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Follow Runchop and he's still going follow runchop.

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As I go from distance as well, a beauty from Michael follow runchop.

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Hey yo and welcome to episode 110 of Say A Spotlight, we are Josep Jake and Matt and this

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week we'll be covering all the events of matchday 22 as well as the Supercoppa Italiano.

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As you guys heard from our intro, now this is a bit of a debatable one, our goal of the week

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was follow runchop's goal against Roma for Verona, it ended up being a consolation goal but at the

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time Verona really looked like they were gonna get back into the game. Now don't get me wrong,

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dribbled past two players in midfield in great fashion like mental, debatable there was a block

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on bove or whatever but got past those two players. He let fly from non-talking yards like 35 yards out,

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dipping curling strike but definitely think Rui Patricio could have done much better. Absolutely

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yes he could have definitely done better however I don't think that takes anything away from

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the great goal that Michael Follorouncio scored. I liked Solez's goal as well, the free kick was

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perfect. Now that was because obviously we disagreed a little bit, I liked Solez, I thought that

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just outside the area like that, that technique to get it up and down over the wall and into the

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top corner, leave the keeper rooted to the spot. Yeah, a pitch but I thought Follorouncio had so

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much to do man, he did it all so perfectly and the strike wasn't bad, granted it was a great

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strike, it was a blunt, but it was a great strike anyway. Quite central but it was dipping and

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weaving. Zierkowski's goal, the first one. The first on the volley, amazing, amazing, love of

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volley, just outside the area, low, hard, brilliant. Yeah, the episode's called the perfect hat trick

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because Zierkowski of course scored the perfect hat trick, one with the right, one with his head,

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the one with his left. Two of them absolutely gifted to him, it was almost like you know,

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Mercury was in retrograde and it wanted Zierkowski to get a random hat trick,

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but yeah, brilliant, what a couple of games Zierkowski has had off the territory. Yeah,

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the thing he was rotting at Spazio in Serie B, trying to survive, he's just moved to Ampoli,

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played two games over there, he's become the top scorer this season. There you go, two games,

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that says a lot about Ampoli as well. Our giveaway has ended, I repeat, our giveaway has ended. If

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you didn't enter, I'm sorry, but we told you, we told you, you have now missed out on your

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opportunity to win an exclusive Serie A spotlight black embroidered sweater. You're finished,

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our winner is actually Nicholas Bianchini. Congratulations brother, we still have not

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delivered it to him, just to remain transparent. He's currently in London studying, however in

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the most Maltese fashion possible, we can drop it off at his pay. Exactly, and guess what,

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his parents live right next to my girlfriend. I love Malta. I love Malta, man. I love Malta.

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Also, our highly anticipated interview with Joseph Minala has been published on all platforms,

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I do recommend that you go watch it on YouTube because we've got video in that, so you could

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watch us conversing with him in our studio. It's a very bite-sized, enjoyable watch, we get to speak

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about things other than the scandal, how he's played for Salernetana, how he's played for Bari

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and all of these teams, how he's playing in Malta, what his mental state was like when going

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through that experience and ultimately, naturally, even the experience itself. So it's a brilliant,

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brilliant watch. Absolutely, yes. It turned out to be quite a wholesome interview. Yes.

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From the feedback we got, which is great. He enjoyed it, we enjoyed it, and it was a great

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experience, speaking to a profession. Absolutely, we should invite him for a kick-about.

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So that would be fun. We get destroyed. Yeah, we'll have a picnic with...

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With what penalty shootout, bro? You and Goul against Minala. Me and Goul for sure. I just dive

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right all the time. I don't know if you know that about me, but I was always really good at

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diving to my right, but I could barely dive to my left. With reflexes I could, but I was always

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scared because it's my weaker arm, I was scared I'd break it or some stuff. Yeah, I definitely have

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preferred sides to dive, even though I'm the worst goalkeeper you've ever seen.

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I'm not even exaggerating when I say you're the worst goalkeeper I've ever seen in my life.

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I'll never forget once, bro, we're at a five a side, and I remember just before I was in Goul,

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and it was with your friends at the time when you used to play with Alpha Q.

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By the way, brilliant. These were guys that took it really seriously, and I remember first they

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put me in Goul, and one of your friends fell in love with me because I had a really good game.

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And after that, the other Fennec went in Goul, Jake Fennec. I go in Goul when I'm tired.

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I'll never forget. Bless you, it was a great shot that flew past you, but like,

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fucking, well, I tell you, like two seconds passed, and you dove to the left. And I remember

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when you were diving, I could see your legs shuffle in me. I'm not blessed, bro. I'm not crazy

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enough to be a goalkeeper, right? That's what they say. Yeah, goalkeepers are mad. Yeah, so Inter

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won the Supercopa after defeating Napoli 1-0 in the final. A few interesting takes from this

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Coppa from the Supercopa. Taliyan, of course, it was the first time that it was with a semi-final

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single knockout format. Enjoy those 11 million. I'll never get all those hours back again in my

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life. It was in Riyadh. The turnout was absolutely dreadful, especially for the semi-finals. The

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final itself had a turnout of 24,900 people. So not great at all. It feels like the Supercopa

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was taken away from the fans of the clubs. I like the format. Sure, why not? But keep it local.

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Interesting things to note is that in the semi-finals Napoli played Fjordentina and beat them 3-0.

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Simeone scored a goal. Nice to see him scoring after saying he wants to leave because he's not

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getting enough playing time. It was a gorgeous goal. An absolutely gorgeous goal, man. He had so

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much to do and his finishing, his finish was top notch. And his celebration was like so sad

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because you can see him looking for the fans and he can't really find the section and the stands

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dedicated to Napoli. So he just turns to his teammates and celebrates facing

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his teammates with his back to the fans. Very weird. And then shortly after, Zerbin was introduced

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into the game and he scored. But as he scored, he clattered into the post and banged his head

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really badly on the post. And he didn't even celebrate. In fact, he just looked up, raised his

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hand and passed out. The medics came. The commentators were really serious. They were like,

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we can't even celebrate this goal right now because the guy's knocked out cold. They just hope he's

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okay. He takes him off as we're wondering if he's okay and the game's going on. Next thing,

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you know, a ball's played to the middle. The commentators are like, oh, it's Zerbin. He's

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on. He gets the ball. And like he shoots from way out. Fantastic finish and he scores bottom

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corner. Like he's probably still concussed. He's still dizzy. He's seeing stars, but what a goal

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he scored. Amazing, man. Two goals for Zerbin and a super cup semi-final. Brilliant. Yeah, Fjordentina

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were holding on for quite some time in that game, but literally Zerbin turned the, he didn't turn

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the game around because Napoli were already winning, but he sealed the deal alone. 84th and 86th.

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There you go. That's it. And Simeone scored in the 22nd minute, of course. So that was Fjordentina's

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trip over and then Inter played Laci where they dominated them. You know, it wasn't them. They

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killed them. They absolutely killed them. Thuram scored. Insha'Allah, Nogla scored his, what,

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78th, 9th, the penalty of the season. But Nosn and Fratese scored in the 87th minute

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to seal things off and then in the final. At least the final was what was supposed to be the

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Super Cup, Paltaglia and a final. And that's why the winners of the league faced the runners up of

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the cup and the winners of the cup faced the runners up of the league. So at least they are

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favouring the champions. Absolutely. And one thing I didn't mention actually is the most interesting

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thing about the semifinal game between Napoli and Fjordentina was that Napoli went back to their

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three at the back formation. Mazzari was like, fuck this. It doesn't make sense for him to keep

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playing a system that's not doing well simply because it did well to managers. It doesn't make

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sense at all. So he swapped back to a three at the back formation just as he knows best and they

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looked solid. And they played against Inter in the final with that formation. And once again,

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they looked quite solid. Inter couldn't penetrate them until the very end in the 91st minute.

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Of course, Simeone got a red card that game, but Napoli managed to hold off and was going to go

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straight to Penalty's world to have been a 50-50. But of course, the inevitable Lautaro Martinez

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scored in the 91st minute and took off in celebration, took off his shirt to reveal his

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underwhelmingly shredded body and flung his shirt around and you know, the whole interthing.

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He ran, he actually had to run the full length of the pitch to find a couple of geysers in an

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Inter kit. Like again, man, I, I, I understand that Seria, they need the money and I get that.

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But taking the game away from Italy to me, it doesn't feel right. Like Napoli and Inter fans,

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that would have been such a turnout in the Olympic, for example, that would have been

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sold out. Of course. Sold out. And you'd have the piazza full of, full of ultras and you'd have the,

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the T-Force and you'd have all this, the true Italian culture. But I guess, you know, at least

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it's not the Coppa Italia, at least it's not the Seria, at least it's, you know, the, a fringe

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cup. Let's put it that way. You know, to make it way more exciting, actually. What if it were the

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last game of the season that that was played, man? Team wins the league, team wins the cup,

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Champions League ends, Europa League ends. And then a week later, a week later, it's the winners of

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the league versus the winners of the cup. Think of how much value and how much pride would be added

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to that trophy, man. That's not bad. It'll be a bit hot. Yeah. Get over it, you athletes. You run

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all day. That's a good idea, actually. Because then you get the, the truest forms of those teams

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as well. Because let's admit this isn't Spallotty's Napoli without, you know, at all. So that's a good

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to us. But without further ado, let's get into what happened this week. As you guys know, it was a

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bite sized matchday. Obviously, Inter versus Atlanta, Bologna versus Fiorentina, Torino versus

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Lazio and Saswala versus Napoli were pushed. They're going to be being played between mid-February

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and mid-March naturally, because Inter, Fiorentina, Lazio and Napoli were competing in the Super

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Coppa Italiana. So now it's that classic thing, the most frustrating thing when we're reading out

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the league tables and we're like, you were first one point above Inter who have a game in hand.

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Do you remember season one was all like that because of fucking COVID, man. And that one game

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in hand happened to be the Bologna. Exactly. Exactly. Thanks to Radu, baby.

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Now, take nothing away from Sansone. Absolutely. Absolutely. For the rundown,

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the first game we're going to start with is Udinese 2 Milan 3. What is it about Udinese Milan and

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just these fiery encounters? There was that famous Theo Hernandez last minute ago, a couple of years

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back when Roman Yoli was still at Milan. This game unfortunately had a terrible moment in it,

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where Udinese fans, Udinese ultras were throwing racist remarks at Mike Manjano, who ended up

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Milan, ended up walking out of the pitch shortly after returning back and going on to win the game

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with a last minute winner by Noah Okofor. Darussi's debut was a good one and Roma won two goals to

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one against Verona. It wasn't easy, but Stefano Ciarra, we played a pivotal part in a very counter

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attacking Roma side. Let's try Nyl Uve 3. It was another doppietta by Duzan Vlau, which was really,

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really found his form. Empoli 3, Monza Nyl in the debut of Davide Nikola, a perfect hat trick by

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Zyrkovski. I can't wait to get to that game, so we could discuss it a little bit. Salernitana 1,

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Genoa 2. Salernitana once again opening the scoring, but failing to take it over the line.

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This time it was against newly promoted Genoa and Frazzinone 3, Kalyari 1 between these two sides

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that let's be real, every time they play each other it's a fucking spectacle. The last time they

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played it was the 4-3 comeback by Kalyari. Frazzinone were winning 3-0 up until the 71st minute,

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which is absolutely crazy. I can't believe you missed that one because you were in Australia.

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I know. That's why I decided that I can't live in Australia because the hours of the games were

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just bzerk. And then obviously I'd wake up early to watch the Milan's, the Inter's, the Uve's,

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but perhaps if there was a 2am game I could miss, maybe it's between the two newly promoted sides,

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but obviously the match of the season so far had to take place. Yeah, shout out to our Australian

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listeners of course who are so dedicated. How the hell do you stay up to date? I know right.

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Yeah bro, but Udine is a Milan, that's the talk of the town at the moment. Of course what happened

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was absolutely despicable and it's a shame that these things still happen in 2024 and we still

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have to discuss them and remind people the importance. The thing is, you know,

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people are, I would say the majority of football fans are fine. They enjoy the moment,

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they go to the stadium, it's a very family oriented, they're there for the game,

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a little bit of banter, where they chant maybe against the opposition team, whatever,

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it's all in good spirit. But then you have these minorities who have to make the fucking

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majority listen to the same old thing man. It's very obvious that racism is bad and that you

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shouldn't be racist and it doesn't belong in football and that everyone in a football stadium

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is there for the same reason and football is meant to unite and it does unite and that's why

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you have 80,000 people from all walks of life in a stadium watching a game supporting the same

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two teams essentially. You know, you look at the pitch, you have, you've got so many different

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ethnicities and religious affiliations. That's the beauty of it, exactly. No one cares. What they

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care about is, you know, can you play the ball well? Can you score? Can you dribble? Can you defend?

