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Hello and welcome to Seiya Spotlight Season 2 Episode 25, we are Josef Jäk and Matt here

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to discuss all the events of Matchday 22.

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Before we get into that, our goal of the week as you heard from the intro was Daniele Verde's

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second goal against Empoli, the Smatchday, he's back and he's back scoring goals.

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What a goal and before the game started, Matt and I had been discussing how long it had

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been since Daniele Verde actually came off the bench and contributed.

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He's kind of, as a player he's utilized very similarly to Bayrami at Empoli where he's

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brought on for like 30 minute cameos or he starts but at the 60th minute he's substituted

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but Daniele Verde historically has always made the difference in the past three seasons

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for Spezia but this year he was a bit quiet and of course it took our big mouths to change

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that.

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Yeah of course and he has a very sweet left foot Daniele Verde, there's no denying that

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whether he's whooping in a cross to get a guy clean through or whether he's having a

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strike from outside the area so he's definitely a dangerous little player that Spezia can

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utilize especially when they're fighting relegation.

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Definitely bro, let's see if this was a fluke or if we can keep this up.

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So regarding our bets, we did a bet along, I'm not even going to talk about it.

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Nope, three bets, three losses.

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Imagine bro, instead of putting five euro on all these bets, put them all in a savings

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account or in a piggy bank bro.

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Why is there a good fucking chair or something to sit on you know for the podcast?

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Are you trying to put me in a bad mood?

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Don't get going into this podcast.

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Fuck that, chairs don't give you adrenaline and that's what we're here for bro, the adrenaline

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and no betting.

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Exactly, exactly, we've read Zlatan's book.

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Yes, you remember what it's called?

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Adrenaline.

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There we go.

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As always, we're going to be going through the happenings of matchday 22 before we get

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into everything.

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Quite an action packed one.

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It started off with Napoli dismantling Cremona as a three goals to nil, first against last,

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I don't think anyone expected anything different.

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However, second against 19th, Sampdoria against Inter ended 0-0.

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Lazio were defeated by Atalanta at home, two goals to nil, what was probably supposed to

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be the tightest affair this matchday.

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Milan finally managed to beat Torino, one goal to nil after they lost by that scoreline

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twice this season.

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They did carry that momentum into the Champions League and beat Spurs, one goal to nil.

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Lecce held Roma at home, that was one goal to one.

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Pasquerotto once again was there, even though it did go down as a no goal.

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Juve managed to get past Fiorentina, one goal to nil, two disallowed goals, Fiorentina will

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be furious, especially with the amount of hate they have towards Juve for nicking all

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their players.

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Odinese 2, Sassuolo 2, a bit of a… you know, a lot of blunders in Odinese's defence which

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led to them conceding those two goals.

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Bologna nil, Monza 1, two teams on top form but it was Monza that came out the victors.

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Empoli 2, Spezia 2, so first Empoli got a red card and Spezia scored two and then the

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second half Spezia got a red card and Empoli scored two, crazy stuff.

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Verona and then continued their winning ways as they went at home once again beating Salernitana,

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one goal to nil.

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Good stuff, I mean nothing to really write home about this matchday, there were no real

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standout fixtures apart from maybe Lazio Atalanta, Milan Torino and Juve Fiorentina.

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Well, and for the hipsters, Odinese Sassuolo, Bologna Monza, Empoli Spezia…

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It's always lit, even when it's not lit.

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But the thing is, you're right, there was nothing really crazy that happened, nothing

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totally unpredictable.

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Maybe the Sampdoria intergame, that's probably the most.

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One thing I'd also like to address before we go into these games and take a deep dive

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over there is Jakub Jankto.

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Remember Jakub Jankto from Sampdoria?

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Of course I remember Jakub Jankto.

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He has come out as homosexual and it was very moving and very inspiring and wow, well done

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to him, I really hope that more people follow suit because in football it's still the fucking

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60s when it comes to the shit.

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Of course, it could be quite a toxic environment from football fans and even in the dressing

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room sometimes.

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We see a lot of racism, we've seen homophobia as well.

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Jankto is actually, I believe, the third or fourth professional footballer to come out

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openly as gay and I mean hopefully he won't be slandered for it.

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Like he said, he just wants to love who he wants and he wants to be accepted.

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Jankto, Serja Spotlight accepts you brother.

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We accept you and we love you.

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We love you very much.

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And we miss you.

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We miss you.

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Where is he nowadays?

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He's at Slava Prague, I believe.

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He's a Czech Republican gentleman, so I wouldn't be surprised if he's there.

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Czech Republican.

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Czech Republic is a Czech guy.

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He's trying to complicate stuff.

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He is currently, yes, playing for Sparta Prague.

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Sparta Prague.

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He's on loan from Getafe.

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Okay, yeah, because he's been playing in Spain.

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I remember him.

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I believe he left from Sambdoria to go there.

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He was also at Odineza for some time.

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We actually posted about it at free hour because I spotted it.

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If you see Serja content on free hour, that's because of me.

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That's all you, baby.

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Always, always.

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Shall we dive in, brother?

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Yes.

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Let's start off with Napoli 3, Cremonaise nil.

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Now this game was played on Gvarackelia's birthday.

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So happy birthday to the birthday boy, baby.

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Here we go.

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The previous encounter was a 4-1 away win for Napoli.

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However, there was that fixture in the Coppa Italia that ended 2-2 with Cremonaise advancing

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on penalties.

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After that, Cremonaise also knocked out Roma.

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Now they're in the semi-finals of the Coppa against Fiorentina.

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So let's fucking go, Cremonaise.

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If it's not Milan, it's Cremonaise.

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Come on.

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However, they did have a few injuries and suspensions coming into this game.

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Cyril Desses, Davido Carecke, Bianchetti, Koaliata, Buonaiuto and Laososkevili didn't

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make the trip.

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That did leave them lining up in a 3-5-2 formation, Carnesecchi in goal and the back line of Ferrari,

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Kirikas and Aiwu, wow.

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Serin Nicola out on the right, Vasquez out on the left and a midfield three of Piquel,

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Meite and Benassi with Saju and Felix Afenajan up front.

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For Napoli, you guys could probably guess it was a 4-3-3 formation.

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Maret in goal and the back line of Mario Rui, Kim Minjay, Rachmani and Di Lorenzo.

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A midfield three of Zielinski, Lobotka and Anguissa and a front three of Gvaratzke, happy

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birthday to the birthday boy, Ossimen and Chucky Lozano.

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In the 22nd minute, the birthday boy opened the scoring, Gvaratzkelia collected the ball

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from the byline, took the ball inside the area when skipping past Serin Nicola and slotted

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into the bottom far corner from a rather tight angle.

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22nd minute on his 22nd birthday, the birthday boy.

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Dude, stop.

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Brilliant.

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In the 65th minute, Ossimen scored obviously, Di Lorenzo's header after a Zielinski corner

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was very well saved by Carnesecchi, but as he was grounded, Kim squared the ball to Ossimen

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who tapped it into an empty net.

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It was then in the 79th minute that substitute Elmas made it 3-0.

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Di Lorenzo dinked the ball through to Elmas who hit the ball into the bottom corner on

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the bounce.

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Carnesecchi got a hand to it, but the shot was too powerful for the young Italian goalkeeper.

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I mean, the stats and the scoreline pretty much says everything that there is to be said

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about this game.

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3-0 victory for Napoli.

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They had 63% ball possession in this game to Cremonaes as 37.

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They had 14 shots, 9 of which were on target at 9 corners, whereas Cremonaes had 3 shots,

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1 on target and to be fair to them, 7 corners.

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But I don't think we expected the game to go any other way, right?

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Yeah, I mean, nowadays this is not the Napoli that we've been used to.

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You know, everyone was saying at the beginning of the season, when Napoli were up there that

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Christmas time will come, they'll consume too much panettone and they will falter.

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But no, they have not.

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They have been incredibly consistent, constantly blowing these smaller teams out of the water.

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What a performance over here.

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There's no complacency when it comes to them.

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They always give their best.

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They're all, you know, can't be said for many of the other teams in Serie A at the moment.

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But yeah, they're running away with it and, you know, it's tangible at this point.

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We have the bookies.

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I think the odds of Napoli winning the league at this point are 99.7% or something.

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A friend of mine sent me a link saying 99.7% and it makes sense, you know, the way things

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are going.

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The Milan clubs, you know, they're going to have to, okay, there's 15 points between first

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and second, but, you know, they have to win every single game if Napoli lose those 15

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points.

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It's looking like it's Napoli's year.

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And the people of Naples who are notoriously superstitious, these are the types of people,

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they wear a little dog dick around their neck because they think it's fucking good luck,

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right?

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That little chili pepper was all the fuck it is.

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It looks like my chihuahua's dick.

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But yeah, they're super.

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They don't even talk about like, they don't believe in saying things because you would

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end up de-manifesting them.

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You know, probably from experience.

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They're singing right now, la capo lista se ne va, you know, they're, we're running away

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with it.

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Yeah.

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They've slipped up again.

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They're getting cocky with it.

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You know, I mean, and you know, if they're believing and they're being cocky about it,

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then clearly there's a reason for that.

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Yeah.

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I mean, 22 games and they're only on one loss, which was against Inter after the World Cup

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break.

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Napoli really are a force to be reckoned with right now.

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They've won nine straight Serie A home games the last time they did that was under Sarri

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in 2016 when they almost won the league.

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Back then there was a Juventus side that were, you know, up there with the Napolis.

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So Napoli, unfortunately for them, they didn't manage to get it done, but now you have been

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docked 15 points.

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Should Napoli be docked 15 points?

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That's still the first by goal difference, which is fucking crazy, man.

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So Juventus fans are using it as an excuse.

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Maybe they should look at the likes of Napoli.

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Yeah, that's a crazy stat.

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Actually, it's true.

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Yeah.

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Crémones are the only side in the top five leagues that haven't registered a single victory

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this season after Elche grabbed a victory in Spain a couple of weeks ago.

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They did.

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You know, against Lourdes.

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I don't remember.

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It's okay.

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We don't have to prepare that stuff.

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In addition to this, only four times in this area as a team played their first 22 games

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without any win in Serie A. So there was Varese twice, once in 1966 and once in 1972, Ancona

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in 2004 and Verona in 2016.

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So Crémones are making history for all the wrong reasons.

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And they're in the semi-final of the Copa.

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That's crazy.

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The game of football is a very mysterious one.

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But let's talk a bit about individuals, man.

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I believe that obviously, let's start with the obvious one.

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Gvaratzke Elija, I mean.

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In Serie A, he's played 18 matches, scored nine goals and assisted 11 times.

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In the Champions League, he's played five matches.

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He scored two and assisted three.

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In total, he's played 23 matches this season, scored 11 and assisted 14.

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That is ridiculous for a 21-year-old Georgian international from the back arse of nowhere,

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man.

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10 million euros.

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10 million euros.

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He has just come out and said that he'll never play for another Italian team, which to be

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honest, I was quite bummed to hear, man.

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I mean, as if any other Italian team affords him.

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Yeah, that's fair enough.

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I mean, Juve, probably.

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Maybe at the moment, no.

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It's very much dependent on whether they get Champions League or not.

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Their finances, I believe, at this point.

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Don't worry.

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You just wait until they sell Perrin for 60 million euros.

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Then we have it closer.

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They'll have to be careful, obviously.

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Yes, bro.

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So Gvaratzke Elija has been incredible.

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But for me, again, I'm more fascinated by Ozzy Mendenkvara.

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I mean, he's a superhero, no?

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Yes, that's it.

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He's Batman, dude.

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It's like he's the Flash up front, man.

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He's a one-man army.

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One-man army.

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Give him the ball, he'll do the rest.

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And it's the thing that we always say, right?

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He's always fucking putting his body in the way.

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You see him, he wears his mask because he broke his face going into a 50-50 with Scrinney

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O'Neal.

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Constantly getting his arm taped, his legs taped, the spray.

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I think they go through three cans of that fucking magic spray with Ozzy Mendenkvara.

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100%.

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But the guy is relentless.

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He's fucking relentless.

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And he's still a very, very young man.

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And it seems like he's in his prime.

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He seems like an experienced striker in his prime.

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The flair that he has, the vision that he has, immaculate.

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His finishing.

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He has the biggest balls in the world, I think, Victor Ozzy.

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And I think we can go down on record and say Victor Ozzy, man, has the biggest fucking

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balls in the world.

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And they definitely don't slow him down.

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No, no, they don't.

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Those long legs make him so quick, man.

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You know what the craziest thing about the Sinopolis side is?

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They only have one player and they're starting 11 over the age of 30.

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Whoa.

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Yeah.

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You know who it is?

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Think real quick, Matt.

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Think real quick.

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It must be Di Lorenzo.

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No.

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Di Lorenzo nowadays is 29 years old, very close.

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It's the guy on the other side, Mario Rui.

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Mario Rui is 31 years old.

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Okay.

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I thought Mario Rui was a bit younger than that.

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I thought he was 29.

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Yeah.

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He looks younger.

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But yeah, the rest, I mean, you look at the forward line, you have Guevara, 22 years old,

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Ozzy Man, 24, Lozano, 27.

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The midfield, you have 28, 28, 27.

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They're all at their prime.

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It's a good age to have a squad, I think.

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Like average age, 27, 28.

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That's where you want it.

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Exactly.

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That's a bunch of players in their prime.

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Something, Milan, for example, have been lacking recently, having players in their prime that

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are either very young or very old.

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Di Lorenzo is a player I want to highlight because of his work rate, his effective attacking

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and defending.

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The guy was everywhere in this game.

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He even contributed to two goals.

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They weren't both direct assists, but he played a massive part in both of them.

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And then you see him defensively.

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The guy simply doesn't put a foot wrong.

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They have two very well balanced wing backs in Mario Rui and then Di Lorenzo.

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They can both go forward and whippen across.

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They can take on a man and then they can both defend very effectively, especially Di Lorenzo

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man.

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They're super, honestly.

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The perfect balance.

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It's true.

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You don't, well, you do get incredible offensive output actually from like Mario Rui nowadays.

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He's really up to his game.

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Absolutely.

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I think he's been on set pieces as well off on that left hand side.

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Sweet left foot.

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But I mean, we're constantly repeating ourselves, no?

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About the Snopoli team.

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It's true every week.

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Yeah.

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I don't think there's too much to add on Cremonaise either.

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One player I'd like to highlight.

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OK.

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Tzajou.

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Tzajou, the striker.

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I used to follow him in his Milan days with the Primavera.

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Was one of my favorite players on football manager.

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Interesting.

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He was back then a kind of quick, tenacious winger as a child, as a youth.

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OK.

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Nowadays, you look at Tzajou, he looks completely different.

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He's 190 centimeters tall.

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OK.

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He's a big boy.

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Big boy.

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He is very tough.

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Not as mobile as I remember him, but very tough.

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And he's changed his role completely.

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He's playing as a striker.

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He's pretty good with his back towards goal.

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And I really like the development of this player.

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This is 23 years old, and I think if Cremonaise do go down, I think maybe a newly promoted

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team will pick up Tzajou.

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OK, guys.

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So you heard it here first.

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Keep your eyes out on Cremonaise's Tzajou.

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Now playing up front at 190 centimeters tall.

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Previously a winger.

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So we'll see.

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Maybe the next time we watch him play, he's going to be a center back.

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Napoli still in first.

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59 points.

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They're now 15 points ahead of Inter.

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As Cremonaise said, dead last, still just on eight points.

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The next game we're going to be talking about is Sampdoria nil-Inter nil.

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Now this is a massive upset.

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And if you look at the historical statistics of this fixture, you know, you can see that

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Inter have won nine of the last 11 Serie A meetings with Sampdoria with one draw and

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one loss.

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And then they lost two games before this one.

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They won each one three nil.

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Yeah.

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So typically they breeze past Sampdoria without any problems.

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And then you look at Inter, for example, and you see that only Roma have registered more

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Serie A clean sheets than Inter in 2023.

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This was a particularly interesting matchup as well because of the emotional point of

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view, the romantic aspect of having Stankovic reuniting with Nzaghi.

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They played together at Inter.

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Yeah.

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And between one second, because my note has slipped to the side, between 1999 and 2003.

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They were teammates.

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Yes.

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A fun fact about Stankovic is that he has averaged 0.62 points per game in 13 Serie

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A matches with Sampdoria, which is the lowest figure for a Sampdoria manager with more than

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10 games ever.

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Wow.

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Yes.

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So he is statistically their worst coach ever.

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But yes, still early days.

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We'll see.

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But we saw how it was like last season.

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Shevchenko had gotten the sack after four games because there wasn't enough time.

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So maybe we will see Sampdoria doing something similar unless they start getting points soon,

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man.

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It could be.

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They definitely have improved on the pitch.

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You can see it.

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It's very clear that they're a better team than they were coming into the season, but

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the results are still lacking.

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Exactly.

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In fact, the majority of their points were collected under their previous management.

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True.

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That's true.

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That's true.

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Actually.

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So over more games, of course.

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Of course.

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So let's get into the lineups.

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Sampdoria lined up with a 3-4-1-2 formation with Audero on goal, Amione, Nuitink and Murillo

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at the back, Augel on the left, Zanoli on the right with Harry Winx and Kuisance in

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the middle, Juricic played behind Lamers and Gabiadini.

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For Inter, it was a 3-5-2 formation with Onana on goal, Skriniar and Devray at the back alongside

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Acerbi.

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Darmian was on the right, Gawson's on the left, Mkhitaryan, Chalanoglu and Barela were in

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the middle, Brozovich, of course, has returned but is not yet fit to play in 90 minutes.

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Lautaro Martinez and Lukaku paired up for the first time in ages.

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I believe it's since August.

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Yes.

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Wow.

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Lukaka is back.

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Okay.

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No, what do they call it?

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What's the nickname for their partnership?

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Lula?

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Lula.

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Is it Lula?

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Lukaku, Lautaro.

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Unless it's Lautaku.

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Lautaku is a lit one.

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Lukanku would be a good one as well.

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So yeah, when it comes to some blur, they didn't really threaten.

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They had a few nice moves from the back, building up quick counters.

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At one point, Lamers almost scored the goal with a flick on.

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That would have been amazing.

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Onana, of course, really controls that area.

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He does.

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He really.

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If you're in the box, he's on you.

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You know what I mean?

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Yeah.

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With that bloody bunda of his.

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The girls were fascinated by his ass.

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I mean, they didn't need to point it out, bro.

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That thing is juicy.

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One point, I think it was during the Derby, he jumped out to punch the ball out.

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Superman punch.

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Superman punch.

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While he was in midair, the curvature, the callipagous nature of his buttocks, the girls

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both went, whoa.

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He looks like a character from Bug's Life with that bunda man and sass stick out in

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Bug's Life.

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Yeah, it's true.

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And then he can save quite a few shots with it as well.

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Darmian, Lukaku and Hakan did not have their shooting boots on today.

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I believe the shots on target were essential and the majority of the rest were wide.

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Darmian and Hakan had a few shots of target as well.

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Lautaro had two opportunities where he received and controlled the ball literally on the center

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circle of the box of the opponents.

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On one occasion, he slipped and on the second occasion, he took one too many touches.

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Coming into this game, I mean, the guy scored in what, four or five games in a row?

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Something like that.

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And then you just see him in a game like that where it's like he's a newbie, like he's

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a 17 year old in there.

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So it's very weird seeing players having such a good run of form and then they just dip

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in one game.

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At the end of the game, one of the moments you're talking about when he turned and tried

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to shoot, right?

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Dude, Zekko was wide open.

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Zekko was wide open, facing goal.

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All Lautaro had to do was lay it off to him, roll it to Zekko before he hit the ground

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leg and Zekko would have definitely finished that with his experience.

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But no, he turned and he shot and said, that's frustrating.

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I can imagine Inter fans were very frustrated with him at that moment.

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And just before that happened, a cherry-bee took a long range.

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That was probably the closest Inter got to scoring, forced Emil Lautaro onto an amazing

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save.

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Amazing save.

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It was a very good save.

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He ended up getting his forearm to it.

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Man, it was very interesting the way he knocked it over.

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So yeah, the spoils were shared as Inter dominated possession, shots, passes, corners, free kicks,

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everything, but of course couldn't get it over the line.

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My God, I'm seeing here that Inter had 25 shots and Samp had seven.

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Yeah, bro.

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It was quite brutal for them.

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One of those football manager games.

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One interesting talking point from the game was an isolated clip that has been trimmed

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since and posted onto Twitter and Reddit, whatever.

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A bit of an argument between Lukaku and Barela.

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You know Barela, how he is.

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The commentator knows very well as well.

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He's always pointing it out.

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The fact that Barela complains a lot.

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He's constantly flailing his arms around, vocalizing his displeasure with his teammates.

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At one point, Lukaku didn't attack a loose ball.

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Kind of stepped forward to attack it, but instead he extended his arms and tried to like,

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I'm not sure if he was trying to control it like 11 from Stranger Things, but he just

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stood there.

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Barela of course didn't appreciate that at all.

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Barela as a player who always gives 100%.

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Started flailing his arms around and Lukaku just looked at him and told him, basta, basta,

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which means enough, enough.

486
00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:07,920
And started flailing his arms, imitating him.

487
00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:12,960
And basically he told him off, which is fair enough, like stop waving your arms.

488
00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:19,120
So then he took it a bit overboard at the end when he said, va fanculo filio di puttana,

489
00:24:19,120 --> 00:24:20,120
which means-

490
00:24:20,120 --> 00:24:22,560
Oh, Lukaku said that to Barela.

491
00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:23,560
Barela, yes.

492
00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:28,240
Which basically translates to fuck you son of a bitch, basically.

493
00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:32,560
Now everyone's speculating, you know, everyone, oh my God.

494
00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:35,000
This shit happens every single day in football for sure.

495
00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:36,000
Yep.

496
00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:37,000
Yep.

497
00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,440
I mean, happens with Milan between Tatarasanu and Tomori.

498
00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:44,160
I don't know if there are any personal attacks like that, but then again, it's the Italian

499
00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:45,160
language.

500
00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:49,760
We know that being multi-speak and speaking a very similar language, I mean, the slightest

501
00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:53,920
of offences, if you say it in English, then it gets translated that way.

502
00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:57,360
And it's a way bigger deal than it actually is.

503
00:24:57,360 --> 00:25:05,120
But I think it should be addressed that Lukaku does seem quite out of place.

504
00:25:05,120 --> 00:25:08,520
He's come back after falling out totally with Chelsea.

505
00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:12,640
He left Inter on bad terms because they had just won the league.

506
00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:13,640
He was their top scorer.

507
00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:17,160
He was one of the best strikers in Italy, one of the best strikers in the world at the

508
00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,760
time, which made Chelsea by him for 90 million euros.

509
00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:21,760
He's come back.

510
00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:28,480
Obviously, he had to rekindle some relationships that were spoiled along that process.

511
00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:31,120
But unfortunately, nothing is going right for Lukaku at the moment.

512
00:25:31,120 --> 00:25:32,440
He had a terrible World Cup.

513
00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:35,360
He's had a terrible second stint at Inter.

514
00:25:35,360 --> 00:25:39,440
And it seems now like maybe it's getting the best of him.

515
00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:41,080
Maybe it's getting the better of him.

516
00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:43,320
I don't want to speculate too much.

517
00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:47,500
Barela is the kind of player to complain quite a lot.

518
00:25:47,500 --> 00:25:51,000
And to be honest, it is quite refreshing to see someone telling him to shut the fuck up

519
00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:52,760
because he can be a brat at times.

520
00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:53,760
He can be a brat.

521
00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:54,760
It's true.

522
00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:56,440
He's very, very, very good.

523
00:25:56,440 --> 00:26:00,560
And of course, it's these players who don't put a foot wrong, who have every right to

524
00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:01,560
complain.

