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Hello and welcome back to say a spotlight season 2 episode 33 where you're hosting

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Jake and Mint.

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Mint is currently filling in for Matt who finds himself down under in Australia enjoying

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himself for a month.

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Bro, Mint, it's your third episode in a row.

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How do you feel?

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It is.

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To be honest, I'm just wondering when this is all going to end.

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But I'm here.

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This episode in general was tough to do.

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It's such a tight schedule.

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But here we are.

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I know it's been getting paid.

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But you've given me some coffee and figola.

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Figola is a traditional Maltese sweet which we have during Easter and it's probably the

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best thing you'll ever eat in your lives.

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Don't at me.

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And yeah, so thanks for that.

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There we go.

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Okay.

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You were very excited at first to be filling in for Matt.

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I was and I realized how much work there is to do on the side.

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I enjoy this but it's a lot of work as well.

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Apart from actually working.

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Yeah.

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And you said this takes more work than your actual job.

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It does.

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I just like slap my cock on the keyboard and somehow my job gets done.

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This is actually requiring me to put a lot of effort and watch the games and analyze

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and this and that.

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I mean it's fun.

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This is the fun part.

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The preparing part is not so fun.

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It's like I'm heading for an exam.

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Yeah, fair enough.

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You have to be prepared or you'll find me here with my notes.

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You have all these statistics and I'll be like, hmm, interesting.

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I haven't had these.

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Okay.

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Let's get to the rundown.

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Then we'll go to the game by game.

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Of course analysis.

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So the first game we're going to be covering is Lazio to Juventus one followed by Electria

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one Napoli to Milan drew to Empoli nil nil Torino lost to Roma one nil classic more in

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your victory over there.

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Inter were stunned by Condeva who scored our goal of the week this time round.

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It was a fluke goal but still an amazing goal regardless.

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One over there.

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Yeah.

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And then a bit of Atlanta to nil then continued their red hot form.

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Fiorentina slip up to Spetsia who played an impressive game of football one one over there.

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Verona to your babies swallow one.

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We'll get into that.

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Can't wait to discuss that one with you.

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I'm sure you will.

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Udinese to Monza to Sampdoria to Cremona is a three.

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That's the rundown.

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Now before we move on I feel the need to address our bet as I have I forgot to do it in the

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intro and we lost our bet this week.

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We lost 10 euros.

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No way.

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You've lost a bet.

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We bet that there would be a draw or a Sampdoria victory against Cremona.

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I mean to be fair with you there.

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I mean if there was ever a bet to bet on Sampdoria it was this bet.

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And they've been.

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And they've still let you down.

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Bro.

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I've been fucking saying that Sampdoria are playing well the only thing that's missing

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is the result for the past four months.

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I mean they started doing well as well.

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And I mean they had come on as his number.

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But then you know it's just crazy how I went for what in my eyes was such a safe bet and

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I got nothing right.

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You know both draw or wins were wrong.

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This is a swallow.

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This is a swallow bet was safe.

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Especially yes.

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Historically like Verona is an easy team for a swallow for example and well the swallow

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have have like four wins in six games.

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So I mean based off that alone as a safe bet.

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Yeah but when Conceal is in goal it's never quite safe is it.

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That's not that's not that's not shit on him too.

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But in this game I wish it on him.

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However he is a good keeper.

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No no he's great.

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But I just want to know perhaps it was how many how many how many operatives he took

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before the game.

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Yeah because something was up there.

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Perhaps it's time to start using the past tense.

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He's that he's been good.

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That he was good.

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That's a prison perfect.

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OK teacher.

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I'm sorry about my my lack of grammar but you did me with hard.

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Don't worry we'll get into it.

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So the first thing I used to keep up with our bets please follow us at a spotlight on

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Instagram tick tock Twitter wherever you get anything.

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It doesn't really make a difference.

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So let's get into it.

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Plus your two you went to Swan.

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This was the big match of the weekend on a Saturday night.

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Everything that happened led up to this moment and what a match it was.

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Beautiful scenes over there of course.

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You had the flags waving the lights up in the air.

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You had the songs being sung the eagle doing its laps around the Olympics.

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It was crazy lovely scenes over there.

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I wish I wanted to just dies on the pitch.

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That would be very morbid.

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I'm sorry.

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Former Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri got his first ever victory over Juventus since

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leaving the club three and a half years ago after his Scudetto winning season.

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So yes that was actually Sarri's first victory.

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Coming into this game.

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Yeah he popped his damn cherry.

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Coming into this game.

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Lots you had only earned two points in the previous six matches against Juventus with

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two draws and four losses and they conceded two goals in five of those meetings.

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So it's safe to say that Juventus had lots of his number up until this final round over

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here.

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Lots yours last victory against Juventus in these conditions was on December 7th 2019

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was a 3-1 victory.

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Goal scorers were Louis Philippe Emelinkovic Savic and Kaysado for you.

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That was Ronaldo who scored.

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And this is a fun fact I decided to prepare.

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I don't know why I have some menu of statistics over here.

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You do man I'm realizing how you have so many statistics compared to what I have.

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That's fine.

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I have the bare minimum here.

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Some people find them tedious so balance is key.

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Only Barcelona have kept more clean sheets than Lazio and Juventus in the big five leagues

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this season.

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Barcelona have 20 and Juventus and Lazio both have 17.

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Clean sheets.

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Clean sheets.

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Yeah so it's a nice little statistic.

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When coming into this game Lazio had six in a row clean sheets and that's quite funny.

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Fun fact about this game.

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This game saw the player with the most say Africa goals in the last five seasons.

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Sergi Emelinkovic Savic with seven against the player who's in second place with Arkadius

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Millek with four.

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I always find his name so ridiculous.

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Arkadius eh?

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Yes.

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It's like the place in Goza where you buy alcohol.

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I don't know I always think about arcade games personally.

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So Allegri was not present due to the flu of course.

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It was the interim manager.

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The what do you call them interim is it interim manager to go over?

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Assistant coach.

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Assistant coach yes that's the one.

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Interim manager is when he's been fired and they need someone quick fired to bring them

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in.

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You're absolutely right.

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That's 1-1 over there with the present perfect and the interim.

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Get shot on bitch.

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This whole episode is going to be a contest.

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I'm keeping tabs.

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So Lazio set up their 4-3-3 formation with Providel in goal.

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Hisa on the left.

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Maricic on the right with Romagnoli and Ciasale as a centre back partnership.

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The midfield three consisted of Luis Alberto, Cataldi and Emelinkovic Savic.

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Zaccani was out on the left.

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Felipe Anderson on the right with Immobile up front.

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For Juventus it was Cesny in goal in their 3-5-1-1 formation with Sandro, Bremer and

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Gatti at the back.

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Quadrada out on the right.

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Kostic on the left.

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Fabio, Locatelli and Fagioli were in the middle with Di Maria playing behind Vlaović.

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So Juve played an extreme low block and halfway through the first half Lazio recorded 70%

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of the ball possession while Vlaović was totally isolated up front.

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In the 38th minute the first goal came through Sergiy Emelinkovic Savic as Zaccani crossed

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the ball perfectly to the big Serbian man who was in a tussle with Alexandro just before

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the ball arrived to SMS.

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Alexandro randomly dolphin dived out of the way allowing Sergiy Emelinkovic Savic to control

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the ball and finish.

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Very, very strange defending there by Alexandro.

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Before I interrupt you for the 12th time today, I'm just going to say that this game week

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in particular was filled with comical goals and this one starts with that.

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If anyone's interested and I'll end with this, if you're bored at work or just waiting for

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something, please, I plead you to go check the highlights on YouTube of this game week

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and you'll see the most comical goals in a game week I've ever seen.

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It's true, bro.

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It's like that song.

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I just feel like it was a meme this week.

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It's a total meme.

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It was a joke weekend, wasn't it, that everything was so crammed as well.

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All the games came over two days.

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So in the 42nd minute, there was a good reaction from Juventus as Di Maria swung in a corner

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and Bremer headed forcing a good reflex save by Providel, but Rabiot was there to guide

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the ball into the back of the net.

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I'm going to say guide because he used his toe, his knee and his head to get it in eventually.

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It was quite chaotic over there.

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Whatever it takes, man.

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Whatever it takes is get it over.

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Just put it in.

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In the 53rd minute, there was a magnificent team goal by Lazio who worked their way forward.

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Eventually Philipp Anderson played the ball to Luis Alberto who flicked it behind him

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to Zakani who finished expertly a similar finish to Mel Sharawis last week.

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Yeah, I think they took a...

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What's the...

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What's the saying?

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You take something from the book?

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What the hell does it say?

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Like you...

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Our listeners right now are like, these guys are so sweet.

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English isn't their first language.

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It actually is.

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They take a number out of your book.

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Yes, yes.

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I guess that's it.

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Let's go for that one.

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You know what?

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They took a chapter, a page out of the book.

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How eloquent I am, right?

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Eloquent, bro.

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Very well said.

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This is going to be unfiltered and raw, guys.

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This episode, we're not editing anything.

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You're going to get it the way it came.

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If I fart, I'm sorry.

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Yes, there we go.

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Wait, did you even order food, by the way?

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No, I haven't.

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He's going to leave me hungry.

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It's fine.

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That's it.

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You have your fogolli.

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No.

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I had it already.

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In the 55th minute, just two minutes after Zakani's strike, Sergei Mlinkovic-Rusavsky

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squared it to Zakani again, who scored, but he was deemed to be in an offside position.

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That was very close, actually.

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Yeah, it was.

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That was a situation.

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That was inches away from the third three-one.

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It really was.

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You've had opportunities to equalize, particularly through Vlaović and Fajoli, but they both

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skied their efforts, and to be honest with you, they really couldn't get into this game.

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They left it too late, in my opinion.

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Their goal in the 42nd minute was Juve's first shot on target this game.

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Jesus.

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Yeah, but an interesting stat.

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Ooh, Jake with the stats again.

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Let me try to find it.

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I mentioned that lots, you had 70% ball possession in the first 30 minutes of the game.

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The match ended with equal possession, and Juventus out shooting Lazio 11-9, even though

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Lazio seemed to be in control for the vast majority of the game.

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So it's just a game of two halves by Juve, to be honest with you.

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I just feel like we spoke about last week, I just feel that the game plan for Juve really

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is contain, contain, contain, and then explode towards the end of the match, or at least

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in the second half, after the first 10-15 minutes of the second half, they really come

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to life.

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That seems to be the plan, but of course when you concede two, within those 15 minutes,

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then you're playing catch up.

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It's almost like they try to give their opponents a false sense of security.

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To make you feel like you're in the game, and then they switch on and then they just...

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And then they fuck you.

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It's just costage on the break, Di Maria, Chiesa, and then they just punish you immediately.

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And in fact, the statistical change was brought about when Di Maria and Chiesa played in a

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familiar wide role.

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They actually changed position as the game went on to try to adapt the slots, your side,

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who really played well.

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This win prevented Juve from moving a point within sixth place, Atalanta, and the European

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spot.

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Only to add to that, Juve couldn't take advantage of three of their four direct opponents flopping

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in the standings basically, with Atalanta, Milan, and Inter all dropping points this

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weekend.

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Where do you think it went wrong for Juve, bro?

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I think this went wrong in the game plan, like we've been saying.

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I think that they maybe underestimated Lazio in a sense that they thought that...

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I really genuinely feel like they thought they had this game before it started almost.

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I don't even know why.

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I feel like they really underestimated them.

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I'm repeating myself, but...

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Could it be a case of overestimating them, perhaps suspecting them too much to not even

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try to attack them?

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First shot on target in the 42nd minute?

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I really believe that they came into this probably wanting to get an early goal, but

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I feel like Lazio were so turned on from the start that they had no choice almost.

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Lazio were all over them.

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They were constantly battling them.

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And I feel like that maybe was something that Juve didn't prepare for too well, because

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they weren't containing with...

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If you play with the logic that, okay, you're going to contain the team and then you're

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going to explode, then you should be well suited, well adapted to handle that and to

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handle that intensity.

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And they definitely weren't, especially defensively.

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So I feel like that's where it went wrong, because then when they did change their game

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plan, it was a little too late.

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Maybe Lazio decided to sit back, but you could see that they had the players to outperform

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them.

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And I feel like they weren't utilized.

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How many times are they not going to use Vlachovic in games, man?

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Like, what the fuck's the point in buying the striker then, if you're not going to use

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him?

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Listen to the statistic, man.

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Dusan Vlachovic touched the ball 14 times in 63 minutes.

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Vlachovic and Millec combined touched the ball a total of 22 times this game.

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Jesus.

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Yeah, bro.

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That's quite bad.

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That's just not good for a top striker.

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Yeah, and Juve have scored only 13 away goals in Serie A.

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But like we're saying, Juve are back to winning those 1-0s and winning cheap.

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Winning pragmatically.

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But that's the thing.

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So typically when they get those wins, it's their defensive solidarity that stands out,

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like that 9-9 clean sheet period in a row.

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What was it?

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Now you look at the goals they conceded, they were two massive individual errors.

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You look at the first one, you have Sandro diving out of the way like an amateur, I'm

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sorry, like comically, you know, like what the fuck is he doing?

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And then the second one, you have Quadrado rushing the Luis Alberto who's receiving the

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ball, Luis Alberto who's known to be a magician, a wizard on the ball, completely leaving Zucconi,

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one of the hottest players, free on the way.

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I don't know if that one's a real defensive howler.

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I'll give you the first one.

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That was just a joke.

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I have no idea what the fuck Alexander was doing.

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The second one, I think, was just, I think, which was just a really well planned, well

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executed move.

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It was just you trying to play catch up when it was way too late.

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Yes.

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Zucconi said that they had tried it in training, but the defender intercepted the ball.

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They tried it the day before.

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So it's a little bit of a jab.

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Are you, as a person, Luke Mintoff, does it intrigue you at all that Vlaović has disabled

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his Instagram?

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Oh, really?

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Yeah.

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Holy shit.

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With two or three million followers, something like that.

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I had no idea about that.

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And he's taken it down.

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He suffered an injury recently, no?

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Do you think these things could be looked into?

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Do you think it's all fun that people look into these things or do you think there's

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actually substance behind it sometimes?

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In what sense look into them?

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Because he sent off his profile.

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People look at it and say, like I saw comments, you know, scrolling through the comments

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of the news article, saying this is a poor mentality.

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Can't handle the pressure because people are probably...

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I mean, it depends on the kind of person you are.

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If I was this kind of person and in the limited sports that I do, and it's a totally different

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sport I play handball, I mean, I can easily get influenced and it will easily get into

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my head.

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I mean, just last week I had a bad performance and it didn't help me that I was, you know,

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in my own head.

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I can imagine I'm a professional sportsman and I have to deal with constant critique

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whenever I don't show up.

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I personally would probably do the same.

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I'd need a break from social media.

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I'd need a break from dealing with it and then when I'm ready to deal with it again,

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I would come back.

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But yeah.

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Apparently reports say that he has done this already before in his days at Fiorentina when

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he was going through a bit of a drought.

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Apparently it's a mental clarity thing, exactly like you're saying.

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It's not really...

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Yeah, then I fully understand this.

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Especially getting a knock because he got injured this game.

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He must be very frustrated right now.

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He must be.

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We saw flashes this game of the Chiesa we had come to know, my brother.

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We did.

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We did.

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Direct attacking the byline, you know.

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It's nice to see.

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It's nice to see.

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I hope we see more of it towards the last 10 games of the season, no, 8 games, sorry,

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8 games this season.

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So we talked a bit about Juve over there.

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Lazio, of course, full of praise for Lazio.

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Are they really the best of the rest?

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I mean, like we spoke about this, I think it was on a WhatsApp group, no?

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I mean, we alluded to this point.

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Lazio definitely are based off the team they have.

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Yeah.

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I mean, and again, I'm not saying that Juve aren't the second best team, but they should

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be with the team that they have.

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But Lazio, within my opinion, only having a starting 11.

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Okay, maybe there are three or four players who can come in and put in a shift.

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You know, you have Pedro, you have Vecino, you have...

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Honestly, you have Lazare and so on.

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But I feel like with that team being second is a huge, huge achievement, and they should

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be happy, especially with their main striker being injured half the season as well.

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Having to play Philippe Anderson, who's not known for playing as a false 9, having to

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play there.

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I mean, there are a lot of things that shouldn't...

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That Luis Alberto at the beginning of the season was completely ostracized.

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So it just proves the point.

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This team shouldn't be second, but they are because they're playing good football.

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And they are killing teams when they have a chance.

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Absolutely, bro, totally agreed.

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The lack of depth was a point I was going to address.

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It does favor them, Lotito and Lazio in general.

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The fact that Moussairi has never been a guy to really make many substitutions or really

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change personnel around, right?

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Yeah.

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I mean...

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Three substitutions, maximum, each game.

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You must really feel that the team he has on the pitch is the team that will win the

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game.

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And they must be very well professionally fit.

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I mean, you know, they're doing 90 minutes per game almost.

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That's true.

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Before I get to the table, is there anything you'd like to say about Lazio and Juve particularly

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or this game, bro?

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Any observations?

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Overall, I think we've gone over them.

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I think I want to talk a bit about...

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But I think it's going to come up later on in the episode.

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I just want to talk about the top four in general.

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So we'll get to that when it comes.

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But yeah, can you let us know what's happening in the table?

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Where are Lazio, dude?

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Yes, I would love to, but my computer has frozen.

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Shall I do it for you, my friend?

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Yes, please, my friend.

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So we have Lazio in second with 58 points and we have Juve sitting in seventh with 44.

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You're up, bro.

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Am I up?

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And we have Lecce hosting Napoli in a scoreline of one to two.

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Some interesting stats before we kick off the lineups and into the game itself.

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We have got Lecce with, by the way, the worst form in the league in the last five game weeks

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with zero wins, zero draws and five losses.

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And then we have Napoli with four wins, zero draws and one loss.

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Napoli are historically favored in this encounter with six wins, two draws and two losses versus

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Lecce.

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And one interesting thing to point out too is one thing I wanted to speak a little bit

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about before we get into the game.

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Based on how Lecce has progressively gotten worse over the season, have they been found

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out?

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That's my question to you.

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Maybe.

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They are a team that tend to shock their opponents by pressing very aggressively early on and

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they got quite a bit of success against the big teams, especially early on the season.

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So it could be the case.

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It could also be the case that the season is long, games can be crammed.

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They don't have a particularly deep squad.

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It could be fatigue.

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It could be form as well.

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I feel like many of their players were actually overachieving, particularly in the forward

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line.

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Like, Cissé never really hit the ground running.

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Colombo is good and flashes.

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No, he's still a young youth product.

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So at the end of the day, the creative spark is all in the hands of Streffetza and he isn't

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a player with great Serie A experience.

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He didn't even start this week.

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He didn't even start this week.

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There we go.

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Yeah, so that could be the case.

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I am slightly concerned about them.

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They're starting to look bad and it's starting to look a little bit scary because they're

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not too far away from the drop zone now.

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Yeah, they're on 27 points, right?

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Yes, which is five points away from Verona.

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People have been relegated with 27 points.

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Of course, it has happened many a time.

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But anywho, a few other things to point out too is that Napoli have had the most 10 plus

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pass sequences in open play of any side in Serie A this season with 486, while Slecce

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has the fewest with 69.

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That is, first of all, a nice little dig at 69.

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Not apart from that, it's a very low number for a team in the top flight.

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Furthermore, we have something which could have happened in this game week is with the

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fact that Napoli could have lost two consecutive games in a row since December 21.

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I see that there was a risk based on how abysmal they were in the previous game and how coming

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into this game, they could have definitely had morale issues and Lecce could have definitely

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exploited that.

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But it wasn't the case.

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A few things to point out too in the starting line-ups were that Oseman was still injured

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for the incoming Raspadoori and Elmars came in for Zelensky who's probably being rested

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for the Champions League.

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Umtiti for Lecce came back in from injury, Mahle was back in starting 11 in exchange

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for Blin, Di Francesca and Oudan came in for Streffetza and Banda, a heavily altered Lecce

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side.

