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This goal was scored by the Ghanaian Prince Kevin Prince Boateng in the Champions League

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group stage of 2012 in a 3-2 home defeat to Barcelona.

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That was probably my favorite goal of his bro, but the most memorable moment for me

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is that game against Lecce.

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Oh my god that hat-trick that he scored.

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It was incredible bro.

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He came on, he had come on as a half-time substitute while Milan were down 3-0 and he

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scored three goals and then Yepes got the winner.

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And he had two of them were absolute bangers man, he had that half volley with the out-step

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into the top corner and then the second one was from distance as well with the out-step

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and into the top corner again man.

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Yeah man, absolutely breathtaking man.

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Crudelli of course, we have to give a shout out to Crudelli, that was back when I was

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really into his stuff.

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Nowadays I find him a little bit annoying.

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I still seek Crudelli and even Souma's commentary as soon as Milan win a game.

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As soon as Milan win a game I want to watch shit with their commentary on it.

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I'm upset that we couldn't find a commentary piece for this one, this one particularly

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he was going, ba ba ba, ding ding ding.

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We can put that at the end no?

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I am gonna put it at the end, that was the original plan.

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But for some reason when I was looking for Crudelli's shit, it all seems to be filmed

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off an old big box TV that emits more background noise than it does sound man.

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Yeah unfortunately we're not blessed with the technology we have nowadays.

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But as I said bro, this is one of my favorite Champions League goals in the history of Milan

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to be honest.

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The way he extended his leg in mid-air to control the ball, chopping it on the landing

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past Abidal and firing it bottom corner man.

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And then the celebration, the trademark Cartwheel, incredible man.

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He was an absolute showman man, this guy.

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Everyone in the stadium would stand up as soon as he got the ball.

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He just always seemed to have something different up his sleeve and fuck me was he great at

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pulling it off.

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For sure bro, for sure.

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I remember seeing him in the World Cup with Ghana and thinking like how I wish this guy

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played for Milan and then it actually went off.

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You were saying that, I remember.

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I couldn't believe it.

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I remember in 2010 when there was the Ghana scandal, they were doing really well, there

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was him and Gian, Gian had moved to Sunderland if I'm not mistaken.

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But it did come in waves, his qualities.

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It's true especially towards the end of his Milan stage.

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Especially during his second stint, he had that second spell at Milan as well.

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But even in his prime, he was never that consistent footballer.

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He was often criticized for his carefree attitude, a bit of a bad boy reputation as well.

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In fact, his sexy girlfriends, his tattoos he had, the fucking crown tattooed on his

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neck as well.

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But this attitude and this kind of reputation has led him to play for one too many football

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teams.

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It never seems like it settled down.

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He had Hertha Berlin, Spurs, Dortmund, Portsmouth, Genoa, Milan, Las Palmas, Frankfurt, Sassuolo,

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on loan to Barca from Sassuolo, Fiorentina, on loan to Besiktas from Fiorentina, Monza

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and now he's back at Hertha Berlin at 35 years old where it all started.

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Yes, he's really bounced around hasn't he?

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To think, had he had some continuity he might have been able to develop a little bit better

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maybe and achieve some more longevity.

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But his 2011 season was good enough for me, I'll take that.

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That was definitely his peak.

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Like the World Cup in 2010 and then the following I would say three seasons at Milan, let's

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say that three out of his four seasons at Milan were incredible.

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And then he found himself to be part of the banter era, the start of the banter era.

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And he was even benched during that period.

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Which is weird because he went from playing with Nesta, Silva, Zambrotta, Pirlo, Seedorf,

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Van Bommel, Pato, Zlatan, Robinho, Cassano, all those guys to playing with Montagio, Montolivo,

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Honda, fucking Destro, Bonera, Balletta.

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There was SCN at the end of his career as well.

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You'd think he'd be a key player but he had dropped off.

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Yeah he had dropped off at that point.

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Not to him I wouldn't think it matters too much who his teammates are.

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Because firstly his success with Ghana and secondly he literally chose to play for Ghana

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over Germany.

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If he wanted great teammates I'm guessing he would have chosen Germany, like his brother

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Jerome by the way.

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That center back and that guy as well.

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But in reality it was a safe choice because he might not have played for Germany.

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He wanted to rep his country as well.

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But should he have tackled Balak the way he did in that final, Pompey against Chelsea,

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F make up, he injures his brother's captain.

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They were notorious for falling out and never speaking again basically.

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Till today I think.

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Till today I think they might not be on good terms but anyway.

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One of them just got bailed out for 1.

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Something million from prison.

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In fact Kevin Prince Boateng had distanced himself from his brother after the scandals.

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Yeah I heard that.

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But anyway you know they were the first two brothers to face off in the World Cup.

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In the history of the World Cup.

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That makes sense.

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They were two brothers who played on separate teams.

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I can't really think of another case where that happened.

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For some reason thinking shocker.

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No there wasn't another case.

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In the World Cup at least no.

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I mean you're probably right, you're definitely right to be fair.

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But fighting over, because you know one brother injured the other brother's captain so that

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captain could make it to the World Cup.

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Can't really ever imagine that happening to us bro.

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It'll take a lot to get us off the sofa to injure each other's captains apparently.

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Definitely not getting off the sofa man.

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Not anytime soon.

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Hello and welcome back to Serie A Spotlight.

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We are your hosts Jake and Matt here for episode 36 this time.

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Are we going to do that thing where we react to the episode number every time we read it

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out like oh my god 36!

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It's crazy!

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How are we here?

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I remember like it was yesterday!

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So follow us on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter guys.

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We post all of our content over there of course don't forget to rate the podcast anything

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between 3 and 5 stars please that would be nice.

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You know like we said do 5 stars like and it will make no difference to your lives whatsoever.

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Unless you think we're shit then give us like 1 star.

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Exactly or you're a little bit racist like these aren't English man.

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We have to address the prediction series.

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We do.

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So we came draw for the first time ever it was like 8-8 I believe.

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So Jake gets the correct score of Atalanta against Venezia which was 3-1 to Atalanta and

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I guessed Spezia against Torino which was a 2-1 victory for Torino.

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I also guessed the Genoa score 1-0.

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You guessed the Genoa score?

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And you guessed another one I believe.

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Didn't you guess the Milan one as well?

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Oh I did too yes actually.

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Are we sure that we came draw?

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Seems like a fucking 1.

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Let's double check that.

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So we're back after double checking Jake is just pulling shit out of his ass.

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I am literally just making stuff up.

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He guessed I guessed the Genoa.

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I said 1-1 for Genoa.

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He said Genoa draw like me 1-1.

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But I said 1-0 on Twitter when I was talking to David that's why I got confused.

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Big boy.

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And then I guessed the Juve to Sassuolo 1 and you guessed Milan to Lazio 1.

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So both of us guessing 2-1 away wins there.

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Draw I'll take a draw right now.

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You're desperate for the wins.

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I am desperate for the wins.

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Four games to go and it's all gonna be easy man.

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It's all gonna be easy at all.

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I'm not gonna need to owe you three kits.

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I'm not gonna need to find a way how I could get out of it without tarnishing my reputation.

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You're gonna have to make it really cool.

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You're gonna have to get really cool kits.

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That's the only way out of it dude.

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I guess.

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I guess.

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But hey guys this was a top weekend of Serie A football and a mental midweek.

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Everyone was worried about you know there was the Champions League one and City took

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on Real Madrid and the score was 4-3 to Manchester City and the quality of football was so high

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and was so end to end and so explosive.

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People on Twitter were like how the hell are we gonna watch Serie A now?

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How the fuck are we gonna go from watching City to watching Goudinez?

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Honestly just every fucking game was crazy.

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Let's quickly leave.

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We literally just watched Bologna Inter over Liverpool v. Real.

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Exactly.

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Over a Champions League semi-final.

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I have zero fucking regrets man.

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Especially with that outcome.

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In fact it all started at 6 o'clock bro.

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The madness.

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I was still at work like.

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I was driving.

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Fiorentina at home to Goudinez.

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And you would have said hmm can Fiorentina age it a little bit here?

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Or is it gonna be a draw?

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You know what I mean?

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Yeah a draw at most.

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Goudinez won 4-0.

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Goudinez doesn't do that and then loses to Salerno.

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Exactly.

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Mare scored the first goal in the 12th minute, de Oliveira in the 36th and then Wallace in

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the 91st and Udo G in the 95th.

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My god till the end man.

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Till the end.

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We've discussed before that Goudinez have this flair about them.

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They can absolutely demolish teams nowadays.

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But I didn't think they could dismantle Fiorentina like that.

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Especially away.

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I am petrified to play Fiorentina this weekend as a Milan fan.

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And Udineza just did that away against them.

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That's fucking impressive shit by Udineza.

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Man Fiorentina are no walk in the park man.

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Not at all.

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Udineza take on Inter, Fiorentina take on Milan.

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Crazy.

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That's crazy honestly.

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Oof.

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We'll see what happens there.

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The next game after that was Atalanta 4-Torino 4.

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My god the mayhem.

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Goals from Sanabria in the 4th minute, Muriel in the 18th followed by a De Rhoon goal with

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Muriel assist of course, Lukic scored a penalty in the 36th and then scored again in the 63rd.

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Four goals in two games for Sasha Lukic.

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These were both penalties as well.

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And a penalty in the last game as well so there goes three of those.

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He's a fucking fantastic rigorista apparently.

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In the 67th minute Ramu Froiler scored an own goal and then Atalanta turned up to the fucking…

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What's the expression?

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The heat.

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Sure turned up the heat.

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And fucking Torino had to get out of the kitchen dude.

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Passal…

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Passal Ushun in the 78th minute.

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Who is this Mozart?

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Passal Ushun in the 78th and then Muriel once again in the 84th.

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It seems like the Colombian is back.

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4-4 of course Atalanta will be disappointed with this considering they still have European

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aspirations.

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A good result for Torino once again as they continue their good spell.

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But I think ultimately Atalanta will be happy with the point considering they were down

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4-2 in the 67th minute.

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Yeah maybe.

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But anyway bro the of course the big game the big Wednesday game that everyone was waiting

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for.

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You know what I mean.

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That fucking infamous game in hand.

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Let's do it.

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Let's do it one last time bro.

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Let's do it one last time.

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Inter sit second with 67 points of course they have a game in hand against Bologna.

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Milan first by 2 points ahead of Inter who have a game in hand.

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There we go man.

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Rest in fucking peace.

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Ciao ciao Arrivaderci.

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Bologna 2-1 Inter.

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Oh my god.

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That is genuinely so good.

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I think we should tone it down a bit bro.

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Let's keep it nice and neutral.

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Of course Inter have taken a massive blow over here.

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And a loss not even a draw.

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They have literally put the ball once again in Milan's court.

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They're just passing it to each other right now.

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Milan gave the league to Inter.

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Napoli gave it to both of them.

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Now Inter are just handing it back to Milan.

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And we'll see what happens in the next four games man.

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We'll see because honestly Milan's comment is really fucking tough.

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Very difficult.

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Very difficult.

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Does that make them more ideal fixtures for Milan at the moment?

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Some might argue the case.

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We've discussed previously that the fact that they're going to be open games against teams

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that attack you will actually play into Milan's favour.

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So that might not be the worst thing in the world but let's keep our feet on the ground.

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We shall.

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The goals came through of course first Ivan Perisic in the third minute.

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Things seem to be going really well for Inter.

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The 3-0 Coppa victory against Milan now a goal in the third minute against Bologna in

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the game in hand that Milan fans had been so hopeful about.

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And what a goal it was by Perisic.

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And then just one chance for Arnautovic that's all he needs of course.

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28th minute across from Barrow found Arnautovic who converted it with the slightest touch

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with his head.

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What a goal though.

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It was.

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It was.

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And you know Arnautovic has just been on recently.

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He's really been on top of his shit.

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And he's a big reason as to why Bologna have kind of turned their season around now I would

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say.

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Definitely.

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26th minute blunder from the goalkeeper who replaced Handanovic, Radu.

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He fucked up a back pass like let it go through.

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It would have been an own goal.

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It was heading in.

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And then Sansona just came in and slotted it home.

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He positioned his body to play the ball with the right away from goal but for some reason

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he off balanced whilst off balanced he went with his left and he directed the ball towards

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goal and Sansona was running in.

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He got the tap in and probably the biggest three points for Bologna and the biggest three

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points for Inter as well losing them.

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For sure bro he ran straight to the curva you know celebrating it was fantastic to watch

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to be honest with you.

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But yes what an entertaining season we've had so far that was just the midweek we have

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10 games to talk about now.

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I would say that this has been the best Serie A campaign in ages bro since that Juventus

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monopoly one.

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It's been that entertaining man.

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It has and it's crazy because this is the season we've decided to fucking start our

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podcast and look what a season we've had.

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You see it blessed us and we blessed them.

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They made our content very easy to roll out.

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So guys before we get down to talking about each and every game that happened in match

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day 34 we'd like to read the results out to you in case you're going to work and you

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want a full rundown before listening to fucking two hours no commute takes two hours.

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Efficiency is key.

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Efficiency is key we normally like to keep you guys on your toes but we're here to satisfy

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you.

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And you'd think that reading 10 scores in a row would be really monotonous and boring

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but to spice things up I'm gonna give you a beat while you do it.

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Thanks a lot dude thanks a lot.

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So it was Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock and Torino kicked off the first match of the

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weekend facing Spezia at home winning 2 goals to 1.

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The next game which followed that was Venezia against Atalanta the Venetians at home.

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Atalanta managed to get away with a rare 3-1 victory over there.

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The same score followed in the Inter against Roma game where Inter got away with a 3-1

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massive victory for them.

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The next game was Verona against Sampdoria which was a stalemate at 1-1.

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Salernitana managed to beat Fiorentina 2 goals to 1 crazy stuff.

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Our last episode name was… could it be?

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I think it can.

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The next game we covered was Bologna vs Odinese that had a draw written all over it and in

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fact the score was 2-2.

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Empoli shocked the world by beating Napoli 3-2 getting the double over them this season

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thanks to Amaret Blunder.

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Genoa beat Caliari in a relegation 6-pointer making things look kind of better for Genoa

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as well as them and Salernitana are level.

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Lazio faced Milan at home at the Stadio Olimpico.

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A late winner by Sandro Tonali leads Milan to a 2-1 victory and to the top of the table.

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The last game which was on a Monday night was Sassuolo 1-2.

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Was that difficult for you man?

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No, I don't think I'll be doing that again.

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I think it adds character but fuck it whatever let us know what you guys think.

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So the first game we're gonna be covering is the Inter 3-Roma 1 game, obviously the

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headline game of the weekend, the reverse fixture was Roma-Nil-Inter 3 in the Olimpico

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goals from Cialnoglu, Zerco and Dumfries.

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They also faced off in the Coppa where Inter won 2-2 goals to Nil goals from Zerco and

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Sanchez.

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So Inter are coming off a 3-1 win away to Spezia whilst Roma are coming off a 1-1 away

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draw to Napoli.

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So Inter are now unbeaten in their last 10 Serie A matches against Roma, they won 4 of

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those and they drew 6 of those.

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This is the second longest win streak that a team has against Roma, this is 10 and Milan

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hold the record with 17.

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So Inter replaced D'Ambrosio, Bastoni and Correa with Devri, De Marco and Lautaro whilst

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Roma brought in Mkhitaryan and El Sharawi for Cristante and Zaniolo who are both out

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injured.

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So in the 30th minute it was a superb ball by Cialnoglu that put Dumfries clean through

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on goal, the Dutchman finished cleanly past Patricio.

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In the 40th Perisic played the ball to Brozovic on the side of the box, Brozo Cuttin passed

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Mancini and cunted the ball into the top corner leaving Patricio rooted to the spot.

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In the 52nd minute a corner by Hakan was headed in by Lautaro Martinez, obviously Lautaro

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has just had a great run of form recently, and in the 85th minute Roma got one back after

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Shimura played a cut back from the byline, Karsdorp fainted and let the ball run through

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his legs, it landed to Mkhitaryan who smashed the ball in.

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So Bro your initial thoughts on this game?

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So I was surprised at how weak Roma looked to be honest from the get go.

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They looked frail against Inter side.

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And it makes sense I guess, just looking at their midfield we have a lot of technical

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players in that department, you know what I mean, many players that do well in possession.

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Against Inter you're not going to get much possession, you're going to have to do a lot

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of running and a lot of dirty work.

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Now the double pivot was Mkhitaryan and Oliveira.

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Mkhitaryan has played well in the double pivot role before but of course that's not really

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his natural position.

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And Sergio Oliveira once again is a dead ball specialist, he's good with the ball at his

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feet but out of possession he's very frustrating.

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He's a bit weak in that department.

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Same thing can be said about Pellegrini and El Sharawy of course not the best and even

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Karsdorp and Zalefsky aren't the most physical players, they were pretty much out-muscled

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in every department.

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Even Lautaro and Zekko could hold their own against the very formidable Mancini, Smalling

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and De Bonne is physically at his best.

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And I think Roma had no answers in each and every department for this game.

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I think Inter were just the better team, literally everywhere bro, from the defence to the midfield

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to the attack to the goalkeepers as well.

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I mean it was just a brilliant performance by Inter and they really managed to overpower

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Roma.

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If there's one way you can beat Roma you need to overpower them, they're going to bring

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that firepower, they're going to absorb the game and they're going to come at you.

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But Inter should get three goals, there was no way Roma were going to come back at them.

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They came back at them, they got one goal through Mkhitaryan, that's the best they can

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do.

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They had absolutely no answers on either part of the pitch bro, they had no answers in the

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offensive department, no answers in the defensive department of course.

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And I'm completely completely out-clost.

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Roma had two big games in a row in Napoli and Inter and one point is all they could

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get.

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Yeah, I mean coming into the games would you have expected any other outcome?

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I think one point is somewhat of an achievement from these two games.

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I mean you have Napoli who now in hindsight after the poor spell that they're on you

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could have said Roma could have gotten the victory here.

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But Napoli and Inter are two of the toughest sides to face and Roma were on the receiving

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end of that.

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We know their history against the top seven, actually they managed to get past Lazio convincingly

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this year but otherwise they have struggled against the top seven teams.

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They have, they have and this whole project with Mourinho is supposedly one that is long-term.

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Yeah, well three years at most I would say.

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This is only year one so we'll see, it was already a good thing that they managed to

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push up to that top four spot and even challenge for it ever so slightly.

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We'll see what year two can bring of course a few transfer windows on Mourinho.

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Mourinho likes, he needs a powerful transfer every now and then.

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He knows the players that will play well for him, you know what I mean?

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He can bring him.

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Yeah, the selection is like no other manager has.

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He goes for the mentality, he goes for players that will die on the pitch.

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Like when he signed Fabregas and Diego Costa, he told Fabregas look I'm signing Diego Costa,

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I just want you to feed him and we'll win the league, like decide to win the league

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and they won the fucking league man.

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Fabregas had the record assists, Costa had the record goals, this is the eye that Mourinho

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has and I'm sure one transfer market will get Roma potentially even back to the top

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four man.

