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Hello and welcome back to Serie A Spotlight, this is Season 2 Episode 13 and we are hosts

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Matt and Jake here to tell you guys all you need to know about matchday 13 in Serie A.

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What an amazing round of football bro, upsets all around, big games, you know, derbies,

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epic moments, historical moments, we saw a goal from f**king Daniel Maldini, we had the

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against Milan, we had the Olimpico derby, the Roman derby, we had the derby to Italia,

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it's crazy like.

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Crazy week man, crazy week and we were here, sat on our asses, watching everything.

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Well I was in Amsterdam but I still watch the game.

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Yes sir, our goal of the week goes to the prolific Olivier Giroud for his 89th minute

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winner against Spezia, what a goal bro.

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I think everything taken into account about that goal must make it the goal of the season

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thus far, the drama, it being so late on in the game for Milan to get the full 3 points,

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the way he hung in the air to execute a perfect bicycle kick against an unformed Drogowski,

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what a goal, I was screaming personally.

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It was amazing bro honestly, I'm happy my girlfriend wasn't watching because honestly

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I don't think she'd look at me the same way man, never have I seen someone look so good

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doing what he does at work.

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Oh man, 100% and also I had a very similar reaction to Tonali's cancelled goal just

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moments before that as well, I was screaming my ass off.

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But that's enough about that game, let's jump onto serious spotlight slips, what the

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fuck happened here bro, I mean on paper it couldn't have been a safer bet this season.

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It was always going to be risky because form doesn't matter in derbies, it's an age-old

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cliché and we walked straight into it.

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It was a tight affair from the get-go, at first watching the first half I thought Inter

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would get the job done eventually but what a performance by Juventus and we'll get into

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that later on but yes, another loss for Serie A spotlight slips at this rate.

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Yeah, bankruptcy is on the cards.

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We're at 15 euro currently.

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15 euro, yeah so we're pretty much down 25 at the moment.

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And we still need to place a midweek bet now you see.

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Yeah so football is going on right now, obviously it's quite a tight schedule so we'll pair

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the next two match days together.

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We'll just do a pre-World Cup round-up or something.

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Yeah exactly.

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So, let's jump into the full matchday, exactly what happened.

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So first we'll be covering Atalanta 1-Napoli 2 in a first versus second encounter.

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The derby della capitale, Roma nil Lazio 1, a shock over there.

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Derby d'Italia, Juventus 2-Inter nil, Milan left it late to beat Spezia, 2-1, Udinese

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1, Lecce 1, Udinese maybe falling off a little bit right now.

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Salernitana 2, Cremona 2 in what was a fantastic display by both sides and what a match that

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was.

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Bologna 2, Torino 1, Motta starting to work his magic here.

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Sampdoria nil, Fiorentina 2, Fiorentina finding a little bit of consistency here.

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Empoli 1, Sassuolo 2, sorry, Empoli 1, Sassuolo nil, perhaps another shock, and Monza 2, Verona

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nil.

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Super sexy fun time my brother, let's jump straight into it with Atalanta 1-Napoli 2.

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In the last 7 matches bro between Atalanta and Napoli and say before this game, Atalanta

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earned double the number of wins than Napoli, 4-2.

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So Atalanta have actually been better than Napoli in direct encounters in recent history.

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However though, Napoli had won the previous encounter 3-1, so that was the most recent

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score.

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That makes sense because Atalanta were dog shit last year.

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For the first time in their history Atalanta have found the back of the net in 9 games

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in a row against Napoli.

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So they get kind of something out of this game at least.

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Now here is a stat for Napoli as well, 9 league wins in a row for Spalletti's Napoli.

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Their record is Sarri's 10 wins in a row.

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Oh my god here we go.

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They play Empoli next followed by Udinese.

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We will know if they have beaten the record by the end of the week brother.

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Yeah by the end of this episode.

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By the end of this episode we will know if they equal it.

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Exactly.

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By the end of the week we will know if they equal it.

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This was also Lozano's 100th Serie A appearance.

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Well done Chucky.

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Atalanta lined up in a 3-5-2 formation with Musso and Goal, a back three of Scalvini,

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Demiral and Toloi with Mele out on the left, Hattabur on the right and a double pivot of

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Ederson and Kukminers with Pasalic in front of them and a striking duo of Lukman and Hoyland

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while Napoli played their usual 4-3-3 formation with Maretten, Goal, Lozano on the right and

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Olivera on the left.

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Lorenzo, Lorenzo, De Lorenzo.

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Oh De Lorenzo, whoops that's my bad.

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That's my dyslexia kicking in hard and aggressively.

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Minja Eikim and Juan Jesus at the back with Anguissa, Lobotka and Zielinski as the midfield

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trio with Chucky Lozano on the right, this time that's him, Elmas on the left replacing

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The ever dangerous Ozymen.

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Many reactions to the lineups bro.

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I mean I was looking at Atalanta's and the lack of Muriel, well the lack of Muriel really

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not really Duvan because he's been out for so long at this point I didn't even realize

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but starting having to start Hoyland against Napoli when he hasn't really hit the ground

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running so much was a bit of an L for Atalanta but we know how strong they are everywhere

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else so not really much to add over there.

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Whilst Napoli in full flow just minus Guevara we know that although he's one of their star

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players they're much more than just Guevara so two strong teams facing each other.

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Yes bro you're absolutely right.

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In fact what you said rings true as in the third minute Lukman put it on a plate for

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Hoyland who managed to somehow miss a fantastic opportunity right in front of Maret.

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Maret managed to save it with his feet.

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There you go.

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Yes that was a big miss for him to kind of set the tone for the rest of his game.

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I mean Hoyland, we'll discuss him later on but he's a decent player.

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He's just very young right now but he looks really promising.

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This big miss shouldn't like judge his capabilities as a player.

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In a year or so we'll probably be calling him a coupe, a Gasparini coupe so he just needs

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Perfect.

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In the 19th minute that is when the first goal came there was chaos in Napoli's box

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from a corner that almost saw Atalanta's score.

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VAR spotted a handball by Victor Ozyman even though the Nigerian blatantly denied it.

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It was the type of penalty by Adam Ola-Lukman that two keepers would not have saved off

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the crossbar and into the top corner bro.

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What a fucking penalty.

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I was going to say what a corner.

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Imagine a corner of the crossbar and into the top corner.

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A new rigorista it seems for Atalanta.

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Yeah definitely.

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At least someone dependable when Muriel isn't there.

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In the 23rd minute there was a clever corner routine by Napoli.

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Zelinski floated it into the far post and Ozyman headed it in.

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He spent a while trying to pick the ball up after his goal, ended up chasing it around

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for a while.

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It came to Maret who even pushed it behind him.

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Ozyman is just squirming around trying to grab the ball.

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It was also the mosque derby bro this game.

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It was Maret against Ozyman.

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It's true, it's true, it's true.

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Like a mosque off.

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A mosque off, literally.

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That would have been the appropriate episode.

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We wasted it on the last one.

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We'll have a good one for this one though.

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Indeed, yes we do.

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And the third thing, I don't know why we're not telling them.

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It's not a surprise, they know.

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They're listening.

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We'll find out at the end.

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Stupid we are.

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Il ruolo dell'ex is an Italian expression, the rule of the ex or the law of the ex rather.

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Basically, ex players always score against their ex teams.

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And it rings true, particularly when Milan are involved.

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Exactly.

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But anyway, in the 35th minute, Ozyman charged like a bull down the right hand side to get

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a ball played by Anguissa.

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He had to out muscle Demiral, who is one of the most aggressive defenders in the league.

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He managed to force the ball around him, dropping Demiral to his ass quite frankly.

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He squared the ball to Elmas, who took a touch to position himself even better than the position

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he had received the ball in.

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And he spanked it into the back of the net.

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He celebrated as bottles were being thrown at him by the Atalanta faithful.

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What a scene, what a sight.

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Bro, Ozyman is unplayable, but we'll get to that.

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He's also now the top scorer this season after he scored and Arnautovic didn't.

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He's the lone top scorer.

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Exactly.

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In the 54th minute, Meyly intercepted the long ball well and drove into the box.

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He cut inside, rounded, mean-jaked him really well, bro.

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He absolutely removed him.

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He shot towards Maret.

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Of course, though, the shot was wayward.

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Similarly, it had to be Mareyla's shooting isn't the most efficient.

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Yes.

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So he shot it towards Maret, who saved it into the part of Luckmann, who smashed it instinctively

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into the crossbar, hitting Di Lorenzo's face on the way.

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And this is a type of chaos that Atalanta were creating against Napoli, bro.

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Honestly, like a shot into the keeper, then a rebound off the face of Di Lorenzo into the crossbars.

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Jesus Christ.

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I'm pretty sure right now most followers of Italian football are rooting for Napoli to lose a few points,

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to drop a few points because they're really running away with Atalanta.

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Unless you're a Napoli fan, I mean.

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You're going to want them to drop some points at some point.

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The chances for Atalanta beyond this point became even more scarce.

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And in the 77th minute, the last good chance of the game came through Simeone,

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but he failed to hit the target after having just come on.

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Tensions were rising in the 91st minute, Duvan Zapata and Joachim Mehli got a yellow card each for chatting shit.

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And in the 92nd minute, Spalletti brought on the youngsters, Gaetano and Zerbjian,

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just to have a little bit of a run around at the end of the game.

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Run down the clock a little bit as well.

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Another very strategic one.

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So bro, Atalanta came out hungry this game.

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They were quick with the counter, they played long balls, they caused many problems for Napoli.

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But Napoli's reaction post-penalty was incredible.

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What did you make of this game?

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Pretty much mirroring what you said, bro.

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I think Atalanta, when they came out and we saw them get that goal through Adam Ola-Lukman,

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I was like, OK, we've got a spectacle on our hands here.

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Atalanta can walk away with something.

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Maybe even a victory.

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I didn't really think a victory, but I said Atalanta are capable of getting a draw over here.

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Atalanta, we saw glimpses of the old Atalanta.

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An Atalanta that is hungry for goals, an Atalanta that wants to attack,

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particularly since they went down basically in the 35th minute,

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they spent the rest of the game attacking.

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They posed massive threats on Napoli,

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but I mean that goes to show what a good side Napoli are.

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They were capable of absorbing that pressure, not conceding again,

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and managing to get away with the full three points.

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Yes, sir. Duvan Zapata did come on this game, bro.

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I do think they really need this man to reach for him again, to hit his form again.

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I think he might be good alongside Lukman.

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You know, you've got the classic big guy, small guy. Exactly.

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The finisher and the guy who sets it up.

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Exactly. Is there someone to hold that play as well?

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Someone for Moussa to aim to when he's pinging balls from his own box.

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It just gives the team an extra dynamic.

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I mean, Lukman plus Zapata pretty much equals Ozyman.

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Yes, quite frankly, you're right.

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Atalanta's depth is not bad beyond the striking department right now.

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They've got... Sorry, excuse me.

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Boga and Malinowski, for example, who came off the bench this game.

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Oh my God. Are you okay, man?

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Sorry, I think I'm developing asthma.

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Living in Mota, man, I'm telling you.

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Anyway, yeah, so they have decent options off the bench in the offensive department.

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Just literally that out and out strikers, what they're missing right now,

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they need Duvan to find his form.

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Yeah, I agree. I agree.

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When it comes to Napoli, brother, obviously the Victor Ozyman praise goes without mention.

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No, I mean, he's been incredible this season.

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I think so far he's been the most impressive striker in the league.

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What do you think?

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No, by a landslide, man.

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There isn't another striker that compares to Ozyman this season.

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I mean, you could say Arnautovic has been good because he's racked up six or seven goals.

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I've lost count.

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But obviously those came at the very, very beginning of the season.

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I didn't keep it consistent.

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I think when you take into account the games that Ozyman was out for,

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he's by far the most prolific goal scorer in the league and the manner in which he does it.

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He doesn't exactly always get the ball in a silver platter,

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but receiving the ball outside the area and charging into the box the way he does is spectacular.

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Absolutely no one is on his level this season.

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We'll see when Vlaović and the Mobyla are back, what they can do.

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But so far it's been the Ozyman show.

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Yes, bro, this guy does not enter a football pitch.

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This guy goes to war.

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Literally, man.

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He goes to war.

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He puts his fucking helmet on and he goes to war.

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Literally.

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He's an animal.

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What I noticed about Napoli is in Dombelet growing into his role, bro.

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He had a lovely moment where he was just dribbling players to keep possession,

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just player after player after player.

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He reminded me of that spell of Bacchaioco under Gattuso.

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Exactly.

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He was actually solid.

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Yeah.

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His first spell, yeah.

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Exactly.

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He looked fucking good, man.

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That's what he said.

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Now, this is a point I want to mention about Napoli, bro.

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Elmas scores when playing instead of Gvaracskelje.

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Amazing.

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Juan Jesus scores when playing instead of Rahmani.

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Raspado Rian Simeone score when they're playing instead of Ozyman.

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Fantastic point.

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This is the kind of squad that wins the league, no?

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100%.

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I mean, we haven't really seen this from many teams in the past in Serie A.

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The capability of playing.

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Like we've seen it with Atalanta would always say they have the plug and play system

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where everyone's capable of putting in a shift,

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but to the level that Napoli players do it so tangibly, getting goals.

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And we've seen Juan Jesus, for example, who on paper isn't a fantastic defender,

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having the performances of his life.

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We've seen Simeone, who is a bit of a meme up front, scoring goals.

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He scored four in the Champions League now.

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You know what I mean?

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Raspado Rian Simeone were like, I'll need time to settle for sure at Napoli.

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No, he doesn't.

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No one for Napoli out of the new arrivals have needed any time to settle.

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At all.

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And even all the new boys, I think Bar and Dombele have scored.

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Exactly.

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And I think, bro, a large part of that obviously has to do with the culture of the team,

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it has a lot to do with Spalletti as well and how capable he is of getting great performances out of his players.

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I think a large part of this is Lobotka as well because he literally orchestrates the entire play

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and he involves everyone in the game.

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In fact, they've done it without Ozzyman, they've done it without Gvaratskelia.

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The question is, can they do it without Lobotka?

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Because that man is the glue.

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He is the underrated metronome of that team.

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He keeps things ticking.

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Exactly.

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I'll be interested.

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I obviously don't wish him harm in the slightest, but I'll be interested to see how they perform,

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when or if Lobotka gets injured or suspended.

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Yes, sir.

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We're always trying to find something to weaken Napoli.

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Before we were saying how they haven't played the top sides yet.

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They're playing top sides now and they're beating top sides.

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We said without Ozzyman, without Gvarat, without him, without him.

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Now we're saying Lobotka.

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Fact of the matter is, Napoli seem unbeatable at the moment.

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No?

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That is the case, brother.

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Currently, Napoli, bro, are first with 35 points, while Atalanta are fourth with 27 points.

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The next game we're going to be covering is the Derby della Capitale, one of the fiercest rivalries in world football.

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It's up there with Real Madrid Barcelona.

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It's up there with Boca Juniors against River Plate.

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It's up there with some of the best.

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This was the 179th official encounter of the Derby della Capitale.

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So far, Lazio have 49 wins out of those, Roma have 67 and there are 63 draws.

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This was not just a local showdown for pride, but also a head-to-head encounter for third place.

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Jose Mourinho had the bragging rights midweek as his team got through to the Europa League playoffs,

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whereas Maurizio Sarri's side dropped into the Conference League, which was quite a meme running through

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because, you know, Lotito was saying that the Conference League is horseshit.

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It's a league for losers.

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A competition for losers, rather.

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There you go, loser.

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So Paolo de Bala, Spinazzola, Wijnaldum and Darbo were out injured for the Giallo Rossi,

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but Bianco Celesti then had their two best players out with Immobile injured,

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and Milicovic Savic obviously suspended in the last matchday.

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So Roma started with their 3-4-1 formation, Patricio on goal with a backline of Ibanez,

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Smalling and Mancini, Zalewski on the left and Karsdorp on the right,

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Cristante and Kamara in the midfield, and Abraham flanked by Pellegrini and Zaniolo.

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For Lazio it was their 4-3-3 formation with Providel, Lingo, Lazzari, Ciasale,

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Romagnoli and Marseic at the back, midfield three of Vecino, Cataldi and Alberto,

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and the front three of Pedro, Anderson in the false nine, and Zaccani out on the left.

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So Roma came out and they were doing a decent job trying to control the game in Mourinho fashion,

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however then in the 29th minute Ibanez hung onto the ball for way too long in his own area,

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and he was dispossessed by Pedro, the ball fell to Philippe Anderson and he slotted past Patricio.

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Chiro is not required to score a goal like that, it was as easy as it gets for him.

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In the 32nd minute Zaniolo's deflected strike bounced off of the woodwork as Roma were attacking in numbers,

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it was very, well you could say unlucky, but then again it did take a wicked deflection and head goal word,

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so I wouldn't really call it unlucky over there.

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Roma came out in the second half carrying the same momentum that they did in the first half,

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however in the 52nd minute Pellegrini did go out injured,

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and after that they did look significantly weaker with Volpato and the team, no disrespect to Volpato,

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but obviously Roma are quite reliant on their captain Pellegrini as most teams would be.