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Can you make saves? You know, those are the things that matter. Yeah. So it's absolutely

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ridiculous that we still have to deal with these things and then the hypocrisy and then the

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ignorance. But when you look at Odenes' esteem and you look at, you know, you're offending

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the goalkeeper of Milan when you've got many black players in your team. Yeah, exactly. They've

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got so many black players. Like, respect your own players. Literally. You're disrespecting your

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own team, you moron. Yeah. And now, as a result, I believe they're banned for one game. Like,

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they have to play the match behind closed doors. Yeah, because apparently it would be unfair if

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due to a couple minority fans, which is what do you, Odenes, some Odenes official said after the

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game said it was only a few fans. Shut up. You fucking idiot. It's a problem in your fan base.

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Would it be unfair to ban everyone to ban there? Let's say 30,000 spectators because of, let's say,

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10, 20? Yes, because there needs to be a solution to this. There needs to be complete bans. I'm not

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sure I agree with that. With banning, with closing the doors to the stadium. Like, why should, why

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should the majority be affected for the actions of the ignorant minority? Because in order for us to

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get a better future and in order for us to teach people, so do you know what's the best way when

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you've got a kindergarten class because it is what these guys are, they're fucking kids, you know,

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the these races, they're idiots. What's the best way to discipline a group of kids? It's you all

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get a break in if no one owns up. And that's that's that's how you need to treat them. Of course,

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that's how you need to do it. Totally disagree. Totally. I think that that's that's that's daft.

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And let's look at, for example, the let's say this happens in a Champions League semi final.

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You're gonna close the doors for it doesn't it doesn't it doesn't to me. I don't give a fuck

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when it happens if that happens within your fan base, which causes the players to walk out because

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of racist remarks coming from your fan base, then the people need to be responsible for the repercussions

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that are happening afterwards. And and it I'm not gonna say it won't happen again, but it'll be

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reduced so much because they know if I'm going to do that, there's the ultimate punishment. My team

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is going to need to play without fans in the derby. My team is going to need to play without fans

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in the final and it's it's zero. It's come to a point where now we've they've tried being

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understanding, lenient, so on so forth. It's time to just fucking take just no no stop. I think

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I think permanent bands for people involved. Absolutely as well are necessary.

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As well as well. Yeah. And if the teams don't want to invest in the infrastructure to be able

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to catch these these people out, then find the clubs club finds you know, you find you find the club

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in this case, Odeneza, you know, you give them a massive fine. So that next time they'll be

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preventative and improve their infrastructure in order to catch out the racist minority. I think

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that's enough. I think you you propose stadium bands and all of a sudden you'll have people

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they'll be afraid, you know, but there aren't stadium bands. So if if if they're going to stick

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to this whole removing the fans and stuff giving people lifelong stadium bands because there isn't

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the technology, the Odeneza fans have been confirmed, some of them have been caught and

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they're banned for life. They're banned for life. Excellent. Excellent. But but I really believe

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we need to go on next step as well. And it needs to it needs to impact the club they love.

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That's what needs to happen. Yeah, I just don't think it's fair when it affects the innocent

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basically, you know, I don't like collateral damage. I think that granted yes, and then

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the entire fan base will be on board and you know, people will be more vocal if they hear

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these chants and the stands, you know, that shut them up. They'll be like, listen, we want to come

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back next week, shut the fuck up. Exactly. But I still don't think it's fair. And I think there

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are better solutions. I think that with today's technology, you can identify people from their

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fucking eyes or their fingers, you know, you can easily point a camera at the fans and identify

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who's being racist, ban them for life. Simple as you know, eventually, you'll you'll trim the fat

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enough. Yeah. Well, let's let's get into the game. But yes, bro. And when it comes to the lineups,

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Manian was in goal for Milan in the 4 3 3 formation with Theo Hernandez and Calabria's

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the full backs and Simon Kier and Gabia has a center back partnership, Reinders,

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Adley and Loftus Creek where the midfield three with Poulissik out on the right,

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Leao out on the left and Jiru up front. We might be seeing Ben Aser back into the steam

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quicker than anticipated, although he is carrying a knock but Algeria have been knocked out of the

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African Cup of Nations. Yeah, as well as Cameroon. It's crazy. Yeah. It's a 3511 for

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Odineza. I don't believe you're first talking about that.

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Okoya was in goal with Ferreira Perez and Christensen at the back of Bossella was on the

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right Kamara was on the left with some art, Zichlov Rich and Wallace in the middle. And

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Ferreira was playing behind the formidable Tower of Lucca. So the first half was all Milan and

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Milan started very well. Well, the beginning of the first half was Milan. Ok, Milan were

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absolutely dominating and eventually managed to get a goal when Theo's cut back ball was

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turned in by Ruben Loftus Creek. That was the 31st minute. However, shortly after that,

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that's when the racist incident happened and Manon walked off the picture essentially followed

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by his teammates who were really encouraging him. It was actually quite beautiful to see.

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Theo Hernandez was like, look, we're all we're all walking off right now. Adley was the first

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one to walk into the tunnel with Mike Manon. That was very nice to see. Shout out to the

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Odineza 11 that also walked out. That also walked out as well. That's true. Good point.

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Yeah, it was this moment that there was a bit of a turning point in the game though because

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when play continued, it seemed like Milan were a little bit disgruntled and Odineza were allowed

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back into the game. And that's when in the 42nd minute, Lorenzo Lucca set up some

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odds who absolutely destroyed Simone Kier and scored equalizing one one and going into half

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time. Yeah, before that, Kier was having a flaw this game. But the second someone starts

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running at him, you realize that he's not a he's an A no spring chicken. No, definitely not.

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And he's fine. You know, his position and play is good. He's good in the air. But then when it

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comes to these situations, when a man gets the better of him, there's no recovering. Yeah,

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at the same at his age. At times, you know, he might be a bit of a liability. However,

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however, his leadership skills might compensate for that. Of course, he's still a good squad

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member to have. It's just the fact that Milan have such a bad crisis that he has to feature more

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often than not. Now, after the break, Milan appeared even less dynamic and responsive.

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So Vaughn exploited defensive errors, attributed particularly in this case to Theo Hernandez

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and Reinders to put Odinez in the lead. Can you please explain to me what the hell they were

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doing? It seemed like Theo made a tackle and then tried to play it to Reinders. Did he the Reinders

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get in his way? What the hell happened there? To be honest, so I don't think there was tackling

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was convincing. I feel like it was like a half tackle kind of thing. He didn't comment himself

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fully. And Reinders was too close. So the ball kind of ricocheted off him. And he shouldn't have

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been positioned over there and just ended up falling back to Thouvan. You know, when you

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used to play football in like a junior one, kindergarten and all that, where it's everyone

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chasing the ball and kicking the ball, no one is like taking position. Yeah, that's what it looked

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like between the two players. That's true. Absolutely. That reminds me of, I'm not going to

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say the school name actually, no free advertisement. CHS. SMC. That reminds me of CAA. Well, both

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of them. Playing in the tennis courts, football in the tennis courts, there are like five games

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happening at the same time. Yes, bro. Yes, but I'm saying everyone's kicking the same ball, CHS.

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Yeah, man, those were some fun times. We would suit up and go play football.

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Yeah, purely responded with substitutions he brought on Okafor and Jovic.

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Jovic scored immediately after Jeroz attempted the crossbar to make it 2-2. This would be in the 83rd

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minute and then in the 92nd minute, Milan had a corner and at this point, you know, I wasn't

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expecting anything. I thought the game was over. It's a draw. I'll take the draw. Milan scored in

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the 83rd minute. Late comeback. It's fine. Odineza, you know, like the title dream is dead.

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But then Okafor at the far post being the pure poacher that he seems to be. I didn't expect him

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to have this kind of prowess in him. There was a flick on and he by Jeroz and he just slotted it

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home. Beautiful goal. Yeah, I mean riveting stuff. It's always, it's such a rush when your team wins

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through a last minute goal. What I want to say is, I don't believe Milan had a bad game by any means.

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I think Odineza have a tricky side to play against. I think there was that moment that really obviously

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shifted the momentum because the momentum was all Milan. And then Milan, like you said correctly,

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got disgruntled. Samaritzec had a moment of brilliance. Wow, what a goal by him. That's

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an absolutely un-on-rable mention. And then there was that, I'll call it a f*** at between

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between Theo and Ryan. There's that led to Thuvan finishing at the near post. But what do I always

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say, bro? Good teams win when they shouldn't. Yeah, that's absolutely true. This game is difficult

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to read because of what happened. Milan started off very strongly. That incident happened. Milan

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seemed to lose their focus and they conceded a goal at the end of the first half and then

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the 60-second minute. But then they showed good resilience to come back and not only come back

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in the 83rd, but also score again in the 92nd. So overall, as you're saying, a positive performance

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because Milan came out strongly. And so the setup to the game was well and the reaction was good

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as well to go in. Yeah, because purely substitutions made an impact. And that was about to say that.

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Great impact. Jovi Trandocco for both scored. And it's good to see perhaps some of these players

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that were brought in are actually, so it was always a worry like, are Milan actually going to

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have depth or are they going to have a bunch of Charles de Keitel Arez on the bench like last

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season or have a bunch of Bacca Jocos on the bench that basically have zero impact. But purely

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he's bringing on people that have impact. Jović has had a fantastic couple of months, brilliant

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couple of months. Okka 4, we all know what he's capable of. And there's certain changes in the

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midfield as well that are impacting the team positively. So it's good to see that finally

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Milan are in a stage where they say, okay, like, keep in mind, we'll have a fucking crisis going

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on right now with Caldor, Caldor, at Chow, Pobbe, Gattomori, Benasse and Cioquese all out. And

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they're on a winning streak. Yeah. Granted, they crashed out of the Coppa Italia when they could

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have respected Atlanta a little bit more. Yeah. But overall, the trajectory is most definitely

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positive when you look at the fact that Milan are out of the Champions League because they were in the

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group of death and they're out because of a penalty that shouldn't have even been given between

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Piazza Gry and Newcastle. So granted, yes, it's true Milan could have done better against

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Dortmund and Newcastle, but that's just the way things go sometimes. Yeah. Two performances I want

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to highlight. So first of all, Manjan granted he seemed a little bit disgruntled after the abuse,

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but he did pull off a fantastic save at one point with his leg, as he always seems to do. Another

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performer, like the highlight, is Matteo Gabia, who has come in and fit in like a glove, two incredible

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blocks, lost ditch tackles. One of them in the box, a cross was coming and he slid and

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intercepted it. Another one, someone would have been cleaned through one goal and he intercepted

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the ball as well with a very good sliding tackle. He's been super, very dependable and it's time

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for him to make a name for himself and he really is. Yeah, absolutely. And I think he's enjoying

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his football. That's a big thing you see in him, especially, you know, okay, everyone's enjoying

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their football when you score a goal in the last minute, but the passion that you see in him when

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something like that happens. And one thing I really like about him, and I think I mentioned this in

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the last episode, is when a midfielder or striker receives the ball, his judgment on whether to press

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or not is fantastic at the moment. Obviously, it's a long season. These defenders that I mentioned

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previously, the injured ones are going to be out for some time, so Milan are going to need to depend

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on Matteo Gabia for a longer time now. Yeah, absolutely. By the way, as we're recording this

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Zambia on Morocco or play, yes, there's also the other game going on right now between Congo

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and Tanzania. And fun fact, Congo are starting Charles Pickle. Oh my god,

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Piquel. He's still at Cremoniza, he's representing Congo at the moment. Tanzania, I'm going to

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tell you two words that you'll understand very well. Pole, Pole, you can do it. You can do it.

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So Milan are currently third with 45 points, while Udinese are down in 16th with 18 points.

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Next game, Roma to Verona one, Roma coming off a 3-1 loss against Milan where Morinio was sacked.

