Bench Trent NOW!

[00:00:01] and Amogh Ranadive. And I'm Mansey. Welcome to the show everybody and welcome to the show once again Mansey. Mansey, you are becoming a non-conflang guest with possibly the most appearances on the Pernacle.

[00:00:27] We are, it's been, it's been what just one episode in the middle that you went there for. And now you're back. You just can't get enough of us. Yeah, I did. What have I done? I promise you guys are ready to befriend me. I'm ready. All arms.

[00:00:42] This is a very small community and we are all in need of friends. So I think this works out great for all of us but it is great to have you on the show.

[00:00:53] Get Mukesh Manjunath has just had a haircut and a shave and is looking fucking fancy. Yeah, yeah, I had a, in fact that's why I was like I got a beard. I also have my hair cut and bath. I think I have like, like, clicking my hair.

[00:01:12] And for those of you who don't know the Enigma that is Mukesh Manjunath, this will give you context. I was late. This was supposed to be a 7pm recording and for the first time I was late for today's recording.

[00:01:24] And we are starting half an hour later because of me. Actually, we would have started 20 minutes later because of me. The extra 10 minutes on to that was Mukesh's fault. Correct. Because like I can't even hear you take the blame exactly right.

[00:01:38] Mukesh has to stick to character he has to stay in his zone. The mantle of always late shall always remain with Mukesh but that is, that is the gang that we have for us tonight.

[00:01:52] Few games in the euros of course a bunch of teams have left us, not that they date. But the manner of speaking, they have, they have removed themselves from Germany. We'll start off with that game between Denmark and England. Finished one one and oh my god, Munsey.

[00:02:15] There was so many memes out there that was saying that it is more entertaining to watch being in the dry. And I completely agree because that was the most boring performance from what should be a very exciting evening.

[00:02:29] Exactly and more so given the opponents as well right because you would say somewhere they are very competitive to Denmark. And you look at the talent in England scored and their performance in the first game.

[00:02:40] My thought, Billingham would probably give us more goals even came with two battles, so boring. And I mean, I feel like England was lucky to get a point because Denmark would come in really hard in the second half.

[00:02:53] Yeah, they were, the big point that has to be discussed of course at Mukesh you as a Liverpool fan or as I like to call it an absolute poor decision maker.

[00:03:05] We'll know about this which is trend Alexander on you know what is Southgate trying to do with why is Southgate playing him in that midfield role? Which is the role that he is not used to, he's not comfortable in it.

[00:03:18] And it's clearly not working because he was a shadow of himself in that position and it just puts the entire England line up off balance.

[00:03:28] I think at this point if you just leave pick 11 random players and be like guys play anyway you want to play that might be a better strategy than what Southgate has obviously because I don't see any reason for trying to play in a midfield.

[00:03:43] Without the relative, the necessary coaching in place. I think the role for him playing in midfield even if it deserves any legitimacy. It deserves at the club level because those are players who are playing for a close period of nine months.

[00:03:58] Here we are basically throwing players and they're sort of going with their first instincts. And what they already know and what they already know and see what the knowledge base that he comes with is playing as a defender. That's what the whole team is doing.

[00:04:16] That's what he's doing. And that's actually the other thing. And there's a firepower in the midfield without trying to slip in there. I don't know if Southgate is trying to be like, let me also try to pretend to be like a certain ball genius.

[00:04:33] What does the need for the experiment is enough talent doesn't need for any of this? I don't know why Southgate is trying to be Erik Tanharg. Yeah, I think the tournament football is not the right time you make experiments, right? It's not. It shouldn't be.

[00:04:53] And I mean, why would he want to play a player out of his natural position? Even though I mean, the reason he's been giving is that he has a great range of passing, Charles, we agree on that. Yeah.

[00:05:04] But I think when it's failed into matches, you probably have to do something right? Makes up changes. It's clearly not working. I have something controversial to say and I really want the no-mukasias opinions. Although I know what his opinions are going to be.

[00:05:18] I think Trent Alexander Arnold is a highly overrated player. Oh my god. I think he is absolutely useless. And I'll tell you why. What is his give? He's been played out of position. What is his natural position? Are you in the safe? Right? Because the man can't defend.

[00:05:36] All right. He's a liability. Things like he's not safe to defend him. What an incredible stupid take. Like, I can't really view a war between actually saying that he can't defend. What an incredibly random Twitter is him that it's just throwing out into the world.

[00:05:50] I think he's not. You can't actually be saying that. Like, that's it. I am actually saying that. And then lapses. I can't fear enough. Maybe because he's been pushed to play up front and that's your attacking thing. He's what? What an incredible silly thing.

[00:06:04] I'm not saying that Trent. I'm going to cut the phone. Like, no, but that's okay. Okay. Okay. I got that. Maybe you're like, warrant. If I wasn't your friend. I would not even out of the orange with the reaction. That's how silly a take that is.

[00:06:16] But this is why this is why I. This is exactly why I befriended you, Mukesh. So that, you know, five years later, I could do this to you and you would give me a reaction. That is the whole plan.

