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[00:00:00] Seven games without a victory for Guardiola but six titles as he was very very quick to admit to the Liverpool fans. Welcome to The Corner Flag, I'm Amogh.
[00:00:09] And I'm Nathan.
[00:00:17] Welcome to The Corner Flag everybody and welcome once again to The Corner Flag. Nathan Gomes, you are probably the happiest person in the city right now. You're proudly wearing the jersey as well.
[00:00:29] Yeah, I mean clearly. Yeah, it's good times. It's pretty good times.
[00:00:34] There was a match in Liverpool.
[00:00:36] There was something like that. Maybe there was a rumours. People were saying that City is a team like that.
[00:00:45] So there was something like that. I was just busy. I was playing on the turf.
[00:00:50] Exactly.
[00:00:52] Maybe we'll Google the highlights later or whatever.
[00:00:57] For those watching, I just want to point out, this is a blue jersey. It's not a Man City jersey. It's close. It's a Mumbai city.
[00:01:03] Mumbai city jersey. Much better.
[00:01:05] So, you know, it's close enough but not the same thing.
[00:01:11] But let's kick off with that big game and Liverpool 2, Man City nil.
[00:01:16] The worst run under Guardiola for Man City continues.
[00:01:21] And honestly, man, this was probably the best time for Liverpool to play Man City.
[00:01:25] Because we know how important this fixture is in the run-up to the title.
[00:01:28] And yes, it's only 13 games in. But it is still a very, very important game.
[00:01:34] And for Liverpool to come up against City when they're going through this match, I think everybody would be very, very happy.
[00:01:41] Yeah, dude. So, I didn't...
[00:01:45] Okay, I was still... I can't rule out City. I think none of us can rule out City.
[00:01:50] It's just that it's the same players. It's the same team that they're playing with.
[00:01:55] It's just that maybe at this point, as we speak, they lack chemistry and synergy.
[00:01:59] But if you watch... Did you watch the game yesterday?
[00:02:02] I watched the game.
[00:02:03] I think after the first 15 minutes, I think Liverpool were brilliant.
[00:02:07] They had a lot of chances.
[00:02:09] Van Dijk could have scored two headers or something.
[00:02:11] Yeah.
[00:02:11] Right?
[00:02:12] And hit the post or whatever. But that's okay.
[00:02:14] And I think after the 15th minute, 20th minute onwards, my bad.
[00:02:19] I think City were in it. City were very well into the match till the 75th minute.
[00:02:24] Yeah.
[00:02:24] Because after that Salah penalty, I was sort of...
[00:02:28] I was convinced.
[00:02:28] Because then Slott brought on Jharel Kwanza as defence.
[00:02:33] And I was like, okay, good.
[00:02:35] So, well, I don't know.
[00:02:38] I'll be honest at this point.
[00:02:39] I'm just...
[00:02:40] Whatever is happening right now, okay.
[00:02:42] I still have zero expectation from the season.
[00:02:45] After March, I'll tell you what's going on.
[00:02:48] Because I've seen this picture before.
[00:02:50] I know what happens.
[00:02:52] Yeah.
[00:02:52] No, and that's very right.
[00:02:54] Because it is just about at this point in the season,
[00:02:57] which is December onwards, Christmas season onwards,
[00:03:00] is when City historically just...
[00:03:02] Exactly.
[00:03:03] Find a seventh gear or whatever it is.
[00:03:07] They just go on a mad run.
[00:03:09] Yeah, this has been happening since the past two, three seasons.
[00:03:12] Maybe more.
[00:03:13] Yeah.
[00:03:14] And we were kind of expecting that to start happening
[00:03:16] a little earlier than this fixture.
[00:03:19] That, okay, they've lost maybe...
[00:03:20] They've lost three.
[00:03:21] They've lost four.
[00:03:22] Now they're going to go on a mad run.
[00:03:24] Haaland's going to just, you know,
[00:03:26] eat defenders for breakfast.
[00:03:28] Like, he's literally on the pitch going to tear them apart
[00:03:32] and fry their legs on a barbecue
[00:03:34] and fucking chomp on them in front of the referee
[00:03:37] and be like, they are already red-cut.
[00:03:38] Like, we thought those would be the scenes.
[00:03:42] But that has not happened.
[00:03:43] They just keep going further and further
[00:03:45] down this rabbit hole,
[00:03:47] down this hole that is being dug for them.
[00:03:50] Yeah, I do.
[00:03:53] I mean, okay, I'm actually genuinely happy.
[00:03:55] We are all happy in a way to say this.
[00:03:58] To be very honest, I don't care.
[00:04:01] You know, as a United fan, I don't know.
[00:04:04] Like, I want to be sad.
[00:04:05] Sorry, I want to be happy about City's downfall.
[00:04:09] But at what cost?
[00:04:10] Like, for us, it's like Aliens versus Predator.
[00:04:13] No matter who wins, we lose.
[00:04:14] Like, there is no...
[00:04:15] There is nothing in it for us, I mean...
[00:04:18] At this point, like, if not City,
[00:04:20] then we don't want Liverpool to win
[00:04:23] because then they'll equate 20 titles.
[00:04:25] I understand that.
[00:04:25] So, that's a big thing.
[00:04:27] We don't want Arsenal to win
[00:04:29] because it just seems like,
[00:04:31] oh, they were in the same position
[00:04:32] as we were after Wenger
[00:04:33] and then they've gone ahead
[00:04:35] so much quicker than we have.
[00:04:37] You know what I'm saying?
[00:04:38] I respect United fans more than Arsenal fans
[00:04:41] because at least you all have something to show, dude.
[00:04:45] Yeah.
[00:04:45] Arsenal fans, yes, they do have something.
[00:04:47] But in Europe, what do they have?
[00:04:49] Nothing.
[00:04:50] Yeah, nothing.
[00:04:50] But like, I still find it...
[00:04:52] I could be wrong.
[00:04:53] I think Spurs still have a Europa title, no?
[00:04:55] With...
[00:04:56] Under their belt.
[00:04:57] Yeah, I think they won the first Europa League
[00:04:59] or something.
[00:05:00] Conference, I think.
[00:05:01] Did they win the conference league?
[00:05:03] No, I don't know.
[00:05:04] Something, but I still...
[00:05:05] So, Arsenal fans, I mean, I get it.
[00:05:08] Yeah, you guys are having the time of your life
[00:05:09] but chill out, bro.
[00:05:11] Chill out.
[00:05:12] Yeah.
[00:05:14] But no, no.
[00:05:15] Honestly, like, I feel like, you know how
[00:05:17] it's a very common sporting thing called the yips.
[00:05:20] You know, Jabi, where you get into it psychologically
[00:05:22] that nothing is working out for us.
[00:05:25] We are just not able to correct our form,
[00:05:29] our performances.
[00:05:30] It just eats at you psychologically
[00:05:32] and it just...
[00:05:33] You keep going into that same vicious cycle
[00:05:35] and I feel like that is happening with Man City.
[00:05:37] It's very obvious that that is happening with Man City.
[00:05:39] And even more so because Guardiola is known
[00:05:43] to be a manager who overthinks.
[00:05:45] Like, we have seen this before their treble win
[00:05:48] and before they finally got their hands
[00:05:49] on the Champions League.
[00:05:50] In every Champions League season,
[00:05:52] we knew they would get till the quarters,
[00:05:54] till the semis.
[00:05:55] Semis and then...
[00:05:56] And then Guardiola would just make
[00:05:58] some random decisions.
[00:05:59] He would tweak something in his system
[00:06:02] that really did not need to be tweaked.
[00:06:05] Yeah, true.
[00:06:05] And it would just confuse the shit out of the team
[00:06:07] and they would just collapse.
[00:06:09] Right.
[00:06:10] And we are seeing that happen
[00:06:12] over a period of now seven games
[00:06:14] where it's just...
[00:06:16] Nothing he is trying to do
[00:06:18] is working out for them.
[00:06:20] And he keeps saying that,
[00:06:21] oh, give us our players back
[00:06:22] and then you'll see Man City.
[00:06:24] But, bro, that means part and parcel.
[00:06:26] Same players played versus Liverpool yesterday, bro.
[00:06:29] What are you talking about?
[00:06:29] Yeah.
[00:06:30] Jeremy Doku, I think,
[00:06:31] had the best game yesterday
[00:06:33] because he was genuinely good yesterday.
[00:06:35] I like Doku.
[00:06:37] I'm a fan of Doku.
[00:06:38] I like his style of play,
[00:06:39] the way he cuts in and everything.
[00:06:42] But City was the same City team.
[00:06:44] Like I said,
[00:06:45] just no chemistry in them.
[00:06:46] But I still...
[00:06:48] I told Tushar this.
[00:06:50] I was like,
[00:06:51] bro, you can't rule City out.
[00:06:52] Wait till...
[00:06:53] Wait.
[00:06:53] Just wait till Jan Feb.
[00:06:55] Yeah.
[00:06:55] Maybe then,
[00:06:56] Freti.
[00:06:57] Then,
[00:06:57] if they still...
[00:06:59] However,
[00:06:59] they do play Forest next.
[00:07:01] Yes.
[00:07:02] So, that's going to be an interesting fixture.
[00:07:04] If they win,
[00:07:05] great.
[00:07:05] If they don't,
[00:07:06] even better.
[00:07:08] No, but that's also a very interesting fixture
[00:07:10] for them to go into
[00:07:11] because on paper,
[00:07:12] you'd think,
[00:07:13] oh, Man City versus Forest.
[00:07:14] You know,
[00:07:14] like this is...
[00:07:15] This is exactly the kind of fixture
[00:07:17] that Guardiola and Man City
[00:07:19] would be looking forward to,
[00:07:21] especially after the run that they've been in.
[00:07:23] But we are seeing Forest
[00:07:24] have one of the best seasons
[00:07:25] that they've ever had.
[00:07:27] Right now,
[00:07:28] they're sixth in the league
[00:07:29] with 22 points.
[00:07:30] So, it's just about...
[00:07:31] Exactly.
[00:07:31] Chris Wood has like around nine,
[00:07:33] maybe ten goals this season.
[00:07:35] Yeah.
[00:07:35] Just, I think,
[00:07:36] two more behind Salah.
[00:07:38] Which is pretty impressive.
[00:07:40] It is impressive.
[00:07:41] Yeah.
[00:07:42] So, you never know what could go wrong.
[00:07:44] And I think they're playing at home.
[00:07:45] City are playing at home,
[00:07:46] if I'm not wrong.
[00:07:47] City are playing at home, yes.
[00:07:48] Playing at home, yes.
[00:07:49] So,
[00:07:50] it's still going to be interesting.
[00:07:51] And what I did find...