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A fun fact actually about Volpato is that in the last episode I mentioned that he is Australian-Italian,

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and he can choose to play for either teams, so he has the opportunity to play in the World Cup for Australia,

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and Italy aren't in the World Cup, but he's decided to play the long card,

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and he's rejected Australia's offer and he's going to wait for four years time where he can hopefully start for Italy,

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so respect to him, not an easy decision to make playing the long game.

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The game went on, Lazio did well to keep their shape, they kind of, Roma were attacking in numbers,

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but they never really posed a massive threat, they were never really clean through on goal,

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Providel wasn't required much, and towards the end of the game,

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and then there was a brawl that broke out on the touchline after Rui Patricio went to get the ball for a throw,

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and Radu on the Lazio bench tried to slow him down, after that then there was, well, Radu and Patricio obviously got a yellow card each,

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and then there was eight minutes of added time, but not even that was enough for Roma to get back into the game.

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What are your takes on this season's first edition of the Derby de la Capitale, bro?

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So, two squads who are not at their best right now when it comes to personnel, as you mentioned,

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both sides missing a few important players, I was extremely impressed by Lazio's maturity coming into this,

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because I did think they were SMS and the Mobiler reliant, and I couldn't see them getting three points over here without them.

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That being said, we could label this game as Roger the Reckless, because Roger Ibanez straight up gave Lazio the game over here.

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100%, I mean, that changed things. Lazio probably came into this game saying,

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look, opting for a draw is probably a mature and realistic thing to do,

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but instantly off the get-go after just 30 minutes they found themselves winning and they didn't even know how.

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They're like, okay, that was easy, now we just need to stop Roma from scoring, and they haven't really had their shooting boots on this year.

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So, thanks to Ibanez, it was made much easier for Lazio than it initially should have been.

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So, massive, massive detrimental mistake by the Spaniards.

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And it's his second one in the Derby de la Capitale.

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Last year was the other one, no? Ibanez basically gave up a goal in a similar manner against Roma.

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Against Lazio, sorry. I don't think...

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One thing I wanted to mention, Sir Interrupt, is Lazio, no, Roma, sorry.

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My God, bro, get it right.

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Roma are better when they're not controlling the tempo.

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Roma are better when they're countering, when the other team sees more possession on the ball.

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The fact that Lazio got that goal quite early on meant that they could let Roma have the ball for the vast majority of the game.

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Exactly. And Roma don't like doing that, man.

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Roma don't thrive when they're on the front foot.

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And I think that gave Lazio a comfortable place to be, especially with Trasale and Roma Nuoli playing as well as they did,

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and with Tammy Abraham and, quite frankly, Bellotti as well being as well as they are.

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Yeah, and that's pretty much what I was going to say now, that there's nothing really new to report on Roma.

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Once again, they looked lively, but it's not...

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They don't play... When they have the ball, they lack creativity, and that's rung through...

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Firstly, they missed Debala, who is one of their most creative players, and Pellegrini went out injured in the 52nd.

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They lacked resources as well, such as Spinazzola down the left as well.

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So that dampened their creativity, which I mean, isn't really... They don't have much creativity nonetheless.

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They don't have a sustainable way of attempting to get goals.

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It's a lot of Hail Mary runs by Zaniolo. It's a lot of waste of energy in order to get half chances.

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They never really put the ball on a plate for their strikers. They never really get clear-cut chances.

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It's a lot of, like I said, Hail Mary runs by Zaniolo, a lot of pinging the ball into Tamir Abraham hoping that he'll get the ball.

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But Romagnoli was a stone fucking wall for Lazio in this game, and it's just...

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I feel like most of their goals come through Mantrini, Smalling, Ibanez, Cristante.

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From set plays. It's what we were saying last year.

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Bro, you remember when we went to that bar in Slema to watch Roma win 1-0 against...

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Who was it? I remember. No, not Betis.

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No... I can't remember.

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Sporting? No. Porto.

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Was it Porto?

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No, certainly not.

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No, I'm thinking Porto because it was Olivera.

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Ah, no, it was Olivera's debut. It was January. It was January, it was Olivera's debut, and he scored a penalty, I believe.

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But from then we were saying, it's ridiculous how these guys rely so much on set pieces to get goals.

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We thought it would be different this year, and everyone saying, Roma can even win the league.

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Relax, they've got a lot to work on, man. They have a long project now with Mourinho.

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They have a lot to work on, and the fact that they lost such a big game because of one error that they made shows that significantly, man.

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Yes, sir. Another clean sheet for Lazio, bro. They're on the up, of course.

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After an upset against Salernitana, they went back to winning, but it's good to see, especially with Milankovic, Salvic and Immobile out.

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Exactly. Everyone thought they'd be useless, that they'd be crippled with these two men gone.

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It's good to see that Immobile is already recovering. He was there on the bench for this game supporting his teammates as well.

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It's great the level of leadership that man has and the experience and the fact that he has all of that and he's still in his prime makes me kind of jealous that they have a man like that.

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Lazio had no problem. You want the man, bro. You want the man like that?

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Brother, I need a man. I need a man.

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Lazio had no problem coping with all of this fucking Hail Mary bullshit that came with Roma going forward.

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They kept their shape well. Like I said, Romanioli was fantastic. They only applied pressure where necessary.

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They were holding back a lot. And to be honest, they only applied pressure when necessary.

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They applied pressure in the 30th minute on Roger Ibanez and they got the goal. So there you go. Case in point.

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Not really much to add over here. Lazio find themselves in third place now on 27 points.

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Of course, this was the fight for third place while Stroma have dropped down to sixth on 25 points. To be honest, just two points behind them.

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Very good. The next game we're going to be discussing is another derby, the Derby d'Italia. Juventus 2-0 Inter.

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The previous encounter was a 1-0 win last April for Inter and that was due to the Inshallah No Glu penalty. The controversial Inshallah No Glu penalty.

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We watched that at Monelli. Shout out to the boys.

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Considering all competition since his debut as manager in April 2016, Inter's Simone Enzaghi has beaten Juventus seven times in 19 meetings with two draws.

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He is the coach that have defeated the Bianconeri the most times in this period. So funnily enough, Simone Enzaghi is the anti-juve.

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Yeah, I mean he didn't really show that in this matchday though.

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So Juventus lined up with a weird spaceship man. They played like a weird 3-5-1-1. That's what it seemed to be.

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And 3-5-1-1, it looks kind of like one of those, you're a Star Wars fan, what do you call them?

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The, ah come on, the Millennium Falcon.

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Is it the Millennium Falcon?

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No, no, that's round one.

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Those are the ones that go WHAAAAAT?

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Like those jet fighter things.

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Exactly, it looks like a jet fighter.

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They have Cezny in goal, a back three of Alexandro, Bremer and Danilo, only one center back, and the back three center back.

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Kostic out wide on the left, Quadrado on the right, with the midfield three of Zinedine Rabiot, Locatelli and Fagioli, with Miretti playing as a trick-artista in the hole behind Milik.

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Inter lined up with their usual 3-5-2 formation, with Onana between the sticks, a cherubi dev Ryan Scrinior at the back,

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Dumfries on the right, DeMarco on the left with Mikitar, Yunchelon Oglou and Barela in the middle, Eden Zekko and Lautaro Martinez up front.

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Inter having almost a full team over here, it's one hell of a lineup that they have, and then you look at Juve's side that's so deflated, yet they still managed to get away with the full three points man.

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Yes bro, absolutely right, and what a manner in which they did it. So the game started off, in the fifth minute, Lautaro skimmed his shot just wide,

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he had a very good opportunity there to hit the target and test the goalkeeper early on, did not manage there.

431
00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:37,000
25th minute, Zekko had a bullet header but failed to hit the target, I believe it was from a corner.

432
00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:48,000
In the 41st minute Barela put Dumfries on a plate, but the Dutchman managed to sky his opportunity 1v1, that was probably the best opportunity of the game.

433
00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:57,000
Yes, Inter came out strong man this game. In the 46th minute Kshalan Oglou was dipping Long-range Effort after a corner, forced Chesney into a great save as well.

434
00:29:57,000 --> 00:30:05,000
So those are four chances missed in the first half by Inter. Inter were piling the pressure on Juve early on.

435
00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:13,000
But not in the typical way that they do it, you know, typically you look at Inter, they attack without fear.

436
00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:21,000
This game they were very wary of the goal. Needing the three points almost.

437
00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:27,000
They were afraid of conceding, they knew that if they conceded they would have given Juve the upper hand.

438
00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:32,000
Juve also knew this, so they approached the game with a defensive mindset as they typically do whatever.

439
00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:37,000
But seeing Inter so hesitant, you know, I think played into Juve's favor over here.

440
00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:43,000
It was in the 52nd minute that the scoring was opened thanks to Adrian Rabiot.

441
00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:50,000
Kostij received the ball in midfield bro and let it run through his legs to beat Barela and he just was off.

442
00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:58,000
Charging down the left, squared the ball to Rabiot bro who placed it perfectly into the back of the net.

443
00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:06,000
This was all Kostij. Kostij here was the glue between the defense and the attack. He was everything.

444
00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:12,000
He's one of the, what, three, four starters that there was in this team for Juve.

445
00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:18,000
And he led by example. He had a fantastic, fantastic performance over here, man.

446
00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:23,000
Managed to turn defense into attack. He was the one doing that like.

447
00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:31,000
In the 62nd minute, the Danilo goal from a corner was disallowed. This was a Kostij assist through a corner.

448
00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:37,000
Danilo shot the ball into his own hand which was being held in an arm bar by Devry.

449
00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:43,000
Okay. It was bizarre to cancel this goal, bro. You don't think so?

450
00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:51,000
Like, he had, Devry had literally Danilo's hand locked into place.

451
00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:55,000
Danilo manages to kick the ball as it's heading goal words.

452
00:31:55,000 --> 00:32:04,000
It hits his own hand that's being held illegally by Devry and the goal gets canceled for a hands ball, an offensive foul.

453
00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:09,000
It's crazy to me. Clearly the referee didn't think it was a clear and obvious foul.

454
00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:13,000
At the end of the day, it's a tussle between both players.

455
00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:17,000
But yeah, at the end of the day, it is an infringement of play.

456
00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:22,000
If the ball hits the attacker's hand and goes in, then it shouldn't be a goal.

457
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:28,000
But then if the referee thinks it's a foul, then it should be advantage.

458
00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:31,000
It should either be advantage or a penalty in that case.

459
00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:35,000
But probably advantage because you can't stop the ball hitting the bank of the net.

460
00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:40,000
It was just weird overall. I guess the rule states that if the ball hits your hand.

461
00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:46,000
If a goal is scored with a hand, then the goal does not count. It's as simple as that.

462
00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:49,000
And I believe the referee just followed that rule, stuck to that.

463
00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:53,000
I don't have too much of an issue with it if I'm being honest man.

464
00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:56,000
Okay, I would have felt hard done if I were a U of M by that.

465
00:32:56,000 --> 00:33:00,000
But anyway, in the 74th minute, Lautaro missed another 1v1.

466
00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:06,000
And in the 76th minute, Kostas shoots and Onana saves it onto the post.

467
00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:08,000
This was a f***ing masterclass by Kostas.

468
00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:12,000
I'm telling you if Maldini wasn't the cover for this f***ing podcast, it would be Kostas this week.

469
00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:13,000
Yeah, I agree.

470
00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:17,000
Superb performance by him. Superb performance.

471
00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:19,000
This is why they signed him.

472
00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:25,000
In the 84th minute, it was this man again, Kostas, who squared the ball across the box to Fajoli,

473
00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:32,000
who smashed it off Gossens and into the back of the post for his second goal of the season for Juventus.

474
00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:35,000
2-0 for Juve. What do you think?

475
00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:42,000
I mean, looking at the bet and looking at how confident we were that Inter would be able to get away

476
00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:48,000
with all three points against a Juve side that firstly have been struggling for the entirety of the season.

477
00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:51,000
They're down in the Europa League. They were down in the table.

478
00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:56,000
Everyone's shouting for Allegri to be sacked, but he can't due to a technicality.

479
00:33:56,000 --> 00:34:01,000
And because Juve literally don't want to spend that amount of money to get rid of someone,

480
00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:06,000
they have so many injuries. Inter are in pretty much full flow.

481
00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:10,000
I know they've also had their struggles this season, but looking at 11 vs 11

482
00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:15,000
and the history that these two teams in recent history, Inter have been so much better than Juve.

483
00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:18,000
This was a shock result. This was a shock result.

484
00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:23,000
Juve did everything they can to get away with the three points and they managed.

485
00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:29,000
They have only conceded seven goals this season, which is crazy,

486
00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:32,000
considering that we were calling Juve season a flop.

487
00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:36,000
That's why they are now having officially a better season than Inter.

488
00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:38,000
They're above them in the table.

489
00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:43,000
What a great performance by Juve. Their young guys really pulled through.

490
00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:46,000
Rabiot had a good game as well. Kostić had a phenomenal game.

491
00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:50,000
That fudge-wall-y-miretti combination was looking juicy as well.

492
00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:54,000
Quadrado wasn't selfish. He had a very mature display.

493
00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:57,000
Wow, I'm wowed by this Juve victory, man.

494
00:34:57,000 --> 00:35:03,000
Honestly, you know, the kids turned out fine, no? Isn't that the expression?

495
00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:04,000
Yeah, exactly.

496
00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:11,000
Juve have all these players on high salaries, and it's the kids who are getting them the victories over and over again.

497
00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:15,000
Nice to see Rabiot finally finding himself as a player, man.

498
00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:20,000
Honestly, he does have shades of Zidane from Wish, you know what I mean?

499
00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:25,000
The most budget Zidane you can get.

500
00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:29,000
But you know, he does have moments of elegance where you say, wow, that was nice.

501
00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:32,000
He is a very graceful player.

502
00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:34,000
He is a graceful player.

503
00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:40,000
And the thing is, there's this whole thing that no one knows what Rabiot is good at.

504
00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:42,000
That's when he's off form.

505
00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:48,000
Now, since the whole United thing has died down, his head is a bit clearer, he knows his role in the team,

506
00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:53,000
he's no longer being utilized on the left or on the right, and he's being utilized in his own position,

507
00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:55,000
he has looked significantly stronger.

508
00:35:55,000 --> 00:36:03,000
And with the absence of Pogba, with the absence of Paredes, with the absence of all these players that Juve have signed

509
00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:07,000
and brought in to replace someone like Rabiot, Rabiot is now performing cleanly,

510
00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:13,000
and it looks like he's going to be a significant piece in this Juve squad moving forward.

511
00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:15,000
He's had good games recently, man.

512
00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:17,000
He's one of the leaders at the moment.

513
00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:22,000
Four clean sheets in a row for Juve, this is the first time since December 2018,

514
00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:27,000
where they managed to get six clean sheets and six victories.

515
00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:30,000
Juve, as you mentioned, have the least goals conceded in the league,

516
00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:33,000
Lazio have the second least conceded goals in the league.

517
00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:38,000
So Juve have seven, Lazio have eight, and then you have Napoli and Atalanta with ten.

518
00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:40,000
The one thing I wanted to highlight from this game, brother,

519
00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:47,000
is this Juve that was under such stress and pressure, the way they celebrated as a team on each goal,

520
00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:49,000
even the Danilo goal that was disallowed,

521
00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:55,000
at the corner flag, the subs all fucking joining in, everyone on each other, smiles all around, you know.

522
00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:57,000
They looked united somehow, man.

523
00:36:57,000 --> 00:37:02,000
Look, a 2-0 win in the derby, Ditalia is going to do that for this team.

524
00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:05,000
The shift in confidence is going to be through the roof.

525
00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:07,000
I think we're going to look at Juve in the future thinking,

526
00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:09,000
okay, these guys have no injuries, you know what I mean?

527
00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:16,000
It's good to see Chiesa making a slow return as well, Di Maria making a slow return as well.

528
00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:20,000
But slowly, slowly things are starting to look a bit better for Juve, man.

529
00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:26,000
And the thing is, it was only two weeks ago, I believe, where I was reading out horror stats related to Juve.

530
00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:30,000
Now here I am reading out these favorable stats for Juve, you know,

531
00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:33,000
the team with the best defense in the league at the moment.

532
00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:34,000
Now listen to this one.

533
00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:41,000
Juve are the site to have the most players born since 2000 involved in at least one goal in Serie A this season.

534
00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:43,000
They've got five players.

535
00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:48,000
There's Vlaović who's got seven contributions, Keane who's got one, Fagioli who's got two,

536
00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:51,000
Mretti who's got one and Iling Jr who's got one.

537
00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:52,000
That's mad, man.

538
00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:57,000
Yes, Inter haven't had a single one so far, just in comparison.

539
00:37:57,000 --> 00:38:00,000
Yeah, the kids are alright, quite frankly.

540
00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:05,000
Let's talk a bit about Inter and why they weren't capable of doing anything in this match,

541
00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:13,000
why they were so neutralized, not neutralized, but beaten, properly beaten by this deflated young Juve side.

542
00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:21,000
I feel bad calling them deflated because they were so bright in this game that maybe deflated isn't the correct term to use.