525
00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:03,800
But at one point, you're in a high pressure situation.

526
00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:07,080
You're nil-nil against one of the worst teams in the league.

527
00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:08,080
Shut up.

528
00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:09,080
Let's play.

529
00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:10,080
Please stop complaining.

530
00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:11,800
Give us some confidence.

531
00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:13,800
Stop flailing your arms around, you brat.

532
00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:16,600
Probably Lukaku should have tried going for that ball.

533
00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:19,600
He should have run around there, Lukaku.

534
00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:27,960
Yes, but I had a point to make, but he threw me off with Lukaku.

535
00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:35,640
It was a... yes, so Lukaku isn't even playing terribly.

536
00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:39,840
He holds the ball up pretty well for his teammates.

537
00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:42,120
He plays well as a holdup striker.

538
00:26:42,120 --> 00:26:43,120
He's okay.

539
00:26:43,120 --> 00:26:49,240
And had Inter redeemed him permanently, this wouldn't be bad if they had another season,

540
00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:52,360
another two seasons, another three seasons, and maybe he's getting his groove back.

541
00:26:52,360 --> 00:26:55,920
But the fact of the matter is that Inter probably aren't going to buy him back.

542
00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:59,320
And at this point, with the form he's showing, Chelsea aren't going to want him either.

543
00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:04,280
So time is completely against him and the pressure is piling up for Lukaku.

544
00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:07,240
And he's really going to have to turn it around at the end of the season if he wants something

545
00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:08,240
positive.

546
00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:10,800
Like a step up right now is looking unlikely in his career.

547
00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:12,080
Very unlikely.

548
00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:16,960
And he's going to find it hard to settle for less money than he got at Chelsea.

549
00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:20,800
This is why idiotic signings...

550
00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:28,400
Now maybe it's not an idiotic signing to spend a lot of money on Lukaku after his championship

551
00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:31,920
winning season at Inter under Conte.

552
00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:34,560
It's not stupid to spend money on him.

553
00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:42,360
But when you see ridiculous wages given to footballers that it's given to them because

554
00:27:42,360 --> 00:27:47,560
they're on a good run of form, like you see Gareth Bale, for example, all those inflated

555
00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:54,880
wages, Lukaku, Hazard, if they start dropping the ball, they might as well retire because

556
00:27:54,880 --> 00:28:00,000
no teams are going to spend that money on them unless they go to Saudi Arabia, unless

557
00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:05,160
they go to the US, unless they go to China, one of these places.

558
00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:08,720
But it's not looking good for Lukaku's career at all, man.

559
00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:11,360
I mean, as you said, there definitely are options.

560
00:28:11,360 --> 00:28:13,400
If he wants money, no problem.

561
00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:17,720
There are people who are going to give you a salary, a good salary at that, probably

562
00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:20,520
better than you have now if you go to the right places.

563
00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:26,360
The problem is going to a team of a similar level.

564
00:28:26,360 --> 00:28:30,720
I don't see many people wanting to invest in him at the moment, but anyway, we'll see.

565
00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:32,400
He still has time to turn it around.

566
00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:34,040
Let's see if he manages that.

567
00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:35,040
Yeah.

568
00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:37,960
So that pretty much sums up the game.

569
00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:40,240
Sambdoria, we can talk a little bit about Sambdoria.

570
00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:42,640
I mean, it's the same thing, right?

571
00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:43,680
Chances have improved.

572
00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:45,120
Can they get the points?

573
00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:52,320
If you were the Sambdoria manager president right now, what would you do?

574
00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:56,720
Would you keep Stankovic?

575
00:28:56,720 --> 00:29:02,240
It's such a tough situation that they're in because when you make a brave move and you

576
00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:09,800
change your manager, you bring in a young, progressive, tough motherfucking manager and

577
00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:12,080
it doesn't work out.

578
00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:17,760
That third change is a tough one to take, man.

579
00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:24,880
For example, Salernitana had done it last season and it worked out for them.

580
00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:30,000
I think that they need a bit more of a short-term solution.

581
00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:34,560
And I think going for an old buck, an old experience buck is the move they need to make

582
00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:35,560
today.

583
00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:38,400
Take on Go for Davide Nicola, the miracle man.

584
00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:40,960
He's just been let go by Salernitana.

585
00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:43,360
That's not a bad shout at all.

586
00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:45,680
It's not a bad shout at all.

587
00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:49,000
I think they see a project with Stankovic though.

588
00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:54,480
If they're willing to get relegated, I mean Genoa did it for example last year and they've

589
00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:56,400
stuck by their man.

590
00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:57,880
What's his name again?

591
00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:00,880
They were planning on sticking with him.

592
00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:01,880
The guy who...

593
00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:02,880
The Gaggenpress.

594
00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:03,880
Yeah, what's his name?

595
00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:04,880
Blessin.

596
00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:05,880
Blessin.

597
00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:07,440
But now Gjelardino is the man at the helm.

598
00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:08,440
Oh, good.

599
00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:09,440
And they're doing pretty well still.

600
00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:10,440
Okay.

601
00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:13,760
So, yes, I think they see a project with Stankovic.

602
00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:18,200
I think at this point they accepted that they might get relegated.

603
00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:21,680
I think it might be a fresh start for them.

604
00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:23,200
Blank Slate start from Sarriaba.

605
00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:28,400
A young manager, a very bright manager who has won leagues overseas.

606
00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:29,720
He did it with Red Star Belgrade.

607
00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:32,840
I believe he was very good over there playing impressive football in the Champions League

608
00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:33,840
as well.

609
00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:34,840
Holding Milan twice as well.

610
00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:35,840
Yeah.

611
00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:36,840
So we'll see.

612
00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:40,680
I don't know if they stick with him or not.

613
00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:47,400
Inter currently sit in second with 44 points, while Sampdoria are in 19th with 11 points.

614
00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:51,480
The next game we're going to be covering is Lazio-Nil-Atalanta 2.

615
00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:56,080
These are two of the three sides with the highest shot conversion rate in Sarriaba this

616
00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:57,080
season.

617
00:30:57,080 --> 00:31:00,720
Obviously, Napoli is the third team.

618
00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:04,960
The previous encounter was the same result, but for Lazio.

619
00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:10,680
Away from home, 2-0, and now Atalanta are winning away from home, 2-0.

620
00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:15,760
Lazio were blessed in inverted commas with the return of Ciro Ammobile.

621
00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:20,680
They only had Stefan Radu missing, while Sladea had Muriel Andamela suspended after receiving

622
00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:22,360
red cards against Asuolo.

623
00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:27,200
Plus, Mario Pasalic was also out with a sprained ankle.

624
00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:31,040
Palomino and Zappa Costa also returned from injury.

625
00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:35,040
Lazio start in a 4-3-3 formation, classic Sarri system, with Providel in goal and a

626
00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:38,160
backline of Hisai, Romagnoli, Ciasale and Marisic.

627
00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:43,000
They are the midfield three of Luis Alberto, Cataldi and Milinkovic-Savic, and the front

628
00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:47,120
three of Zakkanji, Ciro, Ammobile and Anderson.

629
00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:51,480
On the other hand, Atalanta start in a 3-5-2 formation, with Juan Musso on goal, a backline

630
00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:53,760
of Toloi, Jim City and Scalvini.

631
00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:58,160
Hattabur out on the right with Zappa Costa out on the left, Ederson, Cope Miners and

632
00:31:58,160 --> 00:32:06,000
Dahome forming the midfield three, with Adam Ola-Lukman and Hoylund up front.

633
00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:11,360
Now in the 16th minute there was a big miss by Ciro Ammobile as he skied the ball after

634
00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:15,920
taking the ball off Sergei Milinkovic-Savic who was clean through on goal.

635
00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:19,520
I think it was the right decision for Ammobile, had he scored.

636
00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:23,400
I mean it would have been great but it was a bad miss.

637
00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:28,760
At the end of the day it was him against the goalkeeper, nothing and nobody around him

638
00:32:28,760 --> 00:32:33,200
and he absolutely skied it.

639
00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:39,520
In the 20th minute a full stretch save onto the crossbar by Providel is what kept Lazio

640
00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:44,720
in the game momentarily after Lukman's long-range attempt took a bubble on its way.

641
00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:50,640
The commentator absolutely lost his shit to this save.

642
00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:56,720
Over three minutes later Zappa Costa managed to open the scoring after returning from injury.

643
00:32:56,720 --> 00:33:01,480
Maricic tackled Lukman inside Lazio's area, the ball fell perfectly to the right foot

644
00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:07,000
of Davide Zappa Costa who curled it into the top corner from just inside the area.

645
00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:11,720
Just before the break in the 42nd minute Gyms City's poor clearance fell to the dangerous

646
00:33:11,720 --> 00:33:17,160
Zaccani who went for a goal from just outside the area but Mussau pulled off a wonderful

647
00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:21,920
one-hand save and once again the commentator lost his mind.

648
00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:25,240
Shortly after the break in Ammobile missed another sitter, this time it was saved by

649
00:33:25,240 --> 00:33:28,440
Mussau who had a very good performance.

650
00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:33,060
Moments later Hoyland broke through Lazio's last line of defence with some serious power

651
00:33:33,060 --> 00:33:37,640
and pace but Providel denied him what would have been one of the goals of the season thus

652
00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:38,640
far.

653
00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:44,080
His run was immaculate, the way he just knocked the ball past two defenders, one of them was

654
00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:48,120
Luis Alberto and the other was Hisa.

655
00:33:48,120 --> 00:33:52,840
The way he just charged past both of them, I mean I would have bet my house that he wasn't

656
00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:58,500
going to get to it but the guy is looking more and more like Hoyland every single game.

657
00:33:58,500 --> 00:34:03,000
In the 65th minute it was Hoyland and Enn who scored, Lazari lost the ball in the build-up

658
00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:07,360
and this led to Lukman squaring the ball to Hoyland who finished into an empty net on

659
00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:10,960
the slide to score his fifth goal of the season.

660
00:34:10,960 --> 00:34:15,440
But the game georgios Calvini and Martin De Hoene were booked so they will miss the lettre

661
00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:20,620
game whilst Hattieber was also carried off in agony after seeming to sprain his ankle.

662
00:34:20,620 --> 00:34:26,640
It was a tight affair, Lazio had 63% ball possession, they had 7 shots and 5 of them

663
00:34:26,640 --> 00:34:33,400
were on target, Atalanta had 37% ball possession but they had 16 shots and 10 on target.

664
00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:37,560
It's a very different approach to how we normally see Atalanta, we've seen them control possession

665
00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:42,600
more nowadays but more of the old Atalanta's what we saw in this game.

666
00:34:42,600 --> 00:34:48,040
I think they're just showing that they can do both, they give up possession no problem

667
00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:52,800
and they will out shoot you, they will out score you anyway without having, without controlling

668
00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:55,400
the ball.

669
00:34:55,400 --> 00:35:01,000
You talked about that Hoyland sprint, now this is interesting, he clocked 33.6 km per

670
00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:04,080
hour on that sprint.

671
00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:10,080
One of the fastest yes but not in the top 5 fastest sprints of this week, of this match

672
00:35:10,080 --> 00:35:11,360
today.

673
00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:18,720
So ahead of him is David Ezeh Pacosta with 33.62 just a little bit faster.

674
00:35:18,720 --> 00:35:21,320
No wonder he was in agony.

675
00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:26,120
Kingsley Ezebui, the guy who keeps fucking showing up and we don't know how to pronounce

676
00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:27,120
his name.

677
00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:28,120
Ezebui.

678
00:35:28,120 --> 00:35:31,120
Ezebui, Udinese's man.

679
00:35:31,120 --> 00:35:34,800
Denzel, downfries Federico Chiesa and the fastest of the lot this match today was Wilfred

680
00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:38,240
Singo with 33.93 km per hour.

681
00:35:38,240 --> 00:35:42,600
It was the turn of pace for Hoyland, that's what it was.

682
00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:49,560
Both defenders were flat footed and the way he exposed that was miraculous but it was

683
00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:55,800
a good save by Providel, two outstanding goalkeeping performances it has to be said.

684
00:35:55,800 --> 00:36:01,360
But I'm very impressed by Atalanta despite their previous loss to Sassuolo and the suspensions

685
00:36:01,360 --> 00:36:02,960
that they had coming into this game as well.

686
00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:07,960
They now gained serious ground, level on points with both Milan and Roma after Roma's draw

687
00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:10,960
to Lecce.

688
00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:17,840
Atalanta are certainly there, we have discussed before that they have less fixtures than the

689
00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:21,880
other teams competing for that Champions League spot, they do not play in Europe, they do

690
00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:24,200
not play in the Copa.

691
00:36:24,200 --> 00:36:30,000
And they have a relatively deep squad, they have good replacements, adequate players coming

692
00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:31,000
off the bench.

693
00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:36,240
You see this game for example they brought on Zapata who has scored double figures in

694
00:36:36,240 --> 00:36:41,400
the season for many seasons in a row, they brought on Demiral who is a highly rated defender,

695
00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:44,320
they brought on Jeremy Boga who has been on super form this season and was one of the

696
00:36:44,320 --> 00:36:47,280
key players for Sassuolo and Palomino who is a very good centre back as well.

697
00:36:47,280 --> 00:36:49,920
These guys are fucking great.

698
00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:57,080
Plus you look at the starting XI as well, the talent they have, Koup Miner is incredible,

699
00:36:57,080 --> 00:37:00,640
but Hoiland man, every single game he is showing us something new.

700
00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:05,720
Yep, he is getting better and better, he is just adapting more and more to the league

701
00:37:05,720 --> 00:37:10,800
and more and more to the system Gasparini has in place.

702
00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:15,120
It sounds like Gasparini has one system in place and just a plug and play kind of thing,

703
00:37:15,120 --> 00:37:23,520
what, 3-5-2, 3-4-3, 3-4-1-2, 3-4-2-1, if it has three at the back he has tried it and

704
00:37:23,520 --> 00:37:24,520
he is mastered.

705
00:37:24,520 --> 00:37:27,360
He is all about the three etc.

706
00:37:27,360 --> 00:37:32,840
He must be, Atalanta must be so difficult to prepare for, it's like what approach are

707
00:37:32,840 --> 00:37:34,080
they going to take in this game?

708
00:37:34,080 --> 00:37:40,000
And they all overlap, you never see them keeping their position, they are always moving around.

709
00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:45,080
Now coming into this, I thought Lazio would have the upper hand, we've seen them be very

710
00:37:45,080 --> 00:37:50,520
effective this season, they are on a bad run of form at the moment.

711
00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:56,240
You look at this fixture historically, Lazio have now won only two, however, of their last

712
00:37:56,240 --> 00:38:02,080
12 Serie A meetings against Atalanta, they drew five and they lost five.

713
00:38:02,080 --> 00:38:05,600
Although one of them was earlier this season, right, because they won two another way from

714
00:38:05,600 --> 00:38:11,600
home earlier this season, but their last Serie A win at the Olympico against Atalanta was

715
00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:18,960
back on January 15th 2017, it was a 2-1 thanks to goals by, you guessed it, Milinkovic Savic

716
00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:20,480
and Demobile.

717
00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:27,560
So historically it is Atalanta's fixture but I don't know if I were to compare both sides

718
00:38:27,560 --> 00:38:33,280
this season as much as I really rate Atalanta, Lazio at their best are just a scary side

719
00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:34,960
to play against, man.

720
00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:40,240
They have the potential to dismantle you, it's true, and they do have a few nice pieces

721
00:38:40,240 --> 00:38:41,240
in that team.

722
00:38:41,240 --> 00:38:47,120
However, I think that there are certain weaknesses in this Lazio team, obvious weaknesses, and

723
00:38:47,120 --> 00:38:49,160
the same can't be said about Atalanta.

724
00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:53,960
I can't look at this Atalanta starting 11 and point out an obvious weakness because everyone

725
00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:57,200
is very capable and they excel in their position.

726
00:38:57,200 --> 00:39:01,560
You look at, for example, Lazio, you see the full backs are Hesay and Maricic, those are

727
00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:02,560
two massive weaknesses.

728
00:39:02,560 --> 00:39:06,480
You look at the Regista, the guy controlling the play, it's Cataldi.

729
00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:11,560
Granted, he's a homegrown player, loves the club, but at the end of the day he's not going

730
00:39:11,560 --> 00:39:12,560
to cut it.

731
00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:16,520
He's significantly worse than Lucas Leyva and he wasn't even that good.

732
00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:17,520
That's true.

733
00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:21,640
Plus, let's not even address the consistency issues.

734
00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:26,120
You have Luis Alberto coming in and out of the squad complaining saying, they bought

735
00:39:26,120 --> 00:39:28,520
a new plane but they haven't paid our salaries yet.

736
00:39:28,520 --> 00:39:32,960
And saying all that shit publicly and then he disappears for 10 games and he comes back

737
00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:33,960
and he scores.

738
00:39:33,960 --> 00:39:39,720
You have Anderson sometimes playing like fucking, what was his name, the Brazilian guy, Garrincha.

739
00:39:39,720 --> 00:39:42,400
Sometimes he looks like Garrincha, dude.

740
00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:46,440
Sometimes he looks like fucking, I don't know man.

741
00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:49,120
They do have very streaky players.

742
00:39:49,120 --> 00:39:52,400
Robagnoli, for example, is another very streaky player.

743
00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:57,560
They have the wing backs like you said, Hesay and Maricic, Luis Alberto as well.

744
00:39:57,560 --> 00:39:59,680
They do have a very streaky side.

745
00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:04,360
It's their second season under Maurizio Sarri.

746
00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:10,200
This is normally when shit starts ticking for Maurizio Sarri's teams, but apparently

747
00:40:10,200 --> 00:40:12,880
it's still not enough.

748
00:40:12,880 --> 00:40:20,680
We have pointed out that the signings that Sarri has to make are with a very tight budget.

749
00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:24,880
Lazio do have a very tight budget to their names.

750
00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:29,760
So the signings that they had to make, I mean players on a free, players from Hellas Verona,

751
00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:32,680
so it's not an easy job being their manager.

752
00:40:32,680 --> 00:40:36,160
But as long as they win some games 4-0, right?

753
00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:37,640
Must be fine for Lazio fans.

754
00:40:37,640 --> 00:40:39,200
They must be happy.

755
00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:40,200
So congratulations.

756
00:40:40,200 --> 00:40:41,200
Lotito, man.

757
00:40:41,200 --> 00:40:44,720
Lotito is very stingy when it comes to Lazio.

758
00:40:44,720 --> 00:40:47,760
A very frustrating guy to have on the helm of your team, man.

759
00:40:47,760 --> 00:40:50,960
And it seems like he's been spending a lot of money on his clothes lately.

760
00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:52,560
Did you see his hat?

761
00:40:52,560 --> 00:40:53,560
I didn't.

762
00:40:53,560 --> 00:40:56,840
He looks old, bro.

763
00:40:56,840 --> 00:40:58,880
Like about to, you know.

764
00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:00,360
Oh, God.

765
00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:06,680
And he was just dressed in like a coat and this fucking massive hat.

766
00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:12,160
It's almost like the outfit was a distraction from how old he is, but it wasn't a good one

767
00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:15,600
because it just highlighted his face.

768
00:41:15,600 --> 00:41:18,000
Did he look like that character?

769
00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:19,000
The Emperor?

770
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:20,000
Jack Horseman?

771
00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:21,000
Which one?

772
00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:25,560
He was trying to pretend to be an adult.

773
00:41:25,560 --> 00:41:27,280
He looked like the opposite of that.

774
00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:29,920
So those were three kids on each other.

775
00:41:29,920 --> 00:41:32,480
It was, but the outfit is hilarious.

776
00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:35,080
The outfit is exactly like that.

777
00:41:35,080 --> 00:41:41,280
It's like Chancellor Palpatine from Star Wars wearing that outfit.

778
00:41:41,280 --> 00:41:44,360
Maybe it's not the worst thing in the world for Lazio fans to see.

779
00:41:44,360 --> 00:41:48,040
Some new ownership coming in over Lotito.

780
00:41:48,040 --> 00:41:52,480
But subsequently because of that, Lazio are in sixth place on 39 points.

781
00:41:52,480 --> 00:41:58,320
On the other hand, Atalanta are now in third, level on points with Roma and Milan in fourth

782
00:41:58,320 --> 00:41:59,640
and fifth.

783
00:41:59,640 --> 00:42:03,840
The next game we're going to be covering is Milan 1-Torino 0.

784
00:42:03,840 --> 00:42:09,600
Now as you know, Torino won their previous two meetings against Milan in all competitions.

785
00:42:09,600 --> 00:42:13,920
Of course, this includes the Coppa Italia knockout and the reverse fixture.

786
00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:18,760
The last time they defeated the Rossoneri three times in a row was in 1968.

787
00:42:18,760 --> 00:42:23,520
It was two Coppa Italia quarterfinals and one Serie A game.

788
00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:26,440
So Milan were like, oh, another record.

789
00:42:26,440 --> 00:42:29,440
Shall we break it?

790
00:42:29,440 --> 00:42:32,800
Worst ever month when it comes to conceding goals.

791
00:42:32,800 --> 00:42:36,800
Perhaps we should add this one to the tally as well.

792
00:42:36,800 --> 00:42:40,340
The previous encounter was a 2-1 victory for Torino.

793
00:42:40,340 --> 00:42:46,200
Of course, the goals came through Gigi and Mirancuk and Macias got one back for Milan.

794
00:42:46,200 --> 00:42:49,480
Oh wow, I was certain they were two 1-0s.

795
00:42:49,480 --> 00:42:53,680
I think the Coppa one exactly was a 1-0 next time and the other one was a 2-0.

796
00:42:53,680 --> 00:42:54,680
I remember the game now.

797
00:42:54,680 --> 00:42:55,680
For some reason I thought it was a 2-0.

798
00:42:55,680 --> 00:42:56,680
It's okay.

799
00:42:56,680 --> 00:42:57,680
I think you mentioned it.

800
00:42:57,680 --> 00:42:58,680
It's fine.

801
00:42:58,680 --> 00:42:59,680
It's fine.

802
00:42:59,680 --> 00:43:04,880
Tata Rusano was in goal for Milan.

803
00:43:04,880 --> 00:43:07,920
It was Cao, Kier and Calullo at the back.

804
00:43:07,920 --> 00:43:10,480
Milan of course opting for another three at the back formation.

805
00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:12,560
It was a 3-4-2-1 this time.

806
00:43:12,560 --> 00:43:14,280
Theo Hernandez was on the left.

807
00:43:14,280 --> 00:43:15,640
Salah Makars was on the right.

808
00:43:15,640 --> 00:43:21,560
Tonali and Krenic in the middle with Giroud playing in between Liao and Ibrahim Diaz.

809
00:43:21,560 --> 00:43:26,600
For Torino it was a 3-4-2-1 formation, basically mirroring each other over here.

810
00:43:26,600 --> 00:43:28,320
Milinkovic-Savic was in goal.

811
00:43:28,320 --> 00:43:31,000
Gigi, Schuers and Buongiorno were at the back.

812
00:43:31,000 --> 00:43:34,680
Singo on the right with Ricardo Rodriguez on the left.

813
00:43:34,680 --> 00:43:42,040
Debutante Genetis was in the middle with Adopo.

814
00:43:42,040 --> 00:43:46,440
Miran Shokan Vlasic playing behind Sanabria.

815
00:43:46,440 --> 00:43:51,280
The goal came in the 62nd minute when Theo Hernandez was given a little bit too much

816
00:43:51,280 --> 00:43:53,920
space and by a little bit I mean a lot.

817
00:43:53,920 --> 00:43:56,280
They should have pressed him.

818
00:43:56,280 --> 00:44:00,040
They probably showed a lack of respect because of the terrible form he had.