[00:07:53] What did amuse me was
[00:07:55] after the yesterday's match at Anfield,
[00:07:58] City and the team players
[00:08:00] and Pep went over to the away end,
[00:08:02] to the city away end
[00:08:03] and they were applauding the fans
[00:08:04] and everything.
[00:08:05] And yes,
[00:08:06] he did show them the fingers
[00:08:07] and everything.
[00:08:08] But, you know,
[00:08:10] I still feel
[00:08:12] he's smiling through the pain.
[00:08:15] Yeah.
[00:08:15] But he knows that,
[00:08:16] bro,
[00:08:18] we fucked up.
[00:08:19] Yeah.
[00:08:20] So, maybe he's just doing it
[00:08:22] for the PR or...
[00:08:23] I don't know.
[00:08:24] Yeah.
[00:08:24] But, like,
[00:08:25] that's also the thing, right?
[00:08:26] Like, how bad do things have to be
[00:08:28] that Guardiola is channeling
[00:08:29] his inner Mourinho?
[00:08:31] Exactly.
[00:08:31] I was just going to say that.
[00:08:33] Like,
[00:08:35] you know,
[00:08:36] you either die a hero
[00:08:38] or live long enough
[00:08:40] to see yourself become a villain.
[00:08:44] And that is exactly what is happening.
[00:08:46] But he elaborated on it
[00:08:48] in his post-match.
[00:08:49] He was asked about it
[00:08:50] and he was elaborating on it.
[00:08:51] And even that,
[00:08:52] you know,
[00:08:54] Guardiola has this lovely way
[00:08:55] of being a sore loser
[00:08:59] by being extremely charming
[00:09:02] and respectful.
[00:09:03] Yeah, that's true.
[00:09:04] Because these are his words, right?
[00:09:05] He's like,
[00:09:06] I didn't expect it
[00:09:07] from the people at Anfield.
[00:09:09] Anfield.
[00:09:10] I didn't expect it from them.
[00:09:12] Maybe they could have done it
[00:09:13] three, four years ago.
[00:09:15] It would have been fine.
[00:09:16] But not now.
[00:09:18] Now it's just taking advantage.
[00:09:19] Very modest also.
[00:09:20] Yeah.
[00:09:21] Because,
[00:09:22] according to him,
[00:09:24] he feels like
[00:09:25] Liverpool fans should be singing,
[00:09:27] you're getting sacked
[00:09:28] in the morning to Guardiola
[00:09:29] when he's on his way
[00:09:31] to a Premier League title.
[00:09:33] Is it?
[00:09:33] Tell me again.
[00:09:34] Tell me again that I'm getting sacked.
[00:09:35] You don't say again.
[00:09:37] Which is why I do feel like
[00:09:39] the City vs Liverpool game
[00:09:41] which is happening
[00:09:42] in March, April or whenever,
[00:09:43] that's going to be very interesting.
[00:09:44] Yeah, that is...
[00:09:46] That's going to be a banger.
[00:09:48] I'm waiting for that match.
[00:09:49] Yeah, no,
[00:09:50] but sticking to Guardiola
[00:09:52] for a little bit
[00:09:53] because he has been
[00:09:56] really
[00:09:57] under scrutiny
[00:09:58] by the media.
[00:10:00] More so
[00:10:01] because of the random cuts
[00:10:02] on his face.
[00:10:03] Of course,
[00:10:03] this happened
[00:10:04] in the midweek fixture
[00:10:05] after the Champions League game.
[00:10:08] But considering
[00:10:09] this is a podcast
[00:10:10] that is a weekly podcast
[00:10:11] that happens on Monday nights,
[00:10:13] we didn't have time
[00:10:14] to talk about it.
[00:10:15] It was in that
[00:10:16] corridor of uncertainty
[00:10:18] as sporting cliches go.
[00:10:20] But what do you think,
[00:10:21] Nathan,
[00:10:22] was happening?
[00:10:23] Why did he have
[00:10:24] so many cuts
[00:10:25] on his face?
[00:10:26] So, I didn't watch
[00:10:28] that match.
[00:10:29] I was out.
[00:10:31] But I saw
[00:10:33] City were three up.
[00:10:34] I was like,
[00:10:34] okay, this is their game.
[00:10:36] Let them enjoy this win
[00:10:37] after a horrible spell
[00:10:39] of five games
[00:10:40] without a win
[00:10:41] or any points.
[00:10:42] I was like,
[00:10:43] let them take it.
[00:10:44] Full time,
[00:10:44] after the match,
[00:10:45] I was like,
[00:10:45] bro, three, three.
[00:10:46] I was like,
[00:10:47] whoa.
[00:10:48] I don't blame Guardiola.
[00:10:50] So, I'll tell you,
[00:10:50] you know,
[00:10:51] Guardiola's standards
[00:10:51] are high.
[00:10:53] So, it's obvious
[00:10:54] why he's,
[00:10:55] because he set the standard.
[00:10:57] It's like,
[00:10:57] bro, I'm Pep.
[00:10:58] I don't care.
[00:10:59] I mean, yeah,
[00:11:00] he,
[00:11:01] if I have to be honest,
[00:11:02] yeah, he's done it.
[00:11:03] He's won so many titles,
[00:11:04] but he's always had
[00:11:05] good players with him.
[00:11:07] He's had the money back.
[00:11:08] He's been funded
[00:11:09] and everything, right?
[00:11:10] So,
[00:11:11] without,
[00:11:11] I think this is starting
[00:11:12] to show now,
[00:11:13] okay,
[00:11:14] the slight cracks
[00:11:15] are starting to show,
[00:11:16] like,
[00:11:16] how do I get back?
[00:11:17] But,
[00:11:18] my thoughts after the match
[00:11:20] were like,
[00:11:21] I was laughing,
[00:11:22] bro,
[00:11:22] I was genuinely laughing.
[00:11:23] I'm like,
[00:11:23] nah,
[00:11:24] this is not good.
[00:11:25] And the fact that
[00:11:26] I opened Insta
[00:11:27] and checked that,
[00:11:27] you know,
[00:11:28] BR football
[00:11:29] and all these pages
[00:11:29] are going to make
[00:11:30] these graphics.
[00:11:32] Guardiola's face
[00:11:33] when he realizes
[00:11:33] he'll be at Anfield
[00:11:34] next game.
[00:11:35] Yeah.
[00:11:36] Something like that.
[00:11:37] And so,
[00:11:38] maybe he just,
[00:11:39] he just knew.
[00:11:40] So,
[00:11:40] but I still want to know,
[00:11:42] how did he get his cut?
[00:11:43] Like,
[00:11:43] I still don't know.
[00:11:44] I just want to go back
[00:11:45] to what you said
[00:11:46] about cracks beginning
[00:11:47] to show a lot of them
[00:11:48] on his face.
[00:11:49] Nice.
[00:11:50] Yeah.
[00:11:52] It's just that
[00:11:53] he's under pressure,
[00:11:54] but I don't see him
[00:11:55] getting sacked
[00:11:55] because for obvious reasons.
[00:11:57] Yeah,
[00:11:58] he's not going to get sacked
[00:11:59] for sure.
[00:12:01] Also,
[00:12:02] the gap on his,
[00:12:04] on the cut,
[00:12:06] almost as big as the gap
[00:12:07] between
[00:12:09] Liverpool and Man City
[00:12:10] right now.
[00:12:10] Man City in fifth
[00:12:12] at
[00:12:13] their fifth.
[00:12:15] Yeah,
[00:12:15] 23 points.
[00:12:17] Level on points
[00:12:17] with Brighton.
[00:12:18] Two points behind
[00:12:19] Chelsea and Arsenal.
[00:12:21] Oh,
[00:12:21] Chelsea have been doing well.
[00:12:22] And only three points
[00:12:24] ahead of Man United.
[00:12:27] That's the funny part.
[00:12:29] Yeah.
[00:12:29] But that's how beautiful
[00:12:31] the league is poised
[00:12:31] right now,
[00:12:32] right?
[00:12:32] forget the top
[00:12:34] of the table,
[00:12:35] Nathan.
[00:12:35] Whoever's on top
[00:12:36] doesn't really matter.
[00:12:37] Man United,
[00:12:37] ninth in the league
[00:12:39] at 19 points.
[00:12:40] Only three points
[00:12:41] behind Brighton
[00:12:42] who are fourth
[00:12:43] and Man City
[00:12:44] who are fifth.
[00:12:44] Exactly.
[00:12:45] So,
[00:12:46] you know,
[00:12:46] it's gonna be,
[00:12:47] I feel to be very honest,
[00:12:49] the third to seventh
[00:12:52] spots
[00:12:53] after every game,
[00:12:55] that's just so interesting
[00:12:56] and so
[00:12:57] entertaining to watch.
[00:12:58] Yeah.
[00:12:59] Like,
[00:13:00] after every PL fixture,
[00:13:01] I'll tell you,
[00:13:01] dude,
[00:13:01] so,
[00:13:02] I never used to play
[00:13:03] FPL.
[00:13:04] I started this season
[00:13:05] and I put
[00:13:06] Jao Pedro
[00:13:06] and,
[00:13:07] what's his name,
[00:13:09] Brighton,
[00:13:09] Velbek.
[00:13:11] Both of them
[00:13:12] I started.
[00:13:12] They drew versus
[00:13:13] who?
[00:13:14] Fulham,
[00:13:14] I think.
[00:13:15] Not Fulham.
[00:13:16] No,
[00:13:17] Southampton.
[00:13:18] Brighton was
[00:13:18] Southampton.
[00:13:19] Southampton,
[00:13:20] yeah.
[00:13:20] And I was like,
[00:13:21] what is this,
[00:13:22] man?
[00:13:22] This last previous
[00:13:23] match you played
[00:13:23] so well.
[00:13:25] Same with Spurs,
[00:13:26] bro.
[00:13:27] I put
[00:13:28] Brennan Johnson
[00:13:29] because he's been
[00:13:30] playing consistently
[00:13:31] well and everything.
[00:13:32] I put Pedro Poro
[00:13:33] and Pulasiewski.
[00:13:35] They were one up.
[00:13:36] I was like,
[00:13:36] very happy.
[00:13:37] And then again,
[00:13:37] I saw full-time
[00:13:38] one-all versus
[00:13:39] Fulham.
[00:13:40] Which is funny
[00:13:41] because Spurs,
[00:13:42] one thing,
[00:13:43] second,
[00:13:43] they beat
[00:13:44] City 4-0
[00:13:45] at the Etihad
[00:13:46] the previous week.
[00:13:47] Spurs is a bipolar
[00:13:49] team.
[00:13:50] But you should be
[00:13:51] happy because
[00:13:52] Brennan Johnson
[00:13:52] got a goal.