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To go over the line-ups now, we have a 4-3-3 for Lecce with Falcone at the back-in goal,

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we have Gallo, Umtiti, Basquerota and Gendre in defence, we have Mahle, Hülmund and Gonzalez

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in the midfield, Di Francesco Sise and Oudan up front.

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On the other side, we have Napoli also in a 4-3-3 formation with Raspadoori, Gvaraskelja

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and Lozano up front, we have Elmas, Lobotka and Anguissa in the centre of the midfield

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and then we've got Rui, Kim, Rachmani and Di Lorenza as defenders with Mere in goal.

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So a couple of more things to mention is, well actually my last point to mention before

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we go over the highlights is that with so many changes in Lecce's game, in Lecce's

488
00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:32,400
team, excuse me, against such a top team, well the top team, is or slash was Baroni

489
00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:34,640
running out of ideas.

490
00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:42,120
Why would you alter a team so heavily again, sometimes partially replacing some of your

491
00:25:42,120 --> 00:25:47,400
top players against the best team in the league?

492
00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:49,800
What's the mindset there?

493
00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:56,080
I think maybe his idea was let's hold out and try to get them with an impact sub.

494
00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:57,080
Maybe try to press.

495
00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:03,080
I think that's very wishful thinking against a team which just got wrecked and needed

496
00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:05,160
an answer, a desperate answer.

497
00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:09,400
Or maybe it could be something as simple as they're probably preparing for Streffetza

498
00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:13,000
mainly, let's not start Streffetza to see if we can cause some confusion.

499
00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:14,120
Please, their main hope.

500
00:26:14,120 --> 00:26:16,560
I know, it makes sense.

501
00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:17,560
It's a weird one to me.

502
00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:20,160
But anyway, it wasn't bad.

503
00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:21,440
It wasn't bad.

504
00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:22,440
It wasn't bad.

505
00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:23,440
Not pretty different.

506
00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:29,240
Didn't have their best game of the year, but still, I mean, I don't know.

507
00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:30,240
It's what it is.

508
00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:31,240
It's happened.

509
00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:33,640
It was just a point I wanted to mention.

510
00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:34,720
Why made that change?

511
00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:41,400
But there may be reasons and I mean, probably there is stuff which I can't see from face

512
00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:44,440
value.

513
00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:48,240
To start with the game now itself, Fletcher started the game actually pretty well, to

514
00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:49,480
be honest with you.

515
00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:54,040
They contained Napoli for the first few minutes and they even came close to scoring pretty

516
00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:59,120
early on when the ball was floated into the box and Malen nearly dinked the ball over

517
00:26:59,120 --> 00:27:02,360
Mare, which was well saved to be fair with you.

518
00:27:02,360 --> 00:27:06,280
Mare had a good game this game week overall.

519
00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:12,040
But then 1-0 did occur in the 18th minute after a free kick set piece failed to materialize

520
00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:16,740
for Napoli, Kim received the ball on the edge of the right-hand side of the box.

521
00:27:16,740 --> 00:27:20,320
He played the pass to Lozano, who then gives it to Anguissa.

522
00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:24,360
Kim then opens himself up on the right-hand flank for a return pass.

523
00:27:24,360 --> 00:27:29,320
He then unleashes a good cross into the box and a lovely header from De La Renta giving

524
00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:33,240
Falcone no chance.

525
00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:35,280
Very well executed goal.

526
00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:37,560
A great goal from the captain.

527
00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:40,440
It was a nice goal to see.

528
00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:44,200
Napoli could have then made it 2 or 3 goals in the first half but there were good saves

529
00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:46,880
from Falcone to keep it 1-0.

530
00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:52,560
In the second half we have the second goal of the game, 1-1 in the 52nd minute, another

531
00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:54,920
set piece this game leading to a goal.

532
00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:59,560
A sweeping ball goes all the way from the far post, this was a free kick way out from

533
00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:01,920
about 40 yards out.

534
00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:05,760
Basquerotto receives the ball way out on the far post.

535
00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:08,220
He wins the ball of course with his strength.

536
00:28:08,220 --> 00:28:11,800
He then heads the ball back to his teammates in the center of the box.

537
00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:16,200
Cissé then headers the ball onto the crossbar.

538
00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:21,880
It falls back into the middle of the 6 yard area where Di Francesco manages to gather

539
00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,360
the ball and slots it home.

540
00:28:24,360 --> 00:28:27,800
Very well executed finish, good reactions from Di Francesco.

541
00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:29,560
It's always nice when this guy scores.

542
00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:31,600
He's such a likeable character.

543
00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:33,480
It means a lot to him every goal.

544
00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:35,200
Every goal you just see it on his face.

545
00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,400
He just can't not like the guy.

546
00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:41,440
But it was actually a well executed goal from Lecce.

547
00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:43,600
They had a plan there and it definitely worked.

548
00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:47,840
Basquerotto was once again fundamental in leading up to a goal.

549
00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:49,880
It was pretty huge.

550
00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:53,040
And then just 9 minutes later 2-1.

551
00:28:53,040 --> 00:29:00,360
I think this really helps to understand why Lecce are struggling so much.

552
00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:07,040
Gvará Skrera gets the ball and he manages to tee up a cross for Mario Rui on the edge

553
00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:10,320
of the area who then whips a strong cross towards goal.

554
00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:17,560
Gallo who is flat footed basically knees the ball towards his own goal and deflects it

555
00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:18,720
into goal.

556
00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:25,520
But Falcone could have, well should have definitely caught the ball and it simply slips out of

557
00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:26,520
his hands.

558
00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:32,320
Maybe he wasn't expecting the goal, he wasn't expecting the ball to happen to land where

559
00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:33,600
it landed.

560
00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:36,840
It almost looked like in slow motion it just slips out of his fingertips and just goes

561
00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:37,840
in.

562
00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:39,880
That was a really comical goal.

563
00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:41,360
We should count them, that's the second one already.

564
00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:43,040
That's the second comical goal this week.

565
00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:45,080
And honestly it was hilarious.

566
00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:47,840
Please go watch it and just shake your heads in disbelief.

567
00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:51,640
Falcone has been doing so well, he actually got a call up to the Italian national team.

568
00:29:51,640 --> 00:29:52,640
He had a howler, he had a howler.

569
00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:57,800
There were a few more chances in this game either to increase the scoreline or to come

570
00:29:57,800 --> 00:29:59,120
draw.

571
00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:03,600
But then in the end it remained the same.

572
00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:06,880
A few talking points.

573
00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:09,920
Napoli come back to winning ways which is very important for them.

574
00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:17,160
But I think which is important to note, they still struggle without Ossiman.

575
00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:22,560
This wasn't their best performance by far and you can see that their talisman isn't

576
00:30:22,560 --> 00:30:24,160
there and they're struggling.

577
00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:27,900
I wanted to make a little point and I wanted to maybe suck up my pride and maybe agree

578
00:30:27,900 --> 00:30:31,520
with you that maybe Ossiman is their top of the season.

579
00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:35,400
Kvara hasn't been playing too well in the last two games.

580
00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:38,880
Arguably it's only two games so you can't be too sensationalist and say okay he's not

581
00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:40,360
the top anymore.

582
00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:44,060
But he isn't the same player without Ossiman up front.

583
00:30:44,060 --> 00:30:54,760
So maybe Ossiman is in fact giving him that space and that opportunity to really excel.

584
00:30:54,760 --> 00:31:01,440
Ossiman has a totally new dynamic up front that allows them to attack in many different

585
00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:07,480
ways that they simply can't do with Raspadori or Simeone up front.

586
00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:11,440
Granted again deployable players, good players but there are no Victor Ossiman.

587
00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:16,520
Victor Ossiman right now I think is a top five striker in the world at the moment.

588
00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:19,640
I maybe even go top three but he's up there.

589
00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:26,440
Let's not be too sensationalist but he's definitely up there 100%.

590
00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:30,600
And also now bad news for Napoli as a Raspadori is training individual.

591
00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:32,960
All their strikers are injured.

592
00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:33,960
All of them.

593
00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:35,080
And they play Milan on Wednesday.

594
00:31:35,080 --> 00:31:42,240
I think they're gonna have to result in maybe Elmas playing a false 9 or maybe Lozano.

595
00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:43,800
Something's gonna have to happen we'll see.

596
00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:46,000
It's looking dire for them now.

597
00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:50,640
But at this point with Lozano just trying to run in behind Tomori and Kier that might

598
00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:51,640
not be a bad shout out.

599
00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:55,440
It might not be the worst thing in the world.

600
00:31:55,440 --> 00:32:05,360
And while the point is the league almost over now with Milan and Inter losing points or

601
00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:09,680
with Roma and Lazio kind of instead in rejuvenating form.

602
00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:11,400
Is it not over yet?

603
00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:12,400
This was my point.

604
00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:17,360
Roma and Lazio are looking better and better each game week.

605
00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:21,520
Napoli are arguably worse without Ossimen.

606
00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:24,480
Of course it's theirs to lose now.

607
00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:28,240
But with two big teams like Inter and Milan going out.

608
00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:30,640
They're basically out of the running in my opinion.

609
00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:33,360
Do you feel like it's all truly over now?

610
00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:35,920
I feel like it's done and dusted.

611
00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:38,760
I don't think anyone really believes to be honest with you.

612
00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:44,320
It'll take pretty much Napoli need to lose every single game that's left now.

613
00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:47,720
Pretty much mathematically like they have to lose most of them.

614
00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:49,480
I can't see that happening.

615
00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:50,480
I can't see that happening.

616
00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:52,600
No, I think Napoli have won the league.

617
00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:58,560
They say it ain't over till the fat lady sings but trust me she's been singing bro.

618
00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:00,360
She has been singing yes.

619
00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:03,400
But yeah it's an interesting point.

620
00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:10,760
One thing I should mention is that if Lazio and Roma keep this up and Juve get their points

621
00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:17,360
back, Inter and Milan won't have Champions League football.

622
00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:21,760
I will say that Milan, I still believe in them very much and I still think that they

623
00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:23,880
will remain in the top four.

624
00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:26,880
I feel like Roma will eventually creep out.

625
00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:28,240
It's my opinion.

626
00:33:28,240 --> 00:33:32,040
But it's a dangerous position for both of them right now.

627
00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:37,120
The scary thing about looking at this top four right now is when you look at the managers.

628
00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:38,720
They're all winners there.

629
00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:39,720
They're all winners.

630
00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:44,560
Like you look at Napoli, Spalletti is known to be the top four specialist.

631
00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:46,720
No, he would get you top four back in the day.

632
00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:50,160
Now he's going to win you the league but he's a top four specialist.

633
00:33:50,160 --> 00:33:55,240
You look at Sarri again, a guy who's used to playing in European tournaments, a manager

634
00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:58,560
who's used to finishing top four in the league.

635
00:33:58,560 --> 00:33:59,560
Mourinho.

636
00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:00,560
Another huge player.

637
00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:01,560
Another guy.

638
00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:04,840
You look at Allegri, another guy.

639
00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:05,840
It's scary.

640
00:34:05,840 --> 00:34:07,320
It's very scary.

641
00:34:07,320 --> 00:34:11,760
And yes, bro, I don't know if Milan even have an edge over Roma right now.

642
00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:17,720
Roma seem to have nailed this street smart approach in just kind of killing the games

643
00:34:17,720 --> 00:34:18,720
off expertly.

644
00:34:18,720 --> 00:34:19,720
Defensively, they look so good.

645
00:34:19,720 --> 00:34:20,720
They're good.

646
00:34:20,720 --> 00:34:21,720
They look so good defensively.

647
00:34:21,720 --> 00:34:24,760
Honestly, I mean, the defenders aren't even that great.

648
00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:28,200
Bar Smolling maybe, but I think they're coherent though.

649
00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:29,200
Yeah, that's the thing.

650
00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:31,640
They don't have to be the best to be good.

651
00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:33,800
I mean, they don't have to be the best to be the best defensive team.

652
00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:36,800
You have to work well together.

653
00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:40,160
So yeah, that's mostly it from my side.

654
00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:42,080
We'll just go over the standings.

655
00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:47,880
We have now Polis dinner first with 74 points and now we have Lecce falling down to 16th

656
00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:54,080
with 27 points, just one point above Spezia in 17th.

657
00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:56,600
The next game we're going to be covering.

658
00:34:56,600 --> 00:35:02,240
Of course, I have to be the one to cover this one was Milan nil Empoli.

659
00:35:02,240 --> 00:35:08,400
Milan had won their previous four matches against Empoli, but historically they have

660
00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:11,680
never won five in a row against them in Syria.

661
00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:14,240
The statistic is too powerful.

662
00:35:14,240 --> 00:35:18,680
If something has never happened, the chances are it won't happen.

663
00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:23,640
Now Milan failed to score against Empoli this time around.

664
00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:30,160
Polis last clean sheet against Milan was back in October 2007 when they won 1-0 at the Meazza

665
00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:33,800
thanks to a goal by Luca Saudati.

666
00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:40,280
Since then Milan have scored 27 goals in 12 games against Empoli, 2.3 goals per game on

667
00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:42,160
average.

668
00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:43,160
Not today.

669
00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:49,680
AC Milan have had the most direct attacks of any side in say the season 74 while Empoli

670
00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:52,980
have had only 29, the second fewest ahead of Sampdoria.

671
00:35:52,980 --> 00:35:59,840
So this was literally the best offensive weapon against the second worst offensive weapon in

672
00:35:59,840 --> 00:36:00,840
the league.

673
00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:05,640
For Milan it was Stefano Pioli's 4-2-3-1 formation over here, or rather 4-3-3 depending on how

674
00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:06,640
you look at it.

675
00:36:06,640 --> 00:36:11,400
Manon was in goal, Theo Hernandez on the left, Calabria on the right with Malik Dschau and

676
00:36:11,400 --> 00:36:13,720
Tomori as the center back duo.

677
00:36:13,720 --> 00:36:19,320
The midfield double pivot was Pobega and Tonali with Rebi Dschaut on the left, Salamakers

678
00:36:19,320 --> 00:36:24,000
on the right, Benassir as the check-wartista and Origi as the striker.

679
00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:30,120
Of course those three Pobega, Tonali and Benassir would shift for the entirety of the game,

680
00:36:30,120 --> 00:36:34,120
Pobega taking that advanced position quite often.

681
00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:39,720
I see you giggling when I said the word Origi bro, trust me I feel like crying man.

682
00:36:39,720 --> 00:36:41,960
I feel like crying with this guy.

683
00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:50,640
For Empoli it was a 4-3-1-2 formation with Perri Zan in goal, Ebu Ehi on the right, Parisi

684
00:36:50,640 --> 00:36:54,560
on the left, Luperto and De Winter with the center back duo, Fazini continued his good

685
00:36:54,560 --> 00:37:00,120
form in the middle with Marin and Bandinelli, Baldanzi playing behind Caputo and Piccoli.

686
00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:05,520
They all put in a shift these left-chairs, these Empoli guys, they all ran and ran and

687
00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:06,520
worked.

688
00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:11,720
They played as a team, they played as a unit, maybe were better than a team is the way to

689
00:37:11,720 --> 00:37:13,320
put it.

690
00:37:13,320 --> 00:37:20,720
Now Milan had 23 attempts to Empoli's two attempts, Empoli only had one shot on target,

691
00:37:20,720 --> 00:37:29,280
Milan had 70% ball possession, Milan had a penalty awarded that was, no sorry sorry,

692
00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:37,400
Milan had a penalty that is said to, should have, oh god I can't English.

693
00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:39,360
Milan were meant to have given a penalty.

694
00:37:39,360 --> 00:37:45,760
But not, it is said that Milan were meant to be given a penalty because it was controversial.

695
00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:47,280
Controversial penalty decision.

696
00:37:47,280 --> 00:37:52,280
Yeah and that came out in the second half when Theo Hernandez was stripped on the edge

697
00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:56,800
of the area, or on the line rather, on the line of the box but to me you know looking

698
00:37:56,800 --> 00:38:02,480
at these incidents is, it's fucking, it's for the birds, it's useless.

699
00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:06,760
Origi missed a very good opportunity with a back heel spin, kind of a pirouette.

700
00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:07,760
Very good chance.

701
00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:08,760
Very good finish.

702
00:38:08,760 --> 00:38:09,760
Yes.

703
00:38:09,760 --> 00:38:15,480
Saturday night and you move like a piece of shit.

704
00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:18,680
Giroud scored but it was with his elbow and it didn't count of course.

705
00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:19,680
Were you freaking out on his score?

706
00:38:19,680 --> 00:38:24,040
I was freaking out, I lost my voice a bit, I'm still a bit hoarse from that moment.

707
00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:28,600
Then it went to far, I saw it immediately and then as soon as the replay came on I'm

708
00:38:28,600 --> 00:38:31,280
like oh god that's a sad.

709
00:38:31,280 --> 00:38:35,400
But whatever, whatever, what did you, what do you think bro?

710
00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:36,880
Is depth a problem for Milan?

711
00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:39,840
Let me ask you a more leading question.

712
00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:40,840
Is depth a problem?

713
00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:45,360
I don't think it, I don't think depth is a massive issue, I just feel like, I just feel

714
00:38:45,360 --> 00:38:52,240
like this is Milan's season, a really good performance and then they can't really, correct

715
00:38:52,240 --> 00:38:56,120
me if I'm wrong, you've obviously watched Milan much more than me but I haven't seen

716
00:38:56,120 --> 00:38:57,600
that continuity this season.

717
00:38:57,600 --> 00:39:01,920
They'll have a good game and then the next game they'll maybe still win but it won't

718
00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:07,120
be as convincing and it's a little bit, it's a little bit like you know.

719
00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:10,840
Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shit.

720
00:39:10,840 --> 00:39:13,400
Basically yeah, I mean that's a good way to put it if you've got two though.

721
00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:17,280
I mean he is an ex-Milan so I think I'll take his word for it.

722
00:39:17,280 --> 00:39:23,000
Yeah bro, totally Milan have definitely been streaky and sometimes it looks like it could

723
00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:28,240
be a lack of motivation, sometimes it looks like fatigue, you can't, sometimes it's luck

724
00:39:28,240 --> 00:39:33,680
like this game, this Empoli game I don't know but statistically you know, not even statistically,

725
00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:39,400
you look at the performance on the pitch, Milan probably deserved to win this one.

726
00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:43,360
But again you can't look at a men's side like Empoli who set up to do exactly this and they

727
00:39:43,360 --> 00:39:46,880
managed to do it to perfection and say that they deserve to lose because that wouldn't

728
00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:51,080
be fair either so credit to Paolo Zanetti as well, was very humble.

729
00:39:51,080 --> 00:39:53,320
And their defence was solid this game.

730
00:39:53,320 --> 00:39:54,320
It really was.

731
00:39:54,320 --> 00:39:59,360
They played as a unit, they had a goal, an objective and well they accomplished it.

732
00:39:59,360 --> 00:40:01,800
I think they definitely played for a draw today.

733
00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:03,400
Well in that day actually.

734
00:40:03,400 --> 00:40:04,720
For sure.

735
00:40:04,720 --> 00:40:10,360
For Milan, purely perhaps rotated a bit too heavily though.

736
00:40:10,360 --> 00:40:13,440
I don't think, I think Jouro should have started.

737
00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:15,960
Yeah, why are you, okay so let's say…

738
00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:18,040
I don't think Rebe should have started.

739
00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:19,040
I don't think Rebe should have started.

740
00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:25,280
After not playing for so long to give him a call up against an Empoli side, I don't

741
00:40:25,280 --> 00:40:30,320
know man, I think there were a lot of gambles here, Pobega back, there's way too many.

742
00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:35,600
You can get away with one of those players starting but not three after just crushing

743
00:40:35,600 --> 00:40:36,600
Napoli.

744
00:40:36,600 --> 00:40:37,600
You can't.

745
00:40:37,600 --> 00:40:40,240
He's obviously thinking about the champions league.

746
00:40:40,240 --> 00:40:41,240
Fair enough.

747
00:40:41,240 --> 00:40:42,680
But you're also risking, you know…

748
00:40:42,680 --> 00:40:43,880
But I do agree with you.