[00:06:27] No, but if you're saying about I want to go back to what he was saying about there being defensive lapses. If you're saying that defensive lapses in his game is something that you can, You can say and that is that is a different.

[00:06:37] Also because that's the position he's been played with at in Liverpool. In an era when the midfielders were tasked with primarily defensive duties, that the task given to the full backs Robertson and him, more to go on the side, and bomb in balls.

[00:06:53] And I was a bit, and they did it which is also just which also explains why they have so much so many more It's this which also, Why Liverpool has struggled after the departure of the likes of Firmino and in this same environment.

[00:07:04] Because they have a cover-up defensively for them, but that was the role. Correct. Correct. So this guy can't define it's that he's being told. Okay. I can't even believe it. I can't even believe it. I can't even believe it. Like, we've got ones here.

[00:07:27] I really need you then. Okay. I can't with this. This is such a 2019 as fucking thing. Thank you. Okay. I have one Champions League in the Premier League playing there. It's so obvious that the club is too old and to go up front.

[00:07:43] Like, I don't know, it's very to Santos or one in the Champions League with Porto. I think it's a whole different thing. I can't. Okay. Oh my God. I'm trying to say is between Robertson and the coach has told him to bomb up in attack.

[00:08:01] Robertson says tracks that end up in defense. It's not as much. Okay. So they're both should defend it. That's what we're trying to say. But then the. I'm sorry. It was just fun. It's just fun. It's just fun.

[00:08:17] It's just fun to rile Mukesh up and also rile all the Liverpool fans will be listening into this. I think my objective has been achieved.

[00:08:24] No, but the point is coming back to England at the point is whether Trent is is worthy of a place in that line-up or not is is very debatable. But the point is that.

[00:08:34] That's how it's managed to manage your decisions are harming the team are actively harming the team because it's not just the train to position. It's also very playing full-forted. Now, Phil Fordon is a player that loves playing in the center or on the right. Right.

[00:08:49] He is deployed on the right wing by Godiola where he can cut into two his left foot and he can affect the game a lot better that way.

[00:08:55] Instead what right what what's out here is doing is he's putting food in on the left wing where he is not that effect. In the Denmark game, it's only when Fordon drifted into the center is when we saw flashes of his brilliance.

[00:09:07] So that is another position that's how it needs to look at him. Yeah, I think in the first game, Fordon was sort of missing right everybody was happy with the reserve but then not so happy with his performance and somewhere he did step up in the second game.

[00:09:20] I do think yeah, he could do some changes but he had to have to start with Trent probably get him off. If I were him, I would play him in the next game. You see he was sub-buffing both against him. What do you have about me?

[00:09:32] As a little fan, I don't any Liverpool player to play anything else in Asia called except maybe Holland because of a little bit of a crush on Holland. Why I'm not. Anyway, I'm like, whoever all are remaining, manager at Italy has awesome players city players.

[00:09:48] Please fill up the national teams. The big big big big big big big big big big big. Tiresome of fixture in the criticism, take the bashing. I think I want the I wanted to take the physical load. I want them to come back exhausted.

[00:10:05] I feel like that's one of the reasons why I don't want Kobe Manu to play too much because he will be made a scapegoat out of him and you don't want to that to happen. But I feel like yes, what is that man's reason right?

[00:10:16] I think Alexander definitely needs to be benched for the next game. But I like how we came to the same conclusion. What for? What for? Big fight. It's the real victory is the friends you made along the way. I'm happy and I'm glad.

[00:10:36] Yeah, but I feel even a substitute should write like he did try take train top at 50 go minutes in the game. But he's replaced him with corner galigan again. It's not an inspired change. You need somebody else in there. You need food into play in the center.

[00:10:55] Maybe push, bailing him back slightly deeper into midfield and partner. And put food on top of them with soccer. Maybe on the right where he is where he has been the most effective. And on the left just use Anthony Gordon man or use coal.

[00:11:10] Palmer if you have to. And also if you are going to substitute Harry Kane later in a really confusing triple subscription that involved soccer for then and Kane being taken off for what can's as a and Jared Bowen. Put coal, Palmer up top.

[00:11:27] Cool Palmer has not played a single minute of the Euro. And he's had a fantastic season in a depressing jealousy unit. Yeah, I think even I mean those changes were sort of weird because I didn't expect Kane would be taken off.

[00:11:38] I feel like especially after he scored your rather take off, Belingham because he was almost anonymous in attack in the second game. But when it comes to the other subs as funny as it sounds they were having some impact.

[00:11:50] I mean that just speaks about how boring and in effect if the other actors were. I probably probably go with maybe men would have been a good choice. I don't know if you need some sort of firepower. It might have helped him some minutes would help him.

[00:12:04] I actually feel like it might help to play someone parallel with Kane. Actually now if they maybe try play a 4-4 to because I think Kane and maybe someone younger and faster.

[00:12:16] So you can still summon up there maybe just tell coal to him and draw as fast as you can after his get closer. Last night because then maybe you get Harry Kane on assist a little more than goals.

