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Sabiri sees Desta Noglu out of the

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poles and he does a masterpiece that unlocks the score. 1-0. Sabiri has caught up with his imagination.

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Hello and welcome back to another season of Serie A Spotlight. We are hosts Matt and Jake and you can find us today in front of one of those illegal vans in Naples where they sell fake kits basically.

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That's what our setup looks like today.

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Firstly, the kits are entirely real as you know because we spent a lot of money on them.

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But what Jake is referring to for those of you that normally just listen to our audio on Spotify, Apple Play, Google Podcasts or whatever, we've decided to introduce a little bit of video just for our TikTok platform, our Instagram platform, a bit of YouTube here and there.

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We get that you guys don't just want to watch us talk about football for two hours long so we decided we'll just keep this for snippets.

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Exactly and this will help you apply a bit of context to what we look like you know.

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Exactly, stop thinking we're Jamaican. We're not that cool guys.

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I'm clearly Libyan and he's clearly, what would you be?

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Mexican I guess.

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Colombian, you could be Colombian.

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Maybe Colombian, but yes we'll have another season of Serie A coming up.

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Obviously we all know what happened last season.

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We started the podcast, we started going through matchday by matchday, what was going on.

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We're still going to be doing that so we're going to be going through matchday one together, matchday two together, matchday three together and talking about how the games went.

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But we've decided to remove the prediction series and instead I don't know if you want to introduce this.

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Serie A, slips, Serie A spotlight slips.

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Serie A, spotlight slips.

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We're going to be working together instead of against each other every weekend.

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We're going to be coming up with the best slips to bet on for the weekend.

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Of course we do not encourage betting, we do not promote betting or gambling of any forms but we will do it just for entertainment purposes.

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Exactly, bear in mind that gambling is gambling.

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There's no right formula, we're always going to fuck up, we're always going to lose money.

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So we just want to show you guys what we think is a good idea of a slip and how we think the games are going to turn out.

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Hopefully this time I won't lie to Jake and tell him that's what I'm going to get from a kid.

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He was meant to get me three from last season's fucking bets.

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I got the none.

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He got me none.

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He said well you got me this one, the Saponara one.

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I pitched in for this one heavily with Sarah.

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The classic one, 1980s.

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Exactly, thank you for explaining it to the viewers.

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I keep thinking because we're on camera I don't have to do that.

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Of course we're not uploading all the video, it doesn't make any sense, it takes too long.

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Exactly, but yeah fuck it.

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What we're going to do this time round guys for this episode, obviously this is a warm up for the entire season.

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That's to come the entire 40 episodes that are still to come out in season two.

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So what we're going to do is we're going to go through the entire league table of last season,

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obviously removing the three relegated teams and introducing the three newly promoted teams.

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Jake's going to give us a bit of insight about the manager, if they kept the same manager,

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if they've replaced the manager, is the new manager better, is he worse, so on and so forth.

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Twice I will be giving us a little bit of a transfer update.

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Obviously still a couple of weeks left of the transfer window,

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but hopefully this will give you guys a good idea of what's going on.

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Yeah, so we can start from the top with Milan.

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Oui.

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Of course, so they're going to restart the season of course,

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but purely at the helm as we know as always his contract expires in 2023.

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The theme of the transfer market currently can be made in Belgium right now,

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the arrivals of Origi and Decatelar.

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They should be lining up with their usual 4-2-3-1 formation, kind of shift to a 4-3-3,

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and there will be moments in the season where you're watching Milan,

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you're going to be like what formation is this, where is everyone playing,

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why is Calabria in the middle, why is Adli left back, what's going on,

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like that's just the Piolli system, the 1v1, it creates a lot of confusion.

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But the starting lineup should look like this.

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Milan, Calabria, Calulu, Tomori, Hernandez, Benassir, Tonali, Decatelar, Adli, Leao, Origi.

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That's what I would like to see as a Milan fan and as a Serie A fan.

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I mean, Adli has shown so much during pre-season, obviously pre-season is pre-season.

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You can't judge a team of how they perform in pre-season, but you can judge players.

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It's as simple as that, and Adli down the middle looks incredible.

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He looks amazing, man.

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I saw a shout saying, he looks like Zidane with hair.

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I saw a shout saying Decatelar in the attacking mid position,

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because he's naturally an attacking midfielder,

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and then Salamakker and Missias fighting for their place on the right-hand side.

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I would prefer seeing Decatelar down the right, maybe being a bit more of a central right winger,

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kind of like Barardi with his sweet left foot and his size, the size of Decatelar is incredible.

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Yeah, he's like 6'2", literally.

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Adli down the middle, because he's so forward-minded, he always wants to play the ball forward,

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he always knows what's going on behind him.

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And then Origi, I just want to see a bit of a change up there, I want to see a bit more pace,

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I want to see a bit more, I don't know, a bit more explosiveness probably.

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Even though Milan do thrive with a target man, of course let's not get into the starting formation too much,

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because we know as the season progresses, everyone will get their turn,

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and there will be moments where there won't be enough players in the squad, it's as simple as that.

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Like what happened last season against Hellas Verona for Milan,

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where Castille, Yeho and Kroon-Inshallah carried the team on their shoulders.

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But anyway, what I do notice about Milan this time is that they have depth, a lot of depth,

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to the point that a few injuries won't destroy them, you know,

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granted they're going to be competing on all fronts,

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I do feel like Milan, you know, being a pot one, are going to be looking to go even further in the Champions League.

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They did very well last year, don't let the fourth place finish distracting Milan, played very well,

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with a very thin squad.

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So I think this year they'll take the Champions League a bit more seriously,

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and I think that, you know, I think Milan have improved.

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Yeah, I think Milan improved as well.

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Piole did point out that when asked what else is left for Milan in the transfer market,

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he made a very vague claim.

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He said there's still a spot clearly available in midfield,

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and there's a spot available in the defensive area as well.

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So in the midfield, we know that Milan have been linked with Renato Sanchez quite a bit,

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Liao and Manon are tired of commenting on his Instagram post at this point.

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They've become their part-time job.

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Literally, they must get commission of that.

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And center back, I mean, fuck knows.

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There was a JV being linked, you know.

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There's obviously the whole Buttman thing that went on as well.

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God knows what's going to happen over there.

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But like you mentioned, so there have been the signings of the Catalar and Origi.

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So the Catalar was signed for 32 million, Origi on the free.

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There have also been Messias, Florenzi, Pobeg and Adli that have either been redeemed

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or they returned from loan.

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And then out of the club have left Romagnoli, Castille, Occhessi, Caldara.

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And Caldara on loan to Spezia along with Daniel Maldini.

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Who scored, he scored in the Coppa Italia.

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Did he?

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Yeah, he scored the fourth goal for Spezia in the Coppa.

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Happy to see.

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Yeah.

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It's interesting to see, bro.

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Like right now, apparently Barcelona can't redeem, or they have to, sorry,

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they have to make a sale in order to redeem Kessy and Christensen.

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I don't know exactly what it is, but they have until Saturday.

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Exactly.

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So, you know, Christensen and Kessy are a midfielder and a defender.

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Just bring them in.

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There you go.

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Christensen, Jamie always mentioned to me that he'll be good in Italy

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because he's good playing the ball out the back.

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And that's pretty much all he's good at.

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Because obviously he's not very highly rated.

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So another was this whole thing about Milan balancing the books.

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Milan have spent 32 million signing the Catalar and the income from all those signings,

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all those names that we mentioned, Romagnoli, Castillejo, Kessy, Caldara, Maldini,

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well, leave Caldara and Maldini out.

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That's just an income of 13.05 million.

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So you have Romagnoli on a free, Castillejo on a free, Kessy on a free.

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I don't know where the 13.05 million come from, but Milan have only made 13.05 million.

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I don't like to get too much into finances.

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I know that.

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Do you want to know how much the value of the departures were though?

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The actual value of them?

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99.7 million.

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That's all Castillejo.

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No, no, no.

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5% of it is Castillejo, 95% of it is his pocket.

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Great.

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So that's Milan.

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We're going to say where we think they're going to finish.

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Exactly.

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So I think we both believe that Milan removed a lot of the fringe players, brought in finally

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those two positions that really needed to be cemented.

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The right wing department, the striker department, the account department, you could say, has been somewhat fixed as well.

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Lack of experience, but fantastic.

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There's depth, there are options.

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So for example, if Brahim flops again, it's not like, ah, fuck it, there's no one left.

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You know, now you can plug in Pobega, you can plug in Adli, you can try out De Kettler there and put Messias on the right, Salamak is on the right.

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There's room to play now for Milan.

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Exactly.

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Where do you think Milan ended up?

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So, alright.

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Obviously, I'm so stressed about this because I'm looking at my table and I disagree with every single little thing I put down.

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Yes, I have my table in front of me and honestly, the top three is the toughest one.

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Look, so originally I was thinking Juve, right?

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And then I thought to myself, you know, I watched them a little bit in preseason, I watched a few highlights from last year, you know, and I remember that Allegri is at the helm.

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He can get them going, you know, with a bit of momentum and they will get the results, 1-0 here, 1-0 there, 2-1, you know, all these types of victories.

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And they have many good players now, you know, with Di Maria, we'll get into that.

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I like the way this is going right now.

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But I don't think that they have enough midfield depth to actually win the league, Juve, yet.

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I agree.

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Then that leaves Milan and Inter or Roma, who are the dark horses as well, but let's say Milan and Inter, let's keep it realistic.

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I believe that Inter have a big sail to make and I have a feeling that sail might be screenier, right?

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And if that does happen, I do believe that they will be significantly weaker without screenier.

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You know, and considering the manner with which Milan won the league last year, everything seemed to be against them.

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The calls, the injuries just kept getting worse and worse and worse for Milan.

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At the point I was just like, this has to be some kind of social experiment to like see how long it will take me until I like, you know, do something extremely regretful.

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But at the end of the day, Milan won the league.

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Granted, it was by two points, but they were extremely dominant. They looked fucking pissed every time they dropped points.

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So I think it would be unfair for me to come here and say, OK, Milan have improved, but they're not going to win the league.

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You know, so I'm going to say I'm going to say it here that Milan are going to go back to back twice in a row.

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Yes, I love it. I'm not. I'm not confident about it.

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I love it. But it's just the prediction I have to make. I love it, man. I love it. Well done. Well done.

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I have Milan in second. Reason being, I don't believe Inter have a big sale to make. It's as simple as that.

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But anyways, let me just stick to Milan second for now so that when Inter and Juve come up, I will have something to say about them.

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So, yeah, I would say Milan in second. I feel like they have significantly improved.

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I think in certain areas of the season last year, we saw some serious weaknesses in Milan, particularly when the injuries came about, but not even when there were injuries about.

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It's just the low block, man. Exactly. Penetrating the low block. Exactly.

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And I see other teams just with some of the additional firepower that they have, which we'll get into later. I think that will take them all the way.

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I think very much that Milan are there, bro. Milan can fucking do it. How many points do you think Milan won't win the league by?

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No, like maximum five. Maximum five. It's not two victories apart. Like Milan are not two victories apart from anyone at the moment.

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That's getting clipped of Milan come fifth. Yeah.

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Shall we move on to Inter? Simone and Inzaghi's Inter, two trophies on the showcase for them. They have the Italian Super Cup and the Coppa Italia.

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You know, they're going to stay together, Inzaghi and Inter. He's bound with them till 2024.

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President Zhang on Instagram said that Inzaghi is a gift. Sorry, it's a gift to be able to work with Inzaghi.

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Excuse my voice, I'm a little bit sick. The youngest manager in the league, by the way.

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No. Oh, sorry, Zanetti is. He's the second. I forgot that Zanetti stayed in the league for a second.

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So the only difference is that we can see the main differences that we can see is that Perisic has fucked off to Tottenham, leaving, of course, the left hand side in Gossens' very capable hands.

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And they'll be lining up with their usual 3-5-2 formation, Handanovic between the sticks, he'll have pressure from Onana, Skriniar, Divri and Bastoni, Dumfries, Barela, Brozovic,

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Celanoglu, Gossens, Lautaro, Lukaku. Now, isn't that the team that won the league two years ago? Yeah.

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Minus Perisic. That's it. It's exactly the same team. And minus Celanoglu, actually. Yeah, there you go. There you go. And Onana.

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Yeah. But what do you think, bro, about this team? I mean, I mean, you look at last season's great team towards the end of the season,

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you could say they were directly, directly better than Milan. There was that fucking Coppa game, for example, that 3-0 where they just destroyed Milan.

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Beginning of the season, midway through, yes, Milan were significantly better. And Milan got all of the dirty work done there, fucked off a little bit in the third quarter of the season.

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Then the fourth quarter picked it up again. I think Inter were significantly better in that third quarter. And I think they were pretty consistent throughout the season.

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There was one spell just after Christmas where they really fell off when they dropped points to Sastovol. Yes, that was what lost them points.

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That's when Lautaro sucked. Exactly. When Lautaro sucked, Minyav. But what Inter have done here, bro, is they've added Lukaku, who has experience in the team.

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Sure, we all know that Lukaku can fall off it like he did at Chelsea and like he did at United, so on and so forth. He hasn't.

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Yeah, he must be chomping at the bit to get back out there, man. He must be. So there's Lukaku. There's Onana between the sticks.

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I believe that Alanovic will still start, make a couple of howlers. Yeah, and then Onana will step in. I see that happening 100%.

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I see that happening so much. There's Henrikh Miketarian in case you thought that Inter for a second were not versatile, which they obviously are.

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They've just gone off. Picture this 60-50 minute Shadanoğlu is having a shit show. They bring on Miketarian instead. That's fucking fire, bro.

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You know, people think Miketarian and they imagine like, you know, they don't take him seriously almost. But Miketarian is a solid, solid player.

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The way he drives forward and that like final ball that he gives, the penetrating ball, he's very good at that. But Roma, he was instrumental to their play.

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Especially on the counter, man. And he has flair to his game. No hate to Henrikh. No hate to Henrikh whatsoever. He's a fantastic player, man.

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And when I saw the signings of Lukaku and Miketarian, I'm like, OK, Inter are thinking short term at this point.

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They got Lukaku on for a season, though now apparently they have a second season that they can have him in as well.

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Chelsea were like, keep him for another year, maybe he can play us. Well, Inter are paying his wages, man.

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And then they've only gone and signed Aslani and Bellanova. Again, obviously more depth.

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And obviously, I mean, Aslani was instrumental for Empoli last year and Bellanova was incredible for Caliari.

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These are both on loan. They paid seven million to get them on loans, but they have the option to buy for both of them.

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Now, those are moves for the future. Aslani, 20 years old, Bellanova, 22 years old, Onana, 26 years old.

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So Inter have had a very, very good Mercato, man, in my opinion, and I think they got stronger.

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And I think with the moves that happened around them, they're kind of flying under the radar right now.

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People don't really, they're not really praising them that much.

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In reality, this was a solid, solid market for them. They got the Brozovic replacement, which they didn't have last year.

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In Aslani, as you said, very capable, you know, they still have DiMarco, you can put in a shift on the left, you can pop him in the center back.

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But bro, I still feel that they have a sale to make. It can't be.

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They were in financial ruins a couple of months ago. Everyone's saying, they're fucked, they have to sell, they have to sell.

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Now they're just bringing in players without letting anyone go, apart from Paris.

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We've seen crazy at all.

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We have seen crazy at Barcelona, case in point. But bro, I do think that one of Bustoni or Scrinio will go, or Lautaro.

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That would change things.

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It would. I think it would.

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That would change things. But, however, obviously, this is Simone Enzaghi's Inter, his first season in charge.

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I mean, we saw what he did, bro. He was so close to winning the League of Twenties for that God-forsaken Bologna game in hand.

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Yeah. Thank God.

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The next kit I need is what's his name, bro? Radu. I swear to God.

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I'll buy you a Radu.

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Thank you. I would love a Radu kit.

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Radu kit and a kiss on the cheek.

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Inter have also redeemed Joaquin Correa for 23.6 million.

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Give me a break.

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That's a decent deal, to be honest.

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Correa? I would take Correa for that amount, bro.

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He's 15 million at most, I would say, Correa.

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No, I'm talking shit. He's 23 years old.

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No, he's 27.

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He's 27?

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He's 27 years old.

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I can't read.

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No, he's a pretty good player. And in today's market, getting under that is interesting.

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23.6 million, what? For the two random braces he scores?

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Exactly.

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A year?

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He scores three braces a year. That's it.

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Fuck, that's it.

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I mean, he had 22 goals in 92 appearances for lots. He has Sevilla on his CV as well, Sampdoria.

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And he plays for the Argentina national team. He's a decent player, 6'2 as well.

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I don't like him.

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You don't like him?

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I'm not a big fan of Correa. I get that he's technically gifted, he's quick, he has flair to him.

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His finishing isn't great, bro. His link-up play isn't great.

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He seems like he's a good energetic player.

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He's a good energetic player to bring on.

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It's as simple as that. I don't believe he's at 23.6 million.

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Especially with today's market.

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If Inter are in financial ruins, they're going to sign Correa for 23.6 million.

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Not Correa, man. It's Nzaghi. It's the Nzaghi link.

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Nzaghi wanted him so Nzaghi got him.

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Yes, he clearly understands. Maybe he appreciates his tactical understanding.

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I guess, man. There's nothing to appreciate.

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Inter have offloaded a bunch of players.

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Okay, so there's a feast.

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Yes, we're in Malta. These are not bombs, these are fireworks.

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You're going to hear them.

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And I'm afraid there's absolutely nothing we could do about it.

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We would pause between every firework, but fuck that.

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Inter, they've offloaded Ranocchia to Monza on a free.

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Vidal to Flamengo on a free.

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Perisic to Spurs on a free.

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Vecino to Lazio on a free.

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Van Hoysden has been loaned out to AZ Alkmaar.

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Radu has been loaned out to Cremonaise as well by you, Cremonaise.

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Thank you very much.

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Martin Satariano, not the Maltese one, but the Uruguayan Italian.

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Satariano, my bad.

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Has been loaned out to Empoli.

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I like this guy, young, very good, 21 year old.

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Sensi has been loaned out to Monza.

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Sanchez has had his contract terminated.

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Caicedo's loan ended and Kolarov fucking retired.

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But Maldini doesn't have to sell players, man.

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My God. No, no, no, not at all.

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Inter, out of one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, eleven offloaded players have made 8.4 million.

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Yeah.

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And they've spent 38.6.

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They add another three million on top of that and they can pay Lukaku's wages for one million.

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If they add another 10 million on top of that, they can feed them for a week.

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Haven't they improved though?

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Yes, they have.

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I mean, you can't put Lukaku instead of Dzeko on the starting eleven and say they haven't improved.

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They have improved.

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There we go.

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Got it.

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So where do you have them finishing?

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Bear in mind, man, this is the same team that has fucking Varela, Kshala, Noblu, Prosofich in the middle.

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I have them in second.

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They're fucking mayhem, Inter, man.

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I hate them so much.

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I have them in second.

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You?

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You have them in second, I have them in first.

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First?

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I think they're very possible.

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I think they're gold.

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I think they're favourites, bro.

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They probably are, man.

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They're favourites.

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They probably are.

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I have them there. When you think of the fact that this is going to be Inzani's second season with them,

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I think what he did with the limited resources, he didn't have limited resources,

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but he definitely has additional firepower now.

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He has additional firepower now, higher quality all around, man.

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I think it takes them over the line this season.

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It'll be close between Milan and Inter, but yeah, we've got our top two established.

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Very possible, yeah.

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And they were inverted. We disagree, bro.

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That's great.

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OK, up next.

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Naples.

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Naples.

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A fun one.

325
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So Napoli, Luciano Spalletti's men.

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Can I just make a point and say the top seven teams have all kept the same manager for the first time like ever.

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That's great.

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Great continuity.

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Next year is going to be so juicy.

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First time like ever.

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Next year, more like this weekend.

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Bro, I'm so gassed.

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I'm so gassed.

334
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So Spalletti's contract is up until 2023.

335
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He has said already like we're thinking of next year when it comes to the transfers that he's made.

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He's kind of implying that this is kind of a...

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What's the word?

338
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It's like a gap year.

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Let's say that. There's a term for it, a something period.

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It's a gap year.

341
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They're taking a gap year.

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They're going to have fun.

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They're going to go play in the Conference League.

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You know who made that excuse?

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Ferrari.

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Don't care like.

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Ferrari.

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Straight up, not even listening.

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Last season they were like, fuck it, this season we're going to spend a cent on the car unless there are damages to it and we're going to invest all of it in next year.

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And then as they did, they have all the best cars on the grid.

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Nice. It's the same with LeBron James, you know.

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Napoli will continue with top four specialist Luciano Spalletti with their usual 4-3-3 formation.

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Very dynamic, very versatile over there.

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Matt?

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Yeah, I mean, when it comes to their transfers in the beginning, I was like, OK, doesn't seem like they're doing much.

356
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But I'm a little bit more hopeful for Napoli now.

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Let's take a look at what they've lost before looking at what they've gained.

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So they've lost Khalidou Koulibaly for 35 million.

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They've lost Dries Mertens out for a free to Galatasaray.

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Obviously he is the second most highly rated historic figure in Napoli's football history.

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Is their all-time leading goal scorer?

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They still obviously prefer Maradona, but Mertens is up there.

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They lost David Ospina on a free to Al Nasser.

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They lost Insinie, obviously their captain on a free to Toronto.

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Malcui was released, Goulam was released and Tutino was sold to Genoa for 5.5 million.

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So, I mean, you lose Koulibaly, you lose Mertens, you lose Ospina, you lose Insinia.

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You're like, how are we going to recover from this?

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They've signed Gvarah, Vita Gvaracheliya, the Georgian left winger from Dynamo Batumi.

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He actually looks solid.

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He looks pretty fucking good.

371
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He looks very, very good, man.

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Are you hearing this shit?

373
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Hopefully they're not.

374
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Yes, Gvaracheliya looks like the type of guy who's really good in one-on-one situations,

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very creative with his dribbling, you know, can get himself out of there, has an eye for goal as well.

376
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He's a very good player.

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Will he be enough? Is he an upgrade to Lorenzo Insinia or Dries Mertens?

378
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No, but he is a long term solution.

379
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He's 21 years old, OK, he doesn't have much experience when it comes to the big stage.

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The man doesn't look like he should have confidence whatsoever.

381
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However, pardon me.

382
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But yeah, obviously Insinia is irreplaceable no matter who they sign on the left,

383
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because you can't find a left winger to orchestrate your entire game plan.

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That's what Insinia used to do.

385
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But a good replacement in Gvaracheliya, I have high hopes for him.

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Another guy that they signed, which is two guys who are pretty much going to be fighting for their spot to replace Koulibaly,

387
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or they could play alongside each other.

388
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There's Leo Ostegard.

389
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They signed him directly from Brighton.

390
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I know he was at Genoa last season.

391
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Young center back, 22 years old, signed him for 5 million.

392
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Not a bad player.

393
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He's a little bit rough at times, a little bit clumsy.

394
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He's a little bit aggressive at times.

395
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Yeah, he's not mature yet.

396
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He seems to get red cards pretty stupidly at times, but he's a very good defender.

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He's a tough motherfucker, a tough Norwegian motherfucker.

398
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And alongside him, they've signed Minjae Kim, or Kim Minjae.

399
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He is a South Korean center back from Fenerbahce.

400
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They signed him for 18.05 million.

401
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Yes, he's quite...

402
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And Kipara for 15.

403
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Quite highly rated, Kim Minjae, and he's 25 years old as well, which kind of explains the price tag a little bit.

404
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I'm just looking through my notes, bro.

405
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So Ospina has left.

406
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Maret is probably off to Spezia.

407
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He won't go to Spezia though.

408
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Because Spezia, now he was an option for it.

409
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They've signed Dragovski, which we'll get into.

410
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So Maret is probably...

411
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They still need someone.

412
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Yes.

413
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They shouldn't start Maret.

414
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I don't think they should start Maret.

415
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They should not start Maret.

416
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But we'll get to that very, very, very soon.

417
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There's just one more signing that they've made, which is an upgrade from Mario Rui.

418
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This is Mathias Oliveira.

419
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He is a Uruguayan left back.

420
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They signed him from Hetafeh for 15 million, just 24 years old.

421
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An upgrade that they've been looking for, you know, for ages over Mario Rui.

422
00:29:08,580 --> 00:29:14,580
Now Mario Rui has stepped up last season, but obviously he's still the guy to step aside

423
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should Napoli want to improve a certain position in particular.

424
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So Mathias Oliveira is also a good signing.

425
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They spent Napoli a total of 59.05 million on Ostegard, Guarachelia, Oliveira and Kim.

426
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And aside from that, obviously they have also redeemed Zamboan Guissa for 15 million from Fulham

427
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because he was on a season-long loan.

428
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26 million they spent on him.

429
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Now the goalkeeper situation.

430
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Yes.

431
00:29:43,580 --> 00:29:44,580
Right.

432
00:29:44,580 --> 00:29:46,580
They have Maret.

433
00:29:46,580 --> 00:29:49,580
Is Maret a potential starter for them?

434
00:29:49,580 --> 00:29:50,580
Possibly.

435
00:29:50,580 --> 00:29:57,580
I mean, they have considered starting him before, but that was a few mistakes ago, wasn't it?

436
00:29:57,580 --> 00:30:02,580
Yeah, they were starting with a goalkeeper that just left on a free to Al Nasser.

437
00:30:02,580 --> 00:30:05,580
So what does that say about Maret?

438
00:30:05,580 --> 00:30:07,580
I mean, Ospina is a massive personality.

439
00:30:07,580 --> 00:30:09,580
He's a very good goalkeeper, very highly rated.

440
00:30:09,580 --> 00:30:13,580
This one in Colombia, he had a very good season last year as well.

441
00:30:13,580 --> 00:30:16,580
Arsenal fans would tell you otherwise because of his bad stint.

442
00:30:16,580 --> 00:30:22,580
Otherwise about Chesney as well, you know, but in reality, these guys have grown since those days.

443
00:30:22,580 --> 00:30:24,580
They've moved on, they've changed.

444
00:30:24,580 --> 00:30:29,580
I do have one criticism about Ospina over the course of his entire year.

445
00:30:29,580 --> 00:30:32,580
Great shot stopper, keeps the ball in play way too much.

446
00:30:32,580 --> 00:30:36,580
After he makes a save, it doesn't seem like he parries it to safety and take off the sword.

447
00:30:36,580 --> 00:30:40,580
The ball seems to bounce in front of him and people tend to get the rebound on him

448
00:30:40,580 --> 00:30:44,580
or he'd need a Kaledou Koulibaly to remove the scraps.

449
00:30:44,580 --> 00:30:47,580
So there's definitely room to improve in the goalkeeping department.

450
00:30:47,580 --> 00:30:49,580
I don't think Maret would quite cut it for them.

451
00:30:49,580 --> 00:30:54,580
Who do you think could be a direct replacement for Ospina?

452
00:30:54,580 --> 00:30:58,580
It's an interesting one, man. I would have said Craniot, but...

453
00:30:58,580 --> 00:31:00,580
Craniot would have been a no-brainer.

