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Hello and welcome back to another episode of Seria Spotlight, this is Season 2 Episode

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26 and we are your hosts Matt and Drake, here to discuss another reshuffle in the fight

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for Europe as Napoli continue their perfect road to Seria our glory.

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So far so good for Napoli, a pretty much flawless one loss in the league so far and that came

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against Inter.

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Yeah, and they pretty much haven't dropped points since that.

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Yeah, it's going very well for them even in the Champions League might I add, and we saw

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some Gvaradona excellence, that second goal against Frankfurt was incredible, you know

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to go out against Frankfurt they had one of the most intense atmospheres I've seen in

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a long time with all those flares and flags waving and for Napoli to eventually grow into

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the game so quickly and become so dominant like and it was after Frankfurt's red card

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that Napoli just upped their tempo by so much like it's so much fun to watch an Italian

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side play such positive football to the point that pundits from the UK and you know all

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those experts are saying that Napoli are the antithesis of the typical Italian philosophy.

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Okay, that's a big word that I don't really understand.

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Does it mean that because I saw something today where a pundit said that Napoli don't

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play Italian football.

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Yeah, it's the opposite of it basically.

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That's what antithesis means.

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Like antithesis.

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Ah, I see, I see, okay, that's a smart way to put it.

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They play their own game, Napoli, that's what they do.

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They're so confident and they could just, not to say that they don't prepare for their

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opponents but they're so skilled, they're so powerful, they're so diverse that just

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using their own weapons week in, week out is pretty much enough for them to compete

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with the world's best man.

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Yeah, bro, honestly and at this point, you know, once again they're getting a lot of

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traction.

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Many pundits are talking, yesterday there was a guy, I don't know who it was, it was

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an English pundit and he was basically really praising Ossie Mann and just saying like,

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it's just another player that we're impatiently waiting for to join the Premier League.

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I hate that, I hate that so much.

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Get off your high horse, like, you know, hopefully he does not go anywhere near the Premier League.

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Yeah, and this week he was actually our goal of the week.

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Yes he was, bro.

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He was an amazing goal from a very tight angle, granted Concealie could have probably done

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better but was definitely caught off guard over there.

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The type of goal that you'd see Roberto Carlos scoring.

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Exactly, Roberto Carlos, Mike Kohn, that tight angle is, it's not only that he managed to

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score it but even just the confidence you need to have to attempt something like that

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and you know, he's just having it from every angle at the moment because he knows his capabilities,

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he knows his qualities, he's on top form and he has the confidence to do that and to pull

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it off.

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Now, Cissé, Di Maria, Guevara, they could have all walked away with this prestigious

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goal of the week award on Serie A Spotlight.

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Even Soriano, dude, there were once again, we had bangers, no match recently, where there

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were only bangers.

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I think you mean Orsalini.

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Orsalini, even Soriano, Soriano was amazing, what's his name, Barrow just laid it off to

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him and he had it from outside the area and to the bottom corner.

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Di Maria had a similar goal from outside, like not too much power, just perfect accuracy

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to the bottom corner.

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Exactly, kind of like Cissé's as well, he didn't have too much power, Guevara didn't

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put too much power into his finish, it is the element and the art of surprise and that

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is the theme of the goals that we've seen this week.

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All the great goals had that being common in them as a common theme.

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Our bets bro, Serie A Spotlight slips, Serie A Spotlight got the fuck back up baby, our

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first win in five.

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We were struggling.

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Yes, we went through our Milan phase, a month without a victory, but here we are, we bet

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on a draw or Lazio win against Alentana away from home because we can't trust Lazio away

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from home to get the win, so we put draw or win.

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We're also increasingly unsure of our decision making, so that was needed.

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And then we put Juve to beat Spezia because Juve are no joke and right now bookmakers

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seem to think that they're worse than they actually are, so you can take advantage of

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those odds.

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These two together took us to odds of two practically, it was like one nine five, something

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like that.

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So we doubled our money, that was very good.

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Exactly.

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Well done to us, round of applause for Serie A Spotlight.

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Serie A Spotlight slips.

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Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shit.

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Mainly shit though.

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Mainly shit.

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What's that, Jake, what are you doing?

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My friend is my soundboard, I'll have my trusty soundboard with me on the podcast from now

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on.

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Sometimes I might, you know.

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Today I feel gay.

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Sometimes I might just pull out a Berlusconi.

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Pullman Detroit.

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Pullman Detroit, I couldn't find a better one of that.

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I have the Pioli.

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Certo.

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Certo.

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Certo.

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Yeah, I've got quite a few, I'll save them for appropriate moments though.

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And as we keep on having more and more iconic moments this season, the more that will grow.

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If you have any recommendations of quotes and stuff to add to our soundboard, feel free

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to send them along and we will give them a feature.

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And maybe one of your voice notes will feature, like I'd like to have one of Mintov or Cesko,

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bro, that would be fucking cool.

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That would be hilarious.

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I use the word horny through my life.

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That's one of the best quotes in history.

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It's not Seiya related, it's Vangal with Manchester United, but it had to make the cut.

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Yeah.

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Brilliant.

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I wonder if Spalletti says the same thing to this boy.

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So far we've put one on the tragedy of El Grande Torino and the Qualiarella stalker

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story.

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So before we get into everything guys, just to run you through all the happenings of match

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day 23.

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So Napoli visited the Mape and went away with a 2-0 victory thanks to two fantastic strikes

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by Guevara and Ossimen.

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Inter beat Udinese, 3-1.

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Last time around Udinese had beaten Inter, 3-1.

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The Berlusconi derby ended with a 1-0 victory for Milan away from home, their third 1-0

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victory in a row.

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Speaking of 1-0s, Roma beat Verona 1-0.

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That was the only way they were going to beat Verona right now, scoring early and defending.

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Lecce have beaten Atalanta away from home with a score of 2-1.

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That is the second time Lecce have beaten Atalanta this year and they have gotten the

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double over Ladea.

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Salernitana lost to Lazio, 2 goals to nil at home.

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Juve also 1-0 away from home against Spezia.

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An interesting little story about their managerial situation over there where Semplici, who has

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just signed a contract, didn't sign the contract in time, therefore they had to call upon their

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caretaker manager for this baptism of fire which is a game against Juventus.

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Sampdoria once again played well and got away with nothing as Bologna beat them 2-1 thanks

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to a last-minute goal by Orsolini.

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Cremona really looked like they were going to get it done to get their first victory

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in Serie A but they drew 2-2 against Torino in Turin, whilst Fiorentina continue to be

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quite disappointing as they drew 1-1 to Empoli, who continue to be quite impressive.

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You might have noticed that it's that time of year again when players sport a smudge

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of lipstick on their cheek to remind the primitive chimpanzees out there not to beat their wives.

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So that's what that was if you are wondering why everyone has a red line on their face

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this week.

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If you beat your wife, stop listening to our podcast.

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And stop beating your wife.

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And stop beating your wife, more importantly.

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Shall we get into it?

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Let's get into it, brother.

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Let's do it.

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So the first game we're going to be covering is Sassuolo 0-0 Napoli 2.

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The previous encounter was a 4-0 victory for Napoli.

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It was an Ossiman hat-trick and a Gvarac-Skelea goal.

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In fact, Napoli have put six past Sassuolo this season and only two of their players have

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scored.

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That is crazy.

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Berardi was only fit enough to be an unused substitute as Sassuolo lined up in their 4-3-3

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formation with concilien goal, a backline of Rogério, Rouan, Erlich and Zortéa, a

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midfield three of Henrique, Maxi Lopez.

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Maxime Lopez, Frattesi and a front three of Lauriente, Defrel and Bairami, obviously in

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place of Berardi.

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For Napoli it was also a 4-3-3 formation with Marettengold and a backline of Di Lorenzo,

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Rachmani, Minje and Olivera, a midfield three of Anguissa, Lobotka and Elmas directly replacing

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Zielinski for this game, whilst the front three was Poletano, Ossiman and Gvarac, Poletano

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stepping in for Chucky Lozano.

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So in the twelfth minute, Gvarac Scalia opened the scoring for Napoli.

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It was a solo stunner from the young Georgian as he carried the ball forward from the halfway

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line beating two players with ease before slotting a low-placed shot in Concigli's

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near bottom corner, leaving the keeper absolutely bamboozled and rooted to the spot.

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1-0 and what a fucking goal that was by Gvaradona.

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Shortly after, Sassuolo thought that they were going to get an equaliser as Lauriente

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beat Di Lorenzo before cutting into the box and hitting the near post with what would

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have been a fantastic equaliser but not this time.

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Sometimes it just seems like the team that is dominating gets all the luck in the world

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and that really did seem like it was going to be an equaliser for Sassuolo.

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And then, still in the first half, a Rachmani long ball was captured by Ossiman who beat

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two players before entering the box but his attempted finish hit the post.

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It was the same combination moments later as Rachmani once again knocked it up front

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trusting that Victor Ossiman was going to get there in time.

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He managed to get there, collected the ball and as he was shielding the ball from a defender

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at a very awkward angle, he turned and unleashed a very unexpected strike, beating Concigli

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at his near post.

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The keeper should have done better but once again the element of surprise was absolutely

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ruthless and that was our goal of the week and it will probably, because of the unique

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nature of the goal, make it into the top 10 goals of the season I would bet.

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Well yes, top 10 isn't a stretch at all, it would most likely be there.

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I think so.

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I wonder how many of those goals will be Napoli goals at this rate.

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And yeah, Guevara and Ossiman in particular, Ossiman has had some brilliant ones this season

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man.

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Yeah, he really has.

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Still a couple of, I don't know if you're going to go to the talking points because

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there's still two highlights I'd like to bring up.

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Please go for it, go for it, yes, my points can wait.

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Laurente netted thanks to a fratresi assist, however, Defrel was in an offside position

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and interfered as he made slight contact with Napoli defender Oliveira who ended up losing

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balance due to this.

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He therefore interfered with play and the referee cancelled the goal.

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Now the contact was incredibly minimal but it was enough to put Oliveira to the ground

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and I do think that that was an interference with play because the defender was grounded

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because of an offside player.

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Now the commentator found it incredibly harsh but yeah, whatever.

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They tend to.

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Simeone thought he got another super sub goal to his name but his provider, Chucky Lozano,

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was in an offside position.

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Brother, sorry for cutting you off, you wanted to say something.

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No, it's fine.

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All I wanted to do was bang my head against the same bell that we've been fucking banging

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it against all season about how Napoli can just blow anyone out of the water and you

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know, so Swolo did look like they could play to the level of Napoli at least when it came

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to chances created through Laurente who by the way is a serious, serious player.

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He was so unlucky not to score at the near post when he hit the post.

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He won't last long at Sassuolo, Laurente.

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Someone will pick him up.

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I really see him with an Atalanta kind of team and I wouldn't be surprised if they pick

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him up.

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Yeah, the main thing, one of the most underrated things about the Napoli side, we talk about

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it often over here but it continues to be the case, is Stanislav Lobotka.

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That guy is incredible.

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Two incredible performances in the last week.

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We saw one against Sassuolo and another one in the Champions League.

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He is a metronome.

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The second the opposition gets the ball, Maxime Lopez gets the ball.

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For example, look around, he's surrounded.

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There are three Lobotkas around him.

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You know what I mean?

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He's everywhere this guy.

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He's everywhere and no matter how much pressure you put on him, he calmly will find his teammates.

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He will find his teammates.

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He's one of the most cool, calm and composed player and matched with his work ethic.

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He reminds me a lot of Ben Nasser.

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Yes, yes.

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He's very, very similar.

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They're dribbling in tight spaces, they're capable of unleashing the ball under pressure.

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They're just two very, very similar players.

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I do think that this season has been Lobotka's proper standout season and obviously Ruiz

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gave him that opportunity by moving to PSG.

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It's very clever of Napoli to show their faith in him rather than just buying a buzz name

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and just slotting him in that CDM role.

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But brilliant stuff by Stanislav Lobotka.

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To think he was benched by Gattuso.

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Yeah, yeah.

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That's crazy.

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But granted, I think he was a bit heavier back then.

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Lobotka.

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He arrived a bit chunky, didn't he?

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He was a bit thick.

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He had like that hazard build.

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All ass.

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Exactly, all ass.

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Today I feel gay.

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That's the first one guys and it was brilliant.

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One thing that really struck me about Napoli is their ability to utilize Rahmani and Minje

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to play the ball out.

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Whether it's a long ball or whether it's to Lobotka, whether it's to the wingers, but

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that is how they start every single attack.

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Rahmani and Minje were third and fourth respectively in top passes completed with 93 and 92.

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And of course Rahmani registered and assist as well just to add to that.

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That's the team that dominates the play, man.

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If your centre backs are playing those that many passes, they're just switching play constantly.

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Yeah, 100%.

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And that brings me to the point of they had two very dangerous attacks that one ended

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with Ossimen hitting the post and the other ended in an Ossimen goal where Rahmani can

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and I can do this if I play for Napoli, I can hoof the ball upfield.

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In Maltese we say fejigigi.

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Not Torino's centre back.

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Wherever it lands, like it lands, it doesn't matter because Ossimen is going to get to

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it.

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Just find a space, ping it there and Ossimen will get there and he will create something

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out of nothing.

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Yesterday in the game against Frankfurt, a ball was played to one of the Frankfurt defenders

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and he went to kick it away basically.

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And out of nowhere, Ossimen gets between the ball and the player and as the player goes

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to kick the ball, he just kicks Ossimen and Ossimen goes, ah!

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You want a penalty, you know?

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Yes, you're right.

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You can just hoof the ball upfield, Ossimen will get to it.

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He's Ossimental.

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Ossimental, there you go.

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There you go.

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Beautiful, beautiful episode title this time.

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These are my favourite ones, just a little bit silly.

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Yeah, this is the sister episode of Gvarasexual.

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Yeah, literally, literally.

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Ossimen was obviously first in most attempts.

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He had nine and three of them were on target.

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Like I said, this guy is just shooting from everywhere and that is why he has 18 goals

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in Serie A this season and still a long, long, long way to go, bro.

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There are records that this guy is looking to break and keep in mind, he was out injured

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for a while as well, man.

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Yeah, it's always the case with Ossimen, man.

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As we say, he puts his body on the line every game.

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But we could keep going on and on about Napoli.

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Let's look a bit at Sassuolo.

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They did have an undefeated run of four matches that came to an end.

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We can't be too harsh on them because that was against Napoli and to be fair to them,

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to be fair to them, they had a good game.

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It was two moments of absolute brilliance that made them lose the game, but they hit

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the post, they scored offside, they really brought the game to Napoli and 4-3-3 against

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Napoli and on certain occasions they were even getting the better, man.

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Yeah, for sure, bro.

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They tend to play up to their opponents.

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The problem is when they face some of these smaller sides, they don't always show up.

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Now we've discussed why the case may be and the fact that they don't really have much

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of a fan base, that you go to a stadium, you play your home games, you feel like you're

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away from home because the stadium is just packed with opposition fans.

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So they don't really have an advantage in any stadium.

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Exactly.

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And that could be why.

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It's a swallow where 20th in distance covered and in dribbling, but that doesn't really

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matter.

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It's the distance covered that really gets me because whether you're on the ball or

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off the ball against Napoli, that requires movement, you would think.

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No?

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Yeah, it does.

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And it's not like they got totally dominated.

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I mean, they still had 40% ball position.

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They had eight shots, two on target.

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You know what I mean?

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They had a couple of free kicks in the injury.

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They should have run more.

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That's as simple as that.

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Would have been different if maybe they had captain Mimmo Berardi.

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Yeah, definitely.

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Definitely would have been a different story.

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I'm just wondering at the moment as Sassuolo sit in 15th with 24 points, is Dionisi's job

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on the line?

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Do they have complete faith in him?

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They do, bro.

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They do.

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They do, right?

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Absolutely.

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It feels like they do.

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They've been through the worst part of their season.

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It's all up here for Sassuolo.

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They are getting better now.

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Like I said, they were an undefeated run of four games.

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That included a victory against Milan and a victory over Atalanta.

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They let them go now.

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I'm sorry, guys, but it would be a really, really weird decision by Sassuolo.

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It's crazy, right?

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I mean, we look at Salernitano who are in 21 points, they've sacked their manager twice.

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You look at Sassuolo who are in 24 points, they've stuck with the same manager.

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Everyone's saying, sure, they've had a bit of a dreadful, a worse season than last season,

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but no one's really calling it dreadful.

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They look at Fiorentina, for example, who just have one point more than Sassuolo and

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their season is being hailed to be dreadful.

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When you think of the demise of Fiorentina as well, because they are a conference league

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team.

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They have a solid team on paper, better than Sassuolo and much better than Sassuolo and

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Salernitano on paper.

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Yeah, 100%.

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So yeah, they are definitely underachieving.

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I mean, we'll get to those soon.

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I think Sassuolo are in the period where they're turning things around and they are going to

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have, they still do have their mindset on a top 10 finish.

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When you think of Udinese in 10th, they're just six points ahead of them.

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And at the rate that Udinese are dropping points, I wouldn't be surprised to at some

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point in the season see Sassuolo have not get into the top 10 and get very close.

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No one is going to get close to Napoli though, as they are first on 62 points, 15 points

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ahead of second placed Inter, while Sassuolo, like we said, in 15th on 24 points, they are

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seven points clear of relegation battlers Verona.

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Yes.

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Ozyman did go off injured in the game against Sassuolo, he came off holding his leg, he

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was limping off the field and the guy on Twitter wrote down literally Larry and the crown,

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I assume he's from Nigeria.

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He wrote, Victor Ozyman came off holding his leg and limping off the field, dot, dot, dot.

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God abeg, any injury that will hold his leg, let it happen to Smalley instead.

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That's what this guy on Twitter said.

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And then Ozyman replied to him.

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You know how Ozyman is on Twitter.

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He just replies to anyone.

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You could have like four followers and reply to him.

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He said nothing like that, my brother, comma, I day, okay, 100 heart.

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What language is that?

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Nigerians have this way of speaking English where you can understand 50% of it.

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You see that with people from the Philippines as well.

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They speak like how we have people, talpepe, talpepe is when you're from the posture regions

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of Malta and you add a lot of English to your Maltese sentences because English is for the

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upper class in Malta and Maltese is for the worker kind of thing.

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I disagree with that shit.

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We all disagree with that shit, but that's the way it is.

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And I think it's similar.

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Like in the Philippines, it must be similar in Nigeria where they just throw in English

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phrases in their native sentences and then it's just hilarious to listen to.

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So the next game we're going to be covering is Inter 3 Udinese 1.

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So Inter lined up with their 3-5-2 formation, this time with Handanovic in goal.

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He makes his first start of the year.

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Onana was fit to play, but he opted for Handanovic for rotational purposes, probably the game

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against Porto.

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In mind, he thought, why not have a competent goalkeeper here?

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I'll give him some minutes.

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Mastoni, Acerbi and Darmian played at the back.

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Di Marco was on the left with Dumfries on the right.

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Mkhitaryan, Brozovich and Barela were in the middle.

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Good to see Brozovich back over there.

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Dzeko and Lukaku partnered up front.

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For Udinese, it was a 3-5-2 formation, literally mirroring Inter over here.

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Silvestri was in goal.

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Rodrigo Bacau at the back with Bijole and Ebosse.

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Ezebui on the right, Udodji on the left, Lovridge, Wallace and Pereira were in the middle with

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Beto and Thuvan up front.

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I believe this was Thuvan's first start.

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Now it all started when Dumfries fell victim to a wild tackle from Udinese midfielder Wallace.

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Now the referee initially thought that Wallace got the ball, but then he went to VAR and

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realized that in fact he had not.

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He gave a penalty to Inter.

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Proper Sunday League challenge by the way by Wallace.

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The amount of force he went into that with he could have gotten the ball, it would have

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been a fucking foul because of the after-match.

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That's called a Brexit tackle.

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He gave the free kick basically and Lukaku shot low and weak.

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The penalty, yes.

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Kind of like low, weak, centrally, but slightly right.

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And Silvestri saved it.

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But the Udinese defender had entered the area prematurely and there was a retake as the

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defender managed to clear the ball.

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Like we saw last week, the exact same situation.

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Sometimes I wonder why not just wait.

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Your goal is going to save the penalty.

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Just don't force a retake because you entered the area prematurely.

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It's so naive.

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He completely fucked it.

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I actually took a screenshot because it was so like everyone's just waiting and you could

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see the anticipation in their face.

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And this guy is just sprinting in like an imbecile man.

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Like what are you doing?

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But anyway, the retake, Lukaku was brave to shoot low and right again.

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This time he aimed it towards the corner though.

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The goalkeeper guessed correctly against Silvestri, but it was too much for him.

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And 1-0, 1-0 for Inter.

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This is the 20th minute.

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In the 43rd minute Pereira played the perfect ball to Unleash Lovric, who finished over

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the head of Samir Handanovic.

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This time Samir was not Stan Danovic, but he went down instead.

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He just like ducked down and the ball went right over him.

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Probably could have done better over there considering how central the shot was.

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The first half was definitely scrappy bro.

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Despite Inter's 60% possession, they just managed five shots, two of them on target

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versus Udinese's two attempts.

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Let's just say that this was no viewing spectacle.

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In the second half to change things up, Enzaghi brought on D'Ambrosio.

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That's the guy you bring on when you need a goal.

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But apparently it worked.

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In the 66th minute he made a double change as well.

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He brought on Lautaro Martinez and Shala Noglu.

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It took till the 73rd minute for Inter to counter and score an amazing goal basically

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with some amazing passes through Mkhitaryan.

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It was DiMarco who got the assist on that one.

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In the 88th minute, Lautaro Martinez was one on one with the goalkeeper with Shala Noglu

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completely open to his side and he attempted to chip Silvestri, missing the target completely.

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Shala Noglu could not believe it, but to be honest, I don't blame him for not passing.

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Similarly to Lukaku.

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Lukaku had another opportunity right after his penalty.

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Lautaro got another opportunity straight away in the 89th minute.

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He was one on one and this time he made no mistake.

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D'Ambrosio got the assist and Lautaro managed to bend it around the goalkeeper.

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You could see him think about it a little bit.

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You could really see it.

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But he ended up finishing with power into the top corner.

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It was a gorgeous finish by Lautaro.

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He's on such great form.

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No wonder he attempted to chip.

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I believe that is his seventh goal in 2023.

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That's crazy.

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00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:45,840
That's great.

464
00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:46,840
Yes.

465
00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:51,480
You know, Inter, I mean, you look at the last 10 games they had against Udinese before this,

466
00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:54,920
they lost to just one of those and it was in the reverse fixture.

