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Goodmundsson curls it in and he goes all the way through and Genua have taken the lead

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on 20 minutes with the first goal of the new year and it's scored by Albert Goodmundsson

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direct from a free kick.

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Hello and welcome back to another episode of Seria R Spotlight, this is episode 107 and

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we are hosts Matt and Jake here to discuss matchday 19 which means exactly the half

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way point of the Seria R campaign.

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And it's been absolutely mental so far this weekend specifically the top two teams barely

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won against the bottom two teams.

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A lot of controversy as well man, a lot of VAR decisions, a lot of goal line technology

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being utilized as well, a lot of drama and a lot of controversy this week.

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And a lot of shithousery as well.

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You have for example Debala stepping up to take his penalty and Coupe Miners moving the

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ball onto the spot for him.

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Debala converts the penalty, gets the ball, runs up to Coupe Miners, tosses it at him.

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Love to see that stuff.

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Yeah, Mancini taking down CDK.

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The most aggressive man in the league absolutely choking out of the most timid boy in the league.

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100% in the hilarious.

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And those games were incredible though, the Juve and Inter games were unbelievable.

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Yeah, yeah, but drama until the very end man.

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Our goal of the week was Albert Gudmensen, his opener that was the first goal of 2024

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in Seria.

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Yeah, it was the opening goal in the Bologna Genoa game.

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Free kick angled for Cross, however who went for goal with a low curling strike, kind of

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like an inbound and in swinging cross shot.

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He played it very well to duck under the ball, voliaccio, distract the keeper and it went

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into the far corner.

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Honorable mentions are Pellegrini who surprised everyone by stepping up to take that free

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kick.

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Especially the commentator.

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Especially the commentator.

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Reliance to the attack.

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Brilliant goal.

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Pellegrini.

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I love that commentator.

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I love it too.

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He got so confused.

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He got so jaded by that.

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He was really expecting Rovela.

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Yeah, and you know Pellegrini hasn't been starting many games.

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It's typically Maricic and Lazare, but suddenly they've got this left footer bending it like

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Beckham.

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Vecino's winner was a juicy one, a lot of technique to score that goal.

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Vecino, it seems like he only scores winners.

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Yeah, he's about that life.

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Big game player.

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Big game player.

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Quite a forgettable player to be honest.

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Vecino, and it's not a big moment in my opinion.

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That doesn't come from me.

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I know I just clotted him for no reason.

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But you know what?

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He never stands out to me as a great player.

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But then in these big moments he comes out massive.

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That's what you need.

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Recently I was watching that, I knew I was going to mention it on the podcast.

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I almost challenged myself to not mention it in the first 10 minutes.

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The Netflix show, man, the captain of the world.

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It is incredible.

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Because he's Uruguay, innit?

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Yeah, he's Uruguay.

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But he's Uruguay.

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He's not in it.

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However, I'm just saying that there are certain personalities and certain players that always

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perform on the big stage.

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So Sarah mentioned to me, she's watching it with me.

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And she was like, it's crazy.

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I've heard all these names before.

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And there's a reason you've heard all these names before.

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Because these are the names.

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These are the people.

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If you've heard the name of the player, he must be very good.

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He must be very hungry.

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He must be so hungry that he has made his name so massive that you've heard it.

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And you're not interested in football.

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The World Cup and these tournaments, Champions League, this is where these players step up.

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And I feel like having Vecino in your team, man, is actually quite useful for lots of

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players.

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You never know, man, when they're going to need them, imagine against fucking Bayern Munich,

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man.

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Who knows?

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Who knows?

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You know who used to be a player like that, a player of only big moments, Giroud.

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Giroud used to be that player.

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Even in the Premier League and for France, even in the beginning at Milan, he was captain

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clutch as well.

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We used to call him captain clutch.

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Absolutely.

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For Milan.

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But now he's found a little bit more consistency.

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Okay, he just had a drought, which is now broken.

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But he is a bit more of that consistent figure.

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He's more of a domestic hitter nowadays.

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He wasn't always that basically.

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Exactly.

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We've had the Coppa Italia since we last spoke.

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Okay, I know we mentioned Milan's victory over Caliari, the 4-1, where they had four

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youngsters starting.

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But the only update we have since then is that Juve beat Salernitana, six goals to one.

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He goes, a yield is where the goals were meant to be.

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Yildes is an animal, bro.

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Yildes is a fucking monster.

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And in a couple of seasons time or next season, Juve are going to have, when Kiaz inevitably

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gets injured, they're going to have Yildes on one side and Sole on the other and sign

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me up, bro.

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Sign me up.

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I'm going to be watching them.

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But Juve won 6-1, which means they've advanced to the next stage.

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They're playing this Thursday and they're facing Froz and Aune.

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I believe that game is at 9pm as we record this, which is Tuesday 9th January and around

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an hour's time, we're going to be seeing Fiorentina facing off against Bologna in what is, well,

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in this area, a battle for fourth spot and a battle for Champions League and yeah, a

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derby naturally.

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The day after on Wednesday at six, there's the Derby della Capitale between Roma and

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Lazio.

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And then followed by another derby in Milan, Atalanta, that obviously the region of Lombardy

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can be, and the history of the clubs, can be viewed as a derby as well.

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So this really is the stage now in Serie A and in football in general, where now the

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Champions League is going to be round of 16 and onwards, same as the Europa League, we

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have the Coppa Italia quarter-finals, Serie A more than halfway through, it's in full

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swing now.

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This is when you're at the edge of your seat, you know?

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Absolutely, man.

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If you look at the table, it's tight, like you look at Lazio, who had been practically

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written off from the top four.

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You realize how early it is in the season, how everything is still there for the taking.

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Yeah, Frazzanone, who are off to a flying start, you see how dangerously close they

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still are to relegation.

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Yeah, absolutely.

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If you look at the table right now, for example, let's open it up here.

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And you've got the fourth spot you broke.

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So you always win yourself some time when you're opening the table.

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Like in ninth place, you've got Napoli with 28 points.

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In fourth place, you've got Fiorentino with 33.

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Crazy.

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You know what I mean?

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Yeah.

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Like 11th place, Monza with 25 points are technically still in the running for a fifth

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place finish, which could get you Champions League in theory.

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And you know, you can still get relegated for all we know who the fuck knows, you know?

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You know what I think?

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I think and I will bet you five Euro on air.

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I'm not going to bet a kit because I won't keep your promise.

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Yeah, because I used to bet kids willy-nilly.

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Yeah, apparently better kid.

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You listened in season one, you'd know that.

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That's fair on.

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Today always me two kids.

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Yeah, I said that.

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I owe you a kit of if Saswala finish ahead of Verona this season.

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This is the classic battling 49 spot, those two back then.

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I bet you this bet is actually about Verona.

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I bet you Verona will get relegated this year, finishing dead last.

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I'll take that better.

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Dead last.

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I don't think they'll finish dead last.

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You don't think they'll finish that last.

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I think they will.

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I think my rationale behind this is that obviously they're going bankrupt.

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They have a serious, serious problem financially and they're going to start off loading players.

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They're a channel to Milan is a done deal for nothing bro.

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One million euros.

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One million was it?

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I believe it was one million.

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Fact check while I while I keep explaining my rationale.

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Now Milan are flirting with the idea of in Gondj and I just feel like whatever chance

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they can get to make a quick buck, they're going to take even if it means they go down

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to Serie B and they're the last Verona team standing.

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I believe that they'll do it man.

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It's five million by the way.

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It's four million up front and one million in bonuses.

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Verona have 10% resale.

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I must have just seen the one million bonus.

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Yes, their owner is going bankrupt but the club's falling into hedge fund or into whatever

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the secondary owner or beneficiary that takes over or whatever.

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I don't know if they'll finish dead loss.

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I certainly think they'll be getting relegated but dead loss I don't know.

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I'll gladly put five euros on it.

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Why not?

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Five euros.

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You are the spot heads.

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You are what keeps this show going.

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I want to particularly thank Sluge, McNoodle for adding a bit of spice to those boring

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I think those are the most common names in the world that you read.

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That's because I'm leaving out the surnames.

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We've got Andrew Batman and David Mastrobatista.

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Those are crazy man.

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Those are crazy to prefer.

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But I love all of these guys, Man and Gels.

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I love them all.

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They're so funny.

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They bring such good energy to the chat.

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Again guys, you could be part of that.

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It's very, very fun and who doesn't want to talk Seria all day, every day.

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Especially if you're friends like the Premier League.

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Bro, you can't say that word in the studio.

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Haram.

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Yeah.

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We've got a giveaway live at the moment.

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We're going to be doing it by Paul.

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We're going to be filming the result of the giveaway.

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Basically, I'm posting it on social media and that could be you.

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So please do join.

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Now Matthew's got his fast paced action packed famous rundown ready for us.

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Famous rundown.

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Famous.

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It's famous, bro.

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I think it's very famous.

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But here we go.

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We're going to start off with Roma one at Atlanta one.

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That was our staple match of the week followed by Inter two, Hellas one, a lot of controversy

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post the 90th minute, which ended with fratresi celebrating with his ass out in front of the

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Curve Nord Salernitana one, you ve two, yes, Salernitana and you ve did face each other

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twice in a row on both occasions.

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Salernitana opened the scoring but on both occasions, you ve got away with a victory.

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And Paulineel Milan three, another clean victory for Milan.

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That's their third victory in a row as they look to recover from their previous form.

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As opposed to now Pauli who lost three nil at the hands of Torino, a brilliant display

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for Torino, but now shouts for Madzocchi to be sacked.

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Madzari, I apologize.

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But Madzocchi should probably be sacked.

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Getting a red card on his opening match for Pauli.

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But not six minutes in.

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Around six minutes in, yeah man.

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That's some debut.

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Udinese one, Lazio two.

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Udinese are showing again that they are a tough draw for most of these teams, but they

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have recorded just their sixth loss of the season to be fair.

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And Lazio got away with a 2-1 win over there with two great goals.

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Bologna one, Genoa one.

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Bologna once again failing to get all three points for the second match in a row.

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Another stellar performance by Genoa, particularly Albert Goodman.

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Ssok, ssok, ssok, Saswolo one.

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Fiorentina nil, Saswolo scored in the ninth minute and kept a clean sheet for the entirety

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of the match.

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Not without its drama.

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That is Saswolo s first clean sheet of the season.

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Crazy crazy stuff.

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As soon as we're calling for Dionisi sacking.

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Frozzinone two, Monza three.

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Frozzinone almost got a comeback over there.

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But Monza were too strong for them.

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And to end things off the relegation battle between Lecce and Caliari which ended 1-1.

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Classic vintage, yeah right here.

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What a week.

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Let's jump into it bro.

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The first one we have, yes sir.

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Is Roma one.

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Atalanta one.

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And Roma have only beaten Atalanta at the Olympic once since 2015 by the way.

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Jesus.

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This was interestingly enough a battle between the two teams who have struck the woodwork

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the most this season.

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And they've each struck the woodwork ten times.

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Okay.

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So just to set you up for the game, Roma of course have signed Dean Hoysen on loan from

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Muwe.

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He's an 18 year old Dutch defender who is hailed to be one of Muwe next to Gen's most

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promising talents.

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Of course the deal is a dry loan so there is no option to buy.

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He's got 71 appearances across various youth levels for Juventus and he actually made his

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Serie A debut against Milan.

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Oh.

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Yeah.

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He was on the way to Frozzinone and he was about to go there.

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Literally everything was confirmed until Mourinho saw something in him clearly and called

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him and convinced him to go to Roma for the rest of the season and he will be wearing

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the number three over there.

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Or he is wearing the number three over there.

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That's some jump.

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I know, right?

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Yeah.

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Gasperini for this game deployed a mobile attack leaving Scamacca on the bench and focusing

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on Coup Miners, Miran Csuk and CDK.

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Well Pellegrini started for Roma as Paredes picked up a lost minute injury and they started

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with the formidable Lukaku de Bala partnership up front.

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Clearly Gasperini here.

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Like we mentioned last week about Roma's approach against Juventus and how they could

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have added more creatives.

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Gasperini did all he could to add creatives to this team starting Miran, Csuk, Coup Miners

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and having the KTelare up front.

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Clearly he is going to have a lot of the ball so he is going to need his most creative

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players.

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Exactly.

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Absolutely.

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If Roma are a patient that's unconscious, Atalanta are a surgeon in this situation.

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And that's what they tried to do.

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Slice through the Roma defence using their intelligence and creativity.

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But yes, the game started off with Atalanta dominating initially.

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The silky Russian Alexei Miran Csuk showed up pretty early on and really left his mark

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on the game where he dribbled Laurenti.

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Absolutely wonderfully.

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I don't even know what he was doing with his legs there.

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He tricked him.

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It was fantastic before whipping in the perfect ball to Coup Miners.

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The Dutch Jack of all trades towered over Kristensen and Karsdorp to head it in.

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And funnily enough no team has scored more headed goals this season than Roma.

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Actually, they were tied with Ferentina.

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But Atalanta have now made it 7 so they are capturing up when it comes to headers.

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They have their own mini-game going on here who scores the most headers.

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No, who hits the post the most.

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Exactly.

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CDK failed to capitalise on a Cristante area that saw him one on one with Rui Patricio rushing

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out and making himself as big as possible.

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It was Yashinescu.

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He managed to stop him.

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The Spoyda.

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The Spoyda.

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And he managed to save the ball fantastically.

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Roma had three gold scoring chances at the end of the first half.

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The ball, I couldn't connect with the ball to tap it into an empty net.

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BoVem is from point blank range.

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And they were just very, very wasteful in the first half.

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Towards the end of the first half they flipped the switch even further.

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Roma.

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A long ball over the top so Karanisecci bravely or stupidly rushing out to the edge of the

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area and punching the ball away from Lukaku.

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However, it only fell as far as Zalewski who tried to chip Karanisecci off his line.

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Karanisecci parried the ball upwards and this time it fell to Korsdorp who tried to

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slot it into an empty net but Jim City was there to clear it off the line.

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It looked like Atalanta were…

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In the clear.

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Were in the clear, yes, but then it went to Var and out of nowhere, now Ruggieri had

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nothing to do with anything.

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He was nothing involved in the slightest.

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His only contribution to this was charging through and kicking studs up Korsdorp in the

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leg basically.

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He I think he jumped up to like head the ball and with his the bottom of his studs he essentially

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grazed Korsdorp.

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Initially, in fact, Korsdorp went down and the commentator said that looks like a horrific

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injury because he went down by himself.

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Trying to find out through a slow replay that there was contact, it was minimal but

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it studs contact on a high area above the knee inside of the box so he avoided a penalty.

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Absolutely, penalty, yellow card, the ball sent Karanisecci the wrong way, grabbed the

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ball, ran up to Kube Miners and threw it at him.

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Of course because Kube Miners tried to put the ball in the centre of the spot where the

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ball had originally placed it on the edge of the spot.

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Karanisecci made two great saves in the second half, one on Huysin who almost scored on his

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debut for Roma wearing the number three being personally called by Jose Mourinho.

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The other on Debala, Skamakka scored after an acrobatic Debala bicycle kick but it was

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called off due to a foul on Zalewski that appeared to be very soft to me.

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Lukaku skied a clear chance in front of Karanisecci and butchered that spin at Zola for supposedly

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playing the ball behind him when he clearly should have done better.

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Honestly, it was slightly behind him but you hit the target, you take a step back.

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If your Lautaro Martinez is there, you wait and you take a step back before the ball even

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comes to you.

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You look at the space, that was the only place that the ball could have actually been played.

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As a world class striker or as a great striker even, you're expected to score whenever the

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ball is in or around the area and you're positioned there.

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The ball does not need to be placed on a plate for you to be able to score.

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I hate it when players complain for things like that when they should clearly be doing

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better.

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Absolutely, but yes, remember that the game is played by many, many sore losers, many

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egos, many… Lukaku is definitely up there as one of those things.

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Let's not specify.

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In the 94th minute, of course, you're not going to let it end 1-1 and more annoyance

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in the center of attention.

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So he was right though.

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He was right.

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In the 94th minute, Hien was clearly pulling Lukaku's shirt.

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He deserved a yellow card.

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He didn't give it to him.

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Hien would have played for me on my Fanta culture and I wouldn't have been a man down.

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It would have been incredible.

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But that wasn't the case.

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He didn't get a second yellow card.

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He didn't get a yellow card.

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However, Morinio got a second yellow card.

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After the game, he imposed a media silence on all his players.

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So right now the Roma players aren't actually allowed to talk to the media.

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Funnily enough, Morinio got his first yellow card by shouting, book me, book me to the

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referee.

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This guy, by the way, Morinio can literally do what he wants on the page.

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He got sent off.

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He was walking off and the fans started going, Jose Morina.

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How many times has he been sent off this season?

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I don't know.

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This must be his fourth time, third time, fourth time this season.

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And remember, he was suspended for the first three, four games of the season because of

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that fucking monstrosity that he had in the Europa League final where he fucking waited

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outside to beat up the referee.

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Give me a break, man.

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Give me outside, give me outside.

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For me, the best players for Roma this game are Bove, Dabala and Huysin.

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Huysin, I thought, put a better shift in than Lorenta did the whole game.

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Roma are trying to offload Spinazzola, interestingly enough.

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And they're also trying to offload Sanctus, but they're struggling to find suitors and

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that's what happens when you, of course, sign players on a free and give them such

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large contracts.

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Yeah, that's it.

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That's it.

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And he's a burden on Roma's pockets at the moment.

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And Spinazzola is still deployable.

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He can still put in a shift.

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As we saw this game, he was probably, he should have deserved an assist.

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However, his overall game is a bit shaky and I think they can do better in that department.

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I think it's, he hasn't been the same since he came back from injury man, Spinazzola.

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I don't think he's finished by all means, but I don't think he's tidy enough to be

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a left back at a four in the back.

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And I don't think he's fit enough to be a wing back and a three at the back.

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I don't think he tracks forward and back efficiently and powerfully enough as a left

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wing back.

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And as a left back, I don't think he's tidy enough, man.

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Fair enough.

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I don't, I never quite got the hype.

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I thought that the euros, that it's true he did well at the euros.

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However.

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Not even before.

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He's good at breaking into the box.

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He's got quick feats.

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He's always had this consistency streak about him, this inconsistency, you know.

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Never quite, he never quite took that next step.

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And he was interrupted by injury as well, which sucks for him.

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Yeah, when it comes to shots, Roma outshot Atlanta with six shots on goal to two.

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Rui Patricio was good here.

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Karnasecki was fucking good here.

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These goalkeepers actually played very well.

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And it's not of every day I say that Rui Patricio played well.

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Yeah.

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But Karnasecki in particular had a great game and he had so many saves.

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You know, that one moment, okay, granted, the penalty is probably his fault because

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of the way he rushed out initially.

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And then just the comical sequence of events that happened afterwards.

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But yeah, that's pretty much it.

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I have a few quotes, bro, from the managers.

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Okay.

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Gasperini said, the point we got tonight is precious, but we have a lot to complain about.

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I am very skeptical about Skamaka's disallowed goal.

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For me, it absolutely wasn't a foul.

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The opponent fell first.

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Some decisions went in their favor.

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I don't make comparisons, I only look at facts.

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We ended up with six yellow cards when Roma only received one.

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I do not condemn the referee as it was like being at a bullfighting ring today.

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And it was almost impossible for the referee to officiate the game calmly.

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Well, I think this week is a bit of a theme when it comes to, you know, they deserve

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the yellow card for this and then why did we get a yellow card for this?

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And why did they get a penalty for that?

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But we didn't get a penalty for this.

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This week is just full of these comments from fans, from managers, clearly, so on, so forth.

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And I think Gasperini is right in the sense that it was soft to call off Skamaka's goal.

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It was very soft.

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You'll see goes at given around the world at the same date and time.

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I do think he has every reason to be upset over there.

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The yellow card situation.

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Gasperini is this your first time playing against a Mourinho team?

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That is exactly what they do.

483
00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:24,040
They get you booked, they do worse than you and they don't get booked.

484
00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:26,240
That is just the art of a Jose Mourinho team.

485
00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:30,360
And he soaks up all the referee's attention and takes it away from his players.

486
00:25:30,360 --> 00:25:31,360
Exactly.

487
00:25:31,360 --> 00:25:32,360
Exactly.

488
00:25:32,360 --> 00:25:33,360
Clever.

489
00:25:33,360 --> 00:25:34,360
He's nuts now.

490
00:25:34,360 --> 00:25:37,640
The fact that Mancini didn't get a yellow this game was crazy to be.

491
00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:38,640
He's fucking ballistic.

492
00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:44,320
If you were the national team coach Spalletti, would you call up Mancini?

493
00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:45,320
Absolutely.

494
00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:46,320
For sure.

495
00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:49,520
Come on, it turns into a scrap you bring on Mancini.

496
00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:50,520
Absolutely.

497
00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:53,760
And temperamentally, he's smarter nowadays.

498
00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:54,760
He's calmed down.

499
00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:55,760
He's good.

500
00:25:55,760 --> 00:26:00,920
He's not as, yes, yes, but he's not as actually yellow card prone as he used to be.

501
00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:03,200
No, he's not a psychopath.

502
00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:04,200
He's still a psychopath.

503
00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:06,240
It's just, you know, how to contain it, I feel.

504
00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:11,120
No, I think he's got militia in him, you know?

505
00:26:11,120 --> 00:26:12,120
Malice.

506
00:26:12,120 --> 00:26:15,120
Who's militia, bro?

507
00:26:15,120 --> 00:26:20,880
Why are you shelling him?

508
00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:22,880
Who is this?

509
00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:28,440
I think he's got malice in him, but I don't think he loses his mind.

510
00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:33,520
Like I don't think he's gonna fucking get a red card in the space of 10 minutes like

511
00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:35,120
he used to do in the past.