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They had 55% possession in this game to Inter's 485, Roma had two shots, Inter had eight,

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no shots on target for Roma in the first half, whilst Inter had four shots on target in each

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half bro.

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Yeah, that's you know again consistently good, you know determined, sharp experience,

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it was a complete performance unlike the one against Bologna.

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Yep, I think we do need to kind of shift our focus to that because we don't want to be

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out of date as a podcast.

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Inter have just lost to Bologna, two goes to one away from home, this was their game

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in hand that they had you know from the beginning of the campaign when Covid had come again

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and the people in charge of the health, I forgot what that's called for some reason,

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the health authorities banned Bologna from travelling to the stadium and from the game

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from happening so Inter were there, so Inter wanted the 3-0 walk over because they made

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the trip and Bologna didn't.

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They appealed and everything of course, it was an official trial like an official hearing.

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Yeah and that didn't go through and they have now lost two goals to one and that goes

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to show Seria, look at how much this shit matters, you would have given Inter the 3-0

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walk over that perhaps they would not have deserved clearly and suddenly now they're

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in second, two points behind Milan and equal on games, the league is now once again in

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Milan's hands, have Inter bottled it in this or did they face a Bologna side that

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are currently on hot form and they're obviously hungry as we've mentioned before?

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I mean every team is facing sides that are on top form and hungry right now, you know

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I mean Milan have to play a Fiorentina side, the best Fiorentina side in the past what

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10 years?

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Yeah something like that.

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They have to face Verona, they have to face Atalanta, they have to face Sassuolo in the

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last game away from home.

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There are tough games for everyone right now so you need to win them and as we discussed

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in the last podcast and we really praised Inter's maturity saying that they don't lose

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that the worst they draw, in this case they were let down by an individual error of course.

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And that is significant, I mean this guy hasn't played a fucking minute before this man almost,

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you could pretty much say he hasn't played a minute this league and he comes on for 90

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minutes and he makes that mistake and I feel incredibly bad for him honestly even as someone

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that supports the rival team.

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He'll never play for Inter again.

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Yeah well we'll see what happens with his career obviously but incredibly difficult

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for him to bounce back from that obviously on the big stage and if this goes to Inter

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losing the league then his name is going to be dented for generations to come I'm afraid.

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Do you remember Karius in the Champions League final?

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What happened to him?

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He lost to Besiktas, I don't even know where he is anymore.

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Well he had a good spell and then had Besiktas but you lose 3-1 in the Champions League final

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and two goals are clear goalkeeping errors that obviously ruined him and subsequently

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he was forced out of the club and that could potentially happen to Radu because that is

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literally a final.

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Yeah definitely bro.

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So Inter are now in second place, two points behind Milan whilst Rom are in fifth and they

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are now a full eight points behind Juve in fourth.

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The next game we're going to be discussing is Lazio 1-Milan 2.

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The reverse fixture was a Milan 2-0 victory, goals by Liao and Zlatan and they had also

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won in the Coppa Italia 4-0.

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Everyone scored that game.

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Yeah literally.

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Lazio were coming off a 1-1 home draw to Torino while Milan were coming off a 2-0 home win

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against Genoa.

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One fact for you bro, Milan are unbeaten in their last 12 Serie A games.

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Nobody talks about that, when Roma do it, when Inter do it, everyone's talking about

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it, everyone seemed to have forgotten because Milan got a couple of draws, Milan are fucking

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unbeaten in 12 games and that is an impressive run.

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It is, it is and many clean sheets in those 12 games as well.

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This is the first time since 2008-2009 season that Milan have done the double over Lazio.

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Look at that, look at us.

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Fucking crazy stat to be honest.

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Fucking raw.

472
00:25:40,120 --> 00:25:41,800
I wouldn't have thought so.

473
00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:42,800
Hey man.

474
00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:43,800
But anyway.

475
00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:48,480
Lazio made one change from their previous line-up, they brought in Radu over Marisic,

476
00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:51,160
not the Radu in goal for Inter today.

477
00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:53,040
Not to be confused.

478
00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:54,040
Not to be confused.

479
00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:56,720
By the one that looks exactly like Samu Castillejo.

480
00:25:56,720 --> 00:26:03,840
Milan brought in Calabria, Brahim and Messias in the places of Gabia, Benassir and Salamakers.

481
00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:08,360
In the fourth minute Sergei Mlinkovic-Salvic breezed past Kessy and Theo with a single

482
00:26:08,360 --> 00:26:14,120
touch of the ball and crossed to Giro Mobile who slotted it past Mike after getting round

483
00:26:14,120 --> 00:26:15,120
Kalulu.

484
00:26:15,120 --> 00:26:20,440
In the 50th minute Giroud managed to get a goal back after some high pressure from Milan.

485
00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:25,000
Theo found Leo down on the wing who sped past Acerbi, he cut the ball back to Giroud

486
00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:27,480
and slid in and finished into the near corner.

487
00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:30,480
That was the first time Leo cut back that game.

488
00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:31,880
It was and it came off.

489
00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:35,400
There were a lot of shots from tight angles with way too much power.

490
00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:36,400
Very frustrating.

491
00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:39,640
His teammates around him tend to often be frustrated by him.

492
00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:41,480
They show it.

493
00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:45,600
But of course that's typically what you get from a player of that caliber.

494
00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:49,560
You're going to get maybe six frustrating moments for one goal but that goal is going

495
00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:53,240
to be important and it's every game pretty much.

496
00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:54,640
At his peak maybe.

497
00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:59,960
In the 92nd minute finally after everyone thought that Milan had bottled it, Sandro

498
00:26:59,960 --> 00:27:06,040
Tonali scored thanks to some hard and heavy determination by Ante Rebic to win the ball

499
00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:07,040
back.

500
00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:14,080
He whipped it in, Acerbi made a mess of it in the box, Zlatan ended up heading it to

501
00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:19,120
Tonali whose outstretched touch got into the back of the net.

502
00:27:19,120 --> 00:27:20,120
Literally a toe poke.

503
00:27:20,120 --> 00:27:24,180
He took it down on his thigh and then he was so outstretched to get that so determined

504
00:27:24,180 --> 00:27:27,040
after 92 minutes.

505
00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:33,800
He toe pokes it past Rakoša, just takes his shirt off instantly, runs to so many fans.

506
00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:35,020
So many in the curve.

507
00:27:35,020 --> 00:27:36,600
It seemed like Milan were homeless again.

508
00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:39,000
Hey man, it was crazy.

509
00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:42,000
And you know it's always funny when someone takes off his shirt in celebration and he's

510
00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:44,960
wearing an under shirt.

511
00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:45,960
What's the point?

512
00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:46,960
What's the point?

513
00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:50,760
I guess it's the adrenaline just wants to make you take your clothes off I guess.

514
00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:51,760
Had he taken off both of them?

515
00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:53,160
Is that two yellow cards?

516
00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:55,560
Has anyone ever taken off his pants after scoring a goal?

517
00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:56,920
I'm sure there have been.

518
00:27:56,920 --> 00:28:01,160
I knew a guy at Melita.

519
00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:04,600
There has to be someone that took his pants off.

520
00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:06,560
But anyway fantastic scenes of course.

521
00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:10,360
I watched the Tonali goal bro like a hundred times.

522
00:28:10,360 --> 00:28:11,360
I watched it with...

523
00:28:11,360 --> 00:28:13,480
That angle, that cameraman behind the goal post.

524
00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:14,480
It's crazy.

525
00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:15,880
It was recently posted on our stories guys.

526
00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:17,600
It was absolutely fucking crazy.

527
00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:19,280
The footage was unreal.

528
00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:23,880
I've seen the goal with Rocky Balboa as a soundtrack.

529
00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:26,480
I've seen it with the Titanic soundtrack.

530
00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:28,520
I've seen it with Sumas commentary.

531
00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:30,440
I've seen fucking everything really.

532
00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:32,520
I've seen so many different versions of this goal.

533
00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:36,040
Like the French one, the Arabic one, they're all equally crazy.

534
00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:37,040
Like...

535
00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:38,040
Tonali, Tonalissimo.

536
00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:45,320
Thanks for leaving me all this, Jay.

537
00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:47,000
No problem brother.

538
00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:55,800
Possession, Milan had 53%, Stelazio's 47, Milan had 25 shots, Stelazio's 7, 8-2 on

539
00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:56,800
target.

540
00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:58,200
Bro what did you make of this game?

541
00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:00,000
Milan were so good.

542
00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:05,920
Milan, look, they conceded a goal because of, in my opinion, what was four players could

543
00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:06,920
have done better.

544
00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:11,440
In the opening five minutes, lapse of concentration for four whole players.

545
00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:18,080
So Kessy was originally marking Immobile and Immobile controlled the ball and he's past

546
00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:21,640
Kessy like he's not the strongest person in the league.

547
00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:24,920
And then Theo had to adapt to, okay now I need to tackle him.

548
00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:29,080
But in the meantime, Savage had taken a brilliant touch and he got past him as well.

549
00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:32,160
So that's two lapses in concentration which got him to that position.

550
00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:36,120
He crossed it in and Tomori didn't seem like he was in the ideal position to deal with

551
00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:39,560
it and Kalulu seems like he was hard done by Immobile's movement.

552
00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:42,520
Yeah, Immobile's movement in the box is a thing of the league.

553
00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:43,560
Oh he's insane, he's incredible.

554
00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:46,160
The way he attacks the spaces of the ball is nuts.

555
00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:51,200
So you can't really criticize Kalulu too much there but you know, four players that could

556
00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:52,960
have potentially done better.

557
00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:54,760
And then Milan were incredible.

558
00:29:54,760 --> 00:30:01,920
And it must be said that Kalulu barred that moment in the third minute, had Immobile in

559
00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:03,480
his pocket for the rest of the game.

560
00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:05,400
100% I would say so.

561
00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:10,400
Latja didn't see much of the ball after that, not too much of it.

562
00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:15,000
But yeah, Kalulu dominant performance, Tomori dominant performance, there's no complaints.

563
00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:16,960
Nothing could really get past the high line.

564
00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:20,320
It's like Milan every time kind of pinged back possession.

565
00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:22,480
Because they can rely on tracking back as well.

566
00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:24,240
They've got four pacey motherfuckers.

567
00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:27,000
I mean Calabria's not the slowest, he's not the slowest at all.

568
00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,000
He's not incredibly quick but he's not the slowest.

569
00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:31,000
The annoying thing about Calabria is he keeps running.

570
00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:32,600
He never really slows down.

571
00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:34,600
Ryan Cummins with the effect.

572
00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:38,120
The two centre backs in Tomori and Kalulu are quick as they come.

573
00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:40,320
Four centre backs, 100%.

574
00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:44,160
And then Teo is obviously the quickest man in the world.

575
00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:49,640
This was the first match in a while for Milan, bro, where everyone seemed to play well.

576
00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:52,880
Yeah, 100%, I would agree with you there.

577
00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:56,920
And I think that was the difference between this game and the previous games maybe because

578
00:30:56,920 --> 00:30:59,400
Messias was so good on that right hand side.

579
00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:02,640
Messias was a baller this game man, he came so close at a point.

580
00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:07,120
I've never seen a ball closer to hitting the back of the net without hitting the post.

581
00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:11,440
And that would have been Messiasque that goal where he slipped it past Hisai was it or Radu?

582
00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:16,400
He timed that shot perfectly, he hung on to it and he found the gap perfectly, just a

583
00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:17,640
bit too wide man.

584
00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:19,280
I don't think he could have potentially done better.

585
00:31:19,280 --> 00:31:21,760
I think that was the best he could have done from that position.

586
00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:25,720
Perhaps if you really had to criticise someone's performance, maybe you could go and criticise

587
00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:29,040
Brahim's I guess, you know, you could always criticise Brahim's.

588
00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:32,400
I don't think this is the game to do that man, I think he has so many games where you

589
00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:34,640
could do that, let's not do it in this one.

590
00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:38,280
Fair enough, fair enough, but I'm trying to think like was everyone really that good,

591
00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:41,560
like because in reality in my memory everyone was pretty fucking good, there wasn't a disappointing

592
00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:42,560
player like.

593
00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:45,440
I'd say Tonali was great, Kessy was good.

594
00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:52,680
Giroud I think for a striker who doesn't have pace and can't contribute in that area,

595
00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:57,120
someone that relies on the ball coming to him and a lot of groundwork being done before,

596
00:31:57,120 --> 00:32:01,160
I think his heading and his finishing should be better, he got a goal so this isn't the

597
00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:05,960
right time to say it, but he did miss a couple of heading shots and you'd hope that with

598
00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:10,440
his height and with the goals we've seen him score before in the air, we'd hope that he'd

599
00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:12,200
be better at that one.

600
00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:18,000
Yeah I know, I was surprised by a few of the misses, it has to be said as well bro that

601
00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:22,560
there were 10 minutes that led up to the 80th I believe, the 10 minutes that led up to the

602
00:32:22,560 --> 00:32:27,800
80th and so between the 70th and the 80th, absolutely terrible from both teams, like

603
00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:32,520
Milan, they were giving it to each other, remember we were like what the fuck are we

604
00:32:32,520 --> 00:32:36,160
watching, what is this, like those 10 minutes were awful, god awful, but after that of course

605
00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:41,960
Milan managed to get back into it, built some momentum, brought Rebic on you know, and they

606
00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:43,280
managed to go all the way.

607
00:32:43,280 --> 00:32:52,040
I think a shout out and a discussion is to be held regarding Liao, I think all of Milan's

608
00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:56,000
opportunities came through that wing, through his hard work, most of them obviously except

609
00:32:56,000 --> 00:33:04,080
for the goal, but obviously he gets into those positions and then the output is a little

610
00:33:04,080 --> 00:33:09,160
bit off, it's frustrating but what do you make of Liao's performance, was it more good

611
00:33:09,160 --> 00:33:10,160
than bad?

612
00:33:10,160 --> 00:33:14,640
No, it was definitely more good than bad, it was more good than bad but it was I think

613
00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:17,240
more frustrating than good.

614
00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:23,040
The thing about Liao is that we are currently witnessing a very very very fucking explosive

615
00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:27,560
raw talent, the ceiling is so high but it doesn't mean that he's there just yet, he's

616
00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:37,080
extremely young of course, hasn't been on the scene for too long especially not in Italy,

617
00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:41,520
it's all about flashes for youth players and the flashes are happening more and more often

618
00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:42,520
and that's exciting.

619
00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:45,320
Bro he had like seven of them in this game.

620
00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:48,680
Seven moments where he just destroys his man one on one then it's his decision making that

621
00:33:48,680 --> 00:33:53,360
lets him down but in reality you know put yourself in that position once, twice, three

622
00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:57,120
times that comes to experience you know, he's eventually gonna nail that final product and

623
00:33:57,120 --> 00:34:01,160
if he doesn't he'll slip into oblivion like I'm by a fucking neon girl.

624
00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:09,200
Exactly, I think like but no but there is you know players like Vinicius and then who

625
00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:12,840
always had that raw ability, they were just quick, they were skillful, they could get

626
00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:20,580
past anyone, anyone on top form they can get past them however and then the real improvement

627
00:34:20,580 --> 00:34:25,720
point would need to be the output, the decision making, that is then what makes a world class

628
00:34:25,720 --> 00:34:29,720
player that and we saw Vinicius get there and we're seeing it time and time again with

629
00:34:29,720 --> 00:34:33,100
him I don't think there's a reason we won't see it with Léaul.

630
00:34:33,100 --> 00:34:41,160
Is it more you know overconfidence or is it more what is the best option in this scenario?

631
00:34:41,160 --> 00:34:48,360
No I think it's right now it's a little bit of youthful selfishness shall I call it you

632
00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:54,000
know what I mean like it's weird because you look at as you mentioned Vinicius Junior who

633
00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:57,840
plays at a higher level than Léaul basically because he's playing for Real Madrid like

634
00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:04,240
he's probably a tough relief you can say yeah but yeah no no that's definitely not true

635
00:35:04,240 --> 00:35:10,920
anyway Vinicius Junior has been so humble he said on multiple occasions I'm blessed

636
00:35:10,920 --> 00:35:13,960
to play with these players I'm lucky to play with these players you know what I mean like

637
00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:18,760
he's so humble about it and he works so hard on the pitch there are moments where I think

638
00:35:18,760 --> 00:35:22,800
Léaul considering his age and considering the fact that he's not really won anything

639
00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:26,720
yet I feel like he should be pressing more often than he does man and I know that it's

640
00:35:26,720 --> 00:35:30,760
probably an instruction you know conserve your energy for when you're on the ball conserve

641
00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:34,280
your energy for when you're going forward but there are moments at one point the goalkeeper

642
00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:39,120
came out he could have fucking pressed him dude he could have definitely pressed him

643
00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:44,480
and look and this is the same performance as the last game well not the same performance

644
00:35:44,480 --> 00:35:49,380
as the last game but the same issue he had in the last game where basically he would

645
00:35:49,380 --> 00:35:55,560
say he needs to be pressing more I want someone that's gonna get into the 50-50s and try

646
00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:59,600
to win it's someone that's gonna bleed and get into a collision and try his hardest and

647
00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:03,160
sprint and get us out that's not the guy man that's not the guy to do that that's the thing

648
00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:08,120
he's the guy that'll destroy three players and like curl it in and leave you with your

649
00:36:08,120 --> 00:36:11,720
jaw on the floor that's what you get instead you know what I mean so I guess we can't have

650
00:36:11,720 --> 00:36:16,320
our cake and eat it hopefully hopefully hopefully he can develop into a player that does both

651
00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:21,400
but I do think that if he does improve his final product he'll be bought instantly yeah

652
00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:25,720
well nonetheless he's still one of the players that have gotten Milan to the position they

653
00:36:25,720 --> 00:36:32,880
are today he was subbed out probably out of frustration of the decision-making it could

654
00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:37,800
potentially be it's potentially that or fatigue quite right because he had been running all

655
00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:43,400
games so it's one or the other yeah and Milan got that final goal without him so normally

656
00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:47,800
Milan tend to struggle to find goals without Leao but this time you know breath of fresh

657
00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:53,000
air when ante comes on gives you the opposite of what Leao was giving you and then that

658
00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:58,920
works that is a substitution that has worked out a gamble that was worth taking and fuck

659
00:36:58,920 --> 00:37:03,680
me did it pay off man really quick before we move on bro do you think Lazio were unlucky

660
00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:08,040
to not go home with a point I think I go home sorry I mean stay home because they were home

661
00:37:08,040 --> 00:37:14,440
yeah I think that Milan did enough to get away with a victory and I think Lazio did

662
00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:19,960
well to hold their own for as long as they did and but they were at the end of the overpowered

663
00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:23,480
you could see the shots you could see the pressure that Milan put on them and the overall

664
00:37:23,480 --> 00:37:29,700
performance I think it was a deserved victory by Milan sure you could consider Lazio unlucky

665
00:37:29,700 --> 00:37:34,000
because they got so close but it wasn't because of the quality that they brought yeah their

666
00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:39,880
European dream is still on of course as they are currently in sixth with 56 points and

667
00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:44,880
while Roma are in fifth with 58 points so they're very very close to that and they are

668
00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:51,000
still in it yeah Milan are currently first with 74 points and no games in hand baby for

669
00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:58,000
Inter so refreshing oh yes I get to cover this game fucking right the next game we're

670
00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:03,400
going to be covering is Empoli 3 Napoli 2 the reverse fixture was actually Empoli's

671
00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:10,600
last victory back in December of 2021 Napoli 0 Empoli 1 thanks to a Coutrone goal Napoli

672
00:38:10,600 --> 00:38:15,200
were coming off a 1-1 home draw to Roma and a tight affair whilst Empoli were coming off

673
00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:21,320
a 4-1 away loss to Odinezza because Odinezza do that nowadays Empoli have now won their

674
00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:27,880
last three Serie A games against Napoli Napoli have only won one out of their last nine away

675
00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:34,640
games against Empoli you know what is it about Empoli against Napoli?