543
00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:28,000
But Inter, man, Inter, with the same starting eleven we've seen for pretty much the entirety of the season,

544
00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:34,000
I would say, bro, after this, Simona might be in a bit of trouble.

545
00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:38,000
It doesn't mean that he's going to be sacked and that he's going to be instantly replaced,

546
00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:41,000
but let's just say the owners have that thought in their minds now.

547
00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:43,000
He's got five losses, you know.

548
00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:44,000
Crazy, man.

549
00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:47,000
The most goals conceded away from home in the league so far.

550
00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:50,000
Madone, matchday 13, tell me, our man.

551
00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:52,000
Matchday 13 and they've lost five games.

552
00:38:52,000 --> 00:39:00,000
Against Milan, Roma, Lazio, Dinez and Juve, all big teams, you know, these are the teams that you would want to beat if you're fighting for the league.

553
00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:04,000
Have they beaten a top-seven team this season? I don't think so.

554
00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:09,000
I can't recall, to be honest, bro. I don't think so either.

555
00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:10,000
I can find out real quick.

556
00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:13,000
Yes, please. In the meantime, I'll let you know this thing.

557
00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:20,000
Inter's Lautaro Martinez, my brother, has scored just one goal in his nine Serie A games against Juventus.

558
00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:26,000
No side he's faced as often in the competition has he scored fewer goals against, quite frankly.

559
00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:30,000
That will play a part in his head. Exactly. That's it.

560
00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:35,000
It's the same as who was it, Piontek? Was it Piontek against a certain team?

561
00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:38,000
There was another one we had discussed last season.

562
00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:49,000
I can't quite recall, but it tends to be the case, you know, when you haven't scored against a team in a while, quite frankly, or your record against a team isn't good, you're going to be aware of that.

563
00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:52,000
It's going to play a part of your game, quite frankly.

564
00:39:52,000 --> 00:40:01,000
The only team we could consider top seven that Inter have beaten is Fiorentina, and that's because they finished seventh last season, but they've been terrible this year.

565
00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:05,000
And even they managed to fucking put a three-poison.

566
00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:09,000
Literally, a 4-3 win for Inter, and it was a last-minute goal.

567
00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:14,000
Otherwise, they've lost to Roma, they've lost to Lazio, they've lost to Milan, they've lost to Juve.

568
00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:18,000
Let's just say they're going to lose to Napoli as well.

569
00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:23,000
So, I'm not looking great for Inter this season, man, and I had them winning the league.

570
00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:26,000
Yes, bro. Many things went wrong this game.

571
00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:30,000
They were wasteful from the get-go. They didn't take the most out of their chances.

572
00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:34,000
And then, you know, two counters like that against Juve.

573
00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:38,000
You know, when Kostas is on the break like that, I think Barela needs to drop him.

574
00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:41,000
Barela needs to grab his shirt and pull him to the ground.

575
00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:44,000
That's a dangerous situation right there. You can't let him break free.

576
00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:49,000
And, you know, they did it again and then on the counter attack for the second goal.

577
00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:55,000
The one positive stat for Inter is that screen year, I had the most passes in matchday 13.

578
00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:56,000
Bravo!

579
00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:57,000
With 86. Well done.

580
00:40:57,000 --> 00:40:58,000
Bravo!

581
00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:03,000
Yes, bro. I don't know if there's anything you want to add?

582
00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:05,000
No, I'm just super impressed by Juve.

583
00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:09,000
And to be honest, I'm a little bit confused about where Inter stand.

584
00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:14,000
I know that there are these one-off occasions where a loss comes out of nowhere.

585
00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:19,000
But in this case, that's five losses out of 13 matches so far this season.

586
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:24,000
And, yeah, I'm super interested to see what's going to happen to this Inter side this year.

587
00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:25,000
Where they're going to end up.

588
00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:29,000
Same here. All this talk about the derby, D'Italia, the biggest derby in Italy.

589
00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:34,000
Juventus currently sit fifth with 25 points. Inter currently sit seventh with 24 points.

590
00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:36,000
Yes, massive game.

591
00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:38,000
Yeah, yeah.

592
00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:42,000
But it's also interesting that Inter are doing decently in Europe.

593
00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:46,000
That they're in the Champions League round of 16 as well.

594
00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:47,000
It's good to see, to be honest.

595
00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:49,000
Yeah, good to see, good to see.

596
00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:53,000
The next game we're going to be covering is Milan 2-Spetsia 1.

597
00:41:53,000 --> 00:42:00,000
The champions facing a struggling Spetsia side who never fail to insert fear to the Rossoneri faithful.

598
00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:04,000
They're somewhat of a bogey team that have become for Milan over the years.

599
00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:12,000
Milan were coming off a surprising loss to Torino, but a midweek final victory slash creaming of Salzburg,

600
00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:17,000
which led them to a Champions League round of 16 for the first time in nine years.

601
00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:24,000
On the other hand, Spetsia coming off a 2-1 home loss to Fiorentina and have only managed nine points so far this season,

602
00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:27,000
facing eight defeats. That's only three more than Inter, bro.

603
00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:31,000
Just to have a look at Milan's past encounters against Spetsia.

604
00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:37,000
Spetsia won this last fixture last season as they beat Milan 2-1 away from home.

605
00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:40,000
Before that, Milan beat Spetsia 2-1 away from home.

606
00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:43,000
Before that, Spetsia beat Milan at home 2-0.

607
00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:47,000
And before that, Milan beat Spetsia at home 3-0.

608
00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:53,000
So it's like the stats of top two sides facing each other.

609
00:42:53,000 --> 00:43:00,000
Now, obviously, Mannyan, Zlatan, Calabria, Salamakas, Florenzi are still out of action for Milan.

610
00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:06,000
And why Spetsia, Mr. Giasi, Bastoni, Kovalenko and the suspended Nikolaou.

611
00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:13,000
And yeah, I mean, Spetsia have had a torrid time in the past six away games this season.

612
00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:16,000
They have zero points and zero goals.

613
00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:25,000
But they famously won here against Milan in the San Siro last season after a stoppage time refereeing error.

614
00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:27,000
You remember that, brother.

615
00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:29,000
You remember very clearly. Two errors.

616
00:43:29,000 --> 00:43:36,000
There was the Messias goal that was disallowed and then there was the Udodji scoring with his hand at the end of the game.

617
00:43:36,000 --> 00:43:38,000
Crazy, man. Crazy.

618
00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:45,000
So for Milan, it was a 4-2-3-1 formation with Tata and Goal, a backline of Theo, Tomoriga, Bianca, Lulú,

619
00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:52,000
double pivot of Kronich and Ben Nasser, Leão on one side, Messias on the other and Diaz sitting behind Origi.

620
00:43:52,000 --> 00:43:57,000
For Spetsia, it was a 3-5-2 formation, Drogowski and Goal, Ampadou, Kiwior and Caldara at the back,

621
00:43:57,000 --> 00:44:06,000
Ammian and Holm on the wings with Borabia, Egdal and Agudelo in midfield with Inzola and Daniel Maldini up front.

622
00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:15,000
Now Milan started the game off very offensive with Tomori fumbling a decent opportunity after a marauding Leão run

623
00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:19,000
and Kronich smacking the bar from Voli. You remember that?

624
00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:21,000
I remember that, brother.

625
00:44:21,000 --> 00:44:25,000
And then Drogowski producing a great save on Brahim shortly after.

626
00:44:25,000 --> 00:44:32,000
However, then in the 21st minute Ben Nasser served Theo a lovely lofted long ball and the Frenchman chested down

627
00:44:32,000 --> 00:44:35,000
and toe poked it well into Drogowski's near post.

628
00:44:35,000 --> 00:44:41,000
VAR took 5 minutes to confirm that Theo wasn't offside. To me it was clear and fucking obvious that he wasn't offside.

629
00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:46,000
Apparently the communication between the VAR room and the referee was interrupted.

630
00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:47,000
Shocking.

631
00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:48,000
That was the problem.

632
00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:49,000
Shocking.

633
00:44:49,000 --> 00:44:57,000
Just before half time and then Leão's deflected strike hit the post and Kroon's follow up was cleared off the line

634
00:44:57,000 --> 00:45:02,000
while Inzola had an empty goal at a point but he failed to make contact with the ball.

635
00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:05,000
This was a good game, man. It was end to end stuff.

636
00:45:05,000 --> 00:45:07,000
It was chaos. Chaotic game, man.

637
00:45:07,000 --> 00:45:11,000
Absolute chaos. It's what you can expect from a Milan Spezia game.

638
00:45:11,000 --> 00:45:18,000
In the 59th minute just after the break, Daniel Maldini collected the ball just inside his parent club's area

639
00:45:18,000 --> 00:45:24,000
and he curled it into the bottom corner so cleanly. It wasn't even the bottom corner. It was like the side netting.

640
00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:33,000
It was the perfect, perfect finish. This is the Rua Lodelex that we always talk about. It is real, particularly when Milan are involved.

641
00:45:33,000 --> 00:45:40,000
He has now scored two Serie A goals in his career. One for Milan against Spezia and the other one for Spezia against Milan.

642
00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:42,000
It's funny how things play out, man.

643
00:45:42,000 --> 00:45:45,000
Football is too predictable, brother.

644
00:45:45,000 --> 00:45:50,000
And you said last time Maldini scored against Milan was in the 1960s.

645
00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:52,000
Yeah, I believe chess was out on loan.

646
00:45:52,000 --> 00:45:59,000
This is those few moments where Mercury is in serious retrograde and Maldini scores against Milan.

647
00:45:59,000 --> 00:46:01,000
Yes, Freddie Mercury is in Gatorade indeed.

648
00:46:01,000 --> 00:46:04,000
Get your crystals out, boys.

649
00:46:04,000 --> 00:46:12,000
In the 64th minute, Tonali counted the ball into the top corner from distance after Origi squared the ball to him.

650
00:46:12,000 --> 00:46:17,000
Celebrations all around. Fantastic goal by Tonali. Mr. Reliable again.

651
00:46:17,000 --> 00:46:23,000
But turns out that there was a foul in the build up from Tomori. It was a little trip that he had in the build up.

652
00:46:23,000 --> 00:46:31,000
You get to see Zlatan's reaction to that Tonali goal. He was looking around like this guy is serious, you know, like with his eyebrows.

653
00:46:31,000 --> 00:46:35,000
He was like this kid is serious. And it's true.

654
00:46:35,000 --> 00:46:42,000
Tonali is one of the brightest young stars in Europe at the moment. He is something else Tonali.

655
00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:49,000
And it's not only from a quality perspective, but just a professionalism and work ethic perspective. The man is top.

656
00:46:49,000 --> 00:46:54,000
No complaints, takes a pay cut, you know, just continues, you know, earns his salary back.

657
00:46:54,000 --> 00:46:58,000
He's living his dream. He's living his dream. He's happy.

658
00:46:58,000 --> 00:47:12,000
In the 89th minute, Tonali tripped the ball into the area to find Giroud who acrobatically hung in the air and bicycle kicked the ball into the back of the net to score what must have been the goal of the season thus far.

659
00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:19,000
Everyone lost their mind. Suma lost his mind. Giroud lost his mind. Totally forgot that he had been booked earlier.

660
00:47:19,000 --> 00:47:26,000
Took his shirt off, started flexing his muscles to the crowd, spent a good two minutes flexing his muscles only to receive another yellow card.

661
00:47:26,000 --> 00:47:31,000
And you could see in his eyes, he's like, ah, shit, I fucking forgot.

662
00:47:31,000 --> 00:47:39,000
And you see Kalulu breaking it to lay out afterwards as well. But I wouldn't call that a bicycle kick. I'd call that a scissor kick.

663
00:47:39,000 --> 00:47:45,000
You're right. You're right. You're right. That's a that's a scissor kick. A bicycle kick is when you do it backwards. A scissor kick is when you do it sideways.

664
00:47:45,000 --> 00:47:52,000
It's like that classic Holland finish where he hangs into the air and just sticks a leg out. But it's as different when Giroud does it.

665
00:47:52,000 --> 00:47:59,000
He does it with such class and such grace. And wow, the way he hung in the air for that goal was spectacular.

666
00:47:59,000 --> 00:48:09,000
One million euro man. Yeah. So Milan had 23 goal attempts, 11 on target. Dragovski was very, very busy.

667
00:48:09,000 --> 00:48:16,000
He managed to get eight saves, which is the most in this in this matchday. What a performance by him.

668
00:48:16,000 --> 00:48:22,000
Amazing, man. He's like a handball keeper. He saves shots with his legs, you know, with his feet more than anything else.

669
00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:27,000
Very unconventional, but it's super effective. Yeah.

670
00:48:27,000 --> 00:48:35,000
Would you say that Giroud's red card, because I saw he was getting slandered a little bit on Twitter for his professionalism,

671
00:48:35,000 --> 00:48:41,000
for living in the moment a bit too much and not think he should be leading by example, so on and so forth.

672
00:48:41,000 --> 00:48:48,000
I think genuine mistakes like this happened. He addressed it in the post-match press conference as well, saying, I fucking totally forgot.

673
00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:56,000
Like I'm human. I should be leading by example. I need to take a couple of days to calm down because I can't forgive myself.

674
00:48:56,000 --> 00:49:00,000
Would you say it's something about professionalism or is it that human element?

675
00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:09,000
No, it's it's look, the guy is a walking example of the true and perfect professional.

676
00:49:09,000 --> 00:49:15,000
You know, he's selfless. He plays for the team. Yeah, he's the he's a utility striker.

677
00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:21,000
You know, he won the World Cup without scoring a single goal as a number nine. He's the the guy without an ego on the team.

678
00:49:21,000 --> 00:49:28,000
He's the perfect example. He's a leader. He scores in big games like I don't think Giroud's professionalism kind of a big question.

679
00:49:28,000 --> 00:49:34,000
Now, whether he forgot or not, this was a goal in the 89th minute, a super goal by him. He's 36 years old.

680
00:49:34,000 --> 00:49:40,000
He probably thought a couple of like two years ago when he was joining Milan, he was probably thinking to himself like I hope I've still got it.

681
00:49:40,000 --> 00:49:42,000
And now he's out here.

682
00:49:42,000 --> 00:49:48,000
At the beginning of the season, Origi came in, probably like am I going to start? Am I going to be benched by this new guy? How's Origi going to do?

683
00:49:48,000 --> 00:49:53,000
And he in fact, Origi started this game. So it's probably on his mind already he came on late, you know.

684
00:49:53,000 --> 00:49:57,000
But yes, he fucking scored an important goal, man.

685
00:49:57,000 --> 00:50:03,000
And I think at that moment, whether he forgot or whether it was just the adrenaline was too much, you just it's part of the sport.

686
00:50:03,000 --> 00:50:06,000
It's part of the emotions like everyone felt that.

687
00:50:06,000 --> 00:50:09,000
Brother, I score a goal like that. I'm whooping my cock out.

688
00:50:09,000 --> 00:50:15,000
I think Giroud did a good job of keeping his pants on after that.

689
00:50:15,000 --> 00:50:23,000
Much to the dismay of many female and male as well supporters in the stadium as well.

690
00:50:23,000 --> 00:50:28,000
I don't know how a man could look that good sweating his ass off.

691
00:50:28,000 --> 00:50:38,000
Bro, I'm going to find it difficult one day. In the future when I have kids and I'm showing them clips like these vintage football clips from 2022.

692
00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:45,000
And I'm showing them, you know, Prime Olivier Giroud and I'm just showing them, you know, Giroud's goals, Giroud's highlight reels.

693
00:50:45,000 --> 00:50:49,000
How am I going to explain to them that this guy wasn't the best footballer to ever graze the pitch?

694
00:50:49,000 --> 00:50:52,000
Literally, literally. It's going to be incredibly tough.

695
00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:54,000
Every goal he scores is a masterpiece, man.

696
00:50:54,000 --> 00:50:56,000
He's had some incredible goals, man.

697
00:50:56,000 --> 00:51:02,000
Bro, the one for Arsenal, that fucking scorpion kick. He's had some brilliant ones.

698
00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:05,000
The one against Inter, man. The Olivier twist.

699
00:51:05,000 --> 00:51:10,000
He's had some mad ones in the Prem, man. He's had some fucking mad ones.

700
00:51:10,000 --> 00:51:15,000
The one where he dribbled, you know, he kept the ball and players were just falling around him.

701
00:51:15,000 --> 00:51:17,000
That goal is a pain thing.

702
00:51:17,000 --> 00:51:18,000
Literally, literally.

703
00:51:18,000 --> 00:51:24,000
You see everyone falling around him and just fucking dribbling through everyone. Giroud like, wow, man.

704
00:51:24,000 --> 00:51:28,000
And it's crazy that he's 35 years old. He's playing all these fixtures.

705
00:51:28,000 --> 00:51:31,000
He's playing Champions League because he scored fucking in the Champions League.

706
00:51:31,000 --> 00:51:32,000
He scored two in the Champions League.

707
00:51:32,000 --> 00:51:33,000
And two assists.

708
00:51:33,000 --> 00:51:34,000
And two assists.

709
00:51:34,000 --> 00:51:38,000
Then he goes against Spezia and he scores in the last minute as well.