749
00:40:43,880 --> 00:40:49,680
I mean at this rate, no offence but I don't think you're going to win the Champions League.

750
00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:56,520
It would be a historic moment and I think it would be something for the actual insanity

751
00:40:56,520 --> 00:40:58,120
of football.

752
00:40:58,120 --> 00:41:00,640
I think the priority should be the league.

753
00:41:00,640 --> 00:41:04,800
But you know bro, the weird thing is that when you look at the Champions Leagues that

754
00:41:04,800 --> 00:41:11,400
Milan have won and you look at their domestic form, it was always like this.

755
00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:14,200
Milan have hardly ever done the double.

756
00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:15,200
Fair, fair.

757
00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:17,080
You know it's really strange.

758
00:41:17,080 --> 00:41:21,920
So maybe it is something that's deeply rooted in the DNA, something that we can't really

759
00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:22,920
explain.

760
00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:25,280
I just feel it's a very risky game.

761
00:41:25,280 --> 00:41:28,000
It's a very risky game.

762
00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:34,400
You're going to have a hard fixture against Napoli and the next fixture is not going to

763
00:41:34,400 --> 00:41:35,400
be easy either.

764
00:41:35,400 --> 00:41:36,400
Yeah.

765
00:41:36,400 --> 00:41:37,400
You know.

766
00:41:37,400 --> 00:41:38,400
Bologna.

767
00:41:38,400 --> 00:41:44,440
If you even beat Napoli, you're going to have either Inter or Benfica which are no jokes

768
00:41:44,440 --> 00:41:45,440
either.

769
00:41:45,440 --> 00:41:46,440
Yeah, no jokes.

770
00:41:46,440 --> 00:41:47,440
Could have been worse but no jokes.

771
00:41:47,440 --> 00:41:51,320
Inter, Milan this season, I mean that's going to get into your head then.

772
00:41:51,320 --> 00:41:54,520
They've bested you a number of times.

773
00:41:54,520 --> 00:41:59,440
For me bro, I totally agree with your point on perhaps not starting all these guys together.

774
00:41:59,440 --> 00:42:03,920
If you have Brahim Diaz and Leao who have both suffered knocks so maybe it's best to

775
00:42:03,920 --> 00:42:05,440
rest them before the Champions League.

776
00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:06,440
Bring in Origi.

777
00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:11,880
Exactly, keep Giroud in, you know, keep your… someone who has actually scored more than

778
00:42:11,880 --> 00:42:13,160
two goals this season.

779
00:42:13,160 --> 00:42:15,880
That would have been splendid.

780
00:42:15,880 --> 00:42:22,080
Now yes, four million a season is what Divock Origi is earning.

781
00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:24,120
He has failed to establish himself.

782
00:42:24,120 --> 00:42:27,880
He always looks like he's one step behind in the link-up play, be it in the box, you

783
00:42:27,880 --> 00:42:28,880
know.

784
00:42:28,880 --> 00:42:32,080
He actually has started to receive boos from the fans.

785
00:42:32,080 --> 00:42:33,480
I mean no shit man.

786
00:42:33,480 --> 00:42:40,360
He's been… he's been… from the season.

787
00:42:40,360 --> 00:42:43,960
When it comes to your point before by the way of Milan rotating and winning and then

788
00:42:43,960 --> 00:42:49,120
not exactly playing well and whatever after rotating, Milan have made five changes so

789
00:42:49,120 --> 00:42:51,960
they're starting 11 in nine games.

790
00:42:51,960 --> 00:42:54,860
Only four of them however ended in wins.

791
00:42:54,860 --> 00:42:59,440
So if you look at that statistic it's a win every other game.

792
00:42:59,440 --> 00:43:04,000
So that's basically proving the point here.

793
00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:05,000
True, true.

794
00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:09,120
Nice to see however that Milan were quite defensively sound with their 4-2-3-1 formation

795
00:43:09,120 --> 00:43:12,120
although they were against an opponent who was in trouble.

796
00:43:12,120 --> 00:43:13,120
Don't you attack?

797
00:43:13,120 --> 00:43:14,120
No.

798
00:43:14,120 --> 00:43:19,880
You know, 70% possession and conceding only one shot on target, that's very nice.

799
00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:25,200
Zanetti as I mentioned before said that he isn't embarrassed to admit taking a conservative

800
00:43:25,200 --> 00:43:26,320
approach against Milan.

801
00:43:26,320 --> 00:43:29,560
He said that you can't give Milan space or they'll destroy you so he tried to keep everything

802
00:43:29,560 --> 00:43:31,560
tight with the sample he said.

803
00:43:31,560 --> 00:43:35,320
They practiced fighting for every ball and keeping the pace as low as possible.

804
00:43:35,320 --> 00:43:36,320
That was their game plan.

805
00:43:36,320 --> 00:43:40,280
That was their game plan coming into the game and he said it himself.

806
00:43:40,280 --> 00:43:45,000
Zanetti also praised Perri Zan, the goalkeeper who had a very good game this time round,

807
00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:49,040
saying that he is filling in for the best goalkeeper in Serie A at the moment, of course

808
00:43:49,040 --> 00:43:50,880
Guillermo Vicario.

809
00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:54,160
And he said that if Vicario does the part the replacement is already there.

810
00:43:54,160 --> 00:43:55,160
Wow that's cool.

811
00:43:55,160 --> 00:43:56,160
That's nice to see.

812
00:43:56,160 --> 00:44:01,000
He also praised De Winter who had a great game.

813
00:44:01,000 --> 00:44:04,680
He plays better in one-offs than he does when given consistent game time.

814
00:44:04,680 --> 00:44:08,120
He was a player who was playing in Serie A last season, De Winter.

815
00:44:08,120 --> 00:44:12,360
So there's a massive step up for him and shout out he had a very good game as well.

816
00:44:12,360 --> 00:44:17,920
Personally, yes, not much left to add to this game.

817
00:44:17,920 --> 00:44:19,480
I don't know about you.

818
00:44:19,480 --> 00:44:22,680
No I mean, I agree with you.

819
00:44:22,680 --> 00:44:25,920
I was actually waiting for you to speak about the highlights but the highlights are still

820
00:44:25,920 --> 00:44:26,920
there.

821
00:44:26,920 --> 00:44:27,920
So I agree.

822
00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:30,360
I mean there's no point to go over.

823
00:44:30,360 --> 00:44:33,760
I think we've mentioned on the points we've talked about what the issues are.

824
00:44:33,760 --> 00:44:36,680
So I think let's wrap it around there.

825
00:44:36,680 --> 00:44:38,640
Unless you have anything else to say.

826
00:44:38,640 --> 00:44:40,280
No let's just see what happens on Wednesday.

827
00:44:40,280 --> 00:44:42,600
I'm very excited to watch that game.

828
00:44:42,600 --> 00:44:43,600
It's going to be feisty.

829
00:44:43,600 --> 00:44:44,600
Yeah definitely.

830
00:44:44,600 --> 00:44:54,320
After that 4-0 just adds an extra layer of fucking juicy goodness dude.

831
00:44:54,320 --> 00:44:55,320
That's what it does.

832
00:44:55,320 --> 00:45:02,480
So Milan are currently fourth with 52 points while Empoli are 14th with 32 points.

833
00:45:02,480 --> 00:45:04,560
So we're off to the next game.

834
00:45:04,560 --> 00:45:07,980
It is Torino nil Roma 1.

835
00:45:07,980 --> 00:45:16,120
We have kind of, well not kind of, we have some stats as per-huge for this game.

836
00:45:16,120 --> 00:45:19,200
We have Torino coming in with two wins, one draw and two losses.

837
00:45:19,200 --> 00:45:21,920
Where Roma come in with two wins, one draw and two losses.

838
00:45:21,920 --> 00:45:22,920
Here we go.

839
00:45:22,920 --> 00:45:27,720
So we have Roma very balanced form-wise, not so very balanced historically-wise.

840
00:45:27,720 --> 00:45:34,080
We have Roma with seven wins, two losses and one draw against Torino.

841
00:45:34,080 --> 00:45:41,120
So we can see that historically here Roma are the favorites and always find a way to

842
00:45:41,120 --> 00:45:47,040
get the one up above Torino.

843
00:45:47,040 --> 00:45:53,120
We have a few changes as well for the starting line-ups in this match.

844
00:45:53,120 --> 00:45:59,240
We've got Giannettis, I'm not too sure how to say it.

845
00:45:59,240 --> 00:46:03,480
He's from Lithuania so probably it's pronounced totally different.

846
00:46:03,480 --> 00:46:10,600
Giannettis is replacing Iličić or Ileti in the middle of the pitch in midfield.

847
00:46:10,600 --> 00:46:15,600
Other than that they have a very standard formation for Torino.

848
00:46:15,600 --> 00:46:18,640
Whereas we have a couple of changes for Roma.

849
00:46:18,640 --> 00:46:25,040
We now seem to have Lorente kind of benching Ibanez at the back.

850
00:46:25,040 --> 00:46:30,000
He's been partnering up with Smoling and Mancini and is putting in a shift there.

851
00:46:30,000 --> 00:46:33,320
We have El-Sharawi back in the starting line-up which was interesting as well.

852
00:46:33,320 --> 00:46:37,520
He's mostly come on as a super sub so he was given the nod for this game.

853
00:46:37,520 --> 00:46:44,800
And we also have Solbakken starting as a striker up front.

854
00:46:44,800 --> 00:46:53,280
One small point I want to mention was that Abraham is no longer the Popino of Mourinho.

855
00:46:53,280 --> 00:47:02,360
Is this a clear example of your point or is this squad rotation?

856
00:47:02,360 --> 00:47:05,240
Because Torino has no team you want to squad rotate around.

857
00:47:05,240 --> 00:47:08,160
No definitely not.

858
00:47:08,160 --> 00:47:09,160
That's a very good point.

859
00:47:09,160 --> 00:47:14,160
I feel like maybe he wanted something different up front this game.

860
00:47:14,160 --> 00:47:18,040
So you don't think it's slowly more into giving up on Abraham's then?

861
00:47:18,040 --> 00:47:22,360
No I do think that he's slowly giving up on Abraham.

862
00:47:22,360 --> 00:47:23,840
Was Bellotti injured this game?

863
00:47:23,840 --> 00:47:26,840
I'm not too sure.

864
00:47:26,840 --> 00:47:29,520
I don't believe he was.

865
00:47:29,520 --> 00:47:32,320
Maybe he wanted to try something more fluid.

866
00:47:32,320 --> 00:47:37,480
It's no myth that Abraham hasn't had the best season.

867
00:47:37,480 --> 00:47:38,480
Fair enough.

868
00:47:38,480 --> 00:47:44,440
One other thing to mention is that I wanted to speak about El Shirawi this season.

869
00:47:44,440 --> 00:47:48,160
Overall, he's been really good.

870
00:47:48,160 --> 00:47:54,920
For a guy who a couple of seasons ago he was playing in China, 22 games, 4 goals, 3 assists,

871
00:47:54,920 --> 00:48:00,600
not terrible for a guy who's 30 years old and hasn't been playing extremely competitive

872
00:48:00,600 --> 00:48:02,400
football.

873
00:48:02,400 --> 00:48:06,120
I feel like it's nice to see him back.

874
00:48:06,120 --> 00:48:07,120
It is.

875
00:48:07,120 --> 00:48:09,720
And it's nice to see him back playing good as well.

876
00:48:09,720 --> 00:48:11,080
At an important team.

877
00:48:11,080 --> 00:48:16,800
So I think overall all things considered, they should be happy to have him.

878
00:48:16,800 --> 00:48:18,120
You remember him when we were younger.

879
00:48:18,120 --> 00:48:19,120
I sure do.

880
00:48:19,120 --> 00:48:22,880
I used to be so scared that the United would have to face him in the Champions League.

881
00:48:22,880 --> 00:48:26,520
I used to be like, I can't see Milan beat United again.

882
00:48:26,520 --> 00:48:30,400
I'd have to see this motherfucker with the stupidest mohawk to beat us.

883
00:48:30,400 --> 00:48:34,000
So I was always really terrified actually.

884
00:48:34,000 --> 00:48:35,280
He was so good back then.

885
00:48:35,280 --> 00:48:36,280
He was.

886
00:48:36,280 --> 00:48:37,280
He was sensational.

887
00:48:37,280 --> 00:48:43,440
And if you had to watch what he's doing at Roma now, if you had to show a kid who's watching

888
00:48:43,440 --> 00:48:46,640
teenager Shirawi play in the afternoon, this is what he does now.

889
00:48:46,640 --> 00:48:47,640
What the fuck happened?

890
00:48:47,640 --> 00:48:52,600
When in reality we're just happy because he's actually playing at the highest level again

891
00:48:52,600 --> 00:48:55,160
after spending some time out in China.

892
00:48:55,160 --> 00:48:56,160
Agreed.

893
00:48:56,160 --> 00:48:58,280
So off we go into the game.

894
00:48:58,280 --> 00:48:59,680
Have I spoken about the lineups?

895
00:48:59,680 --> 00:49:01,040
No I have not.

896
00:49:01,040 --> 00:49:02,840
Lineups are as follows.

897
00:49:02,840 --> 00:49:07,520
We have a 3-4-2-1 for Torino with Milenkovic Savic as the goalkeeper.

898
00:49:07,520 --> 00:49:11,000
We have Bonjana, Schurz and Gravillon in defense.

899
00:49:11,000 --> 00:49:15,360
We have Rodriguez, Genitiv, Ricci and Singo in midfield.

900
00:49:15,360 --> 00:49:18,660
We've got Radonjic, Mirancuk and Sanabria up front.

901
00:49:18,660 --> 00:49:23,160
We then have the same formation again in the second game because I'm choosing a row.

902
00:49:23,160 --> 00:49:27,460
First let's go with the 4-3-3 and then same thing for Napoli and here we go again.

903
00:49:27,460 --> 00:49:31,280
We have a 3-4-2-1 for Roma with Solbacin up front.

904
00:49:31,280 --> 00:49:37,880
We have Di Balla and El Sharraoui as the supporting strikers.

905
00:49:37,880 --> 00:49:44,200
We've got Zalewski, Kristante, Wijnaldum and Spenadzola as the midfielders with Mancini,

906
00:49:44,200 --> 00:49:50,480
Smalling and Laurent in defense, Patricio in goal.

907
00:49:50,480 --> 00:49:53,960
So off we go to the game itself.

908
00:49:53,960 --> 00:49:58,080
Basically one thing to mention and I think it's going to be probably my main talking

909
00:49:58,080 --> 00:50:03,400
point is this thing this game couldn't have started off worse for Torino with pretty much

910
00:50:03,400 --> 00:50:07,280
Roma's first chance on goal.

911
00:50:07,280 --> 00:50:09,480
Zalewski was charging down the right flank.

912
00:50:09,480 --> 00:50:10,960
He moved into the 18 yard area.

913
00:50:10,960 --> 00:50:12,800
He cracked a shot towards goal.

914
00:50:12,800 --> 00:50:17,440
Schurz tried to block it as best he could but unfortunately clearly handled the ball

915
00:50:17,440 --> 00:50:20,440
inside the box penalty clear.

916
00:50:20,440 --> 00:50:23,560
It was almost like a slide forward, right?

917
00:50:23,560 --> 00:50:26,560
I just want to give you guys a penalty.

918
00:50:26,560 --> 00:50:28,960
Comedy of the week again.

919
00:50:28,960 --> 00:50:33,520
And then the Milan game, the comical one would be the Origi spin by the way.

920
00:50:33,520 --> 00:50:38,480
I genuinely felt that he's practicing some kind of dance moves for the ladies in Milan

921
00:50:38,480 --> 00:50:39,480
or something.

922
00:50:39,480 --> 00:50:40,720
I don't know what's going on there.

923
00:50:40,720 --> 00:50:45,880
But anyways in the eighth minute Mr. Clinical this season steps up and slots the goal, slots

924
00:50:45,880 --> 00:50:49,160
the ball in the middle of the goal.

925
00:50:49,160 --> 00:50:55,120
1-0 Di Balla has been sensational.

926
00:50:55,120 --> 00:50:59,720
Basically the first half was pretty quiet.

927
00:50:59,720 --> 00:51:03,360
This definitely changed the game plan for both teams I believe.

928
00:51:03,360 --> 00:51:11,000
And apart from one long shot from Rodriguez there wasn't much to point out for this first

929
00:51:11,000 --> 00:51:15,120
half and Roma were just basically absorbing the Torino pressure.

930
00:51:15,120 --> 00:51:16,840
You know Rodriguez has never scored for Torino?

931
00:51:16,840 --> 00:51:18,480
I know that man I wanted to mention it.

932
00:51:18,480 --> 00:51:20,040
Oh shit I stole your thought there.

933
00:51:20,040 --> 00:51:21,040
No it's fine, it's fine.

934
00:51:21,040 --> 00:51:22,040
He has never scored man.

935
00:51:22,040 --> 00:51:23,040
That's crazy.

936
00:51:23,040 --> 00:51:24,040
He's very creative.

937
00:51:24,040 --> 00:51:26,080
Never thinking about him on fantasy football ever again.

938
00:51:26,080 --> 00:51:27,760
He's always on my paper.

939
00:51:27,760 --> 00:51:28,760
There you go man.

940
00:51:28,760 --> 00:51:29,760
Pick him up here please.

941
00:51:29,760 --> 00:51:30,760
Yeah never.

942
00:51:30,760 --> 00:51:33,160
The second half was way more fiery.

943
00:51:33,160 --> 00:51:39,280
Torino came out with a lot more passion and enthusiasm.

944
00:51:39,280 --> 00:51:45,240
Mirantja coming close to a goal with a header towards goal which was well saved by Rui.

945
00:51:45,240 --> 00:51:48,080
There were lots of battles in the midfield.

946
00:51:48,080 --> 00:51:52,740
It was you know back and forth but the main and last point to talk about was four minutes

947
00:51:52,740 --> 00:51:54,080
on the end of the game.

948
00:51:54,080 --> 00:51:56,400
Matej won the ball in the middle of the field.

949
00:51:56,400 --> 00:51:57,920
He then released a charging time.

950
00:51:57,920 --> 00:52:00,200
Abrams was going down the left flank.

951
00:52:00,200 --> 00:52:04,860
He chops the ball and then releases a curling shot and I believe that if he was playing

952
00:52:04,860 --> 00:52:07,840
American football he would have gone two balls.

953
00:52:07,840 --> 00:52:09,320
It wasn't that bad.

954
00:52:09,320 --> 00:52:10,320
Bro.

955
00:52:10,320 --> 00:52:11,320
It wasn't that bad.

956
00:52:11,320 --> 00:52:12,320
It was way off target.

957
00:52:12,320 --> 00:52:13,320
Oh come on.

958
00:52:13,320 --> 00:52:14,320
It was way off target.

959
00:52:14,320 --> 00:52:17,520
It was high and it was wide but it wasn't that bad.

960
00:52:17,520 --> 00:52:19,600
No I mean he had just come on.

961
00:52:19,600 --> 00:52:21,600
He was on the pitch for seven minutes.

962
00:52:21,600 --> 00:52:26,160
I mean he didn't really have the opportunity to warm himself up.

963
00:52:26,160 --> 00:52:29,160
All I'm saying is he's just playing the wrong sport.

964
00:52:29,160 --> 00:52:33,320
If he was playing American football he would get three points for the team.

965
00:52:33,320 --> 00:52:36,680
So I mean I'm just telling you I might send a message.

966
00:52:36,680 --> 00:52:43,880
But his technique not like over-praising but it always surprises me when you see a tree

967
00:52:43,880 --> 00:52:49,360
like figure like Tammy Abraham chopping and like doing these step overs and these tidy

968
00:52:49,360 --> 00:52:50,680
little tricks with their feet.

969
00:52:50,680 --> 00:52:52,080
It's nice to see.

970
00:52:52,080 --> 00:52:53,080
It is nice to see.

971
00:52:53,080 --> 00:52:57,600
But it's not nice to see how he finishes.

972
00:52:57,600 --> 00:53:01,720
So that's the end of the game 1-0 for Roma.