[00:12:29] But maybe that's the way you go to a hurricane takes away almost a player and half or two players with him. So maybe that's probably the way I would say to go about it because there's one thing. Southgate does not want to concede.

[00:12:42] I think for him it's like the worst thing you can do is concede a goal. He will, he is very happy to play 300 minutes of football without conceding a goal and not scoring a goal.

[00:12:54] So he's not that guy who's going to look for goals or the players have to. Yes, try because I have to somehow make the goals happen by just making forward runs. Like I think that's the only way England will win anything.

[00:13:04] But then Kane is not even getting that luxury. Like I was seeing something there was this map of all the touches he had against Denmark and you see he's been all over the field. Except when he's been going in left path right back on the wings as well.

[00:13:18] I remember once he even stopped a few shots from the opposition. So since you're not allowing him the luxury to just be the target man this guy has to go around everywhere.

[00:13:27] And as he's doesn't look in his best form, maybe there was this back issue that he had to last season. So I think that's still carried on as well. Yeah, yeah, I think also one final thing about Southgate is why did he take a look shot?

[00:13:41] Why? Why? What is the point? He's just reduced one spot in a 26 man squad for a guy who is clearly unfit. He is not is still recovering from injury. There was a chance that he would feature in some way against Denmark.

[00:13:55] But that's not happened now. We might not see him until the knockout stages if England even actually reach the quarter. It's just it's just a very, very bad gamble. It's a gamble that has not paid off and unless they change something against Slovenia.

[00:14:11] This is going to be a very, very depressing tournament for England. He had again, it is going to be one where football definitely does not come home. That eventual round of 16 or quarter final exit is going to be paying for that. Who's the other way to get to?

[00:14:28] They'll get through Slovenia. Right. And then it will be like, we like, pages written about just when you thought Phil Ford was out. He struck with two assists. Whatever. And he'll probably crash Slovenia final. And it'll be paid to be a much bigger deal than it actually is.

[00:14:42] And then once he actually face a real team, right? Like they face in Italy or France or somewhere. And then you know, you can't just hope for a nil and then I'll be like okay, take it in the penalties or I'll score a goal and then shut shop.

[00:14:58] That's I've got my England top today because by the time we do a next recording, I think there will be out. I don't want to take a chance. I was going to wear my England top, but I was late.

[00:15:08] So I didn't have time. I literally came in and set up and started recording, which is fine. Which is fine. I'm regretting buying that England top as well. So you know, maybe it just pays in its packing. My leg on the way.

[00:15:20] I want the new one. It's on the way. I told myself, please get it in before they get out. Yeah. Right. From England then let's go to Portugal because Portugal beat 3 nail fantastic game.

[00:15:32] Six people got selfies with Cristiano Ronaldo against his wishes and then overtaken off the field. But it all got lots to talk about there. Firstly, Bernardo Silva's opening goal. But we'll begin with goal number 2 for Portugal. It was that a bismal one goal.

[00:15:50] But who does the goalkeeper play for? I don't think we know and I don't think we should talk about who all type by in this place. Because it would be embarrassing. But it wasn't inexperienced goalkeeper. You were right. It was not their first choice keeper.

[00:16:09] No, it was not. And what I loved about that was there was so much narrative in the lead up to that goal because Portugal When the ball back on a turkey break and then go on a counter break off their own.

[00:16:23] Can Salo has the ball Ronaldo's making his Rando Ronaldo asks for the ball. Can Salo put it in a completely different direction. Which leads to Ronaldo's easy fit as usual, which we've known to recognize from miles away. And before Ronaldo could finish his easy fit, Turkey also like,

[00:16:44] What? What? The balls in the net? What? I think it's almost a case of all the turkey players who are also focused on Ronaldo. What is he going to do now?

[00:16:54] I mean, I wouldn't blame them on the first part where they have all their eyes on Ronaldo because he's like the start player. What that defensive error was comical? I think it's going to say this, which is as much as where goalkeeper's union representatives are.

[00:17:10] I don't know what the defender was charging at. So I don't know what the goalkeeper was charging at because the ball was with the defender. And I think the closest Portuguese attacker was like a little far away. Like I think maybe 10-15 meters away.

[00:17:25] Right? So I don't know why the goalkeeper's charging went obviously the defender was pretty much in motion to kick the ball. So I would say, no, but that's what it was. It was a communication error.

[00:17:42] Just more of a goalkeeper's error because the goalkeeper had no time in the game. I was like, hey, it seems to be a little bit keeper. It looked a lot differently. Because he didn't communicate with his defenders well enough.

[00:17:54] Also the defender kind to be looking at where the keeper is. He expects the keeper to be a certain position because the defender also has to deal with the attack. So he's there. The keeper on the other hand has the full view of the picture.

[00:18:05] The full view of the play that's going on. He should be the one who's more aware. And he's making the calls to his defender.

[00:18:10] But I just want to go back to what man's he said, I think we can blame the Turkish players because even though Ronaldo is the star and they are so much fanfare around him. These are still elite level professional footballers playing at a massive tournament.