512
00:26:35,120 --> 00:26:36,120
You know what I mean?

513
00:26:36,120 --> 00:26:37,120
He's more controlled.

514
00:26:37,120 --> 00:26:40,840
He's more mature nowadays.

515
00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:46,200
Roma currently find themselves in eighth place with 29 points while Atalanta are above them

516
00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:52,120
in seventh with 30 points, which just shows what a KG affair this actually was.

517
00:26:52,120 --> 00:26:57,640
There was only one point separating the teams coming into this and coming out of this one

518
00:26:57,640 --> 00:26:59,240
point still separates these guys.

519
00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:06,040
And I would say that that is probably the deserved result because you look at, on one

520
00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:09,600
hand, Roma seemed to have the better opportunities.

521
00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:12,280
On the other hand, Atalanta had a goal disallowed.

522
00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:13,280
You know what I mean?

523
00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:14,280
Yeah.

524
00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:16,200
So there's kind of a balance there.

525
00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:18,920
It's interesting when you look at the expected goals.

526
00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:22,880
I don't typically like to look at it, but it's just interesting over here.

527
00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:26,440
Roma had an XG of 2.07, whilst Atalantas was 0.74.

528
00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:27,440
Absolutely.

529
00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:29,560
Which is very, very interesting.

530
00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:32,800
But then they had that disallowed goal, which balances it out.

531
00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:34,400
So I would say it's a fair result.

532
00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:38,440
I don't think that any team really deserves to go home with all three points here.

533
00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:40,960
Yeah, I agree.

534
00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:45,560
So have you guys thought that that was controversy in that game?

535
00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:46,560
That I don't know.

536
00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:49,280
The next one, it's Inter, two, Hellas Verona, one.

537
00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:53,840
Now Lautaro was back in the starting lineup for Inter and DeMarco was at least fit enough

538
00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:57,360
to make the bench and come on later on in the match.

539
00:27:57,360 --> 00:28:01,800
Some free-started that of Darmian and Pavard ahead of Bissec.

540
00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:06,320
Business as usual for Hellas, who only had her stitch out injured.

541
00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:11,760
These sides entered their first match of 2024 in very different positions, to say the least.

542
00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:16,880
Inter, despite dropping points in their last outing of 2023 in Genoa, were in top spot

543
00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:18,320
two points over Juve.

544
00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:22,720
Verona on the other hand ended the year with a loss to bottom play Salerno and Atalana

545
00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:27,320
and continued to flirt with the idea of relegation.

546
00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:31,720
Now on the 12th minute, Inter opened the scoring through the now fit Lautaro Martinez, who

547
00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:37,600
finished very cleverly with his outstep after some good hold-up play by Turam and an excellent

548
00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:39,600
pass by Miquetarian.

549
00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:43,360
They continued to push for a second after the half-time break and thought they doubled

550
00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:48,520
their lead through Captain Lautaro, but his goal was chalked off after an offside from

551
00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:50,640
Acherry in the build-up.

552
00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:55,280
Inter continued to dominate possession and they continued trying to find a second goal,

553
00:28:55,280 --> 00:29:01,280
however in the 73rd minute Baroni, the Hellas Verona manager, brought on Henri to replace

554
00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:05,120
Jurich up front, probably for some more legs.

555
00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:09,480
One minute later in the 74th minute Henri scored with his first touch of the game after

556
00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:14,240
only needing a touch with his thigh to beat Jansommer after a brilliant cross to the near

557
00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:15,740
post by Duda.

558
00:29:15,740 --> 00:29:20,480
It was Coppola who won the ball off of Arnavatovic to start the counter-attack.

559
00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:28,920
He just came on one touch with his thigh and got the equalizer over there for Verona.

560
00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:34,200
I want to speak about how Coppola won the ball off of Arnavatovic because the difference

561
00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:37,680
in how Hellas really brought the game to Inter in this was they were playing with such a

562
00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:43,960
high line and Coppola in particular, first he was really man-marking Turam and then when

563
00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:48,440
Arnavatovic came on, he was really man-marking Arnavatovic, was constantly up their asses

564
00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:53,680
and over there he did super well and he really contributed to that goal.

565
00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:58,360
In the 78th Inter almost took the lead after the Marcos vicious cross shot free kick was

566
00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:03,960
mistakenly cleared off the line by his own teammate in Arnavatovic, another nightmare

567
00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:07,440
in the office for Arnavatovic.

568
00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:11,840
In the 91st minute Inter once again had the opportunity to take the lead, a chair be looped

569
00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:16,080
the ball over an oncoming Montepo and all he needed was his striker to get a touch,

570
00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:22,400
however Arnavatovic's header struck fresh air and the ball went wide.

571
00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:28,400
The defender did very well to zone him out, it was Coppola actually so he got a very good

572
00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:30,840
game, amazing game, super game.

573
00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:34,400
However Arnavatovic you know you've got size over him, you need to do better there man,

574
00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:37,760
you scored, come on you scored.

575
00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:41,760
The way he carries himself man, Arnavatovic, I can't stand it.

576
00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:42,760
What do you mean?

577
00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:50,040
I don't even know how to explain the way he moves, this is what I wish that we failed

578
00:30:50,040 --> 00:30:51,040
this podcast.

579
00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:57,800
I can't explain the way this guy moves, like he's got this almost bad boy swag about him,

580
00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:00,560
like you're 30 fucking four years old.

581
00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:01,560
Relax.

582
00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:06,960
Actually like and one thing he really did at Bologna, I don't think he's had the confidence

583
00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:13,360
to do it yet at Inter but rule those shorts down, where are they going?

584
00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:18,320
Now he hasn't done it quite yet at Inter, at fucking Bologna, it looks like he was playing

585
00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:22,960
in tighty whiteies, honestly it looked like he was playing in tighty whiteies.

586
00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:29,520
But enough slander for now, the 93rd minute Inter finally took the lead, it was Bastoni's

587
00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:34,680
volley from just inside the air that smashed the crossbar and landed to Barrella outside

588
00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:39,960
the air, he won the first time volley which was spilled by Montipol and tapped him by

589
00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:44,120
Fratese who celebrated with his ass out in front of the Curva Nord.

590
00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:48,680
If you think I'm kidding, fucking go watch it man because Bro celebrated with his ass

591
00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:49,680
out.

592
00:31:49,680 --> 00:31:55,600
Now this goal was controversial as Bastoni can be seen maliciously, don't ask me if it

593
00:31:55,600 --> 00:32:02,520
was elbow or shoulder, I think there were both, I think he went to barge him, he leaded

594
00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:11,760
with his elbow but the contact was more from the shoulder but he could be seen maliciously

595
00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:18,760
charging into Duda off the ball just before he struck the bar with his volley.

596
00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:22,080
Absolutely, it was a clear foul.

597
00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:27,360
Now Lazovic was sent off for snapping at the referee right after thinking the goal should

598
00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:32,320
be chalked off, you're saying you think the goal should have been chalked off?

599
00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:35,280
I think it's warranted a bar review at least.

600
00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:37,880
At least of course.

601
00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:45,640
That looked to me like a fucking, as you said man, a malicious elbow off the ball.

602
00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:52,080
Now I've obviously read a few opinions about this, a lot of people saying it's not a clear

603
00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:55,120
and obvious error, it's malicious.

604
00:32:55,120 --> 00:33:00,720
He brought a player down out of pure malice.

605
00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:05,240
He knocked him down to the ground and it led to a goal.

606
00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:09,800
Now maybe there's an argument that had enough time passed from...

607
00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:13,840
God bless you, it was right after man.

608
00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:18,960
It was right fucking right after, he's on the floor while they're scoring, like in

609
00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:24,120
the box right next to him, the ball fell to Bastoni who struck the crossbar, another shot,

610
00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:26,000
third rebound it was Frattese who scored.

611
00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:32,440
Inter fans you could say, what about what you've added or what Milan did?

612
00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:36,160
Gutty has had moments where he should have also been booked and he wasn't.

613
00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:40,560
We're here to discuss moment by moment what we think, you think what you want and if you

614
00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:46,480
think that this is a leaderboard of who gets the most decisions in their favor, doesn't

615
00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:49,160
deserve to win the league etc.

616
00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:51,680
I just think that this was a bad call by the referee.

617
00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:59,280
If you disagree then ask yourself why was the fire team demoted to Serie B and the

618
00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:02,200
refereeing team were all suspended.

619
00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:06,760
Ask yourself that question and see whether or not we're right to think that this goal

620
00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:07,760
should have been chopped off.

621
00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:16,600
I'm terribly, terribly sorry but how can Barrella after the referee whistles pick the ball up

622
00:34:16,600 --> 00:34:22,440
and launch it and he's booted outside of Sun Zero and he doesn't even get the yellow card.

623
00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:23,440
How can he do that?

624
00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:24,440
I don't understand that.

625
00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:29,760
Now I'm not here obviously saying that Inter are corrupt and all that obviously we try

626
00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:33,360
to be more objective and we try to focus on the game and we try to actually not talk

627
00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:35,160
about refereeing decisions.

628
00:34:35,160 --> 00:34:40,960
But there are certain moments that make me question if some players are protected maybe

629
00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:45,200
you know like Barrella is one of the best Italian talents so maybe he gets away with

630
00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:51,440
doing more just as for example we say that Zlatan can talk back to the referee and get

631
00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:53,440
away with it for example.

632
00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:54,960
But this is interesting to see.

633
00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:58,920
Guess who has the most yellow cards this season in the league?

634
00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:00,520
A team, not player.

635
00:35:00,520 --> 00:35:02,040
Who has the most yellow cards?

636
00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:03,040
The most yellow cards?

637
00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:04,040
The most.

638
00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:05,040
They have 50.

639
00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:06,040
Oh wow.

640
00:35:06,040 --> 00:35:07,040
50 yellow cards.

641
00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:08,040
Who is it?

642
00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:09,040
It's Juve.

643
00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:11,320
Guess who has the fewest with 24?

644
00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:13,360
I have an argument though there.

645
00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:14,360
Definitely Inter.

646
00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:17,080
Because the second they get a yellow they get subbed off.

647
00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:18,080
Exactly.

648
00:35:18,080 --> 00:35:19,080
It's as simple as that.

649
00:35:19,080 --> 00:35:20,600
They're not allowed to get a yellow card.

650
00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:24,840
But you know what's interesting is well 24 yellow cards and three of them were for celebrating

651
00:35:24,840 --> 00:35:27,760
by taking off their shirts.

652
00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:29,080
But that's a very good point actually.

653
00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:33,720
I mean Zaggy hates yellow cards so he discourages his players from actually getting them and

654
00:35:33,720 --> 00:35:36,920
the second they get one they're punished by being subbed off.

655
00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:43,240
I think there's certainly a spotlight on Inter and Juve and for the decisions because they

656
00:35:43,240 --> 00:35:45,480
have a history even if we go back to Calcioppoli.

657
00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:50,200
Calcioppoli was them pointing the finger at each other saying bad bad bad.

658
00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:51,200
Exactly.

659
00:35:51,200 --> 00:35:56,880
Turns out Juve got relegated and they were the bad guys but Juve had their guys as part

660
00:35:56,880 --> 00:36:02,040
of the board and of Serie A. It's this whole thing we're not going to get into it.

661
00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:05,880
This moment in particular I believe the goal should have been chalked off.

662
00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:11,200
I think Bastoni whether it was an elbow, whether it was a shoulder he charged them off the

663
00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:14,360
ball brought them to the ground and they scored right off there.

664
00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:15,360
It led to the goal.

665
00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:16,360
But whatever.

666
00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:17,360
We didn't.

667
00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:18,360
There's more.

668
00:36:18,360 --> 00:36:19,360
The break.

669
00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:20,360
There's more.

670
00:36:20,360 --> 00:36:21,360
The break away.

671
00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:26,160
The two players on an empty net was Sanchez and Barella.

672
00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:29,760
I'm getting to absolutely everything.

673
00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:35,840
In the 96th minute Verona had Montepa up for a corner kick which was cleared away by Inter

674
00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:40,360
who had Barella and Alexis approaching an empty net.

675
00:36:40,360 --> 00:36:45,640
There were two men, one on the ball, running up to an empty net.

676
00:36:45,640 --> 00:36:50,120
Barella released the pass far far too late.

677
00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:54,200
I don't know what the fuck he was doing and it was a soft pass as well and Jaya Calon

678
00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:56,960
was back and managed to intercept the pass.

679
00:36:56,960 --> 00:37:03,760
However, VAR intervened and found that in Verona's initial corner Darmean kicked the

680
00:37:03,760 --> 00:37:09,280
absolute fuck out of Maniani who was attempting to clear the ball and so a last second penalty

681
00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:11,040
was awarded to Verona.

682
00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:22,000
Now Inter fans are coming back and saying, so that was a foul on Duda.

683
00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:24,240
This shouldn't have been a foul.

684
00:37:24,240 --> 00:37:29,080
In that case this shouldn't have been a foul on Maniani.

685
00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:30,080
Bullshit.

686
00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:31,080
Bullshit.

687
00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:35,200
He missed the ball, swung his foot and hit the player.

688
00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:38,520
Did the player take a step and then fall down?

689
00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:39,520
I don't know my FTV.

690
00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:43,480
That's what I'm going for.

691
00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:46,520
Did the player take a step before falling down?

692
00:37:46,520 --> 00:37:54,800
Yes, yes, but the player kicked him in the box, significant kick, he swung his foot

693
00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:56,680
and it was a foul.

694
00:37:56,680 --> 00:37:57,680
There's no debate over there.

695
00:37:57,680 --> 00:37:58,680
Clear foul.

696
00:37:58,680 --> 00:37:59,680
That's a penalty.

697
00:37:59,680 --> 00:38:00,680
It's a clear fucking foul.

698
00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:04,800
Okay, doesn't matter if he takes one step, two steps, three steps, foul because the contact

699
00:38:04,800 --> 00:38:05,800
was significant.

700
00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:06,800
Absolutely.

701
00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:10,720
It's not like he touched him only, significant contact.

702
00:38:10,720 --> 00:38:14,360
So Verona have the opportunity in the last minute to equalize.

703
00:38:14,360 --> 00:38:15,720
Who steps up?

704
00:38:15,720 --> 00:38:17,280
It's fucking Thomas Henry.

705
00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:23,160
The guy that came on scored one minute into entering the pitch with his first touch with

706
00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:24,240
his tie.

707
00:38:24,240 --> 00:38:26,720
He steps up with the clock nearing the 100th minute.

708
00:38:26,720 --> 00:38:28,600
He looks worried.

709
00:38:28,600 --> 00:38:30,280
He looks petrified.

710
00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:31,880
He looks petrified.

711
00:38:31,880 --> 00:38:38,440
But he does a little step-by-step, said somewhere the wrong way because he pauses himself, fumbles

712
00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:43,240
his shot where kind of he hits the ball from too high up.

713
00:38:43,240 --> 00:38:46,720
Like the contact was, it didn't hit the center of the ball, but at the top of the ball, the

714
00:38:46,720 --> 00:38:51,160
ball kind of took a bubble and bounced and it hit the post.

715
00:38:51,160 --> 00:38:57,680
Follerounshaw came into the head in the rebound and I don't know where he sent it like, but

716
00:38:57,680 --> 00:39:02,720
not on target and that was the last kick in inverted commas of the game.

717
00:39:02,720 --> 00:39:08,560
Inter celebrate and they get away with three points.

718
00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:12,040
So first of all, wow, what a game.

719
00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:13,040
Crazy stuff.

720
00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:14,040
Crazy stuff.

721
00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:15,040
I couldn't get my eyes off it.

722
00:39:15,040 --> 00:39:16,040
If you had to shit, bad.

723
00:39:16,040 --> 00:39:19,800
I feel sorry for you.

724
00:39:19,800 --> 00:39:21,720
For me, first of all, Verona played a really good game.

725
00:39:21,720 --> 00:39:23,360
I was very impressed by them.

726
00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:24,840
They were very organized.

727
00:39:24,840 --> 00:39:29,520
I really liked what Soslov and Duda had to offer in the middle.

728
00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:30,520
For sure.

729
00:39:30,520 --> 00:39:31,520
Very good for the Slovakian.

730
00:39:31,520 --> 00:39:32,520
Slovakian.

731
00:39:32,520 --> 00:39:33,520
Slovakian.

732
00:39:33,520 --> 00:39:34,520
Slovak.

733
00:39:34,520 --> 00:39:37,520
They're Slovakian, yes, Slovak, I believe it is.

734
00:39:37,520 --> 00:39:39,400
Yes, they are both Slovak.

735
00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:40,400
Slovak Djokovic.

736
00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:42,400
I really liked what they had to offer.

737
00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:44,520
I liked their approach over here.

738
00:39:44,520 --> 00:39:49,320
I still think that Inter are struggling without DeMarco and when he came on, he looked really

739
00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:51,360
rusty.

740
00:39:51,360 --> 00:39:57,760
It doesn't quite tick as well without him and they really struggle to transition into

741
00:39:57,760 --> 00:40:01,160
attack without DeMarco quite right.

742
00:40:01,160 --> 00:40:06,920
I do think there's an air of complacency when it comes to Inter at times.

743
00:40:06,920 --> 00:40:13,360
We could see this game in particular with Barella being in that situation.

744
00:40:13,360 --> 00:40:18,040
You're one goal up and all right, granted, you're trying to give a goal to your teammate

745
00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:23,320
who hasn't scored all season, that's nice and had he managed to successfully play the

746
00:40:23,320 --> 00:40:27,400
ball and went in and everything counted, he would have been labeled a hero and a gentle

747
00:40:27,400 --> 00:40:28,400
man.

748
00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:30,240
But you need to score, man.

749
00:40:30,240 --> 00:40:31,240
That was an easy chance.

750
00:40:31,240 --> 00:40:33,200
That was a fucking free goal for you three.

751
00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:34,920
One, you sealed the deal.

752
00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:37,120
Imagine what a nightmare had only converted that.

753
00:40:37,120 --> 00:40:39,160
Barella would be awake every night.

754
00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:47,280
I agree with you that they seem a bit more static without DeMarco.

755
00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:54,480
Their flow and their creativity really takes a dip when DeMarco isn't on the pitch.

756
00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:59,760
I do believe that with Lautaro it's a bit of fresh air that he's back in the team,

757
00:40:59,760 --> 00:41:05,000
naturally, because that front two was far too static, especially without the service

758
00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:06,680
of DeMarco before.

759
00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:12,680
They really struggled to find breakthroughs, but now they can find those breakthroughs.

760
00:41:12,680 --> 00:41:19,960
To me, there was one issue with Inter, and this is where I really applaud Verona, because

761
00:41:19,960 --> 00:41:27,840
Inter, when they are pressed and they are pressed adequately, and when you do it the

762
00:41:27,840 --> 00:41:31,960
right way, because if you don't commit to the press against Inter, but you've got a

763
00:41:31,960 --> 00:41:35,280
high defensive line, for example, they're going to take the piss out of you.

764
00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:39,160
They're going to play the ball around you, they're going to attract you outwards, and

765
00:41:39,160 --> 00:41:40,720
then they're going to break through.

766
00:41:40,720 --> 00:41:44,920
That's how they killed Milan, Milan didn't commit to the press against Inter, but they

767
00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:49,040
committed to a high line, and it was strange to say the least.

768
00:41:49,040 --> 00:41:50,040
Verona committed.

769
00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:56,280
Verona had a high defensive line, and Verona pressed the fuck out of Inter.

770
00:41:56,280 --> 00:41:58,160
And you know what we say about their midfield?

771
00:41:58,160 --> 00:42:05,680
It's great, it's not press resistant, and I think we started to see Inter in this game

772
00:42:05,680 --> 00:42:11,360
getting those smooth combinations just a little bit off, just a little bit off because they

773
00:42:11,360 --> 00:42:15,800
didn't have time and space to pull these off.

774
00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:20,800
They didn't have the positions and the gaps in the fence to play those balls through.

775
00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:26,360
I think Verona did a great job of pressing them, putting pressure on them, and I do think

776
00:42:26,360 --> 00:42:32,000
that's why Inter spent the majority of the game getting those tiny details wrong in the

777
00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:34,000
build up to their attacks.

778
00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:37,280
Yeah, absolutely, I agree with you.

779
00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:41,560
The high line was a brave approach by Verona, but they nailed it, and it was only when Juan

780
00:42:41,560 --> 00:42:43,880
Cabal came on that they actually lowered their line.

781
00:42:43,880 --> 00:42:48,160
It was about the 73rd minute I believe.

782
00:42:48,160 --> 00:42:56,160
A special shout out goes to Coppola because he was marking the target man.

783
00:42:56,160 --> 00:43:00,240
And the target man isn't Lautaro, the target man is either Turram or Nautovic, whoever's

784
00:43:00,240 --> 00:43:04,200
playing alongside Lautaro, the big boy.

785
00:43:04,200 --> 00:43:10,680
And he was particularly not allowing the ball to get to that big boy because that's where

786
00:43:10,680 --> 00:43:12,440
the danger comes within there.

787
00:43:12,440 --> 00:43:16,000
The second it hits Turram, it's going to bounce off him and go to Lautaro.

788
00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:19,200
Second comes Nautovic, it's going to bounce off him and go to Lautaro, one of the midfielders

789
00:43:19,200 --> 00:43:20,640
for example.

790
00:43:20,640 --> 00:43:28,400
And Coppola did not allow them to do that, and he was directly involved in the equalizer

791
00:43:28,400 --> 00:43:29,400
for that reason.

792
00:43:29,400 --> 00:43:36,000
I also wanted to highlight the performance of Jackson Chachua, who was absolutely fantastic,

793
00:43:36,000 --> 00:43:40,120
bombing up and down that right hand side, 22 year old Cameroonian.

