111: Penalties Are Hard (Full Matchday 22 Coverage)

The All has made the angle and he's made a brilliant goal that could be the beginning of yet another Legendary comeback here at the Unipole Gomez Nicolas Viola right out of the top draw Yo, yo, yo and welcome back to Serie A spotlight. This is episode 111 and we're hosts Matt and Jake matchday 22. That's what's up. That's what's up very interesting intro

I like that. I like that. We're gonna keep changing it up every week. Nice. It's you with the stakes us like I noticed that we say Hello, and we're really not hello people like who do we say hello to me? I say hello many times a day, but you're an English teacher You're in the Amur sales. Hello guys. How was your weekend?

You know of the week tell us something about it brethren. The goal of the week was phenomenal. It was Who else but Nicholas Viola the fantastic player dedicating his goal to the late Gigi Riva Yes, the man that there was a minute of silence for in each and every game It was a lot of it was for saponara the minute of silence We will be having a minute of silence for saponara. I don't know if we should get it out of the way now But no, we'll do it. We'll do it later. We're talking about our goal

I am devastated. Of course. Is it the Turkish league? He's out now. Come on Turkey. I hope you're ready for for what's it called? What's their league called over there? The Turkish Super League. The Turkish Super League spotlight where your host

So yeah, the goal of the week was fantastic. Nicholas Viola it was Um The comeback was on when he scored that but of course Kalyar you couldn't quite do enough to penetrate Torino one more time When there's that much power behind a strike, you don't expect it to curl so much Yeah, absolutely the technique and power which she struck it was amazing and this happened on friday this goal

And we looked at each other like no matter what happens. This is our goal of the week Bal Danzi had a close contender Yes, Bal Danzi had a very very good goal because you don't expect a slow shot like that to be so well placed that it keeps From outside the area to keep shesney routed to the spot like that. Mm delicious if you Know how tony cross scores his goals

That's that's the best way to describe this. It was such a tony cross-esque goal And Bal Danzi has struggled a bit to assert himself into this team Um to the same police side and he's recently been rumored to be leaving as well apparently rom are very interesting Rom, I'm sorry. Empoli won 15 million straight up. That might be quite a bargain for a player like Bal Danzi

He can grow very young exactly and he's already showing flashes of brilliance. Yeah, I'll miss him and Kambi Aghi when they play together They're very fun to watch Caleb Ekuban had another fantastic goal. Yes Um granted it was a rebound but the form was spectacular. It was a bicycle kick. No, yeah, did not think Caleb Ekuban had that one actually an acrobatic volley because we've made this mistake before I thought it was sideways, right? Yeah, bicycle kick is a Ravush Shata, right?

Acrobatic volley and speaking of Ravush Shata slash bicycle kick

Tati Castellanius had a crazy one bro. He chipped the keeper with a bicycle kick, but he was offside That was a lovely dinked ball over the top by Luis Alberto as well That's that's probably would have been a contender to say the least Yes, we're probably so haven't quite decided on an episode name yet But you guys will know because we've released this but we're thinking something along the lines of penalties are hard Yeah penalties are hard simple

We had quite a situation this weekend with five penalties being missed Um Duda Teohanandes, Giroux, Nico Gonzalez, Christovic Um, yeah, that's it. Those guys all missed a penalty. Was that five five, right? Duda Teohanandes, Nico Gonzalez, Christovic Yes, yes, I mean The goalkeepers who saved the penalties were Martinez, Summer, Turati and Skorupski Correct. They all saved the penalties and Debala Suslov and Orsolini all scored

Yes, we had eight penalties awarded five of which were missed. That's absolutely crazy. We were out at a bar watching Can you imagine watching Milan against Bologna? and Yeah, man We were very vocal we were going through this bar. We actually spotted a Milan fan drinking alone We noticed it was a Milan pack was was reacting to everything that Milan were doing so it was angry texting of their every mistake Yeah, that's the sign that you're a Milan fan. Yeah, we gave him a sambauka

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Never leaving you're gonna you're here forever. That's it and our group chat is lit. Yes, so lit. It's it's so good money I would say Top five group chats in the world Easily bro easily top five if not top three Um shout out to the legends who make this group group chat a thing our patrons Alan Andrew and the Anthony Tim Campbell sluge mcnudelena david kyle luca matias mintoff Michael tonna and ed Um, you guys are amazing. I love what you've been posting in the group chat

Love the whole betting thing at the weekend everyone posting with their what they're betting on. It's great fun to see um, it was it was tim this weekend who put a bet of under 0.5 goals In the lots your monopoly game to depleted sides the odds were five and he managed to turn my guy

Yeah, man like man like Tim and shout out to Alan as well who got in on that action. Yeah, somebody's yeah I love you to smear googling because you said Michael and tonna after each other And tonna's name is Michael tonna Absolutely fucking brilliant change I'm from here. I was like one person Um, yes, shall we get straight into the rundown? Yeah, let's do it. Absolutely

We're gonna start things off with fear and Tina nil inter one. There was a penalty miss over there by nico gonzales Who could have equalized over there a few refereeing calls that probably need to be discussed over there?

Latsia nil napoli nil If you had a nap during this game, I wouldn't be too surprised not too eventful over there But like Jake said, there was a great moment to a tactic cut castella news is overhead kick Um, you went to swan empoli one It was an early millicred card that set you off on the wrong foot and you were failed to Extend early that the top of the table since inter have a game in hand Milan to bologna to three penalties awarded in this game to missed by Milan

Teo and shiru and one scored by bologna through or solini Atalanta to Odine is a nil two assists by charles decay to lara and to be honest at a lot are looking so fucking good right now man Salernitana one roma two there are see second win in a row here for roma in as many games Calliari one torino two that is where our goal of the week by nicholas viola took place and also it was a very emotional match Um with memories obviously going out to riva genoa to let share one another missed penalty

Over there and what could have been a great goal by albert goodman sinafri kick from miles out that Hit the woodwork and bounced off the line only for retegui to turn it in Monza one saswolo nil call panig getting on the square sheet over there his first goal in nine matches and verona one

Frozano and l1 where we had another missed penalty this time by duda. Yeah Very eventful match day It was quite promising for milan but seeing you've had drop points for the first time and what feels like forever Yeah, but it's a shame that they couldn't get it over the line and they currently find themselves On an island bro that third place is an island Yes, because you're not close enough to really compete for the for the scudetto and I know that before this balonia game

We had a conversation about that We were like our Milan's still in it and technically okay milan aren't out of the scudetto race, but it's very very difficult They're still not out of it. There's still not out of it. It's just that many points need to be dropped and at the rate That inter and you were going I can't really see them dropping many more points granted that of course

The champions league ties need to need to take place. Yeah, we don't know who they're gonna draw We don't know how far they're gonna draw But the odds are against milan right now and I think No one in their right mind would bet on them because they would have to pretty much have a flawless run from here on out Yeah, while the others need to make mistakes milan aren't too far from

A flawless run in that sense. I'm just looking at their last six games over here where there are four wins and two draws

And one draw was against at Alanta. The other draws against balonia. Now. Those are very tough opponents They're opponents that and inter dropped points to balonia earlier this year as well So it's not that milan are on a negative run is that milan probably should have more points Considering the performances on certain stages that they've been putting on I genuinely believe that You know in a game against balonia where you have two penalties

I don't know. Maybe you should have won that game. You know what I mean? And maybe they would have been a better position But now inter win their game in hand milan are 11 points behind Yeah, look inter and you have lost one game milan have lost four Inter have conceded 10 goals. You've have conceded 13 goals milan have conceded 25 There's still a bit of work to do with milan granted They were balancing the group of death along with everything the injury crisis at the back, you know

All these factors of course play a part. I don't think it was really milan's year This season it hasn't been milan's year. No, absolutely not. But without further ado

I think we should jump in to discuss the first game that we're going to be covering. Yeah Fiorentina nil inter won the previous encounter was a four nil victory for inter very early on in the season Where we thought Fiorentina were going to be shite this season Both sides didn't play a matchday 21 as they were in Saudi Arabia playing in the super cup Fiorentina Quickly entered and exited as they lost three nil to napoli in the semis and inter defeated lacio with the same score line

Before beating napoli one nil in the final to earn gold These teams now have a game in hand and inter for the first time in a while coming into this game found themselves in second place as a result of this Inter had hakan shalanoglu and nicolobarella suspended and juan quadrado injured Fiorentina had christiano biragi banned castor villi dodo and oliver christensen sideline and quame at the african cup of nations Sotil pulled out in the warm-up replaced by imbala insola

When it came to the lineups, it was a four two three one formation for Fiorentina with terra chano and gold and a backline of parisi runieri martine squarta and farooni They had duncan and arthur in the double double pivot Polavan tour out on the left iconi out on the right and beltron playing behind insola interesting obviously to see these two strikers Playing together especially you obviously because of the injury crisis

You guessed it it was a three five two four inter summer and gold backline of pavar devray and bastoni darmean and augusto where the wing backs with fratese aslani and micetarian in the middle bit of rotation going on over there And lautaro martinez and toram up front absolutely no rotation going on over there obviously Now in the 13th minute faroni did exceptionally well to slide in and intercept a square pass by toram to augusto

Who would have had an open goal if had it not been for the excellent defending of the veteran faroni? One minute later from the resulting corner lautaro had it in aslani's near post cross to open the scoring Fertina complained Due to a push by lautaro and parisi who went to ground but the referee deemed the contact too soft and to be honest I agree with the referee. Yeah, same here. I don't think there was enough in that He really made a meal out of it and I feel like the fact that he

He made such a meal out of it didn't help him at all. No, no, no. It looked pathetic. Yeah, yeah I almost Recommended testosterone replacement therapy to him. He went down so easily

In the 30s, I am not on t.i.t. Because that's what it sounded like. I was going to recommend this thing Yeah, I'm on steroids In the 32nd minute terra ciano denied fratese strike from just inside the area getting down well to deny Inter a second in two minutes later It was summer on the other side who produced some heroics Denying bonaventura's half body from inside the area with a one-handed stop tipping it over the bar

In the 54th minute parisi's cross shot only needed the faintest of touches to go in as summer was rooted to the spot However, no one was there to guide the ball in and the ball curled just wide In the 69th minute and zola received the ball with his back towards goal Nudged off devry and turned to shoot only for pavard to block the strike excellently and the ball rolled into the hands of summer

Bonaventura was wide open and would have had an open net had in zola passed the fucking ball. Just look up man. Yeah 74th minute penalty awarded to fiorintina Summer essentially punched in zola in the face After punching the ball away the follow through did land cleanly on in zola who went down in quite a bit of discomfort Fiorintina had almost capitalized before the call was made but pavard headed off the line

Nico stepped up and attempted a georginio style penalty, which was easily saved by summer to say the least It's funny to see him opt for the georginio style penalty when summer is the goalkeeper who recently Saved two of the georginios penalties on international duty He was the first one to save a georginio penalty actually and I feel like Fiorintina should have had that knowledge. Nico Gonzalez should have had that knowledge There are many curious things about this situation. So so first of all

Yes, it's true. It is a georginio-esque penalty But that's the way that Nico Gonzalez has decided that he wants to take penalties is taking them like that all season and so far

To perfection. However, one common thing that Alan sent on the group chat today this morning actually Is that the last five Nico Gonzalez penalties were identical The same skip the same jump all in the bottom left corner all of them It's surprising that a player at that level doesn't change it like what the fuck are you doing? Honestly, are you are you dumb? I honestly I would say this often but but what are there's so much tape these guys do their Do their homework do their research?