819
00:44:00,040 --> 00:44:01,200
Probably.

820
00:44:01,200 --> 00:44:04,400
And to be honest this was the only chance.

821
00:44:04,400 --> 00:44:08,440
He gives Theo too much time and he's going to play a perfect ball into the box.

822
00:44:08,440 --> 00:44:12,120
And he did and he played it to the head of Olivier Giroud, one of the best headers in

823
00:44:12,120 --> 00:44:15,520
the game and he converted.

824
00:44:15,520 --> 00:44:17,560
And that was enough for Milan.

825
00:44:17,560 --> 00:44:27,760
Milan won the game with 47% ball possession, three shots on target to Torino's 4.

826
00:44:27,760 --> 00:44:32,360
For you, was this a positive game for Milan?

827
00:44:32,360 --> 00:44:37,320
So it has to be considered a positive game because Milan got three points and they kept

828
00:44:37,320 --> 00:44:39,280
a clean sheet in a new system.

829
00:44:39,280 --> 00:44:42,080
Now the performance wasn't great.

830
00:44:42,080 --> 00:44:44,200
The performance wasn't great.

831
00:44:44,200 --> 00:44:48,040
And is that so much of a problem?

832
00:44:48,040 --> 00:44:55,040
I mean it's not ideal but after Milan got that goal they looked much better.

833
00:44:55,040 --> 00:44:58,320
From the 62nd minute onwards it was all Milan.

834
00:44:58,320 --> 00:45:04,200
In the build up to that it was rocky, it was shaky, it was against that team that got the

835
00:45:04,200 --> 00:45:06,560
better of Milan twice.

836
00:45:06,560 --> 00:45:13,120
That must have played in the minds of all the Milan players and the entire Milan camp.

837
00:45:13,120 --> 00:45:15,160
Totally new system for Milan.

838
00:45:15,160 --> 00:45:17,640
But they managed to keep a clean sheet.

839
00:45:17,640 --> 00:45:22,640
They managed to get the three points and they even followed up with a victory against Spurs

840
00:45:22,640 --> 00:45:23,640
after that.

841
00:45:23,640 --> 00:45:27,280
So you just need to get three points and then form will follow.

842
00:45:27,280 --> 00:45:29,360
And that's exactly what Milan did over here.

843
00:45:29,360 --> 00:45:30,360
Perfect bro.

844
00:45:30,360 --> 00:45:31,360
I agree completely.

845
00:45:31,360 --> 00:45:35,480
Milan just had to get a win and I was surprised that Milan even managed to clean sheet alongside

846
00:45:35,480 --> 00:45:36,480
the win.

847
00:45:36,480 --> 00:45:42,480
And you look at the defense and you wonder what's different, that Arizona looks decent.

848
00:45:42,480 --> 00:45:45,920
Maybe it's the fact that he doesn't have Tomori screaming at him every three seconds.

849
00:45:45,920 --> 00:45:50,000
I'm sure that stuff kind of affects either game.

850
00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:53,720
Imagine working with a colleague who's constantly criticizing you and shouting at you, you're

851
00:45:53,720 --> 00:45:58,960
going to perform worse than if you have Kier in front of you clapping and tapping you on

852
00:45:58,960 --> 00:45:59,960
the back.

853
00:45:59,960 --> 00:46:02,040
Yeah, no, no, 100%.

854
00:46:02,040 --> 00:46:06,000
But I think an even bigger factor to that is the three at the back for Milan.

855
00:46:06,000 --> 00:46:11,040
I mean, Tata had a decent game against Inter, he had a decent game against Torino and he

856
00:46:11,040 --> 00:46:13,560
had a decent game against Spurs.

857
00:46:13,560 --> 00:46:16,480
And those all took place when they had three at the back.

858
00:46:16,480 --> 00:46:22,440
I mean, previously Milan were conceding from every shot.

859
00:46:22,440 --> 00:46:23,520
Why?

860
00:46:23,520 --> 00:46:28,720
When Tomori is out injured, Kalulu is off form and you have Kier and Gabia or Kier and

861
00:46:28,720 --> 00:46:31,400
Kalulu, it's simply not enough.

862
00:46:31,400 --> 00:46:35,360
Now there's always an extra body at the back.

863
00:46:35,360 --> 00:46:40,240
And at least that person is putting pressure on the person taking the strike and therefore

864
00:46:40,240 --> 00:46:43,060
the strike is a bit easier for Tata Rossano to save.

865
00:46:43,060 --> 00:46:44,600
But he has been having good performances.

866
00:46:44,600 --> 00:46:45,600
Yes.

867
00:46:45,600 --> 00:46:48,180
Tata, he's had three good games in a row now.

868
00:46:48,180 --> 00:46:51,520
Maybe it has something to do with Tomori, but I think this three at the back system

869
00:46:51,520 --> 00:46:55,920
is turning out to be a good decision by Piolli.

870
00:46:55,920 --> 00:46:56,920
Yes.

871
00:46:56,920 --> 00:47:01,040
He turned it around, thankfully.

872
00:47:01,040 --> 00:47:07,480
And before it didn't seem like it was the right time for Milan to try out a three at

873
00:47:07,480 --> 00:47:08,480
the back.

874
00:47:08,480 --> 00:47:09,480
Why?

875
00:47:09,480 --> 00:47:13,000
Because Kier is off his game, Gabia isn't great.

876
00:47:13,000 --> 00:47:15,560
Gabia's Gabia, Kalulu was off.

877
00:47:15,560 --> 00:47:17,040
We didn't know anything about Chau.

878
00:47:17,040 --> 00:47:19,000
We didn't know anything about Chau.

879
00:47:19,000 --> 00:47:21,240
Tomori is injured.

880
00:47:21,240 --> 00:47:24,160
But we play with a, well Milan play with a treco artista.

881
00:47:24,160 --> 00:47:26,240
Milan play with a treco artista as well.

882
00:47:26,240 --> 00:47:29,680
But Malik Chau has come in and changed everything in that back line.

883
00:47:29,680 --> 00:47:36,160
He really, really has because of his physicality, because of his maturity in his young age,

884
00:47:36,160 --> 00:47:40,360
his size, his tackling, his work rate, his energy.

885
00:47:40,360 --> 00:47:41,880
To ping a ball, bro.

886
00:47:41,880 --> 00:47:44,960
He pings balls forward like a playmaker.

887
00:47:44,960 --> 00:47:46,760
He's very good at this guy.

888
00:47:46,760 --> 00:47:47,760
Really good player.

889
00:47:47,760 --> 00:47:52,320
Malik Chau, and it has to be said, the tactical switch was necessary.

890
00:47:52,320 --> 00:48:01,720
Tonali said in an interview recently, he said, when every shot you face destroys you, it's

891
00:48:01,720 --> 00:48:08,000
important to basically have more rows between the keeper and the ball, basically.

892
00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:10,160
That's what you said last night.

893
00:48:10,160 --> 00:48:12,200
He's absolutely right.

894
00:48:12,200 --> 00:48:15,880
You need to tighten up defensively to stop conceding these goals.

895
00:48:15,880 --> 00:48:19,320
You concede one, then three minutes later you concede another one because you're shell

896
00:48:19,320 --> 00:48:20,320
shocked.

897
00:48:20,320 --> 00:48:22,760
That kind of has stopped now with the straight at the back formation.

898
00:48:22,760 --> 00:48:27,120
And it's getting the most out of certain players like Salah Makars, excels in the right wingback.

899
00:48:27,120 --> 00:48:28,120
Wow.

900
00:48:28,120 --> 00:48:29,120
100%.

901
00:48:29,120 --> 00:48:30,120
He's so good in that position.

902
00:48:30,120 --> 00:48:31,120
100%.

903
00:48:31,120 --> 00:48:33,520
And I don't think it's good news for Calabria.

904
00:48:33,520 --> 00:48:34,520
No, not at all.

905
00:48:34,520 --> 00:48:38,880
If Milan keep the system, because we saw Junior Messias replacing Salah Makars later on in

906
00:48:38,880 --> 00:48:39,880
the Spurs game.

907
00:48:39,880 --> 00:48:41,360
He put in a good shift as well.

908
00:48:41,360 --> 00:48:42,360
He was good, bro.

909
00:48:42,360 --> 00:48:45,200
He intercepted so many passes with a slight tackle.

910
00:48:45,200 --> 00:48:46,600
You notice at the end of the game.

911
00:48:46,600 --> 00:48:47,600
Yes.

912
00:48:47,600 --> 00:48:48,600
Yeah, man.

913
00:48:48,600 --> 00:48:49,600
That was a good game.

914
00:48:49,600 --> 00:48:53,960
And you know, Giroud and Kier, man, they were so good against Spurs as well.

915
00:48:53,960 --> 00:48:56,680
You can really count on these experienced players in these big games.

916
00:48:56,680 --> 00:48:59,800
Everyone, Kier, why is Kier starting?

917
00:48:59,800 --> 00:49:02,840
Play, play, Xiao, Tomori, Kalulu.

918
00:49:02,840 --> 00:49:03,840
Are you crazy?

919
00:49:03,840 --> 00:49:06,040
Are you actually insane?

920
00:49:06,040 --> 00:49:10,120
You're going to put a 25 year old as your defensive leader at the back.

921
00:49:10,120 --> 00:49:15,320
You need a guy to fucking instill confidence and calmness.

922
00:49:15,320 --> 00:49:20,840
At least while the system is still being implemented.

923
00:49:20,840 --> 00:49:26,000
Because once the players have got the system nailed down, sure, maybe Kier will get phased

924
00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:29,960
out and maybe it will be Xiao, Kalulu and Tomori.

925
00:49:29,960 --> 00:49:33,600
But at least the guidance of Kier has gotten them to the place that they need to be in

926
00:49:33,600 --> 00:49:36,540
order to be able to perform in that back three.

927
00:49:36,540 --> 00:49:40,280
And I think that's what Piole is going for with that.

928
00:49:40,280 --> 00:49:46,380
Also, that being said, I believe that Milan trying this out and Milan getting success

929
00:49:46,380 --> 00:49:51,520
with this, it just gives them this sense of unpredictability.

930
00:49:51,520 --> 00:49:55,400
Now imagine the next team they face.

931
00:49:55,400 --> 00:50:00,440
Monza for example, they prepare for a 3-4-3 formation and Milan hit them with the 3-5-2

932
00:50:00,440 --> 00:50:04,640
or Milan hit them with the 4-3-2-1 or Milan hit them with the 4-3-3.

933
00:50:04,640 --> 00:50:07,180
It just adds so much to Milan's game.

934
00:50:07,180 --> 00:50:10,440
But I do think that it's here to stay, man.

935
00:50:10,440 --> 00:50:11,440
For now, yes.

936
00:50:11,440 --> 00:50:16,120
And even Piole has said, and I think going forward, yes, this will be the system.

937
00:50:16,120 --> 00:50:17,120
And you know what?

938
00:50:17,120 --> 00:50:19,640
Offensively against Spurs, it didn't look bad at all.

939
00:50:19,640 --> 00:50:24,520
When Brahim Diaz has proven to be kind of a big game player and then these big games

940
00:50:24,520 --> 00:50:25,760
he does show up.

941
00:50:25,760 --> 00:50:30,400
Liao against Spurs came back to life.

942
00:50:30,400 --> 00:50:33,140
Which goes to show that worries me a bit.

943
00:50:33,140 --> 00:50:35,000
Is it complacency?

944
00:50:35,000 --> 00:50:40,200
Or is it just that the stage is so big that you can't help but play better?

945
00:50:40,200 --> 00:50:44,920
Look, at times we use the word complacency.

946
00:50:44,920 --> 00:50:48,520
And it would seem like complacency coming from players like Liao.

947
00:50:48,520 --> 00:50:52,360
But could it simply be demotivation?

948
00:50:52,360 --> 00:50:54,720
Could it be the players aren't confident?

949
00:50:54,720 --> 00:50:59,320
Could it be the players are in a bad headspace?

950
00:50:59,320 --> 00:51:01,960
It's that rather than complacency, I would say.

951
00:51:01,960 --> 00:51:04,800
Because the second you change the system, you get some success and you start seeing

952
00:51:04,800 --> 00:51:06,320
players take again.

953
00:51:06,320 --> 00:51:07,760
It's a confidence thing.

954
00:51:07,760 --> 00:51:10,400
100% it's a confidence thing.

955
00:51:10,400 --> 00:51:15,360
And sometimes, sure, when you're not confident, you tend to get laxadaisical.

956
00:51:15,360 --> 00:51:18,520
You tend to give a fuck a little bit less.

957
00:51:18,520 --> 00:51:21,880
But now the players are revitalized.

958
00:51:21,880 --> 00:51:23,600
They're hungry again.

959
00:51:23,600 --> 00:51:28,520
That being said, I think two points I want to make.

960
00:51:28,520 --> 00:51:30,100
Number one, Brahim Diaz.

961
00:51:30,100 --> 00:51:34,160
This is by far the best season that Brahim Diaz is having in a Milan shirt.

962
00:51:34,160 --> 00:51:38,600
And he was still being criticized by every single Milan fan I know was criticizing Brahim

963
00:51:38,600 --> 00:51:42,080
Diaz, even when he's at the best that he's ever been at Milan.

964
00:51:42,080 --> 00:51:47,000
And now suddenly people are talking about redeeming him for 20 million from Real Madrid.

965
00:51:47,000 --> 00:51:49,360
Now is it going to happen?

966
00:51:49,360 --> 00:51:53,400
Probably not because we have invested 40 million in Decate Lare.

967
00:51:53,400 --> 00:51:58,280
And it's probably knowing Maldini and knowing Massara.

968
00:51:58,280 --> 00:52:00,760
I don't think that's going to happen.

969
00:52:00,760 --> 00:52:06,720
Second point I want to make is still Milan are in desperate need of an attacker.

970
00:52:06,720 --> 00:52:07,720
Still.

971
00:52:07,720 --> 00:52:10,960
I know that Giroud had a great game.

972
00:52:10,960 --> 00:52:12,640
He had a great work ethic.

973
00:52:12,640 --> 00:52:19,560
If I have one point of criticism to Giroud is his controlling of the ball outside of

974
00:52:19,560 --> 00:52:21,820
the box has been rubbish.

975
00:52:21,820 --> 00:52:23,360
The flick-ons?

976
00:52:23,360 --> 00:52:24,720
The flick-ons have been okay.

977
00:52:24,720 --> 00:52:29,440
But once you give him a direct ball and he's just outside the box with his back towards

978
00:52:29,440 --> 00:52:34,320
goal, if he takes a touch, unless he flicks it on, the ball goes wayward.

979
00:52:34,320 --> 00:52:35,840
His control isn't what it used to be.

980
00:52:35,840 --> 00:52:39,800
He's a 36 year old man playing pretty much 90 minutes a week.

981
00:52:39,800 --> 00:52:42,880
He's playing too much and that's not exactly his fault.

982
00:52:42,880 --> 00:52:45,160
They can't blame him too much for that.

983
00:52:45,160 --> 00:52:48,160
But I have noticed.

984
00:52:48,160 --> 00:52:54,680
And I think that is where, because if Milan are going to stick with the 3-5-2, then suddenly

985
00:52:54,680 --> 00:52:57,120
they have an abundance of talent on the right-hand side.

986
00:52:57,120 --> 00:52:59,360
Whereas before there was no talent on the right-hand side.

987
00:52:59,360 --> 00:53:01,040
Now Milan have an abundance of it.

988
00:53:01,040 --> 00:53:05,800
But now it's time to start talking about a striker.

989
00:53:05,800 --> 00:53:07,360
And you know, Rigi's back.

990
00:53:07,360 --> 00:53:10,080
Maybe he'll adapt to this.

991
00:53:10,080 --> 00:53:12,560
Maybe he'll be able to help Giroud out a bit.

992
00:53:12,560 --> 00:53:14,240
Zlatan is back.

993
00:53:14,240 --> 00:53:19,040
So yeah, things are looking good for Milan, especially heading towards the return leg

994
00:53:19,040 --> 00:53:22,520
in the Champions League against Spurs.

995
00:53:22,520 --> 00:53:25,960
They will have recovered Tomori, Mannyan, Benassir.

996
00:53:25,960 --> 00:53:30,000
Zlatan will be properly back as well.

997
00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:31,600
These are good things for Spurs.

998
00:53:31,600 --> 00:53:36,560
However, it will also improve as they only had two available midfielders in their team

999
00:53:36,560 --> 00:53:37,560
against Milan.

1000
00:53:37,560 --> 00:53:40,280
And it must be said that Milan did play a depleted Spurs side.

1001
00:53:40,280 --> 00:53:43,520
But this was probably exactly what Milan needed to build up confidence.

1002
00:53:43,520 --> 00:53:47,000
That's two 1-0 victories on the trot for Milan.

1003
00:53:47,000 --> 00:54:00,200
As they start to recline, they currently sit in fifth with 41 points, while…

1004
00:54:00,200 --> 00:54:01,680
I didn't highlight them, bro.

1005
00:54:01,680 --> 00:54:02,680
Torino.

1006
00:54:02,680 --> 00:54:03,680
Torino, yeah.

1007
00:54:03,680 --> 00:54:04,680
There they are.

1008
00:54:04,680 --> 00:54:06,960
Torino sit in seventh with 30 points.

1009
00:54:06,960 --> 00:54:09,600
Now Torino are tied with Udinese on points.

1010
00:54:09,600 --> 00:54:11,760
It's a juicy, juicy, juicy one.

1011
00:54:11,760 --> 00:54:13,520
Ah, Torino have been climbing.

1012
00:54:13,520 --> 00:54:15,840
I think they were terrible against Milan.

1013
00:54:15,840 --> 00:54:21,000
I genuinely think that part of the reason Milan managed to get away with three points

1014
00:54:21,000 --> 00:54:24,000
is because Torino were shambolic in this game.

1015
00:54:24,000 --> 00:54:27,600
They really didn't offer anything going forward and their midfield was a bit shaky.

1016
00:54:27,600 --> 00:54:28,600
They were decent at the back.

1017
00:54:28,600 --> 00:54:29,600
Defensively, they were sound.

1018
00:54:29,600 --> 00:54:31,960
Defensively, they were good.

1019
00:54:31,960 --> 00:54:36,200
In fact, it took a Juru header to score from Mateo Cross.

1020
00:54:36,200 --> 00:54:39,320
But really offered nothing in the midfield area.

1021
00:54:39,320 --> 00:54:40,840
They'll be very disappointed.

1022
00:54:40,840 --> 00:54:45,640
And that probably has to do something with Adopo and Ginetis starting the game, obviously,

1023
00:54:45,640 --> 00:54:47,520
with Ricci being out, so on and so forth.

1024
00:54:47,520 --> 00:54:52,240
It would have been a difficult affair for Torino to keep up in that department.

1025
00:54:52,240 --> 00:54:57,120
The next game we're going to be covering is Lecce 1-1 Roma.

1026
00:54:57,120 --> 00:55:03,560
The previous encounter was a victory for Roma, two goals to one.

1027
00:55:03,560 --> 00:55:09,560
Roma had barely scraped that 2-1 victory despite Lecce having Morten Huleman sent off after

1028
00:55:09,560 --> 00:55:13,080
just 23 minutes, if you recall.

1029
00:55:13,080 --> 00:55:18,080
Mourinho was still without Spinazzola, while Zanjola was sold to Galatasaray last week,

1030
00:55:18,080 --> 00:55:23,040
whilst the hosts missed Yousef Malle, Castriot Dermacu and Marin Pongracic.

1031
00:55:23,040 --> 00:55:28,640
Lecce started off in a 4-3-3 formation with Falcone and Goal, what a performance by him.

1032
00:55:28,640 --> 00:55:32,320
A backline of Gallo, Umtiti, Basquerotto and Jean-Drey.

1033
00:55:32,320 --> 00:55:36,440
Gonzalez, Huleman and Blin formed the midfield tree, and the Frenchers scores out on the

1034
00:55:36,440 --> 00:55:39,480
left, Streffetz out on the right and Colombo up front.

1035
00:55:39,480 --> 00:55:41,440
Such a consistent 11, eh?

1036
00:55:41,440 --> 00:55:42,920
They barely ever have anyone out.

1037
00:55:42,920 --> 00:55:45,680
It is, they're a very systematic team nowadays.

1038
00:55:45,680 --> 00:55:52,480
In fact, I have a point to make later on comparing them to Roma, but I'll save that for later.

1039
00:55:52,480 --> 00:55:57,000
Roma lined up in a 3-4-2-1 formation with Rui Patricio on goal, a backline of Montrini,

1040
00:55:57,000 --> 00:55:58,440
Smalling and de Baniers.

1041
00:55:58,440 --> 00:56:02,280
Szalewski out on the right, El Sharawi out on the left with Cristante and Matich in the

1042
00:56:02,280 --> 00:56:03,280
midfield.

1043
00:56:03,280 --> 00:56:08,560
De Bala and Pellegrini played off of the shoulders of Tammy Abraham.

1044
00:56:08,560 --> 00:56:11,880
So in the seventh minute, Lecce opened the scoring.

1045
00:56:11,880 --> 00:56:15,840
It was a Streffetz across that seemed to be headed in by the formidable Basquerotto, who

1046
00:56:15,840 --> 00:56:20,560
even claimed the goal, but the ball took quite a significant deflection of Roger Rebañez

1047
00:56:20,560 --> 00:56:22,080
and was deemed an own goal.

1048
00:56:22,080 --> 00:56:26,240
Did you see the conversation that he had on Twitter or on Instagram?

1049
00:56:26,240 --> 00:56:28,240
I did, it was Lugaceta de la Sport.

1050
00:56:28,240 --> 00:56:31,000
He basically told him, it was like, El mio goal.

1051
00:56:31,000 --> 00:56:32,000
El goal, El mio.

1052
00:56:32,000 --> 00:56:33,000
El goal, El mio.

1053
00:56:33,000 --> 00:56:34,000
The goal is mine.

1054
00:56:34,000 --> 00:56:35,000
And he put a crying face.

1055
00:56:35,000 --> 00:56:36,440
Like he really wanted that goal.

1056
00:56:36,440 --> 00:56:38,040
Like, bro, you've scored enough.

1057
00:56:38,040 --> 00:56:42,680
He has scored enough, but obviously, you know, the more the merrier for the formidable.

1058
00:56:42,680 --> 00:56:43,680
He's so lit, bro.

1059
00:56:43,680 --> 00:56:44,680
He's so good.

1060
00:56:44,680 --> 00:56:45,680
He's so good.

1061
00:56:45,680 --> 00:56:50,000
Seven minutes later, in the 14th minute, De Bala converted a penalty.

1062
00:56:50,000 --> 00:56:54,120
It was Streffetz who gave away the penalty after blatantly sticking out an arm to deny

1063
00:56:54,120 --> 00:56:56,760
a dangerous ball to Tammy Abraham.

1064
00:56:56,760 --> 00:57:00,720
De Bala stepped up and sent Falcone the wrong way with a perfect penalty.

1065
00:57:00,720 --> 00:57:04,520
Later on, then throughout the game, Falcone was just on fire.

1066
00:57:04,520 --> 00:57:09,640
He produced three fantastic saves on Tammy Abraham, who looked lit in this game, but

1067
00:57:09,640 --> 00:57:12,360
Falcone just kept denying him and denying him.

1068
00:57:12,360 --> 00:57:15,720
He is a true protagonist in earning this point for Lecce.

1069
00:57:15,720 --> 00:57:22,040
100% Tammy Abraham, dude, with the silky legs, dude, with the moves, huh?

1070
00:57:22,040 --> 00:57:24,200
The fucking tekkers, dude.

1071
00:57:24,200 --> 00:57:26,240
He's the sauciest scarecrow ever, dude.