454
00:31:00,580 --> 00:31:03,580
For some reason, Monza managed to get their hands on him.

455
00:31:03,580 --> 00:31:08,580
You know, Romero wasn't half bad for Venezia.

456
00:31:08,580 --> 00:31:09,580
Would have been decent.

457
00:31:09,580 --> 00:31:12,580
Or they can just give Maret a fucking chance, man.

458
00:31:12,580 --> 00:31:15,580
He's a young goalkeeper, just play him and see what happens.

459
00:31:15,580 --> 00:31:20,580
At the end of the day, your team is already weakened, in my opinion.

460
00:31:20,580 --> 00:31:24,580
This team is weaker than last season's, by the way. Let's get to that.

461
00:31:24,580 --> 00:31:31,580
I was about to say, I think it's a more difficult question than you're making it out to seem right now.

462
00:31:31,580 --> 00:31:34,580
Yes, I do think they downgraded now.

463
00:31:34,580 --> 00:31:38,580
But I think the signings they made showed a lot of maturity.

464
00:31:38,580 --> 00:31:40,580
Signings for the future, you know what I mean?

465
00:31:40,580 --> 00:31:41,580
Sure.

466
00:31:41,580 --> 00:31:44,580
Now it depends. It really depends on what happens with Fabian Ruiz.

467
00:31:44,580 --> 00:31:47,580
Because it seems like he's one foot out the door already.

468
00:31:47,580 --> 00:31:49,580
He's one foot out the door for him.

469
00:31:49,580 --> 00:31:53,580
You lose your best defender.

470
00:31:53,580 --> 00:31:55,580
You lose your best goalkeeper.

471
00:31:55,580 --> 00:31:57,580
You lose your best midfielder.

472
00:31:57,580 --> 00:31:59,580
You lose your captain.

473
00:31:59,580 --> 00:32:04,580
I think that's quite clearly downgrading, you know what I mean?

474
00:32:04,580 --> 00:32:10,580
I think that they've granted, OK, maybe they showed maturity because they invested in the future.

475
00:32:10,580 --> 00:32:16,580
But these guys are at serious risk of missing out on top four now after competing for the title last season.

476
00:32:16,580 --> 00:32:18,580
I agree with you, 100%.

477
00:32:18,580 --> 00:32:22,580
Let's talk about the future again, because they lost at the end of the day.

478
00:32:22,580 --> 00:32:27,580
Two 29-year-olds, I believe, no, sorry, in Sidney, 31.

479
00:32:27,580 --> 00:32:29,580
Rhys Mertens, 35.

480
00:32:29,580 --> 00:32:31,580
Gullibaly, 31.

481
00:32:31,580 --> 00:32:33,580
Ospina, 33.

482
00:32:33,580 --> 00:32:35,580
You know what I mean?

483
00:32:35,580 --> 00:32:39,580
So I do see where they're coming from with these guys.

484
00:32:39,580 --> 00:32:41,580
They are considering the future.

485
00:32:41,580 --> 00:32:45,580
But, yeah, for this season, significantly downgraded, no?

486
00:32:45,580 --> 00:32:46,580
Yes.

487
00:32:46,580 --> 00:32:47,580
Where do you have them?

488
00:32:47,580 --> 00:32:49,580
Wait, sorry, they're projected right now.

489
00:32:49,580 --> 00:32:50,580
Oh, yes, of course.

490
00:32:50,580 --> 00:33:04,580
So for now, it's Maretten Gull, D. Lorenzo Rahmani, Kim Minje, Oar Ostegard, Olivera, and then in the field, you have Anguissa and Lobotka, and for now, Fabian Ruiz, Lozano, Ozymen, and Kvaratshelya.

491
00:33:04,580 --> 00:33:06,580
Not a bad team.

492
00:33:06,580 --> 00:33:07,580
Not a bad team.

493
00:33:07,580 --> 00:33:09,580
Not a bad team in theory now.

494
00:33:09,580 --> 00:33:11,580
Luciano Spalletti, the top four specialist.

495
00:33:11,580 --> 00:33:12,580
Now that's the thing.

496
00:33:12,580 --> 00:33:19,580
I felt really weird putting them where I put them because it's Luciano Spalletti, and I believe that Luciano Spalletti always finishes top four.

497
00:33:19,580 --> 00:33:21,580
You have them in fifth as well.

498
00:33:21,580 --> 00:33:23,580
I have them in fifth as well.

499
00:33:23,580 --> 00:33:24,580
Just missing out.

500
00:33:24,580 --> 00:33:26,580
Yeah, yeah, and I think it will be close.

501
00:33:26,580 --> 00:33:27,580
Yeah.

502
00:33:27,580 --> 00:33:28,580
I think it will be close.

503
00:33:28,580 --> 00:33:34,580
I think throughout the season, there will be a point where we think that Napoli will get top four.

504
00:33:34,580 --> 00:33:35,580
But I think they'll miss out.

505
00:33:35,580 --> 00:33:39,580
We know how Napoli struggle in getting over the line when they need to get over the line.

506
00:33:39,580 --> 00:33:41,580
And I think in this case, it won't be the league title.

507
00:33:41,580 --> 00:33:43,580
It will be the fourth spot.

508
00:33:43,580 --> 00:33:46,580
And I think that's where they'll slightly miss out, man.

509
00:33:46,580 --> 00:33:48,580
I see it being a point or two between them.

510
00:33:48,580 --> 00:33:49,580
I don't know about you.

511
00:33:49,580 --> 00:33:50,580
Maybe.

512
00:33:50,580 --> 00:33:51,580
I think they're going to be leaky, man.

513
00:33:51,580 --> 00:33:52,580
I don't know if they'll miss out.

514
00:33:52,580 --> 00:33:56,580
I think they might fall back, and they'll have a few devastating results.

515
00:33:56,580 --> 00:34:03,580
I just look at their defense, and I see, OK, granted, they're good individually, but these guys have to jell-o.

516
00:34:03,580 --> 00:34:06,580
You know, Kim Min-jae is new to the league.

517
00:34:06,580 --> 00:34:12,580
Ostergaard is used to playing with Genoa, just constantly defending, like never being on the front foot, you know what I mean?

518
00:34:12,580 --> 00:34:13,580
Yeah.

519
00:34:13,580 --> 00:34:15,580
Mered is going to be leading the goal.

520
00:34:15,580 --> 00:34:16,580
He's going to be controlling the defense.

521
00:34:16,580 --> 00:34:17,580
Quite young to do that.

522
00:34:17,580 --> 00:34:20,580
Now, Ospina was very good at doing that.

523
00:34:20,580 --> 00:34:24,580
You know, you have another guy, Oliver, who's just come into the league as well.

524
00:34:24,580 --> 00:34:25,580
Lots of new faces there.

525
00:34:25,580 --> 00:34:26,580
They're going to be leaky.

526
00:34:26,580 --> 00:34:36,580
And literally, only Ostergaard has serious experience out of those, and it was not even a full season with Genoa.

527
00:34:36,580 --> 00:34:41,580
So not sustainable for the season, but sustainable in the future.

528
00:34:41,580 --> 00:34:51,580
It's funny because you look at the owners of Naples, you look at De Laurentiis, and his ambition really doesn't match Spalletti's, man.

529
00:34:51,580 --> 00:35:00,580
It really doesn't, because I think he will keep feeding Spalletti scraps, and Spalletti will turn those scraps into a meal.

530
00:35:00,580 --> 00:35:02,580
Wow, very poetic.

531
00:35:02,580 --> 00:35:03,580
That was beautiful.

532
00:35:03,580 --> 00:35:04,580
Yes.

533
00:35:04,580 --> 00:35:05,580
But that's Naples for you.

534
00:35:05,580 --> 00:35:07,580
Fifth place will lock it in.

535
00:35:07,580 --> 00:35:08,580
And shake.

536
00:35:08,580 --> 00:35:09,580
There you go.

537
00:35:09,580 --> 00:35:10,580
Perfect.

538
00:35:10,580 --> 00:35:11,580
On to the next.

539
00:35:11,580 --> 00:35:12,580
Juvenis.

540
00:35:12,580 --> 00:35:15,580
Forza Juve!

541
00:35:15,580 --> 00:35:18,580
I can't believe we spent so long there.

542
00:35:18,580 --> 00:35:20,580
I kept saying Juve.

543
00:35:20,580 --> 00:35:22,580
What a dodo.

544
00:35:22,580 --> 00:35:25,580
I am fed up of this noise.

545
00:35:25,580 --> 00:35:28,580
This noise is actually pissing me off so much, man.

546
00:35:28,580 --> 00:35:29,580
No.

547
00:35:29,580 --> 00:35:31,580
Juventus.

548
00:35:31,580 --> 00:35:34,580
Maximiliano Alegri's men.

549
00:35:34,580 --> 00:35:37,580
They play a 4-3-3, of course, and they'll continue with that.

550
00:35:37,580 --> 00:35:43,580
Of course, you can see Alegri changing it up, even shifting to a 3 at the back at some points in the season.

551
00:35:43,580 --> 00:35:47,580
He's contract bound until 2025, so he's not going anywhere.

552
00:35:47,580 --> 00:35:53,580
And he said the team needs to be fixed, the club knows it, we talked, and there is unity of purpose.

553
00:35:53,580 --> 00:36:01,580
So they're working together, hand in hand, Alegri and the management, trying to fix this flaming trash can that is Juventus at the moment.

554
00:36:01,580 --> 00:36:04,580
Now, to be honest, they have done decently.

555
00:36:04,580 --> 00:36:05,580
Matt, do you want to introduce quickly?

556
00:36:05,580 --> 00:36:08,580
I'm sure everyone knows how they've done, but just in case.

557
00:36:08,580 --> 00:36:15,580
So they've re-signed Paul Pogba from United once again, after remaking a serious markup on him, man.

558
00:36:15,580 --> 00:36:23,580
They also signed Angel Di Maria, the 34-year-old Argentine right winger, all-time leading assist for PSG.

559
00:36:23,580 --> 00:36:27,580
One of the greatest Argentine players in history, it's as simple as that.

560
00:36:27,580 --> 00:36:37,580
They've signed Bremer, the MVP defender of last season, 25-year-old Brazilian centre-back, moved directly from their club rivals in Torino.

561
00:36:37,580 --> 00:36:40,580
And they signed him for 41 million.

562
00:36:40,580 --> 00:36:43,580
They got Pogba on a free and they got Di Maria on a free.

563
00:36:43,580 --> 00:36:53,580
They've also signed Andrea Cambiasso from Genoa for 8.5 million, the 22-year-old left back, but he's been instantly loaned out to Bologna.

564
00:36:53,580 --> 00:36:54,580
Yeah, a nice move for him.

565
00:36:54,580 --> 00:36:58,580
Yeah, Juve have spent a total of 89.5 million on these players.

566
00:36:58,580 --> 00:37:03,580
However, they've also offloaded Delikt to Bayern Munich for 67 million.

567
00:37:03,580 --> 00:37:08,580
I don't care because they've upgraded in Bremer, in my opinion.

568
00:37:08,580 --> 00:37:13,580
I don't think Delikt is a massive loss in that case.

569
00:37:13,580 --> 00:37:19,580
Obviously, this is coming from someone who didn't really rate Delikt throughout his time at Juve.

570
00:37:19,580 --> 00:37:24,580
So 67 million to Bayern Munich, some serious, serious revenue over there.

571
00:37:24,580 --> 00:37:28,580
Mérih Demiral has been redeemed by Atalanta for 20 million.

572
00:37:28,580 --> 00:37:32,580
Mandragora has gone to Fiorentina for 8.2 million.

573
00:37:32,580 --> 00:37:36,580
Ramsey, Dybala and Bernat have all left on a free.

574
00:37:36,580 --> 00:37:42,580
Ramsey to Nice, Dybala to Roma and Bernardeschi to Toronto.

575
00:37:42,580 --> 00:37:44,580
One, two, three.

576
00:37:44,580 --> 00:37:49,580
All for one!

577
00:37:49,580 --> 00:37:55,580
Well, he counts. He carries S's and then he goes swan, two, three.

578
00:37:55,580 --> 00:37:58,580
It's so weird when he has those numbers.

579
00:37:58,580 --> 00:38:01,580
Morata's loan ended at Juve, so he's gone back to one.

580
00:38:01,580 --> 00:38:02,580
Dedico.

581
00:38:02,580 --> 00:38:04,580
Oh no.

582
00:38:04,580 --> 00:38:06,580
He scored a hat-trick against them in pre-season.

583
00:38:06,580 --> 00:38:07,580
What?

584
00:38:07,580 --> 00:38:08,580
Yeah.

585
00:38:08,580 --> 00:38:12,580
Morata scored a hat-trick against Juve for Atletico in pre-season.

586
00:38:12,580 --> 00:38:16,580
That must be very good for his mental health.

587
00:38:16,580 --> 00:38:18,580
Yeah.

588
00:38:18,580 --> 00:38:19,580
I'll take it.

589
00:38:19,580 --> 00:38:24,580
Obviously, Giorgio Chiellini has also left on a free to Los Angeles Football Club.

590
00:38:24,580 --> 00:38:26,580
And he's shooting from out of the box.

591
00:38:26,580 --> 00:38:29,580
He's shooting outside the box. He's handling the ball when he's the last man

592
00:38:29,580 --> 00:38:32,580
and getting a yellow card because he's fucking Chiellini.

593
00:38:32,580 --> 00:38:37,580
So Juve, despite signing Bremer, Pogba, DiMaria and Cambiasso,

594
00:38:37,580 --> 00:38:40,580
have actually profited from this market.

595
00:38:40,580 --> 00:38:45,580
They've spent 89.5 million and they've made 98.64.

596
00:38:45,580 --> 00:38:51,580
Most of that, like a third, sorry, two-thirds of that coming from selling Delict.

597
00:38:51,580 --> 00:38:54,580
I think they've been making good moves.

598
00:38:54,580 --> 00:38:58,580
They're trying to fix a team that was looking extremely concerning.

599
00:38:58,580 --> 00:39:04,580
They're getting some guys off the box like Ramsey. Apparently, Rabiot might go to United now.

600
00:39:04,580 --> 00:39:07,580
So it's such a good move from United.

601
00:39:07,580 --> 00:39:10,580
From United, yes. But United, we're going to just let them burn their own stadium.

602
00:39:10,580 --> 00:39:11,580
No problem.

603
00:39:11,580 --> 00:39:15,580
So the way they're going to be lining up next season is Shesney in goal.

604
00:39:15,580 --> 00:39:18,580
Danilo Bonucci, Bremer and Kostic at the back.

605
00:39:18,580 --> 00:39:20,580
Pogba, Locatelli and McKennie in the middle.

606
00:39:20,580 --> 00:39:23,580
DiMaria and Chiesa flanking Vlaović in the middle.

607
00:39:23,580 --> 00:39:25,580
Now, Piper, that's a really good team.

608
00:39:25,580 --> 00:39:30,580
Pogba's already injured, so they're going to go into the season with Rabiot, Locatelli and McKennie starting.

609
00:39:30,580 --> 00:39:36,580
So once again, it's the same midfield that kind of flopped so aggressively last year.

610
00:39:36,580 --> 00:39:40,580
Juve's best signing is by far Bremer.

611
00:39:40,580 --> 00:39:41,580
I think so.

612
00:39:41,580 --> 00:39:43,580
By a landslide, he's their best signing.

613
00:39:43,580 --> 00:39:45,580
I would say it's DiMaria, man.

614
00:39:45,580 --> 00:39:47,580
Bro, no way, no way.

615
00:39:47,580 --> 00:39:50,580
DiMaria is nine years older than Bremer.

616
00:39:50,580 --> 00:39:53,580
DiMaria will get injured at some point.

617
00:39:53,580 --> 00:39:56,580
He'll be out for a while. He's 34 years old, man.

618
00:39:56,580 --> 00:39:59,580
Now he's going to be 35 in the next season.

619
00:39:59,580 --> 00:40:01,580
He's not the same guy.

620
00:40:01,580 --> 00:40:03,580
He's not the same guy, bro.

621
00:40:03,580 --> 00:40:08,580
But whenever I put on a final and he's playing, he's fucking tripping the keeper from outside the area.

622
00:40:08,580 --> 00:40:10,580
He's good, but he's not the same guy.

623
00:40:10,580 --> 00:40:12,580
He's not the same guy, granted.

624
00:40:12,580 --> 00:40:13,580
But you know what I mean?

625
00:40:13,580 --> 00:40:19,580
I think that this guy, bro, in Italy, he's going to confirm top four for Juventus.

626
00:40:19,580 --> 00:40:21,580
He's going to be the catalyst.

627
00:40:21,580 --> 00:40:24,580
Top four would be confirmed without him, in my opinion.

628
00:40:24,580 --> 00:40:27,580
That, I'm not too sure.

629
00:40:27,580 --> 00:40:29,580
I'm not too sure about that without him.

630
00:40:29,580 --> 00:40:31,580
I think they lack creativity without him.

631
00:40:31,580 --> 00:40:36,580
I think Bremer is a staple signing for Juve.

632
00:40:36,580 --> 00:40:40,580
25-year-old fucking MVP last season.

633
00:40:40,580 --> 00:40:42,580
Signed from a direct rival.

634
00:40:42,580 --> 00:40:43,580
Signed from a direct rival.

635
00:40:43,580 --> 00:40:45,580
He's, you know how good Bremer is.

636
00:40:45,580 --> 00:40:46,580
You know how good Bremer is.

637
00:40:46,580 --> 00:40:54,580
I think when Pogba is fucking dancing and being a little precious queen

638
00:40:54,580 --> 00:40:59,580
and Di Maria's out tearing his cruciate ligament on the right wing at 35 years old,

639
00:40:59,580 --> 00:41:03,580
Bremer will be there at the heart of the defense leading everything, man.

640
00:41:03,580 --> 00:41:05,580
That's my take on it.

641
00:41:05,580 --> 00:41:10,580
Perhaps you could also say while Bremer's struggling to adapt to a four-in-the-back formation,

642
00:41:10,580 --> 00:41:13,580
Di Maria will just be doing Di Maria things out wide.

643
00:41:13,580 --> 00:41:14,580
It's very possible.

644
00:41:14,580 --> 00:41:17,580
I think that Bremer is more likely to flop than Di Maria.

645
00:41:17,580 --> 00:41:18,580
Really?

646
00:41:18,580 --> 00:41:21,580
I don't think Di Maria will flop.

647
00:41:21,580 --> 00:41:24,580
I think when Di Maria's on the pitch, he'll be fantastic.

648
00:41:24,580 --> 00:41:28,580
Just how often will he be on the pitch is the question.

649
00:41:28,580 --> 00:41:30,580
How many games did he play last season?

650
00:41:30,580 --> 00:41:32,580
That's an interesting one.

651
00:41:32,580 --> 00:41:34,580
Check it out.

652
00:41:36,580 --> 00:41:40,580
You want to explain to the listeners what the feast is, what the celebration is, bro?

653
00:41:40,580 --> 00:41:45,580
So this Santa Maria, it lines up perfectly with Ferragosto in Italy.

654
00:41:45,580 --> 00:41:51,580
If you have any Italian listeners for some reason listening to Assyria's podcast in English,

655
00:41:51,580 --> 00:41:53,580
it's the same as your Ferragosto pretty much.

656
00:41:53,580 --> 00:41:57,580
We celebrate the Virgin Mary over the course of two weeks.

657
00:41:57,580 --> 00:42:03,580
There are really annoying loud fireworks, and they are shut up just from in front of where me and Jake live.

658
00:42:03,580 --> 00:42:08,580
So that is nice and dandy, especially when we have a podcast that we enjoy.

659
00:42:08,580 --> 00:42:12,580
Exactly, and when we're pressed for time because we are working men.

660
00:42:12,580 --> 00:42:19,580
Last year he had 19 appearances for PSG.

661
00:42:19,580 --> 00:42:24,580
Probably not in terms of all of them, it's just a very saturated PSG team.

662
00:42:24,580 --> 00:42:28,580
And in these 19 appearances he had 5 goals and 7 assists.

663
00:42:28,580 --> 00:42:32,580
The year before he had 23 appearances, 4 goals, 9 assists.

664
00:42:32,580 --> 00:42:36,580
See how the number keeps getting lower though of appearances?

665
00:42:36,580 --> 00:42:40,580
I think Juve with Champions League, that's a good point.

666
00:42:40,580 --> 00:42:44,580
Juve with Champions League struggled to get a lot of game time.

667
00:42:44,580 --> 00:42:48,580
Like fitness-wise, he might struggle.

668
00:42:48,580 --> 00:42:49,580
We'll see.

669
00:42:49,580 --> 00:42:52,580
Where do you have Juve ending up despite all this?

670
00:42:52,580 --> 00:42:57,580
Because it sounds like a lot of negative talk, but Juve have simply had a super Mercato.

671
00:42:57,580 --> 00:43:01,580
You bring in Bremer, Pogba, Di Maria, there's talks about Milinkovic Savic.

672
00:43:01,580 --> 00:43:04,580
There are always talks about Milinkovic Savic.

673
00:43:04,580 --> 00:43:11,580
I saw a tweet recently from an English media house.

674
00:43:11,580 --> 00:43:18,580
They were like, Sergei Milinkovic Savic, the man that has been linked to everyone yet no one's seen him play.

675
00:43:18,580 --> 00:43:21,580
It's like you're saying, oh bro.

676
00:43:21,580 --> 00:43:24,580
I have Juve finishing in fourth.

677
00:43:24,580 --> 00:43:25,580
Fourth?

678
00:43:25,580 --> 00:43:26,580
Fourth.

679
00:43:26,580 --> 00:43:27,580
I have them in third.

680
00:43:27,580 --> 00:43:36,580
I think that I'm still concerned about their midfield despite them signing Paul Pogba, which is hilarious.

681
00:43:36,580 --> 00:43:39,580
But their front three is mayhem.

682
00:43:39,580 --> 00:43:41,580
Their front three is crazy.

683
00:43:41,580 --> 00:43:47,580
And then when you take into consideration their form from January onwards last season under Allegri,

684
00:43:47,580 --> 00:43:50,580
like okay, super boring to watch.

685
00:43:50,580 --> 00:43:53,580
Very, very fucking boring to watch.

686
00:43:53,580 --> 00:44:00,580
The fact is they kept on winning game after game after game until that Coppa lost against Inter or the league lost against Inter.

687
00:44:00,580 --> 00:44:02,580
The league lost against Inter.

688
00:44:02,580 --> 00:44:08,580
There was that controversial retake of the penalty.

689
00:44:08,580 --> 00:44:15,580
If they carry the form they had towards the end of last season and these signings fucking perform,

690
00:44:15,580 --> 00:44:21,580
I think to be honest, when I was initially making this, I was considering putting them as league winners.

691
00:44:21,580 --> 00:44:22,580
Juve?

692
00:44:22,580 --> 00:44:23,580
Juve.

693
00:44:23,580 --> 00:44:24,580
I was considering.

694
00:44:24,580 --> 00:44:26,580
I mean the last episode of anyone tuned in.

695
00:44:26,580 --> 00:44:29,580
I said that when the league, I was very high on it.

696
00:44:29,580 --> 00:44:33,580
That was before they signed Bremer and I actually mentioned the idea of them signing Bremer on the podcast.

697
00:44:33,580 --> 00:44:36,580
That was quite funny because Minto was like, who are they going to buy?

698
00:44:36,580 --> 00:44:39,580
And the defense was like, you know, fucking Bremer, man.

699
00:44:39,580 --> 00:44:41,580
And they actually did.

700
00:44:41,580 --> 00:44:43,580
That was crazy.

701
00:44:43,580 --> 00:44:47,580
I think they'll have enough to get to third place.

702
00:44:47,580 --> 00:44:49,580
Bro, you mentioned Kostic.

703
00:44:49,580 --> 00:44:51,580
Has he returned from loan or something?

704
00:44:51,580 --> 00:44:52,580
No, no, he's new.

705
00:44:52,580 --> 00:44:53,580
He's new.

706
00:44:53,580 --> 00:44:54,580
They've signed Kostic.

707
00:44:54,580 --> 00:44:56,580
I must have missed that.

708
00:44:56,580 --> 00:44:59,580
Kostic was a new signing for Juventus.

709
00:44:59,580 --> 00:45:00,580
He joined from Frankfurt.

710
00:45:00,580 --> 00:45:01,580
I knew it.

711
00:45:01,580 --> 00:45:02,580
Yes, the Europa League winners.

712
00:45:02,580 --> 00:45:03,580
I knew it.

713
00:45:03,580 --> 00:45:04,580
OK.

714
00:45:04,580 --> 00:45:05,580
You know how much they signed for?

715
00:45:05,580 --> 00:45:07,580
Because I literally missed it.

716
00:45:12,580 --> 00:45:15,580
Because they must have spent more than 89.5 million.

717
00:45:15,580 --> 00:45:16,580
16 million.

718
00:45:16,580 --> 00:45:17,580
16 million.

719
00:45:17,580 --> 00:45:18,580
OK.

720
00:45:18,580 --> 00:45:19,580
With Adonis apparently.

721
00:45:19,580 --> 00:45:23,580
Yeah, they stood profited, but 16 million for Kostic at left back.

722
00:45:23,580 --> 00:45:25,580
I've seen Kostic play before.

723
00:45:25,580 --> 00:45:28,580
I've seen him play, but as a winger, man, never as a left back.

724
00:45:28,580 --> 00:45:29,580
Same, bro.

725
00:45:29,580 --> 00:45:30,580
That's why it was so weird.

726
00:45:30,580 --> 00:45:32,580
I'm like, they're signing Kostic as left back.

727
00:45:32,580 --> 00:45:33,580
Same, same.

728
00:45:33,580 --> 00:45:34,580
How interesting.

729
00:45:34,580 --> 00:45:36,580
Yeah, one for Fanta Karchu.

730
00:45:36,580 --> 00:45:37,580
Literally.

731
00:45:37,580 --> 00:45:39,580
At least, you know, they like a good versatile wing back.

732
00:45:39,580 --> 00:45:43,580
The Quadrados, the Alexandros, you know.

733
00:45:43,580 --> 00:45:45,580
The Danilos as well.

734
00:45:45,580 --> 00:45:46,580
The Danilos.

735
00:45:46,580 --> 00:45:47,580
Shall we move on?

736
00:45:47,580 --> 00:45:49,580
It's Lazio next.

737
00:45:49,580 --> 00:45:50,580
Lazio.

738
00:45:50,580 --> 00:45:52,580
Someone still loves you.

739
00:45:52,580 --> 00:45:56,580
So of course, this is Maurizio Sarri's Lazio.

740
00:45:56,580 --> 00:46:01,580
He has contracted with them till 2025, if he makes it that long.

741
00:46:01,580 --> 00:46:03,580
I was going to make the same joke.

742
00:46:03,580 --> 00:46:04,580
It's crazy.

743
00:46:04,580 --> 00:46:05,580
Yeah.

744
00:46:05,580 --> 00:46:10,580
Now, there are many question marks around this team, of course,

745
00:46:10,580 --> 00:46:13,580
because they're not sure if Luis Alberto's staying.

