak out so 91 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:59,200 much over a fucking corner. So I like, rewinded it, I watched the corner, and I told you, come see, 92 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:05,360 I'm about to rewind. The commentator just fucking came because of a corner. Let's have a look. 93 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:09,200 And we're both watching it, and the second he kicks it, we both just go, oh! 94 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:16,080 Yeah. Yeah, that was crazy. And of course, there's Roman Eolianz-Calvini, I believe they have featured 95 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:20,960 for Italy before, on the Spalletti though. And then there's Retegui, who's injured at the moment, 96 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:26,320 who can't fight his way back into this team. I mean, there's Keen, who's been on good form. 97 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:29,280 But then you look at those strikers, the proper Nines, he's the one who's 98 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:36,720 dispensable, I think here. Because they've only got three number Nines, proper number Nines. 99 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:43,280 Scamaccar, Aspadori, and Keen. Now you look at the content, there's Retegui and Bellotti. 100 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:47,920 I don't think Bellotti will make it. No, I like the fact that Keen has been called up. 101 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:55,520 Yeah, he deserves it. I also, like you guys know that I'm Scalvini's number one dick rider. 102 00:09:55,520 --> 00:10:01,520 So I obviously would like to see him in the utility. I can't help but think that he's probably more 103 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:09,920 suited for Atree at the back. And having Bastoni in the starting line-up, and Atoo at the back, 104 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:14,480 that might limit Scalvini's chances. Firstly, he's still 19 years old. Secondly, having 105 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:24,240 two ball playing center backs, essentially having two, essentially center mids as a center backs 106 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:28,720 might cause struggle when it comes to balance. And they're also two super young guys. So 107 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:35,200 Acherbi has to start for Italy. He has to start. He's the staple as a center back. 108 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:42,560 The Azzurro magazine on Twitter said the weekend was centered around exciting youngsters. 109 00:10:42,560 --> 00:10:48,080 Camarda, Fabian, Sule, etc. Who are the youngsters in Italy that have really caught your eye and 110 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:55,120 how high is their ceiling? So, do you want to start? I've listed one, two, three, four, five, 111 00:10:55,120 --> 00:11:02,640 six, six. I have six as well. Imagine they're one each one each. But then we'll end up repeating. 112 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:06,560 Okay, let me tell you who I have and then we'll discuss them. Okay. Actually, let's do one each. 113 00:11:06,560 --> 00:11:12,160 Fuck it. Okay, we'll repeat. I have Simone Paffundi for 17 years old. Udineza. I have Paffundi. 114 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:16,160 He really impressed me. I watched him in the Coppa Italia. One game particularly got quite a 115 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:19,440 few minutes because he doesn't play much because he's only 17, of course, but when he came on, 116 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:25,840 the entire team was playing for him. He was the centerpiece of that team and he was only 17. 117 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:30,720 He's small. He's really mobile. He likes to hold the ball. He's difficult to dispossess and at 17, 118 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:39,760 that's very difficult to do against fucking grown ass men. Like 22 is young. 17, though. 119 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:46,880 17 and to be that good at that age is merely a baby. He's got a really bright future ahead of him. 120 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:51,360 I just realized that I think I misread the question and I only did Italian players. 121 00:11:52,640 --> 00:12:00,160 But I stand by all of them. So let's see the next one. Colombo. How old is Colombo now? 122 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:07,040 He's a young guy. Colombo. He must be early 20s. Colombo age. 123 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:14,560 Okay. I wrote Colombo. She instead of Colombo age. This is the man who discovered America. 124 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:24,480 Oh my God. Literally, bro. Jesus Christ. Come on, man. Age. He's 21. 125 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:29,520 21. Still very good. I mean, he's had three very good loan spells so far. I mean, one is 126 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:33,760 one speciality. He's a bee with a spa. He's a fucking he's joking this year. 127 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:41,360 Yeah. The last season he was at remind me last season last season lecture lecture exactly. 128 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:47,120 And how did I forget that? And the season ones are so he's working very well and his growth is 129 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:55,520 is good. You know, the trajectory is good. Now, an important part to the Odzero magazine's question 130 00:12:55,520 --> 00:13:00,160 is how high is their ceiling? So when it comes to Palfundi, I think very high. Yeah. I think 131 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:05,440 uninterrupted and with the right career choices, he can become a top player for the Italian national 132 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:10,400 team. I think so. How high is Colombo ceiling in your opinion? I think it's also very high. 133 00:13:11,680 --> 00:13:15,120 Like, do you think he can become a consistent 20 goal a season striker in Italy? 