676
00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:41,280
Napoli made two changes bringing in Juan Jesus and Mertens in the place of the suspended

677
00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:44,400
Colibali and Lobotka.

678
00:38:44,400 --> 00:38:50,680
Empoli brought on Viti, Parisi, Zurkowski, Verre and Coutrone in place for Ismaily, Libby

679
00:38:50,680 --> 00:38:57,460
Kakace, Benassi, Bayrami and Lamantia so for the play by play it took up until the end

680
00:38:57,460 --> 00:39:02,600
of the first half in the 44th minute for Napoli to open the scoring as Lozano cut the ball

681
00:39:02,600 --> 00:39:07,200
back into the box and Mertens arrived striking past Vicario who got a significant touch to

682
00:39:07,200 --> 00:39:10,560
it and probably should have done better and kept it out but it went into the back of the

683
00:39:10,560 --> 00:39:13,900
net and subsequently Napoli led into the break.

684
00:39:13,900 --> 00:39:18,400
In the 53rd Insinia got what was just his second goal from open play this season so

685
00:39:18,400 --> 00:39:23,340
Anguissa played him in and Insinia slotted the ball cleanly into the far corner on his

686
00:39:23,340 --> 00:39:28,860
weaker left foot, a mature finish by him showing that he could be somewhat two footed as well.

687
00:39:28,860 --> 00:39:34,320
In the 80th minute Liam Henderson scored after Rahmani's tackle on Bayrami guided the ball

688
00:39:34,320 --> 00:39:39,080
to him, he controlled the ball and finished with power into the far bottom corner.

689
00:39:39,080 --> 00:39:42,040
Like imagine something's gonna happen.

690
00:39:42,040 --> 00:39:46,860
It was then 3 minutes later Pinamonti scored, Maret hung onto the ball for far too long

691
00:39:46,860 --> 00:39:52,000
and finally his attempted pass was blocked by Pinamonti guiding the ball into the net,

692
00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:56,880
we're talking about keeper blunders, this is as big as they get man, Alex Maret second

693
00:39:56,880 --> 00:40:01,320
game in a row, first game was kind of good, this one terrible.

694
00:40:01,320 --> 00:40:05,720
Three horse race but only one of those horses has a goalkeeper.

695
00:40:05,720 --> 00:40:08,040
Two goalkeepers that has been brilliant man.

696
00:40:08,040 --> 00:40:09,040
Fucking right bro.

697
00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:11,440
Fucking right he's played a massive part.

698
00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:17,240
Four minutes later in the 87th Bayrami carried the ball forward down the right flank during

699
00:40:17,240 --> 00:40:22,480
a counter attack and opted to play a very early and low cross just ahead of the oncoming

700
00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:29,480
Pinamonti who slid in and finished past Alex Maret making it 3-2 for Empoli.

701
00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:35,880
Empoli with an incredible comeback in 10 minutes getting 3 past Napoli to end Napoli's hopes

702
00:40:35,880 --> 00:40:42,200
of the Serie A and Empoli getting their first win in what was what like 15 matches bro.

703
00:40:42,200 --> 00:40:44,200
I think the first win of the year for sure.

704
00:40:44,200 --> 00:40:47,760
The first win of the year 100%, their last win was in December bro.

705
00:40:47,760 --> 00:40:49,440
Exactly yes that's true.

706
00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:54,040
That was fucking crazy but we'll hype Empoli up soon.

707
00:40:54,040 --> 00:40:59,520
Let's talk about the embarrassing bottle jobs that Napoli are.

708
00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:06,120
I mean you can't do this eh, you can't be fighting for the league and lose to Empoli.

709
00:41:06,120 --> 00:41:10,880
Like at least as we discussed last week draw at worst, the worst case scenario you draw

710
00:41:10,880 --> 00:41:14,920
you know, but a fucking loss that's a bottle job and a half right there.

711
00:41:14,920 --> 00:41:19,280
And it's not the first time Napoli have gotten into a situation, Napoli have shown us how

712
00:41:19,280 --> 00:41:23,540
good they are, there's no denying their quality but as soon as they get into these positions

713
00:41:23,540 --> 00:41:29,240
where they need to show their stability and show their experience, they just don't manage.

714
00:41:29,240 --> 00:41:30,240
It's true.

715
00:41:30,240 --> 00:41:31,240
They just don't manage.

716
00:41:31,240 --> 00:41:32,560
Why do you think that is?

717
00:41:32,560 --> 00:41:38,640
Well so it's hard to say because it's happened to Napoli time and time again over the past

718
00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:43,920
years that league against Juve, a couple Copas and all that.

719
00:41:43,920 --> 00:41:48,680
This season in particular you could potentially bring up the argument that they have a top

720
00:41:48,680 --> 00:41:49,680
four manager.

721
00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:50,680
They do.

722
00:41:50,680 --> 00:41:52,760
And a top four manager.

723
00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:53,760
You know what I mean?

724
00:41:53,760 --> 00:41:55,440
Period like?

725
00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:59,640
Well he hasn't shown us anything more than that yet, yet.

726
00:41:59,640 --> 00:42:02,560
I thought that this was the time but clearly not.

727
00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:03,560
I mean.

728
00:42:03,560 --> 00:42:06,880
It's their first season under him, they're coming off a season with Gattuso, they're

729
00:42:06,880 --> 00:42:10,080
fighting for Champions League and they didn't get it.

730
00:42:10,080 --> 00:42:13,800
So this is still a massive step into the right direction but just bottle after bottle gets

731
00:42:13,800 --> 00:42:15,800
you thinking about what the team can do.

732
00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:16,800
Sure definitely.

733
00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:19,880
I mean bottle after bottle for the team, bottle after bottle for the coach.

734
00:42:19,880 --> 00:42:26,120
But at the end of the day as you mentioned Spalletti is a top four specialist.

735
00:42:26,120 --> 00:42:30,720
This is his first year at Napoli again as we discussed and many people had Napoli finishing

736
00:42:30,720 --> 00:42:31,720
fifth and sixth.

737
00:42:31,720 --> 00:42:34,760
Yeah I think I was one of them going into the season.

738
00:42:34,760 --> 00:42:38,520
I had put them in the top four just because of Spalletti but nowhere near challenging

739
00:42:38,520 --> 00:42:39,520
for the title.

740
00:42:39,520 --> 00:42:44,840
Granted that that's over but they did it for the vast majority of the season up until the

741
00:42:44,840 --> 00:42:47,400
last matchday they were there.

742
00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:53,520
So I would say that this is a bottle job but it's nothing that's going to cost or that

743
00:42:53,520 --> 00:42:55,600
should cost rather Spalletti his job.

744
00:42:55,600 --> 00:42:56,840
No I don't think so.

745
00:42:56,840 --> 00:43:01,940
I think his goal in the contract would have been to get Champions League and he's done

746
00:43:01,940 --> 00:43:07,480
an incredible job of making the Napoli fans believe that this was possible.

747
00:43:07,480 --> 00:43:13,720
A fun fact is that Spalletti actually started his coaching career at Empoli and Empoli have

748
00:43:13,720 --> 00:43:16,760
done the double over him now.

749
00:43:16,760 --> 00:43:20,720
Empoli is a really nice place for managers to like get their careers going.

750
00:43:20,720 --> 00:43:21,720
So many people.

751
00:43:21,720 --> 00:43:22,720
We've seen a couple there.

752
00:43:22,720 --> 00:43:23,720
So many man.

753
00:43:23,720 --> 00:43:27,200
We've seen a couple that have brought some players up as well.

754
00:43:27,200 --> 00:43:29,280
So let's talk about it.

755
00:43:29,280 --> 00:43:34,800
Meret was obviously a key reason as to why Napoli have bottled it.

756
00:43:34,800 --> 00:43:37,640
That mistake we're just talking about Radu's mistake.

757
00:43:37,640 --> 00:43:42,400
This is probably probably worse because he had time and space on the ball and he just

758
00:43:42,400 --> 00:43:44,920
hung on to it for so long bro.

759
00:43:44,920 --> 00:43:51,560
You're right and you know Napoli fans are saying that Meret's a young guy.

760
00:43:51,560 --> 00:43:57,760
One mistake at this level, one mistake against Empoli shouldn't determine his future.

761
00:43:57,760 --> 00:44:02,000
But then Radu on the other hand, people are already calling for his head.

762
00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:03,000
You know what I mean?

763
00:44:03,000 --> 00:44:04,000
Radu is 24 years old.

764
00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:06,120
Meret is 25 years old.

765
00:44:06,120 --> 00:44:07,640
You know what I mean?

766
00:44:07,640 --> 00:44:08,640
So I don't know.

767
00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:14,000
I don't think that this should be a detrimental moment for any goalkeeper in theory.

768
00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:17,440
But in reality this is something that's going to be on their mind for the rest of their

769
00:44:17,440 --> 00:44:18,440
careers.

770
00:44:18,440 --> 00:44:21,000
Every time they receive the ball for the rest of their careers.

771
00:44:21,000 --> 00:44:24,800
It could either be oh no what if it happens again or it could be I'm going to make sure

772
00:44:24,800 --> 00:44:26,880
that that's never going to happen again.

773
00:44:26,880 --> 00:44:28,720
And we'll see what kind of goalkeepers they are.

774
00:44:28,720 --> 00:44:34,280
Like we saw Donnarumma had so many howlers and nowadays he still has a lot of howlers

775
00:44:34,280 --> 00:44:36,120
when it comes to playing the ball out with his feet.

776
00:44:36,120 --> 00:44:39,280
But that last year at Milan he showed a lot of maturity with that.

777
00:44:39,280 --> 00:44:43,400
He improved on the ball and it did take a couple of howlers but he got there and Donnarumma

778
00:44:43,400 --> 00:44:46,400
even though he's having a bad spell now he's probably going to go on to be one of the greatest

779
00:44:46,400 --> 00:44:50,200
goalkeepers ever quite frankly.

780
00:44:50,200 --> 00:44:53,080
So it takes these mistakes to grow.

781
00:44:53,080 --> 00:44:57,960
The only funny thing is that they were comparing Maret to Donnarumma when Donnarumma was at

782
00:44:57,960 --> 00:45:01,000
Milan and that was hilarious at the time.

783
00:45:01,000 --> 00:45:08,200
I mean they're both error prone so I guess the comparisons are valid.

784
00:45:08,200 --> 00:45:12,480
But anyway I think Caspina deserves to of course start.

785
00:45:12,480 --> 00:45:15,320
Oh 100% he's had quite a season.

786
00:45:15,320 --> 00:45:18,520
They should go on with him he's the goalkeeper and I think that if they can't keep him for

787
00:45:18,520 --> 00:45:21,640
some reason they should actually bring in someone else because I wouldn't trust Maret

788
00:45:21,640 --> 00:45:22,960
with a full season.

789
00:45:22,960 --> 00:45:24,600
Just yet there's no rush.

790
00:45:24,600 --> 00:45:29,920
Maybe a lone spell, you're 25 years old you should be playing regularly at this point.

791
00:45:29,920 --> 00:45:33,920
I think he needs a lone spell I would definitely say he could do it alone not even in bird

792
00:45:33,920 --> 00:45:37,680
just at a smaller team.

793
00:45:37,680 --> 00:45:42,320
He could go to a mid table team but I think they need a lone one.

794
00:45:42,320 --> 00:45:44,540
We'll see what they do about that.

795
00:45:44,540 --> 00:45:49,160
So on another note about why Napoli might have bottled this.

796
00:45:49,160 --> 00:45:56,440
So in the last game when Napoli drew to Roma late on you criticised Spalletti's changes

797
00:45:56,440 --> 00:46:00,480
taking off Ozymane bringing on Mertens and so on so forth.

798
00:46:00,480 --> 00:46:06,600
In this case he took off Lozano and Mertens for Zielinski and Poletano.

799
00:46:06,600 --> 00:46:11,240
Now that isn't a… those aren't substitutions.

800
00:46:11,240 --> 00:46:12,760
Those are particularly criticised.

801
00:46:12,760 --> 00:46:15,560
Those are direct changes you know what I mean?

802
00:46:15,560 --> 00:46:19,560
I mean he's bringing on an offensive player and he's bringing on a midfielder to contain

803
00:46:19,560 --> 00:46:21,400
like you know what I mean?

804
00:46:21,400 --> 00:46:23,040
It's nothing shocking, it's nothing negative.

805
00:46:23,040 --> 00:46:27,600
He kept Ozymane on for the press and that would have been negative like he did last

806
00:46:27,600 --> 00:46:31,520
game taking out Ozymane a player who can press the backline for the whole game.

807
00:46:31,520 --> 00:46:33,720
So you bring on… they brought on who last game?

808
00:46:33,720 --> 00:46:35,520
Petani Anselofi or someone who can't press?

809
00:46:35,520 --> 00:46:36,520
No they brought on Mertens.

810
00:46:36,520 --> 00:46:38,960
Ah Mertens yes not the best presser anyway.

811
00:46:38,960 --> 00:46:43,980
He took him off in this game clearly for probably that reason and Poletano can probably press

812
00:46:43,980 --> 00:46:46,240
in that case or Zielinski.

813
00:46:46,240 --> 00:46:49,920
Well Zielinski because Mertens obviously played in that attacking midfield role which was

814
00:46:49,920 --> 00:46:51,480
quite an experiment in itself.

815
00:46:51,480 --> 00:46:55,240
But in that case he could be caught between two minds because they get that 2-2 draw.

816
00:46:55,240 --> 00:46:56,800
You're gonna make a negative change.

817
00:46:56,800 --> 00:47:01,800
You need to keep your goal scorers on the fucking pitch man to get the victory.

818
00:47:01,800 --> 00:47:05,280
True bro but you know at the end of the day fatigue is a thing, the season is long, people

819
00:47:05,280 --> 00:47:06,280
get tired.

820
00:47:06,280 --> 00:47:09,440
There are players who might be performing well in training and you want to give them

821
00:47:09,440 --> 00:47:12,360
a run you know what I mean?

822
00:47:12,360 --> 00:47:15,840
But yeah overall Napoli seem down and out right now.

823
00:47:15,840 --> 00:47:17,640
Yep they do, they do.

824
00:47:17,640 --> 00:47:21,480
And they're out of the title race, subsequently it would take a fucking miracle for them to

825
00:47:21,480 --> 00:47:22,760
get the title now.

826
00:47:22,760 --> 00:47:26,920
They're just gonna want to seal 4th spot right, not serious, top 4.

827
00:47:26,920 --> 00:47:28,600
They just want to get top 4.

828
00:47:28,600 --> 00:47:35,320
Top 4, top 4 and less lapses in concentration because conceding 2-3 minutes is just terrible.

829
00:47:35,320 --> 00:47:40,880
And Polis' balls look a tad larger after they were deflated for a while.

830
00:47:40,880 --> 00:47:45,240
But let's see what else they can do, I mean they got the job done, they got the double

831
00:47:45,240 --> 00:47:47,160
over Napoli and they stayed up.

832
00:47:47,160 --> 00:47:50,040
I think that is job well done for them.

833
00:47:50,040 --> 00:47:55,200
Sure they have been incredibly frustrating but look at that man, what a way to kind of

834
00:47:55,200 --> 00:47:56,960
end the season for them.

835
00:47:56,960 --> 00:47:59,000
For sure bro.

836
00:47:59,000 --> 00:48:05,740
Napoli are currently 3rd with 67 points.

837
00:48:05,740 --> 00:48:11,500
You know 5th has 58 points Roma so top 4 is pretty much safe, all they have to do is hold

838
00:48:11,500 --> 00:48:12,500
out.

839
00:48:12,500 --> 00:48:15,700
Exactly and they're capable of getting a result not with stuff like they're down and out.

840
00:48:15,700 --> 00:48:19,520
So overall probably a successful season for them, just disappointing for them that the

841
00:48:19,520 --> 00:48:22,960
3 horse race ended with a plane crash.

842
00:48:22,960 --> 00:48:25,960
You know what I mean essentially.

843
00:48:25,960 --> 00:48:29,960
And Polis are currently in 1437 points, vibing.

844
00:48:29,960 --> 00:48:30,960
Just vibing.

845
00:48:30,960 --> 00:48:31,960
Just enjoying life.

846
00:48:31,960 --> 00:48:35,040
In no danger, they're ahead of Spezia by 4 points.

847
00:48:35,040 --> 00:48:38,440
They're behind Bologna by 5 points.

848
00:48:38,440 --> 00:48:39,440
Vibing.

849
00:48:39,440 --> 00:48:40,440
Vibing.

850
00:48:40,440 --> 00:48:45,680
So the next game we're going to be covering is Sassuolo 1-Uventus 2.

851
00:48:45,680 --> 00:48:46,680
Another banger man.

852
00:48:46,680 --> 00:48:48,840
Another absolute banger what a game this was.

853
00:48:48,840 --> 00:48:54,780
The reverse fixture was a 2-1 victory the other way for Sassuolo of course with a Maxime Lopez

854
00:48:54,780 --> 00:48:56,480
late winner.

855
00:48:56,480 --> 00:48:58,360
Those were some nice scenes as well.

856
00:48:58,360 --> 00:49:01,880
In the Coppa Italia, Juventus also beat Sassuolo 2-1.

857
00:49:01,880 --> 00:49:07,200
Now coming into this game Sassuolo were coming off a 1-0 loss against Caliari in Sardinia

858
00:49:07,200 --> 00:49:11,640
while Juve were coming off a 1-1 home draw to Bologna.

859
00:49:11,640 --> 00:49:16,840
Now in the last 18 games between Sassuolo and Juve there have now been 13 Bianconeri

860
00:49:16,840 --> 00:49:17,840
victories.

861
00:49:17,840 --> 00:49:22,120
3 draws and 2 Nereverdi wins.

862
00:49:22,120 --> 00:49:27,840
So Juve seem to find no problems against Sassuolo.

863
00:49:27,840 --> 00:49:29,840
Unlike Inter and Milan.