746
00:46:13,580 --> 00:46:15,580
They're not sure if Milenko Vissavi's staying.

747
00:46:15,580 --> 00:46:17,580
They're not sure if a cherrybee's staying.

748
00:46:17,580 --> 00:46:19,580
They don't know anything, basically.

749
00:46:19,580 --> 00:46:21,580
Sarri places usually.

750
00:46:21,580 --> 00:46:23,580
What's that?

751
00:46:23,580 --> 00:46:24,580
Let's move on, man.

752
00:46:24,580 --> 00:46:25,580
All right.

753
00:46:25,580 --> 00:46:29,580
So Sarri always places 4-3-3, even if he doesn't have the players for it,

754
00:46:29,580 --> 00:46:30,580
he keeps playing that.

755
00:46:30,580 --> 00:46:31,580
That's all he knows.

756
00:46:31,580 --> 00:46:33,580
That's what he insists on playing.

757
00:46:33,580 --> 00:46:37,580
Matt, do you want to run us through the transfer campaign very quickly?

758
00:46:37,580 --> 00:46:42,580
Yes, not a whole lot of names that I'm familiar with.

759
00:46:42,580 --> 00:46:47,580
I'm familiar with Gasale, who they signed for 7 million from Hellas Barona.

760
00:46:47,580 --> 00:46:50,580
Romagnoli, who they got for enough free from Milan.

761
00:46:50,580 --> 00:46:54,580
Apparently, he's always wanted to play for Lazio.

762
00:46:54,580 --> 00:46:57,580
I knew he was a Lazio fan, but I think after lifting the league with Milan,

763
00:46:57,580 --> 00:46:59,580
he showed a bit of disrespect saying,

764
00:46:59,580 --> 00:47:01,580
before I thought I wanted to play in Serie A,

765
00:47:01,580 --> 00:47:03,580
but now I know I wanted to play for Lazio.

766
00:47:03,580 --> 00:47:05,580
I never wanted to play for Milan.

767
00:47:05,580 --> 00:47:07,580
Never wanted to fill in Nesta's boots.

768
00:47:07,580 --> 00:47:09,580
I think he's made his dream move come through,

769
00:47:09,580 --> 00:47:11,580
and he's getting a bit ahead of himself.

770
00:47:11,580 --> 00:47:16,580
We can see clearly that Romagnoli isn't the epitome of intelligence as a person.

771
00:47:16,580 --> 00:47:22,580
You can see it by looking at his fucking soulless, expressionless face.

772
00:47:22,580 --> 00:47:24,580
What a normal hair.

773
00:47:24,580 --> 00:47:28,580
The most normal hair in the world.

774
00:47:28,580 --> 00:47:30,580
Generic human hair.

775
00:47:30,580 --> 00:47:35,580
They've signed Mario Gila from Real Madrid Castilla.

776
00:47:35,580 --> 00:47:38,580
Spanish centre back, 6 million.

777
00:47:38,580 --> 00:47:41,580
They signed him for just 21 years old.

778
00:47:41,580 --> 00:47:47,580
Vecino on a free from Inter, the 30-year-old centre midfielder.

779
00:47:47,580 --> 00:47:49,580
I thought he was much younger than that.

780
00:47:49,580 --> 00:47:55,580
They got Canchilleri from Verona on a one-year loan, the 20-year-old right winger.

781
00:47:55,580 --> 00:47:59,580
Then these are the guys I have no idea about.

782
00:47:59,580 --> 00:48:04,580
Marco Santonio, who is a Brazilian 22-year-old central midfielder,

783
00:48:04,580 --> 00:48:07,580
who they signed from Shakhtar for 7.5 million.

784
00:48:07,580 --> 00:48:13,580
And Luis Maximiliano, who is a goalkeeper, a 23-year-old goalkeeper,

785
00:48:13,580 --> 00:48:15,580
who they signed from Granada for 12 million.

786
00:48:15,580 --> 00:48:19,580
I would imagine that that's a direct replacement for Thomas Dracoscia,

787
00:48:19,580 --> 00:48:23,580
who they lost on a free to Brentford, the 27-year-old Albanian goalkeeper.

788
00:48:23,580 --> 00:48:26,580
They lost Luis Felipe on a free.

789
00:48:26,580 --> 00:48:28,580
Can we talk about how fucking crazy that is?

790
00:48:28,580 --> 00:48:30,580
That's a shambolic that they let that happen.

791
00:48:30,580 --> 00:48:33,580
But at the end of the day, that's a trend in football nowadays.

792
00:48:33,580 --> 00:48:34,580
Can't really blame them.

793
00:48:34,580 --> 00:48:37,580
Luis Felipe, I can't believe we're losing him to La Liga.

794
00:48:37,580 --> 00:48:40,580
I enjoyed watching him so much last season.

795
00:48:40,580 --> 00:48:42,580
And they finally got rid of Lucas Leiva,

796
00:48:42,580 --> 00:48:47,580
35-year-old Brazilian has returned to his native country playing for Grêmio.

797
00:48:47,580 --> 00:48:52,580
They lost fucking God knows how to pronounce his first name, Moriki.

798
00:48:52,580 --> 00:48:54,580
And 28-year-old striker...

799
00:48:54,580 --> 00:48:55,580
Sherda.

800
00:48:55,580 --> 00:48:56,580
Bro.

801
00:48:56,580 --> 00:48:58,580
Sherda Mugir.

802
00:48:58,580 --> 00:49:00,580
I have vetkt here.

803
00:49:00,580 --> 00:49:01,580
Vetkt.

804
00:49:01,580 --> 00:49:02,580
I don't know.

805
00:49:02,580 --> 00:49:04,580
Moriki.

806
00:49:04,580 --> 00:49:06,580
Moriki.

807
00:49:06,580 --> 00:49:08,580
What was that again?

808
00:49:08,580 --> 00:49:11,580
That...

809
00:49:11,580 --> 00:49:12,580
The Vinky?

810
00:49:12,580 --> 00:49:13,580
The Vinky?

811
00:49:13,580 --> 00:49:14,580
Moriki?

812
00:49:14,580 --> 00:49:15,580
It sounds like that.

813
00:49:15,580 --> 00:49:16,580
Moriki?

814
00:49:16,580 --> 00:49:20,580
They made 7.7 million for this fucking noggin.

815
00:49:20,580 --> 00:49:22,580
Well, they bought him for 20.

816
00:49:22,580 --> 00:49:23,580
What?

817
00:49:23,580 --> 00:49:25,580
They signed Moriki for 20 million?

818
00:49:25,580 --> 00:49:29,580
That's mayhem that they lost 13 million for.

819
00:49:29,580 --> 00:49:32,580
They sold Pepe Reina on a free to Villarreal.

820
00:49:32,580 --> 00:49:34,580
Pepe Reina's 39, by the way.

821
00:49:34,580 --> 00:49:39,580
So Lazio have spent 37.7 million and have made 35.8 million.

822
00:49:39,580 --> 00:49:40,580
Not too bad.

823
00:49:40,580 --> 00:49:43,580
They will be lining up with Maxime...

824
00:49:43,580 --> 00:49:45,580
Maximiano, sorry, in goal.

825
00:49:45,580 --> 00:49:48,580
And they've also brought in Providel.

826
00:49:48,580 --> 00:49:50,580
Have they brought in Providel, Lazio?

827
00:49:50,580 --> 00:49:51,580
You must have missed that.

828
00:49:51,580 --> 00:49:53,580
Maximiano and Providel will be...

829
00:49:53,580 --> 00:49:57,580
God, I called Maximiano Maximiliano.

830
00:49:57,580 --> 00:50:03,580
Lazari, Casale, Romagnoli and Maricich at the back.

831
00:50:03,580 --> 00:50:04,580
Of course...

832
00:50:04,580 --> 00:50:05,580
Pretty gross, huh?

833
00:50:05,580 --> 00:50:11,580
Vecino, Marcos Antonio, Milinkovic, Savic, Felipe Anderson, Immobile and Zakkanje.

834
00:50:11,580 --> 00:50:16,580
So again, a team that can cause problems and demolish the teams below them.

835
00:50:16,580 --> 00:50:18,580
Can they keep up with the teams above them?

836
00:50:18,580 --> 00:50:20,580
We will see.

837
00:50:20,580 --> 00:50:22,580
My instinct is no.

838
00:50:22,580 --> 00:50:30,580
I don't think they'll make more than a point against teams in the top seven, even in the top eight.

839
00:50:30,580 --> 00:50:32,580
You think they'll get one draw all season?

840
00:50:32,580 --> 00:50:33,580
Not one draw.

841
00:50:33,580 --> 00:50:36,580
The best they can do against any of the teams would be a draw.

842
00:50:36,580 --> 00:50:38,580
I don't think they can beat any of them.

843
00:50:38,580 --> 00:50:44,580
It needs to be a really weird draw, like a derby, for them to win.

844
00:50:44,580 --> 00:50:45,580
You know what I mean?

845
00:50:45,580 --> 00:50:48,580
I would say that they might surprise us.

846
00:50:48,580 --> 00:50:54,580
Because at the end of the day, Sarri's system does take time and time is something that he's being given.

847
00:50:54,580 --> 00:51:00,580
It doesn't seem like he's being given the players that he would want, though.

848
00:51:00,580 --> 00:51:02,580
You know what I mean? Players that fit his system.

849
00:51:02,580 --> 00:51:06,580
I don't know. Maybe these are all players that he's requested.

850
00:51:06,580 --> 00:51:08,580
Like if they find three centre backs.

851
00:51:08,580 --> 00:51:10,580
Which are very important to his game.

852
00:51:10,580 --> 00:51:12,580
And Romagnoli can play the ball pretty well, to be honest.

853
00:51:12,580 --> 00:51:19,580
And Romagnoli has said already that he prefers Sarri's style because it's not man to man.

854
00:51:19,580 --> 00:51:23,580
But it's a collective unit. A collective tactic.

855
00:51:23,580 --> 00:51:25,580
They don't play man to man, one versus one.

856
00:51:25,580 --> 00:51:31,580
Which of course he's going to say that because Lukaku absolutely fucking destroyed them when they were one on one.

857
00:51:31,580 --> 00:51:34,580
Literally. No man, I don't know about that.

858
00:51:34,580 --> 00:51:37,580
Do you think they've improved? Do you think they've gotten worse?

859
00:51:37,580 --> 00:51:42,580
So, looking at the team...

860
00:51:46,580 --> 00:51:52,580
If it stays like this, I'd go as far as saying that they've improved.

861
00:51:52,580 --> 00:52:00,580
I think it's a very similar situation to Napoli where I think they have more depth in their team now.

862
00:52:00,580 --> 00:52:04,580
LaLcha have certainly struggled for depth in the past season.

863
00:52:04,580 --> 00:52:07,580
But they haven't lost key pieces yet. Napoli have lost key pieces.

864
00:52:07,580 --> 00:52:12,580
No, I'm not saying that. I'm saying they've clearly increased the depth in their team.

865
00:52:12,580 --> 00:52:17,580
Ah, because I compared it to Napoli. I just got to know. But they have, bro.

866
00:52:17,580 --> 00:52:19,580
Luis Felipe for example.

867
00:52:19,580 --> 00:52:21,580
Sure, but they've brought in Milan's captain.

868
00:52:21,580 --> 00:52:25,580
Strakosha. Milan's captain. You're going to call him Milan's captain.

869
00:52:25,580 --> 00:52:27,580
He lifted the scudetto last year.

870
00:52:27,580 --> 00:52:29,580
Norify Romagnoli. Calling him Milan's captain.

871
00:52:29,580 --> 00:52:31,580
No, no. He's not a bad defender, bro.

872
00:52:31,580 --> 00:52:40,580
They improved simply because they have more options now. That's what I'll say.

873
00:52:40,580 --> 00:52:45,580
They have more options, so they've improved. Will that improve their place in the league?

874
00:52:45,580 --> 00:52:49,580
Definitely not, because everyone around them has improved way more.

875
00:52:49,580 --> 00:52:54,580
So they stayed where they are, pretty much. And everyone's improved more than them.

876
00:52:54,580 --> 00:52:56,580
Where do you have them finishing?

877
00:52:56,580 --> 00:52:58,580
Sixth.

878
00:52:58,580 --> 00:53:07,580
You have them in sixth. I have Lazio in eighth. Eighth.

879
00:53:07,580 --> 00:53:12,580
That would be fucked, bro. This is Sarri we're talking about here.

880
00:53:12,580 --> 00:53:18,580
I know we're talking about Sarri, but Sarri can lose a dressing room. And we've seen that before.

881
00:53:18,580 --> 00:53:22,580
So you have Atalanta and Fiorentina finishing in front of them, I assume?

882
00:53:22,580 --> 00:53:23,580
Yeah.

883
00:53:23,580 --> 00:53:24,580
Okay.

884
00:53:24,580 --> 00:53:34,580
It's not that wild a statement to make. Lazio in eighth. It's such a Lazio thing to do, finishing eighth.

885
00:53:34,580 --> 00:53:38,580
You finished eighth, you did a Lazio like, no?

886
00:53:38,580 --> 00:53:47,580
I would say finishing eighth. Fair enough, yes. It could be a Lazio historically.

887
00:53:47,580 --> 00:53:50,580
I feel like you're pulling a Lazio on in finishing eighth.

888
00:53:50,580 --> 00:53:57,580
Shall we move on to maybe the wildest of the wilds? Roma.

889
00:53:57,580 --> 00:54:03,580
Roma. Excuse me, I spilled water on my laptop.

890
00:54:03,580 --> 00:54:04,580
Nice one.

891
00:54:04,580 --> 00:54:10,580
And it's refusing to respond. Okay, so we are talking about Jose Mourinho's Roma.

892
00:54:10,580 --> 00:54:15,580
Yup. The man on the three-year plan is on his second year.

893
00:54:15,580 --> 00:54:21,580
Yes, they're going to restart with last season's 3-4-2-1.

894
00:54:21,580 --> 00:54:28,580
They have many new options, as you know. Of course, Matthew will let you know them.

895
00:54:28,580 --> 00:54:32,580
Actually, you can go for it now, man, because I need to explain using the players.

896
00:54:32,580 --> 00:54:38,580
Sure. So Debala on a three from Juve. We all know who Debala is.

897
00:54:38,580 --> 00:54:41,580
There's no need to give you any introduction on the man.

898
00:54:41,580 --> 00:54:49,580
Jorginho Vijnaldum from PSG on a loan. 31-year-old central midfielder. Very good player.

899
00:54:49,580 --> 00:54:55,580
Nemanja Matic, Jose Mourinho player. 33-years-old central defensive midfielder.

900
00:54:55,580 --> 00:55:00,580
Signed for a free from Man United. It's the third time Mourinho has signed Matic.

901
00:55:00,580 --> 00:55:06,580
Signed him with Chelsea from Benfica, United from Chelsea, and now Roma from United.

902
00:55:06,580 --> 00:55:12,580
They've also signed Zeki Celic, 25-year-old right back, 7 million from Lille.

903
00:55:12,580 --> 00:55:19,580
Will he replace Karstor? Out, there's Paulo Lopez, who left for 12 million to Marseille.

904
00:55:19,580 --> 00:55:24,580
Listen to this. Three players have moved to Marseille. Paulo Lopez for 12 million.

905
00:55:24,580 --> 00:55:29,580
Verre 2 for 11 million. Genghis Under for 8 million. All to Marseille.

906
00:55:29,580 --> 00:55:38,580
They have made around 21 million from Marseille. Just from Marseille.

907
00:55:38,580 --> 00:55:43,580
And the rest of them, Mkhitaryan on a free to Inter.

908
00:55:43,580 --> 00:55:49,580
Carl Spears on a loan to Celta Vigo. Oliveira has returned to Porto due to end of his loan.

909
00:55:49,580 --> 00:55:53,580
Niles same, returned to Arsenal. Mayoral returned to Real Madrid.

910
00:55:53,580 --> 00:55:57,580
So they've only made money from Marseille, which is hilarious.

911
00:55:57,580 --> 00:56:02,580
But aha. So yes, now we take a look at the 3-4-2-1.

912
00:56:02,580 --> 00:56:08,580
We look at Wijnaldum and Matij in the middle. That's a very good double pivot over there.

913
00:56:08,580 --> 00:56:13,580
Debala behind Abraham. Zaniolo stays and will be playing out wide.

914
00:56:13,580 --> 00:56:20,580
They'll basically be lining up with Rui Patricio on goal. Mancini, sorry, smalling on the bunnies.

915
00:56:20,580 --> 00:56:28,580
Karsdorp, Wijnaldum, Matij, Spinazzola, Debala, Zaniolo, Abraham. And that team is a significantly improved team.

916
00:56:28,580 --> 00:56:31,580
I would go as far as saying that this is the most improved team in the league.

917
00:56:31,580 --> 00:56:35,580
I agree. Most improved.

918
00:56:35,580 --> 00:56:37,580
Putting aside Monza.

919
00:56:37,580 --> 00:56:43,580
You're so right. You're so right. Monza are way better than you were last time.

920
00:56:43,580 --> 00:56:49,580
But anyway. This is Mourinho's second season.

921
00:56:49,580 --> 00:56:53,580
Mourinho's second season. Something is won.

922
00:56:53,580 --> 00:56:58,580
Be it the Coppa Italia, be it the Europa League, be it the league as we already teased.

923
00:56:58,580 --> 00:57:00,580
Where do you have them finishing, bro?

924
00:57:00,580 --> 00:57:04,580
I have them finishing in fourth. Just above Napoli. Fair enough.

925
00:57:04,580 --> 00:57:06,580
I have them in third just above Juve.

926
00:57:06,580 --> 00:57:14,580
And I was considering like, honestly, they have all the pieces to win the league, man.

927
00:57:14,580 --> 00:57:17,580
I don't think they're there yet, man.

928
00:57:17,580 --> 00:57:21,580
I think Serie A is so competitive, man.

929
00:57:21,580 --> 00:57:26,580
You signed Debala and Wijnaldum, Matij and Celic.

930
00:57:26,580 --> 00:57:29,580
That does not mean you're going to win the league.

931
00:57:29,580 --> 00:57:34,580
I know you might say, yeah, but they've got Tammy, they've got Pellegrini, they've got Zaniolo,

932
00:57:34,580 --> 00:57:37,580
they've got that back three of Bagnas, Smalling and Mancini.

933
00:57:37,580 --> 00:57:40,580
They had them all last year. They had them all last year.

934
00:57:40,580 --> 00:57:42,580
And they weren't the greatest last year.

935
00:57:42,580 --> 00:57:46,580
They are going to be improved. They're going to be so good, man.

936
00:57:46,580 --> 00:57:49,580
They're going to be so good. They're going to break into the top four.

937
00:57:49,580 --> 00:57:54,580
I don't think yet that they can win the league.

938
00:57:54,580 --> 00:57:56,580
I think it's just why.

939
00:57:56,580 --> 00:57:58,580
I mean, of course, the odds are against them.

940
00:57:58,580 --> 00:58:00,580
And it would be a shock if they do win the league.

941
00:58:00,580 --> 00:58:05,580
But I'm just saying that tools-wise, they have the squad for it, they have the manager for it,

942
00:58:05,580 --> 00:58:10,580
they have the stats for it. You look at Mourinho's stats.

943
00:58:10,580 --> 00:58:14,580
He's already won something with them last year against all odds, you know, for example.

944
00:58:14,580 --> 00:58:17,580
They have a trophy in them for sure. I see them winning the Coppa.

945
00:58:17,580 --> 00:58:21,580
The Coppa is really something I see them winning over two legs, you know what I mean?

946
00:58:21,580 --> 00:58:24,580
It's a Mourinho-esque competition.

947
00:58:24,580 --> 00:58:27,580
The league is a bit of a stretch.

948
00:58:27,580 --> 00:58:28,580
It's a stretch, for sure.

949
00:58:28,580 --> 00:58:33,580
Rob, I've only spent 7 million and they've made 40.25.

950
00:58:33,580 --> 00:58:35,580
That is fucking crazy.

951
00:58:35,580 --> 00:58:37,580
They've only spent money on Trellick.

952
00:58:37,580 --> 00:58:41,580
I also want to make a point about Zaniolo,

953
00:58:41,580 --> 00:58:49,580
which apparently I saw today on IFTV that Zaniolo has reached...

954
00:58:49,580 --> 00:58:52,580
I think that's the end of them. I genuinely think that's the end of them.

955
00:58:52,580 --> 00:58:54,580
I don't, bro, they're going to keep going till 11.

956
00:58:54,580 --> 00:58:56,580
They're not going to keep going till the fucking 11.

957
00:58:56,580 --> 00:58:58,580
Bro, these guys, their parents are siblings.

958
00:58:58,580 --> 00:59:00,580
Their grandparents are fucking cousins.

959
00:59:00,580 --> 00:59:02,580
They don't get tired of this.

960
00:59:02,580 --> 00:59:07,580
They can look at the fucking fireworks with their mouths open, clapping all night,

961
00:59:07,580 --> 00:59:09,580
as if they're going to stop now.

962
00:59:09,580 --> 00:59:11,580
These are the ones with no colour. These are just dumb.

963
00:59:11,580 --> 00:59:13,580
Yeah, there's bright white lights in the air.

964
00:59:13,580 --> 00:59:20,580
Zaniolo has been offered 5 million to renew with Roma, 5 million a year,

965
00:59:20,580 --> 00:59:24,580
and apparently he really believes in the system and he wants to stay there.

966
00:59:24,580 --> 00:59:27,580
Spurs had triggered, not triggered his release clause,

967
00:59:27,580 --> 00:59:31,580
but they had agreed terms with Spurs, but it was then blocked.

968
00:59:31,580 --> 00:59:33,580
The transfer was blocked.

969
00:59:33,580 --> 00:59:34,580
The Zaniolo deal, right, you're talking about?

970
00:59:34,580 --> 00:59:35,580
No, Zaniolo.

971
00:59:35,580 --> 00:59:37,580
Oh, the Zaniolo deal.

972
00:59:37,580 --> 00:59:40,580
Apparently it was close to signing for Spurs, but it got blocked.

973
00:59:40,580 --> 00:59:41,580
Weird.

974
00:59:41,580 --> 00:59:44,580
And apparently Zaniolo wants to sign the contract.

975
00:59:44,580 --> 00:59:49,580
I mean, if he looks around him, there's a good vibe, no good atmosphere.

976
00:59:49,580 --> 00:59:51,580
The fans really believe.

977
00:59:51,580 --> 00:59:53,580
In pre-season they were smashing it, you know what I mean?

978
00:59:53,580 --> 00:59:55,580
The fans have songs for all the new players.

979
00:59:55,580 --> 00:59:56,580
Literally.

980
00:59:56,580 --> 01:00:00,580
It's looking good for them, and Zaniolo, you know,

981
01:00:00,580 --> 01:00:04,580
this could be his year after a very, very difficult period in his life.

982
01:00:04,580 --> 01:00:06,580
Yeah, agreed.

983
01:00:06,580 --> 01:00:09,580
But I think that's enough in covering Roma,

984
01:00:09,580 --> 01:00:11,580
obviously a significantly improved side.

985
01:00:11,580 --> 01:00:13,580
Next is Fiorentina.

986
01:00:13,580 --> 01:00:15,580
Can you tell us about the name?

987
01:00:15,580 --> 01:00:21,580
Vicenzo Italiano's Fiorentina contract bound until 2023-2024

988
01:00:21,580 --> 01:00:26,580
with an option to extend to the 2024-2025 season.

989
01:00:26,580 --> 01:00:29,580
He plays his 4-3-3, the classic Italiano.

990
01:00:29,580 --> 01:00:32,580
You know, he had Fiorentina looking like Spezio on steroids last year.

991
01:00:32,580 --> 01:00:34,580
They looked amazing.

992
01:00:34,580 --> 01:00:36,580
They were so good most of the time, let's just say that.

993
01:00:36,580 --> 01:00:39,580
A few new faces over here, bro, do you want to...?

994
01:00:39,580 --> 01:00:41,580
Sure, Lukaj Jović.

995
01:00:41,580 --> 01:00:42,580
Oh, yes.

996
01:00:42,580 --> 01:00:43,580
Great, great signing.

997
01:00:43,580 --> 01:00:48,580
24-year-old Serbian striker signed from Real Madrid on a free.

998
01:00:48,580 --> 01:00:51,580
They'd f*** all for Real Madrid, only started one game.

999
01:00:51,580 --> 01:00:54,580
Obviously because they're carrying Benzema over there.

1000
01:00:54,580 --> 01:00:58,580
But before that, I mean, he was at Frankfurt and there was unstoppable...

1001
01:00:58,580 --> 01:01:00,580
He played along with Rebeć.

1002
01:01:00,580 --> 01:01:05,580
There was that very famous goal where Jović gets the ball, he turns,

1003
01:01:05,580 --> 01:01:08,580
he's one among the keeper and Rebeć already has his hands up in celebration.

1004
01:01:08,580 --> 01:01:09,580
Ah, yes, yes, yes.

1005
01:01:09,580 --> 01:01:11,580
Like before he even shoots.

1006
01:01:11,580 --> 01:01:14,580
So, Jović is fantastic signing.

1007
01:01:14,580 --> 01:01:17,580
We've disagreed before on the amount of goals within his score.

1008
01:01:17,580 --> 01:01:20,580
You think it's high figures, I think it's on the lower side.

1009
01:01:20,580 --> 01:01:22,580
How many do you think?

1010
01:01:22,580 --> 01:01:24,580
I think around 10.

1011
01:01:24,580 --> 01:01:26,580
I think he'll get 15, you know.

1012
01:01:26,580 --> 01:01:28,580
OK, interesting.

1013
01:01:28,580 --> 01:01:29,580
Yeah.

1014
01:01:29,580 --> 01:01:31,580
Big difference between 10 and 15 goals.

1015
01:01:31,580 --> 01:01:32,580
Yeah.

1016
01:01:32,580 --> 01:01:38,580
They've signed Dodo from Shakhtar, a 23-year-old right back for 14.5 million.

1017
01:01:38,580 --> 01:01:40,580
He has the same name as you.

1018
01:01:44,580 --> 01:01:45,580
Good one, good one.

1019
01:01:45,580 --> 01:01:50,580
They've signed Mandra, Goraz, who've already been through from Juve for 8.5 million.

1020
01:01:50,580 --> 01:01:51,580
25-year-old...

1021
01:01:51,580 --> 01:01:52,580
Fantastic signing, my opinion.

1022
01:01:52,580 --> 01:01:53,580
I agree.

1023
01:01:53,580 --> 01:01:57,580
And they've got Gollini on loan from Atalanta.

1024
01:01:57,580 --> 01:02:04,580
And now we just found out as well that Dragovski on that note has gone off to Spezia.

1025
01:02:04,580 --> 01:02:08,580
Now out, Pjantec and Ondřej Ozilas loans ended.

1026
01:02:08,580 --> 01:02:12,580
And they returned to Real Madrid and Hertha Berlin respectively.

1027
01:02:12,580 --> 01:02:20,580
Lucas Torreira as well, he ended up going back to Arsenal and from Arsenal he went to Galatasaray to join...