134 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:24,400 I think he can. 20 few few players are consistently scoring 20 goals a season. Yeah. 135 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:32,400 Yeah. But if he keeps if he keeps progressing in the manner in which he's been progressing and 136 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:37,680 at the rate he's been progressing, and he settles down in a successful Milan team, 137 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:43,680 there's no reason why he can't become at least a player that scores between 15 to 20 goals a 138 00:13:43,680 --> 00:13:49,440 season. So because he's he's he's an all rounder. Exactly. He's he's good at dribbling. He's good 139 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:53,280 at finishing. He's good in the air. He's good with his back towards goal. He's intelligent. 140 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:59,040 Old up plays good. Yeah. It's true. I mean, and he's a proper Milan striker. Like at the moment, 141 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:05,520 Milan play with a profile like that. No, yeah, you got what he offers tries to do. It's the 142 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:11,600 same profile. Okay, up next, I'm sure you have them a view written only Italian guys. This is 143 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:19,680 Thomas Baldanzi 20 years old at Mpoly. Very small player, very nifty player, very clever player, 144 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:25,120 and with an eye for goal. I think that his ceiling is not as high as for example, 145 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:34,000 Papundis. I can see him being a regular in the Italian national team, for example. 146 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:39,200 I see that at least as a at least as a squad player. Again, he's still very young. So it's 147 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:46,880 hard to say. I'm excited to see him get get a move away in the in the future. I think one of the 148 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:55,920 I think the next move, I call it the some well rich move, you know, from from Mpoly, 149 00:14:55,920 --> 00:15:01,040 you go to like Torino. That's not exciting. Yeah, Richie is an exciting one, but he's been out this 150 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:08,880 year. He's been out quite a bit. Baldanzi, I think he needs the bridge of his career now. He needs 151 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:14,160 the bridge that's going to take him to greatness. Now is that bridge? Amonza is the bridge. 152 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:20,400 I'm not too sure about that, man. I think I think as long as Ampoli stay up and as long as they keep 153 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:25,680 playing and a good brand of football because Andrea Zoli's brand of football is indeed a 154 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:30,640 positive one. I think before he leaves, he needs to cement his place there as a starter. 155 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:36,720 He hasn't done that yet. Granted, he's only 20. Granted, there's a lot of rotation involved with 156 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:42,080 Ampoli. But I think that before he leaves, he should totally become a regular over there. I 157 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:47,040 think it would be unless he goes somewhere where he's going to definitely play under a manager. 158 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:53,760 That suits his style like Amonza. That's what I'm thinking because firstly, I'm not too certain about 159 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:59,120 Ampoli's chances of staying up. It's a long season. They've been looking better, but whatever. 160 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:05,680 We all know how much they're struggling. Second, teams like that are where you get 38 games, bro. 161 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:10,800 That's where Tonali was at. Brescia at a young age, like just getting all those games in. 162 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:16,640 But he hasn't been getting all those games. But Danzi, he hasn't cemented himself. And I genuinely 163 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:21,280 don't believe that's through any fault of his own. They play once a week, Jesus Christ, and he's 164 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:27,360 probably their best offensive outlet. But maybe tactically, he's not quite there yet. Exactly. 165 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:33,840 The bridge, baby. The bridge. Interesting. You? 166 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:42,880 Colpani. But this Colpani, a youngster, he's 24, 23. He's younger than that. No Colpani. 167 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:53,120 Colpani, age. He is 24. You're right. I initially had Raspadori as well. 168 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:59,760 Also, I think not 23. He's 23. But I removed him. I genuinely thought Colpani was younger than that. 169 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:05,120 Okay. No worries, bro. Colpani, of course, fantastic talent. We're massive fans over here. 170 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:12,960 I have Luca Romero next. 19 years old, plays for Milan, broke records for the youngest player to 171 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:18,560 feature or score in La Liga. There was something like that. Then came to Italy, broke a few records 172 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:24,800 with Lazio as well, because playing regularly at a young age. I think Luca Romero is fantastic. 