[00:18:25] And this is not like you can't be at a massive tournament and let go in because you're like, oh yeah, Ronaldo. That is just for the fans to do.

[00:18:35] And especially after their first match, I didn't watch the first match. I just saw the highlight of the Georgia game and they were super big. I mean, they were very entertaining. So I had really high hopes from this match. The second goal is so comical.

[00:18:48] I don't know it. But but now you have to think right? I feel like what Turkey have done is also very interesting because they did put Art Aguilar on the fight. And then the last few minutes which is pointless.

[00:18:59] Basically just to keep him active in the tournament, sort of thing you don't want a player like that to miss an entire match. But I feel like what they did was quite smart because realistically speaking Turkey were not going to have a chance against Portugal.

[00:19:15] Right? Like if even if they played their full strength team, they would probably have their only goal would have been to Nick one against the run of play. And possibly you know, pray for a result.

[00:19:29] What they've done is by benching, Art Aguilar and all they've kept in fresh for that last game that we have against the Czech Republic.

[00:19:37] And I feel like they'll go all out in that game because as it stands there's still second in the group two points ahead of the Czech Republic. So their qualification for the next round is let's say pretty much sorted.

[00:19:50] And in a game between Turkey and the Czech Republic, I think Turkey would be favored to be the favorites because they also have a better record. We have at least one one game whereas the Czech Republic have not. So I think that was an interesting piece of management.

[00:20:06] Kutstosiko Garatsakov, a managing case of Kephe. So that was quite interesting. But the inclusion that happened was was not a good sign for the Turkish.

[00:20:18] Ronald, although while we are talking about him, and he has of course all the selfies are in all which we should do a little bit of admin in say that please if you're in a football stadium don't do that.

[00:20:27] The key thing of walking onto the pitch will get a selfie with a player. It's not safe for you. It's not safe for them.

[00:20:32] And you are going to be find a lot of money probably put in jail and dined from football stadiums for the rest of your life. It's fucking not worth it. And Ronald was also 40 now. He's really not that good looking either. It's okay.

[00:20:45] It's fine. You can deal without getting a selfie with the guy. But Ronald is actually playing well for Portugal. And all of that was kind of optimized in the assist for Bruno's goal, which is where Ronald in a one-on-one situation did something. Like nobody expected it.

[00:21:07] Any square in the ball to Bruno for a tap? This is like the truck team. We know where that girl who's safe for his passes. Yeah. I was like, oh man. We're going to win. It's like Messi has a world cup per dozen of two euros. Yeah.

[00:21:23] He's like, no but. So I think they're on there. But in the first game he was by. Messi doesn't even have one euro. So well, we know who the goal is any. Yeah. So he was like, anything close to being the greatest of all time.

[00:21:40] He doesn't want the euros as well. Absolutely embarrassment. That is life with Messi. No, no but I feel like he did it also because it was something that nobody expected him to do. Yeah. I would say more so he did it because he probably needs that spotlight, right?

[00:21:58] Especially after the first game, there he had a bunch of misses. There was some eyes on him this time around. In fact, there was some questions as well if the coach would drop it. I would have to. You don't want to be.

[00:22:08] Talk of the down by dropping your most famous player. But I don't know. Maybe I do agree that he was being unselfished by Square in the ball. That was not neat. I mean, he's turned to be a good team made.

[00:22:19] What I wouldn't say is that he could turn on a mint. He's been all right. I mean, he's been. I feel like for his age he's been all right. And I feel like the. This is this is the perfect character evolution in this in this.

[00:22:32] Will in Zridemption are I guess or he wrote to will into now back to hero sort of redemption. Have that we're seeing because he has realized that age is catching up with him. He's realized that his powers are winning and he can't be the same.

[00:22:47] Mercuryal sort of layer that he has been for all these years, but he still has a role to play. He still has something to give the steam and that may not be scoring all the goals that may be providing for other players who are in better position.

[00:23:01] And maybe three years ago, he would not have taken that. He would have taken like even a united there were chances when he could have squared the ball to people who were in better position. But he took a shot that didn't even hit the target.

[00:23:14] And the minute somebody doesn't pass to him, he'd throw his effet which he did in this game as well. But I feel like there is a little bit of evolution. There is a little bit of character growth that we are seeing, which is great.

[00:23:26] But I also think this would be his last hero. He's going to be 43 by the next one and I don't. I mean, I fall forward. It's very difficult to keep playing at that age. So I don't see him seeing watch him playing at that age.

[00:23:38] If there's anyone who can do it, I think he's a part of it. Do I know especially the Portugal. He's the only one player in the world who I can. Yeah. I think he plays on the top 10 countries or whatever.

[00:23:50] We know he's definitely going to the world cup because he will definitely want to win a World Cup with Portugal. So 20, 26 even though even if he's one other time. What is he'll be 41? He'll be 45. He'll still do it.

[00:24:07] And his participation in Euro 28 depends on if Portugal wins this time around or not. Fair enough. Or how they're doing 25, 26. That's also a good point. Yeah. That's also a win the World Cup and win the Euro, win the World Cup. Yeah.