864
00:49:29,840 --> 00:49:35,080
Juve had scored exactly 3 in each of their away games against Sassuolo coming into this

865
00:49:35,080 --> 00:49:36,080
match.

866
00:49:36,080 --> 00:49:39,840
So typically they do give it to them.

867
00:49:39,840 --> 00:49:44,200
And this game, if you had seen this game in black and white you would have thought that

868
00:49:44,200 --> 00:49:46,320
Sassuolo were Juve and Juve were Sassuolo.

869
00:49:46,320 --> 00:49:48,320
Sassuolo did look the bigger team.

870
00:49:48,320 --> 00:49:51,800
They looked like much the better team.

871
00:49:51,800 --> 00:49:56,480
With an ever-lengthening list of absentees, Allegri did not manage to fill the Juventus

872
00:49:56,480 --> 00:50:02,560
bench today as Juan Cuadrado joins Arthur, Weston McKennie, Manuel Locatelli, Caio George

873
00:50:02,560 --> 00:50:04,520
and Chiesa on the sidelines.

874
00:50:04,520 --> 00:50:07,600
Due to illness, the lict is only fit for the bench.

875
00:50:07,600 --> 00:50:08,600
Weird.

876
00:50:08,600 --> 00:50:09,600
Weird.

877
00:50:09,600 --> 00:50:10,600
You'd think if he's sick like go home.

878
00:50:10,600 --> 00:50:13,400
I mean I guess he's recently recovered.

879
00:50:13,400 --> 00:50:19,840
But anyway leaving it to Rugani and Bonucci to man the defense while Vlaović was bizarrely

880
00:50:19,840 --> 00:50:23,580
rested as Debala linked up with Morata.

881
00:50:23,580 --> 00:50:29,560
Why would you rest Vlaović when this is the only competition you have apart from the final?

882
00:50:29,560 --> 00:50:31,040
Fuck knows.

883
00:50:31,040 --> 00:50:32,040
Fuck knows.

884
00:50:32,040 --> 00:50:33,040
Honestly.

885
00:50:33,040 --> 00:50:34,040
No idea.

886
00:50:34,040 --> 00:50:35,040
You want to secure fourth.

887
00:50:35,040 --> 00:50:36,040
Yep.

888
00:50:36,040 --> 00:50:37,040
No midweek games.

889
00:50:37,040 --> 00:50:39,040
But you got away with it so we can't criticize him.

890
00:50:39,040 --> 00:50:40,640
That's how it works.

891
00:50:40,640 --> 00:50:47,440
Sassuolo made three changes out with Toleon, Ferrari and Defrel in with Muldur, Kirikis

892
00:50:47,440 --> 00:50:48,440
and Berardi.

893
00:50:48,440 --> 00:50:54,840
It all started off in the 39th minute where a wonderful team move led to a sharp flick

894
00:50:54,840 --> 00:51:00,280
on by Berardi into the path of Raspadori who finished cleanly from a tight angle.

895
00:51:00,280 --> 00:51:05,880
In the 45th minute Morata dispossessed Kiriakopoulos on the wing and played it to Zakaria who teed

896
00:51:05,880 --> 00:51:09,720
it up for Debala who executed it emphatically.

897
00:51:09,720 --> 00:51:13,780
In the 88th minute Keane received the ball with his back to goal, turned explosively

898
00:51:13,780 --> 00:51:18,560
and shot it low and hard, just hard enough to get the better of the bamboozle Concealy

899
00:51:18,560 --> 00:51:24,120
who might have missed his daily shower wank.

900
00:51:24,120 --> 00:51:26,800
But anyway that was it.

901
00:51:26,800 --> 00:51:28,200
2-1 for Juventus.

902
00:51:28,200 --> 00:51:31,240
Of course these are the impressive stats now, the possession stats.

903
00:51:31,240 --> 00:51:35,880
Juventus had 36% ball possession to Sassuolo 64.

904
00:51:35,880 --> 00:51:40,520
Sassuolo had 22 attempts to U-vest 10, 7-5 on target.

905
00:51:40,520 --> 00:51:41,840
What do you make of this game bro?

906
00:51:41,840 --> 00:51:47,760
So really weird how normally we see Juvent dominating possession, whether they win or

907
00:51:47,760 --> 00:51:51,640
lose, normally we see them tend to dominate possession, they like to hang on to the ball,

908
00:51:51,640 --> 00:51:54,520
they like to feel the game out and they like to play that negative football that we've

909
00:51:54,520 --> 00:51:59,880
spoken about the allegory way basically.

910
00:51:59,880 --> 00:52:04,120
Sassuolo looked far at the better team man, they looked more convincing which is hilarious

911
00:52:04,120 --> 00:52:08,620
because they lost the game, they were playing the ball around nicely, they looked good,

912
00:52:08,620 --> 00:52:12,520
they looked like a side that's genuinely in the top 4.

913
00:52:12,520 --> 00:52:18,880
But Juve showed us that they could do this, they could get a comeback against teams like

914
00:52:18,880 --> 00:52:23,120
Roma, they've showed us a couple of weeks ago as well with that late Vladovic header

915
00:52:23,120 --> 00:52:27,880
and the Morata overhead kick and here they are again at least showing us that they have

916
00:52:27,880 --> 00:52:32,440
grinta, when it all comes down to it they have grinta.

917
00:52:32,440 --> 00:52:35,640
They know how to get the job done in a dirty manner man.

918
00:52:35,640 --> 00:52:38,920
They have to revert to it and they revert.

919
00:52:38,920 --> 00:52:42,960
How can you play like that and go home with 3 points?

920
00:52:42,960 --> 00:52:48,640
That shows the growth of Juve and the mentality because when you don't deserve to win a game

921
00:52:48,640 --> 00:52:51,840
and you win a game, bro, you must have pulled some shit.

922
00:52:51,840 --> 00:52:54,120
That's stuff of champions typically.

923
00:52:54,120 --> 00:52:58,760
It's crazy, you look at Guardiola's whole brand is about if we have the ball we are

924
00:52:58,760 --> 00:53:03,320
not in danger, therefore we must make sure to keep the ball for as long as possible,

925
00:53:03,320 --> 00:53:05,400
that's the whole Guardiola philosophy.

926
00:53:05,400 --> 00:53:09,560
Then you have Jurgen Klopp who believes in the high press.

927
00:53:09,560 --> 00:53:14,760
If we press as we lose possession our opponents will have no time to react to our mistakes.

928
00:53:14,760 --> 00:53:19,560
Then you have Allegri, what the fuck is Allegri's game plan?

929
00:53:19,560 --> 00:53:26,440
I mean pasto Zaccaria and then Shalando.

930
00:53:26,440 --> 00:53:32,160
I mean it didn't look like, it's like I said about Milan recently where Milan didn't look

931
00:53:32,160 --> 00:53:35,560
like they had a plan going forward, it's like let's see what's going to happen out of this

932
00:53:35,560 --> 00:53:38,120
attack, let's see what combinations we can come up with.

933
00:53:38,120 --> 00:53:40,720
Juve kind of looked like that at the end of the day.

934
00:53:40,720 --> 00:53:43,680
And they looked like that when they were in full flow as well, you know, when they were

935
00:53:43,680 --> 00:53:48,600
with for example Chiesa, you know when they still had their players available.

936
00:53:48,600 --> 00:53:51,680
Chiesa would get the ball and start charging with no one around him.

937
00:53:51,680 --> 00:53:52,680
With his head down.

938
00:53:52,680 --> 00:53:55,600
His head down, no one's around him and he's just darting forward.

939
00:53:55,600 --> 00:54:01,600
Long shot every now and then because he can't do it anymore, he's like I'm tired, just

940
00:54:01,600 --> 00:54:04,720
let me shoot.

941
00:54:04,720 --> 00:54:07,640
Anyway is there anything else you want to add from this game?

942
00:54:07,640 --> 00:54:12,680
I mean not really, Juve did well to get away with the three points and I think Sassuolo

943
00:54:12,680 --> 00:54:14,200
will be kicking themselves a little.

944
00:54:14,200 --> 00:54:20,600
I mean they can't be too upset about a loss against Juve but it is normally a game that

945
00:54:20,600 --> 00:54:24,400
Sassuolo, not against Juve in particular, but they do tend to thrive against the top

946
00:54:24,400 --> 00:54:29,960
7 so a missed opportunity here for them and they are now three points behind Hellas Verona.

947
00:54:29,960 --> 00:54:33,400
Especially because Sassuolo were so wasteful early on in the game as well.

948
00:54:33,400 --> 00:54:34,400
Yeah that's true.

949
00:54:34,400 --> 00:54:40,720
So that's quite frustrating for them but anyway, Juventus carry on in fourth with 66 points

950
00:54:40,720 --> 00:54:48,360
over Roma who have 58 while Sassuolo are in tenth with 46 points still behind Verona so

951
00:54:48,360 --> 00:54:51,320
I'm still owed a kit.

952
00:54:51,320 --> 00:54:56,560
So the next game we're going to be covering is Salernitana 2 Fiorentina 1, another victory

953
00:54:56,560 --> 00:55:02,280
for Salernitana, their third in a row and another loss for Fiorentina who bear in mind

954
00:55:02,280 --> 00:55:07,520
today just lost to Udinese, 4 goals to nil at home in Florence.

955
00:55:07,520 --> 00:55:09,680
Could it be we asked?

956
00:55:09,680 --> 00:55:11,240
Fucking could.

957
00:55:11,240 --> 00:55:16,960
It could very well be bro, the ghost of Davide and Nicola's past over there, Crotone's past

958
00:55:16,960 --> 00:55:17,960
like you know.

959
00:55:17,960 --> 00:55:21,440
There you go, it would be something if Salernitana could stay up.

960
00:55:21,440 --> 00:55:27,280
They did lose 4 goals to nil in their previous encounter against Fiorentina when Fiorentina

961
00:55:27,280 --> 00:55:30,280
were away from home in Salerno.

962
00:55:30,280 --> 00:55:34,760
But moving on Salernitana are coming off a 1-0 away win at Udinese while Fiorentina are

963
00:55:34,760 --> 00:55:38,400
coming off a 1-0 home victory against Venezia.

964
00:55:38,400 --> 00:55:43,240
So Fiorentina have only beaten Salernitana in the first half of the season as now in

965
00:55:43,240 --> 00:55:49,360
their last 3 they have lost this match 2-1 drew 1-1 in February 1999 and lost 2-0 in

966
00:55:49,360 --> 00:55:51,960
March of 1948.

967
00:55:51,960 --> 00:55:59,000
So for Salernitana they bring on Zortea and Verdi and take out Radovanovich and Bonazzoli.

968
00:55:59,000 --> 00:56:03,720
Fiorentina on the other hand bring on Amrabat and Duncan for the injured Castrovilli and

969
00:56:03,720 --> 00:56:05,040
Torreira.

970
00:56:05,040 --> 00:56:10,840
So on the 9th minute Bohinen pinged a pinpoint cross to the forehead of Milan Juric who headed

971
00:56:10,840 --> 00:56:15,680
it home with no problem whatsoever making it 1-0 to the underdogs.

972
00:56:15,680 --> 00:56:19,920
Even someone in the league with a better header than Juric.

973
00:56:19,920 --> 00:56:23,600
Not Giroud I would say.

974
00:56:23,600 --> 00:56:25,680
Honestly I don't think I can think of one.

975
00:56:25,680 --> 00:56:27,560
He's such an animal in the air.

976
00:56:27,560 --> 00:56:28,920
I honestly can't think of one.

977
00:56:28,920 --> 00:56:29,920
Best header in the league.

978
00:56:29,920 --> 00:56:30,920
Fuck it.

979
00:56:30,920 --> 00:56:35,200
In the 64th minute an Odriozola cross from the right wing was taken down well by the

980
00:56:35,200 --> 00:56:41,920
wizard Ricardo Saponara who placed it home calmly glistening under the Salerno sand.

981
00:56:41,920 --> 00:56:46,560
Honestly a goal for Saponara is a goal for Serial Spotlight.

982
00:56:46,560 --> 00:56:47,560
Thank you.

983
00:56:47,560 --> 00:56:48,560
Thank you.

984
00:56:48,560 --> 00:56:49,560
Thank you.

985
00:56:49,560 --> 00:56:54,480
In the 79th minute Igor got to the end of a cross and attempted to control instead of

986
00:56:54,480 --> 00:57:00,760
clearing allowing Bonazzoli to slip in and smash it in to get the winner for Salernitana.

987
00:57:00,760 --> 00:57:04,880
Scenes upon scenes upon scenes and another fucking goal for Bonazzoli.

988
00:57:04,880 --> 00:57:05,880
Ratata ratatatatata.

989
00:57:05,880 --> 00:57:09,920
I see machine guns away.

990
00:57:09,920 --> 00:57:11,200
What a celebration that is.

991
00:57:11,200 --> 00:57:15,880
Unfortunately it reminds me of Benatia and the four nil spanking at the Coppa final.

992
00:57:15,880 --> 00:57:20,080
While we were on the cruise drunk on Aperol spritz.

993
00:57:20,080 --> 00:57:21,080
That was the night.

994
00:57:21,080 --> 00:57:22,080
You can read.

995
00:57:22,080 --> 00:57:23,760
Was that the night I went on a solo adventure?

996
00:57:23,760 --> 00:57:28,160
I don't know if it's ready but I think it's that time we both snuck out together.

997
00:57:28,160 --> 00:57:30,600
We got to our rooms.

998
00:57:30,600 --> 00:57:37,080
I have that video of you hunched over the toilet basically recharging and recharging

999
00:57:37,080 --> 00:57:42,080
we did because we went out and we spent the entire night out partying with old women twirling

1000
00:57:42,080 --> 00:57:44,280
them around like they're 19 again.

1001
00:57:44,280 --> 00:57:45,280
That was fun.

1002
00:57:45,280 --> 00:57:46,280
Cruises are fun.

1003
00:57:46,280 --> 00:57:47,280
Cruises are fun.

1004
00:57:47,280 --> 00:57:50,800
I'm just a bit embarrassed to say that they are basically.

1005
00:57:50,800 --> 00:57:55,840
So in my opinion bro Salernitana could really be experiencing that inevitable good spell

1006
00:57:55,840 --> 00:57:57,680
that teams tend to have.

1007
00:57:57,680 --> 00:58:00,840
So Salernitana hadn't had it yet and here we go.

1008
00:58:00,840 --> 00:58:04,640
They kind of had it when they drew like 2-2 to Milan and they looked a bit of a dread.

1009
00:58:04,640 --> 00:58:06,840
But this is the same kind of spell no?

1010
00:58:06,840 --> 00:58:07,840
That's true.

1011
00:58:07,840 --> 00:58:10,600
It's the same moment you know they're still going off that form.

1012
00:58:10,600 --> 00:58:12,360
Last quarter of the league.

1013
00:58:12,360 --> 00:58:15,200
Every team has a moment of good form in a season.

1014
00:58:15,200 --> 00:58:17,000
Salernitana seem to never have it there.

1015
00:58:17,000 --> 00:58:18,040
They finally have it now.

1016
00:58:18,040 --> 00:58:20,840
Could it be just enough to keep them in the league?

1017
00:58:20,840 --> 00:58:22,440
Maybe they seem so fired up right now.

1018
00:58:22,440 --> 00:58:24,240
It's honestly going to be difficult to keep them down.

1019
00:58:24,240 --> 00:58:26,120
Maybe if they can beat Fiorentina bro.

1020
00:58:26,120 --> 00:58:30,760
Yeah and watching them play you know granted they don't dominate for the vast majority

1021
00:58:30,760 --> 00:58:32,000
of the game of course at all.

1022
00:58:32,000 --> 00:58:34,840
They have 28% ball possession.

1023
00:58:34,840 --> 00:58:37,840
But when they do attack they're so organized.

1024
00:58:37,840 --> 00:58:38,840
They are man.

1025
00:58:38,840 --> 00:58:42,840
They're so spread but kind of like the midfield is still, they have many options you know

1026
00:58:42,840 --> 00:58:43,840
what I mean.

1027
00:58:43,840 --> 00:58:47,560
They're so organized that there always seems to be a passing option.

1028
00:58:47,560 --> 00:58:51,800
That along with the firepower and the confidence that they currently have man, they're there

1029
00:58:51,800 --> 00:58:52,800
for a reason.

1030
00:58:52,800 --> 00:58:54,020
They want to survive.

1031
00:58:54,020 --> 00:58:58,280
They have everything to fucking play for man and everything to lose as well.

1032
00:58:58,280 --> 00:59:03,180
And you see like the most, you know the player you'd expect to see the least working his

1033
00:59:03,180 --> 00:59:04,960
ass off trying to survive.

1034
00:59:04,960 --> 00:59:05,960
You see Vady.

1035
00:59:05,960 --> 00:59:08,520
You know you pop the highlights on.

1036
00:59:08,520 --> 00:59:09,520
You know turn them on.

1037
00:59:09,520 --> 00:59:10,520
Like you're going to see Vady.

1038
00:59:10,520 --> 00:59:14,320
Like the first two highlights are Vady trying to score.

1039
00:59:14,320 --> 00:59:15,880
Everyone's trying to keep these guys up you know.

1040
00:59:15,880 --> 00:59:18,200
They all believe because David and Nicola does bring that.

1041
00:59:18,200 --> 00:59:19,200
He's done it before.

1042
00:59:19,200 --> 00:59:20,200
And that's probably what he's saying.

1043
00:59:20,200 --> 00:59:21,200
He's probably so unbearable.

1044
00:59:21,200 --> 00:59:23,200
I've done it before man back in Cotonne.

1045
00:59:23,200 --> 00:59:26,000
Back with Cotonne man you have to listen to me if you do what I say.

1046
00:59:26,000 --> 00:59:27,000
It's worked before.

1047
00:59:27,000 --> 00:59:29,120
So you'd be the problem if it doesn't work now.

1048
00:59:29,120 --> 00:59:30,600
He must be absolutely unbearable.

1049
00:59:30,600 --> 00:59:33,320
The Salernitana players go back to their girlfriends.

1050
00:59:33,320 --> 00:59:35,960
Man it's good I know we're winning but this fucking guy.

1051
00:59:35,960 --> 00:59:36,960
This unbearable man.

1052
00:59:36,960 --> 00:59:37,960
I HATE HIM!

1053
00:59:37,960 --> 00:59:38,960
For sure.

1054
00:59:38,960 --> 00:59:39,960
For sure.

1055
00:59:39,960 --> 00:59:46,280
Salernitana managed to get 8 shots away.

1056
00:59:46,280 --> 00:59:47,280
4 on target.

1057
00:59:47,280 --> 00:59:50,480
Whereas Fiorentina got 10 away with 3 on target.

1058
00:59:50,480 --> 00:59:53,680
So similar stats over here for these sides.

1059
00:59:53,680 --> 00:59:55,440
Similar apart from the possession of course.

1060
00:59:55,440 --> 00:59:56,440
It's the same thing.

1061
00:59:56,440 --> 00:59:58,280
You know Fiorentina lost.

1062
00:59:58,280 --> 01:00:02,600
You know they came in with Duncan and Malek this game no?