173 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:30,080 I think he's got a great shot on him. I think he's a good dribbler. But above all that stuff, 174 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:34,640 he's so intelligent and selfless. And at 19 years old, knowing when to pass and knowing when to 175 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:39,520 take another touch and knowing when to shoot is often a very tricky thing. Luca Romero seems to be 176 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:46,320 professional at that already, already at 19. And that means that he's got like this high 177 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:51,440 footballing IQ that's only going to get better. And technically, he's got it as well. His technique. 178 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:57,840 So I think Luca Romero can go to great lengths. I think out of all the players I have over here, 179 00:17:57,840 --> 00:18:04,160 I think Luca Romero's ceiling is the highest in my opinion. Yes. Wow. Okay. Romero, it's like you 180 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:11,200 can't deny how good he looks, especially like in preseason and back in Spain. He just hasn't been 181 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:16,080 getting that many opportunities obviously because he's playing top flights area football. 182 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:22,960 But with the amount of injuries that there have been, I would like to see him get some more 183 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:28,400 playing time. He was scapegoated at a point because he came on for a police 184 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:35,600 against Napoli and he gave away the free kick that was scored by Raspadori. 185 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:39,520 Was it him? Was it Luca Romero? He gave away that free kick. I believe so. 186 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:46,160 Oh my God. Yeah. And he was scapegoated for it. And since I have realized that 187 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:52,480 I made a mistake with this question that I thought was only for Italian players, 188 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:59,680 the next song I'm going to say is Sole. Okay. Okay. Yes. I'm going to replace my Colpani with 189 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:04,720 Sole. Sole is like a young Barati type. I believe he scored about six goals already this season. He 190 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:12,240 is on loan at Frosinone from Juventus and he's absolutely thriving. He's fearless. 191 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:18,880 And he's really taken the team on his shoulder. This is what Baldanzi has to do. He has to grab 192 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:24,960 the team and lead the way. And Sole is doing that incredibly. I'm just going to say my other one 193 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:33,040 since that was the replacement of Colpani. Ruggeri again because I thought it was Italian. 194 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:44,800 But no reason why not. He's a powerhouse of a left wing back. His industry is for a young guy, 195 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:52,080 I believe he's 20, his early 20s. For... He is, sir. He could pull up a random celebrity called 196 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:58,800 Ruggeri who's 29. I was going to fucking tell you he's 21 years old. He's 21, he's a youngster. 197 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:07,360 At that age to be feeling in such a demanding role, a physically demanding role, which is left 198 00:20:07,360 --> 00:20:15,920 wing back or right wing back in an Atalanta team, and to be killing it pretty much. It's a great sign. 199 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:22,800 I think he has a very high ceiling. He'll be a solid left back. He's in good hands with Gasperini. 200 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:29,200 Definitely. All right, up next I have Valentin Carboni, 18 year old at Monza on loan from Inter. 201 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:34,560 He's a centre back six foot one. I like him. I think he's very solid. And I think he has good 202 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:39,840 potential and it's surprising when you see he's only 18. When I wrote his name and I looked him up, 203 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:44,880 I thought he was going to be like 20. Yeah, I thought so as well. I had no idea he was 18. 204 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:53,520 Jesus. That's a good answer. Up next. Scalvini. I mean, no, no doubt 19 year old Atalanta captain. 205 00:20:53,520 --> 00:21:00,480 His ceiling. The best centre back in Italy in the national team at his time, 206 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:06,000 of his generation, I think. I think so too. Yeah, yeah. I think so too. He's super. Super. Like 207 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:17,360 what? And the thing is he also has, he also carries a brand because he's so good with the ball at his feet. 208 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:25,840 The way he plays, it's so slick and stylish. It's just attractive to watch. You know what I mean? 209 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:36,800 I mean, so he's elegant. He'll be like when it comes to generations, there are big different 210 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:42,240 in different generations. There are players that stand out as symbols of that generation. 211 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:49,760 And I think in the future, in the next talk like Bono tree. Exactly. So like if you were to think 212 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:59,440 maybe 2016, 2017, Italy, you think Chiellini, for example. If you think early 2000s, late 90s, 213 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:04,080 you think Maldini. Now, I'm only mentioning defenders because we're talking about defenders. 