[00:24:25] Win on final ball and do our nandes. Yeah. One final duo. Before we round off the first half, quick mention France zero, Netherlands zero, Kylian and Bapie did not feature although he did play in a behind closed

[00:24:39] Doze friend even with a mask on and he did manage to score in that game. But his teammates couldn't score in this one. He couldn't do that. All your love for the matches is reaping no rewards. No, this is fine. It's a great result.

[00:24:54] It's fine. You against France who are, you know, World Cup finalists and World Cup champions for two World Cup in the row like you would take a point against them. I think Netherlands are on top of their group from Nordrong. Yes.

[00:25:08] And there unless Austria produces some miracle or Poland has a complete collapse. I think they are almost guaranteed to, you can expect them to go through. Yeah. Because I think Austria are a good third place team who will make it through.

[00:25:24] So you know, like you can guarantee that this group will have a third place team that goes through. So I don't know that that draw sort of me them go through and then I think it's a good result. You take it. Yeah.

[00:25:36] Even I think it was a good result, especially saying the kind of talent that France have and they had so many shots on goal. I think they are about 16. But there is no finishing that their final, like the performance in the final thought is horrible.

[00:25:50] So I feel like that was a pretty good result for Netherlands. Of course they disallowed coal. Big bummer. Yeah. Big bummer for Javi Simons. Just give him the gold. I'm looking at how cute it looks. Looks like a little bit. But yeah. How such a good strategy. Yeah.

[00:26:05] And he just feels like he has a great favorite kilo on him. It's like he just let him be man. Just give him a gold and let him be happy. But yeah, so on that note let's take a quick break on the other side.

[00:26:18] We'll talk more about your rosin including what's happening with Spain and their 16 year old forward and a quick look at EOS Tmax, Explosive press conference up to being sacked by the AFF. So you on the other side. Welcome back to the corner flag everybody.

[00:26:36] And we do begin the second after your questions, but there is no questions. There's only one question, which is not a question. It is more of a statement by method. Ishaan who says you guys should be up there in the pre and post mat shows for your rosin.

[00:26:47] We know we know we've been trying so hard for quite a bit. Please, if you have any questions that we have platform, then please let us know we are more than happy to do it. And if not this year was then 2026 World Cup is not far away.

[00:27:04] We'll do it for that. And if not that, then next year primarily we'll do it for that also. So basically if you know anyone, let us let us join and we'll do all the pre and post match.

[00:27:14] We'll be working better than the players, the explorers and the pundits that are there in India right now for sure. I can give you that. But yeah happy to do it. And thank you for saying that about us means a lot.

[00:27:28] Right before we get back into the Eoros chat, quick look a little closer to home. We of course mentioned last week that Eoros Tmax has been sacked last week. Although we before last week mentioned that Eoros Tmax has been sacked.

[00:27:41] And he's not going out without without making some explosions. He did he posted a tweet saying, my Indian media friends lots needs to be said join me at 2 p.m. When I go whenever I need it, zoom call with people from the media and it was quite explosive.

[00:28:02] Mancivar you're part of that. I mean, I don't really keep up that much within football since we're doesn't require it. So also I found it funny. He just randomly put a tweet saying Indian media friends join us. Like people had to do it.

[00:28:16] And then I read up like it was some two are zoom call and you know how these things go like. Two are is not a press conference. That's what you call a rant. Yeah.

[00:28:28] That was basically he got to make this big like no, but I was right guys. You know they were not very second me. I was one of you guys and it just it's such a cluster for the Indian football Federation.

[00:28:41] Right? It is such a massive cluster for him. But the highlight of the point of the press conference that he did mention Kalan Chobay was a president of the AFF.

[00:28:51] And by name and he said that all he cares about is the media attention. He doesn't know how to run football. And it's not just him. He is everybody in the industry positions at the AFF.

[00:29:01] So that is really really damning for an ex coach or a recently set coach to be saying they're about to manage. And something that Indian football fans knew for a while as well. We knew that.

[00:29:10] The team act going was a step in the right direction, but it wasn't the only decision that needed to be made. The rot much like at midnight started from the top which needs to be cleared out.

[00:29:22] I feel like that's been the case for quite a long time and the other issue from top to bottom. But also bottom to top because we've discussed in in previous times that grass roots and all those things are very important as well.

[00:29:36] But our much rather have a coach discuss these things or bring these issues while you're in charge. It's easy for anybody to complain after you've left if you want some sort of change to happen, you talk while you're in the position of power.

[00:29:48] So that's a bit of disappointment. Exactly. Exactly. And that is something that was one of his biggest greatest is in the right like everybody in the football fans. We are released in India. New university Mac to be a yes man. And then we're going to start the game.

[00:30:03] And you will do exactly what the AF have wants you to do, which you may or may not agree with, but you'll never show that you don't agree with it.

[00:30:10] It's only towards the end of the standard that he started taking portraits at the ISL, FBSL about not letting the Indian players go for the training camp. So whatever, it's very little, very late.

[00:30:23] I fear that whoever is the new coach is going to have the same problems unless we rethink how we run football in this country.