[00:13:54] Yeah,
[00:13:54] he got seven
[00:13:55] points but still
[00:13:55] there are other
[00:13:56] two players
[00:13:57] having to
[00:13:58] two points.
[00:14:00] You should be
[00:14:01] as a slightly
[00:14:03] more experienced
[00:14:04] FPL player,
[00:14:06] you should be
[00:14:06] very careful
[00:14:07] about your
[00:14:08] double and triple
[00:14:08] ups from a
[00:14:09] certain team.
[00:14:11] Always spread it
[00:14:12] around.
[00:14:13] I realized this,
[00:14:14] I'm like,
[00:14:15] I should have
[00:14:15] put Bruno for
[00:14:16] that.
[00:14:17] What a game
[00:14:17] we had.
[00:14:18] What a game
[00:14:18] we had.
[00:14:19] But sorry,
[00:14:20] before we go to
[00:14:21] Bruno and we
[00:14:22] will go to Man
[00:14:23] United for
[00:14:24] Everton.
[00:14:24] 2-0.
[00:14:25] I just wanted to
[00:14:26] point out a couple
[00:14:26] of stats before
[00:14:27] we move on
[00:14:28] from the
[00:14:29] Liverpool-Man City
[00:14:30] chat which
[00:14:30] you will be
[00:14:31] very happy with
[00:14:32] except the
[00:14:33] last stat which
[00:14:34] you will not
[00:14:34] be very happy
[00:14:35] with.
[00:14:36] But as it
[00:14:37] stands,
[00:14:37] of course,
[00:14:38] with the 2-0
[00:14:38] victory over
[00:14:39] Man City,
[00:14:39] as it stands,
[00:14:40] Liverpool are
[00:14:40] nine points
[00:14:41] clear at the
[00:14:42] top of the
[00:14:42] table and
[00:14:44] going into
[00:14:45] December,
[00:14:45] going into
[00:14:46] the last
[00:14:46] month before
[00:14:47] the winter
[00:14:48] transfer window
[00:14:49] opens.
[00:14:50] So,
[00:14:51] history is
[00:14:53] kind to
[00:14:54] Liverpool
[00:14:55] considering this
[00:14:56] is the
[00:14:56] situation right
[00:14:57] now.
[00:14:58] This is
[00:14:58] Liverpool's
[00:14:59] biggest lead
[00:14:59] at the top
[00:15:00] since the
[00:15:00] final day
[00:15:01] of 2019
[00:15:02] and 2020
[00:15:02] which is when
[00:15:03] they won the
[00:15:04] table.
[00:15:05] At that point,
[00:15:06] they were
[00:15:07] eight points
[00:15:07] ahead.
[00:15:08] So,
[00:15:09] you know,
[00:15:10] it's even
[00:15:10] better now.
[00:15:11] At that point
[00:15:14] in that season,
[00:15:16] at this point
[00:15:16] of the year,
[00:15:17] they were
[00:15:17] eight points
[00:15:18] ahead.
[00:15:18] Now,
[00:15:19] they're nine
[00:15:19] points ahead
[00:15:19] which is
[00:15:19] great.
[00:15:20] Only two
[00:15:21] teams have
[00:15:21] had a lead
[00:15:22] of nine
[00:15:23] or more
[00:15:23] points after
[00:15:24] 13 matches
[00:15:25] and both
[00:15:25] of them
[00:15:26] went on
[00:15:26] to win
[00:15:27] the league
[00:15:27] that year.
[00:15:28] One was
[00:15:29] Man United
[00:15:29] in 93-94
[00:15:30] and the
[00:15:31] other was
[00:15:32] Chelsea
[00:15:32] in 05-06.
[00:15:35] The team
[00:15:36] with the
[00:15:37] biggest lead
[00:15:38] after 13
[00:15:39] matches
[00:15:39] that failed
[00:15:40] to win
[00:15:41] the Premier
[00:15:42] League,
[00:15:43] no,
[00:15:44] it is
[00:15:44] Newcastle
[00:15:44] United
[00:15:45] in that
[00:15:45] historic
[00:15:46] 95-96
[00:15:47] season
[00:15:47] when in
[00:15:48] the second
[00:15:48] half of the
[00:15:49] season,
[00:15:49] they collapsed.
[00:15:50] So,
[00:15:50] if you
[00:15:50] remember
[00:15:51] Kevin Keegan's
[00:15:53] angry rant
[00:15:53] and the
[00:15:54] cameras where
[00:15:55] he's like,
[00:15:55] I would love
[00:15:56] it if they
[00:15:57] lose.
[00:15:57] I would
[00:15:58] love it.
[00:15:59] That is
[00:16:00] that season
[00:16:01] when they
[00:16:02] had a 13
[00:16:03] point lead
[00:16:03] in December
[00:16:04] and they
[00:16:05] failed to
[00:16:05] win the
[00:16:05] title.
[00:16:06] So,
[00:16:06] if you
[00:16:07] do,
[00:16:08] if Liverpool
[00:16:08] do lose
[00:16:09] the title
[00:16:09] from this,
[00:16:10] you will
[00:16:10] be at the
[00:16:10] level of
[00:16:11] Newcastle.
[00:16:13] It is
[00:16:14] what it
[00:16:14] is.
[00:16:14] I can't
[00:16:15] defend
[00:16:15] this,
[00:16:15] bro.
[00:16:17] Look,
[00:16:18] I mean,
[00:16:19] I'm all
[00:16:19] for banter.
[00:16:20] If I'm
[00:16:21] making fun
[00:16:21] of your
[00:16:21] team,
[00:16:22] I have to
[00:16:23] take a
[00:16:23] joke on
[00:16:23] mine.
[00:16:24] But now
[00:16:25] with Amorim,
[00:16:26] you can't
[00:16:26] make fun
[00:16:26] of our
[00:16:27] team anymore,
[00:16:28] bro.
[00:16:28] The good
[00:16:29] days are
[00:16:29] here again.
[00:16:30] Happy times
[00:16:31] are back.
[00:16:32] Yeah,
[00:16:33] which is
[00:16:33] also a good
[00:16:34] segue to
[00:16:34] talk about
[00:16:35] the next
[00:16:35] match.
[00:16:37] So,
[00:16:39] I'll tell you
[00:16:40] one thing
[00:16:40] I like
[00:16:41] about
[00:16:41] Slott so
[00:16:42] far.
[00:16:42] He's,
[00:16:42] yes,
[00:16:43] one thing
[00:16:43] is ruthless.
[00:16:44] He knows
[00:16:45] what he
[00:16:45] wants.
[00:16:46] He's also,
[00:16:47] like I've
[00:16:47] said this in
[00:16:48] the previous
[00:16:48] episode,
[00:16:48] his people
[00:16:49] management
[00:16:49] is soft,
[00:16:50] whatever,
[00:16:50] skills are
[00:16:51] pretty good.
[00:16:53] I've read a
[00:16:54] couple of
[00:16:54] these articles
[00:16:55] where,
[00:16:55] you know,
[00:16:56] he talks
[00:16:56] to the
[00:16:56] players one
[00:16:57] on one
[00:16:57] and he
[00:16:58] shows
[00:16:59] them that
[00:17:00] there was
[00:17:01] this one,
[00:17:01] I can't
[00:17:02] remember,
[00:17:02] one of
[00:17:03] these Liverpool
[00:17:03] pages only,
[00:17:04] Anfield Echo
[00:17:05] or something.
[00:17:06] Which said
[00:17:07] that Slott,
[00:17:10] while,
[00:17:11] of course,
[00:17:11] in the training
[00:17:12] sessions,
[00:17:12] he was telling
[00:17:13] Trent that
[00:17:14] if you change
[00:17:15] your body
[00:17:16] eight degrees
[00:17:16] to the left
[00:17:17] or right,
[00:17:17] you could
[00:17:18] open up
[00:17:19] to sort
[00:17:20] of make a
[00:17:20] bet.
[00:17:20] So,
[00:17:21] he goes
[00:17:22] right into
[00:17:22] those depths,
[00:17:23] into the
[00:17:24] details,
[00:17:24] which is
[00:17:24] one thing
[00:17:25] I like
[00:17:25] about him.
[00:17:26] And,
[00:17:27] yeah,
[00:17:28] I feel,
[00:17:29] I genuinely
[00:17:30] at this point
[00:17:31] don't miss
[00:17:31] Klopp.
[00:17:34] How fickle
[00:17:35] RV?
[00:17:37] That's
[00:17:38] the
[00:17:38] monster.
[00:17:41] No,
[00:17:41] but like,
[00:17:42] see,
[00:17:43] it's also
[00:17:43] like your
[00:17:44] first time,
[00:17:44] what's it,
[00:17:45] the first,
[00:17:46] while playing
[00:17:47] cards,
[00:17:47] beginner's luck.
[00:17:49] Beginner's luck.
[00:17:50] Like,
[00:17:51] let's say
[00:17:51] Liverpool
[00:17:52] want to win
[00:17:52] the title
[00:17:53] this season,
[00:17:53] next season,
[00:17:54] you never
[00:17:54] know what
[00:17:54] could happen.
[00:17:55] Man,
[00:17:56] but I'll
[00:17:56] tell you
[00:17:57] the thing,
[00:17:57] right?
[00:17:57] Like,
[00:17:58] I was talking
[00:17:58] to a bunch
[00:17:58] of United
[00:17:59] fans also
[00:17:59] yesterday,
[00:17:59] I was at
[00:18:00] the screening
[00:18:01] at Three Wise
[00:18:02] Monkeys
[00:18:02] yesterday,
[00:18:02] and I was
[00:18:03] speaking to
[00:18:04] a bunch
[00:18:04] of them
[00:18:05] about
[00:18:06] Liverpool's
[00:18:06] season
[00:18:07] under slot.
[00:18:09] There has
[00:18:10] to be
[00:18:14] a dip in
[00:18:14] form.
[00:18:15] Like,
[00:18:15] it is
[00:18:16] inevitable
[00:18:16] that a dip
[00:18:17] in form
[00:18:18] is coming.
[00:18:18] Of course,
[00:18:18] they are
[00:18:18] running on
[00:18:20] the good
[00:18:22] fortune of
[00:18:23] their results
[00:18:24] up until now
[00:18:24] in their league
[00:18:25] position,
[00:18:25] and that is a
[00:18:26] massive boost
[00:18:27] for a team
[00:18:27] because they're
[00:18:28] players who
[00:18:29] are starting
[00:18:29] to believe
[00:18:30] that they
[00:18:30] can go on
[00:18:31] and win
[00:18:31] the league
[00:18:31] this season.