794
00:43:40,120 --> 00:43:43,680
Yeah, he had a very good game, a very, very fast man.

795
00:43:43,680 --> 00:43:49,000
Yeah, and it's not the first time he's had a good game, but it's starting to become

796
00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:50,000
a theme now.

797
00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:51,680
Yeah, he started seven games this season.

798
00:43:51,680 --> 00:43:56,800
Also, his name sounds like you're taking a photo.

799
00:43:56,800 --> 00:44:00,680
That's why my thing is why do Inter dip in January, February?

800
00:44:00,680 --> 00:44:02,680
Because it's cold, man.

801
00:44:02,680 --> 00:44:03,680
Do you think?

802
00:44:03,680 --> 00:44:05,680
I have no idea, it's a season.

803
00:44:05,680 --> 00:44:08,400
It's a season, I think.

804
00:44:08,400 --> 00:44:11,480
We would like to hear what you guys think, because I'm honestly stumped.

805
00:44:11,480 --> 00:44:14,360
I don't know what it could be.

806
00:44:14,360 --> 00:44:20,760
That two seasons ago, I remember I was in Valletta, Queen Vic, and I was hanging out

807
00:44:20,760 --> 00:44:28,320
with, not gonna say names, but Key's best friends, group of friends, and I got obliterated.

808
00:44:28,320 --> 00:44:32,360
I told them for every some book I wore, they're not gonna chug too.

809
00:44:32,360 --> 00:44:33,840
I don't know what the...

810
00:44:33,840 --> 00:44:36,680
It was more, he said three for each one, no?

811
00:44:36,680 --> 00:44:37,680
Was it three, man?

812
00:44:37,680 --> 00:44:39,880
I'm gonna need to ask Key.

813
00:44:39,880 --> 00:44:48,560
I got fucked up because Saswal were kicking the shit out of Inter throughout the entire

814
00:44:48,560 --> 00:44:52,760
season, I think they beat them 2-1, 3-1, I think it was a couple of seasons ago, but

815
00:44:52,760 --> 00:44:54,800
that was February, you know what I mean?

816
00:44:54,800 --> 00:44:58,720
January, February, Inter take a little dip, as we'll see, it's the 9th of January.

817
00:44:58,720 --> 00:45:02,000
But yeah, let us know what you think and why that is.

818
00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:07,600
Inter are still first, just two points above you there with 48 points, while Sveron are

819
00:45:07,600 --> 00:45:11,160
in 18th, now in the relegation zone, on 14 points.

820
00:45:11,160 --> 00:45:12,280
And you know what?

821
00:45:12,280 --> 00:45:19,240
Just one point ahead of Empoli in 19th and just two points ahead of Salernitana in 20th.

822
00:45:19,240 --> 00:45:25,920
Yeah, Salernitana took on Juventus at home after the trashing in the Coppa Italia by

823
00:45:25,920 --> 00:45:28,240
Juve 6-1.

824
00:45:28,240 --> 00:45:33,200
And this time Allegri made it very clear before the game that it was going to be a different

825
00:45:33,200 --> 00:45:37,960
side that they were going to be facing than the one that they smashed just three days

826
00:45:37,960 --> 00:45:44,000
prior and oh how right he was as Juve managed to edge it at the death with the score of

827
00:45:44,000 --> 00:45:45,560
2-1 away from home.

828
00:45:45,560 --> 00:45:52,880
Of course, now it was a 4-4-2 system for Salernitana, very clever approach by Pippo and Zaghi,

829
00:45:52,880 --> 00:45:53,880
in my opinion.

830
00:45:53,880 --> 00:45:57,920
I really liked the way that Simi played this game.

831
00:45:57,920 --> 00:46:00,880
Simi, man, I take my heart off to him.

832
00:46:00,880 --> 00:46:09,680
I shot on him recently in the last few episodes saying that he hasn't really been doing anything

833
00:46:09,680 --> 00:46:11,280
and everything he touches turns to shit.

834
00:46:11,280 --> 00:46:17,680
It's true on the ball he hasn't been exactly great, but he has shot out the machine that

835
00:46:17,680 --> 00:46:19,880
is Juve on his own.

836
00:46:19,880 --> 00:46:24,680
He stood in front of Nicolusi all game and didn't let him do anything.

837
00:46:24,680 --> 00:46:25,680
Nope.

838
00:46:25,680 --> 00:46:26,680
Nothing.

839
00:46:26,680 --> 00:46:27,680
Didn't even give him a breath of air.

840
00:46:27,680 --> 00:46:34,440
They ended up taking him out and then they took out Nicolusi and they brought on, I believe

841
00:46:34,440 --> 00:46:36,880
they brought on a forward there.

842
00:46:36,880 --> 00:46:37,880
Milik.

843
00:46:37,880 --> 00:46:38,880
There you go.

844
00:46:38,880 --> 00:46:44,560
And then shortly after it was Simi starting to go off and then they conceded the winner.

845
00:46:44,560 --> 00:46:50,360
For, yeah, so it was Chawna and Simi up front and then, sorry, it wasn't a 4-4-2, my bad,

846
00:46:50,360 --> 00:46:56,680
it's a 3-5-2 of course, 3-5-2 with Costil, Danilo Lugge, Gombar and Fazio at the back.

847
00:46:56,680 --> 00:46:58,920
Yeah, literally, Gombar for man here, Salernitana.

848
00:46:58,920 --> 00:47:01,200
Yeah, literally, literally, literally, Man for Man marking.

849
00:47:01,200 --> 00:47:05,480
I'm Kondjeva playing in that midfield roll and brother starting out wide.

850
00:47:05,480 --> 00:47:10,480
For Juve it was also a 3-5-2 of course with Yildiz and Vlaovic up front, Nicolusi in the

851
00:47:10,480 --> 00:47:15,240
middle, Weah this time started on the right and Costil on the left, other than that, business

852
00:47:15,240 --> 00:47:16,840
as you do.

853
00:47:16,840 --> 00:47:22,760
Now, in the 39th minute Majora curled the ball into the far top corner of the net from the

854
00:47:22,760 --> 00:47:23,960
edge of the area.

855
00:47:23,960 --> 00:47:29,080
His first ever goal for Salernitana and that pretty much ended the first half.

856
00:47:29,080 --> 00:47:31,480
Let's play a game of guess the ex-G.

857
00:47:31,480 --> 00:47:36,040
What do you think Juve's ex-G was at the end of the first half?

858
00:47:36,040 --> 00:47:37,760
I think really low.

859
00:47:37,760 --> 00:47:39,760
It must have been low, no?

860
00:47:39,760 --> 00:47:40,760
Yeah, yeah.

861
00:47:40,760 --> 00:47:41,760
0.0.

862
00:47:41,760 --> 00:47:42,760
No, no, no.

863
00:47:42,760 --> 00:47:43,760
0.2.

864
00:47:43,760 --> 00:47:47,240
0.29, yes, very, very, very low.

865
00:47:47,240 --> 00:47:55,960
So Juve pretty much couldn't do anything in the first half and Salernitana were way to

866
00:47:55,960 --> 00:47:57,720
work and I just for them.

867
00:47:57,720 --> 00:48:01,800
The second half started with McKenney failing to hit the target from point blank range and

868
00:48:01,800 --> 00:48:06,120
then the 54th minute Majora got his second yellow.

869
00:48:06,120 --> 00:48:08,240
He could be seen crying in the tunnel.

870
00:48:08,240 --> 00:48:13,760
It was such a reckless and stupid foul charging into Rubio the way he did in the opening.

871
00:48:13,760 --> 00:48:16,520
Come on, like you're on a yellow card, you charge it, you lunge in like that.

872
00:48:16,520 --> 00:48:18,320
I get it, he was gas after his goal.

873
00:48:18,320 --> 00:48:23,560
He was probably fueled on a genuine and feeling invincible at the time, you know, but that

874
00:48:23,560 --> 00:48:28,000
was so reckless and inexperienced and as the commentator said, Majora, you are not a young

875
00:48:28,000 --> 00:48:29,240
player anymore.

876
00:48:29,240 --> 00:48:32,280
You were the captain of Spetsia, you have a lot of petty green, you need to do better

877
00:48:32,280 --> 00:48:35,080
in situations like this because you cost your team.

878
00:48:35,080 --> 00:48:36,080
That was the turning point.

879
00:48:36,080 --> 00:48:39,040
Exactly, from hero to zero, unfortunately.

880
00:48:39,040 --> 00:48:41,640
And we've had a few of those on re as well.

881
00:48:41,640 --> 00:48:45,800
And the 65th minute from zero to hero, of course, we have Samuel Elling Jr.

882
00:48:45,800 --> 00:48:46,800
Remember him?

883
00:48:46,800 --> 00:48:52,600
He came on playing in midfield and he equalized for Juve after Vlaovic, scuffed shot ended

884
00:48:52,600 --> 00:48:54,600
up being an accidental assist.

885
00:48:54,600 --> 00:48:55,600
That was funny.

886
00:48:55,600 --> 00:48:56,600
That's what it was.

887
00:48:56,600 --> 00:48:58,280
He hit that shot with so much might.

888
00:48:58,280 --> 00:49:04,080
Like Lenny from The Simpsons playing tennis.

889
00:49:04,080 --> 00:49:06,480
That was hilarious.

890
00:49:06,480 --> 00:49:12,240
But yeah, an accidental assist for Vlaovic, who really plays by the way with his heart

891
00:49:12,240 --> 00:49:13,240
on his sleeve.

892
00:49:13,240 --> 00:49:14,240
Yes, bro.

893
00:49:14,240 --> 00:49:15,240
Yes, yes, yes.

894
00:49:15,240 --> 00:49:16,240
And he makes you...

895
00:49:16,240 --> 00:49:20,120
He didn't have that last season, no?

896
00:49:20,120 --> 00:49:21,120
He looks hungrier this year.

897
00:49:21,120 --> 00:49:23,640
And there's this team...

898
00:49:23,640 --> 00:49:26,000
Smells like team spirit, bro.

899
00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:27,000
Yeah.

900
00:49:27,000 --> 00:49:28,000
At you where I found it.

901
00:49:28,000 --> 00:49:29,000
Fucking right.

902
00:49:29,000 --> 00:49:30,000
It fucking...

903
00:49:30,000 --> 00:49:31,000
They're doing...

904
00:49:31,000 --> 00:49:34,960
They have this certain passion and camaraderie about them.

905
00:49:34,960 --> 00:49:37,800
That's really infectious, man.

906
00:49:37,800 --> 00:49:40,680
And I think of Vlaovic is spearheading that to be honest.

907
00:49:40,680 --> 00:49:44,680
And even though he was playing quite poorly, he doesn't seem to let it get to him.

908
00:49:44,680 --> 00:49:47,240
He celebrates as hard as he possibly can.

909
00:49:47,240 --> 00:49:50,080
He fucking tries and tries and tries.

910
00:49:50,080 --> 00:49:51,080
He's really an inspiration.

911
00:49:51,080 --> 00:49:55,720
And there was this one game in particular, like where he missed an easy chance, someone

912
00:49:55,720 --> 00:49:58,080
scored the rebound and he celebrated his head off.

913
00:49:58,080 --> 00:50:02,760
You'd see so many players being disappointed that they didn't finish out of themselves.

914
00:50:02,760 --> 00:50:03,760
Absolutely.

915
00:50:03,760 --> 00:50:09,720
In the 91st minute, Danilo, one of the unsung heroes of Juventus, won the ball out wide

916
00:50:09,720 --> 00:50:13,200
and urgently whipped the ball into Vlaovic.

917
00:50:13,200 --> 00:50:14,800
It was a perfect cross, didn't you?

918
00:50:14,800 --> 00:50:16,680
You have much time to tee it up.

919
00:50:16,680 --> 00:50:21,560
He won the ball back, whipped it in and Vlaovic slotted the ball into the back of the net

920
00:50:21,560 --> 00:50:24,880
with his head and went on to remove two layers of clothing.

921
00:50:24,880 --> 00:50:25,880
Yes.

922
00:50:25,880 --> 00:50:27,760
Which is the only right way to take your top off.

923
00:50:27,760 --> 00:50:28,760
It's the only right way.

924
00:50:28,760 --> 00:50:30,560
If you're wearing an undershirt, that has to go off too.

925
00:50:30,560 --> 00:50:31,560
Yep.

926
00:50:31,560 --> 00:50:33,560
Or else you're getting a yellow card for nothing.

927
00:50:33,560 --> 00:50:34,560
Exactly.

928
00:50:34,560 --> 00:50:35,680
You know what's funny as well?

929
00:50:35,680 --> 00:50:39,640
If you get subbed off and after your number goes up, you take off your t-shirt, you don't

930
00:50:39,640 --> 00:50:40,640
get a yellow card.

931
00:50:40,640 --> 00:50:44,440
Of course not, bro, come on.

932
00:50:44,440 --> 00:50:49,760
But you know, taking your shirt off after your score and taking your shirt off after

933
00:50:49,760 --> 00:50:51,480
your substitute are obviously different.

934
00:50:51,480 --> 00:50:55,160
But isn't the whole point of it public indecency?

935
00:50:55,160 --> 00:51:00,040
It's the fact that you're wearing a uniform?

936
00:51:00,040 --> 00:51:02,400
To be honest, I don't know why exactly.

937
00:51:02,400 --> 00:51:08,320
I think it's because they are playing the match and they're fucking removing their

938
00:51:08,320 --> 00:51:10,760
kit while they're playing.

939
00:51:10,760 --> 00:51:14,840
And I think there's also public indecency while they're on the pitch.

940
00:51:14,840 --> 00:51:18,800
But if you get subbed off and you take off your shirt so publicly indecent, it doesn't

941
00:51:18,800 --> 00:51:21,440
matter if you're fucking playing or if you're walking off the bench.

942
00:51:21,440 --> 00:51:24,040
I think you're fishing a bit.

943
00:51:24,040 --> 00:51:25,040
Do you remember Mirko Vucinic?

944
00:51:25,040 --> 00:51:26,040
Yes, of course I remember.

945
00:51:26,040 --> 00:51:29,640
He used to take off his shorts when he scored or he did it once, right?

946
00:51:29,640 --> 00:51:31,640
I think he had done it Vucinic.

947
00:51:31,640 --> 00:51:33,600
Yeah, absolutely amazing.

948
00:51:33,600 --> 00:51:39,760
Now, for me, Salernitana got their goal by exploiting the space behind Juve's defence

949
00:51:39,760 --> 00:51:40,760
bro.

950
00:51:40,760 --> 00:51:45,920
They set up defensively, Salernitana, they were compact but they launched counterattacks

951
00:51:45,920 --> 00:51:47,640
through quick transitions.

952
00:51:47,640 --> 00:51:51,200
Manjaro's goal is a perfect example of this where you really see Salernitana exploiting

953
00:51:51,200 --> 00:51:54,320
the space on the counter.

954
00:51:54,320 --> 00:51:58,160
Juve pressed and attacked off the red card, it became really complicated for Salernitana

955
00:51:58,160 --> 00:52:03,280
and Juve just managed to exploit the wings and push higher up the pitch.

956
00:52:03,280 --> 00:52:07,880
Only three shots on target for Juve this game and that brings us to the Corto Muzo point,

957
00:52:07,880 --> 00:52:11,080
which I don't think we've ever actually mentioned on this podcast.

958
00:52:11,080 --> 00:52:16,360
Allegri has this famous interview where he talks about horse racing and he says that

959
00:52:16,360 --> 00:52:21,960
the fastest horse wins and they never, like it all counts from the muzzle.

960
00:52:21,960 --> 00:52:26,480
It never actually, no one comes and says, you won't buy three centimetres or you won't

961
00:52:26,480 --> 00:52:28,240
buy 30 centimetres.

962
00:52:28,240 --> 00:52:29,240
What matters is that you win.

963
00:52:29,240 --> 00:52:30,240
Yeah.

964
00:52:30,240 --> 00:52:32,120
And that's the comparison that he likes to draw.

965
00:52:32,120 --> 00:52:38,760
There was an AI version of that interview where they translated it to English using

966
00:52:38,760 --> 00:52:40,480
Allegri's voice and it's just so funny.

967
00:52:40,480 --> 00:52:43,480
I love Allegri's voice.

968
00:52:43,480 --> 00:52:45,480
Huh?

969
00:52:45,480 --> 00:52:47,480
Congratulations.

970
00:52:47,480 --> 00:52:49,920
Well, you did great.

971
00:52:49,920 --> 00:52:52,840
In horse racing, it's enough to have the nose in front.

972
00:52:52,840 --> 00:52:54,920
There's no need to win by 100.

973
00:52:54,920 --> 00:53:00,920
Nose in front, the muzzle, photograph, short muzzle, simple, what you lose by a short muzzle,

974
00:53:00,920 --> 00:53:05,520
comes in second, what you win by a short muzzle first.

975
00:53:05,520 --> 00:53:09,520
And it's not like they ride I won by 30.

976
00:53:09,520 --> 00:53:13,520
First short snout, then 84.

977
00:53:13,520 --> 00:53:19,600
If Napoli doesn't win them all, it's enough and more.

978
00:53:19,600 --> 00:53:25,040
Does he have like a toothpick in his mouth, a cigarette in his hands and he's calling

979
00:53:25,040 --> 00:53:26,040
me pal?

980
00:53:26,040 --> 00:53:28,040
He's just the coolest, bro.

981
00:53:28,040 --> 00:53:30,320
He's just the coolest, you know.

982
00:53:30,320 --> 00:53:36,720
So, bro, let's talk a little bit about how you've had seven players on the bench and

983
00:53:36,720 --> 00:53:39,040
two of them were keepers.

984
00:53:39,040 --> 00:53:44,200
It's crazy, especially when you consider that they're only playing the two competitions

985
00:53:44,200 --> 00:53:48,040
and they're this narrow as a squad.

986
00:53:48,040 --> 00:53:58,680
Obviously, they've got Chiesa, Keen, Cambias, Sandro, Deschilio out injured and Locatelli

987
00:53:58,680 --> 00:54:02,840
was suspended for this game.

988
00:54:02,840 --> 00:54:08,400
And obviously they've also got Pogba and Fajoli who are finished and Fajoli is finished at

989
00:54:08,400 --> 00:54:10,640
least for the rest of the season.

990
00:54:10,640 --> 00:54:17,360
So, I guess that explains it, but have they not got one of the best youth systems in the

991
00:54:17,360 --> 00:54:18,360
world?

992
00:54:18,360 --> 00:54:20,480
Where are the youths on the bench?

993
00:54:20,480 --> 00:54:23,520
They're around, right?

994
00:54:23,520 --> 00:54:25,680
That's a fair point, where we're at today on the bench.

995
00:54:25,680 --> 00:54:31,640
I mean, I must have thought that this would be enough to get them over the line against

996
00:54:31,640 --> 00:54:32,640
Salernitana.

997
00:54:32,640 --> 00:54:36,880
A last-minute injury, of course, for Chiesa, not very good for him, man.

998
00:54:36,880 --> 00:54:38,880
He's really struggling with injuries, man.

999
00:54:38,880 --> 00:54:39,880
He is, man.

1000
00:54:39,880 --> 00:54:43,800
Is he going to live up to his potential, is the question, because if he keeps fucking

1001
00:54:43,800 --> 00:54:48,560
getting these injuries, not having a single full season, man, it's going to be tough.

1002
00:54:48,560 --> 00:54:49,560
Absolutely.

1003
00:54:49,560 --> 00:54:51,360
And he has competition now, it's all like before.

1004
00:54:51,360 --> 00:54:54,200
There's Soleir coming back, there's Yildiz nowadays.

1005
00:54:54,200 --> 00:54:55,200
Yeah.

1006
00:54:55,200 --> 00:55:05,040
He definitely needs to just re-evaluate the way he trains and the way he plays, because

1007
00:55:05,040 --> 00:55:09,520
the more you hold the ball, the more you run with the ball, the more the fucking faster

1008
00:55:09,520 --> 00:55:11,200
you run with the ball, the harder you get it.

1009
00:55:11,200 --> 00:55:13,760
He's the hardest worker, eh, on that pitch.

1010
00:55:13,760 --> 00:55:18,600
And then his playstyle just invites flying challenges to get kicked, you know, and it's

1011
00:55:18,600 --> 00:55:20,680
not going to end well for him at this rate.

1012
00:55:20,680 --> 00:55:25,080
But yeah, on a positive note for Juventus, Danilo, I mentioned he's one of the most

1013
00:55:25,080 --> 00:55:28,800
underrated players, he had the most touches, the most key passes and the best pass rate.

1014
00:55:28,800 --> 00:55:33,760
However, he has looked a little bit shaky defensively at times, but his importance is,

1015
00:55:33,760 --> 00:55:36,240
eh, it can't be understated.

1016
00:55:36,240 --> 00:55:37,640
Yeah, absolutely, man.

1017
00:55:37,640 --> 00:55:38,720
He's one hell of a leader.

1018
00:55:38,720 --> 00:55:40,240
He's grown a lot defensively.

1019
00:55:40,240 --> 00:55:45,000
Eh, I know you mentioned inconsistencies, but I do feel like he's brushed up on a lot

1020
00:55:45,000 --> 00:55:46,000
of those.

1021
00:55:46,000 --> 00:55:52,200
Eh, yeah, great, great defender, their captain, and fantastic assistant this game, helping

1022
00:55:52,200 --> 00:55:53,200
out offensively.

1023
00:55:54,200 --> 00:56:00,760
Mjöv currently find themselves in second with 46 points, just two points off of top of the

1024
00:56:00,760 --> 00:56:06,480
table inter, while Salernathana are all the way in 20th with 12 points.

1025
00:56:06,480 --> 00:56:09,560
So next up is Empolli nil Milan 3.