1063
01:00:02,600 --> 01:00:04,600
Instead of Castrovilli.

1064
01:00:04,600 --> 01:00:07,880
Duncan and Amrabat instead of Castrovilli and Torreira.

1065
01:00:07,880 --> 01:00:08,880
Exactly there we go.

1066
01:00:08,880 --> 01:00:10,560
And that's a lot less insertion.

1067
01:00:10,560 --> 01:00:12,960
That's a lot less creativity.

1068
01:00:12,960 --> 01:00:13,960
It is.

1069
01:00:13,960 --> 01:00:17,720
I would agree with you there and probably that is one of the reasons as to why they

1070
01:00:17,720 --> 01:00:19,480
couldn't get as many goals as they have.

1071
01:00:19,480 --> 01:00:22,000
Because typically they do create more opportunities than this.

1072
01:00:22,000 --> 01:00:27,040
It was quite surprising to see them dominate so much and not create anything.

1073
01:00:27,040 --> 01:00:31,080
72% to Salernitana's 28%.

1074
01:00:31,080 --> 01:00:32,080
That's fucking mental.

1075
01:00:32,080 --> 01:00:34,120
And then you lose.

1076
01:00:34,120 --> 01:00:35,120
That's a football manager.

1077
01:00:35,120 --> 01:00:38,840
No team with 28% ball possession wins a game man.

1078
01:00:38,840 --> 01:00:44,920
Let alone with 72 with 28 fucking winning a game man.

1079
01:00:44,920 --> 01:00:47,000
It's oh my god I just realized something.

1080
01:00:47,000 --> 01:00:48,000
What?

1081
01:00:48,000 --> 01:00:50,800
Juve are Salernitana's final form.

1082
01:00:50,800 --> 01:00:59,680
But anyway bro as we discussed before 3 goals and 3 assists for Saponara who looks like he

1083
01:00:59,680 --> 01:01:02,000
finally found some consistency.

1084
01:01:02,000 --> 01:01:04,520
He still misses the odd game randomly here and there.

1085
01:01:04,520 --> 01:01:07,800
He had a couple of bad performances recently straight up.

1086
01:01:07,800 --> 01:01:08,800
It's true.

1087
01:01:08,800 --> 01:01:10,840
He genuinely did have those.

1088
01:01:10,840 --> 01:01:13,800
But I mean he shows quality in every game.

1089
01:01:13,800 --> 01:01:16,320
He does exactly and that's what I was going to say.

1090
01:01:16,320 --> 01:01:20,040
He's been consistent at least appearance wise this season.

1091
01:01:20,040 --> 01:01:24,480
He always vanishes either for the first half or for the second half be it through injury,

1092
01:01:24,480 --> 01:01:26,440
through fitness issues.

1093
01:01:26,440 --> 01:01:29,720
Yeah he's not a man that has 90 minutes in him.

1094
01:01:29,720 --> 01:01:34,280
But he's finally found some continuity and it could be that Vincenzo Italiano is the

1095
01:01:34,280 --> 01:01:36,720
man to fucking reignite Saponara's career.

1096
01:01:36,720 --> 01:01:38,520
And I really hope they can continue together.

1097
01:01:38,520 --> 01:01:39,520
100%.

1098
01:01:39,520 --> 01:01:42,020
And I think they will because Italiano values him.

1099
01:01:42,020 --> 01:01:43,020
He values him as a player.

1100
01:01:43,020 --> 01:01:44,020
He values his creativity.

1101
01:01:44,020 --> 01:01:45,760
Yeah Tomat Spetsia as well.

1102
01:01:45,760 --> 01:01:47,040
Knows him very well.

1103
01:01:47,040 --> 01:01:48,880
And Saponara I think respects him a lot.

1104
01:01:48,880 --> 01:01:53,040
So to take him with you, to take a player from Spetsia with you to Fiorentina and actually

1105
01:01:53,040 --> 01:01:55,200
make him the key player.

1106
01:01:55,200 --> 01:01:56,200
That's good stuff for him.

1107
01:01:56,200 --> 01:02:00,800
Especially with Gonzales playing in the same position as him along with Sotil for example

1108
01:02:00,800 --> 01:02:01,800
and Liquone as well.

1109
01:02:01,800 --> 01:02:03,000
And all these guys, these wingers.

1110
01:02:03,000 --> 01:02:07,280
And Saponara is playing like no one on FIFA would ever do that.

1111
01:02:07,280 --> 01:02:10,080
I play Saponara on FIFA.

1112
01:02:10,080 --> 01:02:11,080
Respect respect.

1113
01:02:11,080 --> 01:02:12,080
Sometimes I pop him in on cam.

1114
01:02:12,080 --> 01:02:13,880
I'm not gonna lie.

1115
01:02:13,880 --> 01:02:19,600
But anyway, we spoke about Salernitana, let's shift our focus to Fiorentina who lost this

1116
01:02:19,600 --> 01:02:23,080
game because of the hype train that is Salernitana.

1117
01:02:23,080 --> 01:02:28,040
At the moment still bizarre as to how they managed to get 72% ball possession and still

1118
01:02:28,040 --> 01:02:30,200
lose the game 2 goals to 1.

1119
01:02:30,200 --> 01:02:36,800
But they have also just lost at home in Florence 4-0 to Odinese.

1120
01:02:36,800 --> 01:02:40,880
And they have fallen down to 7th because of that.

1121
01:02:40,880 --> 01:02:47,160
56 points of course, they are still fighting for an Europa League spot with the Roman clubs

1122
01:02:47,160 --> 01:02:50,880
of course and that one club in Bergamo.

1123
01:02:50,880 --> 01:02:54,880
You know, unfortunately they bottled an opportunity here to really separate themselves from the

1124
01:02:54,880 --> 01:02:55,880
rest.

1125
01:02:55,880 --> 01:02:56,880
Exactly.

1126
01:02:56,880 --> 01:03:02,960
So, and then on the other hand you have Salernitana in 18th place, they are now just 3 points

1127
01:03:02,960 --> 01:03:08,220
behind Caliari and Salernitana also have a game in hand against Venezia.

1128
01:03:08,220 --> 01:03:15,600
So this could literally be happening, Caliari having in this situation 3 points ahead with

1129
01:03:15,600 --> 01:03:19,720
the other team having a game in hand for so long before they had it with Venezia, now

1130
01:03:19,720 --> 01:03:23,040
they have it with Salernitana and let's see what's gonna happen.

1131
01:03:23,040 --> 01:03:27,760
If Salernitana stay in Serie A, I'm buying a Jewish kit.

1132
01:03:27,760 --> 01:03:28,760
A Jewish one?

1133
01:03:28,760 --> 01:03:30,000
I think I'd get a Jewish one.

1134
01:03:30,000 --> 01:03:32,080
Not a Simone Verdi for example.

1135
01:03:32,080 --> 01:03:33,080
No, no, definitely not.

1136
01:03:33,080 --> 01:03:34,080
Or one of the Colibale's.

1137
01:03:34,080 --> 01:03:37,040
No, it has to be Jewish I think.

1138
01:03:37,040 --> 01:03:41,080
I think De Tacchio has a really cool name but he's shit.

1139
01:03:41,080 --> 01:03:44,080
He is a bit shit.

1140
01:03:44,080 --> 01:03:46,560
He's not the fittest player I've ever seen.

1141
01:03:46,560 --> 01:03:48,560
No, he features a little bit like.

1142
01:03:48,560 --> 01:03:50,040
No, I think I'd get Jewish.

1143
01:03:50,040 --> 01:03:51,040
Jewish or…

1144
01:03:51,040 --> 01:03:56,040
That's a tough one with Salernitana to be honest.

1145
01:03:56,040 --> 01:03:57,040
It really is.

1146
01:03:57,040 --> 01:03:58,040
Or Ribéry.

1147
01:03:58,040 --> 01:03:59,040
Ribéry.

1148
01:03:59,040 --> 01:04:00,720
You know, that's a fun one to be honest.

1149
01:04:00,720 --> 01:04:04,240
You have a player who was nominated for the Ballon d'Or playing in Salerno.

1150
01:04:04,240 --> 01:04:06,040
That's a cool kit to have to be honest.

1151
01:04:06,040 --> 01:04:07,040
I might do that.

1152
01:04:07,040 --> 01:04:08,040
D'Hombre.

1153
01:04:08,040 --> 01:04:09,040
We'll see what I do.

1154
01:04:09,040 --> 01:04:10,040
God knows.

1155
01:04:10,040 --> 01:04:11,040
Bon Azzoli obviously.

1156
01:04:11,040 --> 01:04:12,040
That's a kit I'd get.

1157
01:04:12,040 --> 01:04:13,040
Bon Azzoli, bam.

1158
01:04:13,040 --> 01:04:14,040
Nice, good shout bro.

1159
01:04:14,040 --> 01:04:15,040
Thank you.

1160
01:04:15,040 --> 01:04:22,040
The next game we're going to be discussing is Venezia 1, Atalanta 3.

1161
01:04:22,040 --> 01:04:24,040
What's that bro?

1162
01:04:24,040 --> 01:04:25,040
Another banger?

1163
01:04:25,040 --> 01:04:26,040
Venezia Atalanta.

1164
01:04:26,040 --> 01:04:33,040
Right bro, another banger, 4 goals, another game with 4 goals.

1165
01:04:33,040 --> 01:04:36,040
Say, are you bored?

1166
01:04:36,040 --> 01:04:37,040
Premheads.

1167
01:04:37,040 --> 01:04:38,040
Head on over.

1168
01:04:38,040 --> 01:04:41,040
Come here, check it out.

1169
01:04:41,040 --> 01:04:44,040
Listen to our podcast.

1170
01:04:44,040 --> 01:04:46,040
It's really good man.

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01:04:46,040 --> 01:04:52,040
The reverse fixture was Atalanta 4, Venezia 0, the goals came through Pasalic who scored

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01:04:52,040 --> 01:04:54,040
3 that game and Kup Miners.

1173
01:04:54,040 --> 01:04:57,040
The inevitable Pasalic hat-trick.

1174
01:04:57,040 --> 01:05:00,040
Those two hat-tricks a season.

1175
01:05:00,040 --> 01:05:05,040
Atalanta also eliminated Venezia from the Coppa Italia after a 2-0 victory.

1176
01:05:05,040 --> 01:05:10,480
Venezia came into this game off a 1-0 away loss to Fiorentina, while Atalanta were coming

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off a 2-1 home loss to Verona.

1178
01:05:13,040 --> 01:05:17,040
Atalanta have now won their last 5 games against Venezia.

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01:05:17,040 --> 01:05:22,040
Cernigo is scoring the only goal during this brutal process.

1180
01:05:22,040 --> 01:05:26,040
4 changes for Atalanta which is really low.

1181
01:05:26,040 --> 01:05:28,040
For Gasparini.

1182
01:05:28,040 --> 01:05:33,040
Out with Demiral, Froiler, Malinovski and Bogat, Malinovski of course is injured.

1183
01:05:33,040 --> 01:05:38,040
In with Gymsity, Kup Miners, Zapata and Pasalic.

1184
01:05:38,040 --> 01:05:45,040
For Venezia it was 5 changes, seeing Zwoboda, Ulman, Ampadu, Kuisance and Aramu entering

1185
01:05:45,040 --> 01:05:50,040
the fray instead of Kaldara, Haps, Cernigo, Tesman and Jonsson.

1186
01:05:50,040 --> 01:05:54,040
Bro, commentators call Cernigo a Cernigo.

1187
01:05:54,040 --> 01:05:58,040
Why haven't I corrected myself yet?

1188
01:05:58,040 --> 01:06:07,040
And we call Insam, Insame, I've called Jaiyalo, Jajalo which is by far the most embarrassing

1189
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one.

1190
01:06:08,040 --> 01:06:12,040
We have a few but then again everyone says them differently.

1191
01:06:12,040 --> 01:06:15,040
Think about how many names you have to say from different countries.

1192
01:06:15,040 --> 01:06:17,040
We own no shit.

1193
01:06:17,040 --> 01:06:22,040
We're incredibly well versed for this I would say.

1194
01:06:22,040 --> 01:06:26,040
Not bad to be honest, we kind of go off what the commentators say typically so if they

1195
01:06:26,040 --> 01:06:28,040
butcher something we tend to butcher something right after.

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01:06:28,040 --> 01:06:33,040
I guess, we can't watch that inevitable interview of everyone saying how do you actually say

1197
01:06:33,040 --> 01:06:34,040
your name.

1198
01:06:34,040 --> 01:06:39,040
Exactly, I'm going to be like it's actually pronounced Kurnigai.

1199
01:06:39,040 --> 01:06:41,040
It's Kurnigosh.

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01:06:41,040 --> 01:06:43,040
Kurnigosh.

1201
01:06:43,040 --> 01:06:45,040
Okay let's call him Cernigo if you know what.

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01:06:45,040 --> 01:06:49,040
So it all kicked off in the 6th minute when there was a goal check for Venezia.

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01:06:49,040 --> 01:06:55,040
Henry's goal was deemed offside shortly after the post was struck by Palomino after a clever

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01:06:55,040 --> 01:06:56,040
Muriel free kick.

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01:06:56,040 --> 01:07:01,040
He kind of tripped it over to Palomino who banged into the post.

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01:07:01,040 --> 01:07:04,040
In the 44th minute was Pasalic.

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Muriel's deflected strike bounced off the crossbar and down to Pasalic who passed the

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01:07:08,040 --> 01:07:10,040
ball into an empty net.

1209
01:07:10,040 --> 01:07:14,040
In the 47th minute the return of Duvan Zapata.

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Punky cock.

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01:07:16,040 --> 01:07:21,040
A long ball was played to Muriel who outmuscled Vabada to the actual ground, ran into the

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box from the byline and squared the ball to Zapata who finished it into an empty net.

1213
01:07:25,040 --> 01:07:28,040
This was one of those El Fenomeno performances by Muriel.

1214
01:07:28,040 --> 01:07:30,040
Yeah Muriel even midweek.

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He had honestly two great performances on the trot.

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01:07:33,040 --> 01:07:35,040
I wonder if he can keep this up.

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01:07:35,040 --> 01:07:38,040
In the 58th minute Muriel once again struck the post.

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He hit the post from a far tight angle on a counter attack.

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In the 63rd minute once again it was Muriel who scored, it's the Muriel show.

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Muriel played the ball to Zappa Costa who carried the ball to the byline and tripped

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it back to him who headed the ball comfortably and then he danced looking straight into the

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camera and smiling.

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He looks like an 11 year old when he smiles.

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Sometimes.

1225
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He's kind of cute.

1226
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Kind of handsome.

1227
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Cute, cute, cute boy.

1228
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Love him, love him.

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In the 68th minute it was Sernegoy's turn to strike the post.

1230
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Aram who was in swinging cross found the head of Henri who ended up basically spanking

1231
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the ball into the cross into the fucking post with his head.

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And in the 80th minute Insame or Insam as we mentioned found Sernegoy in the massive

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gap.

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He received the ball and finished into the near post comfortably.

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Sernegoy is a good player and when eventually we do discuss which of these Venezia players

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can actually stay in Serie A, he's going to be one of my names bro because I do imagine

1237
01:08:33,040 --> 01:08:37,040
him at one of those lower tier teams just hustling it out and grinding it.

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One of those teams that rotates players.

1239
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I can imagine him at Empoli for example.

1240
01:08:41,040 --> 01:08:42,040
I could imagine him at Empoli.

1241
01:08:42,040 --> 01:08:43,040
I could imagine him at a bunch of teams.

1242
01:08:43,040 --> 01:08:49,040
Maybe one of the newly promoted teams he could slot into well with that Serie A experience

1243
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fighting for survival which is probably where you know three newly promoted teams are going

1244
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to find themselves.

1245
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So it'd be a good coup for either one of them man.

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01:08:57,040 --> 01:09:03,040
I enjoy watching him and I love him for liking our message, our DM.

1247
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He's cool.

1248
01:09:04,040 --> 01:09:07,040
He's one of those players that doesn't have many followers so he can actually reply to

1249
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you if you send him some kind words guys.

1250
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Kind only please.

1251
01:09:10,040 --> 01:09:11,040
Kind yes.

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Atalanta had 60% ball possession to Venezia's 40 of course if you got that match you wouldn't

1253
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have needed that.

1254
01:09:17,040 --> 01:09:23,040
Atalanta had 19 shots to Venezia's 8, 5 on target for Atalanta, 2 on target for Venezia.

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Now, Atalanta have struggled but these are the types of games at the end of the day that

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they win.

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01:09:31,040 --> 01:09:36,040
You won't see them slipping up to Venezia, Salernitana and those.

1258
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And Spezia like you always beat them.

1259
01:09:39,040 --> 01:09:40,040
It's true.

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They win these games and they spank in these games.

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It allows their players to express themselves.

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01:09:45,040 --> 01:09:51,040
One thing Atalanta have is they have a large variety of top quality players and the more

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01:09:51,040 --> 01:09:56,040
they can express themselves the more the Malinovskis, the Marancuk, the Bogas, the Murieles, the

1264
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Zapatas, the Pasalich, the Coupe miners can express themselves then the more they're going

1265
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to perform.

1266
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And that's what Atalanta have always been and that's why I enjoy watching them because

1267
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they're a very expressive side.

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And they managed to dismantle Venezia here.

1269
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Venezia didn't go down without a fight.

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To be honest they had a disallowed goal.

1271
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They hit the post, they got one towards the end.

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So there's still a lot of brushing up to do for Atalanta.

1273
01:10:22,040 --> 01:10:24,040
Yeah, definitely bro.

1274
01:10:24,040 --> 01:10:25,040
You couldn't have said it better yourself.

1275
01:10:25,040 --> 01:10:31,040
I've seen some hot takes on Twitter recently that Atalanta in 3 years will be relegated.

1276
01:10:31,040 --> 01:10:34,040
No way in hell.

1277
01:10:34,040 --> 01:10:38,040
We're talking post-Gasparini era, let's say they move on from it.

1278
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They will not be relegated in 3 years, they'll be in the top 4 in 3 years.

1279
01:10:42,040 --> 01:10:45,040
They're just getting a financial takeover as well.

1280
01:10:45,040 --> 01:10:51,040
True, I think that that fucking statement is so irresponsibly reckless.

1281
01:10:51,040 --> 01:10:55,040
Weren't these the same people that said that Verona were going to get relegated this year

1282
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because they got rid of Zaccani?

1283
01:10:57,040 --> 01:10:59,040
Yeah, because they had Di Francesco.

1284
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But anyway, quite a bold statement we'll see.

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But I do have a feeling that this person will be proven wrong.

1286
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So Venezia of course continue to struggle, no surprise against Atalanta over here.

1287
01:11:13,040 --> 01:11:19,040
They're looking rather raidable as we've discussed before bro.

1288
01:11:19,040 --> 01:11:21,040
They are looking raidable right now, Venezia.

1289
01:11:21,040 --> 01:11:25,040
They have some players right now that will be highly sought after.