Yeah, but you think summer wouldn't have been watching the penalties of their number one penalty taker when it's not it's not only that Like you're all at the bottom left 100 percent right, maybe even I would have saved that had I had the knowledge that

Four of his previous penalties all went in the same corner with the same run up. I'm like, okay if he's doing that run up He's definitely doing the same thing like but summer Bless summer in the sense He is one of the few goalkeepers that stands his ground until the ball is shot and doesn't come it from before Especially now they have been just jumping kissing and yeah another Keeper that does it. Nice and praises to him for that is donnarumma. But donnarumma has

a significant height to his advantage. So he could all he's all he could always commit in time even after the ball was struck Summer needs to be a little bit more Athletic and a bit more acrobatic to pull off those saves and summer 13 clean sheets actually now And the most in the top five leagues, how much is it him and how much is it in his defense?

He's been Pretty good man, and I feel like When the season kicked off he didn't have much to do so we couldn't really see what he had to offer But nowadays man He pulls off a good save like a great save every single year. Yeah. Yeah. Not a good one in his quarantine More than one good save. He had one. I believe it was on bonaventure. Yeah. Yeah the the half body from inside the box

He tipped it over the bar. Yeah, so acrobatically as you said, yes Um if goalkeepers like donnarumma are blessed with the reach he's blessed with Ochoa like reflex. Yeah, exactly He's a fucking cat and obviously highly rated at monster glad Bach replaced Neuer at Bayern Munich after Neuer was out for a while So it's no secret. He's a great keeper Inter are great at making these scoops where they get fucking world-class players at no cost whatsoever

Um, I have a note here the importance and consistency of lautaro mightiness. Uh-huh because like He's he's totally stepped up and I think this is the first season in a while where he hasn't Had a dry spell halfway through yet. Okay. Yeah, 19 goals and 19 matches Yeah, he's become prolific man. And if you think about the reputation that this guy had a couple of

Um seasons ago. He was an up-and-coming Striker some would deem him to be wasteful, you know, um, doesn't always take them all kind of like how how thuram is now He's good like, you know, thuram's great. Yeah, but he still misses those good chances lautaro had that rep and he was really He was like that Nowadays he's become lethal Lethal and and it's crazy that even in games where inter don't stand out as the much better Superior side Um, or in a game where a lot of hours pretty much quiet

He still manages to find the winning goal. Yeah. Yeah, and um, obviously Because you mentioned Maybe it was a bit of a tighter affair like inter didn't blow furentine out of the water by Anyway whatsoever and It was that fluency of inter that they typically have that was lacking in this game now obviously There was no demarco on the pitch There was no barrel on the pitch and there was no hack and shallow no glue on the pitch if you look shift midfield Yeah, fratese aslani mchitarian

If you tell a prem head that midfield they'll roll on the floor laughing If you mentioned that midfield to them, um Carlos august obviously is a is a great player, but The demarco is the creative outlet for inter so The fact that inter Won this game with a clean sheet when you could say that I wouldn't say a decimated side, but an experiment an experimental side aslani really hasn't gotten minutes and

He was there looking decent, you know what i mean and inter still managed to get away with a win It's becoming plug-and-play isn't it? Yeah for forinzaghi. He's really asserted his system over there Granted it was something that wasn't totally new to these guys having played for content um yes, but carlos august was super and he he Didn't give inzaghi a reason to introduce demarco. He basically showed him listen

I'm capable of holding my own over here. I can finish the game and he demonstrated that because he worked tirelessly And this was the carlos august over got to know what monza. I'm truly back in full flow inter do look fatigued Of course, they have they have had quite a few um

fixtures overlapping. Yeah um and and overseas as well with the I believe it's hot in south aria If i'm wrong, it must be fucking steaming But they did look Fatigued yes, and that's why we saw those changes and we saw a lack in Influidity whatsoever, but what do I always say good teams always find A way to win. I want to highlight the performance of benjamin pavard and not just in this game, but

Ever since joining. Yes, he had been out with an injury um For a while But if you look at the statistics, he's actually been an incredible incredible defender um We're used to seeing him even for france In more of a right wing back role right as a as a right back He has that fucking famous goal for france against argentina Couple of world cups ago Couple of world cups ago, which makes me think he's old, but he's only 27 or something like that um

But I was expecting to see more from him going forward but slotting into that defensive role I quite like him over there man, and obviously bastoni He's been he's been like a glove pavard he he's come in and To be honest, he does the type of job that you don't even notice it goes under the radar and Then when you watch closely, it's not like you're seeing mistakes or anything like that perfectly flawless performances one after the other that's that's been the The tale of his inter journey so far

Bastoni on the other hand has a lot to to work on defensively in my opinion. However in aback 3 it works perfectly I think a spallot they were to deploy him in a back four for the italian national team People would be surprised by the mistakes that he would yeah. Yeah, I agree with you I agree with you 100 percent over there often as well caught out of position But I guess that is the nature of his of his role for him. He always has the fry pavard bissec

A cherubi he always has one of those guys to cover for him. He's a playmaker. That's his main role over you now Shall we discuss the controversy?

There were three calls that caused speculation among the two sets of fans. So there was the initial goal we both said nothing doing and Paris you should hit the gym essentially and the second one there was a thug by Bastoni On a fear antenna player inside the area where he gave up on the ball and like yeah Yeah, yeah, luca marielli actually said that that should have at least been a var check and the var checks do typically I'm always of that opinion. I think if it's there, exactly

I think if it's there check if there's something that looks shady check it. Yeah, simple as you know, yeah Now the the third one is the one that typically Has divided rooms and and it is the the penalty That was awarded to fear antenna for the punch by yon summer punching the ball away at his follow through landed on insola I am of the opinion That this was a penalty because the rules clearly state that Even though if you get the ball if there is dangerous play following that

We often see 50 50s where players go clattering into each other for the ball A player would knock the ball away and then plant his studs on the shin of our man And he gets a red card because despite getting the ball. There's violent conduct over there unfortunately a punch with force in the face unfortunately for summer naturally It can be considered violent conduct, especially since it's to the head

Um, so to me that that is a penalty. I understand that that's obviously he got he got the ball first But I I don't make the rules I totally disagree with you one because you're wrong and two because you're fucking stupid I think you are straight up the stupidest person I've ever met in my life You're a stupid moustache having as bitch You're you're bold And dumb how's that pen and paper going for you? Writing down what you have to say next because of your shit memory you idiot

Um, just fyi. I'm writing these things down. So I don't say something inappropriate Because if I leave it to my instinct I might say something I regret

I'm kidding. Um, of course bro in my opinion Since Okay, so I think I'm of the opinion that goalkeepers need to be protected in their box The box is the territory of the goalkeeper If a cross comes in and the goalkeeper rushes out to punch the ball He's got every right to do so if he makes contact with the ball first The follow-through should not matter in my opinion granted there can be Unfortunate events where you end up literally Counting a guy in the face. Yes, what happened here?

However, uh-huh. Um, I I'm of the opinion and that that that shouldn't have been a penalty Okay, simply because he strikes the ball first had it been with his foot Had it been with his knee had it been with his head. That's a different story But with with his fist. Yeah It was a follow-through that so if you as the striker and me as the goalkeeper You're entering a scenario where you also have every right to go for the header and I have every right to go

Go collect it, right? But I know That if I swing in a certain way to deal with the ball, I am endangering My opponent Do you think it is fine for goalkeepers to Enter certain duels in a rash manner with the risk of harming their opponents. Yes, if the If the the striker should have enough presence of mind to know that I'm going this this goalkeeper is rushing at me

And I'm not going to get there in time now. It's it's very difficult because if Because most strikers will go for it anyway in the heat of the moment with all the adrenaline you have A goaler isn't going to say I'm going to hurt the striker. I'm not going to go punch this ball out And the striker is not he's not going to say I'm going to get clattered in the face I'm not going to go for this header, you know quite most of the time we see strikers Like we saw bove in the super cup semifinal

Scoring a zerbin. Sorry zerbin scoring a goal and clattering this face into the the post um Yes, I I I think that they need to have enough presence of mind to to know that

They're risking it going out with the goalkeeper like that because that's hysterical. Yeah, I I completely understand I disagree because it's the 50 50 duel between two men and it doesn't matter to me if it's inside the box It doesn't matter if it's in the center circle that Fades the rule a little bit because then you know What the rules the rule the rule is that the that if the follow-through is dangerous Then it's a foul. But does that rule apply to goalkeepers too?

I know that that's that's the rule for outfield players, but I'm not sure if that's the rule for goalkeepers. I was I was Sure that goalkeepers were more protected than offfield players I think at the end of the day the reason that this was given as a penalty and probably the reason why I believe that that this was a penalty Is because at the end of the day insola got punched in the fucking face He got punched in the face when trying to score a goal and

To me that's violent that that is as violent as conduct As violent a conduct as it can be. Yeah, yeah, he did you got punched in the face? But yeah, I don't want to It's a weird one, right? We always we always say the monitor and not giving that It's weird. It's weird. It's a difficult one. I would hate to be the referee in that scenario. Um, but but like like we always say we're not fucking

Professionals I hate talking about it. It's my least favorite thing in the world honestly. Um, but yeah Yeah, a call went against Intera Yeah, that's something to write home about Um inter are first one point ahead of you there with a game in hand That changed real fucking quick. Um, whereas fiorintina find themselves in sixth now

One point behind Roma in fifth. Look at Roma. Look at living life without boom. Yeah flying. Yeah Um, lots of Napoli happened and there was a lot of hype and it disappointed everyone the previous encounter was a 2-1 victory for Lotsio Um, lousal Bertrand Zelinski scored and then Kamada came out with the winner. If you remember, oh, yeah Now Napoli had Anguissa and ozimans still away on international duty

Kayusta was unavailable because of a yellow card accumulation. Gvards Kelly as well if you remember Both of them got silly yellow cards. Kayusta was basically begging for one Yeah, and the gvara got one in the 94th minute for complaining Meret was out the muscle injury, of course, natan out to olivera

Simione and hamad traor the new boy. Yeah, you arrived formerly at sasualo. Welcome hamad. Welcome Immobile patrick and zakan you were out for lotio So the lineups were a 4 3 3 4 lotio with provedeling goal Lazaria marizio chow down the flanks with gila and romaniole at the back Gwendozzi kataldi and lousalberto were in the middle lousalberto entering the 11 again For the first time in what feels like a while is accent was out on the right philly panderson out on the left with a valentine