710
00:51:38,000 --> 00:51:42,000
I'm head over heels for this guy, man. Head over heels.

711
00:51:42,000 --> 00:51:44,000
You've got to love the team spirit by Milan as well.

712
00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:48,000
The fact that nothing is going their way and they just keep fighting to the end.

713
00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:53,000
Like they concede a goal to their own player, to Daniel Maldini.

714
00:51:53,000 --> 00:51:55,000
They get that Tonali goal disallowed.

715
00:51:55,000 --> 00:52:00,000
They have frustration all around and they still manage to get the victory in the 89th against their bogey teams,

716
00:52:00,000 --> 00:52:02,000
be it Spezia or fucking Inter.

717
00:52:02,000 --> 00:52:05,000
Like they managed to get the three points.

718
00:52:05,000 --> 00:52:10,000
Now, we've seen Milan struggle to get full three points this season.

719
00:52:10,000 --> 00:52:13,000
Is a victory like this sustainable?

720
00:52:13,000 --> 00:52:15,000
Have they been getting sustainable victories, you think?

721
00:52:15,000 --> 00:52:17,000
Have they been convincing?

722
00:52:17,000 --> 00:52:21,000
A victory like this is what was necessary.

723
00:52:21,000 --> 00:52:24,000
This was the bounce back after the tornado again.

724
00:52:24,000 --> 00:52:29,000
The most important thing was the three points and Milan got the three points.

725
00:52:29,000 --> 00:52:31,000
The manner does not matter.

726
00:52:31,000 --> 00:52:33,000
Milan are full of confidence now.

727
00:52:33,000 --> 00:52:35,000
They're back to winning ways in the league.

728
00:52:35,000 --> 00:52:36,000
They've advanced in the Champions League.

729
00:52:36,000 --> 00:52:40,000
They've got Spurs, an opponent that's difficult but not impossible.

730
00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:43,000
Familiar opponent, Antonio Conte.

731
00:52:43,000 --> 00:52:45,000
Oh, the electricity is back.

732
00:52:45,000 --> 00:52:46,000
Thank God.

733
00:52:46,000 --> 00:52:48,000
We had a power cut halfway through, right?

734
00:52:48,000 --> 00:52:53,000
Just so you know, we've been recording in the dark.

735
00:52:53,000 --> 00:52:55,000
Thinking the laptop is going to die in a second.

736
00:52:55,000 --> 00:52:56,000
Exactly. We're on like 30%.

737
00:52:56,000 --> 00:52:58,000
We got home, the dog wouldn't stop whining.

738
00:52:58,000 --> 00:53:01,000
I'm sure we've told you about our dog before.

739
00:53:01,000 --> 00:53:04,000
We have this chihuahua who's like on his deathbed.

740
00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:05,000
He's done like.

741
00:53:05,000 --> 00:53:07,000
He can barely breathe.

742
00:53:07,000 --> 00:53:09,000
He's got liquid in his lungs.

743
00:53:09,000 --> 00:53:12,000
He's constantly whining.

744
00:53:12,000 --> 00:53:14,000
Constantly whining like that.

745
00:53:14,000 --> 00:53:17,000
So, you know, we had to calm him down before we started recording.

746
00:53:17,000 --> 00:53:21,000
We have another chihuahua on this Prime that won't stop fucking him.

747
00:53:21,000 --> 00:53:23,000
It keeps whining.

748
00:53:23,000 --> 00:53:26,000
It's living here is hell.

749
00:53:26,000 --> 00:53:28,000
It's fucking hell.

750
00:53:28,000 --> 00:53:31,000
And then you get to see, for example, we're pressed for time because Milan started 8.45.

751
00:53:31,000 --> 00:53:33,000
And of course, we'd like to watch that game.

752
00:53:33,000 --> 00:53:34,000
We had the Napoli game on.

753
00:53:34,000 --> 00:53:36,000
We're trying to watch it now while we record.

754
00:53:36,000 --> 00:53:37,000
God knows what the score is.

755
00:53:37,000 --> 00:53:38,000
Power cut.

756
00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:40,000
Like, fuck me, man.

757
00:53:40,000 --> 00:53:41,000
We both had long days.

758
00:53:41,000 --> 00:53:43,000
I'm going abroad really early tomorrow.

759
00:53:43,000 --> 00:53:45,000
So, I need to get this done.

760
00:53:45,000 --> 00:53:47,000
Obviously, we enjoyed this very much, guys.

761
00:53:47,000 --> 00:53:48,000
It just hasn't been.

762
00:53:48,000 --> 00:53:49,000
Get the fuck off me.

763
00:53:49,000 --> 00:53:52,000
It just hasn't been the most convenient.

764
00:53:52,000 --> 00:53:53,000
Let's put it that way.

765
00:53:53,000 --> 00:53:58,000
But yeah, now Milan need to beat Cremonaese without Giroud and Theo.

766
00:53:58,000 --> 00:53:59,000
Can they do it?

767
00:53:59,000 --> 00:54:00,000
You know what I mean?

768
00:54:00,000 --> 00:54:01,000
Yeah, we'll see.

769
00:54:01,000 --> 00:54:02,000
We'll see.

770
00:54:02,000 --> 00:54:03,000
Yeah, well, those are a tough draw.

771
00:54:03,000 --> 00:54:04,000
They are a tough draw.

772
00:54:04,000 --> 00:54:07,000
They make it hard for everyone, but they also lose.

773
00:54:07,000 --> 00:54:09,000
We'll see.

774
00:54:09,000 --> 00:54:11,000
Benevento vibes, maybe.

775
00:54:11,000 --> 00:54:13,000
First three points of the season.

776
00:54:13,000 --> 00:54:15,000
We'll see.

777
00:54:15,000 --> 00:54:16,000
First three points in their history.

778
00:54:16,000 --> 00:54:18,000
The goalkeeper is going to score as well.

779
00:54:18,000 --> 00:54:19,000
That would be Radu.

780
00:54:19,000 --> 00:54:21,000
Radu's revenge.

781
00:54:21,000 --> 00:54:22,000
Probably.

782
00:54:22,000 --> 00:54:23,000
They're playing Carnesecchi.

783
00:54:23,000 --> 00:54:24,000
Carnesecchi.

784
00:54:24,000 --> 00:54:27,000
For some reason, before saying Carnesecchi, the first thing that comes to mind is always

785
00:54:27,000 --> 00:54:28,000
Marchetti.

786
00:54:28,000 --> 00:54:29,000
Wow.

787
00:54:29,000 --> 00:54:30,000
The Etti.

788
00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:34,000
High praise for the young talent.

789
00:54:34,000 --> 00:54:37,000
So, Spezia fought their hearts out, but it wasn't enough.

790
00:54:37,000 --> 00:54:41,000
It was a decent performance by them, as was their performance against Fiorentina.

791
00:54:41,000 --> 00:54:45,000
Normally, we'd say Spezia are the team out of the bottom sides that are most capable

792
00:54:45,000 --> 00:54:49,000
of getting results that hasn't remained consistent for this season.

793
00:54:49,000 --> 00:54:52,000
They have, however, gotten their first away goal of the season.

794
00:54:52,000 --> 00:54:56,000
So, well done, Spezia.

795
00:54:56,000 --> 00:55:03,000
Milan find themselves in second place on 29 points, six points behind league leaders.

796
00:55:03,000 --> 00:55:08,000
Napoli, while Spezia just three points out of the relegation zone in 17th on nine points.

797
00:55:08,000 --> 00:55:12,000
The next game we're going to be covering is Udinese one-lecce one.

798
00:55:12,000 --> 00:55:18,000
This is the second time Udinese and Lecce have drawn in their 29 meetings in Serie A.

799
00:55:18,000 --> 00:55:22,000
17 wins for Udinese and 10 wins for Lecce during this period.

800
00:55:22,000 --> 00:55:24,000
Ah, the historian.

801
00:55:24,000 --> 00:55:28,000
Yes, coming into this game, this was the lowest percentage of draws between two teams that

802
00:55:28,000 --> 00:55:32,000
have met more than 12 times in the history of the competition.

803
00:55:32,000 --> 00:55:34,000
I love these stats.

804
00:55:34,000 --> 00:55:35,000
I love them.

805
00:55:35,000 --> 00:55:37,000
They're so random, but they're so good.

806
00:55:37,000 --> 00:55:39,000
I love where, like, where did they get the number 12?

807
00:55:39,000 --> 00:55:42,000
To fit some kind of agenda.

808
00:55:42,000 --> 00:55:44,000
Yes, the power is back and Napoli are winning.

809
00:55:44,000 --> 00:55:46,000
And then, probably have a red card.

810
00:55:46,000 --> 00:55:48,000
Yes, we can guess what happened over here.

811
00:55:48,000 --> 00:55:54,000
But then, anyway, Udinese have won 11 of their 15 Serie A home games against Lecce.

812
00:55:54,000 --> 00:55:55,000
They've lost three.

813
00:55:55,000 --> 00:56:01,000
Oh, sorry, Herving Lozano and his hundred and first appearance.

814
00:56:01,000 --> 00:56:06,000
One of their three defeats, however, came precisely in the most recent meeting between

815
00:56:06,000 --> 00:56:07,000
these two teams.

816
00:56:07,000 --> 00:56:11,000
It was a 2-1 loss on the 29th of July 2020.

817
00:56:11,000 --> 00:56:16,000
The goals, again, were scored by Samir for Udinese, Moncozu and Lapadula for Lecce.

818
00:56:16,000 --> 00:56:17,000
Remember that team?

819
00:56:17,000 --> 00:56:20,000
Yes, very clearly.

820
00:56:20,000 --> 00:56:26,000
So, the lineup for Udinese, they lined up with a 3-5-2 formation.

821
00:56:26,000 --> 00:56:28,000
Well, I counted the midfielders there.

822
00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:33,000
Silvestri was in goal as usual with Abose, Bijol and Perez at the back.

823
00:56:33,000 --> 00:56:41,000
Pereira on the left and Ezebui on the right.

824
00:56:41,000 --> 00:56:42,000
Pretty sure I nailed it.

825
00:56:42,000 --> 00:56:43,000
Pablo!

826
00:56:43,000 --> 00:56:44,000
Help!

827
00:56:44,000 --> 00:56:49,000
Arslan, Wallace and Samardzic in the middle with Deleveaux and Beato up front.

828
00:56:49,000 --> 00:56:52,000
Yes, we can call Ezebui Kingsley.

829
00:56:52,000 --> 00:56:53,000
Let's call him Kingsley.

830
00:56:53,000 --> 00:56:54,000
The king on the left.

831
00:56:54,000 --> 00:56:55,000
The king on the right.

832
00:56:55,000 --> 00:56:57,000
The king on the right.

833
00:56:57,000 --> 00:57:00,000
Never mind.

834
00:57:00,000 --> 00:57:04,000
I don't know what I'm going to say.

835
00:57:04,000 --> 00:57:11,000
Falcone in goal for Lecce with Jean Drey and Gallo out wide as the fullbacks with this

836
00:57:11,000 --> 00:57:14,000
centre-back duo of Umtiti and Basquirotto.

837
00:57:14,000 --> 00:57:21,000
A fantastic centre-back duo that with Gonzales, Hulmend and Blinn in the midfield.

838
00:57:21,000 --> 00:57:22,000
This has been a train wreck.

839
00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:29,000
Streffetza on the right, Banda on the left and Milan Loni, Colombo, up front.

840
00:57:29,000 --> 00:57:36,000
Now, one minute and 30 seconds into this game, the small, small man Streffetza shot low and

841
00:57:36,000 --> 00:57:40,000
hard from outside the box and hit the post.

842
00:57:40,000 --> 00:57:44,000
Very close there to an early goal by the underdogs this game.

843
00:57:44,000 --> 00:57:49,000
And then it was in the 33rd minute that Gallo, who had a really good game, whipped a ball

844
00:57:49,000 --> 00:57:55,000
into Colombo who attempted to strike it with some power like he attempted to smash it.

845
00:57:55,000 --> 00:57:56,000
Some venom.

846
00:57:56,000 --> 00:58:02,000
And somehow, with some wizardry, he missed the shot but ended up taking it down beyond

847
00:58:02,000 --> 00:58:07,000
the defender, ending up one on one with the goalkeeper essentially and just rifling it

848
00:58:07,000 --> 00:58:10,000
in true Colombo manner into the roof of the net.

849
00:58:10,000 --> 00:58:14,000
His second goal for Electria in Serie A.

850
00:58:14,000 --> 00:58:16,000
His second goal in Serie A.

851
00:58:16,000 --> 00:58:19,000
His first one was a fucking mama.

852
00:58:19,000 --> 00:58:21,000
Still one of the goals of the season so far.

853
00:58:21,000 --> 00:58:22,000
Exactly.

854
00:58:22,000 --> 00:58:28,000
And then his second goal bro, no sorry, the second goal by Milan Loni, he smashed it.

855
00:58:28,000 --> 00:58:29,000
True, true.

856
00:58:29,000 --> 00:58:30,000
Yeah.

857
00:58:30,000 --> 00:58:34,000
So, at the end of the first half, bro, Gallo smacked the post with an outstretched shot

858
00:58:34,000 --> 00:58:35,000
from a distance as well.

859
00:58:35,000 --> 00:58:38,000
So, so Electria were actually playing really fucking well over here.

860
00:58:38,000 --> 00:58:40,000
And I like Gallo a lot man.

861
00:58:40,000 --> 00:58:41,000
I really like Gallo.

862
00:58:41,000 --> 00:58:42,000
He's really good.

863
00:58:42,000 --> 00:58:43,000
He's really good Gallo.

864
00:58:43,000 --> 00:58:44,000
The rooster.

865
00:58:44,000 --> 00:58:45,000
He could make the funny name 11.

866
00:58:45,000 --> 00:58:46,000
He can.

867
00:58:46,000 --> 00:58:47,000
He can make the funny name 11.

868
00:58:47,000 --> 00:58:48,000
Honestly, I think that's almost done by the way.

869
00:58:48,000 --> 00:58:49,000
The post.

870
00:58:49,000 --> 00:58:50,000
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

871
00:58:50,000 --> 00:58:51,000
We can post it soon.

872
00:58:51,000 --> 00:58:56,120
So, in the 68th minute, played a forward ball to Isaac's success who let it pass by him

873
00:58:56,120 --> 00:58:59,100
and squared it to Beto, finished it well first time.

874
00:58:59,100 --> 00:59:00,600
Good goal by Udinese over there.

875
00:59:00,600 --> 00:59:01,600
They grabbed the ball.

876
00:59:01,600 --> 00:59:02,600
They ran back.

877
00:59:02,600 --> 00:59:04,480
You know, they were pumped up to get the victory.

878
00:59:04,480 --> 00:59:09,320
And in fact, they did turn up the tempo after having their first shot in the 30th minute.

879
00:59:09,320 --> 00:59:11,560
Now was the time for Udinese to attack.

880
00:59:11,560 --> 00:59:15,560
De Olefeo had a nice solo run in the 75th minute but went for the shot instead of the

881
00:59:15,560 --> 00:59:17,640
pass when they had a numerical advantage.

882
00:59:17,640 --> 00:59:18,640
He failed to hit the target.

883
00:59:18,640 --> 00:59:23,280
That was very disappointing and his teammates were quite disappointed over there.

884
00:59:23,280 --> 00:59:26,820
Two good saves by Falcone at the end of the game kept Udinese at bay.

885
00:59:26,820 --> 00:59:31,840
One on Pereira and another one on a cross that was heading towards Beto.

886
00:59:31,840 --> 00:59:35,160
Of course, Falcone jumped out and intercepted it.

887
00:59:35,160 --> 00:59:37,360
What a fucking performance by him, brother.

888
00:59:37,360 --> 00:59:42,560
Great goalkeeper, Falcone, really, really underrated.

889
00:59:42,560 --> 00:59:49,120
This was the type of game, bro, that you would think Udinese would win comfortably.

890
00:59:49,120 --> 00:59:51,520
But Lecce did so well, man.

891
00:59:51,520 --> 00:59:53,240
Lecce can look so organized at times.

892
00:59:53,240 --> 00:59:56,920
And I do think that Udinese have lost a little bit of their momentum over here.

893
00:59:56,920 --> 00:59:57,920
One hundred percent.

894
00:59:57,920 --> 01:00:02,680
I mean, they dropped points in their two matches before this as well, if I'm not mistaken.

895
01:00:02,680 --> 01:00:04,440
They lost two.

896
01:00:04,440 --> 01:00:07,860
So the game before this, they drew to Cremonaise away from home.

897
01:00:07,860 --> 01:00:13,280
So that's two newly promoted sides in a row and they only managed two points before that.

898
01:00:13,280 --> 01:00:14,880
They lost to Torino at home.

899
01:00:14,880 --> 01:00:20,240
And then before that, in the Coppa, they lost 3-2 at home to Monza.

900
01:00:20,240 --> 01:00:23,680
So they're really struggling against the newly promoted teams, man, Udinese.

901
01:00:23,680 --> 01:00:25,960
It seems like they're taking all the big dogs down.

902
01:00:25,960 --> 01:00:28,960
Beto Vassasuolo, maybe.