214 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:12,400 But I do think Scalvini in the late 20s or laterities could be, yeah, he could be the staple 215 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:16,720 and the face of the Italian national team. He's that good, man. He is. He's that good. 216 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:22,240 Super, super player and to be starting consistently for Atalanta. It's not a joke. 217 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:27,120 Mamma mia, you have one more? I have two more. You have two more? Yes. I know you have one of 218 00:22:27,120 --> 00:22:33,280 these guys. I might skip him. I'm going to say Samuel Aveniato. I don't think he happened. 219 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:37,360 I don't have him. I think I said all mine, bro. One, two, three, four, five, six. Yes, I said. 220 00:22:37,360 --> 00:22:43,120 Okay. Okay. I'll say mine. I have two more somehow. I have Samuel Aveniato. He's 19 years old, plays 221 00:22:43,120 --> 00:22:47,200 with Montza. Very good dribbler. He's actually the brother of Emmanuel Veniato. You remember 222 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:51,120 the former Bologna player. He's 20 years old. Now he's dipped a bit. He looked quite promising as 223 00:22:51,120 --> 00:22:54,880 well that player, but he's at Pisa at the moment. Samuel, his brother is only 19, he's playing 224 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:58,320 a Montza. He's playing really well, man. Looks very technically gifted. Yeah, Veniato is great. 225 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:05,360 And there's also Gaitano or Estanio on loan at Calieri. We just, how funny, we just spoke about 226 00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:10,560 them. 21 years old, looking quite bright as well, coming off the bench for Calieri. Yeah. 227 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:17,840 But yeah, I think we're going to move on from youngsters. Yes, sir. Number four, Zorig on 228 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:25,680 Instagram says it was a handball by Milan. Now, guess which team Zorig supports by doing? Shout 229 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:32,000 out Zorig. No, he's a Fiora, Fiora Tina fan. Oh, that's Zorig. That's Zorig. Okay. Hey Zorig. 230 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:38,480 He spoke in voice of the fans. Yeah. Yes. Hey Zorig, Benoal. I don't think it was a handball 231 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:42,720 personally. And that's not because I'm a biased Milan fan. Yeah, of course, this isn't the Milan 232 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:49,520 Fiora Tina game. How silly I am. This was Ruben Loftus-Chic, right? He had his hands in front 233 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:54,240 of his body and closing inwards. But that's not the thing, because if his arm still extended, 234 00:23:54,240 --> 00:24:00,560 then it should still be a handball. The problem is the ball hits his torso and then his arm, 235 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:07,120 meaning that it's not a... So do you know how, no matter how much they adapt and change the 236 00:24:07,120 --> 00:24:14,000 handball rule, there's still always a gray area. Always, always a gray area, man. Before it was 237 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:19,920 like the upper arm and then it was intentional versus non-intentional, then it has to be extended 238 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:25,200 and they keep on just looking so deep into it. And now there's this new rule that basically, 239 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:32,000 if it bounces off your body and hits your arm, or if it's in a really short distance and there's 240 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:37,360 nothing you can do about it and it's clearly accidental, then it's not a handball. Last night, 241 00:24:37,360 --> 00:24:43,280 in the Champions League, it was given. There was a penalty that bounced off a player's body 242 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:49,760 and into his arm. It was the Newcastle PSG. PSG's last minute... Controversially, yeah. 243 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:55,360 Controversially, of course. Of course. So that's what I'm saying. I can't answer, because I have no 244 00:24:55,360 --> 00:25:01,360 fucking idea what any refs in the world or any VAR rooms are doing in the world about this handball 245 00:25:01,360 --> 00:25:10,720 situation. To me, it's not a penalty. I dislike, to be honest, discussing referee calls. I find it 246 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:17,120 tedious. I don't enjoy it at all. I prefer to discuss the action. I prefer to discuss other 247 00:25:17,120 --> 00:25:22,960 things, other aspects of football than refereeing decisions. Apart from when they're like blatantly 248 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:29,680 wrong, you know. But yeah, sometimes they have to be discussed. Ali Amir on Instagram says, 249 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:35,600 why is no one mentioning Eurich's poor form? And why is Torino the least he mentioned in the media 250 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:43,360 like they never existed? When it comes to no one talking about Torino, it's because people don't talk 251 00:25:43,360 --> 00:25:51,360 about boring things. Who talks about boring things? Torino never buy anyone in summer. They've been 252 00:25:51,360 --> 00:25:58,640 playing like the same kind of defensive brand of football for ages. Now, sure there was that season 253 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:03,520 where they significantly improved. There was one season they were battling relegation. 254 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:12,240 And then Eurich came in and he shifted things around and there's suddenly where they were 255 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:20,560 before that. But that's the thing. They are your classic 10 to 12 team. They're nothing more than 256 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:28,000 that. Nothing more than that. As in, they're also El Grande Torino, great history, this and that. 257 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:35,360 But at the moment, they are a very irrelevant team in that sense. Yeah. So Eurich has plateaued. 