[00:30:32] Unless we do that, there is not going to be any hope of us qualifying for a major tournament at all, and right now we have Indian fans in India. We are going to come. We are going to qualify. We are not in the position yet.

[00:30:45] Our players being of a certain talent level is one thing. And yes, the talent level in the planes what has improved exponentially and that is great to see. But everything else also matters and that is not going to work out that easily.

[00:31:02] We need some major major change right at the top until that happens. So I would suggest India can match us, they can support us and then there are expectations to come back. And on that sobering note, let's go to Spain, one Italy zero.

[00:31:23] This match was one of those where I thought it would be a tracking game. And two certain extended wars were spent definitely piled on the pressure, but they needed an Italian to score a goal for them.

[00:31:40] Yeah, you know, this is sort of match that out sort of hoping becomes like the finals or whatever. Like, you know, last year's winners and like a not speed is not really a down and out team but they have been out of a lot of.

[00:31:54] But they are coming back like they played really well in this tournament. And I'm like wow, now I'm definitely I don't any of these two teams in the finals.

[00:32:02] You know, they're not as exciting as they sound like they're, you know, like the fact that it was settled by on a own goal. Yeah, that's a very Italian that to I don't know. Yeah, I was I was like, oh, I can't wait for the next Eastern Europe.

[00:32:23] I thought that would be a good ball. None of this. Yeah, yeah, yeah, for my support. Yeah, absolutely dreadful to watch. George was this check in public was a great game.

[00:32:38] I feel talking about you know, that sort of a this thing with Georgia was a check in public was a was a fantastic game. But no, Luciano's political Italian coach was also very unhappy with Georgino's performance.

[00:32:47] You know, some of them off at half time and then said that he has to come and take the ball. Otherwise it is pointless to play him. Scareding words, but was he really bad or not? I mean, that's what's when I thought.

[00:33:04] Yeah, like, it's been a team must be thinking too far. So it's a very good game. What's the matter? So, yeah, we don't know. But I've been Georgino does need to do. It does need to buckle up a little bit.

[00:33:15] And I think Italy as a whole, uh, in YouTube, buckle up because yes, they are the whole does. But they haven't looked convincing and I feel like up until now the only team that has looked convincing is

[00:33:26] Spain. Even Portugal, they've got the wins. They've got, you know, the momentum. But their football hasn't been that convincing at times. Even against Turkey, they've worth a few lapses. They've worth a few passes that kept going astray and that's all fine at a group stage.

[00:33:40] But when when it comes to the business end of the tournament when we get into the round of 16 quarters, etc, those are the mistakes that are going to knock you out of the tournament. And I feel like none of the teams apart from Spain

[00:33:54] have convinced me as much Spain are the only teams surprising me. I did not expect much from this Spanish side. But this pain side looks so, so good. Like they look well-drilled, well-oiled. You know, exactly what they're going, all the technical plans come together, perfectly clear to coach,

[00:34:12] coach to clear the communication is correct. Everybody knows their job. And I think what I enjoyed about the, it's not exactly a dismantling of the Italian side, but I think it is clear that it's only Spain was playing attacking football.

[00:34:25] Yeah. I think I think I'm sure you'll feel like the stats. It literally had nothing on, like they were just very happy. I think they were using very 2018, 2020 tactics of set-set, set-set because even in the last euros,

[00:34:38] it was two, most defensive teams that made it to the final, and I think it really are one Euro behind in their tactics. And Spain, it's not a coincidence that it seems like Spain,

[00:34:48] there is a reason why even the Balkan teams and the Eastern European teams are doing so well, it's because they're just playing attacking football. And they're not scared to just take off a bend over them outside and open goals in, right?

[00:35:00] And those are the games that are producing the goals. Yeah. I'm just glad to see Spain because I think if they had a bunch of shots and shots on target, if I'm not wrong, maybe they won't lucky to not convert.

[00:35:11] I mean, and maybe they had to resort to a known goal, but I think, maybe if the game was extended for 10, 15 more minutes, Spain would eventually scored anyway. Because they were playing a tactical ball and it leaves just looking happy to set in relax.

[00:35:24] I'm seeing it, I'm seeing it, lead crumble as an England fan. I hate them. I watched that match, but I was hate following it because pretty late here, right? I was hate following it on the field clock, something like that.

[00:35:37] Yeah, I lost and it's a no-one goal. Come on. So yeah, and of course there's a reason why they're not as up to the mark is the other teams. They weren't at the last world cup so that they're showing in some way.

[00:35:49] And it's difficult to sort of compare how teams are right now and how they were four years ago at the last Euro. So I think, yeah, I feel like they're not in the same bracket as the other good teams.

[00:35:57] I did think that, John, you were very good in the first game. I didn't watch their second one. They had to resort to a last minute equaliser. So that was a bit underwhelming.

[00:36:05] But yeah, I would try and I think like Spain are the ones who have sort of been very entertaining and pretty good. So far. Absolutely. Now, Spain also risk violating German law. This is fantastic. Because, I mean, your mal is 16 years old, right?