1028
01:02:20,580 --> 01:02:21,580
Who went?

1029
01:02:21,580 --> 01:02:22,580
Dries Mertens.

1030
01:02:22,580 --> 01:02:24,580
To join Dries Mertens.

1031
01:02:24,580 --> 01:02:28,580
Jose Callejon was sold on a free to Granada, he's 35 now.

1032
01:02:28,580 --> 01:02:33,580
And Eric Pulgar has gone off to Flamengo for 2.8 million.

1033
01:02:33,580 --> 01:02:35,580
Quiridina have spent 22.7 million.

1034
01:02:35,580 --> 01:02:36,580
World Tour.

1035
01:02:36,580 --> 01:02:37,580
Literally.

1036
01:02:37,580 --> 01:02:42,580
Quiridina have spent 22.7 million and have made 43.3 million.

1037
01:02:42,580 --> 01:02:48,580
They'll be lining up next season, the 4-3-3 with Gollini and Goal, of course, Dodo, Milinkovic, Igor and Baragi.

1038
01:02:48,580 --> 01:02:52,580
Of course, this is a Milinkovic state, he's been linked to every single team and their mother.

1039
01:02:52,580 --> 01:02:59,580
Bonaventura, Mandragora and Duncan in the middle, of course there's Amrabat as well as an option.

1040
01:02:59,580 --> 01:03:03,580
Ikone, Jovic and Gonzalez, of course.

1041
01:03:03,580 --> 01:03:08,580
Not to mention the super sub wild card extravaganza, Ricardo Sapunara.

1042
01:03:08,580 --> 01:03:10,580
Serie A spotlight favourite over here.

1043
01:03:10,580 --> 01:03:12,580
The best player in the league.

1044
01:03:12,580 --> 01:03:15,580
I would go so far to say that.

1045
01:03:15,580 --> 01:03:20,580
I look at this team, bro, and I see a much improved team.

1046
01:03:20,580 --> 01:03:22,580
Highly improved team.

1047
01:03:22,580 --> 01:03:29,580
And the biggest stun they could have made, obviously, aside from signing players like Jovic and Dodo,

1048
01:03:29,580 --> 01:03:34,580
is keeping their hands on the brilliant Vincenzo Italiano.

1049
01:03:34,580 --> 01:03:35,580
Yes, for sure.

1050
01:03:35,580 --> 01:03:40,580
The man has a huge, huge pair of balls, man.

1051
01:03:40,580 --> 01:03:41,580
He does.

1052
01:03:41,580 --> 01:03:43,580
A young manager as well.

1053
01:03:43,580 --> 01:03:47,580
I see him becoming one of the great Italian managers.

1054
01:03:47,580 --> 01:03:50,580
True, and one potentially for the national team.

1055
01:03:50,580 --> 01:03:52,580
I can see that.

1056
01:03:52,580 --> 01:03:53,580
Italiano.

1057
01:03:53,580 --> 01:03:54,580
Italiano, man.

1058
01:03:54,580 --> 01:03:55,580
He has to be there.

1059
01:03:55,580 --> 01:03:57,580
That would be cool.

1060
01:03:57,580 --> 01:03:59,580
Where do they finish, bro?

1061
01:03:59,580 --> 01:04:03,580
Let me pull off my smart tele device.

1062
01:04:03,580 --> 01:04:05,580
And seventh.

1063
01:04:05,580 --> 01:04:07,580
Okay, same as last year.

1064
01:04:07,580 --> 01:04:09,580
I have them in sixth.

1065
01:04:09,580 --> 01:04:10,580
I see them improving a place.

1066
01:04:10,580 --> 01:04:14,580
Obviously with lots, you're dropping so significantly.

1067
01:04:14,580 --> 01:04:17,580
It does leave place for Fiorentina to improve.

1068
01:04:17,580 --> 01:04:21,580
So I would say sixth, and I'm actually pretty confident with that.

1069
01:04:21,580 --> 01:04:25,580
I think we're starting to see, if they manage to keep everything as it is,

1070
01:04:25,580 --> 01:04:29,580
Fiorentina returning to their old ways, man, back to fighting for Europe.

1071
01:04:29,580 --> 01:04:34,580
I think they'll go quite far in the conference league.

1072
01:04:34,580 --> 01:04:35,580
They'll play around with that.

1073
01:04:35,580 --> 01:04:37,580
They'll have a good run in the Coppa Italia maybe,

1074
01:04:37,580 --> 01:04:42,580
but I don't see their position in the league standing improving significantly.

1075
01:04:42,580 --> 01:04:48,580
I just think that they'll want to make Europe again, get some momentum, get some continuity.

1076
01:04:48,580 --> 01:04:50,580
Maybe this time they will aim for Europa League.

1077
01:04:50,580 --> 01:04:53,580
That was my thought process going into it.

1078
01:04:53,580 --> 01:04:56,580
I said they're going to want Europa League.

1079
01:04:56,580 --> 01:04:58,580
But yeah, we'll wait and see.

1080
01:04:58,580 --> 01:05:00,580
Hopefully we really don't need to wait that long.

1081
01:05:00,580 --> 01:05:01,580
How fucking good, man.

1082
01:05:01,580 --> 01:05:04,580
I can't wait.

1083
01:05:04,580 --> 01:05:05,580
Atalanta.

1084
01:05:05,580 --> 01:05:06,580
Next is Atalanta.

1085
01:05:06,580 --> 01:05:10,580
Once I need to say the new signings, let me know because I have a question for you.

1086
01:05:10,580 --> 01:05:11,580
Okay, sure.

1087
01:05:11,580 --> 01:05:15,580
Atalanta, Gian Piero, Gasperini's men.

1088
01:05:15,580 --> 01:05:20,580
He has been there since 2016, the longest serving manager.

1089
01:05:20,580 --> 01:05:22,580
Fucking hell!

1090
01:05:22,580 --> 01:05:25,580
He's been there for a while, man.

1091
01:05:25,580 --> 01:05:28,580
Yes, he's contracted down until 2024.

1092
01:05:28,580 --> 01:05:31,580
There were some question marks over whether he would be staying or not

1093
01:05:31,580 --> 01:05:37,580
after a lost season when they failed to make Europe for the first time in five years.

1094
01:05:37,580 --> 01:05:41,580
But no, apparently he'll be remaining there.

1095
01:05:41,580 --> 01:05:46,580
He will remain on the Atalanta bench, said the CEO, Luca Percassi.

1096
01:05:46,580 --> 01:05:48,580
Very strong statement.

1097
01:05:48,580 --> 01:05:57,580
I'm just enjoying having Gasperini there because year by year I just see him transforming closer and closer to becoming an Anarita.

1098
01:05:57,580 --> 01:06:04,580
As the days go by, he's getting more and more similar to an Anarita.

1099
01:06:04,580 --> 01:06:08,580
How so, bro? What do you mean? He's getting smaller and smaller.

1100
01:06:08,580 --> 01:06:13,580
He's getting smaller and smaller and the features I would go so far to say are quite similar.

1101
01:06:13,580 --> 01:06:19,580
I think he looks exactly like Jeffrey Epstein, who by the way is a terrible person.

1102
01:06:19,580 --> 01:06:21,580
And he did not kill himself.

1103
01:06:21,580 --> 01:06:25,580
What? Like breaking news like right now?

1104
01:06:25,580 --> 01:06:33,580
No, it's a conspiracy theory, but of course it's less of a conspiracy than a fact.

1105
01:06:33,580 --> 01:06:37,580
You have to be a bit of a neanderthal to actually think he killed himself.

1106
01:06:37,580 --> 01:06:38,580
No, it's crazy.

1107
01:06:38,580 --> 01:06:42,580
The cameras, they stopped working, man.

1108
01:06:42,580 --> 01:06:44,580
Yeah, we just found him like that.

1109
01:06:44,580 --> 01:06:48,580
We just found him like that, his ribs are broken, I don't know how that happened.

1110
01:06:48,580 --> 01:06:52,580
Hanging himself and elbowing himself in the ribs.

1111
01:06:52,580 --> 01:06:58,580
But anyway, Gasperini, yes. Yes, you have to say the...

1112
01:06:58,580 --> 01:07:05,580
Where's what's like we mentioned a while ago that Muriel is fucking off.

1113
01:07:05,580 --> 01:07:07,580
He hasn't left yet. He hasn't left yet.

1114
01:07:07,580 --> 01:07:08,580
No, he's still there. He's still there.

1115
01:07:08,580 --> 01:07:11,580
He's there. OK, so there's something I don't know about. Cool.

1116
01:07:11,580 --> 01:07:17,580
So Atalanta signings, very interesting to say the least.

1117
01:07:17,580 --> 01:07:19,580
So they've redeemed Demiral.

1118
01:07:19,580 --> 01:07:21,580
It's the best thing they could have done.

1119
01:07:21,580 --> 01:07:23,580
Demiral is their best defender.

1120
01:07:23,580 --> 01:07:25,580
Demiral, yes.

1121
01:07:25,580 --> 01:07:29,580
It used to be Romero, but now he's Tottenham's best defender.

1122
01:07:29,580 --> 01:07:32,580
But you know, you know, Palomino had a fucking good season.

1123
01:07:32,580 --> 01:07:33,580
Palomino had a very good season.

1124
01:07:33,580 --> 01:07:36,580
But you know what happened to him, right? You heard?

1125
01:07:36,580 --> 01:07:38,580
Remind me, bro, I worked so much.

1126
01:07:38,580 --> 01:07:39,580
Doping.

1127
01:07:39,580 --> 01:07:41,580
Ah, yes, that's what...

1128
01:07:41,580 --> 01:07:42,580
Doping.

1129
01:07:42,580 --> 01:07:43,580
Is he banned?

1130
01:07:43,580 --> 01:07:44,580
Probably.

1131
01:07:44,580 --> 01:07:47,580
Probably for an entire year. That's what happened to Onana.

1132
01:07:47,580 --> 01:07:49,580
Yeah.

1133
01:07:49,580 --> 01:07:52,580
Let's figure that out. Let me say exactly what happened.

1134
01:07:52,580 --> 01:07:55,580
Let's figure out how long I can't have Palomino.

1135
01:07:55,580 --> 01:08:01,580
Palomino is a genetic colour in horses consisting of a gold coat and white mane and tail.

1136
01:08:01,580 --> 01:08:04,580
The people who found out he was doping are just freaking out

1137
01:08:04,580 --> 01:08:07,580
because they accidentally read the description on the custom of doping.

1138
01:08:07,580 --> 01:08:10,580
They're like, what? I took him on fun.

1139
01:08:10,580 --> 01:08:16,580
So Atalanta, they've redeemed Demiral from Juve for 20 million.

1140
01:08:16,580 --> 01:08:20,580
Demiral is a Turkish 24-year-old centre back.

1141
01:08:20,580 --> 01:08:25,580
They've signed Ederson from Salernitana for 21 million.

1142
01:08:25,580 --> 01:08:28,580
You know what I mean?

1143
01:08:28,580 --> 01:08:29,580
He's really good, though.

1144
01:08:29,580 --> 01:08:31,580
Like...

1145
01:08:31,580 --> 01:08:34,580
Aha. I just want to see more of him.

1146
01:08:34,580 --> 01:08:36,580
I'm sure Gasparini has something.

1147
01:08:36,580 --> 01:08:43,580
He was, to be honest, the main reason Salernitana could actually create opportunities last year.

1148
01:08:43,580 --> 01:08:46,580
I think that was Nicola.

1149
01:08:46,580 --> 01:08:52,580
But joking aside, Ederson is quite a bright player.

1150
01:08:52,580 --> 01:08:55,580
He's still 22 years old. He has some serious experience now.

1151
01:08:55,580 --> 01:08:58,580
Maybe a good addition to their team.

1152
01:08:58,580 --> 01:09:02,580
I mean, you see them signing people like Coupe Miners and stuff like that,

1153
01:09:02,580 --> 01:09:04,580
and it always seems to work out for them.

1154
01:09:04,580 --> 01:09:06,580
So I'm very confident about Ederson.

1155
01:09:06,580 --> 01:09:10,580
I have heard very good things about Adamola Luckman.

1156
01:09:10,580 --> 01:09:12,580
He's half Jamaican, half English.

1157
01:09:12,580 --> 01:09:14,580
I've heard some fantastic things about him.

1158
01:09:14,580 --> 01:09:16,580
He was playing with Liebzig.

1159
01:09:16,580 --> 01:09:18,580
He's a left-winger, 24 years old.

1160
01:09:18,580 --> 01:09:19,580
He was signed for 9 million.

1161
01:09:19,580 --> 01:09:21,580
Apparently he can really get him behind the side.

1162
01:09:21,580 --> 01:09:23,580
He played for Leicester as well.

1163
01:09:23,580 --> 01:09:25,580
Look, man...

1164
01:09:25,580 --> 01:09:28,580
You actually played for him.

1165
01:09:28,580 --> 01:09:30,580
That was crazy.

1166
01:09:30,580 --> 01:09:33,580
By the way, I was meant to tell you, Palomino is suspended, but it's indefinite.

1167
01:09:33,580 --> 01:09:34,580
He's appealing, apparently.

1168
01:09:34,580 --> 01:09:35,580
He's appealing?

1169
01:09:35,580 --> 01:09:36,580
He claims to be innocent.

1170
01:09:36,580 --> 01:09:38,580
But how can you be innocent if...

1171
01:09:38,580 --> 01:09:40,580
Tainted substances.

1172
01:09:40,580 --> 01:09:44,580
Like if he has asthma and there was something in his inhaler or something like that,

1173
01:09:44,580 --> 01:09:46,580
it could go into his system.

1174
01:09:46,580 --> 01:09:48,580
Whatever.

1175
01:09:48,580 --> 01:09:51,580
So I thought I've spent 50 million on those players.

1176
01:09:51,580 --> 01:09:56,580
Out with Lovato, who I have here, has left for Atalanta.

1177
01:09:56,580 --> 01:09:57,580
Really good, man.

1178
01:09:57,580 --> 01:09:58,580
Nice one.

1179
01:09:58,580 --> 01:10:03,580
No, he's left for one of the bottom dwellers.

1180
01:10:03,580 --> 01:10:04,580
Lovato...

1181
01:10:04,580 --> 01:10:06,580
My God, man.

1182
01:10:06,580 --> 01:10:07,580
Has he gone to Hellas?

1183
01:10:07,580 --> 01:10:09,580
Has he gone to Hellas?

1184
01:10:09,580 --> 01:10:11,580
No, he was with Hellas originally.

1185
01:10:11,580 --> 01:10:13,580
Matteo Lovato...

1186
01:10:13,580 --> 01:10:15,580
Salernitana, exactly.

1187
01:10:15,580 --> 01:10:16,580
Ah, there you go.

1188
01:10:16,580 --> 01:10:17,580
Yes, yes, I remember.

1189
01:10:17,580 --> 01:10:18,580
I remember.

1190
01:10:18,580 --> 01:10:21,580
He's off to Salernitana for seven million.

1191
01:10:21,580 --> 01:10:25,580
Gollini has left on loan to Fiorentina after returning from Spurs.

1192
01:10:25,580 --> 01:10:27,580
Pesina has left on loan to Monza.

1193
01:10:27,580 --> 01:10:31,580
And Piccoli has left on loan to Hellas Verona.

1194
01:10:31,580 --> 01:10:35,580
So they've made 21.72 million and they've spent 50 million.

1195
01:10:35,580 --> 01:10:37,580
They really...

1196
01:10:37,580 --> 01:10:40,580
They have what to show for it.

1197
01:10:40,580 --> 01:10:45,580
And Atalanta, financially, they've been just winning every season

1198
01:10:45,580 --> 01:10:48,580
with the sales that they've been making from the beginning.

1199
01:10:48,580 --> 01:10:49,580
They have the new best sales as well.

1200
01:10:49,580 --> 01:10:50,580
Yeah, exactly.

1201
01:10:50,580 --> 01:10:54,580
So I don't think that making money is their biggest priority right now.

1202
01:10:54,580 --> 01:11:01,580
I still look at their team and I wonder how Jérôme Boga fits into it, man.

1203
01:11:01,580 --> 01:11:02,580
He doesn't.

1204
01:11:02,580 --> 01:11:03,580
You know, three, four, two, one.

1205
01:11:03,580 --> 01:11:04,580
Where the hell are you going to...

1206
01:11:04,580 --> 01:11:05,580
He doesn't fit in.

1207
01:11:05,580 --> 01:11:06,580
He doesn't fit in.

1208
01:11:06,580 --> 01:11:10,580
He's not a left-wing back and he's nowhere near an attacking with Vildora strike.

1209
01:11:10,580 --> 01:11:12,580
He's a left-winger, pure.

1210
01:11:12,580 --> 01:11:13,580
Purely a left-winger.

1211
01:11:13,580 --> 01:11:15,580
He'd fit into Sassuolo perfectly.

1212
01:11:15,580 --> 01:11:18,580
He would fit into Milan perfectly.

1213
01:11:18,580 --> 01:11:20,580
He'd fit into Juve perfectly.

1214
01:11:20,580 --> 01:11:21,580
Lazio.

1215
01:11:21,580 --> 01:11:22,580
Lazio.

1216
01:11:22,580 --> 01:11:23,580
You know what I mean?

1217
01:11:23,580 --> 01:11:24,580
Atalanta's not a team.

1218
01:11:24,580 --> 01:11:25,580
Four, two, three, one.

1219
01:11:25,580 --> 01:11:27,580
Not three, four, two, one.

1220
01:11:27,580 --> 01:11:30,580
But anyway, thankfully, because Spreng is very versatile,

1221
01:11:30,580 --> 01:11:33,580
with the straight at the back formations, can change to a three, four, three,

1222
01:11:33,580 --> 01:11:34,580
and maybe pop him in there.

1223
01:11:34,580 --> 01:11:38,580
And during the game, you know, it's never just three, four, two, one.

1224
01:11:38,580 --> 01:11:39,580
He's one of those kind of like...

1225
01:11:39,580 --> 01:11:40,580
Yeah.

1226
01:11:40,580 --> 01:11:42,580
But anyway, Mousseau and Goal.

1227
01:11:42,580 --> 01:11:46,580
Toloi, Demiral and Palomino at the back.

1228
01:11:46,580 --> 01:11:49,580
Palomino, of course, indefinitely.

1229
01:11:49,580 --> 01:11:53,580
Zappa Costa, Derun, Freuler and Meili.

1230
01:11:53,580 --> 01:11:59,580
Malinowski, Boga and Zapata, with the options of Luqman and Muriel of the bench

1231
01:11:59,580 --> 01:12:01,580
and Ederson of the bench as well.

1232
01:12:01,580 --> 01:12:04,580
Do you think they're better or worse than last season?

1233
01:12:04,580 --> 01:12:08,580
I think it's very difficult for them to be worse than last season.

1234
01:12:08,580 --> 01:12:14,580
I think individually, they've improved ever so slightly

1235
01:12:14,580 --> 01:12:18,580
with the signings of Ederson and Luqman,

1236
01:12:18,580 --> 01:12:23,580
only because they haven't lost anyone significant apart from Pessina and Piccoli,

1237
01:12:23,580 --> 01:12:25,580
who are loaned out.

1238
01:12:25,580 --> 01:12:28,580
Lovato never really played for Atalanta.

1239
01:12:28,580 --> 01:12:32,580
It's funny, Lovato never played for Atalanta, in my opinion.

1240
01:12:32,580 --> 01:12:36,580
Demiral was redeemed by them, so it's not like they have something new over there.

1241
01:12:36,580 --> 01:12:40,580
I think they improved ever so slightly, they've kind of stabilised.

1242
01:12:40,580 --> 01:12:42,580
Mirant Chuktu Torino as well, so to interrupt.

1243
01:12:42,580 --> 01:12:44,580
Mirant Chuktu Torino.

1244
01:12:44,580 --> 01:12:46,580
What a signing for Torino.

1245
01:12:46,580 --> 01:12:48,580
Ooh, they fucking do this.

1246
01:12:48,580 --> 01:12:51,580
What a signing for Fennec Bajra and Iassam, my friend.

1247
01:12:51,580 --> 01:12:55,580
What a signing for Fennkouzé.

1248
01:12:55,580 --> 01:12:58,580
That's a signing for Fennec Bajra and Iassam.

1249
01:12:58,580 --> 01:13:00,580
Where are Atalanta for you, bro?

1250
01:13:00,580 --> 01:13:03,580
Atalanta for me are eighth.

1251
01:13:03,580 --> 01:13:05,580
Seventh.

1252
01:13:05,580 --> 01:13:08,580
Seventh, so exactly, you have them ahead of Lazio.

1253
01:13:08,580 --> 01:13:09,580
Exactly.

1254
01:13:09,580 --> 01:13:11,580
I have them just behind Fiorentina.

1255
01:13:11,580 --> 01:13:12,580
Exactly.

1256
01:13:12,580 --> 01:13:15,580
I have them just behind Fiorentina as well.

1257
01:13:15,580 --> 01:13:17,580
I was thinking of putting them higher up.

1258
01:13:17,580 --> 01:13:18,580
Atalanta.

1259
01:13:18,580 --> 01:13:22,580
They can have a good season, if they have a good season and everything starts working for them,

1260
01:13:22,580 --> 01:13:24,580
they're going to be a force to be reckoned with.

1261
01:13:24,580 --> 01:13:26,580
They can fucking do it.

1262
01:13:26,580 --> 01:13:28,580
And they have some good pieces in here, man.

1263
01:13:28,580 --> 01:13:31,580
Like even, like I gave you the starting eleven right there.

1264
01:13:31,580 --> 01:13:35,580
And I didn't even mention Kouk Miners, Pasalic, Ederson, Muriel.

1265
01:13:35,580 --> 01:13:38,580
Like those guys are all on the bench, just frothing to come on.

1266
01:13:38,580 --> 01:13:45,580
Recently at work, Sean asked me who is the one player, he asked for two players,

1267
01:13:45,580 --> 01:13:48,580
but I gave him one just to make it more significant.

1268
01:13:48,580 --> 01:13:52,580
That Milan lost to Werdum.

1269
01:13:52,580 --> 01:13:57,580
I told him 100%, Pasalic.

1270
01:13:57,580 --> 01:13:58,580
He would have been good, man.

1271
01:13:58,580 --> 01:14:01,580
Yeah, but I have a better answer than Pasalic in that case.

1272
01:14:01,580 --> 01:14:03,580
A player that Milan lost to Werdum.

1273
01:14:03,580 --> 01:14:04,580
Too early.

1274
01:14:04,580 --> 01:14:05,580
Too early.

1275
01:14:08,580 --> 01:14:10,580
I can't, nothing's coming to mind right now.

1276
01:14:10,580 --> 01:14:12,580
I think it's a Pasalic no-brainer, man.

1277
01:14:14,580 --> 01:14:16,580
I mean, yes, in recent history, yes.

1278
01:14:16,580 --> 01:14:19,580
I can't really think of another option, man.

1279
01:14:19,580 --> 01:14:22,580
I think, for example, Dalhau could have been useful.

1280
01:14:22,580 --> 01:14:24,580
Nowhere on the scale of Pasalic.

1281
01:14:24,580 --> 01:14:27,580
But now Pasalic will have scored the winning penalty in the Super Cup,

1282
01:14:27,580 --> 01:14:28,580
but he was the fucking man.

1283
01:14:28,580 --> 01:14:29,580
Yeah, I love them.

1284
01:14:29,580 --> 01:14:31,580
Number 88.

1285
01:14:31,580 --> 01:14:33,580
But anyway, up next.

1286
01:14:33,580 --> 01:14:36,580
Hellas, Verona. HV, baby.

1287
01:14:39,580 --> 01:14:40,580
HV.

1288
01:14:40,580 --> 01:14:42,580
Verona.

1289
01:14:42,580 --> 01:14:46,580
Gabriele Cioffi's men, who was at Odinese last year, do not get confused.

1290
01:14:46,580 --> 01:14:53,580
He's there on a two-year contract, taking over Igor Tudor, who has gone to Marseille, I believe.

1291
01:14:53,580 --> 01:14:55,580
That might explain the Serie A signings.

1292
01:14:55,580 --> 01:14:56,580
Yeah, fair enough.

1293
01:14:58,580 --> 01:15:00,580
Verona are currently a work in progress.

1294
01:15:00,580 --> 01:15:04,580
Of course, their team, there are still many pieces that need to be filled.

1295
01:15:05,580 --> 01:15:07,580
Do you want to run us through their market so far?

1296
01:15:07,580 --> 01:15:13,580
So they've confirmed the signing of Giovanni Simeone for 10.7 million from Caliari.

1297
01:15:13,580 --> 01:15:18,580
But he's most likely off to Napoli, according to the latest room.

1298
01:15:18,580 --> 01:15:22,580
Exactly. He's very, very close to Napoli, apparently.

1299
01:15:22,580 --> 01:15:24,580
But we'll see what happens there.

1300
01:15:24,580 --> 01:15:27,580
They'll probably make a decent markup of that.

1301
01:15:27,580 --> 01:15:29,580
They're selling for 25 to 30 million.

1302
01:15:29,580 --> 01:15:31,580
I doubt they'll make 30 million for it.

1303
01:15:31,580 --> 01:15:33,580
But they'll make 10. They'll return.

1304
01:15:33,580 --> 01:15:35,580
They'll profit 10 million from the sale.

1305
01:15:37,580 --> 01:15:41,580
They've signed Thomas Andri from Venezia for 5 million.

1306
01:15:41,580 --> 01:15:43,580
So Venezia made a 1 million loss from it.

1307
01:15:43,580 --> 01:15:46,580
They signed him for 6 million. It was famous.

1308
01:15:46,580 --> 01:15:47,580
Exactly.

1309
01:15:47,580 --> 01:15:49,580
27-year-old French striker.

1310
01:15:49,580 --> 01:15:51,580
Their all-time most expensive signing, I believe.

1311
01:15:51,580 --> 01:15:54,580
Yeah. And second is Cuisance, I believe.

1312
01:15:55,580 --> 01:16:01,580
They've confirmed the signing of Martin Ongla, who was there on loan from Antwerp.

1313
01:16:01,580 --> 01:16:03,580
They kept him. I like Ongla.

1314
01:16:03,580 --> 01:16:07,580
24-year-old center back. They signed him for 3.7 million.

1315
01:16:07,580 --> 01:16:10,580
They've confirmed Monte-Po for Benevento.

1316
01:16:10,580 --> 01:16:12,580
You have no idea how happy this makes me.

1317
01:16:12,580 --> 01:16:16,580
I fucking love Monte-Po. I think he's great.

1318
01:16:16,580 --> 01:16:23,580
They've confirmed some dude named Daniele Ghilardi from Fiorentina for 500k.

1319
01:16:23,580 --> 01:16:25,580
He's a 19-year-old center back.

1320
01:16:25,580 --> 01:16:30,580
They've also signed Milan Juric from Salernetana on a free 32-year-old striker.

1321
01:16:31,580 --> 01:16:36,580
And also, last but not least, Piccoli on loan from Atalanta.