467
00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:58,680
So to be honest, they do often get the better of this Udinese side.

468
00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:03,880
But today, wait, today actually proved to be the same.

469
00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:04,960
Exactly.

470
00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:05,960
No surprises there.

471
00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:09,920
A victory for Inter, especially with Udinese struggling so much at the moment.

472
00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:11,800
Yes, they've really dipped.

473
00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:15,100
It's crazy how they've dipped and they look nowhere near as good as they were at the beginning

474
00:27:15,100 --> 00:27:16,100
of the season.

475
00:27:16,100 --> 00:27:20,280
You know, you see Inter dominating this one 60% ball possession with seven shots on goal

476
00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:23,840
compared to Udinese's one shot on goal, bro.

477
00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:24,840
Madonna.

478
00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:25,840
Madonna.

479
00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:30,400
So, bro, do you think Inter really are the best of the rest?

480
00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:35,440
No, I don't think it's tight.

481
00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:37,560
It's not a straight up no.

482
00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:40,200
It's between them and Roma at the moment.

483
00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:42,320
Milan obviously still coming off.

484
00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:46,560
It's too early that they've come off that terrible run.

485
00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:49,880
So you can't have them anywhere in that debate.

486
00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:55,400
Inter are definitely the best team aside from Napoli when it comes to their chemistry when

487
00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:57,360
they're attacking their one touch play.

488
00:27:57,360 --> 00:28:03,080
And you see that with their first goal that was scored by Mkhitaryan.

489
00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:05,640
Was a wonderful team play.

490
00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:11,000
And you do see that succession of swift passing very often by Inter.

491
00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:14,280
When they're on, they're on and they're a joy to watch.

492
00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:22,360
When it comes to a team that is just tough to beat and that pain in the fucking ass,

493
00:28:22,360 --> 00:28:24,080
Roma take the cake over there.

494
00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:29,800
And when you look at Roma's past games, Roma haven't lost a game in ages, bro.

495
00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:31,520
Roma have been excellent.

496
00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:36,400
Like OK, they squeeze one with victories, but they do what has to be done.

497
00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:38,600
I think it's between Inter and Roma.

498
00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:43,040
I would love to see those two go head to head today.

499
00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:45,680
And I have no idea what will happen in that game.

500
00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:47,640
What do you think between those two teams?

501
00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:48,640
Roma and Inter?

502
00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:49,640
Who's home?

503
00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:55,560
No, as in like you asked who's the best of the rest.

504
00:28:55,560 --> 00:29:01,320
Yeah, I would say right now Inter are the best of the rest.

505
00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:08,680
Roma are very, very close, but then I don't think Roma look as dangerous as Inter.

506
00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:10,840
There are games where Roma will struggle to find the goal.

507
00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:16,080
Granted, same could be said about Inter, but I feel like Inter have that extra, that extra

508
00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:19,320
that Roma don't have, you know, that individual quality.

509
00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:25,160
While Roma are quite reliant, Inter have many different avenues where they can get goals

510
00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:26,160
from.

511
00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:27,400
But then Roma are fucking bastards.

512
00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:28,400
They are bastards.

513
00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:33,400
It's a classic, you're saying they're fucking, you have to be a bastard and Roma are a bunch

514
00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:34,400
of bastards.

515
00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:36,720
They are a bunch of bastards.

516
00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:41,120
And that's incredibly important for them to get points against everyone.

517
00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:42,740
And they have that grit.

518
00:29:42,740 --> 00:29:44,000
They have that work ethic.

519
00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:45,000
They're a more in your team.

520
00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:46,000
That's its finest.

521
00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:49,400
Like, well, not a more in your team at its finest because the finest more in your team

522
00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:50,920
is when the champions eat or whatever.

523
00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:53,800
In fact, I do think it's, it's harder to face Roma than Inter.

524
00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:54,800
I think so.

525
00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:56,520
That's, that's the point I'm making.

526
00:29:56,520 --> 00:30:00,120
Realistically, Roma are a tougher matchup for most.

527
00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:05,080
Because Inter, if you hit them in the right places, you can get something out of it.

528
00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:08,120
But Roma, what places can you hit them in?

529
00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:09,120
Yeah.

530
00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:11,280
Yes, you, you, you are right.

531
00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:12,360
But it's between them.

532
00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:13,360
It's very, very close.

533
00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:14,360
I don't know who wins it.

534
00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:20,200
Like the main thing now is that Inter have Brozovic back and they're totally different

535
00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:21,480
to the Brozovic.

536
00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:25,720
Like you look at Inter the past month.

537
00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:27,380
They weren't as dominant at all.

538
00:30:27,380 --> 00:30:31,840
They looked quite flimsy at times like the game against Napoli, for example.

539
00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:36,120
And that was, that was because of the lack of their, their midfield maestro Brozovic.

540
00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:41,140
So in fact now probably with, with Brozovic back there, you know, you have the likes of

541
00:30:41,140 --> 00:30:42,140
Lautaro on hot form.

542
00:30:42,140 --> 00:30:44,880
You have Dzeko up front who's always a demon on the flanks.

543
00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:47,680
You have Di Marco whose left foot is pornographic.

544
00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:49,200
You have Barela in the middle.

545
00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:50,480
Bastoni can play a long one.

546
00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:53,600
There are so many avenues to wreak havoc through.

547
00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:54,600
You're probably right.

548
00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:55,600
You're probably right.

549
00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:56,600
They're more of a squad.

550
00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:58,080
They have way more squad depth.

551
00:30:58,080 --> 00:31:02,720
The thing is right, right now I don't think Inter are at a hundred percent much like Milan,

552
00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:04,840
much like Lazio, much like Atalanta.

553
00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:05,840
They're not at a hundred percent.

554
00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:09,640
And I really think that Roma are at a hundred percent.

555
00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:13,240
Udinese have fallen to tenth.

556
00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:16,400
Do you think they will finish in the top ten this season?

557
00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:17,400
That's such a good question.

558
00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:21,560
Let me have a look at the table.

559
00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:23,880
So we're looking at, okay, Udinese in tenth.

560
00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:28,440
The first behind them is Monza, Empoli, Lettre, Fiorentina, Sassuolo.

561
00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:31,480
So I think they will, man.

562
00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:32,720
They will.

563
00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:33,720
So let's look.

564
00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:34,720
So you have the top seven.

565
00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:35,720
That's pretty much set.

566
00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:36,720
Now you have the Monopolis, Inter, Roma.

567
00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:37,720
I'm regretting.

568
00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:39,000
I'm regretting what I said.

569
00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:40,560
I don't think they finish in the top ten.

570
00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:45,320
I think Monza, Fiorentina, Sassuolo will overtake them.

571
00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:46,320
Yeah.

572
00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:47,320
I tend to agree with you over there.

573
00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:49,840
And I think it will be Monza, bro.

574
00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:51,400
I think it will be Monza.

575
00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:53,000
Oh, I have a feeling about Empoli.

576
00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:54,680
I really like the way they're playing.

577
00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:57,760
And same could be said about Lettre, to be honest.

578
00:31:57,760 --> 00:31:59,680
Lettre could easily finish the tenth.

579
00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:01,880
These newly promoted motherfuckers, man.

580
00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:03,880
Dude, dude, making the league so interesting.

581
00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:04,880
I love them.

582
00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:05,880
I love them.

583
00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:12,200
But yes, basically, Inter sit in second, best of the rest with 47 points, while Udinese

584
00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:15,600
are currently in tenth as discussed with 30 points.

585
00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:19,820
The next game we're going to be covering is the Berlusconi Derby.

586
00:32:19,820 --> 00:32:26,980
As Monza faced Milan at home, Milan coming out the victors, one goal to nil.

587
00:32:26,980 --> 00:32:32,580
Not against Milan this season, however, as even in the reverse fixture, Milan dismantled

588
00:32:32,580 --> 00:32:35,000
Monza with the score of four goals to one.

589
00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:40,360
Now the Rossoneri were coming off back to back, one nil wins over Torino and Spurs since shifting

590
00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:42,000
to a 3-4-3.

591
00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:47,780
And they welcomed back Ficaio Tomori, but were still missing Benassi, Calabria and Mannyan.

592
00:32:47,780 --> 00:32:52,800
This was obviously a very special night for Monza because of Berlusconi and Gagliani,

593
00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:57,040
who ran Milan for over 30 years and obviously had some incredible success.

594
00:32:57,040 --> 00:33:02,080
And they even said before the game, like, let's just get a draw and that no one will

595
00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:03,080
get hurt.

596
00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:04,080
Yeah.

597
00:33:04,080 --> 00:33:08,880
Now, Monza were the only side that were unbeaten in 2023.

598
00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:11,400
Even Napoli had been beaten in 2023.

599
00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:16,000
However, the loss of Carlos Augusto was a big one.

600
00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:20,960
Monza lined up in a 3-4-2-1 formation with Di Gregorio on goal and the back line of Itzo,

601
00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:23,440
Mari and Marlon.

602
00:33:23,440 --> 00:33:28,080
They had Curia out on the left and Birindelli out on the right and the double pivot of Pessina

603
00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:29,320
and Drovella.

604
00:33:29,320 --> 00:33:31,960
They had Mota as the left winger.

605
00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:36,000
They had Caprari as the right winger and Petania up front.

606
00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:41,400
For Milan, once again, the 3-4-3 formation or 3-4-2-1 formation with Tatarossanu in goal

607
00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:44,880
and the back line of Calullo, Ciao and Tomori.

608
00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:49,280
They had Messias as the right wing back, Teo Hernandez as the left wing back and a double

609
00:33:49,280 --> 00:33:51,640
pivot of Kroenich and Tonali.

610
00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:58,120
They had Brahim out on the right, Leao out on the left and Divock Origi up front.

611
00:33:58,120 --> 00:33:59,120
Certo.

612
00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:05,240
Now, to start things off, Tatarossanu pulled off two great saves of Curia and Petania in

613
00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:06,760
the opening moments of the match.

614
00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:08,840
They both happened at the near post.

615
00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:14,280
Consigli, please take notes and stop wanking in the shower.

616
00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:19,600
In the 18th minute, Leao's long-range curling strike hit the outside of the Gregorios post

617
00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:22,920
as Milan then started to get into the game as well.

618
00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:28,400
And then in the 31st minute, whilst Monza failed to deal with a Calullo cross, the ball

619
00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:33,080
ended up falling to Junior Messias who took a touch just inside the area and beat the

620
00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:37,080
Gregorio with a bullet strike although the keeper got a hand to it.

621
00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:38,580
It was on the turn, wasn't it?

622
00:34:38,580 --> 00:34:41,780
It was on the turn and it was on the bounce.

623
00:34:41,780 --> 00:34:46,520
So he managed to generate a very decent amount of power behind the ball and that's the only

624
00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:49,040
reason the keeper couldn't keep it out really.

625
00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:53,560
Theo could have put Milan two goals ahead as his great work off the ball ended up putting

626
00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:58,440
him clean through on goal but his attempt to chip the Gregorio went wide and he really

627
00:34:58,440 --> 00:35:00,320
should have squared it to Leao.

628
00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:02,040
Some might argue that the channel was blocked.

629
00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:04,640
I think he could have at least tried.

630
00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:05,720
Definitely could have tried there.

631
00:35:05,720 --> 00:35:10,900
It was not an open pass but it would have been the intelligent pass.

632
00:35:10,900 --> 00:35:16,520
And to be honest, I would have loved to see Theo grab a goal because of the form that

633
00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:19,640
he was on that he's still recovering from.

634
00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:25,680
However with that being said, leading 1-0 against Monza away from home isn't the time

635
00:35:25,680 --> 00:35:28,440
to try and grab a goal for yourself.

636
00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:31,620
It's trying to grab another goal, not for yourself.

637
00:35:31,620 --> 00:35:34,160
We saw many of these situations this match.

638
00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:37,280
I can think of at least three of them.

639
00:35:37,280 --> 00:35:42,560
In the 72nd minute, Churia unleashed a low rocket on a half volley from outside the area

640
00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:48,360
which hit the post and nearly made its way in after ricocheting off the leg of an outstretched

641
00:35:48,360 --> 00:35:49,560
Tata Rossano.

642
00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:53,520
But luckily for the keeper, it hit the post again and went out.

643
00:35:53,520 --> 00:35:57,400
So hit the post, hit Tata, hit the post again and went out.

644
00:35:57,400 --> 00:36:01,760
And let me tell you what, thank god that didn't go in because Tata Rossano would have crumbled

645
00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:02,760
again.

646
00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:04,600
And he's on good form right now and he's confident.

647
00:36:04,600 --> 00:36:06,840
But that was probably his last start.

648
00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:07,840
It was probably well.

649
00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:09,360
The return of Manon, right?

650
00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:13,040
You never know because Manon might just pick up another injury.

651
00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:18,760
So you know, I mean fingers crossed for Milan and for Mike that that doesn't happen.

652
00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:21,800
But look, say what you want about Tata.

653
00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:28,120
He obviously had a terrible spell this season and he was a protagonist in why Milan struggled

654
00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:29,640
so much.

655
00:36:29,640 --> 00:36:33,620
However, not his fault that Milan don't sign a better keeper.

656
00:36:33,620 --> 00:36:34,620
Not his fault.

657
00:36:34,620 --> 00:36:39,520
There's one thing he gives, it was 100 percent and he saved Milan on a few occasions.

658
00:36:39,520 --> 00:36:45,240
He has, I would say overall his stint at Milan was way more positive than it was negative.

659
00:36:45,240 --> 00:36:50,520
Of course, he contributed to the title win last season and even this season he saved

660
00:36:50,520 --> 00:36:52,040
Lautaro's penalty last season.

661
00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:55,640
Bar that month where everyone was terrible this year.

662
00:36:55,640 --> 00:36:58,740
Tata Rossano has not been awful.

663
00:36:58,740 --> 00:37:02,560
The past three games he's kept a clean sheet and it wasn't only because of the defense.

664
00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:04,600
He pulled off some good saves.

665
00:37:04,600 --> 00:37:08,040
Obviously I still don't rate him highly as a goalkeeper.

666
00:37:08,040 --> 00:37:15,160
I think he's flimsy and he's not confident enough to run his box, which is why he hasn't

667
00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:17,240
had a spectacular career.

668
00:37:17,240 --> 00:37:19,840
Leaving his line man, he really struggled.

669
00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:24,160
But again, it's not his fault that Milan didn't invest in a better goalkeeper.

670
00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:26,920
They used him, he did the best he could.

671
00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:29,440
Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shit.

672
00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:30,440
Yes.

673
00:37:30,440 --> 00:37:31,440
No?

674
00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:32,440
Yeah.

675
00:37:32,440 --> 00:37:33,440
Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shit.

676
00:37:33,440 --> 00:37:34,440
Okay, maybe we'll edit mine out later.

677
00:37:34,440 --> 00:37:35,440
Oh, just leave it in.

678
00:37:35,440 --> 00:37:36,440
Fuck it.

679
00:37:36,440 --> 00:37:45,720
In the 84th minute, Di Gregorio pulled off a save, a great save to deny Tonali.

680
00:37:45,720 --> 00:37:50,720
And then after that, Salamakker squared it to Decay Tilari who had an empty goal.

681
00:37:50,720 --> 00:37:54,020
But as he shot, Pesina cleared it off the line.

682
00:37:54,020 --> 00:37:58,720
He just can't score.

683
00:37:58,720 --> 00:38:01,040
And everyone's telling him nowadays, it's coming bro.

684
00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:04,680
You see Leo telling him like commenting on his post and there was literally footage of

685
00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:06,120
him saying it's coming bro, it's coming bro.

686
00:38:06,120 --> 00:38:08,640
And everyone's saying, purely says the goal is coming.

687
00:38:08,640 --> 00:38:13,200
I told Decay Tilari he would score against Tottenham, you know, all this stuff.

688
00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:14,460
He is getting closer.

689
00:38:14,460 --> 00:38:16,880
These chances are coming in hot for him.

690
00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:18,160
Yes, yes.

691
00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:20,720
I feel like all it takes is one goal for him.

692
00:38:20,720 --> 00:38:22,080
That's the feeling I get.

693
00:38:22,080 --> 00:38:25,020
And that's how it normally is with teams and players.

694
00:38:25,020 --> 00:38:28,720
The second you get off the mark, and then you're confident, then you find your groove

695
00:38:28,720 --> 00:38:29,720
and then you make it.

696
00:38:29,720 --> 00:38:32,440
Now it might not be the case, he might score and then dip again.

697
00:38:32,440 --> 00:38:38,800
But I really do get the feeling that he is, he, Milan signed him for 40 million.

698
00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:43,120
Maldini signed him for 40 million because he sees something in him.

699
00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:46,320
He is an incredible raw talent.

700
00:38:46,320 --> 00:38:48,760
He is a raw talent.

701
00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:50,560
His ceiling is so high.

702
00:38:50,560 --> 00:38:55,100
I think one day he becomes a very, very important player for Milan.

703
00:38:55,100 --> 00:38:56,380
Let's just be patient guys.

704
00:38:56,380 --> 00:38:57,920
Don't fucking boo him.

705
00:38:57,920 --> 00:38:59,560
Don't chat shit about him.

706
00:38:59,560 --> 00:39:00,560
Just give him time.

707
00:39:00,560 --> 00:39:04,440
The thing is you can see there's been a mentality shift already.

708
00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:10,800
Granted, the goal hasn't come and the performances haven't improved by much, but you can tell

709
00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:15,880
from his body language, the way he plays, that he is feeling more confident.

710
00:39:15,880 --> 00:39:20,800
You know, the turning results must have affected him positively because you can tell the way

711
00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:21,800
he carries himself.

712
00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:29,320
He's not as down as he was when Milan were losing five, two, four, nil, three, nil.

713
00:39:29,320 --> 00:39:32,200
And that has probably has to do something with the team spirit that there is right now

714
00:39:32,200 --> 00:39:40,840
with Milan being, you know, they've kept three consecutive clean sheets, winning one nil.

715
00:39:40,840 --> 00:39:42,600
Everyone's behind Piole again.

716
00:39:42,600 --> 00:39:47,560
Whereas earlier this year Milan had conceded 12 goals in three matches and he wasn't really

717
00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:48,560
getting minutes.

718
00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:50,000
He wasn't being utilized correctly.

719
00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:52,240
He was coming on for five minutes.

720
00:39:52,240 --> 00:39:54,000
Now there's a bit more unity.

721
00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:55,880
Now he's being given more minutes.

722
00:39:55,880 --> 00:39:57,360
He's been getting more opportunities.

723
00:39:57,360 --> 00:39:59,520
He's playing against top teams as well.

724
00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:03,280
Like I really anticipate that we are going to see him play against Atalanta who are a

725
00:40:03,280 --> 00:40:04,920
very physical side.

726
00:40:04,920 --> 00:40:07,880
He will be key in that game against Atalanta.

727
00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:11,160
But I found it really hard to watch this match, bro, Monza Milan.

728
00:40:11,160 --> 00:40:12,800
You found it hard to watch?

729
00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:13,800
Why?

730
00:40:13,800 --> 00:40:18,480
Because the sky was fucking gorgeous, bro.

731
00:40:18,480 --> 00:40:19,920
The sunset.

732
00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:21,400
It was beautiful, man.

733
00:40:21,400 --> 00:40:22,800
It was pink, bro.

734
00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:24,520
It meant, you remember it.

735
00:40:24,520 --> 00:40:25,520
I remember it.

736
00:40:25,520 --> 00:40:26,520
I even retweeted it on Twitter.

737
00:40:26,520 --> 00:40:27,520
Did you?

738
00:40:27,520 --> 00:40:28,600
On our page, yes.

739
00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:30,320
It was insane, bro.

740
00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:32,960
It was like something out of The Lion King.

741
00:40:32,960 --> 00:40:33,960
Really unbelievable.

742
00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:39,280
And obviously it was nerve wracking as a Milan fan because Piorre is a fucking monster.

743
00:40:39,280 --> 00:40:41,720
He kept getting close.

744
00:40:41,720 --> 00:40:47,320
Every time Petania was in the box, shielding off Tomori, Kalulu and Tshawa, I was like,

745
00:40:47,320 --> 00:40:49,840
oh my God, he's going to do it.

746
00:40:49,840 --> 00:40:51,200
But that leads me to the point.

747
00:40:51,200 --> 00:40:55,080
I mentioned Kalulu, Tshawa and Tomori.

748
00:40:55,080 --> 00:41:00,520
We mentioned the importance of care when it comes to implementing the three at the back.

749
00:41:00,520 --> 00:41:07,440
And then perhaps when that system is cemented, you could put in the better defenders, so

750
00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:09,440
to say, the more prime defenders.

751
00:41:09,440 --> 00:41:13,000
The more physically capable at the moment.

752
00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:15,080
And it seemed good with those three, no?

753
00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:16,080
Yeah.

754
00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:17,080
They're calling them the black three.

755
00:41:17,080 --> 00:41:19,360
Kalulu, Tshawa and Tomori.

756
00:41:19,360 --> 00:41:22,480
It's an amazing nickname.

757
00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:26,160
They are all incredibly talented.

758
00:41:26,160 --> 00:41:27,720
Kalulu, Tshawa and Tomori.

759
00:41:27,720 --> 00:41:34,400
And I believe it was a combined cost of 29 million for Tomori, 5 million for Tshawa and

760
00:41:34,400 --> 00:41:35,760
1 million for Kalulu.

761
00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:37,500
So that's 35 million.

762
00:41:37,500 --> 00:41:38,500
Something like that.

763
00:41:38,500 --> 00:41:39,500
Yeah.

764
00:41:39,500 --> 00:41:41,480
And that's a crazy amount to spend on a back three.

765
00:41:41,480 --> 00:41:42,480
It's so low.

766
00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:43,480
Fantastic.

767
00:41:43,480 --> 00:41:44,480
Yes.

768
00:41:44,480 --> 00:41:45,480
It's incredible.

769
00:41:45,480 --> 00:41:49,200
I would like to see Milan do a bit more of what Inter do.

770
00:41:49,200 --> 00:41:58,520
So Kolarov, Darmian, Di Marco, these are all white players that were and can be utilized

771
00:41:58,520 --> 00:42:00,960
as centre backs.

772
00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:07,080
And I think in a team where Kier is obviously, he's very good, but he's nearing that end

773
00:42:07,080 --> 00:42:08,800
of his career.

774
00:42:08,800 --> 00:42:12,920
Gabia, I just don't see it.

775
00:42:12,920 --> 00:42:14,920
I don't see it with Gabia.