1290
01:11:25,040 --> 01:11:32,040
Who do you think will be the top 3 names on people's shopping lists when it comes to Venezia?

1291
01:11:32,040 --> 01:11:38,040
So for the top 3 I think there's definitely Aramu that needs to stay in Serie A.

1292
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For the love of God, Aramu, please stay in Serie A.

1293
01:11:41,040 --> 01:11:44,040
He's been absolutely fantastic for them.

1294
01:11:44,040 --> 01:11:51,040
On the other hand aside from that, I would say that I think Ocareca has done enough

1295
01:11:51,040 --> 01:11:55,040
to show that he could bring some flair to any team even off the bench,

1296
01:11:55,040 --> 01:11:58,040
maybe for Atorino or something of the sort.

1297
01:11:58,040 --> 01:12:02,040
And then I think there's Ethan Empadu for sure.

1298
01:12:02,040 --> 01:12:05,040
Empadu, he's been fantastic.

1299
01:12:05,040 --> 01:12:07,040
I think he's on loan though so let's not count him.

1300
01:12:07,040 --> 01:12:08,040
Okay, let's not count him.

1301
01:12:08,040 --> 01:12:12,040
I would say Buzio for sure has shown that he's worth it.

1302
01:12:12,040 --> 01:12:14,040
You know, Quisans is a young guy as well.

1303
01:12:14,040 --> 01:12:18,040
Quisans is also on loan from Bayern so maybe we shouldn't count him.

1304
01:12:18,040 --> 01:12:19,040
No, he was bought by Venezia.

1305
01:12:19,040 --> 01:12:20,040
Was he bought?

1306
01:12:20,040 --> 01:12:23,040
He was bought for a couple of millis.

1307
01:12:23,040 --> 01:12:27,040
Okay, in that case then it's difficult to see him staying with Venezia.

1308
01:12:27,040 --> 01:12:34,040
Maybe going out on loan and then with an option or obligation to buy in Serie A.

1309
01:12:34,040 --> 01:12:38,040
I do think that the top 3 you've got them bang on, bro, spot on.

1310
01:12:38,040 --> 01:12:42,040
It's literally Aramu, Ocareca, Buzio probably in that order.

1311
01:12:42,040 --> 01:12:46,040
I'd say Aramu right now, I can imagine Aramu as a swallow, dude.

1312
01:12:46,040 --> 01:12:47,040
Oh, Aramu's good.

1313
01:12:47,040 --> 01:12:48,040
I can see it.

1314
01:12:48,040 --> 01:12:52,040
Aramu's good, when you play with an attacking midfielder and you don't have one right now,

1315
01:12:52,040 --> 01:12:54,040
just get Aramu, straight up deal.

1316
01:12:54,040 --> 01:12:59,040
Also Serenegoi, of course as we discussed before, can definitely put in a shift elsewhere.

1317
01:12:59,040 --> 01:13:05,040
Serenegoi seems like someone like Milan enjoy picking up, like they picked up Krunic, Ben Nasser and all these guys.

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01:13:05,040 --> 01:13:06,040
Maybe the old Milan.

1319
01:13:06,040 --> 01:13:09,040
Maybe the old Milan, not the rich Milan.

1320
01:13:09,040 --> 01:13:16,040
Jansen is an interesting player as well, that could be useful to be honest, but we'll see.

1321
01:13:16,040 --> 01:13:18,040
They've got good players, man, Venezia.

1322
01:13:18,040 --> 01:13:21,040
It's a shame, it's a shame, genuinely.

1323
01:13:21,040 --> 01:13:23,040
And they also have Romero, man.

1324
01:13:23,040 --> 01:13:24,040
They're not down and out yet, they're not down and out.

1325
01:13:24,040 --> 01:13:28,040
If they do beat Salernitana again, we'd be talking about them, could it be?

1326
01:13:29,040 --> 01:13:32,040
Just no one's gonna get relegated like I think of it.

1327
01:13:32,040 --> 01:13:37,040
The thing is, at a point everyone deserves it, now it seems like no one deserves it.

1328
01:13:37,040 --> 01:13:38,040
Well, Venezia deserves it.

1329
01:13:38,040 --> 01:13:45,040
Imagine, imagine, Caliari, Sampdoria, Spezia relegated, because everyone just keeps fucking winning.

1330
01:13:45,040 --> 01:13:47,040
Holy shit, bro.

1331
01:13:48,040 --> 01:13:49,040
That'd be crazy.

1332
01:13:50,040 --> 01:14:01,040
Now, following Atalanta's crazy 4-4 draw to Torino midweek, they are currently 8th in the league, 3 points behind Roma in 5th,

1333
01:14:01,040 --> 01:14:07,040
while Venezia is 20th with a game in hand against Salernitana with 22 points.

1334
01:14:07,040 --> 01:14:10,040
Caliari in 17th have 28 points.

1335
01:14:10,040 --> 01:14:15,040
And the next game we're gonna be covering is Verona 1-Sampdoria 1.

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So the reverse fixture was a shocking 3-1 victory for Sampdoria, thanks to goals by Candreva, Egedal and Mourrou, and the singular goal coming from Taméz.

1337
01:14:25,040 --> 01:14:30,040
So Verona are coming off a 2-1 away victory in Bergamo against Atalanta, so an impressive win for them.

1338
01:14:30,040 --> 01:14:34,040
Sampdoria are coming off a 2-1 home loss to Salernitana, so a shit show from them.

1339
01:14:35,040 --> 01:14:39,040
Sampdoria had won each of their last 4 Serie A games against Verona.

1340
01:14:39,040 --> 01:14:47,040
In the 21st century, only against Odinese have they achieved 5 successive Serie A wins between the years of 2019 and 2021.

1341
01:14:47,040 --> 01:14:58,040
Verona field the same 11 that beat Atalanta, while Sampdoria replace Mourrou, Sensi and Qualiarella with Augello, Ronaldo Vieira and Sabiri.

1342
01:14:58,040 --> 01:15:00,040
Ronaldo Vieira.

1343
01:15:00,040 --> 01:15:01,040
Ronaldo Vieira.

1344
01:15:01,040 --> 01:15:03,040
So the man just...

1345
01:15:05,040 --> 01:15:07,040
Choose two footballers' names.

1346
01:15:07,040 --> 01:15:09,040
Ronaldo Vieira.

1347
01:15:09,040 --> 01:15:10,040
Anyone over 40.

1348
01:15:10,040 --> 01:15:17,040
So in the 44th minute, Caputo missed a penalty but converted the rebound, that's his 60th goal in Serie A.

1349
01:15:17,040 --> 01:15:23,040
So the foul looked kind of soft at first, but replays confirmed that he had been stomped on in the area by Gunther.

1350
01:15:23,040 --> 01:15:30,040
Montepod did well to save the penalty, but the ball fell perfectly to Caputo, who managed to atone for his error.

1351
01:15:30,040 --> 01:15:32,040
1-0 for Sampdoria.

1352
01:15:32,040 --> 01:15:43,040
In the 78th minute, the inevitable equaliser arrived after Gunther played an impressive defense-splitting ball into the path of Caprari, who scored after his deflected attempt.

1353
01:15:43,040 --> 01:15:48,040
He is currently on loan from Sampdoria and he managed to score against them.

1354
01:15:48,040 --> 01:15:50,040
That's a good way to prove a point.

1355
01:15:50,040 --> 01:15:59,040
That is a very good way to prove a point and something tells me that they will exercise their 4 million option to buy or obligation, I'm not even sure.

1356
01:15:59,040 --> 01:16:01,040
It looks like such a steal right now, bro.

1357
01:16:01,040 --> 01:16:04,040
Oh it does, Caprari is insane, man. He's been so good.

1358
01:16:04,040 --> 01:16:10,040
His numbers this season are impressive, like we have a note over here actually.

1359
01:16:10,040 --> 01:16:12,040
He's got 11 goals and 7 assists this season.

1360
01:16:12,040 --> 01:16:14,040
That's fucking nuts, bro.

1361
01:16:14,040 --> 01:16:15,040
It is, it is.

1362
01:16:15,040 --> 01:16:16,040
That is fucking nuts.

1363
01:16:16,040 --> 01:16:17,040
Especially for Verona.

1364
01:16:17,040 --> 01:16:18,040
18 goal contributions from Verona.

1365
01:16:18,040 --> 01:16:21,040
You know, he's basically directly replaced Zaccani.

1366
01:16:21,040 --> 01:16:26,040
Exactly, exactly. He has and maybe that's why they had the confidence to let Zaccani go.

1367
01:16:26,040 --> 01:16:32,040
So in this game you could pretty much guess how it went. It was 58% possession for Hellas.

1368
01:16:32,040 --> 01:16:35,040
They also had 12 shots to Sampdoria, 4.

1369
01:16:35,040 --> 01:16:41,040
Sampdoria only had 3 on target, while Verona had a mere 1 shot on target.

1370
01:16:41,040 --> 01:16:45,040
But how can that be when they scored the rebound of a penalty?

1371
01:16:45,040 --> 01:16:47,040
So probably 2 shots on target.

1372
01:16:47,040 --> 01:16:49,040
How weird, that's why it says 1 in the stats.

1373
01:16:49,040 --> 01:16:55,040
It says 1 in the stats, but they literally converted from the rebound of a penalty, which was obviously on target.

1374
01:16:55,040 --> 01:16:57,040
That's wrong for sure.

1375
01:16:57,040 --> 01:17:01,040
So yeah, 2 shots on target I would say for Verona.

1376
01:17:01,040 --> 01:17:05,040
So a disappointing result for Verona, especially considering their form.

1377
01:17:05,040 --> 01:17:09,040
They've proven that they're kind of a better side than Sassuolo.

1378
01:17:09,040 --> 01:17:14,040
Maybe it's still up for debate, but they're kind of proving that they're on the right track.

1379
01:17:14,040 --> 01:17:17,040
Sampdoria will take this point and run on the other hand, dude.

1380
01:17:17,040 --> 01:17:19,040
They will, they'll definitely take this point and run, bro.

1381
01:17:19,040 --> 01:17:21,040
Any point for them will do right now.

1382
01:17:21,040 --> 01:17:24,040
They're just like trying to stay away from the relegation zone right now.

1383
01:17:24,040 --> 01:17:28,040
And they have a tough run in, so this point is well earned by them.

1384
01:17:28,040 --> 01:17:30,040
Yeah, it is definitely well earned.

1385
01:17:30,040 --> 01:17:34,040
And they're still a bit too close for comfort.

1386
01:17:34,040 --> 01:17:37,040
They're only 5 points from the drop.

1387
01:17:37,040 --> 01:17:47,040
I think judging by, now I know that there's the argument that they've already done enough and that they'll probably stay up.

1388
01:17:47,040 --> 01:17:57,040
But Sampdoria are one of the sides that kind of judging by their performances consistently throughout the campaign, I can say I almost don't want them to stay up.

1389
01:17:57,040 --> 01:18:04,040
Now I love the club, I love the history that Sampdoria have, but just not worthy at this point.

1390
01:18:04,040 --> 01:18:06,040
Man, they've been fucking awful.

1391
01:18:06,040 --> 01:18:08,040
But this was a good point for them.

1392
01:18:08,040 --> 01:18:09,040
They have been awful.

1393
01:18:09,040 --> 01:18:10,040
This was a good point for them.

1394
01:18:10,040 --> 01:18:12,040
Everything you said is indeed factual.

1395
01:18:12,040 --> 01:18:17,040
I think they, as I've mentioned quite a few times, they have just enough to stay up in the league.

1396
01:18:17,040 --> 01:18:23,040
The players, Candreva, Caputo, Ferrari, these guys...

1397
01:18:23,040 --> 01:18:25,040
You know, Dammesgard has not featured.

1398
01:18:25,040 --> 01:18:29,040
Yeah, Augelo, these guys won't get relegated, man.

1399
01:18:29,040 --> 01:18:30,040
You know what I mean?

1400
01:18:30,040 --> 01:18:32,040
They have a bunch of senses there as well, man.

1401
01:18:32,040 --> 01:18:35,040
I mean, Ekdal and Thors, we have been doing this year in year out.

1402
01:18:35,040 --> 01:18:37,040
Granted, they're not fucking even Rincon.

1403
01:18:37,040 --> 01:18:38,040
Granted, they're nothing special.

1404
01:18:38,040 --> 01:18:41,040
But they're enough to get you over the line by the end.

1405
01:18:41,040 --> 01:18:43,040
They should be enough, rather.

1406
01:18:43,040 --> 01:18:49,040
So if they do get relegated, that's a massive failure on John Paulo's part right there.

1407
01:18:49,040 --> 01:18:53,040
And there'd need to be a massive reshuffle in Sampdoria.

1408
01:18:53,040 --> 01:18:59,040
They had a massive problem at the beginning of the season as well because the fans were unhappy about their transfer market

1409
01:18:59,040 --> 01:19:04,040
and their lack of ambition shown as they kept D'Aversa and didn't really reinforce the team at all.

1410
01:19:04,040 --> 01:19:08,040
Then three games in, I believe they brought in Caputo once Osuolo decided to sell.

1411
01:19:08,040 --> 01:19:11,040
And that was kind of their marquee signing.

1412
01:19:11,040 --> 01:19:14,040
And that's really their only signing, bro, to be honest with you.

1413
01:19:14,040 --> 01:19:18,040
And to be honest, it was kind of an odd signing from where I'm standing at least.

1414
01:19:18,040 --> 01:19:22,040
Because you'd think that Caputo has a direct replacement for Qualiarella.

1415
01:19:22,040 --> 01:19:28,040
What he was playing in a 4-4-2 for the majority of the season alongside Qualiarella.

1416
01:19:28,040 --> 01:19:33,040
And now even in the 4-3-1-2, he's playing alongside Qualiarella and there's a serious lack of pace up front.

1417
01:19:33,040 --> 01:19:34,040
Definitely.

1418
01:19:34,040 --> 01:19:40,040
And the players playing close to Caputo can't complement him the same way that they did when he played for Sassuolo.

1419
01:19:40,040 --> 01:19:41,040
You know what I mean?

1420
01:19:41,040 --> 01:19:44,040
So the link-up play has been a little bit lacking for them.

1421
01:19:44,040 --> 01:19:47,040
But he has recently picked up. He's hit double digits again.

1422
01:19:47,040 --> 01:19:49,040
You know, he always hits double digits, Caputo.

1423
01:19:49,040 --> 01:19:53,040
He's become a regular in Serie A. His 60th goal in Serie A.

1424
01:19:53,040 --> 01:19:54,040
That's exactly what I'm saying.

1425
01:19:54,040 --> 01:19:55,040
He's become a constant.

1426
01:19:55,040 --> 01:19:56,040
And he was a big bloomer.

1427
01:19:56,040 --> 01:19:58,040
Exactly. He was a Serie B player for a while.

1428
01:19:58,040 --> 01:20:00,040
Like everyone talked about Caputo and Serie B.

1429
01:20:00,040 --> 01:20:04,040
And then eventually he went to Sassuolo. No, to Empoli actually first.

1430
01:20:04,040 --> 01:20:05,040
Exactly.

1431
01:20:05,040 --> 01:20:06,040
And then to Sassuolo.

1432
01:20:06,040 --> 01:20:10,040
And now at Sampdoria, of course, 60 goals with those teams.

1433
01:20:10,040 --> 01:20:11,040
Exactly.

1434
01:20:11,040 --> 01:20:14,040
Verona on the other hand, it's a disappointing result for them.

1435
01:20:14,040 --> 01:20:21,040
But for some reason, they do tend to struggle against Sampdoria even in the past fixture in the 3-1 defeat.

1436
01:20:21,040 --> 01:20:24,040
So, you know, you know how these mental games play out.

1437
01:20:24,040 --> 01:20:27,040
It's a disappointing draw for Verona.

1438
01:20:27,040 --> 01:20:30,040
But I still think they've been a fantastic side.

1439
01:20:30,040 --> 01:20:34,040
I think they've recovered well from the change of coach that they've had.

1440
01:20:34,040 --> 01:20:39,040
Obviously losing Di Francesco, who they spent an entire preseason planning out with.

1441
01:20:39,040 --> 01:20:46,040
They brought on Tudor. Tudor has just been a superstar for them, especially after they lost Zaccani, bringing the best out of his players.

1442
01:20:46,040 --> 01:20:51,040
So I don't think Verona would be kicking themselves too hard, especially with Sassuolo dropping points.

1443
01:20:51,040 --> 01:20:53,040
Straight facts, Midri.

1444
01:20:53,040 --> 01:21:01,040
Verona are currently in 9th with 49 points, while Sampdoria are in 16th with 30 points, 5 points from the drop.

1445
01:21:01,040 --> 01:21:03,040
Facts.

1446
01:21:03,040 --> 01:21:08,040
Now the next game we're going to be covering is Torino 2-Spezia 1.

1447
01:21:08,040 --> 01:21:13,040
The reverse fixture was a 1-0 victory for Spezia thanks to a Salah goal.

1448
01:21:13,040 --> 01:21:16,040
Not Mo Salah, of course, this is the budget Salah.

1449
01:21:16,040 --> 01:21:18,040
Let's see why you guys would get confused though.

1450
01:21:18,040 --> 01:21:24,040
Torino were coming off a 1-1 away draw to Lazio and Spezia were coming off a 3-1 home loss to Inter.

1451
01:21:24,040 --> 01:21:30,040
Prior to this game, Spezia were unbeaten in 3 Serie A games against Torino thanks to 2 wins and 1 draw.

1452
01:21:30,040 --> 01:21:37,040
The Granata avoided becoming the second team to remain winless in 4 games against the Ligurians after Kaljeri.

1453
01:21:37,040 --> 01:21:42,040
Now for Torino it was Vanya Milinkovic-Savic who came back in goal.

1454
01:21:42,040 --> 01:21:46,040
Zima and Singo returned to the back while Piaka and Sek played up front.

1455
01:21:46,040 --> 01:21:51,040
Berisha, Itso, Aina, Pobega and Brekolo were sidelined for this one.

1456
01:21:51,040 --> 01:21:59,040
In for Spezia were Hirstof, Ferrer and Agudelo. Out were Reka, Maggiore and Bastoni.

1457
01:21:59,040 --> 01:22:02,040
Three important players there for Spezia sidelined.

1458
01:22:02,040 --> 01:22:03,040
100%.

1459
01:22:03,040 --> 01:22:08,040
In the 4th minute Lukic scored the penalty and then in the 69th minute he actually managed to score again.

1460
01:22:08,040 --> 01:22:13,040
This was his 4th goal in 2 games for Lukic.

1461
01:22:13,040 --> 01:22:14,040
Impressive.

1462
01:22:14,040 --> 01:22:15,040
What a moment for him.

1463
01:22:15,040 --> 01:22:24,040
And then in the 97th minute to give you the exact score and an equalizer in the prediction series of course Menai scored the 97th minute penalty.

1464
01:22:24,040 --> 01:22:27,040
You know the Albanian is a Barcelona youth product?