973
00:53:01,720 --> 00:53:07,920
Kind of you know dropped you know standard day in the office for Roma.

974
00:53:07,920 --> 00:53:13,080
They got this through to the end and then basically they did what had to be done.

975
00:53:13,080 --> 00:53:15,080
Roma were relatively unchallenged in this game.

976
00:53:15,080 --> 00:53:20,300
There were a couple of chances for Torino but nothing where you say oh how unlucky Torino

977
00:53:20,300 --> 00:53:23,880
should have come close to you know should have got the equalizer.

978
00:53:23,880 --> 00:53:27,360
I think the best moment they had was the Miranchuk.

979
00:53:27,360 --> 00:53:32,440
That was the Miranchuk had a great I think that was it was a really good save like Rui

980
00:53:32,440 --> 00:53:33,440
had a brilliant save.

981
00:53:33,440 --> 00:53:37,880
It was it was it was goal it was goal bound and it was it was yeah it was really well

982
00:53:37,880 --> 00:53:38,880
saved.

983
00:53:38,880 --> 00:53:39,880
That was the only save in the game.

984
00:53:39,880 --> 00:53:41,800
Yeah it was and it was a very important one as well.

985
00:53:41,800 --> 00:53:45,560
A hugely important defense looked really solid for Roma again.

986
00:53:45,560 --> 00:53:51,320
He really seems to have really strong a strong system now at the back.

987
00:53:51,320 --> 00:53:55,320
And what's interesting is you know that if any of these defenders start to look out of

988
00:53:55,320 --> 00:53:59,280
source he's got Ibanez hungry to come back and that's what it'd be like hey I want my

989
00:53:59,280 --> 00:54:00,560
spot back.

990
00:54:00,560 --> 00:54:06,280
So I really like how he how he sticks to at least two defenders at the back and he's always

991
00:54:06,280 --> 00:54:10,320
playing with the last one you know like whoever's not playing too well you better watch out

992
00:54:10,320 --> 00:54:12,280
because your spot's going to be replaced.

993
00:54:12,280 --> 00:54:18,720
And I like it a lot and I think it really helps to bring them continuity at the back.

994
00:54:18,720 --> 00:54:23,000
Roma aren't playing brilliant football but they're playing better than they were at the

995
00:54:23,000 --> 00:54:27,600
beginning of the season where basically you'd watch a game of Roma and they would not have

996
00:54:27,600 --> 00:54:30,040
one single attack being strong.

997
00:54:30,040 --> 00:54:31,040
More is happening.

998
00:54:31,040 --> 00:54:32,040
It's not enough.

999
00:54:32,040 --> 00:54:33,040
Definitely.

1000
00:54:33,040 --> 00:54:36,560
It's not enough that you expect from a team like this.

1001
00:54:36,560 --> 00:54:38,480
Having Wijnaldum and Spinazzola helps a lot.

1002
00:54:38,480 --> 00:54:39,480
It is helping.

1003
00:54:39,480 --> 00:54:43,720
And you can see that it's helping but one point I wanted to mention was the fact that

1004
00:54:43,720 --> 00:54:48,160
they don't have a proper number nine must also be a reason.

1005
00:54:48,160 --> 00:54:51,840
I mean they have Di Balla and this is my last point to mention they have Di Balla playing

1006
00:54:51,840 --> 00:54:55,960
as at false and it works but I don't think it works for a full game.

1007
00:54:55,960 --> 00:55:00,760
I think at the point Di Balla then tends to have a shift downwards in his game he gets

1008
00:55:00,760 --> 00:55:05,680
tired he needs more support and I think as the game goes on and Roma don't get a goal

1009
00:55:05,680 --> 00:55:07,800
I think they really begin to struggle then.

1010
00:55:07,800 --> 00:55:08,800
Yeah totally.

1011
00:55:08,800 --> 00:55:12,840
You look at the system it's like Di Balla and the Giants.

1012
00:55:12,840 --> 00:55:16,640
The Balla and the Jumpers.

1013
00:55:16,640 --> 00:55:22,280
This team is it's crazy how you could highlight the importance of every player and it's so

1014
00:55:22,280 --> 00:55:27,480
simple like it's like okay you've got Spinazzola, Zaleski, fast drive, Cristante, big strong

1015
00:55:27,480 --> 00:55:29,560
and Maggini is smalling.

1016
00:55:29,560 --> 00:55:32,280
Wijnaldum, like flex player in the middle.

1017
00:55:32,280 --> 00:55:35,320
Yeah kind of the engine right.

1018
00:55:35,320 --> 00:55:40,480
But they, Mourinho knows exactly what this team is good at and he prepares them for that

1019
00:55:40,480 --> 00:55:44,560
and he's instilled this mentality in them that if you get an early goal you are not

1020
00:55:44,560 --> 00:55:45,560
fucking conceding.

1021
00:55:45,560 --> 00:55:46,560
No.

1022
00:55:46,560 --> 00:55:47,560
You are not conceding.

1023
00:55:47,560 --> 00:55:48,560
No.

1024
00:55:48,560 --> 00:55:49,560
That's the last thing that's going to happen.

1025
00:55:49,560 --> 00:55:50,560
And they're really calm.

1026
00:55:50,560 --> 00:55:51,560
I like how composed they are.

1027
00:55:51,560 --> 00:55:52,560
It's nice to see a very composed team.

1028
00:55:52,560 --> 00:55:54,440
Not Sassuolo basically.

1029
00:55:54,440 --> 00:55:57,560
Have you heard by the way of the Cassano and Mourinho beef?

1030
00:55:57,560 --> 00:56:00,400
I've been seeing all this beef going on.

1031
00:56:00,400 --> 00:56:06,840
It looks like two girls and the boyfriend they can't, the guy that they can't clutch

1032
00:56:06,840 --> 00:56:07,840
onto.

1033
00:56:07,840 --> 00:56:11,080
They look like two whiny little bitches in my opinion.

1034
00:56:11,080 --> 00:56:12,080
It's hilarious though.

1035
00:56:12,080 --> 00:56:13,080
It's comical.

1036
00:56:13,080 --> 00:56:14,080
It's petty.

1037
00:56:14,080 --> 00:56:17,880
It is Italian pettiness at its best.

1038
00:56:17,880 --> 00:56:19,040
So you know what's going on.

1039
00:56:19,040 --> 00:56:22,960
I've been following but to be honest these things tend to really uninteresting me very

1040
00:56:22,960 --> 00:56:25,120
quickly so I kind of switched off from it.

1041
00:56:25,120 --> 00:56:28,560
For the listeners quickly though.

1042
00:56:28,560 --> 00:56:36,840
Basically Cassano compared, well rather contrasted Mourinho to Sarri saying that Sarri loves football

1043
00:56:36,840 --> 00:56:40,720
and he's got this passion for the game where Mourinho doesn't give a fuck.

1044
00:56:40,720 --> 00:56:41,720
And that's a quote he said.

1045
00:56:41,720 --> 00:56:43,520
Mourinho doesn't give a fuck about playing beautiful football.

1046
00:56:43,520 --> 00:56:45,400
He doesn't give a fuck about football.

1047
00:56:45,400 --> 00:56:49,840
Then Mourinho hit back and he entered his mental archives.

1048
00:56:49,840 --> 00:56:54,000
You know he looked through them a bit and he found some shit on Cassano.

1049
00:56:54,000 --> 00:56:58,120
Apparently Mourinho often hits out at these people with random obscure stats.

1050
00:56:58,120 --> 00:57:00,520
He must have had that notebook.

1051
00:57:00,520 --> 00:57:01,520
Yeah.

1052
00:57:01,520 --> 00:57:04,720
He's like okay let's look for the Cassano.

1053
00:57:04,720 --> 00:57:10,840
He's remembered in Madrid for his jacket because he wore a funny jacket when he went to sign.

1054
00:57:10,840 --> 00:57:15,080
He said he never won anything with the teams he's been at.

1055
00:57:15,080 --> 00:57:19,600
Even though Cassano actually won the Scudetto with Milan in 2011.

1056
00:57:19,600 --> 00:57:25,400
But yes now Cassano has hit back and said that Mourinho basically has proved him right

1057
00:57:25,400 --> 00:57:27,720
in a way that he's always craving attention.

1058
00:57:27,720 --> 00:57:34,160
Mourinho mentioned some fight that Cassano had with an obscure player back in his inter-days.

1059
00:57:34,160 --> 00:57:36,920
And Cassano was like how the hell did you even know about that?

1060
00:57:36,920 --> 00:57:40,400
Like apparently the whole team had split them up but they were friends three days later.

1061
00:57:40,400 --> 00:57:43,080
Mourinho's bringing this up all these years later.

1062
00:57:43,080 --> 00:57:46,000
Look how petty he is in a fucking interview.

1063
00:57:46,000 --> 00:57:48,160
But yeah that's it.

1064
00:57:48,160 --> 00:57:49,160
Cassano's quite the character.

1065
00:57:49,160 --> 00:57:53,560
And he also said Mourinho that some people are serious in this industry.

1066
00:57:53,560 --> 00:57:55,800
Cassano's just having fun right in this industry.

1067
00:57:55,800 --> 00:58:01,040
And then it got me thinking in this industry what are we doing?

1068
00:58:01,040 --> 00:58:02,040
Me and you?

1069
00:58:02,040 --> 00:58:05,800
Yeah and Matt of course.

1070
00:58:05,800 --> 00:58:07,560
I suppose because we are having fun.

1071
00:58:07,560 --> 00:58:13,960
You're having fun but you're also giving a well professionally organized podcast game

1072
00:58:13,960 --> 00:58:15,240
in game.

1073
00:58:15,240 --> 00:58:16,240
It's not fun.

1074
00:58:16,240 --> 00:58:18,040
It has a fun twist to it.

1075
00:58:18,040 --> 00:58:20,680
But it's very serious in its intent.

1076
00:58:20,680 --> 00:58:23,080
Of course you don't try to be serious people.

1077
00:58:23,080 --> 00:58:24,080
You love your jokes.

1078
00:58:24,080 --> 00:58:29,120
You have to keep it a bit fresh and a bit soft and a bit loose.

1079
00:58:29,120 --> 00:58:33,520
So it's a serious podcast in a loose way.

1080
00:58:33,520 --> 00:58:35,320
Okay loosely serious.

1081
00:58:35,320 --> 00:58:36,320
I like that.

1082
00:58:36,320 --> 00:58:37,320
That's our new motto.

1083
00:58:37,320 --> 00:58:38,320
So I like my women.

1084
00:58:38,320 --> 00:58:41,320
Or seriously loose.

1085
00:58:41,320 --> 00:58:45,120
That could also be a thing.

1086
00:58:45,120 --> 00:58:50,880
Okay so for the standings and to end this game here we have Roma sitting in third with

1087
00:58:50,880 --> 00:58:56,840
53 points and Torino in 11th with 38 points.

1088
00:58:56,840 --> 00:59:01,920
The next match we're going to be covering is Salernitana 1-1 Inter.

1089
00:59:01,920 --> 00:59:05,720
The Milan clubs cannot catch a break.

1090
00:59:05,720 --> 00:59:10,680
Inter and Salernitana had actually never drawn in Seia before last weekend.

1091
00:59:10,680 --> 00:59:14,880
Inter had won five of those meetings including the two in the 21st century compared to two

1092
00:59:14,880 --> 00:59:19,280
for Salernitana in 1948 and 1999.

1093
00:59:19,280 --> 00:59:24,360
Salernitana have drawn their last five league matches for the first time in their Seia history.

1094
00:59:24,360 --> 00:59:26,880
That's a fun little stat for Salernitana over there.

1095
00:59:26,880 --> 00:59:32,360
And Salernitana became Romelu Lukaku's 60th different opponent in the big five European

1096
00:59:32,360 --> 00:59:33,360
league.

1097
00:59:33,360 --> 00:59:36,280
He has found the net against 48 of those sides.

1098
00:59:36,280 --> 00:59:41,880
However excluding penalties Lukaku's last league goal was back in August at the Via

1099
00:59:41,880 --> 00:59:44,360
del Mar against Lecce.

1100
00:59:44,360 --> 00:59:46,400
Aye aye aye.

1101
00:59:46,400 --> 00:59:47,400
Indeed.

1102
00:59:47,400 --> 00:59:54,000
Inter, Lowknee, Lorenzo, Pirola was at the back for Salernitana and their ex midfielder

1103
00:59:54,000 --> 00:59:59,320
winger Kandrevo of course featured on that Salernitana side too.

1104
00:59:59,320 --> 01:00:00,560
Let's get into it in detail.

1105
01:00:00,560 --> 01:00:08,760
3-4-2-1 formation for Salernitana with Guillermo Ochoa larger than God himself in gold.

1106
01:00:08,760 --> 01:00:13,960
Pirola, Gionbe and Danilulic were at the back with Brotherich on the left and Braun on the

1107
01:00:13,960 --> 01:00:14,960
right.

1108
01:00:14,960 --> 01:00:18,400
Salernitana and Cullibaly formed the midfield double pivot.

1109
01:00:18,400 --> 01:00:23,440
Kandrevo was out wide on the left with Kastanos out on the right with Piontek as the spearhead

1110
01:00:23,440 --> 01:00:24,520
over there.

1111
01:00:24,520 --> 01:00:29,920
For Inzaghi's Inter it was a 3-5-2 formation with Onana in gold, Darmian, De Vrij and

1112
01:00:29,920 --> 01:00:32,680
Alsharabi at the back with Dumfries on the right wing.

1113
01:00:32,680 --> 01:00:37,080
Gossens was on the left wing with Mkhitaryan, Aslani and Barela in the middle.

1114
01:00:37,080 --> 01:00:41,960
Correa and Lukaku formed the striking partnership up front.

1115
01:00:41,960 --> 01:00:50,800
Now in the 6th minute Lukaku headed down a long ball and found Robin Gossens running

1116
01:00:50,800 --> 01:00:52,240
forward inside the box.

1117
01:00:52,240 --> 01:00:57,220
The German sent a first time effort curling into the top corner, Inter's first goal from

1118
01:00:57,220 --> 01:01:01,800
open play in over 400 minutes of football.

1119
01:01:01,800 --> 01:01:06,640
Inter controlled the remainder of the first half with 60% ball possession and 11 shots

1120
01:01:06,640 --> 01:01:12,640
5 of them on target including a big miss by Bigrum who headed directly at Ochoa after

1121
01:01:12,640 --> 01:01:18,120
Dumfries' cross and Salernitana only had one shot in the first half.

1122
01:01:18,120 --> 01:01:22,480
The second half started in the same way for Inter with Barela striking the post in the

1123
01:01:22,480 --> 01:01:23,480
49th minute.

1124
01:01:23,480 --> 01:01:28,880
In the 64th minute was Lukaku's diving header that hit the crossbar after an Aslani corner.

1125
01:01:28,880 --> 01:01:33,840
Dia came on and changed the game for Salernitana shortly after he even hit the post through

1126
01:01:33,840 --> 01:01:36,120
a very close range volley.

1127
01:01:36,120 --> 01:01:41,680
But the magic happened in the 90th minute as it seems to be all done and Dia couldn't

1128
01:01:41,680 --> 01:01:45,480
really make the difference for Salernitana despite his efforts and everyone thought that

1129
01:01:45,480 --> 01:01:49,000
Inter were going to get a standard 1-0 victory and return to winning ways.

1130
01:01:49,000 --> 01:01:50,880
Oh were they wrong.

1131
01:01:50,880 --> 01:01:56,840
Antonio Candreva pulled the host's level with a looping miss hit cross from the touchline

1132
01:01:56,840 --> 01:02:02,040
that somehow beat Andre and Ana and tucked into the top corner.

1133
01:02:02,040 --> 01:02:09,720
All the way from downtown on the right, Antonio Candreva, the man whose crosses are so wildly

1134
01:02:09,720 --> 01:02:12,760
inaccurate they sometimes end up in the back of the net.

1135
01:02:12,760 --> 01:02:16,520
You ever wish those cartoons where they're playing football and the ball just does zig

1136
01:02:16,520 --> 01:02:21,360
zags and loop the loops and goes up and down and stuff.

1137
01:02:21,360 --> 01:02:24,200
That's exactly how Candreva crosses the ball.

1138
01:02:24,200 --> 01:02:25,440
It ends up going in.

1139
01:02:25,440 --> 01:02:26,440
Exactly.

1140
01:02:26,440 --> 01:02:27,440
It's just random right.

1141
01:02:27,440 --> 01:02:28,440
No one knows what's going on.

1142
01:02:28,440 --> 01:02:33,280
You're just watching and saying we'll see.

1143
01:02:33,280 --> 01:02:38,280
Please nothing mind.

1144
01:02:38,280 --> 01:02:42,640
It's the same story every week for Inter who dominate but can't seem to win a match.

1145
01:02:42,640 --> 01:02:45,120
It seems harsh to criticize them for this one.

1146
01:02:45,120 --> 01:02:47,120
I like how you've added an emote.

1147
01:02:47,120 --> 01:02:52,440
You haven't added an emote in any of your notes for the last three game weeks but you

1148
01:02:52,440 --> 01:02:56,920
feel the pleasure to mention that they haven't lost a game.

1149
01:02:56,920 --> 01:03:00,080
But you've also not won against Empoli.

1150
01:03:00,080 --> 01:03:01,480
Yeah, for sure.

1151
01:03:01,480 --> 01:03:06,040
And in fact I criticize both teams equally.

1152
01:03:06,040 --> 01:03:08,840
In fact I think that it's harsh.

1153
01:03:08,840 --> 01:03:14,480
The criticism that both teams are facing for this performance this weekend is harsh because

1154
01:03:14,480 --> 01:03:19,040
they totally outplayed the opponent.

1155
01:03:19,040 --> 01:03:20,840
You look at Milan for example.

1156
01:03:20,840 --> 01:03:24,440
There was a ribbage chance at the beginning of the game that they missed one on one.

1157
01:03:24,440 --> 01:03:26,920
You know like what more they can't purely do.

1158
01:03:26,920 --> 01:03:30,080
You're putting these players in positions to succeed and they're not doing it.

1159
01:03:30,080 --> 01:03:31,080
And it's the same thing with Nzaghi.

1160
01:03:31,080 --> 01:03:34,800
I don't know how he looks Lukaku in the eyes nowadays.

1161
01:03:34,800 --> 01:03:38,120
He's missing so many chances.

1162
01:03:38,120 --> 01:03:41,600
I don't know how he can look him in the eye at the moment.

1163
01:03:41,600 --> 01:03:43,680
Now listen to this.

1164
01:03:43,680 --> 01:03:45,200
Inter took 25 shots.

1165
01:03:45,200 --> 01:03:49,920
11 of which were on target and limited Salah in it to just 3 on target.

1166
01:03:49,920 --> 01:03:55,080
Ochoa had 10 saves, 9 of which came from inside the area.

1167
01:03:55,080 --> 01:03:56,080
He's insane.

1168
01:03:56,080 --> 01:04:00,000
Conceding only one when the ex-UG was 2.57.

1169
01:04:00,000 --> 01:04:01,000
Holy moly man.

1170
01:04:01,000 --> 01:04:02,000
Yeah what a performance.

1171
01:04:02,000 --> 01:04:03,000
This guy is a beast.

1172
01:04:03,000 --> 01:04:04,080
He's a beast.

1173
01:04:04,080 --> 01:04:06,540
Like what a signing they've made.

1174
01:04:06,540 --> 01:04:11,040
In a way thank god they fucking, I like Seppi but thank god Seppi got injured.

1175
01:04:11,040 --> 01:04:13,920
Yeah honestly because it's unfair to bench Seppi.

1176
01:04:13,920 --> 01:04:14,920
It is.

1177
01:04:14,920 --> 01:04:17,600
But you know when you have a guy like Ochoa, he's cat like.

1178
01:04:17,600 --> 01:04:18,600
Honestly cat like.

1179
01:04:18,600 --> 01:04:19,600
He is.

1180
01:04:19,600 --> 01:04:24,640
I don't know what kind of a spell he takes or what he does but holy cow man.