[00:36:21] Now, German regulations prohibit under 18s from working past 8 p.m. But athletes can play until 11 p.m. Including time for showering and media duties. Now, if Lameen, your mal plays the full match against Albania,

[00:36:37] it would be difficult to comply with the law and Spain could face a fine. This is a Wiresport build who have done this, done this report, which is absolutely fantastic. Play him on and let him know all the media duties.

[00:36:50] Let's see how much fine this comes up to. Yeah, I heard they tried. Yes, he's the, is the fine monetary or is it like, Oh, he will get bad grades. Oh, I mean, bad grades.

[00:37:03] So I feel he's definitely going to get because he said that if his Spain win the Euro, these not going to go back to school. He's like, I'm taking a vacation. Yeah, exactly. It's not over. They get an education because you look at the entire career.

[00:37:20] What do you think about that? Because of that education, who is an important thing. But he has, he's actually said that if Spain do win the Euro, he's not going to go back to school. He's going to go straight on vacation.

[00:37:33] And he mentioned, he was asked about his own work because he has carried home with him. His grades are evaluated online and he said, yeah, on the iPad, when I have some free time, the four matches, I do a little bit.

[00:37:46] But then my friends call me to play play stations or then they do that. What a life dude. I wish I had that life when I was 16. I feel like I had that life. Yeah. If I'm neither did I become a gay, it's studies or not. Professional.

[00:38:03] What are you so serious? Why won't you say serious at 16 am? I was, no, I predominantly meant, I wish I had the kind of money that he has. It's 16 because I'm sort of me out. But yeah, exactly.

[00:38:21] I would not study to go play football, but that was in Chivaji Park, not at the Euro. So big, big fucking difference there. So yeah, well done. Well done, Dominimo. Please do your work because it is important. On the Belgium, this is Romania, Belgium, B Romania,

[00:38:38] to Nail Lukaku. Can the man get a goal this Euro? I think we need to put bets on that. Is he ever going to score a legitimate goal? If this is because he's bent back of the night three times and they've all been disallowed.

[00:38:55] There was, what do you mean? Yeah, that's kind of a, that's kind of like, it was a good assist. It was a good assist as well, yeah. Yeah, like, this is, this is the Euros where like,

[00:39:10] Harikki and like your classic strikers are going to play the smart game. You're going to see back get the assist when I don't, Kaku could it's good, it's the season where strikers get assist. Yeah, you're so kind with strikers. I put a degree of bad.

[00:39:28] I mean, we're only, I don't know. I mean, it would sound a bit funny in another world talking about this, right? But I don't know, maybe they are just so likable players, which is why people are, I mean, happy to sort of see them get assist.

[00:39:41] But the kind of people I follow on Twitter, they are bashing him left right center. There was, there was a tweet I read that people usually ask women what's the opposite, but they should ask Muka Koubert.

[00:39:51] Because yeah, I feel like he's so bad that he can't help but be opposite. Like he's, he's just, he's built like a fucking tank now. Like think about it. If you look at his career, his best season has been for Inter, where he was lean as fuck.

[00:40:15] Now, when he came to Man United, he again put on the pounds, not it did not work out for him and Man United. Now again, he's he's looking bulkier by the minute. And I feel like all that excess muscle is what's taking him off.

[00:40:33] So just the left tech just going off side just to make him go. I think that's what's happening with Luka Kou. More time on the treadmill, Romelu, less time bench pressing. I think that is the way to go.

[00:40:45] And this is why people should listen to the kind of flag, especially the Belgians, because we give proper footballing advice, because we know it all. But it's also a super interesting group because I think all four teams are on three points. Yeah. I think group, your group, perfect.

[00:41:02] All four teams are on three points. All four could finish. Secondly, second place. Third place and fourth place. All the places. All the places. All the places. All the places. Out of nothing all the groups are that's why we'd be more excited. Is it the group of death?

[00:41:23] Is this the group on death? It is a group. I feel like it's a group of eternal life with the victims of the group. Why? I've fallen three points. All three points.

[00:41:35] But yes, hopefully look how we can get a goal at some point in this tournament before Belgium. Eventually employed and get knocked out at some stage. Before we end the show, let's take a quick round-up of some transfer news.

[00:41:50] Magneted, of course, still interested in Jared Granthier to even after saying that. Listen, if you're not going to give us a proper evaluation, then we're going to the next shop. We're going to the shop. But remember, I'm going to the shop. And after that, we'll be fine.

[00:42:06] No, it's not like we're coming back to you with an improved offer. This is mindably going wrong. Do you think this is my idea of running out of techniques with the bargaining? I'm like, sir, please. Please. Yeah. It starts off with, no, no.

[00:42:28] I'm not going to give you a second. I'm not going to give you a second. Please, please, please, please. Please, please, please. Very, very, last, last month's salary credit, No, please. So to understand, you got an opportunity.

[00:42:40] Like it has gone from point to point to point to point to point to point. So fast for a man United. Also, I feel like they've gone back with an improved offer for Branchweight because the whole Jean-Claude Bo situation.