776
00:42:14,920 --> 00:42:15,920
I think he's okay.

777
00:42:15,920 --> 00:42:18,240
I think Gabia is a very talented player.

778
00:42:18,240 --> 00:42:22,720
I think that his talent isn't obvious.

779
00:42:22,720 --> 00:42:28,800
He's not a standout, brilliant player, but he is solid and he gets the job done quite

780
00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:29,800
expertly.

781
00:42:29,800 --> 00:42:32,680
What he does have against him is his turn of pace.

782
00:42:32,680 --> 00:42:33,680
Exactly.

783
00:42:33,680 --> 00:42:35,440
Once he's turned, then he's a bit fucked.

784
00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:37,080
He has that trauma on the early thing.

785
00:42:37,080 --> 00:42:41,560
But he's clever positionally and he doesn't often get caught out.

786
00:42:41,560 --> 00:42:46,920
To be honest with you, I think in a three at the back formation, he could be once again

787
00:42:46,920 --> 00:42:49,760
deployable and it'd be all right.

788
00:42:49,760 --> 00:42:53,760
I do think that now that Milan are utilizing most of their defenders in that centre back

789
00:42:53,760 --> 00:42:57,240
department, then they need to have some more depth over there.

790
00:42:57,240 --> 00:43:01,640
At the moment, it's fine because there is Kier and Gabia and like you said, they get

791
00:43:01,640 --> 00:43:02,640
the job done.

792
00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:06,840
But the point I was making about Inter is that how they create that opportunity, which

793
00:43:06,840 --> 00:43:08,920
Milan did with Kalulu, fair enough.

794
00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:09,920
And that's how Kalulu got there.

795
00:43:09,920 --> 00:43:12,920
Milan aren't going to do it with Messias Salamakas.

796
00:43:12,920 --> 00:43:20,960
In fact, I have a last time I was talking to a Milan fan and I said the following.

797
00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:32,440
Calabria in a 3-5-2 isn't quite offensive enough and capable of marauding the flank

798
00:43:32,440 --> 00:43:36,600
up and down quick enough to be a right wing back.

799
00:43:36,600 --> 00:43:37,600
I would prefer Salamakas.

800
00:43:37,600 --> 00:43:38,600
I would prefer Florenzi.

801
00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:43,720
Even Dest, to be honest, is more capable as a right wing back.

802
00:43:43,720 --> 00:43:48,320
However, what Calabria does have is that he's quite defensively sound.

803
00:43:48,320 --> 00:43:50,280
He's a pretty good tackler.

804
00:43:50,280 --> 00:43:56,040
Don't look at him recently because he has been carrying a bit of an injury still and

805
00:43:56,040 --> 00:43:57,040
that's obvious.

806
00:43:57,040 --> 00:44:00,720
We've seen him when he was fully fit and he looks way better than this.

807
00:44:00,720 --> 00:44:01,720
Right centre back.

808
00:44:01,720 --> 00:44:04,080
Calabria as a right centre back might work.

809
00:44:04,080 --> 00:44:15,120
I'm feeling horny for that.

810
00:44:15,120 --> 00:44:17,600
I would love to see Calabria as a right centre back.

811
00:44:17,600 --> 00:44:19,080
I'm hyped about it.

812
00:44:19,080 --> 00:44:21,440
Yeah, I mean, it's a theory so far.

813
00:44:21,440 --> 00:44:24,600
But you know, I do see it happen.

814
00:44:24,600 --> 00:44:28,520
You're looking at a player who is the captain, first of all.

815
00:44:28,520 --> 00:44:31,280
You're looking at a player who's a leader.

816
00:44:31,280 --> 00:44:35,680
A player who is a boyhood member of this club.

817
00:44:35,680 --> 00:44:36,760
I love him so much.

818
00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:37,760
Who gives his all.

819
00:44:37,760 --> 00:44:41,200
You know, we're looking at a defence over here that the depth is lacking and he's switched

820
00:44:41,200 --> 00:44:42,200
to a three at the back.

821
00:44:42,200 --> 00:44:44,000
I see it happening.

822
00:44:44,000 --> 00:44:45,480
Yeah, I think so.

823
00:44:45,480 --> 00:44:46,480
I think so.

824
00:44:46,480 --> 00:44:48,480
And purely if you're listening, fucking do it.

825
00:44:48,480 --> 00:44:52,120
Like, obviously try it out.

826
00:44:52,120 --> 00:44:53,120
There you go.

827
00:44:53,120 --> 00:44:54,120
The big man himself.

828
00:44:54,120 --> 00:44:56,600
But let's switch the combo a bit.

829
00:44:56,600 --> 00:45:01,160
There seems to be a lot more confidence and grit about this Milan side now, right?

830
00:45:01,160 --> 00:45:07,880
Players like Messias, Theo, Leão, Giroud, Tata, Tonali, Salamakas, Kalulu.

831
00:45:07,880 --> 00:45:12,120
They're looking twice the players that they looked like before.

832
00:45:12,120 --> 00:45:17,360
And again, I really think that confidence in football is so important and we say it

833
00:45:17,360 --> 00:45:18,480
week in, week out, man.

834
00:45:18,480 --> 00:45:21,400
And that is exactly what these players were lacking.

835
00:45:21,400 --> 00:45:23,040
Now they have it to their favour.

836
00:45:23,040 --> 00:45:26,160
And it was the formation change that has done that.

837
00:45:26,160 --> 00:45:32,040
That has allowed Milan to be more defensively sound, which allows them to win games.

838
00:45:32,040 --> 00:45:37,160
And one man that stands out over there, the only addition was Malik Cao.

839
00:45:37,160 --> 00:45:39,320
And what an addition it was, man.

840
00:45:39,320 --> 00:45:42,680
He's honestly been remarkable.

841
00:45:42,680 --> 00:45:46,080
Six foot four, fucking solid.

842
00:45:46,080 --> 00:45:48,760
He plays like he's a veteran player.

843
00:45:48,760 --> 00:45:52,280
And this was only his second start at the time.

844
00:45:52,280 --> 00:45:53,280
You look at the game against Spurs.

845
00:45:53,280 --> 00:45:58,240
That was his third ever start for Milan, his first ever Champions League game.

846
00:45:58,240 --> 00:46:00,560
And he looked like he was at home over there.

847
00:46:00,560 --> 00:46:06,480
He was up against Kulusevsky, Son and Kane and he held his own and more.

848
00:46:06,480 --> 00:46:10,200
And he was going to make mistakes at some point.

849
00:46:10,200 --> 00:46:13,560
He has to because that's how he's going to grow in that role.

850
00:46:13,560 --> 00:46:18,800
I almost can't wait for him to make them because that's when he'll solidify himself, not as

851
00:46:18,800 --> 00:46:25,240
a beginner's luck, good defender, because he has another two good defenders next to

852
00:46:25,240 --> 00:46:26,240
him.

853
00:46:26,240 --> 00:46:30,160
But when he truly himself becomes a fantastic defender, he needs to make those mistakes

854
00:46:30,160 --> 00:46:32,400
and he needs to learn from them.

855
00:46:32,400 --> 00:46:36,720
Milan, now that they're on this good form, do you think they're capable to take on a

856
00:46:36,720 --> 00:46:39,000
team like Atalanta?

857
00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:42,760
I certainly think Milan are capable of taking on Atalanta.

858
00:46:42,760 --> 00:46:43,760
Milan are looking healthier.

859
00:46:43,760 --> 00:46:46,080
You know, the injuries are kind of fading away.

860
00:46:46,080 --> 00:46:48,080
We're approaching the return of Benassar.

861
00:46:48,080 --> 00:46:51,920
I feel like Benassar would complete everything, of course.

862
00:46:51,920 --> 00:46:53,880
Same as Lobotka, same as Brozovic.

863
00:46:53,880 --> 00:46:54,880
He is Milan's Lobotka.

864
00:46:54,880 --> 00:46:57,560
He is Milan's Brozovic.

865
00:46:57,560 --> 00:47:00,040
I think Atalanta will definitely make it hard for Milan.

866
00:47:00,040 --> 00:47:04,000
I think for them it's a personal affair, right?

867
00:47:04,000 --> 00:47:06,160
Gasparini loves beating Milan.

868
00:47:06,160 --> 00:47:07,160
He does.

869
00:47:07,160 --> 00:47:08,160
Dancing at the 5-0.

870
00:47:08,160 --> 00:47:13,640
You know, Milan have bought so many players from Atalanta, the vast majority of them actually

871
00:47:13,640 --> 00:47:14,640
flopping.

872
00:47:14,640 --> 00:47:15,640
So they have those bragging rights.

873
00:47:15,640 --> 00:47:17,400
There's a bit of tension between these two teams.

874
00:47:17,400 --> 00:47:22,840
Plus the fact that they're from Bergamo, which is awfully fucking close.

875
00:47:22,840 --> 00:47:24,680
Stone throw away.

876
00:47:24,680 --> 00:47:30,200
And many Milan rejects actually join the Atalanta academy.

877
00:47:30,200 --> 00:47:33,080
And the Atalanta academy is actually better than the Milan academy.

878
00:47:33,080 --> 00:47:34,080
For example, Conti.

879
00:47:34,080 --> 00:47:35,080
Yes.

880
00:47:35,080 --> 00:47:36,080
Caldara as well.

881
00:47:36,080 --> 00:47:41,120
Caldara, Conti, many, many players.

882
00:47:41,120 --> 00:47:46,120
How many players have Milan bought from Atalanta in the recent past?

883
00:47:46,120 --> 00:47:48,560
Kessy as well, who's bought from Atalanta.

884
00:47:48,560 --> 00:47:51,560
Kessy, Conti, Caldara.

885
00:47:51,560 --> 00:47:55,520
Milan, I believe, sold them Petania.

886
00:47:55,520 --> 00:47:58,120
That was an interesting one.

887
00:47:58,120 --> 00:47:59,800
Yes, correct.

888
00:47:59,800 --> 00:48:00,800
There's been a bit of activity.

889
00:48:00,800 --> 00:48:04,040
They're like the Dortmund and Bayern kind of thing.

890
00:48:04,040 --> 00:48:06,320
We'll yell them out halfway through the podcast.

891
00:48:06,320 --> 00:48:10,720
There are obvious ones for sure that we're forgetting, but that's fine.

892
00:48:10,720 --> 00:48:16,800
Milan were second in matchday 23 for top dribbles completed with 17 behind Verona, who had the

893
00:48:16,800 --> 00:48:18,640
most by the way, with 18.

894
00:48:18,640 --> 00:48:20,320
Monza were fifth on 12.

895
00:48:20,320 --> 00:48:27,320
However, Monza did have 448 completed passes, eight key passes, and they had 34 minutes

896
00:48:27,320 --> 00:48:28,400
of possession.

897
00:48:28,400 --> 00:48:30,240
To me, that's 24 minutes.

898
00:48:30,240 --> 00:48:37,280
So still, I think Milan leave a lot to be desired and they don't control the games,

899
00:48:37,280 --> 00:48:41,040
but they're capable of getting the points, which is very, very good.

900
00:48:41,040 --> 00:48:47,080
And in fact, due to that, they now find themselves in fourth spot on 44 points, level on points

901
00:48:47,080 --> 00:48:50,720
with Roma and two ahead of Lazio and three ahead of Atalanta.

902
00:48:50,720 --> 00:48:53,260
A real six pointer next Saturday night.

903
00:48:53,260 --> 00:48:57,160
Make sure you're tuned in and watching that guys cancel any bullshit plans that you have

904
00:48:57,160 --> 00:48:59,380
because that's going to be a real treat.

905
00:48:59,380 --> 00:49:03,780
It always is between Milan and Atalanta and it being a fight for Europe makes it all the

906
00:49:03,780 --> 00:49:04,780
more exciting.

907
00:49:04,780 --> 00:49:09,600
Monza and 11th on 29 points, just one point behind 10th place.

908
00:49:09,600 --> 00:49:12,160
Two quick things to mention about Monza.

909
00:49:12,160 --> 00:49:19,280
Michele Di Gregorio had six amazing saves against Milan and Nicolo Ravella had 10 recoveries.

910
00:49:19,280 --> 00:49:20,280
Amazing.

911
00:49:20,280 --> 00:49:21,280
He's fantastic.

912
00:49:21,280 --> 00:49:22,280
He's fantastic.

913
00:49:22,280 --> 00:49:25,440
He will be a star in the U.S. future.

914
00:49:25,440 --> 00:49:26,440
For sure.

915
00:49:26,440 --> 00:49:34,640
Now, the next game we are going to be covering is Roma 1-Verona-0.

916
00:49:34,640 --> 00:49:41,560
Now this is a classic Mourinho game over here against a team that has proven to be quite

917
00:49:41,560 --> 00:49:44,920
a pain in the side of many teams in Hellas Verona.

918
00:49:44,920 --> 00:49:47,040
They've been way better.

919
00:49:47,040 --> 00:49:52,840
For Roma, it was a 3-4-2-1 formation with Rui Patricio, Ngole Bani is smalling and Mancini

920
00:49:52,840 --> 00:49:57,040
at the back, Spinazzola out on the left, Karsdorp on the right.

921
00:49:57,040 --> 00:49:58,040
He's back.

922
00:49:58,040 --> 00:49:59,040
He's back.

923
00:49:59,040 --> 00:50:00,040
And good to see Spina back as well.

924
00:50:00,040 --> 00:50:01,040
Good to see Spina back.

925
00:50:01,040 --> 00:50:04,320
Good to see Karsdorp back after he fell out.

926
00:50:04,320 --> 00:50:06,240
Quite dramatically with Mourinho.

927
00:50:06,240 --> 00:50:10,360
But as we said, he'll probably call upon him again.

928
00:50:10,360 --> 00:50:11,360
My boy.

929
00:50:11,360 --> 00:50:12,360
My boy.

930
00:50:12,360 --> 00:50:17,880
Bova and Crisanta were in the middle with Abraham leading the charge with El Sharawi

931
00:50:17,880 --> 00:50:22,880
and Saul Backen playing off the shoulders of Tammy Abraham.

932
00:50:22,880 --> 00:50:25,200
Saul Backen seems like a really nice guy.

933
00:50:25,200 --> 00:50:27,900
Saul Backen does seem like a nice guy.

934
00:50:27,900 --> 00:50:29,640
He is 24 years old.

935
00:50:29,640 --> 00:50:35,360
This was his first start for Roma and safe to say it went well.

936
00:50:35,360 --> 00:50:37,560
Saul Backen!

937
00:50:37,560 --> 00:50:40,480
Well done.

938
00:50:40,480 --> 00:50:43,000
Thank you very much.

939
00:50:43,000 --> 00:50:49,920
For Hellas Verona, it was Montepo in goal with Manjani, Heen and Davidovic at the back.

940
00:50:49,920 --> 00:51:01,800
Pauly on the right and Stoic on the left with Duda and Tameze in the middle.

941
00:51:01,800 --> 00:51:04,840
This commentator is my favourite.

942
00:51:04,840 --> 00:51:14,280
Geish was playing up front with Lazovic playing behind him as well as Serial N'Gonj.

943
00:51:14,280 --> 00:51:16,800
I've seen that name pronounced so many different ways.

944
00:51:16,800 --> 00:51:19,800
N'Gong, N'Gongi, N'Gonj, N'Gonje.

945
00:51:19,800 --> 00:51:23,440
But this has to be the best one.

946
00:51:23,440 --> 00:51:26,560
Serial N'Gong!

947
00:51:26,560 --> 00:51:29,600
I have never heard of that Serial before.

948
00:51:29,600 --> 00:51:35,800
Serial N'esquik!

949
00:51:35,800 --> 00:51:41,360
The goal came through some very intricate, slick link-up play between Cristante Bové

950
00:51:41,360 --> 00:51:47,440
and Spinazola to play the raw, explosive Norwegian talent Saul Backen in behind who

951
00:51:47,440 --> 00:51:50,600
converted well.

952
00:51:50,600 --> 00:51:53,440
More on your scores first, more on your wins.

953
00:51:53,440 --> 00:51:55,080
The goal came in the 45th minute.

954
00:51:55,080 --> 00:52:00,040
Technically it was Spinazola who played the assist but amazing play over here by Cristante

955
00:52:00,040 --> 00:52:03,720
Bové as well.

956
00:52:03,720 --> 00:52:06,040
This was the type of game.

957
00:52:06,040 --> 00:52:08,920
Once again, you look at the stats, they're very close.

958
00:52:08,920 --> 00:52:13,320
You have 51% percent ball possession for Roma.

959
00:52:13,320 --> 00:52:16,440
You look at six shots for Roma to Hellas Verona's four.

960
00:52:16,440 --> 00:52:21,960
It was a lot of disrupting the tempo, you know, a lot of slowing the game down, a whole

961
00:52:21,960 --> 00:52:25,480
lot of that for Roma.

962
00:52:25,480 --> 00:52:29,880
Shots on goal, you have six for Roma and two for Hellas Verona.

963
00:52:29,880 --> 00:52:34,840
Do you think the Mourinho system is sustainable?

964
00:52:34,840 --> 00:52:42,360
Look, there are some times where obviously they're going to concede.

965
00:52:42,360 --> 00:52:47,320
But the fact that this is how they get the majority of their victories, I can't help

966
00:52:47,320 --> 00:52:53,080
but think that it is because they've mastered it essentially.

967
00:52:53,080 --> 00:52:56,720
Now this is a game where Verona are very dangerous and they're on form.

968
00:52:56,720 --> 00:53:02,040
They have players like Lazovic and in Gange with Gaitse up front, with Deughe and De Pauli

969
00:53:02,040 --> 00:53:03,040
on the wings.

970
00:53:03,040 --> 00:53:05,000
They've been very, very dangerous.

971
00:53:05,000 --> 00:53:08,040
And the way that Roma could neutralize them.

972
00:53:08,040 --> 00:53:14,360
Now it's not that Verona didn't have attempts, but they didn't have clear cut attempts.

973
00:53:14,360 --> 00:53:16,600
Roma denied them that opportunity.

974
00:53:16,600 --> 00:53:19,400
It is defense over attack.

975
00:53:19,400 --> 00:53:24,880
And the fact that Roma, okay, they struggle getting goals from open play, but they play

976
00:53:24,880 --> 00:53:25,880
for the fouls.

977
00:53:25,880 --> 00:53:30,380
They get the fouls, they get the set pieces and they score them essentially.

978
00:53:30,380 --> 00:53:32,160
This time they score from open play.

979
00:53:32,160 --> 00:53:36,000
But as much as it doesn't seem sustainable, maybe to someone that doesn't watch the games

980
00:53:36,000 --> 00:53:38,000
and they see the stats, they're like, fuck me.

981
00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:42,480
They had to work their asses off for a one nil victory against Hellas Verona.

982
00:53:42,480 --> 00:53:44,520
They didn't have to work their asses off.

983
00:53:44,520 --> 00:53:47,040
They were in control the entire time.

984
00:53:47,040 --> 00:53:48,040
Exactly.

985
00:53:48,040 --> 00:53:51,560
So I would say it could be sustainable.

986
00:53:51,560 --> 00:53:54,920
They are fantastic at controlling the game of the ball.

987
00:53:54,920 --> 00:53:58,000
You look at, for example, Eduardo Bofe, he had an amazing game.

988
00:53:58,000 --> 00:54:00,480
He covered the most distance this match.

989
00:54:00,480 --> 00:54:03,760
You look at the likes of everyone on this team.

990
00:54:03,760 --> 00:54:07,240
They work their ass off for their teammates and for their coach.

991
00:54:07,240 --> 00:54:12,160
And they brought on this guy Sol back in to replace Debala, massive shoes to fill and

992
00:54:12,160 --> 00:54:14,680
he actually scored.

993
00:54:14,680 --> 00:54:20,400
Good to see that these guys, this group of players are actually being molded into the

994
00:54:20,400 --> 00:54:23,080
bastards that Mourinho wants them to be.

995
00:54:23,080 --> 00:54:24,080
Exactly.

996
00:54:24,080 --> 00:54:31,280
I think in the beginning Mourinho has recently represented and worked for teams where he

997
00:54:31,280 --> 00:54:35,040
didn't really have the players that he wanted to.

998
00:54:35,040 --> 00:54:38,200
When he was at United, he didn't have the squad he wanted.

999
00:54:38,200 --> 00:54:42,400
When he went to Spurs, he didn't have the squad that he wanted at all.

1000
00:54:42,400 --> 00:54:47,880
And at Roma, in the first season that he had, he was saying, like, I don't have the players

1001
00:54:47,880 --> 00:54:48,880
to compete.

1002
00:54:48,880 --> 00:54:52,160
Like, I have two players, he used to say.

1003
00:54:52,160 --> 00:54:54,920
I have three players.

1004
00:54:54,920 --> 00:54:57,240
My substitutes are shit.

1005
00:54:57,240 --> 00:54:59,840
I think now he has little to no excuse.

1006
00:54:59,840 --> 00:55:05,880
Sure, it took a lot of work from his end to call upon players like Sol back in, Zalewski,

1007
00:55:05,880 --> 00:55:13,920
Celik, to bring in players like Wijnaldum, Bove, you know, Tammy Abraham.

1008
00:55:13,920 --> 00:55:18,600
But I think he really has created a little squad over here that he can utilize with that

1009
00:55:18,600 --> 00:55:23,920
big striker that he loves, that Didier Jogbao with the three big center backs, three very

1010
00:55:23,920 --> 00:55:31,480
mobile center backs, two quick wing backs, controlling powerful, strong midfielders,

1011
00:55:31,480 --> 00:55:32,480
good wingers.

1012
00:55:32,480 --> 00:55:38,680
And I really think that Roma have a very bright future ahead of them, unless obviously Mourinho

1013
00:55:38,680 --> 00:55:39,960
looks for a new venture.

1014
00:55:39,960 --> 00:55:41,840
Because that's the thing, right?

1015
00:55:41,840 --> 00:55:46,400
When Mourinho signed for Roma, he said that this was a four or five year project, potentially

1016
00:55:46,400 --> 00:55:47,400
even longer.

1017
00:55:47,400 --> 00:55:53,360
But the rumors, now granted they're only rumors, are that he is hot property right now, Mourinho.

1018
00:55:53,360 --> 00:55:56,000
PSG are considering him.

1019
00:55:56,000 --> 00:55:57,320
So we'll see what happens there.

1020
00:55:57,320 --> 00:56:01,080
There is De Zerbi, who apparently isn't too keen on staying with Brighton and might actually

1021
00:56:01,080 --> 00:56:02,280
return to the Premier League.