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And so this is Daniela De Rossi's first game in charge for Roma. Verona were coming off a good

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win, 2-1 over Empoli and the previous encounter in this game. Not sure if you remember this one,

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Verona to Roma one in the earlier stages of this season. So Roma had a point to prove over here

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under their new manager. Now coming into this match, Roma and Hellas Verona were equal in their

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last seven encounters in Serie A. Three wins each, however, it does include the awarded three-nil victory

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for Verona on the 19th of September 2020 because Roma hadn't shown up due to a significant increase

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in Covid cases within their team and there was also one draw between these two sides.

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Now it had been an eventful few days in Roma as Morinio was sacked after crashing out of the

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Coppa Italia against arch rivals Lazio and losing to Milan in the league. New manager De Rossi revamped

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most tactics to a 4-3-1 formation but he had a few absentees including Mancini and Cristante

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who were suspended as Moon, Indica and Awar on international duty plus Renato Sanchez, Chris

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Molling, Tammy Abraham and Marash Kumbulla out injured. Hellas had Laziovic, Duda and Coppola

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all banned too and they also sold Cyril in Goncetunapoli and perhaps one that's gone under the radar,

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Josh Doig to Saswolo. What a signing! That happened! That has happened, a great signing,

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a great defensive signing by Saswolo, you don't often tend to see that but that's just what I

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said in previous episodes is Verona really letting all their players go just to combat

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this financial crisis that are currently... They played a good game over here, offensively

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they were great, genuinely. Now as for the lineups like I said it was a 4-3-2-1 for Roma with Rui Patricio

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and Golan the backline of Spinazzola, Laurenti Huyssen and Karzdorp and midfield three of Pelle

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Greeny Paredes and Bove, Elsharawi and Dibala playing behind Locaku. It was a 4-2-3-1 for Verona

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with Montepoen goal, Ciaccia on the right, Caballo on the left and the two centre backs

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Romanjani and Davidovic, Fodoruncio and Serdar in the double pivot with Imboula out on the right,

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Saponara out on the left and Souslo playing behind the massive Juric. Now in the 19th minute

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was a dream start for the Rossi's first game for Roma, Locaku opened the scoring, it was Pelle Greeny

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that found Elsharawi in the final third who did extremely well to break through two defenders

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and square the ball to Locaku who made no mistake placing the ball into the back of the net on his

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favourite left foot. Shortly after just five minutes later in the 24th minute it was captain

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Pelle Greeny that made it two, Locaku's cross was cleverly flicked on by Elsharawi into the

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part of Pelle Greeny who had time to control and beat Montepo for power at his near post.

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Now Spinazzola went off injured with a muscular problem moments later and Huysin's angle drive

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flashed across the face of goal while Parades was booked and will be suspended for the trip

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to Salernetana. I thought that Huysin miss was quite bad. Yeah but it's Huysin. He had to hit

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the target you know like even of the shots weak like if he failed to hit the target they're granted

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he tried to go for the far post that was a bit of a poor attempt in my opinion granted young player

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young defender you know young defender not known right exactly the goal scoring prowess yeah yeah

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yeah he'll actually we'll be seeing more of him Huysin I'm quite sure he's quite a bright

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young talent. Now in the 56th minute Helas Verona had the ball in the back of the net with a

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follow run show header but it was very harshly disallowed by the referee for a slight push

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on Ric Carrsdorp I thought that was really harsh to disallow you see those tussles in goals you

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know what I mean all the time and I really do think that was harsh refereeing there. Now Verona

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were awarded a penalty for Jurich's header striking Lorente on the arm in the 64th minute

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Jurich stepped up and blasted the penalty well over the bar despite sending Patricio the wrong

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way as you could see from the 56th minute onwards Verona really starting to attack this

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Roma side which was when the Rossi said hey yo I think it's best we go for a three at the back

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formation over here give these guys that's stability they're used to under Morinio however in the 75th

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minute follow run show did manage to get his name on the score sheet the Italian carried the ball

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forward from the center of the pitch skipped past the sliding bofe brilliantly fainted past Paredes

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and took a strike for an entire solar system away which moved enough on its way to bamboozle

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Rui Patricio who didn't manage to keep it out despite getting both hands on the ball and it

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being rather central but it was moving a beauty but a blunder by the goalkeeper nice to see

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follow rune show doing well he's had a pretty good season he's actually owned by Naples and has

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been out on loan for quite a while now many years had no idea he was Italian by the way so thank you

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for that you're welcome very very good display by him yeah I think so and and his show was quite a

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bit of maturity for his age as well he's still he's still just a young young oh it's 25 I thought he

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was younger okay it's been out on loan for so long yeah yes you know what's funny man um with Napoli

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um there was a video recently where they were playing one of those tiktok games and

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Guevara had to describe um a certain player to to someone else and the player was Gaitano

376
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okay and he described him as a new arrival Gaitano's been there for ages yeah he's been there a long

377
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time yeah of course of course he's like no bro you're the new arrival

378
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how did you think the Rossi did on his debut obviously he implemented a new 4-3-2-1 system

379
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he got the best out of certain players but perhaps the stability at the back is something of the past

380
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without more in you this could have gone terribly wrong um dream start for him of course um Roma were

381
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were inspired coming into the game and that's what usually happens when you change your manager

382
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initially everyone wants to impress the manager and everyone gives their utmost um Elshara we played

383
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like vintage Elshara like I don't I'm not sure I've ever seen him play this right that hold up

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played he displayed before laying it off to um Lukaku was incredible yeah um so yeah definitely

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inspired um they looked very fluid offensively and they they did look more um lively and willing

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to attack however however they didn't look as solid at the back and in fact they allowed Varona away

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and in which we're not really used to seeing Roma doing yeah once they once they get a lead usually

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they don't concede right and there was a disallowed goal and missed penalty and then that goal by

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for the run show yeah exactly so so I'm sure the Rossi will take it but we'll see um how he manages

390
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to cope against stronger opposition I wonder how he'll do in the Europa League against Feyenoord

391
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because I'm not too sure about that um I would have signed under good under Morinio Roma were the

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favorites yeah now are Roma's from favorites I'm not sure now it's interesting Cescó uh Roma fan

393
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that has listened to the podcast well that a good friend of ours um and we've brought him up on this

394
00:38:53,120 --> 00:38:58,160
podcast before he's a Roma fan and and he mentioned it was good to bring in the Rossi now because they

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have a run of slightly favorable fixtures so he could really find his feet before facing any of

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the top seven teams and that is something at least he could he's right over there to say that at least

397
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he could get some hands-on experience before facing off against any of these tougher opponents I think

398
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it's at least he starts off with three points something to work with we've even seen a tactical

399
00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:27,200
adjustment in his first match where he went three at the back to be more defensive so promising

400
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it's just they they do need to be careful especially without Paredes in the midfield

401
00:39:31,600 --> 00:39:37,280
against Salernetana yeah that's gonna be tough but offensively even their counterattacks they're

402
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way swifter because the Rossi um he really brought because Morinio used to play like a 3-5-2

403
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with the wing backs and then Lukaku and Dabala up front isolated exactly but Dabala's playing

404
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in a more creative role alongside El-Sharawi in a more creative role Pellegrini is in a three-man

405
00:39:57,120 --> 00:40:02,720
midfield so he adds the creativity over there Bovega gets that box-to-box and Paredes is like

406
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that crusher Lukaku up front for them to feed so going forward I do believe that this setup is

407
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is more ideal for Roma to grab goals yeah absolutely um do you think that once Munchini is back

408
00:40:16,560 --> 00:40:21,520
he'll slot in instead of Huizen or will he go back to a three at the back you can't not start

409
00:40:21,520 --> 00:40:26,560
Munchini in this Roma team you can't not he's he's the leader you know what I mean he's he's not

410
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the captain but he's the captain you know what I mean he it's like not starting Sergio Ramos for

411
00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:37,520
that Real Madrid team that won so many Champions Leagues now obviously I suspect Huizen will be

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benched um for how long is the question because of course Juve would have sent him out on loan to

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play yeah and and it's also a debate is it gonna is he is Munchini gonna play alongside Huizen is

414
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it gonna be Evan and Dica is it gonna be Yorente because Cameron got knocked out there you go

415
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Yorente who is a solid despite him giving away a penalty in this I want to talk a bit about the

416
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atmosphere and the reception coming into this because obviously dream kind of debut for Derossi

417
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coming into this game greeted by the Roma fans that he's you know so he's so accustomed to

418
00:41:14,320 --> 00:41:19,920
and that's such a great relationship with however there were um it's a surreal atmosphere but it

419
00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:26,320
did include fans reactions banners and messages to Mourinho saying mister you've always protected

420
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us we will always love you um and like we can't believe it kind of kind of thing um so obviously

421
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it's it's an emotional time for Roma fans I don't know now maybe if I was walking out instead of

422
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Derossi on my first game it's a dream and I just say everyone Mourinho we miss you like

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I fucking wanted here I don't know like um correction by the way um on myself um in Dica's

424
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from the ivory course not okay okay however I do believe they've been knocked out as well

425
00:41:58,160 --> 00:42:03,840
I've got a mistake and I need to fact check that all the big teams are being knocked out of

426
00:42:03,840 --> 00:42:08,880
afghan it's crazy it's been a really interesting tournament so far I'm keeping a bit of an iron

427
00:42:08,880 --> 00:42:14,320
it's always exciting the african cup of nations I really enjoyed the gana coach's press conference

428
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after he got knocked out bro bro he's like he's like a moody teenager that doesn't want to speak

429
00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:26,960
to his aunties and uncles when they come over like I'm like sure man the ivory course started third

430
00:42:26,960 --> 00:42:33,760
in their group with three points for top two have seven they're out they're out they're out now we

431
00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:40,160
we already mentioned the first half dominance by Roma so no need to touch upon it too much I believe

432
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the system brings out the best of El-Sharawi and and the Bala in particular um Verona got close to

433
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I mean they they arguably could have won the game they were the better team in the in the second half

434
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um let's just talk a bit about through a patricio and then we can move on because I did clash with

435
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Chesco on the group chat I said who hasn't right right um how funny last time him and Andy had a

436
00:43:07,760 --> 00:43:14,240
little had a little tiff on the group chat he's a Chesco told him stop talking about Morinio

437
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because obviously sensitive Roma if I'm going through a tough time and Andy's like then block me lol

438
00:43:19,760 --> 00:43:29,440
yeah he was a conforming mate yeah he's right he's right um the chat lives on yes sorry Chesco

439
00:43:30,080 --> 00:43:36,320
um but through a patricio so I made the joke of saying through patricio has had three good games

440
00:43:36,320 --> 00:43:40,560
for Roma which is obviously an exaggeration because he hasn't lived up to the expectations

441
00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:46,160
you know the starting goalkeeper for Portugal at least at the time signing for Roma expectations

442
00:43:46,160 --> 00:43:52,160
were high um to be honest if I'm if I'm being a harsh not even a harsh critic

443
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Rui patricio has been a flop Rui patricio has been a flop he was very good in the Premier League

444
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with Wilves yeah he was he was rated as a great keeper he's displayed good shot stopping ability

445
00:44:03,840 --> 00:44:08,400
however so good saves yeah however there there's a lot to be desired because he could have done

446
00:44:08,400 --> 00:44:12,960
better on many in many situations as well so many I don't see many shots and there are times they

447
00:44:12,960 --> 00:44:19,120
concede one shot and it slips through so many up until recently against Juve Rabia's placement

448
00:44:19,120 --> 00:44:24,160
at the at the near post for example somewhere he could have done better yeah now Chesco said

449
00:44:24,160 --> 00:44:30,560
listen you don't watch Roma as much as me so you wouldn't have seen um that many you know

450
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I would say we keep an eye out I'd say we watch a fair few Roma games firstly and maybe without the

451
00:44:37,200 --> 00:44:42,160
the unconscious bias but but sure yeah I don't want to take up too much on this yeah I think it's

452
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quite clear I think the audience gets gets a good idea um of what went down over here at least a

453
00:44:49,040 --> 00:44:55,600
victory in the Rossi's first game now Roma find themselves in seventh on 32 points I'm not going

454
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to stay going through who has a game in hand above them and below them um whereas Veron I find

455
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themselves in 18th on 17 points they will be kicking themselves so they didn't manage to get a draw

456
00:45:06,160 --> 00:45:12,720
over here yeah bro Lecce took on Juve at home yeah and they lost 3-0 the previous encounter was a