1072
00:57:26,240 --> 00:57:29,200
Like, he's six foot five, six foot, what is it?

1073
00:57:29,200 --> 00:57:30,200
I think it's like six foot four.

1074
00:57:30,200 --> 00:57:31,200
Six four, six five.

1075
00:57:31,200 --> 00:57:32,400
Six four, six five.

1076
00:57:32,400 --> 00:57:38,400
Even the bro, he's got legs on him and like he can change pace very quickly, change direction

1077
00:57:38,400 --> 00:57:39,920
very quickly.

1078
00:57:39,920 --> 00:57:43,960
He does that thing, you know, where you knock the ball from one leg to the other.

1079
00:57:43,960 --> 00:57:44,960
So good, man.

1080
00:57:44,960 --> 00:57:45,960
So good.

1081
00:57:45,960 --> 00:57:46,960
Yeah.

1082
00:57:46,960 --> 00:57:49,920
He looks like a FIFA street kind of player, you know, with those long legs on and close

1083
00:57:49,920 --> 00:57:50,920
ball control.

1084
00:57:50,920 --> 00:57:56,200
It's crazy again, how we started off the season really criticizing his performances.

1085
00:57:56,200 --> 00:57:57,480
And so he was low on confidence.

1086
00:57:57,480 --> 00:57:59,260
He was, he looks awful.

1087
00:57:59,260 --> 00:58:06,080
It's crazy how not only does confidence improve your ability to score and your belief when

1088
00:58:06,080 --> 00:58:13,280
it comes to scoring, but dude, every single aspect of his game has improved massively.

1089
00:58:13,280 --> 00:58:17,600
I would say like 50% of a footballer's ability is confidence.

1090
00:58:17,600 --> 00:58:18,600
Oh, 100%.

1091
00:58:18,600 --> 00:58:19,600
100%.

1092
00:58:19,600 --> 00:58:20,840
That's why confidence is so important.

1093
00:58:20,840 --> 00:58:28,440
You can never go into, like I was seeing, I believe Mike Tyson speak recently and he

1094
00:58:28,440 --> 00:58:33,600
said, how could I have been one of the best boxers that has ever been if I had a single

1095
00:58:33,600 --> 00:58:36,500
doubt in my mind that my opponent was going to beat me?

1096
00:58:36,500 --> 00:58:40,100
You know, when you get anxious, we've all been anxious before and we tend to freeze

1097
00:58:40,100 --> 00:58:42,560
for a split second.

1098
00:58:42,560 --> 00:58:47,000
Imagine freezing for a split second or even a tenth of a second on the world's largest

1099
00:58:47,000 --> 00:58:48,000
stages.

1100
00:58:48,000 --> 00:58:49,000
You'll fumble it.

1101
00:58:49,000 --> 00:58:50,000
You'll fumble it.

1102
00:58:50,000 --> 00:58:53,560
Players, the second they start lacking confidence, you can see it in their game.

1103
00:58:53,560 --> 00:58:55,760
There is absolutely no hiding it.

1104
00:58:55,760 --> 00:58:56,760
And we saw it in Tammy.

1105
00:58:56,760 --> 00:59:00,400
Now we're seeing his confidence back and hopefully for him, he managed to keep it up.

1106
00:59:00,400 --> 00:59:05,600
Falcone, however, bro, what a fucking performance by him.

1107
00:59:05,600 --> 00:59:09,640
He's a very, very, very good goalkeeper and I'm wondering how old he is nowadays.

1108
00:59:09,640 --> 00:59:10,640
He's 27 years old.

1109
00:59:10,640 --> 00:59:11,640
He's 27.

1110
00:59:11,640 --> 00:59:12,640
Good age for a goalkeeper.

1111
00:59:12,640 --> 00:59:18,240
I think it's, well, he'll probably be in Serie A with Lecce next year, which is a good place

1112
00:59:18,240 --> 00:59:19,600
to stay for him.

1113
00:59:19,600 --> 00:59:24,880
I was expecting Sampdoria to keep him because when he benched Audero last season, he was

1114
00:59:24,880 --> 00:59:28,560
significantly better than Audero and we were hyped about him.

1115
00:59:28,560 --> 00:59:33,600
We'll see him even if God forbid, Lecce go down.

1116
00:59:33,600 --> 00:59:34,600
God forbid.

1117
00:59:34,600 --> 00:59:37,240
I mean, I don't predict it to happen.

1118
00:59:37,240 --> 00:59:41,880
We'll see him stay in Serie A. He is one of the brightest goalkeepers in Serie A, man.

1119
00:59:41,880 --> 00:59:42,880
Yeah, definitely.

1120
00:59:42,880 --> 00:59:45,640
And at the tender age of 27 as well.

1121
00:59:45,640 --> 00:59:50,080
In this game, I don't think Roma did many things wrong.

1122
00:59:50,080 --> 00:59:51,480
I think they were unlucky, dude.

1123
00:59:51,480 --> 00:59:56,120
I mean, what they did wrong isn't what they did wrong in this game, but it's been a bit

1124
00:59:56,120 --> 00:59:57,120
of a theme.

1125
00:59:57,120 --> 01:00:01,320
They struggled to get goals from open play and once again, they did so in this game.

1126
01:00:01,320 --> 01:00:02,320
You look at the attempts.

1127
01:00:02,320 --> 01:00:03,840
It's all just Falcone, Falcone.

1128
01:00:03,840 --> 01:00:05,320
What can you do about that?

1129
01:00:05,320 --> 01:00:06,320
You can create the chances.

1130
01:00:06,320 --> 01:00:08,600
Tammy's shifting, taking it.

1131
01:00:08,600 --> 01:00:12,240
Di Balla crossing the ball and Tammy with the header, he saves it again.

1132
01:00:12,240 --> 01:00:14,720
Scuffle in the middle, boom, Falcone is on it.

1133
01:00:14,720 --> 01:00:15,720
What can you do?

1134
01:00:15,720 --> 01:00:17,320
What can you do?

1135
01:00:17,320 --> 01:00:20,600
And Lecce were super tight defensively.

1136
01:00:20,600 --> 01:00:24,560
They just had a, and Lecce always have this, they are a shape.

1137
01:00:24,560 --> 01:00:28,720
They are a shape that keeps on shifting, but the shift is consistent.

1138
01:00:28,720 --> 01:00:32,600
The players always have the same amount of distance between them.

1139
01:00:32,600 --> 01:00:37,480
It's like everyone knows when to press, when to hold back, when to man mark, when to cover

1140
01:00:37,480 --> 01:00:40,560
the spaces, when to go for an interception, when not to.

1141
01:00:40,560 --> 01:00:42,560
They are such a mature side.

1142
01:00:42,560 --> 01:00:46,720
And I really do believe that in this game, Lecce out Roma drama.

1143
01:00:46,720 --> 01:00:55,120
They had such a similar approach to Roma in this game where they held the ball.

1144
01:00:55,120 --> 01:00:56,960
They kept men back.

1145
01:00:56,960 --> 01:00:58,680
You give up possession.

1146
01:00:58,680 --> 01:01:00,560
Exactly.

1147
01:01:00,560 --> 01:01:05,640
And then when given an opportunity from a set play, they capitalize from it.

1148
01:01:05,640 --> 01:01:09,160
They were literally a photocopy of Roma in this game.

1149
01:01:09,160 --> 01:01:10,160
It's true.

1150
01:01:10,160 --> 01:01:14,280
They played it very intelligently and I really like what Marco Barone is doing over there.

1151
01:01:14,280 --> 01:01:17,920
Very exciting manager, great stuff.

1152
01:01:17,920 --> 01:01:23,200
It has to be said, bro, I have drawn comparisons.

1153
01:01:23,200 --> 01:01:27,240
Lorenzo Pellegrini, Alberto Aquiliani.

1154
01:01:27,240 --> 01:01:28,240
Do you remember Aquiliani?

1155
01:01:28,240 --> 01:01:29,240
Of course I remember.

1156
01:01:29,240 --> 01:01:35,240
Do you remember how sometimes he was scoring rabonas and creating these crazy plays and

1157
01:01:35,240 --> 01:01:39,960
shooting from long distance with this technique?

1158
01:01:39,960 --> 01:01:43,080
And then he'd randomly suck for long periods of time.

1159
01:01:43,080 --> 01:01:44,080
That's Pellegrini.

1160
01:01:44,080 --> 01:01:51,400
Right now, not only does he look bad, because let's be real, he looks bad, but he looks

1161
01:01:51,400 --> 01:01:55,000
like he has lost a little bit of that spark that he had.

1162
01:01:55,000 --> 01:02:01,780
He looks like he isn't bothered to complete the action in the purest form of what he's

1163
01:02:01,780 --> 01:02:02,780
meant to actually do.

1164
01:02:02,780 --> 01:02:07,760
There was a point, it was three players on the break and Pellegrini just lets fly high

1165
01:02:07,760 --> 01:02:08,760
and wide.

1166
01:02:08,760 --> 01:02:12,560
You see the ball and Abraham, they're looking at him like, what the hell are you doing right

1167
01:02:12,560 --> 01:02:13,560
now?

1168
01:02:13,560 --> 01:02:14,560
It's frustrating.

1169
01:02:14,560 --> 01:02:15,560
It is frustrating.

1170
01:02:15,560 --> 01:02:21,000
I think he's one of the most gifted midfielders in the league.

1171
01:02:21,000 --> 01:02:25,440
Earlier this season, I was saying he's better than Barela because he was on a great run

1172
01:02:25,440 --> 01:02:29,840
of form, which was very consistent back then because he had a great season last season,

1173
01:02:29,840 --> 01:02:31,320
a great season before that.

1174
01:02:31,320 --> 01:02:36,560
But now it seems like he's taken a bit of a dip, particularly his output.

1175
01:02:36,560 --> 01:02:38,360
I still think he's a fantastic player.

1176
01:02:38,360 --> 01:02:44,040
His decision making has been incredibly off and I think that is the area of criticism.

1177
01:02:44,040 --> 01:02:50,920
Whether it's him being slightly too selfish, not slightly, he's been a bit too selfish.

1178
01:02:50,920 --> 01:02:55,560
However, and then in dead ball situations, he is key for the Sorama team.

1179
01:02:55,560 --> 01:02:57,280
That's the reason he's there, man.

1180
01:02:57,280 --> 01:03:02,400
That's the reason he's there because Mourinho always masters the dead ball situations, even

1181
01:03:02,400 --> 01:03:05,720
in Spurs till I die, the series that we're currently watching.

1182
01:03:05,720 --> 01:03:07,280
They had that nailed down.

1183
01:03:07,280 --> 01:03:11,640
They had their set plays absolutely nailed down and you see him talk about it in the

1184
01:03:11,640 --> 01:03:13,440
dressing room as well.

1185
01:03:13,440 --> 01:03:14,440
That's why he's in the team.

1186
01:03:14,440 --> 01:03:16,120
That's why Pellegrini is in the team.

1187
01:03:16,120 --> 01:03:18,720
In fact, I saw an article that was posted 11 hours ago.

1188
01:03:18,720 --> 01:03:24,040
Mourinho literally said that Pellegrini is crucial to the way I play.

1189
01:03:24,040 --> 01:03:26,240
He might be dropping these disaster classes.

1190
01:03:26,240 --> 01:03:32,440
He might look terrible in open play, but as you have ever so correctly said, Pellegrini

1191
01:03:32,440 --> 01:03:37,960
is the man on these dead ball situations that lead to the majority of Roma schools.

1192
01:03:37,960 --> 01:03:43,440
There was a player in the Premier League once, I can't remember the name of the team, man.

1193
01:03:43,440 --> 01:03:48,720
Shit, they weren't a great team, but they had a gentleman named Rory de Lap.

1194
01:03:48,720 --> 01:03:49,720
Was it Watford?

1195
01:03:49,720 --> 01:03:50,720
I don't think so.

1196
01:03:50,720 --> 01:03:51,720
I think it was either Southampton.

1197
01:03:51,720 --> 01:03:52,720
Bowden?

1198
01:03:52,720 --> 01:03:53,720
No, no, no.

1199
01:03:53,720 --> 01:03:57,560
But that this gentleman named Rory motherfucking de Lap.

1200
01:03:57,560 --> 01:03:59,440
You know what this guy had?

1201
01:03:59,440 --> 01:04:01,640
An incredible throw in.

1202
01:04:01,640 --> 01:04:03,920
An incredible throw in.

1203
01:04:03,920 --> 01:04:04,920
Every time.

1204
01:04:04,920 --> 01:04:08,320
You're a football player and that's your main trait.

1205
01:04:08,320 --> 01:04:13,960
Anytime there was, there's a video on YouTube, you can look it up.

1206
01:04:13,960 --> 01:04:19,360
Every time they get a throw in anywhere close to the opposition area, the fans start celebrating.

1207
01:04:19,360 --> 01:04:20,360
It's like it's a corner.

1208
01:04:20,360 --> 01:04:21,840
It's like a free kick in a dangerous area.

1209
01:04:21,840 --> 01:04:25,560
Just hoofs the ball in and he always finds someone.

1210
01:04:25,560 --> 01:04:31,360
When he retired or he left or whatever happened, they signed another guy with a wicked throw.

1211
01:04:31,360 --> 01:04:33,760
Rubbish footballer, rubbish footballer.

1212
01:04:33,760 --> 01:04:36,280
But that's how they'd get their goals.

1213
01:04:36,280 --> 01:04:41,760
They would fucking put 10 men at the back for the entire game and they would survive

1214
01:04:41,760 --> 01:04:46,440
and they would get their goals because of the throw ins, because of the throw in scenarios.

1215
01:04:46,440 --> 01:04:50,280
And it's a bit of an exaggeration to what Mourinho is doing at Roma.

1216
01:04:50,280 --> 01:04:53,480
But from the dead ball situations, you can draw comparison.

1217
01:04:53,480 --> 01:04:57,680
He used to play with Stoke City, Sunderland, Derby.

1218
01:04:57,680 --> 01:04:59,840
Stoke is the team that I was referring to.

1219
01:04:59,840 --> 01:05:02,960
And then he had left and they got, oh, it could have been Stoke.

1220
01:05:02,960 --> 01:05:04,720
But it was Stoke.

1221
01:05:04,720 --> 01:05:08,320
And they signed a direct replacement for him.

1222
01:05:08,320 --> 01:05:09,600
Rory the lap.

1223
01:05:09,600 --> 01:05:10,600
Rory the lap.

1224
01:05:10,600 --> 01:05:13,000
Little Easter egg in our podcast.

1225
01:05:13,000 --> 01:05:18,920
Coming into this fixture, Lecce were one of three Italian teams that Mourinho had a 100%

1226
01:05:18,920 --> 01:05:20,080
win rate against.

1227
01:05:20,080 --> 01:05:22,400
The other two teams are Empoli and Siena.

1228
01:05:22,400 --> 01:05:26,680
So now it is just Empoli and Siena.

1229
01:05:26,680 --> 01:05:31,680
And also on this topic of set pieces, Roma have scored the highest percentage of their

1230
01:05:31,680 --> 01:05:36,520
goals from set pieces in the current Serie A season, a 43%.

1231
01:05:36,520 --> 01:05:41,520
While on the other hand, Lecce have conceded 42% of their goals from set pieces, the most

1232
01:05:41,520 --> 01:05:46,280
of any side in Serie A, which is quite surprising considering they have Basquerotta and Umtiti

1233
01:05:46,280 --> 01:05:47,280
at the back.

1234
01:05:47,280 --> 01:05:50,280
Yeah, that's totally true, bro.

1235
01:05:50,280 --> 01:05:54,560
But Roma sit in fourth place now on 41 points, leveled with third place Atalanta and fifth

1236
01:05:54,560 --> 01:05:56,920
place AC Milan.

1237
01:05:56,920 --> 01:06:02,360
Lecce are in 13th place on 24 points, leveled with 14th place Fiorentina and 15th place

1238
01:06:02,360 --> 01:06:03,360
San Suono.

1239
01:06:03,360 --> 01:06:05,000
Wow, wow Fiorentina, I'm 14th.

1240
01:06:05,000 --> 01:06:08,480
Yeah, well honestly, they're having a dreadful season.

1241
01:06:08,480 --> 01:06:11,920
Speaking of, Juventus won Fiorentina nil.

1242
01:06:11,920 --> 01:06:15,440
The reverse fixture was a 1-1 draw.

1243
01:06:15,440 --> 01:06:19,080
And looking at these teams, you look at the last five games that they played before this

1244
01:06:19,080 --> 01:06:23,920
one, Juventus had won just one of them.

1245
01:06:23,920 --> 01:06:31,240
As Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has seven wins in seven home Serie A games against

1246
01:06:31,240 --> 01:06:32,840
Fiorentina against no other side.

1247
01:06:32,840 --> 01:06:33,840
I say I have more.

1248
01:06:33,840 --> 01:06:37,920
Sorry, I learned how to read yesterday.

1249
01:06:37,920 --> 01:06:40,680
Fiorentina hate Juve so much.

1250
01:06:40,680 --> 01:06:41,680
So they've lost.

1251
01:06:41,680 --> 01:06:43,400
Let's just go through it off the top of our heads.

1252
01:06:43,400 --> 01:06:50,800
Okay, there's Chiesa, there's Vlaović, there's Quadrado, there's Baggio, of course, that's

1253
01:06:50,800 --> 01:06:51,800
the biggest one of them.

1254
01:06:51,800 --> 01:06:54,040
That was the start of Bernardeschi.

1255
01:06:54,040 --> 01:07:00,880
Bernardeschi, they just take their stars and they keep sending them to them.

1256
01:07:00,880 --> 01:07:02,440
I guess money talks.

1257
01:07:02,440 --> 01:07:03,960
You ain't got none.

1258
01:07:03,960 --> 01:07:04,960
Or discussion.

1259
01:07:04,960 --> 01:07:05,960
Yeah.

1260
01:07:05,960 --> 01:07:13,120
And as you can see, as I will say very soon, Fiorentina started Christine Kwame up front

1261
01:07:13,120 --> 01:07:19,160
this game, which is weird because they have Jovovich and Cabral, who are two very dependable

1262
01:07:19,160 --> 01:07:21,480
strikers in theory.

1263
01:07:21,480 --> 01:07:27,020
But apparently I saw the stat, Juve are the side against which Christian Kwame has been

1264
01:07:27,020 --> 01:07:32,760
involved in the most goals in Serie A. He has two goals and two assists against Juventus.

1265
01:07:32,760 --> 01:07:36,280
So yeah, he probably saw those stats at Alianza and was like, Kwame, you're up front this

1266
01:07:36,280 --> 01:07:37,280
game.

1267
01:07:37,280 --> 01:07:38,280
Exactly.

1268
01:07:38,280 --> 01:07:39,280
Exactly.

1269
01:07:39,280 --> 01:07:42,360
Juventus lined up with a 3-4-2-1 formation with Cezny in goal.

1270
01:07:42,360 --> 01:07:47,120
Sandro, Bremer and Darnilo at the back with Kostić on the left and De Cilje on the right.

1271
01:07:47,120 --> 01:07:49,280
Rabio and Locatelli played in the middle.

1272
01:07:49,280 --> 01:07:53,760
Vladovic was up front with Chiesa and Di Maria playing off his shoulders.

1273
01:07:53,760 --> 01:07:59,800
Terracciano was in the back, at the back, not in the back of your girlfriend, for Fiorentina

1274
01:07:59,800 --> 01:08:04,240
as they lined up for the 4-3-3 formation, the usual Italiano system.

1275
01:08:04,240 --> 01:08:08,840
Dodo was on the right, Baraghi on the left with Ranieri and Milinkovic at the back.

1276
01:08:08,840 --> 01:08:10,640
Milinkovic, as clumsy as ever.

1277
01:08:10,640 --> 01:08:15,720
Bonaventura, Amrabat and Duncan were in midfield with Nico Gonzalez on the right.

1278
01:08:15,720 --> 01:08:21,440
Jonathan Iconi on the left and Kwame up front as the lone striker.

1279
01:08:21,440 --> 01:08:27,820
Now in the 34th minute the ball fell to Di Maria who was in the box, kind of slightly

1280
01:08:27,820 --> 01:08:32,000
to the right, in a shooting position.

1281
01:08:32,000 --> 01:08:37,880
Instead of shooting he played a clever curling ball over the top, curling outwards towards

1282
01:08:37,880 --> 01:08:43,240
the head of Rabio who headed it powerfully and at first it looked like a brilliant Terracciano

1283
01:08:43,240 --> 01:08:44,240
save.

1284
01:08:44,240 --> 01:08:46,040
I don't know what to say from close range.

1285
01:08:46,040 --> 01:08:50,120
But turns out he was just late to raise his arms to the Terraccianos, the ball had crossed

1286
01:08:50,120 --> 01:08:55,360
the line ever so slightly and that was a goal for Juve and that would prove to be enough

1287
01:08:55,360 --> 01:08:56,720
to win the game.

1288
01:08:56,720 --> 01:09:03,260
But there was drama and there were two of the closest offside calls I have ever seen

1289
01:09:03,260 --> 01:09:06,240
in my life in one game.

1290
01:09:06,240 --> 01:09:11,840
Vlaović was played through brilliantly by Di Maria in the second half and got the perfect

1291
01:09:11,840 --> 01:09:16,240
slightest amount of elevation on the ball, acutely chipping Terracciano.

1292
01:09:16,240 --> 01:09:20,120
Now when you look at the way Vlaović finishes these one on ones, if the goalie comes out

1293
01:09:20,120 --> 01:09:24,360
he's going to dink it ever so slightly over your most extended limit.

1294
01:09:24,360 --> 01:09:28,920
And that's what he does every single time and it's incredible how good he is with these

1295
01:09:28,920 --> 01:09:29,920
angles.

1296
01:09:29,920 --> 01:09:32,880
If any of you have ever played League of Legends you would be a well-caused player.

1297
01:09:32,880 --> 01:09:36,760
I just nerded out right there.

1298
01:09:36,760 --> 01:09:43,920
Thanks Black Comparison King, I really get it now.

1299
01:09:43,920 --> 01:09:51,040
That's who Vlaović is, he's Velcro.

1300
01:09:51,040 --> 01:09:54,480
We have Dortmund, Chelsea on and Rhys James got a bunda as well.

1301
01:09:54,480 --> 01:09:58,480
Ok there we go, we can join the Onana family.

1302
01:09:58,480 --> 01:10:02,640
So he chipped Terracciano, he didn't celebrate, he put his arms up as many people thought

1303
01:10:02,640 --> 01:10:04,200
he would.

1304
01:10:04,200 --> 01:10:12,840
It went to VAR and he had once again his forehead was offside and his shoulder and the top of

1305
01:10:12,840 --> 01:10:15,280
his head from the way he was running.

1306
01:10:15,280 --> 01:10:21,520
Close call, at the end of the day do I agree that that's offside?

1307
01:10:21,520 --> 01:10:22,520
Yes.

1308
01:10:22,520 --> 01:10:28,320
Finally, finally, finally when it comes to refereeing in football, in Italian football

1309
01:10:28,320 --> 01:10:30,000
there's a little bit of consistency.

1310
01:10:30,000 --> 01:10:35,280
I like the fact that offsides are objective nowadays, I like the fact that there's a metric,

1311
01:10:35,280 --> 01:10:36,760
I like the fact that it's black or white.

1312
01:10:36,760 --> 01:10:39,360
That they're not objective rather.

1313
01:10:39,360 --> 01:10:43,640
That they are objective, they're not subjective to the referees opinions.

1314
01:10:43,640 --> 01:10:45,360
Ah subject to the offside, ok ok I got confused.

1315
01:10:45,360 --> 01:10:49,640
I totally agree with you, we've been crying, we've been crying for consistency.