Castellani us starting up front now. We're they're not hearing tatty casillanias valentine. It's very tatty is the brand They yeah, it's all about tatty. It was a 3 4 2 1 formation for napoli If you listen to our last episode we highlighted that madzari had reintroduced well introduced his three at the back formation and the super cup Because he's basically given up on the 4 3 3. Yeah, due to how terrible it had been going not not quite ham sick

Levetsi kavanie up front though. Yeah, because that's the madzari is 3 4 2 1 that we're used to at napoli Yeah, not quite the same at all at the moment, but at least maybe with guvara and those you mean it can change a little bit Yeah, it was gullini and gold rapper hit me matt Thank you. Juan Jesus Rahmani and duster guard were at the back dealer and on the right mario ruy on the left Lobotkandom in the middle with polytano and zilinski playing off the very narrow shoulders of raspadori

You have to do bro dirty like that. Of course I do Tim and allen Wonder bet well done lad. Yes Congratulation. Congratulation for putting you are under 0.5 bets. Very clever both teams of course

Struggled this game. Okay, and It it was detrimental for both sides as atalanta's victory pushed them both down away from that champions league spot So yes, the first half started there was minimal action slow play isakson was lively and his long range attempts failed to hit the target I believe it was also kataldi who had an audacious attempt from from way out But he was nowhere near good nowhere near good

So it was basically both teams of shooting from a distance trying to create these half chances if you would even call them that The second half showed some promise There was an offside call that negated A spectacular goal by castella. No, this would have been amazing Alberto played the ball over the top that he gested it and bicycle kicked it over the keeper

So he chipped the goalkeeper with a bicycle take over that man. Absolutely incredible Vesino had a moment of EDC where he should have headed the ball across the face of goal but instead went for a goal himself in the dying moments can't

Stand that hate it's a standard routine. Please. He also failed to hit the target with his head a minute later So he was brought on to to make the difference and he failed to do so Those were the clearest cut opportunities and not pretty much sums of this newsfest of a game Matthew's yawning. Yeah, it was a monotonous game and it's concluded with no winners And bitter disappointment. Honestly, the most interesting thing was seeing in gonge and then donker in

Annapoli kit. Yeah, and the referee Getting an injury He pulled his ass tree. Yeah, it did he they put the magic spray on his ass tree god damn Yeah, his gluteus maximus. So one thing that I want to point out is that napoli had zero shots on target I thought that lotsio were to be honest

Slightly better this game. It's true that napoli dominated possession, but at least lotsio shot, you know, they had a shot on goal They had seven shots In total while napoli just had two shots, none of them on target Well, they were definitely the team that was more likely to score. You know what I mean when all you have to do is look at The attempts and the exeggina. I don't think Either team did anything Close to deserve to win the game

I think it was a very kg affair. None of the teams let loose at any point and played the Flowing brand of football that both teams are quite used to and We know that lotsio and full flow and napoli and full flow are two Vicious teams when when it comes down to it, but this was more of a

More of a cautious approach. I think both teams are flirting with the idea of top four And and none of them really afforded with the positions they find themselves into lose three points Uh-huh was one of those games where losing points was not losing points was more important than actually Yeah, getting points winning points One thing that I I want to say is is accent bro needs to needs to relax

I think in what I think he needs to he needs to calm down man. He strikes me when I watch him play I get nervous for him He's nervous. I don't know what it is about him. He plays with with a lot of urgency man He gets the ball and he's like really he's dying to prove himself He's dying to to get that ball into the box. He's dying to shoot. He's devastated when he hits the target He's constantly looking around at his teammates with with this face

Like I can't believe I had I missed the target over there. I think if he relaxed and played his game Without all this fucking pressure he would do much better man because he's lively. He's good. He's all over the I like He's good. He gives them a totally different avenue

Um down the right side. Um He he had um a lovely ball to to tati castellanos at one point in the middle as well It was slightly behind him and castellanos went for a for a spectacular finish He tried to pull it back with his um with his studs kind of like a back heel kind of thing Um, and you can see his accent so devastating

It'll work for you. No problem. But you know what on the other hand and then so there's that there's calm down Um, don't play with too much pressure Then on the other hand football's cutthroat if you don't prove yourself in six months They're bringing someone else who can totally steal your spot. And that's so it's difficult to balance man. That's it That's it. Like you look at cdk's short time at milan. It could have ruined his life

You know what I mean? Had he not been doing so well at atalanta Um, you've seen players never recover from one bad season. Yeah, you know, they get they get the curse But yeah, I think I think he's a he's a very talented player

Um, it's true. He is very like hard on himself in that in that sense, but I think With more time will come more confidence and I think he'll be he'll be just fine And even I feel like he could take another second before he fires his shots, you know time And I feel like he does everything a bit too quickly Maybe that's just my my observation. Yeah. Well, well, he's probably getting used to italy where there's I don't know where he was before but I want to say that the swedish league maybe

Um, here come the messages. I can't believe you said Swedish league Um, let's but he's probably you know, still adjusting to the the tight defense That you come across when when you're playing in italy and that That press that you have when you're in italy. He was in danmark with middle in the there you go Yeah, well, he has good numbers for them 100 appearances and 24 Goals not bad. Not bad at all. He's got for the under 21s for the danish under 21s. He's very well

There's been 19 games seven goals. That's quite crazy. He's still 22. He has a lot of time to to prove himself A lot of time to calm down. Yeah, exactly. So he's a very promising player over there He's actually I thought that he was one of the standouts this game one of the the real bright sparks of this game I was interested in lobotkas performance as well. I thought he was a bit more lively than usual

And but other than that, nothing really to write home about. Yeah, I agreed. I agreed Regarding the table regarding the standing the standings we have now Lazio in six with 34 points while napoli are down in ninth with 32 points Yeah, however, our wind could really propel them into the right direction Um, ninth really isn't that devastating when you look at the point difference between fourth and ninth

Um, next up uva one and poly one. This was a good game. I really enjoyed watching this game Um, you were coming off a three-nil away win to letcher Emily coming off a three-nil home win against monza whereas rukowski square to satric and it was david and equal as a debut The bianconeri were seeking a six straight say of victory to put them temporarily four points clear of inter Who were due to play the following match and have a game in hand?

Danilo was rested as he was one yellow card away from missing the scudetto showdown at san siro with chiesa rabio and desciedio injured bastoni covalenko destro

guarino and tyrone ebueh he were still injured for empoli. It was a 3-5-2 formation for uva with chezny and gold and the Backline of sanjo bremer and gutti Costich out on the left cambiaz out on the right and the midfield three of miretti locatelli and mckenny with vladovic and milik up front You'll find out soon why starting milik Maybe wasn't the brightest of choices The like for like a 3-5-2 formation for empoli as well with caprile and gold and the backline of ismaili valukovic and luperto

Giasi out on the right and kakacci out on the left with a midfield three of zhrukovsky grassy and male With cambiaz and new boy cherry starting alongside each other up front Now in the fifth minute Vladovic went for a goal from a free kick from miles out showing the confidence the man is sporting due to his recent form It was well saved by caprile who was in fact challenged In the 17th minute milik had his initial yellow card upgraded to a straight red after a lengthy var review

The striker miscontrolled the pass and then committed to regaining position Only to get none of the ball and planted studs into the shin of cherry uvae who were hoping to Gain an advantage on inter suddenly are in trouble very early on cambiaz forced a good save by shesney and the shot stopper was once again called to action to deal with an in swinging cambiaz g cross which was heading goalwards Empoli were piling the pressure on a more pragmatic looking uvae following the red card

On the stroke of halftime giasi played a lackluster defensive pass which put meretti clean through on goal But the strike was overcooked how like i'm Kraserio spotlights always shitting on giasi no giasi's fuck ups always make the highlight reads they literally always make the highlight reads

Always so bad bro. We just talk about it. He's making the mistakes every week First he was starting up front and he couldn't stop missing chances Now they put matriot wing back and he can't stop playing the opposition clean through on goal When are they gonna realize that giasi is not a good player? It's as simple as a good player As simple as i have never watched giasi and say Giasi's good man is giasi i never said that ever he's got two things about him giasi

What are they bro? So first of all his industry he doesn't stop okay granted fair enough okay there's that he's got his industry And he doesn't stop second of all he pulls goals out of his ass in the biggest Most difficult moments bro like when when when against milan bro for spezia for example You did this guy still salty about what happened three years ago because it's true

He scored one even this season. I believe he scored a goal Jake you're mentioning when when he scored a goal with italiano spezia bro on valentine's day Three years ago or four years ago. It could have very much been four years ago It was four or five years ago and you're talking about that one time he did something No, no, he's he's got a knack for scoring big goals. Honestly, we'll do a static check after this game

But that's all that's it. That's it When it comes to technique when it comes to composure when it comes to Playing flawlessly doesn't he doesn't know any of that no your memory is crazy. That was like four or five years ago genuine I remember though. There was a big goal It was a big goal. I was out at dinner with key. I was waiting for seara to get ready while I was smashing the mattress because I I couldn't believe it. Man, I'm in it

I was smashing the mattress while waiting for seara. I think I'm ready. It's banging my fists on the mattress. I've just waited a bit longer, bro But anyway, yes, that's that's giasi in the 50th minute uve capitalized from a set piece as vlava javoli then after mretti's corner was nudging to the cerebrine's direction by gutti If there was a way uve could score when a man down and playing in such a pragmatic way It was through a set piece scenario And that that is the importance of set pieces

It allowed uve to gain an advantage over here and they went one nil up and then they put everyone back And it's like no problem. We just have one less one less striker Let's just hold back and defend and I think they thought it was going to be easy Yeah, but 20 minutes later in the 70th MPOL equalized through a brilliantly placed strike from baldanzi from just outside the area

Right into the bottom corner. As I said earlier, very tony cross-esque Just a placed rolling pass at the end of the day and for that to leave A vojcek shezny routed to the spot is very impressive and especially with uve having all those players behind the ball all those players and you just see the ball Go in between all of them and into the bottom corner beautiful It's the the type of finish A very good football player goes for a very smart very opportunistic A killer of a football player

How many people would smash that just go for power and it just Reaches of three uve bodies And it's one of those goals and when you see it initially you think someone made a mistake But it wasn't the case at all. It was literally a player making the most out of a split second Yeah, yeah at the end of the day, this is what I think

In order to score the first thing you have to do is get the ball on target. So why just fucking release power and You know reduce accuracy when if you get it accurately On target then you obviously increase your chances of scoring by so much