1026
00:56:09,560 --> 00:56:14,400
Now following the injury of Tomori, the Rossoneri left the returning Matteo Gabbia on the bench,

1027
00:56:14,400 --> 00:56:19,600
starting Teoharnandes in central defence alongside Simone Kier with Florenzi at left back, at

1028
00:56:19,600 --> 00:56:23,120
least stepped in for Ben Nasser who is at Afcon.

1029
00:56:23,120 --> 00:56:28,280
They had L'Operto at left back due to Cacacce's ban following an accumulation of yellow cards.

1030
00:56:28,280 --> 00:56:32,360
Milan were coming off a dominant midweek display in the Coppa Italia vs Calieri where

1031
00:56:32,360 --> 00:56:37,480
they won 4-1 featuring a great number of youngsters.

1032
00:56:37,480 --> 00:56:41,800
Milan dominated from the get go and opened the scoring in the 11th minute after Laiaud did

1033
00:56:41,800 --> 00:56:46,720
Laiaud things before squaring it to Ruben Loftuschci who hit the back of the net with a cool, calm

1034
00:56:46,720 --> 00:56:48,760
and composed finish.

1035
00:56:48,760 --> 00:56:53,920
In the 29th minute, the referee was summoned by VAR to spot a clumsy handball by Malais

1036
00:56:53,920 --> 00:56:58,520
inside his own area where his hands were in the air like he was fucking tonight.

1037
00:56:58,520 --> 00:57:02,840
Girous smashed the penalty in of the crossbar just the way Jake likes his penalties with

1038
00:57:02,840 --> 00:57:04,680
zero bullshit.

1039
00:57:04,680 --> 00:57:10,680
In the 35th minute, Florenzi went off injured and was replaced by the young bright Jimenez.

1040
00:57:10,680 --> 00:57:15,320
Scans have revealed that there is no muscle injury and that Florenzi will only be out

1041
00:57:15,320 --> 00:57:18,920
for the Coppa so he should be back soon for Milan.

1042
00:57:18,920 --> 00:57:23,880
Theo had two splendid last-ditch blocks to the Nicaambiaghi and Caputo as Empoli started

1043
00:57:23,880 --> 00:57:29,280
to pick up momentum however, Milan got their third in the 87th minute through Ciacca Traore

1044
00:57:29,280 --> 00:57:33,560
who finished very cleanly after Pulsic did one derceaning defence into attack.

1045
00:57:33,560 --> 00:57:37,760
That's his second goal of the week, his first goal in the Coppa Italia and his first goal

1046
00:57:37,760 --> 00:57:38,760
in Serie A.

1047
00:57:38,760 --> 00:57:41,120
What a week it's been for Ciacca Traore.

1048
00:57:41,120 --> 00:57:45,480
During the week and prior to this he had only had three appearances in the top flight for

1049
00:57:45,480 --> 00:57:47,960
Parma of course at the age of 16 years old.

1050
00:57:47,960 --> 00:57:49,520
I was like what two years ago now?

1051
00:57:49,520 --> 00:57:50,520
Two years ago?

1052
00:57:50,520 --> 00:57:54,320
Yeah, around I think three years ago because he's now 19.

1053
00:57:54,320 --> 00:57:59,760
He's showing good progress man and it has to be said I like the way Milan set up this

1054
00:57:59,760 --> 00:58:00,760
game.

1055
00:58:00,760 --> 00:58:01,920
I like the way Leão played.

1056
00:58:01,920 --> 00:58:06,400
This is where that first goal is a prime example of how Leão should be deployed.

1057
00:58:06,400 --> 00:58:08,680
Yeah and he's up against Abuehi.

1058
00:58:08,680 --> 00:58:14,920
Abuehi is very physical and he's a quick player as well but Leão made quick work of him with

1059
00:58:14,920 --> 00:58:17,680
that sudden change of pace knocking the ball forward.

1060
00:58:17,680 --> 00:58:23,160
In that position, the halfway line with space, he can't take on anyone in the world because

1061
00:58:23,160 --> 00:58:30,640
he has the skill set to do so, he has the physicality and he has the raw power.

1062
00:58:30,640 --> 00:58:37,480
He almost seems like a different species to the others out there when he's charging like

1063
00:58:37,480 --> 00:58:38,480
that.

1064
00:58:38,480 --> 00:58:43,120
We need to see Leão charging, taking the ball to the byline, maybe cutting inside last

1065
00:58:43,120 --> 00:58:48,200
second and kind of just playing it into the area or maybe just teeing himself up for a

1066
00:58:48,200 --> 00:58:49,400
shot on goal.

1067
00:58:49,400 --> 00:58:53,320
But none of this long-range shooting, that's not his game at all.

1068
00:58:53,320 --> 00:58:58,000
No, no, this is where Leão is effective and he did a good job sticking to that in this

1069
00:58:58,000 --> 00:58:59,000
game.

1070
00:58:59,000 --> 00:59:02,240
I think Loftus Cic was back to his best in this game.

1071
00:59:02,240 --> 00:59:06,520
I think a large part of that has to do with the way that he was deployed in this game

1072
00:59:06,520 --> 00:59:11,400
and the space in which Jiru in particular was creating for him to be that second man

1073
00:59:11,400 --> 00:59:13,240
running into the box.

1074
00:59:13,240 --> 00:59:18,520
That chose perfectly in the first goal, I mean when Leão plays that ball back.

1075
00:59:18,520 --> 00:59:22,400
It's not always a calculated pass, a lot of the time after you take on a man like that

1076
00:59:22,400 --> 00:59:25,760
to the byline and you're moving at that pace, there's not always time to look up and pick

1077
00:59:25,760 --> 00:59:27,160
out the right pass.

1078
00:59:27,160 --> 00:59:30,440
But if you knock it into that area and you know that Ruben Loftus Cic is the last man

1079
00:59:30,440 --> 00:59:35,160
running into the box, then there's a bloody good chance that that's going to be a goal.

1080
00:59:35,160 --> 00:59:38,720
And Loftus Cic had many of those moments in this game.

1081
00:59:38,720 --> 00:59:43,640
He had many moments where he was running at the defence, passed the midfield, so between

1082
00:59:43,640 --> 00:59:46,440
the midfield at the defence and he's charging at them.

1083
00:59:46,440 --> 00:59:49,640
These are the areas where he is most dangerous.

1084
00:59:49,640 --> 00:59:56,440
We know that Milan don't have many defensive players in midfield, but in this case I do

1085
00:59:56,440 --> 01:00:01,880
believe that although Loftus Cic is the most physical midfielder that Milan have, he's

1086
01:00:01,880 --> 01:00:06,760
best closer to goal and he's best charging forward like the absolute fucking horse that

1087
01:00:06,760 --> 01:00:07,760
he is.

1088
01:00:07,760 --> 01:00:09,480
Yeah, I really liked Milan's midfield this game.

1089
01:00:09,480 --> 01:00:11,160
I thought Reinders was incredible.

1090
01:00:11,160 --> 01:00:13,720
I don't think he put a foot wrong this game.

1091
01:00:13,720 --> 01:00:17,480
Adley just has a very attractive playstyle.

1092
01:00:17,480 --> 01:00:22,960
He's such a fun player to watch and I don't know man, he reminds me a lot of Pirro.

1093
01:00:22,960 --> 01:00:23,960
It has to be said.

1094
01:00:23,960 --> 01:00:29,720
I have a point here that says I doubt anyone has ever needed to tell Adley to relax ever

1095
01:00:29,720 --> 01:00:30,720
in his life.

1096
01:00:30,720 --> 01:00:33,240
He's so conned.

1097
01:00:33,240 --> 01:00:37,400
That's what you mean by the very generous period of comparison.

1098
01:00:37,400 --> 01:00:39,840
The balls over the top.

1099
01:00:39,840 --> 01:00:44,080
I haven't seen a midfielder with that playstyle in a very long time.

1100
01:00:44,080 --> 01:00:49,280
He's always looking up, he's direct, he's willing to play down to any flank and his

1101
01:00:49,280 --> 01:00:51,360
long balls are very accurate as well.

1102
01:00:51,360 --> 01:00:53,000
I don't think he missed any of them this game.

1103
01:00:53,000 --> 01:00:54,000
No, I don't think so.

1104
01:00:54,000 --> 01:00:56,120
It was absolutely fantastic in this game, Adley.

1105
01:00:56,120 --> 01:01:01,560
I do think that he is the answer for when Ben Nasir is out at Afgan.

1106
01:01:01,560 --> 01:01:02,560
It's not Kronich.

1107
01:01:02,560 --> 01:01:08,440
I believe that the best balance Milan have is when he's on the pitch and obviously when

1108
01:01:08,440 --> 01:01:09,920
Ben Nasir isn't there.

1109
01:01:09,920 --> 01:01:12,160
Because Moussa, he's a bit more of a box-to-box.

1110
01:01:12,160 --> 01:01:13,840
He loves going forward.

1111
01:01:13,840 --> 01:01:14,840
Moussa.

1112
01:01:14,840 --> 01:01:18,800
I do believe that this is the best balance that Milan have.

1113
01:01:18,800 --> 01:01:21,120
Milan were two-nil up at half-time.

1114
01:01:21,120 --> 01:01:22,120
They brought on youngsters.

1115
01:01:22,120 --> 01:01:26,400
They not only went on to win the game but one of the youngsters actually scored.

1116
01:01:26,400 --> 01:01:30,040
It's a great start to 2024 for Milan.

1117
01:01:30,040 --> 01:01:33,280
And these are the opportunities that the Coppa Italia gives you.

1118
01:01:33,280 --> 01:01:37,920
Because obviously Florenzi went off injured and suddenly Milan are like, okay, we are

1119
01:01:37,920 --> 01:01:41,520
now confident that we have him in us that can step in.

1120
01:01:41,520 --> 01:01:46,720
Take Leaowoff to rest him with Coppa Italia coming up against Atalanta midweek.

1121
01:01:46,720 --> 01:01:50,560
We are now confident that Ciacatraore can play and he can put in a shift.

1122
01:01:50,560 --> 01:01:54,040
And now know that they have these players to their arsenal.

1123
01:01:54,040 --> 01:01:55,040
Absolutely.

1124
01:01:55,040 --> 01:01:56,040
Yes, yes, yes.

1125
01:01:56,040 --> 01:01:57,360
Very good point.

1126
01:01:57,360 --> 01:01:59,880
The players showed that they're ready.

1127
01:01:59,880 --> 01:02:06,160
Milan have young reinforcements in pretty much every department as it stands.

1128
01:02:06,160 --> 01:02:08,920
Camardo obviously showed he wasn't quite up for it.

1129
01:02:08,920 --> 01:02:11,640
He's still only 15 years old.

1130
01:02:11,640 --> 01:02:17,680
But when it comes to Ciacatraore, Jimenez, Simic, they look amazing.

1131
01:02:17,680 --> 01:02:19,520
They look amazing.

1132
01:02:19,520 --> 01:02:27,200
And with this whole growth decreasing, with teams being unable to bring in high profile

1133
01:02:27,200 --> 01:02:30,320
players from overseas, development is going to be very important.

1134
01:02:30,320 --> 01:02:32,760
And this is a very promising sign for Milan.

1135
01:02:32,760 --> 01:02:33,760
Absolutely.

1136
01:02:33,760 --> 01:02:41,280
I do think that there's a sense of community within those young players as well.

1137
01:02:41,280 --> 01:02:45,600
You look at Simic, you look at Jimenez, you look at Ciacatraore, you look at all these

1138
01:02:45,600 --> 01:02:46,600
guys.

1139
01:02:46,600 --> 01:02:47,920
It seems like they're hyping each other up as well.

1140
01:02:47,920 --> 01:02:51,360
They're hanging out before and after the game, sharing hands, shakes, hugging.

1141
01:02:51,360 --> 01:02:55,600
Leao seems like a bit of a big brother slash father figure to them.

1142
01:02:55,600 --> 01:03:00,880
There's a sense of unity, which I think Milan had lost in the earlier stages of the season

1143
01:03:00,880 --> 01:03:05,520
when Piori was naturally falling out of favor.

1144
01:03:05,520 --> 01:03:09,400
But yeah, I do think that next season we'll still see Piori out.

1145
01:03:09,400 --> 01:03:12,880
But it does seem like Milan have a bit more consistency.

1146
01:03:12,880 --> 01:03:16,000
I know they haven't faced the strongest opponents.

1147
01:03:16,000 --> 01:03:22,240
Not keeping two clean sheets in a row, scoring four goals in the Coppa Italia.

1148
01:03:22,240 --> 01:03:24,720
It's good signs for the second half of the season.

1149
01:03:24,720 --> 01:03:28,200
And the team's only going to get better because this is a very depleted Milan side.

1150
01:03:28,200 --> 01:03:34,600
So yeah, the squad's going to be quite deep going into the remaining season.

1151
01:03:34,600 --> 01:03:37,240
Theo Hernandez at centre-back.

1152
01:03:37,240 --> 01:03:40,480
I thought he was fucking good in this game.

1153
01:03:40,480 --> 01:03:41,880
I thought he was fantastic.

1154
01:03:41,880 --> 01:03:46,280
Those two blocks that he had and just his tackling and his maturity at the back.

1155
01:03:46,280 --> 01:03:47,280
And the viewers, man.

1156
01:03:47,280 --> 01:03:48,280
He won most of them.

1157
01:03:48,280 --> 01:03:52,440
He's adding five years to his career by being able to play centre-back.

1158
01:03:52,440 --> 01:03:56,240
Because there's no way he could keep that up as I left back for his career.

1159
01:03:56,240 --> 01:04:04,000
But honestly, I do see a future for him, particularly as a left centre-back or as a centre-back

1160
01:04:04,000 --> 01:04:05,000
in general.

1161
01:04:05,000 --> 01:04:09,520
And obviously, while he's in his prime, play him on the wing because he's far too dangerous

1162
01:04:09,520 --> 01:04:12,080
to drop in that area.

1163
01:04:12,080 --> 01:04:16,560
But hey, when a situation like this comes about, it's good to know that you could rely

1164
01:04:16,560 --> 01:04:17,560
on him as a centre-back.

1165
01:04:17,560 --> 01:04:22,120
Yes, and to think that people thought that the natural progression for Theo Hernandez

1166
01:04:22,120 --> 01:04:23,920
was to play on the wing.

1167
01:04:23,920 --> 01:04:29,640
When in reality he transitioned to centre-back when Milan needed him the most.

1168
01:04:29,640 --> 01:04:30,720
Super player.

1169
01:04:30,720 --> 01:04:36,320
I honestly was surprised by his willingness to help the team and I have been surprised

1170
01:04:36,320 --> 01:04:42,120
by his loyalty and his professionalism because I don't know, maybe this is why you should

1171
01:04:42,120 --> 01:04:44,080
never judge a book by its cover.

1172
01:04:44,080 --> 01:04:48,480
But he just seems like he wouldn't be that type of person.

1173
01:04:48,480 --> 01:04:49,480
You know what I mean?

1174
01:04:49,480 --> 01:04:54,160
He seems like because he's a troublemaker, he seems arrogant, but he totally is.

1175
01:04:54,160 --> 01:05:00,120
He's a team player, he's a professional and he's a great example for young players.

1176
01:05:00,120 --> 01:05:01,120
Yeah, man.

1177
01:05:01,120 --> 01:05:04,720
Keep in mind, he joined just post-Banter era.

1178
01:05:04,720 --> 01:05:08,600
Really the second it was ending, Theo Hernandez was brought in.

1179
01:05:08,600 --> 01:05:12,600
He's one of the massive reasons Milan are out of it and so far he seems loyal.

1180
01:05:12,600 --> 01:05:18,160
I do think that him and his needs to change his bio on Instagram, Fogador, Real Madrid,

1181
01:05:18,160 --> 01:05:23,640
Onalono, AC Milan, Milan player.

1182
01:05:23,640 --> 01:05:31,520
Milan are now linked, well, Milan have completed the signing of Terraciano, a very versatile

1183
01:05:31,520 --> 01:05:38,520
young Italian player that can play at right back, he can play at central midfield as well

1184
01:05:38,520 --> 01:05:42,600
and you know, Fiorentina wanted him and a couple other teams wanted him, I'm not too

1185
01:05:42,600 --> 01:05:43,600
sure who.

1186
01:05:43,600 --> 01:05:49,360
Milan are now closing in on Popovic, a young Serbian forward, a talent that was also wanted

1187
01:05:49,360 --> 01:05:53,160
by Real or Man City, I can't remember.

1188
01:05:53,160 --> 01:05:54,160
I think Man City.

1189
01:05:54,160 --> 01:05:55,760
Yeah, I believe it was Man City.

1190
01:05:55,760 --> 01:06:00,760
Naturally he'd be that third choice striker that Milan so desperately need at the moment.

1191
01:06:00,760 --> 01:06:05,880
Milan also looking obviously to bring more defenders in with Dragosin being mentioned

1192
01:06:05,880 --> 01:06:11,440
as Milan attempt to hijack his move to Tottenham but it doesn't look very likely, it looks

1193
01:06:11,440 --> 01:06:14,920
like literally as we speak he's on the plane on the way there.

1194
01:06:14,920 --> 01:06:18,360
Bon Giorno as a name that's being mentioned as you guys would know people that listen

1195
01:06:18,360 --> 01:06:24,040
to Seria spotlight, these are two players that I rate, I couldn't rate higher as a center

1196
01:06:24,040 --> 01:06:26,000
box as a young center box.

1197
01:06:26,000 --> 01:06:31,640
Milan also interested and inquiring about Ngongj, not quite sure why Milan would need

1198
01:06:31,640 --> 01:06:32,640
Ngongj.

1199
01:06:32,640 --> 01:06:36,920
I guess they're just testing the waters, they're probably aware of the situation, Atelas Varona,

1200
01:06:36,920 --> 01:06:42,120
they inquired what Rajaonod made that happened and they asked about Ngongj at the time simply

1201
01:06:42,120 --> 01:06:48,200
because he's a good talent and for a fair price he might be worth it, he might be a

1202
01:06:48,200 --> 01:06:49,200
coup, you know.

1203
01:06:49,200 --> 01:06:50,200
Yeah, I think so.

1204
01:06:50,200 --> 01:06:58,360
Milan find themselves in third place on 39.7 behind Juve, 9 behind Inter whilst Empoli

1205
01:06:58,360 --> 01:07:04,560
are in 19th place on 13 points, one above Salernitana and one below Verona.

1206
01:07:04,560 --> 01:07:10,120
So last weekend Torino faced Napoli and the previous five matches between Torino and Napoli

1207
01:07:10,120 --> 01:07:16,600
resulted in Napoli winning all five of them and Torino scoring only one goal.

1208
01:07:16,600 --> 01:07:20,160
Last weekend Torino smashed Napoli 3-0 at home.

1209
01:07:20,160 --> 01:07:21,920
Zapatta performance by Torino.

1210
01:07:21,920 --> 01:07:25,040
Fantastic performance by Torino, they were by far the better team, you would have thought

1211
01:07:25,040 --> 01:07:28,360
that they were the defending champions this game.

1212
01:07:28,360 --> 01:07:32,920
For Torino it was a 3-4-1-2 formation with Sanabria and Zapata up front with Vlasic

1213
01:07:32,920 --> 01:07:37,320
playing behind them, Lazaro out on the left and the ever impressive Raul Bellanova playing

1214
01:07:37,320 --> 01:07:42,640
out on the right with Ricci and Illich playing as a really good double pivot man, super

1215
01:07:42,640 --> 01:07:43,640
double pivot.

1216
01:07:43,640 --> 01:07:47,360
And Ricardo Rodriguez, Gigi and Bonjorno at the back.

1217
01:07:47,360 --> 01:07:52,240
For Napoli it was a 4-3-3 with Juan Fezouz San Rahmani at the back, Mario Ruir turns

1218
01:07:52,240 --> 01:07:56,800
at left back, Caillou's test start in the midfield alongside Lobotka and Ziellinski.

1219
01:07:56,800 --> 01:08:01,440
Gvaret Scaliar, Raspadorian, Poletano were up front of course, Anguissa and Ozymen are

1220
01:08:01,440 --> 01:08:02,440
away at Afgón.

1221
01:08:02,440 --> 01:08:03,440
Yeah.

1222
01:08:03,440 --> 01:08:07,640
Golini was also in goal, the goalkeeper, full-time goalkeeper, part-time rapper.

1223
01:08:07,640 --> 01:08:08,640
Yeah.

1224
01:08:08,640 --> 01:08:09,640
Golini.

1225
01:08:09,640 --> 01:08:10,640
Who's been injured.

1226
01:08:10,640 --> 01:08:15,160
Yes, if you haven't seen Golini's music videos you should look them up on YouTube, they're

1227
01:08:15,160 --> 01:08:16,160
quite entertaining.

1228
01:08:16,160 --> 01:08:19,680
Bro, he has one on the spare stadium roof.

1229
01:08:19,680 --> 01:08:20,680
He's on top.

1230
01:08:20,680 --> 01:08:21,680
Can you imagine him asking for that?

1231
01:08:21,680 --> 01:08:26,440
He's like, listen guys, I have this thing, I don't.

1232
01:08:26,440 --> 01:08:28,760
I do rap, okay, I'm a rapper.

1233
01:08:28,760 --> 01:08:30,760
Can I borrow the stadium?

1234
01:08:30,760 --> 01:08:32,560
How do you make that work?

1235
01:08:32,560 --> 01:08:37,080
I don't think it sounds like that considering he's a rapper, he'd probably start the conversation.

1236
01:08:37,080 --> 01:08:38,080
Yo.

1237
01:08:38,080 --> 01:08:39,080
Yo.

1238
01:08:39,080 --> 01:08:41,280
Yo, Mr. Gaffer man.