1181
01:04:24,640 --> 01:04:27,280
This was I think Gossens' best performance this season.

1182
01:04:27,280 --> 01:04:28,720
Of course not only because of the goal.

1183
01:04:28,720 --> 01:04:29,720
I don't like to be that guy.

1184
01:04:29,720 --> 01:04:30,720
No.

1185
01:04:30,720 --> 01:04:31,720
He scored so it was his best.

1186
01:04:31,720 --> 01:04:32,720
But he actually looked sharp.

1187
01:04:32,720 --> 01:04:34,680
He looked menacing down the left.

1188
01:04:34,680 --> 01:04:36,000
And we haven't said that often.

1189
01:04:36,000 --> 01:04:40,940
I don't think I've ever said that for Gossens in an inter shirt.

1190
01:04:40,940 --> 01:04:42,940
So it was good.

1191
01:04:42,940 --> 01:04:46,200
Great game by Aslani who barely gets any minutes from Nizaghi.

1192
01:04:46,200 --> 01:04:51,600
He had 6 key passes, 5 accurate crosses, good game for the little midfielder over there.

1193
01:04:51,600 --> 01:04:52,880
He's got big boots to fill.

1194
01:04:52,880 --> 01:04:53,880
He does.

1195
01:04:53,880 --> 01:04:58,320
And bro Correa the invisible man.

1196
01:04:58,320 --> 01:05:02,960
I just feel he's very, he just doesn't belong in that squad at all.

1197
01:05:02,960 --> 01:05:07,520
And it's a pity because I think in a different team as a Torino or as a, I don't know like

1198
01:05:07,520 --> 01:05:10,640
a middle, even a Bologna I think he could really excel.

1199
01:05:10,640 --> 01:05:12,220
He's not a bad player.

1200
01:05:12,220 --> 01:05:16,240
But isn't he the type of striker who works best as a second striker because he's not

1201
01:05:16,240 --> 01:05:18,280
quite a winger, he's not quite a nine.

1202
01:05:18,280 --> 01:05:19,280
Sure.

1203
01:05:19,280 --> 01:05:21,640
But I see the two striker formation.

1204
01:05:21,640 --> 01:05:23,360
Yeah, fair, fair.

1205
01:05:23,360 --> 01:05:25,240
I didn't mean those teams in particular.

1206
01:05:25,240 --> 01:05:26,800
I just meant as a smaller team.

1207
01:05:26,800 --> 01:05:28,840
I think he could definitely be a key player.

1208
01:05:28,840 --> 01:05:34,340
A key starting and now as he's done a starter.

1209
01:05:34,340 --> 01:05:37,160
He's never impressed me since he's joined the interview.

1210
01:05:37,160 --> 01:05:38,160
He's never impressed me.

1211
01:05:38,160 --> 01:05:44,320
He had a few nice moments, a few streaky nice moments where he was scoring a couple of goals.

1212
01:05:44,320 --> 01:05:45,800
For example.

1213
01:05:45,800 --> 01:05:50,560
But apart from that, it's not been, it's not, it's just not been good enough.

1214
01:05:50,560 --> 01:05:52,160
Yeah, no, not at all.

1215
01:05:52,160 --> 01:05:56,240
And it feels like he's one of those players that are bringing in all like these, these

1216
01:05:56,240 --> 01:06:02,080
say experienced players who are kind of on the, on the decline almost like, or they're

1217
01:06:02,080 --> 01:06:03,800
just cheap alternatives rather than.

1218
01:06:03,800 --> 01:06:05,560
I'd say that's more of an option.

1219
01:06:05,560 --> 01:06:07,200
That's more than the thing than on the decline.

1220
01:06:07,200 --> 01:06:10,160
I wouldn't have called Korea under the when he was signed.

1221
01:06:10,160 --> 01:06:11,160
Right.

1222
01:06:11,160 --> 01:06:12,160
Yeah.

1223
01:06:12,160 --> 01:06:15,680
But you look at, for example, you know, Korea, cheap alternatives, they're called cheap alternatives

1224
01:06:15,680 --> 01:06:20,720
fucking even go since it's like cheap alternative at the end of the day.

1225
01:06:20,720 --> 01:06:22,080
The guitar is a cheap alternative.

1226
01:06:22,080 --> 01:06:23,080
Yeah.

1227
01:06:23,080 --> 01:06:24,080
The player is going out.

1228
01:06:24,080 --> 01:06:25,080
That's for sure.

1229
01:06:25,080 --> 01:06:26,080
That's for sure.

1230
01:06:26,080 --> 01:06:27,080
You know?

1231
01:06:27,080 --> 01:06:28,080
Yeah.

1232
01:06:28,080 --> 01:06:30,800
But anyway, bro, anything you want to say about inter you empathize with them a lot.

1233
01:06:30,800 --> 01:06:32,560
You're an inter empathizer.

1234
01:06:32,560 --> 01:06:33,560
I am.

1235
01:06:33,560 --> 01:06:34,560
I am.

1236
01:06:34,560 --> 01:06:36,360
I feel like, I feel like they don't do that much wrong.

1237
01:06:36,360 --> 01:06:40,400
So it's hard to blame the coach, just like you find it hard to blame purely.

1238
01:06:40,400 --> 01:06:47,880
And I don't particularly like me and I'm, but I barely ever criticized them actually

1239
01:06:47,880 --> 01:06:49,120
quite the opposite to be honest with you.

1240
01:06:49,120 --> 01:06:53,880
And you, you know, I'm not your biggest, their biggest fan, but I often praise pure and often

1241
01:06:53,880 --> 01:07:00,120
say why would you sack the manager who has brought you consistency in the last few years?

1242
01:07:00,120 --> 01:07:02,960
It's pathetic if you ask me now that happens for two seasons.

1243
01:07:02,960 --> 01:07:07,600
I'll be like, okay, you've got, you've got the rights to, to show him the door, but you

1244
01:07:07,600 --> 01:07:12,840
know, it was a very short period and people were already getting impatient.

1245
01:07:12,840 --> 01:07:16,800
And I felt that it wasn't very fair.

1246
01:07:16,800 --> 01:07:21,520
Inzaghi is running out of time a little bit.

1247
01:07:21,520 --> 01:07:29,000
I feel like the base of how the season's going, Inter kind of already knew they weren't going

1248
01:07:29,000 --> 01:07:30,000
to win the league.

1249
01:07:30,000 --> 01:07:35,840
So for them, it's not that important almost, but they now run the risk of not qualifying

1250
01:07:35,840 --> 01:07:37,520
for the Champions League.

1251
01:07:37,520 --> 01:07:39,160
And that, that could be an issue.

1252
01:07:39,160 --> 01:07:40,160
Of course.

1253
01:07:40,160 --> 01:07:41,600
That could be a huge issue for them.

1254
01:07:41,600 --> 01:07:42,600
Yes.

1255
01:07:42,600 --> 01:07:45,240
Financially very unstable right now.

1256
01:07:45,240 --> 01:07:47,880
Talks of a new owner happening nonstop now.

1257
01:07:47,880 --> 01:07:49,080
Invest Corp have just been mentioned.

1258
01:07:49,080 --> 01:07:52,640
The guys who were going to buy Milan back in the day.

1259
01:07:52,640 --> 01:07:55,400
Financially it would destroy them, not qualifying for the, for the Champions League.

1260
01:07:55,400 --> 01:07:59,920
It would be, they already publicly say that everyone's for sale for the right price.

1261
01:07:59,920 --> 01:08:03,160
So, yeah, we'll see.

1262
01:08:03,160 --> 01:08:05,960
Anyway, um, league standings.

1263
01:08:05,960 --> 01:08:13,880
So Salernitana currently sit in 15th with 29 points while Inter sit in fifth with 51

1264
01:08:13,880 --> 01:08:14,880
points.

1265
01:08:14,880 --> 01:08:19,680
We just one point out of the top four subject to U versus points deduction.

1266
01:08:19,680 --> 01:08:20,680
Exactimento.

1267
01:08:20,680 --> 01:08:23,480
Um, you are up.

1268
01:08:23,480 --> 01:08:31,560
So we're up to mention the next game, which is Atalanta nil Bologna two.

1269
01:08:31,560 --> 01:08:33,120
As always, we'll go over their form.

1270
01:08:33,120 --> 01:08:35,880
We have Atalanta with two wins, one draw, two losses.

1271
01:08:35,880 --> 01:08:41,840
Bologna with two wins, two draws, one loss, relatively similar form for both sides.

1272
01:08:41,840 --> 01:08:47,160
Um, however, as I like to mention, it may be similar form, but historically it is far

1273
01:08:47,160 --> 01:08:48,160
from similar.

1274
01:08:48,160 --> 01:08:52,360
We have Atalanta with seven wins, two draws and one loss versus Bologna.

1275
01:08:52,360 --> 01:08:55,960
Arguably one of their favorite matchups in Syria.

1276
01:08:55,960 --> 01:09:01,960
Uh, Atalanta have failed to score against Bologna only twice in the last eight years

1277
01:09:01,960 --> 01:09:07,680
in 2015 in a three zero loss and in 2021 in a nil nil draw.

1278
01:09:07,680 --> 01:09:14,280
Um, it could have been another historic moment for Atalanta, but in a different way, it could

1279
01:09:14,280 --> 01:09:22,320
have been their 2500th goal in the Syria, uh, becoming the only the 11th team to achieve

1280
01:09:22,320 --> 01:09:24,520
this milestone in the top flight.

1281
01:09:24,520 --> 01:09:30,200
However, as this corner alluded to, it is not, it was not going to be for this week.

1282
01:09:30,200 --> 01:09:33,680
So we can see Luckmann celebrate the 2500th goal next weekend.

1283
01:09:33,680 --> 01:09:36,160
Um, Hoyland at this rate?

1284
01:09:36,160 --> 01:09:37,760
Depends, depends.

1285
01:09:37,760 --> 01:09:41,960
Um, Atalanta had a few changes to the X 11 again.

1286
01:09:41,960 --> 01:09:47,240
We saw the return of Hoyland and Luckmann back together upfront.

1287
01:09:47,240 --> 01:09:54,960
And, um, on Bologna side, we saw simply one change with Soriano coming back into the squad

1288
01:09:54,960 --> 01:09:56,840
in exchange for Arbisher.

1289
01:09:56,840 --> 01:10:01,840
Um, other than that, we've had standard for me as standard teams.

1290
01:10:01,840 --> 01:10:04,520
I mean, the standard starting 11, excuse me.

1291
01:10:04,520 --> 01:10:08,880
Um, and we'll mention that right now we have a three, four, one, two, four Atalanta with

1292
01:10:08,880 --> 01:10:13,220
Musso in goal, Jim City, Palomino and Scalvini at the back.

1293
01:10:13,220 --> 01:10:18,200
We have Zappa, Costa de Rune, Ederson and Malle in the middle.

1294
01:10:18,200 --> 01:10:23,320
Pasalic as the attacking midfielder with Luckmann and Hoyland upfront.

1295
01:10:23,320 --> 01:10:28,400
On the opposing side for Bologna in a four, two, three, one, we have Sansone upfront with

1296
01:10:28,400 --> 01:10:34,400
Barrow, Ferguson and Soriano as the supporting attackers or midfielders as you wish with

1297
01:10:34,400 --> 01:10:37,980
Moro and Shorten in defensive midfield.

1298
01:10:37,980 --> 01:10:45,480
And then we've got Kiriakopoulos, Lusumi, Sao Maoro and Posch in defense with Skoropski,

1299
01:10:45,480 --> 01:10:48,160
the best goaler in the league at the back.

1300
01:10:48,160 --> 01:10:49,760
We've had a massive game.

1301
01:10:49,760 --> 01:10:54,480
He certainly had a massive game and Matt was here, he'd be telling me to go shove it.

1302
01:10:54,480 --> 01:10:55,480
Yeah.

1303
01:10:55,480 --> 01:10:59,220
But I'll stick by my choice and he isn't the second best, but he's definitely a good keeper.

1304
01:10:59,220 --> 01:11:01,400
No doubt about that.

1305
01:11:01,400 --> 01:11:02,400
Absolutely not.

1306
01:11:02,400 --> 01:11:04,240
Once ever, absolutely none whatsoever.

1307
01:11:04,240 --> 01:11:08,080
I think I've been making so many horrible English mistakes in this podcast that I'm

1308
01:11:08,080 --> 01:11:12,240
not going to be an English teacher.

1309
01:11:12,240 --> 01:11:17,400
Anyways, Atalanta started this game very well, actually.

1310
01:11:17,400 --> 01:11:22,480
They had several chances to score within the first 15 minutes, the best of those coming

1311
01:11:22,480 --> 01:11:25,480
from a Hoyland chance.

1312
01:11:25,480 --> 01:11:28,020
He received the ball wide, way up the pitch.

1313
01:11:28,020 --> 01:11:33,000
He then found Luckmann in space down the middle who then plays the ball back into the dashing

1314
01:11:33,000 --> 01:11:40,680
Hoyland, who manages to find his enough space to be 1v1 vs Skoropski, but with a poor finish,

1315
01:11:40,680 --> 01:11:43,560
Skoropski managed to get a hand onto the ball.

1316
01:11:43,560 --> 01:11:47,280
However, the play wasn't over then, just yet.

1317
01:11:47,280 --> 01:11:52,600
There was Hoyland then receiving the ball again from the parried shot, who he had an

1318
01:11:52,600 --> 01:11:59,280
empty chance at goal, he took his time and then only shot the ball into a bunch of Bologna

1319
01:11:59,280 --> 01:12:00,400
defenders.

1320
01:12:00,400 --> 01:12:06,520
There were better choices available for him that could easily be said.

1321
01:12:06,520 --> 01:12:11,360
The first half was then continuously bossed by Atalanta, they still didn't manage to find

1322
01:12:11,360 --> 01:12:18,360
a chance to score or to break the deadlock rather than chance to score, and that's how

1323
01:12:18,360 --> 01:12:19,760
the first half ended.

1324
01:12:19,760 --> 01:12:25,520
The second half started probably as best Mr. Thiago Mota could have wished for.

1325
01:12:25,520 --> 01:12:31,160
In the 48th minute, just two games after the restart, Bologna looked full of spirit and

1326
01:12:31,160 --> 01:12:36,680
full of passion, Sansona dribbled past two players on the right hand side, he then passed

1327
01:12:36,680 --> 01:12:40,360
the ball to Barrow, asking for the return ball.

1328
01:12:40,360 --> 01:12:49,680
Barrow, with some luck, managed to sneak the ball into Sansona's path, 1v1, lovely finish,

1329
01:12:49,680 --> 01:12:52,640
1-0.

1330
01:12:52,640 --> 01:12:59,040
There were a couple of other chances during the second half, Hewland had another chance

1331
01:12:59,040 --> 01:13:05,680
at goal, he had a strong header which was again saved by Skorupski, there were a number

1332
01:13:05,680 --> 01:13:13,200
of other chances for both sides, Xerxsi came close, and then in the 80th minute, 2-0, Xerxsi

1333
01:13:13,200 --> 01:13:18,460
managed to get the ball in the middle of the park, he charged forward, and then played

1334
01:13:18,460 --> 01:13:20,920
a lovely pass to Orsolini.

1335
01:13:20,920 --> 01:13:25,600
He was pushing towards goal, he then slid his way past Palomino and thundered a shot

1336
01:13:25,600 --> 01:13:31,200
towards goal, Moussa didn't really have a chance there.

1337
01:13:31,200 --> 01:13:35,160
Overall those were the main highlights of the game, Skorupski in my opinion was the

1338
01:13:35,160 --> 01:13:44,120
MVP with several saves to keep the score in Bologna's favor, and overall a very commanding

1339
01:13:44,120 --> 01:13:49,880
display, it must have been very demoralizing for Atalanta to not be able to get a goal

1340
01:13:49,880 --> 01:13:54,200
for the team and hopefully scrape the game back to a draw.

1341
01:13:54,200 --> 01:14:01,880
So I feel like Skorupski was fundamental in this win, especially when you see in the first

1342
01:14:01,880 --> 01:14:16,320
half that Atalanta had so many opportunities to go upfront, and I feel like he was huge.

1343
01:14:16,320 --> 01:14:23,200
My favorite moment of this game was when Orsolini scored the tap-in after Xerxsi's shot was

1344
01:14:23,200 --> 01:14:28,240
saved, he ripped his shirt off, threw it up in the air and went celebrating, and the referee

1345
01:14:28,240 --> 01:14:31,560
instantly was like, what the fuck, how you doing?

1346
01:14:31,560 --> 01:14:35,960
He threw a yellow card like Lionsman and had his flag up the entire time.

1347
01:14:35,960 --> 01:14:36,960
What a meme.

1348
01:14:36,960 --> 01:14:41,800
And then he scored right after he couldn't take his shirt off, I bet he was dying to

1349
01:14:41,800 --> 01:14:42,800
do it.

1350
01:14:42,800 --> 01:14:43,800
I bet he was.

1351
01:14:43,800 --> 01:14:51,040
So funny, but another point while we're on Bologna, Xerxsi is one of the most aesthetically

1352
01:14:51,040 --> 01:14:53,520
pleasing players in the league, I think.

1353
01:14:53,520 --> 01:15:04,280
His playstyle, he's a strong, fast player with a lot of skill to him, and very good

1354
01:15:04,280 --> 01:15:07,000
technique, that's the right word, exactly.

1355
01:15:07,000 --> 01:15:11,400
I just don't feel like he has the finishing product upfront yet.

1356
01:15:11,400 --> 01:15:14,160
Maybe at another season with Mota, that could change.

1357
01:15:14,160 --> 01:15:16,240
We'll see.

1358
01:15:16,240 --> 01:15:21,440
So yeah, 2-0 to Bologna, another great win for them, they must be ecstatic with the way

1359
01:15:21,440 --> 01:15:23,280
they've been playing.

1360
01:15:23,280 --> 01:15:27,520
A couple of points to mention, just two in fact.

1361
01:15:27,520 --> 01:15:32,260
In my opinion, Atalanta's dream of top four is well and truly dead, it can only take a

1362
01:15:32,260 --> 01:15:39,620
miracle now for them to come and claw themselves back up into the top four.

1363
01:15:39,620 --> 01:15:46,920
Of course it's not impossible, but it would require a lot of misfiring for the teams in

1364
01:15:46,920 --> 01:15:49,960
front of them, which are Milan, Inter and Roma.

1365
01:15:49,960 --> 01:15:55,000
Yeah, I mean, a loss on the draw is all it takes.

1366
01:15:55,000 --> 01:15:59,880
Sure, dude, it's a loss on a draw, and you've got to win both, and then you've got to keep

1367
01:15:59,880 --> 01:16:03,660
winning as well, because it can happen that the next two games there are losses on draws

1368
01:16:03,660 --> 01:16:08,200
for both of those teams up front, and then Atalanta win two games, but you have to keep

1369
01:16:08,200 --> 01:16:15,400
in mind Atalanta have to play Juventus, they have to play Fiorentina, they've got to play

1370
01:16:15,400 --> 01:16:19,800
Napoli I believe, so there are still a number of games left which are very important for

1371
01:16:19,800 --> 01:16:24,160
them, and that's why I mean, they had to win this game I believe.

1372
01:16:24,160 --> 01:16:29,000
So most like the more time passes, the more disjointed they become as a squad.

1373
01:16:29,000 --> 01:16:34,480
I think the main point for me is that, and we spoke about this at the beginning of the

1374
01:16:34,480 --> 01:16:39,640
pod, I feel, I don't know, we actually spoke about this before, we spoke about the fact

1375
01:16:39,640 --> 01:16:45,000
that I feel like this constant change of the starting line-up is actually detrimental to

1376
01:16:45,000 --> 01:16:46,040
the squad now.

1377
01:16:46,040 --> 01:16:50,040
You can't have such a small squad and constantly keep rotating it.

1378
01:16:50,040 --> 01:16:53,880
I feel like Gasparini is a bit stuck in his own way now, and it's not working, and he

1379
01:16:53,880 --> 01:16:55,200
has to adapt.