[00:18:32] Like,
[00:18:33] that belief,
[00:18:33] especially
[00:18:33] after yesterday's
[00:18:35] game against
[00:18:35] City,
[00:18:36] after that
[00:18:36] victory,
[00:18:37] I can totally
[00:18:38] imagine the
[00:18:39] Liverpool players
[00:18:39] being like,
[00:18:40] okay,
[00:18:40] this is it.
[00:18:41] Like,
[00:18:41] this is one
[00:18:42] big monkey
[00:18:43] of our back.
[00:18:43] This is one
[00:18:44] big fixture
[00:18:45] that we have
[00:18:45] dealt with.
[00:18:47] We are in
[00:18:48] a great
[00:18:48] position.
[00:18:49] Ball is in
[00:18:50] our court.
[00:18:51] We are
[00:18:51] good players.
[00:18:52] We are on
[00:18:53] our way to
[00:18:53] win,
[00:18:53] right?
[00:18:54] But,
[00:18:56] being a
[00:18:57] fan of a
[00:18:57] team that
[00:18:58] was managed
[00:18:58] by a
[00:18:58] ball Dutch
[00:18:59] man,
[00:19:02] what I
[00:19:03] would like
[00:19:03] to tell you
[00:19:04] about the
[00:19:05] experience
[00:19:05] is,
[00:19:07] I mean,
[00:19:08] it's great
[00:19:09] that his
[00:19:09] people management
[00:19:10] skills are
[00:19:10] great because
[00:19:11] that is the
[00:19:11] one thing
[00:19:12] apparently that
[00:19:13] Tanak did
[00:19:13] not have
[00:19:15] communication
[00:19:15] wise,
[00:19:16] or man
[00:19:17] management
[00:19:17] wise.
[00:19:19] But I
[00:19:19] feel somewhere
[00:19:22] the Dutch
[00:19:23] name is
[00:19:24] going to
[00:19:24] come out.
[00:19:26] Because very
[00:19:27] few Dutch
[00:19:28] managers have
[00:19:28] also been
[00:19:29] very,
[00:19:29] very successful
[00:19:30] in the
[00:19:31] Premier League.
[00:19:31] You know,
[00:19:32] like,
[00:19:33] we've had
[00:19:33] I mean,
[00:19:36] Wangal,
[00:19:37] Goose
[00:19:37] Hedding,
[00:19:38] Hedding also
[00:19:39] did like
[00:19:40] Cal Dekker
[00:19:40] stints with
[00:19:41] Chelsea.
[00:19:41] But apart
[00:19:42] from that,
[00:19:42] like,
[00:19:43] I can't
[00:19:43] think of
[00:19:44] and if
[00:19:45] you guys
[00:19:47] realize that
[00:19:48] we are
[00:19:48] missing out
[00:19:49] on some
[00:19:49] key Dutch
[00:19:50] names who
[00:19:50] have been
[00:19:50] successful in
[00:19:51] the Premier
[00:19:52] League,
[00:19:52] do let us
[00:19:52] know in the
[00:19:53] comments or
[00:19:53] reach out to
[00:19:54] us and let
[00:19:54] us know.
[00:19:56] But I feel
[00:19:57] like that is
[00:19:57] a way of
[00:20:00] play or a
[00:20:01] way of
[00:20:01] communication
[00:20:02] that just
[00:20:02] does not
[00:20:02] work with the
[00:20:03] players here.
[00:20:03] And especially
[00:20:04] even more so
[00:20:05] in today's
[00:20:05] day and age
[00:20:06] where everybody
[00:20:07] is on social
[00:20:08] media.
[00:20:08] It's a new
[00:20:09] generation of
[00:20:09] players.
[00:20:10] So I
[00:20:11] think,
[00:20:12] yeah,
[00:20:12] it is
[00:20:12] inevitable.
[00:20:13] I just
[00:20:13] don't know
[00:20:14] when,
[00:20:15] one thing.
[00:20:15] Secondly,
[00:20:16] see,
[00:20:16] if Liverpool
[00:20:18] win their
[00:20:18] next six
[00:20:20] Premier League
[00:20:20] fixtures,
[00:20:21] that's a
[00:20:22] great sign,
[00:20:23] which means
[00:20:23] you're halfway
[00:20:24] through the
[00:20:24] season,
[00:20:25] you've lost
[00:20:25] one,
[00:20:25] you've
[00:20:26] won one
[00:20:26] game.
[00:20:26] That's a
[00:20:27] brilliant
[00:20:28] result to
[00:20:29] have.
[00:20:29] Yeah.
[00:20:30] Okay.
[00:20:32] The thing
[00:20:33] is Liverpool
[00:20:34] also,
[00:20:40] done.
[00:20:40] But I,
[00:20:41] what I,
[00:20:42] I think
[00:20:42] slot has
[00:20:43] this ability
[00:20:43] to get
[00:20:44] the best
[00:20:45] out of
[00:20:45] every player
[00:20:46] possible.
[00:20:46] Like,
[00:20:46] I'll tell
[00:20:47] you,
[00:20:47] it's pretty
[00:20:47] obvious.
[00:20:48] Gravenberch,
[00:20:49] prime example.
[00:20:50] Okay.
[00:20:50] Gakpo's
[00:20:51] having a
[00:20:51] good season.
[00:20:52] Diaz,
[00:20:52] Nunez is
[00:20:53] still Nunez.
[00:20:57] But,
[00:20:57] but,
[00:20:58] Nunez's
[00:20:58] work rate
[00:20:59] has improved
[00:20:59] a lot.
[00:21:00] Like,
[00:21:00] he'll go and
[00:21:00] make those
[00:21:01] defensive
[00:21:01] tackles and
[00:21:01] all.
[00:21:02] Yeah.
[00:21:02] That's one
[00:21:02] thing.
[00:21:04] Harvey Elliott
[00:21:04] is just back
[00:21:05] Curtis Jones,
[00:21:06] you could say.
[00:21:07] Joe Gomez
[00:21:08] has been good.
[00:21:09] Kwanza,
[00:21:09] maybe not
[00:21:09] that much.
[00:21:10] I think
[00:21:10] Varen Kwanza,
[00:21:11] everything,
[00:21:12] everyone,
[00:21:12] and he's also,
[00:21:13] he rotates the
[00:21:14] players every
[00:21:14] game.
[00:21:15] Yeah.
[00:21:15] So,
[00:21:16] the dip in
[00:21:17] form,
[00:21:17] I don't know
[00:21:18] when that's
[00:21:19] going to come,
[00:21:19] but I have a
[00:21:20] feeling it,
[00:21:21] you never know,
[00:21:21] it could be this
[00:21:22] season,
[00:21:22] it could be next
[00:21:22] season.
[00:21:23] That's what I
[00:21:23] was saying,
[00:21:23] right?
[00:21:24] Yeah.
[00:21:24] He could win it
[00:21:25] in his first season
[00:21:25] and next season
[00:21:26] he'll be like,
[00:21:27] oh,
[00:21:28] okay.
[00:21:29] So,
[00:21:29] he'll have a
[00:21:30] pep moment
[00:21:31] from this season.
[00:21:32] He could win it
[00:21:33] in his first season
[00:21:34] and never win
[00:21:35] again.
[00:21:36] Like,
[00:21:36] that's what we
[00:21:37] would all hope
[00:21:39] for.
[00:21:40] We never know,
[00:21:41] we never know.
[00:21:41] Let's go to the
[00:21:42] Man United game,
[00:21:44] United 4,
[00:21:46] Everton 0.
[00:21:47] This is the
[00:21:48] first time,
[00:21:49] this is the first
[00:21:50] time that a
[00:21:50] Man United side
[00:21:51] has scored four
[00:21:52] goals since
[00:21:55] 2021 when they
[00:21:56] beat Leeds
[00:21:57] United.
[00:21:58] That do a clean
[00:21:58] sheet?
[00:21:59] I think it was
[00:22:00] 4-0.
[00:22:01] I think that
[00:22:02] game was also
[00:22:02] 4-0.
[00:22:03] But that is how
[00:22:04] long it has been
[00:22:05] because there has
[00:22:06] been no four or
[00:22:07] upwards goals
[00:22:10] under Eric Ten Hag
[00:22:11] and now in his
[00:22:12] third match as
[00:22:13] United manager,
[00:22:14] Amirim has managed
[00:22:15] to do that against
[00:22:16] the Sean Dyche team
[00:22:17] that is known to
[00:22:18] defend well.
[00:22:19] Yeah,
[00:22:19] true.
[00:22:20] Props,
[00:22:20] props.
[00:22:21] Full credit to
[00:22:22] Amirim.
[00:22:22] I think he's
[00:22:23] again,
[00:22:24] utilised his
[00:22:25] front three in a
[00:22:25] way Ten Hag
[00:22:26] couldn't maybe.
[00:22:28] And who
[00:22:29] were?
[00:22:29] Ahmad got two
[00:22:30] goals or two
[00:22:30] assists?
[00:22:31] No,
[00:22:33] Rashford got two
[00:22:34] goals and
[00:22:35] Zerksi got two
[00:22:37] goals.
[00:22:37] Bruno got two
[00:22:38] assists and
[00:22:38] Ahmad got two
[00:22:39] assists.
[00:22:40] so Garnaccio
[00:22:42] killed or I
[00:22:43] didn't see the
[00:22:43] game?
[00:22:43] Sub,
[00:22:44] second up sub.
[00:22:44] Second,
[00:22:45] okay,
[00:22:45] cool.
[00:22:46] Yeah,
[00:22:48] he's figured
[00:22:49] something out that
[00:22:50] these three players
[00:22:52] are,
[00:22:52] especially the
[00:22:53] wingers,
[00:22:53] they're fast.
[00:22:54] Ahmad is super
[00:22:55] quick.
[00:22:56] Same with
[00:22:56] Garnaccio.
[00:22:57] I feel,
[00:22:58] I'll tell you
[00:22:59] what,
[00:22:59] my honest
[00:23:00] assessment was
[00:23:01] in the
[00:23:03] system that he
[00:23:04] plays because we
[00:23:05] know that he
[00:23:05] plays three at
[00:23:05] the back,
[00:23:06] which he has
[00:23:06] played since
[00:23:07] the time he
[00:23:08] got here.
[00:23:10] He has
[00:23:11] nailed on
[00:23:12] two spots,
[00:23:13] which is
[00:23:14] Ahmad at
[00:23:14] right wing
[00:23:15] back.
[00:23:15] Yes.
[00:23:17] And
[00:23:18] Mazerawi at
[00:23:19] left wing
[00:23:19] back.
[00:23:20] Left wing
[00:23:20] back,
[00:23:20] correct.
[00:23:21] Those two
[00:23:22] players are
[00:23:22] having the
[00:23:23] season of
[00:23:23] their lives.