457
00:45:12,720 --> 00:45:18,960
Juve 1-0 victory at home thanks to a Millic goal um the lineups we had Chesney and Gould for Juventus

458
00:45:18,960 --> 00:45:24,400
in a 3-5-2 formation Danilo Bremmer and Gatti at the back with Costich out on the left Cambiasso

459
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out on the right with Meretti Locatelli and McKenny in the middle Yildiz and the Duzan Vlaovic

460
00:45:29,280 --> 00:45:37,280
were up front for Lecce it was a 4-1 4-1 formation with Falcone and Gould, Jean-Jeré Pongratius

461
00:45:37,280 --> 00:45:42,000
Basquerotto and Gallo at the back with Ramadani playing in front of the defense Alngvisque was

462
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out on the right with Udon out on the left Kaba and Gonzalez playing behind Kristović now in the

463
00:45:48,080 --> 00:45:56,240
first half um it was a little bit cagey um Juve almost scored and Alngvisque cleared the ball

464
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of the line he headed the ball of the line brilliantly and he celebrated that like a goal

465
00:46:01,040 --> 00:46:05,120
he's been on did you say I believe this was Kristović Kristović as I say Alngvisque I believe so

466
00:46:05,120 --> 00:46:11,280
I'm terribly sorry I thought I'm terrible yeah yeah it was Kristović yes and it was a very good

467
00:46:11,280 --> 00:46:15,600
clearance and he celebrated that like a goal because he's been on a bit of a dry streak it's been a

468
00:46:15,600 --> 00:46:22,160
while since he's celebrated so you can do that why not yeah absolutely um the absence of Rabio

469
00:46:22,160 --> 00:46:27,440
did affect Juve's tempo in the first half and they really did struggle however in the second half

470
00:46:27,440 --> 00:46:34,560
Duzan Vlau which exploded as he has been doing lately in the 59th minute he scored a goal after

471
00:46:34,560 --> 00:46:40,160
being set up by Kambiazon then later on in 68th minute was McKenny who set him up um for his double

472
00:46:40,160 --> 00:46:46,880
and then the 85th minute was Bremer who scored a towering header um assisted by Samuel Illing Jr

473
00:46:46,880 --> 00:46:54,560
brother Juve are back they are the highest scoring team in Europe stop five in 2024 oh I didn't

474
00:46:54,560 --> 00:47:01,360
I yeah yeah yeah actually yes they they have outscored Real Madrid Barcelona Bayern Munich

475
00:47:01,360 --> 00:47:07,120
Manchester City they've outscored all the big dogs Liverpool as well what is going on with a leagry

476
00:47:08,560 --> 00:47:15,440
so this is Porto Muzo no no but but it's his last season maybe he's going a bit all out over here

477
00:47:15,440 --> 00:47:22,880
also who knows man maybe a leagry's always competed in three competitions when he's been at Juve this

478
00:47:22,880 --> 00:47:29,200
is the first season where he's not perhaps his pragmatic style of play was a way to keep his

479
00:47:29,200 --> 00:47:35,040
players fit and to keep his players performing in three competitions and now that they have less

480
00:47:35,040 --> 00:47:39,920
he's letting loose a little bit and letting them battle to the bone but earlier this season when

481
00:47:39,920 --> 00:47:44,960
they were partaking in simply the Copa and the league they played in exactly the same way as they

482
00:47:44,960 --> 00:47:52,960
always have questionable in certain games perhaps but you know even in the in the opening game of

483
00:47:52,960 --> 00:47:57,920
the season we saw them score a couple of goals and and we saw that fire in them we're saying Juve

484
00:47:57,920 --> 00:48:05,040
looks scary you remember that Kiesa's goal yeah so inspired no they're definitely a united group

485
00:48:05,040 --> 00:48:10,560
absolutely this this year and I give I tip my hat to a leagry who has created such a group

486
00:48:10,560 --> 00:48:16,560
it's nice to see him blowing teams out of the water because they definitely have the fire power

487
00:48:16,560 --> 00:48:23,760
to do so honestly confidence is a crazy thing man in football I've loved which has transformed as a

488
00:48:23,760 --> 00:48:29,520
player it's I would say bro when it comes to player performances I don't want to take anything away

489
00:48:29,520 --> 00:48:35,600
from technique class quality or anything like that but I would safely say 80% of it is the state of

490
00:48:35,600 --> 00:48:41,440
mind that you're in you see some footballers I was watching a video today of the Nigerian players

491
00:48:42,640 --> 00:48:47,840
after a game and and like they're all playing FIFA and all doing this and that finding their way

492
00:48:47,840 --> 00:48:54,800
to relax after a game and I got this thought I was like the life of a footballer man constantly

493
00:48:54,800 --> 00:49:02,000
on the road in a hotel room with your boys now sounds fun sounds like a dream but these guys have

494
00:49:02,000 --> 00:49:07,840
got their wives their girlfriends their family their kids at home they're constantly out on the road

495
00:49:08,720 --> 00:49:15,440
they're getting abused by fans they're constantly being critiqued by people like us and and social

496
00:49:15,440 --> 00:49:22,720
media and Twitter so on so what it's tough it's no wonder that it's 0.5% that make it to the

497
00:49:22,720 --> 00:49:27,920
professional stage some people and then they go through a drought they think Vladovic

498
00:49:27,920 --> 00:49:33,440
Vladovic went through a drought I remember there was in particular one team he always

499
00:49:33,440 --> 00:49:37,840
fails to score against and we said he's never gonna score against them because it's just a

500
00:49:37,840 --> 00:49:44,880
state of mind it's it's a mental block but once they regain that confidence once the it's one

501
00:49:44,880 --> 00:49:50,320
goal that can change everything bro you think Charles de Ketelari had he not scored that first

502
00:49:50,320 --> 00:49:55,600
particular goal for Atalanta would he be playing as well as he is now perhaps fucking not he wouldn't

503
00:49:55,600 --> 00:50:00,080
have these six goals or how many as you would look at the way he played for Milan at the beginning

504
00:50:00,080 --> 00:50:06,640
and at the end yeah yeah absolutely it's true confidence is massive man and it's it's nice to

505
00:50:06,640 --> 00:50:10,800
see Vladovic thriving and apparently I think I mentioned in the last episode he has a new girlfriend

506
00:50:10,800 --> 00:50:18,160
so that might help yeah do you know Vladovic is known to have a massive penis do you know that

507
00:50:18,160 --> 00:50:24,320
I had no idea bro but please I was scrolling through Tik Tok it was during the time of the

508
00:50:24,320 --> 00:50:31,440
the last World Cup and Vladovic had in the game for sustained somewhat of what you can consider

509
00:50:31,440 --> 00:50:39,840
to be a cock injury all right the studs to his cock I believe and and obviously the first thing

510
00:50:39,840 --> 00:50:45,200
you do when you hurt yourself in your nether regions is you put your hands on my dick oh my

511
00:50:45,200 --> 00:50:54,720
boy whatever bro clasped it with two hands and girls were reposting that moment on Tik Tok saying

512
00:50:55,600 --> 00:51:02,720
yo who is he like that is hilarious I have no idea it's funny we know we know Vladovic to be a

513
00:51:02,720 --> 00:51:08,000
goal scorer former fear and Tina player playing for you girls know him as that handsome guy with

514
00:51:08,000 --> 00:51:18,720
the big dick yeah would love to be him for a day huh his new girlfriend's fan yeah shout out McKenny

515
00:51:18,720 --> 00:51:23,920
as well McKenny fantastic fantastic season he's having yeah a great character on social media

516
00:51:23,920 --> 00:51:28,640
as well as seeing more of him on podcasts so on so forth he's funny man he's funny he's very funny

517
00:51:28,640 --> 00:51:34,000
but that's the thing about Americans they're so authentic yeah they can they're really themselves

518
00:51:34,000 --> 00:51:38,560
and interviews they're they are shamelessly themselves you know and that's that's nice to see

519
00:51:38,560 --> 00:51:46,560
it's refreshing yeah oh marocco's respect yes hakim ziek um yes McKenny has been amazing he went out

520
00:51:46,560 --> 00:51:50,000
on loan to leads last year they got relegated he came back I think at the fright of his life

521
00:51:50,000 --> 00:51:56,640
he's like I need to work I need to work I'm gonna end up in the championship it was cold we kept losing

522
00:51:56,640 --> 00:52:03,680
everyone kept talking about Bielsa and this bucket he was Bielsa was a bucket

523
00:52:04,000 --> 00:52:09,360
but yeah I thought let's open the game off quite well they were good man and Christavich was well

524
00:52:09,360 --> 00:52:14,480
looked lively Kaaba looked good as well um I liked the I like the fact that Christavich

525
00:52:14,480 --> 00:52:18,160
I'm really squeezed a shot out from yeah yeah that's my favorite thing about man that's why

526
00:52:18,160 --> 00:52:23,440
I'm always so excited to see him because he can be between two players at an awkward angle and

527
00:52:23,440 --> 00:52:28,720
still squeeze the shot out yeah and and that's what I enjoy that I think he's a very talented

528
00:52:28,720 --> 00:52:34,560
young player absolutely but of course they didn't have enough to to go all the way no no yeah

529
00:52:34,560 --> 00:52:39,360
Pongratio by the way has been better than Basquerato this year hasn't he yeah yeah no

530
00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:46,240
without a doubt I don't think we've seen Basquerato's greatest qualities at the forefront of his

531
00:52:46,240 --> 00:52:51,200
performances recently yeah in fact I have him on Fanta and I'm like when the hell am I gonna play

532
00:52:51,200 --> 00:52:56,320
this guy I think I'm playing him this week yeah yeah might as well man maybe I'll get the hit or

533
00:52:56,320 --> 00:53:06,400
something yeah yeah yeah but at the moment when recording the standings Juve are first with 52

534
00:53:06,400 --> 00:53:10,880
points and the game in hand do keep in mind what happened the last time in the game in hand

535
00:53:10,880 --> 00:53:17,760
Lecce are down and 14th with 21 points this is bragging rights to not get it twisted Juve and

536
00:53:17,760 --> 00:53:25,600
Inter they absolutely despise each other Juve will Juve fans and whatever will be teasing Inter fans

537
00:53:25,600 --> 00:53:30,880
saying we're first you're second we're first you're second this is personal now Juve are getting a

538
00:53:30,880 --> 00:53:37,600
taste of it pressure is suddenly on Inter who are competing in all competitions I believe they play

539
00:53:37,600 --> 00:53:43,280
on my birthday they play each other February 4th baby what we're gonna do what we're gonna do we're

540
00:53:43,280 --> 00:53:52,000
gonna watch the game watch the game that's how we get baby on the couch at home um Empoli 3

541
00:53:52,000 --> 00:53:58,960
Monsignola I was looking forward to doing this one ever since the start of this episode um Empoli

542
00:53:58,960 --> 00:54:06,240
we're coming off a 2-1 loss to Verona that got Andrea Tsoley sacked and prompted the the hiring

543
00:54:06,240 --> 00:54:12,800
of Davide Nikola who is a miracle worker this is their third manager of the season fun fact he

544
00:54:12,800 --> 00:54:18,320
was also Salernetana third manager of the season when he managed to keep the boat afloat and fun

545
00:54:18,320 --> 00:54:25,040
fact he was also Joseph Manala's manager at Barri and this is did we speak about this we mentioned

546
00:54:25,040 --> 00:54:31,280
it it's fine new listeners since the Manala episode yeah um Joseph Manala the former player

547
00:54:31,280 --> 00:54:36,720
with former Lazio Salernetana and Barri player and Slema Wanderers player who we interviewed in

548
00:54:36,720 --> 00:54:41,600
our last episode and spoke very highly of Davide Nikola once we had stopped recording it's a shame

549
00:54:41,600 --> 00:54:46,640
we stopped recording because he gave us some really insightful information about Nikola's

550
00:54:46,640 --> 00:54:51,840
managerial style and the fact that he really gets the team behind him and the team will die for him

551
00:54:51,840 --> 00:54:56,400
on the pitch and Manala was there on loan and he said that I was there for six months but this guy

552
00:54:56,400 --> 00:55:02,880
had me playing like yes I would have died for him yeah yeah probably so I believe he said to some

553
00:55:02,880 --> 00:55:08,160
of the best football he's ever played yeah um Monsauer coming off a 5-1 home loss to Winted the