This is the penalty debate that we're going to talk about when we talk about milana. Yeah. Yeah, because yeah Yeah, you make a good point there, but sometimes power is key especially when it's a clear cut opportunity perhaps In the 77th minute, sorry, I'll just finish this off Empoli almost sealed the deal after a phenomenal pass by kambi agi played country larry through on goal Ah country larry my next victim But his shite first touch allowed way out to slide in and clear the danger

Moments later kambi agi tried to catch shesney out at his near post but the keeper denied him now This this is something that perhaps went on there the radar Probably because it wasn't that big a deal and I'm making it a big deal, but to me it is a big deal When the referee blew the whistle Shesney was out of the box And his pass went to country larry. Yes now country larry probably wouldn't have scored because he's country larry and then because When he touches the ball

You know what? I mean it just goes somewhere. It's not supposed to with his first touch always goes somewhere It's not supposed to and he spends the first second and a half Trying to regain his footing and angle himself in the right position to recollect the ball and run But shesney was out of the box and the ball was at country larry's feet from like 30 yards out really weird time to whistle man. It was

A questionable time to whistle definitely when the goalkeepers of his line. I think country larry did shoot and he missed he missed the target if I recall He definitely shot but I remember Alan I think on whatsapp saying that he he was nowhere near the target I'm not sure if he was speaking but I think he was exaggerating because the ball was still arriving at his feet When so he shot after yeah, so you heard the whistle and shot kind of

Exactly. It was a half hearted attempt. Yes country larry your analysis on him is hilarious, but it's pretty accurate to be honest the fact that he seems to be tracing His first touch more often than not, but let's remember he's only 21 years old And he's got the mold he's got the makings to be a decent seria uplayer and he has like the I like big quick wingers and he's that so Chiesa is kind of one Like we're talking six feet out of there

This kind of one like that country larry's bigger. Yeah, yeah country larry. We're talking 180 centimeters 21 years old Italian again Has lots on his CV. It's a good start to this career. Definitely. He's definitely doing well He's doing well because he's playing consistently in seria 21, you know, yeah Simple as I wanted to talk about cherry and I wanted to praise him a little bit for

For getting milik sent off. Yeah milik had a situation where his His desire to amend for a mistake ended up putting his team a lot of danger and ended up costing his team two points and

Cherry though so unfortunate for milik cherry. I don't think is a seria striker. I said I last episode I like his mold I like what he what he stands for, you know, a big striker He can easily be deployed and a team with like as good wingers a crossing system things like that Very interesting how you're saying this now and he literally would have like it was

Almost thanks to him that I'm believe at a point earlier. Yes. Yes, but it's it's just man that there were certain situations when I was watching him this game where He doesn't have there were loose balls around them. He couldn't get to them There was at one point he was played all he had to do was take a first touch and take like five steps You would have been in a good shooting position one-on-one. He couldn't even do that like

You know and and he's not young anymore. I checked now. He's 27 years old I remember cherry's been around for a while and he's been the same mold of a striker for a while It just seems that his his desire seems to have he's not He's not he's not he's not the player that nikola or ampoli want He is the mold of player that they want because they've got kambi agi and they want to have the look out with the ball

Yeah, kind of that again. Yeah. Yeah, that's the dynamic that they because they can start by Danse and kambi agi Up front together, you know what I mean, but that's not what they want to do um They can also perhaps try start country Larry over there. Maybe He can take one touch and score with jazzy, bro. Aha jazzy. Yes start jazzy over there and then instantly get really

I swear to god now in in the mella in this game. Um There are two things to look at so firstly ampoli in the sense that So they won their first game under Davide Nikola's management three net against monza very convincing Second game they're playing away against uve who just got first and they managed to get a point out of it Now in the opening 17 minutes If I can't believe what I've seen oka reka's joined torino Yes, he's back oka reka joined torino back with the fucking celebration, bro

I was thinking about him recently. Finally. I know bo tang is at the cell Salernita and I had quarters Come on, that's gone to sasvolo. So they've just brought in another mech. Yeah a lot going on I'm bellotti joined furentina. Sorry. I've just opened my phone and I'm fucking gossed That's confirmed of bellotti furentina bellotti furentina. I even posted a picture Furentina and guess what they posted A cock in a cage. Oh my god. No, that's amazing behind the net. Yeah, it's a cock behind the net

So oka reka to torino. I love that. I love that. Like if there's something to connect them with feel to the attack a bit more. Yeah Anyways, can I continue please? Is that okay with you? But you see something else that I scream and interrupt you I wish you guys on the site. I don't know Whatever So, okay back to empoli great young to empoli by the way young Empoli is confirmed his hair is totally different to how it was by the way

Nyong we will never forget that miss against bars. I'm joking. I'm joking. We love nyong This is our fault by the way these interruptions because we decided to record this episode on transfer fucking deadline day So everyone's posting shit and we're out here trying to record an episode. Yeah, but yeah

Yeah, okay, so empoli under nicola. They won their first game three in the against monza, which was amazing Zorkowski hat trick it was nuts and then they went up against uve who obviously were in great form six wins in a row or five wins in a row and and they were temporarily first as well because of the so moral was high and Now whether or not they were lucky because of the red card And from me in the opening 17 minutes or whether they were challenging uve into those 50-50 scenarios and

We're capable of getting a man sent off in the opening 17 minutes Um

Empoli did well that's point number one. They they they did Phenomenally secondly uve also did very fucking well Because being a man down Against a high-press side like empoli who were attacking and attacking and attacking at that point and putting a lot of pressure on uve Is not easy and uve weathered the storm managed to get a goal um from a set pieces scenario, which was the only way that they probably could have scored in this game and

And then a moment of brilliance by baldanzi is what obviously um took empoli over the line with a To a 1-1 draw Well said perfectly, but I don't think there is anything that needs to be added to that I think uve played it out perfectly and as you said it was literally a moment of brilliance that um

That cost them all three points, but they handled that red card pretty much perfectly. I thought I thought the reaction was good They they held back and they played for those set pieces and this is to be honest a style that they're very familiar with because of Absolutely, absolutely Out so since there's not much to add i'll just uh talk about baldanzi a bit because i'm waiting It's transfer deadline. They i'm waiting to hear something on him to be honest because

Roma want the fuck out of him. Roma really really want him. They also inquired about uh, no, it was furentine I think we're really inquiring about goodman sin, but apparently they want 25 million i'll fucking i'll i'll take a loan To buy goodman sin for 25 million, but it's it's a risk because of his background Yes, um the allegations in case you guys think i'm being racist or some shit like um But yeah, baldanzi roma trying to seal a deal

Um, they're probably trying right now like um employee adamant to keep him until june and for 15 million with basically Delish you the invoice payment upon receipt of invoice like that. That's that's the way they want it and we know Roma don't play ball like that. Roma want to loan in the player um Roma want the option or or a stallments. Yeah, they want different installments 50 up front and then 50 after he wins

The ball on door like it's a safe of 2 percent. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, well that's all that stuff You know baldanzi, of course for those of you who are not the best in the law of seria Um, he's a tiny playmaker quite small quite. I would say he's quite quite a small guy, you know and stature I mean smaller than i've probably he's 170 centimeters Okay, he's wow. It's sure. Yeah. Yeah, bro. He's a tiny guy. Um, he's got a left foot From the gods very technical

Um has been kind of inconsistent. He's five seven five foot seven Um kind of been inconsistent this season, but it's something you'd expect from a 20 year old football player at the highest level You know, especially at this stature Um, once he really learns how to use his body well and how to work um How to work optimally he's going to become a very good player. I really really rate baldanzi. He's good He's got he's got magic and not every player has magic man

He's capable of of doing these these things like this goal that we saw today. I also really like kambi agi I know you've spoken about him before totally, but I I do enjoy yeah, he's taller Five foot 11. He's very he's a hustler and he's also very intelligent. He played some great passes

In this game to try set up country Larry. Yeah, he doesn't stop working kambi agi all game Yeah, he's exhausted and taken off facts You've second 53 points one behind inter but you know inter have a game in hand Empoli one before the last still Um, just one point behind 17th place odena's and 18th place caliari though

Milan to come balania. No Yep Um, the score was two two Um, the previous encounter so milan beating balonia tunel As there had actually been a trend of milan beating balonia with ease That was the opening game of the season where pulisic scored jiru and pulisic exactly. Yeah, pulley pulley USA USA the whole thing. Yeah missing players for milan benacer came back from afghan with an injury of course As usual caldara's out calulu's out poberga

Chow and tomoria roll out and chokwaza is also away on international duty. Well on the other end for balonia They are missing el azuzi who's also an international duty in doya posh and the saumaro For milan it was usual four two three one formation with mania ningo calabria kier gabi and teo at the back With a double pivot of adli and rinders with pulisic out on the right Lea on the left and rubenloft iscic playing behind olivier jiru

For balonia, it was also a four two three one. There's two sides mirroring each other Perhaps this could have been seen as motta's audition for the milan job Skorupski was in gold with christensen out on the left Desilvestre out on the right with calafiori and belkama at the back Abishar and froiler with double pivot with urbanski on the left Fabian on the right and furgisom playing behind in jochwa zergzi Obviously when we saw desilvestre starting right back and lea starting left wing

We're like alright do a bet lea to score or assist because lea fast desilvestre slow but man o man He won a penalty. Okay, we could be deemed as an as an assist If we would have scored the penalty it would have been debatable like fuck So the game started off back and forth and in the 16th minute Darkness illuminated darkness illuminated. That's the stupidest thing ever. How can darkness illuminate?

So darkness took over the sun zero And everyone in the stands put their phones their torches on up in the air on the screen turned on with a martin luther king quote And everyone was clapping for money on basically of course the 16th minute because money on wears the number 16 It was a very nice gesture. Yes anti-racism and all that

In the 19th minute rafael leo created a chance for milan. He tested Skorupski with a great shot later in the half zergzi scored for balonia taking advantage of like how many rebounds bro Um, I don't know. It was like a game of ping pong over there. It was crazy, man It was just clear the ball. It was a game of let's see how many like who's Let's see which defender managers to remain flatfooted the longest. So that's that's that's what the game was

Matias just messaged the baldanzi to roma. It happened. I don't know. I'm getting on it Baldanzi planning out according to the it is crazy roma agreed deal for empolytali and baldanzi All right, there we go. That's on camera. That's crazy. So i've reached a verbal agreement Well, that doesn't mean anything But we'll see we'll see, you know, it will most likely happen. I bet money. I would say it'll happen. Yeah

So yes, bro, that zergzi goal was very well placed by him. Um, very suspect defending by milan Zergzi really took advantage of that to put balonia in front Um, fergusson's high foot in the box led to a penalty for milan just before halftime olivier giroo stepped up and it was saved Very well by scorupski who caught it actually he caught in this one. Yeah Ruben loftess kreeks scored a goal however equalizing just before halftime He managed to turn in politics across by running late into the box

Calabria's cross sorry, not politics. It was a fantastic Um play by loftess kreeks and if he keeps inserting himself like this, he can actually rack those numbers up. I think Early in the second half zergzi missed a chance to regain balonia's lead and shortly after rinders hit the frame of the goal for milan 20 minutes to go they are on this missed a penalty for milan after There was a situation in the box involving leo leo was punched in the face

Speaking of punch in the face. This was a clear Yeah, absolutely No reason for his arm to be there the girls didn't think it was a penalty and they should Run down Yeah, did she go punched in the face? It was clear clear clear penalty and He he missed it. Yes. Yeah, he had the post he had the post they are on this he struck the woodwork And went on to score the rebound and to run off the big smile on his face leaving me wondering. Do you not know the rules?