1239
01:08:41,280 --> 01:08:43,400
Listen up, yo.

1240
01:08:43,400 --> 01:08:49,480
So yes, the first half, Torino were solid, they were testing Napoli's defence early on,

1241
01:08:49,480 --> 01:08:53,400
particularly through Zapata, an early shot that was saved by Golini.

1242
01:08:53,400 --> 01:08:58,400
Vlasic missed a goal, an opportunity shooting high in front of an open goal.

1243
01:08:58,400 --> 01:09:02,640
Referee Mariani in the first half missed a potential penalty call after Lobotka seemed

1244
01:09:02,640 --> 01:09:05,280
to foul Vlasic inside the box.

1245
01:09:05,280 --> 01:09:09,280
Napoli struggled to break through Torino's defence, Raspadori had a few attempts, which

1246
01:09:09,280 --> 01:09:14,880
included a save shot by Emilinkovic Savic and later an attempt wide.

1247
01:09:14,880 --> 01:09:18,560
Sanabria eventually broke the deadlock for Torino in the 43rd minute, slotting in a goal

1248
01:09:18,560 --> 01:09:20,960
from Zapata's assist.

1249
01:09:20,960 --> 01:09:26,040
In the second half, the new arrival by Napoli was introduced.

1250
01:09:26,040 --> 01:09:27,040
Yeah.

1251
01:09:27,040 --> 01:09:33,680
Pasquale Mazzocchi came on for Piotr Zilinski, Mazzocchi arriving from Salernitana.

1252
01:09:33,680 --> 01:09:37,120
I'm sure if you have a Twitter account or if you're active on social media, you read

1253
01:09:37,120 --> 01:09:41,400
all the stories that Mazzocchi was a lifelong Napoli fan.

1254
01:09:41,400 --> 01:09:46,240
He was a kid born in Naples and he always supported Napoli and this was a move and a

1255
01:09:46,240 --> 01:09:48,320
dream come true for him.

1256
01:09:48,320 --> 01:09:57,240
But his dream come true quickly became a nightmare as literally just four minutes into his debut,

1257
01:09:57,240 --> 01:10:02,080
he received a straight red card for a dangerous tackle on Lazaro, studs up and introduced

1258
01:10:02,080 --> 01:10:05,000
Napoli to 10 men.

1259
01:10:05,000 --> 01:10:08,480
The most horrible part of all this is it happened on the other side of the pitch so he had to

1260
01:10:08,480 --> 01:10:12,360
do the whole walk of shame down the middle of the pitch.

1261
01:10:12,360 --> 01:10:15,400
I found that change interesting to start with Zilinski.

1262
01:10:15,400 --> 01:10:19,360
When Napoli needed a goal, they took out Zilinski, they brought on Mazzocchi.

1263
01:10:19,360 --> 01:10:23,680
I could only imagine that they must have changed what he had the back formation with Rui as

1264
01:10:23,680 --> 01:10:24,680
a left winger.

1265
01:10:24,680 --> 01:10:26,480
Yes, I think so and that's what Mazzocchi knows best.

1266
01:10:26,480 --> 01:10:31,000
So he probably, it's so desperate right now in the situation on Napoli that he's reverting

1267
01:10:31,000 --> 01:10:34,680
to what he knows best because the team clearly isn't showing that they have the muscle memory

1268
01:10:34,680 --> 01:10:38,840
to play a 4-3-3 because they haven't scored a single goal and what now, four games in

1269
01:10:38,840 --> 01:10:39,840
Napoli?

1270
01:10:39,840 --> 01:10:40,840
It's madness.

1271
01:10:40,840 --> 01:10:46,000
Torino capitalized of course on the numerical advantage, they are very organized side and

1272
01:10:46,000 --> 01:10:50,520
Vlasic scored a goal after receiving quite a lot of space on the edge of the box and

1273
01:10:50,520 --> 01:10:52,520
he slotted it in.

1274
01:10:52,520 --> 01:10:56,880
Buongiorno headed in a goal from a corner and the match was briefly interrupted later

1275
01:10:56,880 --> 01:11:03,000
on due to Napoli fans throwing rockets and fireworks onto the pitch in frustration.

1276
01:11:03,000 --> 01:11:08,280
So yes, Torino approached the game defensively, they set up defensively, they remained compact

1277
01:11:08,280 --> 01:11:13,360
and organized, they allowed Napoli very minimal space to create chances.

1278
01:11:13,360 --> 01:11:17,280
Their compactness and midfield disrupted Napoli's rhythm and build-up play.

1279
01:11:17,280 --> 01:11:24,920
Napoli of course they struggled to find rhythm, their attempts to break the resilient Torino

1280
01:11:24,920 --> 01:11:30,920
side were thwarted which resulted to basically very very few attempts on goal, they only

1281
01:11:30,920 --> 01:11:36,520
had three attempts on goal to Torino's nine.

1282
01:11:36,520 --> 01:11:39,160
Now what do you think Bro?

1283
01:11:39,160 --> 01:11:40,320
What did you make of this?

1284
01:11:40,320 --> 01:11:44,680
Usually Torino, we talk about them being a low scoring side.

1285
01:11:44,680 --> 01:11:50,880
But you know, they beat Atalanta 3-0 not too long ago and now they beat the defending champions

1286
01:11:50,880 --> 01:11:54,760
Napoli 3-0 as well.

1287
01:11:54,760 --> 01:11:59,800
I think this team, Torino, as a team they are capable of a lot.

1288
01:11:59,800 --> 01:12:04,080
They are capable of challenging some of the best teams in the league because they're very

1289
01:12:04,080 --> 01:12:11,360
organized and hey, if they show that they can attack in this manner, then kudos to them.

1290
01:12:11,360 --> 01:12:16,640
I think they, like you said, they prioritized the approach where hey, let's not concede.

1291
01:12:16,640 --> 01:12:21,160
But the second they were breaking down Napoli's play so well and they created space for themselves

1292
01:12:21,160 --> 01:12:28,120
through the counter-attacks, through set plays as well, through Zapata's very clever knockdowns

1293
01:12:28,120 --> 01:12:33,960
in the area as well, out-muscling the very shaky defense of Rahmani and Juan Jesus.

1294
01:12:33,960 --> 01:12:40,280
And I think Torino exposed the fuck out of everything Napoli have that's going wrong

1295
01:12:40,280 --> 01:12:42,680
with them at the moment.

1296
01:12:42,680 --> 01:12:48,880
One question I want to ask you about Napoli, do you think they, I know the answer, do you

1297
01:12:48,880 --> 01:12:53,120
think they hit the panic button and brought in Madzuki for Rudy Garcia?

1298
01:12:53,120 --> 01:12:54,120
Madzari.

1299
01:12:54,120 --> 01:13:01,120
Mike, my god, I keep saying that, they brought on Madzari in place for Rudy Garcia but prematurely.

1300
01:13:01,120 --> 01:13:10,640
Oh, yes, yes, I mean, if you employ a coach, you know, and it's not going exactly the

1301
01:13:10,640 --> 01:13:21,240
plan, you need to, I think, I think the Laurentiis needed to really, really, really see what

1302
01:13:21,240 --> 01:13:25,600
his priorities were and his expectations were for Rudy Garcia because if he expected Rudy

1303
01:13:25,600 --> 01:13:30,640
Garcia to challenge for the title again, then that might have been a little bit naive because

1304
01:13:30,640 --> 01:13:33,360
of course, Spalletti was a leader at the team.

1305
01:13:33,360 --> 01:13:36,360
We talked about this before.

1306
01:13:36,360 --> 01:13:39,680
Were they premature to let them go without an adequate replacement?

1307
01:13:39,680 --> 01:13:40,680
I would say yes.

1308
01:13:40,680 --> 01:13:41,760
I don't think that's a very good idea.

1309
01:13:41,760 --> 01:13:46,760
They settled for Madzari because the idea was that he would bring defensive solidarity

1310
01:13:46,760 --> 01:13:51,520
and it seemed to be the case but now it's just completely collapses, baptism of fire

1311
01:13:51,520 --> 01:13:53,440
seems to completely demotivate the players.

1312
01:13:53,440 --> 01:13:56,440
There's a psychological block in the players at Napoli right now.

1313
01:13:56,440 --> 01:14:03,120
The two of their key players are away at Afgorn, Raspadori is being relied on to get the goals

1314
01:14:03,120 --> 01:14:07,360
and he's never actually been the guy to get the main goal.

1315
01:14:07,360 --> 01:14:13,400
He's usually been the guy to enter and get you a goal or the guy who's playing, you know,

1316
01:14:13,400 --> 01:14:18,000
that's a swallowhead Berardi for example, who was the main guy, he's always been a support

1317
01:14:18,000 --> 01:14:19,000
player.

1318
01:14:19,000 --> 01:14:21,360
And he's never been prioritised as the starting striker.

1319
01:14:21,360 --> 01:14:25,120
Sometimes he plays off the left, sometimes he plays behind the striker, that's the way

1320
01:14:25,120 --> 01:14:28,280
that at least Spalletti like to utilise him.

1321
01:14:28,280 --> 01:14:29,280
Absolutely.

1322
01:14:29,280 --> 01:14:34,840
Yes, I think as it stands right now, De Laurent is granted, he's taken the blame for what's

1323
01:14:34,840 --> 01:14:35,840
happening at Napoli.

1324
01:14:35,840 --> 01:14:40,240
I mean, of course, you didn't really have to say that everyone knew.

1325
01:14:40,240 --> 01:14:42,920
I don't know what they should do now, honestly.

1326
01:14:42,920 --> 01:14:45,000
I think that De Laurent is in a pickle.

1327
01:14:45,000 --> 01:14:50,400
I think that right now the fans have every right to protest.

1328
01:14:50,400 --> 01:14:51,400
Should he suck Mazzarri?

1329
01:14:51,400 --> 01:14:53,160
What the hell do you do now?

1330
01:14:53,160 --> 01:14:54,760
That's what the fans want.

1331
01:14:54,760 --> 01:14:56,240
The fans want Mazzarri out now.

1332
01:14:56,240 --> 01:14:58,760
What the hell do you need?

1333
01:14:58,760 --> 01:15:02,640
They were going to bring in two-door, but they couldn't quite agree.

1334
01:15:02,640 --> 01:15:07,480
They even spoke to Motta, but they couldn't guarantee him that he'd have full control

1335
01:15:07,480 --> 01:15:08,480
of the transfer market.

1336
01:15:08,480 --> 01:15:09,480
Yeah, exactly.

1337
01:15:09,480 --> 01:15:11,040
Last summer they could have brought him in.

1338
01:15:11,040 --> 01:15:15,600
It seems that he still wants to be the main guy, De Laurent is, and that's obviously,

1339
01:15:15,600 --> 01:15:18,360
he needs a yes man, a Mazzarri, and that's what he got.

1340
01:15:18,360 --> 01:15:20,040
Look what the yes man gives you.

1341
01:15:20,040 --> 01:15:21,040
Yeah, exactly.

1342
01:15:21,040 --> 01:15:24,840
Torino on the other hand, brother, 3-4-1-2.

1343
01:15:24,840 --> 01:15:26,880
This is a nice little system for them.

1344
01:15:26,880 --> 01:15:30,520
They've got Zapata and Sanabria starting with Vlasic behind them.

1345
01:15:30,520 --> 01:15:34,720
That to me is the way, I didn't originally think that this was the way they should be

1346
01:15:34,720 --> 01:15:39,600
playing necessarily, but it's safe to say that Eurydice has definitely figured out

1347
01:15:39,600 --> 01:15:41,920
his goal-scoring problems, right?

1348
01:15:41,920 --> 01:15:43,160
Torino's goal-scoring problems.

1349
01:15:43,160 --> 01:15:49,280
Yeah, it seems, I mean, when you have a player as creative as Vlasic behind Sanabria, that

1350
01:15:49,280 --> 01:15:52,200
is quite an all-rounder up front.

1351
01:15:52,200 --> 01:16:00,520
We always said, exactly, we said he's a striker with the movement of an attacking midfielder.

1352
01:16:00,520 --> 01:16:05,240
That's exactly what he's creative, and he's one hell of a finisher as well, Sanabria.

1353
01:16:05,240 --> 01:16:09,680
Alongside Duvan Zapata, that just gives them that target man and that outlet that can really

1354
01:16:09,680 --> 01:16:14,720
create space for Sanabria and who could really hold up play and knock it down to someone

1355
01:16:14,720 --> 01:16:19,440
who's got a shot on him, whether it's Illich, whether it's Richie, whether it's Vlasic,

1356
01:16:19,440 --> 01:16:24,840
these are all capable players of having a strike from distance.

1357
01:16:24,840 --> 01:16:29,520
Their approach in this game was brilliant, Torino.

1358
01:16:29,520 --> 01:16:36,440
If they keep playing the way in which they're playing, which is a bit more fearless when

1359
01:16:36,440 --> 01:16:43,240
going forward and being that bit more direct, then I think they could do a very good job

1360
01:16:43,240 --> 01:16:47,280
this season, and he could turn that frown upside down.

1361
01:16:47,280 --> 01:16:50,400
You beautifully said that.

1362
01:16:50,400 --> 01:16:53,120
He was crying, Richie.

1363
01:16:53,120 --> 01:16:55,920
A few weeks ago he was crying.

1364
01:16:55,920 --> 01:16:59,000
Now Atalanta and Napoli, three nil, both of them.

1365
01:16:59,000 --> 01:17:03,720
One month and football is the equivalent to a year in any other career or profession.

1366
01:17:03,720 --> 01:17:07,440
Napoli, let's say Napoli are shit.

1367
01:17:07,440 --> 01:17:10,160
I mean, they're ninth Torino beat them three nil.

1368
01:17:10,160 --> 01:17:11,920
Let's say Napoli are shit.

1369
01:17:11,920 --> 01:17:12,920
What are Atalanta?

1370
01:17:12,920 --> 01:17:16,080
Think Atalanta was an easy game for Torino?

1371
01:17:16,080 --> 01:17:19,560
No, he's definitely figured it out over here.

1372
01:17:19,560 --> 01:17:22,920
I think he has a really nice team.

1373
01:17:22,920 --> 01:17:25,840
All around, their players are ticking.

1374
01:17:25,840 --> 01:17:31,160
Village and Jiggy are really nice midfield duo, two very smart signings by Torino to

1375
01:17:31,160 --> 01:17:32,720
get them nice and young.

1376
01:17:32,720 --> 01:17:36,600
Two, one from Hellas Verona, the other one from Empoli, just bringing them in.

1377
01:17:36,600 --> 01:17:40,000
And all of a sudden you've got this exciting double pivot.

1378
01:17:40,000 --> 01:17:42,760
You've got Belanova, who was another exciting coupe for them.

1379
01:17:42,760 --> 01:17:44,240
You see Inter don't want this guy.

1380
01:17:44,240 --> 01:17:45,240
Inter brought him in.

1381
01:17:45,240 --> 01:17:46,240
He must have something.

1382
01:17:46,240 --> 01:17:48,160
He's a Milan youth product, this guy.

1383
01:17:48,160 --> 01:17:49,160
He left Milan.

1384
01:17:49,160 --> 01:17:51,880
He went to France, came back to Italy, didn't quite cut it.

1385
01:17:51,880 --> 01:17:53,360
I believe he was playing.

1386
01:17:53,360 --> 01:17:54,360
Was it Calliari?

1387
01:17:54,360 --> 01:17:58,240
I don't know, he was playing at another lowly team before.

1388
01:17:58,240 --> 01:18:00,800
Yeah, he was on loan at Calliari.

1389
01:18:00,800 --> 01:18:06,680
I believe he was also on loan at Atalanta and then Pescara as well.

1390
01:18:06,680 --> 01:18:09,520
Another smart signing by them and he's been pivotal for them.

1391
01:18:09,520 --> 01:18:16,680
He's been the horse down the flank, just attacking and charging tirelessly all game.

1392
01:18:16,680 --> 01:18:21,760
But yeah, Torino in my opinion deserved all three points by far the better team over here.

1393
01:18:21,760 --> 01:18:25,840
The Napoli players need to start looking at themselves and say, we need to do better as

1394
01:18:25,840 --> 01:18:28,080
well because it's not just the fucking manager.

1395
01:18:28,080 --> 01:18:29,080
No.

1396
01:18:29,080 --> 01:18:30,080
That should be getting all the blame.

1397
01:18:30,080 --> 01:18:32,560
We're out there and we're getting embarrassed.

1398
01:18:32,560 --> 01:18:36,840
Matsuki needs to put this behind him and try to get over it because what happened to

1399
01:18:36,840 --> 01:18:40,920
him there is traumatic and he needs to talk about it in therapy.

1400
01:18:40,920 --> 01:18:49,440
Other than that, of course, Napoli find themselves in ninth with 28 points while Torino in tenth

1401
01:18:49,440 --> 01:18:50,960
with 27 points.

1402
01:18:50,960 --> 01:18:52,680
Still alive in the race for Europe.

1403
01:18:52,680 --> 01:18:55,840
As we mentioned, these are early days and then it can happen.

1404
01:18:55,840 --> 01:19:00,320
Time could pass and Torino could replace Bologna up there in that fifth spot.

1405
01:19:00,320 --> 01:19:01,320
Who knows?

1406
01:19:01,320 --> 01:19:04,800
Yeah, I mean, we said Torino are missionary.

1407
01:19:04,800 --> 01:19:05,800
Missionary works.

1408
01:19:05,800 --> 01:19:09,560
I think what they've done here, they raised one of the legs, bro.

1409
01:19:09,560 --> 01:19:13,760
Now they could raise the other leg and they can really plow.

1410
01:19:13,760 --> 01:19:14,760
And finish top four.

1411
01:19:14,760 --> 01:19:15,760
And finish top four.

1412
01:19:15,760 --> 01:19:16,760
Yes.

1413
01:19:16,760 --> 01:19:17,760
That's it, man.

1414
01:19:17,760 --> 01:19:18,760
That's it.

1415
01:19:18,760 --> 01:19:19,760
Brilliant.

1416
01:19:19,760 --> 01:19:20,760
That was poetic.

1417
01:19:20,760 --> 01:19:23,120
Missionary is one of the most famous positions, right?

1418
01:19:23,120 --> 01:19:27,600
Oh, we've got a missionary advocate over here.

1419
01:19:27,600 --> 01:19:31,080
Jake Fennick, ladies and gentlemen, loves a good mission.

1420
01:19:31,080 --> 01:19:32,080
Congratulations, bro.

1421
01:19:32,080 --> 01:19:36,360
You're going to miss your mission, obviously.

1422
01:19:36,360 --> 01:19:40,360
Next up, bro, Odinéza 1, Lazio 2.

1423
01:19:40,360 --> 01:19:43,440
Odinéza again.

1424
01:19:43,440 --> 01:19:49,400
They are also turning the tide slightly and showing us that they can score goals.

1425
01:19:49,400 --> 01:19:55,200
The Acquillé ended 2023 with back-to-back wins over Empoli and Frozano, but we're still

1426
01:19:55,200 --> 01:20:00,040
missing Ciro Mopile and Luis Alberto with Manuel Lazari returning from a two-match

1427
01:20:00,040 --> 01:20:01,040
ban.

1428
01:20:01,040 --> 01:20:06,240
Isaacson started ahead of Anderson, the other Strikie Anderson, and Pellegrini started

1429
01:20:06,240 --> 01:20:09,400
that left back with Maricic at right back.

1430
01:20:09,400 --> 01:20:14,760
I do have to re-emphasise Ciro Mopile and Luis Alberto we're still missing for this

1431
01:20:14,760 --> 01:20:16,000
game.

1432
01:20:16,000 --> 01:20:20,720
Ufri Ulani left out Samardic ahead of his likely transfer to Napoli, along with the

1433
01:20:20,720 --> 01:20:27,720
usual massive injury list including Bijol, Ebosse, Zamora, Brenner, Pafundi and Delafé.

1434
01:20:27,720 --> 01:20:32,720
They concluded 2023 with a shock 3 in the victory over Bologna, only their second victory

1435
01:20:32,720 --> 01:20:34,080
of the whole season.

1436
01:20:34,080 --> 01:20:40,920
Once again, Odinéza opted to start Odeye ahead of Sylvesterie in goal.

1437
01:20:40,920 --> 01:20:45,280
The 12th minute, Lazio opened the scoring thanks to a sneaky low left-footed 3k by

1438
01:20:45,280 --> 01:20:49,400
Pellegrini into the keeper's bottom corner on his side.

1439
01:20:49,400 --> 01:20:53,680
It looked like Rovilla was stepping off to go over the wall, only to deceive the defending

1440
01:20:53,680 --> 01:20:57,480
team and the commentator.

1441
01:20:57,480 --> 01:21:01,920
In the 59th minute, Odinéza found themselves in equaliser as Love Ridge played his free

1442
01:21:01,920 --> 01:21:07,200
kick low into a busy area and Wallace managed to get a touch into the back of the net amidst

1443
01:21:07,200 --> 01:21:09,520
all the bodies that were positioned over there.

1444
01:21:09,520 --> 01:21:13,460
I swear to God if you look at that goal you wouldn't know who scored it but Wallace claimed

1445
01:21:13,460 --> 01:21:16,800
it and every platform gave it to Wallace.

1446
01:21:16,800 --> 01:21:19,960
It looked like no one touched it but at the same time everyone touched it.

1447
01:21:19,960 --> 01:21:26,020
Hey, hey, hey, it's like everyone struck out a leg but it didn't really change much.

1448
01:21:26,020 --> 01:21:31,480
In the 75th Lazio regain, the lead as substitute Vecino finished very well after good work

1449
01:21:31,480 --> 01:21:34,280
by Castellanios and Anderson linking up.

1450
01:21:34,280 --> 01:21:40,240
Vecino, the guy that only scores winners, got another winner over here as Lazio.