1316
01:10:49,640 --> 01:10:53,440
The second you leave it up to interpretation that's when there's inconsistency.

1317
01:10:53,440 --> 01:10:57,440
So the fact that a computer is looking after it now, I'm a big fan of that.

1318
01:10:57,440 --> 01:11:02,360
Lucky, very unlucky, harsh, very harsh, but it's the truth.

1319
01:11:02,360 --> 01:11:09,320
Yes it is and the fact that there is consistency makes it feel like in this case Juventus weren't

1320
01:11:09,320 --> 01:11:14,560
robbed and neither were Fiorentina because at the end of the game Saponara crossed the

1321
01:11:14,560 --> 01:11:19,000
ball and there was an overhead kick clearance and the ball came to Castrovilli, like where

1322
01:11:19,000 --> 01:11:23,160
has he been this whole time, but he's there, he's there and he shoots and he scores and

1323
01:11:23,160 --> 01:11:30,740
there's crazy scenes they manage to equalise at the end, but during when the defender bicycle

1324
01:11:30,740 --> 01:11:39,120
kicked the ball away, the offensive player had his back heel ever so slightly offside,

1325
01:11:39,120 --> 01:11:44,760
I'm talking like two centimetres even, like it was the closest offside I've ever seen

1326
01:11:44,760 --> 01:11:49,360
in my life, but you know what once again there's a metric, it's consistent, it's fair.

1327
01:11:49,360 --> 01:11:55,760
Exactly, no and I couldn't agree with you more, just to make sure on the same page,

1328
01:11:55,760 --> 01:12:01,280
his heel was offside when the ball left the foot of Castrovilli, which is why it was offside

1329
01:12:01,280 --> 01:12:04,920
and obviously he was behind the last defender, his heel was behind the last defender and

1330
01:12:04,920 --> 01:12:07,520
he was somewhat interfering with play.

1331
01:12:07,520 --> 01:12:12,320
Now that is when there is a slight grey area because when are players interfering with

1332
01:12:12,320 --> 01:12:17,200
play, when aren't they, at this point it just seems to be, if there's a player in an offside

1333
01:12:17,200 --> 01:12:20,280
position when the ball hits the back of the net then it's not a fucking goal.

1334
01:12:20,280 --> 01:12:25,800
Well to be fair the defender was forced into an overhead kick clearance while he was tussling

1335
01:12:25,800 --> 01:12:31,120
this offensive player, so I guess that makes sense.

1336
01:12:31,120 --> 01:12:38,200
Yes, Allegri was saved by VAR in the same way that Dusan Vlavic fell victim to that

1337
01:12:38,200 --> 01:12:41,840
same semi-automated technology.

1338
01:12:41,840 --> 01:12:42,840
Crazy.

1339
01:12:42,840 --> 01:12:43,840
Very true.

1340
01:12:43,840 --> 01:12:47,480
Do you hear what I'm saying?

1341
01:12:47,480 --> 01:12:51,640
No, the way you said it it's like you were uncertain of what you were saying.

1342
01:12:51,640 --> 01:12:55,760
I wasn't sure, to be honest, I hesitated between semi-automated and semi-automatic.

1343
01:12:55,760 --> 01:12:57,760
Which one is it?

1344
01:12:57,760 --> 01:12:58,760
Semi-automatic or semi-automated?

1345
01:12:58,760 --> 01:13:01,280
They mean the same thing.

1346
01:13:01,280 --> 01:13:02,400
They do mean the same thing.

1347
01:13:02,400 --> 01:13:04,200
It is automated and it is automatic.

1348
01:13:04,200 --> 01:13:09,200
But I get what you mean, it is the same thing that Bitjuve and Iass ended up biting Fiorentina

1349
01:13:09,200 --> 01:13:14,760
and Iass and saving Juve from dropping points and Juve managed to get away with a good three

1350
01:13:14,760 --> 01:13:19,000
points considering the situation that they're in and Fiorentina once again getting nothing

1351
01:13:19,000 --> 01:13:20,640
out of this game.

1352
01:13:20,640 --> 01:13:25,720
Grinding out a 1-0 win is not something that people probably expected coming into this

1353
01:13:25,720 --> 01:13:31,320
game looking at the attacking trio that Allegri rolled out over here, it was Vlavic, Chiesa

1354
01:13:31,320 --> 01:13:33,020
and Di Maria.

1355
01:13:33,020 --> 01:13:35,380
This is what we'll be seeing more of.

1356
01:13:35,380 --> 01:13:37,880
This is why he signed Di Maria.

1357
01:13:37,880 --> 01:13:42,040
And these three guys, they make Juve worth watching.

1358
01:13:42,040 --> 01:13:48,160
Despite the negative tactics, despite the slow pace, the tempo, the killing the game

1359
01:13:48,160 --> 01:13:50,520
of these guys make it worth it.

1360
01:13:50,520 --> 01:13:54,400
Particularly for me, Di Maria, he is a football pure sweat dream.

1361
01:13:54,400 --> 01:14:01,040
I'm not going to lie, last season and the season before, I would choose watching most

1362
01:14:01,040 --> 01:14:06,360
games over any Juve game unless obviously it was against one of the top seven teams

1363
01:14:06,360 --> 01:14:08,360
or the derby against Torino.

1364
01:14:08,360 --> 01:14:12,800
Most of the times I love to watch another game because Juve, I found them not to be

1365
01:14:12,800 --> 01:14:13,800
exciting.

1366
01:14:13,800 --> 01:14:21,040
Now, just simply because of Di Maria and I love Chiesa, I love Vlavic, but Di Maria,

1367
01:14:21,040 --> 01:14:24,040
being able to watch that guy every week is a joy, man.

1368
01:14:24,040 --> 01:14:25,040
An absolute joy.

1369
01:14:25,040 --> 01:14:30,040
He's one of the brightest talents in the world and we all thought he was washed up.

1370
01:14:30,040 --> 01:14:34,280
Still the same old Di Maria, still the same old Di Maria, man.

1371
01:14:34,280 --> 01:14:35,840
That's it, bro.

1372
01:14:35,840 --> 01:14:37,320
The exact same guy.

1373
01:14:37,320 --> 01:14:41,640
Allegri got into a fight with a fan.

1374
01:14:41,640 --> 01:14:42,640
Really?

1375
01:14:42,640 --> 01:14:43,640
Yes.

1376
01:14:43,640 --> 01:14:45,000
A fan apparently was insulting Keane.

1377
01:14:45,000 --> 01:14:48,120
I can only imagine what was being said.

1378
01:14:48,120 --> 01:14:52,400
And there's footage of Allegri literally pointing at this fan in the face, like screaming at

1379
01:14:52,400 --> 01:14:56,320
him, maintaining eye contact the whole time.

1380
01:14:56,320 --> 01:14:59,320
Good to see.

1381
01:14:59,320 --> 01:15:03,880
These little victories when it comes to homophobia and racism, they're always good.

1382
01:15:03,880 --> 01:15:07,800
Maybe Bonucci on the bench should have taken some notes.

1383
01:15:07,800 --> 01:15:08,800
No?

1384
01:15:08,800 --> 01:15:09,800
Yeah.

1385
01:15:09,800 --> 01:15:10,800
You should have told Allegri to sit down.

1386
01:15:10,800 --> 01:15:17,720
The last time Moïse Keane was racially abused, Bonucci criticized Moïse Keane.

1387
01:15:17,720 --> 01:15:20,720
He said, I think the blame is 50-50.

1388
01:15:20,720 --> 01:15:23,440
Like are you joking right now?

1389
01:15:23,440 --> 01:15:24,440
Out of your mind.

1390
01:15:24,440 --> 01:15:26,040
You have to be out of your mind.

1391
01:15:26,040 --> 01:15:33,800
But at least Allegri had, obviously, like most other humans had the right...

1392
01:15:33,800 --> 01:15:37,960
Right approach to that, defending his player.

1393
01:15:37,960 --> 01:15:38,960
Definitely bro.

1394
01:15:38,960 --> 01:15:46,360
So this very narrow, dramatic victory for Juventus has shot them up to ninth place with

1395
01:15:46,360 --> 01:15:53,400
29 points, while this Fiorentina loss leaves them in 14th with 24 points.

1396
01:15:53,400 --> 01:15:57,720
The next game we're going to be covering is Odinese 2, Sassuolo 2.

1397
01:15:57,720 --> 01:16:02,560
The previous encounter was a 3-1 away victory for Odinese back when they were lit.

1398
01:16:02,560 --> 01:16:07,960
Sassuolo arrived at this game after wins against Milan and Atalanta, completely turning things

1399
01:16:07,960 --> 01:16:09,120
around.

1400
01:16:09,120 --> 01:16:15,160
It was Odinese that lined up in a 3-5-1-1 formation with Silvestri in goal, a backline

1401
01:16:15,160 --> 01:16:17,900
of Neuenpeires, Bijole and Becquo.

1402
01:16:17,900 --> 01:16:22,600
They had Odoggi out on the left with Ezebué out on the right and a midfield three of Sandilov,

1403
01:16:22,600 --> 01:16:25,320
Rich, Wallace and Samardzic.

1404
01:16:25,320 --> 01:16:27,680
They had Pereira playing behind Beato.

1405
01:16:27,680 --> 01:16:33,360
We've seen Pereira used as the right wing back, but probably Ezebué's form has allowed

1406
01:16:33,360 --> 01:16:38,280
Pereira to go back to his usual position and that's where he's best behind the striker.

1407
01:16:38,280 --> 01:16:41,920
Do you prefer Sandilov, Rich or Rockylov, Rich?

1408
01:16:41,920 --> 01:16:45,720
Who the hell is Rockylov, Rich?

1409
01:16:45,720 --> 01:16:46,720
Rockylov, Rich.

1410
01:16:46,720 --> 01:16:50,720
Oh my god, Sandy and Rocky, you're…

1411
01:16:50,720 --> 01:16:54,200
I just want to make this point over here.

1412
01:16:54,200 --> 01:16:59,400
Rocky beaches are better for a quick dip, while sandy beaches are better for a day at

1413
01:16:59,400 --> 01:17:00,400
the beach.

1414
01:17:00,400 --> 01:17:01,400
Yes, totally agreed actually.

1415
01:17:01,400 --> 01:17:07,240
And if you're on a night out and you decide to get crazy and go for a dip, you want Rocky.

1416
01:17:07,240 --> 01:17:09,040
You don't want to get your clothes all sandy.

1417
01:17:09,040 --> 01:17:10,800
Absolutely not.

1418
01:17:10,800 --> 01:17:15,960
And you also don't want to spend five hours in the sun on a fucking rock, do you?

1419
01:17:15,960 --> 01:17:18,120
To be on the comfortable sand on your towel.

1420
01:17:18,120 --> 01:17:19,120
Whatever.

1421
01:17:19,120 --> 01:17:24,640
Sasuala lined up in a 4-3-3 formation with concilien goal, a backline of Zortéa, Erlich,

1422
01:17:24,640 --> 01:17:31,000
Rouen and Markitza, midfield three of Fratési, Aubiang and Henrique and a front three of

1423
01:17:31,000 --> 01:17:35,680
Berardi, Defrel and Lauriente.

1424
01:17:35,680 --> 01:17:40,720
In the first minute, so firstly, all the action took place in the first half.

1425
01:17:40,720 --> 01:17:46,360
The first goal came after just 25 seconds by Odoggi as he cut inside from the left flank

1426
01:17:46,360 --> 01:17:51,160
and unleashed a clean strike into the bottom corner from outside the area after just 25

1427
01:17:51,160 --> 01:17:52,160
seconds of play.

1428
01:17:52,160 --> 01:17:57,640
The soon to be Tottenham man coming in clutch there for Odinese.

1429
01:17:57,640 --> 01:18:01,960
Moments later, Samardzic almost scored an own goal after a Silvestri save bounced off

1430
01:18:01,960 --> 01:18:06,840
the German and was heading in, but Samardzic managed to clear it off the line to save himself

1431
01:18:06,840 --> 01:18:08,320
the embarrassment.

1432
01:18:08,320 --> 01:18:13,840
You will see that Odinese's defending and almost scoring own goals will be a bit of

1433
01:18:13,840 --> 01:18:15,800
a theme in this match.

1434
01:18:15,800 --> 01:18:20,040
In the sixth minute, Henrique scored for Sassuolo making it 1-1.

1435
01:18:20,040 --> 01:18:25,680
Odinese were unable to keep the lead as Jaka Bijol deflected Matheus Henrique's strike

1436
01:18:25,680 --> 01:18:28,520
inside the net only six minutes later.

1437
01:18:28,520 --> 01:18:32,600
In my opinion, this was a Bijol own goal.

1438
01:18:32,600 --> 01:18:35,240
This was definitely a Bijol own goal.

1439
01:18:35,240 --> 01:18:41,160
The player shot, it was Henrique that shot, it deflected off Bijol, went the other way

1440
01:18:41,160 --> 01:18:45,160
and Silvestri couldn't do anything because the ball completely changed direction.

1441
01:18:45,160 --> 01:18:48,360
The commentator kept screaming that it was Silvestri's mistake.

1442
01:18:48,360 --> 01:18:51,000
How is that Silvestri's mistake?

1443
01:18:51,000 --> 01:18:55,560
I doubt he could see the ball and by the time he saw it, it had deflected.

1444
01:18:55,560 --> 01:18:57,520
There's nothing much to do in those situations.

1445
01:18:57,520 --> 01:18:59,760
This was one of those 1230 games man.

1446
01:18:59,760 --> 01:19:00,760
It was one of those 1230 games.

1447
01:19:00,760 --> 01:19:06,000
It was one of those games where all the confusion and all the mistakes came in the first half

1448
01:19:06,000 --> 01:19:09,120
when everyone seemed to still be asleep.

1449
01:19:09,120 --> 01:19:14,320
Then in the second half after getting a scolding from their manager, no goals, nothing.

1450
01:19:14,320 --> 01:19:15,320
Exactly, exactly.

1451
01:19:15,320 --> 01:19:21,360
And this was six minutes in and already one goal for Odinese, an own goal and almost an

1452
01:19:21,360 --> 01:19:23,200
own goal by Samardzic as well.

1453
01:19:23,200 --> 01:19:26,960
And then the 12th minute, Berardi was forced off the field due to a muscular problem in

1454
01:19:26,960 --> 01:19:29,720
his thigh, which is still being assessed.

1455
01:19:29,720 --> 01:19:36,640
He could potentially be back for this weekend's fixture, but they probably won't play him

1456
01:19:36,640 --> 01:19:40,000
just to make sure that he's okay.

1457
01:19:40,000 --> 01:19:44,480
He was replaced by new signing by Rami playing out on the right in this match.

1458
01:19:44,480 --> 01:19:48,520
In the 25th minute, Fratezzi hit the post after connecting with Amarkitsa across on

1459
01:19:48,520 --> 01:19:49,520
the half volley.

1460
01:19:49,520 --> 01:19:56,000
In the 28th minute, Bijal scored after scoring what was in my opinion an own goal.

1461
01:19:56,000 --> 01:20:00,160
The Odinese defender made up for his previous error after Lazar Samardzic's long range free

1462
01:20:00,160 --> 01:20:04,200
kick found the 24 year old who stretched his leg out in the middle of the box and sent

1463
01:20:04,200 --> 01:20:08,380
the ball past Andrea Consigli, making it 2-1 to Odinese.

1464
01:20:08,380 --> 01:20:12,960
In the 46th minute, still in the first half, new in Pérez put the ball into his own net

1465
01:20:12,960 --> 01:20:13,960
for Odinese.

1466
01:20:13,960 --> 01:20:18,440
Berardi's cross was knocked into the back of the net by the arm of new in Pérez whilst

1467
01:20:18,440 --> 01:20:21,800
he was tracking back another stroke of luck for Sosuolo.

1468
01:20:21,800 --> 01:20:28,640
Again, the commentator was like, I think Defrel got the final touch to this.

1469
01:20:28,640 --> 01:20:30,760
Nowhere near the ball, Defrel.

1470
01:20:30,760 --> 01:20:32,720
Nowhere near the ball, another clear own goal.

1471
01:20:32,720 --> 01:20:34,240
This time it was new in Pérez.

1472
01:20:34,240 --> 01:20:37,760
Thankfully he was on my bench in Fanta.

1473
01:20:37,760 --> 01:20:44,560
But 46% ball possession for Odinese to Lazio's 54, 13 shots for Odinese to Sosuolo's 4,

1474
01:20:44,560 --> 01:20:47,280
8 on goal for Odinese and 1 for Sosuolo.

1475
01:20:47,280 --> 01:20:52,960
I can't help but feel that Sosuolo were very lucky in this game, but also with their luck

1476
01:20:52,960 --> 01:20:54,960
Odinese were shambolic at the back.

1477
01:20:54,960 --> 01:21:00,920
Yes, they definitely were, but at the end of the day Sosuolo scored 2 goals with 1 shot

1478
01:21:00,920 --> 01:21:01,920
on target.

1479
01:21:01,920 --> 01:21:02,920
Yeah, exactly.

1480
01:21:02,920 --> 01:21:03,920
All game, you know.

1481
01:21:03,920 --> 01:21:10,440
And you look at fucking Odinese, they peppered the goal, they had 17 shots in total to Sosuolo's

1482
01:21:10,440 --> 01:21:11,440
6.

1483
01:21:11,440 --> 01:21:17,080
So, yeah, safe to say Odinese looked like they were the team that would take home 3

1484
01:21:17,080 --> 01:21:18,080
points here.

1485
01:21:18,080 --> 01:21:20,800
Perhaps Sosuolo were a little bit lucky.

1486
01:21:20,800 --> 01:21:23,200
But yeah, it was one of those 12-30 games.

1487
01:21:23,200 --> 01:21:25,240
Obviously Bijal was very involved here.

1488
01:21:25,240 --> 01:21:29,560
He had a goal and assist and kind of an own goal himself over there.

1489
01:21:29,560 --> 01:21:33,520
The assist, because I didn't mention, was in the first goal that Odudji scored, to be

1490
01:21:33,520 --> 01:21:37,840
honest was a simple pass by him and Odudji did the rest, but very, very involved in this

1491
01:21:37,840 --> 01:21:38,840
game Bijal.

1492
01:21:38,840 --> 01:21:45,360
And to be honest, although he had that moment, he had a fantastic performance, Bijal.

1493
01:21:45,360 --> 01:21:47,160
A really, really good player, man.

1494
01:21:47,160 --> 01:21:50,360
He is 24 years old, Slovenian national player.

1495
01:21:50,360 --> 01:21:51,360
Very good.

1496
01:21:51,360 --> 01:21:52,360
Yeah.

1497
01:21:52,360 --> 01:21:58,040
Odinese have only gathered 6 points in 2023 out of a possible 21, brother.

1498
01:21:58,040 --> 01:22:01,960
6 points out of a possible 21.

1499
01:22:01,960 --> 01:22:05,740
How the hell do you explain the start they had, man?

1500
01:22:05,740 --> 01:22:06,740
Everything was ticking, right?

1501
01:22:06,740 --> 01:22:07,740
No pressure.

1502
01:22:07,740 --> 01:22:09,200
All their top players were there.

1503
01:22:09,200 --> 01:22:10,620
But nice to see Pereira back.

1504
01:22:10,620 --> 01:22:12,320
It is good to see Pereira back.

1505
01:22:12,320 --> 01:22:15,240
But on to your point again, how is that possible?

1506
01:22:15,240 --> 01:22:20,240
How is it possible to have that start and then continuing the season in this manner?

1507
01:22:20,240 --> 01:22:23,960
They're in the position they are because of the opening 10 games that they had.

1508
01:22:23,960 --> 01:22:28,640
And you have to look over at Andreas Otel and think what the hell is he doing wrong

1509
01:22:28,640 --> 01:22:29,640
now?

1510
01:22:29,640 --> 01:22:30,840
Because he did so much right.

1511
01:22:30,840 --> 01:22:31,840
What's going wrong now?

1512
01:22:31,840 --> 01:22:35,120
What do you think it is?

1513
01:22:35,120 --> 01:22:40,440
So I think it's the fact that they have been on quite a negative spell of results for a

1514
01:22:40,440 --> 01:22:41,440
while.

1515
01:22:41,440 --> 01:22:42,760
Of course, it's the mental aspect of it.

1516
01:22:42,760 --> 01:22:45,200
I highly doubt that that helps.

1517
01:22:45,200 --> 01:22:48,080
Their last 5 games, they have one victory, for example.

1518
01:22:48,080 --> 01:22:53,120
Slowly, slowly, their goal difference is going lower and lower and lower and lower.

1519
01:22:53,120 --> 01:22:55,840
Yeah, I think it's just that.

1520
01:22:55,840 --> 01:23:01,640
Top players had a little bit of an attitude problem as we discussed.

1521
01:23:01,640 --> 01:23:09,480
They lost a leader in the back in Bram Neutink, who do not underestimate how good he is and

1522
01:23:09,480 --> 01:23:11,160
what a vocal leader he is.

1523
01:23:11,160 --> 01:23:14,240
He improved Sampdoria greatly with his presence at the back.

1524
01:23:14,240 --> 01:23:16,840
They sold their best player.

1525
01:23:16,840 --> 01:23:19,200
He's still playing there with Audrey, but he's gone.

1526
01:23:19,200 --> 01:23:20,400
He's off to Spurs.

1527
01:23:20,400 --> 01:23:25,240
They tried to offload de Oliveira, but an injury stopped them from leaving.

1528
01:23:25,240 --> 01:23:26,240
Beto Stricchi.

1529
01:23:26,240 --> 01:23:27,240
Beto Stricchi.

1530
01:23:27,240 --> 01:23:30,160
Pereira was kind of in and out.

1531
01:23:30,160 --> 01:23:33,240
Some are still growing.

1532
01:23:33,240 --> 01:23:37,200
That's it.

1533
01:23:37,200 --> 01:23:38,200
What remains in you?

1534
01:23:38,200 --> 01:23:39,200
What kind of belief?

1535
01:23:39,200 --> 01:23:43,680
What remains in you is a direct Maltese translation, Shipp Afiq.

1536
01:23:43,680 --> 01:23:44,680
Shipp Afiq?

1537
01:23:44,680 --> 01:23:45,680
Shipp Afiq.

1538
01:23:45,680 --> 01:23:55,080
It's like, how do you tolerate as a football player?

1539
01:23:55,080 --> 01:24:01,040
How are you expected to give your best when the club is working against you, trying to

1540
01:24:01,040 --> 01:24:04,040
sell the key pieces?

1541
01:24:04,040 --> 01:24:06,120
At the beginning of the season, they believed.

1542
01:24:06,120 --> 01:24:09,080
They believed maybe we can make Europe.

1543
01:24:09,080 --> 01:24:11,600
We have all these guys who are performing well.

1544
01:24:11,600 --> 01:24:14,760
Suddenly they started getting frustrated with the guys who aren't as good.

1545
01:24:14,760 --> 01:24:16,400
All of a sudden, everyone's for sale.

1546
01:24:16,400 --> 01:24:17,400
Boom.

1547
01:24:17,400 --> 01:24:19,360
Give us enough money, we'll sell you.

1548
01:24:19,360 --> 01:24:23,000
Maybe we'll take a bit off of Dinez and improve Watford a bit.

1549
01:24:23,000 --> 01:24:24,000
Exactly.

1550
01:24:24,000 --> 01:24:25,000
The Pozzo family.

1551
01:24:25,000 --> 01:24:26,000
Exactly.

1552
01:24:26,000 --> 01:24:27,000
The Pozzo family.

1553
01:24:27,000 --> 01:24:28,000
That's the point I was going to make.

1554
01:24:28,000 --> 01:24:33,200
That Udinese are not a club set up for victory, much like Sassuolo.