1022
00:56:02,280 --> 00:56:07,840
So you know, the likes of Milan, for example, who've just had a bad spell, you know, they're

1023
00:56:07,840 --> 00:56:09,480
keeping an eye out, I'm sure.

1024
00:56:09,480 --> 00:56:13,240
You look at the likes of Inter, maybe as well, they might be keeping an eye out as well.

1025
00:56:13,240 --> 00:56:17,600
De Zerbi is a very talented manager and I do see him coming back to Italy potentially

1026
00:56:17,600 --> 00:56:18,600
next season.

1027
00:56:18,600 --> 00:56:19,600
Yeah.

1028
00:56:19,600 --> 00:56:23,160
I mean, you see what he's done with two underdog squads.

1029
00:56:23,160 --> 00:56:27,360
I can't say much about what he's done for Shakhtar because I don't follow them.

1030
00:56:27,360 --> 00:56:33,840
But what he managed to do with Sassuolo, almost fighting for Europe with them and what he's

1031
00:56:33,840 --> 00:56:35,440
been doing at Brighton.

1032
00:56:35,440 --> 00:56:38,480
Whereas before everyone used to say Brighton are good because of Potter.

1033
00:56:38,480 --> 00:56:41,920
If Potter go to Chelsea and doing nothing and De Zerbi going in and they're fucking

1034
00:56:41,920 --> 00:56:43,880
better than they were.

1035
00:56:43,880 --> 00:56:47,840
If I speak, I am in big trouble.

1036
00:56:47,840 --> 00:56:52,320
But I'm going to speak anyway.

1037
00:56:52,320 --> 00:56:59,600
Do you know that an English manager has never won the Premier League?

1038
00:56:59,600 --> 00:57:01,840
An English manager has never won the Premier League?

1039
00:57:01,840 --> 00:57:02,840
Yes.

1040
00:57:02,840 --> 00:57:04,560
And I can just name three Italians like this.

1041
00:57:04,560 --> 00:57:05,560
Who won the Premier League?

1042
00:57:05,560 --> 00:57:09,560
You have Conte, there's Ranieri and there's Ancelotti.

1043
00:57:09,560 --> 00:57:10,560
Boom.

1044
00:57:10,560 --> 00:57:11,560
There we go.

1045
00:57:11,560 --> 00:57:12,560
Like, yeah.

1046
00:57:12,560 --> 00:57:14,920
If I speak, I'm in big trouble.

1047
00:57:14,920 --> 00:57:20,000
I prefer really not to speak.

1048
00:57:20,000 --> 00:57:21,000
That's mad.

1049
00:57:21,000 --> 00:57:22,000
That is mad.

1050
00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:25,240
And has an English manager ever won Serie A?

1051
00:57:25,240 --> 00:57:33,120
Yes, Leslie Levesley, something like that, won the league with Il Grande Torino in the

1052
00:57:33,120 --> 00:57:36,320
1948-1949 season.

1053
00:57:36,320 --> 00:57:41,880
And Jesse Carver won the league in 1949 and 1950.

1054
00:57:41,880 --> 00:57:44,240
So safe to say it's been a while.

1055
00:57:44,240 --> 00:57:45,720
It has been.

1056
00:57:45,720 --> 00:57:46,880
When's the next time we will see one?

1057
00:57:46,880 --> 00:57:47,880
I don't know.

1058
00:57:47,880 --> 00:57:51,440
I really don't see a lot of like, it's even rare that you see English players in Serie

1059
00:57:51,440 --> 00:57:56,080
A. Now we're seeing more of them with Tomori and Tammy Abraham, for example, and Harry

1060
00:57:56,080 --> 00:57:57,640
Winks as well.

1061
00:57:57,640 --> 00:57:59,560
But otherwise you really don't see that much.

1062
00:57:59,560 --> 00:58:02,840
There was Beckham once, but not many at all.

1063
00:58:02,840 --> 00:58:03,840
It's true.

1064
00:58:03,840 --> 00:58:04,840
It's true.

1065
00:58:04,840 --> 00:58:06,300
Nice to see the trend coming back though.

1066
00:58:06,300 --> 00:58:10,720
It is good to see English players in Italy.

1067
00:58:10,720 --> 00:58:14,400
The ones that are there at least are quite charming.

1068
00:58:14,400 --> 00:58:21,360
Roma are currently in third with 44 points, while Verona are in 18th with 17 points.

1069
00:58:21,360 --> 00:58:26,360
Slowly creeping and creeping and creeping up the table.

1070
00:58:26,360 --> 00:58:31,760
Spezia are in 17th with 19 points and Salah in the town are in 16th with 21 points.

1071
00:58:31,760 --> 00:58:33,720
It's going to get messy down there.

1072
00:58:33,720 --> 00:58:34,720
Very messy.

1073
00:58:34,720 --> 00:58:35,720
Very messy.

1074
00:58:35,720 --> 00:58:37,120
And it often does get messy down there.

1075
00:58:37,120 --> 00:58:38,120
Am I right?

1076
00:58:38,120 --> 00:58:44,840
The next game we're going to be covering is Atalanta 1-2 in what was the biggest upset

1077
00:58:44,840 --> 00:58:46,120
this matchday.

1078
00:58:46,120 --> 00:58:50,200
So Lecce do the double over Atalanta as in their previous encounter.

1079
00:58:50,200 --> 00:58:54,920
They beat Atalanta with the same score, 2-1, which had lost us our bet.

1080
00:58:54,920 --> 00:58:58,040
At least we learned and we didn't bet on this.

1081
00:58:58,040 --> 00:59:03,080
In the fixture before that, Atalanta beat Lecce away from home with the score of 7-2

1082
00:59:03,080 --> 00:59:04,560
back in 2020.

1083
00:59:04,560 --> 00:59:10,760
So very, very random that Lecce managed to do what they did against Atalanta this season.

1084
00:59:10,760 --> 00:59:15,980
Now both sides were decimated going into this game as Martin De Rhone and Scalvini were

1085
00:59:15,980 --> 00:59:20,380
suspended with Zapata, Pasalic and Hattabare injured.

1086
00:59:20,380 --> 00:59:26,600
The visitors had Juan Gonzalez banned plus Samuel Umtiti, Castriot Dermacu and Pongracic

1087
00:59:26,600 --> 00:59:28,320
on the treatment table.

1088
00:59:28,320 --> 00:59:32,820
Streffetza was struggling with flu symptoms and only fit for the bench, but he did end

1089
00:59:32,820 --> 00:59:34,480
up featuring.

1090
00:59:34,480 --> 00:59:40,120
For Atalanta it was a 3-4-1-2 formation with Juan Musso on goal on the back line of Gymsity,

1091
00:59:40,120 --> 00:59:41,520
Demiral and Toloi.

1092
00:59:41,520 --> 00:59:44,920
They had Mele out on the left and Zappa Kosta out on the right.

1093
00:59:44,920 --> 00:59:50,040
All pivot of Kupeminer and Ederson in the middle with Boga just ahead of them and behind

1094
00:59:50,040 --> 00:59:52,320
Lukman and Hoyland.

1095
00:59:52,320 --> 00:59:56,480
For Lecce it was their 4-3-3 formation with Vladimir Falcone in goal on the back line

1096
00:59:56,480 --> 01:00:00,040
of Gendre, Tuia, Basquerotto and Gallo.

1097
01:00:00,040 --> 01:00:07,100
Blin Hjulmand and Malle formed the midfield tree with Di Francesco, Cissé and Banda forming

1098
01:00:07,100 --> 01:00:08,100
the front three.

1099
01:00:08,100 --> 01:00:13,080
Cissé starting ahead of Colombo which is something we hadn't seen in a while.

1100
01:00:13,080 --> 01:00:18,620
In the fourth minute he opened the scoring, Cissé with an absolute screamer.

1101
01:00:18,620 --> 01:00:24,100
He held off two Atalanta players and unleashed a low strike from at least 35 yards out which

1102
01:00:24,100 --> 01:00:30,680
went into the bottom corner and out of reach for Juan Musso who is no joke.

1103
01:00:30,680 --> 01:00:35,280
Fantastic goal and a great start for Lecce in this game.

1104
01:00:35,280 --> 01:00:39,400
Moments later Lukman thought he equalized, well not moments later because it was in the

1105
01:00:39,400 --> 01:00:43,240
start of the second half but he was in an offside position and therefore the goal was

1106
01:00:43,240 --> 01:00:44,240
cancelled.

1107
01:00:44,240 --> 01:00:47,720
In the 74th minute Blin made it too.

1108
01:00:47,720 --> 01:00:54,000
It was a short corner to Strefezza who whooped it into Blin who headed in in a very very

1109
01:00:54,000 --> 01:00:57,200
Basquerotto manner.

1110
01:00:57,200 --> 01:01:01,280
Hoyland should've probably done better on the defensive front over there but you have

1111
01:01:01,280 --> 01:01:04,480
to credit Blin for the way that he lost his marker.

1112
01:01:04,480 --> 01:01:17,640
In the 87th minute it was Hoyland that managed to get one back for Atalanta.

1113
01:01:17,640 --> 01:01:22,640
Falcone took his time to clear the ball and Hoyland was able to block his attempted clearance

1114
01:01:22,640 --> 01:01:28,320
on the slide and the ball flew into the back of the net, a rare error you'll see by Vladimir

1115
01:01:28,320 --> 01:01:29,800
Falcone.

1116
01:01:29,800 --> 01:01:35,840
And then in the 93rd minute Falcone pulled off a fantastic one handed save to deny Muriel

1117
01:01:35,840 --> 01:01:42,680
as he made up for his previous error allowing Lecce to walk away with all three points.

1118
01:01:42,680 --> 01:01:49,000
Bro Lecce continue to impress me so much, they truly are an impressive side as in the

1119
01:01:49,000 --> 01:01:53,960
second half of the season they have now earned a total of 8 points against the likes of Lazio,

1120
01:01:53,960 --> 01:01:56,800
Milan, Roma and Atalanta.

1121
01:01:56,800 --> 01:01:58,200
What do you make of them man?

1122
01:01:58,200 --> 01:02:06,920
Bro Corvino, their sporting director has built this team into a beastly team with such a

1123
01:02:06,920 --> 01:02:11,920
low budget man, you look at what they've done this season, they're giant killers man.

1124
01:02:11,920 --> 01:02:17,560
They've held Napoli, they've done the double over Atalanta, they've beaten Lazio, they've

1125
01:02:17,560 --> 01:02:23,200
held Milan, they've beaten Roma, they are the giant killers and this was a cheap team

1126
01:02:23,200 --> 01:02:24,200
to build.

1127
01:02:24,200 --> 01:02:27,720
Truly, truly, truly an amazing project happening over there.

1128
01:02:27,720 --> 01:02:33,440
Amazing man and Barone has really gotten them to play some excellent football man, you look

1129
01:02:33,440 --> 01:02:36,840
at them and it looks like they're an experienced Serie A team.

1130
01:02:36,840 --> 01:02:42,200
You look at Lecce and Monza who have just gotten promoted and wow, you can't tell that

1131
01:02:42,200 --> 01:02:47,120
they're newly promoted sides, it's really, really excellent stuff and especially Lecce

1132
01:02:47,120 --> 01:02:52,240
who have attracted less high end talent than Monza have and I'll tell you what, they'll

1133
01:02:52,240 --> 01:02:55,960
give them a run for their money right now man, they really, really will.

1134
01:02:55,960 --> 01:03:02,760
Yeah, for sure bro, you look at Lecce, they were done, the team was built very intelligently

1135
01:03:02,760 --> 01:03:08,160
on a budget, sure Monza were also built intelligently but there was a lot more money to be thrown

1136
01:03:08,160 --> 01:03:09,160
out of it.

1137
01:03:09,160 --> 01:03:15,160
These guys came into the league with a bunch of unknowns, the only players we had known

1138
01:03:15,160 --> 01:03:19,960
prior to the season were maybe Di Francesco, sure we knew about Di Francesco, Tuia, we've

1139
01:03:19,960 --> 01:03:24,120
seen him with Benevento, Falcone was in Caliari.

1140
01:03:24,120 --> 01:03:29,120
Sampdoria, Sampdoria where he had replaced Audera.

1141
01:03:29,120 --> 01:03:33,400
Oh yes, yes, sorry not Caliari, Sampdoria.

1142
01:03:33,400 --> 01:03:38,880
Caldaoud, Malec from Fiorentina, Malec from Fiorentina, Di Francesco and Madonna, I was

1143
01:03:38,880 --> 01:03:44,800
going to call him Caldar, Colombo, even though the world had not really known much about

1144
01:03:44,800 --> 01:03:45,800
Colombo.

1145
01:03:45,800 --> 01:03:49,000
Exactly and obviously Samuel Umtiti, the World Cup winner.

1146
01:03:49,000 --> 01:03:57,000
Yeah, an amazing game, this was the most intense game of the matchday when it comes to distance

1147
01:03:57,000 --> 01:03:58,000
covered.

1148
01:03:58,000 --> 01:04:03,040
They are the two sides who have covered the most distance this matchday.

1149
01:04:03,040 --> 01:04:07,000
You also look at Falcone's saves, I think he ranked second when it comes to saves, no

1150
01:04:07,000 --> 01:04:13,080
first, first with nine, second is Juves Perri with seven.

1151
01:04:13,080 --> 01:04:18,000
That being said bro, when you look at the way Lecce lined up, obviously like I said

1152
01:04:18,000 --> 01:04:20,840
earlier they had a lot of injuries.

1153
01:04:20,840 --> 01:04:26,680
Who would you start, Sise or Colombo?

1154
01:04:26,680 --> 01:04:28,680
Because that's a tough one man.

1155
01:04:28,680 --> 01:04:34,400
I would start Colombo because of his ability to make something out of nothing and to score

1156
01:04:34,400 --> 01:04:39,480
from extremely tight angles or from snapshots or from half chances.

1157
01:04:39,480 --> 01:04:43,920
And I do think that Sise is very effective coming off the bench because of how good he

1158
01:04:43,920 --> 01:04:45,320
is on the break.

1159
01:04:45,320 --> 01:04:50,880
So if you need a goal, maybe the opposition are still pushing you up naively, you bring

1160
01:04:50,880 --> 01:04:53,200
on Sise, he's going to counter that, that's quite nice.

1161
01:04:53,200 --> 01:05:00,680
I can't help but think that, I feel like the decision of starting Colombo ahead of Sise

1162
01:05:00,680 --> 01:05:02,960
for so long happened a bit prematurely.

1163
01:05:02,960 --> 01:05:09,400
Sise was grabbing a couple of goals and then it seems like Colombo grabbed a few goals

1164
01:05:09,400 --> 01:05:12,320
and he was there starting number nine.

1165
01:05:12,320 --> 01:05:16,520
Now obviously I'm sure there's something in his contract from Milan that he gets more

1166
01:05:16,520 --> 01:05:17,520
minutes.

1167
01:05:17,520 --> 01:05:21,440
But I think Sise can be very good for them.

1168
01:05:21,440 --> 01:05:27,880
He's a talented guy, he seems a bit clumsy sometimes but he does remind me of that striker

1169
01:05:27,880 --> 01:05:29,360
that you really used to like.

1170
01:05:29,360 --> 01:05:30,360
Simeon Wanquo.

1171
01:05:30,360 --> 01:05:34,840
Simeon Wanquo, his stature reminds me a lot of him, not as tall.

1172
01:05:34,840 --> 01:05:42,640
Not quite as tall, more skillful but not as good a poacher as the Wanquos.

1173
01:05:42,640 --> 01:05:44,520
Fucking Simeon Wanquo dude, what a player.

1174
01:05:44,520 --> 01:05:49,240
I loved watching that guy, that season with Crotone, wow man.

1175
01:05:49,240 --> 01:05:55,120
You mentioned that Lecce were first in top distance covered and that Alanta were second.

1176
01:05:55,120 --> 01:05:58,080
What's interesting is that Lecce were first in top distance covered and then they were

1177
01:05:58,080 --> 01:06:03,760
20th in top passes completed, scoring chances and ball possession.

1178
01:06:03,760 --> 01:06:06,240
Here we go, controlling the game off the ball.

1179
01:06:06,240 --> 01:06:11,600
We're just talking about this, it's a skill and you need a bloody good goalkeeper to do

1180
01:06:11,600 --> 01:06:12,600
it as well.

1181
01:06:12,600 --> 01:06:13,600
Exactly.

1182
01:06:13,600 --> 01:06:14,600
Like nine saves aren't a joke.

1183
01:06:14,600 --> 01:06:16,720
Exactly and we've said that a lot.

1184
01:06:16,720 --> 01:06:21,240
Falcone has been great for them, obviously he had this one error in the game but then

1185
01:06:21,240 --> 01:06:24,400
again Hoylan did an excellent job to even get there.

1186
01:06:24,400 --> 01:06:31,160
This is gonna get old real quick, add a soundboard.

1187
01:06:31,160 --> 01:06:35,440
You're not a fan?

1188
01:06:35,440 --> 01:06:36,440
You're not a fan?

1189
01:06:36,440 --> 01:06:42,560
It's great, I know it's just gonna get... like when I'm on the groove and it comes in.

1190
01:06:42,560 --> 01:06:45,240
Anytime you say his name it's coming on.

1191
01:06:45,240 --> 01:06:48,840
Excellent, thanks for letting me know.

1192
01:06:48,840 --> 01:06:53,160
We always say this about Lecce, they are one shape and one shape only.

1193
01:06:53,160 --> 01:06:54,680
They never lose their shape.

1194
01:06:54,680 --> 01:06:57,000
When they're defending they always keep their shape, when they're attacking they always

1195
01:06:57,000 --> 01:06:58,000
keep their shape.

1196
01:06:58,000 --> 01:07:01,640
They're so hard to catch on the break, they're so hard to attack against, they're so hard

1197
01:07:01,640 --> 01:07:05,960
to defend against, they're just such a tight little unit man.

1198
01:07:05,960 --> 01:07:12,280
And you can see the football theory, like basic football theory being played out to

1199
01:07:12,280 --> 01:07:15,920
an exceptional level, like the triangles on the pitch.

1200
01:07:15,920 --> 01:07:16,920
Exactly.

1201
01:07:16,920 --> 01:07:21,080
Just a bunch of triangles everywhere to pass from, you always have two options minimum,

1202
01:07:21,080 --> 01:07:22,640
it's very very good to see.

1203
01:07:22,640 --> 01:07:28,600
Atalanta were first in top ball possession, in fact they had 70% ball possession towards

1204
01:07:28,600 --> 01:07:32,440
the end of the game, well in the game actually.

1205
01:07:32,440 --> 01:07:36,800
Second in distance covered as we said, second in top key passes, second in most scoring

1206
01:07:36,800 --> 01:07:42,840
chances, as they had 13 shots, 7 of them were on target.

1207
01:07:42,840 --> 01:07:45,920
They were third in top dribbles and third in top attempts.

1208
01:07:45,920 --> 01:07:51,080
They gave it their absolute all and still didn't manage to get away with a single point

1209
01:07:51,080 --> 01:07:53,540
against the newly promoted Lecce.

1210
01:07:53,540 --> 01:07:58,960
They now find themselves in sixth place on 41 points, 3 points behind our Champions League

1211
01:07:58,960 --> 01:08:04,720
spot whilst Lecce are in 13th on 27 points and are just 3 points off of Odinese in the

1212
01:08:04,720 --> 01:08:05,720
top 10.

1213
01:08:05,720 --> 01:08:17,880
Salernitana nil Lazio 2, this was Susa's first game in charge at the helm for Salernitana

1214
01:08:17,880 --> 01:08:19,320
and it ended on a loss.

1215
01:08:19,320 --> 01:08:24,840
Lazio away from home have not been dominant but this time they got the job done.

1216
01:08:24,840 --> 01:08:30,360
For Salernitana it was Sepe in goal with Pirola, Danilulic and Bron at the back, Broderic on

1217
01:08:30,360 --> 01:08:35,080
the left, Candrevo on the right, with Cernagui and Kulibaly in the middle.

1218
01:08:35,080 --> 01:08:39,160
Piontek played up front with Vilena and Bonazzoli playing off his shoulder.

1219
01:08:39,160 --> 01:08:41,040
Interesting to see a few changes already, right?

1220
01:08:41,040 --> 01:08:45,600
Like Bonazzoli playing off the shoulder of Piontek over there, Cernagui starting, so

1221
01:08:45,600 --> 01:08:46,600
he probably came in.

1222
01:08:46,600 --> 01:08:50,680
Now it doesn't matter that Cernagui is new because the manager is also new.

1223
01:08:50,680 --> 01:08:52,880
So whoever is performing you play.

1224
01:08:52,880 --> 01:08:57,920
Yeah, he's doing what Mota did, he's figuring his sighting 11 out.

1225
01:08:57,920 --> 01:09:04,240
Granted that he has more pressure because that relegation zone is looming so he better

1226
01:09:04,240 --> 01:09:06,000
get his right soon.

1227
01:09:06,000 --> 01:09:10,960
Providel was in goal for Lazio as they ran their usual 4-3-3 formation.

1228
01:09:10,960 --> 01:09:16,080
Hisai was out on the left with Marosic on the right, Patrik and Ciasale played as the

1229
01:09:16,080 --> 01:09:17,080
centre-back.

1230
01:09:17,080 --> 01:09:19,120
Parnership, I believe Romagnoli is out injured.

1231
01:09:19,120 --> 01:09:23,880
Vecino, Cataldi and Luis Alberto were in the midfield three, Felipe Anderson was on the

1232
01:09:23,880 --> 01:09:29,520
right, Pedro on the left and the return of the king, Giro Mwabele, up front.

1233
01:09:29,520 --> 01:09:31,520
I think Sergei is suspended.

1234
01:09:31,520 --> 01:09:35,600
Sergei Mlinkovic-Savage is indeed suspended.

1235
01:09:35,600 --> 01:09:40,280
Now the first goal came in the 60th minute.

1236
01:09:40,280 --> 01:09:42,920
Caution, sorry ball alert.

1237
01:09:42,920 --> 01:09:48,640
There was some intricate build-up play by Lazio including a gluttonous dose of tricks

1238
01:09:48,640 --> 01:09:54,920
and flicks leading to Marosic playing a beautiful pass to Mwabele who converted and this was

1239
01:09:54,920 --> 01:09:59,760
his first goal in a while, in a long time to be honest.

1240
01:09:59,760 --> 01:10:04,960
Shortly after, Sepe crunches Mwabele's leg while charging.

1241
01:10:04,960 --> 01:10:07,440
It was a clear penalty.

1242
01:10:07,440 --> 01:10:11,160
He literally had Mwabele's leg in between his legs and arm.