Yeah, you would think hey, I'd know. Yeah, you know as a professional footballer and all that. Yeah um with 20 minutes to to go

Loftess kreeks scored his second goal exactly. This was Um a headed goal this time after a great cross once again Um at the end of the game terra ciano had just come on to bring on some defensive solidarity to milan The new boy flip at terra ciano arriving During helas verona's bonfire sale this season as but they sold pretty much every promising player there And he gave away a penalty

He pulled the man down to the ground required the worst. He stepped up and scored the penalty pretty much showing milan How it's done now bro. First of all that terra ciano foul was it necessary with the f scored if he hadn't been pulled? I don't think I'm not sure if he would have scored um The picture is a bit hazy in my brain of where the ball was going and where the player was placed

And he was running at the far post bro. Let me remind you of yes, but I don't know But I don't know where the ball was was the ball a bit too deep was it too high was going straight to him But I don't know if his run was hindered because he had been pulled by terra ciano I don't know if the pull was actually significant. He was only the pull isn't that significant like

We were just talking about inter. I said, I would don't mind a little bit of pulling and pushing in the box um This was clear this this to me Is quite stupid from terra ciano because nowadays If that's checked and you've got a handful of your opponents kit in your hand in the box It's gonna be it's it's gonna be given as a penalty 100 So I found it as quite like I was just wondering if it was even necessary I thought the ball might have been a bit too

That's what I thought you're refreshing my memory Ah, but but yes, I'm not the best intro for terra ciano at Milan and his first two games not very good But yeah, man, um I I don't know how to feel about this game. I feel like the setup

Wasn't spectacular by Milan. I feel like there were there were a lot of moments Where it just wasn't working and It wasn't clicking for me land an attack, you know, it's like out of ideas the usual good to see layout Doing quite well really stretching the defense and running at the opponent when he won that penalty

He managed to beat two players with ease and it's like meet me, you know, like road runner. Let's really go. It goes off There's no stopping it Um, but yeah, man missing two penalties is an excusable and to be honest, there's nothing purely can do about that He said the team up. They scored two goals from playing. They had two penalties, which they missed. I don't know man I don't know man. Yeah, I don't this game left me with a sense of

Emptiness to me a sense of confusion and I've been jettie talking about it. Yeah, I couldn't believe it First there's something to point out is Mota got sent off and very very early on in the game very early on in the game It was devastated about something. I think probably the first penalty. Yes. Yes. Um Okay, so I think Yes Milan didn't create So many clear cut chances But Milan had Two goals from open play. They had 50 percent ball possession They had 14 shots

Four of which were on target on top of that. They had two penalties, which they missed Milan could have won this game for two Milan could have scored four goals in this game easily by Having a good rigorista. Well, Jiru typically is and so is so was Theo, but it was on the off day Confidence wise when it comes to Milan conceding the two goals Bologna are a very solid side going forward. They're very very creative

Probably one of the most creative teams in the league this season. Obviously, however, they were going through a spell of slightly negative form

Zergy he barely spent any time in the box. I think he had two opportunities from his side He missed a really good chance after setting himself up with beautiful control but spending all that time in the trequitous area feeding his opponents and They put pressure on Milan and Milan conceded too because their defense at the moment is Calabria, Chia, Gabia, Theo Hernandez To me, there is absolutely absolutely

No reason to point anything goes out purely for the dropping of points over here. Look at the previous games and say perhaps the Napoli game the Salernetana game the Lecce game. These are all two twos

Funnily enough all the games that I mentioned including this one. Um, Look at those games and show you can criticize purely, but when you put your Best available 11 out there They score two goals They miss two penalties and then A new guy that you bring on for some defensive solidarity this guy that was highly sought after by Fiorintina and all these guys Really clumsily gives away a penalty in the last minute of the game

And or Solini steps up and scores the penalty. What is there to fucking if I were purely I would be absolutely Fucking livid man livid Milan deserve to win this game especially hundred percent when you miss the first penalty And you get another one You make sure that that penalties on target man Hundred percent you're doing the same direction power you've missed a penalty this game where the granted was a different penalty taker You know, but he saved one

Hit it as hard as you possibly can. I know I've said this so many times on the podcast But this is it man. Just put your foot through it enough with the nonsense man If the goalkeeper guesses the right way and the penalty soft He might save it if he guesses the right way and it's a rocket There's a very small chance of him saving it, you know, yeah

Just put your foot through it man put it in the back of the net. I don't get it and you know, you know what I remember I remember watching tail step up for the second one and I was like I was like, okay, it's it's not that like if jiru stepped up to take the second one and missed it I'd be calling Milan idiots for for letting jiru step up after just missing a pen So I'm like sure they're right on this and I remember thinking

Another left footer. I don't know why I made that that observation, but I don't know Is it anything like? Hmm I doubt it Was pulisic on the pitch for the second penalty? Pulisic was subbed off Yes, he was on the pitch for the second penalty. Why doesn't puli take penalties?

I don't know man. I think he's a yeah, I think he's a big game player I think it have the the mentality to execute the penalty to perfection Did you see leow spoke out said that he wants to take penalties from now on Something of the sort I'd be curious to see how he takes them the ones we've seen so far and penalty shootouts have been Never okay. All right. Yeah. He's a confident guy man. Dude. I would have had care on both of them Broke. Yeah. Do you remember? Yes. I remember every shootout

I've seen when Kier was there man. He took the best penalties. It's true. Honestly, like top corner. No nonsense, you know Mad attitude. Yeah Um tele Lombardia bro claimed that now listen to this what universe are we living in right now? Tell a Lombardia claim that Zlatan Ibrahimovic has reached an agreement with Konte to become Milan's manager next season I know you're not a massive fan of this

So, uh-huh. Yes. I mean, I can't help but feel a little bit first of all, okay tele Lombardia not to be taken too seriously Yeah, so off the bat. These are this is the fun medium rare roast like there we go um Uh-huh. I'm I can't help but feel excited about Konte because when there is Konte, there is silverware It's as simple as that, right?

um, what I do worry about is the long-term Future and how he would approach their job because Milan right now are in a course of sustainability and I'm 100% sure don't get me wrong that the owners will prioritize

Sustainability before anything else. They're not gonna bring in Konte and because they're afraid of him walking out or him speaking too much in to the press They're gonna just throw Money at them and give all the players give them all the players he wants despite their age and despite like how good or bad That'd be for the project

I that's it. I I just worry that the approach from the from the team would be would be that like From the man so Milan's project is Milan's project and it's a long time at the end at the end of the day What this might cause is Konte speaking negatively about the the ambitions of the team to the public That is what I fear because Milan will tell him no, you can't buy fucking Ashley Young Stop asking us if you can buy Ashley Young No, I'm buying Moses. You know, okay

No, you're bringing Moses back to Italy. All right, stop trying to bring Moses He'll try do this this funky shit and Milan won't let them and he might complain to the media and that Will suck as a representative of such a prestigious club in Milan But I disagree with you when it comes to the long-term effects that will have on players because every team he's managed after he's left

The teams kept winning silverware. They kept on winning silverware. You look at inter you look at you. Fuck the English teams. Fuck Spurs, you know what I'm even though they're quite good on their poster called now, but my point is He creates champions. He creates players with winning mentalities that inter team Of right now How many of those players do you think have that winning mentality because of Simone and Zargi?

Few of them. How many of them have that winning fucking mentality because of Conte a bunch of them because he creates Fucking champions. Yes. He might leave after Three years and guess what Milan will have a bit more silverware to their name that have players with with bigger Desire and he would have set Milan up for another successful five years

The pull power will be stronger. It'll be there again and the players that are introduced to the team will be surrounded by players Who know how to play in a system? Ah, yes, I just again I wonder how he'll approach the job. Um I'm sure that He's gonna bring that mentality. He's gonna bring He'll introduce that mentality to the squad just like slot on it. You know what I mean I

Was a turning point. He turned the boys into men and I think Conte will turn Men into animals now if he does come Um, I can't help but feel though that I would want a manager that that would last longer than Conte, you know I'd much rather get like a A Tiago motto type. I think that you can actually build the project around and develop slowly

You know what I mean? Like a five-year thing. Conte won't spend five years. Conte will do two three years max. Yes. Yes Yes, you know what I mean, but but also your your but in those two three years You're hoping for say Alex Ferguson like you're hoping to wake up to a blowjob every morning You want a jacuzzi inside your room like but what does the equivalent of a jacuzzi in my room and the blowjob in the morning?

That's what you're telling me. What the hell coach of fucking balonia dude, Jake Jake Milan have just had four years of purely milan have had that manager that that is going to create Some what of a winning mentality in this team and to cater for that project. However through steps towards success Sometimes you need to bring in a more in your sometimes you need to bring in a marino sure

Again, but you know what the thing is man. So marino not content. Yes, because simply simply simply I like knockout competitions I like to play on all fronts. One of my biggest problems with Conte is his fucking Terrible terrible terrible record and knockout competitions in the champions league. It's shit. Yes. It's shit

It's terrible. He'll win you the league. Yes, but he won't even compete in the champions. I love the league I would say which one's more which one's more important, but Jake again inter just made the champions league finals Two years after having Conte as their manager Yeah, yeah, because that's what he does to teams. Yes. Yes. That's what he does to individuals. He gets the best and also another point Calabria He's not gonna play right wing back for Conte. You can

Forget it. That's gonna be moussa. That's gonna be Terraciano, that's gonna be so because Calabria He his qualities for a very intense system that Conte plays with down the wings I think that was perfect for it. I think Calabria might always be a step or two behind play

I fear but he might transform him. Yes, but this is an example. I'm giving don't take it too literally. Um What will play him right center back and guess what we would find out that Calabria was born to be right center back at Atatria at the back because Conte Conte knows how to get the best out of his players and he finds where they should play Ah, yes. Now again Conte are we talking like three five two strictly does he do he does four three three four?