1555
01:24:33,200 --> 01:24:41,720
These are two very, very good and effective groups of losers.

1556
01:24:41,720 --> 01:24:44,200
Because not the players.

1557
01:24:44,200 --> 01:24:45,320
I'm not talking about the players.

1558
01:24:45,320 --> 01:24:47,080
I'm talking about the clubs.

1559
01:24:47,080 --> 01:24:50,320
They're businesses and that is all there is to it.

1560
01:24:50,320 --> 01:24:53,960
Udinese and Sassuolo are not set up to win titles.

1561
01:24:53,960 --> 01:24:56,640
They are set up to make money for their owners.

1562
01:24:56,640 --> 01:24:58,320
It's as simple as that.

1563
01:24:58,320 --> 01:25:02,360
And it's sad because you see Udinese, they're one of the only teams in Italy who actually

1564
01:25:02,360 --> 01:25:03,360
own their stadium.

1565
01:25:03,360 --> 01:25:07,440
There's the foundation there to build something good.

1566
01:25:07,440 --> 01:25:08,440
It's a shame that.

1567
01:25:08,440 --> 01:25:09,440
Well, we'll see.

1568
01:25:09,440 --> 01:25:11,840
We'll see what they do with the money they brought in.

1569
01:25:11,840 --> 01:25:14,000
They could still make Europe as well.

1570
01:25:14,000 --> 01:25:15,000
They're still fine.

1571
01:25:15,000 --> 01:25:16,000
They're still fine.

1572
01:25:16,000 --> 01:25:18,840
I mean, if you had to tell me that they'd be here.

1573
01:25:18,840 --> 01:25:20,200
What six points in front of one ridiculous man.

1574
01:25:20,200 --> 01:25:21,280
Yes, it's true.

1575
01:25:21,280 --> 01:25:22,960
But thankfully they had that start to balance it out.

1576
01:25:22,960 --> 01:25:24,240
Now we'll see where they go from here.

1577
01:25:24,240 --> 01:25:27,720
If you had to tell me at the beginning of the season that Udinese would be in this position,

1578
01:25:27,720 --> 01:25:29,840
I'd be like, ah, good season.

1579
01:25:29,840 --> 01:25:33,760
So yeah, I guess maybe we are being a little bit melodramatic.

1580
01:25:33,760 --> 01:25:38,200
Would Sassuolo regret letting go of Hamatra or Renault that Berardi is injured once again?

1581
01:25:38,200 --> 01:25:46,360
I mean, he should be back soon, but at the end of the day, Berardi, he has five goals

1582
01:25:46,360 --> 01:25:50,360
and three assists in 15 appearances, which is great.

1583
01:25:50,360 --> 01:25:52,000
But he's been struggling with injuries.

1584
01:25:52,000 --> 01:25:54,960
He's already missed 12 games for the Nero Verde this season.

1585
01:25:54,960 --> 01:26:01,360
He suffered a bicep femoris muscle injury at the beginning of the season where he remained

1586
01:26:01,360 --> 01:26:03,200
out of action for seven matches.

1587
01:26:03,200 --> 01:26:08,680
He then had a thigh problem that kept him out for another five matches.

1588
01:26:08,680 --> 01:26:11,360
And now he's injured again.

1589
01:26:11,360 --> 01:26:13,760
Thankfully for them, they signed by Rami.

1590
01:26:13,760 --> 01:26:17,200
He can either play as a number 10 or he can play out on the right.

1591
01:26:17,200 --> 01:26:21,120
And I'm guessing now they're going to need to utilize him out on the right.

1592
01:26:21,120 --> 01:26:30,080
But you know, when you look at the successful Sassuolo side of, what was his name again?

1593
01:26:30,080 --> 01:26:31,080
Fucking...

1594
01:26:31,080 --> 01:26:32,080
De Zerbi.

1595
01:26:32,080 --> 01:26:33,080
De Zerbi, yes.

1596
01:26:33,080 --> 01:26:34,080
Thank you very much.

1597
01:26:34,080 --> 01:26:35,080
Thank you very much.

1598
01:26:35,080 --> 01:26:36,080
I love you, De Zerbi.

1599
01:26:36,080 --> 01:26:41,600
They played one of the most dangerous things about that team was the Czechos.

1600
01:26:41,600 --> 01:26:44,880
Was it De Zerbi's and the De Francesco's as well?

1601
01:26:44,880 --> 01:26:45,880
He had Juricic.

1602
01:26:45,880 --> 01:26:46,880
Yes, exactly.

1603
01:26:46,880 --> 01:26:47,960
De Zerbi.

1604
01:26:47,960 --> 01:26:51,960
And that was a pivotal player for his system.

1605
01:26:51,960 --> 01:26:57,920
So I wouldn't be surprised if maybe Sassuolo try something out where you play a 4-3-1-2

1606
01:26:57,920 --> 01:27:06,040
formation, 4-3-2-1 formation with Laurente and by Rami behind the striker, Penamonti

1607
01:27:06,040 --> 01:27:07,040
or Alvarez.

1608
01:27:07,040 --> 01:27:08,040
Exactly.

1609
01:27:08,040 --> 01:27:11,400
So yeah, interesting stuff over here.

1610
01:27:11,400 --> 01:27:17,920
To your point, by the way, before of Sassuolo and De Zerbi being run like businesses.

1611
01:27:17,920 --> 01:27:21,080
You look at the difference between Sassuolo and Napoli.

1612
01:27:21,080 --> 01:27:27,720
It is simply an infrastructural approach that changes the whole philosophy, the whole culture

1613
01:27:27,720 --> 01:27:29,400
of the club.

1614
01:27:29,400 --> 01:27:30,680
The Napoli Stadium...

1615
01:27:30,680 --> 01:27:32,120
I love this fact.

1616
01:27:32,120 --> 01:27:40,640
Was built in a rundown part of Naples, working class people around, bang in the middle.

1617
01:27:40,640 --> 01:27:46,240
You have peaks, you have points of houses that actually have a view of the stadium.

1618
01:27:46,240 --> 01:27:51,240
When they play the Champions League, Napoli in there, the whole city screams the champions.

1619
01:27:51,240 --> 01:27:53,080
The whole city, so this is the people in the stadium watching.

1620
01:27:53,080 --> 01:27:55,160
The whole city is behind them and they're watching.

1621
01:27:55,160 --> 01:28:02,080
Then you look at fucking Sassuolo who are a 30-minute, 40-minute drive outside the city.

1622
01:28:02,080 --> 01:28:04,360
Was it a one-hour drive or was it something else?

1623
01:28:04,360 --> 01:28:05,360
Bro, we caught a train.

1624
01:28:05,360 --> 01:28:06,360
Yeah.

1625
01:28:06,360 --> 01:28:07,760
It's too far away from the city.

1626
01:28:07,760 --> 01:28:13,040
Plus the fact that Sassuolo were at Mino side, of course, coming up from the depths of Serie

1627
01:28:13,040 --> 01:28:16,480
A, so the people of the city already had someone else's support.

1628
01:28:16,480 --> 01:28:20,120
They're all Milanisti, Interisti, Uventini.

1629
01:28:20,120 --> 01:28:24,440
So it's just sad to see that they're not even exposed to their own stadium.

1630
01:28:24,440 --> 01:28:27,520
They have to fucking go out of their way to go to the stadium.

1631
01:28:27,520 --> 01:28:30,320
Like I don't know, man.

1632
01:28:30,320 --> 01:28:32,080
To me, football is...

1633
01:28:32,080 --> 01:28:35,560
When I say a team's sport, I'm not only talking about the 11 men, I'm talking about the entire

1634
01:28:35,560 --> 01:28:37,040
cities that are behind their teams.

1635
01:28:37,040 --> 01:28:38,040
And the management.

1636
01:28:38,040 --> 01:28:39,040
And the directors.

1637
01:28:39,040 --> 01:28:40,040
It's a whole...

1638
01:28:40,040 --> 01:28:41,160
Everything ticks.

1639
01:28:41,160 --> 01:28:48,200
Like even the beauty of the Napoli Stadium is that it's built at a very low point in

1640
01:28:48,200 --> 01:28:49,360
Naples.

1641
01:28:49,360 --> 01:28:52,760
And then all the buildings around it is at a higher point and the higher point and the

1642
01:28:52,760 --> 01:28:53,960
higher point.

1643
01:28:53,960 --> 01:28:55,920
And people can look at the stadium.

1644
01:28:55,920 --> 01:28:58,560
Everywhere you are on the stadium, you could see the stadium from your balcony.

1645
01:28:58,560 --> 01:29:00,600
It's just a beautiful...

1646
01:29:00,600 --> 01:29:05,120
Obviously if you're on the top floor, it's just a beautiful, beautiful way to set things

1647
01:29:05,120 --> 01:29:06,120
up.

1648
01:29:06,120 --> 01:29:10,360
And that is the difference between the Napolitan football culture, that it's what they live,

1649
01:29:10,360 --> 01:29:11,360
it's what they breathe.

1650
01:29:11,360 --> 01:29:13,840
It's pizza and football over there.

1651
01:29:13,840 --> 01:29:18,080
And then on the other hand, you have Sassuolo, who are a team based in Bologna with their

1652
01:29:18,080 --> 01:29:19,880
pitch in Modena or whatever.

1653
01:29:19,880 --> 01:29:21,880
Emilia, if I can remember.

1654
01:29:21,880 --> 01:29:23,800
Emilia-Romagna, whatever.

1655
01:29:23,800 --> 01:29:26,600
But Sassuolo are picking things up again.

1656
01:29:26,600 --> 01:29:28,520
They're in 15th place now.

1657
01:29:28,520 --> 01:29:31,120
A couple of weeks ago, they were in 17th.

1658
01:29:31,120 --> 01:29:36,160
They're now in 15th on 24 points, level on points with Fiorentina and Lecce.

1659
01:29:36,160 --> 01:29:40,480
On the other hand, Udinese are in 8th on 30 points, level on points with Torino and just

1660
01:29:40,480 --> 01:29:44,840
nine away from Europa League spot, to be fair.

1661
01:29:44,840 --> 01:29:50,240
And it's either them, Torino, Juve, Monza or Bologna or Empoli that are going to get

1662
01:29:50,240 --> 01:29:51,720
the conference league spot.

1663
01:29:51,720 --> 01:29:52,720
Tight, tight, tight.

1664
01:29:52,720 --> 01:29:56,800
So at least there is some competition left in the league, right?

1665
01:29:56,800 --> 01:29:57,800
Yeah.

1666
01:29:57,800 --> 01:30:01,600
Bologna nil, Monza one.

1667
01:30:01,600 --> 01:30:02,600
Excuse me.

1668
01:30:02,600 --> 01:30:09,920
The previous encounter was a 2-1 victory for Bologna, which saw Orsolini net the winner.

1669
01:30:09,920 --> 01:30:13,360
Monza have only beaten Bologna once in nine matches.

1670
01:30:13,360 --> 01:30:23,560
This one time came in 1983 on the 23rd of January and it was in Serie A, of course.

1671
01:30:23,560 --> 01:30:29,200
Since Thiago Mota's first league win as manager, as Bologna manager, Bologna have won seven

1672
01:30:29,200 --> 01:30:31,200
of their 11 games in Serie A.

1673
01:30:31,200 --> 01:30:33,240
They've drawn one and lost three.

1674
01:30:33,240 --> 01:30:39,520
They've collected 22 points, only fewer than Napoli, Inter and Juventus in this period.

1675
01:30:39,520 --> 01:30:45,000
So Thiago Mota has won an average of 1.53 points per match since he joined Bologna.

1676
01:30:45,000 --> 01:30:50,000
And this is the best ratio amongst coaches with two plus games for Bologna in the three

1677
01:30:50,000 --> 01:30:51,000
points era.

1678
01:30:51,000 --> 01:30:54,600
So Bologna have really picked a good guy over here.

1679
01:30:54,600 --> 01:30:55,600
100%.

1680
01:30:55,600 --> 01:30:56,640
Yes.

1681
01:30:56,640 --> 01:31:01,240
This game, Bologna-Monza, was the game between two of the three youngest coaches in Serie

1682
01:31:01,240 --> 01:31:02,240
A.

1683
01:31:02,240 --> 01:31:03,240
Wow.

1684
01:31:03,240 --> 01:31:07,640
So it's Palladino and Thiago Mota.

1685
01:31:07,640 --> 01:31:11,680
Guess who is between them in age.

1686
01:31:11,680 --> 01:31:12,680
Vincenzo Italiano.

1687
01:31:12,680 --> 01:31:15,680
No, good guess, but no.

1688
01:31:15,680 --> 01:31:20,040
The younger guy.

1689
01:31:20,040 --> 01:31:23,040
Ratatatata.

1690
01:31:23,040 --> 01:31:24,040
Zanetti.

1691
01:31:24,040 --> 01:31:25,040
Yes, brilliant.

1692
01:31:25,040 --> 01:31:26,040
Very good.

1693
01:31:26,040 --> 01:31:34,400
So, yes, Bologna lined up with a 4-2-3-1 formation with Skorupski in goal, Liko Jannis at left

1694
01:31:34,400 --> 01:31:38,880
back with Cambiazzo at right back, Sosa and Posch were the centre backs.

1695
01:31:38,880 --> 01:31:43,560
The double pivot was Schouten and Arbisher with Kyriakopoulos out on the left and Orsalini

1696
01:31:43,560 --> 01:31:47,080
on the right, Dominguez playing behind Ferguson.

1697
01:31:47,080 --> 01:31:51,520
For Monza, it was a 3-4-2-1 formation with Di Gregorio in goal.

1698
01:31:51,520 --> 01:31:58,480
Marizzo, Mari and Marlon at the back with Donati out on the right, Shuri on the left,

1699
01:31:58,480 --> 01:32:00,160
Sensi and Rovella in the middle.

1700
01:32:00,160 --> 01:32:05,280
Donati, this was his first game, definitely this season.

1701
01:32:05,280 --> 01:32:06,520
He's a veteran player.

1702
01:32:06,520 --> 01:32:09,360
Pessina Caprari played behind Petania.

1703
01:32:09,360 --> 01:32:14,240
If you look at this team, bro, it is kind of the whole Berlusconi philosophy.

1704
01:32:14,240 --> 01:32:15,800
There are nine Italians here.

1705
01:32:15,800 --> 01:32:16,800
Oh, that's true.

1706
01:32:16,800 --> 01:32:17,800
That's true.

1707
01:32:17,800 --> 01:32:20,000
And what a team it is, Manu, look at the individuals.

1708
01:32:20,000 --> 01:32:21,000
Wow.

1709
01:32:21,000 --> 01:32:22,000
Really good team.

1710
01:32:22,000 --> 01:32:24,440
I love this Monza side and I think people are really falling for them as well.

1711
01:32:24,440 --> 01:32:26,960
Look at the YouTube views, for example, they're really increasing.

1712
01:32:26,960 --> 01:32:29,040
People are actually watching.

1713
01:32:29,040 --> 01:32:34,240
The goal came in the 25th minute for Monza when Petania went berserk.

1714
01:32:34,240 --> 01:32:39,040
He went on a crazy rampage driving towards Skorupsky, shaking off defenders, he just

1715
01:32:39,040 --> 01:32:40,040
kept going, this guy.

1716
01:32:40,040 --> 01:32:43,800
And I feel like he picked up so much momentum along the way that he was unstoppable.

1717
01:32:43,800 --> 01:32:44,800
Yeah.

1718
01:32:44,800 --> 01:32:45,800
It's like a...

1719
01:32:45,800 --> 01:32:46,800
A prime Duvanzapata.

1720
01:32:46,800 --> 01:32:50,720
Yeah, like a boulder just rolling down a hill.

1721
01:32:50,720 --> 01:32:51,720
Exactly.

1722
01:32:51,720 --> 01:32:54,160
Like you can't do, you just have to get out of the way or get fucked.

1723
01:32:54,160 --> 01:32:56,120
Sounds so unflattering for him.

1724
01:32:56,120 --> 01:32:57,120
That's it, dude.

1725
01:32:57,120 --> 01:33:02,560
Get out of Petania's way or you're going to get fucked.

1726
01:33:02,560 --> 01:33:06,520
So Skorupsky, on the other hand, you have to be meant to...

1727
01:33:06,520 --> 01:33:10,800
Jumped into Petania's feet, like jumped at his legs, like to try to stop him.

1728
01:33:10,800 --> 01:33:16,960
The ball came off fucking, I don't even know, like Skorupsky's knee into Petania's fucking...

1729
01:33:16,960 --> 01:33:23,920
No, off Skorupsky's face into Petania's knee and into the path of Giulio Donati, who finished

1730
01:33:23,920 --> 01:33:27,320
on his first start this season into an empty net.

1731
01:33:27,320 --> 01:33:33,320
And that goal was enough thanks to a few de Gregorio heroics over there.

1732
01:33:33,320 --> 01:33:34,320
Classic de Gregorio.

1733
01:33:34,320 --> 01:33:35,320
Classic de Gregorio.

1734
01:33:35,320 --> 01:33:39,600
And Monza managed to win with 37% ball possession.

1735
01:33:39,600 --> 01:33:44,640
Bologna did have 63% ball possession, but despite that, Monza shot up shot quite...

1736
01:33:44,640 --> 01:33:51,320
Shot up shot quite well and only had, in fact, Bologna only had three shots on target.

1737
01:33:51,320 --> 01:33:52,320
Yeah.

1738
01:33:52,320 --> 01:33:56,000
It was surprising to me, the final scoreline.

1739
01:33:56,000 --> 01:33:59,880
Monza getting the better of Bologna away from home, especially with the form Bologna have

1740
01:33:59,880 --> 01:34:00,880
been on.

1741
01:34:00,880 --> 01:34:03,000
They look so, so, so good.

1742
01:34:03,000 --> 01:34:08,680
But Monza have really turned into just a proper, like they could be a top 10 team.

1743
01:34:08,680 --> 01:34:09,680
You know what I mean?

1744
01:34:09,680 --> 01:34:12,960
You look at their individuals, you look at the way they play, there's no reason they

1745
01:34:12,960 --> 01:34:13,960
can't be there.

1746
01:34:13,960 --> 01:34:16,840
I definitely the most impressive newly promoted side.

1747
01:34:16,840 --> 01:34:22,440
Obviously there was an injection of cash that went in there, but also very smart signings.

1748
01:34:22,440 --> 01:34:23,440
Yes.

1749
01:34:23,440 --> 01:34:24,440
League proven.

1750
01:34:24,440 --> 01:34:25,440
Exactly.

1751
01:34:25,440 --> 01:34:28,040
When you see them, when you see the signings, for example, Premier League clubs like Nottingham

1752
01:34:28,040 --> 01:34:29,840
Forest make, they made fucking what?

1753
01:34:29,840 --> 01:34:33,280
15 signings and only one played in the Premier League before.

1754
01:34:33,280 --> 01:34:34,480
The complete opposite of that.

1755
01:34:34,480 --> 01:34:37,040
They made six, seven signings, all proven.

1756
01:34:37,040 --> 01:34:42,360
Petania, Pessina, Caprari, Rovella, Sensi, Itso.

1757
01:34:42,360 --> 01:34:45,400
These are fantastic, fantastic signings.

1758
01:34:45,400 --> 01:34:50,120
The fact that they managed to get their fucking hands on Craniot.

1759
01:34:50,120 --> 01:34:56,800
Their goalkeeping duo is Craniot and Di Gregorio, two top Italian goalkeepers over there.

1760
01:34:56,800 --> 01:35:02,440
I am petrified because Milan play Monza now and I really think Monza can get something

1761
01:35:02,440 --> 01:35:03,440
out of that game.

1762
01:35:03,440 --> 01:35:05,520
They're a very dangerous team.

1763
01:35:05,520 --> 01:35:08,360
There are a few rewards in how they do.

1764
01:35:08,360 --> 01:35:09,840
Yes, yes, because it's Milan.

1765
01:35:09,840 --> 01:35:11,480
Milan are one of the two teams.

1766
01:35:11,480 --> 01:35:13,720
They get rewarded for playing against.

1767
01:35:13,720 --> 01:35:14,720
What was it again?

1768
01:35:14,720 --> 01:35:18,080
I can't remember what Berlusconi promised.

1769
01:35:18,080 --> 01:35:19,080
Something in great volume.

1770
01:35:19,080 --> 01:35:21,080
Yeah, great volume, good amount.

1771
01:35:21,080 --> 01:35:22,080
Yeah, yeah.

1772
01:35:22,080 --> 01:35:25,240
I think it was like a vice of some sort.

1773
01:35:25,240 --> 01:35:27,240
Something, was it drinking?

1774
01:35:27,240 --> 01:35:30,720
No, no, no, it wasn't cigars.

1775
01:35:30,720 --> 01:35:36,960
Ah, it was a bus full of who's.

1776
01:35:36,960 --> 01:35:38,960
That's what it is, a bus full of who's.

1777
01:35:38,960 --> 01:35:42,160
I always wonder at this point, would the listener be laughing or rolling his eyes?

1778
01:35:42,160 --> 01:35:44,160
Probably a bit of both.

1779
01:35:44,160 --> 01:35:46,880
It's like a chuckle and these guys.

1780
01:35:46,880 --> 01:35:51,280
These guys, I love these guys.

1781
01:35:51,280 --> 01:35:57,480
I love recently a great listener of ours, someone that we truly appreciate.

1782
01:35:57,480 --> 01:36:02,520
Lewis sent us a joke on Twitter, I believe it was.

1783
01:36:02,520 --> 01:36:04,360
And after that, we posted on our stories.

1784
01:36:04,360 --> 01:36:07,920
In fact, it was motivation for you guys to send us stuff as well.

1785
01:36:07,920 --> 01:36:11,040
And he signed it off by big hug to Jay and them.

1786
01:36:11,040 --> 01:36:13,320
And I found it so sweet, man.

1787
01:36:13,320 --> 01:36:15,360
And shout out to you, Lewis, man.

1788
01:36:15,360 --> 01:36:16,360
You're the man.

1789
01:36:16,360 --> 01:36:22,720
The joke for those curious was that he saw someone basically call Handanovic Stan Danovic

1790
01:36:22,720 --> 01:36:24,760
because he never dives.

1791
01:36:24,760 --> 01:36:25,760
That's hilarious.

1792
01:36:25,760 --> 01:36:27,760
It's Samir Stan Danovic.

1793
01:36:27,760 --> 01:36:29,720
I love it.

1794
01:36:29,720 --> 01:36:32,200
I love it.

1795
01:36:32,200 --> 01:36:38,000
But Monza as well on this point as a city, just so you know as a fun fact, they have

1796
01:36:38,000 --> 01:36:40,840
one of the most famous circuits in F1 history.

1797
01:36:40,840 --> 01:36:41,840
Really?

1798
01:36:41,840 --> 01:36:42,840
Yes, of course.

1799
01:36:42,840 --> 01:36:43,840
He's got it in Monza.

1800
01:36:43,840 --> 01:36:45,840
He wins in Spa.

1801
01:36:45,840 --> 01:36:49,320
He wins in Monza.

1802
01:36:49,320 --> 01:36:57,240
I believe it is the most fast paced track in F1 alongside Silverstone, I think.

1803
01:36:57,240 --> 01:37:03,880
But yeah, that goes to show this is a city that is made for success within sporting.

1804
01:37:03,880 --> 01:37:08,720
And I don't think Berlusconi would have just chosen some fucking team from Serie A. He

1805
01:37:08,720 --> 01:37:10,600
chose a team with culture.

1806
01:37:10,600 --> 01:37:12,880
And no wonder the Monza fans are getting into it.

1807
01:37:12,880 --> 01:37:17,920
No wonder Monza are getting more viewers because they are a very well-oiled machine.

1808
01:37:17,920 --> 01:37:20,160
And I know they have some low knees in with them.