1243
01:10:11,160 --> 01:10:13,160
He got entangled basically.

1244
01:10:13,160 --> 01:10:19,880
Mwabele took the longest penalty run up in the history of the sport and shot it bottom

1245
01:10:19,880 --> 01:10:26,120
right corner, saved it, scored it, converted it.

1246
01:10:26,120 --> 01:10:27,640
It was a great goal.

1247
01:10:27,640 --> 01:10:30,200
It must be said that Sepe did track the penalty.

1248
01:10:30,200 --> 01:10:34,760
Sepe is very good at penalties as well.

1249
01:10:34,760 --> 01:10:39,800
Towards the end of the game, Braun was sent off for pulling Anderson down in the box.

1250
01:10:39,800 --> 01:10:40,800
There was a penalty.

1251
01:10:40,800 --> 01:10:46,000
Luis Alberto shot left Sepe, guessed correctly again but this time he actually managed to

1252
01:10:46,000 --> 01:10:47,360
save it.

1253
01:10:47,360 --> 01:10:49,280
The ball fell perfectly to Luis Alberto.

1254
01:10:49,280 --> 01:10:55,800
He had an open net right in front of him but the Spaniard decided to go for a weird standing

1255
01:10:55,800 --> 01:11:01,360
volley kind of thing, like a scissor kick but standing and he ended up missing the target.

1256
01:11:01,360 --> 01:11:05,500
It didn't really matter much in the grand scheme of things but of course it'd be disappointed

1257
01:11:05,500 --> 01:11:06,500
on a personal level.

1258
01:11:06,500 --> 01:11:07,500
Exactly.

1259
01:11:07,500 --> 01:11:08,500
I have him on Fanta as well.

1260
01:11:08,500 --> 01:11:11,320
I'm lucky that I still managed to get a victory this week.

1261
01:11:11,320 --> 01:11:12,320
There we go.

1262
01:11:12,320 --> 01:11:15,000
A well deserved victory for Lazio away from home.

1263
01:11:15,000 --> 01:11:17,080
They had 66% ball possession.

1264
01:11:17,080 --> 01:11:23,360
They had 12 shots to Salernitana's 7, 6 shots on target to Salernitana's 3 and they just

1265
01:11:23,360 --> 01:11:24,960
played them out of the park.

1266
01:11:24,960 --> 01:11:28,760
Yeah, I believe Braun's red card so he first got a yellow then I think he told the ref

1267
01:11:28,760 --> 01:11:29,760
to fuck his mum or something.

1268
01:11:29,760 --> 01:11:30,760
Yeah, something like that.

1269
01:11:30,760 --> 01:11:33,080
I think he got sent off for a descent.

1270
01:11:33,080 --> 01:11:37,040
It's also interesting bro, we always talk about how many goals people are capable of

1271
01:11:37,040 --> 01:11:39,000
getting against Salernitana.

1272
01:11:39,000 --> 01:11:42,720
Immobilize on like 6 against Salernitana.

1273
01:11:42,720 --> 01:11:43,920
Which is mad.

1274
01:11:43,920 --> 01:11:46,440
People go on these wild streaks against them.

1275
01:11:46,440 --> 01:11:48,760
It's true, against random teams to be honest.

1276
01:11:48,760 --> 01:11:52,440
Salernitana happened to be quite a hub for that.

1277
01:11:52,440 --> 01:11:56,080
Do you know that Salernitana and Lazio have never drawn in their history?

1278
01:11:56,080 --> 01:11:57,080
No.

1279
01:11:57,080 --> 01:11:58,080
Wow.

1280
01:11:58,080 --> 01:11:59,080
Interesting.

1281
01:11:59,080 --> 01:12:03,000
And Salernitana since the beginning of November have collected the second fewest points in

1282
01:12:03,000 --> 01:12:04,000
the league.

1283
01:12:04,000 --> 01:12:06,680
So they've actually been on quite a bad run.

1284
01:12:06,680 --> 01:12:12,080
And they could be in trouble if Verona continue the streak that they're on and let's say they

1285
01:12:12,080 --> 01:12:14,740
just keep winning and they climb up.

1286
01:12:14,740 --> 01:12:18,560
It's between them and Spezia and I don't know who's worse right now bro.

1287
01:12:18,560 --> 01:12:19,560
Probably Spezia.

1288
01:12:19,560 --> 01:12:20,920
Spezia are probably worse right now.

1289
01:12:20,920 --> 01:12:23,080
And they're both in the same kind of.

1290
01:12:23,080 --> 01:12:26,160
It's exciting because they both got their new managers now.

1291
01:12:26,160 --> 01:12:31,340
It's all about who settles quicker and that direct encounter is going to be a big one.

1292
01:12:31,340 --> 01:12:38,020
And I wonder if the decisions of Spezia and Salernitana affect the other's decision making

1293
01:12:38,020 --> 01:12:40,040
when it comes to sacking managers for example.

1294
01:12:40,040 --> 01:12:43,600
Because it's crazy that they both moved at a very similar time.

1295
01:12:43,600 --> 01:12:45,240
They're probably thinking they're going for something new.

1296
01:12:45,240 --> 01:12:47,280
Might as well go for something new ourselves.

1297
01:12:47,280 --> 01:12:48,280
I think so man.

1298
01:12:48,280 --> 01:12:49,280
I think it plays a big part.

1299
01:12:49,280 --> 01:12:51,120
I think it does play a big part.

1300
01:12:51,120 --> 01:12:55,940
I still think Davide and Nicola's system would have led to salvation.

1301
01:12:55,940 --> 01:12:59,020
Now I'm not sure who it's Sousa but we'll see what happens.

1302
01:12:59,020 --> 01:13:01,680
I think he was the right man for the job.

1303
01:13:01,680 --> 01:13:06,800
You can't blame them after you give him a second chance that he still doesn't manage

1304
01:13:06,800 --> 01:13:11,720
to do anything basically and he keeps on losing games and doesn't put up a fight.

1305
01:13:11,720 --> 01:13:15,800
It's unfortunate because I really do think he was the perfect candidate for that job

1306
01:13:15,800 --> 01:13:17,160
and they got them playing football.

1307
01:13:17,160 --> 01:13:22,520
I think they'll never play again for the next fucking decade.

1308
01:13:22,520 --> 01:13:24,440
But now it's all about adapting.

1309
01:13:24,440 --> 01:13:27,060
They have a decent squad.

1310
01:13:27,060 --> 01:13:29,840
They have some decent key pieces.

1311
01:13:29,840 --> 01:13:31,640
How is he going to utilise them?

1312
01:13:31,640 --> 01:13:34,800
We'll see and we'll see if he manages to get the best out of them.

1313
01:13:34,800 --> 01:13:37,800
Yeah, that we will.

1314
01:13:37,800 --> 01:13:39,720
A good game, fun one to watch.

1315
01:13:39,720 --> 01:13:43,560
When lots of you tick they definitely are a joy to watch.

1316
01:13:43,560 --> 01:13:52,860
And they are currently in fifth with 42 points while Salernitana sit in 16th with 21 points.

1317
01:13:52,860 --> 01:13:56,120
The next game we're going to be covering is Spezia nil Juventu.

1318
01:13:56,120 --> 01:13:58,640
The previous encounter was the exact same result.

1319
01:13:58,640 --> 01:14:03,200
The Bianconeri had to rotate the squad after their 1-1 Europa League draw with Nantes on

1320
01:14:03,200 --> 01:14:09,240
Thursday and a crucial second leg coming up next week as Chiesa, Milleck, Miretti, Pogba,

1321
01:14:09,240 --> 01:14:14,840
Caio George and Fagioli were out of action whilst Bremer also sat out a ban.

1322
01:14:14,840 --> 01:14:20,020
Spezia sacked Luca Gotti on Wednesday and had new chief Leonardo Semplici lined up

1323
01:14:20,020 --> 01:14:26,320
but had not yet signed the contract so Fabrizio Llorieri was on the bench as caretaker.

1324
01:14:26,320 --> 01:14:33,280
Esposito was banned for Spezia with Bastoni, Zurkowski, Sala, João Mutinho and Zouet injured

1325
01:14:33,280 --> 01:14:38,120
but Ampadu and Caldara returned from suspension.

1326
01:14:38,120 --> 01:14:43,840
Drangowski started in goal for Spezia as they lined up in their 4-2-3-1 formation.

1327
01:14:43,840 --> 01:14:49,200
Reca was out on the left with Ammian out on the right and a back two of Nicolao and Ampadu

1328
01:14:49,200 --> 01:14:55,320
took place with Egdal and Borabia in the double pivot and they had Giassi, Agudelo and Verde

1329
01:14:55,320 --> 01:14:57,360
behind Shumoredov.

1330
01:14:57,360 --> 01:15:03,480
For Juve they played a 3-1-4-2 formation with Perin in goal and a back line of Danilo, Rugani

1331
01:15:03,480 --> 01:15:04,700
and Sandro.

1332
01:15:04,700 --> 01:15:08,880
They had Locatelli in the number 6 role with Quadrada out on the right, Kostich out on the

1333
01:15:08,880 --> 01:15:16,280
left and Rabiot and Paredes in the double pivot with Moiskeen and Vlaović up front.

1334
01:15:16,280 --> 01:15:21,400
So it was the worst possible start for Manuel Locatelli who was booked after just 20 seconds

1335
01:15:21,400 --> 01:15:25,840
for a late launch to stop a counter attack and he will therefore be suspended for the

1336
01:15:25,840 --> 01:15:28,800
derby de la Moale against Torino which is coming up.

1337
01:15:28,800 --> 01:15:32,640
It's going to be a nice weekend of football and guess what there is this weekend as well.

1338
01:15:32,640 --> 01:15:33,640
Your birthday?

1339
01:15:33,640 --> 01:15:36,040
My birthday baby, I'm a birthday boy.

1340
01:15:36,040 --> 01:15:38,160
It's on Monday but I'm a birthday boy all weekend.

1341
01:15:38,160 --> 01:15:39,640
I managed to take leave.

1342
01:15:39,640 --> 01:15:40,640
Legend.

1343
01:15:40,640 --> 01:15:45,440
We go day drinking and we go to Cheeky Monkey because they show football there.

1344
01:15:45,440 --> 01:15:46,440
Okay we do it.

1345
01:15:46,440 --> 01:15:47,440
Cool.

1346
01:15:47,440 --> 01:15:48,440
Let's do it.

1347
01:15:48,440 --> 01:15:49,440
And I'm not going to football as well on Monday.

1348
01:15:49,440 --> 01:15:50,440
Amazing.

1349
01:15:50,440 --> 01:15:51,440
I'm all yours dude.

1350
01:15:51,440 --> 01:15:53,000
You'll be too hungover anyway.

1351
01:15:53,000 --> 01:15:54,000
Yes sir.

1352
01:15:54,000 --> 01:15:59,440
Spezia had a scare on 18 minutes when Bartolomei Drangowski fell clutching the top of his die

1353
01:15:59,440 --> 01:16:04,320
after he gave a goal kick and he carried on for a few more minutes before having to make

1354
01:16:04,320 --> 01:16:12,600
way for their third choice keeper Federico Marchetti because Zoet as I mentioned is injured.

1355
01:16:12,600 --> 01:16:17,940
This was Marchetti's first start in Serie A sorry his first appearance in Serie A since

1356
01:16:17,940 --> 01:16:20,600
May 2021.

1357
01:16:20,600 --> 01:16:21,600
What a throwback.

1358
01:16:21,600 --> 01:16:23,520
Jesus is back.

1359
01:16:23,520 --> 01:16:29,000
So this whole Marchetti thing has reminded me of an event that I think we've never actually

1360
01:16:29,000 --> 01:16:30,960
discussed on the podcast.

1361
01:16:30,960 --> 01:16:38,040
So recently when Genoa sacked Blassin and brought in Gjelardino, Blassin put up an Instagram

1362
01:16:38,040 --> 01:16:44,280
post basically thanking Genoa and the people of Genoa for an amazing experience.

1363
01:16:44,280 --> 01:16:51,120
Marchetti commented on that post from his official verified Instagram account and he

1364
01:16:51,120 --> 01:16:52,120
spoke in English.

1365
01:16:52,120 --> 01:16:57,920
He wrote everything in English because Blassin is known to not speak Italian properly.

1366
01:16:57,920 --> 01:16:59,960
Marchetti said I'm going to read it to you.

1367
01:16:59,960 --> 01:17:00,960
It's quite long.

1368
01:17:00,960 --> 01:17:08,840
You are the poorest, most fake and conceited manager I've had in my long career.

1369
01:17:08,840 --> 01:17:11,880
You made fun of all the Genoans from day one.

1370
01:17:11,880 --> 01:17:16,800
You relegated a team that could have saved itself with your ridiculous football ideas.

1371
01:17:16,800 --> 01:17:22,460
Now that you're finally home, take a bath of humility and see what Davide Nicola and see

1372
01:17:22,460 --> 01:17:27,440
Davide Nicola and try to learn from him how to manage a group to get results on the field.

1373
01:17:27,440 --> 01:17:29,720
Not the chance from the fans like you did.

1374
01:17:29,720 --> 01:17:31,440
Good luck, go Genoa.

1375
01:17:31,440 --> 01:17:32,440
Wow.

1376
01:17:32,440 --> 01:17:34,800
Yeah, he fucking hates him.

1377
01:17:34,800 --> 01:17:40,040
He sounds like a dickhead, but God knows what went on behind the scenes for him to say that.

1378
01:17:40,040 --> 01:17:41,040
I don't know.

1379
01:17:41,040 --> 01:17:44,940
It was probably something personal about how Marchetti was probably there and he never

1380
01:17:44,940 --> 01:17:49,160
even gave him the light of day.

1381
01:17:49,160 --> 01:17:53,320
The thing is that Marchetti was also on bad terms with Genoa fans.

1382
01:17:53,320 --> 01:17:56,360
So Genoa fans were basically like your one to talk.

1383
01:17:56,360 --> 01:17:58,840
It was a bit funny seeing this.

1384
01:17:58,840 --> 01:18:01,440
It's not often you see people calling out people like this.

1385
01:18:01,440 --> 01:18:05,200
It's true, especially a fucking 40 year old professional.

1386
01:18:05,200 --> 01:18:08,240
How long do you think it took him to write this paragraph?

1387
01:18:08,240 --> 01:18:09,920
It's quite well worded.

1388
01:18:09,920 --> 01:18:11,080
It is quite well worded.

1389
01:18:11,080 --> 01:18:16,480
I think the direct translation of you made fun of them, like what you wanted to say is

1390
01:18:16,480 --> 01:18:18,680
snake beyond kind of thing.

1391
01:18:18,680 --> 01:18:26,400
Like you almost took them for granted, kind of, not took them for granted.

1392
01:18:26,400 --> 01:18:28,400
You made a fool out of them.

1393
01:18:28,400 --> 01:18:29,400
Exactly.

1394
01:18:29,400 --> 01:18:30,400
Exactly.

1395
01:18:30,400 --> 01:18:34,600
Like you did what you wanted and you thought you were fooling them kind of thing.

1396
01:18:34,600 --> 01:18:37,680
But anyway, let's get back to the game.

1397
01:18:37,680 --> 01:18:41,080
In the 32nd minute, Keane opened the scoring.

1398
01:18:41,080 --> 01:18:50,240
It was Shambolic defending by Spezia as, oh my God, I tried to write on my notes, Amian

1399
01:18:50,240 --> 01:18:52,080
and it translated it to Asian.

1400
01:18:52,080 --> 01:18:54,600
It autocorrected it to Asian.

1401
01:18:54,600 --> 01:19:00,280
Shambolic defending by Spezia as Amian gave Kostich acres of space to deliver across and

1402
01:19:00,280 --> 01:19:04,600
Ampadu was flat footed in the box, allowing Keane to knock the ball into the back of the

1403
01:19:04,600 --> 01:19:08,040
net and nothing Marchetti could do about that.

1404
01:19:08,040 --> 01:19:13,080
It was then in the 66th minute after Di Maria was introduced into the fray.

1405
01:19:13,080 --> 01:19:19,920
His long range attempt was perfectly placed into the bottom corner from some serious distance.

1406
01:19:19,920 --> 01:19:23,240
It was anywhere between 25 to 30 yards out.

1407
01:19:23,240 --> 01:19:24,520
What a goal by Di Maria.

1408
01:19:24,520 --> 01:19:29,240
This guy is just, I mean, I'm done saying how good Di Maria is.

1409
01:19:29,240 --> 01:19:31,040
It's obvious at this point, isn't it?

1410
01:19:31,040 --> 01:19:32,040
Yeah.

1411
01:19:32,040 --> 01:19:33,040
That goal was spectacular.

1412
01:19:33,040 --> 01:19:37,480
He can score in any manner and he's always contributing to this U of S side and he has

1413
01:19:37,480 --> 01:19:43,040
a big reason as to why they are now up in seventh place, bro, after getting docked 15

1414
01:19:43,040 --> 01:19:44,040
points.

1415
01:19:44,040 --> 01:19:45,040
They're going to make Europe.

1416
01:19:45,040 --> 01:19:46,040
Yeah.

1417
01:19:46,040 --> 01:19:47,040
They are going to.

1418
01:19:47,040 --> 01:19:48,040
Europe for sure.

1419
01:19:48,040 --> 01:19:52,440
At this point, the question is, are they more, are they consistent enough to even reach the

1420
01:19:52,440 --> 01:19:54,440
top four, challenge for the top four at this point?

1421
01:19:54,440 --> 01:19:55,440
They can.

1422
01:19:55,440 --> 01:19:57,280
They lost to Monza recently, sure.

1423
01:19:57,280 --> 01:19:58,280
But they can, bro.

1424
01:19:58,280 --> 01:19:59,280
They can.

1425
01:19:59,280 --> 01:20:02,320
Let's not get carried away because they beat Spezia, but they made with this victory a

1426
01:20:02,320 --> 01:20:05,800
serious stride in the right direction.

1427
01:20:05,800 --> 01:20:08,120
They have the Derby de la Mole coming up.

1428
01:20:08,120 --> 01:20:09,360
That's going to be an interesting one.

1429
01:20:09,360 --> 01:20:12,360
How do you see it going?

1430
01:20:12,360 --> 01:20:18,880
So because you know how Derbies are normally it's easy to say like a Juve win, but you

1431
01:20:18,880 --> 01:20:21,080
know how Derbies play out.

1432
01:20:21,080 --> 01:20:23,240
But I do think this one will be a Juve win.

1433
01:20:23,240 --> 01:20:24,240
One nil.

1434
01:20:24,240 --> 01:20:26,920
So something like that, as simple as that.

1435
01:20:26,920 --> 01:20:28,640
Torino have been decent.

1436
01:20:28,640 --> 01:20:29,640
They've been good.

1437
01:20:29,640 --> 01:20:31,360
Granted, they didn't win this week.

1438
01:20:31,360 --> 01:20:33,440
They drew to Cremona.

1439
01:20:33,440 --> 01:20:36,580
But you did praise the performance.

1440
01:20:36,580 --> 01:20:40,800
I think Juve will still have too much for Torino to deal with.

1441
01:20:40,800 --> 01:20:46,240
And now that Juve are seeing the teams ahead of them actually dropping points so frequently,

1442
01:20:46,240 --> 01:20:50,400
like Lazio and Atalanta, they dropped points like that.

1443
01:20:50,400 --> 01:20:54,080
They probably have realized that there's still hope for them.

1444
01:20:54,080 --> 01:20:58,480
Had they never been docked 15 points, they would have more points than Milan at the moment.

1445
01:20:58,480 --> 01:20:59,480
Probably more than Inter.

1446
01:20:59,480 --> 01:21:01,480
I don't think so.

1447
01:21:01,480 --> 01:21:03,480
Dude, plus 15.

1448
01:21:03,480 --> 01:21:05,560
Plus plus 15.

1449
01:21:05,560 --> 01:21:08,720
32, 45, 46, 47.

1450
01:21:08,720 --> 01:21:11,600
The same amount of points as Inter.

1451
01:21:11,600 --> 01:21:13,560
That's fucking wild, man.

1452
01:21:13,560 --> 01:21:14,560
That is wild.

1453
01:21:14,560 --> 01:21:18,720
Very unfortunate to be a Juve fan and very unfortunate to be a Juve player at the moment.

1454
01:21:18,720 --> 01:21:22,720
I think Spezia put up a decent performance in this match, but once again, they struggled

1455
01:21:22,720 --> 01:21:25,960
for goals with Lenzolla not being fully fit.

1456
01:21:25,960 --> 01:21:27,960
And Shumoredov basically starting up front.

1457
01:21:27,960 --> 01:21:30,760
He still needs to kind of find his feet over there.

1458
01:21:30,760 --> 01:21:35,960
Spezia were second in matchday 23 in chances created, man.

1459
01:21:35,960 --> 01:21:36,960
So they did have opportunities.

1460
01:21:36,960 --> 01:21:38,840
Yeah, Perrin was incredible.

1461
01:21:38,840 --> 01:21:39,840
He was very good.

1462
01:21:39,840 --> 01:21:42,680
He had one save at a point, bro, this reactionary save.

1463
01:21:42,680 --> 01:21:46,640
He was well positioned already, which made it easier for him, but he got down so well.

1464
01:21:46,640 --> 01:21:47,640
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

1465
01:21:47,640 --> 01:21:49,120
He saved it with his thigh, his inner thigh.

1466
01:21:49,120 --> 01:21:50,120
Like, what was it, his hand?

1467
01:21:50,120 --> 01:21:51,120
I think it was his hand.

1468
01:21:51,120 --> 01:21:53,960
I think it was like his forearm, which was next to his thigh.

1469
01:21:53,960 --> 01:21:55,240
But brilliant, man.

1470
01:21:55,240 --> 01:21:57,720
They have the best goalkeeping duo in the league.

1471
01:21:57,720 --> 01:21:59,440
You know how we talk about goalkeeping duos?

1472
01:21:59,440 --> 01:22:00,440
That's the best one.

1473
01:22:00,440 --> 01:22:03,880
Perrin Shesny is the best goalkeeping duo in the league.

1474
01:22:03,880 --> 01:22:04,880
That is good.

1475
01:22:04,880 --> 01:22:06,960
I also really like Di Gregorio Cranio.

1476
01:22:06,960 --> 01:22:08,760
But we don't see enough of Cranio.

1477
01:22:08,760 --> 01:22:09,760
Well, that's the thing.

1478
01:22:09,760 --> 01:22:10,760
Yeah, we don't.