903
01:00:28,960 --> 01:00:29,960
Robin Hood.

904
01:00:29,960 --> 01:00:30,960
Robyn Hood.

905
01:00:30,960 --> 01:00:32,760
Stealing from the rich and giving to the poor.

906
01:00:32,760 --> 01:00:35,000
That's quite the observation, brother, maybe.

907
01:00:35,000 --> 01:00:40,120
But Udinese seem to be in a bit of a slower phase.

908
01:00:40,120 --> 01:00:41,440
This was always going to happen.

909
01:00:41,440 --> 01:00:45,600
There's no way they would have remained that consistent until the end of the season because

910
01:00:45,600 --> 01:00:49,960
they would have fucking potentially even won the league or got in the top four.

911
01:00:49,960 --> 01:00:52,480
There's no way they were going to keep that up.

912
01:00:52,480 --> 01:00:59,480
Now it's about remaining sustainable, about implementing some squad rotation and still

913
01:00:59,480 --> 01:01:01,280
being able to take away three points.

914
01:01:01,280 --> 01:01:04,840
But right now, now is the time to face Udinese, probably.

915
01:01:04,840 --> 01:01:08,320
Yeah, when they're on the downfall.

916
01:01:08,320 --> 01:01:14,720
Yeah, I mean, obviously, Europe will still be an objective for them, but it's looking

917
01:01:14,720 --> 01:01:16,360
more complicated.

918
01:01:16,360 --> 01:01:20,440
Wallace had 16 recoveries, this game the most of matchday 13.

919
01:01:20,440 --> 01:01:25,520
He failed to hit the target on the end of a corner, but overall he had an excellent game.

920
01:01:25,520 --> 01:01:28,200
Great display by the big man in the middle over there.

921
01:01:28,200 --> 01:01:29,200
Wallacein.

922
01:01:29,200 --> 01:01:30,200
Wallacein.

923
01:01:30,200 --> 01:01:35,640
Yes, as we mentioned, the 20 year old Milan Lonilorenzo Colombo scored his second goal

924
01:01:35,640 --> 01:01:40,920
in Serie A. He had a decent start at Spa last season in Serie B, scoring six goals.

925
01:01:40,920 --> 01:01:44,280
Many of them came at the beginning of the season, but unfortunately he couldn't keep

926
01:01:44,280 --> 01:01:47,280
that form up in the second half of the season.

927
01:01:47,280 --> 01:01:51,920
Fun fact about Colombo, bro, is that he averaged the goal every 30 minutes with Milan's Primavera.

928
01:01:51,920 --> 01:01:56,680
The guy was built like a 30 fucking two year old guy when he was 16 years old.

929
01:01:56,680 --> 01:01:57,680
Jesus.

930
01:01:57,680 --> 01:02:00,360
Thunder Thighs, I believe is what they call it.

931
01:02:00,360 --> 01:02:04,160
I'm guessing that wasn't actually his nickname, but it should have been.

932
01:02:04,160 --> 01:02:06,160
So you just made that up yourself.

933
01:02:06,160 --> 01:02:07,800
Yes, I made it up.

934
01:02:07,800 --> 01:02:08,800
Thunder Thighs.

935
01:02:08,800 --> 01:02:09,800
Thunder Thighs.

936
01:02:09,800 --> 01:02:10,800
I love it.

937
01:02:10,800 --> 01:02:11,800
It sounds like a superhero.

938
01:02:11,800 --> 01:02:16,120
I was impressed by Udinese's success with his flick-ons up front.

939
01:02:16,120 --> 01:02:20,000
Quite a self-striker as well, played quite well upon entry.

940
01:02:20,000 --> 01:02:25,320
A good assist as well by him, managed to spot the run off Beato coming into the middle.

941
01:02:25,320 --> 01:02:29,560
He's been a very improved player from last season.

942
01:02:29,560 --> 01:02:34,320
We all, you know, we all asked to work criticizing him maybe for making poor decisions in the

943
01:02:34,320 --> 01:02:38,680
final third last season, and it seems like he's really brushed off on that and he knows

944
01:02:38,680 --> 01:02:41,600
his strengths and he knows his weaknesses now.

945
01:02:41,600 --> 01:02:42,600
Definitely bro.

946
01:02:42,600 --> 01:02:51,700
Udinese currently sit eighth with 23 points, while Lecce currently sit in 17th with 9 points.

947
01:02:51,700 --> 01:02:56,680
Now we can talk about the best match that happened in matchday 13.

948
01:02:56,680 --> 01:03:00,480
Salernitana 2 vs Crémont-Helzé 2.

949
01:03:00,480 --> 01:03:04,160
This if it were up to me would have been the first game that we covered.

950
01:03:04,160 --> 01:03:07,040
It was so fucking entertaining to watch man.

951
01:03:07,040 --> 01:03:12,800
So they faced each other for the first time in Serie A. Their last league meetings came

952
01:03:12,800 --> 01:03:18,040
in 2020 slash 2021 in Serie A, but both won by Salernitana.

953
01:03:18,040 --> 01:03:21,000
One of them two goals to one and the other one one goal to nil.

954
01:03:21,000 --> 01:03:25,600
Salernitana were coming off an impressive win against Lazio at the Olympico.

955
01:03:25,600 --> 01:03:31,640
Crazy shit considering Lazio just beat Roma without Sergue and without Ciro.

956
01:03:31,640 --> 01:03:34,520
Whilst Crémont-Helzé were coming off a nil-nil draw against Udinese.

957
01:03:34,520 --> 01:03:38,680
So both these sides riding a bit high at the moment.

958
01:03:38,680 --> 01:03:45,040
So Gjomber was out, Dier returned to the starting 11 while the visitors missed Dessers, Kirikes

959
01:03:45,040 --> 01:03:48,480
and Radu and also Bianchetti.

960
01:03:48,480 --> 01:03:54,480
So Karnešeky started in goal for Crémont-Helzé in a 3-4-1-2 formation, Aigu, Hendry and

961
01:03:54,480 --> 01:04:00,480
Lašovskvili at the back, Cernikola and Kualjata out wide with Mete and Piquel in the middle,

962
01:04:00,480 --> 01:04:05,680
Bonajuto in the attacking midfield role with Sajou and Okereke up front, whereas for the

963
01:04:05,680 --> 01:04:11,660
home side it was a 3-5-2 formation, Serpe in goal, Fazio Lovato and Bron at the back with

964
01:04:11,660 --> 01:04:17,320
Bradaric and Mazocchi on the wings, Kulibaly, Radovanovic and Candreva forming the midfield

965
01:04:17,320 --> 01:04:21,360
entry with Piontek and Dier up front.

966
01:04:21,360 --> 01:04:26,560
So in the third minute Karnešeky palmed across the way but it hit his own defender Aigu who

967
01:04:26,560 --> 01:04:31,560
was caught flat-footed and Piontek came in and slotted home into an empty net, so an

968
01:04:31,560 --> 01:04:34,520
early lead there for Salernitana.

969
01:04:34,520 --> 01:04:39,960
However only 9 minutes later it's Sajou's header set up Okereke for a super volley from

970
01:04:39,960 --> 01:04:45,080
outside the area leaving Serpe rooted to the spot, what a fucking goal, this is an honorable

971
01:04:45,080 --> 01:04:51,920
mention and a half that he did his fucking crazy, fucking chin finger roost, I don't

972
01:04:51,920 --> 01:04:54,840
know what the fuck it is, but it's cool man.

973
01:04:54,840 --> 01:04:59,560
It's like the Prince of Persia or the guitarist from System of a Down's beard or something,

974
01:04:59,560 --> 01:05:01,640
I don't know what he's doing.

975
01:05:01,640 --> 01:05:05,960
He reminds me of a kid that got off their scores ago, it was just like a kindergarten

976
01:05:05,960 --> 01:05:07,520
kid taking the pure piss.

977
01:05:07,520 --> 01:05:12,960
If there had to be a spectrum of goal celebrations Okereke would be on the far left and Betos

978
01:05:12,960 --> 01:05:15,840
would be on the far right.

979
01:05:15,840 --> 01:05:18,600
Badass and I'm just piss taking.

980
01:05:18,600 --> 01:05:23,960
In the 38th minute Kanjeva's ball put Koulibaly through but the Malayan still had so much

981
01:05:23,960 --> 01:05:29,520
work to do finishing through Karnisekhi's legs from a tight angle making it 2-1 in the

982
01:05:29,520 --> 01:05:31,640
38th minute.

983
01:05:31,640 --> 01:05:36,000
For the remainder of the game, lot of back and forwards between these two teams, Salernitana

984
01:05:36,000 --> 01:05:41,200
looking to obviously maintain that result while Cremonaez are looking to equalize and

985
01:05:41,200 --> 01:05:45,720
then in the 89th minute chaos ensued.

986
01:05:45,720 --> 01:05:50,720
Fazio was late on a challenge on Zanemakia inside the area and after a far review the

987
01:05:50,720 --> 01:05:56,480
referee awarded a penalty to Cremonaez in the 89th minute to get the equalizer against

988
01:05:56,480 --> 01:05:57,480
Salernitana.

989
01:05:57,480 --> 01:06:03,520
Shofani stepped up, struck the penalty, it was saved by Serpe and Castagnetti turned

990
01:06:03,520 --> 01:06:09,880
in the rebound making it 2-2, but it had to be retaken because the goalkeeper was off

991
01:06:09,880 --> 01:06:14,600
his line and players were inside the area, that goes to show the level of chaos that

992
01:06:14,600 --> 01:06:16,440
was going on in this match.

993
01:06:16,440 --> 01:06:22,680
So a retake, Shofani had the balls to step up and take the penalty again, Serpe saved

994
01:06:22,680 --> 01:06:30,720
it again but Shofani managed to turn in the rebound himself this time making it 2-2.

995
01:06:30,720 --> 01:06:36,400
Crazy scenes, this went on for a while obviously, Serpe ended up getting a yellow card for complaining

996
01:06:36,400 --> 01:06:37,400
as well.

997
01:06:37,400 --> 01:06:42,680
Crazy, crazy scenes, you see him kicking the ads on the side, he was so pissed off saving

998
01:06:42,680 --> 01:06:45,600
two penalties in a row and they scored the rebound for it.

999
01:06:45,600 --> 01:06:48,960
Of course man, of course, he would have hated his life at that point, he would have been

1000
01:06:48,960 --> 01:06:53,760
a hero, saved two penalties in a row denying Shofani, by the way has to be off penalties

1001
01:06:53,760 --> 01:06:54,760
eh?

1002
01:06:54,760 --> 01:06:55,760
He has to be off penalties.

1003
01:06:55,760 --> 01:06:56,760
How dare he celebrate?

1004
01:06:56,760 --> 01:06:57,760
How dare he?

1005
01:06:57,760 --> 01:07:04,840
At the end of the day it's an equalizer against Salernitana, Cremonaez, bro Cremonaez have

1006
01:07:04,840 --> 01:07:10,480
6 points and it's because of 6 draws, these are adding up for them, they really are adding

1007
01:07:10,480 --> 01:07:11,480
up.

1008
01:07:11,480 --> 01:07:14,080
We saw the draws for Genoa last season weren't enough.

1009
01:07:14,080 --> 01:07:16,720
Yeah I know, in the blessing era.

1010
01:07:16,720 --> 01:07:21,280
He's still there, he's still there, we'll see what they can do, hopefully we'll see

1011
01:07:21,280 --> 01:07:23,280
them back in Serie A next time.

1012
01:07:23,280 --> 01:07:24,280
The Klopp region.

1013
01:07:24,280 --> 01:07:28,000
Literally the second coming of Klopp.

1014
01:07:28,000 --> 01:07:33,140
So that was my first point, Shofani off penalties for sure but this had to be the best match

1015
01:07:33,140 --> 01:07:34,140
of the weekend eh?

1016
01:07:34,140 --> 01:07:36,160
For sure bro, action packed from start to finish.

1017
01:07:36,160 --> 01:07:40,080
Like literally got a goal in the third, a goal in the 89th, like the full stretch of

1018
01:07:40,080 --> 01:07:41,080
the game.

1019
01:07:41,080 --> 01:07:45,320
Salernitana, when they play bigger teams they can look like a big team themselves, obviously

1020
01:07:45,320 --> 01:07:49,880
in ninth place they're not exactly a small team in today's day and age but then when

1021
01:07:49,880 --> 01:07:53,800
they play these smaller teams they really get that hustler side out of them eh?

1022
01:07:53,800 --> 01:07:57,400
They really like, okay if you want to turn this into a scrap we are fucking Salernitana,

1023
01:07:57,400 --> 01:08:02,960
we probably have one of the most impressive curvas hoods in the world like, so we're willing

1024
01:08:02,960 --> 01:08:04,640
to take that route as well.

1025
01:08:04,640 --> 01:08:09,520
It's true they're like one of those working class background politicians.

1026
01:08:09,520 --> 01:08:12,520
You know what I mean?

1027
01:08:12,520 --> 01:08:15,760
The one that goes to the casino, like to the support.

1028
01:08:15,760 --> 01:08:19,760
Like he goes to the lobster events, he sits in parliament with a suit but then he'll wear

1029
01:08:19,760 --> 01:08:26,440
a tank top and like snap a rabbit's neck and put it on the barbecue like with the boys.

1030
01:08:26,440 --> 01:08:30,760
That's Maltese as fuck, probably Salernitana as well, we try to meet Salernitana, they're

1031
01:08:30,760 --> 01:08:35,660
from Campania so we're very much like them I guess, they'll probably beat us and any

1032
01:08:35,660 --> 01:08:38,440
guy from Salerno would beat the shit out of us.

1033
01:08:38,440 --> 01:08:42,040
Probably yes, I feel like that would be the case.

1034
01:08:42,040 --> 01:08:48,280
So Salernitana continuing to look super dangerous but ultimately they'll be disappointed with

1035
01:08:48,280 --> 01:08:52,760
a result like this not managing to get the full three points against Cremonese, what

1036
01:08:52,760 --> 01:08:53,760
do you think?

1037
01:08:53,760 --> 01:08:59,560
For sure bro, they did dominate the game even though they did give up a few opportunities.

1038
01:08:59,560 --> 01:09:04,160
I think that penalty drama at the end will really haunt them, especially Seppe, he'd

1039
01:09:04,160 --> 01:09:06,280
be upset with that.

1040
01:09:06,280 --> 01:09:11,440
But you know at the end of the day they didn't lose I guess and that's a good thing.

1041
01:09:11,440 --> 01:09:17,840
Yeah for Salernitana they wouldn't have expected to be 9th at this point, you know what I mean?

1042
01:09:17,840 --> 01:09:21,840
They'll take one point, they'll move on, they're not going to feel hard done by it, you know

1043
01:09:21,840 --> 01:09:22,840
what I mean?

1044
01:09:22,840 --> 01:09:24,600
Even though they were, but fuck it.

1045
01:09:24,600 --> 01:09:29,920
You know Karnisekki himself did have a bit of a mirror in this game in my opinion, he

1046
01:09:29,920 --> 01:09:33,720
wasn't great on the goal, on the first goal especially.

1047
01:09:33,720 --> 01:09:39,080
Look it was unlucky, he could have gotten a more convincing parry to the ball but as

1048
01:09:39,080 --> 01:09:43,300
the defender was placed in an awkward situation, he was flat footed so he couldn't get the

1049
01:09:43,300 --> 01:09:48,680
ball away, it's harsh to pin it on him, it is harsh to pin it on Karnisekki.

1050
01:09:48,680 --> 01:09:50,960
I'm not pinning it directly on him.

1051
01:09:50,960 --> 01:09:52,880
Stop pinning it on him, he's a young guy.

1052
01:09:52,880 --> 01:09:58,280
Fuck you!

1053
01:09:58,280 --> 01:10:02,040
But yeah I mean it's no Radu area, you know what I mean?

1054
01:10:02,040 --> 01:10:06,440
No Radu by far, in fact Cremonaise probably don't even mind that kind of mistake after

1055
01:10:06,440 --> 01:10:09,000
what they've seen and been through.

1056
01:10:09,000 --> 01:10:13,840
I wouldn't even say that Salernitana dominated the game, certainly they didn't look as though

1057
01:10:13,840 --> 01:10:17,880
they were in too much danger in the second half until the penalty was awarded, but when

1058
01:10:17,880 --> 01:10:25,440
you look at the stats, 52% possession to Salernitana, 11 goal attempts a pop, Cremonaise had 5 on

1059
01:10:25,440 --> 01:10:31,520
target, Salernitana had 2 on target, so Cremonaise can bring it man, Cremonaise can bring it,

1060
01:10:31,520 --> 01:10:33,520
they just can't win.

1061
01:10:33,520 --> 01:10:39,360
They'll take the points Andran brother, that's their 6th draw of the season putting them

1062
01:10:39,360 --> 01:10:47,120
on 6 points in 18th place 3 behind Salvation, while Salernitana in 9th place on 17.6 behind

1063
01:10:47,120 --> 01:10:48,400
Odineze.

1064
01:10:48,400 --> 01:10:53,760
The next game we're going to be talking about is Bologna 2 Torino 1, coming into this game,

1065
01:10:53,760 --> 01:10:55,240
you ready for it bro?