[00:23:25] Marcus Rashford
[00:23:26] is a man
[00:23:27] reborn under
[00:23:27] him.
[00:23:28] He's scoring
[00:23:28] now on
[00:23:29] us.
[00:23:30] I mean,
[00:23:30] three games
[00:23:31] is not a
[00:23:31] large sample
[00:23:32] size,
[00:23:32] but he's
[00:23:32] still scoring
[00:23:34] far more
[00:23:34] regularly.
[00:23:36] Correct.
[00:23:36] If he goes
[00:23:36] on to score
[00:23:37] versus Arsenal,
[00:23:38] then I can
[00:23:38] comfortably say
[00:23:39] that yes,
[00:23:39] he's back.
[00:23:40] Andrew Rashford,
[00:23:42] yes,
[00:23:42] he's a
[00:23:42] fantastic
[00:23:43] player.
[00:23:43] I can't
[00:23:44] shut him
[00:23:44] off ever.
[00:23:45] He's brilliant
[00:23:46] on his day.
[00:23:47] Yeah.
[00:23:47] You never
[00:23:48] know.
[00:23:48] So,
[00:23:49] some exciting
[00:23:49] times.
[00:23:50] So,
[00:23:50] I feel like
[00:23:50] your next
[00:23:51] match is
[00:23:52] a testing
[00:23:52] time.
[00:23:53] A draw
[00:23:54] would be
[00:23:54] a fantastic
[00:23:55] result,
[00:23:55] not just
[00:23:56] for us,
[00:23:56] but in
[00:23:57] general.
[00:23:58] Yeah.
[00:23:58] Because you
[00:23:59] guys have
[00:23:59] played after
[00:24:00] Tenna got
[00:24:00] sacked.
[00:24:01] You guys
[00:24:01] have lost
[00:24:02] a match.
[00:24:02] We're going
[00:24:03] for a win,
[00:24:03] brother.
[00:24:04] We're going
[00:24:04] for a
[00:24:04] fucking win.
[00:24:05] There's no
[00:24:06] Liverpool fan,
[00:24:07] guys,
[00:24:08] I so hope
[00:24:09] United,
[00:24:10] I want this
[00:24:11] edited to put
[00:24:11] in a reel.
[00:24:12] As a Liverpool
[00:24:12] fan,
[00:24:13] I so hope
[00:24:13] United beat
[00:24:14] Arsenal because
[00:24:15] who are
[00:24:16] Arsenal?
[00:24:16] Why are
[00:24:17] Arsenal?
[00:24:18] Why are
[00:24:18] Arsenal?
[00:24:19] Why is
[00:24:19] Yes.
[00:24:20] Absolutely.
[00:24:21] But that's
[00:24:23] going to be an
[00:24:23] incredible fixture.
[00:24:24] I'm looking forward
[00:24:25] to that game.
[00:24:25] Yeah.
[00:24:26] The other thing
[00:24:26] that really
[00:24:27] caught my
[00:24:28] and really
[00:24:29] impressed me
[00:24:30] in yesterday's
[00:24:32] game particularly
[00:24:32] but also
[00:24:33] in Amirim's
[00:24:36] very short
[00:24:37] tenure thus far
[00:24:38] is that he
[00:24:39] is rotating
[00:24:40] every match
[00:24:42] match.
[00:24:42] And that
[00:24:43] might also
[00:24:44] be because
[00:24:44] he's come
[00:24:45] in to
[00:24:46] this team
[00:24:47] which is
[00:24:47] a bit of
[00:24:47] a shambles
[00:24:48] in the
[00:24:48] middle of
[00:24:48] a season.
[00:24:49] Not exactly
[00:24:50] middle but
[00:24:51] like early
[00:24:51] on but still
[00:24:52] in the middle
[00:24:52] of an
[00:24:53] ongoing
[00:24:53] season.
[00:24:55] And he
[00:24:56] doesn't know
[00:24:56] his players
[00:24:58] and what
[00:24:58] they can do
[00:24:58] yet.
[00:24:59] So he's just
[00:24:59] trying every
[00:25:00] possible permutation
[00:25:01] combination.
[00:25:02] Maybe that is
[00:25:02] one way of
[00:25:04] explaining the
[00:25:04] rotation.
[00:25:05] But we have
[00:25:07] in his three
[00:25:07] games we have
[00:25:08] seen the
[00:25:10] central striker
[00:25:10] role be given
[00:25:11] to Rashford,
[00:25:12] to Hoyland
[00:25:13] and now to
[00:25:14] Zergzi.
[00:25:14] Zergzi,
[00:25:15] yeah.
[00:25:15] So all the
[00:25:16] three players
[00:25:17] who can possibly
[00:25:18] play in that
[00:25:19] position have
[00:25:20] all been tried
[00:25:20] out in that
[00:25:21] position in his
[00:25:22] first three games.
[00:25:23] And have done
[00:25:24] well because
[00:25:25] first game
[00:25:26] Marcus Rashford
[00:25:27] scores from
[00:25:28] their central
[00:25:28] striking position.
[00:25:29] Second game
[00:25:29] Hoyland gets
[00:25:30] two goals.
[00:25:32] And third
[00:25:32] game Zergzi
[00:25:33] gets two goals.
[00:25:34] So it's
[00:25:36] really
[00:25:37] It's refreshing.
[00:25:38] I get it.
[00:25:39] The effects
[00:25:40] are there to
[00:25:41] see they're
[00:25:42] almost immediate.
[00:25:43] Of course it is
[00:25:43] still very very
[00:25:44] early to say but
[00:25:45] oh my god this
[00:25:46] looks very excited.
[00:25:47] It is.
[00:25:48] I agree with you.
[00:25:49] Even I was
[00:25:50] pretty surprised.
[00:25:51] I'm like not
[00:25:51] bad.
[00:25:52] So I think
[00:25:55] given if the
[00:25:55] way it goes
[00:25:56] right now I do
[00:25:57] see United
[00:25:58] finishing top four.
[00:25:59] If they beat
[00:26:00] Arsenal and they
[00:26:01] win their next
[00:26:02] two three fixtures.
[00:26:02] You might probably
[00:26:03] be my favorite
[00:26:04] Liverpool fan in
[00:26:05] the world.
[00:26:07] As much as I
[00:26:08] don't want to but
[00:26:09] let's be realistic
[00:26:10] I think there's
[00:26:11] there's a big
[00:26:11] chance.
[00:26:12] If not top
[00:26:13] four maybe
[00:26:13] fifth Europa
[00:26:14] at best.
[00:26:15] But yeah
[00:26:16] because the
[00:26:18] first and
[00:26:18] second spot is
[00:26:20] pretty much is
[00:26:21] either going to
[00:26:21] be Liverpool
[00:26:22] City Arsenal or
[00:26:23] City Arsenal
[00:26:23] Liverpool but or
[00:26:25] whatever permutation
[00:26:26] combination.
[00:26:28] Fourth fifth
[00:26:29] fourth fifth and
[00:26:30] sixth is going to
[00:26:31] be very interesting
[00:26:32] to watch.
[00:26:32] I think if
[00:26:33] United go the
[00:26:34] way they're
[00:26:34] playing right
[00:26:35] now I could
[00:26:35] see them going
[00:26:37] fifth fourth
[00:26:38] fifth.
[00:26:39] Sixth is
[00:26:39] what conference
[00:26:40] no I think
[00:26:41] or seventh
[00:26:42] that is.
[00:26:42] Seventh is
[00:26:43] also Europa.
[00:26:45] Fifth and
[00:26:45] sixth is
[00:26:45] Europa.
[00:26:46] Seventh is
[00:26:46] conference.
[00:26:47] But there is
[00:26:49] a possibility
[00:26:49] that for next
[00:26:50] season the
[00:26:51] Premier League
[00:26:52] might get five
[00:26:52] Champions League
[00:26:53] spots because
[00:26:54] of the coefficient.
[00:26:55] Because of
[00:26:56] the yeah
[00:26:56] that might
[00:26:58] happen so
[00:26:59] that's also
[00:27:00] going to be
[00:27:00] very exciting.
[00:27:03] I mean also
[00:27:05] we're playing
[00:27:06] Arsenal next
[00:27:07] now in
[00:27:07] midweek.
[00:27:08] That's the
[00:27:08] next Premier
[00:27:09] League fixture
[00:27:09] and a victory
[00:27:10] against Arsenal
[00:27:11] gets us within
[00:27:12] two points
[00:27:13] of them.
[00:27:15] I think
[00:27:15] yeah Arsenal
[00:27:16] is on 25
[00:27:17] points.
[00:27:18] A victory
[00:27:19] gets us within
[00:27:19] two points of
[00:27:20] Arsenal.
[00:27:21] That's how
[00:27:21] close the margins
[00:27:22] are man.
[00:27:23] Yeah that's
[00:27:24] that's crazy
[00:27:25] right and
[00:27:26] to think of it
[00:27:27] two Premier
[00:27:27] League games
[00:27:28] ago we were
[00:27:28] languishing.
[00:27:30] in 13th or
[00:27:32] 14th place.
[00:27:33] So I feel
[00:27:35] like again to
[00:27:36] kind of move
[00:27:37] the conversation
[00:27:38] towards the
[00:27:38] ownership structure
[00:27:39] I feel like I
[00:27:39] definitely was
[00:27:41] sad to see
[00:27:41] Tanak go because
[00:27:42] it's never nice
[00:27:43] when a manager
[00:27:44] is sacked
[00:27:45] midseason.
[00:27:46] But the
[00:27:47] results were
[00:27:48] just not
[00:27:48] working out.
[00:27:48] The play was
[00:27:49] getting worse
[00:27:50] and worse by
[00:27:51] the game.
[00:27:51] There was that
[00:27:51] initial promise
[00:27:52] when he came
[00:27:53] in.
[00:27:53] It was just
[00:27:54] going down.
[00:27:55] He was unable
[00:27:56] to get his
[00:27:57] ideas through
[00:27:58] to the players
[00:27:58] for whatever
[00:27:59] reason.
[00:27:59] And it just
[00:28:00] came to a
[00:28:00] point where
[00:28:01] a change
[00:28:01] had to be
[00:28:01] made.
[00:28:02] And with
[00:28:03] the new
[00:28:03] man that
[00:28:03] they've got
[00:28:04] in, a
[00:28:05] younger man,
[00:28:05] somebody who's
[00:28:06] a little more
[00:28:07] charismatic in
[00:28:07] front of camera,
[00:28:08] a little more
[00:28:09] open with his
[00:28:10] players.
[00:28:10] I feel like
[00:28:10] that's made
[00:28:11] a whole lot
[00:28:12] of difference.