1479
01:22:10,760 --> 01:22:11,760
We don't see enough.

1480
01:22:11,760 --> 01:22:14,960
And you look at these guys, they're doing it with a...

1481
01:22:14,960 --> 01:22:17,720
Granted, okay, yes, it's a better team.

1482
01:22:17,720 --> 01:22:19,800
And to be honest, it is harder to do with a smaller team.

1483
01:22:19,800 --> 01:22:22,840
But the fact that, again, we never see Cranio, it's just...

1484
01:22:22,840 --> 01:22:26,320
Juve, these two keepers are so good that they have to play both of them.

1485
01:22:26,320 --> 01:22:27,320
Exactly.

1486
01:22:27,320 --> 01:22:28,600
Pretty much, pretty much.

1487
01:22:28,600 --> 01:22:32,040
And Juve have a decent amount of squad depth with all the youngsters.

1488
01:22:32,040 --> 01:22:33,880
They have as well at their arsenal.

1489
01:22:33,880 --> 01:22:37,720
When you look at the amount of injuries they have and where they are in the table despite

1490
01:22:37,720 --> 01:22:43,400
being docked 15 points, it's actually pretty impressive because they had a ton of injuries

1491
01:22:43,400 --> 01:22:46,600
and they still consistently struggle in that department.

1492
01:22:46,600 --> 01:22:47,600
It's really interesting, man.

1493
01:22:47,600 --> 01:22:52,160
You see a lot of injuries happening in Italy in particular, more than most leagues.

1494
01:22:52,160 --> 01:22:53,160
Yeah, that's true.

1495
01:22:53,160 --> 01:22:54,720
I wonder what it is.

1496
01:22:54,720 --> 01:22:55,720
Yeah.

1497
01:22:55,720 --> 01:23:01,400
It would have been a baptism of fire for Semplitri playing against Juventus in your opening match,

1498
01:23:01,400 --> 01:23:04,920
but obviously he hadn't signed his contract yet or in time.

1499
01:23:04,920 --> 01:23:08,680
So they had to play this match with their caretaker manager in Loriere.

1500
01:23:08,680 --> 01:23:14,200
How do you see Spezia performing on their Semplitri moving forward?

1501
01:23:14,200 --> 01:23:18,600
I don't know if they will keep.

1502
01:23:18,600 --> 01:23:23,760
So we've seen them swap from a three at the back formation to now a four at the back formation

1503
01:23:23,760 --> 01:23:26,760
with Fabrizio Loriere.

1504
01:23:26,760 --> 01:23:32,720
Gotti is very good at deploying a three at the back formation.

1505
01:23:32,720 --> 01:23:35,600
He's quite good at that system.

1506
01:23:35,600 --> 01:23:42,960
But Semplitri has actually kept Caliari afloat when they were having a tough season back

1507
01:23:42,960 --> 01:23:48,680
in the day and he mostly deployed a 4-4-2 formation.

1508
01:23:48,680 --> 01:23:54,120
And I do see the potential for that to repeat itself over here because I do think Spezia

1509
01:23:54,120 --> 01:23:56,480
will be very annoying with a 4-4-2 formation.

1510
01:23:56,480 --> 01:24:02,200
Imagine playing against them with two rows of four between you and the goalkeeper.

1511
01:24:02,200 --> 01:24:03,360
It would be very annoying.

1512
01:24:03,360 --> 01:24:04,760
And they have the personnel for it.

1513
01:24:04,760 --> 01:24:05,760
You know what I mean?

1514
01:24:05,760 --> 01:24:07,760
Joz, he can partner Shamorodov up front.

1515
01:24:07,760 --> 01:24:11,200
You can look at Agudelo, he can play either up front or you can pop him in the middle.

1516
01:24:11,200 --> 01:24:12,520
You can put Verde on the right.

1517
01:24:12,520 --> 01:24:16,600
You can put even Jazi out wide as well if you want to.

1518
01:24:16,600 --> 01:24:18,760
Egedal Borabia could play in the middle.

1519
01:24:18,760 --> 01:24:22,240
You have the personnel for a 4-4-2 over here.

1520
01:24:22,240 --> 01:24:23,240
And we'll see.

1521
01:24:23,240 --> 01:24:26,800
Maybe they'll become one of those fucking super frustrating Catanaccio teams to play

1522
01:24:26,800 --> 01:24:27,800
against.

1523
01:24:27,800 --> 01:24:31,160
And I think that's what they're going for by hiring someone like Semplitri.

1524
01:24:31,160 --> 01:24:32,160
They know his system.

1525
01:24:32,160 --> 01:24:37,280
It's like essentially you're employing Sam Deitch, for example, for any Prem heads that

1526
01:24:37,280 --> 01:24:40,040
are listening to anyone that takes interest in the Premier League.

1527
01:24:40,040 --> 01:24:41,040
It's something like that.

1528
01:24:41,040 --> 01:24:43,080
It's a quick fix.

1529
01:24:43,080 --> 01:24:47,120
Normally, you don't tend to see these managers stay on for an additional season.

1530
01:24:47,120 --> 01:24:52,440
However, we saw it with Davide Nicola after a great run, after he helped Salahid Naitana

1531
01:24:52,440 --> 01:24:54,600
survive miraculously.

1532
01:24:54,600 --> 01:24:56,740
So maybe, who knows?

1533
01:24:56,740 --> 01:24:57,740
Never say never.

1534
01:24:57,740 --> 01:25:00,880
Never, ever, bro.

1535
01:25:00,880 --> 01:25:02,600
Good to see you, Van High Spirits.

1536
01:25:02,600 --> 01:25:04,800
We saw them low.

1537
01:25:04,800 --> 01:25:09,000
We saw many teams at their highest and at their lowest this season, haven't we?

1538
01:25:09,000 --> 01:25:10,000
Absolutely, man.

1539
01:25:10,000 --> 01:25:11,000
Absolutely.

1540
01:25:11,000 --> 01:25:12,000
Milan, Juve, Inter.

1541
01:25:12,000 --> 01:25:18,480
We saw Juve going on that nine game unbeaten streak where I don't think they conceded a

1542
01:25:18,480 --> 01:25:19,480
single goal.

1543
01:25:19,480 --> 01:25:20,480
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

1544
01:25:20,480 --> 01:25:21,480
Like mental.

1545
01:25:21,480 --> 01:25:26,480
And then right off the dock, 15 points playing without any courage or without any desire

1546
01:25:26,480 --> 01:25:28,720
against Monza and losing over there.

1547
01:25:28,720 --> 01:25:29,720
The lowest of the low.

1548
01:25:29,720 --> 01:25:33,440
We've seen Milan get destroyed.

1549
01:25:33,440 --> 01:25:35,520
We've seen Milan beat Inter at the beginning of the season.

1550
01:25:35,520 --> 01:25:37,720
We've seen the highs and the lows of these teams.

1551
01:25:37,720 --> 01:25:41,080
It really has been a dramatic season on that front.

1552
01:25:41,080 --> 01:25:44,480
Obviously, you see Napoli who are just having highs and they're absolutely running away

1553
01:25:44,480 --> 01:25:45,480
with it.

1554
01:25:45,480 --> 01:25:48,680
But otherwise, a lot of teams have gone through with the season and this will be a make or

1555
01:25:48,680 --> 01:25:51,000
break season for a lot of teams.

1556
01:25:51,000 --> 01:25:53,240
Juve are now on a three match winning streak.

1557
01:25:53,240 --> 01:25:55,960
It's no nine match, but they're definitely getting somewhere.

1558
01:25:55,960 --> 01:26:00,400
In fact, they've climbed to seventh place despite their 15 point deduction.

1559
01:26:00,400 --> 01:26:03,000
Where do you think they can end up?

1560
01:26:03,000 --> 01:26:06,240
Where do you think they will end up rather at the end of the season?

1561
01:26:06,240 --> 01:26:14,200
They are currently, like I said, in seventh and they are my god, my master.

1562
01:26:14,200 --> 01:26:18,800
13 points behind the Champions League spot.

1563
01:26:18,800 --> 01:26:23,720
I think right now, so as it stands, Allegri to the media saying that mathematically Champions

1564
01:26:23,720 --> 01:26:25,040
League is impossible.

1565
01:26:25,040 --> 01:26:26,040
That's what he's saying.

1566
01:26:26,040 --> 01:26:27,040
Well, that's not true.

1567
01:26:27,040 --> 01:26:28,120
It's not true.

1568
01:26:28,120 --> 01:26:32,640
Of course, I do think that it's what they're eyeing.

1569
01:26:32,640 --> 01:26:36,240
Now, once again, Lazio and Atalanta have shown that they can slip up.

1570
01:26:36,240 --> 01:26:39,680
Milan have shown that they can slip up over there.

1571
01:26:39,680 --> 01:26:44,520
Roma have gone through spells historically of poor form, granted, maybe not with Mourinho

1572
01:26:44,520 --> 01:26:46,400
at the helm.

1573
01:26:46,400 --> 01:26:53,320
So they must seriously be licking their lips and taking it one game at a time.

1574
01:26:53,320 --> 01:26:59,360
I'm sure that Europa League, Champions League, they can most certainly achieve that.

1575
01:26:59,360 --> 01:27:05,400
I think they'll get a higher European position than Conference League.

1576
01:27:05,400 --> 01:27:06,560
I think they'll go beyond that.

1577
01:27:06,560 --> 01:27:07,920
I think Europa, to be honest.

1578
01:27:07,920 --> 01:27:11,560
I still don't think they'll make top four, but Europa.

1579
01:27:11,560 --> 01:27:15,360
I think Europa League, it'll be the first time they missed out on Champions League in

1580
01:27:15,360 --> 01:27:17,280
fucking god knows how long.

1581
01:27:17,280 --> 01:27:19,280
We'll see what that does to them financially.

1582
01:27:19,280 --> 01:27:20,280
We'll see.

1583
01:27:20,280 --> 01:27:23,680
Well, they get a lot of money from their stadium.

1584
01:27:23,680 --> 01:27:24,680
I don't think it will.

1585
01:27:24,680 --> 01:27:28,560
Well, it'll affect them, but not as much as it'll affect other teams.

1586
01:27:28,560 --> 01:27:33,320
But yes, guys, Spezia find themselves in 17th place.

1587
01:27:33,320 --> 01:27:38,680
They're only two points ahead of Verona and Salernitana are two points ahead of them,

1588
01:27:38,680 --> 01:27:44,960
whilst Juve are in seventh on 32 points level with Bologna and one ahead of Torino.

1589
01:27:44,960 --> 01:27:51,840
The next game we're going to be covering is Sampdoria 1-Bologna 2.

1590
01:27:51,840 --> 01:27:57,280
Sampdoria are just allergic to getting points, allergic to winning.

1591
01:27:57,280 --> 01:27:59,320
Yeah.

1592
01:27:59,320 --> 01:28:05,680
You look at Sampdoria's lineup, it was a 3-4-1-2 formation with Audero in goal, Amione, Nuiteng,

1593
01:28:05,680 --> 01:28:07,040
and Murillo at the back.

1594
01:28:07,040 --> 01:28:11,440
Augelo on the left and Larius on the right with the midfield, De Wou of Cuisance and

1595
01:28:11,440 --> 01:28:12,440
Harry Winx.

1596
01:28:12,440 --> 01:28:13,440
Harry also wanks.

1597
01:28:13,440 --> 01:28:18,680
Viricich was in the 3rd quarter position behind Gabbiadini and Lamers.

1598
01:28:18,680 --> 01:28:22,200
Skorupski was in goal for Bologna under 4-2-3-1 formation.

1599
01:28:22,200 --> 01:28:23,280
Posz was on the right.

1600
01:28:23,280 --> 01:28:28,520
He's the highest goal scoring defender in the league this season alongside Carlos Augusto.

1601
01:28:28,520 --> 01:28:30,040
Cambiaso was on the left.

1602
01:28:30,040 --> 01:28:33,480
Sosa and Lukumi were in the middle.

1603
01:28:33,480 --> 01:28:38,480
Schouten and Dominguez were the midfield double pivot with Orsolini on the right, Soriano

1604
01:28:38,480 --> 01:28:43,280
on the left and Ferguson playing behind Moussa Barrow.

1605
01:28:43,280 --> 01:28:49,080
The first goal came in the 27th minute when Orsolini pinged a corner into the chest of

1606
01:28:49,080 --> 01:28:54,000
Moussa Barrow who laid it off for Soriano who shot from a distance low and hard into

1607
01:28:54,000 --> 01:28:55,000
the bottom corner.

1608
01:28:55,000 --> 01:29:01,640
In the 68th minute, Sabiri converted a penalty after there was a tussle between Gabbiadini

1609
01:29:01,640 --> 01:29:07,200
and Lukumi that led to the referee giving that call.

1610
01:29:07,200 --> 01:29:10,960
One minute later, Sabiri had another penalty.

1611
01:29:10,960 --> 01:29:13,080
He had just come on this guy.

1612
01:29:13,080 --> 01:29:17,000
All of a sudden he's coming on and he's taking two penalties.

1613
01:29:17,000 --> 01:29:19,000
This was a handball on the slide.

1614
01:29:19,000 --> 01:29:23,320
Skorupski managed to basically get a double save on Sabiri.

1615
01:29:23,320 --> 01:29:25,000
This time Stankovic couldn't even watch.

1616
01:29:25,000 --> 01:29:27,720
He was facing the other way.

1617
01:29:27,720 --> 01:29:32,080
But yes, unfortunately, Sabiri could not score twice and the score was still 1-1 at that

1618
01:29:32,080 --> 01:29:33,080
point.

1619
01:29:33,080 --> 01:29:35,520
Towards the end of the game, some day we're thinking, okay, at least we didn't lose.

1620
01:29:35,520 --> 01:29:40,800
But then bang in the 89th minute, Orsolini went on one of his mental rampages on the

1621
01:29:40,800 --> 01:29:46,240
right-hand side where he just cut in and fucking smacked it into the top corner.

1622
01:29:46,240 --> 01:29:47,800
There was some VAR drama.

1623
01:29:47,800 --> 01:29:50,720
It took forever to check.

1624
01:29:50,720 --> 01:29:53,480
They thought there was an offside, but in reality there wasn't.

1625
01:29:53,480 --> 01:29:57,840
There were just technical issues with VAR and the communication with the referee.

1626
01:29:57,840 --> 01:30:02,240
So that was very annoying to just be waiting there for five minutes and the goal still

1627
01:30:02,240 --> 01:30:03,240
stood.

1628
01:30:03,240 --> 01:30:06,040
Soriano is proving to be very important for them.

1629
01:30:06,040 --> 01:30:07,040
Sorry, Orsolini.

1630
01:30:07,040 --> 01:30:08,040
Orsolini.

1631
01:30:08,040 --> 01:30:09,040
Well, even Soriano.

1632
01:30:09,040 --> 01:30:13,960
But really those two in particular have been dropped from Bologna's team recently under

1633
01:30:13,960 --> 01:30:18,920
Mihailović and over the caretaker manager they had whilst Mihailović was ill.

1634
01:30:18,920 --> 01:30:20,720
They tend to drop Orsolini and Soriano.

1635
01:30:20,720 --> 01:30:24,120
Now they're staples in the team again and they're very, very important to them.

1636
01:30:24,120 --> 01:30:26,400
That was a brilliant goal by Orsolini.

1637
01:30:26,400 --> 01:30:30,720
One thing you didn't mention, bro, is, sure, Sabiri didn't score the second penalty, but

1638
01:30:30,720 --> 01:30:32,080
it was a great double save.

1639
01:30:32,080 --> 01:30:33,800
It was an amazing double save.

1640
01:30:33,800 --> 01:30:34,800
By Skorupski.

1641
01:30:34,800 --> 01:30:35,800
Skorupski, yeah.

1642
01:30:35,800 --> 01:30:40,160
Your favorite goalkeeper?

1643
01:30:40,160 --> 01:30:41,160
One of them.

1644
01:30:41,160 --> 01:30:42,160
He's excellent.

1645
01:30:42,160 --> 01:30:43,160
There's no denying that, man.

1646
01:30:43,160 --> 01:30:46,560
He's one of the best goalkeepers in the league without a doubt, in my opinion.

1647
01:30:46,560 --> 01:30:47,560
For sure.

1648
01:30:47,560 --> 01:30:48,560
Really, really, really.

1649
01:30:48,560 --> 01:30:49,560
For sure.

1650
01:30:49,560 --> 01:30:53,120
I'm telling you, man, there's no shortage of talent in the goalkeeping department.

1651
01:30:53,120 --> 01:30:54,120
Literally.

1652
01:30:54,120 --> 01:30:57,160
Even the second keepers are bloody good.

1653
01:30:57,160 --> 01:31:00,040
But yes, this was a hard-fought game.

1654
01:31:00,040 --> 01:31:05,120
You look at the statistics over here, you had 40% ball possession for Sampdoria, 60%

1655
01:31:05,120 --> 01:31:06,120
for Bologna.

1656
01:31:06,120 --> 01:31:11,880
Of course, you look at the shots on goal, Sampdoria had three, Bologna had five.

1657
01:31:11,880 --> 01:31:15,360
Now you look at the first few minutes of the game, Gabiadini had an opportunity.

1658
01:31:15,360 --> 01:31:17,960
He was one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

1659
01:31:17,960 --> 01:31:18,960
I think it was Lammers.

1660
01:31:18,960 --> 01:31:21,520
Yeah, Lammers was wide open right next to him.

1661
01:31:21,520 --> 01:31:25,320
Gabiadini just ignored him and tried to score himself.

1662
01:31:25,320 --> 01:31:31,280
That's no surprise when you look at the statistic that Gabiadini has put about six goals past.

1663
01:31:31,280 --> 01:31:34,040
Yeah, he scored six against Bologna.

1664
01:31:34,040 --> 01:31:38,440
It's one of his favorite sides to score against.

1665
01:31:38,440 --> 01:31:43,840
He scored more, I think around half of Sampdoria's goals this season.

1666
01:31:43,840 --> 01:31:49,640
Yes, that makes perfect sense considering they really haven't been scoring that many.

1667
01:31:49,640 --> 01:31:57,840
You look at Orsolini, he was involved in five goals in the last five games.

1668
01:31:57,840 --> 01:31:58,840
Wow.

1669
01:31:58,840 --> 01:32:02,320
Yes, Orsolini, he's a crazy contribution over there.

1670
01:32:02,320 --> 01:32:03,320
He's such a good talent.

1671
01:32:03,320 --> 01:32:08,720
The only problem is that he's inconsistent, but his close ball control, his dribbling,

1672
01:32:08,720 --> 01:32:14,240
the way he's so direct, Orsolini, he's a real joy to watch when he's on form.

1673
01:32:14,240 --> 01:32:16,560
Yeah, he really is, bro.

1674
01:32:16,560 --> 01:32:20,400
I love seeing a player who is a bit of a shithouse.

1675
01:32:20,400 --> 01:32:22,200
He's a bit of a shithouse, Orsolini.

1676
01:32:22,200 --> 01:32:23,880
Great character.

1677
01:32:23,880 --> 01:32:24,920
Yeah.

1678
01:32:24,920 --> 01:32:28,160
It was interesting to see, bro, at the start of this game, the Sampdoria fans were singing

1679
01:32:28,160 --> 01:32:29,560
so loudly.

1680
01:32:29,560 --> 01:32:34,160
I think the inter draw and the recent performances have given the side some belief, but how much

1681
01:32:34,160 --> 01:32:36,200
can these fans take?

1682
01:32:36,200 --> 01:32:42,040
They got so close to another point over here and boom, at the end they got shafted.

1683
01:32:42,040 --> 01:32:47,480
This team is getting relegated and I don't think there's any doubt about it.

1684
01:32:47,480 --> 01:32:52,320
They're only on one victory this season and it was against Cremonaese.

1685
01:32:52,320 --> 01:32:55,320
They're on 11 points.

1686
01:32:55,320 --> 01:32:59,280
They've only scored 11 goals and they've conceded 38.

1687
01:32:59,280 --> 01:33:02,320
That's a minus 27.

1688
01:33:02,320 --> 01:33:05,880
The worst in the league when it comes to goal difference, minus 27.

1689
01:33:05,880 --> 01:33:11,360
That's even worse than Cremonaese who have minus 25 and Spezia who have minus 20.

1690
01:33:11,360 --> 01:33:13,200
I wouldn't write them off just yet, though.

1691
01:33:13,200 --> 01:33:16,320
I wouldn't say they're relegated just yet because you look at the way they play.

1692
01:33:16,320 --> 01:33:18,560
There's still plenty to play for.

1693
01:33:18,560 --> 01:33:20,600
It's max day 23.

1694
01:33:20,600 --> 01:33:22,600
15 games left.

1695
01:33:22,600 --> 01:33:23,600
15 games.

1696
01:33:23,600 --> 01:33:27,920
Spezia and Salernitana play worse football than Sampdoria at the moment.

1697
01:33:27,920 --> 01:33:33,440
There could be a situation where Sampdoria start picking up points and Spezia and Salernitana

1698
01:33:33,440 --> 01:33:37,200
continue to drop points and then all of a sudden you might have Veron and Sampdoria

1699
01:33:37,200 --> 01:33:41,760
out of the relegation zone with Salernitana and Spezia sitting there instead.

1700
01:33:41,760 --> 01:33:44,320
You never know man at the moment.

1701
01:33:44,320 --> 01:33:47,120
You've learned from last season when we were shouting that certain teams were going to

1702
01:33:47,120 --> 01:33:49,320
get relegated and they didn't.

1703
01:33:49,320 --> 01:33:51,320
Our weekly bye-bye to Salernitana.

1704
01:33:51,320 --> 01:33:54,320
I remember that.

1705
01:33:54,320 --> 01:33:56,280
Oh geez, no.

1706
01:33:56,280 --> 01:34:03,600
I do think that and personally I wouldn't like to see them in Serie A because they literally,

1707
01:34:03,600 --> 01:34:07,800
I know they've gotten better but still I really don't enjoy watching them play football,

1708
01:34:07,800 --> 01:34:09,080
man, I'm afraid.

1709
01:34:09,080 --> 01:34:10,960
It's that shithole of a stadium, Almis.

1710
01:34:10,960 --> 01:34:13,720
I actually like the vibes of that stadium.

1711
01:34:13,720 --> 01:34:18,360
And that would be the second team because Genoa got relegated last season as well so

1712
01:34:18,360 --> 01:34:21,880
we literally won't see that stadium next year unless Genoa get promoted.

1713
01:34:21,880 --> 01:34:23,760
With their boy Gilardino in the help.