1066
01:10:55,240 --> 01:10:56,240
Yes!

1067
01:10:56,240 --> 01:11:01,280
Torino had lost just one of their previous 10 SEA matches against Bologna with 3 wins

1068
01:11:01,280 --> 01:11:07,640
and 6 draws, with that defeat coming in March 2019 at the Olimpico Grande Torino Stadium

1069
01:11:07,640 --> 01:11:14,440
3-2, so this was a good win for Bologna against an opponent that tends to destroy them quite

1070
01:11:14,440 --> 01:11:15,440
frankly.

1071
01:11:15,440 --> 01:11:16,440
Fair enough.

1072
01:11:16,440 --> 01:11:22,320
And Torino drew each of their previous 5 SEA matches at Dallara.

1073
01:11:22,320 --> 01:11:29,080
The last away win for Torino against Bologna dates to April 16th, this was a 1-0 win, and

1074
01:11:29,080 --> 01:11:33,200
guess who scored in the 93rd minute?

1075
01:11:33,200 --> 01:11:36,080
For Torino, scored in the 93rd minute, what year was this?

1076
01:11:36,080 --> 01:11:37,080
2016.

1077
01:11:37,080 --> 01:11:42,880
For Torino, 2016, I'm actually gonna guess, I'm actually gonna guess, I don't know.

1078
01:11:42,880 --> 01:11:43,880
You don't know?

1079
01:11:43,880 --> 01:11:44,880
No.

1080
01:11:44,880 --> 01:11:45,880
You're not gonna guess?

1081
01:11:45,880 --> 01:11:46,880
No.

1082
01:11:46,880 --> 01:11:49,840
Yes, he, okay, Torino goal, who comes to mind?

1083
01:11:49,840 --> 01:11:50,840
Bellotti obviously.

1084
01:11:50,840 --> 01:11:51,840
Yes, it was Bellotti.

1085
01:11:51,840 --> 01:11:56,440
Okay, no way is it that easy like, fucking hell.

1086
01:11:56,440 --> 01:12:01,040
It's that easy bro, it's that easy, we said the same thing last year, last week, it was

1087
01:12:01,040 --> 01:12:05,520
the stat, it was like the last time these guys would have been a goal by Bellotti, and

1088
01:12:05,520 --> 01:12:10,960
god knows how many goals he's fucking scored, he's the most prolific striker in history

1089
01:12:10,960 --> 01:12:12,680
perhaps, Bellotti probably one of them.

1090
01:12:12,680 --> 01:12:16,160
They also had that team that died in that plane crash, that's like all represented.

1091
01:12:16,160 --> 01:12:18,400
Bellotti never died in a fucking plane crash.

1092
01:12:18,400 --> 01:12:26,080
Alright, so it's true, that Torino team had 10 of their players in Italy starting 11.

1093
01:12:26,080 --> 01:12:30,600
Yes man, that was literally il grande Torino, they had that nickname for a reason.

1094
01:12:30,600 --> 01:12:37,640
They all died in a fucking plane crash, as the supporters were waiting for them to arrive

1095
01:12:37,640 --> 01:12:44,000
back at the Turin airport after winning a cup winner's cup match against I think Benfica,

1096
01:12:44,000 --> 01:12:47,560
it was, they were waiting for them to come back to congratulate them, they never arrived,

1097
01:12:47,560 --> 01:12:48,560
they all fucking died.

1098
01:12:48,560 --> 01:12:53,000
What an absolute nightmare, it was I believe it was a very, like the visibility was really

1099
01:12:53,000 --> 01:12:58,200
bad that day and the plane was flying too low and it hit some kind of, not a monument,

1100
01:12:58,200 --> 01:13:00,080
a structure, some kind of structure.

1101
01:13:00,080 --> 01:13:01,080
Fuck man, fuck.

1102
01:13:01,080 --> 01:13:05,000
Yeah and everyone just died on the spot, I believe one person survived.

1103
01:13:05,000 --> 01:13:11,480
And he was like some journalist that started like tutta sport or something like that.

1104
01:13:11,480 --> 01:13:16,860
We have an article about it on our website guys, we have a website, seriaspotlite.com,

1105
01:13:16,860 --> 01:13:22,200
it's a very well written article, go check it out, it's a great read.

1106
01:13:22,200 --> 01:13:23,560
Thank you, shout out to Mitul.

1107
01:13:23,560 --> 01:13:25,560
Thank you Mitul.

1108
01:13:25,560 --> 01:13:30,140
So we've been speaking about Bellotti, they have missed a striker of his calibre since

1109
01:13:30,140 --> 01:13:35,480
his departure, don't worry they've got Pietro Pellegrini, two seconds into the game, Pietro

1110
01:13:35,480 --> 01:13:36,760
Pellegrini goes off injured.

1111
01:13:36,760 --> 01:13:39,640
How is it even possible man, what the fuck happened man?

1112
01:13:39,640 --> 01:13:42,440
The fastest injury in Serie A history.

1113
01:13:42,440 --> 01:13:46,240
No shit man, two seconds.

1114
01:13:46,240 --> 01:13:51,520
And honestly don't ask me how this is possible, in the 18th second of the game, Arnautovic

1115
01:13:51,520 --> 01:13:53,520
was one on one.

1116
01:13:53,520 --> 01:14:01,860
So second, second, second Pellegrini injured, 18th second Moussa Barrow, curving looping

1117
01:14:01,860 --> 01:14:06,080
ball over the top, to Arnautovic, who is one on one with the keeper, strikes it, Vania

1118
01:14:06,080 --> 01:14:07,360
pulls off a massive save.

1119
01:14:07,360 --> 01:14:11,160
Now something we've got used to saying this season, Vania pulls off a massive save.

1120
01:14:11,160 --> 01:14:15,000
The massive man with the massive beard, pulling off massive saves.

1121
01:14:15,000 --> 01:14:16,240
With the massive dick.

1122
01:14:16,240 --> 01:14:22,000
We gave our top 10 goalkeepers earlier on in the season, to be honest I feel like an

1123
01:14:22,000 --> 01:14:30,440
idiot, so many guys like fucking Vania should be somewhere close to the top 10 at least.

1124
01:14:30,440 --> 01:14:32,240
Perhaps Skorupski should be there.

1125
01:14:32,240 --> 01:14:33,240
Di Gregorio.

1126
01:14:33,240 --> 01:14:34,240
Di Gregorio man, wow.

1127
01:14:34,240 --> 01:14:35,600
Wow man, wow.

1128
01:14:35,600 --> 01:14:44,240
I think, I think because you mentioned, Madonna, Skorupski, I think talent wise he's there,

1129
01:14:44,240 --> 01:14:48,520
he just hasn't had the form at the moment, but aha, go on.

1130
01:14:48,520 --> 01:14:50,000
In the 26th minute.

1131
01:14:50,000 --> 01:14:52,200
Defending it in my life.

1132
01:14:52,200 --> 01:14:53,880
Let it go bro.

1133
01:14:53,880 --> 01:15:00,040
There was a long ball by Vania Milyankovic, savage goalkeeper, playmaker, everything he

1134
01:15:00,040 --> 01:15:01,040
is.

1135
01:15:01,040 --> 01:15:04,480
There was a long ball, long ball over the top bro, honestly the full length of the pitch.

1136
01:15:04,480 --> 01:15:08,000
Seeing this guy again looping, kicking balls is hilarious, like I don't know why, because

1137
01:15:08,000 --> 01:15:11,200
he's so big, it's even kickoff football, it's so funny to me.

1138
01:15:11,200 --> 01:15:17,520
Every time he goes to kick a ball it's.

1139
01:15:17,520 --> 01:15:22,440
Anyway yes it was a long ball by him to Miranchuk who was dropped in the box by Lukumi, boom,

1140
01:15:22,440 --> 01:15:23,760
penalty for Torino.

1141
01:15:23,760 --> 01:15:28,240
Skorupski gets straight but couldn't stop Lukic, shot 1-0 Torino.

1142
01:15:28,240 --> 01:15:29,240
He gets straight man.

1143
01:15:29,240 --> 01:15:31,280
And that is how the first half ended.

1144
01:15:31,280 --> 01:15:36,800
Now in the second half there was a reaction by Thiago Motta who brought on Orsolini and

1145
01:15:36,800 --> 01:15:41,200
Soriano for Arbishev and Ferguson, not a bad duo to bring on over here.

1146
01:15:41,200 --> 01:15:45,480
Orsolini in form of course having scored in the last game and Soriano a veteran player.

1147
01:15:45,480 --> 01:15:50,440
In fact it was in the 64th minute that Riccardo Orsolini actually found the back of the net.

1148
01:15:50,440 --> 01:15:54,760
There was an amazing curling lofted ball by Vignato under the pot of Orsolini who converted

1149
01:15:54,760 --> 01:15:55,760
it super sub.

1150
01:15:55,760 --> 01:16:01,880
Yeah we could call him a super sub, he is a sub now, two goals in two games.

1151
01:16:01,880 --> 01:16:06,960
Definitely satisfying the role that Motta has given him.

1152
01:16:06,960 --> 01:16:13,040
In the 73rd minute it was Stefan Posh who got the winner for Bologna.

1153
01:16:13,040 --> 01:16:15,960
Liko Giannis crossed the ball into the box.

1154
01:16:15,960 --> 01:16:20,360
It was flicked on by Soriano, another substitute by Motta making an instant impact.

1155
01:16:20,360 --> 01:16:27,760
It was flicked on to Posh at the far post to manage to score his first ever Serie A goal.

1156
01:16:27,760 --> 01:16:31,800
At the end of the game Arnoutovic managed to cross the ball in low and hard through a

1157
01:16:31,800 --> 01:16:35,920
Rabona after almost losing it and running out of the pitch.

1158
01:16:35,920 --> 01:16:39,320
Orsolini had an empty post, it would have been I think the assist of the year so far

1159
01:16:39,320 --> 01:16:42,280
but honestly the Rabona was lovely.

1160
01:16:42,280 --> 01:16:45,920
And Orsolini just fucking airs in the brook.

1161
01:16:45,920 --> 01:16:47,720
And super sub.

1162
01:16:47,720 --> 01:16:53,880
Arnoutovic was like come on dude, I hear you joking right now, I'm exhausted.

1163
01:16:53,880 --> 01:16:58,720
I've been running like I had the Rabona to get into it like you fuck, I put it on a plate

1164
01:16:58,720 --> 01:17:00,520
for you and you fucking miss it.

1165
01:17:00,520 --> 01:17:05,680
You know that fucking video of that guy, that Spanish guy saying your shorts don't brush

1166
01:17:05,680 --> 01:17:06,680
your balls.

1167
01:17:06,680 --> 01:17:08,680
Exactly, your shorts don't fucking brush your balls.

1168
01:17:08,680 --> 01:17:11,920
You fuck the best women, you sleep in the best hotels.

1169
01:17:11,920 --> 01:17:16,120
Yeah man, your clothes don't stick to you, the sweat doesn't stick to them.

1170
01:17:16,120 --> 01:17:18,320
That's it man Orsolini, you've got the score.

1171
01:17:18,320 --> 01:17:19,920
Maybe I'll make a meme of it.

1172
01:17:19,920 --> 01:17:24,040
That's a guy that's riding off of great confidence, he's just like let me fucking cunt this is

1173
01:17:24,040 --> 01:17:27,920
going to be the goal of the season and alas it was not.

1174
01:17:27,920 --> 01:17:30,600
Did I go through the lineups?

1175
01:17:30,600 --> 01:17:32,720
You didn't bro, I was thinking about it.

1176
01:17:32,720 --> 01:17:33,720
Go through them now.

1177
01:17:33,720 --> 01:17:34,720
I go through them now.

1178
01:17:34,720 --> 01:17:39,720
Okay so Bologna played with Skorupski in goal, there was Lukumi, Sauma and Poš at the back

1179
01:17:39,720 --> 01:17:44,120
with Cambiasso on the left, Abisuer on the right, Dominguez in the middle, Arnautovic

1180
01:17:44,120 --> 01:17:46,960
played up front with Barrow and Ferguson behind him.

1181
01:17:46,960 --> 01:17:53,320
Of course they had super subs on the bench, super subs for their caliber, in Vignato,

1182
01:17:53,320 --> 01:17:57,760
Soriano or Solini, these guys all contributing to a goal.

1183
01:17:57,760 --> 01:18:00,560
Shout out to Thiago Mottoff for changing the game.

1184
01:18:00,560 --> 01:18:01,560
Literally.

1185
01:18:01,560 --> 01:18:07,520
Torino played with Savic in goal, Gigi, Schuers and Bonjorno at the back, Singo on the right,

1186
01:18:07,520 --> 01:18:12,200
Lazaro on the left with Ricci and Lukic in the middle, Pelegri starting as the striker

1187
01:18:12,200 --> 01:18:15,800
with Mirancuk and Vlasic playing off his shoulder.

1188
01:18:15,800 --> 01:18:21,240
Of course there had to be an early substitution over there with Karamoh coming on in the place

1189
01:18:21,240 --> 01:18:26,360
of Pietro Pelegri and that did fuck Torino up a little bit for lack of a better term

1190
01:18:26,360 --> 01:18:28,480
because they don't have an out striker.

1191
01:18:28,480 --> 01:18:32,160
I think they need to get one as early as January, we said this last week and it continues to

1192
01:18:32,160 --> 01:18:33,160
ring through.

1193
01:18:33,160 --> 01:18:34,160
For sure.

1194
01:18:34,160 --> 01:18:39,040
Torino were coming off a fantastic victory against Milan, they face Bologna and they're

1195
01:18:39,040 --> 01:18:45,480
obviously hard done, like you said, a very situational loss.

1196
01:18:45,480 --> 01:18:50,680
They lost their striker in Pelegri that kind of messed up their structure of the game and

1197
01:18:50,680 --> 01:18:52,720
their preparation just went to shit instantly.

1198
01:18:52,720 --> 01:18:57,080
But yeah, Bologna did a fantastic job and kudos to Motta.

1199
01:18:57,080 --> 01:19:01,680
It's good to have Motta and I feel like he reads games very well, he's able to adapt

1200
01:19:01,680 --> 01:19:04,040
his teams very well in every game.

1201
01:19:04,040 --> 01:19:08,720
So shout out to him and shout out to Bologna.

1202
01:19:08,720 --> 01:19:11,560
Third win in a row for them, they're on the up.

1203
01:19:11,560 --> 01:19:13,560
They're on the up for sure.

1204
01:19:13,560 --> 01:19:18,120
Definitely not relegation candidates anymore, that talk has died.

1205
01:19:18,120 --> 01:19:20,240
Absolutely not.

1206
01:19:20,240 --> 01:19:26,800
It is sometimes, although changing a manager so early on in the season can seem premature

1207
01:19:26,800 --> 01:19:30,920
and it can seem irrational, sometimes it's just what you have to do.

1208
01:19:30,920 --> 01:19:34,280
And they did that, they got Motta on board and they're looking fucking better, they're

1209
01:19:34,280 --> 01:19:35,280
looking way better.

1210
01:19:35,280 --> 01:19:37,440
Yes they are.

1211
01:19:37,440 --> 01:19:44,360
Back to Torino, assuming that they don't have a striker, you'd think that many of their

1212
01:19:44,360 --> 01:19:48,640
goals would come through their midfielders from outside the box, maybe Long Range, they

1213
01:19:48,640 --> 01:19:52,360
have Radonjic, Vlasic, Miranchuk, they're all capable of hitting them.

1214
01:19:52,360 --> 01:19:53,360
Wrong.

1215
01:19:53,360 --> 01:19:57,920
Torino are one of the 10 teams of the big 5 European leagues this season to have not

1216
01:19:57,920 --> 01:20:00,360
yet scored from outside the box.

1217
01:20:00,360 --> 01:20:06,760
Despite them having attempted 49 shots from outside the box, 13 of which were on target.

1218
01:20:06,760 --> 01:20:11,960
Indeed they are the only side in Serie A to not score from outside of the box this season.

1219
01:20:11,960 --> 01:20:13,600
Miranchuk will be the first one.

1220
01:20:13,600 --> 01:20:14,600
I would say Radonjic.

1221
01:20:14,600 --> 01:20:15,600
That's not a bad shout.

1222
01:20:15,600 --> 01:20:20,600
He's got a rocket in his pocket.

1223
01:20:20,600 --> 01:20:26,560
Miranchuk just outside the area, angled on his favourite foot, he can curl one into the

1224
01:20:26,560 --> 01:20:27,560
bottom corner.

1225
01:20:27,560 --> 01:20:30,560
Put a bet on this, you and I like personal bet.

1226
01:20:30,560 --> 01:20:33,880
We'll discuss it.

1227
01:20:33,880 --> 01:20:42,280
So currently Torino sit in 10th with 17 points while Bologna are in 12th with 16 points.

1228
01:20:42,280 --> 01:20:46,400
The next game we're going to be covering is Sampdoria nil Fiorentina 2.

1229
01:20:46,400 --> 01:20:51,640
Coming into this game Samp had won their last 2 Serie A home fixtures against Fiorentina.