It's sorry three four three right does three four three would be okay with me. It does three five two as well Um, three five two Doesn't work for Milan You have layout playing up front which totally negates is what he's all about in my in my opinion Um, three four three would be would be three four three is the idea And you know what man if if Milan bring in Conte the last thing I'm gonna do is complain because that means that they're spending money on a manager

That means that they're putting everything Um on the line for a trophy and you can't be mad at that You know, it's just that as a Milan fan myself I've grown to view Conte as the enemy is the Conte is the enemy Conte is the man on you West touchline Conte is the man on inters aside Conte is the man coming on in the 2003 Champions League final for you there and almost scoring against Milan against me now can we stop because I feel like I'm treating on purely right now

Because purely still the manager and he has done wonders for Milan. We're talking about the other day how before purely was um John paulo before John paulo was got too so before got too so was montella There was that entire fucking period. So respect to purely always. Yeah, he changed this round for Milan, but yeah

Yeah, um nice to see as well, bro. By the way, Bologna coming back after two L's in a row. Yes Draw away to Milan is something I'm sure they'll take especially with the penalty at the death Milan currently stand in third With 46 points while Bologna are down in eighth with 33 points Atalanta two Odinese and ill meble long atalanta were scheduled to play inter in matchday 21 and so they didn't play matchday 21

But before that they did beat frozen on a five goals to nil Odinese were coming off a three two Home loss against Milan in the previous encounter between these two sides was a one-one draw in Odinese stadium in Odine um Lattea miscope miners and hyen with Adamola look man at the African Cup of Nations The Fruilani were still without yaka visual delifo Davis and a bossa But despite one point from three rounds had held Fiorintina and only narrowly lost to Lazio and Milan

New in pairs was making his last appearance For Odinese before the 18 million euro transfer to Napoli For atalanta was the three four to one formation with carna secchi in goal and a back line of Colasinac Jim City and scalvini rugeri out on the left home out on the right with the home and edderson in the double pivot Decay telaria and miran chook surrounded scama ca It was a three five one one formation for udenese with okoya in goal and a back line of ferreira new empires and christensen

A bossaile on the right camara on the left and the midfield tree of sandilov rich wallace and samardzic Thuvan played behind looka Now atalanta started the game of playing Beautiful attacking football and had notable chances from scama ca and scalvini after great passages of swift offensive play In the 33rd minute atalanta opened the scoring after another great passage of play switching up rapidly Decay telaria did well to pull back for miran chook who finished into the far post despite somewhat

Miss hitting the shot Two minutes later udenese almost instantly hit back after thuvan played a great through pass to a bossaile But carna secchi pulled off a great save with his extended leg In the 43rd minute carna secchi once again did well to stand firm and a powerful strike by samardzic at his near post In the 46th minute still in the first half homes long throw into the box was knocked down by charles decay telaria to scama ca

Who finished expertly into the far corner with power and precision In the 55th minute okoya denied what would have been one of the goals of the season a home acrobatic volley following a deep cross by charles decay telaria Well, that was the game and atalanta played Lovely football despite obviously missing cope minish and I mean a special shout out does go to miran chook for filling in those boots and always looking so impressive when he's on the pitch He's silky. He's very very good

He's very very good. Um, they were quite wasteful from the get go atalanta. Of course, um, scama cai I feel like was uh Was quite wasteful before he got his goal towards the end of the first half. Was it I believe yes towards the end of the first half And because I remember writing on my phone that um scama ca needs to add some bulk to his game as well

Yeah, um, because he gets shoved quite easily off the ball. I know that he's not really that hold up play type of Demon, you know, he's more mobile than that But um, but yeah a bit of bulk. I feel like with help him. He's quite lanky And he has been criticized by both spalletti and Gasperini for not running enough and that's an excuse I think I think he needs to improve his work. I think because the talent is clearly there scama ca is a very good player

Yeah, and you notice that in in his game. He's not very

Involved. He's the guy that puts the the finishing touch, you know what I mean, but with his size You would hope for his he has great hold up play, but he can't hold off many defenders his strength isn't It's a predominant in his in his performances, but Mirant I think um slots in very well Um, and there's a very creative outlet for atalanta Charles Decay to la redo grabbing two assists could have gotten a third as well if home would have scored that amazing

Acrobatic bicycle kick. They've just got these versatile intelligent Technically gifted players don't atalanta Um, Mirant you can see decay or two great examples playing binds come up over here. See decay played a fantastic game So good. Yeah His vision is great. He's confident. This is a version of cdk That I couldn't even imagine if I if I had tried my hardest when when he was at Milan

There were flashes. There were moments. I remember discussing on the podcast There was one ball he had given like I mean an out swinging no an in swinging cross with his left foot I remember one point over the top this pitch of a cross and I was like wow If only could do that consistently here. He is here. He's delivering consistency. He's got He's got the backing of his team. He's got the backing of his fans his manager. He really is doing well at the moment

But it needs to be said. Um, I really dig atalanta strands for a strategy It has been super Mirant you'll see decay coop miners Pasalic Ederson for example, these are four midfielders Who are very versatile who are very again intelligent flexible dynamic smart Great business and great moves by atalanta and the market as usual. Yeah, the the scouts definitely do a to a fantastic job I'm over there and they always end up making a mark up when they

When they sell their players and they haven't even seen the record go the record signing yet. They bought a tour Yeah, the yeah and then as Bilal to raise he's he's getting closer to making his first appearance on the bench. You know, um, I think We'll be seeing him in the near future. Yeah, maybe next game the game after he'll probably feature Yeah, and I'm very excited because they don't miss with their signings and yeah, man so much on him

I'm sure yeah, bucker was a bit of a disappointing one. Yes, absolutely. I'm so Confused by bucker because he looked promising in preseason and gasprin he said he's struggling to adapt And we never saw him again to adapt to run like a human and not a crab. I think because he literally runs like a crab Weird vertical run. Yeah. Um new impairs made his final appearance for Odineza

He's moving to Napoli great signing by Napoli. 18 million is a lot. I'm not gonna lie, but it's new and nowadays new and is Nechwen Paris age. She is 23 years old still young Still very young 17 million for a 23 year old 18 million 18 million for a for an established

Center back in the league. I mean I could be seen as a good. He's good. He's good new and solid solid defender solid center back Yeah, um, I think okay one just one more point, um, atalanta Gunning for top four and at the moment if you look at the table there there I think they're better than Roma. I think they're better than Fiorintina. I think they're better than Lazio I think they're better than Napoli

And I think they're better than Bologna. Yes, I think that they they can definitely contest for that fourth spot it It depends entirely on how the other teams Approach the rest of the season and the competitions that they're partaking in

Atalanta, I like their depth more. I think their depth options understand the system better than for example Lazio or Fiorintina or Roma's depth options do Atalanta have this system where literally they have a squad of 30 everyone plays on rotation and that really helps them When they go and get stuff, you know, because they always have players unavailable, but it never seems to matter

Unless it's those full backs those full backs and then need to be fed and isn't it strange how even though there's such a System that revolves around rotation that so many players spend so long at atalanta You'd think if you're not getting as much playing time as you would like Then you wouldn't stay at the team for so long But they have some pieces that have been there for ages man

But they have players who feature more often than others. I like they have staples in this team So their rune for example is one of the one of the staples of course no need to tell you you're You're definitely aware of that Scalvini is another one. However. Yeah, the rest bro to be honest Aren't no fresh faced babies now. You've got like Colas and actually Jim City's been there a while Scalvini's been there. I mean bro. I'm talking Muriel. I'm talking Pasadich's Zappa Costa Hattieber

You know Duván only left last season. He had spent ages over there People people like yes living in Bergamo playing for atalanta. I feel that's a totally family-oriented club good vibes, you know I mean good energy They're heroes. Yeah, they did something that atalanta had never done exactly Atalanta are in fourth on 36 points one ahead of Roma with a game in hand Okay, so there are 10 points behind Milan, but if they win their game in hand, which is against inter

So quite a tough one. Um, there'll be seven points behind Milan. Okay, that's some great maths Matthew For Odineza, there's 17th Level on points with 18th placed Calieri Danger and the danger they they have Salernetana syndrome where they look really good They do really well against some top teams, but they never get away with a single point 12 draws Well, okay, so they do get away with single points But like recently against Lazio and Milan where they played well they they lost both games yeah

Salernetana Roma happened Salernetana lost to one and It's just that time of week again where I watched Salernetana. I'm impressed and I'm disappointed because they play and they have been playing Very well. They are currently missing of course, um, Boulayedia to a muscle injury Um, Jovan and Kullibali are out on international duty While Fazio and Pirola are also out injured for romads the usual this time he Abraham's been injured forever

Asmoons out kumbolas out in Dica Paredes Sanchez smalling spinatsuala. All these guys were out injured For Salernetana It was a chawan goal in a 3-4 to 1 formation with Pirazzi, Ghiomba and Daniel Lulic at the back Sambia on the right brother each on the left Majore and And Basic playing in the middle with Kandre Avanchouin playing behind Simi in Wankwo For Roma, it was a 4-3-3 formation to Repartizio and goal

Riccardo on the right Christensen on the left with Laurenti and Mancini at the back Pellegrini, Cristantin, Bovef on the midfield 3 Dibala out on the right Elsharawi out on the left and Lukaku up front Now Roma struggled in the first half And they failed to register a single shot on target with tensions rising before a halftime Rui Pantizio made a few good saves for Roma to keep them in the game as Salernetana kept putting up more pressure

Pirazzi and Pellegrini received yellow cards for late challenges And things were getting very heated over there in Salerno After a difficult first half, Roma were awarded the penalty which was converted by Paolo Dibala giving them an undeserved lead Roma doubled their lead with Pellegrini's goal from Karsdorps cross And despite an underwhelming performance Salernetana of course scored through substitute Grigoris Castanoss and he scored with the header

And they really piled up the pressure Salernetana to equalize but could not get through

Some things I want to point out over here. So of course Roma's This Roma side the Rossi's Roma looking more lively More attacking when it comes to That department at least but I do think that they They look like they didn't have a clue in the first half Yeah, I think they were the weaker side in the first half for sure For the majority of the game Yeah, I think Salernetana were doing a good job taking the game to Roma Seven shots on goal for Salernetana

With one goal and Roma took two shots on goal with two goals Yeah, they've been super unlucky Salernetana and at the moment Despite them losing all these games and not getting so close It's always the same. They always get close and they always give their opponents a tough game

They're consistent in that regard. Yeah, they're consistently playing great and dropping all three points I feel they deserved more out of this game um The thing is that this rom is very capable of a good old counter attack, bro

And the Salernetana were gaining confidence. They were going forward and that's the way rom are set up nowadays They're set up to counter attack you and that's what they did over here Simi had a terrible miss Buzic had a very good game Buzic arrived from Lazio And he was having a super game and I can't believe he was substituted He was the best player on the picture man opinion for for Salernetana Um, Congeva had a moment man where he not make it his man. I don't know if you saw it

He not make this man went the curl of shot and he missed the target. But it's beautiful how he destroyed him. I believe Who was it? He destroyed I believe it was christians and but don't quote me. Okay

Um, Simi is quite a divisive figure. I have found Salernetana Twitter I found four Salernetana fans who tweet Um regularly during the games and I follow their tweets to see what their opinion is and Simi is quite a divisive figure Some people believe that he shouldn't even be playing and say, yeah Well, some people believe that for example, it's only when they take him off that Salernetana really struggled to get going