1714
01:34:23,760 --> 01:34:25,480
And I want to watch that derby.

1715
01:34:25,480 --> 01:34:27,840
I would love to watch that derby live, bro.

1716
01:34:27,840 --> 01:34:30,160
I don't know which side I'd want to be on.

1717
01:34:30,160 --> 01:34:32,520
Genoa or Sampdoria, I like Genoa a lot.

1718
01:34:32,520 --> 01:34:34,320
Same, I think I'd want to go on Genoa's side.

1719
01:34:34,320 --> 01:34:36,920
We'll have a Genoa kit, we'll have a Sampdoria kit as well.

1720
01:34:36,920 --> 01:34:37,920
You can go as both, bro.

1721
01:34:37,920 --> 01:34:42,120
Exactly, holding hands.

1722
01:34:42,120 --> 01:34:43,840
You're hearing this for sure.

1723
01:34:43,840 --> 01:34:44,960
This is the dog.

1724
01:34:44,960 --> 01:34:45,880
This is Bully.

1725
01:34:45,880 --> 01:34:48,280
You can see him on our close friends' We'll Put A Video.

1726
01:34:48,280 --> 01:34:51,680
He's got like every problem known to dogs.

1727
01:34:51,680 --> 01:34:55,640
Well, I'm surprised when we take him to the vet, it's always really clean.

1728
01:34:55,640 --> 01:34:57,080
I was like, ah, Bully's doing well.

1729
01:34:57,080 --> 01:34:59,680
He's just, he's got everything an old dog has.

1730
01:34:59,680 --> 01:35:04,480
So he's a bit deaf, he's a bit blind and his heart rate is a little bit all over the place.

1731
01:35:04,480 --> 01:35:06,400
But otherwise, he's very anxious.

1732
01:35:06,400 --> 01:35:09,880
And I think he brings out the anxiety in me as well when he starts whining like this.

1733
01:35:09,880 --> 01:35:12,200
He just fell off the sofa.

1734
01:35:12,200 --> 01:35:14,440
He's a 15-year-old Shoa, how old is he?

1735
01:35:14,440 --> 01:35:18,760
We got him in 2009 and he was two months old when we got him, or three months old.

1736
01:35:18,760 --> 01:35:21,280
2009, it's 2023.

1737
01:35:21,280 --> 01:35:23,240
Fuck me, he's really old.

1738
01:35:23,240 --> 01:35:25,760
That's 2023 minus 2009.

1739
01:35:25,760 --> 01:35:27,000
I don't give a fuck, guys.

1740
01:35:27,000 --> 01:35:28,720
I'm using a calculator.

1741
01:35:28,720 --> 01:35:30,040
He's 14, bro.

1742
01:35:30,040 --> 01:35:32,200
14 for a Shoa was old, dude.

1743
01:35:32,200 --> 01:35:35,320
This guy ain't got much longer left.

1744
01:35:35,320 --> 01:35:37,120
Yes.

1745
01:35:37,120 --> 01:35:39,560
But the good news is that he's not drowning.

1746
01:35:39,560 --> 01:35:40,080
No.

1747
01:35:40,080 --> 01:35:43,560
Because once we were in Gozo and this fucking waiter randomly told us, like,

1748
01:35:43,560 --> 01:35:45,320
we had our dog with us and our dog was whining.

1749
01:35:45,320 --> 01:35:47,120
He does this thing where he starts going like...

1750
01:35:47,120 --> 01:35:52,640
And this guy, this waiter, was like, your dog, he's drowning.

1751
01:35:52,640 --> 01:35:53,920
He's got water in his lungs.

1752
01:35:53,920 --> 01:35:55,120
My dog had the same thing.

1753
01:35:55,120 --> 01:35:55,720
He died.

1754
01:35:55,720 --> 01:35:56,760
And we're like, all right, thank you.

1755
01:35:56,760 --> 01:35:58,600
This burger is lovely.

1756
01:36:00,920 --> 01:36:03,320
And ever since then, every time he starts making that sound,

1757
01:36:03,320 --> 01:36:06,640
I would get really fucking upset because I'm like, OK, my dog's,

1758
01:36:06,640 --> 01:36:09,240
my dog's actually drowning, like he's in pain.

1759
01:36:09,240 --> 01:36:10,320
But turns out he isn't.

1760
01:36:10,320 --> 01:36:13,680
It's just he has an irregular heartbeat.

1761
01:36:13,680 --> 01:36:16,760
And sometimes he makes a couple of sounds because of that.

1762
01:36:16,760 --> 01:36:19,120
But anyway, enough about the dog.

1763
01:36:19,120 --> 01:36:20,640
This is what some Dorya makers do.

1764
01:36:20,640 --> 01:36:23,480
That's how boring they are.

1765
01:36:23,480 --> 01:36:27,920
But he does remind me of like Goran Pandev towards the end.

1766
01:36:27,920 --> 01:36:32,360
Looks fucking terrible, unfit, but still so special.

1767
01:36:32,360 --> 01:36:33,920
Yeah, yeah, he's very special.

1768
01:36:33,920 --> 01:36:35,760
He's a very special dog.

1769
01:36:35,760 --> 01:36:40,560
We'll make an episode specifically for Bully when he inevitably passes.

1770
01:36:40,560 --> 01:36:41,160
Yes, yes.

1771
01:36:41,160 --> 01:36:45,400
And request to follow us and our close friends to see footage of Bully.

1772
01:36:45,400 --> 01:36:46,480
We'll put up some videos.

1773
01:36:46,480 --> 01:36:49,280
And Marley and Marley, one of Marley's.

1774
01:36:49,280 --> 01:36:54,840
OK, so some Dorya currently sit in 19th with 11 points,

1775
01:36:54,840 --> 01:37:00,680
while their opponents, the Smatch Day Bologna, sit in eighth with 32 points.

1776
01:37:00,680 --> 01:37:02,280
Eighth Bologna, bro.

1777
01:37:02,280 --> 01:37:04,720
Eighth. Just behind the big seven.

1778
01:37:04,720 --> 01:37:06,480
They've really improved.

1779
01:37:06,480 --> 01:37:07,920
Yeah, Luca must be thrilled.

1780
01:37:07,920 --> 01:37:08,960
Luca must be so thrilled.

1781
01:37:08,960 --> 01:37:11,120
Hey, Luca, how are you, man?

1782
01:37:11,120 --> 01:37:12,200
Hope you well.

1783
01:37:12,200 --> 01:37:17,440
But anyway, the next game we're going to be covering is Torino 2 Cremonaise 2.

1784
01:37:17,440 --> 01:37:21,800
In the previous encounter, Torino won away from home with the score of 2-1.

1785
01:37:21,800 --> 01:37:25,640
So for Torino, it was a 3-4-3 formation, or 3-4-2-1.

1786
01:37:25,640 --> 01:37:30,120
With Vanya on goal and the back line of Ricardo Rodriguez, Schuurs and Gigi.

1787
01:37:30,120 --> 01:37:33,680
They had Vojvod out on the left and Olayin out on the right.

1788
01:37:33,680 --> 01:37:39,360
And midfield two of Illich and Linetti, with Karamo and Miranchuk playing behind Sanabria.

1789
01:37:39,360 --> 01:37:45,040
For Cremonaise, they played a 3-5-2 with Karneceky in goal and the back line of Ferrari, Bianchetti and Aiwou.

1790
01:37:45,040 --> 01:37:48,000
They had Ser Nicola out on the right and Valeri out on the left.

1791
01:37:48,000 --> 01:37:54,400
And midfield three of Piquel, Mete and Benassi, with Oke Rieke and Sajou up front.

1792
01:37:54,400 --> 01:37:57,600
So in the 41st minute, Sanabria converted a penalty.

1793
01:37:57,600 --> 01:38:03,480
The penalty was awarded after Illich was tripped by Ser Nicola in the area, just in front of the referee.

1794
01:38:03,480 --> 01:38:08,480
Up stepped Sanabria with a perfect penalty into the bottom corner, sending Karneceky the wrong way.

1795
01:38:08,480 --> 01:38:12,240
And he did manage to get quite a bit of power behind that as well.

1796
01:38:12,240 --> 01:38:15,760
In the 54th minute, Sajou scored.

1797
01:38:15,760 --> 01:38:23,280
The ball fell kindly to the 23-year-old inside the area, who unleashed a shot which went in off the post for his first ever Serie A goal.

1798
01:38:23,280 --> 01:38:25,880
And he has just joined Cremonaise from Milan.

1799
01:38:25,880 --> 01:38:27,200
Brother of mine.

1800
01:38:27,200 --> 01:38:29,680
Yes, man. Don't worry. I've got it in my notes.

1801
01:38:29,680 --> 01:38:32,240
I'm going to mention that you gave him a shout out last week.

1802
01:38:32,240 --> 01:38:35,320
Don't you worry, bro. Don't you worry.

1803
01:38:35,320 --> 01:38:38,840
In the 74th minute, Valeri scored a great goal.

1804
01:38:38,840 --> 01:38:44,400
The Italian's first time strike from just inside the area beat Vania for power at his near post,

1805
01:38:44,400 --> 01:38:48,920
despite getting a strong hand to it, making it a 2-1 away lead for Cremonaise.

1806
01:38:48,920 --> 01:38:52,080
In the 79th minute and then Singo equalised.

1807
01:38:52,080 --> 01:38:59,960
It was some very unconvincing defending from Cremonaise as Singo was in acres of space inside the area and was found by Mirancuk.

1808
01:38:59,960 --> 01:39:07,440
And the Ivorians sent Valeri back to Serie A with a simple pain before beating Karinasecki at the far post.

1809
01:39:07,440 --> 01:39:10,040
Seems like they're just not good enough, Cremonaise.

1810
01:39:10,040 --> 01:39:13,200
No matter how close they get, they'll never get close.

1811
01:39:13,200 --> 01:39:18,680
And they crumble. After they get an important goal, they concede immediately.

1812
01:39:18,680 --> 01:39:20,840
They crumble, bro. They fall apart.

1813
01:39:20,840 --> 01:39:21,760
Yeah.

1814
01:39:21,760 --> 01:39:22,800
It's sad to see.

1815
01:39:22,800 --> 01:39:27,840
Now, you mentioned Sajou, right? Last week.

1816
01:39:27,840 --> 01:39:32,800
But before I give you some praise, I'm going to give me some praise.

1817
01:39:32,800 --> 01:39:41,200
Because when I was watching this game in the first few minutes, I sent you a voice note.

1818
01:39:41,200 --> 01:39:42,720
And this is what it said.

1819
01:39:42,720 --> 01:39:47,400
Bear in mind, it was Monday and I was drunk.

1820
01:39:47,400 --> 01:39:49,040
And I just got home. It was nil nil.

1821
01:39:49,040 --> 01:39:52,440
And I sent Drake this voice recording.

1822
01:39:52,440 --> 01:39:55,040
Call me whatever you want to call me.

1823
01:39:55,040 --> 01:40:00,120
I get the feeling that tonight will be Cremonaise's first victory.

1824
01:40:00,120 --> 01:40:03,360
And it's away against ninth place Torino.

1825
01:40:03,360 --> 01:40:06,800
I think Torino can lose a game like this, man, Ostia.

1826
01:40:06,800 --> 01:40:10,640
I really think they can.

1827
01:40:10,640 --> 01:40:13,840
They're so random. They're so random.

1828
01:40:13,840 --> 01:40:18,240
And this is a game they can lose. They can lose it.

1829
01:40:18,240 --> 01:40:21,760
I think they will draw points, Ostia. They're capable of losing.

1830
01:40:21,760 --> 01:40:25,400
Well, thank you for sharing those voice notes where you were wrong.

1831
01:40:25,400 --> 01:40:31,520
You were wrong. This is their first victory.

1832
01:40:31,520 --> 01:40:35,040
But to be fair, I did say they will drop points.

1833
01:40:35,040 --> 01:40:37,440
OK, and then I said that they'll probably lose.

1834
01:40:37,440 --> 01:40:40,080
But Cremonaise could have gotten it done, man.

1835
01:40:40,080 --> 01:40:42,040
They could have got it done in this game.

1836
01:40:42,040 --> 01:40:47,200
And I genuinely think that this was their one opportunity to win a Serie A game.

1837
01:40:47,200 --> 01:40:49,680
They won't win a single game.

1838
01:40:49,680 --> 01:40:52,560
No, as if. As if. As if.

1839
01:40:52,560 --> 01:40:55,560
They'll win a game? Yes, they'll win a game in Serie A this season.

1840
01:40:55,560 --> 01:40:57,840
OK. You want to bet some cash?

1841
01:40:57,840 --> 01:41:00,320
I'm not going to bet. OK. I'm not going to bet.

1842
01:41:00,320 --> 01:41:01,880
No, they'll win a game for sure.

1843
01:41:01,880 --> 01:41:04,880
It'd be tragic if they don't win a game. OK.

1844
01:41:04,880 --> 01:41:07,160
They'll win a game. I really don't think they will.

1845
01:41:07,160 --> 01:41:09,040
Now, let's move on to you, bro.

1846
01:41:09,040 --> 01:41:13,280
Last week, you pointed out 23-year-old Milan youth product Sajoun,

1847
01:41:13,280 --> 01:41:18,160
who has now scored his first Serie A goal for Cremonaise and had a good performance.

1848
01:41:18,160 --> 01:41:21,880
More of this to come and have Cremonaise found their talisman?

1849
01:41:21,880 --> 01:41:23,440
So more of this to come?

1850
01:41:23,440 --> 01:41:27,680
Most certainly. Have Cremonaise found their talisman?

1851
01:41:27,680 --> 01:41:30,040
No, they have found a talisman.

1852
01:41:30,040 --> 01:41:33,040
And I think he will be bouncing around at a few clubs.

1853
01:41:33,040 --> 01:41:33,960
You know, he'll do the rounds.

1854
01:41:33,960 --> 01:41:36,400
Newly promoted team comes up, maybe he'll go there.

1855
01:41:36,400 --> 01:41:40,600
Unless, you know, the likes of like Mota at Bologna scout him

1856
01:41:40,600 --> 01:41:43,160
and he's like, I want him as my striker.

1857
01:41:43,160 --> 01:41:44,240
You know, or the likes of Torino.

1858
01:41:44,240 --> 01:41:45,440
They're like, listen, we don't have a striker.

1859
01:41:45,440 --> 01:41:47,840
Why not bring in this guy for the future?

1860
01:41:47,840 --> 01:41:48,680
It's a good investment.

1861
01:41:48,680 --> 01:41:49,640
And he looks good, man.

1862
01:41:49,640 --> 01:41:50,800
Sajou looks very good.

1863
01:41:50,800 --> 01:41:53,520
I think he was the best player on the pitch for Cremonaise for me.

1864
01:41:53,520 --> 01:41:54,480
Yeah, I think so, man.

1865
01:41:54,480 --> 01:41:55,480
I think so.

1866
01:41:55,480 --> 01:41:59,520
Like they did really have a good game in this game.

1867
01:41:59,520 --> 01:42:02,880
I think Torino allowed them to play their game quite a bit.

1868
01:42:02,880 --> 01:42:04,640
Torino tend to do that, man.

1869
01:42:04,640 --> 01:42:10,360
Torino, you give them a good opportunity and sometimes they simply don't take it

1870
01:42:10,360 --> 01:42:11,240
when they're off.

1871
01:42:11,240 --> 01:42:13,040
And in this game, I do think they were a bit off.

1872
01:42:13,040 --> 01:42:17,800
Now, I know that Juric praised their performance in this game.

1873
01:42:17,800 --> 01:42:21,920
I would praise their spirit and I would praise how they got back into the game.

1874
01:42:21,920 --> 01:42:26,440
But I think at no point should they have found themselves at home down to one

1875
01:42:26,440 --> 01:42:28,080
against Cremonaise.

1876
01:42:28,080 --> 01:42:31,880
Yeah, no, they definitely shouldn't have.

1877
01:42:31,880 --> 01:42:33,080
And this is the thing, right?

1878
01:42:33,080 --> 01:42:35,480
You have two...

1879
01:42:35,480 --> 01:42:39,560
This applies more to Italiano than to Juric.

1880
01:42:39,560 --> 01:42:44,040
My point is that you have two managers who at the same time kind of blew up, right?

1881
01:42:44,040 --> 01:42:45,360
Italiano and Juric.

1882
01:42:45,360 --> 01:42:50,120
Everyone talking about them, they were two hot managers at the time.

1883
01:42:50,120 --> 01:42:56,760
Italiano has dipped way more than Juric has dipped, in my opinion, of course.

1884
01:42:56,760 --> 01:43:02,560
I think Juric, what he has available at Torino has had a pretty good season,

1885
01:43:02,560 --> 01:43:03,480
to be honest.

1886
01:43:03,480 --> 01:43:09,200
Italiano, on the other hand, has dipped and he's not playing as impressively as he used to.

1887
01:43:09,200 --> 01:43:10,440
No, no.

1888
01:43:10,440 --> 01:43:11,720
You're absolutely right, man.

1889
01:43:11,720 --> 01:43:17,080
And Torino, however, despite obviously Juric still being a fantastic manager and having

1890
01:43:17,080 --> 01:43:21,880
a good season, even though they lost players like Bellotti and they weren't replaced,

1891
01:43:21,880 --> 01:43:24,480
they lost players like Bremer, who wasn't replaced either.

1892
01:43:24,480 --> 01:43:26,440
And obviously there was that great falling out.

1893
01:43:26,440 --> 01:43:28,720
We all thought Juric was leaving.

1894
01:43:28,720 --> 01:43:34,360
I still think Juric will leave at some point because he hates lack of motivation coming

1895
01:43:34,360 --> 01:43:35,360
from the board.

1896
01:43:35,360 --> 01:43:36,360
Lack of ambition.

1897
01:43:36,360 --> 01:43:38,480
And investment, exactly.

1898
01:43:38,480 --> 01:43:42,320
Do you think that this season Torino deserve to be fighting for that conference league

1899
01:43:42,320 --> 01:43:46,040
spot because right now that's pretty much what they have their eyes on.

1900
01:43:46,040 --> 01:43:50,800
They're only one point behind Juve, who are in that slot, and Bologna.

1901
01:43:50,800 --> 01:43:54,600
I definitely think they'll keep up the fight.

1902
01:43:54,600 --> 01:43:56,720
Juric believes in his men.

1903
01:43:56,720 --> 01:43:58,480
They have a bit of depth.

1904
01:43:58,480 --> 01:44:00,920
They found avenues for scoring.

1905
01:44:00,920 --> 01:44:01,920
That was the biggest problem.

1906
01:44:01,920 --> 01:44:03,360
They didn't have anyone to score.

1907
01:44:03,360 --> 01:44:06,800
And nowadays, you know, Karamoh can get you the goal.

1908
01:44:06,800 --> 01:44:08,240
He's shown to be quite clinical.

1909
01:44:08,240 --> 01:44:13,000
Sanabria is always good, especially coming off the bench.

1910
01:44:13,000 --> 01:44:14,480
And even that guy, what's his name?

1911
01:44:14,480 --> 01:44:15,480
The SEP?

1912
01:44:15,480 --> 01:44:16,480
SEC?

1913
01:44:16,480 --> 01:44:17,480
SEC.

1914
01:44:17,480 --> 01:44:18,480
Denbasec.

1915
01:44:18,480 --> 01:44:20,760
He's all right up front too.

1916
01:44:20,760 --> 01:44:23,280
But they still need, I feel like they need a striker.

1917
01:44:23,280 --> 01:44:24,280
A proper one.

1918
01:44:24,280 --> 01:44:25,280
A proper one.

1919
01:44:25,280 --> 01:44:26,280
You know what I mean?

1920
01:44:26,280 --> 01:44:31,360
I do want to see Sanabria alongside Mirantchuk behind the striker.

1921
01:44:31,360 --> 01:44:32,840
Because I think Sanabria is great over there.

1922
01:44:32,840 --> 01:44:33,840
And Sanabria is good, man.

1923
01:44:33,840 --> 01:44:34,840
Sanabria is very good.

1924
01:44:34,840 --> 01:44:36,920
He's a nifty little player.

1925
01:44:36,920 --> 01:44:40,560
But Torino find themselves in ninth place on 31 points.

1926
01:44:40,560 --> 01:44:43,800
Like I said, they're only one point behind Juve and Bologna, while Scrimmonella is still

1927
01:44:43,800 --> 01:44:46,280
in last just on nine points.

1928
01:44:46,280 --> 01:44:47,400
Is this the last game?

1929
01:44:47,400 --> 01:44:48,680
This is the last game, sir.

1930
01:44:48,680 --> 01:44:54,600
The last game we're going to be covering is a Tuscan derby between Fiorentina and Empoli,

1931
01:44:54,600 --> 01:44:56,600
which ended 1-1.

1932
01:44:56,600 --> 01:45:00,240
We're just talking about Italiano and how he's been a little bit disappointing this

1933
01:45:00,240 --> 01:45:01,240
year.

1934
01:45:01,240 --> 01:45:05,680
Unfortunately, they cannot carry out their European form to Italy because they have been

1935
01:45:05,680 --> 01:45:09,320
killing it in the conference league.

1936
01:45:09,320 --> 01:45:14,280
Terracciano was in goal for Fiorentina with Terzic as left back, Venuti as right back,

1937
01:45:14,280 --> 01:45:17,760
and Martinez Quarta and Milinkovic playing as a centre-back partnership.

1938
01:45:17,760 --> 01:45:21,200
Mandragora, Amrabat and Barak were in the middle, with Saponara out on the left, Nico

1939
01:45:21,200 --> 01:45:23,640
Gonzalez on the right, and Jovic up front.

1940
01:45:23,640 --> 01:45:25,360
I did say Saponara would score this week.

1941
01:45:25,360 --> 01:45:26,360
He did not.

1942
01:45:26,360 --> 01:45:31,360
Vicario played in goal for Empoli as they lined up their 4-3-1-2 formation, with Ebuhe

1943
01:45:31,360 --> 01:45:35,640
on the right, Kakace on the left, Luperto on the smiley in the middle, with Akpa Akpro

1944
01:45:35,640 --> 01:45:40,560
Maron and Bandinelli playing in the midfield three, Baldanzi playing behind Cambiaghi and

1945
01:45:40,560 --> 01:45:41,560
Caputo.

1946
01:45:41,560 --> 01:45:48,040
It all kicked off in the 28th minute when Amrabat lost possession very cheaply, and

1947
01:45:48,040 --> 01:45:52,320
Baldanzi played a solid pass to Caputo who laid it off to Cambiaghi who smashed it home.