[00:28:12] Just the
[00:28:13] communication
[00:28:13] part.
[00:28:14] Just so much
[00:28:15] better.
[00:28:15] Yeah, that's
[00:28:16] what Slott
[00:28:17] has right now.
[00:28:20] That's why
[00:28:20] it's probably
[00:28:21] no days
[00:28:22] working out
[00:28:23] as of now.
[00:28:24] So if I have
[00:28:25] to be honest,
[00:28:26] this next
[00:28:26] fixture is going
[00:28:27] to be one
[00:28:29] of the biggest
[00:28:30] testaments for
[00:28:31] United and
[00:28:31] Amorim this
[00:28:32] season.
[00:28:33] If you
[00:28:33] get a draw
[00:28:34] versus Arsenal,
[00:28:36] a win,
[00:28:37] realistically a
[00:28:37] bit far-fetched,
[00:28:38] but never
[00:28:38] impossible.
[00:28:39] Never
[00:28:40] impossible,
[00:28:40] yeah.
[00:28:41] Yeah, so
[00:28:43] dude, I
[00:28:43] fucking want
[00:28:44] United to win.
[00:28:46] No, I'd love
[00:28:47] that as well.
[00:28:48] Now, before we
[00:28:49] get into, we'll
[00:28:50] do a little bit
[00:28:51] of predictions
[00:28:52] because I know
[00:28:52] you do that on
[00:28:53] your Instagram
[00:28:53] page as well.
[00:28:54] So I thought
[00:28:55] we'll do that.
[00:28:56] But before we
[00:28:56] get onto that,
[00:28:57] I just want to
[00:28:58] give a big
[00:28:58] shout out.
[00:28:59] Not that he's
[00:29:00] going to hear
[00:29:00] it or maybe
[00:29:01] he is because
[00:29:01] he's a big
[00:29:02] listener of the
[00:29:03] Conflag, but
[00:29:04] want to give a
[00:29:04] shout out to
[00:29:05] Ahmad because
[00:29:05] fuck that kid
[00:29:06] played a great
[00:29:08] game against
[00:29:08] him.
[00:29:09] I'm a fan of
[00:29:10] Ahmad, dude.
[00:29:11] I really like
[00:29:11] that player.
[00:29:12] He's got
[00:29:13] crazy work rate.
[00:29:14] He presses at
[00:29:15] the right
[00:29:15] moment.
[00:29:17] He created a
[00:29:17] goal out of
[00:29:18] nothing because
[00:29:18] he pressed and
[00:29:19] got the ball
[00:29:19] away, which
[00:29:20] is again a
[00:29:21] pattern that we're
[00:29:22] seeing under
[00:29:22] Amirim because
[00:29:23] against Bodo
[00:29:24] Glimt also it
[00:29:24] was Hoyland who
[00:29:25] pressed the
[00:29:25] goalkeeper into
[00:29:26] making the
[00:29:26] mistake for
[00:29:27] Garnachos tap
[00:29:28] in.
[00:29:28] So that is
[00:29:30] very, very
[00:29:31] nice to see
[00:29:32] because we
[00:29:32] are saying
[00:29:33] that pressing
[00:29:34] is the next
[00:29:35] thing in
[00:29:35] football and
[00:29:36] all.
[00:29:37] But teams
[00:29:38] need to know
[00:29:39] when to press
[00:29:40] and who to
[00:29:40] press.
[00:29:40] You can't
[00:29:41] just keep
[00:29:41] pressing randomly
[00:29:42] because then
[00:29:43] you're going
[00:29:43] to be open
[00:29:44] to a long
[00:29:45] ball and
[00:29:45] you're going
[00:29:45] to be open
[00:29:46] to a counter
[00:29:46] attack.
[00:29:47] The way
[00:29:48] Amirim is
[00:29:48] playing out as
[00:29:49] press is really
[00:29:50] interesting.
[00:29:51] So if you look
[00:29:52] back at the
[00:29:52] highlights and
[00:29:54] you see how
[00:29:55] the team
[00:29:55] progresses,
[00:29:56] that's really
[00:29:57] good.
[00:29:58] So yeah.
[00:29:59] Also, so I
[00:30:00] knew Ammar is a
[00:30:01] great player when
[00:30:02] he single-handedly
[00:30:04] knocked out
[00:30:04] Liverpool from
[00:30:05] the FA Cup
[00:30:05] last season.
[00:30:06] Yeah.
[00:30:06] So that's
[00:30:07] when I realized
[00:30:08] this player is
[00:30:09] good.
[00:30:09] Fun times.
[00:30:10] Fun times.
[00:30:11] I had a
[00:30:13] feeling that
[00:30:13] Klopp is going
[00:30:14] to have a
[00:30:15] stink of a
[00:30:15] match which
[00:30:16] he did.
[00:30:17] But it was a
[00:30:17] great match
[00:30:18] nevertheless.
[00:30:19] That last
[00:30:20] finish was
[00:30:20] superb.
[00:30:20] Yeah.
[00:30:21] And then he
[00:30:22] took off his
[00:30:23] jersey.
[00:30:23] No, he got a
[00:30:23] red card,
[00:30:24] no?
[00:30:24] Something?
[00:30:24] He got a
[00:30:25] second yellow
[00:30:26] and he got
[00:30:26] sent off for
[00:30:27] that.
[00:30:27] But who
[00:30:27] cares?
[00:30:28] Who cares?
[00:30:29] Yeah, exactly.
[00:30:30] So yeah,
[00:30:31] Ammar is good.
[00:30:32] Also, I wanted
[00:30:32] to ask you
[00:30:33] thoughts on
[00:30:33] Kasimiro.
[00:30:34] How do you
[00:30:34] think he'll
[00:30:35] fit in under
[00:30:35] the system as
[00:30:36] of now?
[00:30:37] I think he's
[00:30:38] a fantastic
[00:30:39] player, right?
[00:30:40] Like he's a
[00:30:41] class player and
[00:30:42] yes, he has
[00:30:43] had patches
[00:30:44] of very, very
[00:30:45] bad form under
[00:30:47] previous managers
[00:30:48] and at
[00:30:49] United.
[00:30:51] But man,
[00:30:52] when he is
[00:30:53] on his game,
[00:30:55] he is one of
[00:30:56] the best CDM's
[00:30:58] in the game.
[00:30:59] He knows how
[00:31:00] to read the
[00:31:00] game.
[00:31:01] He knows how
[00:31:01] to intercept
[00:31:02] key passes.
[00:31:04] He is a
[00:31:04] proper midfield
[00:31:05] enforcer.
[00:31:06] I agree.
[00:31:08] In Amurim's
[00:31:09] system, of course,
[00:31:10] there was a lot
[00:31:10] of concern
[00:31:11] about how
[00:31:12] he'll fit because
[00:31:13] Amurim doesn't
[00:31:14] play with CDM's,
[00:31:16] so to speak.
[00:31:18] But if he is
[00:31:19] sitting in front
[00:31:21] of that three-man
[00:31:22] defense with a
[00:31:25] little bit of a
[00:31:26] license to go
[00:31:26] up, partnering
[00:31:28] either Ugarte or
[00:31:29] Mainu, I don't
[00:31:30] think he should
[00:31:30] partner with
[00:31:31] Ugarte because
[00:31:31] Ugarte is a
[00:31:32] similar profile of
[00:31:32] player.
[00:31:34] Right.
[00:31:34] Yeah.
[00:31:34] He's also
[00:31:35] defensive.
[00:31:36] That is a,
[00:31:37] yeah, and that
[00:31:38] is a great bit of
[00:31:40] depth to have in
[00:31:41] the squad because
[00:31:41] you eventually want
[00:31:42] Ugarte to be your
[00:31:44] starting midfielder
[00:31:45] because he's the
[00:31:45] younger one.
[00:31:46] But to have Ugarte
[00:31:48] in the same dressing
[00:31:49] room as Casemiro also
[00:31:50] is very, very vital
[00:31:51] because you get that
[00:31:52] experience out.
[00:31:53] You have Casemiro,
[00:31:54] yeah, you have
[00:31:55] Casemiro as a great
[00:31:55] backup for Ugarte,
[00:31:56] you have Ugarte as a
[00:31:57] great backup for
[00:31:57] Casemiro.
[00:31:58] So that position is
[00:31:59] like, it's perfect,
[00:32:01] perfect sort of
[00:32:02] squad depth in that
[00:32:03] position.
[00:32:03] I think on paper,
[00:32:05] maybe United don't
[00:32:05] have a great squad
[00:32:08] to speak, honestly.
[00:32:09] But I do think
[00:32:11] they have some pretty
[00:32:11] good players, man.
[00:32:12] Like, I think Bruno
[00:32:14] has been your best
[00:32:15] player this past,
[00:32:16] five years, maybe.
[00:32:17] Okay.
[00:32:18] Casemiro again,
[00:32:19] recently, maybe.
[00:32:20] Rashford, dude,
[00:32:21] again, you can't
[00:32:22] rule him out because
[00:32:23] we've seen, I've
[00:32:24] seen Rashford play
[00:32:25] some brilliant,
[00:32:26] great football.
[00:32:27] I've seen him have
[00:32:28] stinkers as well.
[00:32:29] But again, that's
[00:32:31] how, then who, I
[00:32:32] really like Kobe
[00:32:34] Mainu from last
[00:32:34] season has been
[00:32:35] brilliant.
[00:32:36] Kobe had a great
[00:32:37] game also against
[00:32:37] Kovacic.
[00:32:38] If you ask me now,
[00:32:38] I would take
[00:32:39] Mainu at Liverpool.
[00:32:40] It's like, that's
[00:32:40] good.
[00:32:41] Yeah, I would.
[00:32:41] You're not going
[00:32:42] to get him.
[00:32:43] United through and
[00:32:44] through, brother.
[00:32:45] United through and
[00:32:46] through.
[00:32:47] But then, Curtis
[00:32:49] Jones and Harvey
[00:32:50] Elliott showed up.
[00:32:50] I'm like, yeah.
[00:32:51] You have enough
[00:32:53] to have kids.
[00:32:54] So you have
[00:32:55] enough going on
[00:32:56] there.
[00:32:57] Before we get to
[00:32:58] the predictions,
[00:32:58] quick shout out to
[00:33:00] Rudvan Nestledroy who
[00:33:01] has been appointed
[00:33:02] Leicester City
[00:33:03] manager.
[00:33:03] Leicester manager.
[00:33:05] I think the only
[00:33:06] thing on his CV
[00:33:07] that got him the
[00:33:08] job was that he
[00:33:09] has beaten them
[00:33:10] twice.
[00:33:11] This would be
[00:33:12] hilarious.
[00:33:14] Wait, only one.