1380
01:16:55,200 --> 01:17:00,200
Yes, perhaps it's time to give Muriel and Zapata more time on the bench.

1381
01:17:00,200 --> 01:17:02,200
You want a different opinion?

1382
01:17:02,200 --> 01:17:03,200
Yeah.

1383
01:17:03,200 --> 01:17:05,120
I think it's time for a new coach as well.

1384
01:17:05,120 --> 01:17:07,440
Time for, honestly, honestly, honestly, sometimes…

1385
01:17:07,440 --> 01:17:12,120
I want Gasparini not to stop playing football, I want him to go to a bigger team.

1386
01:17:12,120 --> 01:17:16,560
Yeah, apparently he's rumored to be, he's already been at Inter.

1387
01:17:16,560 --> 01:17:18,840
That's even so, doesn't mean he can't go back.

1388
01:17:18,840 --> 01:17:22,600
Yeah, but he's a very, very petty, spiteful man, and I don't think that he'll ever go

1389
01:17:22,600 --> 01:17:24,600
back to a team that…

1390
01:17:24,600 --> 01:17:25,920
You never know.

1391
01:17:25,920 --> 01:17:28,200
That sacked him previously, and they sacked him very quickly.

1392
01:17:28,200 --> 01:17:33,960
Atletico Madrid apparently appreciate his… and I do imagine what he can do with them.

1393
01:17:33,960 --> 01:17:39,320
I can imagine that, yeah, it could be interesting, but I think it's slowly becoming time for

1394
01:17:39,320 --> 01:17:40,320
that.

1395
01:17:40,320 --> 01:17:42,960
But we'll see what happens.

1396
01:17:42,960 --> 01:17:45,280
You can't really blame Gasparini all too much.

1397
01:17:45,280 --> 01:17:51,360
Atalanta decided to offload half their team this season without many reinforcements, so

1398
01:17:51,360 --> 01:17:53,960
he's also not doing too bad with the squad he's got either.

1399
01:17:53,960 --> 01:17:54,960
No, not bad at all.

1400
01:17:54,960 --> 01:17:57,700
I mean, he's got them up there, not fighting for Champions League.

1401
01:17:57,700 --> 01:18:05,840
So yeah, I mean, critique where it's due, but let's hope it won't be too hard as well.

1402
01:18:05,840 --> 01:18:10,840
One other point, and something very interesting to note, Bologna is in insane form at the

1403
01:18:10,840 --> 01:18:11,840
moment.

1404
01:18:11,840 --> 01:18:16,400
Now, there's a small dream, and that dream is European football.

1405
01:18:16,400 --> 01:18:20,720
And do you want to know the last time Bologna have smelt and played European football?

1406
01:18:20,720 --> 01:18:23,880
It was back in 2000 in the UEFA Cup.

1407
01:18:23,880 --> 01:18:25,220
Oh my god.

1408
01:18:25,220 --> 01:18:33,760
So imagine Bologna, this team from Emilia Romana back in the European top flight.

1409
01:18:33,760 --> 01:18:35,960
I wonder who was in their squad back then.

1410
01:18:35,960 --> 01:18:36,960
I mean, absolutely.

1411
01:18:36,960 --> 01:18:38,440
Castellini, Brioche, Giovanni Bia.

1412
01:18:38,440 --> 01:18:41,440
No clue, dude.

1413
01:18:41,440 --> 01:18:42,440
Clayton.

1414
01:18:42,440 --> 01:18:46,240
Clayton, sounds like the very modest name.

1415
01:18:46,240 --> 01:18:49,240
Was there anyone notable?

1416
01:18:49,240 --> 01:18:53,560
Signori, Giuseppe Signori, was there prolific goalscorer?

1417
01:18:53,560 --> 01:18:57,640
Well, that's about it.

1418
01:18:57,640 --> 01:19:04,320
Apart from people that I have no idea about, it could be the rise of Bologna again.

1419
01:19:04,320 --> 01:19:08,880
But I'm being a bit sensational, as I like to say, and I feel like it's fun to be for

1420
01:19:08,880 --> 01:19:09,880
a team like Bologna.

1421
01:19:09,880 --> 01:19:13,560
It could be really cool to see them back in the Europa League, for example, or the Conference

1422
01:19:13,560 --> 01:19:15,040
League for that matter.

1423
01:19:15,040 --> 01:19:17,400
They were in limbo for a while with the whole Mahalovic situation.

1424
01:19:17,400 --> 01:19:18,400
They were.

1425
01:19:18,400 --> 01:19:24,800
It feels like now they've gone past that and they have a squad where with a couple of tweaks

1426
01:19:24,800 --> 01:19:30,320
and changes and maybe a proper striker, they could be a formidable force next season.

1427
01:19:30,320 --> 01:19:31,320
For sure, for sure.

1428
01:19:31,320 --> 01:19:33,880
Well, I'd like to see that at least.

1429
01:19:33,880 --> 01:19:40,100
So to mention the standings, we have Atalanta in sixth with 48 points, Bologna creeping

1430
01:19:40,100 --> 01:19:44,400
up Atalanta's bottom in eighth with 43.

1431
01:19:44,400 --> 01:19:45,400
Fantastic.

1432
01:19:45,400 --> 01:19:46,400
So Fiorentina.

1433
01:19:46,400 --> 01:19:47,400
What's fantastic?

1434
01:19:47,400 --> 01:19:48,400
Someone creeping up your bottom?

1435
01:19:48,400 --> 01:19:49,400
Someone creeping up your bottom sounds refreshing.

1436
01:19:49,400 --> 01:19:50,400
It depends.

1437
01:19:50,400 --> 01:19:59,400
So you're insinuating that someone's using their tongue or it's more of a...

1438
01:19:59,400 --> 01:20:01,760
There are children listening.

1439
01:20:01,760 --> 01:20:05,160
Children who just want to...

1440
01:20:05,160 --> 01:20:08,360
Imagine right now, like a kid listening to this podcast.

1441
01:20:08,360 --> 01:20:10,360
Dude, this podcast 18 and 15 plus.

1442
01:20:10,360 --> 01:20:11,360
Out loud.

1443
01:20:11,360 --> 01:20:13,840
It was explicit actually when we first released, but we stopped doing it.

1444
01:20:13,840 --> 01:20:14,840
Oh, you...

1445
01:20:14,840 --> 01:20:15,840
Imagine that though.

1446
01:20:15,840 --> 01:20:17,840
What are you listening to, son?

1447
01:20:17,840 --> 01:20:20,480
No, just these guys, they talk about football.

1448
01:20:20,480 --> 01:20:24,000
You know, we're talking about licking the ass or fingering it.

1449
01:20:24,000 --> 01:20:25,800
I mean, man, what can I say?

1450
01:20:25,800 --> 01:20:28,720
I'm a man of exquisite tastes.

1451
01:20:28,720 --> 01:20:30,840
Fair enough.

1452
01:20:30,840 --> 01:20:35,640
Fiorentina 1, Spezia 1.

1453
01:20:35,640 --> 01:20:40,600
Now this was a game that couldn't have been...

1454
01:20:40,600 --> 01:20:44,040
That couldn't have contrasted more stylistically.

1455
01:20:44,040 --> 01:20:50,880
Now you look at Fiorentina who literally burst a vein trying these complicated moves, these

1456
01:20:50,880 --> 01:20:55,000
passing goals, triangles everywhere all over the pitch, trying to work the ball into the

1457
01:20:55,000 --> 01:20:56,000
box.

1458
01:20:56,000 --> 01:21:00,280
And then you literally have Spezia, who by the way, got their goal by hoofing the ball

1459
01:21:00,280 --> 01:21:01,280
upfield.

1460
01:21:01,280 --> 01:21:06,280
Dragovski just counted the ball up to Wenzola, who just outmuscled and scored, by the way.

1461
01:21:06,280 --> 01:21:11,320
So it's just two completely different styles and watching them face off is actually quite

1462
01:21:11,320 --> 01:21:12,320
fun.

1463
01:21:12,320 --> 01:21:13,320
It's like something like...

1464
01:21:13,320 --> 01:21:15,040
Is Goti still the Spezia manager?

1465
01:21:15,040 --> 01:21:16,240
No, he got sacked, right?

1466
01:21:16,240 --> 01:21:19,200
No, he's been sacked since, I believe it's Semplici.

1467
01:21:19,200 --> 01:21:21,160
Yes, you're correct.

1468
01:21:21,160 --> 01:21:27,240
So yes, Fiorentina are actually unbeaten against Spezia in Serie A with four wins and two draws.

1469
01:21:27,240 --> 01:21:31,400
Fiorentina had always scored at least two goals in every game they played against Spezia

1470
01:21:31,400 --> 01:21:34,000
in the competition, bar this one of course.

1471
01:21:34,000 --> 01:21:39,080
After failing to score in his first three matches against Fiorentina in Serie A, Mbala

1472
01:21:39,080 --> 01:21:45,080
and Zola scored in the reverse fixture in October, the striker has scored six of Spezia's

1473
01:21:45,080 --> 01:21:49,680
nine away goals in Serie A this season.

1474
01:21:49,680 --> 01:21:56,160
Vincenzo Italiano opted for Ricardo Sotil and Gaetano Castrovilli, while Semplici, returning

1475
01:21:56,160 --> 01:22:00,120
to his hometown, brought in a guy whose name I cannot pronounce.

1476
01:22:00,120 --> 01:22:01,360
Can you please try?

1477
01:22:01,360 --> 01:22:02,360
Wisniewski.

1478
01:22:02,360 --> 01:22:04,000
Can you try really quickly?

1479
01:22:04,000 --> 01:22:06,400
No, you can't.

1480
01:22:06,400 --> 01:22:08,480
Przmyzla Wisniewski.

1481
01:22:08,480 --> 01:22:09,480
Look away.

1482
01:22:09,480 --> 01:22:10,480
Look away.

1483
01:22:10,480 --> 01:22:11,480
Look away.

1484
01:22:11,480 --> 01:22:12,480
Okay.

1485
01:22:12,480 --> 01:22:17,120
And now in three, when I count down, you have to look at the name and just say three, two,

1486
01:22:17,120 --> 01:22:18,120
one.

1487
01:22:18,120 --> 01:22:19,120
Przmyzla Wisniewski.

1488
01:22:19,120 --> 01:22:23,920
There we go.

1489
01:22:23,920 --> 01:22:24,920
It gets easier.

1490
01:22:24,920 --> 01:22:31,880
Sisman Zyrkowski and Daniel Maldini came into the line up this time round.

1491
01:22:31,880 --> 01:22:38,800
For Italiano's 4-2-3-1, Terracchiano was in goal, Biragi on the left and Dodo on the right

1492
01:22:38,800 --> 01:22:42,960
with Igor and Martinez Quarta forming the center back duo.

1493
01:22:42,960 --> 01:22:45,280
Am I a child because I love these names?

1494
01:22:45,280 --> 01:22:46,280
No, it's fine.

1495
01:22:46,280 --> 01:22:47,280
Dodo.

1496
01:22:47,280 --> 01:22:49,800
Usually the first time we saw Kremona is starting 11.

1497
01:22:49,800 --> 01:22:52,800
My brother and we're going to die.

1498
01:22:52,800 --> 01:22:55,840
Lakshovsvili and fucking Pickle.

1499
01:22:55,840 --> 01:22:56,840
Oh, Pickle.

1500
01:22:56,840 --> 01:22:58,880
Oh, dude, goodness me.

1501
01:22:58,880 --> 01:23:02,440
Andragora, Castrovilli were in the middle with Sotil out on the left and Nikolani out

1502
01:23:02,440 --> 01:23:03,440
on the right.

1503
01:23:03,440 --> 01:23:07,120
Bonaventura was playing behind Arthur Cabral.

1504
01:23:07,120 --> 01:23:11,920
For Spezia, it was Dragovski in goal with Amjana's right back and Nikolao as the left

1505
01:23:11,920 --> 01:23:12,920
back.

1506
01:23:12,920 --> 01:23:15,840
Ampadu and Wisniewski were the center back partners there.

1507
01:23:15,840 --> 01:23:20,600
Borabia, Ekdal and Zyrkowski were in the middle with Jazzy playing on the right.

1508
01:23:20,600 --> 01:23:26,080
Maldini on the left and Inzola up front.

1509
01:23:26,080 --> 01:23:30,680
Now Fiorentina actually struggled with Spezia's early pressure but took control after the

1510
01:23:30,680 --> 01:23:35,760
first 10 minutes playing some neat football and creating decent crossing situations, particularly

1511
01:23:35,760 --> 01:23:37,360
from the left hand side.

1512
01:23:37,360 --> 01:23:42,120
It was in the 25th minute that Boraghi actually managed to break the deadlock as he drove

1513
01:23:42,120 --> 01:23:44,240
into the area after intercepting a ball.

1514
01:23:44,240 --> 01:23:47,920
His cross was deflected into the back of the net by Wisniewski.

1515
01:23:47,920 --> 01:23:53,160
So difficult name and difficult game for you, Wisniewski.

1516
01:23:53,160 --> 01:23:58,560
In the 32nd minute Spezia used their cheat code as Dragovski decided, you know what,

1517
01:23:58,560 --> 01:24:02,760
I've had enough, we're losing, it's been almost 10 minutes of us losing, let's give him the

1518
01:24:02,760 --> 01:24:03,760
ball.

1519
01:24:03,760 --> 01:24:07,880
So he hoofed the ball up to Inzola who outmuscled one of the strongest center backs in the league

1520
01:24:07,880 --> 01:24:15,800
in Igor, made him look like he was like an under 12 and he was a fully grown man.

1521
01:24:15,800 --> 01:24:17,760
He finished all on his own.

1522
01:24:17,760 --> 01:24:21,760
Inzola took it down, he turned, he shot and he was the only guy who looked good in this

1523
01:24:21,760 --> 01:24:23,440
situation.

1524
01:24:23,440 --> 01:24:25,120
Igor and Terracchano were very suspect.

1525
01:24:25,120 --> 01:24:31,680
Igor of course, just allowing him to literally outmuscle him or sticking to the theme that

1526
01:24:31,680 --> 01:24:35,400
we were on before, slip one up his bum.

1527
01:24:35,400 --> 01:24:37,600
When it comes to Terracchano, he kind of hesitated.

1528
01:24:37,600 --> 01:24:40,760
Now he came out but didn't commit.

1529
01:24:40,760 --> 01:24:44,360
Maybe he expected Igor to do better there and he was kind of taken aback.

1530
01:24:44,360 --> 01:24:45,360
Probably.

1531
01:24:45,360 --> 01:24:46,360
Yeah.

1532
01:24:46,360 --> 01:24:51,000
Arthur Cabral nearly retook the lead moments later with his 100th overhead kick of the

1533
01:24:51,000 --> 01:24:53,480
season, it cashed off the crossbar.

1534
01:24:53,480 --> 01:24:56,080
He's getting pretty good at them.

1535
01:24:56,080 --> 01:24:58,200
I think he really likes Wainui's goal.

1536
01:24:58,200 --> 01:24:59,200
Yeah, he's city, right?

1537
01:24:59,200 --> 01:25:02,960
I can just imagine him at home like on his bed just practicing every day.

1538
01:25:02,960 --> 01:25:05,920
His bites and kicks.

1539
01:25:05,920 --> 01:25:08,600
His girl is like, Arthur, Arthur, come to bed.

1540
01:25:08,600 --> 01:25:10,920
Arthur, can we just spend some time together?

1541
01:25:10,920 --> 01:25:15,360
No, I've got to practice my overhead kicks.

1542
01:25:15,360 --> 01:25:20,360
Yossip Brekalo nearly made an instant impact, dribbling his manner in shooting but his shot

1543
01:25:20,360 --> 01:25:22,040
pinged off the crossbar.

1544
01:25:22,040 --> 01:25:27,160
Baraghi struck the bar with a free kick 10 minutes later but Dragovski made an unbelievable

1545
01:25:27,160 --> 01:25:28,800
save to keep the deadlock.

1546
01:25:28,800 --> 01:25:34,920
Lukajovic, who was through one on one after a lovely turn, dinked the ball just wide,

1547
01:25:34,920 --> 01:25:38,200
bouncing just wide, tried to kind of chip it over there.

1548
01:25:38,200 --> 01:25:43,720
And then at the very end of the game, at the death, Spezia found themselves in a 2 v 1

1549
01:25:43,720 --> 01:25:46,520
situation against the goalkeeper.

1550
01:25:46,520 --> 01:25:51,240
Eldor Shomorodov decided to attempt to chip the goalkeeper.

1551
01:25:51,240 --> 01:25:54,280
Again, you know, wanted to have two chips and two games.

1552
01:25:54,280 --> 01:25:55,280
Very smart.

1553
01:25:55,280 --> 01:26:01,240
Really, really clever play over there by Shomorodov who, while Spezia are fighting for their life,

1554
01:26:01,240 --> 01:26:05,960
the guy they've brought in on loan is just trying to score cool goals and complete personal

1555
01:26:05,960 --> 01:26:07,680
objectives instead of actually…

1556
01:26:07,680 --> 01:26:09,880
Does he get a better finishing if he chips?

1557
01:26:09,880 --> 01:26:15,440
I think if you score a chip, you go into the next game with a goal, one goal lead like

1558
01:26:15,440 --> 01:26:16,440
that.

1559
01:26:16,440 --> 01:26:18,680
That must be a thing.

1560
01:26:18,680 --> 01:26:23,040
So the win streak is over after a hard fought and unlucky outing for Fiorentina, but the

1561
01:26:23,040 --> 01:26:26,840
undefeated streak still stands, bro.

1562
01:26:26,840 --> 01:26:27,840
Thoughts?

1563
01:26:27,840 --> 01:26:31,720
I mean, I feel like Fiorentina were never going to come into this game.

1564
01:26:31,720 --> 01:26:36,560
I don't think it'd go to Spezia and feel like it's going to be an easy game.

1565
01:26:36,560 --> 01:26:37,840
Definitely not.

1566
01:26:37,840 --> 01:26:40,320
Arguably, they aren't.

1567
01:26:40,320 --> 01:26:42,840
They're far from good this season.

1568
01:26:42,840 --> 01:26:44,160
Spezia, that is.

1569
01:26:44,160 --> 01:26:47,000
And Fiorentina are definitely looking much better.

1570
01:26:47,000 --> 01:26:51,280
However, I feel as though…

1571
01:26:51,280 --> 01:26:55,080
I mean, I will say that Fiorentina should have won this game.

1572
01:26:55,080 --> 01:26:57,840
They had better chances and they had more of them.

1573
01:26:57,840 --> 01:27:02,800
And they hit the bar so many times that you have to say that they did get unlucky.

1574
01:27:02,800 --> 01:27:04,440
They did get unlucky.

1575
01:27:04,440 --> 01:27:08,040
I hate saying that in football, but sometimes it is the case.

1576
01:27:08,040 --> 01:27:14,320
And I feel like here it was a little bit the case.

1577
01:27:14,320 --> 01:27:18,840
I mean, it was just like…

1578
01:27:18,840 --> 01:27:23,160
They hit the bar three times.

1579
01:27:23,160 --> 01:27:24,640
And they played well overall.

1580
01:27:24,640 --> 01:27:28,320
They dominated in every single aspect.

1581
01:27:28,320 --> 01:27:31,880
But I think that maybe they should have just played for the easier goal.

1582
01:27:31,880 --> 01:27:35,080
Honestly, I feel that so much with Fiorentina, man.

1583
01:27:35,080 --> 01:27:37,280
Sometimes they overcomplicate everything.

1584
01:27:37,280 --> 01:27:41,680
I know you don't like scoring tap-ins, but they're a thing.

1585
01:27:41,680 --> 01:27:45,520
And honestly, you've got the massive brain of Ricardo Sapenar on the bench.

1586
01:27:45,520 --> 01:27:47,280
You don't throw him on for 10 minutes over here.

1587
01:27:47,280 --> 01:27:48,880
He might have been able to unlock something.

1588
01:27:48,880 --> 01:27:52,360
I don't think that Atalian particularly likes the guy.

1589
01:27:52,360 --> 01:27:53,360
He loves him, bro.