1322
01:16:36,580 --> 01:16:40,580
So, they've just onboarded four strikers.

1323
01:16:40,580 --> 01:16:43,580
I'm telling you right now, their attack is so much better than last year's.

1324
01:16:43,580 --> 01:16:44,580
Simeone is off.

1325
01:16:44,580 --> 01:16:46,580
Yes. Simeone is probably leaving.

1326
01:16:47,580 --> 01:16:52,580
They start Piccoli, they bench Henri and coach...

1327
01:16:53,580 --> 01:16:55,580
I say Henri starts, probably.

1328
01:16:55,580 --> 01:16:56,580
Ahead of Piccoli.

1329
01:16:56,580 --> 01:16:57,580
I think so.

1330
01:16:57,580 --> 01:16:58,580
Ahead of Piccoli starts.

1331
01:16:58,580 --> 01:17:00,580
It depends on how he does. Piccoli is still very young.

1332
01:17:00,580 --> 01:17:04,580
I don't think they'll put that much pressure on his shoulders,

1333
01:17:04,580 --> 01:17:07,580
especially when they have two senior players.

1334
01:17:07,580 --> 01:17:11,580
And to be honest, this style that Hellas Verona play,

1335
01:17:11,580 --> 01:17:13,580
Juric can be very serviceable.

1336
01:17:14,580 --> 01:17:17,580
You know, crossing balls to his massive forehead.

1337
01:17:18,580 --> 01:17:21,580
They might want to play with two up front.

1338
01:17:21,580 --> 01:17:24,580
I don't know if Shofi enjoys doing that.

1339
01:17:24,580 --> 01:17:26,580
He does the 3-4-2-1.

1340
01:17:26,580 --> 01:17:30,580
Okay. Remind me, Shofi was at Odinese.

1341
01:17:30,580 --> 01:17:31,580
Yes, Odinese.

1342
01:17:31,580 --> 01:17:33,580
Odinese play with two up front.

1343
01:17:33,580 --> 01:17:35,580
No, Beto and De La Feu.

1344
01:17:35,580 --> 01:17:39,580
Beto and De La Feu was kind of off the shoulder of Beto.

1345
01:17:39,580 --> 01:17:40,580
Fair enough.

1346
01:17:40,580 --> 01:17:41,580
So they'd look like this, bro.

1347
01:17:41,580 --> 01:17:42,580
Most likely.

1348
01:17:42,580 --> 01:17:43,580
Montepo.

1349
01:17:43,580 --> 01:17:45,580
Can I just tell you who has left?

1350
01:17:46,580 --> 01:17:47,580
So there won't be any confusion.

1351
01:17:48,580 --> 01:17:51,580
So, Nicolas Chazalle, he's at 4.7 million to Lazio.

1352
01:17:51,580 --> 01:17:55,580
Udodji has left for 19 million to Odinese.

1353
01:17:55,580 --> 01:17:59,580
He was already at Odinese, but contractually he's now an Odinese player.

1354
01:17:59,580 --> 01:18:01,580
Caprari has been loaned out to Monza.

1355
01:18:01,580 --> 01:18:03,580
Massive, massive, massive.

1356
01:18:03,580 --> 01:18:06,580
Monza paid 3 million for that loan.

1357
01:18:06,580 --> 01:18:10,580
Bessa has been sold to Calba.

1358
01:18:12,580 --> 01:18:13,580
Final Calba.

1359
01:18:14,580 --> 01:18:15,580
You know what I mean.

1360
01:18:16,580 --> 01:18:19,580
Prabotta has returned to Juve after his loan,

1361
01:18:19,580 --> 01:18:21,580
and Kanchi Leri has been loaned out to Lazio.

1362
01:18:21,580 --> 01:18:26,580
I thought players were supposed to be loaned out to worse teams, not to better teams.

1363
01:18:26,580 --> 01:18:28,580
But there you go, we learn something new every day.

1364
01:18:28,580 --> 01:18:30,580
Go on. Sorry for interrupting.

1365
01:18:30,580 --> 01:18:33,580
No problem at all. Sorry for shooting prematurely.

1366
01:18:34,580 --> 01:18:36,580
I can hear all these explosions.

1367
01:18:36,580 --> 01:18:39,580
See, bro, they're just going to keep going till 11.

1368
01:18:39,580 --> 01:18:40,580
It's currently 10.06.

1369
01:18:40,580 --> 01:18:41,580
You're fucking right, man.

1370
01:18:41,580 --> 01:18:45,580
They're just mouth open, just salivating onto the floor.

1371
01:18:45,580 --> 01:18:48,580
Noise, noise, bright lights.

1372
01:18:50,580 --> 01:18:56,580
But anyway, 3.41, Montepo, Davidovic, Gunther and Cecherini.

1373
01:18:56,580 --> 01:19:02,580
Faroni, Tameze, Veloso, Lazovic, Barak, Ilic and Henri.

1374
01:19:03,580 --> 01:19:06,580
The second you said they're three man defence, I fucking cringed.

1375
01:19:06,580 --> 01:19:08,580
I forgot how bad they're three man defence is.

1376
01:19:08,580 --> 01:19:09,580
And I'm just looking at this team.

1377
01:19:09,580 --> 01:19:11,580
Actually, I don't think they got better, bro, at all.

1378
01:19:11,580 --> 01:19:12,580
I think they got worse.

1379
01:19:13,580 --> 01:19:14,580
I think they got worse.

1380
01:19:14,580 --> 01:19:16,580
They lost a very good coach and Igor Tudor.

1381
01:19:16,580 --> 01:19:18,580
They lost Kaprari.

1382
01:19:18,580 --> 01:19:20,580
Simeone popped off last year.

1383
01:19:20,580 --> 01:19:25,580
Granted, I think he's very moody, but still, you know, Henri was also very moody.

1384
01:19:25,580 --> 01:19:28,580
The jury couldn't really see what he could do, could sell in a time.

1385
01:19:28,580 --> 01:19:30,580
He was so poor for the majority of the season.

1386
01:19:30,580 --> 01:19:31,580
So I think they have dipped.

1387
01:19:31,580 --> 01:19:35,580
Yes, they're not as good as they were last season and especially the season before.

1388
01:19:35,580 --> 01:19:40,580
So they lost Kaprari, who was by far their best player last season.

1389
01:19:40,580 --> 01:19:45,580
For a fact, their signings, as much as they're very good, they're a little bit messy.

1390
01:19:46,580 --> 01:19:48,580
Four strikers, just like that.

1391
01:19:48,580 --> 01:19:53,580
Now, let's bar Simeone because they were always going to redeem Simeone.

1392
01:19:53,580 --> 01:19:58,580
They signed Henri from Venezia and Juric from Salernitana.

1393
01:19:59,580 --> 01:20:03,580
You want someone else that struggled to fucking survive last year?

1394
01:20:03,580 --> 01:20:10,580
They signed Venezias, not even Venezias leading man because he struggled for Venezia.

1395
01:20:10,580 --> 01:20:13,580
They signed Salernitana as Juric.

1396
01:20:14,580 --> 01:20:15,580
You know what I mean?

1397
01:20:15,580 --> 01:20:21,580
Piccoli is the signing that gives me, OK, kind of some young blood coming in.

1398
01:20:21,580 --> 01:20:22,580
All right, he's on loan.

1399
01:20:22,580 --> 01:20:25,580
Maybe they have an option to redeem him or something of the sort.

1400
01:20:25,580 --> 01:20:28,580
But yeah, I definitely agree with you, man.

1401
01:20:28,580 --> 01:20:30,580
I think they did get worse.

1402
01:20:30,580 --> 01:20:31,580
They got...

1403
01:20:31,580 --> 01:20:32,580
Fuck me.

1404
01:20:32,580 --> 01:20:33,580
They got worse.

1405
01:20:33,580 --> 01:20:35,580
They definitely got messier as a team.

1406
01:20:35,580 --> 01:20:44,580
They focused, how can you sign four strikers and not pay any attention to that bullshit fucking trio that you have in defence?

1407
01:20:44,580 --> 01:20:49,580
And you just signed Ghilardi from Fiorentina for 500k, a 19 year old.

1408
01:20:49,580 --> 01:20:52,580
I think they got worse.

1409
01:20:52,580 --> 01:20:54,580
They have, haven't they?

1410
01:20:55,580 --> 01:20:58,580
Yes, but it's as simple as that.

1411
01:20:58,580 --> 01:20:59,580
There's nothing else to say.

1412
01:20:59,580 --> 01:21:01,580
What do you think they finished for you, man?

1413
01:21:01,580 --> 01:21:04,580
I am going to pop them in 12th.

1414
01:21:04,580 --> 01:21:06,580
12th, wow.

1415
01:21:06,580 --> 01:21:09,580
I have them in 10th.

1416
01:21:09,580 --> 01:21:10,580
OK.

1417
01:21:10,580 --> 01:21:11,580
Yep.

1418
01:21:11,580 --> 01:21:12,580
So where did they finish?

1419
01:21:12,580 --> 01:21:15,580
So last season they finished exactly 9th.

1420
01:21:15,580 --> 01:21:17,580
So you have them finishing one spot lower.

1421
01:21:17,580 --> 01:21:18,580
Exactly.

1422
01:21:18,580 --> 01:21:21,580
I have them finishing exactly quite a few.

1423
01:21:21,580 --> 01:21:22,580
Slots lower in 12th.

1424
01:21:22,580 --> 01:21:26,580
But anyway, up next we have Torino, right?

1425
01:21:27,580 --> 01:21:28,580
Yes, Torino.

1426
01:21:28,580 --> 01:21:29,580
No.

1427
01:21:29,580 --> 01:21:30,580
Yes, Torino.

1428
01:21:30,580 --> 01:21:31,580
You're right.

1429
01:21:31,580 --> 01:21:32,580
Sorry.

1430
01:21:32,580 --> 01:21:33,580
I was looking at my predictions.

1431
01:21:34,580 --> 01:21:39,580
So these are Ivan Juric's men contract bound till 2024.

1432
01:21:41,580 --> 01:21:44,580
They finished 10th last year, which was a massive improvement,

1433
01:21:44,580 --> 01:21:48,580
considering they had been fighting relegation the seasons prior.

1434
01:21:49,580 --> 01:21:52,580
He's lost a few important players from Bellotti to Bremer.

1435
01:21:52,580 --> 01:21:56,580
We could see him have like this massive fight with the sporting director

1436
01:21:56,580 --> 01:21:58,580
in the middle of a parking lot somewhere.

1437
01:21:58,580 --> 01:21:59,580
Why?

1438
01:21:59,580 --> 01:22:00,580
Crazy, to be honest.

1439
01:22:00,580 --> 01:22:01,580
Crazy times.

1440
01:22:01,580 --> 01:22:04,580
But apparently they're working together.

1441
01:22:04,580 --> 01:22:06,580
They're bringing in some pieces.

1442
01:22:06,580 --> 01:22:09,580
And bro, the pieces they've brought in.

1443
01:22:09,580 --> 01:22:16,580
So the pieces they've brought in are Ilkan from Besiktas.

1444
01:22:16,580 --> 01:22:18,580
He's an 18-year-old central midfielder.

1445
01:22:18,580 --> 01:22:20,580
They signed for 4.5 million.

1446
01:22:20,580 --> 01:22:24,580
They've signed Brian Baieye, 22-year-old.

1447
01:22:24,580 --> 01:22:25,580
Baieye.

1448
01:22:25,580 --> 01:22:29,580
For 750k from Cantanzaro.

1449
01:22:29,580 --> 01:22:34,580
They've signed Berisha, 33-year-old goalkeeper from Spal for 300k.

1450
01:22:34,580 --> 01:22:36,580
And they've got Radon...

1451
01:22:36,580 --> 01:22:37,580
Jesus.

1452
01:22:37,580 --> 01:22:39,580
I believe Radon Jic.

1453
01:22:39,580 --> 01:22:42,580
Radon Jic is a 26-year-old left winger.

1454
01:22:42,580 --> 01:22:44,580
He's on loan from Marseille.

1455
01:22:44,580 --> 01:22:46,580
And Valentino Lazaro, 26-year-old,

1456
01:22:46,580 --> 01:22:49,580
dried back on loan from Inter.

1457
01:22:49,580 --> 01:22:53,580
However, they have lost some important pieces.

1458
01:22:53,580 --> 01:22:56,580
They've lost Bremer for 41 million and Bellotti on a free.

1459
01:22:56,580 --> 01:22:58,580
They lost Rincon on a free.

1460
01:22:58,580 --> 01:23:00,580
And Piagos' loan ended.

1461
01:23:00,580 --> 01:23:02,580
So he returns to Juve.

1462
01:23:02,580 --> 01:23:09,580
Ansaldi, his contract expired and he was released from the club.

1463
01:23:09,580 --> 01:23:13,580
Mandragora, end of his loan, he returns to Juve.

1464
01:23:13,580 --> 01:23:16,580
Brekalo, end of his loan, returns to Wolfsburg.

1465
01:23:16,580 --> 01:23:19,580
Pobega, end of his loan, returns to Milan.

1466
01:23:19,580 --> 01:23:23,580
Dennis Pratt, end of his loan, returns to Leicester.

1467
01:23:23,580 --> 01:23:24,580
It's fucked, bro.

1468
01:23:24,580 --> 01:23:25,580
They lost a lot of players.

1469
01:23:25,580 --> 01:23:26,580
Poor Euro.

1470
01:23:26,580 --> 01:23:30,580
And out of those, they've only made 41 million.

1471
01:23:30,580 --> 01:23:32,580
All from Bremer.

1472
01:23:32,580 --> 01:23:33,580
All from Bremer.

1473
01:23:33,580 --> 01:23:35,580
But it's something to work with.

1474
01:23:35,580 --> 01:23:38,580
You know, Jurij has never had anything to work with in his career.

1475
01:23:38,580 --> 01:23:40,580
You know, he left Verona for that reason.

1476
01:23:40,580 --> 01:23:41,580
I'm always saying this.

1477
01:23:41,580 --> 01:23:42,580
I'm always singing this song.

1478
01:23:42,580 --> 01:23:44,580
Vlasic song.

1479
01:23:44,580 --> 01:23:46,580
Vlasic as well.

1480
01:23:47,580 --> 01:23:50,580
They're bringing in Vlasic, apparently, from West Ham.

1481
01:23:50,580 --> 01:23:53,580
I believe he's an offensive player, could be useful.

1482
01:23:53,580 --> 01:23:55,580
And Mirancuk.

1483
01:23:55,580 --> 01:23:57,580
Ah, yeah, you said Mirancuk already.

1484
01:23:57,580 --> 01:24:00,580
So, to be honest, not too bad.

1485
01:24:00,580 --> 01:24:01,580
They have a few options.

1486
01:24:01,580 --> 01:24:03,580
They just need now a striker, is what I feel.

1487
01:24:03,580 --> 01:24:04,580
They need a proper...

1488
01:24:04,580 --> 01:24:07,580
The only reason I'm hopeful is because of their manager.

1489
01:24:07,580 --> 01:24:08,580
Yes, that's it.

1490
01:24:08,580 --> 01:24:10,580
That's the only reason I'm hopeful.

1491
01:24:10,580 --> 01:24:12,580
And I really rate the manager.

1492
01:24:12,580 --> 01:24:13,580
Jurij.

1493
01:24:13,580 --> 01:24:14,580
Jurij is fantastic.

1494
01:24:14,580 --> 01:24:15,580
Jurij could manage.

1495
01:24:15,580 --> 01:24:16,580
I was going to say something crazy.

1496
01:24:16,580 --> 01:24:19,580
I was going to say he could manage any of the top seven, but not any.

1497
01:24:19,580 --> 01:24:20,580
You know what I mean?

1498
01:24:20,580 --> 01:24:22,580
But he's there, man.

1499
01:24:22,580 --> 01:24:23,580
He's there.

1500
01:24:23,580 --> 01:24:25,580
He's a seriously underrated manager.

1501
01:24:25,580 --> 01:24:31,580
So we seem to be on the fence about whether or not these guys improved or if they got worse.

1502
01:24:31,580 --> 01:24:33,580
No, for now they got worse, yeah.

1503
01:24:33,580 --> 01:24:38,580
You can't lose your captain and striker and your MVP of the season.

1504
01:24:38,580 --> 01:24:40,580
Brejkalov, Obejgan, Prat.

1505
01:24:40,580 --> 01:24:42,580
Ah, that's painful.

1506
01:24:42,580 --> 01:24:43,580
They've worsened so far.

1507
01:24:43,580 --> 01:24:45,580
I would hate to be rich.

1508
01:24:45,580 --> 01:24:48,580
I'd love it because it definitely has more money than me.

1509
01:24:48,580 --> 01:24:49,580
But...

1510
01:24:49,580 --> 01:24:50,580
That's it.

1511
01:24:50,580 --> 01:24:52,580
That's the only reason.

1512
01:24:52,580 --> 01:24:53,580
I mean, I'm young.

1513
01:24:53,580 --> 01:24:55,580
So I'd like...

1514
01:24:55,580 --> 01:24:58,580
So you'd love to be Stephen Hawking in the last few years of his life?

1515
01:24:58,580 --> 01:24:59,580
Bro.

1516
01:24:59,580 --> 01:25:03,580
He's going to have more money than you.

1517
01:25:03,580 --> 01:25:06,580
I mean, I'd take health over wealth.

1518
01:25:06,580 --> 01:25:08,580
OK, that rhymes.

1519
01:25:08,580 --> 01:25:09,580
Yes, sir.

1520
01:25:09,580 --> 01:25:10,580
Health over wealth.

1521
01:25:10,580 --> 01:25:12,580
And I'll take the cards that I was deaf.

1522
01:25:12,580 --> 01:25:13,580
Oh.

1523
01:25:13,580 --> 01:25:14,580
Deaf.

1524
01:25:14,580 --> 01:25:15,580
Fabian deaf.

1525
01:25:15,580 --> 01:25:18,580
Anyway, 3, 4, 2, 1.

1526
01:25:18,580 --> 01:25:23,580
Berisha in goal, Gigi, Zima and Rodriguez at the back.

1527
01:25:23,580 --> 01:25:29,580
Single, Lukic, Ricci, Aina, Linetti in the midfield four.

1528
01:25:29,580 --> 01:25:31,580
I'm sorry, Telaena in the midfield four.

1529
01:25:31,580 --> 01:25:35,580
Then Linetti and Radonjic behind the striker and Sanabria will play up front for now.

1530
01:25:35,580 --> 01:25:38,580
I do think they need another striker though, quite badly.

1531
01:25:38,580 --> 01:25:44,580
And another defender because Gigi, Zima, Rodriguez is a really cool dance move.

1532
01:25:44,580 --> 01:25:46,580
But not yet.

1533
01:25:46,580 --> 01:25:50,580
But probably not a solid defensive three.

1534
01:25:50,580 --> 01:25:52,580
I've never even attempted that.

1535
01:25:52,580 --> 01:25:54,580
It's so fucking crazy.

1536
01:25:54,580 --> 01:25:56,580
Where do you have them finishing?

1537
01:25:56,580 --> 01:25:57,580
Torino, these men.

1538
01:25:57,580 --> 01:25:59,580
I have Torino finishing in 10th.

1539
01:25:59,580 --> 01:26:03,580
I have Torino finishing in 11th.

1540
01:26:03,580 --> 01:26:04,580
11th?

1541
01:26:04,580 --> 01:26:05,580
11th.

1542
01:26:05,580 --> 01:26:06,580
OK.

1543
01:26:06,580 --> 01:26:07,580
So.

1544
01:26:07,580 --> 01:26:08,580
Ah.

1545
01:26:08,580 --> 01:26:09,580
I'd stick by that actually.

1546
01:26:09,580 --> 01:26:10,580
11th.

1547
01:26:10,580 --> 01:26:11,580
OK.

1548
01:26:11,580 --> 01:26:12,580
Let's see.

1549
01:26:12,580 --> 01:26:13,580
Now we see.

1550
01:26:13,580 --> 01:26:14,580
I'm curious to revisit this.

1551
01:26:14,580 --> 01:26:18,580
I mean, bro, it'll change after a match they fucking won.

1552
01:26:18,580 --> 01:26:22,580
That I shat myself.

1553
01:26:22,580 --> 01:26:25,580
I thought a lot of fucking guys were running and fucking someone.

1554
01:26:25,580 --> 01:26:28,580
Bro, I shat myself.

1555
01:26:28,580 --> 01:26:30,580
I had a fucking firework.

1556
01:26:30,580 --> 01:26:33,580
This is just our luck.

1557
01:26:33,580 --> 01:26:35,580
Trying to fucking record.

1558
01:26:35,580 --> 01:26:36,580
I'm so lying.

1559
01:26:36,580 --> 01:26:38,580
That was so scary, man.

1560
01:26:38,580 --> 01:26:40,580
But.

1561
01:26:40,580 --> 01:26:44,580
Our door just started shaking like.

1562
01:26:44,580 --> 01:26:45,580
Anyway.

1563
01:26:45,580 --> 01:26:47,580
Sasuolo up next.

1564
01:26:47,580 --> 01:26:48,580
Sasuolo.

1565
01:26:48,580 --> 01:26:49,580
Yes.

1566
01:26:49,580 --> 01:26:50,580
Go for it.

1567
01:26:50,580 --> 01:26:51,580
Kill it.

1568
01:26:51,580 --> 01:26:58,580
So of course we're talking about Alessio Dionisi's Sasuolo, whose contract expires in 2023.

1569
01:26:58,580 --> 01:27:02,580
Let's start with him next season.

1570
01:27:02,580 --> 01:27:06,580
The owner said that he proved to be up to Serie A standard.

1571
01:27:06,580 --> 01:27:12,580
It's a starting point and it's the only 100% sure element to remain in Sasuolo.

1572
01:27:12,580 --> 01:27:15,580
So basically saying the entire squad is a massive question.

1573
01:27:15,580 --> 01:27:19,580
Mogli Dionisi is the only one that's staying for sure.

1574
01:27:19,580 --> 01:27:22,580
To be honest, damage control.

1575
01:27:22,580 --> 01:27:23,580
Frattesi is still there.

1576
01:27:23,580 --> 01:27:25,580
Raspadori for now is still there.

1577
01:27:25,580 --> 01:27:27,580
Granted the heavy links to Napoli.

1578
01:27:27,580 --> 01:27:29,580
Berardi is still there.

1579
01:27:29,580 --> 01:27:30,580
That's a crazy.

1580
01:27:30,580 --> 01:27:32,580
I was sure he'd go.

1581
01:27:32,580 --> 01:27:33,580
Yeah, same.

1582
01:27:33,580 --> 01:27:35,580
I thought it was time for him to leave.

1583
01:27:35,580 --> 01:27:37,580
I was sure, man.

1584
01:27:37,580 --> 01:27:42,580
But yeah, let's see what they've lost because obviously everyone was talking about them losing

1585
01:27:42,580 --> 01:27:47,580
Traures, Skamaka, Berardi, Frattesi and Raspadori.

1586
01:27:47,580 --> 01:27:49,580
That's what everyone was saying.

1587
01:27:49,580 --> 01:27:56,580
But in actuality, they lost Skamaka for 36 million from West Ham.

1588
01:27:56,580 --> 01:28:00,580
They lost Filip Juricic.

1589
01:28:00,580 --> 01:28:04,580
He joined Sampdoria on a three to 30 year old attacking with Fielder.

1590
01:28:04,580 --> 01:28:09,580
They lost Borabja, who was sold for 1.5 million to Spezia.

1591
01:28:09,580 --> 01:28:11,580
They lost Vlad Kirikis.

1592
01:28:11,580 --> 01:28:13,580
They must be really upset about that one.

1593
01:28:13,580 --> 01:28:17,580
He went on three to Cremonaise.

1594
01:28:17,580 --> 01:28:24,580
And the great Francesco Maniagnelli has retired at 37.

1595
01:28:24,580 --> 01:28:31,580
You can see I'm smiling when you say Kirikis because I finally get to watch Kirikis get relegated.

1596
01:28:31,580 --> 01:28:32,580
Brilliant.

1597
01:28:32,580 --> 01:28:36,580
Some players have signed some good moves by Saswal.

1598
01:28:36,580 --> 01:28:40,580
I always trust that the moves they make are good because they literally get players and develop them.

1599
01:28:40,580 --> 01:28:45,580
So Agustin Alvarez, 21 year old striker, 20 million from Pena Road.

1600
01:28:45,580 --> 01:28:46,580
Mintov rates him.

1601
01:28:46,580 --> 01:28:48,580
Yes, and many people rate him.

1602
01:28:48,580 --> 01:28:55,580
Apparently he's a good player and he has apparently already proven that he can be a prolific goal scorer.

1603
01:28:55,580 --> 01:28:56,580
Amazing.

1604
01:28:56,580 --> 01:28:59,580
Next up is Christian Thorsvedt,

1605
01:28:59,580 --> 01:29:03,580
23 year old attacking midfielder for 10 million from Genk.

1606
01:29:03,580 --> 01:29:06,580
Mintov rates him.

1607
01:29:06,580 --> 01:29:09,580
That's all I have on these guys to be honest.

1608
01:29:09,580 --> 01:29:14,580
Mateusz Henrik has been redeemed for 8 million from Grêmio.

1609
01:29:14,580 --> 01:29:26,580
They've signed Emil Konradsen-Szede.

1610
01:29:26,580 --> 01:29:31,580
He's a 20 year old left winger. They signed him from Rosenborg for 3 million.

1611
01:29:31,580 --> 01:29:37,580
They've redeemed Harui as well for 3 million from Sparta, the 24 year old centre back.

1612
01:29:37,580 --> 01:29:43,580
And they've also signed Ricardo Cervo from Roma for 2 million.

1613
01:29:43,580 --> 01:29:46,580
He's a left winger, 20 years old.

1614
01:29:46,580 --> 01:29:52,580
So yeah, they ended up spending 38 million and they made 68.6 million.

1615
01:29:52,580 --> 01:29:53,580
Which is crazy.

1616
01:29:53,580 --> 01:29:56,580
Nice.

1617
01:29:56,580 --> 01:30:00,580
Let me read you the line up and then we'll discuss whether we think they've improved or not.

1618
01:30:00,580 --> 01:30:06,580
4-2-3-1, Concelli, Engole, Muldur, Erlich, Ferrari and Rogério at the back.

1619
01:30:06,580 --> 01:30:09,580
Lopez and Frattesi in that double pivot.

1620
01:30:09,580 --> 01:30:16,580
Berardi on the right, Trauer on the left, Raspadori in the middle and Alvarez up front.

1621
01:30:16,580 --> 01:30:24,580
Jürgen Bittorz but instead of Raspadori, I'm quite sure that's something that'll happen in Raspadori.

1622
01:30:24,580 --> 01:30:29,580
He's like the exact equivalent of where he is.

1623
01:30:29,580 --> 01:30:32,580
He can play out wide, he can play behind the striker, he can play as a striker.

1624
01:30:32,580 --> 01:30:35,580
This is actually the end of the fireworks.

1625
01:30:35,580 --> 01:30:37,580
Yeah, because you can hear the whistlers.