[00:33:16] Y'all have faced
[00:33:16] Leicester only once
[00:33:17] over in the Premier
[00:33:18] League, no?
[00:33:18] In the Premier League
[00:33:19] once, but in the
[00:33:20] Cup once.
[00:33:21] Next game, Leicester
[00:33:22] versus United.
[00:33:23] If Nestle Roy
[00:33:24] beats United, oh
[00:33:25] my God.
[00:33:26] That's just going to
[00:33:27] be too funny.
[00:33:30] Yeah, that would
[00:33:31] be.
[00:33:31] Part of me,
[00:33:34] okay, I don't,
[00:33:35] part of me wants
[00:33:36] that to happen
[00:33:36] just for the memes.
[00:33:37] Just for the
[00:33:38] memes, just for the
[00:33:39] fun.
[00:33:39] Fair, fair.
[00:33:40] I get that.
[00:33:40] I get that.
[00:33:41] I feel like, I
[00:33:43] feel like in that
[00:33:44] fixture, Baneshildra
[00:33:45] is going to get his
[00:33:46] Leicester team to
[00:33:46] score own goals
[00:33:47] because that's what
[00:33:48] he knows.
[00:33:49] One can only hope,
[00:33:51] but we never know.
[00:33:51] Right, Nathan,
[00:33:52] shall we do some
[00:33:52] predictions?
[00:33:53] Let's do this.
[00:33:54] Okay.
[00:33:55] Right, first up,
[00:33:56] coming up, we
[00:33:57] have, oh,
[00:33:58] what is this?
[00:33:59] Okay.
[00:34:00] So, we're weird.
[00:34:01] Okay, yeah.
[00:34:01] First up, we have
[00:34:02] Ipswich Palace.
[00:34:04] Ipswich Home Palace.
[00:34:05] I think draw,
[00:34:07] maybe.
[00:34:08] Yeah.
[00:34:08] Or not draw.
[00:34:10] I feel Ipswich is
[00:34:11] going to nick it,
[00:34:12] man.
[00:34:13] Yeah?
[00:34:13] Yeah.
[00:34:14] Not bad.
[00:34:14] Nice.
[00:34:14] Because, because
[00:34:15] I'll tell you why.
[00:34:16] Because Crystal Palace
[00:34:17] have not looked very,
[00:34:19] very good this season.
[00:34:20] They are starting to
[00:34:21] find their stride.
[00:34:22] But no, no, I agree.
[00:34:24] I think Ipswich,
[00:34:25] they have a few
[00:34:27] glimmers of
[00:34:29] good players.
[00:34:30] They play fast.
[00:34:31] Yeah, they play
[00:34:32] fast.
[00:34:33] They play with
[00:34:34] intent.
[00:34:35] They've got a
[00:34:35] fantastic goalscorer
[00:34:36] in Liam Dillap.
[00:34:37] Hutchinson and
[00:34:38] Dillap.
[00:34:38] Yeah, even Hutchinson
[00:34:39] is also very, very
[00:34:40] good.
[00:34:42] So, yeah, that is,
[00:34:43] I feel like
[00:34:44] Ipswich might nick it.
[00:34:46] Okay, not bad.
[00:34:47] Next up,
[00:34:48] Leicester, West Ham.
[00:34:50] Roots first game
[00:34:51] as a Leicester manager,
[00:34:53] is it?
[00:34:53] Yeah.
[00:34:56] Look, West Ham
[00:34:56] also haven't really
[00:34:57] looked...
[00:34:58] that good.
[00:34:58] But considering
[00:34:59] they netted two
[00:34:59] versus Arsenal,
[00:35:00] I think this is a
[00:35:02] bit of a...
[00:35:03] I think this will
[00:35:03] also be a draw
[00:35:04] maybe.
[00:35:05] No, I feel like
[00:35:07] Leicester might nick it.
[00:35:09] Leicester are playing
[00:35:10] at home though.
[00:35:11] Leicester are playing
[00:35:12] at home,
[00:35:13] new manager bounce
[00:35:14] and as United fans.
[00:35:15] Yeah, he's good.
[00:35:19] He's very sensible.
[00:35:20] He's got good
[00:35:21] tactics about him
[00:35:23] and he really
[00:35:24] gets into it
[00:35:25] when he's at a club.
[00:35:26] He really gets into it.
[00:35:26] So, that good vibe
[00:35:28] will, I think,
[00:35:29] brush off.
[00:35:30] And I feel like
[00:35:31] he's a very different
[00:35:32] manager to Steve Cooper
[00:35:33] because, again,
[00:35:34] the big problem
[00:35:35] with Leicester was
[00:35:36] they had Enzo Mareska
[00:35:37] who was revolutionary
[00:35:38] for them.
[00:35:39] Revolutionary.
[00:35:40] Gets them promoted.
[00:35:42] Gets them to win
[00:35:42] the championship.
[00:35:43] Gets them promoted
[00:35:44] and then leaves
[00:35:46] for Chelsea.
[00:35:47] And his replacement
[00:35:48] is Steve Cooper
[00:35:49] who's very British
[00:35:50] in that way.
[00:35:51] Like, he's very
[00:35:51] old school in a
[00:35:52] certain way
[00:35:53] which was a big
[00:35:54] problem.
[00:35:55] So, now we've got
[00:35:56] a foreign manager
[00:35:57] again.
[00:35:57] Somebody who's done
[00:35:58] so well in the game
[00:35:59] as a player
[00:35:59] is a legend
[00:36:01] at Man United.
[00:36:02] I think that will
[00:36:03] really, really
[00:36:03] help Leicester
[00:36:05] get that new
[00:36:06] manager bounce
[00:36:07] really alive
[00:36:08] and kicking
[00:36:08] for this one.
[00:36:10] That could be true.
[00:36:12] Speaking of
[00:36:12] Mareska and Chelsea
[00:36:14] next up
[00:36:14] Southampton
[00:36:15] Chelsea.
[00:36:17] Oh, Chelsea.
[00:36:18] Chelsea 2-0.
[00:36:20] Sorry, I'll make it
[00:36:21] 3-0.
[00:36:21] I think they're
[00:36:22] doing very well
[00:36:22] right now.
[00:36:24] The match
[00:36:25] which we spoke
[00:36:25] about earlier
[00:36:27] City versus
[00:36:28] Forest.
[00:36:29] I feel like
[00:36:30] this is the one
[00:36:31] where City
[00:36:31] actually managed
[00:36:32] to win.
[00:36:33] Yeah, I'm getting
[00:36:34] that feeling
[00:36:35] because I think
[00:36:35] now Pep's had
[00:36:36] enough.
[00:36:37] He needs a win.
[00:36:38] He needs a win.
[00:36:39] So, this is
[00:36:41] what we have
[00:36:42] always discussed
[00:36:43] on the
[00:36:43] conflag, right?
[00:36:44] Like, we've
[00:36:45] always maintained
[00:36:46] that Guardiola
[00:36:47] is such a good
[00:36:48] manager that
[00:36:49] now he's just
[00:36:50] trying to make
[00:36:50] things difficult
[00:36:51] for himself.
[00:36:52] Right?
[00:36:53] Because he's
[00:36:53] done everything.
[00:36:54] He's won six
[00:36:55] Premier League
[00:36:55] titles.
[00:36:56] He's won a
[00:36:56] treble also.
[00:36:57] Everything is
[00:36:58] like how do
[00:36:58] you challenge
[00:36:59] yourself more?
[00:37:00] Right?
[00:37:01] Which is why
[00:37:02] he was like
[00:37:03] Arteta, you
[00:37:04] don't be my
[00:37:05] assistant anymore.
[00:37:05] You go manage
[00:37:06] Arsenal and become
[00:37:07] a rival.
[00:37:08] Like, get
[00:37:08] them to our
[00:37:09] level.
[00:37:10] I'll give you
[00:37:11] Gabriel Jesus and
[00:37:12] Zinchenko also.
[00:37:13] Exactly.
[00:37:14] Yeah, yeah,
[00:37:16] that's...
[00:37:16] You know, you
[00:37:18] never know that
[00:37:19] it could be
[00:37:20] written that
[00:37:21] Guardiola has
[00:37:22] had that Chesity
[00:37:22] having a shit
[00:37:23] season so far
[00:37:25] and Guardiola is
[00:37:26] also facing all
[00:37:27] of this.
[00:37:27] What if,
[00:37:28] what if,
[00:37:29] I mean, you
[00:37:30] never know if
[00:37:31] they get through
[00:37:32] this and end up
[00:37:32] winning the title.
[00:37:33] But that's what
[00:37:34] I'm saying.
[00:37:36] I feel like
[00:37:37] this is the
[00:37:38] point where
[00:37:38] Guardiola is
[00:37:39] like,
[00:37:39] alright,
[00:37:39] fine,
[00:37:40] now we
[00:37:40] have a lot
[00:37:41] of gun
[00:37:41] in the
[00:37:42] challenge.
[00:37:42] Now this is
[00:37:43] the challenge.
[00:37:44] We are nine
[00:37:45] points behind.
[00:37:45] I've also been
[00:37:46] saying that
[00:37:47] you can't,
[00:37:47] I don't rule
[00:37:48] City out yet.
[00:37:49] I'm still,
[00:37:50] I'm not hopeful
[00:37:51] yet that
[00:37:52] Liverpool are
[00:37:52] going to win.
[00:37:53] Although little
[00:37:54] bit,
[00:37:54] little bit is
[00:37:55] coming.
[00:37:56] Little bit is
[00:37:57] coming.
[00:37:57] But realistically,
[00:37:58] you never know.
[00:37:59] Let's wait till
[00:38:00] Feb March.
[00:38:00] So,
[00:38:01] final score
[00:38:03] predictions,
[00:38:04] I think City
[00:38:04] 2-0.
[00:38:06] Yeah.
[00:38:07] Yeah?
[00:38:08] Okay.
[00:38:09] Yeah.
[00:38:09] Now this
[00:38:10] fixture is
[00:38:11] pretty interesting.
[00:38:11] Newcastle
[00:38:12] versus Liverpool.
[00:38:14] Ooh!
[00:38:15] Newcastle's
[00:38:16] last result
[00:38:17] was what?
[00:38:18] They drew now?
[00:38:18] Yeah,
[00:38:19] Newcastle are
[00:38:19] not in a
[00:38:20] good moment.
[00:38:21] They are not
[00:38:22] going to cause
[00:38:23] Liverpool any
[00:38:24] problems.
[00:38:25] They might
[00:38:25] score a goal,
[00:38:26] but so I
[00:38:27] don't think
[00:38:28] Liverpool will
[00:38:28] keep a clean
[00:38:28] sheet,
[00:38:29] but Liverpool
[00:38:29] do it.