258 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:42,960 And he's away because he cried after a game and he addressed it. He said, I can't quite get this 259 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:46,880 team to the next level. He took them from a team that was in danger of relegation, as you said, 260 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:53,840 to a mid table team, but can't quite get it beyond the ball on the other. Yeah. Granted, 261 00:26:53,840 --> 00:27:00,320 the investment from the club has improved slightly from Cairo, but it isn't quite enough 262 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:06,800 just yet either. But they are talent like Reggie, the development, they have Bonjour, 263 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:14,640 you know, these, they're making smart moves. But it's not quite enough yet. And they don't score 264 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:18,080 great goals. So they're not often spoken about in the media. Like I remember last season, 265 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:22,880 there was a stat they had never scored from out of the box. Remember that? They don't play flashy 266 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:25,920 football. So obviously, no one talks about them. They're not like Monza, for example, 267 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:30,720 who play a super attractive brand with young, exciting players. They're not like Bologna. 268 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:36,960 And Bologna Monza, who are similar to their level in theory, are spoken about much more. 269 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:42,160 They're taking all the headlines and fearing to a certain extent as well. They're a step ahead. 270 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:47,920 But yeah, that's why I think it's a shame because Eurich, I believe, is a good coach. 271 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:57,360 I hope he manages to figure things out. Yeah, same. Ben asks, are Hellas doomed this year 272 00:27:57,360 --> 00:28:01,760 after their lucky escape last year? This is Ben on Twitter, by the way. Are Hellas doomed this year, 273 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:09,920 bro? Yeah, it's again, it's too early to tell. They looked okay, quite good in the opening matches. 274 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:15,920 But I think they've regressed since that. And not only have they regressed, but 275 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:24,160 their spirit is much different to how it was in comparison to a couple of years ago. You look at 276 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:30,480 them a couple of years ago, and they were a team fighting for top 10. At a point, I remember that 277 00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:39,920 one season where there was Bologna, Torino, Fiorentina, and all of the Sasuolo, and all of these guys 278 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:44,160 fighting, who's going to get eighth? And Hellas were one of them. We had that bet, who's going to 279 00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:50,720 finish above each other Sasuolo or Hellas Verona. They were such a good team, and they lost so many 280 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:55,920 good players. And just the players that are still there since that time, I feel so bad for them. 281 00:28:55,920 --> 00:29:01,760 Yeah, because they're just watching their surroundings, getting worse and worse and worse 282 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:07,200 and worse. I've seen this film before, and I didn't like the ending, bro. Shout out to Elisabeth. 283 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:14,640 Shout out to Teite. Daily event. She made it on our podcast. She's the biggest, she's the baddest. 284 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:21,600 They've been regressing. We saw that happen with Genoa, for example, before they got relegated. 285 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:25,840 If it's not the season, it's next month. Of course, we talked about Hellas Verona, who at one point 286 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:33,680 had DiMarco, Rahman, I'm missing players. There were so many players, so many good ones. 287 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:42,000 Simeone. You said Simeone. Roasted. But yes, I think the only way they survive is if their 288 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:46,640 defense stays fit, because they are quite a tight unit, that can be difficult to penetrate. 289 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:51,840 And the second season, Saponara kicks in. The second part of the season, Saponara. Because honestly, 290 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:59,280 they need a creative spark. I think Duda is actually being quite good. He had a couple of 291 00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:06,160 good games. Yeah. So I think to create the avenues in Saponara and Duda, and then having 292 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:11,760 Jurić or Bonazzoli up front, and Ngong, of course, in this situation as well, in the equation, 293 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:16,320 in the mix, I think that might just give them just enough to survive. I'm not talking about a great 294 00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:22,480 survival. I'm talking about like fourth before the loss. Yeah, maybe man, maybe. Maybe. We'll see. 295 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:31,120 Alan on Instagram. And our patron friend, lover. Do you think Lecce should consider to play with 296 00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:36,080 two up front? I think Bandas output has been lacking for a while. He could use a break. 