1465
01:22:27,040 --> 01:22:28,040
Oh is he?

1466
01:22:28,040 --> 01:22:29,040
Yeah.

1467
01:22:29,040 --> 01:22:30,040
That's interesting.

1468
01:22:30,040 --> 01:22:33,040
I mean you wouldn't guess looking at him watching him play.

1469
01:22:33,040 --> 01:22:37,040
And you're talking to me about that late goal that got me the correct score.

1470
01:22:37,040 --> 01:22:41,040
Atalanta-Venezia, Sengo is late goal. Hello.

1471
01:22:41,040 --> 01:22:45,040
Yeah I know but obviously that doesn't affect me directly like this.

1472
01:22:45,040 --> 01:22:46,040
It doesn't work directly against me.

1473
01:22:46,040 --> 01:22:48,040
It just affects your brother directly.

1474
01:22:48,040 --> 01:22:49,040
Exactly.

1475
01:22:49,040 --> 01:22:56,040
Torino had 56% ball possession. They also had 14 shots. 6 of those on target to Spezia. 7 shots, 2 of those on target.

1476
01:22:56,040 --> 01:22:59,040
Quite a dominant display by Torino.

1477
01:22:59,040 --> 01:23:10,040
Yeah Torino did enough but you know there's I don't think any side that kind of comfortably just comfortably dismantled Spezia and get a 2-3 goal cushion.

1478
01:23:10,040 --> 01:23:14,040
Especially you know Torino are a good side but they weren't going to do that either.

1479
01:23:14,040 --> 01:23:19,040
But it's a good, definitely a good 3 points for them. They're riding on some hot form at the moment.

1480
01:23:19,040 --> 01:23:22,040
And I do think we'll be seeing more of these results next season for Torino.

1481
01:23:22,040 --> 01:23:25,040
I do think that they'll pick up where they left off and actually improve.

1482
01:23:25,040 --> 01:23:27,040
Yeah if there's that continuity.

1483
01:23:27,040 --> 01:23:30,040
There can even be a conference league push maybe man. Who knows?

1484
01:23:30,040 --> 01:23:33,040
I mean I really rate Juric as a manager as you know.

1485
01:23:33,040 --> 01:23:36,040
And you know I believe in him.

1486
01:23:36,040 --> 01:23:43,040
I think if should he continue and they replace Bellotti well.

1487
01:23:43,040 --> 01:23:48,040
Obviously they're getting the results without Bellotti as well. He was out injured for this game again.

1488
01:23:48,040 --> 01:23:54,040
You know Sanabria is capable of getting goals. Clearly Lukic is capable of getting goals as well.

1489
01:23:54,040 --> 01:23:59,040
So it would be interesting to see how they directly replace him if they directly replace him.

1490
01:23:59,040 --> 01:24:02,040
And what next season has in store for them.

1491
01:24:02,040 --> 01:24:07,040
Definitely. This result set the foundation for them to go to Bergamo and score 4 goals.

1492
01:24:07,040 --> 01:24:09,040
So that was clearly good.

1493
01:24:09,040 --> 01:24:13,040
Spezia looked capable at times in this game. They didn't have a wardrobe malfunction.

1494
01:24:13,040 --> 01:24:17,040
This time as no player tried to come on with jewellery.

1495
01:24:17,040 --> 01:24:22,040
So you know overall there are victories for both teams.

1496
01:24:22,040 --> 01:24:26,040
So yes Spezia sit in 15th with 33 points.

1497
01:24:26,040 --> 01:24:30,040
While Torino sit in 11th with 44 points my brother.

1498
01:24:30,040 --> 01:24:35,040
Incredible. So the next game we're going to be covering is Bologna 2 Odinese 2.

1499
01:24:35,040 --> 01:24:38,040
The reverse fixture was Odinese 1 Bologna 1.

1500
01:24:38,040 --> 01:24:43,040
Thanks to goals from Berto and Baro. That was that game where Pereira had gotten sent off.

1501
01:24:43,040 --> 01:24:47,040
So two draws on the trot. Clearly two very even sides this year.

1502
01:24:47,040 --> 01:24:52,040
So Bologna coming off a 1-1 away draw to Juve. Impressive as always.

1503
01:24:52,040 --> 01:24:57,040
And Odinese coming off a 1-0 home loss to Salernitana. So out of character right now.

1504
01:24:57,040 --> 01:25:01,040
The last five Bologna Odinese games have ended in a draw.

1505
01:25:01,040 --> 01:25:06,040
This is the first time in their history that these sides have drawn five in a row in the top flight.

1506
01:25:06,040 --> 01:25:12,040
So for Bologna we saw a couple of changes with Bardi, Bonifazi, Binks, Desilvestri, Dominguez and Baro.

1507
01:25:12,040 --> 01:25:18,040
All coming in for the likes of Skorupski, Medel who was obviously suspended alongside Samo Moura.

1508
01:25:18,040 --> 01:25:24,040
Dykes, Schouten and Arnautovic who was picking up a small knock as well.

1509
01:25:24,040 --> 01:25:32,040
For Odinese it was Molina, Mackengo, Wallace and Saksess coming on for Sopi, Jajalo, Samardzic and Puseto.

1510
01:25:32,040 --> 01:25:39,040
So in the sixth minute what a goal by Bologna. Desilvestri crosses low, outwards and early.

1511
01:25:39,040 --> 01:25:47,040
Baro got attached to set the ball up for Svamberg who played the ball first time to Hickey who finished low and hard into the far post from a tight angle.

1512
01:25:47,040 --> 01:25:56,040
In the 25th minute Udodji scored after Pereira played the ball to Saksess who was inside the box and flicked the ball back to Udodji who finished cleanly.

1513
01:25:56,040 --> 01:25:59,040
That was his third goal of the season.

1514
01:25:59,040 --> 01:26:08,040
In the 46th minute Saksess and Delafoe linked up well with Saksess playing it to Delafoe who carried it forward then crossed it to Saksess who finished cleanly.

1515
01:26:08,040 --> 01:26:15,040
In the 59th minute Orsalini's low cross to Sansone led to Sansone finishing into an empty net.

1516
01:26:15,040 --> 01:26:22,040
So this leads me just to bring up something Sansone scored obviously in the 2-1 victory over Inter where he said

1517
01:26:22,040 --> 01:26:27,040
I hope Maldini or someone from Milan calls me at least for a loan so I can play in the Champions League.

1518
01:26:27,040 --> 01:26:29,040
So obviously he did Milan a favour.

1519
01:26:29,040 --> 01:26:30,040
Sign him up!

1520
01:26:30,040 --> 01:26:31,040
Sign him up!

1521
01:26:31,040 --> 01:26:37,040
Well he did Milan a favour. He put good pressure on the goalkeeper to be honest to make that mistake but we'll get to that soon enough.

1522
01:26:37,040 --> 01:26:39,040
Yeah it was going in without you bro.

1523
01:26:39,040 --> 01:26:49,040
So Bologna had 55% ball possession in this game against Odinese. They had 10 shots to Odinese, 17.

1524
01:26:49,040 --> 01:26:57,040
Bologna had 3 on target, Odinese had 5 on target. Was a draw a fair result or do you think that Odinese edged it?

1525
01:26:57,040 --> 01:27:04,040
So I think that a draw was a fair result. Of course Bologna came into this game without their prolific goalscorer and Arnautovic.

1526
01:27:04,040 --> 01:27:10,040
We're looking at two teams over here who are mid-table. Two teams over here that needed a victory for mathematical safety.

1527
01:27:10,040 --> 01:27:16,040
Of course they have both achieved it thanks to their midweek results. Now they're both safe from the drop officially.

1528
01:27:16,040 --> 01:27:23,040
But yeah they're on good form. They fought it out. They both managed two goals each. It was a fair result at the end of the day.

1529
01:27:23,040 --> 01:27:24,040
A highly entertaining game.

1530
01:27:24,040 --> 01:27:32,040
A highly entertaining game and to be honest my hands were itching for this one. Two teams on hot form collide.

1531
01:27:32,040 --> 01:27:37,040
We both know what these guys are going to bring. They're going to bring physicality. They're going to bring speed.

1532
01:27:37,040 --> 01:27:43,040
They're going in for the 50-50s. It was a very exciting affair. It definitely did not disappoint.

1533
01:27:43,040 --> 01:27:45,040
With a lot of talent on both teams.

1534
01:27:45,040 --> 01:27:52,040
Exactly. Each demonstrated their strengths perfectly but none of them were capable of taking home the three points I would say.

1535
01:27:52,040 --> 01:27:59,040
I think they'll both be satisfied with this though especially now that they've achieved mathematical safety. They can just push for a high enough finish.

1536
01:27:59,040 --> 01:28:08,040
Exactly. So Bologna obviously are also coming off a 2-1 victory at home to Inter which was that game in hand.

1537
01:28:08,040 --> 01:28:15,040
Massive victory for them but it was a big win for them but it was a terrible loss for Inter. I think that seals the headlines.

1538
01:28:15,040 --> 01:28:23,040
For sure. For sure. People are going to be talking about Inter dropping points more than Bologna getting the victory of course as it affects the table directly.

1539
01:28:23,040 --> 01:28:28,040
But of course the people of Bologna are going to be very happy with it. You know, Mihailović is going to be very happy with it.

1540
01:28:28,040 --> 01:28:31,040
So, you know, pleasant vibes all around.

1541
01:28:31,040 --> 01:28:35,040
A lovely city, a lovely stadium, lovely manager, lovely team.

1542
01:28:35,040 --> 01:28:42,040
If you're ever around Italy, do visit Bologna. It's a nice student city. There's a nice university over there. The nightlife is really good.

1543
01:28:42,040 --> 01:28:44,040
You walk around the streets, everyone's just hanging around drinking.

1544
01:28:44,040 --> 01:28:50,040
It's very lively man. Everyone's outside. There's this element of trust. The food is just obviously ridiculous.

1545
01:28:50,040 --> 01:28:54,040
We enjoyed ourselves over there obviously when we went to watch Sassuolo play.

1546
01:28:54,040 --> 01:29:02,040
On the other hand, Odinese managed to beat Fiorentina away from home 4-0. Is there anything we could add about how impressive Odinese looked?

1547
01:29:02,040 --> 01:29:10,040
Not really. It's nice to see Deo Lefebvre finally getting his groove in as we've discussed in the last one.

1548
01:29:10,040 --> 01:29:15,040
We're finally seeing Deo Lefebvre we're used to at Milan. What for the exact same player?

1549
01:29:15,040 --> 01:29:22,040
They have some exciting players in Destinier, Dodri and Isaac's success over there. Molina. Molina's a fucking exciting player.

1550
01:29:22,040 --> 01:29:28,040
I don't remember a time when Odinese were this exciting. Before it was very much DePaul dependent.

1551
01:29:28,040 --> 01:29:39,040
Now they cashed in on DePaul. They actually made some solid changes. They're looking like a team and again a very entertaining team that has the ability to put four positive on their day.

1552
01:29:39,040 --> 01:29:44,040
On their day they also have Pereira on the starting eleven. They're bringing on players like Samardzic.

1553
01:29:44,040 --> 01:29:49,040
Their front line of success on Delefebvre doesn't simply end there. They could bring Posetto on as well.

1554
01:29:49,040 --> 01:29:56,040
It's looking promising for Odinese. They're not a highly ambitious team but it's always good to see them pushing up as much as they can.

1555
01:29:56,040 --> 01:30:07,040
This leads them to 12th place on 43 points. They're only one behind Torino now and they're actually one point ahead of Bologna who are in 13th on 42 points.

1556
01:30:07,040 --> 01:30:13,040
So the next game was between Genoa and Caliari and this was one that I had been looking forward to for a while.

1557
01:30:13,040 --> 01:30:15,040
Of course, relegation six pointer.

1558
01:30:15,040 --> 01:30:20,040
A relegation six pointer in the truest form, bro.

1559
01:30:20,040 --> 01:30:27,040
And it's the two classic Serie A sides that struggle. It's some of these new guys like Spezia, Venezia.

1560
01:30:27,040 --> 01:30:33,040
Two OGs. Genoa are one of the most of course historic clubs in the league.

1561
01:30:33,040 --> 01:30:39,040
Exactly. I know a guy at Melitta that used to support Genoa. I wonder if he still does now. Zynga.

1562
01:30:39,040 --> 01:30:45,040
Yeah, a good guy. He must be depressed. Shout out Zynga if you're listening.

1563
01:30:45,040 --> 01:30:54,040
The reverse fixture ended in a 3-2 away victory for Genoa. This was Genoa's only victory prior to the Blassin era.

1564
01:30:54,040 --> 01:30:57,040
And Fares had scored two and Destra had got one as well.

1565
01:30:57,040 --> 01:30:59,040
Oh, that was a game, bro.

1566
01:30:59,040 --> 01:31:08,040
It was a fantastic game, really. Genoa were coming off a 2-0 away loss to Milan while Caliari were coming off a 1-0 home victory to Sassuolo.

1567
01:31:08,040 --> 01:31:12,040
Everyone thought that, to be honest, Caliari would take this. No, people seem to think that.

1568
01:31:12,040 --> 01:31:23,040
It's difficult to say because Caliari have more quality individually, but then Genoa have the whole Gaggen press system and the Blassin era that just makes them better, to be honest.

1569
01:31:23,040 --> 01:31:29,040
That's what I thought would make the difference, to be honest. I was talking to David before, one of the guys who wrote an article for us.

1570
01:31:29,040 --> 01:31:38,040
He's a Nudinezza fan and an Inter fan, of course. He's an Inter fan primarily.

1571
01:31:38,040 --> 01:31:45,040
He talked about Caliari winning this one. I think Genoa would win it. But of course Genoa did edge it.

1572
01:31:45,040 --> 01:31:52,040
This was Genoa's fifth Serie A win over Caliari in a row. So there is something in the water over there.

1573
01:31:52,040 --> 01:31:55,040
They kept four clean sheets in the process, which is very impressive.

1574
01:31:55,040 --> 01:31:58,040
That wasn't the game before this one, that's for sure.

1575
01:31:58,040 --> 01:32:09,040
Genoa made two changes. They brought in Sturara on Portanova and they left out Hefti and Piccoli, while Caliari brought in Cepitelli over Lovato.

1576
01:32:09,040 --> 01:32:14,040
It was a very high intensity game, very entertaining, end-to-end stuff.

1577
01:32:14,040 --> 01:32:15,040
Pinball, man.

1578
01:32:15,040 --> 01:32:18,040
Pinball, a scrap but an entertaining one.

1579
01:32:18,040 --> 01:32:24,040
In the 48th minute, João Pedro struck the post and the winner came in the 89th minute after some confusion in the box,

1580
01:32:24,040 --> 01:32:29,040
leading to Lovato poking it to Milan Badel, who actually scored in the bottom left corner.

1581
01:32:29,040 --> 01:32:33,040
Crazy scenes. He's not a player who gets many goals and it's always the case with these players.

1582
01:32:33,040 --> 01:32:37,040
These guys who don't score often, when they score it means so much more to them.

1583
01:32:37,040 --> 01:32:41,040
I remember with Milan there was Lucas Biglia, who whenever he scored he would lose his mind.

1584
01:32:41,040 --> 01:32:47,040
Biglia reminds me of Lucas Leyva, because they're blonde and conservative and never score.

1585
01:32:47,040 --> 01:32:49,040
And underwhelming.

1586
01:32:49,040 --> 01:32:50,040
Exactly.

1587
01:32:50,040 --> 01:32:57,040
Genoa had 56% ball possession with 13 shots, 2 on target, while Caliari had 11 shots with 1 on target.

1588
01:32:57,040 --> 01:32:59,040
So it was a scrap of course.

1589
01:32:59,040 --> 01:33:00,040
Very even affair.

1590
01:33:00,040 --> 01:33:02,040
Only 3 shots on target in the whole thing.

1591
01:33:02,040 --> 01:33:06,040
Again, it was an entertaining game.

1592
01:33:06,040 --> 01:33:09,040
Caliari, most of their chances came through João Pedro.

1593
01:33:09,040 --> 01:33:14,040
There was one Marlin moment where he tried to chip it over the keeper from an awkward...

1594
01:33:14,040 --> 01:33:18,040
After some mix-up in the box and it went just wide, man, as well.

1595
01:33:18,040 --> 01:33:24,040
No, the difference is that Genoa got that moment where they had the guy in the right place at the right time.

1596
01:33:24,040 --> 01:33:28,040
The ball literally fell to him and he managed to slot it into the bottom corner.

1597
01:33:28,040 --> 01:33:32,040
Had that ball fall into João Pedro, I'm sure it would have been the same story.

1598
01:33:32,040 --> 01:33:36,040
So the momentum shifted into Genoa's favour.

1599
01:33:36,040 --> 01:33:45,040
I believe in Caliari, obviously now in some real danger, probably the most danger that they've been in since they exited the relegation zone.

1600
01:33:45,040 --> 01:33:48,040
Some teams like Salah and Netanah in Genoa are looking hot right now.

1601
01:33:48,040 --> 01:33:49,040
They're going to have to be careful.

1602
01:33:49,040 --> 01:33:51,040
I have Caliari going down, man.

1603
01:33:51,040 --> 01:33:55,040
I don't quite know who's going to stay up ahead of them, but I see Caliari going down as fuck, man.

1604
01:33:55,040 --> 01:34:04,040
I had said at the beginning of the season that Genoa will survive 100% simply because of their mid-season transfers.

1605
01:34:04,040 --> 01:34:09,040
Remember when I said they always sort everything out halfway through the season with their loans?

1606
01:34:09,040 --> 01:34:10,040
They brought in a decent manager.

1607
01:34:10,040 --> 01:34:12,040
They got a few draws in a row.

1608
01:34:12,040 --> 01:34:15,040
They brought in a few players with pedigree.

1609
01:34:15,040 --> 01:34:18,040
Looking at the team right now, there are a few players who can make the difference.

1610
01:34:18,040 --> 01:34:19,040
Like Milan Badel scored the goal.

1611
01:34:19,040 --> 01:34:22,040
He's been a player who's been playing in Serie A for a very long time now.

1612
01:34:22,040 --> 01:34:23,040
That's true.

1613
01:34:23,040 --> 01:34:24,040
Serigu came up big in this game.

1614
01:34:24,040 --> 01:34:26,040
He's another veteran in Serie A.

1615
01:34:26,040 --> 01:34:29,040
So they're being saved by these players who have experience.

1616
01:34:29,040 --> 01:34:34,040
All I want, bro, is that I want the best teams to stay up and I want the worst teams to go down.

1617
01:34:34,040 --> 01:34:40,040
I don't want there to be five teams next season that might as well be newly promoted sides.

1618
01:34:40,040 --> 01:34:48,040
Now, this is kind of the football that the Sampdoria, the Genoa, the Caliari, the Salernitana, the Venezias have given us this season.

1619
01:34:48,040 --> 01:34:58,040
But I certainly hope that towards that kind of last bottom five, there isn't so much of a discrepancy that there are higher quality sides, essentially.