554
00:55:08,160 --> 00:55:13,040
biggest in their history of during their time in Syria big whoop it's their second season

555
00:55:13,920 --> 00:55:19,600
the previous encounter was a 2-0 clean victory for Monsauer now this was Davide Nikola's managerial

556
00:55:19,600 --> 00:55:25,200
debut for Empoli after the club sacked Andrea Azoli during his fourth spell at Empoli after

557
00:55:25,200 --> 00:55:30,720
being 19th in the standings and suffering their 13th league loss in 20 games when they were beaten

558
00:55:30,720 --> 00:55:36,640
2-1 by fellow Strucklers Helas Farona on Saturday this is their third manager of the season um after

559
00:55:36,640 --> 00:55:43,680
Andrea Azoli had taken over from Paolo Zanetti in September after a 7-0 thrashing at A.S. Roma

560
00:55:43,680 --> 00:55:48,480
left them bottom of Serie A without a single point in four games you remember that I believe they

561
00:55:48,480 --> 00:55:53,440
hadn't even scored a goal yet yeah Nikola who's previously coached Salernetana saved them from

562
00:55:53,440 --> 00:56:00,240
relegation in the 2021-22 season as you guys would remember um but he did have to make do without

563
00:56:00,240 --> 00:56:08,000
the suspended Canceleri injured Caputo Bastoni everywhere he is Miley Gaurino and Petzella

564
00:56:08,000 --> 00:56:13,840
so he threw in the new signing Cherry straight into the starting 11 and I really like Cherry he

565
00:56:13,840 --> 00:56:20,000
looked good he looked good I like his um I like his mold I like his uh the type of player he is yeah

566
00:56:20,000 --> 00:56:26,080
no nonsense big powerful forward yeah not particularly great yeah but just hustle baby

567
00:56:26,080 --> 00:56:32,720
hustle it's power and hustle yeah absolutely absolutely Monza had Birindelli banned Maschine

568
00:56:32,720 --> 00:56:37,920
on international duty plus the Gregorio and Caprari on the treatment table coach Palladino

569
00:56:37,920 --> 00:56:46,400
also had to watch from the stands due to a touchline ban now Nikola instantly inserted

570
00:56:46,400 --> 00:56:51,040
history at the back formation over here we saw this as well with De Rossi that instantly went

571
00:56:51,040 --> 00:56:57,040
with his system a four at the back it's always interesting to see how managers approach joining

572
00:56:57,040 --> 00:57:02,800
a new team we were saying how Mazzaria attempted the four at the back formation that Napoli were so

573
00:57:02,800 --> 00:57:07,440
used to only to go back to history at the back sometimes it's the coaches system that would be

574
00:57:07,440 --> 00:57:12,960
the way to go sometimes it'll be um what the team is used to and how the team performs best

575
00:57:12,960 --> 00:57:20,960
so three five two formation for Empoli Caprila and goal and the back line of Luperto Valukovic

576
00:57:20,960 --> 00:57:26,560
and Ismaili Giasi has the left wing back Berezynski has the right wing back and the midfield three

577
00:57:26,560 --> 00:57:33,600
of Marin welcome back Marin good to see you on the pitch Grassy and Zurgowski uh Cherry up front

578
00:57:33,600 --> 00:57:40,160
alongside Kambiagi for Monza it was a three four to one formation Sorrentino and goal and the

579
00:57:40,160 --> 00:57:45,040
back line of Itzomari and Calderola Kiriokopoulos on the left Pereira on the right and the midfield

580
00:57:45,040 --> 00:57:53,680
two of Gallardini and Pessina and Colpania and Muata playing behind Colombo now in the 10th minute

581
00:57:53,680 --> 00:57:58,480
Luperto unleashed an inch perfect pass to Giasi who was cleaned through one goal and should have

582
00:57:58,480 --> 00:58:06,320
scored but was denied expertly to be honest by the 21 year old Sorrentino um classic Giasi there

583
00:58:06,320 --> 00:58:11,760
I say we throw a bit of shade here and there but he should be scoring those chances uh two minutes

584
00:58:11,760 --> 00:58:18,800
later in the 12th minute Zurgowski scored his first goal of the night Pablo Mari cleared Kambiagi's

585
00:58:18,800 --> 00:58:23,600
cross only as far as Zurgowski at the edge of the area who powerfully volleyed the ball into the

586
00:58:23,600 --> 00:58:30,160
bottom corner with his right foot amazing goal in the 31st minute Gallardini almost got the

587
00:58:30,160 --> 00:58:35,680
equalizer with a brilliant strike from distance which just curled a fraction too wide of Caprila's

588
00:58:35,680 --> 00:58:41,680
post seven minutes later and the 38 Zurgowski got his second Kambiagi once again delivered a

589
00:58:41,680 --> 00:58:47,360
dangerous ball into the area this time to the oncoming cherry whose strike was denied by Sorrentino

590
00:58:47,360 --> 00:58:54,000
but the ball fell to Zurgowski who headed in off the crossbar in the 55th minute Caprila got down

591
00:58:54,000 --> 00:59:00,080
very well to deny Muata's close range header and 73rd minute Carboni's Miss Carboni misplaced his

592
00:59:00,080 --> 00:59:06,400
pass in his own half to Zurgowski who played it out wide to Maleh Maleh squared the ball to Spendi

593
00:59:06,400 --> 00:59:14,960
but his strike was blocked by Calderola but the ball fell too you guessed it Zurgowski who slid in

594
00:59:14,960 --> 00:59:21,040
and smashed in the rebound on his left foot completing his perfect hat trick and his fourth goal

595
00:59:21,040 --> 00:59:27,360
in only two matches in Serie A this season making him M police top scorer this season in just two

596
00:59:27,360 --> 00:59:36,720
matches overtaking the striker the veteran striker Ciccio Caputo so is this form is he amazing what is

597
00:59:36,720 --> 00:59:45,040
it about Zurgowski he's inspired right um he's just come back to Serie A after being in a probably

598
00:59:45,040 --> 00:59:50,800
terrible environment in Spetia they're not doing very well um in Serie B they're pretty much a club

599
00:59:50,800 --> 00:59:57,840
that's free falling right now um he got off that ship and he found himself in an environment where

600
00:59:57,840 --> 01:00:02,000
there aren't many goal scorers there isn't much going for them but they've brought in a new coach

601
01:00:02,640 --> 01:00:08,720
so everyone around him's probably inspired which inspired him even more and he he did really well

602
01:00:08,720 --> 01:00:15,040
and he's he looks amazing right now I wonder how much his Fanta culture stocks have gone up man like

603
01:00:15,040 --> 01:00:19,760
you know the January transfer market is coming up for us and it's going to be whoever has the most

604
01:00:19,760 --> 01:00:23,920
credits is going to take him like Zurgowski right well do you think this is sustainable how many

605
01:00:23,920 --> 01:00:29,280
goals do you think he'll end the season with no I don't think it's incredibly sustainable I like I

606
01:00:29,280 --> 01:00:36,560
don't think he's going to be scoring hat tricks willy nilly not scoring regularly maybe not regularly

607
01:00:36,560 --> 01:00:42,400
but he has definitely inserted himself as a goal scoring midfielder which is what he is now it is

608
01:00:42,400 --> 01:00:48,400
highly dependent on how impoli are playing their football um David Nicola who creates an atmosphere

609
01:00:48,400 --> 01:00:54,080
of togetherness could really get the best out of his players so if impoli keep playing well then I do

610
01:00:54,080 --> 01:00:59,040
expect to see Zurgowski on the on the square sheet more absolutely his late runs into the box much

611
01:00:59,040 --> 01:01:04,400
like Ruben Loftus-Triek are very effective it's not just like the ball fell to him and he was lucky

612
01:01:04,400 --> 01:01:09,840
but he was his position and where he roams allows him to be in the right place at the right time so

613
01:01:09,840 --> 01:01:14,000
if someone clears the ball away and it forces Zurgowski and he can volley it in from outside the

614
01:01:14,000 --> 01:01:20,560
area or smash in a rebound with his head or with his foot it's brilliant um he is definitely a great

615
01:01:20,560 --> 01:01:25,920
addition to an impoli side that we're struggling to get goals absolutely man and at 26 years old I'm

616
01:01:25,920 --> 01:01:29,760
sure he was worried about his career when he found himself at Spezia but nice to see him back at

617
01:01:29,760 --> 01:01:34,800
impoli where he has played very well and where he's continuing to play very well regarding on whether

618
01:01:34,800 --> 01:01:40,800
this is sustainable or not it's not this is not his own he's not going to be scoring very regularly

619
01:01:40,800 --> 01:01:46,720
I can guarantee that he will dip of course this is abnormal but he can turn their season around

620
01:01:46,720 --> 01:01:51,120
and that's more than enough you know and that's what he was brought in to do and hopefully he

621
01:01:51,120 --> 01:01:56,320
can keep impoli afloat yeah you are judged on your of course on your accomplishments but when

622
01:01:56,320 --> 01:02:01,600
you're a smaller team like impoli naturally your accomplishment is staying up so if he manages to

623
01:02:01,600 --> 01:02:06,640
help the team stay up then he's going to be sought after um he's quite marketable as well

624
01:02:06,640 --> 01:02:12,480
they could have a good career he can turn it around at 26 years old um if he keeps performing the way

625
01:02:12,480 --> 01:02:19,120
he is as the game ended Nikola had his players huddled up in the center circle for a pep talk

626
01:02:19,120 --> 01:02:24,960
after the victory displaying just how he unites each squad that he manages I have a note here that

627
01:02:24,960 --> 01:02:30,240
says Minnala said that he would have died for him yeah he's really showcasing that togetherness kind

628
01:02:30,240 --> 01:02:35,360
of because it's one thing you know everyone knows that Nikola is going to get the best out of these

629
01:02:35,360 --> 01:02:40,320
players and that he's a miracle worker so on so forth but just he wants to show everyone look

630
01:02:40,320 --> 01:02:44,560
look at us we're together we've got arms around each other we're celebrating this victory together

631
01:02:44,560 --> 01:02:50,240
but on to the next it's not over he's definitely in that center circle telling them this is just

632
01:02:50,240 --> 01:02:57,760
the start don't get carried away don't let it get to your heads yeah yeah um absolutely he is a

633
01:02:57,760 --> 01:03:04,800
fantastic manager and he always seems to disappear after saving a team from relegation against all

634
01:03:04,800 --> 01:03:08,640
odds he disappears and then he comes back when another team is in danger of being relegated

635
01:03:08,640 --> 01:03:13,920
he's just riding a bicycle around Italy and that was another thing he did by the way once he I

636
01:03:13,920 --> 01:03:17,600
forgot from where to where but he said that if we managed to stay up I believe it was when he was

637
01:03:17,600 --> 01:03:24,160
a Croto on a yeah he said I will I'll ride my bike from it was a crazy unreasonable distance and he

638
01:03:24,160 --> 01:03:30,320
did it he did the picture I wouldn't do it with a car on our own exactly he did it on a bike yeah

639
01:03:30,320 --> 01:03:35,120
he could have easily been like you know how we survived fuck it no one will remember every time

640
01:03:35,120 --> 01:03:38,960
I'm on the score a 13 year old starts going berserk on the mega phone

641
01:03:44,080 --> 01:03:49,280
it's hilarious it's always like I can't believe that there's a that there's a goal that's such a

642
01:03:49,280 --> 01:03:55,200
that's that's the club man very family based and worker based you know like a child on the

643
01:03:55,200 --> 01:04:01,120
mega phone yeah that's that's great well I think it's a definitely sounds like it's definitely not

644
01:04:01,120 --> 01:04:10,400
a man so it's either a boy or a woman I think it sounds like a boy to me sounds like a kid I don't

645
01:04:10,400 --> 01:04:14,800
know because if I say it sounds like a boy and it's a woman I don't know maybe people with shit on me

646
01:04:14,800 --> 01:04:21,440
so I definitely doesn't sound like a man I can't believe that the guy with the mustache on

647
01:04:21,440 --> 01:04:27,600
so yeah spotlight is he gonna tell us what a woman should sound like and this is em police first

648
01:04:27,600 --> 01:04:37,680
win in eight matches fun fact and and yeah I mean there's not too much to say I think it's it's a great

649
01:04:37,680 --> 01:04:45,920
instillment of confidence for em empoly again through the new system I think this three five