1451
01:21:40,240 --> 01:21:45,120
They're in themselves with a better position nowadays, it's a long season but they were

1452
01:21:45,120 --> 01:21:51,040
in the bottom half for a while, they're shooting, they've shot up now to 7th and their level

1453
01:21:51,040 --> 01:21:53,400
on points with Atalanta.

1454
01:21:53,400 --> 01:21:59,280
And we need to praise Sardi because his in-game management has been great man, honestly.

1455
01:21:59,280 --> 01:22:03,800
This is another substitution that worked for him, the winner, not to mention a free kick

1456
01:22:03,800 --> 01:22:08,320
routine, got them the first goal as well, that's all from the coach.

1457
01:22:08,320 --> 01:22:14,320
I think that Sardi is, once again, he's a forgotten coach.

1458
01:22:14,320 --> 01:22:18,440
People forget the style that all of Europe was raving about a few years ago and everyone's

1459
01:22:18,440 --> 01:22:19,440
talking about Deserby.

1460
01:22:19,440 --> 01:22:22,440
Let's not remember that a few years ago, Sardi was Deserby.

1461
01:22:22,440 --> 01:22:23,440
Sardi Wall.

1462
01:22:23,440 --> 01:22:26,360
Sardi Wall, exactly.

1463
01:22:26,360 --> 01:22:32,920
So it's nice to see that he's finally got these guys ticking and honestly they should

1464
01:22:32,920 --> 01:22:37,600
be strong, especially if they exit from the Champions League, they're going to be a threatened

1465
01:22:37,600 --> 01:22:38,600
team.

1466
01:22:38,600 --> 01:22:43,880
Yeah, and keep in mind this team that finished second last season and on their day they were

1467
01:22:43,880 --> 01:22:48,240
spectacular, they killed Milan last year, they killed a couple of teams, they beat

1468
01:22:48,240 --> 01:22:53,240
Napoli, I believe they were the first team last year to beat Napoli in January and it

1469
01:22:53,240 --> 01:22:54,320
was a casino goal.

1470
01:22:54,320 --> 01:22:58,880
They beat Inter a few times, so I think they beat Inter a couple of times in the past few

1471
01:22:58,880 --> 01:23:01,920
seasons, all three ones.

1472
01:23:01,920 --> 01:23:09,000
I have an interesting fact about that free kick goal, by Pellegrini.

1473
01:23:09,000 --> 01:23:17,200
The last time a Lazio defender scored a direct free kick was back in 2006 and it was Massimo

1474
01:23:17,200 --> 01:23:18,200
Oddo.

1475
01:23:18,200 --> 01:23:19,200
Massimo Oddo.

1476
01:23:19,200 --> 01:23:24,200
That's good, the guy that whenever you read whatever was written on the shirt, it was

1477
01:23:24,200 --> 01:23:25,200
44.

1478
01:23:25,200 --> 01:23:26,200
Here is, oh!

1479
01:23:26,200 --> 01:23:27,200
That font, right?

1480
01:23:27,200 --> 01:23:28,200
It just looked like four rows.

1481
01:23:28,200 --> 01:23:29,200
Oh!

1482
01:23:29,200 --> 01:23:35,320
I have a memory of what does scoring a penalty against Milan in the later point of his career

1483
01:23:35,320 --> 01:23:36,840
and celebrating like a madman.

1484
01:23:36,840 --> 01:23:37,840
Really?

1485
01:23:37,840 --> 01:23:39,360
Yeah, I don't remember it quite clearly.

1486
01:23:39,360 --> 01:23:40,360
I don't remember that.

1487
01:23:40,360 --> 01:23:44,200
I don't know who he was with, I believe could it be Lecce?

1488
01:23:44,200 --> 01:23:46,360
I believe he must have had the spell at Lecce.

1489
01:23:46,360 --> 01:23:49,440
Check that while you get to the next point.

1490
01:23:49,440 --> 01:23:56,920
When you think about the starting 11 of Lazio, they have seven players who have their debut

1491
01:23:56,920 --> 01:23:58,480
season at Lazio this year.

1492
01:23:58,480 --> 01:24:03,360
There's Gila who started this game as Romanio, at least still finding his fitness.

1493
01:24:03,360 --> 01:24:08,240
Pele Grini, Guendouzi, Rovela, Camada, which is their entire midfield.

1494
01:24:08,240 --> 01:24:13,040
Isaacson and Tati Castellanio, seven new players.

1495
01:24:13,040 --> 01:24:15,240
It's no wonder they were off to a slow start.

1496
01:24:15,240 --> 01:24:16,240
Of course.

1497
01:24:16,240 --> 01:24:22,240
And they've got Ciro, they've got Alberto out and obviously they also lost Sergei.

1498
01:24:22,240 --> 01:24:30,280
I believe this resurgence of Lazio is not really a resurgence, but rather they just

1499
01:24:30,280 --> 01:24:35,760
needed their time to work Ciro system, which is a tough system to get used to.

1500
01:24:35,760 --> 01:24:37,520
Yes, yes, for sure.

1501
01:24:37,520 --> 01:24:39,800
And the league is a difficult one to adapt to.

1502
01:24:39,800 --> 01:24:42,160
And many of these guys came from different leagues.

1503
01:24:42,160 --> 01:24:46,960
Camada, Isaacson, Castellanio, Guendouzi, Pele Grini, Gila, they all came from different

1504
01:24:46,960 --> 01:24:47,960
leagues.

1505
01:24:47,960 --> 01:24:51,360
So there was quite the adaptation period.

1506
01:24:51,360 --> 01:24:53,120
It's great.

1507
01:24:53,120 --> 01:24:56,360
And winning away from home at Udineza is no easy feat.

1508
01:24:56,360 --> 01:24:58,800
We've seen what Udineza are capable of doing.

1509
01:24:58,800 --> 01:25:01,800
They've got like record amount of draws this season.

1510
01:25:01,800 --> 01:25:02,800
It's crazy.

1511
01:25:02,800 --> 01:25:06,400
So yeah, we should respect the Sarri and respect Lazio.

1512
01:25:06,400 --> 01:25:12,160
Also by the way, on the Massimo Oddo point, I googled it, in 2012, Oddo left Milan and

1513
01:25:12,160 --> 01:25:14,800
went to Bayern Munich where he was loaned to Bayern Munich.

1514
01:25:14,800 --> 01:25:15,800
Oh, I remember that.

1515
01:25:15,800 --> 01:25:17,000
That I remember.

1516
01:25:17,000 --> 01:25:23,800
And then there was, and then he was loaned out again to Lecce where he had 27 appearances

1517
01:25:23,800 --> 01:25:27,240
on one goal and that one goal must have been the penalty scored against Milan and celebrated

1518
01:25:27,240 --> 01:25:28,240
like a madman.

1519
01:25:28,240 --> 01:25:31,520
My God, he must have disliked that move.

1520
01:25:31,520 --> 01:25:35,160
One day he's off to Bayern Munich and the other day he's off to Lecce.

1521
01:25:35,160 --> 01:25:37,840
So yeah, maybe I would have celebrated like a madman.

1522
01:25:37,840 --> 01:25:40,880
But he only had 56 appearances for Milan, Massimo Oddo.

1523
01:25:40,880 --> 01:25:42,520
I feel like he had more.

1524
01:25:42,520 --> 01:25:45,240
135 appearances for Lazio, topical.

1525
01:25:45,240 --> 01:25:49,560
Yeah, people like sharing Milan and Lazio.

1526
01:25:49,560 --> 01:25:52,000
There's Nesta, there's Romagnoli, there's Oddo.

1527
01:25:52,000 --> 01:25:54,760
Romagnolo, no, he was even at Monza in 1996.

1528
01:25:54,760 --> 01:25:55,760
Jesus Christ.

1529
01:25:55,760 --> 01:25:58,840
Man's been around.

1530
01:25:58,840 --> 01:26:03,160
I think Odinez has showed glimpses of promise in this game.

1531
01:26:03,160 --> 01:26:05,960
They still struggle to get the ball into the back of the net, man.

1532
01:26:05,960 --> 01:26:11,720
I do believe that that is where their main struggle comes because they are a compact

1533
01:26:11,720 --> 01:26:12,720
unit.

1534
01:26:12,720 --> 01:26:16,400
They are tight, that midfield, Paggiere, O'Wallis and Lovreic.

1535
01:26:16,400 --> 01:26:18,960
You know, they're very compact.

1536
01:26:18,960 --> 01:26:23,640
They're a bacteria of Christensen, new impheres and João Ferreira.

1537
01:26:23,640 --> 01:26:28,920
Very compact and very efficient at defending.

1538
01:26:28,920 --> 01:26:34,360
They make every single time someone plays with Dinez, it's rare that you see them be

1539
01:26:34,360 --> 01:26:37,720
to Dinez, a four-nil and totally blow them out of the park.

1540
01:26:37,720 --> 01:26:39,520
It's always a battle.

1541
01:26:39,520 --> 01:26:42,640
And we always talk about them being a very physical side.

1542
01:26:42,640 --> 01:26:47,760
There was that stat that over the past few years, they were on average the tallest side

1543
01:26:47,760 --> 01:26:49,440
in Serie A as well.

1544
01:26:49,440 --> 01:26:54,160
It's always a tough outing, but Lodz showed it very well to hold their own and get the

1545
01:26:54,160 --> 01:26:55,160
victory over it.

1546
01:26:55,160 --> 01:27:00,960
And to neutralise Lorenzo Lucca as well by pressing him and cutting his passing lanes.

1547
01:27:00,960 --> 01:27:05,480
If you look at Lucca, granted, he had his aerial duels won, his ground duels mostly

1548
01:27:05,480 --> 01:27:06,480
won as well.

1549
01:27:06,480 --> 01:27:09,320
The possession loss was only 10, which isn't too bad, but he only had 18 touches.

1550
01:27:09,320 --> 01:27:15,040
So if you have 18 touches, you lose possession 10 times and 36% of your passes are actually

1551
01:27:15,040 --> 01:27:18,000
completed, that's a striker's shutdown.

1552
01:27:18,000 --> 01:27:20,680
It's stopping him from getting the ball.

1553
01:27:20,680 --> 01:27:22,560
Stopping him from holding up play as well.

1554
01:27:22,560 --> 01:27:23,560
Exactly.

1555
01:27:23,560 --> 01:27:25,680
And just one question before we move on.

1556
01:27:25,680 --> 01:27:29,680
Guendouzi, Rovella, Camada in midfield, three new faces.

1557
01:27:29,680 --> 01:27:30,680
Kill Maryfuck.

1558
01:27:30,680 --> 01:27:31,680
Sure, bro.

1559
01:27:31,680 --> 01:27:32,680
That's not.

1560
01:27:32,680 --> 01:27:33,680
But you can and the M-ers.

1561
01:27:33,680 --> 01:27:46,680
What did you make of their performances and this balance that they have going on?

1562
01:27:46,680 --> 01:27:52,960
I mean, we've said that Camada has kind of struggled and that he's been more of a bystander

1563
01:27:52,960 --> 01:27:54,160
in these games.

1564
01:27:54,160 --> 01:27:56,240
And I don't think he stood out this game at all.

1565
01:27:56,240 --> 01:27:59,120
He wasn't very involved to me, in my opinion.

1566
01:27:59,120 --> 01:28:04,800
Rovella, however, I think looks mature beyond his years.

1567
01:28:04,800 --> 01:28:08,680
I thought that he was very involved as the metronome.

1568
01:28:08,680 --> 01:28:11,280
He took a few risky passes, which he managed as well.

1569
01:28:11,280 --> 01:28:15,880
He lost possession a few times, but overall I would say that it's quite a promising performance

1570
01:28:15,880 --> 01:28:16,880
by him.

1571
01:28:16,880 --> 01:28:18,040
And Guendouzi, I'm just impressed by.

1572
01:28:18,040 --> 01:28:20,480
I like the way Guendouzi settled into the slots, you said.

1573
01:28:20,480 --> 01:28:23,800
And I think of all the signings, he's the one who's hit the ground running best.

1574
01:28:23,800 --> 01:28:25,040
Yeah, I think so.

1575
01:28:25,040 --> 01:28:31,000
Well, it's easy to notice his work ethic, his tackling and the box-to-box nature.

1576
01:28:31,000 --> 01:28:34,200
And it's willingness to learn and to adapt.

1577
01:28:34,200 --> 01:28:36,360
Yeah, absolutely.

1578
01:28:36,360 --> 01:28:39,160
As for the league standings, I'm pulling a bit of a jake over here.

1579
01:28:39,160 --> 01:28:42,280
Lots, you are in seventh on 30 points.

1580
01:28:42,280 --> 01:28:45,600
Why so Daneze in 16th on 17 points?

1581
01:28:45,600 --> 01:28:49,160
Yes, Bologna drew 1-1 to Gianna Vard.

1582
01:28:49,160 --> 01:28:50,160
Dropping points again, Bologna.

1583
01:28:50,160 --> 01:28:52,040
Bologna dropped points again, yes.

1584
01:28:52,040 --> 01:28:56,760
And it's not an easy place for them to play in their own stadium against Gujanoa.

1585
01:28:56,760 --> 01:29:01,720
As they lost five home matches against Gujanoa, I have not seen a Bologna victory.

1586
01:29:01,720 --> 01:29:02,720
Jesus.

1587
01:29:02,720 --> 01:29:03,880
They had three draws and two losses.

1588
01:29:03,880 --> 01:29:06,320
Christ, that was a bad man.

1589
01:29:06,320 --> 01:29:09,000
But then you know what it is, man.

1590
01:29:09,000 --> 01:29:11,840
They had a season in Serie B, Gujanoa.

1591
01:29:11,840 --> 01:29:13,320
So you're like, is it the same Gujanoa?

1592
01:29:13,320 --> 01:29:16,360
But history is never wrong, man.

1593
01:29:16,360 --> 01:29:21,040
Ravalia was in gold this game for Bologna once again.

1594
01:29:21,040 --> 01:29:23,760
Kosh, Lukumi, Kalofjör, and Diko Giannis were at the back.

1595
01:29:23,760 --> 01:29:25,800
The double pivot was more on Froyler.

1596
01:29:25,800 --> 01:29:30,480
And then of course it was also Lini Fabian Urbanski and Xerxesi up front with Urbanski

1597
01:29:30,480 --> 01:29:33,760
getting the nod this time.

1598
01:29:33,760 --> 01:29:38,400
For Gianna, it was a 3-5-2 formation with Ekuban and Goodminton up front.

1599
01:29:38,400 --> 01:29:41,680
Of course, Messias was out on the left and Sabelli was out on the right.

1600
01:29:41,680 --> 01:29:45,040
Voliaccio, Dragucin and Vazquez were at the back with Midfield 3 as usual.

1601
01:29:45,040 --> 01:29:48,720
Frendrup, Badel and Malinovsky now.

1602
01:29:48,720 --> 01:29:53,320
So Bologna sought to recover from a recent defeat, of course, and they initiated the

1603
01:29:53,320 --> 01:29:57,440
game with high intensity and high pressing.

1604
01:29:57,440 --> 01:30:02,160
Or Solini's shot early in the game, signaled Bologna's attacking intent, but Martinez

1605
01:30:02,160 --> 01:30:10,000
is saved, denied them an early lead, and Martinez went on to have a fantastic game, the Gujanoa

1606
01:30:10,000 --> 01:30:12,000
goalkeeper.

1607
01:30:12,000 --> 01:30:17,840
Despite Bologna's possession dominance, they failed and struggled to find openings to penetrate

1608
01:30:17,840 --> 01:30:20,120
Gujanoa's defence.

1609
01:30:20,120 --> 01:30:24,280
Against the run of play, Gujanoa took the lead via Goodminton's free kick that found

1610
01:30:24,280 --> 01:30:25,280
the net.

1611
01:30:25,280 --> 01:30:34,480
Voliaccio ducked out of the way to block the goalkeeper's view and then suddenly ducked

1612
01:30:34,480 --> 01:30:36,760
out of nowhere, balls flying at the goalkeeper.

1613
01:30:36,760 --> 01:30:39,240
And on the bounce, keep in mind it has been raining.

1614
01:30:39,240 --> 01:30:40,440
Yeah, it changed speed.

1615
01:30:40,440 --> 01:30:44,360
On the bounce over there, it just flew and then might have picked up so much speed.

1616
01:30:44,360 --> 01:30:46,680
Yeah, it was a great goal.

1617
01:30:46,680 --> 01:30:50,160
This is trippy because we're speaking about Bologna and we're watching Bologna for your

1618
01:30:50,160 --> 01:30:51,160
antenna.

1619
01:30:51,160 --> 01:30:53,960
Or Solini just hit the post, by the way.

1620
01:30:53,960 --> 01:30:59,280
Bologna, of course, reacted sluggishly to going behind.

1621
01:30:59,280 --> 01:31:02,720
They found it challenging to muster a swift response.

1622
01:31:02,720 --> 01:31:07,200
Xerxes tried and tried, but his attempts were thwarted and the team couldn't create

1623
01:31:07,200 --> 01:31:12,560
any clear chances, except for one weak shot, if I remember correctly, that was handled

1624
01:31:12,560 --> 01:31:14,280
comfortably by Martinez.

1625
01:31:14,280 --> 01:31:20,480
In the second half, of course, Bologna upped their attacking impetus a little bit.

1626
01:31:20,480 --> 01:31:26,000
He made a triple substitution, bringing in Salamacus, Christensen and Arbusher for Urbanski,

1627
01:31:26,000 --> 01:31:28,000
Moro and Nico Johns.

1628
01:31:28,000 --> 01:31:31,960
I must say that I really like the way Salamacus has been playing for Bologna lately.

1629
01:31:31,960 --> 01:31:37,400
I like the way he passes the ball into space, but kind of casually and it looks as if he's

1630
01:31:37,400 --> 01:31:42,240
going to hold the ball and just launches it into space like a meter or two in front of

1631
01:31:42,240 --> 01:31:43,240
him.

1632
01:31:43,240 --> 01:31:44,760
He's playing very intelligently.

1633
01:31:44,760 --> 01:31:49,920
One thing I thought about when watching this game was, because obviously one team has Salamacus

1634
01:31:49,920 --> 01:31:52,040
and the other team has Messias.

1635
01:31:52,040 --> 01:31:56,280
I'm like, look at these guys with Serie A champions in their team.

1636
01:31:56,280 --> 01:31:57,280
That makes a difference, bro.

1637
01:31:57,280 --> 01:31:58,280
It does, of course.

1638
01:31:58,280 --> 01:31:59,280
It makes a difference.

1639
01:31:59,280 --> 01:32:00,280
Yeah.

1640
01:32:00,280 --> 01:32:04,960
In fact, it was Salamacus who tried to push down the left flank, he delivered many crosses

1641
01:32:04,960 --> 01:32:08,960
into the box, however some of them did lack a little bit of precision.

1642
01:32:08,960 --> 01:32:11,080
Yeah, of course.

1643
01:32:11,080 --> 01:32:18,200
In the 75th minute, Calafiore headed the ball into the back of the net, but it was disallowed,

1644
01:32:18,200 --> 01:32:21,720
adding to Bologna's frustration.

1645
01:32:21,720 --> 01:32:27,080
Genoa introduced Retegui, but they did not actually attempt to attack anymore.

1646
01:32:27,080 --> 01:32:31,920
They adopted defensive stance, they sat deep and they defended in their own half with Retegui

1647
01:32:31,920 --> 01:32:34,640
pressing as the spearhead.

1648
01:32:34,640 --> 01:32:37,040
Calafiore shot from long range, it was all Calafiore, man.

1649
01:32:37,040 --> 01:32:40,120
They were sitting so deep, Genoa, that he kept getting the ball from out of the box and

1650
01:32:40,120 --> 01:32:41,120
having it.

1651
01:32:41,120 --> 01:32:42,120
He's got a shot, huh?

1652
01:32:42,120 --> 01:32:43,120
He does, man.

1653
01:32:43,120 --> 01:32:44,720
Don't get it twisted, Calafiore can't hit it from range.

1654
01:32:44,720 --> 01:32:49,360
And this shot particularly towards the end of the game forced Martinez into a fine save.

1655
01:32:49,360 --> 01:32:53,120
He also had a great save on Xerxes towards the end as well.

1656
01:32:53,120 --> 01:32:54,120
Yep.

1657
01:32:54,120 --> 01:32:58,720
Bologna's persistence eventually paid off when a corner was delivered.

1658
01:32:58,720 --> 01:33:02,440
De Silvestri went to head it, but it only, he missed it.

1659
01:33:02,440 --> 01:33:07,960
It came as far as Salamacus who squared it cleverly to De Silvestri who launched the ball

1660
01:33:07,960 --> 01:33:09,840
into the back of the net.

1661
01:33:09,840 --> 01:33:18,160
A player I really like, De Silvestri, a very powerful and just a strong, dangerous player

1662
01:33:18,160 --> 01:33:19,160
back in the day.

1663
01:33:19,160 --> 01:33:23,040
He was so dominant on the flank when he was younger.

1664
01:33:23,040 --> 01:33:28,680
Nowadays he's kind of moved on to be behind the scenes leader, but it's nice to see that

1665
01:33:28,680 --> 01:33:33,360
when he's introduced he can make the difference, but he can still contribute to the team.

1666
01:33:33,360 --> 01:33:34,960
I love the way he's celebrated.

1667
01:33:34,960 --> 01:33:38,000
I love how, I love what a beast he is, quite frankly.

1668
01:33:38,000 --> 01:33:40,880
This is his second goal of the season though, De Silvestri.

1669
01:33:40,880 --> 01:33:42,520
I believe it might be.

1670
01:33:42,520 --> 01:33:46,760
He definitely scored one last season against all odds, but it might be his second goal

1671
01:33:46,760 --> 01:33:47,760
of the season as well.