297 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:40,560 Piccoli has looked fresh when entering. Unlucky to not have scored more than one. Could it be worth 298 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:45,840 a shot to try Piccoli together with Kristović? Almgvist slash Strefetsam were centrally behind 299 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:50,960 them. For me, Bandas game versus Verona was the straw that broke the camel's back. 300 00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:55,200 Attacks and when he receives it, could have received the second yellow. Mesta Piccoli's 301 00:30:55,200 --> 00:31:00,960 chance when he was in a clear offside position ran less than Jurić. Was he playing with Aviva? 302 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:07,760 Yeah, we talked about this a little bit in the last episode, in yesterday's episode. 303 00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:14,000 I think it's a good idea. I think it's a cool concept, four, three, one, two. They have good 304 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:23,840 midfielders. Blyn, Ramadani, Udan, all those guys, right? I think they can pick three good 305 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:29,040 midfielders. Then you have Piccoli and Kristović up front. And in that pocket, you can pick between 306 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:33,920 Strefetsam, Bandas, Almgvist. I think it can be a nice exchange. And to be honest, Lecce have 307 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:38,960 also plateaued a little bit. They've lost themselves from the way they started the season. So maybe 308 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:44,640 a tactical switchup could catch teams off guard and having two dangerous weapons in the box could be 309 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:49,760 good. That's what I was going to say. In fact, when a team is either lacking quality or not 310 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:56,400 performing up to standard, it's the most important thing is to utilize any players that are showing 311 00:31:56,960 --> 00:32:05,520 any form of strong form. So in addition to that, it's also very important for teams to have plan Bs. 312 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:12,080 So it's also important for them to try out something new and see how that goes. But I think my 313 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:19,280 former point stands out the most in what I'm saying. When your players aren't playing that well 314 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:23,280 and you have players that are playing well and you're keeping them on the bench. 315 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:29,120 Hello. Yeah, exactly. I mean, it's true, Kristović started the season on great form scoring goals, 316 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:33,760 but you look at Piccoli, he's been moaning. At the moment, he's hot. Yeah. What were Lecce 317 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:38,960 doing last year? They were choosing between Cise and Colombo according to who's in better form. 318 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:43,520 But yes, Alan, I think you should manage that, I think you'd be a good fit over them. 319 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:49,200 The next question comes from James Pecorrella. He said, 320 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:54,960 Salernitana vs Lazio, second yellow card not given to the defender of Salernitana in the first half. 321 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:58,880 Would have completely changed the outcome of the game. What was the defender trying to prove with 322 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:05,040 his reckless run to the foul? Of course, he's talking about Giomba over here. It was a clear 323 00:33:05,040 --> 00:33:09,120 second yellow card we discussed this in the episode. We said that probably the referee thought, 324 00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:11,680 I've just booked him and we're going to send him off and we're going to let him get away with the 325 00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:16,560 warning that should never be the case. And Giomba, of course, is 31 years old. He spent three years 326 00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:23,840 at Roma between 2015 and 2018 where he played six games. And after that, he dipped and he hasn't 327 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:30,240 quite got a foothold or returned to that level again. And I believe there's a reason for that. 328 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:36,480 He's a Slovakian international from 2014 up until now. He's featured 32 times. He's played for 329 00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:45,520 Bari, Perugia, Catania, and now he's played 85 games at Salernitana. Look, I think he's not a 330 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:51,360 terrible defender, but I think this is his level. And these lapses and concentration on rush of 331 00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:57,200 blood to the head will keep him at this level, to be honest, because he does have games where he's 332 00:33:57,200 --> 00:34:01,520 super solid. I don't want to be too harsh on him, but yeah, he was lucky over here and he could have 333 00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:07,280 totally lost Salernitana at the game. Yeah, I just honestly, I mirror his question. I have no idea 334 00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:15,040 what the fuck he'd be doing in that scenario. Like, who knows what man, like, like, he had the 335 00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:21,040 opportunity to go for the ball over there, or at least shield, body, something. But the way that 336 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:27,200 he went in for that is amateur at best, man. I wouldn't expect to see that in Serie A. But like 337 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:33,520 you're saying, it doesn't, it was one bad thing that Gionbert did. Obviously, he hasn't had the 338 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:39,680 most stellar career in the world, but he's in Serie A. He's had a couple of good games, but like 339 00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:44,720 you said, this is his level. He won't get any higher than Salernitana in Serie A. 340 00:34:44,720 --> 00:34:48,960 Yeah, I think the natural next step for him in his career is to Swola. 