1230
01:20:51,640 --> 01:20:55,240
Which is crazy considering Samp had a shit season last season and Fiorentina had a good

1231
01:20:55,240 --> 01:20:57,320
season last season.

1232
01:20:57,320 --> 01:21:00,880
Samp still managed to get away with all 3 points in the same encounter.

1233
01:21:00,880 --> 01:21:05,960
Samp are coming off a 3 nil loss against Inter, whilst Fiorentina were coming off a 2-1 away

1234
01:21:05,960 --> 01:21:08,520
win against Spezia.

1235
01:21:08,520 --> 01:21:14,480
Now the Viola were celebrating passing to the conference league play-offs and last week's

1236
01:21:14,480 --> 01:21:20,040
2-1 win at Spezia but they still missed Nico Gonzalez, Ricardo Sotil and Gaetano Castrovilli.

1237
01:21:20,040 --> 01:21:26,400
Vere was suspended for Sampdoria while Pusetto, Harry Winks and De Luca still injured for

1238
01:21:26,400 --> 01:21:27,400
Sampdoria.

1239
01:21:27,400 --> 01:21:34,120
Samp therefore lined up with Audero on goal, a back 5 of Augello, Amione, Colle, Ferrari

1240
01:21:34,120 --> 01:21:43,600
and Berezinski, a midfield 3 of Juricic, Villar and Leris, an attacking 2 of Caputo and Montevago.

1241
01:21:43,600 --> 01:21:48,240
On the other hand for Fiorentina they lined up on a 4-3-3 formation with Terracciano on

1242
01:21:48,240 --> 01:21:55,120
goal and rightly so, a back 4 of Dodo, Milenkovic, Martinez and Biragi, Bonaventura, Duncan and

1243
01:21:55,120 --> 01:22:02,160
Mandragora forming the midfield 3, Ruiz Sicon and Kwame flanked Jovic.

1244
01:22:02,160 --> 01:22:07,960
Now it took under 4 minutes for the breakthrough as Bonaventura was ready to tap in at the

1245
01:22:07,960 --> 01:22:13,320
near post after Dodo pulled back from the byline, finalising a brilliant Christian Kwame

1246
01:22:13,320 --> 01:22:16,800
counter-attack who just keeps on impressing me.

1247
01:22:16,800 --> 01:22:21,320
He turned into fucking Liao to bring the ball forward man.

1248
01:22:21,320 --> 01:22:22,320
He does that often.

1249
01:22:22,320 --> 01:22:29,480
He played it to Dodo, Bonaventura and Bonaventura slotted in coming in clutch.

1250
01:22:29,480 --> 01:22:34,440
In the 11th minute Iconi rounded the keeper and squared it to Kwame maturely but the Ivorians

1251
01:22:34,440 --> 01:22:39,760
saw his attempt blocked off the line by Ferrari, they could have made it 2-0 over there.

1252
01:22:39,760 --> 01:22:44,800
Now Marinelli awarded a penalty for a foul on Jovic by Audero on the 28th but checked

1253
01:22:44,800 --> 01:22:50,360
VAR and cancelled it when realising that Jovic went down like a pussy.

1254
01:22:50,360 --> 01:22:54,160
But yeah, no penalty for Fiorentina and no problem.

1255
01:22:54,160 --> 01:22:59,680
In the 58th minute Milinkovic headed in after a biragi corner and that killed the game at

1256
01:22:59,680 --> 01:23:03,760
2-0 Fiorentina get past Sampdoria.

1257
01:23:03,760 --> 01:23:08,440
Now a win against Sampdoria doesn't mean much this season but after advancing in the

1258
01:23:08,440 --> 01:23:13,120
conference league and winning 2 on the trot in the league, can we finally start seeing

1259
01:23:13,120 --> 01:23:17,320
some form by Fiorentina?

1260
01:23:17,320 --> 01:23:22,200
I think right now Stankovic is trying to figure things out, you look at his formation and

1261
01:23:22,200 --> 01:23:26,080
his personnel that he's choosing every week, it's different, it's kind of like when Motta

1262
01:23:26,080 --> 01:23:30,440
took over at Bologna and you just kept playing different guys, we saw Montevago up front,

1263
01:23:30,440 --> 01:23:36,800
the 19 year old striker, we didn't see Gabbiadini on the wing this time.

1264
01:23:36,800 --> 01:23:42,280
But I asked can we start seeing some form by Fiorentina, not by Sampdoria, they advanced

1265
01:23:42,280 --> 01:23:46,080
in the conference league, they have 2 wins on the trot, now what do you think?

1266
01:23:46,080 --> 01:23:54,480
Yes, everyone on this Fiorentina side is improving, including Jovovich, Icona, as we mentioned,

1267
01:23:54,480 --> 01:23:58,640
Kwame has proven to be extremely dangerous, Biragi can be a weapon on the far side, they

1268
01:23:58,640 --> 01:24:04,200
have options in midfield, you know, their centre backs, if they play a 4 at the back

1269
01:24:04,200 --> 01:24:08,920
it's not too bad, their centre back depth, Milinkovic, Pomerantina, Skorota and Igor,

1270
01:24:08,920 --> 01:24:10,680
if they all stay healthy.

1271
01:24:10,680 --> 01:24:15,320
But I think even like out wide, Sampdoria is finding his form as well, it's not looking

1272
01:24:15,320 --> 01:24:20,400
bad at all for Fiorentina and I do think they can go on a little bit of a push now.

1273
01:24:20,400 --> 01:24:26,320
Yes, I think so, I think so obviously depending on their run ups coming through, I don't think

1274
01:24:26,320 --> 01:24:30,480
they have many players that will be featuring in the World Cup that will do them quite good,

1275
01:24:30,480 --> 01:24:37,040
I mean probably Jovovich, Icona and not too many more after that.

1276
01:24:37,040 --> 01:24:38,040
Milinkovic?

1277
01:24:38,040 --> 01:24:42,000
Milinkovic, but hopefully we can start seeing Fiorentina turning things around, because

1278
01:24:42,000 --> 01:24:47,040
I'm fed up of watching them wearing the full Fiorentina tracksuit and they do absolutely

1279
01:24:47,040 --> 01:24:48,240
nothing.

1280
01:24:48,240 --> 01:24:53,000
But you mentioned Sampdoria, now they've had quite a tough run in since getting their first

1281
01:24:53,000 --> 01:24:58,640
and only win of the season against Cremona, they faced Inter and Fiorentina, but have

1282
01:24:58,640 --> 01:25:07,280
you noticed any differences in their play style and everything since employing Stankovic?

1283
01:25:07,280 --> 01:25:11,960
It's a mess bro, it's a mess quite frankly, they don't look good at all, they don't look

1284
01:25:11,960 --> 01:25:21,160
organised, again the personnel aren't consistent, it seems very clumsy at times, they conceded

1285
01:25:21,160 --> 01:25:25,760
a goal this game four minutes into the game and then Fiorentina just kind of put their

1286
01:25:25,760 --> 01:25:31,360
foot off the gas, you can see Sampdoria attempted to take a few shots but not really threatening

1287
01:25:31,360 --> 01:25:32,360
at any point.

1288
01:25:32,360 --> 01:25:37,160
I mean they did employ an absolute meathead to try to turn their season around, I mean

1289
01:25:37,160 --> 01:25:43,480
Stankovic is good at, I'm sure he's a great motivator, but I mean you look at Sampdoria,

1290
01:25:43,480 --> 01:25:48,480
their shape and everything throughout the match is absolutely abysmal, there's no fucking

1291
01:25:48,480 --> 01:25:54,120
sense of build up play, nothing of the sort, they're really shit man.

1292
01:25:54,120 --> 01:25:56,120
They are really shit, they're really fucking shit.

1293
01:25:56,120 --> 01:26:01,800
And they've been on the down for a while and I feel like they might be in trouble now.

1294
01:26:01,800 --> 01:26:12,160
Sampdoria is a coach who has some experience under his belt, he was the assistant manager

1295
01:26:12,160 --> 01:26:18,680
after Dinesh, he was the coach of Red Star Belgrade from 2019 to 2022 and now he's just

1296
01:26:18,680 --> 01:26:23,120
taken the job at Sampdoria but he did bits with Red Star Belgrade, safe to say that this

1297
01:26:23,120 --> 01:26:30,560
is his greatest challenge so far and we'll see what he can do, especially with the January

1298
01:26:30,560 --> 01:26:35,360
market approaching, maybe he pushes to get a few signings that fit his system well.

1299
01:26:35,360 --> 01:26:39,560
Remember that there's also Sabiri missing right now, their most creative outlet, so

1300
01:26:39,560 --> 01:26:42,080
maybe they will improve when everyone's back.

1301
01:26:42,080 --> 01:26:46,960
Now this was one of those shots in the dark, sometimes you need to take a bit of a risk

1302
01:26:46,960 --> 01:26:51,680
with management, like they could have gone for Ranieri, they could have gone for all

1303
01:26:51,680 --> 01:26:56,320
these kind of experienced area managers but they wanted, like you know Zidane won three

1304
01:26:56,320 --> 01:27:01,960
Champions Leagues in a row with being assistant manager of Carlo Ancelotti at Real, they

1305
01:27:01,960 --> 01:27:04,280
called him up and he did what he did.

1306
01:27:04,280 --> 01:27:12,520
Pep Guardiola the same, you know we do see this a lot but when it comes to experience,

1307
01:27:12,520 --> 01:27:18,080
because you mentioned experience, having been the assistant coach at Odinese and being the

1308
01:27:18,080 --> 01:27:24,840
coach of Red Star Belgrade in Serbia might be enough experience for playing in Serbia,

1309
01:27:24,840 --> 01:27:31,880
for being in Serbia with a struggling Sampdoria side, it's a massive, massive risk and so

1310
01:27:31,880 --> 01:27:36,360
far sure he's trying out everyone, he's trying different formations, he's started up five

1311
01:27:36,360 --> 01:27:41,920
at the back trying to neutralise some of the pressure that they've been absorbing but it's

1312
01:27:41,920 --> 01:27:46,320
not looking good, it's not looking good under him and they look like a mess man, like an

1313
01:27:46,320 --> 01:27:47,320
absolute mess.

1314
01:27:47,320 --> 01:27:51,960
We'll see if they manage to turn that around bro as the season progresses.

1315
01:27:51,960 --> 01:27:58,360
Yeah, well they're in 19th just on 6 points in 13 matches, while Fiorentina in 11th on

1316
01:27:58,360 --> 01:28:02,160
16 points, just one point behind Salernitana and Torino.

1317
01:28:02,160 --> 01:28:06,960
The next game we're going to be covering is Empoli 1-Sasuolo-0.

1318
01:28:06,960 --> 01:28:13,080
Empoli and Sasuolo have actually never drawn a Serie A match bro, they've played 11 games,

1319
01:28:13,080 --> 01:28:17,560
the Nero Verde have won 6 times and the Tuscans 5 times.

1320
01:28:17,560 --> 01:28:23,600
Empoli have won 4 of their 6 Serie A home games against Sasuolo in the stadium and they've

1321
01:28:23,600 --> 01:28:29,560
lost twice, the previous one however was won by Sasuolo, 5-1 in January 2022.

1322
01:28:29,560 --> 01:28:32,560
5 goals.

1323
01:28:32,560 --> 01:28:39,120
Dionisi was the manager of Empoli also during the 2020-2021 season, of course in Serie A

1324
01:28:39,120 --> 01:28:44,520
when they were promoted to Serie A and another fun fact was that Destro has found the net

1325
01:28:44,520 --> 01:28:49,640
in his last 2 games against Sasuolo in Serie A, before this game at least, but he fell

1326
01:28:49,640 --> 01:28:52,200
injured this game 7 minutes into the game.

1327
01:28:52,200 --> 01:28:56,120
It was a guaranteed goal almost.

1328
01:28:56,120 --> 01:29:00,480
Exactly, so they must have been pretty relieved about it.

1329
01:29:00,480 --> 01:29:05,520
Empoli lined up with Vicario in goal, Le Buehi out wide with Parisi on the other side and

1330
01:29:05,520 --> 01:29:08,720
Luperto and Ismael as the centre back duo.

1331
01:29:08,720 --> 01:29:14,860
The midfield trident was Bandinelli, Marin and Fazzini with Baldanzi as the Czech-Wartista

1332
01:29:14,860 --> 01:29:18,320
and a striking partnership of Destro and Satriani.

1333
01:29:18,320 --> 01:29:23,960
Consigli was in goal for Sasuolo, they played a back 4 of Rogério Ferrari early Cantolian

1334
01:29:23,960 --> 01:29:30,560
with a midfield 3 of Thordes, Vett, Lopez and Frattesi, youngster Dandrea on the right,

1335
01:29:30,560 --> 01:29:35,520
Traore on the left with Pinamonti as the striker.

1336
01:29:35,520 --> 01:29:39,280
Now there was a slow start to this game, the first real chance came through Lammers in

1337
01:29:39,280 --> 01:29:41,800
the 29th minute, he shot the ball wide.

1338
01:29:41,800 --> 01:29:47,320
Of course in the 33rd minute Ismael got the ball stuck between his body and his extended

1339
01:29:47,320 --> 01:29:50,600
arm in the box for a solid 2 seconds.

1340
01:29:50,600 --> 01:29:55,640
In my opinion it was bizarre that it was injected, I think it's quite clear to be honest that

1341
01:29:55,640 --> 01:29:57,360
it should have been a penalty.

1342
01:29:57,360 --> 01:30:00,200
He held the ball like a rugby ball.

1343
01:30:00,200 --> 01:30:06,400
It's crazy, if that's not blatant then to be honest I'm not sure what is, because if

1344
01:30:06,400 --> 01:30:11,800
you literally hold on to the ball then you clearly used your arms.

1345
01:30:11,800 --> 01:30:17,040
You can count 2 seconds with the ball between his arm and his body.

1346
01:30:17,040 --> 01:30:21,840
So that was the 33rd minute, of course Sasuolo must have felt a little bit rubbed and then

1347
01:30:21,840 --> 01:30:26,640
the goal eventually came for Empoli in the 64th minute when Satriani played the ball

1348
01:30:26,640 --> 01:30:30,440
to Baldanzi who took a touch with his right and finished with his left.

1349
01:30:30,440 --> 01:30:36,160
Amazing goal by the 19 year old Luc Gem, this is his second goal of the season, he's an

1350
01:30:36,160 --> 01:30:37,160
Empoli youth product.

1351
01:30:37,160 --> 01:30:39,240
You like him, you have him on fun times.

1352
01:30:39,240 --> 01:30:41,080
Yes and he scored against me.

1353
01:30:41,080 --> 01:30:44,080
On both of them.

1354
01:30:44,080 --> 01:30:48,480
My first sub on both and he actually came on.

1355
01:30:48,480 --> 01:30:54,280
In the 89th minute Bayrami waited for Lammers to make a run in behind, he released it perfectly

1356
01:30:54,280 --> 01:30:58,880
between Lammers and the post but Lammers was late to it, he wasn't on the same page to

1357
01:30:58,880 --> 01:31:02,760
be honest, Lammers could have done better there and they would have killed the game.

1358
01:31:02,760 --> 01:31:07,340
Sasuolo had an opportunity to equalise in the last minute, threw a header on a set piece

1359
01:31:07,340 --> 01:31:09,640
but they skied it.

1360
01:31:09,640 --> 01:31:13,880
Disappointing by Sasuolo, they didn't really look to threaten towards the end of the game,

1361
01:31:13,880 --> 01:31:17,280
Empoli just fucking outplayed them.

1362
01:31:17,280 --> 01:31:19,680
The penalty granted would have changed the game.

1363
01:31:19,680 --> 01:31:25,920
That would have changed the game pretty significantly but Empoli have shown us some very good performances

1364
01:31:25,920 --> 01:31:31,880
man, I know they haven't tracked up too many wins and gotten too many points yet this season

1365
01:31:31,880 --> 01:31:34,920
but they do look like a very organised side.

1366
01:31:34,920 --> 01:31:40,040
I love the way they build play from, not necessarily from the back but the way they build their

1367
01:31:40,040 --> 01:31:43,720
attacks, it's very attractive to watch and they're capable of playing the ball around

1368
01:31:43,720 --> 01:31:45,320
in their own half pretty comfortably.

1369
01:31:45,320 --> 01:31:49,040
But interestingly enough you never really see them score more than one goal.

1370
01:31:49,040 --> 01:31:56,000
Aha, aha, I mean probably their best forward would be Destro and he is nearing a certain

1371
01:31:56,000 --> 01:32:00,320
stage in his career where he's slowing down slightly.

1372
01:32:00,320 --> 01:32:03,760
Last season was a bit of a different story, he was with Jey and Wahe, he was all hyped

1373
01:32:03,760 --> 01:32:04,760
up.

1374
01:32:04,760 --> 01:32:07,040
Now to be honest we're seeing H catching up with him a little bit.

1375
01:32:07,040 --> 01:32:13,200
He still has that class and that grace about him that we all enjoy very much but physically

1376
01:32:13,200 --> 01:32:14,760
I don't think he's the same strike he's been.