1626
01:30:37,580 --> 01:30:38,580
Exactly.

1627
01:30:38,580 --> 01:30:40,580
And I believe some people just clapped.

1628
01:30:40,580 --> 01:30:44,580
Well done. Well done to all you inbred people.

1629
01:30:44,580 --> 01:30:49,580
So, Sassuolo, do you think they've improved or do you think they've gotten worse?

1630
01:30:49,580 --> 01:30:54,580
So, give me just one second.

1631
01:30:54,580 --> 01:30:55,580
I'd like to check.

1632
01:30:55,580 --> 01:30:59,580
Okay, so last season Sassuolo finished 11th.

1633
01:30:59,580 --> 01:31:05,580
This season, I don't know if I'm being audacious here, but I have them finishing in 9th, bro.

1634
01:31:05,580 --> 01:31:07,580
In 9th.

1635
01:31:07,580 --> 01:31:16,580
Simply because the teams around them in mid table have failed to make some big moves.

1636
01:31:16,580 --> 01:31:19,580
They've lost players and they haven't replaced them yet.

1637
01:31:19,580 --> 01:31:25,580
Sassuolo seem like they're keeping some key pieces and they're adding some exciting prospects as well.

1638
01:31:25,580 --> 01:31:31,580
So, Dionisi is still there. They lost last year, they terrorized the top teams.

1639
01:31:31,580 --> 01:31:36,580
So, what they have to do is improve against the weaker teams and maybe they'll climb.

1640
01:31:36,580 --> 01:31:38,580
I have them in 9th.

1641
01:31:38,580 --> 01:31:40,580
I also have them in 9th, which was behind.

1642
01:31:40,580 --> 01:31:43,580
They're in a Lazio Verona sandwich in 9th.

1643
01:31:43,580 --> 01:31:45,580
A Lazio Verona sandwich in 9th.

1644
01:31:45,580 --> 01:31:47,580
That sounds like a delicious sandwich.

1645
01:31:47,580 --> 01:31:50,580
It does. Very region.

1646
01:31:50,580 --> 01:31:51,580
Okay.

1647
01:31:51,580 --> 01:31:55,580
So, yeah, I think high hopes for Sassuolo.

1648
01:31:55,580 --> 01:32:00,580
They made some good money off of Skamaka and I think they've improved a little bit.

1649
01:32:00,580 --> 01:32:02,580
They have. They have.

1650
01:32:02,580 --> 01:32:07,580
Of course, it's to see. These guys might flop, but at least there's a plan.

1651
01:32:07,580 --> 01:32:10,580
That's always a possibility. We're here to say what we see.

1652
01:32:10,580 --> 01:32:17,580
I wonder if you'll be more accurate with these predictions than you've been with when these fireworks are about to end.

1653
01:32:17,580 --> 01:32:19,580
Bro, I literally heard the whistle.

1654
01:32:19,580 --> 01:32:21,580
What's this?

1655
01:32:21,580 --> 01:32:22,580
Fucking football game.

1656
01:32:22,580 --> 01:32:26,580
It's 20 past 10. Stop, man. Stop.

1657
01:32:26,580 --> 01:32:27,580
Anyway.

1658
01:32:27,580 --> 01:32:29,580
Udinese.

1659
01:32:29,580 --> 01:32:32,580
Udinese. Andrea Sotil's Udinese.

1660
01:32:32,580 --> 01:32:37,580
Yes, he is the father of Fiorentina Sotil.

1661
01:32:37,580 --> 01:32:44,580
They parted ways with Cioffi, who, of course, has replaced Tudor at Verona, as we've just said.

1662
01:32:44,580 --> 01:32:50,580
And this guy, Andrea Sotil, has joined from Ascoli, who had a pretty good season last year.

1663
01:32:50,580 --> 01:32:53,580
They had one too many giveaways.

1664
01:32:53,580 --> 01:32:54,580
Yeah.

1665
01:32:54,580 --> 01:33:00,580
He played with them. Andrea Sotil played with Udinese between 1999 and 2003.

1666
01:33:00,580 --> 01:33:01,580
OK.

1667
01:33:01,580 --> 01:33:05,580
That's interesting as well. He plays 3-5-2, bro.

1668
01:33:05,580 --> 01:33:08,580
And the transfers?

1669
01:33:08,580 --> 01:33:16,580
So they've confirmed the signing of Beto from Portimone. Jesus. Portimone and Sepp.

1670
01:33:16,580 --> 01:33:19,580
So obviously he was unknown, but they've redeemed him for 7 million.

1671
01:33:19,580 --> 01:33:25,580
They've signed Adam Mazina, who is a left-back from Watford, for 5 million. Obviously they have to have a Watford person in there.

1672
01:33:25,580 --> 01:33:32,580
They've signed Enzo Ebosse from Angers. He's a 23-year-old left-back. They've signed him for 4 million.

1673
01:33:32,580 --> 01:33:39,580
They've signed Yanka Bijol. He's a 23-year-old centre-back. They've signed him for 4 million from Moscow.

1674
01:33:39,580 --> 01:33:49,580
They've redeemed Udojji for 19 million for form. Sorry. He's a 19-year-old. They redeemed him for 4 million.

1675
01:33:49,580 --> 01:33:52,580
And he was previously at El Asverona.

1676
01:33:52,580 --> 01:33:58,580
They've signed Leonardo Buta. He's a 20-year-old left-back. They signed him for 2 million from Prague.

1677
01:33:58,580 --> 01:34:05,580
They've signed Neu in Pérez. Redeemed Neu in Pérez rather on a free from Atletico Madrid. 22-year-old centre-back.

1678
01:34:05,580 --> 01:34:11,580
Sandy Lovbridge, a 25-year-old central attacking midfielder for free from Lugano.

1679
01:34:11,580 --> 01:34:16,580
And Festi Ebossele, a 19-year-old right-back on a free from Derby.

1680
01:34:16,580 --> 01:34:25,580
Now the biggest loss for Udinese was the loss of Nachoel Molina, who they lost for 20 million to Atletico Madrid.

1681
01:34:25,580 --> 01:34:28,580
For sure. What a massive loss it is. Massive loss for Seya.

1682
01:34:28,580 --> 01:34:36,580
They've lost Mamadou Koulibaly, who was redeemed by Salah Enetana for 3 million. They've lost Stryger Larsson on a free to Tresnos sport.

1683
01:34:36,580 --> 01:34:40,580
They've lost Ziggler, who was released and is now without a club.

1684
01:34:40,580 --> 01:34:45,580
They lost Puseto, end of loan, so he returned to Watford, classic.

1685
01:34:45,580 --> 01:34:49,580
And Pablo Mari's loan ended and he returned to Arsenal.

1686
01:34:49,580 --> 01:34:53,580
And he's been sold to Monza. Pablo Mari.

1687
01:34:53,580 --> 01:34:56,580
Yes, he's been sold to Monza. Crazy.

1688
01:34:56,580 --> 01:35:02,580
Anyway, they play a 3-5-2. Sylvester Yngole, Bacow, Nui Tink and Perez at the back.

1689
01:35:02,580 --> 01:35:07,580
Sopi, Pereira, Wallace, Mekengo and Udodji in midfield.

1690
01:35:07,580 --> 01:35:12,580
Udodji, of course, has been sought after by many a team, including Tottenham.

1691
01:35:12,580 --> 01:35:19,580
Deo Lafeo and Beto up front in a duo. What do you think?

1692
01:35:19,580 --> 01:35:27,580
So it's difficult to say whether they've improved or fallen off a little bit.

1693
01:35:27,580 --> 01:35:39,580
I don't think they've fallen off. I think they've removed some of the French players like Ziggler, Larsson, Koulibaly, Puseto and Mari.

1694
01:35:39,580 --> 01:35:41,580
Very French players, you know what I mean? Yes.

1695
01:35:41,580 --> 01:35:48,580
And I don't know too much about the players that have signed, like Bijole, Bosse, Mazina.

1696
01:35:48,580 --> 01:35:53,580
But the fact that they spent money on them makes me believe that they see something.

1697
01:35:53,580 --> 01:35:57,580
So if I had to say… Wow!

1698
01:35:57,580 --> 01:36:01,580
Udoneza aren't a team that's flash, you know what I mean?

1699
01:36:01,580 --> 01:36:06,580
I think they've improved ever so slightly. Udoneza, I think so.

1700
01:36:06,580 --> 01:36:12,580
I think… Look, they've stayed the same. They've lost Molina.

1701
01:36:12,580 --> 01:36:17,580
And their manager is probably worse.

1702
01:36:17,580 --> 01:36:25,580
So I would say that they're not as good technically on paper. But Udoneza always make it work.

1703
01:36:25,580 --> 01:36:33,580
I have them in… let's see… 11th.

1704
01:36:33,580 --> 01:36:35,580
You have them in 11th, I have them in 13th.

1705
01:36:35,580 --> 01:36:39,580
13th, okay. It will be interesting to see them for sure.

1706
01:36:39,580 --> 01:36:43,580
They're a very physical team. They're always so big compared to the other teams.

1707
01:36:43,580 --> 01:36:48,580
No matter where their manager is, they seem to go for 6-foot-tall players all around, you know, on the board.

1708
01:36:48,580 --> 01:36:49,580
Yeah.

1709
01:36:49,580 --> 01:36:51,580
Their first game of the season is against Milan.

1710
01:36:51,580 --> 01:36:55,580
That is a draw.

1711
01:36:55,580 --> 01:36:57,580
That is a draw.

1712
01:36:57,580 --> 01:37:03,580
I'm afraid Milan are off to a bad start this time, guys.

1713
01:37:03,580 --> 01:37:11,580
Next up is Bologna, the land of Sinisea Mihailovic.

1714
01:37:11,580 --> 01:37:13,580
Now, Bologna.

1715
01:37:13,580 --> 01:37:18,580
Mihailovic will be their manager up until 2023.

1716
01:37:18,580 --> 01:37:26,580
He has been on the bench since 2019, not because he's been doing particularly well as of late.

1717
01:37:26,580 --> 01:37:31,580
Of course, he has his illness. That makes things a little bit more complicated.

1718
01:37:31,580 --> 01:37:34,580
We thought, I thought to be honest, that Parthways…

1719
01:37:34,580 --> 01:37:36,580
I thought that Parthways is…

1720
01:37:36,580 --> 01:37:38,580
But apparently they're going to keep going.

1721
01:37:38,580 --> 01:37:43,580
I think when Mihailovic does leave Bologna, it will come from Mihailovic.

1722
01:37:43,580 --> 01:37:46,580
It will be Mihailovic's decision.

1723
01:37:46,580 --> 01:37:50,580
I really hope it won't be because of his health or anything of the sort,

1724
01:37:50,580 --> 01:37:55,580
but I think it will be Mihailovic saying, look, guys, we're not getting the results that we want.

1725
01:37:55,580 --> 01:37:57,580
Or, look, guys, I need to prioritise my health.

1726
01:37:57,580 --> 01:38:01,580
I can't be going to training every day, attending matches every week,

1727
01:38:01,580 --> 01:38:05,580
and maybe I want to spend more time with my family, blah, blah, blah.

1728
01:38:05,580 --> 01:38:09,580
So, yeah, I think the second day, the part that will be Sinisa's decision.

1729
01:38:09,580 --> 01:38:10,580
Yes.

1730
01:38:10,580 --> 01:38:14,580
They will play their 3-5-2.

1731
01:38:14,580 --> 01:38:19,580
They've lost Hickeys, Vanberg and Theat.

1732
01:38:19,580 --> 01:38:20,580
OK?

1733
01:38:20,580 --> 01:38:22,580
I'm stealing your job. I'm going to fuck.

1734
01:38:22,580 --> 01:38:23,580
I can't…

1735
01:38:23,580 --> 01:38:25,580
I'm sorry, I'm laughing. I'm like, what the hell is going on?

1736
01:38:25,580 --> 01:38:26,580
Go for it.

1737
01:38:26,580 --> 01:38:28,580
So, OK.

1738
01:38:28,580 --> 01:38:34,580
Yes, they've lost Theat to René for 19 million.

1739
01:38:34,580 --> 01:38:39,580
Good money, but massive loss in Theat, and I was hoping to see him in Serie A next year.

1740
01:38:39,580 --> 01:38:45,580
Same with Hickeys, 16.5 million to Brentford, a 20-year-old Scottish left-back.

1741
01:38:45,580 --> 01:38:48,580
Vanberg, they've lost as well to Wolfsburg for 9 million.

1742
01:38:48,580 --> 01:38:49,580
They're making some good money here.

1743
01:38:49,580 --> 01:38:54,580
Bologna, they've lost Santander on a free to Regina.

1744
01:38:54,580 --> 01:38:58,580
They've lost Falcinelli for free to Modena.

1745
01:38:58,580 --> 01:39:03,580
They've lost Viola, that didn't last long, 33-year-old Central midfielder on a free to Caliari.

1746
01:39:03,580 --> 01:39:05,580
Back down to Serie A.

1747
01:39:05,580 --> 01:39:08,580
They've also lost Binks, the 20-year-old center back.

1748
01:39:08,580 --> 01:39:10,580
He's on loan to Como.

1749
01:39:10,580 --> 01:39:12,580
He joins us in Fabregas.

1750
01:39:12,580 --> 01:39:20,580
Bologna have signed Michele Arbisher from Young Boys, 25-year-old Central midfielder for 4 million.

1751
01:39:20,580 --> 01:39:23,580
They've signed highly rated Lewis Ferguson.

1752
01:39:23,580 --> 01:39:27,580
He's a Scottish Central midfielder with Aberdeen 22 years old.

1753
01:39:27,580 --> 01:39:29,580
What songs does he have?

1754
01:39:29,580 --> 01:39:34,580
They signed him for 3.5 million. You're a joke.

1755
01:39:34,580 --> 01:39:38,580
Matteo Angeli, he's a 19-year-old center back.

1756
01:39:38,580 --> 01:39:41,580
They signed him for 300k from Limolese.

1757
01:39:41,580 --> 01:39:47,580
Charlam Pasliko Giannis has joined them on a free from Caliari, which is a 28-year-old left-back.

1758
01:39:47,580 --> 01:39:52,580
Andrea Cambiasso joined them on loan from Juve, who just signed him.

1759
01:39:52,580 --> 01:40:01,580
One thing I'll say about Bologna is that they may not have made stellar signings, even though these signings are quite decent.

1760
01:40:01,580 --> 01:40:08,580
But their Primavera team have certainly made a lot of signings, which shows me that they're invested quite heavily in youth.

1761
01:40:08,580 --> 01:40:12,580
There is a project and they like to buy players from all over the world.

1762
01:40:12,580 --> 01:40:18,580
I don't know if that's a coincidence or it's something that they actually try to do for their brand exposure or something.

1763
01:40:18,580 --> 01:40:22,580
But it's true, they do have quite a lot of versatility and nationality.

1764
01:40:22,580 --> 01:40:29,580
They play a 3-5-2, as per usual, Skorupski, Engol, Saumauro, Medel and Bonifazi at the back.

1765
01:40:29,580 --> 01:40:36,580
Medel will be playing that kind of regista, deep line, playmaker as a center back role again.

1766
01:40:36,580 --> 01:40:43,580
Desilvestri, Dominguez, Schouten, Soriano and Cambiasso.

1767
01:40:43,580 --> 01:40:46,580
Barrow and Arnautovic up front.

1768
01:40:46,580 --> 01:40:50,580
Standard Bologna team.

1769
01:40:50,580 --> 01:40:54,580
Worse Bologna team.

1770
01:40:54,580 --> 01:40:56,580
It's a worse Bologna team.

1771
01:40:56,580 --> 01:40:58,580
Teatiki, Svahnberg.

1772
01:40:58,580 --> 01:41:01,580
And if they lose Arnautovic, there's no way they replace him.

1773
01:41:01,580 --> 01:41:04,580
No, they've gotten worse, Bologna.

1774
01:41:04,580 --> 01:41:08,580
To be honest, I feel like they've been heading downwards for a while now.

1775
01:41:08,580 --> 01:41:14,580
Bro, there was a point that they improved when Sinisa's health got a bit worse.

1776
01:41:14,580 --> 01:41:16,580
When he was readmitted to hospital.

1777
01:41:16,580 --> 01:41:19,580
That was when Bologna won Milla on the league.

1778
01:41:19,580 --> 01:41:22,580
Yeah, that's when their human side came out.

1779
01:41:22,580 --> 01:41:25,580
And they were finally fucking performing.

1780
01:41:25,580 --> 01:41:29,580
I have Bologna finishing in 14th.

1781
01:41:29,580 --> 01:41:32,580
I have them in 13th.

1782
01:41:32,580 --> 01:41:33,580
Not too far off.

1783
01:41:33,580 --> 01:41:35,580
So you have Empoli ahead of them?

1784
01:41:35,580 --> 01:41:36,580
No.

1785
01:41:36,580 --> 01:41:37,580
We'll discuss, we'll discuss.

1786
01:41:37,580 --> 01:41:40,580
Don't you worry, we're gonna get there, bello.

1787
01:41:40,580 --> 01:41:42,580
Next up is Empoli.

1788
01:41:42,580 --> 01:41:44,580
Let's do it.

1789
01:41:44,580 --> 01:41:52,580
Next up, we've got Paolo Zanetti's Empoli taking over from Aurelio Andreazzoli.

1790
01:41:52,580 --> 01:41:54,580
He was formerly with Venezia.

1791
01:41:54,580 --> 01:41:58,580
He had the famous falling out with Henri in public.

1792
01:41:58,580 --> 01:42:01,580
They have suffered a few losses.

1793
01:42:01,580 --> 01:42:04,580
We'll get to that with Mati very soon.

1794
01:42:04,580 --> 01:42:07,580
But Empoli play a very adventurous kind of game.

1795
01:42:07,580 --> 01:42:08,580
They play a 4-3-2-1.

1796
01:42:08,580 --> 01:42:13,580
That's very dynamic, very offensive.

1797
01:42:13,580 --> 01:42:15,580
They don't shy away from attacking.

1798
01:42:15,580 --> 01:42:16,580
Yeah.

1799
01:42:16,580 --> 01:42:19,580
Obviously that was Andreazzoli's system.

1800
01:42:19,580 --> 01:42:21,580
Andreazzoli's system was enough.

1801
01:42:21,580 --> 01:42:25,580
They did enough work in the first half of the season to keep them alive.

1802
01:42:25,580 --> 01:42:28,580
Because in the second season, they were shambolic.

1803
01:42:28,580 --> 01:42:30,580
They were probably the worst team in the league.

1804
01:42:30,580 --> 01:42:32,580
Apart from that, they randomly beat Napoli.

1805
01:42:32,580 --> 01:42:35,580
I think they beat Napoli twice last year.

1806
01:42:35,580 --> 01:42:40,580
But now they have Zanetti. To be honest, it was a bit of a head-scratcher for me that they got Zanetti on board.

1807
01:42:40,580 --> 01:42:44,580
Because he literally got relegated with Venezia.

1808
01:42:44,580 --> 01:42:45,580
But whatever.

1809
01:42:45,580 --> 01:42:48,580
But they were playing some good football with them.

1810
01:42:48,580 --> 01:42:49,580
That has to be said.

1811
01:42:49,580 --> 01:42:50,580
Yeah.

1812
01:42:50,580 --> 01:42:52,580
No, they were playing.

1813
01:42:52,580 --> 01:42:55,580
They just didn't have enough experience.

1814
01:42:55,580 --> 01:42:57,580
Exactly. That's it mainly.

1815
01:42:57,580 --> 01:43:02,580
We'll get into that because there are a couple of teams that have the same problem for next year.

1816
01:43:02,580 --> 01:43:04,580
This year, rather.

1817
01:43:04,580 --> 01:43:11,580
So, Empoli, they've managed to keep their hands on Ficarrio, who they signed from Caliari for 8.5 million.

1818
01:43:11,580 --> 01:43:21,580
They've done the same with Libby Kakace, our favourite defender back in the league, for 3 million from St. Triden.

1819
01:43:21,580 --> 01:43:25,580
They've actually kept their hands on Stojanovic as well from Dinamo Zagreb.

1820
01:43:25,580 --> 01:43:29,580
They got Marin on loan from Caliari for 1 million.

1821
01:43:29,580 --> 01:43:30,580
Lovely.

1822
01:43:30,580 --> 01:43:35,580
And as well as Luperto on loan from Napoli for 500k.

1823
01:43:35,580 --> 01:43:40,580
They've also got their hands on Ebuhe, the right back from Benfica.

1824
01:43:40,580 --> 01:43:42,580
He joined on a free.

1825
01:43:42,580 --> 01:43:44,580
Wasn't he with Venezia last year? Ebuhe?

1826
01:43:44,580 --> 01:43:45,580
Probably on loan.

1827
01:43:45,580 --> 01:43:46,580
Yeah.

1828
01:43:46,580 --> 01:43:47,580
Just Benfica B.

1829
01:43:47,580 --> 01:43:50,580
So, this is him probably getting another stint in Serie A.

1830
01:43:50,580 --> 01:43:52,580
Very, very good for him.

1831
01:43:52,580 --> 01:43:58,580
Biggest signing for Empoli is probably Mattia Destro, the striker for Genoa.

1832
01:43:58,580 --> 01:44:00,580
They signed him for free.

1833
01:44:00,580 --> 01:44:03,580
He's been in Serie A for a while now.

1834
01:44:03,580 --> 01:44:04,580
He always gets goals.

1835
01:44:04,580 --> 01:44:06,580
He's a bit of a character as well.

1836
01:44:06,580 --> 01:44:09,580
He scored holding a bottle last year, sprayed it into the fans.

1837
01:44:09,580 --> 01:44:11,580
He's a very passionate guy.

1838
01:44:11,580 --> 01:44:13,580
I think he'll do well for Empoli.

1839
01:44:13,580 --> 01:44:16,580
They certainly need a man like him up front.

1840
01:44:16,580 --> 01:44:26,580
And then there are a couple of guys such as Samuel Perrizan, who they signed from Prodonone on an undisclosed fee.

1841
01:44:26,580 --> 01:44:32,580
They managed to get their hands on Inter's Satriano on loan transfer.

1842
01:44:32,580 --> 01:44:34,580
They didn't pay a cent for that.

1843
01:44:34,580 --> 01:44:37,580
They also loaned in Lammers, Campiaggi and De Winter.

1844
01:44:37,580 --> 01:44:41,580
They've brought in Lammers too, from Atalanta?

1845
01:44:41,580 --> 01:44:42,580
Yes, I said.

1846
01:44:42,580 --> 01:44:45,580
No, I'm reacting in a surprised way.

1847
01:44:45,580 --> 01:44:47,580
You're correcting me.

1848
01:44:47,580 --> 01:44:48,580
Holy shit.

1849
01:44:48,580 --> 01:44:49,580
Yeah.

1850
01:44:49,580 --> 01:44:51,580
So, Empoli have had some good signings.

1851
01:44:51,580 --> 01:44:56,580
They've been keeping plans on Vicario Kakace, Stojanovic and getting Marin as well.

1852
01:44:56,580 --> 01:44:59,580
Luperto, Destro, these are all very good signings.

1853
01:44:59,580 --> 01:45:00,580
Yes.

1854
01:45:00,580 --> 01:45:03,580
In fact, they're starting 11, it's looking pretty decent.

1855
01:45:03,580 --> 01:45:05,580
It's a 4-3-2-1.

1856
01:45:05,580 --> 01:45:06,580
Can I say who they lost?

1857
01:45:06,580 --> 01:45:07,580
Oh, yes, of course.

1858
01:45:07,580 --> 01:45:10,580
They've lost Simone Romagnoli on a free-2-par mod.

1859
01:45:10,580 --> 01:45:14,580
They've lost Damiani for 300k to Palermo.

1860
01:45:14,580 --> 01:45:17,580
They lost Mancuso to Monza for 3 million.

1861
01:45:17,580 --> 01:45:23,580
Aslani has been... Aslani?

1862
01:45:23,580 --> 01:45:24,580
They've lost.

1863
01:45:24,580 --> 01:45:25,580
Loan to Inter with an option.

1864
01:45:25,580 --> 01:45:28,580
Exactly, loan to Inter with an option to buy, but they've got 4 million from that.

1865
01:45:28,580 --> 01:45:34,580
Their biggest signing was Viti, who is a 20-year-old center back from Nice, for 13 million.

1866
01:45:34,580 --> 01:45:36,580
They've loaned out Lamantia.

1867
01:45:36,580 --> 01:45:41,580
Cutrone has returned to Wolves after his loan.

1868
01:45:41,580 --> 01:45:44,580
Di Francesco has returned to Spal after his loan.

1869
01:45:44,580 --> 01:45:47,580
Pina Monti has returned to Inter after his loan.

1870
01:45:47,580 --> 01:45:51,580
And Zurikovski has returned to Fiorentina after his loan.

1871
01:45:51,580 --> 01:45:56,580
A lot of losses, but they do have some firepower that they're bringing in to make up for that.

1872
01:45:56,580 --> 01:45:58,580
We forgot to address when we did Sassuolo.

1873
01:45:58,580 --> 01:46:01,580
Sassuolo are getting Pina Monti, most likely.

1874
01:46:01,580 --> 01:46:03,580
Most likely getting Pina Monti.

1875
01:46:03,580 --> 01:46:05,580
It hasn't been confirmed yet.

1876
01:46:05,580 --> 01:46:07,580
It hasn't been confirmed, but that is hot.

1877
01:46:07,580 --> 01:46:08,580
That is hot.

1878
01:46:08,580 --> 01:46:20,580
Now, Vicario on goal, Stojanovic, Ismael Luperto Parisi at the back, Henderson, Marin and Bandinelli in the midfield 3,

1879
01:46:20,580 --> 01:46:23,580
and then Bayrami and Satriano playing behind Destro.

1880
01:46:23,580 --> 01:46:29,580
That's a decent team, and I would go as far as saying this team is better than the Empoli we saw last year.

1881
01:46:29,580 --> 01:46:36,580
I think simply because they have some more Serie A experience in the team now that they're a little bit of an improved side.

1882
01:46:36,580 --> 01:46:38,580
It sucks losing people.

1883
01:46:38,580 --> 01:46:43,580
But for example, Cutrone isn't a massive loss because he wasn't great with them.

1884
01:46:43,580 --> 01:46:47,580
Di Francesco was not a starter.

1885
01:46:47,580 --> 01:46:56,580
Pina Monti is quite a loss in him returning to Inter, and Zurkowski is a bit of a loss as well in him returning to Fiorentina.

1886
01:46:56,580 --> 01:46:58,580
Where do you have them finishing?

1887
01:46:58,580 --> 01:47:00,580
14th.

1888
01:47:00,580 --> 01:47:02,580
I have Empoli in 16th.

1889
01:47:02,580 --> 01:47:04,580
16th.

1890
01:47:04,580 --> 01:47:09,580
I just don't have that much confidence in Zanetti, man.

1891
01:47:09,580 --> 01:47:11,580
Fair enough.

1892
01:47:11,580 --> 01:47:13,580
I don't have that much confidence.