341 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:54,880 Yeah, make a few mistakes over there as well. Get away with it, because Berardi will score a hat 342 00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:59,040 trick. Bring back Vladimir Kirkev, pop him at the back with him. I think that's the way to go. 343 00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:05,680 God, please, no, man. We also missed a question from Dennis, bro, when we had episode 100, he 344 00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:11,680 sent this question in while we were actually recording, so we didn't see it. He said, did you 345 00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:17,680 guys ever imagine reaching 100 episodes and what impact did the pod have on your lives? 346 00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:23,200 Oh, good question. Personally, I did think we were going to reach 100 episodes when we started, 347 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:29,920 because we were so into it and at no point throughout these 100 episodes have we ever said, 348 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:34,400 let's stop or even hint at it or say, we've said we don't feel like recording today. 349 00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:39,280 We've had situations where we're getting ready to record, we start fucking arguing and shouting at 350 00:35:39,280 --> 00:35:43,760 each other, and we found out to make friends to record. That happened once in particular. 351 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:48,240 I don't know. Let's breathe, bro. Let's breathe. 352 00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:59,440 I remember I told you, just give me five minutes, don't talk to me, because we were arguing over 353 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:06,000 something at the debate. There was another time where we couldn't decide, we're doing a special 354 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:12,960 episode and we're preparing it in very different ways. We're talking about an introductory episode 355 00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:18,480 for people just getting into Syria. I was saying we make it more historical about teams. If we're 356 00:36:18,480 --> 00:36:24,560 talking about Napoli, let's mention their history. Let's mention this city. Let's mention Maradona. 357 00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:29,680 You're more, bro, it's about this season. Let's talk about how they play a 433 formation. 358 00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:34,000 Because it was meant to be like meet the teams, meet the teams of this season. 359 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:39,040 And you were like, meet the teams. This is a history lecture, which would also be very good 360 00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:45,280 content. They're both good, but I remember we were like, and this wasn't us arguing over 361 00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:51,200 the concept, but we had already deeply prepped for it. Both of us, we had done 362 00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:57,200 it. So, none of us want to conceal it. Exactly. Yes, but we should do mine, because 363 00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:04,880 it's the whole lot of that. I remember I told you, bro, give me 10 minutes, don't talk to me, 364 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:10,800 I'm gonna think, and I'll get back to you. And you were like, you're just gonna sit in silence 365 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:17,680 and think like, I'm trying not to be angry with you right now. Just give me 10 minutes of silence, 366 00:37:17,680 --> 00:37:23,920 and I'll think. The other one was funny of Roma. I think it was either you... It was an action-packed 367 00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:28,000 game. I don't know what, because I had watched the game, bro, I had watched the game together. 368 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:33,680 But for some reason, my argument, probably because sometimes when you're in the moment, 369 00:37:33,680 --> 00:37:42,240 you kind of let flow overtake or passion overtake knowledge. And I remember saying, 370 00:37:42,240 --> 00:37:47,600 Roma's main problem is that they're not creative and that they can't create chances. And I was like, 371 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:53,360 well, actually, yeah. They had missed like 19 chances. It was a game against Atalanta, 372 00:37:54,000 --> 00:38:00,400 like two seasons ago or last season. But I remember, I was like, well, why don't you just pause 373 00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:06,320 and tell me that I'm fucking everything up? And so you keep calling me out. Because it's meant to 374 00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:14,240 be authentic. But those were the two occasions. Those were the two... The two only ones. Yeah, 375 00:38:14,240 --> 00:38:20,880 the two only ones. But twice in a hundred episodes isn't bad, which means that within the next 98. 