1377
01:32:14,760 --> 01:32:18,640
So it's no wonder that Empoli are going to struggle to get goals if he's the guy they're

1378
01:32:18,640 --> 01:32:19,640
relying on.

1379
01:32:19,640 --> 01:32:22,520
And Sartre and Anand Lammer are on the opposite end of the spectrum when they're on the come

1380
01:32:22,520 --> 01:32:23,520
up.

1381
01:32:23,520 --> 01:32:29,120
Exactly, that's something I had said about Milan before Origi was signed, I had said

1382
01:32:29,120 --> 01:32:33,000
that it's either one end of the spectrum where you have Giroud and Zlatan or it's the other

1383
01:32:33,000 --> 01:32:38,080
end of the spectrum where you have the Pelegris, the Lazetich, so on and so forth.

1384
01:32:38,080 --> 01:32:41,920
I also liked Marin's performance, again man he's been playing really well.

1385
01:32:41,920 --> 01:32:43,200
He's a solid man Marin.

1386
01:32:43,200 --> 01:32:47,320
And they have of course I believe it was Bandinelli who played in midfield this game, he's very

1387
01:32:47,320 --> 01:32:48,320
good.

1388
01:32:48,320 --> 01:32:53,520
And then apart from Vicario and maybe a couple of their defenders is probably the man that

1389
01:32:53,520 --> 01:32:57,840
has racked up the most minutes for Empoli this season, he's the first name on their

1390
01:32:57,840 --> 01:32:58,840
team sheet.

1391
01:32:58,840 --> 01:33:01,560
True man that's pretty crazy.

1392
01:33:01,560 --> 01:33:05,960
They also have Fazini in the midfield, that's another 19 year old man, they're a really

1393
01:33:05,960 --> 01:33:08,400
young team, so good job.

1394
01:33:08,400 --> 01:33:11,800
I feel like they beat Sassuolo by playing Sassuolo's game.

1395
01:33:11,800 --> 01:33:13,920
That's true.

1396
01:33:13,920 --> 01:33:20,680
So it's tough to tell what's kind of up with them and why they're so on and off, because

1397
01:33:20,680 --> 01:33:21,680
it's that.

1398
01:33:21,680 --> 01:33:27,040
I can't put my finger on it because one day their issues are their strengths and another

1399
01:33:27,040 --> 01:33:29,440
day their strengths are their issues.

1400
01:33:29,440 --> 01:33:30,880
And I can't quite put my finger on it.

1401
01:33:30,880 --> 01:33:39,520
Well the defense certainly isn't too sad, like Gratis it's improved this season.

1402
01:33:39,520 --> 01:33:42,600
We thought it was Kirikis.

1403
01:33:42,600 --> 01:33:44,600
It was Kirikis.

1404
01:33:44,600 --> 01:33:45,600
Now it's Ferrari.

1405
01:33:45,600 --> 01:33:46,600
That's true.

1406
01:33:46,600 --> 01:33:52,960
But that's the thing, the Italian game and the game in general is always evolving.

1407
01:33:52,960 --> 01:34:01,320
And even in Serie A we're starting to see a little bit more pace up front and teams

1408
01:34:01,320 --> 01:34:05,480
kind of coming to terms with how they should play in European competitions, so upping their

1409
01:34:05,480 --> 01:34:06,640
pace so on and so forth.

1410
01:34:06,640 --> 01:34:10,960
So if you're a slightly slower defender then you might struggle.

1411
01:34:10,960 --> 01:34:13,520
Or you would see the Bonnettries having no problem.

1412
01:34:13,520 --> 01:34:17,000
Nowadays you see that kind of a slower defender.

1413
01:34:17,000 --> 01:34:20,680
The low block isn't as common.

1414
01:34:20,680 --> 01:34:26,560
For example you look at teams like Bayern Munich, they buy defenders with offensive attributes

1415
01:34:26,560 --> 01:34:30,320
because in their league they're constantly defending on the half of the half.

1416
01:34:30,320 --> 01:34:32,720
Even Real Madrid, you look at Midotao, Andriodega.

1417
01:34:32,720 --> 01:34:36,920
Bonnettries thrived as well in that system.

1418
01:34:36,920 --> 01:34:42,040
Empoli had 15 scoring chances this matchday, the same as Milan.

1419
01:34:42,040 --> 01:34:44,000
It's the most of matchday 13.

1420
01:34:44,000 --> 01:34:46,520
This is compared to Sassuolo's 6.

1421
01:34:46,520 --> 01:34:50,000
14 key passes for Empoli as well, the most of matchday 13.

1422
01:34:50,000 --> 01:34:51,560
Milan were second with 13 as well.

1423
01:34:51,560 --> 01:34:54,480
So this was a fantastic display by Empoli.

1424
01:34:54,480 --> 01:35:00,960
You normally see a scoreline like this where Empoli beat Sassuolo, like the underdog winning.

1425
01:35:00,960 --> 01:35:04,520
And you think okay it must have been kind of like a freak thing, Sassuolo must have

1426
01:35:04,520 --> 01:35:07,760
had loads of chances and they just couldn't score, so on and so forth.

1427
01:35:07,760 --> 01:35:10,360
But they were outplayed by Empoli.

1428
01:35:10,360 --> 01:35:13,000
Empoli were very good in this game, very convincing.

1429
01:35:13,000 --> 01:35:19,360
And if they can do that more often, that would be great.

1430
01:35:19,360 --> 01:35:25,080
Sassuolo sit in 13th with 15 points while Empoli sit in 14th with 14 points.

1431
01:35:25,080 --> 01:35:29,920
The next and final game we're going to be covering is Monza 2-Verona 0.

1432
01:35:29,920 --> 01:35:34,800
Monza ending a 3-match losing streak which came after a 3-match winning streak.

1433
01:35:34,800 --> 01:35:42,160
Verona, well this loss marked Verona's 8th loss in a row now, with their only win this

1434
01:35:42,160 --> 01:35:44,920
season coming against Sampdoria.

1435
01:35:44,920 --> 01:35:50,720
So struggling to say the least, but they're playing Monza and you think okay this is a

1436
01:35:50,720 --> 01:35:53,520
challenge we're up for.

1437
01:35:53,520 --> 01:36:00,360
Well Hellas had Davidovic, Ceccherini and Heanole suspended plus Coppola, Piccoli, Verdi,

1438
01:36:00,360 --> 01:36:02,680
Illich and Hrustich injured.

1439
01:36:02,680 --> 01:36:05,960
So maybe they weren't up for it that much.

1440
01:36:05,960 --> 01:36:08,520
I mean they had Tameze playing at the back.

1441
01:36:08,520 --> 01:36:10,640
Yeah exactly.

1442
01:36:10,640 --> 01:36:15,600
For Monza it was a 3-4-2-1 with Di Gregorio on goal and a backline of Itzo, Calderola

1443
01:36:15,600 --> 01:36:21,680
and Marlon, Augusto and Curia on the wings with Sensi and Rovella on the double pivot,

1444
01:36:21,680 --> 01:36:26,920
Caprari and Pessina playing just behind Mota, whereas for Verona it was also a 3-4-2-1 with

1445
01:36:26,920 --> 01:36:32,280
Monte Pongo and a backline of Tamez, Maniani and Gunther, Faroni on one wing, Glasovic

1446
01:36:32,280 --> 01:36:39,120
on the other with Veloso and Hongla in midfield, Calon and De Pauli just behind on Rhee.

1447
01:36:39,120 --> 01:36:44,640
So Monza almost got a goal in the opening 20 seconds after a Tamez error, but Caprari

1448
01:36:44,640 --> 01:36:49,080
failed to capitalise from that, good to see Tamez got a good start to his career as a

1449
01:36:49,080 --> 01:36:51,080
central defender.

1450
01:36:51,080 --> 01:36:56,200
Maniani got sent off in the 27th after attempting to clear the ball as the last man, missing

1451
01:36:56,200 --> 01:36:59,160
it and taking out Mari in the process.

1452
01:36:59,160 --> 01:37:04,000
I have to say it was quite unlucky, the ref originally awarded a yellow but then checked

1453
01:37:04,000 --> 01:37:09,320
VAR and reverted to a red card, he literally totally went for the ball, missed it and ended

1454
01:37:09,320 --> 01:37:12,800
up taking Mari, Mari would've been clean through, kind of on the wing but he would've

1455
01:37:12,800 --> 01:37:14,960
been in behind the defense.

1456
01:37:14,960 --> 01:37:17,920
So yeah, red card to Maniani.

1457
01:37:17,920 --> 01:37:22,880
Monza finally found the breakthrough in the 68th when Churia burst down the right and

1458
01:37:22,880 --> 01:37:29,200
pulled back from the byline to Carlos Augusto to swing in from 12 yards out.

1459
01:37:29,200 --> 01:37:30,200
Amazing goal.

1460
01:37:30,200 --> 01:37:35,960
Carlos Augusto, Roberto Carlos, genius.

1461
01:37:35,960 --> 01:37:40,560
In the 90th minute, Colpan is slotted into the near bottom corner after some brilliant

1462
01:37:40,560 --> 01:37:43,560
hold up play and layoff by the in-form Petania.

1463
01:37:43,560 --> 01:37:47,080
Oh yes, another one of my fantasy against you my brother.

1464
01:37:47,080 --> 01:37:49,040
There you go man, who did I have?

1465
01:37:49,040 --> 01:37:50,320
What did anyone do against you?

1466
01:37:50,320 --> 01:37:52,680
I don't think you got a single goal brother.

1467
01:37:52,680 --> 01:37:58,520
No no, not a single goal, not a single assist, no clean sheet by Tata, thank you very much.

1468
01:37:58,520 --> 01:38:03,440
So Monza had 75% ball possession.

1469
01:38:03,440 --> 01:38:08,440
Monza also had the most successful passes of this matchday with 552.

1470
01:38:08,440 --> 01:38:13,160
They had the third most goal opportunities with 11, they had the fifth most shots with

1471
01:38:13,160 --> 01:38:19,840
15 and they were first in possession with 40 full minutes of possession going to Monza.

1472
01:38:19,840 --> 01:38:24,080
Now sure Verona are deflated, sure they're on bad form.

1473
01:38:24,080 --> 01:38:28,960
I don't think, I think this happened because of the red card.

1474
01:38:28,960 --> 01:38:34,520
No I mean yes, but it's a whole problem, you know they get too many reds, the discipline

1475
01:38:34,520 --> 01:38:42,280
is a problem, the team is already very thin, the owners don't invest, they're in trouble.

1476
01:38:42,280 --> 01:38:47,600
And I mean yeah they're struggling, they're down in last place and to see a team like

1477
01:38:47,600 --> 01:38:52,680
Monza who are still very new to Serie A, they've got a bunch of new guys still drilling together,

1478
01:38:52,680 --> 01:38:58,720
they're on their second manager already and they managed to not only win 2-0 but the manner

1479
01:38:58,720 --> 01:39:04,680
in which they won 2-0 because it might have been, I might have almost enjoyed 45% ball

1480
01:39:04,680 --> 01:39:11,900
possession, had five shots and lost 4-0.

1481
01:39:11,900 --> 01:39:15,400
You know because I would have seen some spirit, I would have seen something clicking, something

1482
01:39:15,400 --> 01:39:16,400
happening.

1483
01:39:16,400 --> 01:39:20,720
But in this case they just got absolutely dominated and what a performance by Monza

1484
01:39:20,720 --> 01:39:25,240
to capitalize on that, it took till the 68 but it was just convincing man.

1485
01:39:25,240 --> 01:39:30,280
It's true man, they played really well and the stats show it you know, I mean they're

1486
01:39:30,280 --> 01:39:33,760
ever present in every area of the stats.

1487
01:39:33,760 --> 01:39:40,000
The man behind that brother, well most of it at least is Ravella and he had an absolute

1488
01:39:40,000 --> 01:39:43,200
midfield master class in this game.

1489
01:39:43,200 --> 01:39:49,080
He created the most chances of this matchday with 5 and he had the most forward passes

1490
01:39:49,080 --> 01:39:50,800
with 51.

1491
01:39:50,800 --> 01:39:55,160
This guy played the ball forward 51 times against Verona, just looking to turn defense

1492
01:39:55,160 --> 01:39:57,280
into attack consistently.

1493
01:39:57,280 --> 01:40:01,000
He's developing nicely, I mean I liked him out in January already, now he's 20 years

1494
01:40:01,000 --> 01:40:03,360
old, he's playing for Monza and he's playing with some authority.

1495
01:40:03,360 --> 01:40:06,840
I think that Juve have some serious players in the midfield.

1496
01:40:06,840 --> 01:40:07,840
100% under the pressure.

1497
01:40:07,840 --> 01:40:14,240
Ravella, Miretti Fajon, the young talent and not to mention Locatelli for example as well

1498
01:40:14,240 --> 01:40:19,600
who's also a great midfielder, especially when he has the right partner alongside him.

1499
01:40:19,600 --> 01:40:25,720
But back to Ravella, Juve have loaned him out wisely.

1500
01:40:25,720 --> 01:40:29,760
I mean sure you could say that they could use him this year but it seems like now we're

1501
01:40:29,760 --> 01:40:34,160
a bit optimistic on Juve because they just beat Inter and their young players are performing

1502
01:40:34,160 --> 01:40:36,080
well so sure they could use him.

1503
01:40:36,080 --> 01:40:40,120
And their midfielders are coming back from injury slowly.

1504
01:40:40,120 --> 01:40:44,600
So rather than playing him on the off chance that he plays this season they loaned him

1505
01:40:44,600 --> 01:40:50,200
out again and let me tell you what man, he's going to go back to Juve as a great midfielder.

1506
01:40:50,200 --> 01:40:55,360
He had a great season last season at Genoa, he's having a great season this season again

1507
01:40:55,360 --> 01:41:02,800
with Monza, he was a really nice coup so they signed all these Pessinas, Capraris, Petanjas,

1508
01:41:02,800 --> 01:41:05,000
Sensis, so on so forth.

1509
01:41:05,000 --> 01:41:08,720
And they're like okay, someone to gel it all together now and they brought in Ravella and

1510
01:41:08,720 --> 01:41:11,120
he's been a masterclass of assigning for them.

1511
01:41:11,120 --> 01:41:13,200
Really good honestly.

1512
01:41:13,200 --> 01:41:18,640
The thing is I'm not quite sure I agree that he'll go back to Juve as a great player.

1513
01:41:18,640 --> 01:41:24,320
I think he'll go back to Juve as a player with two years of Serie experience with a

1514
01:41:24,320 --> 01:41:28,400
lot to prove and a lot of pressure on his shoulders and a lot of competition as well.

1515
01:41:28,400 --> 01:41:31,320
Like I don't think he'll just walk into that Juve team by any means.

1516
01:41:31,320 --> 01:41:36,160
No, no, no, he'll need to work his way up the ranks at Juve but he's definitely going

1517
01:41:36,160 --> 01:41:40,960
to be better off giving it a shot now than he was this season and the season before that.

1518
01:41:40,960 --> 01:41:46,160
He's grown a lot and he's finally, like he has minutes, he knows how it feels to play

1519
01:41:46,160 --> 01:41:51,640
against Milan, he knows what it feels like to play against Inter, so on and so forth.

1520
01:41:51,640 --> 01:41:56,880
But yeah that's the game for you guys, I mean it was clear Monza domination, Verona got

1521
01:41:56,880 --> 01:42:02,480
that early red card in the 27th and they couldn't recover from it and I mean it was some task

1522
01:42:02,480 --> 01:42:05,920
to stop Monza in this form.

1523
01:42:05,920 --> 01:42:11,680
That leaves Monza in 15th place on 13 points, still a lot of work to do for them in 15th

1524
01:42:11,680 --> 01:42:16,360
place but they'll be happy to not be battling relegation at the moment.

1525
01:42:16,360 --> 01:42:23,680
Whereas Verona on the other hand, 13 matches, 5 points, 8 matches in a row lost so serious

1526
01:42:23,680 --> 01:42:25,740
danger for them.

1527
01:42:25,740 --> 01:42:27,280
Thank you very much guys.

1528
01:42:27,280 --> 01:42:34,320
That's the episode, I need to rush, pack, I need to be up at 6.30am to travel.

1529
01:42:34,320 --> 01:42:36,720
Damn, you're going to shower in the morning?

1530
01:42:36,720 --> 01:42:41,600
Yes, shower before a flight otherwise I'll be minging after it man.

1531
01:42:41,600 --> 01:42:45,720
Alright, none of us will I is.

1532
01:42:45,720 --> 01:42:46,720
Exactly.

1533
01:42:46,720 --> 01:42:50,240
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01:42:50,240 --> 01:42:54,480
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01:42:54,480 --> 01:42:59,520
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1536
01:42:59,520 --> 01:43:00,520
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1537
01:43:00,520 --> 01:43:06,440
Just leave, send us a really bad DM who won't expose you and I think we'll just take it.

1538
01:43:06,440 --> 01:43:10,880
Exactly, and let me tell you what, we'll take your comments on board.

1539
01:43:10,880 --> 01:43:14,920
We'll see you guys next week where we'll cover 2 match days in a row, love you all and take

1540
01:43:14,920 --> 01:43:26,180
care.