650
01:04:45,920 --> 01:04:51,600
two formation suits them really well I thought come be a g and as a striker he was getting out

651
01:04:51,600 --> 01:04:55,520
white quite a bit and for the two first goals he was the guy that whooped the ball into the box

652
01:04:55,520 --> 01:05:01,520
initially and that's a place where they really struggled getting the ball into the box and so

653
01:05:01,520 --> 01:05:06,400
I definitely think that offensively and defensive to be honest of course inspired but they had a

654
01:05:06,400 --> 01:05:17,040
great performance Monza on the other hand they looked dreadful defensively okay what can you do

655
01:05:17,040 --> 01:05:23,600
about the two rebounds and the great volley you know what I mean I can't critique them well I can

656
01:05:23,600 --> 01:05:27,840
critique them on their defense because they still can't see the three goals to fucking empoly but it

657
01:05:27,840 --> 01:05:33,120
was more you remember that sexy free-flowing fucking football that play going forward yeah

658
01:05:33,120 --> 01:05:38,720
yeah that bold football nowhere near that yeah nowhere and and to be honest man as we spoke

659
01:05:38,720 --> 01:05:43,760
about confidence earlier on they started the season of well Colpani was on fire they were flying

660
01:05:43,760 --> 01:05:47,680
people were saying maybe they can make a push for the conference leave this season and then all of

661
01:05:47,680 --> 01:05:52,720
a sudden they took a bit of a slump and I think their their confidence took a bit of a hit and then

662
01:05:52,720 --> 01:05:56,880
that plowing against them there's something they're not used to at all because they went there they

663
01:05:56,880 --> 01:06:00,080
played their brand of football they probably thought they could get an upset or something or

664
01:06:00,080 --> 01:06:06,800
maybe even hold them hold them off but they they got trashed and and yeah and they came into this

665
01:06:06,800 --> 01:06:11,680
game probably demoralized thinking okay let's try to turn this around and they lost three nil so

666
01:06:11,680 --> 01:06:15,760
I'm a little bit worried about them let's see what Paladino can do over here this this will be very

667
01:06:15,760 --> 01:06:20,800
telling of him as a manager because so far it's always been an upward trajectory with Paladino

668
01:06:20,800 --> 01:06:28,160
now he's facing a crisis of some sort you know eight goals in two games that's that's not a joke

669
01:06:28,160 --> 01:06:33,520
it's not a joke at all he and and no goals well did they score against him? they scored one

670
01:06:33,520 --> 01:06:39,520
one okay Pesina Penalty yes Pesina Penalty yeah um yes and Pesina had missed a penalty as well

671
01:06:39,520 --> 01:06:43,040
before that so confidence has been a bit of an issue for them but we'll see we'll see if you

672
01:06:43,040 --> 01:06:47,840
can't turn it around I'm curious because I do believe at this point that he's a good and promising

673
01:06:47,840 --> 01:06:54,240
manager let's see yep absolutely when it comes to where they stand in the table winning myself

674
01:06:54,240 --> 01:07:00,320
sometimes just like Jake here Empoli 19th on 16 points they're only two away from Kalyari who are

675
01:07:00,320 --> 01:07:04,720
in 17 so Empoli have a lot of time to make this work and they have the manager just to do that

676
01:07:05,280 --> 01:07:12,320
um when it comes to Monza they're in 12th on 25 points level on points with Genoa speaking of

677
01:07:12,320 --> 01:07:18,080
Genoa that's the perfect transition actually Salernitan took on Genoa at home and lost to one

678
01:07:18,080 --> 01:07:24,880
after taking the lead classic Salernitan right yeah their previous encounter was a 1-0 victory

679
01:07:24,880 --> 01:07:31,920
for Genoa thanks to a goal by guess who Albert fucking Goodmanson baby hell yeah and this time

680
01:07:31,920 --> 01:07:38,160
Salernitana got the show starting early but before we get into that let's look at the lineup so

681
01:07:38,160 --> 01:07:43,760
we had Ochoa and Gold for Salernitana in the 4-3-2-1 formation the Christmas tree formation

682
01:07:43,760 --> 01:07:48,800
he must have got this one from Carl Angelotti right 2007 exactly Pierotti out on the right

683
01:07:48,800 --> 01:07:52,480
brother each out on the left the brother each by the way totally transformed as a player he's

684
01:07:52,480 --> 01:07:58,160
looking much better at Domagoi shout out brother Gionbert and Lovato were at the back with Martegani

685
01:07:58,160 --> 01:08:06,000
Majora and Basic in the middle Chuna and Kandreva playing behind the great Simeon Wangqo yeah or as

686
01:08:06,000 --> 01:08:15,280
we like to call him the Wangqo for Genoa it was a 3-5-2 formation with Martinez in gold the ever

687
01:08:15,280 --> 01:08:22,400
impressive Josep Martinez he is my favorite this season he's good him and the Greg the Greggy baby

688
01:08:22,400 --> 01:08:27,920
Vasquez Bani and Voleaccio were at the back with new boy Spence out on the left where did Spence come

689
01:08:27,920 --> 01:08:33,920
from Spurs what up Spence what up friend Rupp was on the right with Strittman Badeli and

690
01:08:33,920 --> 01:08:39,600
Malinowski in the middle I always struggle to pronounce his name Badeli Badel Milan

691
01:08:39,600 --> 01:08:46,400
Badeli I call him Badel but that's us playing it safe Badeli Badel correct us please I'm sure

692
01:08:46,400 --> 01:08:53,920
there's someone good mitzvah and Rittag we were up front so the first half was marred by incidents

693
01:08:53,920 --> 01:09:01,920
of the pitch this was not a very good ad for Seiya this weekend because of the off field issues

694
01:09:01,920 --> 01:09:06,240
and there was there was tension between the fans and the police and there were objects thrown

695
01:09:06,800 --> 01:09:12,080
and unfortunately Rittag we was hit by one of the objects yeah by a rock from a rock yes there were

696
01:09:12,080 --> 01:09:19,360
like people that up and showed everyone it was a fucking rock like a rock you know you think

697
01:09:19,360 --> 01:09:25,600
you throw a rock at someone probably wasn't from the Amalfi coast it was a lovely rock one of those

698
01:09:25,600 --> 01:09:30,720
you take home you know keep it like near a candle or something there's a memory flinging at Rittag we

699
01:09:30,720 --> 01:09:37,840
man keep it at home so you can throw it out of the bottle my god honestly I'm gonna I'm gonna say

700
01:09:37,840 --> 01:09:47,520
it's fucking caveman caveman and dude I've been to games in Italy the security is shit man they

701
01:09:47,520 --> 01:09:53,680
pretended to frisky like they just like tap you twice on the hips until you go you know well one

702
01:09:53,680 --> 01:09:59,520
took my lighter once you remember for the sasvolo game one took my lighter one fucking I don't even

703
01:09:59,520 --> 01:10:06,480
know if I should say this right now say it now squeeze my wiener yes yes old fucking perverted

704
01:10:06,480 --> 01:10:13,120
man fuck yes man fuck yes get give me a nice job before the game yeah thanks bro say I'm ready

705
01:10:13,120 --> 01:10:22,880
no go be that I was like what's this I want to fuck it you think that is you fucker I don't move it

706
01:10:22,880 --> 01:10:31,920
around but yeah both teams displayed great determination Kondreva of course tested the

707
01:10:31,920 --> 01:10:36,640
goalkeeper from from range and there was a moment where he failed to hit the target and he dropped

708
01:10:36,640 --> 01:10:41,840
on his knees desperately because he couldn't believe that his rocket from miles away didn't go in for

709
01:10:41,840 --> 01:10:49,920
the first time in his life is like no no I can't believe that I'm human Simi came close on the other

710
01:10:49,920 --> 01:10:57,920
end but Martínez came out super bravely good defensive work by both by both sides in the first

711
01:10:57,920 --> 01:11:02,400
half however yes it was sorry I forgot to mention that Martínez actually scored an early goal

712
01:11:02,400 --> 01:11:10,000
assisted by brother Rich that was the second minute and then Retegui equalized in the 13th minute

713
01:11:10,000 --> 01:11:15,760
thanks to our buddy assistant had been a while since we saw Retegui score and this was a very

714
01:11:15,760 --> 01:11:20,880
very convincing goal yeah he was in Andal but here he did excellently to score at the near post with

715
01:11:20,880 --> 01:11:28,080
a thunderous strike absolutely bro so they went into halftime with the score of 1-1 however in

716
01:11:28,080 --> 01:11:34,240
the second half Salernitana continued their aggressive approach but Genoa capitalized on a

717
01:11:34,240 --> 01:11:41,760
Lovato handball with Goodman's and converting the penalty Lovato it was very naive of him he went

718
01:11:41,760 --> 01:11:48,240
ahead the ball he mistimed it and was judged with completely he had his arm extended a bit of a rookie

719
01:11:48,240 --> 01:11:52,640
move to be honest in the ball if you hit him on the arm it was a blatant and obvious handball

720
01:11:53,200 --> 01:12:06,160
scusey scusey ma Matteo Lovato non è fenomeno non è fenomeno il primo il secondo Lovato non è un

721
01:12:06,160 --> 01:12:15,840
giocatore di Serie A capace in Serie A capace capace he shouldn't be in Serie A he shouldn't be in

722
01:12:15,840 --> 01:12:22,800
Serie A look Lovato is one of those players who looked amazing at the other time he was one of

723
01:12:22,800 --> 01:12:27,280
the ones they were they were saying when when Duvano Zapata was in great form Lovato was the

724
01:12:27,280 --> 01:12:32,400
only defender who managed to pocket Duvano Zapata the season everyone's saying that now he's showing

725
01:12:32,400 --> 01:12:41,920
his flaws and I don't think he should be depended on at all perhaps his level might be Serie A but

726
01:12:41,920 --> 01:12:46,880
not as a starter I think personally I don't know man I think I've given him a lot of time

727
01:12:48,080 --> 01:12:56,000
to show growth he's plateaued man that's it he's plateaued he looks like bro he plays like a like

728
01:12:56,000 --> 01:13:01,360
a 17 year old coming off the bench to feature for Milan a little bit you know what I mean those are

729
01:13:01,360 --> 01:13:07,120
better than him to be fair absolutely yeah in Salernitana hit the crossbar shortly after

730
01:13:07,120 --> 01:13:12,320
Kandreva from a free kick he smashed the crossbar and then he turned to try to come back into the

731
01:13:12,320 --> 01:13:20,080
game in Zaghi switched to a 4-2-3-1 introducing Kastanos there were substitutions as well Thors

732
01:13:20,080 --> 01:13:26,960
Bianzanoli came in to try to control the game but unfortunately for Salernitana they couldn't do it

733
01:13:26,960 --> 01:13:35,520
and Janawa got the ball over the line taking home all three points Salernitana it's depressing bro

734
01:13:35,520 --> 01:13:40,880
it's super depressing because they're reminding me of all the teams I've fallen in love with man

735
01:13:40,880 --> 01:13:47,040
they're reminding me of that season of Crotone with Benali, Simi and all those guys they're

736
01:13:47,040 --> 01:13:51,280
reminding me of Venetia where they play a positive brand of football they get close and they get

737
01:13:51,280 --> 01:13:55,360
close and they get close but you know what the problem is if you continue to get close but you

738
01:13:55,360 --> 01:14:00,480
don't actually manage to get those points you'll fall into oblivion and you drop you know and I

739
01:14:00,480 --> 01:14:04,720
worry because this Salernitana team is good for the league man granted they're out here throwing

740
01:14:04,720 --> 01:14:10,960
rocks at the players but the atmosphere is fantastic at the stadium the camera angle when

741
01:14:10,960 --> 01:14:17,360
you watch it on tv in that stadium is so cool man and they have a nice project going on with

742
01:14:17,360 --> 01:14:20,640
their supporting director maybe not a nice project they have a good supporting director not a nice

743
01:14:20,640 --> 01:14:26,800
project you mentioned you mentioned those those teams they remind me of that Empoli team they

744
01:14:26,800 --> 01:14:32,960
remind me of Spal and most of all bro they they remind not most of all but they also remind me

745
01:14:32,960 --> 01:14:39,440
of another team Pepon Zaghi had gotten relegated Benevento yes Benevento with Gaich up front yeah

746
01:14:39,440 --> 01:14:44,720
exactly and Spal had Patania they were 10th or 11th and just free fall