1672
01:33:47,760 --> 01:33:49,440
I'm not too sure.

1673
01:33:49,440 --> 01:33:54,000
What I do wonder is who would win in a fight between him and Basquerato.

1674
01:33:54,000 --> 01:33:56,040
Between De Silvestri and Basquerato?

1675
01:33:56,040 --> 01:34:01,600
I think Basquerato's got size over him, but De Silvestri's got that dog.

1676
01:34:01,600 --> 01:34:03,000
He got that dog.

1677
01:34:03,000 --> 01:34:04,000
He's a beast.

1678
01:34:04,000 --> 01:34:05,000
He's a beast.

1679
01:34:05,000 --> 01:34:09,120
That wasn't all, by the way, for the game, because at the end Goodman had a free kick

1680
01:34:09,120 --> 01:34:12,080
towards the end of the game, probably the last action.

1681
01:34:12,080 --> 01:34:14,280
He struck it and basically hit the crossbar.

1682
01:34:14,280 --> 01:34:17,200
I wasn't sure if the goalkeeper had saved it, but I think he got a fingertip and hit

1683
01:34:17,200 --> 01:34:19,360
the crossbar, or he just hit the crossbar one of the way.

1684
01:34:19,360 --> 01:34:24,840
He got very, very, very close to scoring a winner, which would have been crazy.

1685
01:34:24,840 --> 01:34:31,480
By the way, confirm this is De Silvestri's second goal of the season.

1686
01:34:31,480 --> 01:34:32,480
Wow.

1687
01:34:32,480 --> 01:34:35,560
That's more than some strikers.

1688
01:34:35,560 --> 01:34:41,280
Yeah, two great sides over here, in my opinion.

1689
01:34:41,280 --> 01:34:47,320
Two sides who play very intelligent football, two sides who adapt to their opponents, so

1690
01:34:47,320 --> 01:34:51,280
it was a chess match throughout the whole game, both teams shifting and trying to adapt

1691
01:34:51,280 --> 01:34:54,160
and trying to dissect each other.

1692
01:34:54,160 --> 01:34:55,160
I thought it was great.

1693
01:34:55,160 --> 01:34:58,400
Mantiago Motta and Alberto Gilardino, I took my hat to you guys.

1694
01:34:58,400 --> 01:34:59,400
Yes, beautiful.

1695
01:34:59,400 --> 01:35:00,400
Beautiful.

1696
01:35:00,400 --> 01:35:06,080
That's what you get when you've got two young progressive managers at very different teams.

1697
01:35:06,080 --> 01:35:11,680
When I say that, I mean that Bologna are somewhat of an established team in Serie A, and they

1698
01:35:11,680 --> 01:35:14,760
just keep attempting to get better and better and better.

1699
01:35:14,760 --> 01:35:21,240
Genoa, on the other hand, a newly promoted team with a bunch of new players in their system,

1700
01:35:21,240 --> 01:35:24,080
and they want to survive.

1701
01:35:24,080 --> 01:35:26,120
That is what Genoa wants this season.

1702
01:35:26,120 --> 01:35:32,280
When I see you commenting in your car, whoever the fuck you are, I write, yes, Bologna are

1703
01:35:32,280 --> 01:35:37,400
a more established side and say, yeah, nowadays we know Genoa's history.

1704
01:35:37,400 --> 01:35:38,560
We know all that.

1705
01:35:38,560 --> 01:35:39,560
Come on.

1706
01:35:39,560 --> 01:35:40,560
Come on.

1707
01:35:40,560 --> 01:35:43,560
I love what we called them out today and say shit.

1708
01:35:43,560 --> 01:35:44,560
They were texting.

1709
01:35:44,560 --> 01:35:45,560
They picked up their phone and everything.

1710
01:35:45,560 --> 01:35:47,120
I can tell you, I can guarantee it.

1711
01:35:47,120 --> 01:35:51,280
Don't text and drive.

1712
01:35:51,280 --> 01:35:56,480
This was the result of two young progressive managers, one with a Genoa team that wants

1713
01:35:56,480 --> 01:36:00,760
to stay up, and the other one with a Bologna team who they're testing their limits at the

1714
01:36:00,760 --> 01:36:01,760
moment.

1715
01:36:01,760 --> 01:36:02,760
Is it Champions League?

1716
01:36:02,760 --> 01:36:03,760
Is it Europa League?

1717
01:36:03,760 --> 01:36:04,760
Is it Conference League?

1718
01:36:04,760 --> 01:36:05,760
What is it?

1719
01:36:05,760 --> 01:36:09,360
And this was the result of a beautiful encounter.

1720
01:36:09,360 --> 01:36:12,680
Genoa shocked us by taking that lead through Goodman's sin.

1721
01:36:12,680 --> 01:36:13,680
The stats, bro.

1722
01:36:13,680 --> 01:36:15,320
Can I actually give you the stats very quickly?

1723
01:36:15,320 --> 01:36:20,280
So Genoa, 29% ball possession, two shots, one shot on target.

1724
01:36:20,280 --> 01:36:24,920
Exeggio of 0.08 and they drew the game.

1725
01:36:24,920 --> 01:36:28,960
Bologna looked really happy at the end, obviously, because they scored the late equaliser, but

1726
01:36:28,960 --> 01:36:33,640
it should be Genoa who were happy with this because this was literally a Katanaccio master

1727
01:36:33,640 --> 01:36:34,640
class.

1728
01:36:34,640 --> 01:36:37,040
Are we from home as well, bro?

1729
01:36:37,040 --> 01:36:39,320
Yeah, absolutely.

1730
01:36:39,320 --> 01:36:43,640
And that actually takes them up to Twith with 21 points.

1731
01:36:43,640 --> 01:36:45,800
They're doing very well in their first season back, Genoa.

1732
01:36:45,800 --> 01:36:46,800
They have a nice project.

1733
01:36:46,800 --> 01:36:51,120
Of course, American owners, I'm curious to see what they're going to do this January

1734
01:36:51,120 --> 01:36:52,720
and the next year's market as well.

1735
01:36:52,720 --> 01:36:56,040
And I'm curious to see what their ceiling is.

1736
01:36:56,040 --> 01:37:01,280
On the other hand, Bologna have now fallen to fifth with 32 points.

1737
01:37:01,280 --> 01:37:03,520
Sa Swolo 1, Fiorentino nil.

1738
01:37:03,520 --> 01:37:05,920
What the heck?

1739
01:37:05,920 --> 01:37:10,120
So many bizarre results, this match, actually.

1740
01:37:10,120 --> 01:37:15,280
The Viola were fourth in Serie A, preparing for a packed fixture list, including the Coppa

1741
01:37:15,280 --> 01:37:21,000
Italia quarterfinal with Bologna, which is taking place today, and the Super Coppa Italiana

1742
01:37:21,000 --> 01:37:23,040
final four.

1743
01:37:23,040 --> 01:37:28,080
Christian Cuame was at the African Cup of Nations with Nico Gonzalez, Sottel, Castrovilli

1744
01:37:28,080 --> 01:37:29,960
and Dodo injured.

1745
01:37:29,960 --> 01:37:36,120
Brecalo started on the right and Insola started up top after refusing to join Angola at the

1746
01:37:36,120 --> 01:37:39,000
African Cup of Nations and potentially facing sanctions.

1747
01:37:39,000 --> 01:37:40,000
Why?

1748
01:37:40,000 --> 01:37:41,000
We'll discuss that later.

1749
01:37:41,000 --> 01:37:46,240
And to be honest, I don't have too much information, I believe he knows he hasn't quite hit the

1750
01:37:46,240 --> 01:37:49,960
ground running at Fiorentino and he wants to stay there and train and then fall into

1751
01:37:49,960 --> 01:37:50,960
a...

1752
01:37:50,960 --> 01:37:54,440
Yeah, he probably doesn't want to lose his spot to Beltran on contest.

1753
01:37:54,440 --> 01:37:59,160
Because that's what's going to happen if he goes to Afgan.

1754
01:37:59,160 --> 01:38:04,520
The hosts crashed out of the Coppa with a 3-1 defeat to Atalanta midweek, while Defrel,

1755
01:38:04,520 --> 01:38:10,480
Alvarez, Vignia, Objang and Ratchic were on the treatment table.

1756
01:38:10,480 --> 01:38:14,880
In the 9th minute, Sasvolo got their one and only goal, nice and early through Pina

1757
01:38:14,880 --> 01:38:19,720
Monti who finished well after receiving a cutback from Pedersen who was in a great position

1758
01:38:19,720 --> 01:38:24,440
following a very intelligent pass by Henrique, just releasing that pass at the perfect moment

1759
01:38:24,440 --> 01:38:29,120
to create a lot of space for Pedersen down that left hand side.

1760
01:38:29,120 --> 01:38:33,240
Towards Vett, double Sasvolo's lead in the 48th after pouncing on a loose ball following

1761
01:38:33,240 --> 01:38:37,880
a corner, however the referee cancelled the goal after a VAR check as Henrique was off

1762
01:38:37,880 --> 01:38:40,520
side and interfering with play.

1763
01:38:40,520 --> 01:38:45,920
In the 62nd minute, Fiorentina were awarded a penalty due to a Ferrari handball on Melinkovic's

1764
01:38:45,920 --> 01:38:50,200
header, is it a Sasvolo game if they don't give away a penalty?

1765
01:38:50,200 --> 01:38:55,920
Bonaventura stepped up only to be denied by Concilie who pulled off a great save, great

1766
01:38:55,920 --> 01:39:01,240
save yet not a great hit by Jack either.

1767
01:39:01,240 --> 01:39:05,400
In the 68th minute, Fiorentina had the ball in the back of the net through Martina's

1768
01:39:05,400 --> 01:39:10,320
quarter who finished off their dunk and deflected volley struck the woodwork, once again this

1769
01:39:10,320 --> 01:39:16,320
goal was chalked off after Cuarta being spotted in an offside position in the build up.

1770
01:39:16,320 --> 01:39:21,480
In the 69th minute, Ferrari cleared Beltran's acrobatic strike off the line after Concilie

1771
01:39:21,480 --> 01:39:26,160
came off his line and failed to deal with the ball adequately, then Concilie brilliantly

1772
01:39:26,160 --> 01:39:31,580
saved Melinkovic's header on the resulting corner with Inzola scuffing the rebound wide.

1773
01:39:31,580 --> 01:39:36,160
In the 92nd minute, a corner strike from a distance flashed just wide of Concilie's

1774
01:39:36,160 --> 01:39:43,680
far post to allow Sasvolo to walk away with a 1-0 victory over fourth place Fiorentina

1775
01:39:43,680 --> 01:39:45,080
and get a clean sheet as well.

1776
01:39:45,080 --> 01:39:53,080
Their first clean sheet of the season, Sasvolo, and they hadn't won since November.

1777
01:39:53,080 --> 01:39:57,040
Yeah, this team is just crazy man.

1778
01:39:57,040 --> 01:40:00,440
I can't quite put my finger on it.

1779
01:40:00,440 --> 01:40:06,760
But Fiorentina intrigued me in this game because their recent run of form which consisted of

1780
01:40:06,760 --> 01:40:13,560
them grinding out results by scoring early and then maintaining that 1-0 advantage, kind

1781
01:40:13,560 --> 01:40:20,320
of bit them in the ass through Sasvolo, kind of flipping that and mirroring it, they managed

1782
01:40:20,320 --> 01:40:25,600
to get that early goal in the ninth minute while Fiorentina were trying to defend and

1783
01:40:25,600 --> 01:40:29,320
then they really struggled trying to find that goal because keep in mind Fiorentina

1784
01:40:29,320 --> 01:40:32,720
are struggling significantly when it comes to going forward.

1785
01:40:32,720 --> 01:40:38,840
That is why they're taking this approach and over here I do feel like they were exposed

1786
01:40:38,840 --> 01:40:40,240
in that sense.

1787
01:40:40,240 --> 01:40:42,960
So they let them have the ball essentially.

1788
01:40:42,960 --> 01:40:45,240
Sasvolo just gave up possession.

1789
01:40:45,240 --> 01:40:47,040
We never see that.

1790
01:40:47,040 --> 01:40:48,400
As you said, absolutely.

1791
01:40:48,400 --> 01:40:53,560
So that early goal probably fucked up all of Fiorentina's plans.

1792
01:40:53,560 --> 01:41:00,400
Yeah, in fact if you look at the stats, Sasvolo had 33% ball position, okay they had 7 shots,

1793
01:41:00,400 --> 01:41:04,000
1 on target as opposed to Fiorentina's 9 and 3 on target.

1794
01:41:04,000 --> 01:41:11,880
Now for a team that conceded early and spent the entirety of the match trying to equalize

1795
01:41:11,880 --> 01:41:16,520
and find a goal, how do you only have 9 shots as your output?

1796
01:41:16,520 --> 01:41:18,080
One of them being a penalty dog.

1797
01:41:18,080 --> 01:41:19,080
Yeah.

1798
01:41:19,080 --> 01:41:21,040
What are they being a penalty that you missed?

1799
01:41:21,040 --> 01:41:29,520
I think that I've criticized Insola heavily and it's not exactly his fault.

1800
01:41:29,520 --> 01:41:35,960
I just think that the scouting department had a shocker because it doesn't fit the identity,

1801
01:41:35,960 --> 01:41:41,680
it doesn't fit the approach that Italiano has basically.

1802
01:41:41,680 --> 01:41:43,480
He's a counter attacking powerhouse.

1803
01:41:43,480 --> 01:41:44,480
That's what he is.

1804
01:41:44,480 --> 01:41:45,680
He's good to hold up plays, good to wait for his teammates.

1805
01:41:45,680 --> 01:41:49,920
He's not that reference point up front and an offensive team in my opinion.

1806
01:41:49,920 --> 01:41:54,920
Giordano and Brecol are two good players, two tricky players but they're very similar

1807
01:41:54,920 --> 01:41:57,840
and they're not exactly good against a low block.

1808
01:41:57,840 --> 01:41:59,080
They're much better when they have space.

1809
01:41:59,080 --> 01:42:01,840
In fact Brecol are really struggled in this match.

1810
01:42:01,840 --> 01:42:04,480
Bonaventura has an off day, it's not exactly pretty.

1811
01:42:04,480 --> 01:42:08,160
We know what that's like and we saw him a lot at Milan, we've seen him at Fiorentina.

1812
01:42:08,160 --> 01:42:12,000
He's a very good player on his day but when he has an off day, he's one of those players

1813
01:42:12,000 --> 01:42:15,560
that his off days are terrible.

1814
01:42:15,560 --> 01:42:19,760
And not everything seems to come off at all for him.

1815
01:42:19,760 --> 01:42:25,680
Let's see if this was one of those games statistically at least 73% accurate passes,

1816
01:42:25,680 --> 01:42:29,960
47 touches, he wasn't that involved at all.

1817
01:42:29,960 --> 01:42:32,560
Despite winning most of his ground he was because then that's what he has Bonaventura,

1818
01:42:32,560 --> 01:42:34,640
he's going to fight till he dies.

1819
01:42:34,640 --> 01:42:35,640
Exactly.

1820
01:42:35,640 --> 01:42:41,160
With that being said clearly they're struggling with like you said those two that they have

1821
01:42:41,160 --> 01:42:44,440
up front, now it's January.

1822
01:42:44,440 --> 01:42:48,160
Should they be making acquisitions up front?

1823
01:42:48,160 --> 01:42:53,160
I think they could get a player in that 10 position to help Jack Bonaventura, reveal

1824
01:42:53,160 --> 01:42:57,080
them a bit of his duties.

1825
01:42:57,080 --> 01:43:01,640
I think that if an opportunity comes to get a striker in, I think they should.

1826
01:43:01,640 --> 01:43:05,800
I know they've got Jovic on the books still, so it's very unlikely that they do.

1827
01:43:05,800 --> 01:43:08,160
They've got Nzala, they've got Beltran.

1828
01:43:08,160 --> 01:43:11,600
However, that's the department that's lacking for them right now.

1829
01:43:11,600 --> 01:43:16,680
You look at the defence apart from some centre back depth, that could be improved.

1830
01:43:16,680 --> 01:43:21,960
It's fine, Kylo, this great, Broggy, solid, Milenkovich and Martinez-Quart are good.

1831
01:43:21,960 --> 01:43:26,880
They have Yerimina who hasn't quite hit the ground running at all, struggled with injuries,

1832
01:43:26,880 --> 01:43:28,960
but he has been featuring a little bit.

1833
01:43:28,960 --> 01:43:32,760
But it's that offensive department that something's missing.

1834
01:43:32,760 --> 01:43:34,400
They need a creative player.

1835
01:43:34,400 --> 01:43:41,080
Funnily enough, and I know I'm a meme for always mentioning him, but that's what Saponara

1836
01:43:41,080 --> 01:43:42,080
provided.

1837
01:43:42,080 --> 01:43:46,440
Saponara gave them a different dynamic to the game.

1838
01:43:46,440 --> 01:43:56,600
When you add a splash of IQ to this fucking team, they somehow managed to pierce through

1839
01:43:56,600 --> 01:44:01,880
defences that they wouldn't have managed otherwise, because right now they're all about trickery

1840
01:44:01,880 --> 01:44:04,960
and pace, but there's hardly any player that can play that.

1841
01:44:04,960 --> 01:44:11,000
Saponara gets you the ball in the box, which is what Fiorentina are struggling to do.

1842
01:44:11,000 --> 01:44:14,920
Nine shots in a game where you were 1-0 down in the ninth minute.

1843
01:44:14,920 --> 01:44:17,160
That's what Saponara had good.

1844
01:44:17,160 --> 01:44:20,960
Also, by the way, where you see, like, he hasn't been on the bench.

1845
01:44:20,960 --> 01:44:21,960
It's bullshit.

1846
01:44:21,960 --> 01:44:24,200
He started a game and then he disappeared three games.

1847
01:44:24,200 --> 01:44:25,200
Don't worry, we said.

1848
01:44:25,200 --> 01:44:27,920
No, it's free to start a football club in Malta.

1849
01:44:27,920 --> 01:44:31,560
Yeah, just fucking bring him in.

1850
01:44:31,560 --> 01:44:33,240
I think they need a striker.

1851
01:44:33,240 --> 01:44:34,240
Definitely.

1852
01:44:34,240 --> 01:44:35,840
They definitely need a third.

1853
01:44:35,840 --> 01:44:40,680
It's a complicated thing, though, for them to bring in a striker.

1854
01:44:40,680 --> 01:44:41,680
Why?

1855
01:44:41,680 --> 01:44:44,800
Because they've got Jovovich on the books still and they've just brought in two.

1856
01:44:44,800 --> 01:44:45,800
They loan one in.

1857
01:44:45,800 --> 01:44:46,800
That's not a...

1858
01:44:46,800 --> 01:44:48,320
I mean, they do something.

1859
01:44:48,320 --> 01:44:53,680
I would have even tried for Colombo or something, you know, a fucking loan loan.

1860
01:44:53,680 --> 01:44:55,560
They have now, as well.

1861
01:44:55,560 --> 01:45:00,720
Like you said, they definitely need a vice for Jack that could play as a number 10.

1862
01:45:00,720 --> 01:45:06,040
But also, you remember we just talked about this depth that Fiorentina have on the wings.

1863
01:45:06,040 --> 01:45:09,440
So Nikko and Sotilla are injured and what are we left with?

1864
01:45:09,440 --> 01:45:10,720
Who are the wingers?

1865
01:45:10,720 --> 01:45:11,720
Tell me.

1866
01:45:11,720 --> 01:45:13,760
It's Joorco and Brea, Colombo.

1867
01:45:13,760 --> 01:45:14,760
Give me a break.

1868
01:45:14,760 --> 01:45:16,560
Yeah, yeah, it's not good enough.

1869
01:45:16,560 --> 01:45:18,280
As in the steam is fourth.

1870
01:45:18,280 --> 01:45:19,280
Don't get me wrong.

1871
01:45:19,280 --> 01:45:24,600
They're not doing a terrible job, but because their defense is so fucking on point and their

1872
01:45:24,600 --> 01:45:26,640
midfield is so on point.

1873
01:45:26,640 --> 01:45:33,560
If I have to look at this performance and point out three great players for Fiorentina

1874
01:45:33,560 --> 01:45:39,160
in this game, I'll go Milenkovic as that towering fucking center back of theirs.

1875
01:45:39,160 --> 01:45:40,160
He's a beast.

1876
01:45:40,160 --> 01:45:44,080
Milenkovic, he's really found his form again after a shaky season last season.

1877
01:45:44,080 --> 01:45:47,920
Duncan, I did not know he was that good with the ball at his feet.

1878
01:45:47,920 --> 01:45:50,440
His passing, his looping balls over the top.

1879
01:45:50,440 --> 01:45:53,480
Even with a bit of prowess in front of goal, as well.

1880
01:45:53,480 --> 01:46:00,080
And Terraciano, who keeps making these miracle saves for Fiorentina.

1881
01:46:00,080 --> 01:46:08,800
Otherwise, anyone in the more attacking region, okay, now Saasvolo took that low block that,

1882
01:46:08,800 --> 01:46:13,400
for example, Milan always stuck against and Milan have got Leo, Polisic, Juru and they

1883
01:46:13,400 --> 01:46:14,720
stuck against the low block.

1884
01:46:14,720 --> 01:46:17,840
So naturally, this team is going to struggle against the low block as well, but they didn't

1885
01:46:17,840 --> 01:46:21,680
manage to create anything in this game against Saasvolo's defense.

1886
01:46:21,680 --> 01:46:23,560
Yeah, that's it man.

1887
01:46:23,560 --> 01:46:24,560
No creativity.