376 00:38:21,600 --> 00:38:28,400 We'll have another two. Yeah. Fuck you. Fuck you. And what impact did the pod have on your 377 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:33,760 lives? I can no longer meet people during the week because I'm too busy. Not for sure. Not for 378 00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:38,240 sure. Definitely watching more football, which is good. Definitely watching football a bit 379 00:38:38,240 --> 00:38:44,800 differently than I use. Not too differently. I still watch it like I'm a kid, basically, but 380 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:54,160 a bit more analytical to use that word. Also, I don't know, but I work in a company where 381 00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:58,240 sometimes they need someone to step in for a podcast or step in in front of camera and stuff 382 00:38:58,240 --> 00:39:06,160 like that. And it's a company with quite a big following. Yeah, it's U-Porn. It's free hour in 383 00:39:06,160 --> 00:39:13,920 Malta. So because I picked this up and I became decent at speaking on a microphone or on camera, 384 00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:19,040 stuff like that. I have a podcast with them now. It's called Growing Pains. It's doing really well. 385 00:39:19,040 --> 00:39:24,560 We speak about young people growing up in Malta. And they also use me for some ads where I speak 386 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:29,120 on camera, explain some shit, some campaigns. So it's also given me the opportunity and the 387 00:39:29,120 --> 00:39:34,080 confidence to do something like that. Fantastic, bro. How much are we getting paid for that plug? 388 00:39:36,480 --> 00:39:42,000 I mean, it's about time that they plug us. Exactly, man. I mean, you're on the pod. 389 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:47,920 You should just throw it out. Last time on Seja spotlight reminded me about growing up in Malta. 390 00:39:47,920 --> 00:39:54,320 Yes. You listen to episode one, but I was just calling it the podcast. I was like, 391 00:39:54,320 --> 00:40:00,880 say the name. I'm like, say the name, bro. Say the name. Like all of Malta's youth listening. 392 00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:09,040 Say the name, bro. But yeah, that's how it's impacted our lives. And we have many 393 00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:12,800 contacts around the world now who just messaged us whenever something crazy happens in Italian 394 00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:19,600 football. And that's so much fun. Yeah. And yeah, this community that we have created would not be 395 00:40:19,600 --> 00:40:27,840 a community if we didn't exist. We are essentially gods. Wow, bro. There you go. Yeah, well done. 396 00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:34,400 Alan and Andy wouldn't be bouncing. Theo and fucking Matias wouldn't be talking about the 397 00:40:34,400 --> 00:40:38,240 Prem. You know what I mean? Yeah, I mean, Matias doesn't really talk about the Prem though. 398 00:40:38,240 --> 00:40:43,520 No, but they've referenced even, even Santi and Matias reference the Prem every now and then. 399 00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:53,920 Santi and I would say the the Premist. He's a superlative. Arteo, Mint, Santi, but those are the 400 00:40:53,920 --> 00:41:00,640 ones that support English teams, obviously. And Andy, of course, the Premist. But like, 401 00:41:00,640 --> 00:41:04,800 I would say most of the chat has good knowledge about Premier League. 402 00:41:04,800 --> 00:41:10,240 Of course. Yeah. I mean, you know, it is a very popular league. Not our favorite. 403 00:41:10,240 --> 00:41:13,440 As the second best league in the world. It's a great quality. 404 00:41:16,560 --> 00:41:22,000 But anyway, bro, we have to wrap this up. Let's wrap this up. Don't forget to follow us. Rate us. 405 00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:28,080 Love us. Message us. Kiss us. Matthew would want to worship us. Worship us as we are your gods. 406 00:41:28,080 --> 00:41:36,400 But thank you guys. We'll see you next week. Next week. Yes, obviously. Or tomorrow. We'll get 407 00:41:36,400 --> 00:41:42,880 one more question. Fuck it, bro. Come over after work. Record. So since Jake's moved out, 408 00:41:44,720 --> 00:41:51,120 I've been at his house right after work on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and now Thursday. 409 00:41:51,120 --> 00:41:55,920 Yes. And I have separation anxiety. So I don't think this is going too well. 410 00:41:55,920 --> 00:42:00,400 Yeah. I must say it is a pleasure to have you, bro. Thank you very much. I want you to feel as 411 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:08,000 comfortable as you possibly can. I'm so comfortable, bro. I'm so comfortable. I shot for the first 412 00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:13,200 time in your bathroom today. And I have no doors. I only have curtains, guys. Yeah. So that's how 413 00:42:13,200 --> 00:42:18,080 comfortable I am. That was good, man. It's a nice bathroom. It is a very nice bathroom. There was a 414 00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:21,840 chair in it for some reason. It's like you're a four star boutique hotel. Because we want to have 415 00:42:21,840 --> 00:42:25,760 a bath. We like to put the laptop on the chair so we can watch something while we're both. 416 00:42:25,760 --> 00:42:32,000 You fucking, that's beautiful. Yeah, I need a bath tray. Yeah. Don't forget to follow us, 417 00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:35,520 rate us, message us, love us. Thank you very much. I will see you next week. 418 00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:44,000 This is Serie A Spotlight. If you like Serie A or have ever liked it in the past, 419 00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:47,920 it's a good opportunity for you to listen once a week and you'll get filled in. 420 00:42:47,920 --> 00:42:52,000 In the football weekend, that's like the main dish. But then a few days later, 421 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:56,960 you drop your episode and that's like the dessert. And the dessert is just perfect. 422 00:42:56,960 --> 00:43:02,240 It's good, okay? It makes it feel like we're all sitting in a room together, just be assing with 423 00:43:02,240 --> 00:43:09,520 each other. The atmosphere is fantastic. I promise nobody will ask you to send boob pics. 424 00:43:09,520 --> 00:43:14,880 Some time it's maybe good, some time it's maybe shit. I love how you go into so much detail and 425 00:43:14,880 --> 00:43:23,520 show so much passion towards each and every team. Literally no team is left undiscussed. 426 00:43:23,520 --> 00:43:26,400 When I listen to you, it's like I'm talking to you in a pub. 427 00:43:26,400 --> 00:43:44,880 It's like I'm chatting to a friend and you're chatting to me.