1809
01:37:20,160 --> 01:37:22,920
Ravella being one of them, Sensi being another.

1810
01:37:22,920 --> 01:37:25,720
I really hope that they manage to redeem a lot of that.

1811
01:37:25,720 --> 01:37:27,360
They've got El Condor, bro.

1812
01:37:27,360 --> 01:37:30,960
Gagliani, dude, is their fucking sporting director.

1813
01:37:30,960 --> 01:37:35,000
Let's see if he's still got it on that motorbike, on that bicycle.

1814
01:37:35,000 --> 01:37:38,880
Thiago Mata, of course, still doing great things with Bologna.

1815
01:37:38,880 --> 01:37:40,280
This was merely a slip up.

1816
01:37:40,280 --> 01:37:43,440
We'll see if they can recover from this.

1817
01:37:43,440 --> 01:37:50,800
Monza are in 10th with 29 points, while Bologna are 11th with 29 points as well.

1818
01:37:50,800 --> 01:37:55,840
A massive fixture this month was Monza actually jumping Bologna.

1819
01:37:55,840 --> 01:37:59,520
Yeah, big stuff for Monza, very big stuff for Monza.

1820
01:37:59,520 --> 01:38:04,000
The next game we're going to be covering is Empoli 2 Spetsia 2.

1821
01:38:04,000 --> 01:38:07,840
This was by far my favorite match this weekend.

1822
01:38:07,840 --> 01:38:10,160
The previous encounter was a victory for Spetsia.

1823
01:38:10,160 --> 01:38:13,200
Surprisingly, it was a 1-0 victory at home for them.

1824
01:38:13,200 --> 01:38:18,640
Tonnelli, Destro and Grassi were still injured for Empoli, whilst Ethan Padua and Mattia Caldara

1825
01:38:18,640 --> 01:38:26,640
sat out bans, with Bastoni, Kovalenko, Zyrkovski, Zala, Zoet and Mutigno out of action, but

1826
01:38:26,640 --> 01:38:32,640
Giassi returned from his ban and Mbalanzola was back too, but only fit for the bench.

1827
01:38:32,640 --> 01:38:39,240
Empoli set up in a 4-3-1-2 formation, with Vicario on goal, a backline of Parisi, Luperto,

1828
01:38:39,240 --> 01:38:45,960
Ismaeli and Ebwehi, a midfield three of Bandinelli, Marin and Akpa Akpro, with Bal Danzi just behind

1829
01:38:45,960 --> 01:38:49,120
Cambiaghi and Ciccio Caputo.

1830
01:38:49,120 --> 01:38:54,600
For Spetsia, it was a 3-5-2 formation, with Drangovski in goal and a backline of Nicolao,

1831
01:38:54,600 --> 01:38:56,600
Amian and Wisnefski.

1832
01:38:56,600 --> 01:39:01,920
It was Giassi out on the right, Reca out on the left, with Agudelo, Esposito and Borabja

1833
01:39:01,920 --> 01:39:07,880
in the midfield, with new signings, Shumoridov and Verde up front.

1834
01:39:07,880 --> 01:39:11,600
In the 20th minute, Verde netted a penalty.

1835
01:39:11,600 --> 01:39:16,000
It was a Spetsia corner swung in from Daniele Verde that took a deflection off the head of

1836
01:39:16,000 --> 01:39:21,120
Wisnefski and it was cleared off the line by Fabiano Parisi's hand.

1837
01:39:21,120 --> 01:39:26,680
VAR intervened and the referee assigned both a penalty to Spetsia and a red card to Parisi.

1838
01:39:26,680 --> 01:39:33,240
So early on, Verde's penalty was brilliantly saved by Vicario and so was his rebound before

1839
01:39:33,240 --> 01:39:36,000
Luperto managed to clear the ball out.

1840
01:39:36,000 --> 01:39:42,240
However, the referee awarded a free retake as Luperto had entered the box before Verde

1841
01:39:42,240 --> 01:39:43,640
struck the penalty.

1842
01:39:43,640 --> 01:39:48,160
Vicario guessed right but couldn't keep out Verde's second penalty, making it one

1843
01:39:48,160 --> 01:39:51,640
deal to Spetsia, with Empoli down to 10 men.

1844
01:39:51,640 --> 01:39:56,120
Vicario, I'm fed up of saying all these things.

1845
01:39:56,120 --> 01:39:57,120
Kisses for Vicario?

1846
01:39:57,120 --> 01:39:58,120
Kisses.

1847
01:39:58,120 --> 01:40:01,120
Kisses, kisses, kisses for Vicario.

1848
01:40:01,120 --> 01:40:03,600
We're posting on our stories, just freaking out.

1849
01:40:03,600 --> 01:40:06,200
We're watching it live on TV.

1850
01:40:06,200 --> 01:40:12,000
We had a bet on as well, we're all freaking out over his save but then Luperto just entered

1851
01:40:12,000 --> 01:40:16,240
the box a bit too early and then to make matters worse he cleared the ball away.

1852
01:40:16,240 --> 01:40:18,080
So obviously it did have to be a retake.

1853
01:40:18,080 --> 01:40:20,400
That's the only reason I think.

1854
01:40:20,400 --> 01:40:24,240
I think that's the only reason because typically an eye is closed for players entering the

1855
01:40:24,240 --> 01:40:27,760
box early unless they actually do something defensively.

1856
01:40:27,760 --> 01:40:31,080
Once the keeper saves it, and that's a different question because you bombard the box whether

1857
01:40:31,080 --> 01:40:34,100
you're putting pressure on a striker, you're interfering with play.

1858
01:40:34,100 --> 01:40:36,840
So that's what Luperto did and that's why it was retaken.

1859
01:40:36,840 --> 01:40:44,080
Also bro, I understand that your reflex at the time would be to do exactly that but Parisi's

1860
01:40:44,080 --> 01:40:47,280
fucking handball, what is he thinking?

1861
01:40:47,280 --> 01:40:54,280
I get it, it was probably reflexes, sure, instinctive, but nowadays there's VAR, the cameras are

1862
01:40:54,280 --> 01:40:56,320
all over you, everyone's fucking…

1863
01:40:56,320 --> 01:41:00,560
It's funny because barely anyone fucking realised on the pitch and neither did we and then

1864
01:41:00,560 --> 01:41:06,520
we're like oh my god, that is the most blatant penalty I've ever seen in my life.

1865
01:41:06,520 --> 01:41:10,080
Exactly, cleared it off the line with his fucking hand, man, with his hand.

1866
01:41:10,080 --> 01:41:14,880
He fucking threw the game for them over there but of course it was probably the intentions

1867
01:41:14,880 --> 01:41:20,560
were good for the team, a little bit silly perhaps but yeah, cost them a lot.

1868
01:41:20,560 --> 01:41:27,880
And in fact Spezia, 11 men against Empoli, 10 men, Verde had just scored and he had supreme

1869
01:41:27,880 --> 01:41:32,080
confidence and then just 11 minutes later Verde scored an absolute screamer into the

1870
01:41:32,080 --> 01:41:38,600
far top corner from distance that dipped viciously at the last moment, absolutely nothing Vicario

1871
01:41:38,600 --> 01:41:39,600
could do here.

1872
01:41:39,600 --> 01:41:44,920
Verde had not scored since May 2022 and gladly took the yellow card for over celebrating

1873
01:41:44,920 --> 01:41:45,920
over there.

1874
01:41:45,920 --> 01:41:49,640
Brilliant stuff, that was our goal of the week.

1875
01:41:49,640 --> 01:41:54,040
So they entered the dressing rooms at half time, probably Gotty was like oh my god, we're

1876
01:41:54,040 --> 01:41:59,840
11 men against 10, maybe I get to keep my job, guys, just don't do anything stupid,

1877
01:41:59,840 --> 01:42:05,320
hang on, defend, we can get a victory over here, oh my god this is gonna be so good,

1878
01:42:05,320 --> 01:42:08,640
we won't get relegated, Jesus yes I get to keep my job.

1879
01:42:08,640 --> 01:42:14,080
In the 49th minute it became 10 vs 10 as Esposito received his second yellow card.

1880
01:42:14,080 --> 01:42:17,720
He was really unlucky to be fair, he was swinging to clear the ball and he made contact with

1881
01:42:17,720 --> 01:42:21,320
Jassi who had just nicked the ball off him.

1882
01:42:21,320 --> 01:42:25,840
They were both in sheer pain because of the contact but obviously it was a foul and Esposito

1883
01:42:25,840 --> 01:42:31,160
was sent off so it was then 10 vs 10 and Gotty started worrying at that point.

1884
01:42:31,160 --> 01:42:35,640
In the 71st minute Cambiaghi pulled one back for Empoli, the Italians smashed the ball

1885
01:42:35,640 --> 01:42:40,200
into the roof of the net after Caputo pulled the ball back from the byline making it 2-1

1886
01:42:40,200 --> 01:42:45,740
and then in the 93rd absolute scenes as while Empoli were piling men forward and getting

1887
01:42:45,740 --> 01:42:50,320
men into the box, the ball fell kindly to Vignato on his debut who curled the ball into

1888
01:42:50,320 --> 01:42:53,720
the bottom corner on the volley with his outstep.

1889
01:42:53,720 --> 01:42:57,160
He is on loan from Bologna and what an impact to make.

1890
01:42:57,160 --> 01:43:01,040
As a result of this, Gotty was sacked.

1891
01:43:01,040 --> 01:43:03,260
Do you think that is the right decision?

1892
01:43:03,260 --> 01:43:06,720
Things were going well for Gotty at the start of the season but it seems he has plateaued

1893
01:43:06,720 --> 01:43:13,760
since perhaps as the relegation zone is looming this might be exactly what they needed.

1894
01:43:13,760 --> 01:43:19,080
They have brought on the relegation expert Leonardo Semplici, sorry he hasn't brought

1895
01:43:19,080 --> 01:43:23,200
him on yet but he is heavily rumoured to be joining.

1896
01:43:23,200 --> 01:43:26,440
He has previously coached Caliari, Spal, Pisa.

1897
01:43:26,440 --> 01:43:28,840
Relegation teams.

1898
01:43:28,840 --> 01:43:35,080
His senior career was nothing to write home about, he used to play for San Gimignano.

1899
01:43:35,080 --> 01:43:41,320
Oh I went to San Gimignano, it's a very cute little fortified city, beautiful in Florence.

1900
01:43:41,320 --> 01:43:45,720
I've never been, in Florence, I've visited Florence, I don't think I went to San Gimignano.

1901
01:43:45,720 --> 01:43:47,320
It's beautiful man, beautiful.

1902
01:43:47,320 --> 01:43:50,120
I love San Gimignano, I didn't know they had a football team.

1903
01:43:50,120 --> 01:43:51,120
Wow.

1904
01:43:51,120 --> 01:43:53,040
He didn't play a single game for them.

1905
01:43:53,040 --> 01:43:54,040
Okay.

1906
01:43:54,040 --> 01:43:55,040
No appearances.

1907
01:43:55,040 --> 01:44:01,120
He was just manning the only entrance into the city I think at that point.

1908
01:44:01,120 --> 01:44:07,600
Empoli had 64% ball possession to Spezia's 36, Empoli had 22 shots and 11 on target,

1909
01:44:07,600 --> 01:44:09,440
what a performance it was by Drangowski.

1910
01:44:09,440 --> 01:44:15,800
Spezia on the other hand 36% ball possession, they had 10 shots, 5 of which were on target.

1911
01:44:15,800 --> 01:44:22,040
I mean I would ask you do you think that it was a fair result, it being a draw but with

1912
01:44:22,040 --> 01:44:27,600
two red cards coming so early on I think it was so unpredictable that any outcome would

1913
01:44:27,600 --> 01:44:29,440
have been predictable so to say.

1914
01:44:29,440 --> 01:44:34,840
I think Spezia were naive to let this one go, very naive and that's probably what made

1915
01:44:34,840 --> 01:44:39,640
them consider, like we can't maintain a tune and lead against Empoli with a man up, how

1916
01:44:39,640 --> 01:44:43,800
we're meant to put our faith in this guy to keep us up.

1917
01:44:43,800 --> 01:44:48,880
And it was a hard fought 2-2 and Empoli will be the one smiling here.

1918
01:44:48,880 --> 01:44:53,200
It was as well Sousa that was linked to be joining Spezia.

1919
01:44:53,200 --> 01:44:55,120
Yes but he's been hired.

1920
01:44:55,120 --> 01:44:56,600
But now he's been hired.

1921
01:44:56,600 --> 01:44:58,240
By Salernitana.

1922
01:44:58,240 --> 01:45:02,880
By Salernitana obviously who just sucked Davide Nicola, we'll get into that very soon.

1923
01:45:02,880 --> 01:45:05,440
The former Fiorentina manager.

1924
01:45:05,440 --> 01:45:12,600
But this was a proper dog fight between a team that is maybe becoming a Serie A by a

1925
01:45:12,600 --> 01:45:19,040
team against a team that just got promoted to Serie A. A true dog fight, that is exactly

1926
01:45:19,040 --> 01:45:20,920
what I expected to see.

1927
01:45:20,920 --> 01:45:26,160
Did I think that had it been 11 against 11 do I think that Empoli would have run away

1928
01:45:26,160 --> 01:45:27,160
with it?

1929
01:45:27,160 --> 01:45:28,160
Potentially.

1930
01:45:28,160 --> 01:45:33,000
But I think there's a debate to be had about the approach both teams would have had coming

1931
01:45:33,000 --> 01:45:36,960
into this game and this was what we were discussing before the game even took place.

1932
01:45:36,960 --> 01:45:46,560
We were saying are both teams just going to settle for a single point because Spezia need

1933
01:45:46,560 --> 01:45:50,960
points desperately and Empoli are in a good position so they'll settle for a point?

1934
01:45:50,960 --> 01:45:56,080
Or are Spezia just gonna go out and go fucking solely for a victory and a victory is their

1935
01:45:56,080 --> 01:46:01,800
own thing on their mind and Empoli to have the same reaction because Europe is a possibility?

1936
01:46:01,800 --> 01:46:03,040
Yeah.

1937
01:46:03,040 --> 01:46:08,720
I think the main objective is don't lose for Spezia.

1938
01:46:08,720 --> 01:46:11,440
Always at this point.

1939
01:46:11,440 --> 01:46:14,040
However this was winnable.

1940
01:46:14,040 --> 01:46:19,960
Spezia have lost three games in a row but they're definitely going to be disappointed

1941
01:46:19,960 --> 01:46:22,360
not to get the most out of this one.

1942
01:46:22,360 --> 01:46:24,480
Very disappointing for Spezia.

1943
01:46:24,480 --> 01:46:26,600
At least they have a new manager with them.

1944
01:46:26,600 --> 01:46:29,120
They have Verde back on form now.

1945
01:46:29,120 --> 01:46:36,160
Empoli are in 12th place on 27 points while Spezia are in 17th on 19 points.

1946
01:46:36,160 --> 01:46:41,720
The next game we're going to be covering is Verona 1-Salernitana 0.

1947
01:46:41,720 --> 01:46:47,880
Now Hellas and Salernitana have met three times in Serie A with Salernitana winning twice

1948
01:46:47,880 --> 01:46:50,960
and there was also one draw.

1949
01:46:50,960 --> 01:46:56,360
Each of these games has seen three or more goals scored so this was the first low scoring

1950
01:46:56,360 --> 01:46:59,360
affair between these two sides.

1951
01:46:59,360 --> 01:47:04,840
Hellas Verona lined up with a 3-4-2-1 formation with Monte Pongole, Coppola, Heian and Maniani

1952
01:47:04,840 --> 01:47:08,960
at the back with Doig out on the left and De Pauli out on the right.

1953
01:47:08,960 --> 01:47:12,800
New man Duda and Midfield alongside Tameze.

1954
01:47:12,800 --> 01:47:15,880
Lazovic and Engonj played behind.

1955
01:47:15,880 --> 01:47:19,440
What's his name again?

1956
01:47:19,440 --> 01:47:21,840
One second I've got this.

1957
01:47:21,840 --> 01:47:22,840
Adolfo.

1958
01:47:22,840 --> 01:47:23,840
Adolfo Gaić.

1959
01:47:23,840 --> 01:47:24,840
Adolfo Gaić.

1960
01:47:24,840 --> 01:47:28,720
Adolfo Gaić you might recognise him from his Benevento days.

1961
01:47:28,720 --> 01:47:31,440
He was on loan from Bayern Munich.

1962
01:47:31,440 --> 01:47:36,760
Now for Salernitana it was a 3-4-1-2 formation with Sepe Engole, Pirola, Truste Kong and

1963
01:47:36,760 --> 01:47:41,000
Braun were at the back with Candreva out on the right, Brotherich on the left, Caviglia

1964
01:47:41,000 --> 01:47:42,640
and Czernigov were in the middle.

1965
01:47:42,640 --> 01:47:44,960
Czernigov has just arrived from Venezia.

1966
01:47:44,960 --> 01:47:51,340
Villena was in the Czech-Whites top position with Dia and Bonazzoli playing up front.

1967
01:47:51,340 --> 01:47:57,080
Now in the 29th minute Engonj scored but the goal was disallowed due to him being in an

1968
01:47:57,080 --> 01:47:58,080
offside position.

1969
01:47:58,080 --> 01:48:03,520
Two minutes later Engonj scored again after Lazovic put him on a plate.

1970
01:48:03,520 --> 01:48:08,480
He literally set him up so beautifully that after the game Engonj literally said I love

1971
01:48:08,480 --> 01:48:10,640
Lazovic more than my wife.

1972
01:48:10,640 --> 01:48:11,640
He's constantly assisting.

1973
01:48:11,640 --> 01:48:14,560
No, he said I love him like my wife.

1974
01:48:14,560 --> 01:48:16,720
I love him more than myself.

1975
01:48:16,720 --> 01:48:23,040
He had a divorce over here from his quoting.

1976
01:48:23,040 --> 01:48:26,280
This is what he said.

1977
01:48:26,280 --> 01:48:29,860
I love him like he's my wife.

1978
01:48:29,860 --> 01:48:34,660
Every week he's giving me the assist.

1979
01:48:34,660 --> 01:48:36,920
The ball was perfect for me.

1980
01:48:36,920 --> 01:48:38,880
I just had to tap in.

1981
01:48:38,880 --> 01:48:42,120
Lazovic I love him more than myself.

1982
01:48:42,120 --> 01:48:43,120
What a guy.

1983
01:48:43,120 --> 01:48:44,120
What an addition he's been.

1984
01:48:44,120 --> 01:48:45,120
He's been so good.

1985
01:48:45,120 --> 01:48:52,100
So good, bro. He's fucking he's perfect to finish off these chances that he really knows how to put himself in these positions

1986
01:48:52,100 --> 01:48:57,020
A very smart player. Yeah. Yeah, he's very dangerous out there on the right hand side as well

1987
01:48:57,020 --> 01:49:03,340
It was the ice I was a little bit worried that they're gonna need to play either lasagna or Verdi out on the right

1988
01:49:03,340 --> 01:49:08,640
But having someone like in gonj who came out of nowhere to be honest, but 22 years old

1989
01:49:08,640 --> 01:49:13,940
and he's Belgian and he was previously playing in the

1990
01:49:14,260 --> 01:49:21,060
In the Dutch League with Groningen. Yeah, so a nice little coupe there for for Verona

1991
01:49:21,700 --> 01:49:28,940
Yeah, the Paulie had a good chance shortly after but he skied it the DIA got the closest for Salernitana on the first half

1992
01:49:28,940 --> 01:49:31,640
He shot the ball and it just went wide

1993
01:49:31,640 --> 01:49:39,020
And the second half Pirola had an amazing slide tackle on Doig in the box

1994
01:49:39,020 --> 01:49:41,720
the referee initially thought it was a foul and

1995
01:49:42,600 --> 01:49:49,680
He gave the penalty he had to go to the VAR monitor only to realize that Pirola had timed his tackle to perfection

1996
01:49:49,680 --> 01:49:50,720
Yep

1997
01:49:50,720 --> 01:49:53,020
He canceled the penalty but then a few minutes later

1998
01:49:53,020 --> 01:49:57,560
He gave Pirola a yellow card because I think he was so gassed that he just committed a foul immediately

1999
01:49:57,560 --> 01:49:59,560
Yeah

2000
01:49:59,840 --> 01:50:03,240
Sambia apparently is a free kick specialist he can hit them very well and

2001
01:50:03,880 --> 01:50:06,680
Towards the end of the game Salernitana were just having it from everywhere

2002
01:50:07,280 --> 01:50:11,520
He had a free kick just over the the halfway line and he shot

2003
01:50:12,040 --> 01:50:14,040
Wow

2004
01:50:15,800 --> 01:50:17,800
Montepo saved Verona

2005
01:50:18,240 --> 01:50:24,800
By beating Piontek in a 1v1 at the end of the game after Vilhena unleashed him in a one-on-one situation

2006
01:50:24,800 --> 01:50:31,360
Salernitana dominated the possession with 63% but they only managed to get two shots on target while

2007
01:50:31,880 --> 01:50:38,680
Verona with a measly 37% managed to get three shots on target. This is the game that saw

2008
01:50:39,960 --> 01:50:47,720
David and Nicola get the sack and in his stead ex Fiorentina manager Susa will be coming in to take the helm

2009
01:50:48,200 --> 01:50:50,440
Yes now this time

2010
01:50:50,440 --> 01:50:55,880
I'm not surprised that that he got the sack because it's clearly his second chance and

2011
01:50:57,520 --> 01:51:00,880
When you lose against a team now, albeit Verona are on great form

2012
01:51:00,880 --> 01:51:04,040
But when you lose to a team in the bottom three, that's when shit starts to get concerning

2013
01:51:04,560 --> 01:51:07,480
Not only do you lose against the side that's in the bottom three

2014
01:51:07,480 --> 01:51:14,120
But the fact that you barely put up a fight against that team the fact that you had one clear-cut chance through Piontek

2015
01:51:14,120 --> 01:51:17,280
and otherwise it was Sambia shooting from half pitch like

2016
01:51:17,280 --> 01:51:22,840
then it's not too hopeful and it almost now does seem like

2017
01:51:23,880 --> 01:51:31,520
David and Nicola's spice and that unity that the Salernitana team had is slowly diminishing

2018
01:51:31,520 --> 01:51:37,320
so now is the time to get in some fresh blood, they've onboarded Susa and hopefully for them they can

2019
01:51:38,000 --> 01:51:44,600
Maintain staying out of the relegation zone after that. Yes, bro. I totally agree at this point. Condreva looks tired

2020
01:51:44,600 --> 01:51:47,440
Dia looks like he's the only one who can score

2021
01:51:48,040 --> 01:51:51,680
Bonanzoli and Piontek need to get some goals for confidence. The system is okay

2022
01:51:51,680 --> 01:51:57,160
You know, it was a bit rigid this game Verona did very well to defend and to close things out

2023
01:51:57,160 --> 01:52:01,720
They could have easily won this two goals to nil. There was a point when Duda

2024
01:52:02,000 --> 01:52:04,960
Yeah, was literally a small penis

2025
01:52:04,960 --> 01:52:12,040
No, he was that like a little dick a little dick but like shriveled

2026
01:52:12,040 --> 01:52:16,080
Yeah, he had Lazović wide open

2027
01:52:16,080 --> 01:52:20,200
All he had to do was square it to him and he had an open goal and said the guy tried to shoot

2028
01:52:20,200 --> 01:52:26,120
He he fumbled it, you know, he tried again later and he had the opportunity to leave it for Lazović

2029
01:52:26,120 --> 01:52:32,200
The keeper saved it. It was falling to Lazović, but he sprinted in again and he tried to shoot it again

2030
01:52:32,200 --> 01:52:37,000
So twice he denied Lazović a clear-cut goal scoring opportunity over there. It looked

2031
01:52:37,000 --> 01:52:42,120
Comical it looked like you were you or myself like he's definitely gonna get a scolding for that

2032
01:52:42,120 --> 01:52:49,680
He definitely got a scolding for that. Yeah, I will see that again selfishness when you're playing trying to fight your way out of relegation is

2033
01:52:50,840 --> 01:52:56,280
Is not tolerated no, I'm selling it on I have another two goalkeeper

2034
01:52:56,280 --> 01:53:02,120
They have one of the hipster goalkeeping doors. No, we mentioned the Monza's goalkeeping though

2035
01:53:02,120 --> 01:53:04,120
they're going to be Gregorio and

2036
01:53:04,120 --> 01:53:10,200
Cranio Salernitana have Sepe and Ochoa. That's a fantastic goalkeeping duo. And in fact Sepe did start this game

2037
01:53:10,200 --> 01:53:18,200
Yeah, a great goalkeeper. Yeah, we will I think see them being rotated a little bit more obviously Ochoa and Sepe's age

2038
01:53:18,200 --> 01:53:20,200
Are two very different things

2039
01:53:21,240 --> 01:53:26,760
One of them is 31 years old and the other one is 37 years old. The 31 for a goalkeeper is you know

2040
01:53:26,760 --> 01:53:30,760
It's not young but it's it's somewhere close to his prime and to be fair

2041
01:53:30,760 --> 01:53:35,880
Sepe had great performances before Ochoa came in so it would be unfair to

2042
01:53:36,200 --> 01:53:41,720
Just make him a second choice based off of some performances. They saw on the World Cup. Definitely agreed, bro

2043
01:53:42,360 --> 01:53:45,160
We have to keep everyone happy right? Exactly. You have to balance those hours

2044
01:53:45,800 --> 01:53:50,200
Verona have closed the gap. They are four points behind Salernitana

2045
01:53:50,760 --> 01:53:56,360
You know, there are two points behind Spezia. It's it's crazy how they're catapulting themselves out of the relegation pool

2046
01:53:56,360 --> 01:53:58,360
But to be fair, we did see this coming didn't we?