1888
01:46:24,560 --> 01:46:28,480
If Bonaventura had enough, there's no one is there who's capable of playing a clever

1889
01:46:28,480 --> 01:46:29,480
through ball.

1890
01:46:29,480 --> 01:46:32,080
I mean, props to Saasvolo as well.

1891
01:46:32,080 --> 01:46:33,080
Yes.

1892
01:46:33,080 --> 01:46:37,920
Because they shut up shop and they didn't allow Fiorentina the slightest of chances.

1893
01:46:37,920 --> 01:46:40,160
They had a penalty, Fiorentina, they missed it.

1894
01:46:40,160 --> 01:46:43,080
Saasvolo had a disallowed goal, they could have gone to nail up.

1895
01:46:43,080 --> 01:46:44,800
Fiorentina, okay, had a disallowed goal as well.

1896
01:46:44,800 --> 01:46:47,560
A lot of var controversy and drama this week.

1897
01:46:47,560 --> 01:46:53,200
But Saasvolo, right after we said that Dionysius should be getting the sack, they managed to

1898
01:46:53,200 --> 01:46:56,200
pull this off their first clean sheet of the season.

1899
01:46:56,200 --> 01:46:59,920
But they lose Tullian and Berardi in the process, a through injury.

1900
01:46:59,920 --> 01:47:05,600
So quite a tax for that victory over there.

1901
01:47:05,600 --> 01:47:06,600
Robin Hood.

1902
01:47:06,600 --> 01:47:07,600
There we go.

1903
01:47:07,600 --> 01:47:08,600
There we are.

1904
01:47:08,600 --> 01:47:11,440
Saasvolo are in 14th on 19 points.

1905
01:47:11,440 --> 01:47:15,720
They are 5 points over Verona in 18th place.

1906
01:47:15,720 --> 01:47:20,640
While Fiorentina maintained their fourth spot after Bologna failed to win, on 33 points

1907
01:47:20,640 --> 01:47:24,400
there's 6 behind Milan and 1 ahead of Bologna.

1908
01:47:24,400 --> 01:47:29,600
Frazzinone looked to be getting smashed by Monza Bro, 3-0.

1909
01:47:29,600 --> 01:47:30,600
Frazzinone at home.

1910
01:47:30,600 --> 01:47:35,040
Monza 3-0 comfortably.

1911
01:47:35,040 --> 01:47:40,920
Berardi was in goal for Frazzinone, which explains why maybe 3 goals were put past him.

1912
01:47:40,920 --> 01:47:42,920
He's not been on a great season.

1913
01:47:42,920 --> 01:47:43,920
Poor guy.

1914
01:47:43,920 --> 01:47:49,320
Luzuardi, Ocoglia, Montereyzi at the back with Lirola out on the right, Gelli out on

1915
01:47:49,320 --> 01:47:54,120
the left, Berence and Harui in the middle with Shedira up front, Reiner has come back,

1916
01:47:54,120 --> 01:47:56,720
he's playing on the left and Suleyre was playing on the right.

1917
01:47:56,720 --> 01:47:59,600
Suleyre had a very mixed bag of a performance.

1918
01:47:59,600 --> 01:48:00,600
To say the least.

1919
01:48:00,600 --> 01:48:05,760
Di Gregorio was in goal for Monza for most of the game, but he did go off injured and

1920
01:48:05,760 --> 01:48:08,080
he will be out for a month.

1921
01:48:08,080 --> 01:48:13,240
Calderola, Galiadini and D'Ambrosio were at the back of course, Monza having to utilise

1922
01:48:13,240 --> 01:48:16,760
two non-center backs at centre back to deal with their crisis.

1923
01:48:16,760 --> 01:48:22,320
Pereira out on the left, Turi out on the right, Bondo and Pesina in the middle with Colpani

1924
01:48:22,320 --> 01:48:24,760
and Carboni playing behind Mota.

1925
01:48:24,760 --> 01:48:27,680
Carboni by the way, Valentin Carboni.

1926
01:48:27,680 --> 01:48:29,680
I'm a big fan.

1927
01:48:29,680 --> 01:48:37,600
The match saw early threats from Monza, of course they were jubling, they were shooting,

1928
01:48:37,600 --> 01:48:38,840
they were doing what Monza was doing.

1929
01:48:38,840 --> 01:48:40,440
The Barclay and Jubli scoring.

1930
01:48:40,440 --> 01:48:46,840
In the sixth minute, Colpani almost scored and in the 18th minute, Mota managed to capitalise

1931
01:48:46,840 --> 01:48:53,480
on a Valentin Carboni assist penetrating through the defence and easily beating Tarati to put

1932
01:48:53,480 --> 01:48:54,960
Monza up 1-0.

1933
01:48:54,960 --> 01:48:58,720
Yeah, the layout of Villain's celebration.

1934
01:48:58,720 --> 01:48:59,720
The clown.

1935
01:48:59,720 --> 01:49:00,720
Yeah.

1936
01:49:00,720 --> 01:49:01,720
That's a great start.

1937
01:49:01,720 --> 01:49:02,720
No, no, no, no, no.

1938
01:49:02,720 --> 01:49:04,720
I pass by some of the way.

1939
01:49:04,720 --> 01:49:05,720
Totally.

1940
01:49:05,720 --> 01:49:08,560
Not as annoying as Jean-Dres' celebration this week by the way.

1941
01:49:08,560 --> 01:49:11,240
I still need to bring that up, don't you worry.

1942
01:49:11,240 --> 01:49:14,560
Okay, you have something prepared I assume.

1943
01:49:14,560 --> 01:49:15,560
Yes.

1944
01:49:15,560 --> 01:49:22,800
For us it's known, they had a chance to equalise in the 24th minute through Cedirahedder of

1945
01:49:22,800 --> 01:49:28,640
a Gali cross but it sailed high, albeit there were suspicions of offside but the flag

1946
01:49:28,640 --> 01:49:33,520
did stay down and it was quite a massive miss over there for Cedirahedder.

1947
01:49:33,520 --> 01:49:38,320
Technical issues interrupted the Var system temporarily, causing a halt in the match.

1948
01:49:38,320 --> 01:49:39,320
Classic.

1949
01:49:39,320 --> 01:49:43,880
Frazzone came closer levelling the score with Sulaise free kick brilliantly parried away

1950
01:49:43,880 --> 01:49:47,000
by Di Gregorio at the half hour mark.

1951
01:49:47,000 --> 01:49:52,040
He was substituted Di Gregorio after a collision with Haroui in the 41st minute.

1952
01:49:52,040 --> 01:49:55,480
Just before half time, Monza doubled their lead.

1953
01:49:55,480 --> 01:50:01,320
This time it was Mota returning the favour to Valentin Carboani who managed to score,

1954
01:50:01,320 --> 01:50:03,520
making it too nil to Frazzone.

1955
01:50:03,520 --> 01:50:04,520
Too Monza, sorry.

1956
01:50:04,520 --> 01:50:10,240
Di Gregorio wanted to stay on, I don't know what this has stayed on for a bit and I was

1957
01:50:10,240 --> 01:50:12,240
like fuck it I need to get the hell out of here.

1958
01:50:12,240 --> 01:50:13,240
It's a warrior, like gladiator.

1959
01:50:13,240 --> 01:50:17,240
Man, I remember the first time I ever watched Di Gregorio play football.

1960
01:50:17,240 --> 01:50:19,240
I thought you were going to say the first time you ever went to gladiator.

1961
01:50:19,240 --> 01:50:21,240
I was like what the hell.

1962
01:50:21,240 --> 01:50:23,640
I'm not a big fan of gladiator.

1963
01:50:23,640 --> 01:50:28,240
I'm joking I just haven't seen it.

1964
01:50:28,240 --> 01:50:33,360
Yes the first time I watched Di Gregorio I was dog sitting at Dan's bro, I was sat at

1965
01:50:33,360 --> 01:50:34,360
his kitchen table.

1966
01:50:34,360 --> 01:50:35,360
I remember.

1967
01:50:35,360 --> 01:50:36,360
Dan and Sarah's brother.

1968
01:50:36,360 --> 01:50:37,360
I remember.

1969
01:50:37,360 --> 01:50:38,360
You added like one.

1970
01:50:38,360 --> 01:50:43,520
And the game on it was a Serie B. It was a Serie A playoff from Serie B. The time that

1971
01:50:43,520 --> 01:50:45,240
Monza didn't make it through.

1972
01:50:45,240 --> 01:50:47,240
So it was two years ago.

1973
01:50:47,240 --> 01:50:48,240
Ah, I remember.

1974
01:50:48,240 --> 01:50:51,600
And I thought to myself this guy in goal, I'm going to be honest, I thought to myself

1975
01:50:51,600 --> 01:50:54,680
this ginger guy in goal for Monza is incredible.

1976
01:50:54,680 --> 01:50:55,680
Incredible.

1977
01:50:55,680 --> 01:50:59,880
In fact when he benched Cranio you weren't too surprised I remember.

1978
01:50:59,880 --> 01:51:04,160
Because I remember it being so disappointed that Monza brought in Cranio because I'm like

1979
01:51:04,160 --> 01:51:07,880
they have a great goalkeeper already and I'm like there's no chance that Cranio doesn't

1980
01:51:07,880 --> 01:51:08,880
bench this guy.

1981
01:51:08,880 --> 01:51:11,880
But he didn't and Di Gregorio has improved and improved.

1982
01:51:11,880 --> 01:51:15,000
Wow, that's Serie B. Monza was out.

1983
01:51:15,000 --> 01:51:16,000
Kevin Prince boating.

1984
01:51:16,000 --> 01:51:17,000
Exactly.

1985
01:51:17,000 --> 01:51:18,480
Padotelli up front.

1986
01:51:18,480 --> 01:51:19,480
Crazy.

1987
01:51:19,480 --> 01:51:20,480
Crazy.

1988
01:51:20,480 --> 01:51:24,240
And the second half Di Francesco made tactical substitutions for Frasinone.

1989
01:51:24,240 --> 01:51:28,400
He brought in Caso and Mazzatelli for Reiner and Liralla respectively.

1990
01:51:28,400 --> 01:51:32,600
Suley moved to a deeper midfield position.

1991
01:51:32,600 --> 01:51:38,200
An unfortunate own goal by Suley in the 56th minute extended Monza's lead to 3-0.

1992
01:51:38,200 --> 01:51:45,880
Meaning that two of the goals that Frasinone conceded were actually thanks to Suley.

1993
01:51:45,880 --> 01:51:47,040
Crazy own goal by Suley.

1994
01:51:47,040 --> 01:51:49,120
From outside the box man.

1995
01:51:49,120 --> 01:51:51,400
He slid to intercept a pass.

1996
01:51:51,400 --> 01:51:57,040
To Raati, obviously when the ball moves he runs with the ball like he always is with

1997
01:51:57,040 --> 01:52:00,600
boy who was out of position and the ball rolled into the back of the net.

1998
01:52:00,600 --> 01:52:04,920
Harui narrowed the scoreline a minute later with an excellent finish.

1999
01:52:04,920 --> 01:52:10,560
The match got even more intense as Caputio awarded Frasinone a penalty in the 74th minute

2000
01:52:10,560 --> 01:52:12,760
for D'Ambrosio's challenge on Caso.

2001
01:52:12,760 --> 01:52:19,600
Would you believe that my defence on FantaCulture or Consis of D'Ambrosio, Madzocchi and who

2002
01:52:19,600 --> 01:52:22,600
else was there?

2003
01:52:22,600 --> 01:52:27,560
I can't remember right now but three guys made massive mistakes for me giving away penalties

2004
01:52:27,560 --> 01:52:28,560
or getting sent off.

2005
01:52:28,560 --> 01:52:30,760
That's because you spent one credit on your defenders.

2006
01:52:30,760 --> 01:52:33,360
Yes, it didn't quite work out this year.

2007
01:52:33,360 --> 01:52:35,840
Usually it works out nicely.

2008
01:52:35,840 --> 01:52:39,880
Suley converted the penalty to make it 3-2.

2009
01:52:39,880 --> 01:52:48,600
There were 15 minutes left but Monza shut up shop perfectly and Frasinone couldn't quite

2010
01:52:48,600 --> 01:52:51,040
penetrate them and the match ended 3-2.

2011
01:52:51,040 --> 01:52:53,000
That's what you get when you make too many mistakes.

2012
01:52:53,000 --> 01:52:55,280
That's what you get when you have too many youth players.

2013
01:52:55,280 --> 01:52:56,760
That's what you get man.

2014
01:52:56,760 --> 01:53:00,040
Yeah, not Frasinone, I never down and out.

2015
01:53:00,040 --> 01:53:02,280
That's like the tale of the tape here.

2016
01:53:02,280 --> 01:53:05,240
Their defence as we know leaves a lot to be desired.

2017
01:53:05,240 --> 01:53:09,320
They're not a very organised side defensively.

2018
01:53:09,320 --> 01:53:12,240
Because they are so offensive and Monza took advantage of that.

2019
01:53:12,240 --> 01:53:18,160
They were 3-0 up by the 55th minute.

2020
01:53:18,160 --> 01:53:21,360
I believe, yeah, by the 55th minute they were 3-0 up.

2021
01:53:21,360 --> 01:53:22,760
But Frasinone are never down and out.

2022
01:53:22,760 --> 01:53:27,520
They keep attacking to the very, very last second.

2023
01:53:27,520 --> 01:53:30,040
There was a second that I thought they were going to find that equaliser.

2024
01:53:30,040 --> 01:53:33,680
Yes, I've mentioned this before on the poll of course but I'm going to say it again because

2025
01:53:33,680 --> 01:53:37,440
it's so impressive that it deserves to be mentioned.

2026
01:53:37,440 --> 01:53:42,040
When Monza were bought by Silvio Berlusconi, two players that are currently on the squad

2027
01:53:42,040 --> 01:53:44,160
were already there.

2028
01:53:44,160 --> 01:53:48,560
These players are Danny Motta and what's his name?

2029
01:53:48,560 --> 01:53:49,560
Machine.

2030
01:53:49,560 --> 01:53:50,560
Machine.

2031
01:53:50,560 --> 01:53:53,880
These guys were playing in Serie A.

2032
01:53:53,880 --> 01:53:55,520
Now they're in Serie A.

2033
01:53:55,520 --> 01:53:58,960
They both featured Danny Motta more obviously than Machine.

2034
01:53:58,960 --> 01:54:02,520
But Danny Motta doesn't look like a player who was playing in Serie A three seasons ago,

2035
01:54:02,520 --> 01:54:03,520
four seasons ago.

2036
01:54:03,520 --> 01:54:08,440
He was struggling in the opening stages of the season, he hadn't scored in ages but now

2037
01:54:08,440 --> 01:54:09,440
he's picked up again.

2038
01:54:09,440 --> 01:54:11,920
But he's not really a prolific goal scorer.

2039
01:54:11,920 --> 01:54:16,840
He's more of a tricky player.

2040
01:54:16,840 --> 01:54:19,400
But he does have the technique to make a difference in this league.

2041
01:54:19,400 --> 01:54:24,800
He's doing very well and respect him because he managed to work hard and to climb with

2042
01:54:24,800 --> 01:54:25,800
his team.

2043
01:54:25,800 --> 01:54:29,160
Most people would have said, oh shit, the club's been taken over.

2044
01:54:29,160 --> 01:54:32,400
I no longer have a role here.

2045
01:54:32,400 --> 01:54:34,800
So respect them.

2046
01:54:34,800 --> 01:54:40,560
Monza currently stand in 11th with 25 points while Frosten on 15th with 19 points.

2047
01:54:40,560 --> 01:54:42,600
Let's move on to the last game bro.

2048
01:54:42,600 --> 01:54:44,600
Lecture 1, Caliari 1.

2049
01:54:44,600 --> 01:54:49,400
The Salentini were relatively comfortable mid-table but sliding down after back-to-back

2050
01:54:49,400 --> 01:54:55,120
defeats to Inter and Atalanta while the Sardinians remained in the bottom three.

2051
01:54:55,120 --> 01:55:01,320
Hamza, Raffia, Tuba, Banda and Lovumbo were at the Africa Cup of Nations plus Sonso on

2052
01:55:01,320 --> 01:55:08,320
a der mark who Youngto, Lapadoula, Capradossi, Shumorodov and Rogue out injured.

2053
01:55:08,320 --> 01:55:10,000
Who are bros?

2054
01:55:10,000 --> 01:55:15,200
Captains, Trefetza, Nandes shook hands and had it not been for Nandes' Viking beard

2055
01:55:15,200 --> 01:55:19,080
I would have thought that these were the captains of the under-12 teams with their combined

2056
01:55:19,080 --> 01:55:22,560
height of 4 feet and 6 inches.

2057
01:55:22,560 --> 01:55:27,960
Udon hit the post from distance in the 14th minute with what seemed to be a mishit.

2058
01:55:27,960 --> 01:55:32,480
Jean-Jé headed in and Udon cornered in the 31st minute and did my favourite celebration

2059
01:55:32,480 --> 01:55:34,000
of the season so far.

2060
01:55:34,000 --> 01:55:38,800
I don't quite know how to describe it.

2061
01:55:38,800 --> 01:55:39,800
Crash Bandicoot.

2062
01:55:39,800 --> 01:55:40,800
Was it Crash Bandicoot?

2063
01:55:40,800 --> 01:55:45,240
I don't think it was but it gave me those vibes.

2064
01:55:45,240 --> 01:55:47,040
It gave me crazy frog vibes.

2065
01:55:47,040 --> 01:55:50,040
Or like thriller.

2066
01:55:50,040 --> 01:55:52,240
Thriller as well.

2067
01:55:52,240 --> 01:55:54,120
I don't know what the hell that was.

2068
01:55:54,120 --> 01:55:56,000
But some way to celebrate your first goal.

2069
01:55:56,000 --> 01:55:57,400
Made me a little bit uncomfortable.

2070
01:55:57,400 --> 01:56:02,640
Imagine never scoring in Seiya for the first time and doing that.

2071
01:56:02,640 --> 01:56:03,640
I like it man.

2072
01:56:03,640 --> 01:56:04,640
I like it.

2073
01:56:04,640 --> 01:56:05,640
Good celebration, Jean-Jé.

2074
01:56:05,640 --> 01:56:08,800
I like it but a very interesting person because I would lose my mind.

2075
01:56:08,800 --> 01:56:12,040
After seeing that he's officially Gendry.

2076
01:56:12,040 --> 01:56:15,800
He's no longer Jean-Jé because Jean-Jé wouldn't have done that.

2077
01:56:15,800 --> 01:56:18,040
Using Jean-Jé celebrates like that.

2078
01:56:18,040 --> 01:56:21,240
You know Jean-Jé hits the greedy maybe every now and then.

2079
01:56:21,240 --> 01:56:23,560
Gendry, that's all he does.

2080
01:56:23,560 --> 01:56:28,200
Kirstovic had the opportunity to score with an open net in the 37th minute following another

2081
01:56:28,200 --> 01:56:31,160
electric corner but instead his strike went out for a throw in.

2082
01:56:31,160 --> 01:56:32,880
I don't know how he managed that bro.

2083
01:56:32,880 --> 01:56:33,880
It's like I cursed this guy.

2084
01:56:33,880 --> 01:56:37,960
It's like I cursed him man my god.

2085
01:56:37,960 --> 01:56:40,760
That was such a terrible miss.

2086
01:56:40,760 --> 01:56:41,880
He's changed as a player.

2087
01:56:41,880 --> 01:56:44,280
Man his confidence has been shot.

2088
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In the 67th minute Orestanio got to the end of an inch perfect in swinging free kick by

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Nicolas Viola.

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And for a second it looked like Falco Ana kept the unxest half volley out with a tremendous

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save but goal line technology indicated that the ball had crossed the line.

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In the 70th minute Falco Ana, the main character, did extremely well to deny Prati strike from

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distance with a one handed diving stop.

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So it was a good game.

2095
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I think when watching this game I thought that Lecce probably deserved to get more out

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of the game.

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But Caliari did a good job to get that one point that they were seeking.

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When you look at the stats of the game, I mean Lecce had 15 shots to one target and

2099
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Caliari had 14 shots to one target.

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So when you look at it from that basic perspective it was a very even game.

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01:57:34,240 --> 01:57:38,920
However I do feel like that Lecce were controlling the tempo more and they were more dangerous

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when it came to free kick scenarios, corner scenarios.

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The more organised side.

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01:57:46,680 --> 01:57:50,600
Funnily enough, because this is our own Neary team we're talking about, but the quality

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is and say your experience is less on that Caliari side.

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01:57:56,280 --> 01:57:58,600
I was impressed with Petania's performance.

2107
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I thought he held up play well and knocked the ball down very well.

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I thought Viola was okay as well.

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Oris Stanyo, I did not expect to get on the end of that free kick.

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Very happy for him to get his golden man on loan from Inter.

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And Neyta Nandes had a pretty good game, managed to get some crosses on target.

2112
01:58:14,160 --> 01:58:15,480
Neyta Nandes had a very good game.

2113
01:58:15,480 --> 01:58:19,280
I was very happy with Nandes' performance rolling back the years over there.

2114
01:58:19,280 --> 01:58:23,800
And then he ended up on the left at some point, did a good job over there.

2115
01:58:23,800 --> 01:58:28,080
It's interesting because I said Lecce are typically the team that dominate when it comes

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to the set play scenarios.

2117
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But it was Caliari that actually managed to get the goal through a set play over there.

2118
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Almost denied by Falcone but wasn't quite enough.

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Lecce, they find themselves in 13th on 21 points.

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Who are you getting impatient with me trying to win sometime?

2121
01:58:50,760 --> 01:58:53,880
I know we have what, three minutes left?

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Caliari in 17th on 15 points.

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So if you've made it this far guys, thank you very very much for listening.

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