1590
01:27:53,360 --> 01:27:54,360
He loves him.

1591
01:27:54,360 --> 01:27:55,360
Bro, he loves him.

1592
01:27:55,360 --> 01:27:57,400
He brought him with him from Spezia.

1593
01:27:57,400 --> 01:28:00,520
He loves to actually…

1594
01:28:00,520 --> 01:28:05,560
I think of it where many other coaches, like these modern coaches with their gig and press

1595
01:28:05,560 --> 01:28:08,200
and all that, Sapenar wouldn't even get a sniff at Fiorentina.

1596
01:28:08,200 --> 01:28:12,040
But the fact that he plays as much as he does shows that Atalian really values the great

1597
01:28:12,040 --> 01:28:13,400
mind of Ricardo Sapenar.

1598
01:28:13,400 --> 01:28:14,400
Fair enough.

1599
01:28:14,400 --> 01:28:16,760
I'll take an L there.

1600
01:28:16,760 --> 01:28:17,760
2-1.

1601
01:28:17,760 --> 01:28:23,400
Fiorentina have a trip to Poznan in Poland, where Lech…

1602
01:28:23,400 --> 01:28:24,400
Wait.

1603
01:28:24,400 --> 01:28:25,400
Lech?

1604
01:28:25,400 --> 01:28:26,400
No, it's Lech Poznan.

1605
01:28:26,400 --> 01:28:27,400
Lech Poznan.

1606
01:28:27,400 --> 01:28:29,320
That's going to be a tough one.

1607
01:28:29,320 --> 01:28:31,000
Are they going to win the Conference League, my brother?

1608
01:28:31,000 --> 01:28:32,000
I believe they are.

1609
01:28:32,000 --> 01:28:33,000
I believe they are the…

1610
01:28:33,000 --> 01:28:34,000
What fun.

1611
01:28:34,000 --> 01:28:36,840
I believe it's for them to lose now.

1612
01:28:36,840 --> 01:28:38,400
I believe it's for them to lose now.

1613
01:28:38,400 --> 01:28:42,600
I think they've got a brilliant chance at doing so.

1614
01:28:42,600 --> 01:28:47,000
And they've also got a brilliant chance of potentially getting Europa League as well.

1615
01:28:47,000 --> 01:28:54,460
If they slip up in the conference, they have a chance to simply get there from league position

1616
01:28:54,460 --> 01:28:55,460
on its own.

1617
01:28:55,460 --> 01:28:56,600
Or Coppa Italia victory.

1618
01:28:56,600 --> 01:28:59,600
Or Coppa Italia victory.

1619
01:28:59,600 --> 01:29:00,600
They're looking good.

1620
01:29:00,600 --> 01:29:05,320
I'm happy to see them up there again, they're looking like a good team.

1621
01:29:05,320 --> 01:29:12,360
And they're doing well with the team they've got.

1622
01:29:12,360 --> 01:29:15,600
I think they've got good chances now.

1623
01:29:15,600 --> 01:29:16,600
Yeah, totally.

1624
01:29:16,600 --> 01:29:18,480
They're making very well.

1625
01:29:18,480 --> 01:29:22,240
They're making very well.

1626
01:29:22,240 --> 01:29:31,160
Fiorentina currently sit in 9th with 41 points, while Spezia sit in 17th with 26 points, brother.

1627
01:29:31,160 --> 01:29:36,680
Yes, it is getting pretty hot down under, as they say.

1628
01:29:36,680 --> 01:29:40,400
But something else which was pretty hot, the next game was pretty hot.

1629
01:29:40,400 --> 01:29:42,280
And not for Sassuolo.

1630
01:29:42,280 --> 01:29:49,660
Verona to Sassuolo 1 will go and crack on onto the form.

1631
01:29:49,660 --> 01:29:55,600
We have Verona with 1 win, 2 draws, 2 losses, as opposed to Sassuolo with 3 wins, 1 draw,

1632
01:29:55,600 --> 01:29:57,600
and 1 loss.

1633
01:29:57,600 --> 01:30:04,280
And it seems to be a common occurrence in the matches I've picked this week.

1634
01:30:04,280 --> 01:30:06,000
Totally one sided historically.

1635
01:30:06,000 --> 01:30:14,840
We've got Sassuolo with 7 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses against Verona in the last 10 games.

1636
01:30:14,840 --> 01:30:16,680
Very very one sided.

1637
01:30:16,680 --> 01:30:25,800
Sassuolo had come into this game with strong form, and they've been managing to claw their

1638
01:30:25,800 --> 01:30:31,200
way to wins, which is something very uncharacteristic of this team, as they usually throw them away

1639
01:30:31,200 --> 01:30:34,720
at the end of games rather than claw through them.

1640
01:30:34,720 --> 01:30:41,200
Sassuolo have also won their last 4 Serie A away games against Hellas Verona in the

1641
01:30:41,200 --> 01:30:42,440
top flight.

1642
01:30:42,440 --> 01:30:49,280
Their current longest open streak of away wins for the Nero Verdi.

1643
01:30:49,280 --> 01:30:54,280
Seems like Hellas Verona was a nice team to play for this team, and unfortunately wasn't

1644
01:30:54,280 --> 01:30:56,080
the case for this game week.

1645
01:30:56,080 --> 01:31:02,400
But anywho, some other points to note, and one very interesting stat which I think you

1646
01:31:02,400 --> 01:31:04,560
will very much appreciate in particular.

1647
01:31:04,560 --> 01:31:10,000
Hellas Verona have fielded 11 players in Serie A this season born from 2001 onwards.

1648
01:31:10,000 --> 01:31:16,920
A record in this campaign, only Ren with 13 have done better in the big 5 European leagues

1649
01:31:16,920 --> 01:31:18,400
in 2022-23 season.

1650
01:31:18,400 --> 01:31:22,720
There we go, and these guys are going to continue to grow in Serie A.

1651
01:31:22,720 --> 01:31:26,200
Yes, and then they're going to continue to grow in Serie A too.

1652
01:31:26,200 --> 01:31:32,920
And then when the team has declared for bankruptcy, the team will declare that the young kids

1653
01:31:32,920 --> 01:31:36,040
are going to go back to being accountants.

1654
01:31:36,040 --> 01:31:43,040
So another point to mention is that only Lazio have registered higher shooting accuracy than

1655
01:31:43,040 --> 01:31:47,940
Sassuolo with 49.6% in the current campaign.

1656
01:31:47,940 --> 01:31:52,000
Only Lecce have a lower shooting accuracy than Hellas Verona.

1657
01:31:52,000 --> 01:31:57,840
So we're seeing the second best shooting accurate team against the second worst shooting

1658
01:31:57,840 --> 01:31:59,960
accurate team in the league.

1659
01:31:59,960 --> 01:32:07,080
And I think this game, also, if you didn't have that stat in your mind, you could see

1660
01:32:07,080 --> 01:32:12,680
that clearly from the game itself based on how many chances Sassuolo had compared with

1661
01:32:12,680 --> 01:32:15,040
Verona.

1662
01:32:15,040 --> 01:32:21,920
To mention and to go over the starting lineups and some notable changes, we have Verona with

1663
01:32:21,920 --> 01:32:28,160
their main man Montipo returning in goal, and Terracciano this time starting in midfield

1664
01:32:28,160 --> 01:32:29,600
which is nice to see.

1665
01:32:29,600 --> 01:32:34,360
Also two changes to their team, Erlich coming in for defensive duties in exchange for Ferrari

1666
01:32:34,360 --> 01:32:41,800
which is something which doesn't often happen, but it was an interesting decision for Dionisi.

1667
01:32:41,800 --> 01:32:46,680
And then we have Harawy coming in for Luis Henrique.

1668
01:32:46,680 --> 01:32:53,560
As for the starting lineups, we see Verona with a 3-4-2-1 with Montipo in goal, Mannyani,

1669
01:32:53,560 --> 01:33:00,440
Hain and Tamez at the back, Farawani, Terracciano, Veloso and Doig in the midfield, Duda and Verdi

1670
01:33:00,440 --> 01:33:04,880
as supporting midfielders and Lasagna up front.

1671
01:33:04,880 --> 01:33:10,320
We then have Sassuolo in a 4-3-3 formation, their classic this season, with Consigli in

1672
01:33:10,320 --> 01:33:17,000
goal, Rogério, Tresoldi, Erlich and Toleon at the back, Harawy, Lopez and Frattesi in

1673
01:33:17,000 --> 01:33:25,240
the midfield, and Loriente, Piramonte and Berardi to wrap up the strike force.

1674
01:33:25,240 --> 01:33:35,760
To start off with this game and its chances and things of note, can't really speak English

1675
01:33:35,760 --> 01:33:45,240
anymore, in the 34th minute 1-0 with Berardi doing Berardi things as I like to say, he

1676
01:33:45,240 --> 01:33:49,920
gets the ball on the edge of the box, he begins dancing towards goal, almost charging as if

1677
01:33:49,920 --> 01:33:56,720
he was heading towards the near post, he likes to get the ball, he likes to go almost towards

1678
01:33:56,720 --> 01:34:05,280
like the edge of the byline, and then either take a wicked shot or crosses, he likes to

1679
01:34:05,280 --> 01:34:09,960
do as well, and that's what he did, he plays a beautiful cross and Harawy smashes his header

1680
01:34:09,960 --> 01:34:14,720
towards goal and it goes in, no chance for Montipo on that one.

1681
01:34:14,720 --> 01:34:19,760
Even the way Berardi assisted him there, it's almost like he hit it so hard that it just

1682
01:34:19,760 --> 01:34:23,800
had to bounce off his head, like he just used him to score the goal.

1683
01:34:23,800 --> 01:34:28,320
It was just so nice to see Berardi doing that, it's just lovely to see him contributing this

1684
01:34:28,320 --> 01:34:31,920
way and he contributed excellently here.

1685
01:34:31,920 --> 01:34:36,200
That was mostly it for the first half, in the second half Soswala had an array of different

1686
01:34:36,200 --> 01:34:43,000
chances to score, chances for Piramonte, he had his shot saved by Montipo, Berardi came

1687
01:34:43,000 --> 01:34:47,720
close from a finish on the right hand flank, Rogieria had a thunderous shot which went

1688
01:34:47,720 --> 01:34:52,320
straight into Montipo, there were a number of chances basically that Soswala had, all

1689
01:34:52,320 --> 01:34:56,960
on target apart from Berardi's, however they all didn't result in a goal unfortunately

1690
01:34:56,960 --> 01:35:00,640
and that's something to be said for talking points.

1691
01:35:00,640 --> 01:35:06,720
1-1 in the 84th minute, a good corner routine, a cross into the near post, found his way

1692
01:35:06,720 --> 01:35:11,080
to Cecharini who heads the ball towards the near post, Concelli could have done better

1693
01:35:11,080 --> 01:35:18,040
for this one, it wasn't the best header I've seen but headers are headers, they're never

1694
01:35:18,040 --> 01:35:22,840
easy to save in general so I'll give it to him, I'll give Concelli the benefit of the

1695
01:35:22,840 --> 01:35:28,080
doubt there, good goal for Cecharini, the score of the reverse fixture and the score

1696
01:35:28,080 --> 01:35:30,200
in this fixture as well.

1697
01:35:30,200 --> 01:35:34,160
Cecharini, yes, massive impact of the bencher.

1698
01:35:34,160 --> 01:35:46,600
However probably the joke of the week, 2-1, 94th minute, Ehrlich gets the ball after Soswala

1699
01:35:46,600 --> 01:35:53,360
failed to score from another chance, he then looks towards his goalkeeper, he decides to

1700
01:35:53,360 --> 01:36:00,600
play the ball back to Concelli who's about 35 yards out, Concelli has no pressure, so

1701
01:36:00,600 --> 01:36:06,080
a situation where he's not under pressure, he has two Verona attackers charging towards

1702
01:36:06,080 --> 01:36:13,640
him and it's one minute before the game's meant to end, probably less than one, 40 seconds

1703
01:36:13,640 --> 01:36:17,640
left, what does one do in a scenario like that?

1704
01:36:17,640 --> 01:36:22,440
You can shoot the ball to Christ, you can pass the ball for a throw in, you can turn

1705
01:36:22,440 --> 01:36:28,240
around and start running towards your own goal, you can do literally anything you want

1706
01:36:28,240 --> 01:36:34,360
and the man decides to pass the ball back to the defender he just got the ball from,

1707
01:36:34,360 --> 01:36:39,440
a defender who's not renowned for being very fast might I add, and instead passes to the

1708
01:36:39,440 --> 01:36:46,240
attacking player, Geitsch, who has an empty net to shoot from, arguably a very hard chance

1709
01:36:46,240 --> 01:36:54,200
nonetheless, decides to shoot from all the way out there and he manages to score.

1710
01:36:54,200 --> 01:36:58,320
And the thing is, Concelli didn't even run back.

1711
01:36:58,320 --> 01:37:05,720
To be honest I think Concelli just realised he massively fucked up, but I've never seen

1712
01:37:05,720 --> 01:37:10,560
him that laissez faire, I've never seen him so nonchalant, that was a shocker for me,

1713
01:37:10,560 --> 01:37:16,680
I had my mouth open and I said you know what this is classic Sassuolo, but to do it in

1714
01:37:16,680 --> 01:37:24,920
this way, to concede a goal in that manner is absolutely diabolical, apparently, I have

1715
01:37:24,920 --> 01:37:30,360
a theory that apparently Sassuolo just don't want to see Verona relegated, I mean I have

1716
01:37:30,360 --> 01:37:39,640
no other explanation, I can't see any logic in that decision, it wasn't like a mis-hit

1717
01:37:39,640 --> 01:37:47,680
pass, it was just like here's the ball, here you go, anywho I'm gonna stop ranting, that's

1718
01:37:47,680 --> 01:37:53,880
how the game ended 2-1 and yeah Sassuolo will definitely feel beaten up, or they feel like

1719
01:37:53,880 --> 01:37:58,480
beating themselves up rather, for how they've lost that game as such, they've lost that

1720
01:37:58,480 --> 01:38:05,560
game in 10 minutes when they've bossed the game for over 75 of it, so hard pill to swallow,

1721
01:38:05,560 --> 01:38:12,040
that's what I've often done, hard pills down at the club, so you never know how it feels

1722
01:38:12,040 --> 01:38:17,560
when you've taken too many, you look at the likes of Barardi, Harui, Frattesi and Laurenti

1723
01:38:17,560 --> 01:38:22,240
who worked so hard to try to get the lead this game, I wanted it as well but often had

1724
01:38:22,240 --> 01:38:25,760
the wrong decision as well, but then these guys were all subbed off right, and they were

1725
01:38:25,760 --> 01:38:29,200
subbed off and then boom suddenly two goals, how much they feel man, they must feel hard

1726
01:38:29,200 --> 01:38:35,280
done by for sure, I wouldn't blame them, I'd be fucking pissed, I'd be pissed as fuck,

1727
01:38:35,280 --> 01:38:39,880
but hey, sometimes you're the better side but you still lose and that was a classic

1728
01:38:39,880 --> 01:38:43,520
example of that.

1729
01:38:43,520 --> 01:38:48,720
One thing I'd like to mention, a couple of points rather, at the beginning of the season

1730
01:38:48,720 --> 01:38:53,240
I know that you and Matt were criticizing Sassuolo very much for their attacking display,

1731
01:38:53,240 --> 01:39:00,960
you felt they were out of ideas, you felt that they looked absolutely invisible, there

1732
01:39:00,960 --> 01:39:07,160
were reasons behind that, they didn't have Traiora, they had to have Barardi, so what

1733
01:39:07,160 --> 01:39:14,520
I would like to say is I'm happy to see Sassuolo taking chances, shooting and having a crack

1734
01:39:14,520 --> 01:39:21,200
at goal, however there were a couple of attempts in this game where they could have easily

1735
01:39:21,200 --> 01:39:27,760
played the pass to have a better chance, to have the easier chance, now of course one

1736
01:39:27,760 --> 01:39:34,480
can't criticize that but I rather see more chances being taken, more selfishness than

1737
01:39:34,480 --> 01:39:39,520
trying to play the perfect pass, because the perfect pass results in nothing, if you take

1738
01:39:39,520 --> 01:39:43,720
a shot towards goal you never know what's going to happen, of course you're banking

1739
01:39:43,720 --> 01:39:47,480
on luck but if you're simply waiting for the perfect pass you're not going to even get

1740
01:39:47,480 --> 01:39:49,520
luck into the equation.

1741
01:39:49,520 --> 01:39:51,840
The Fiorentina syndrome.

1742
01:39:51,840 --> 01:39:57,480
It can be frustrating but I'd rather see that than not see any passes, that's the logic

1743
01:39:57,480 --> 01:40:00,240
I took for this point, I don't know how you feel about that.

1744
01:40:00,240 --> 01:40:02,360
No, I mean fair enough.

1745
01:40:02,360 --> 01:40:03,360
It's been working.

1746
01:40:03,360 --> 01:40:04,360
It has been working, yes.

1747
01:40:04,360 --> 01:40:07,080
Okay, not in this game but…

1748
01:40:07,080 --> 01:40:11,680
Sassuolo certainly improved and I feel like they are having a few more attempts, going

1749
01:40:11,680 --> 01:40:22,080
on a few more solo endeavors like Lorient and Barardi particularly.

1750
01:40:22,080 --> 01:40:26,760
And we were able to criticize them slightly but Concelli was, I mean I don't want to

1751
01:40:26,760 --> 01:40:31,080
be too harsh but it was an absolute joke of a second goal.

1752
01:40:31,080 --> 01:40:38,920
I'm a bit speechless, I still am a bit speechless.

1753
01:40:38,920 --> 01:40:46,920
He's been starting to look like he's passed his best but then the problem then lies, they

1754
01:40:46,920 --> 01:40:51,360
don't really have a second keeper, Pagolo is 42 years old.

1755
01:40:51,360 --> 01:40:53,880
They've got a good one out on loan.

1756
01:40:53,880 --> 01:41:01,560
It could be, I'm not up to scratch with who's out on loan keeper-wise for Sassuolo but it's

1757
01:41:01,560 --> 01:41:02,560
something they should have to be…

1758
01:41:02,560 --> 01:41:07,840
I think they're going to have to revisit it soon because I don't know, I think that

1759
01:41:07,840 --> 01:41:11,720
maybe it's something for you and Matt to evaluate at the end of the season for Sassuolo

1760
01:41:11,720 --> 01:41:15,200
since I can't believe, I don't believe they're going to have many, you're not going to have

1761
01:41:15,200 --> 01:41:19,960
many talking points for a team which is most likely going to end up mid-table.

1762
01:41:19,960 --> 01:41:29,760
But yeah, Sassuolo ended the game weak with 37 points in 12th place where Verona managing

1763
01:41:29,760 --> 01:41:37,920
to edge themselves out of the relegation zone, still in 18th, 22 points, 5 shy or 4 shy of

1764
01:41:37,920 --> 01:41:42,440
17th spot of Spezia.

1765
01:41:42,440 --> 01:41:45,760
And to move on to the next game, unfortunately you're going to hear my voice for the next

1766
01:41:45,760 --> 01:41:50,520
20 minutes or so since if you're in this podcast I'm going to have to dip out for the last

1767
01:41:50,520 --> 01:41:55,520
match review since I've got to do some father duties.

1768
01:41:55,520 --> 01:42:04,400
He's a tango dancer and taxi driver duties are being summoned so I must…

1769
01:42:04,400 --> 01:42:12,240
Well, you know, if a taxi driver is being asked to come, the taxi driver doesn't decide

1770
01:42:12,240 --> 01:42:14,640
to do what he wants.

1771
01:42:14,640 --> 01:42:18,520
He has to go and that is my job.

1772
01:42:18,520 --> 01:42:22,120
I apologize in general for the fact that I can't speak English today.

1773
01:42:22,120 --> 01:42:26,680
I'm stammering and I feel like I've smoked 20 blunts and I haven't smoked weed in a

1774
01:42:26,680 --> 01:42:27,680
long time.