747
01:14:44,720 --> 01:14:52,160
absolutely crazy and well I just want to point this out please when in Zaghi's start at Salernitana

748
01:14:52,160 --> 01:14:55,600
they were playing at three at the back yeah yeah yeah past two three games they've been playing

749
01:14:55,600 --> 01:15:01,120
with a four at the back and Simi as a striker we say this all the time he's the first line of

750
01:15:01,120 --> 01:15:06,160
defense and that's the way that they're playing yeah they played the counter and that goal that goal

751
01:15:06,160 --> 01:15:13,120
they scored today today against Genoa yes was absolutely beautiful what a team goal that was

752
01:15:13,120 --> 01:15:20,240
started with a semi tackle and the transition was supposed to do do do do do do do do do do you think

753
01:15:20,240 --> 01:15:25,360
they're going for a more defensive approach with the four at the back or a more offensive

754
01:15:25,360 --> 01:15:32,480
compact system tougher to penetrate but good on the break you know offensive they have offensive

755
01:15:32,480 --> 01:15:38,320
options but they three at the back had really impressed me against Milan because when it came

756
01:15:38,320 --> 01:15:42,160
to attacking and defending it was always in significant numbers now tell me that they're

757
01:15:42,160 --> 01:15:48,960
still doing that absolutely but they had a system like in a three five I believe it was a three four

758
01:15:48,960 --> 01:15:57,280
one two that they used to play or a three five one one much like Odinesa but basically a system in

759
01:15:57,280 --> 01:16:05,920
which the two players or the yes it was a three four two one the two players that played behind

760
01:16:05,920 --> 01:16:13,280
the striker used to join the center of midfield when they were defending so they had a line and

761
01:16:13,280 --> 01:16:18,880
then obviously the center midfielders would drop deeper in order to support the three at the back

762
01:16:18,880 --> 01:16:25,520
and the wing backs would drop back to create a five at the back so and then when they were attacking

763
01:16:26,400 --> 01:16:30,880
the wing backs would go back to wing back the two center midfielders would go back to being

764
01:16:30,880 --> 01:16:36,080
wingers and the two defensive midfielders would push forward and they would often when they attack

765
01:16:36,080 --> 01:16:41,440
that have seven bodies forward you see in that game against Milan they were devastating Milan

766
01:16:41,440 --> 01:16:46,640
with their numbers yeah I feel like that is a real pro that I used to see with the three at the back

767
01:16:46,640 --> 01:16:54,000
formation man he still tries it in Zaghi has tried many different formations he adapts during the

768
01:16:54,000 --> 01:16:59,920
game sometimes not very well he sets up better than he adapts and I've said this before yeah I

769
01:16:59,920 --> 01:17:06,240
like the way he approaches games the way he adapts to them not as much granted they have been unlucky

770
01:17:06,240 --> 01:17:12,320
yeah like goals coming so late on in the 90th minute onwards 80 50 minute onwards this game

771
01:17:12,320 --> 01:17:18,240
granted it came a little bit earlier in the 58th much earlier but but yeah they couldn't get it

772
01:17:18,240 --> 01:17:23,840
over the line and I'm a little bit worried about them I don't think they'll go down still I still

773
01:17:23,840 --> 01:17:30,240
don't think Salernitana will go down I agree with you like I wouldn't say it with my chest I'm saying

774
01:17:30,240 --> 01:17:34,880
it with my chest say with your chest because they're playing well man they're playing very well and

775
01:17:34,880 --> 01:17:42,160
and I feel like they've got the personnel to make a difference and with that organization now that

776
01:17:42,160 --> 01:17:45,600
think about it this is a new manager in the new system and they're playing so much better than

777
01:17:45,600 --> 01:17:51,280
they had already they're only gonna get better right now they're dead lost with 12 points 17th

778
01:17:51,280 --> 01:17:57,440
place is on 18 points so it's still early days they're still very much capable they just need to get

779
01:17:57,440 --> 01:18:03,600
a few points now this was a game this was a must not lose game against Genoa and they lost so

780
01:18:03,600 --> 01:18:08,960
that's one challenge already already lost when it comes to Genoa by the way they're 11 to 25 points

781
01:18:08,960 --> 01:18:15,280
man oh man how I wish this was a Boulayedia season but it's a shame they really need him

782
01:18:15,280 --> 01:18:19,840
they really need him to step up it's a significant shame he's currently away of course the the biggest

783
01:18:19,840 --> 01:18:25,600
shame in the world I would say that's that's true um credit to Genoa by the way Albert Goodman

784
01:18:25,600 --> 01:18:31,760
Singh continues to show that he's a fantastic player and a very good penalty taker as well he

785
01:18:31,760 --> 01:18:36,160
hasn't missed one Rete Guineas is him scoring again he's had quite a difficult season when it comes

786
01:18:36,160 --> 01:18:41,520
to injuries he's spent at a very good game considering he's just coming um other than that

787
01:18:41,520 --> 01:18:47,760
solid stuff by by Genoa yeah that was your lost game right that was my lost game okay um what a

788
01:18:47,760 --> 01:18:54,000
bite sized episode you know what prepping for three games and I watched pretty much all of them

789
01:18:54,640 --> 01:19:00,640
even yours I watched a lot of them but it's it's nice obviously I prefer it when there's

790
01:19:00,640 --> 01:19:05,680
10 matches to the fucking choose from but this was this was a bit different um let's jump to

791
01:19:05,680 --> 01:19:10,560
Frosinone 3 caliari 1 this was another very interesting game that took place Frosinone

792
01:19:10,560 --> 01:19:15,600
were coming off a 5 and they lost to Atalanta so you would think that that that would have

793
01:19:15,600 --> 01:19:22,400
affected their confidence right uh caliari coming off a 2-1 win over Bologna so you think that make

794
01:19:22,400 --> 01:19:29,200
them confident right um the previous encounter was caliari 4 Frosinone 3 in the comeback of the ages

795
01:19:29,200 --> 01:19:34,880
and the match of the season thus far without any shadow of a doubt um in this reverse fixture on

796
01:19:34,880 --> 01:19:42,880
the 29th of October 2023 caliari became the first side in Serie A history um to win a match with a

797
01:19:42,880 --> 01:19:49,840
three goal deficit after the 70th minute bringing it back to 4-3. Frosinone were missing Baez,

798
01:19:49,840 --> 01:19:56,720
Monterizzi, Oyono, Cali and Marquitza and Bonifazi um Zortea was thrown straight into the starting

799
01:19:56,720 --> 01:20:03,360
11 for them after his move from Atalanta Ranieri was without Zito Lovumbo, Mancozu, Shumorodov,

800
01:20:03,360 --> 01:20:13,520
Oristanio and Rog I love like just saying Rog um a 4-3 yeah yeah yeah he has um Himbro and

801
01:20:13,520 --> 01:20:19,040
Nandes and I remember when I think of those two players the first one comes to mind is Marin

802
01:20:19,760 --> 01:20:25,360
you know what I mean yeah yeah yeah absolutely now there's a 4-3 to 1 formation for Frosinone

803
01:20:25,360 --> 01:20:32,560
with Turati and Gold and the backline of Gelli, Ocoli, Romaniole and Zortea, Brescianini, Berencea and

804
01:20:32,560 --> 01:20:39,120
Mazzatelli as the midfield three, Rainier and Sule playing behind Kedira. I can't help but look

805
01:20:39,120 --> 01:20:45,520
at this team and like it because they're so young and they're so you know they're so fresh onto the

806
01:20:45,520 --> 01:20:53,840
scene like you look at Rainier, Sule, Berencea, you know the Ocoli, Turati even though Turati has

807
01:20:53,840 --> 01:21:00,640
had his struggles but I do have a significant soft spot for Frosinone. A 3-5-2 formation for

808
01:21:00,640 --> 01:21:06,320
Kallieri with Skufe and Gold, a backline of Vietesca, Dosena and Zappa, Nandes as the right

809
01:21:06,320 --> 01:21:11,280
wingback, Azia as the left wingback and Sulema and Aprati and Mukumbu as the midfield three,

810
01:21:11,280 --> 01:21:20,400
Petania and Viola starting up front together that's interesting Viola naturally a bit more of a free role

811
01:21:20,400 --> 01:21:30,000
now in the 16th minute Kedira forced a great stop from Skufe striking with power from a tight angle

812
01:21:30,000 --> 01:21:35,520
then on the resulting corner Kedira scored but only after wandering offside so the goal was

813
01:21:35,520 --> 01:21:40,960
chalked off immediately. In the 26th minute Kallieri opened the scoring through Sulemana,

814
01:21:40,960 --> 01:21:46,320
it was an in swinging cross by Atzi that ended up falling perfectly to Sulemana after a physical

815
01:21:46,320 --> 01:21:51,280
battle between Petania and Ocoli and Sulemana made no mistake by powerfully striking the

816
01:21:51,280 --> 01:21:58,240
ball into the bottom corner for the 20 year olds first ever Seria Al-Gol. Frosinone thought they

817
01:21:58,240 --> 01:22:03,520
equalized on the stroke of half time where they put incredible pressure on Kallieri's backline

818
01:22:03,520 --> 01:22:09,840
Berentia had the ball in the back of the net but VAR spotted a foul by Brescianini on Dosena amidst the chaos

819
01:22:09,840 --> 01:22:17,120
Skufe denied a brilliant solo attempt by Gelli in the 52nd and in the 64th minute Frosinone

820
01:22:17,120 --> 01:22:22,320
equalized through Mazzatelli the captain was totally unmarked in the box heading in an in

821
01:22:22,320 --> 01:22:29,120
swinging harrowing cross to equalize for the hosts. In the 75th minute Sule got the second goal

822
01:22:29,120 --> 01:22:37,520
for Frosinone making it to 1 a free kick from just outside the area at an angle you barely see

823
01:22:37,520 --> 01:22:43,440
these go in when they're so close and the wall you know it it's so hard to get the ball up and

824
01:22:43,440 --> 01:22:48,800
down so quickly but Sule managed to curl and dip his strike with power into the top corner

825
01:22:48,800 --> 01:22:54,960
leaving Skufe rooted to the spot brilliant technique. In the 93rd minute Turati's save was

826
01:22:54,960 --> 01:23:01,040
described as stupendous by the commentator as the young Italian tonight Pavoletti's low and

827
01:23:01,040 --> 01:23:09,200
powerful header with cat-like reflexes in the 95th minute Kyo George made it a fact making

828
01:23:09,200 --> 01:23:17,040
it 3-1 on the counter attack Zortea squared the ball brilliantly to George George who finished

829
01:23:17,040 --> 01:23:26,560
into an empty net. Now I don't want to sound too basic but Kaliari slowed down and it seemed like

830
01:23:26,560 --> 01:23:34,640
they got tired to a degree and Frosinone sped up we know that Frosinone go for 90 minutes now you

831
01:23:34,640 --> 01:23:40,400
can tell me ah but Frosinone in the previous game they were winning 3-0 and Kaliari went for 90

832
01:23:40,400 --> 01:23:47,040
minutes and they got a 4-3 lead yes but this is another game. Yeah it's the it's the personnel

833
01:23:47,040 --> 01:23:53,280
that they brought on right now Lovum was away at Afqon so Kaliari didn't have that gear switch

834
01:23:53,280 --> 01:23:59,200
that they usually have yeah the triple substitution that Ranieri opted for in the 72nd minute

835
01:23:59,200 --> 01:24:07,680
were included Di Pardo, Goldaniga and Pavoletti again they're nothing it's not an injection

836
01:24:07,680 --> 01:24:11,840
of flair and pace you've got a target man you've got a center back and you've got Di Pardo over

837
01:24:11,840 --> 01:24:16,320
there not not the fastest players in the world not the most flair players in the world of course

838
01:24:16,320 --> 01:24:21,040
with Pavoletti great to have them there but you still need to give them the ball and they did get

839
01:24:21,040 --> 01:24:27,200
close on certain occasions but not quite close enough I do think that they need a person like Zito

840
01:24:27,200 --> 01:24:32,880
Lovumbo to really give them that different dynamic because other than that this team is quite flat

841
01:24:32,880 --> 01:24:38,640
yeah yeah they don't have many technical or creative they they're all about like like Nandes is all

842
01:24:38,640 --> 01:24:46,320
about industry and he's fast and he's he can dribble but but he's not the type to obviously