2047
01:53:58,360 --> 01:54:05,000
We did we did and and it was shocking to see them sat in dead last over the first 10 games

2048
01:54:06,040 --> 01:54:11,160
Very very surprising now. They still have some serious improvements to make

2049
01:54:15,400 --> 01:54:17,880
I can explain. What the hell just happened?

2050
01:54:18,680 --> 01:54:22,280
I opened my phone. I was on TikTok to play the Engonj interview

2051
01:54:22,280 --> 01:54:27,960
Matias basically dropped us a few a few thoughts on Hellas Verona and I wanted to read them out on the pod

2052
01:54:28,520 --> 01:54:33,480
I realized I never got back to him, which is horrible. Terrible terrible behavior from your end. It wasn't me Matias

2053
01:54:33,480 --> 01:54:38,280
It was Drake. Let me just finish making this point. Please of course. Yes, I was gonna let you out of my show

2054
01:54:40,200 --> 01:54:45,640
I was gonna say they still have serious improvements to make obviously they've had great performances now

2055
01:54:45,640 --> 01:54:52,200
I still think that for example the striking and defensive department are two departments that need to seriously be addressed now

2056
01:54:52,680 --> 01:54:54,680
Their midfield has looked tight

2057
01:54:54,680 --> 01:54:59,960
Their creative players have looked creative. Montepo has looked good. However

2058
01:55:01,240 --> 01:55:06,840
Like Henry hasn't really been at the races. He has been out of the side for a long time

2059
01:55:07,400 --> 01:55:09,880
Juric is he the man that they want up front?

2060
01:55:09,880 --> 01:55:11,880
Do they want to play for the team?

2061
01:55:11,880 --> 01:55:16,680
Juric is he the man that they want up front? Do they want to play in gonj up front?

2062
01:55:16,760 --> 01:55:20,360
I think that is something that they need to get sorted out or gaij bro

2063
01:55:20,760 --> 01:55:25,960
He's also looking a little bit selfish, but sometimes in a striker you need that and a striker. Yeah, that's true. That's true

2064
01:55:25,960 --> 01:55:31,160
Someone hungry. I mean we saw fucking Lautaro not pasto zeko. Exactly. And then in the

2065
01:55:31,880 --> 01:55:38,200
Defensive region they tend to shake things up quite a bit. They have a few to choose from but none of high quality

2066
01:55:38,200 --> 01:55:42,860
Essentially, so you look at the back line that they fielded in this match for example

2067
01:55:43,260 --> 01:55:48,380
And it was Coppola, Heian and Maniani. We've seen Davidovic there before for example

2068
01:55:49,020 --> 01:55:53,420
And we've also seen Gunther over there now whilst it's great to have options

2069
01:55:53,900 --> 01:55:56,860
It's also good to have some quality and to have some stability

2070
01:55:57,180 --> 01:56:03,500
And I think their recruitment even though they've offloaded a bunch of players hasn't gone in the right areas

2071
01:56:03,500 --> 01:56:09,980
And hopefully they will invest a bit more in the defense and just come up with the striker that they want to identify with

2072
01:56:09,980 --> 01:56:14,460
And which striker is going to give them the the best outcome. Yeah, at least they have a few options

2073
01:56:14,540 --> 01:56:21,180
Yeah, so let's move on to Matthias's comments our very loyal listener Matthias Krussel on instagram

2074
01:56:21,580 --> 01:56:24,860
He told us my thoughts on Verona post Illich

2075
01:56:24,860 --> 01:56:29,500
Now, of course Matthias was the guy who announced Illich watch and then of course he he fucked off to Torino

2076
01:56:29,500 --> 01:56:33,660
No, unlucky. They did a fine job tactically

2077
01:56:34,460 --> 01:56:35,580
Okay, let's try that again

2078
01:56:35,580 --> 01:56:41,020
They did a fine job tactically to expose Salernitana by keeping a high tempo and winning duels in the midfield

2079
01:56:41,500 --> 01:56:44,140
There was little controlled possession from either side

2080
01:56:44,140 --> 01:56:50,800
But this hurt Salernitana more since their regista Nicolusi who looks talented but lacks a experience and physicality

2081
01:56:51,340 --> 01:56:52,460
Fair point

2082
01:56:52,460 --> 01:56:56,220
Tameze rather than Duda has replaced Illich by playing in a deeper role

2083
01:56:56,220 --> 01:57:02,300
He is covering the back three but also setting up quick and direct plays to avoid the team getting stuck and overpowered in the midfield

2084
01:57:02,700 --> 01:57:07,660
Verona barely made any attempts to keep the ball on the ground and midfield Salernitana couldn't cover for this

2085
01:57:08,220 --> 01:57:14,940
And there were reoccurring situations where Verona's front four could attack a Salernitana back three plus Nicolusi, of course

2086
01:57:15,900 --> 01:57:20,940
Salernitana coped better when more players dropped down in the second half to give Nicolusi more passing alternatives

2087
01:57:20,940 --> 01:57:25,980
I think Nicola should have used Vilana as a second holding midfielder rather than as an attacking one

2088
01:57:26,060 --> 01:57:27,100
That's an interesting point

2089
01:57:27,100 --> 01:57:31,820
They did need numbers back there because Hellas Verona were overwhelming them on the break

2090
01:57:32,300 --> 01:57:39,180
For those of you that didn't hear Nicolusi being named in the starting 11 of Salernitana when Jake was reading it out

2091
01:57:39,260 --> 01:57:44,540
This is Nicolusi Caviglia. He's a 22 year old that is unknown from Juventus at the moment

2092
01:57:44,860 --> 01:57:47,340
First name Hans, Hans Nicolusi Caviglia

2093
01:57:47,340 --> 01:57:54,860
Duda almost plays like a number 10 or second striker with Losevich out on the left and Engonj often slightly above him

2094
01:57:55,180 --> 01:57:57,820
Tameza and Duda are very rarely collaborating instead

2095
01:57:57,820 --> 01:58:02,860
It's four in the front and four at the back and then Duhigg and De Pauli covering the wings and trying to win headers in the midfield

2096
01:58:03,180 --> 01:58:04,700
Yes

2097
01:58:04,700 --> 01:58:11,420
Duda if he brings one thing is he brings very good balance to the team and he has very good energy about him as well

2098
01:58:11,420 --> 01:58:13,420
You often see him like

2099
01:58:13,420 --> 01:58:18,460
What he has correctly said linking up with those front four now, obviously he had that moment

2100
01:58:18,540 --> 01:58:23,020
But that moment is a moment that footballers have sometimes but that's not to take away

2101
01:58:23,020 --> 01:58:26,300
What he's bringing to the team that balance was very well needed for Verona

2102
01:58:26,940 --> 01:58:29,980
With Illich they had someone who was the glue in midfield

2103
01:58:29,980 --> 01:58:35,900
But now they are rather trying to use the disjointment of their central midfield as a weapon. Very interesting

2104
01:58:36,060 --> 01:58:37,020
Yes

2105
01:58:37,020 --> 01:58:39,260
I think they will be good as long as they are winning

2106
01:58:39,260 --> 01:58:44,620
But they could be exposed by teams who can play out of their pressure even if Lazio struggled a bit with this

2107
01:58:44,940 --> 01:58:48,540
The upcoming games against Roma, Fiorentina and Spezia will be of importance

2108
01:58:48,620 --> 01:58:53,980
I feel that both Roma and Fiorentina's midfield should be able to slow down and ground Hellas

2109
01:58:54,540 --> 01:58:57,740
And with two losses there the game against Spezia could be a tricky one

2110
01:58:58,140 --> 01:59:02,220
Fouls could of course be a factor since they are dependent on their aggressive identity

2111
01:59:02,840 --> 01:59:05,420
Suspensions and unfortunate red cards could be a factor

2112
01:59:05,420 --> 01:59:10,780
But the longer the match goes the more bookings goes to the opponents since they often succumb to Verona's game plan

2113
01:59:10,780 --> 01:59:12,940
And start tackling back in a reckless way

2114
01:59:12,940 --> 01:59:17,820
Tameze is very important as a leader and a surprising possible captain for this team

2115
01:59:18,540 --> 01:59:24,220
He also highlighted the rumors that Southampton are looking to hire Urich as their new coach

2116
01:59:24,220 --> 01:59:26,060
I wouldn't be surprised

2117
01:59:26,060 --> 01:59:28,060
It would be a shame to watch him leave the league

2118
01:59:28,060 --> 01:59:33,100
Thank you, Matias. Spot on as always. Honestly, I have nothing to add to your points

2119
01:59:33,100 --> 01:59:37,580
I love the way you watch football

2120
01:59:37,580 --> 01:59:40,780
Yeah, he watches it the way it should be watched

2121
01:59:40,780 --> 01:59:41,580
Yes, yes

2122
01:59:41,580 --> 01:59:46,220
And not many people watch these games like that, you know

2123
01:59:46,220 --> 01:59:51,980
No, these hipster fixtures especially like Verona's Aler Nitan is one that would typically go under the radar

2124
01:59:53,100 --> 01:59:58,700
But someone like Matias who is a hipster when it comes to Serie A

2125
01:59:58,700 --> 02:00:03,900
It's much appreciated that these are the kind of listeners that we attract

2126
02:00:04,700 --> 02:00:11,340
A point to be made about their upcoming fixtures against Roma and Fiorentina

2127
02:00:11,340 --> 02:00:15,260
So I don't think Verona could get much done against a team like Roma

2128
02:00:15,260 --> 02:00:24,220
So in the midfield department even though Roma have the static Matic and Cristante

2129
02:00:24,220 --> 02:00:31,100
I think the way they run the midfield as a team and not just with those two in the double pivot

2130
02:00:31,100 --> 02:00:33,660
And the amount of pressure they put on the midfield

2131
02:00:33,660 --> 02:00:35,900
I think that can cause Verona to collapse

2132
02:00:35,900 --> 02:00:37,740
I think they will be outnumbered

2133
02:00:37,740 --> 02:00:44,540
And just from the dead ball situations that Roma excel in and the shaky back line that Verona have

2134
02:00:44,540 --> 02:00:49,020
I think Roma is the perfect team to expose this Verona side

2135
02:00:49,020 --> 02:00:53,900
On the other hand, I do see them being able to come away with a point against Fiorentina for example

2136
02:00:53,900 --> 02:00:57,660
Because Fiorentina have a more relaxed approach to their games

2137
02:00:57,660 --> 02:00:59,180
They're not very high pressure

2138
02:00:59,180 --> 02:01:02,940
And they're more they try to maintain possession and play the ball around

2139
02:01:02,940 --> 02:01:06,860
And I think that is where Verona could utilize their high pressure

2140
02:01:06,860 --> 02:01:08,060
Now obviously we can see

2141
02:01:08,060 --> 02:01:10,060
And they're error prone at the back, Fiorentina

2142
02:01:10,060 --> 02:01:13,980
You press Dodo and you press Milenkovic, you might force them to a mistake

2143
02:01:13,980 --> 02:01:16,300
Exactly and Lazovic will find himself in space

2144
02:01:16,300 --> 02:01:19,500
And Gons will find himself in space and that's where they can attack really

2145
02:01:19,500 --> 02:01:25,500
Now Verona will probably adapt to Roma's game

2146
02:01:25,500 --> 02:01:28,860
Whilst Fiorentina will probably adapt to Verona's game

2147
02:01:28,860 --> 02:01:34,300
So it won't on paper simply be a Roma victory or a draw against Fiorentina

2148
02:01:34,300 --> 02:01:36,620
But definitely going to be an interesting watch

2149
02:01:37,740 --> 02:01:38,220
Definitely

2150
02:01:38,860 --> 02:01:42,620
Now give me a minute while I put my password into my new iPad

2151
02:01:43,580 --> 02:01:45,420
Thank you very much for the iPad bro

2152
02:01:45,420 --> 02:01:47,100
You're welcome, you're welcome

2153
02:01:47,100 --> 02:01:48,700
I didn't pay for it all myself guys

2154
02:01:48,700 --> 02:01:50,860
It was a week pulled in and stuff

2155
02:01:50,860 --> 02:01:52,380
Yeah and it's perfect for the podcast

2156
02:01:52,380 --> 02:01:53,420
I've been using Keynote

2157
02:01:53,420 --> 02:01:56,300
You know I'm not much of an Apple enthusiast myself

2158
02:01:56,300 --> 02:01:58,060
I much prefer my Android devices

2159
02:01:58,060 --> 02:02:01,020
But when it comes to tablets you know Apple do them very well

2160
02:02:02,140 --> 02:02:05,260
And as we said I really enjoy preparing for the podcast

2161
02:02:05,260 --> 02:02:08,620
I'm just swishing, swishing between tabs

2162
02:02:08,620 --> 02:02:10,940
Like you know my extended highlights on one

2163
02:02:10,940 --> 02:02:12,780
I've got the notes on the other it's great

2164
02:02:12,780 --> 02:02:19,180
I use Apple for everything so I second that

2165
02:02:19,180 --> 02:02:24,220
So hello Verona are currently in 18th with 17 points

2166
02:02:24,220 --> 02:02:28,060
While Salernitana are in 16th with 21 points

2167
02:02:28,060 --> 02:02:30,060
A relegation 6-pointer at its finest

2168
02:02:30,060 --> 02:02:31,740
What a joy to watch this was

2169
02:02:31,740 --> 02:02:32,780
Yes sir, yes sir

2170
02:02:32,780 --> 02:02:35,500
Let's have a look at the upcoming fixtures of next week

2171
02:02:35,500 --> 02:02:38,300
And see what we should be keeping an eye out on

2172
02:02:38,300 --> 02:02:41,100
Before we conclude this episode

2173
02:02:41,100 --> 02:02:43,660
So Seria Fixtures is what I'm googling

2174
02:02:44,220 --> 02:02:45,420
I know you guys can't hear it

2175
02:02:45,420 --> 02:02:47,260
But my dog is snoring in my ear

2176
02:02:47,260 --> 02:02:47,980
Every time

2177
02:02:47,980 --> 02:02:48,940
And it's pissing me off so much

2178
02:02:48,940 --> 02:02:50,940
Ask us to add you to our close friends

2179
02:02:50,940 --> 02:02:53,340
And you can see the dog I posted a video of him today

2180
02:02:53,340 --> 02:02:56,060
So just DM us on Instagram

2181
02:02:56,060 --> 02:02:59,340
Ask us add us to or add me to OnlyFans

2182
02:02:59,340 --> 02:03:01,420
And we will add you to our Instagram close friends

2183
02:03:01,420 --> 02:03:03,900
Exactly code words and code words only

2184
02:03:03,900 --> 02:03:06,300
So there's Saswal on Napoli on Friday

2185
02:03:06,300 --> 02:03:06,860
Massive

2186
02:03:06,860 --> 02:03:08,140
That's a good game

2187
02:03:08,140 --> 02:03:09,580
Samp Bologna

2188
02:03:09,580 --> 02:03:13,580
That is potentially Samp can potentially get a point over there

2189
02:03:13,580 --> 02:03:14,860
The Berlusconi derby

2190
02:03:14,860 --> 02:03:16,300
The Berlusconi derby

2191
02:03:16,300 --> 02:03:17,980
Ones against Milan Inter Udinese

2192
02:03:17,980 --> 02:03:19,820
Udinese had won the previous fixture

2193
02:03:20,380 --> 02:03:20,940
Trash them

2194
02:03:21,900 --> 02:03:23,420
3-1 I think it was

2195
02:03:23,420 --> 02:03:24,540
Something like that

2196
02:03:24,540 --> 02:03:27,260
Atalanta Lecce Fiorentina Empoli

2197
02:03:27,260 --> 02:03:28,460
That's very very nice

2198
02:03:29,900 --> 02:03:33,340
Salernitana Lazio Spezia Juve

2199
02:03:34,380 --> 02:03:37,660
Roma Verona and Torino Cremonese

2200
02:03:37,660 --> 02:03:40,780
Saponara scores against Empoli

2201
02:03:40,780 --> 02:03:42,780
Sorry I touched the mic

2202
02:03:42,780 --> 02:03:44,780
Saponara scores against Empoli

2203
02:03:44,780 --> 02:03:46,220
Saponara will score against Empoli

2204
02:03:46,220 --> 02:03:47,660
Imagine that's our bet

2205
02:03:47,660 --> 02:03:49,740
That's Saponara to score against Empoli

2206
02:03:49,740 --> 02:03:52,140
It's an X he always does well against an X

2207
02:03:52,140 --> 02:03:54,540
He looks on form at the moment

2208
02:03:54,540 --> 02:03:55,100
Saponara

2209
02:03:55,100 --> 02:03:56,780
He's hot right now

2210
02:03:56,780 --> 02:04:00,380
He only came on for like 12 minutes or 13 minutes against Juventus

2211
02:04:00,380 --> 02:04:02,380
But he was lively as well when he came on

2212
02:04:02,380 --> 02:04:04,380
Especially you look at players like Icone

2213
02:04:04,380 --> 02:04:06,460
That are underperforming at the moment

2214
02:04:06,460 --> 02:04:08,220
And you just right now

2215
02:04:08,220 --> 02:04:11,660
The way to go for Fiorentina is Nico on the right

2216
02:04:11,660 --> 02:04:12,780
Saponara on the left

2217
02:04:12,780 --> 02:04:15,180
There's no other right answer over there

2218
02:04:15,180 --> 02:04:16,060
True true

2219
02:04:16,940 --> 02:04:19,580
Massive games atalanta lecce will be an interesting one

2220
02:04:19,580 --> 02:04:21,340
That I can't wait to watch as well

2221
02:04:21,340 --> 02:04:21,740
Very

2222
02:04:21,740 --> 02:04:24,380
And then Monday night mayhem with Torino Cremonese

2223
02:04:24,380 --> 02:04:26,140
I have a five aside so I can't watch that one

2224
02:04:26,140 --> 02:04:29,180
All right I'll be watching it in Ormi probably

2225
02:04:29,180 --> 02:04:31,180
On dog sitting all week from Thursday to Thursday

2226
02:04:31,180 --> 02:04:32,460
What dog is it?

2227
02:04:32,460 --> 02:04:33,340
It's a Labrador

2228
02:04:33,340 --> 02:04:36,860
A very big Labrador that likes to lick a lot man

2229
02:04:36,860 --> 02:04:39,580
I fucking hate when you ask someone what dog is and they say a Labrador

2230
02:04:39,580 --> 02:04:41,340
And it's like what flavour is the ice cream?

2231
02:04:41,340 --> 02:04:41,900
Vanilla

2232
02:04:41,900 --> 02:04:44,460
A Labrador

2233
02:04:44,460 --> 02:04:45,580
She's a very sweet dog

2234
02:04:45,580 --> 02:04:47,740
But I need to walk her three times a day

2235
02:04:47,740 --> 02:04:50,300
Before work, after work and before bed

2236
02:04:50,300 --> 02:04:51,980
I need to wipe her ass man

2237
02:04:51,980 --> 02:04:52,940
You need to wipe her ass

2238
02:04:52,940 --> 02:04:53,900
And they're like well uh-huh

2239
02:04:53,900 --> 02:04:55,820
But to be honest it makes sense

2240
02:04:55,820 --> 02:04:58,380
Because shitty ass sitting on your sofa

2241
02:04:58,380 --> 02:04:59,100
You know what I mean

2242
02:04:59,100 --> 02:05:00,540
But I've never heard of such a thing

2243
02:05:00,540 --> 02:05:01,740
Wiping a dog's ass

2244
02:05:01,740 --> 02:05:02,300
Like I feel like

2245
02:05:02,300 --> 02:05:03,900
Maybe we just live like animals

2246
02:05:03,900 --> 02:05:06,940
I feel like a proper fucking piece of shit

2247
02:05:06,940 --> 02:05:08,220
When I'm wiping the dog's ass

2248
02:05:08,220 --> 02:05:08,620
Yeah

2249
02:05:08,620 --> 02:05:11,100
Just imagine me like lifting the tail up

2250
02:05:11,100 --> 02:05:12,460
Like with a wet wipe in my hand

2251
02:05:12,460 --> 02:05:14,140
Just wiping a Labrador's ass

2252
02:05:14,700 --> 02:05:17,500
I could be just like sitting back or whatever

2253
02:05:17,500 --> 02:05:18,220
It's gonna be fun

2254
02:05:18,220 --> 02:05:19,020
Three times a day

2255
02:05:19,740 --> 02:05:20,460
Wiping a dog's ass

2256
02:05:20,460 --> 02:05:21,100
Three times a day

2257
02:05:21,100 --> 02:05:22,380
Shit's three times a day

2258
02:05:22,380 --> 02:05:23,260
Yes man

2259
02:05:23,260 --> 02:05:23,900
Yes

2260
02:05:23,900 --> 02:05:25,660
It's two times more than me

2261
02:05:29,660 --> 02:05:32,140
Guys thank you so much for listening

2262
02:05:32,140 --> 02:05:33,180
Once again

2263
02:05:33,180 --> 02:05:35,580
We've been Jake and Matt at Serie A Spotlight

2264
02:05:35,580 --> 02:05:36,940
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2265
02:05:36,940 --> 02:05:38,060
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2266
02:05:38,060 --> 02:05:42,540
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2267
02:05:42,540 --> 02:05:44,300
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2268
02:05:44,300 --> 02:05:45,580
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2269
02:05:46,460 --> 02:05:47,820
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2270
02:05:47,820 --> 02:05:49,580
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2271
02:05:49,580 --> 02:05:51,020
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2272
02:05:51,020 --> 02:05:52,300
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2273
02:05:52,300 --> 02:05:53,180
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2274
02:05:53,180 --> 02:06:02,460
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