1620
01:34:58,040 --> 01:35:03,040
I want the best teams to stay up and I want the best teams to come up and the worst teams to go down and stay down.

1621
01:35:03,040 --> 01:35:07,040
So we'll have the highest quality league as possible.

1622
01:35:07,040 --> 01:35:13,040
And who would that be in your opinion? Should we want to keep the best teams up? Who would they be?

1623
01:35:13,040 --> 01:35:16,040
Good question.

1624
01:35:16,040 --> 01:35:20,040
So, of course, recent C-Bias is going to play a massive factor in this, no?

1625
01:35:20,040 --> 01:35:25,040
Because the teams that are on hot form right now look better than the teams that were on hot form at the beginning of this season.

1626
01:35:25,040 --> 01:35:28,040
That's why I'm asking you, because I know you're smart and you look past that.

1627
01:35:28,040 --> 01:35:35,040
So overall, Genoa, I think it's time for Genoa to go down.

1628
01:35:35,040 --> 01:35:40,040
Granted, right now they're on good form and we're almost empathizing with them and want them to stay up.

1629
01:35:40,040 --> 01:35:42,040
They have a good coach and nothing else.

1630
01:35:42,040 --> 01:35:43,040
Exactly.

1631
01:35:43,040 --> 01:35:44,040
They have a good coach on Bellanova.

1632
01:35:44,040 --> 01:35:48,040
But finally, they have a new ownership. They have a new coach and they have a decent project going on.

1633
01:35:48,040 --> 01:35:50,040
They're playing decent football finally.

1634
01:35:50,040 --> 01:35:55,040
So I did want them to go down at the beginning of the season because of their lack of ambition, but now they're finally showing some.

1635
01:35:55,040 --> 01:35:58,040
So if it's rewarded, I wouldn't be too upset.

1636
01:35:58,040 --> 01:36:02,040
Cali already deserve to go down because they've been scraping the bottom of the barrel to stay up.

1637
01:36:02,040 --> 01:36:03,040
Yeah.

1638
01:36:03,040 --> 01:36:09,040
And they had a decent spine over there and they never actually managed to take advantage of it.

1639
01:36:09,040 --> 01:36:10,040
So they do kind of deserve it.

1640
01:36:10,040 --> 01:36:13,040
As we mentioned before, Venezia deserve to go down.

1641
01:36:13,040 --> 01:36:14,040
Yeah, Venezia are done.

1642
01:36:14,040 --> 01:36:23,040
As much as I like them, as cool as they are, as exciting as their project is, they don't deserve to be in Serie A right now.

1643
01:36:23,040 --> 01:36:26,040
So I'd say exactly, Genoa deserve to go down.

1644
01:36:26,040 --> 01:36:33,040
Probably Salah and Etanaz overall season warrants them to go down.

1645
01:36:33,040 --> 01:36:35,040
They've been worse than everyone else. You know what I mean?

1646
01:36:35,040 --> 01:36:38,040
But again, the story would be too good right now.

1647
01:36:38,040 --> 01:36:50,040
What I would want, bro, at this point, and I'm going to change everything, but I would take a Venezia, Genoa.

1648
01:36:50,040 --> 01:36:53,040
You know what? I'm going to say Venezia, Sampdoria, Spezia.

1649
01:36:53,040 --> 01:36:54,040
Those are the teams I want to go down.

1650
01:36:54,040 --> 01:36:57,040
I wish that's what I wish. That's what I wish.

1651
01:36:57,040 --> 01:36:59,040
Jesus. Jesus.

1652
01:36:59,040 --> 01:37:03,040
Okay. Well, I'd just like I said, I'd want the best teams to stay up.

1653
01:37:03,040 --> 01:37:15,040
So probably I would say I'd want the league to stay as it is because I understand that Caliari have higher quality than Genoa.

1654
01:37:15,040 --> 01:37:23,040
And Genoa were saved by a system, whereas Caliari were somewhat saved by certain individuals such as João Pedro and Keita Balde coming in and doing bits as well.

1655
01:37:23,040 --> 01:37:28,040
Myron being solid, Craniot, I'd like to see Craniot stay in Serie A, obviously.

1656
01:37:28,040 --> 01:37:34,040
But then these teams, if they get relegated, these players can finally leave to a better club and develop properly.

1657
01:37:34,040 --> 01:37:35,040
That's true. That's true.

1658
01:37:35,040 --> 01:37:42,040
But I would want, if I had to choose, I'd say the table stays as it is and we see Salah and Etanah, Genoa and Venezia going down.

1659
01:37:42,040 --> 01:37:53,040
I think they've been rubbish.

1660
01:37:53,040 --> 01:37:56,040
So welcome back to our question segment.

1661
01:37:56,040 --> 01:38:00,040
To drop a question, you can find us on Twitter or on Instagram.

1662
01:38:00,040 --> 01:38:04,040
We pretty much react to all of them because we don't get many as of yet.

1663
01:38:04,040 --> 01:38:07,040
At Serie A, spotlight, ladies and gents.

1664
01:38:07,040 --> 01:38:10,040
Yes, please come and pop us a question or a hot take.

1665
01:38:10,040 --> 01:38:13,040
We're interested to read your takes and debate with you.

1666
01:38:13,040 --> 01:38:15,040
We're eager to share our thoughts.

1667
01:38:15,040 --> 01:38:21,040
Our first question this week comes from Stinker on Twitter at Stinkerjen.

1668
01:38:21,040 --> 01:38:23,040
I'm sorry if I massacred your name.

1669
01:38:23,040 --> 01:38:24,040
Do we know him?

1670
01:38:24,040 --> 01:38:25,040
Yeah, he's a legend.

1671
01:38:25,040 --> 01:38:27,040
He's the guy who does the giveaways, bro.

1672
01:38:27,040 --> 01:38:29,040
Ah, yeah. Fantastic stuff. Albanian.

1673
01:38:29,040 --> 01:38:30,040
Great giveaways.

1674
01:38:30,040 --> 01:38:34,040
He says, thoughts on Brahim Diaz? Fun fact, he fucking hates him.

1675
01:38:34,040 --> 01:38:43,040
Okay. So yeah, I mean, I don't have a list of great things to say about his performances this season.

1676
01:38:43,040 --> 01:38:45,040
This is a guy with a high ceiling.

1677
01:38:45,040 --> 01:38:47,040
I think there's no question about his abilities.

1678
01:38:47,040 --> 01:38:51,040
The thing is, I still feel like he's very limited in certain departments.

1679
01:38:51,040 --> 01:38:59,040
I think that his overall size and his physicality is a bit of an issue because although it does make him quicker

1680
01:38:59,040 --> 01:39:02,040
and it does get him past players in its own unique way,

1681
01:39:02,040 --> 01:39:07,040
I also think that once he's faced with physicality, then he's just zoned totally out of the game

1682
01:39:07,040 --> 01:39:11,040
and he hasn't found a way to kind of own being up against these opponents.

1683
01:39:11,040 --> 01:39:16,040
And at the same time, I think the man just has a terrible shot and his output is very limited as well.

1684
01:39:16,040 --> 01:39:21,040
I mean, we saw that fantastic goal against Juve that he had scored and aside from that, you know,

1685
01:39:21,040 --> 01:39:26,040
the goals kind of came to him or there was a goalkeeper fumble or something of the sort.

1686
01:39:26,040 --> 01:39:28,040
So those are my thoughts. I think very easily replaceable.

1687
01:39:28,040 --> 01:39:30,040
Do I want him in the team? Yes.

1688
01:39:30,040 --> 01:39:32,040
Let's just not pay him that much, please.

1689
01:39:32,040 --> 01:39:39,040
Sure. It's not even a matter of let's not pay him that much because his salary is quite low.

1690
01:39:39,040 --> 01:39:40,040
You know what I mean?

1691
01:39:40,040 --> 01:39:41,040
He's coming from Real.

1692
01:39:41,040 --> 01:39:44,040
He is, but he's not a high earner at all.

1693
01:39:44,040 --> 01:39:49,040
I'm not sure what the numbers are right now, but they're definitely not astronomical to the books.

1694
01:39:49,040 --> 01:39:50,040
You know what I mean?

1695
01:39:50,040 --> 01:39:54,040
But if it means to keep him, you know, he needs to earn more money or something of the sort,

1696
01:39:54,040 --> 01:39:56,040
then that's something I might be out for.

1697
01:39:56,040 --> 01:40:00,040
Yes, yes, fair enough. Look, I've said it many times.

1698
01:40:00,040 --> 01:40:05,040
Shallanoglu leaving and not being replaced is not fair on Brahim Diaz.

1699
01:40:05,040 --> 01:40:09,040
Brahim Diaz isn't a player that takes on a starting role week in week out.

1700
01:40:09,040 --> 01:40:12,040
He's never had a full season prior to this one starting.

1701
01:40:12,040 --> 01:40:18,040
So how are we going to challenge for a title with a guy who's never actually played a full season playing camp?

1702
01:40:18,040 --> 01:40:22,040
Coming into the season, his only fucking replacement was Daniel Maldini.

1703
01:40:22,040 --> 01:40:24,040
Are you going to tell me that this is Brahim Diaz's fault? No, it's not.

1704
01:40:24,040 --> 01:40:26,040
It puts so much pressure on the man.

1705
01:40:26,040 --> 01:40:27,040
It puts too much pressure on the man.

1706
01:40:27,040 --> 01:40:29,040
How did he end up playing Madzala, man?

1707
01:40:29,040 --> 01:40:32,040
Yes, well, as a Czechoslavia player.

1708
01:40:32,040 --> 01:40:33,040
Oh, as a Czechoslavia player.

1709
01:40:33,040 --> 01:40:36,040
And we've seen, you know, we've seen Brahim Diaz coming off the bench.

1710
01:40:36,040 --> 01:40:38,040
He looks so much sharper coming off when everyone's tired.

1711
01:40:38,040 --> 01:40:39,040
He does, he does, man.

1712
01:40:39,040 --> 01:40:42,040
You know what I mean? That's how he should have been deployed all season, man, with the odd start.

1713
01:40:42,040 --> 01:40:48,040
And the thing is, you start him less frequently, he'll have more to prove, less pressure to play with, you know.

1714
01:40:48,040 --> 01:40:52,040
It's a shame. I feel like he's being ruined a bit with the pressure.

1715
01:40:52,040 --> 01:41:00,040
Yeah, I feel you. I mean, you know, the more game time, the more game time that the guy gets, essentially, the better for him.

1716
01:41:00,040 --> 01:41:06,040
But look, the stakes are high. Other teams have options in those areas.

1717
01:41:06,040 --> 01:41:14,040
It's not like they're shy of options. There are teams like Atalanta and Inter who have options galore, including Napoli as well.

1718
01:41:14,040 --> 01:41:18,040
So that's that's something that it's no essential fault of his own.

1719
01:41:18,040 --> 01:41:24,040
He's going through the process of growth and he was put in a certain situation that put a lot of pressure on him.

1720
01:41:24,040 --> 01:41:27,040
And he dipped in certain moments for that reason.

1721
01:41:27,040 --> 01:41:31,040
But look, there's a reason Piole loves him so much as well. He must bring something to the team.

1722
01:41:31,040 --> 01:41:36,040
And it's obvious, his talent is clear when he absolutely destroys a player with an unbelievable fucking skill move.

1723
01:41:36,040 --> 01:41:40,040
He does, man, he does do it. And he started winning fouls in good areas as well.

1724
01:41:40,040 --> 01:41:43,040
Exactly. That's the thing he has to focus on because of his size.

1725
01:41:43,040 --> 01:41:46,040
He needs to when he falls, he needs to win fouls. If he does that, he's fine.

1726
01:41:46,040 --> 01:41:52,040
Bring him on when teams are frustrated and kind of tired. That's when he fucking excels.

1727
01:41:52,040 --> 01:41:55,040
For sure, bro. That's what I think about Bruninho Dias.

1728
01:41:55,040 --> 01:41:57,040
Fucking whoops.

1729
01:41:57,040 --> 01:42:04,040
Anyway, our next question comes from our boy Steve, Steve758 on Instagram.

1730
01:42:04,040 --> 01:42:08,040
He was on our youth especially. You should go check that out. Quite insightful.

1731
01:42:08,040 --> 01:42:10,040
He also just got retweeted by Bologna.

1732
01:42:10,040 --> 01:42:11,040
Yes.

1733
01:42:11,040 --> 01:42:12,040
Quoted by Bologna.

1734
01:42:12,040 --> 01:42:16,040
He says, it might actually happen. Boys Napoli are bottling it.

1735
01:42:16,040 --> 01:42:19,040
Steve, honestly, mad respect to you, bro.

1736
01:42:19,040 --> 01:42:20,040
Steve deserves a round of applause.

1737
01:42:20,040 --> 01:42:27,040
You've been laughing in my face every time I said, Napoli, you know, Napoli can win the league years ago.

1738
01:42:27,040 --> 01:42:30,040
And I was like, what? They're doing well. Come on.

1739
01:42:30,040 --> 01:42:33,040
They're like, no, dude, they'll bottle it. Their mentality is fucking terrible.

1740
01:42:33,040 --> 01:42:39,040
He's right. They did bottle it. This was a bottle of the highest order.

1741
01:42:39,040 --> 01:42:46,040
Yeah. This was that San Benedetto fresh water from the fucking river of wherever the fuck it comes from.

1742
01:42:46,040 --> 01:42:50,040
It's fjords bottled water as well.

1743
01:42:50,040 --> 01:42:55,040
No, I mean, literally, they couldn't have done it worse if they tried.

1744
01:42:55,040 --> 01:43:02,040
I mean, conceding three in 10 minutes against Bologna in the last 10 minutes of the game, one through a good keeping error like that.

1745
01:43:02,040 --> 01:43:06,040
I know it's an individual mistake, but that individual is part of the club.

1746
01:43:06,040 --> 01:43:09,040
So that that subsequently affects you.

1747
01:43:09,040 --> 01:43:12,040
And sell him. So what are you going to do?

1748
01:43:12,040 --> 01:43:23,040
And, you know, I think Napoli had had overall a good season, but it's tough to say it's bittersweet, you know, to say that when they slipped up in the important moment.

1749
01:43:23,040 --> 01:43:28,040
But they put themselves in a good position early and hopefully for them, they'll see some more consistency.

1750
01:43:28,040 --> 01:43:32,040
They would have been happy with a top four finish and they're going to get it at the end of the day.

1751
01:43:32,040 --> 01:43:38,040
It's disappointing, of course, that they couldn't go all the way. But but you know, this will be positive.

1752
01:43:38,040 --> 01:43:41,040
I'm not disappointed. Yeah, for them, it will be it will be positive.

1753
01:43:41,040 --> 01:43:45,040
Now, I believe we received a piece of content. Yes, we did.

1754
01:43:45,040 --> 01:43:53,040
We received a video that is our podcast playing from my phone.

1755
01:43:53,040 --> 01:43:56,040
So our final question comes from our boy, Meagles.

1756
01:43:56,040 --> 01:44:01,040
You won't know him from Twitter. He's the guy with the massive Discord server, of course, for Milanese to get together.

1757
01:44:01,040 --> 01:44:05,040
And the banter must be next level. I don't actually use Discord very much.

1758
01:44:05,040 --> 01:44:10,040
I'm a bit of a boomer. Yeah, same here. Like I used to use it for the game, like League of Legends back in the day.

1759
01:44:10,040 --> 01:44:16,040
I downloaded it and never I think I used it. I never quite used it as like a chatting platform.

1760
01:44:16,040 --> 01:44:19,040
But anyway, it's a good tool, though. Yeah, he sends this video.

1761
01:44:19,040 --> 01:44:35,040
Of course, this is in light of Milan's new ownership deal, which is

1762
01:44:35,040 --> 01:44:41,040
which talks for have recently accelerated, of course.

1763
01:44:41,040 --> 01:44:47,040
Are you excited for that? Choo choo, motherfucker, choo choo, bro.

1764
01:44:47,040 --> 01:44:50,040
I just hope everything goes through. It would be nuts.

1765
01:44:50,040 --> 01:44:57,040
What a successful project by Elliot to inherit the club, make it profitable,

1766
01:44:57,040 --> 01:45:01,040
sell it for the highest amount a football club has ever been sold.

1767
01:45:01,040 --> 01:45:05,040
Fun fact, one point two billion. A club has never been sold for that amount.

1768
01:45:05,040 --> 01:45:09,040
Granted inflation, but like you take absolutely serious like, bro.

1769
01:45:09,040 --> 01:45:14,040
So this would be historic, you know, and they're a very powerful group of men.

1770
01:45:14,040 --> 01:45:20,040
As in from where I'm standing. I mean, surprise, surprise. Right.

1771
01:45:20,040 --> 01:45:26,040
To me, it just seems like these guys came in out of nowhere and suddenly are like,

1772
01:45:26,040 --> 01:45:30,040
yeah, we're serious about our offer. We want to pay one point one billion for your club.

1773
01:45:30,040 --> 01:45:33,040
And then like two weeks later and it's close to being finalized.

1774
01:45:33,040 --> 01:45:36,040
So they just came in and they meant business off the get go.

1775
01:45:36,040 --> 01:45:40,040
Now, this is from where I'm standing. It could be that they've been liaising for months behind.

1776
01:45:40,040 --> 01:45:46,040
And the public eye, it's a very new thing. You know what I mean? We all knew that Elliot wanted to flip the club.

1777
01:45:46,040 --> 01:45:49,040
There was no long term project. They just wanted to sell it for a profit.

1778
01:45:49,040 --> 01:45:55,040
That's how they run their hedge fund at the end of the day. So, so yeah, exciting, exciting times.

1779
01:45:55,040 --> 01:46:01,040
I'm very excited. And, you know, as fans, we need to treat ourselves with, you know,

1780
01:46:01,040 --> 01:46:05,040
like a satin robe of Milan or something to celebrate.

1781
01:46:05,040 --> 01:46:11,040
Something a bit, you know, a bit exotic. Something a bit naughty.

1782
01:46:11,040 --> 01:46:15,040
Something a bit pervy. Exactly.

1783
01:46:15,040 --> 01:46:19,040
Guys, this has been a fun episode. It has been a blast.

1784
01:46:19,040 --> 01:46:24,040
So we hope you guys enjoyed it. It's currently half past one in the morning here at Motta.

1785
01:46:24,040 --> 01:46:27,040
We're both working tomorrow, so we're in quite a rush to get back to bed.

1786
01:46:27,040 --> 01:46:32,040
We hope you tune in. We hope you give it a listen and we hope that you engage with us.

1787
01:46:32,040 --> 01:46:37,040
We hope you follow us, rate us, like us, love us, whatever.

1788
01:46:37,040 --> 01:46:40,040
Chastise us. No problem, guys. We'll take it.

1789
01:46:40,040 --> 01:46:42,040
We'll take it. A hundred percent.

1790
01:46:42,040 --> 01:46:46,040
So thank you very much, guys. Hopefully we'll see you at this time next week.

1791
01:46:46,040 --> 01:47:02,040
Oh yeah.