1775
01:42:27,680 --> 01:42:30,920
But anyway, it's been a long day of me doing nothing.

1776
01:42:30,920 --> 01:42:35,000
So I guess when I do nothing it just ends up me being a lazy git.

1777
01:42:35,000 --> 01:42:36,000
Veg with you out dude.

1778
01:42:36,000 --> 01:42:37,000
I am a vegetable.

1779
01:42:37,000 --> 01:42:38,000
There we go.

1780
01:42:38,000 --> 01:42:39,000
I am a vegetable.

1781
01:42:39,000 --> 01:42:40,000
Be right back.

1782
01:42:40,000 --> 01:42:41,000
Yes.

1783
01:42:41,000 --> 01:42:42,000
Be right back.

1784
01:42:42,000 --> 01:42:43,000
Jake's off.

1785
01:42:43,000 --> 01:42:44,000
I'm going to do it all on my own apparently.

1786
01:42:44,000 --> 01:42:45,000
Okie doke.

1787
01:42:45,000 --> 01:42:51,720
So we have Sampdoria with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses as opposed to Cremonaise with 0 wins,

1788
01:42:51,720 --> 01:42:54,400
2 draws and 3 losses.

1789
01:42:54,400 --> 01:42:58,360
Both teams arguably not on hot form.

1790
01:42:58,360 --> 01:43:02,440
At least you could say that Sampdoria felt a little bit more confident at least registering

1791
01:43:02,440 --> 01:43:07,640
1 win in the last 5 games so perhaps they could feel like they have a slight edge over

1792
01:43:07,640 --> 01:43:08,640
Cremonaise.

1793
01:43:08,640 --> 01:43:17,040
They would have a better feeling if they look into the historic head to head for this game

1794
01:43:17,040 --> 01:43:25,200
week against Cremonaise with Sampdoria with 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss against this team

1795
01:43:25,200 --> 01:43:28,040
from Lombardia.

1796
01:43:28,040 --> 01:43:31,160
A couple of points to mention.

1797
01:43:31,160 --> 01:43:38,680
Apparently Hellas Verona have picked up fewer points 5 on the road rather than Cremonaise

1798
01:43:38,680 --> 01:43:40,360
with 7 in 7 draws.

1799
01:43:40,360 --> 01:43:44,920
The Lombardy side have registered the most draws away from home in the top flight in

1800
01:43:44,920 --> 01:43:54,120
2022-23 and are one of the 4 sides alongside along with Stuttgart, Hellas Verona and Almeria

1801
01:43:54,120 --> 01:44:01,120
in Spain to remain winless on the road in the big 5 European league this season.

1802
01:44:01,120 --> 01:44:05,920
I mention this point because of the fact that they actually managed to get their first win

1803
01:44:05,920 --> 01:44:10,920
on the road this season.

1804
01:44:10,920 --> 01:44:16,200
With that being said we can then move on to the starting lineups.

1805
01:44:16,200 --> 01:44:23,000
We have Sampdoria with their 3-4-2-1 with Ravaglia in goal for the injured Audero.

1806
01:44:23,000 --> 01:44:30,040
We have Zanoli coming in in defence, Nuitinck, Amiglione at the back, Lerri, Srincon, Winx

1807
01:44:30,040 --> 01:44:36,440
and Aggello in midfield, Quissons, Düricic and Gabbiadini up front.

1808
01:44:36,440 --> 01:44:44,120
On the opposing side we have a 3-4-1-2, Dessers and Saidou up front, we have Bojanuto as the

1809
01:44:44,120 --> 01:44:51,480
attacking midfielder, Qualiata, Castagnati, Meita and Giglione in midfield, Lo Shoshvili,

1810
01:44:51,480 --> 01:44:57,640
Bianchetti, Ferrari in defence, Karnisheki in goal.

1811
01:44:57,640 --> 01:45:03,080
Other than that we can now spring on to the highlights, quite a few actually.

1812
01:45:03,080 --> 01:45:04,520
This was the game of the week.

1813
01:45:04,520 --> 01:45:06,600
This was the game of the week absolutely.

1814
01:45:06,600 --> 01:45:10,720
If you're bored, if you're having a smoke, if your day is about to end and you just want

1815
01:45:10,720 --> 01:45:18,600
to watch some great football, some great, just a great game, a show of shows, please

1816
01:45:18,600 --> 01:45:19,900
go and watch the highlights.

1817
01:45:19,900 --> 01:45:24,760
It was thoroughly enjoyable and of course it wouldn't be thoroughly enjoyable if there

1818
01:45:24,760 --> 01:45:27,440
wasn't a comedy as well in this game.

1819
01:45:27,440 --> 01:45:28,520
And there were a couple.

1820
01:45:28,520 --> 01:45:33,320
So we'll crack on to the first go of the game in the 15th minute, 1-0, Düricic unleashes

1821
01:45:33,320 --> 01:45:39,400
Aggello down the left flank, he whips in a beauty of a cross, Lerri's on the end of

1822
01:45:39,400 --> 01:45:43,040
it to smash his header home, the crowd go wild.

1823
01:45:43,040 --> 01:45:49,400
He hadn't scored in ages indeed.

1824
01:45:49,400 --> 01:45:55,800
That lead didn't last all too long, 20 minutes later, 1-1, 35th minute, Tsaidou turns and

1825
01:45:55,800 --> 01:46:00,620
passes by Amione, you'll be hearing this phrase quite often in this game.

1826
01:46:00,620 --> 01:46:03,880
He then opens up space for Qualiata to cross towards goal.

1827
01:46:03,880 --> 01:46:08,680
The cross then lands all the way towards Giulione on the other side of the box, with his first

1828
01:46:08,680 --> 01:46:17,040
touch he tries to play the ball back towards goal, somehow his cross ends up goal-wards,

1829
01:46:17,040 --> 01:46:23,240
it loops over Ravalje, it loops over Noitink and it somehow ends up in the bottom corner.

1830
01:46:23,240 --> 01:46:31,520
It felt like this ball had a bit of Kandreva inspiration and it was just, it was just actually

1831
01:46:31,520 --> 01:46:33,960
this really weird goal if you ask me.

1832
01:46:33,960 --> 01:46:38,600
Giulione did expect to score, he had no plans to score, his idea was to cross the ball back

1833
01:46:38,600 --> 01:46:41,440
into the box and instead he planned to score.

1834
01:46:41,440 --> 01:46:46,200
So I think for my next handball game I'm going to pretend to miss and hopefully I'll score

1835
01:46:46,200 --> 01:46:50,040
all my goals this time because when I pretended to want to shoot and score I missed them all,

1836
01:46:50,040 --> 01:46:53,000
so maybe I just have to change my mindset.

1837
01:46:53,000 --> 01:47:01,640
Anywho, the first half ended in that fashion, 2-1 ends up being in the 66th minute for Sampdoria,

1838
01:47:01,640 --> 01:47:06,880
another beautiful cross by Adrello, this time it finds its way to Lammers, his first go

1839
01:47:06,880 --> 01:47:14,920
for Sampdoria he heathers a beautiful cross towards goal and it goes in 2-1.

1840
01:47:14,920 --> 01:47:21,000
Sampdoria's first go for some colors, like I just said, huge goal, it felt like they

1841
01:47:21,000 --> 01:47:23,360
were on to win this game as such.

1842
01:47:23,360 --> 01:47:30,360
Unfortunately it would not be the case in the 85th minute 2-2 Cremona is a score with

1843
01:47:30,360 --> 01:47:37,240
Dessers finding his way into the box, he also manages to pass by Ammione, he beats his man,

1844
01:47:37,240 --> 01:47:41,720
Dessers then plays the ball into the middle of the box with Los Rochvili managing to tap

1845
01:47:41,720 --> 01:47:49,640
in from close range and then when you thought it was all over, when you thought that Cremona

1846
01:47:49,640 --> 01:47:57,120
is they were going to get 8 points in 8 draws away from home, apparently not.

1847
01:47:57,120 --> 01:48:07,880
95th minute, last action of the game, 2-3, Afena Gian, sorry Afena Gian, don't murder

1848
01:48:07,880 --> 01:48:08,880
me, what?

1849
01:48:08,880 --> 01:48:09,880
Afena Gian.

1850
01:48:09,880 --> 01:48:15,640
He was extremely selfish, however again he passed and managed to beat his man against

1851
01:48:15,640 --> 01:48:21,040
none other than Ammione who had an absolute howler of a game, he opened himself up on

1852
01:48:21,040 --> 01:48:25,000
the right hand flank, he thundered a shot towards goal, he could have already passed

1853
01:48:25,000 --> 01:48:31,000
but anyways hits the post, the ball then finds itself handsomely to Sir Nicola outside of

1854
01:48:31,000 --> 01:48:37,080
the box, the man has a lot to do, he passes his man, he then opens himself up and he curls

1855
01:48:37,080 --> 01:48:43,720
an absolute beauty of a goal into the top corner, his kit flies as high as the stadium

1856
01:48:43,720 --> 01:48:51,760
itself, everyone surrounding him, they're jumping with joy, Cremona wins 2-3, what a

1857
01:48:51,760 --> 01:48:57,960
bloody game, what a bloody way to score and what a bloody way to give your team the lifeline

1858
01:48:57,960 --> 01:49:00,840
they may need to survive in this league.

1859
01:49:00,840 --> 01:49:06,280
And it's good to see these side scoring goals and getting a few personal stats as well for

1860
01:49:06,280 --> 01:49:11,760
these guys, so many one-off goals for players because these guys don't score.

1861
01:49:11,760 --> 01:49:17,120
They don't really get opportunities, it seemed like Ballardini just said you know what guys,

1862
01:49:17,120 --> 01:49:20,480
fuck it, we're pushing all up front for this game and we're going to try and get those

1863
01:49:20,480 --> 01:49:26,120
goals and it worked, they pushed and they pushed and they managed.

1864
01:49:26,120 --> 01:49:33,840
They did, they actually, their late press at the end of the game proved to be deadly.

1865
01:49:33,840 --> 01:49:39,600
It was as if when you feel it's all done, you gather that last bit of energy, you go

1866
01:49:39,600 --> 01:49:44,920
for that last 100m sprint and you really try your best and it managed to get them to win,

1867
01:49:44,920 --> 01:49:48,240
so they have to be proud of that performance.

1868
01:49:48,240 --> 01:49:53,680
Two points, Samp, are they finished now after losing against the worst team in the league?

1869
01:49:53,680 --> 01:49:59,320
I thought that now with the run of games they might actually start fighting out of the relegation

1870
01:49:59,320 --> 01:50:05,440
pool but this was the game to win and they didn't even draw, they lost it, so it's looking

1871
01:50:05,440 --> 01:50:06,440
dire for them.

1872
01:50:06,440 --> 01:50:10,480
It is looking dire, I think one, two more losses and it's curtains if you ask me.

1873
01:50:10,480 --> 01:50:16,080
I already think it is curtains if you ask me but yeah.

1874
01:50:16,080 --> 01:50:23,940
One other point, now, Kermaneze, was this a consolation win in an albeit terrible season

1875
01:50:23,940 --> 01:50:33,280
or could this be the resurgence of a team that makes it out of the relegation battle?

1876
01:50:33,280 --> 01:50:41,640
Now, they're on 16 points, 10 points off of the 17th spot, so it's still a stretch, right?

1877
01:50:41,640 --> 01:50:42,640
There is a big stretch.

1878
01:50:42,640 --> 01:50:43,640
Big stretch.

1879
01:50:43,640 --> 01:50:51,000
However, keep in mind that Spezia and Lecce both aren't hot on form, particularly Lecce,

1880
01:50:51,000 --> 01:50:52,000
mind you.

1881
01:50:52,000 --> 01:50:56,960
But Kermaneze would need to win a couple more games and I can't see them doing it.

1882
01:50:56,960 --> 01:50:59,680
I'd love to see them actually turn it around and survive.

1883
01:50:59,680 --> 01:51:01,960
I love a good Miracle, I love Ballardini.

1884
01:51:01,960 --> 01:51:05,640
I love him, what a great manager.

1885
01:51:05,640 --> 01:51:08,160
But yeah, unfortunately I think that...

1886
01:51:08,160 --> 01:51:10,600
It's a little too late.

1887
01:51:10,600 --> 01:51:11,600
I see.

1888
01:51:11,600 --> 01:51:14,720
I mean, fair enough, I tend to agree with that as well.

1889
01:51:14,720 --> 01:51:18,400
I do feel this is a consolation win as well but you never know.

1890
01:51:18,400 --> 01:51:20,840
Yeah, it was almost like pride, who's going to finish last?

1891
01:51:20,840 --> 01:51:22,360
Yeah, it could have been.

1892
01:51:22,360 --> 01:51:23,360
It could have been a fact.

1893
01:51:23,360 --> 01:51:26,560
It could have been that was the key reason.

1894
01:51:26,560 --> 01:51:33,280
Yeah, other than that, I mean, those were my two main points for this one.

1895
01:51:33,280 --> 01:51:39,480
Didn't really feel there were many talking points for the teams in 20th and 19th.

1896
01:51:39,480 --> 01:51:44,600
To wrap it up, Sampdoria end this game making 20th with 15 points, Kermaneze climb up to

1897
01:51:44,600 --> 01:51:48,160
19th with 16.

1898
01:51:48,160 --> 01:51:53,440
So Mintov has had to leave us, thank you very much to him as always for stepping in for

1899
01:51:53,440 --> 01:51:55,920
Matt while he's away.

1900
01:51:55,920 --> 01:52:00,040
Not an easy task at all and he's doing very well in it so shout out to Mintov, thank you

1901
01:52:00,040 --> 01:52:02,040
very much to you brother.

1902
01:52:02,040 --> 01:52:06,640
The last game I'm going to be covering all on my own is Udinese 2 Monza 2.

1903
01:52:06,640 --> 01:52:11,680
Amongst Seiya Aseeb and the Coppa Italia encounters that these two teams have had, they have faced

1904
01:52:11,680 --> 01:52:18,400
each other 13 times with four victories and five draws, four victories each.

1905
01:52:18,400 --> 01:52:23,040
Monza wanted to win this one after their president Silvio Berlusconi was diagnosed with leukemia

1906
01:52:23,040 --> 01:52:24,720
which is the best terrible news.

1907
01:52:24,720 --> 01:52:28,880
Of course, big figure over there, important figure for Italian football.

1908
01:52:28,880 --> 01:52:32,880
This was the third meeting this season between Monza and Udinese.

1909
01:52:32,880 --> 01:52:39,240
Udinese won in Serie A on August 26th while Monza won in the Coppa Italia on October 19th

1910
01:52:39,240 --> 01:52:43,720
and both these matches each side has scored a trend which continued last weekend as they

1911
01:52:43,720 --> 01:52:45,320
drew 2-2.

1912
01:52:45,320 --> 01:52:49,880
Matteo Pessina and Destini Udodji are two of the five Serie A players who have covered

1913
01:52:49,880 --> 01:52:58,520
the most distance with carries this season, 4,369 meters for Pessina, 4,295 meters for

1914
01:52:58,520 --> 01:53:00,800
Destini Udodji.

1915
01:53:00,800 --> 01:53:05,120
Beto has played the same number of games he had in Serie A last term, 28, scoring two

1916
01:53:05,120 --> 01:53:08,120
fewer goals.

1917
01:53:08,120 --> 01:53:12,560
Last term, his minutes to goal ratio was 198 compared to this term's 200.

1918
01:53:12,560 --> 01:53:19,400
Stefano Sensi has scored more Serie A goals against Udinese than any other side with three.

1919
01:53:19,400 --> 01:53:24,880
Udinese lined up with a 3-5-2 formation with Silvestri in goal, new in Paris, Bijole and

1920
01:53:24,880 --> 01:53:29,320
Becquois were at the back, Destini Udodji was left wing back while Ezebra was right wing

1921
01:53:29,320 --> 01:53:33,520
back with Samardzic, Wallace and Lovric as the midfield three.

1922
01:53:33,520 --> 01:53:37,600
Beto and success were the striking partnership for this game.

1923
01:53:37,600 --> 01:53:42,800
Monza was a 3-4-2 formation with Di Gregorio in goal, Antov, Mardi and Itso were at the

1924
01:53:42,800 --> 01:53:47,520
back with Churia on the right and Carlos Augusto on the left, Rovella and Pessina were in the

1925
01:53:47,520 --> 01:53:55,040
middle, Colpani and Sensi were the offensive duo behind Valotti this time round.

1926
01:53:55,040 --> 01:53:59,400
Now in the 18th minute Wallace played Lovric through beautifully, Lovric only had the goalkeeper

1927
01:53:59,400 --> 01:54:03,440
to beat and had enough time to overthink it, but he slipped it past the goalkeeper very

1928
01:54:03,440 --> 01:54:07,720
coolly and composedly, that's 1-0 for Udinese.

1929
01:54:07,720 --> 01:54:11,960
In the 48th minute there was a great cross into the area by Carlos Augusto, Colpani a

1930
01:54:11,960 --> 01:54:17,280
good little play over there converted violently on a fall volley, that's 1-1.

1931
01:54:17,280 --> 01:54:21,960
In the 56th minute Sensi played a perfectly weighted ball to Rovella who smashed it into

1932
01:54:21,960 --> 01:54:25,920
the roof of the net first time, Rovella's first goal in Serie A and you can see what

1933
01:54:25,920 --> 01:54:30,880
it meant to him, that was 2-1 over there for Monza and in the 91st minute perhaps Monza

1934
01:54:30,880 --> 01:54:37,200
were hard done by Espetania gave away a penalty, he simply walked into Nesterovski in the area

1935
01:54:37,200 --> 01:54:43,280
and Nesterovski essentially just smacked into a brick shithouse and hit the ground.

1936
01:54:43,280 --> 01:54:47,680
Penalty awarded, Beto sent, Di Gregorio the wrong way and it ended 2-2, perhaps harshly

1937
01:54:47,680 --> 01:54:52,160
to Monza, I'm going to stress this it was harsh for Monza over there.

1938
01:54:52,160 --> 01:54:56,320
Really unlucky they played very good football over here, they played up to Udinese's level

1939
01:54:56,320 --> 01:54:57,880
if not better.

1940
01:54:57,880 --> 01:55:02,560
I look forward to see what they can do in the next Mercato, Monza is the only way for

1941
01:55:02,560 --> 01:55:04,400
them is up at the moment.

1942
01:55:04,400 --> 01:55:08,800
Carlos Augusto must be on the radar for big teams at the moment, I wish I could ask this

1943
01:55:08,800 --> 01:55:13,440
question and have a discussion with one of my dear friends Minto Format but it's a shame

1944
01:55:13,440 --> 01:55:14,840
we'll save it for next episode.

1945
01:55:14,840 --> 01:55:19,720
For me Carlos Augusto must go to a top team next season even if it's as an understudy

1946
01:55:19,720 --> 01:55:25,040
to an already established fullback like Theo Hernandez or something for example, I think

1947
01:55:25,040 --> 01:55:29,800
it would be a good move for him even Inter could use the services of Carlos Augusto or

1948
01:55:29,800 --> 01:55:34,560
an understudy for a costage at Juve with Quadrado agent, he's hot property right now Carlos

1949
01:55:34,560 --> 01:55:35,800
Augusto.

1950
01:55:35,800 --> 01:55:40,640
This was a game in which Lovridge and Wallace really stepped up in the middle for Udinese,

1951
01:55:40,640 --> 01:55:45,440
they played very well there but yeah that pretty much wraps it up guys.

1952
01:55:45,440 --> 01:55:52,240
Udinese currently sit in 10th with 39 points while Monza are in 13th with 35 points, this

1953
01:55:52,240 --> 01:55:56,640
was a mid table battle over here of the highest order.

1954
01:55:56,640 --> 01:56:02,680
So thank you very much if you've made it this far guys, remember to follow us at our spotlight

1955
01:56:02,680 --> 01:56:07,720
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1956
01:56:07,720 --> 01:56:11,840
We look forward to seeing you next week for more action and we'll be discussing the Champions

1957
01:56:11,840 --> 01:56:16,140
League games as well briefly in the next episode too.

1958
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