Um, he's clumsy. He looks like a bad player. I don't like him on the ball on the ball on the ball He's he leaves a lot to be desired however

He is a presence in the middle. He pulls his man If you look at the goal of castano simis pulling the man out of the way If you look at a lot of the play that Salernetana do a lot of the The pro progressive play Um goes through simi even if he drops in for a one two Or if he literally opens up space in the wing with a run Yeah, even if they're defending like he was doing against lacher who was manmarking rovella

He made his life fucking hell and this was exactly and this was a fucking player who rejected many offers from turkey He was on his way out simi simi hadn't been axed by He had been exiled rather by susa. He hadn't even been considered for contention. Yeah Um, okay simi might not be the best option, but i'm sorry equa mazzi coming on then suddenly you lose You lose the aerial prowess of simi, you know, you they were launching balls up over the top to equa mazzi

And he wasn't winning any of them. I mean ideally you'd have someone like bolayadi up front, you know what? I mean, who could kind of do do both those things. Um Yeah, he's a good presence to have on the pitch I thought he was having a good first half, but then there's a situation where he had somewhat of a free header Yeah, his size Fucking put that in the back of the things get it on target was the technique was off completely

It was rubbish man. It was rubbish. So I I don't rate simi too much in that regard. Um, I think he can put systematically Systematically he could be Some what of an asset to a team that's trying not to be lost You know excellent excellent, but look, I I like the mold they have over here imagine dia and esteem. Okay, so you have This midfield is nice with buzz. It's a mature. Yes, my joy. I like that brother. It has really improved and on the right

You have some be okay. Who's dependable. Good job. I like to wanna Wanna is playing Alongside can't driver behind the striker who could be bull. I idea. That's very interesting Boateng has arrived for his medical. So pop boating in the back So you have danilo luce pierotzi gomber and boating you can play any three of those right this team Isn't bad man. It's not bad at all. I also I also I don't want to get too excited about boating because

We haven't seen him play top flight football for ages and he was constantly being criticized where he was. So I don't want seria to Bring in a player that that's washed and we get overly excited about him like we did for nani Like we did for nani. Yeah, what was the name of that episode? What did we name it a star in vinnis?

A star in vinnis. A star is born. A star is born lady guy Yeah A star is born nani Nani a star a star in vinnis Yeah, man, um, roma continue to do well basically with the rossi That's six points out of a possible six while salenetana continue to struggle and nzagi's in game management Yeah, um continues to Pellegrini two goals in in two games on the the rossi, yeah

Yes, um, he's he's doing well. He's maybe chat. He's living vikes through Pellegrini. Okay more in your you see he's good he's good, all right yeah, roma are in Fifth with 35 points while salenetana in 20th with 12 points Kaliari won torino 2 and what was a very emotional Match the girls were like why is everyone crying? We're like, yeah, riva died. So I have a few quotes from this one, bro Yes, um I

The girls have petania on fanta kalisho. They had no idea what he looked like. Mm. And at one point Um at the end of the first half It got the stats sheet, you know, yeah, and it got douvans apart on the left And Andrea petania on the right. Not a great picture. Not a great picture of petania at all

My girlfriend looks at the screen and goes that's him. Yeah Yeah is ill That's him In the first half also makumbu got the ball and you know how makumbu plays for body starts fucking doing me This step over is a hilarious play style and it was one of the first observations I made when I was Kaliari this season. It was makumbu plays a very weird brand of football He got the ball. He did like three stepovers and suddenly Sarah from behind me Oh, what the hell was that? Like I see you've met makumbu

But yeah, that's that's it. Those are my notes. Yeah Kaliari coming off a 3-1 loss to frozen on Torino didn't play much day 21 The last game was a nil nil draw to genoa The previous encounter was Torino nil Kaliari nil This was an emotional evening as Kaliari legend Riva died on Monday and was Commemorated that's a word Jesus commemorated with flags video clips of his 1970s scoleto success here

And the jerseys had his iconic 11 on the chest. It was very emotional The sardinians were without our estanya Manco zoo, shomoradov and rug was eat all of them boys at the African Cup of Nations Toro mistra don't each soppy gg and shores It was a 3-4 to 1 formation for Kaliari scuffa and goal and the back line of haci diacos dosen and vietesca Atsion the left is up on the right sulemana and makumbu in the double pivot young to annan this playing behind petania

It was a 3-4 3 formation for Torino with vanja and goal and the back line of tamiz bonjour no andro drigas Bella nova on the right lazaro on the left and linetti and rich in double pivot with the vlasic and zapaata Flanking sanabria that must be wrong vlasic playing behind Sanabria and zapaata that has to be it Okay, so early on ibrahim sulemana sprained his ankle and tried twice to come back on after treatment Before he was forced to make way for mattheu prati early on

The 23rd minute Torino opened the scoring after bellanova carried the ball down the wing very well playing Awantu with the vlasic then he squared the ball Into duvan who slid in and finished making it 1-0 In the 28th minute scuffe pulled off an excellent save to deny sanabria header after an in swinging cross The 35th minute young to had a good opportunity to equalize but his strike was weak and straight at vanja

Then in the 40th minute zapaata did well to break through the line of defense all by himself like a big boy Only to be denied by scuffe who stood his ground and made himself large One minute gr- one minute greater there was another great stop by scuffe scooping a potential own goal of the line regaining his position Well In the 48th minute still in the first half richie not megged the player down the wing before cutting in

beating another man at the edge of the area and had he produced a better finish This could have been one of our goals of the week However, his center strike was misjudged by scuffe and the ball rolled in through his legs. That's richie's first goal of the season In the second half in the 47th minutes scuffe pulled off another great save on zapaata In the 76th minute our goal of the week occurred where viola unleashed a powerful curler from an angle

Leaving vanja rooted to the spot in his celebration. He held up the number 11 paying homage to riva Then in the 96th minute sazanov made a desperate block on lapadoula Then from the resulting corner a dosenah had a redirected by lapadoula had to be practically cleared off the line again by sazanov So it could have been another fantastic comeback by caliari, but unfortunately Um, it was not I want to talk a bit about scuffe because before that blunder because let's be real

It was a blunder. It was totally totally saveable. It went through his legs. Um He had a great game, huh? He had a fantastic game. He's shown that he's a very dependable goalkeeper. Mm-hmm He's been he's been very good. Um, also interesting that you mentioned sazanov sazanov. Yes. Um for those of you wondering who the hell this guy is A 21 year old georgian defender He wears the number 15 for torino and he is right footed. He came from dynamo musko

And he's previously played with st. Peter's part too cool Um in an attempt to win the game caliari made a tactical switch at half time transitioning from a 34 to 1 formation to a more attacking 4312 setup And this of viola introduced as a jack whiteista adding some more creativity and support to the attacking duo of pavalletti and petania Torino on the other hand they kind of focused on maintaining their defensive shape and controlling the midfield battle to protect their lead, but they

With the amount of strikers caliari have these big strikers that they can bring on and these versatile players Um, it's no wonder they get back into games so often, right? And this is remember without jito lovumbo to bring on Yeah, yeah, they kind of do the same thing that atalanta do when it comes to rotation man. They they've got 30 players and they utilize all 30 of them, you know what I mean? um, like we've seen petania pavalletti lapadoula and uh,

Show more of we've seen a bit less but i'm sure he struggled with injuries. Yeah, he has been definitely

But yeah, we've seen everyone on this caliari team consistent. I think a big part also for the the loss of caliari um losing sulemana So early on in the game who has been very influential for caliari and he grabbed the goal recently as well Prati kind of struggled to replicate sulemana's influence which said them said them back, obviously torino on the other hand they Defensively they're very very sound so they managed to kind of control caliari and that says and to be honest, I

I think torino well deserved This victory, you know and to be honest with you I'm not even sure if it weren't for the whole gg reva situation caliari with them Even got a goal because I'm sure that was that was um, a reason for them to play even better because the torino side poses A problem for caliari because they're so organized And they can kill you with lateral passes and they can slow the tempo down and dictate the play with their

To with their brilliant double pivot this time it was linetti and richie Um, and that back three there was so big, you know, you remember when maradona passed away napoli played an argentina kit and insinia literally turned into maradona That was crazy

What people do when they're yeah, he scored a free kick and then he scored another one from open play. That's amazing Um, what comes to the standings caliari are in 18th place on 18 points You can guess how many average points they get per game and for torino they're in 10th place on 31 points The most torino thing ever in the world Genoa beat letcher to one the previous encounter So letcher beating them one little thanks to a goal from udon and aron martin was sent off that game

Hmm, do you remember? Yes. Yeah crazy. Yozap Martinez was in goal for a genoa under 352 formation with dewin turbanian Vasquez at the back volyacho out on the right and Spence out on the left spends as a new boy from spres Thors b malinowski and strutman were in the middle with retegui and albert goodmanson up front for lecce It was a usual 433 formation with falcona and goal Gallo out on the left and genre out on the right with bascarot on pongrages at the back of midfield three of udon

Ramadani and kabba with sanzone on the left all this on the right and christophage up front Genoa started the game off very aggressively trying to get in front from the get go when in the 17th minute Vasquez brought down all this in the box Christophage stepped up to take the penalty and he missed it In the 31st minute christophage made amends for his previous mistake missing the penalty as his shot

Deflected off of vasquez's leg in the back of the net quite a nightmare start for vasquez over giving away a penalty and having

His deflection going into the back of his own net. Yeah Genoa once again started the second half strongly and malinowski struck the woodwork In the 78th minute was goodmanson stepped up to take a free kick and he smashed the crossbar And the rebound was headed in by retegui Genoa hit the post for another time in six minutes this time it was vasquez So making amends for his previous two errors

Kaleb Ekubans scored the winner courtesy of a stunning bicycle kick that came off of a rebound from this post So yeah, that was to one Genoa continued to impress in my opinion. They showed that they're a very organized side That know how to grind out results. They've got many players with With rockets in their pockets man. These shots from a distance are mental like malinowski and goodmanson aren't two Players that you'd expect have standing over a free kick for genoa, you know

Yeah, like I can imagine that the furentina two players like that. You know what I mean They're fantastic Set pieces. No, they're definitely one of my favorite teams to watch This season with the players that they have and and keep in mind, you know

Typically we see who in your messias and this team as well. They have some fantastic pieces Yeah, many many weapons to juice from it was an open game action packed If you look at the shots on goal, genoa had seven and letcha had five So in reality it could have gone pretty much any other way possession stats were Letcha having slightly more possession with 51 percent So this was a very entertaining game full of action and I could have gone any other way about jillardinos side

Think the versus ship. Yeah, I was quite impressed by the way that by the way letcha started the game They were very offensive They were really bringing the game to to genoa and I think they were the better team in the opening stage It was end to end now because I would say genoa started quite aggressively too

Yeah, I would say end to end stuff almost negating the midfield over there. Just literally box to box action Regarding the standings for these guys, we've got letcha and 14th with 21 points While genoa are in 11th with 28 points. Not bad for their return back to seria Crazy. They are the monza of the season. Yeah, that's that's a good point. Speaking of Oh, what a transition

Monza one sasvolo nil. Monza coming off a three nil lost to empoli sasvolo didn't play match rate 21 Um Their last feature was a three nil lost to uvel match day 20 However, what they did do in the meantime is play a friendly against Virtus Verona where they won 5-1 and mulatieri scored the hat trick. Nice one bros

Previous encounter between these two teams was sasvolo nil. Monza one Both sides would have hoped to be closer to the top half of the table than the bottom At the stage of the season nerve ready captain dominica berardi had knee surgery this week with Jeremy vinnia and def rel not fully fit either. So just doig made his debut from the start D. Gregorio was back for monza. Are you laughing at the guy called j obviously What is his name?