[00:38:31] However,
[00:38:31] St. James
[00:38:32] Park,
[00:38:32] the atmosphere
[00:38:34] there is good,
[00:38:34] but again,
[00:38:35] Newcastle have
[00:38:36] had a very
[00:38:36] bumpy season so
[00:38:38] far,
[00:38:38] so I'm going
[00:38:38] to go with
[00:38:39] 2-1 Liverpool.
[00:38:41] Okay.
[00:38:42] This one
[00:38:43] looks interesting.
[00:38:44] Everton Wolves.
[00:38:46] Ooh,
[00:38:46] Wolves.
[00:38:47] Wolves?
[00:38:48] It's either Wolves
[00:38:49] or a draw,
[00:38:49] I'm not entirely
[00:38:50] sure.
[00:38:51] I think
[00:38:51] Aitnuri,
[00:38:52] not Aitnuri,
[00:38:53] what's his name?
[00:38:54] Kunya might
[00:38:54] score again.
[00:38:56] Kunya blanked
[00:38:57] in this game
[00:38:58] week,
[00:38:59] so
[00:39:00] as I am an
[00:39:01] owner of
[00:39:02] Kunya,
[00:39:02] I'm a little
[00:39:03] annoyed.
[00:39:04] You know,
[00:39:05] the next big
[00:39:06] fixture we'll
[00:39:07] talk about
[00:39:08] towards the
[00:39:08] end,
[00:39:08] let's move
[00:39:09] on to
[00:39:09] Aston Villa
[00:39:10] versus Brentford.
[00:39:12] Ooh,
[00:39:13] draw.
[00:39:13] Villa need a
[00:39:14] win,
[00:39:14] dude.
[00:39:14] Villa desperately
[00:39:15] need a win.
[00:39:16] Yeah,
[00:39:16] it's either a
[00:39:16] draw or
[00:39:17] I'm going
[00:39:18] for a
[00:39:18] Brentford win.
[00:39:19] I think
[00:39:20] I'll go
[00:39:20] with a
[00:39:20] draw.
[00:39:21] I think
[00:39:21] I'll go
[00:39:22] with a
[00:39:22] one-all
[00:39:23] or two-all
[00:39:24] draw.
[00:39:25] Next up,
[00:39:26] we have
[00:39:26] Fulham
[00:39:27] versus Brighton.
[00:39:28] This fixture
[00:39:28] is also
[00:39:29] interesting.
[00:39:30] I think
[00:39:32] this will be
[00:39:32] a draw.
[00:39:34] Fulham are
[00:39:34] good.
[00:39:35] Fulham are
[00:39:35] looking good
[00:39:36] and Brighton
[00:39:37] are up and
[00:39:38] down.
[00:39:39] It's
[00:39:40] either
[00:39:40] looking like
[00:39:41] a 2-0
[00:39:41] Fulham
[00:39:42] or a
[00:39:42] one-all
[00:39:43] draw.
[00:39:43] I feel
[00:39:44] that's
[00:39:44] possible.
[00:39:45] And we
[00:39:46] have
[00:39:47] Bournemouth
[00:39:47] versus Spurs.
[00:39:50] Bournemouth
[00:39:50] are playing
[00:39:51] at home.
[00:39:52] They've
[00:39:53] beaten
[00:39:53] City and
[00:39:54] they've
[00:39:54] beaten
[00:39:54] Arsenal
[00:39:55] already.
[00:39:57] You know
[00:39:57] what,
[00:39:57] I'll go
[00:39:58] with Spurs.
[00:40:08] Let's
[00:40:09] see.
[00:40:09] If they
[00:40:09] do win,
[00:40:09] fantastic.
[00:40:11] Final score,
[00:40:12] what do you
[00:40:13] go with?
[00:40:14] 2-1.
[00:40:16] 2-1?
[00:40:16] Okay,
[00:40:17] I'll go
[00:40:17] with the
[00:40:18] same 2-1
[00:40:18] but for Spurs.
[00:40:19] Okay,
[00:40:20] and finally
[00:40:21] the biggest
[00:40:23] clash of
[00:40:24] this week's
[00:40:26] pictures is
[00:40:27] Arsenal
[00:40:28] versus
[00:40:28] Manchester
[00:40:29] United.
[00:40:30] So,
[00:40:30] I have
[00:40:33] a scoreline
[00:40:34] from the
[00:40:34] head and
[00:40:35] I have a
[00:40:35] scoreline
[00:40:36] from the
[00:40:36] heart.
[00:40:37] And it
[00:40:38] feels wrong
[00:40:39] to think
[00:40:40] about the
[00:40:40] scoreline
[00:40:41] from the
[00:40:41] head.
[00:40:41] I'm not
[00:40:42] even going
[00:40:42] to say
[00:40:42] it.
[00:40:45] I feel
[00:40:47] it will
[00:40:47] be a
[00:40:49] 3-2
[00:40:49] victory for
[00:40:50] United.
[00:40:52] Okay.
[00:40:53] It'll be a
[00:40:53] tough,
[00:40:54] tough game
[00:40:55] and United
[00:40:56] will nick it
[00:40:56] at the end
[00:40:57] 3-2
[00:40:58] victory.
[00:40:59] As a
[00:40:59] Liverpool fan,
[00:41:00] again,
[00:41:00] I hope
[00:41:01] United win.
[00:41:02] I hate to
[00:41:02] say this
[00:41:03] but for
[00:41:04] obvious reasons
[00:41:05] but I
[00:41:08] would be more
[00:41:08] than happy if
[00:41:09] this game also
[00:41:09] ends in a
[00:41:10] draw but
[00:41:10] realistically I
[00:41:11] think Arsenal
[00:41:11] are in the
[00:41:11] form of
[00:41:12] not in the
[00:41:13] form of
[00:41:13] their life
[00:41:14] but they're
[00:41:15] having a
[00:41:15] great run
[00:41:16] of games
[00:41:16] and they've
[00:41:17] been scoring.
[00:41:18] I think
[00:41:19] Arsenal might
[00:41:20] take this
[00:41:20] one.
[00:41:21] I think
[00:41:22] they might
[00:41:23] just take this
[00:41:23] On paper
[00:41:24] they are the
[00:41:24] favourites.
[00:41:27] Final score
[00:41:28] I'd go with
[00:41:28] 3-1
[00:41:29] Arsenal.
[00:41:30] Alright.
[00:41:31] Okay.
[00:41:31] Cool.
[00:41:32] And that's
[00:41:32] all for
[00:41:34] match day
[00:41:35] number 13
[00:41:36] for now.
[00:41:37] 14,
[00:41:38] no?
[00:41:39] 13 or
[00:41:39] 14?
[00:41:40] 14.
[00:41:40] 14,
[00:41:40] my bad.
[00:41:41] That's all
[00:41:42] for match day
[00:41:42] number 14.
[00:41:43] Awesome.
[00:41:44] And that is
[00:41:44] all for this
[00:41:45] episode of
[00:41:45] The Corner
[00:41:46] Flag as
[00:41:46] well.
[00:41:47] Thank you so
[00:41:48] much.
[00:41:48] Thanks for
[00:41:49] having me
[00:41:50] man.
[00:41:50] Great fun as
[00:41:50] always.
[00:41:51] Yes.
[00:41:52] Let's do
[00:41:52] this again.
[00:41:53] Absolutely.
[00:41:55] Absolutely.
[00:41:56] Absolutely.
[00:41:57] If you'd like
[00:41:57] to get in
[00:41:58] touch with us
[00:41:58] and tell us
[00:41:59] what you thought
[00:41:59] of this episode
[00:42:00] you can
[00:42:00] comment on
[00:42:02] this YouTube
[00:42:02] video.
[00:42:03] Comments
[00:42:03] really help.
[00:42:04] We respond to
[00:42:04] all comments
[00:42:05] good or
[00:42:05] bad.
[00:42:06] So,
[00:42:07] you know,
[00:42:07] just write
[00:42:08] what you
[00:42:08] feel and
[00:42:10] it'll be
[00:42:11] really nice.
[00:42:12] There's one
[00:42:13] guy on YouTube
[00:42:13] by the way
[00:42:14] who comments
[00:42:15] a lot and
[00:42:15] thank you for
[00:42:16] this.
[00:42:18] I think his
[00:42:18] name is
[00:42:19] Gaurav.
[00:42:19] I'm not
[00:42:19] entirely sure
[00:42:20] but you
[00:42:22] know who
[00:42:22] I'm talking
[00:42:23] about.
[00:42:23] But he
[00:42:24] is basically
[00:42:25] our quality
[00:42:26] control guy
[00:42:26] because there's
[00:42:27] been some
[00:42:28] issue with
[00:42:28] the volumes
[00:42:30] when I'm
[00:42:30] uploading the
[00:42:31] video.
[00:42:31] Audio is
[00:42:32] fine on
[00:42:34] Spotify and
[00:42:34] Apple Podcast
[00:42:35] that's fine
[00:42:35] but on
[00:42:36] YouTube
[00:42:36] when I'm
[00:42:36] uploading the
[00:42:37] video version
[00:42:37] sometimes
[00:42:38] every episode
[00:42:41] is either too
[00:42:42] high or too
[00:42:42] low or
[00:42:43] something or
[00:42:44] the other
[00:42:44] and he
[00:42:45] always keeps
[00:42:45] pointing out
[00:42:46] like oh
[00:42:46] audio is not
[00:42:47] great on
[00:42:47] this one
[00:42:48] and I'm
[00:42:48] like fuck
[00:42:48] I need to
[00:42:49] figure this
[00:42:49] shit out.
[00:42:50] But yeah
[00:42:51] somebody try
[00:42:51] like we're
[00:42:52] still getting
[00:42:53] used to this
[00:42:54] video nonsense
[00:42:55] so but we'll
[00:42:56] get it right
[00:42:56] eventually and
[00:42:57] hopefully this
[00:42:58] will happen.
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[00:43:34] of your
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[00:43:36] 0.1
[00:43:36] seconds guys.
[00:43:37] Yeah.
[00:43:37] Means a lot
[00:43:38] to us.
[00:43:39] Means a
[00:43:39] hell of a
[00:43:40] lot to us.
[00:43:40] So let's
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[00:43:41] happen.
[00:43:42] Shout out to
[00:43:43] Kaizat Gherda
[00:43:43] for composing
[00:43:44] our theme tune
[00:43:45] until next
[00:43:45] week.
[00:43:46] It is
[00:43:46] goodbye from
[00:43:47] us.
[00:43:47] Say bye
[00:43:47] Nathan.
[00:43:48] Bye guys.
[00:43:49] Take care.
[00:43:50] And it's
[00:43:50] bye from
[00:43:51] me.