1893
01:47:13,580 --> 01:47:17,580
Fair enough. I think the style matches the team.

1894
01:47:17,580 --> 01:47:20,580
Fair enough. We'll wait and see.

1895
01:47:20,580 --> 01:47:23,580
They might be pretty good. I like Marin as well.

1896
01:47:23,580 --> 01:47:27,580
I like Marin as a very direct playmaker kind of in the midfield.

1897
01:47:27,580 --> 01:47:29,580
Destro of course scores wherever he goes.

1898
01:47:29,580 --> 01:47:33,580
So this would, except at Milan, this would be a pretty good team, I think.

1899
01:47:33,580 --> 01:47:35,580
Up next.

1900
01:47:35,580 --> 01:47:37,580
Up next is Sampdoria.

1901
01:47:37,580 --> 01:47:40,580
So Sampdoria.

1902
01:47:40,580 --> 01:47:48,580
By the way, if you're noticing I'm typing aggressively, it's because I spilled water on my keyboard and it's not working properly.

1903
01:47:48,580 --> 01:47:50,580
This has been a really good episode, guys.

1904
01:47:50,580 --> 01:47:53,580
It's been great.

1905
01:47:53,580 --> 01:47:56,580
But thankfully, you see, the chaos has stopped.

1906
01:47:56,580 --> 01:47:57,580
Yeah, the chaos has stopped.

1907
01:47:57,580 --> 01:48:01,580
Hopefully our background noise killer will kill the fucking fireworks.

1908
01:48:01,580 --> 01:48:03,580
But I doubt it will do that great a job.

1909
01:48:03,580 --> 01:48:10,580
If not, you can view this episode as a kind of a celebration with fireworks that the season is about to start.

1910
01:48:10,580 --> 01:48:11,580
Literally.

1911
01:48:11,580 --> 01:48:15,580
But anyway, Sampdoria. Marco Giampaolo's men.

1912
01:48:15,580 --> 01:48:23,580
After they earned the salvation last year, they decided to proceed with Giampaolo.

1913
01:48:23,580 --> 01:48:25,580
Not much has happened in the transfer market.

1914
01:48:25,580 --> 01:48:32,580
Matti will take you to that. Giampaolo plays his classic 4-3-1-2 formation with a trecoartista.

1915
01:48:32,580 --> 01:48:38,580
In fact, leaving Candreva kind of obsolete and he's been rumored to leave.

1916
01:48:38,580 --> 01:48:40,580
I don't think you have a note on that because it's not official yet.

1917
01:48:40,580 --> 01:48:41,580
I don't have a note on that.

1918
01:48:41,580 --> 01:48:44,580
That he's been heavily rumored to sell her in a town.

1919
01:48:44,580 --> 01:48:46,580
Exactly. He's probably off to sell her in a town.

1920
01:48:46,580 --> 01:48:49,580
And that would be very good for both parties.

1921
01:48:49,580 --> 01:48:51,580
Yeah, it's a very cool move.

1922
01:48:51,580 --> 01:49:01,580
And Candreva is a bit older now, but still has enough in his pocket to contribute to a team like Salernitana.

1923
01:49:01,580 --> 01:49:07,580
So the biggest moves Sampdoria have made are basically the redemptions of Caputo and Sabiri.

1924
01:49:07,580 --> 01:49:12,580
They spent just 3.5 million on Caputo, just a million on Sabiri.

1925
01:49:12,580 --> 01:49:15,580
And he's our intro scoring from half pitch.

1926
01:49:15,580 --> 01:49:24,580
They've signed 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 players on a free, including a goalkeeper, an 18-year-old goalkeeper called Tan Locchi.

1927
01:49:24,580 --> 01:49:26,580
They got him from Fermanha.

1928
01:49:26,580 --> 01:49:34,580
They got a defensive midfielder from Virtus Verona called Metlica for 20k.

1929
01:49:34,580 --> 01:49:38,580
Thomas Rincon on a free from Torino.

1930
01:49:38,580 --> 01:49:44,580
Filip Juricic on a free from Sassuolo and Villar on loan from Roma.

1931
01:49:44,580 --> 01:49:48,580
So they just spent 4.5 million essentially on Caputo and Sabiri.

1932
01:49:48,580 --> 01:49:52,580
Not essentially, but totally on Caputo and Sabiri.

1933
01:49:52,580 --> 01:49:57,580
Out on the other hand, they lost Caprari who was on loan to Verona.

1934
01:49:57,580 --> 01:50:04,580
So they lost him by selling him to Monza upon his return, while loaning him out to Monza on his return.

1935
01:50:04,580 --> 01:50:07,580
I don't know why they don't like Caprari.

1936
01:50:07,580 --> 01:50:11,580
They lost Bonazzoli who joined Salernitana for 5 million.

1937
01:50:11,580 --> 01:50:15,580
They lost Toresby to Union Berlin for 3 million.

1938
01:50:15,580 --> 01:50:21,580
They lost Egdal on a free and Joschida on a free to Schalke, Egdal joining Spezia.

1939
01:50:21,580 --> 01:50:25,580
They've also lost Askielsen to Lecce on loan.

1940
01:50:25,580 --> 01:50:35,580
They've lost Vladi Miro Falcone, the goalkeeper, to Lecce on loan, as well as Maniani to Hellas Verona, his loan ended.

1941
01:50:35,580 --> 01:50:41,580
Obviously, Sebastian Jovinko, I think it comes as no surprise, has been released from the club.

1942
01:50:41,580 --> 01:50:49,580
Out of all those players, they just collected 13 million, but they've made some good profit.

1943
01:50:49,580 --> 01:50:52,580
So, Audero will remain in goal.

1944
01:50:52,580 --> 01:50:56,580
Berezinski, Ferrari, Colli and Augelo at the back.

1945
01:50:56,580 --> 01:51:00,580
Now, of course, as it stands, Kandreva is still there, so I'm putting him here for now.

1946
01:51:00,580 --> 01:51:04,580
Kandreva, Rincon and Viera.

1947
01:51:04,580 --> 01:51:09,580
In the Czechoslovakian role, there's Juricic, who you just said they brought in on a free.

1948
01:51:09,580 --> 01:51:11,580
He was previously playing with Sasvalov.

1949
01:51:11,580 --> 01:51:14,580
We've seen him do some nice things, so it'll be interesting to see how he fits here.

1950
01:51:14,580 --> 01:51:17,580
And then Sabiria and Caputo up front.

1951
01:51:17,580 --> 01:51:20,580
I think it's decent, and I think that they...

1952
01:51:23,580 --> 01:51:25,580
Improved.

1953
01:51:25,580 --> 01:51:27,580
I'd say they got worse, man.

1954
01:51:27,580 --> 01:51:33,580
You lose Joschida, Egdal, Toresby, Ponozoli, Caprari put him aside, Askielsen.

1955
01:51:33,580 --> 01:51:36,580
Ponozoli wasn't there anyway last year.

1956
01:51:36,580 --> 01:51:38,580
Fair enough. Ponozoli's another example.

1957
01:51:38,580 --> 01:51:41,580
Dammesgaard's leaving, but he didn't play either.

1958
01:51:41,580 --> 01:51:44,580
Kandreva would be a massive loss.

1959
01:51:44,580 --> 01:51:50,580
Kandreva, Egdal, Joschida and Toresby are all very big losses, in my opinion.

1960
01:51:50,580 --> 01:51:54,580
Even Maniani is quite a big loss, but obviously he was only on loan to them.

1961
01:51:54,580 --> 01:51:57,580
But I do think they got worse.

1962
01:51:57,580 --> 01:52:03,580
Now, just because their individuals have gotten worse, it doesn't mean that the team got worse.

1963
01:52:03,580 --> 01:52:07,580
The players are simply better suited for their system.

1964
01:52:07,580 --> 01:52:11,580
Where do you have them finishing? It'll be interesting to see.

1965
01:52:11,580 --> 01:52:14,580
I have Somp finishing in 16th.

1966
01:52:14,580 --> 01:52:16,580
I have 15th.

1967
01:52:16,580 --> 01:52:18,580
They've remained very similar to last season.

1968
01:52:18,580 --> 01:52:21,580
The only thing I'm banking on is that maybe they've adapted to Gianpaolo a little bit more.

1969
01:52:21,580 --> 01:52:26,580
I really like Sabiri, and I think Juri, Sabiria and Caputo can be very entertaining.

1970
01:52:26,580 --> 01:52:28,580
We'll see what they can do.

1971
01:52:28,580 --> 01:52:32,580
It's everything around that gives me anxiety.

1972
01:52:34,580 --> 01:52:38,580
So, after Sampdoria, what's your favourite team in the league?

1973
01:52:39,580 --> 01:52:40,580
Spezia.

1974
01:52:40,580 --> 01:52:41,580
Oh yes.

1975
01:52:41,580 --> 01:52:42,580
Spezia.

1976
01:52:42,580 --> 01:52:46,580
I feel like I'm a little bit misunderstood when it comes to Spezia.

1977
01:52:46,580 --> 01:52:49,580
It's not that I hate them.

1978
01:52:49,580 --> 01:52:52,580
It's just that they...

1979
01:52:52,580 --> 01:52:58,580
They're unambitious, they had that whole transfer ban thing going on.

1980
01:52:58,580 --> 01:53:02,580
They sack their manager every other week.

1981
01:53:02,580 --> 01:53:07,580
They brought in Tiago Motta, as a manager who's kind of a footballing terrorist.

1982
01:53:07,580 --> 01:53:08,580
He did.

1983
01:53:08,580 --> 01:53:11,580
But now they have Luca Gotti, who's a man I respect.

1984
01:53:11,580 --> 01:53:14,580
And I think we need to have more mafia surnames and say,

1985
01:53:14,580 --> 01:53:16,580
Gotti is a good one.

1986
01:53:16,580 --> 01:53:18,580
Gotti is a very good surname.

1987
01:53:18,580 --> 01:53:20,580
We need Soprano now.

1988
01:53:20,580 --> 01:53:22,580
Managing Cremonaise or something.

1989
01:53:22,580 --> 01:53:26,580
But anyway, yes, the club from Liguria has confirmed Luca Gotti,

1990
01:53:26,580 --> 01:53:30,580
who was previously managing Udinese.

1991
01:53:30,580 --> 01:53:33,580
He will be at Spezia for the next two seasons.

1992
01:53:33,580 --> 01:53:36,580
And he will play his 3-5-2 formation.

1993
01:53:36,580 --> 01:53:41,580
You can see here they tried to bring in Nui Teng, but he didn't manage to do so.

1994
01:53:41,580 --> 01:53:43,580
What did they manage to do?

1995
01:53:43,580 --> 01:53:48,580
So, Kevin Agudelo, the right winger from Genoa for 2.7 million.

1996
01:53:48,580 --> 01:53:51,580
Reca, the left back from Atalanta for 2 million.

1997
01:53:51,580 --> 01:53:53,580
That's a redemption.

1998
01:53:53,580 --> 01:53:55,580
Same with Agudelo.

1999
01:53:55,580 --> 01:53:59,580
Burabia, the centre-betweener from Sassuolo for 1.5 million.

2000
01:53:59,580 --> 01:54:02,580
Ektal on a free transfer from Sampdoria.

2001
01:54:02,580 --> 01:54:06,580
Serpe, who is a centre-back from Genoa.

2002
01:54:06,580 --> 01:54:08,580
They signed him on this close fee.

2003
01:54:08,580 --> 01:54:14,580
And then they've also loaned in Daniel Maldini, Mattia Caldara and Victor Kovalenko.

2004
01:54:14,580 --> 01:54:17,580
So, it's really the loan signings that are there.

2005
01:54:17,580 --> 01:54:19,580
The loan signings and the redemptions that are there.

2006
01:54:19,580 --> 01:54:20,580
Massive moves.

2007
01:54:20,580 --> 01:54:34,580
They've lost a couple of players, including Koli, Manay, they lost Erlik, Senna, Salcedo, Colomby, Boschanay and Figolli.

2008
01:54:34,580 --> 01:54:37,580
OK, so they haven't really lost anything crazy.

2009
01:54:37,580 --> 01:54:38,580
No.

2010
01:54:38,580 --> 01:54:39,580
No.

2011
01:54:39,580 --> 01:54:40,580
No.

2012
01:54:40,580 --> 01:54:43,580
Because most of the players that are listed here have actually been re-signed by them.

2013
01:54:43,580 --> 01:54:44,580
Exactly.

2014
01:54:44,580 --> 01:54:47,580
So, they have in goal, Kudelo, Kovalenko.

2015
01:54:47,580 --> 01:54:48,580
They have lost Koli.

2016
01:54:48,580 --> 01:54:50,580
Reka as well, you said?

2017
01:54:50,580 --> 01:54:51,580
Reka.

2018
01:54:51,580 --> 01:54:52,580
They've lost Koli, yes.

2019
01:54:52,580 --> 01:54:53,580
They've lost Koli, however.

2020
01:54:53,580 --> 01:54:54,580
They've lost Koli.

2021
01:54:54,580 --> 01:54:58,580
It was the end of his loan and he's returned to Atalanta.

2022
01:54:58,580 --> 01:55:02,580
So, they have in goal, Dragovski.

2023
01:55:02,580 --> 01:55:03,580
No.

2024
01:55:03,580 --> 01:55:04,580
No.

2025
01:55:04,580 --> 01:55:05,580
3-5-2, OK.

2026
01:55:05,580 --> 01:55:08,580
Amian, Caldara and Nicolau at the back.

2027
01:55:08,580 --> 01:55:09,580
It's OK.

2028
01:55:09,580 --> 01:55:11,580
It's not the worst.

2029
01:55:11,580 --> 01:55:17,580
Jazi, Maggiore, Ekdal, Bastoni and Reka.

2030
01:55:17,580 --> 01:55:19,580
Not bad again.

2031
01:55:19,580 --> 01:55:21,580
And then Verde and Nzola up front.

2032
01:55:21,580 --> 01:55:26,580
And of course, they've got Kovalenko and Maldini to help with the firepower as well.

2033
01:55:26,580 --> 01:55:33,580
Their team is full of losers.

2034
01:55:33,580 --> 01:55:38,580
Inconsistency is the theme of this team.

2035
01:55:38,580 --> 01:55:40,580
I mean, I don't like Nzola up front at all.

2036
01:55:40,580 --> 01:55:42,580
They're not scoring with Nzola up front.

2037
01:55:42,580 --> 01:55:44,580
Nzola, Jazi.

2038
01:55:44,580 --> 01:55:46,580
I wouldn't say Jazi is a loser.

2039
01:55:46,580 --> 01:55:47,580
He is a bit inconsistent.

2040
01:55:47,580 --> 01:55:49,580
He is extremely wildly inconsistent.

2041
01:55:49,580 --> 01:55:51,580
There's Ekdal who's fallen off a while ago.

2042
01:55:51,580 --> 01:55:57,580
I know he said, I said, the only reason he's a big loss for Sampdoria is because he's been there a while.

2043
01:55:57,580 --> 01:56:00,580
So, he knows the system and he's a good squad player.

2044
01:56:00,580 --> 01:56:05,580
But he does not improve their team in the slightest, Ekdal.

2045
01:56:05,580 --> 01:56:08,580
Their defense seems leaky as hell.

2046
01:56:08,580 --> 01:56:11,580
I think Spetser got a little bit worse here, man.

2047
01:56:11,580 --> 01:56:14,580
Their manager brings some more stereo experience.

2048
01:56:14,580 --> 01:56:17,580
That's as good as it gets.

2049
01:56:17,580 --> 01:56:22,580
Look, I don't look at this team and I think that it's absolutely terrible.

2050
01:56:22,580 --> 01:56:23,580
You know what I mean?

2051
01:56:23,580 --> 01:56:26,580
Like, they have decent pieces everywhere.

2052
01:56:26,580 --> 01:56:36,580
For me, I'm just going to straight up and say it like, for me, it's between them and Salah and Netano who gets relegated.

2053
01:56:36,580 --> 01:56:39,580
As the third team that gets relegated.

2054
01:56:39,580 --> 01:56:41,580
So who is out of both of them?

2055
01:56:41,580 --> 01:56:45,580
Who's in 18th place for you?

2056
01:56:45,580 --> 01:56:48,580
As it stands right now, I have Spetsia in 18th place.

2057
01:56:48,580 --> 01:56:49,580
I have them as well.

2058
01:56:49,580 --> 01:56:53,580
But I've had Spetsia to get relegated in the last three seasons and they've survived each time.

2059
01:56:53,580 --> 01:56:55,580
No, I mean, no, I haven't.

2060
01:56:55,580 --> 01:56:58,580
I have banked on their survival last year and the year before.

2061
01:56:58,580 --> 01:57:02,580
But they might be the year now.

2062
01:57:02,580 --> 01:57:06,580
If you look at their players, these guys have been through it the entire time.

2063
01:57:06,580 --> 01:57:08,580
Giozzi, Maggiore, Bastoni, for example.

2064
01:57:08,580 --> 01:57:11,580
That's the core of this team and Verde, of course.

2065
01:57:11,580 --> 01:57:13,580
Reca is a decent player.

2066
01:57:13,580 --> 01:57:15,580
I remember Reca at Crotone.

2067
01:57:15,580 --> 01:57:18,580
He was doing some good things as well.

2068
01:57:18,580 --> 01:57:20,580
Ammian is a bit moody.

2069
01:57:20,580 --> 01:57:23,580
Inzallah is extremely moody.

2070
01:57:23,580 --> 01:57:29,580
He had right before the January transfer market two seasons ago, he exploded.

2071
01:57:29,580 --> 01:57:32,580
He scored like six goals, he was scoring in every game.

2072
01:57:32,580 --> 01:57:35,580
The January Ustah came on fantasy football and I took him.

2073
01:57:35,580 --> 01:57:38,580
I was like, all right, he's probably one of the best options right now.

2074
01:57:38,580 --> 01:57:42,580
He didn't score another goal, not even another one, bro.

2075
01:57:42,580 --> 01:57:46,580
And then there was the whole thing where they wanted to sub him on, but he couldn't take off his earrings,

2076
01:57:46,580 --> 01:57:48,580
which was extremely embarrassing and humiliating.

2077
01:57:48,580 --> 01:57:51,580
I can't take him seriously anymore.

2078
01:57:51,580 --> 01:57:52,580
Can you imagine that?

2079
01:57:52,580 --> 01:57:53,580
And then...

2080
01:57:53,580 --> 01:57:55,580
Sorry, I can't play, why earrings are jammed?

2081
01:57:55,580 --> 01:57:58,580
There was another case that very same week.

2082
01:57:58,580 --> 01:58:00,580
A player couldn't take off his necklace.

2083
01:58:00,580 --> 01:58:01,580
But then he managed.

2084
01:58:01,580 --> 01:58:03,580
No, it was in Serie A as well.

2085
01:58:03,580 --> 01:58:05,580
What the hell?

2086
01:58:05,580 --> 01:58:08,580
But anyway, I'm going to go.

2087
01:58:08,580 --> 01:58:14,580
If Kandreva joins Salernitana, I'm going to say...

2088
01:58:14,580 --> 01:58:17,580
No, fuck it. I'm just going to say Salernitana, 18th.

2089
01:58:17,580 --> 01:58:19,580
Oh, you think Spezia survived Salernitana?

2090
01:58:19,580 --> 01:58:21,580
I think Spezia survived.

2091
01:58:21,580 --> 01:58:22,580
OK, cool.

2092
01:58:22,580 --> 01:58:23,580
You?

2093
01:58:23,580 --> 01:58:25,580
No, no, no, I think Spezia go down.

2094
01:58:25,580 --> 01:58:26,580
You think Spezia go down?

2095
01:58:26,580 --> 01:58:27,580
I think Spezia go down.

2096
01:58:27,580 --> 01:58:28,580
A kid?

2097
01:58:28,580 --> 01:58:32,580
Absolutely not.

2098
01:58:32,580 --> 01:58:35,580
But next up is that team that you think are in 18th,

2099
01:58:35,580 --> 01:58:37,580
so there's no bother asking you there.

2100
01:58:37,580 --> 01:58:38,580
Salernitana.

2101
01:58:38,580 --> 01:58:41,580
So they had Nicola last year who turned things around,

2102
01:58:41,580 --> 01:58:44,580
and suddenly they were forced to be reckoned with.

2103
01:58:44,580 --> 01:58:45,580
Who do they have now?

2104
01:58:45,580 --> 01:58:48,580
Now they have Nicola.

2105
01:58:48,580 --> 01:58:55,580
He's remained, of course, he is the architect of the miraculous salvation

2106
01:58:55,580 --> 01:58:59,580
that they endured last year, and it's his second feat in doing so.

2107
01:58:59,580 --> 01:59:02,580
He did it with Crotone a while back too.

2108
01:59:02,580 --> 01:59:05,580
It's a pity he's only good when he's under severe pressure.

2109
01:59:05,580 --> 01:59:08,580
Exactly. Now, in fact, they've restarted the full preseason.

2110
01:59:08,580 --> 01:59:11,580
He's probably going to get sacked within two months.

2111
01:59:11,580 --> 01:59:15,580
Two-year contract he has. There's an option for a third.

2112
01:59:15,580 --> 01:59:19,580
He plays a 3-5-2 formation, very organised, very meticulous.

2113
01:59:19,580 --> 01:59:23,580
We saw towards the end of the season Salernitana looked like a unit.

2114
01:59:23,580 --> 01:59:25,580
They looked like a team.

2115
01:59:25,580 --> 01:59:27,580
I agree.

2116
01:59:27,580 --> 01:59:29,580
What have they done, bro?

2117
01:59:29,580 --> 01:59:31,580
So they got Lovato from Atalanta.

2118
01:59:31,580 --> 01:59:34,580
We all know Lovato, 22-year-old centre-back, local.

2119
01:59:34,580 --> 01:59:36,580
He's very, very good. They got him for 7 million.

2120
01:59:36,580 --> 01:59:41,580
They got Bonazzoli, some firepower up front to replace Juric for 5 million.

2121
01:59:41,580 --> 01:59:43,580
Bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam.

2122
01:59:43,580 --> 01:59:45,580
They signed the left back from Lille.

2123
01:59:45,580 --> 01:59:48,580
His name is Braderic for 5 million.

2124
01:59:48,580 --> 01:59:50,580
He's 22 years old.

2125
01:59:50,580 --> 01:59:55,580
They've signed Bohinen from CSKA Moscow for 3.25 million.

2126
01:59:55,580 --> 01:59:58,580
Mamadou Koulibaly has been redeemed from Odinese.

2127
01:59:58,580 --> 02:00:03,580
Mikael is a Brazilian centre-forward. He's 23 years old.

2128
02:00:03,580 --> 02:00:09,580
He was signed from the Brazilian league from a team called Sport Retrieve for 2.73 million.

2129
02:00:09,580 --> 02:00:11,580
That is incredibly particular.

2130
02:00:11,580 --> 02:00:18,580
Diego Valencia, another centre-forward from Católica in Chile for 2.5 million.

2131
02:00:18,580 --> 02:00:22,580
Pasquale Mazzocchi right back from Valencia for a million.

2132
02:00:22,580 --> 02:00:24,580
All redemptions.

2133
02:00:24,580 --> 02:00:26,580
Jarzonski from Genoa for 1 million.

2134
02:00:26,580 --> 02:00:28,580
These are mainly redemptions, it's true.

2135
02:00:28,580 --> 02:00:33,580
And then there was a loan from Inter, a gentleman named Pirola.

2136
02:00:33,580 --> 02:00:35,580
He's a 20-year-old centre-back.

2137
02:00:35,580 --> 02:00:37,580
They paid 900k to get him on board.

2138
02:00:37,580 --> 02:00:44,580
Costanos from Juve's under-23 team for 300k.

2139
02:00:44,580 --> 02:00:52,580
And then some free transfers in Serpe, Botham, Sambia and Matok from Sallerno-Tajanas under-19s.

2140
02:00:52,580 --> 02:00:56,580
Now that Mathews don't speak in Greek, we can...

2141
02:00:56,580 --> 02:01:00,580
Well, they actually have the players that left as well, which are Ederson for 21 million,

2142
02:01:00,580 --> 02:01:02,580
so they made some very good money over there.

2143
02:01:02,580 --> 02:01:08,580
Strandberg to Valeranga on a free, Juric to Ferona on a free,

2144
02:01:08,580 --> 02:01:13,580
Krishly to Taranto on a free and Obie to Regina on a free.

2145
02:01:13,580 --> 02:01:15,580
Obie's gone down to Regina.

2146
02:01:15,580 --> 02:01:18,580
So, they play a 3-5-2, as we said.

2147
02:01:18,580 --> 02:01:22,580
Serpe in goal, Lovato, Fazio and Pirola at the back.

2148
02:01:22,580 --> 02:01:24,580
Shaky defence.

2149
02:01:24,580 --> 02:01:31,580
Madzocki on the flank, both Koulibaly's in the middle along with Bohinen and Brotherich on the right.

2150
02:01:31,580 --> 02:01:33,580
Bonazzoli and Ribery up front.

2151
02:01:33,580 --> 02:01:35,580
Ribery, of course, for three games only.

2152
02:01:35,580 --> 02:01:37,580
Yeah, seven actually.

2153
02:01:37,580 --> 02:01:38,580
Seven games.

2154
02:01:38,580 --> 02:01:39,580
Seven minutes.

2155
02:01:39,580 --> 02:01:40,580
Totally.

2156
02:01:40,580 --> 02:01:42,580
Yeah, yeah, hit us with it.

2157
02:01:42,580 --> 02:01:44,580
Do the thing, do the thing.

2158
02:01:48,580 --> 02:01:50,580
Ribery has the number seven, shaved into his head.

2159
02:01:50,580 --> 02:01:52,580
I feel like I'm a one-hit-one-hit.

2160
02:01:52,580 --> 02:01:55,580
I'm going to get a severe alcohol and cocaine addiction now.

2161
02:01:55,580 --> 02:01:57,580
You've peaked.

2162
02:01:57,580 --> 02:01:59,580
It's all getting better than that.

2163
02:01:59,580 --> 02:02:01,580
I was feeling so naughty then.

2164
02:02:01,580 --> 02:02:03,580
Ah, their squad is worse than Spezia's.

2165
02:02:03,580 --> 02:02:04,580
Straight up.

2166
02:02:04,580 --> 02:02:05,580
It is worse, it is worse.

2167
02:02:05,580 --> 02:02:07,580
Upon further inspection, it's as clear as daybreak.

2168
02:02:07,580 --> 02:02:11,580
But they get Contreva on board, they have Dove de Nicola on board,

2169
02:02:11,580 --> 02:02:16,580
they ended the season very well apart from obviously their devastating loss on the last day.

2170
02:02:16,580 --> 02:02:18,580
I have them in 17th.

2171
02:02:18,580 --> 02:02:21,580
OK, I've got them in 18th.

2172
02:02:21,580 --> 02:02:23,580
Very good.

2173
02:02:23,580 --> 02:02:24,580
Jolly well.

2174
02:02:24,580 --> 02:02:25,580
Jolly good.

2175
02:02:25,580 --> 02:02:26,580
Monza.