1948
01:45:52,320 --> 01:45:55,640
Those three for Empoli have been very solid.

1949
01:45:55,640 --> 01:46:02,240
And it's crazy to see the likes of Destro over there, and you see Cambiaghi is the one

1950
01:46:02,240 --> 01:46:03,240
who explodes.

1951
01:46:03,240 --> 01:46:04,240
Exactly.

1952
01:46:04,240 --> 01:46:05,240
He's not even getting a sniff at the moment, man.

1953
01:46:05,240 --> 01:46:06,240
Not even a sniff.

1954
01:46:06,240 --> 01:46:07,240
I think he might be injured, in fact.

1955
01:46:07,240 --> 01:46:08,240
I'm not even sure.

1956
01:46:08,240 --> 01:46:09,240
I haven't seen him in ages.

1957
01:46:09,240 --> 01:46:13,360
Bandinelli later on had a goal line clearance.

1958
01:46:13,360 --> 01:46:15,520
It was an amazing goal line clearance.

1959
01:46:15,520 --> 01:46:20,320
And then at the end of the game in the 85th minute, the guy who was brought on in the

1960
01:46:20,320 --> 01:46:25,080
conference league and scored the brace, Arthur Cabral, managed to score after a dodo charge

1961
01:46:25,080 --> 01:46:27,720
down the right-hand side, whipped in a cross.

1962
01:46:27,720 --> 01:46:31,400
It came off the crossbar, and Cabral was there to head it home instinctively.

1963
01:46:31,400 --> 01:46:37,160
Fiorentina got close to actually taking all three points as they created many an opportunity

1964
01:46:37,160 --> 01:46:38,640
towards the end of the game.

1965
01:46:38,640 --> 01:46:41,240
But once again, they just lack that final product.

1966
01:46:41,240 --> 01:46:43,800
They just struggle to get these shots off.

1967
01:46:43,800 --> 01:46:50,040
And for me, it's simply because, bro, their play style is so predictable.

1968
01:46:50,040 --> 01:46:55,520
Okay, so on the right, you have Nico Gonzalez and dodo and Venuti who are just going to

1969
01:46:55,520 --> 01:46:56,520
go direct.

1970
01:46:56,520 --> 01:47:00,080
And then on the left, you have Saponara who's going to cut inside.

1971
01:47:00,080 --> 01:47:04,080
And no matter who you play from these wingers, it's always the same system.

1972
01:47:04,080 --> 01:47:05,720
And they hardly ever...

1973
01:47:05,720 --> 01:47:10,440
So all you have to do is block the left from shooting, block the right from crossing.

1974
01:47:10,440 --> 01:47:12,440
It's as simple as that.

1975
01:47:12,440 --> 01:47:13,440
It's fair enough.

1976
01:47:13,440 --> 01:47:14,440
It's fair enough.

1977
01:47:14,440 --> 01:47:16,080
But easier said than done.

1978
01:47:16,080 --> 01:47:20,520
There are certain players that have, for example, Insinia, Saponara.

1979
01:47:20,520 --> 01:47:24,520
I think the prime example of this would be Alex Del Piero and Arjen Robben, who you know

1980
01:47:24,520 --> 01:47:25,520
what they're going to do.

1981
01:47:25,520 --> 01:47:28,320
And they still manage to do it because they're so fucking good at it.

1982
01:47:28,320 --> 01:47:34,560
I'm not saying Saponara and Gonzalez are on Del Piero and Arjen Robben level, but they

1983
01:47:34,560 --> 01:47:36,200
are very good at what they do.

1984
01:47:36,200 --> 01:47:43,760
Now the problem to me lies in that striker, because to me there is a lack of understanding

1985
01:47:43,760 --> 01:47:46,560
between Jovic and those two players.

1986
01:47:46,560 --> 01:47:49,360
Now I heard Thierry Henry speak recently.

1987
01:47:49,360 --> 01:47:50,360
What a pundit, by the way.

1988
01:47:50,360 --> 01:47:51,360
He's great.

1989
01:47:51,360 --> 01:47:52,360
I love the way he speaks.

1990
01:47:52,360 --> 01:47:53,360
Yes.

1991
01:47:53,360 --> 01:47:54,360
One of the best.

1992
01:47:54,360 --> 01:48:00,560
And he said that he, as a striker, the reason he was so good is because he understood his

1993
01:48:00,560 --> 01:48:06,760
teammates and he adapted to his teammates, to which Jamie Carragher replied, okay.

1994
01:48:06,760 --> 01:48:09,880
But don't your teammates have to adapt to you?

1995
01:48:09,880 --> 01:48:11,960
Prime example being Holland right now.

1996
01:48:11,960 --> 01:48:16,440
They play for Holland and they just serve Holland and serve Holland.

1997
01:48:16,440 --> 01:48:23,180
I think Jovic does essentially, I think Fiorentina and Jovic do none of those things.

1998
01:48:23,180 --> 01:48:27,900
So I think Jovic hasn't gotten used to, through no fault of his own, but he still hasn't yet

1999
01:48:27,900 --> 01:48:34,600
gotten used to Saponara, Gonzalez, Barak, Amr Abatman, Drago, anyone, anyone really.

2000
01:48:34,600 --> 01:48:40,120
And I don't think that any of his teammates make any effort to play through his strengths.

2001
01:48:40,120 --> 01:48:44,480
I think Saponara does what Saponara does, Gonzalez does what Gonzalez does, and he's

2002
01:48:44,480 --> 01:48:49,240
fucking constantly going for goal and he's super direct and he never ever helps Jovic

2003
01:48:49,240 --> 01:48:50,720
in that department.

2004
01:48:50,720 --> 01:48:54,280
And I think they're having a bit of an identity crisis for that reason.

2005
01:48:54,280 --> 01:48:59,040
Last year they had Vladovic who everyone was playing for him.

2006
01:48:59,040 --> 01:49:04,160
Everyone's like, no matter what, get the ball in the middle and play the ball to him.

2007
01:49:04,160 --> 01:49:05,720
Play the ball slightly in front of him.

2008
01:49:05,720 --> 01:49:08,120
He has the pace, he has the power, he has the strength.

2009
01:49:08,120 --> 01:49:13,440
He'll get there, he'll outpace everyone until finish, similar to Ossimen, kind of.

2010
01:49:13,440 --> 01:49:17,400
Now they have an in the box, pure number nine in Jovic.

2011
01:49:17,400 --> 01:49:19,880
Who's not even that strong or tall.

2012
01:49:19,880 --> 01:49:23,080
He's not a poacher almost more than anything else.

2013
01:49:23,080 --> 01:49:26,080
An opportunistic striker.

2014
01:49:26,080 --> 01:49:30,000
And you look at the, he does have these clever players around him, as you mentioned, like

2015
01:49:30,000 --> 01:49:31,280
Saponara, for example.

2016
01:49:31,280 --> 01:49:36,120
We all know Vladovic nicknamed him El Professore del Cultura because he was so good at reading

2017
01:49:36,120 --> 01:49:38,680
the game and playing the ball exactly where you want it.

2018
01:49:38,680 --> 01:49:40,720
So I do think that you're absolutely right.

2019
01:49:40,720 --> 01:49:45,720
And maybe it's a case of Jovic not playing to the strength of his team.

2020
01:49:45,720 --> 01:49:49,800
I currently think Cabral is better and deserves to be starting at the moment, at least.

2021
01:49:49,800 --> 01:49:50,800
I think so.

2022
01:49:50,800 --> 01:49:57,120
And Cabral in that sense, so Cabral and Piontek were in to replace Vladovic.

2023
01:49:57,120 --> 01:50:01,080
They rotated a lot and Piontek was getting more minutes than Cabral.

2024
01:50:01,080 --> 01:50:03,680
Cabral had a couple of injuries as well.

2025
01:50:03,680 --> 01:50:09,360
And then after Piontek was offloaded to Salernitana, they brought in Jovic.

2026
01:50:09,360 --> 01:50:14,120
And Jovic instantly because of his name and because of his previous record, not even at

2027
01:50:14,120 --> 01:50:18,680
Real, because he had a terrible record at Real, but before that at Frankfurt, he got

2028
01:50:18,680 --> 01:50:19,800
the nod instantly.

2029
01:50:19,800 --> 01:50:22,880
It doesn't matter how he's playing.

2030
01:50:22,880 --> 01:50:26,040
It doesn't matter how Cabral is playing, even though he comes in and he gives them that

2031
01:50:26,040 --> 01:50:30,680
fucking fire up front that Jovic simply doesn't give them that work rate and that fucking

2032
01:50:30,680 --> 01:50:33,760
that physicality, that pace as well.

2033
01:50:33,760 --> 01:50:37,760
He actually has traits to him unlike Jovic.

2034
01:50:37,760 --> 01:50:41,460
And it's weird to me, bro, that they show so much faith in Jovic.

2035
01:50:41,460 --> 01:50:46,640
They must really have a lot of faith in him because when Saponara is not performing, they

2036
01:50:46,640 --> 01:50:47,640
don't play him.

2037
01:50:47,640 --> 01:50:48,640
He doesn't play him.

2038
01:50:48,640 --> 01:50:49,640
He doesn't play Aljano.

2039
01:50:49,640 --> 01:50:52,160
When Gonzalez isn't performing, he doesn't play him.

2040
01:50:52,160 --> 01:50:54,780
He is no stranger to dropping players, bro.

2041
01:50:54,780 --> 01:50:55,780
No stranger.

2042
01:50:55,780 --> 01:50:59,480
And for some reason, he doesn't do that with Jovic at all.

2043
01:50:59,480 --> 01:51:00,680
He's always in that starting round.

2044
01:51:00,680 --> 01:51:03,680
It must be the CV, right?

2045
01:51:03,680 --> 01:51:08,080
Or bro, he sees something in training that makes him say one day he's just going to get

2046
01:51:08,080 --> 01:51:13,120
a couple of goals and he's going to be the next Vladovic for us.

2047
01:51:13,120 --> 01:51:16,320
Because then you have the red hot Cabral, man.

2048
01:51:16,320 --> 01:51:17,640
He keeps benching him, right?

2049
01:51:17,640 --> 01:51:18,640
You're right.

2050
01:51:18,640 --> 01:51:20,680
You're absolutely spot on, bro.

2051
01:51:20,680 --> 01:51:23,800
But yeah, it definitely is interesting.

2052
01:51:23,800 --> 01:51:26,960
So that is it for Fiorentina.

2053
01:51:26,960 --> 01:51:30,800
Mostly shit.

2054
01:51:30,800 --> 01:51:32,120
Mostly shit this season.

2055
01:51:32,120 --> 01:51:36,400
We'll take a look at Empoli, who once again played a very good game.

2056
01:51:36,400 --> 01:51:41,160
I think they'll be more than happy at the moment with the way their season has gone.

2057
01:51:41,160 --> 01:51:44,960
At this point, what is Empoli's objective?

2058
01:51:44,960 --> 01:51:49,880
I think Empoli's objective right now, which I don't think was their objective at the start

2059
01:51:49,880 --> 01:51:52,520
of the season, is a top 10 finish.

2060
01:51:52,520 --> 01:51:54,920
Now they're on 29 points.

2061
01:51:54,920 --> 01:51:59,280
They're one point behind Odinese and they certainly can do it, especially if they keep

2062
01:51:59,280 --> 01:52:00,280
this form up.

2063
01:52:00,280 --> 01:52:01,560
I think it is more than form.

2064
01:52:01,560 --> 01:52:05,440
I think they're actually a very, very good team.

2065
01:52:05,440 --> 01:52:09,980
There's no doubt that they're doing well this season and that they're safe this season.

2066
01:52:09,980 --> 01:52:12,640
My fear is next year.

2067
01:52:12,640 --> 01:52:16,720
And the reason I say that is I'm scared they're going to become a feeder club because the

2068
01:52:16,720 --> 01:52:22,400
amount of talent that they have in their team, when you look at, for example, one second,

2069
01:52:22,400 --> 01:52:23,840
I lost the lineup.

2070
01:52:23,840 --> 01:52:30,400
They have, for example, Marin, fantastic center midfielder, fantastic center midfielder.

2071
01:52:30,400 --> 01:52:35,600
He could play for, for example, I don't know, Fiorentina.

2072
01:52:35,600 --> 01:52:36,600
He could go there.

2073
01:52:36,600 --> 01:52:39,720
If Amrubat leaves, Marin can take that spot easily.

2074
01:52:39,720 --> 01:52:43,640
Marin can rotate at Lazio.

2075
01:52:43,640 --> 01:52:45,600
He can rotate at Atalanta.

2076
01:52:45,600 --> 01:52:46,920
He's a great, great player.

2077
01:52:46,920 --> 01:52:49,760
Yeah, he's definitely better than Cattaldi.

2078
01:52:49,760 --> 01:52:50,760
Exactly.

2079
01:52:50,760 --> 01:52:52,760
They then have Baldanzi, Bandinelli.

2080
01:52:52,760 --> 01:52:56,760
Baldanzi, one of the hottest Italian talents at the moment.

2081
01:52:56,760 --> 01:52:57,760
Exactly.

2082
01:52:57,760 --> 01:53:03,760
Ebwehi, Cambiaghi, they have Vicarrio, of course, Vicarrio.

2083
01:53:03,760 --> 01:53:05,160
They have Parisi.

2084
01:53:05,160 --> 01:53:06,880
They have Luperto.

2085
01:53:06,880 --> 01:53:10,040
And a lot of these people can get nicked.

2086
01:53:10,040 --> 01:53:11,360
And I think they will get nicked.

2087
01:53:11,360 --> 01:53:14,280
And I think we'll see Empoli start to struggle again.

2088
01:53:14,280 --> 01:53:16,200
Yeah, maybe, maybe.

2089
01:53:16,200 --> 01:53:20,640
I'm just surprised at the talent they managed to bring in and how well they seem to adapt

2090
01:53:20,640 --> 01:53:21,640
to the systems.

2091
01:53:21,640 --> 01:53:23,240
And it is really created a unit over here.

2092
01:53:23,240 --> 01:53:24,440
Akpo has come in.

2093
01:53:24,440 --> 01:53:26,280
I've never seen him play this well before.

2094
01:53:26,280 --> 01:53:27,280
It's true.

2095
01:53:27,280 --> 01:53:28,280
At all.

2096
01:53:28,280 --> 01:53:29,280
He's playing super football.

2097
01:53:29,280 --> 01:53:32,520
Parisi, at this point, pushing up so much.

2098
01:53:32,520 --> 01:53:38,720
Like, granted, there was potential, and I remember seeing him playing against Teo Hernandez.

2099
01:53:38,720 --> 01:53:40,840
He was on the same wing as Teo Hernandez.

2100
01:53:40,840 --> 01:53:42,480
And he gave him a very hard time.

2101
01:53:42,480 --> 01:53:43,920
And this was like two years ago.

2102
01:53:43,920 --> 01:53:46,040
He's a great goalkeeper as well.

2103
01:53:46,040 --> 01:53:49,040
We saw that last week.

2104
01:53:49,040 --> 01:53:50,040
Certo.

2105
01:53:50,040 --> 01:53:54,640
But yes, you are right.

2106
01:53:54,640 --> 01:54:00,280
They certainly have a lot of talent and the teams are going to be raiding them.

2107
01:54:00,280 --> 01:54:05,360
But let's see if they manage to continue to replace these people ever so adequately.

2108
01:54:05,360 --> 01:54:08,520
We'll see about Amrabat, by the way, going.

2109
01:54:08,520 --> 01:54:10,960
His form has dipped after the World Cup a little bit.

2110
01:54:10,960 --> 01:54:11,960
Doesn't matter.

2111
01:54:11,960 --> 01:54:12,960
Doesn't matter.

2112
01:54:12,960 --> 01:54:13,960
He had a great World Cup.

2113
01:54:13,960 --> 01:54:17,560
So they'll pay fucking 50 million for him, 40 million for him.

2114
01:54:17,560 --> 01:54:19,320
The Thomas Rodriguez effect.

2115
01:54:19,320 --> 01:54:20,320
Exactly.

2116
01:54:20,320 --> 01:54:21,320
OK.

2117
01:54:21,320 --> 01:54:23,360
I'm going to tell you where they stand.

2118
01:54:23,360 --> 01:54:25,360
And then we're going to fuck off, bro.

2119
01:54:25,360 --> 01:54:27,360
We can't watch the second half.

2120
01:54:27,360 --> 01:54:28,360
We can't watch the second half.

2121
01:54:28,360 --> 01:54:29,360
We're in good time.

2122
01:54:29,360 --> 01:54:31,680
I'm missing Love Island movie night.

2123
01:54:31,680 --> 01:54:33,120
Movie night is always meant.

2124
01:54:33,120 --> 01:54:34,120
And you know this, bro.

2125
01:54:34,120 --> 01:54:35,120
You know it's meant.

2126
01:54:35,120 --> 01:54:37,320
Look, I watched the Love Island last season.

2127
01:54:37,320 --> 01:54:38,320
I enjoyed it.

2128
01:54:38,320 --> 01:54:39,640
But to be honest, I'm never watching it again.

2129
01:54:39,640 --> 01:54:40,640
Fair enough.

2130
01:54:40,640 --> 01:54:42,600
You become a fucking sausage after watching it.

2131
01:54:42,600 --> 01:54:45,120
Your brain becomes mush.

2132
01:54:45,120 --> 01:54:48,000
Because firstly, we're hitting it off together and then he went and he was shatting up that

2133
01:54:48,000 --> 01:54:49,000
leg.

2134
01:54:49,000 --> 01:54:51,320
But we all deserve to let our brains rot sometimes.

2135
01:54:51,320 --> 01:54:53,920
It's not all about reading books and bettering ourselves.

2136
01:54:53,920 --> 01:54:56,760
Sometimes we just need to watch shit, man.

2137
01:54:56,760 --> 01:54:57,760
You know what I mean.

2138
01:54:57,760 --> 01:55:04,800
So this whole time I've been looking for the league table.

2139
01:55:04,800 --> 01:55:12,600
Empoli sit in 12th with 28 points while Fiorentina sit in 14th with 25 points.

2140
01:55:12,600 --> 01:55:14,360
That's it for today, brother.

2141
01:55:14,360 --> 01:55:15,360
That's it.

2142
01:55:15,360 --> 01:55:16,800
Thank you very much for listening, everyone.

2143
01:55:16,800 --> 01:55:18,960
Brother, it was a joy as always.

2144
01:55:18,960 --> 01:55:21,000
I love having these chats with you.

2145
01:55:21,000 --> 01:55:26,800
I particularly I prefer recording on Tuesday, as we said, when the games are fresher, fresher

2146
01:55:26,800 --> 01:55:29,120
to the brain.

2147
01:55:29,120 --> 01:55:32,760
But this does give us the opportunity to actually watch the Champions League game that we wanted

2148
01:55:32,760 --> 01:55:33,760
to watch.

2149
01:55:33,760 --> 01:55:36,360
I mean, at the end of the day, we wanted to watch Napoli and the Champions League.

2150
01:55:36,360 --> 01:55:39,120
Granted, the game to watch was Liverpool against Real.

2151
01:55:39,120 --> 01:55:42,520
Like my God, Real are so stubborn.

2152
01:55:42,520 --> 01:55:44,200
They don't give a fuck.

2153
01:55:44,200 --> 01:55:45,560
They could be losing to Real.

2154
01:55:45,560 --> 01:55:46,560
It's like, who cares?

2155
01:55:46,560 --> 01:55:47,560
We're winning this.

2156
01:55:47,560 --> 01:55:53,880
I heard that Tony Kroos and Luca Modric, their contracts run out at the end of the season,

2157
01:55:53,880 --> 01:55:55,360
but they both want to retire at Real.

2158
01:55:55,360 --> 01:55:56,960
So they're both going to extend it.

2159
01:55:56,960 --> 01:56:01,000
Now, with Kroos, it's a bit more interesting because Modric wants to keep playing.

2160
01:56:01,000 --> 01:56:04,000
Kroos said, look, I want to retire at Real.

2161
01:56:04,000 --> 01:56:07,360
I'm either going to play one more season at Real or I'll retire at the end of the season.

2162
01:56:07,360 --> 01:56:08,720
I haven't decided yet.

2163
01:56:08,720 --> 01:56:11,560
So watching Kroos retire is going to be quite sad.

2164
01:56:11,560 --> 01:56:14,160
He's a very, very, very talented player.

2165
01:56:14,160 --> 01:56:19,360
I think he has been angling himself as a Real Madrid ambassador for a while.

2166
01:56:19,360 --> 01:56:21,040
He's very big on Twitter.

2167
01:56:21,040 --> 01:56:24,960
He always backs Florentino Peiris and he backs the club.

2168
01:56:24,960 --> 01:56:29,720
He recently even went as far to say that the Super League is the way forward.

2169
01:56:29,720 --> 01:56:31,280
It has to happen.

2170
01:56:31,280 --> 01:56:34,680
So basically, you know, a piece of shit.

2171
01:56:34,680 --> 01:56:37,120
Let's see what happens there.

2172
01:56:37,120 --> 01:56:40,320
Definitely Valverde has the perfect mentors over there.

2173
01:56:40,320 --> 01:56:42,440
He's going to be a fucking top player.

2174
01:56:42,440 --> 01:56:51,520
And Real, bro, since they lost Ramos, Marcelo, Kazia, Sabit earlier, Raul earlier, they have

2175
01:56:51,520 --> 01:56:59,240
those three in Kroos, Modric and Benzema that are literally the three daddies of the team,

2176
01:56:59,240 --> 01:57:00,240
the three veterans.

2177
01:57:00,240 --> 01:57:02,960
They won all those Champions Leagues together.

2178
01:57:02,960 --> 01:57:07,760
The three musketeers, the three leaders who would die for the club, man.

2179
01:57:07,760 --> 01:57:08,760
It's nice.

2180
01:57:08,760 --> 01:57:09,760
They're top.

2181
01:57:09,760 --> 01:57:10,760
They're very good.

2182
01:57:10,760 --> 01:57:11,760
It's nice.

2183
01:57:11,760 --> 01:57:15,640
Maybe one day Calabria and Tonali will be like that.

2184
01:57:15,640 --> 01:57:18,680
Thank you guys very much for listening.

2185
01:57:18,680 --> 01:57:20,080
We've been Serious Spotlight.

2186
01:57:20,080 --> 01:57:24,640
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2187
01:57:24,640 --> 01:57:28,640
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2188
01:57:28,640 --> 01:57:32,160
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2189
01:57:32,160 --> 01:57:33,840
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2190
01:57:33,840 --> 01:57:50,640
We'll see you all next Wednesday.