843
01:24:46,320 --> 01:24:50,560
burst into space and deliver a perfect cross he's a hustler on the wing he's gonna win the ball

844
01:24:50,560 --> 01:24:54,880
back he's gonna cross half his crosses aren't even gonna land Lovumbo is the only freak they have

845
01:24:54,880 --> 01:24:59,280
in their team yes yes yes yes he's the only non-human that they have in their team they're

846
01:24:59,280 --> 01:25:04,800
almost they remind me of and that's why I like them I'm a working class team do you know what I

847
01:25:04,800 --> 01:25:11,680
mean like if they get a point from a game there's blood sweat and tears that is left on the pitch

848
01:25:11,680 --> 01:25:17,840
which makes me worry about their longevity in Syria because as much as it's great when they win a

849
01:25:17,840 --> 01:25:23,920
game and sometimes they look they never look convincing but they look like they put the work

850
01:25:23,920 --> 01:25:31,680
in and I wonder I wonder just how far that'll get them in Syria um it might be enough for them to

851
01:25:31,680 --> 01:25:39,040
survive I think um it's funny that last week we said that first and oner will will go down oh first

852
01:25:39,040 --> 01:25:45,600
no they're going down bro they'll go down I think um as we mentioned right they don't have the

853
01:25:45,600 --> 01:25:49,760
experience but that's what Kaliere do have they have the oldest manager in the league in Claudia

854
01:25:49,760 --> 01:25:54,640
Ranieri you know the thinker man and he'll definitely figure a way how to keep these guys alive and

855
01:25:54,640 --> 01:25:59,600
with Lovumbo coming back they can hold out until bringing him on in the 70th minute to terrorize

856
01:25:59,600 --> 01:26:05,120
the exhausted fullback yeah yeah you know I'm actually dealing with Nandes for 70 minutes

857
01:26:05,120 --> 01:26:10,240
just pulling at your shirt and stomping on your feet um and just trying to run past you and like

858
01:26:10,240 --> 01:26:14,880
trying to pass the ball between your legs you know he's Nandes like a little hustler imagine

859
01:26:14,880 --> 01:26:20,000
substitution you know he's off and Lovumbo comes and you're like yeah shit have to deal with this

860
01:26:20,000 --> 01:26:28,800
guy now yeah absolute nightmare um now typically relegation six pointers in Syria they tend to be

861
01:26:28,800 --> 01:26:36,640
quite cagey afage you know especially this part of the this time of the season it's the time of the

862
01:26:36,640 --> 01:26:44,080
season teams they they would rather ensure that they get one point rather than risk getting three

863
01:26:44,080 --> 01:26:49,680
and get none but when these two teams go head to head for Zinone and Caliari it's almost personal

864
01:26:49,680 --> 01:26:58,400
now because for Zinone and for Zinone would feel embarrassed that they you know the that breakthrough

865
01:26:58,400 --> 01:27:06,160
stat of the comeback from three goes down after 70 minutes um it's very flattering for Caliari but

866
01:27:06,160 --> 01:27:11,840
it's fucking embarrassing for for Zinone yeah fucking embarrassing to concede four goals in 20 minutes

867
01:27:11,840 --> 01:27:18,320
after having a three in the lead it's it's it's shameful for them so so this is you know how like

868
01:27:18,320 --> 01:27:24,640
Napoli Milan last season was personal you know what I mean yeah this season for Zinone Caliari is

869
01:27:24,640 --> 01:27:30,560
very very personal just because of what happened in the last game yeah good point it was a fun

870
01:27:30,560 --> 01:27:36,480
watch to be honest and that last goal really meant a lot to them Zortea breaking through of

871
01:27:36,480 --> 01:27:44,000
course breaking free on the counter and setting up Jorge Zortea I'm not sure I'm sure you mentioned

872
01:27:44,000 --> 01:27:50,480
it in your rundown Amazon loan from Atalanta correct yeah he's doing he's doing great already

873
01:27:50,480 --> 01:27:57,280
yeah he's a good player he came in at a perfect time for Frozano on a firstly smart coupe but yeah

874
01:27:57,280 --> 01:28:05,600
that's a good sign firstly some to to a degree not experience but I level up yeah um higher

875
01:28:05,600 --> 01:28:11,600
standard higher standard and secondly Monterese and Ollano are out injured so so it's it's great

876
01:28:11,600 --> 01:28:16,800
to to be able to to put him in over there why are you smirking I'm wondering who actually plays for

877
01:28:16,800 --> 01:28:20,880
Frozano and I'm looking at the steam I'm like all right Reiner on loan from Real Madrid you know

878
01:28:20,880 --> 01:28:25,040
Suley on loan for Juventus Bresciani and he okay recently signed from Milan I'm sure they have a

879
01:28:25,040 --> 01:28:32,720
buyback Berencea on loan from Juve Zortea on loan from Atalanta on loan from Atalanta George

880
01:28:32,720 --> 01:28:38,960
on loan from from Juve to Ratio on loan from Saswala do these guys don't own any other player

881
01:28:38,960 --> 01:28:44,480
this is why like like I have a soft spot for them because there are a group of youngsters but yeah

882
01:28:44,480 --> 01:28:50,800
how fucking sustainable is this like Monza they had a clause on everyone look we have the finances

883
01:28:50,800 --> 01:28:55,840
to buy these players which automatically gets triggered if we survive not only did they survive

884
01:28:55,840 --> 01:29:03,600
but they came 10th yeah and it was 10th I believe and but this frozen on there they're not backed

885
01:29:03,600 --> 01:29:10,000
by mad finances and it's just like like last season the team that got them to Syria is a

886
01:29:10,000 --> 01:29:16,320
completely fucking different team like managed by a different person as well imagine they stay up

887
01:29:16,880 --> 01:29:21,680
what's gonna happen like because they're gonna lose all their players everyone's gonna predict

888
01:29:21,680 --> 01:29:27,280
them to go back down exactly I will be here going oh my prediction is frozen on exactly

889
01:29:27,280 --> 01:29:34,720
exactly but think about it like I remember Verona they had so many loaned players in I remember

890
01:29:34,720 --> 01:29:42,480
there there was Giovanni Simione who was on loan from from Caliari there was country Larry that was

891
01:29:43,200 --> 01:29:49,280
on loan from Latio from Latio I believe or was he loaned out to Latio from Verona yes he was on

892
01:29:49,280 --> 01:29:55,840
loan loaned out to Latio from Verona and Capriari was on loan with them as well but they still had

893
01:29:55,840 --> 01:30:01,120
a good backbone back then yeah they did own a few solid players granted of course many of them would

894
01:30:01,120 --> 01:30:07,360
have a buyback or whatever but it wasn't as ridiculous as this yes this frozen on a team is

895
01:30:07,360 --> 01:30:13,840
ridiculous yeah yeah absolutely I don't have too much to add about this game in particular

896
01:30:13,840 --> 01:30:24,800
um frozen on are they're in 13 on 22 points it's crazy bro because you go all the way up to 11th

897
01:30:24,800 --> 01:30:37,200
place Genoa on 25 points and you think Christ they're only eight points ahead of there are only

898
01:30:37,200 --> 01:30:42,880
eight points ahead of 18th place Verona on 17 it's it's still early man anything can happen

899
01:30:42,880 --> 01:30:52,080
literally brother I'm telling you Genoa Monza frozen on a leche sasuo Odinese Caliari Verona

900
01:30:52,080 --> 01:30:58,560
Empodi Salernetana none of them are in the clear neither Torino on 28 you know I haven't been relegated

901
01:30:58,560 --> 01:31:04,240
with 33 points and lots you have 33 points right now and they're in sixth so that's how early it is

902
01:31:04,240 --> 01:31:12,480
yeah oh man I this is one of my as much as I always love the end of a season um this is probably my

903
01:31:12,480 --> 01:31:16,800
favorite time because I can all I can also I'm enjoying the now and I can look forward and say

904
01:31:16,800 --> 01:31:24,160
so much good shit is to come like it's bittersweet right the end of a season because yeah you want

905
01:31:24,160 --> 01:31:30,480
to know what's gonna happen and every game there's so much on the line um but then you know that after

906
01:31:30,480 --> 01:31:36,800
that like last five matchdays you know you're gonna have a summer yeah rumors you know you never know

907
01:31:36,800 --> 01:31:42,240
which players are gonna be episode what's the segment gonna be and we have as well bro we're

908
01:31:42,240 --> 01:31:46,480
emotionally attached to so many players now because of this podcast and we've always been we watch the

909
01:31:46,480 --> 01:31:52,480
league quite quite um intrinsically um and it's always the summer rumors always come in you know

910
01:31:52,480 --> 01:31:56,880
like this time we had winter winter rumors and winter coupes as well like draguesin was taken

911
01:31:56,880 --> 01:32:00,720
from the league for example god knows who's gonna be taken in the summer and zeet olivombo

912
01:32:00,720 --> 01:32:07,120
wolves have come in fume he's gone you know you never know yeah yeah odenesia whatford playing

913
01:32:07,120 --> 01:32:13,600
there no you take him no you take him no you take him but yeah that i mean that's it i don't believe

914
01:32:13,600 --> 01:32:19,840
i said where kalyar here kalyar and 17th on 18 points just one from from survival but funny thing

915
01:32:19,840 --> 01:32:25,280
is like i was saying about how there's so much to come which makes the league all that more exciting

916
01:32:25,280 --> 01:32:32,400
in the now when milan won the league when milan won that last game against aswolo sure i had a

917
01:32:32,400 --> 01:32:40,720
smile on my face for two months but a massive void was inside me because it's always you know

918
01:32:41,520 --> 01:32:46,720
they always say like it's about the journey kind of thing like the fact that i wasn't watching milan

919
01:32:46,720 --> 01:32:54,320
strive to win the league anymore kind of upset me yeah it was over we like it was there's sense of now what

920
01:32:55,200 --> 01:33:00,000
did that the olympic gold medal effect like you know but then you need to remind yourself that

921
01:33:00,000 --> 01:33:05,280
that moment is etched in his history forever forever forever forever that's if you ever feel

922
01:33:05,280 --> 01:33:09,760
like a football game isn't that significant if you ever watching the super coppa italian and you

923
01:33:09,760 --> 01:33:15,200
think to yourself ah because it's in rio then there are 23 000 fans and no one cares you know

924
01:33:15,200 --> 01:33:20,000
that will if that trophy no man people do care that trophy is in your trophy room and if you're

925
01:33:20,000 --> 01:33:25,120
ever watching a documentary in the future about in zaghi's inter that's going to be mentioned you

926
01:33:25,120 --> 01:33:30,800
know tell daniel vs who has one of the deepest fucking collection of medals and trophies that a

927
01:33:30,800 --> 01:33:35,120
single one of those trophies didn't matter exactly yeah you're one of the most i do believe he's the

928
01:33:35,120 --> 01:33:40,480
most decorated footballer of all time like yeah probably go tell him one of those one of those

929
01:33:40,480 --> 01:33:46,480
cups doesn't matter absolutely i think that's that that's that that's that we'll have more to bring

930
01:33:46,480 --> 01:33:52,000
you in the next episode and i can't wait for the latter stages of march so we will no longer have

931
01:33:52,000 --> 01:33:58,160
games in hand and we'll have full transparency um on what's going on but thank you so much if

932
01:33:58,160 --> 01:34:03,520
you've made it this far guys um love you all and we'll see you next week grazie hafna

933
01:34:03,520 --> 01:34:13,120
this is seria spotlight if you like syria or have ever liked it in the past it's a good opportunity

934
01:34:13,120 --> 01:34:17,600
for you to listen once a week and you'll get filled in in the football weekend that's like the main

935
01:34:17,600 --> 01:34:23,840
dish but then a few days later you drop your episode and that's like the dessert and the dessert

936
01:34:23,840 --> 01:34:29,440
is just perfect it's good okay it makes it feel like we're all sitting in a room together just

937
01:34:29,440 --> 01:34:36,560
be assing with each other the atmosphere is fantastic i promise nobody will ask you to send

938
01:34:36,560 --> 01:34:42,880
boob pics and sometimes maybe good sometimes maybe shit i love how you go into so much detail and

939
01:34:42,880 --> 01:34:52,080
show so much passion towards each and every team literally no team is left undiscussed when i listen

940
01:34:52,080 --> 01:35:00,640
to you it's like i'm talking to you in a pub it's like i'm chatting to a friend and you're chatting to me