2176
02:02:26,580 --> 02:02:28,580
And plus, they've got the fans.

2177
02:02:28,580 --> 02:02:29,580
The fans.

2178
02:02:29,580 --> 02:02:30,580
They've got the fans.

2179
02:02:30,580 --> 02:02:31,580
Salernitani.

2180
02:02:31,580 --> 02:02:33,580
Ooh, Monza.

2181
02:02:33,580 --> 02:02:35,580
Giovanni Strappa's men.

2182
02:02:35,580 --> 02:02:37,580
Historic promotion.

2183
02:02:37,580 --> 02:02:39,580
They had never been in Serie A before.

2184
02:02:39,580 --> 02:02:41,580
But here they are now.

2185
02:02:41,580 --> 02:02:47,580
They have arrived and boom, they have transformed the ugly duckling into the beautiful, beautiful, beautiful...

2186
02:02:47,580 --> 02:02:48,580
What was it?

2187
02:02:48,580 --> 02:02:49,580
That beautiful duck?

2188
02:02:49,580 --> 02:02:50,580
What?

2189
02:02:50,580 --> 02:02:52,580
Ugly duckling is there?

2190
02:02:52,580 --> 02:02:55,580
OK, let's change the analogy.

2191
02:02:55,580 --> 02:02:59,580
From the caterpillar to the butterfly.

2192
02:02:59,580 --> 02:03:00,580
Incredibly smart.

2193
02:03:00,580 --> 02:03:01,580
Thank you very much.

2194
02:03:01,580 --> 02:03:04,580
Really, really intelligent.

2195
02:03:04,580 --> 02:03:08,580
But yes, they are a fucking transformed team.

2196
02:03:08,580 --> 02:03:09,580
It's crazy.

2197
02:03:09,580 --> 02:03:13,580
They will continue playing their 3-5-2.

2198
02:03:13,580 --> 02:03:16,580
I think we have 20 minutes for you to tell us who they've brought in.

2199
02:03:16,580 --> 02:03:20,580
So I didn't do the players that went out because no one knows who they are.

2200
02:03:20,580 --> 02:03:21,580
OK, sure, fair enough.

2201
02:03:21,580 --> 02:03:22,580
From Serie A.

2202
02:03:22,580 --> 02:03:25,580
So the important ones essentially are...

2203
02:03:25,580 --> 02:03:27,580
I'm going to skip the bullshit.

2204
02:03:27,580 --> 02:03:33,580
So they've got Caprari on board on a loan from Hellas Barona for 3 million.

2205
02:03:33,580 --> 02:03:36,580
Mancuso sent it forward from Empoli for 3 million.

2206
02:03:36,580 --> 02:03:39,580
He's been signed.

2207
02:03:39,580 --> 02:03:43,580
They've got Andrea Ranocchia from Inter on a free transfer.

2208
02:03:43,580 --> 02:03:46,580
They've got Sensi from Inter on a loan.

2209
02:03:46,580 --> 02:03:50,580
Pessina from Atalanta on a loan.

2210
02:03:50,580 --> 02:03:52,580
So those are the main ones.

2211
02:03:52,580 --> 02:03:57,580
Then they've also got people like Carboni, who is a centre-back from Caliari.

2212
02:03:57,580 --> 02:04:01,580
So some experience in Serie A over there.

2213
02:04:01,580 --> 02:04:04,580
Michele Di Gregorio from Inter for 4 million.

2214
02:04:04,580 --> 02:04:06,580
He's a goalkeeper.

2215
02:04:06,580 --> 02:04:09,580
He'll be on the bench to Craniot probably.

2216
02:04:09,580 --> 02:04:12,580
Brindelli from Pisa for 1.5 million.

2217
02:04:12,580 --> 02:04:16,580
Valentin Antov, a centre-back from Sofia for 2 million.

2218
02:04:16,580 --> 02:04:18,580
Pedro Palloni.

2219
02:04:18,580 --> 02:04:19,580
Was he?

2220
02:04:19,580 --> 02:04:25,580
Pedro Pereira, Portuguese right midfielder from Benfica for 2.5 million.

2221
02:04:25,580 --> 02:04:26,580
You know, bro.

2222
02:04:26,580 --> 02:04:29,580
And then the list goes on and on.

2223
02:04:29,580 --> 02:04:31,580
They also got Mari from Odinés.

2224
02:04:31,580 --> 02:04:33,580
They've also got Petania from Napoli.

2225
02:04:33,580 --> 02:04:35,580
Oh, that's been confirmed.

2226
02:04:35,580 --> 02:04:38,580
So it's a 3-5-2, bro.

2227
02:04:38,580 --> 02:04:41,580
Craniot on goal, Carboni on knock-in and Mari at the back.

2228
02:04:41,580 --> 02:04:44,580
There's also Marlon who can put in a shift over there.

2229
02:04:44,580 --> 02:04:49,580
Brindelli, Sensi, Barberis, Pessina and Carlos Augusto on midfield.

2230
02:04:49,580 --> 02:04:53,580
Along with Gitkiere and Caprari up front.

2231
02:04:53,580 --> 02:04:56,580
Most likely Petania will be taking Gitkiere's place.

2232
02:04:56,580 --> 02:05:01,580
But do not underestimate Gitkiere because he's a fucking legend over there.

2233
02:05:01,580 --> 02:05:06,580
Every time there's a fucking important moment or a goal that needs to be scored, it's always him.

2234
02:05:06,580 --> 02:05:09,580
One kiss is all it takes.

2235
02:05:09,580 --> 02:05:10,580
Falling in love with the man.

2236
02:05:10,580 --> 02:05:11,580
That's all I'll say.

2237
02:05:11,580 --> 02:05:13,580
Did you say who their manager is?

2238
02:05:13,580 --> 02:05:16,580
Yes, their manager is Giovanni Stroppa.

2239
02:05:16,580 --> 02:05:17,580
Ah, yes, yes, yes.

2240
02:05:17,580 --> 02:05:20,580
And is he the guy that got them promotions?

2241
02:05:20,580 --> 02:05:21,580
He is. He is. He is. He is.

2242
02:05:21,580 --> 02:05:23,580
He's the guy who took over from Brocchi.

2243
02:05:23,580 --> 02:05:26,580
I mean, what else is there left to say about Manzai?

2244
02:05:26,580 --> 02:05:35,580
You know, they've got the two main men in Gagliani and Berlusconi.

2245
02:05:35,580 --> 02:05:38,580
And they've invested significant amounts.

2246
02:05:38,580 --> 02:05:39,580
Well, significant amounts.

2247
02:05:39,580 --> 02:05:46,580
They've spent 21.4 million for a total market value of arrivals of 80.3 million.

2248
02:05:46,580 --> 02:05:48,580
So they've really outdone themselves with the business.

2249
02:05:48,580 --> 02:05:50,580
OK, a lot of loans here and there.

2250
02:05:50,580 --> 02:05:56,580
I do believe that Manzai are on the brink of becoming a staple Serie A team,

2251
02:05:56,580 --> 02:05:58,580
if everything remains the same as this.

2252
02:05:58,580 --> 02:06:00,580
Yes, for sure.

2253
02:06:00,580 --> 02:06:04,580
They've shown to be very ambitious, unlike many other teams in Serie A.

2254
02:06:04,580 --> 02:06:06,580
Where are they out there finishing?

2255
02:06:06,580 --> 02:06:09,580
15th.

2256
02:06:09,580 --> 02:06:10,580
I have them in 12th.

2257
02:06:10,580 --> 02:06:11,580
12th?

2258
02:06:11,580 --> 02:06:12,580
I have them in 12th.

2259
02:06:12,580 --> 02:06:14,580
This is me being a bit romantic as well.

2260
02:06:14,580 --> 02:06:19,580
I'm not going to lie, but I have them in 12th and I really hope that happens.

2261
02:06:19,580 --> 02:06:22,580
OK, nice. 12th would be extremely wild.

2262
02:06:22,580 --> 02:06:24,580
That means they would have some amazing games.

2263
02:06:24,580 --> 02:06:26,580
Which, to be honest, I see happening.

2264
02:06:26,580 --> 02:06:28,580
You look at their team, bro. They're simply...

2265
02:06:28,580 --> 02:06:30,580
They've got the experience.

2266
02:06:30,580 --> 02:06:32,580
Is their team better than Udinese? Is their team better than Bologna?

2267
02:06:32,580 --> 02:06:34,580
Is their team better than Sampdoria?

2268
02:06:34,580 --> 02:06:39,580
Are they better than Empoli Salli in Etana, Spetsia Cremona and Zellecce?

2269
02:06:39,580 --> 02:06:43,580
I mean, there are a few teams over that have been playing together at the highest level for a while.

2270
02:06:43,580 --> 02:06:45,580
Like Bologna and Bologna.

2271
02:06:45,580 --> 02:06:46,580
Those are the ones.

2272
02:06:46,580 --> 02:06:49,580
Those were the main ones, I noticed.

2273
02:06:49,580 --> 02:06:51,580
But anyway, shall we move away?

2274
02:06:51,580 --> 02:06:53,580
Yep. Let's share or Cremona has an axe?

2275
02:06:53,580 --> 02:06:55,580
Let's do let's share.

2276
02:06:55,580 --> 02:06:56,580
OK.

2277
02:06:56,580 --> 02:07:02,580
So let's share. We'll resume with Marco Barone, who was the man who led them to Serie A.

2278
02:07:02,580 --> 02:07:04,580
They won Serie B together.

2279
02:07:04,580 --> 02:07:07,580
They play a 4-3-3 formation.

2280
02:07:07,580 --> 02:07:14,580
They have lost their best player in Coda, who has gone to Genoa and is playing in Serie B.

2281
02:07:14,580 --> 02:07:16,580
But they have brought in a few interesting pieces.

2282
02:07:16,580 --> 02:07:19,580
I still think that they're an open construction site right now.

2283
02:07:19,580 --> 02:07:21,580
A lot of work needs to be done.

2284
02:07:21,580 --> 02:07:23,580
Do you have any info about who's been brought in?

2285
02:07:23,580 --> 02:07:29,580
Yes, bro, but I'm afraid there's nothing really to write home about when it comes to the signing.

2286
02:07:29,580 --> 02:07:36,580
So they have T. Francesco from SPAL for 500k, which is a decent signing.

2287
02:07:36,580 --> 02:07:42,580
They've got Samek from SLAFIA Prague. He's a defensive midfielder, 18 years old, for 2 million.

2288
02:07:42,580 --> 02:07:49,580
Lamkek Banda, he's a right winger from Petah Tikva for 1.8 million.

2289
02:07:49,580 --> 02:07:53,580
And Persson, he's a Swedish center forward.

2290
02:07:53,580 --> 02:07:57,580
They signed him from Roma's under 19s for 800k.

2291
02:07:57,580 --> 02:08:04,580
Basquirotto, he's an Italian right back, 25 years old, from Ascoli.

2292
02:08:04,580 --> 02:08:08,580
They loaned in a guy from CSKA. Moscow is a central midfielder.

2293
02:08:08,580 --> 02:08:11,580
His name is Bistrovic.

2294
02:08:11,580 --> 02:08:16,580
They've got Falcone, the goalkeeper that was with Sampdoria. He's quite good.

2295
02:08:16,580 --> 02:08:19,580
Askelsson is quite good from Sampdoria as well.

2296
02:08:19,580 --> 02:08:22,580
Cetin from Verona on loan.

2297
02:08:22,580 --> 02:08:25,580
Colombo on loan from Milan.

2298
02:08:25,580 --> 02:08:27,580
Frabotta on loan from Juve.

2299
02:08:27,580 --> 02:08:30,580
A lot of loanies, but nothing really significant.

2300
02:08:30,580 --> 02:08:33,580
Nothing to write home about. Bits and pieces.

2301
02:08:33,580 --> 02:08:36,580
They'll be lining up with Falcone and goal.

2302
02:08:36,580 --> 02:08:37,580
Falcone is good.

2303
02:08:37,580 --> 02:08:42,580
Calabrese, Tuia, Dermacu and Frabotta at the back.

2304
02:08:42,580 --> 02:08:45,580
Tuia has a bit of a serious experience.

2305
02:08:45,580 --> 02:08:48,580
Frabotta as a Juve player.

2306
02:08:48,580 --> 02:08:50,580
Calabrese as well has been in Serie A.

2307
02:08:50,580 --> 02:08:52,580
Dermacu I don't know much about.

2308
02:08:52,580 --> 02:08:56,580
Helgassen, Hülmend and Blinn are the midfield three.

2309
02:08:56,580 --> 02:09:01,580
And then Streffetza, Di Francesco and most likely Colombo up front.

2310
02:09:01,580 --> 02:09:04,580
But there's also Cisse.

2311
02:09:04,580 --> 02:09:10,580
So again, a team that's not great to be honest with you.

2312
02:09:10,580 --> 02:09:13,580
Lost, I would say one before the loss.

2313
02:09:13,580 --> 02:09:18,580
So we have 19th and 20th so we can move on to Cremonezza.

2314
02:09:18,580 --> 02:09:22,580
Right into Cremonezza. Who is their manager?

2315
02:09:22,580 --> 02:09:25,580
So Cremonezza are lining up.

2316
02:09:25,580 --> 02:09:29,580
So okay, their manager is Massimiliano Alvini.

2317
02:09:29,580 --> 02:09:32,580
He was managing Perugia last year.

2318
02:09:32,580 --> 02:09:38,580
The man who led Cremonezza to Serie A is actually Fabio Pecchia.

2319
02:09:38,580 --> 02:09:42,580
Now, once again another open construction site.

2320
02:09:42,580 --> 02:09:44,580
They play 3-5-2.

2321
02:09:44,580 --> 02:09:46,580
Do you want to go for it bro?

2322
02:09:46,580 --> 02:09:48,580
If not second in Serie A, but last year.

2323
02:09:48,580 --> 02:09:51,580
They signed a gentleman named Pickle.

2324
02:09:51,580 --> 02:09:54,580
He's a defensive midfielder, 25 years old.

2325
02:09:54,580 --> 02:09:56,580
They signed him from Familcao.

2326
02:09:56,580 --> 02:09:58,580
He is, well the team is from Portugal.

2327
02:09:58,580 --> 02:10:04,580
He is half from what it seems to be Switzerland and the Republic of Congo.

2328
02:10:04,580 --> 02:10:06,580
That's a combination.

2329
02:10:06,580 --> 02:10:11,580
They've signed Aiwu from Rapid Vienna for 3.5 million.

2330
02:10:11,580 --> 02:10:13,580
He's a 21 year old Austrian centre back.

2331
02:10:13,580 --> 02:10:20,580
Qualiata, he's a left back from Heracles Almelo for 2 million.

2332
02:10:20,580 --> 02:10:21,580
He's 22 years old.

2333
02:10:21,580 --> 02:10:24,580
Zajou from Milan, it's quite a good signing, 850k.

2334
02:10:24,580 --> 02:10:25,580
Yeah, that's a good signing.

2335
02:10:25,580 --> 02:10:28,580
Milanese from Roma for 750k.

2336
02:10:28,580 --> 02:10:32,580
There's a loan fee on Johan Vasquez who they signed from Genoa.

2337
02:10:32,580 --> 02:10:34,580
And they paid 500k for that.

2338
02:10:34,580 --> 02:10:36,580
That's a good signing actually.

2339
02:10:36,580 --> 02:10:37,580
Johan Vasquez.

2340
02:10:37,580 --> 02:10:40,580
Yes, Vasquez was amazing at Genoa in my opinion.

2341
02:10:40,580 --> 02:10:41,580
Decent one.

2342
02:10:41,580 --> 02:10:42,580
This is where it gets bad.

2343
02:10:42,580 --> 02:10:45,580
Vlad Kirikas.

2344
02:10:45,580 --> 02:10:48,580
32 year old centre back from Sassuolo.

2345
02:10:48,580 --> 02:10:50,580
Putting jokes aside.

2346
02:10:50,580 --> 02:10:54,580
Unlike the other guys this guy has Serie A experience.

2347
02:10:54,580 --> 02:10:56,580
Which is obviously key.

2348
02:10:56,580 --> 02:11:00,580
Otherwise, other than that, there's nothing really to write on.

2349
02:11:00,580 --> 02:11:02,580
Except for Ocareke.

2350
02:11:02,580 --> 02:11:04,580
Ocareke is a good signing.

2351
02:11:04,580 --> 02:11:07,580
Undisclosed fee from Club Bruges.

2352
02:11:07,580 --> 02:11:11,580
And Radu is a terrible loan from Inter.

2353
02:11:11,580 --> 02:11:17,580
Hopefully Radu can really recover a man from what happened to him.

2354
02:11:17,580 --> 02:11:18,580
That must be so tough.

2355
02:11:18,580 --> 02:11:20,580
Jokes aside, I hope so.

2356
02:11:20,580 --> 02:11:23,580
You see so many people struggling from like one moment.

2357
02:11:23,580 --> 02:11:24,580
One mistake.

2358
02:11:24,580 --> 02:11:28,580
One literal moment in an entire lifetime.

2359
02:11:28,580 --> 02:11:29,580
Just one second.

2360
02:11:29,580 --> 02:11:31,580
And that's what probably kills him.

2361
02:11:31,580 --> 02:11:33,580
The fact that it was one second.

2362
02:11:33,580 --> 02:11:35,580
But dude, Chin up.

2363
02:11:35,580 --> 02:11:36,580
Crémoners.

2364
02:11:36,580 --> 02:11:38,580
One second that fucked an entire season.

2365
02:11:38,580 --> 02:11:41,580
But anyway, Radu in goal.

2366
02:11:41,580 --> 02:11:44,580
Bianchetti, Vasquez and Kirikas at the back.

2367
02:11:44,580 --> 02:11:45,580
Made in Serie A.

2368
02:11:45,580 --> 02:11:47,580
Of course a lot of Serie A experience over there.

2369
02:11:47,580 --> 02:11:50,580
But Kirikas is not quite good enough.

2370
02:11:50,580 --> 02:11:52,580
There's Gilione, another Serie A player.

2371
02:11:52,580 --> 02:11:57,580
Valzania, Castagnetti, Ascaki Bar and Valeri in the midfield.

2372
02:11:57,580 --> 02:11:59,580
Like who the fuck are these guys?

2373
02:11:59,580 --> 02:12:01,580
I've been to Ascaki Bar before.

2374
02:12:01,580 --> 02:12:02,580
You've been there before?

2375
02:12:02,580 --> 02:12:03,580
Ascaki Bar?

2376
02:12:03,580 --> 02:12:04,580
How was it?

2377
02:12:04,580 --> 02:12:05,580
Really nice bathrooms.

2378
02:12:05,580 --> 02:12:06,580
Good food, you know?

2379
02:12:06,580 --> 02:12:08,580
Cute bathrooms.

2380
02:12:08,580 --> 02:12:10,580
Ocareke up front with Schofani.

2381
02:12:10,580 --> 02:12:12,580
They also, as you mentioned, have Sajud.

2382
02:12:12,580 --> 02:12:16,580
Now Sajud actually scored a fantastic goal in the Coppa Italia last week.

2383
02:12:16,580 --> 02:12:17,580
Okay.

2384
02:12:17,580 --> 02:12:19,580
But yeah, I can't see this team surviving.

2385
02:12:19,580 --> 02:12:20,580
No, not at all.

2386
02:12:20,580 --> 02:12:23,580
You know, I said 19th, you say last.

2387
02:12:23,580 --> 02:12:24,580
I think.

2388
02:12:24,580 --> 02:12:26,580
There's a reason.

2389
02:12:26,580 --> 02:12:27,580
Who is?

2390
02:12:27,580 --> 02:12:28,580
So we've covered.

2391
02:12:28,580 --> 02:12:31,580
Let's go through our tables together.

2392
02:12:31,580 --> 02:12:32,580
Okay.

2393
02:12:32,580 --> 02:12:39,580
So my table is Inter in first place, followed by Milan, Juve and Roma to form the top four,

2394
02:12:39,580 --> 02:12:46,580
followed by Napoli and Fiorentina getting Europe and Atalanta just getting Conference League,

2395
02:12:46,580 --> 02:12:52,580
followed by Lazio, whom is out, followed by Sassuolo and Verona to form the top ten.

2396
02:12:52,580 --> 02:12:59,580
The rest are Torino, Monza, Udinese, Bologna, Sampdoria, Empoli, Salernitana, Spezia, Cremonese,

2397
02:12:59,580 --> 02:13:02,580
let's say in that order.

2398
02:13:02,580 --> 02:13:03,580
Yourself?

2399
02:13:03,580 --> 02:13:08,580
So I've got the very hopeful prediction of Milan winning the league, of course.

2400
02:13:08,580 --> 02:13:10,580
I've already explained it.

2401
02:13:10,580 --> 02:13:14,580
Inter in second, Roma in third and Juve in fourth.

2402
02:13:14,580 --> 02:13:20,580
I've got Napoli and Lazio occupying those Europa League spots and Fiorentina once again qualifying

2403
02:13:20,580 --> 02:13:26,580
for the Conference League in seventh, followed by Atalanta who just missed out, Sassuolo, Torino.

2404
02:13:26,580 --> 02:13:28,580
And those are my top ten.

2405
02:13:28,580 --> 02:13:32,580
Udinese, Hellas, Bologna, Empoli and Monza.

2406
02:13:32,580 --> 02:13:39,580
And then the bottom five are Sampdoria, Spezia and Salernitana, Lecce and Cremonese.

2407
02:13:39,580 --> 02:13:42,580
Salernitana, Lecce and Cremonese, of course, facing relegation.

2408
02:13:42,580 --> 02:13:48,580
Let us know who you think's predictions were more accurate and stay tuned, obviously,

2409
02:13:48,580 --> 02:13:52,580
for the next episode where we'll be covering the first matchday of Serie A.

2410
02:13:52,580 --> 02:13:54,580
How fucking exciting is that?

2411
02:13:54,580 --> 02:13:59,580
We'll be uploading, I'll need to find some nice artwork when it comes to the bet slip.

2412
02:13:59,580 --> 02:14:06,580
Obviously, we can't do any branding of 365 or any of the sort, but we'll do something Serie A spotlight related.

2413
02:14:06,580 --> 02:14:07,580
I'll come up with something.

2414
02:14:07,580 --> 02:14:08,580
We can, for sure.

2415
02:14:08,580 --> 02:14:10,580
So that's going to be quite exciting.

2416
02:14:10,580 --> 02:14:12,580
Capo Canoniere.

2417
02:14:12,580 --> 02:14:14,580
Who's it going to be for you?

2418
02:14:18,580 --> 02:14:19,580
Victor Ozzyman.

2419
02:14:19,580 --> 02:14:25,580
Victor Ozzyman for Capo Canoniere 2022-2023 Serie A.

2420
02:14:25,580 --> 02:14:31,580
Now, it's audacious because I didn't even put them on my top four.

2421
02:14:31,580 --> 02:14:37,580
But then again, Immobile, like you said, lots of your A-Thas fuck and he stops scoring every single one.

2422
02:14:37,580 --> 02:14:41,580
So yes, I think Victor Ozzyman, if he stays fit, is an unplayable man.

2423
02:14:41,580 --> 02:14:48,580
It was between him, Chira and Tammy, in my opinion, those three.

2424
02:14:48,580 --> 02:14:52,580
Mine was between...

2425
02:14:52,580 --> 02:14:58,580
I wouldn't wish to show any disrespect to Chira because I'm confident in what he's capable of.

2426
02:14:58,580 --> 02:15:03,580
But I had to narrow it down between Tammy and Vlachovic.

2427
02:15:03,580 --> 02:15:10,580
The reason is, so I wanted to choose a team that I would rank at least in the top four to become top scorer.

2428
02:15:10,580 --> 02:15:12,580
I know that isn't always the case.

2429
02:15:12,580 --> 02:15:16,580
We've had the season of Pjantek, we've had last season.

2430
02:15:16,580 --> 02:15:19,580
It wasn't Mopelers, he wasn't in the top four.

2431
02:15:19,580 --> 02:15:27,580
But I would say Vlachovic, even though he didn't end up being an essential target man for Juventus, rather someone they played off,

2432
02:15:27,580 --> 02:15:33,580
I think with the supply that he's going to be getting this time around and the amount of penalties that you get,

2433
02:15:33,580 --> 02:15:38,580
and he has an entire season to take them, I think Vlachovic will be the top scorer.

2434
02:15:38,580 --> 02:15:42,580
Second, and very close to him, will be Tammy Abraham.

2435
02:15:42,580 --> 02:15:46,580
Same argument about the penalties, more in those teams do get a few penalties here and there,

2436
02:15:46,580 --> 02:15:50,580
and he does have some fantastic supply around him as well with Debala.

2437
02:15:50,580 --> 02:15:56,580
But yeah, I wouldn't say that Milan have a striker that can get top scorer.

2438
02:15:56,580 --> 02:16:00,580
And Inter have Lautaro, who always scores many goals.

2439
02:16:00,580 --> 02:16:07,580
They have Lukaku re-entering the season, but I don't think Lukaku's season will be as smooth as it was the first time around.

2440
02:16:07,580 --> 02:16:09,580
We'll wait and see.

2441
02:16:09,580 --> 02:16:12,580
I don't know, I think he'll have a lot of pressure on him.

2442
02:16:12,580 --> 02:16:14,580
He'll put a lot of pressure on himself.

2443
02:16:14,580 --> 02:16:16,580
Now if things start off well for Lukaku, he'll go flying.

2444
02:16:16,580 --> 02:16:18,580
If things don't, he'll struggle.

2445
02:16:18,580 --> 02:16:19,580
But we'll see, we'll see.

2446
02:16:19,580 --> 02:16:20,580
We will see.

2447
02:16:20,580 --> 02:16:24,580
Guys, we literally forgot to post if you guys have any questions for us.

2448
02:16:24,580 --> 02:16:26,580
But anyway, this podcast is long enough as is.

2449
02:16:26,580 --> 02:16:29,580
I'm going to take ages editing it now trying to remove the fireworks.

2450
02:16:29,580 --> 02:16:32,580
So I hope you guys can listen to it with your headphones in your car.

2451
02:16:32,580 --> 02:16:35,580
Hopefully you're wondering to yourself, what the hell are these guys talking about fireworks?

2452
02:16:35,580 --> 02:16:36,580
I don't hear anything.

2453
02:16:36,580 --> 02:16:39,580
That's the best case scenario you think we're not.

2454
02:16:39,580 --> 02:16:41,580
So we spent five minutes complaining for nothing.

2455
02:16:41,580 --> 02:16:45,580
Don't forget, guys, we're on TikTok and Instagram.

2456
02:16:45,580 --> 02:16:48,580
We're going to be introducing a bit of video over there as well.

2457
02:16:48,580 --> 02:16:51,580
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2458
02:16:51,580 --> 02:16:56,580
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2459
02:16:56,580 --> 02:17:00,580
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2460
02:17:00,580 --> 02:17:07,580
Thank you guys and we'll see you this weekend for the first fixture of Seria 2020.

2461
02:17:07,580 --> 02:17:08,580
Woooooo!

2462
02:17:08,580 --> 02:17:22,580
Let's go!