The backline of calderola marie and dan brosio. That's more like it And maturely out on the left berindelli out on the right on the double pivot of pesina and akba akbro And colpani played behind the informed danimota 433 formation for sasvolo conciling old backline of pedicin tressol the ferrari and the blig Torres vett Henryke and bolaca formed in midfield three as castillo and lauriente flanked pinamonti In the 21st minute mota opened the scoring through a header proceeding to carry out his

Celebration. Yeah, however, the goal was chalked off due to him being offside in the buildup now it was beyond Fractional and could have been summed up as a as a pixel offside to be honest and think of the moisecine one earlier this season Essentially was a shoe size smaller than it would have it would have counted supremely harsh and and var in in in these scenarios It pisses me off

Yeah in the 28th minute towards vet rattled the frame of the goal with a powerful low strike from outside the area in the 38th minute 30th colpani scored. He is back Motta beat two defenders and pulled back from byline to colpani who took a touch to give himself space And drilled the snooker shot in from a tricky angle Um, he had six goals in his opening 12 matches of the season and now just went through a drought of nine matches up until this very moment In the 48th minute

Carponi broke away well, but his angled shot drove just wide. Um, and actually this is interesting There were some worrying moments when play was halted for several minutes In fact, there were nine minutes of additional time Which made you think the game was crazy, but it wasn't crazy what actually happened that a swallow supporter

Slipped and hurt himself and received treatment from ambulance stuff. It was fucking bad apparently. Yeah Yeah, was it one of the child supporters of the swallow or another one? I mean, what do you think?

Statistically, it's probably a child statistically. It's probably a child or an opposition fan like find 50 plus year old that supports us swallow I think it might be tough For how long they've been around for you remember when we went to the stadium and there was the one guy who looked at us and was like Good Whatever he worked at the stadium. He worked at the market at our international reach for in fact

Well, I don't think it ought to were foreign when when we're in italy. No one thinks we're foreign like Now Andrea Colpani he scored great Yeah, um, he's back. It had been a while since he had scored and this should help his confidence for months The important thing this this game was to get all three points after they've been getting smashed by everyone Um And on top of that they got a clean sheet as well

Which is more than they could have hoped to get to be honest. They should be very happy about that Yeah, definitely. What do you make about that controversial VA our decision now? I know Offside is offside and on side is on side But when it's when it's a pixel, bro, when it's a pixel it could be a pixel. It could be an amoeba offside Oh, fuck. Oh, no way. Yes. No way There's no way it's either offside. It's onside statistically. It's a line. It's a line. You draw a line

You're a fucking idiot, man. If the fucking striker is ahead of the line offside It doesn't matter if it's a hair. It doesn't matter if it's an arm. You what? It doesn't matter if it's hair. It doesn't matter if it's a hair. If my fringe. Yes, you can score with your fringe Look at that. Can I score with my fringe so voluminous? I think the the real answer to that question is It's annoying, isn't it? When a goal is cancelled off because it's ridiculous. Yes. I am leaning towards

Venger's law nowadays. Yes. I like that. I like the fact that the striker is kind of protected in the sense that he As long as he's in line with the defender and not completely cut out, he's onside. Uh-huh. That would change the game completely Low blocks would become crazy. Yeah, I agree. I think moving forward that it should be

implemented. Venger's law. We're making it sound like like it's some kind of chemistry or physics foundation But but yeah, I think I think that should be the way forward and I think Something has to be done about these super super marginal calls because it's killing the game like if You have literally a Stud offside. There is absolutely no way you should be calling that as an offside. It's far too harsh The striker would have done everything to stay onside

In that case the rule needs revising. Absolutely I do agree with you that these fine margins are very annoying and they do take a bit of the enjoyment out of the game because Keen's goal, for example, is the kills the sponsor the kills as well However, the way the rule currently is this is the only way this is the only way, you know If it's slightly offside, it's offside And you know what the black and white nature

Can be appreciated in the sense that it's either fucking offside or it isn't and there's no room for Interpretation and any favorable cause so that can be appreciated But it's just horrible seeing gozak this getting chalked off and When it comes to where these teams stand in the table winning myself some time Monza are in 12th on 28 points whilst Sasual find themselves in 15th on 19 points just one away from the relegation zone Verona also played frasinona and it came 1-1

Surprised absolutely nobody these games always and in 1-1 apart from the previous encounter Which saw frasinona beating them to 1 quite convincingly Reiner and Suley Got the first two goals and then Jewish scored a consolation goal Late on fun fact. Did you know that the demba sec has joined frasinona? No, I didn't know that demba sec joined frasinona. He's there. I found out while watching this game Um, frasinona also play an interesting 4-2-2-2 formation

Um, sorry Verona play a 4-2-2-2 formation. That's my bad. Um, I kill you with 4-2-2-2 on FIFA Ever ever since the departures have happened This is what they have opted for and it's funny when you see it on paper because it looks like there's this massive hole in the middle But it's not really the case in play Montepo was in goal

Chachua was out on the right. God bless me Juan Cabal was out on the left with the double double John Maniani at the back Duda and Serda were the midfield two the Fardes midfield two then the middle midfield two were Suslov and Lazovic And the forward two were Nuslin and Follorouin Shaw and their 4-2-2-2 formation Nuslin Nuslin Viani Nuslin I have I prepared Player profiles on all these guys, but I don't think we're gonna have time to go through them

But I will address them as a race against time like Demba sex started out wide for um for Fresenone as I'm going to read the lineups. Luke Mintoff style backwards Um, Kyle George was up front with Soleil out on the right. Turaati was in goal. What's he doing?

He's gone to the goalkeeper now. Brechaneel was on the left Kelly was out on the right with O'Callion Romaniolli as the defensive partnership with Borabia Berenschea and Harui in the midfield three Now the first half saw Lazovic nearly becoming the hero with an impressive half

Voli but it hit the top of the net. Mehdi Borabia fouled Tiani Nuslin leading to a penalty Andre Duda stepped up but it was saved by Stefano Turati Before a half time Borabia committed a handball leading to another penalty for Verona This time Thomas Suslov converted giving Verona a one-nil lead The second half kicked off and Kyle Chorche scored from a corner after Harui's shot was parried

And he equalized of course to make it one-one after the equalizer both teams lacked composure to take the initiative um, Halas were They were relieved to be honest to be above the relegation line um after this game now apart from the game itself to be honest, um, it wasn't really It was quite a quite an action packed game of football to be honest So quite a few shots on target five for Verona six four for Sonone, you know

Um, a decent amount of expected goals granted. Of course, there were two penalties taken to consideration. Maybe without that Verona wouldn't have really had much of an ex-g Um, but but yeah overall I think it was this game had draw written all over it and that's what eventually played out Just to tell you who Halas Verona are playing with nowadays They're playing a guy called Tiani Noslin up front He arrived from a team called Sittard for three million

Um, no idea where Sittard are from it's S-I-T-T-A-R-D. I am not Offending anyone. This is Sittard. It's a football team. It's Dutch. Dutch. Well his name's Tiani. So it makes absolute sense Tiani Noslin from the Netherlands. They also got a guy called Elias Tavzan from the Netherlands too. You mean Elias? Elias. He joined from a team called Niemegen I'm probably destroying all these. He's a former Rotterdam player this guy. Um, he joined for 500 000 euros

Another guy they've got a Portuguese guy called Ruben Vinnagre. Um, he joined from Sporting. He was actually he was actually owned by Verona Loaned out to Sporting and he's come back from his loan. He's 24 years old Um, yeah, Portuguese defender Vinnagre. There's no way that's how you say it

They also have a guy called Daniel Silva. He's a midfielder who joined from Victoria Guimarres for two million Um, and a guy called Juan Manuel Cruz who joined from Banfield as a free agent Now Juan Manuel Cruz happens to be one second because my iPad is spazzing out. Rexy happens to be 24 years old. Yes, and he was his market value is 400 000 euros So it's safe to say that Helas Verona, um, Aren't really it seems that they've given up and trying to replace

Their their key players man. They're buying these young players in hope I guess to sell them from a profit Um in the future, but yeah, that's that's that's the saddest transfer market I've ever heard Honestly, your energy shifted bro. My life bro. Did you did you hear what you were just saying? There's Verona bringing in this area. This is Syria and they're bringing in Who bro, Tiani Nuslin, bro, Tiani Nuslin and and and

They're preparing for B. That's what Verona are doing. Verona are preparing for B I'm not too sure I will see I will see because I think they still obviously aspire to stay afloat. It's just so so so Weird that these are the moves they made. I mean The manager the players they aspire to stay afloat. You see it in the way they play as well Yeah, they play very well, but but There is unfortunately the reality that the club the business side of it

They're in trouble. Yeah, they're in significant trouble Shall we call it a day first tell our lovely beautiful listeners where they stand in the table And then I will remind our listeners that do da who mr. Penelty His name actually translated in Maltese means willy This is just to remind you guys in case. Oh, no, you missed the episode where we said it means small willy

It means small willy. Yeah, so like when we say do that just appreciate the fact that we're not laughing our asses off Hellas Verona are in 16th with 18 points While Rosanna name are in 13th with 23 Points one thing that we didn't mention is when we were at the bar watching Milan One of the girls said Salah Mackers is with Balani how embarrassing And carol so called the post the pole

Yes, I forgot about that. I was hoping you wouldn't say any of the cringe ones from my girlfriend Um, I have a note here as well that I forgot to mention saswolo were absolutely disgusting at the end of the game as they gave up Um, they played a ball through at the end of the saswolo number 23 He would have been cleaned through one goal, but he was flat footed man There was an element of honestly, they literally given up towards the end of the game saswolo their work ethic is fucked

And also one more thing we didn't mention Jesus 30 seconds honestly, this is perfect. Martin came on at the end of the uve and pulley game Specifically to take a free kick. There was only time And he sent it into the stands, bro. So silly. It's the most anti-climactic ending to a game. I've ever seen in my life Thank you. Good night.