[00:42:53] Because you have said that they will not allow the transfer to go through or not allow him to play in the UFI Europa league because in your spoons both leal and 99%. So it is a big conflict of interest.

[00:43:09] They were hoping that it would get sorted out, but it hasn't got sorted out. So if we like the fact to go back to Branchweight, say, okay, he's our only option because even Lennie Euro has said that he wants to join Real Madrid.

[00:43:21] I don't know if Real Madrid want him, but he's like, no, I don't know if Real Madrid will take it. I mean, Lennie West, you know, I'm not going to take it, but they're not asking. That's a very key part of how transfers work through.

[00:43:32] So yeah, I mean, that's pretty predominantly why I feel United have doubled down on their pursuits of Branchweight. They're also looking at Joshua Zerkzi. I don't know if that's the right transfer. Yeah, I mean, at this point, I'm all in the

[00:43:50] I mean, if anything, we've learned a lot of languages. There is no right transfer. There is no wrong transfer. There is no right manager. There is no wrong manager. Everything. There is only depression. That is the only, I'm just saying it sounds like my therapist and

[00:44:04] you're very good at depression. I mean, you already have a young striker in Rasmus, if you do want reinforcements, you need a slightly more experienced operator. So, you know, like your Ivan Donay is only what can sort of older half, but both the experience,

[00:44:23] especially Premier League, you need somebody like that. I don't think Joshua Zerkzi is going to be the right transfer, but then again, it's united. You know, it will probably go through and he'll probably fail. Love to be proven wrong. That's what I've heard.

[00:44:39] I mean, I have a hot take on that. I'd be dating up on him since you told me you're going to discuss, yeah, it just definitely a factor. I think if you are trying to reduce the workload of your existing striker, you bring somebody more experience rather than

[00:44:50] bring a bunch of them and they'll add more pressure. But I think the kind of, he has some bit of versatility. Like you can, if you bring him, he can play as more as a number 10, he likes to sort of link up with the attackers.

[00:45:04] And he will sort of help in that sort of creating chances to be a better player. And then Holland can just be like the target man. So if they're thinking from that perspective, I feel that maybe it sort of makes a bit of a sense.

[00:45:15] But he's a bit here and he's not at his core that many goals. I think last two seasons, Mila, is 13. I think going to play 4 0, 4 0, just not in the defense. Yeah, the world's first season where this is 0 in here. 0 5 4. We need the factors. 0 5 5. My math is very bad. 0 5 5.

[00:45:44] Yes, you know. And I'm just preempting a red card for Casemiro before the season kicks off. So, I think that's very, very far. This is something that will help you go into a little bit of a joyous mood. Mukesh Liverpool were interested in defender.

[00:46:03] Lucharel Girtuida from Feinord 23, a road defender quite highly rated. But new Liverpool manager, Ernest Lot has disproved this transfer because even though he rates his former player at Yenord quite highly, he does not want to repeat Eric 10.

[00:46:21] How to mistake a bring too many players to the Premier League from the added VZ. But I'm saying now don't do the opposite right away. You like I'll bring nobody because like can we just have a new to the approach to this that isn't guided by either

[00:46:36] love or hate or bad luck or whatever your work. Yeah, I'm surprised. But also the reason I heard was that the player himself was interested in a move to PSG or a more high-up league, pink. Yeah.

[00:46:49] Like some Petro Street don't clap like a new cast in the game as she died again. It doesn't matter what the player wants to do. The team wants him then he can go on to what he wants because as it's time,

[00:47:00] it looks like spurs is going to be his destination. So, why don't get through it? That worked out really well for you buddy. But he has said in terms of I feel like what he said in vocations right,

[00:47:13] like put our originality needs to come back into football because since Pep Godiola's Barcelona days, we've just been seeing the same thing repeated over and over again. So he took a lot of play on from the back. So now everybody wants to play from black back to Vincent,

[00:47:27] and Bernie wants to play up from the back. Like my therapist players are not there. So I'm being promoted. Also, we do you have what Messi said that like now because of Godiola's football, even young kids are being taught to play maximum two touches,

[00:47:40] which is making them lose their creativity and it's actually might be bad for me. I feel like it is. I feel like it is every time. And that's incredibly not just bold and brave from Messi, but it's also incredibly articulate. Yeah, that makes so much sense.

[00:47:55] I'm like, wow, I know how you articulate anything. You think Messi is actually a football genius. He's not just like a player, like he'll be like a great manager as well. No. Better than Godiola. No, I think he's done out there.

[00:48:11] God is in, yeah, God is in that kind of game. Yeah. But no, I feel like we need originality, right? Because what do you look at style of play, everybody wants to copy. There's too many boiled managers now.

[00:48:25] I feel with Guadaluola and Aga now on this lot as well. Like just managers, please get a week head transplant anything. I'm tired of seeing boiled people on the touch line anymore. Like everybody is really missing somewhere. It is. See, and that is only because club has left.

[00:48:43] That's why it's his hair and his teeth shall always be remembered in England. Right. On that note, it is time to end. Thank you so much everybody for listening to the corner flag.

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