Hello and welcome to Syria a spotlight season 2 episode 31 I'm your only host to Jake and I'll be joined by a friend of the podcast Luke Mintoff who is running late He is our residents a swallow fan the og listeners will remember him from the time that Matt and I had gone to Amsterdam And him and Santi had actually taken over the podcast. This was back in season 1. They had two fantastic episodes together. That was great
Matt is currently in Australia. My brother and co-host He's enjoying his life and will be doing so for the next four episodes But worry not the show must and will go on Of course, we did not place a bet this week due to the lack of seya football But be sure to follow us at seya spotlight on Instagram Tik Tok and Twitter to keep up with our bets and our snippets and our bonus content over there so while we wait for our guest today Luke Mintoff who is
46 minutes late. I'm gonna take you through the International break rundown very quickly just to see how the seya players performed throughout this break So Abdel Hamid Sabiri scored the second goal in a 2-1 victory over Brazil during Ramadan massive win for Morocco over there Rasmus Hoylund scored five goals in two games for Denmark This included the hat-trick against Finland in a 3-1 win and two against Kazakhstan in a 3-2 loss And Simone Kier also registered an assist in those games
Romelu Lukaku scored the hat-trick in a 3-0 victory for Belgium over Sweden Rafael Leao assisted missed the penalty and scored just three minutes later in a 6-0 thumping over Luxembourg Napoles Elif Elmas scored for Macedonia in a 2-0 win over Malta Unfortunately for us because we are of course Maltese 23 year old Matteo Retegui Retegui scored for Italy in their 2-1 loss to England and in their 2-0 win over Malta
Thanks to Lorenzo Pellegrini assist. Monza's Matteo Pessina also scored against Malta and Tonali got two assists over there Yeah, not looking good for the Maltese, but you know, they didn't play too badly Radhe Krunic netted twice for Bosnia and Herzegovina under 3-0 victory over Iceland Vlaović scored for Serbia under 2-0 victory over Lithuania Kostić assisted Tadic's goal Vlaović also scored both goals in Serbia's 2-0 victory over Montenegro
Parma's Dennis Mann in Serbia scored for Romania and then police Razvan Marin assisted in a 2-0 victory over Andorra Marin also assisted in Romania's 2-1 victory over Belarus Napoli's Stanislav Lobotka registered an assist in Slovakia's 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina Denzel Dumfries got two assists in the Netherlands 3-0 victory over Gibraltar as he continues to deceive potential buyers with these international performances
By the way, Gibraltar's highway is their landing strip, their main landing strip for the airport
That's how small that country is. Mario Pasalic assisted both goals for Croatia on a 2-0 victory over Turkey Lecce's striker and Milan Lonilor in Sokolombo put two past Ukrainians under 21s Lecce's Lamek Banda put two past Lesotho for Zambia By the way, I'm not sure what Lesotho is and had no idea Banda's name was Lamek, but there we go Boulayer Diaz scored two goals in a 1-0 and 5-1 victory over Mozambique So the Serie A boy is doing well all round today
Eventually when Mintov does get his ass over here we'll be going over our tops and flops for the season so far For each of the 20 clubs in Serie A until then I'm going to take you through some news Correra de la Sport has announced that Mourinho will be extending with Roma until 2024 Very good news for them as the atmosphere in Rome has completely changed since the Portuguese manager has taken over Napoli star Gavirchuk Varatzkelia has agreed terms on a new contract at the club
Apparently the Georgia International has agreed to a one-year extension that will see him contracted with the club until 2028 where he will earn around 4 million per season Calcio Mercato.com, not my favorite source, has reported that Gagliani is trying to use his positive relationship with Zlatan Ibrahimovic To lure him to Monza next season Now please note that Zlatan is 42 years old and has really struggled with injuries this season more than ever before
He was out on international duty with Sweden, perhaps it was daft for him to be there to begin with But he has sustained another injury and he'll be out for another month We got a question on Instagram from Haaland underscore 7395 He says as of now, how much time will it take Milan to win the Champions League? Is there a team that's desperate to win CL in Serie A that is Milan? They once could after 10 long years. How many years will it take to win it?
Okay so um I would say that According to this trajectory, we still have to see what the new owners actually Invest and how much they're willing to invest and strengthen the squad but um with The right decisions. I think that within the next five years Milan can actually Do it to be honest with you. I think that that psychological advantage that Milan have having won seven Champions League in the past
Should not be undermined. He also asks which striker striker will Milan go for Baloghan One david or prestian, you know, I had to google some of these guys flori ambaloghan is 21 years old He plays for rims on loan from arsenal He's five foot 10 He scored 17 and 27 games for rims this season and has scored seven in 13 for england's under 21 That's a nice profile over there. But of course being
English he's probably very expensive jonathan david is a 23 year old canadian. Perhaps he's the best known of the lot He plays for lil and has scored 24 and 40 games with canada 19 goals on four assists in 26 games for lil this season This would be a massive investment for milan and I think that's another profile Many clubs are looking at jon luca prestiani
Prestiani is an argentinian 17 year old winger. He plays with vales sarsfield. He has one goal in nine games Italy are working with him to get him an italian passport to join the likes of retegui in the squad and another
Another argentinian over there milan and west hamar keen. I think this is the most realistic one for milan Judging by their transfer history Fun fact zaniolo's contract at gala tassera includes a bunch of objective based clauses Like reaching the quarter finals of the champions league the semi-finals the finals winning it all going up to three million It's it's quite quite crazy. These clauses are mad
And there's also an undisclosed clause on zaniolo winning the ball on door. That's actually quite funny as I personally can't remember The last time a gala tassera player has won the ball on door Victor ozzyman has sustained an adductor injury while away with the nigerian national team
And there is a chance that he will miss all three games against milan. That's a massive confidence boost for milan um Of course simon and ross padore have shown that they are capable of stepping up in these big moments But of course it will be a massive confidence boost for milan over there the nopoly medics are Expecting his return to come within 15 to 20 days Um, of course with the champions league looming there is no guarantee that he will actually be fit enough to start these games
chelsea have Identified inter goalkeeper onana as a target inter value him for 40 million and we all know the situation at inter They will be willing to sell if certain Prices are hit or certain offers are made rather um, so yeah, this is another Another one for chelsea's hit list now along with the other 4 000 names they've got over there Inter would be looking at the hottest goalkeeping property at the moment who belongs to ampoli. It's guilermo vicario
Um, he's valued about 15 20 million. They would be looking at him as a replacement And so one hour and 30 minutes later luke menthoff has finally arrived and here he is ladies and gentlemen Hi, everyone. Um, i'd say i'm sorry for being late, but um I may only have an excuse So you're not sorry How can you be sorry if you don't have an excuse? How can you be sorry if you don't feel sorry? I do feel sorry. I don't i'm i wasn't happy to be late, but
So i'm sorry for being late. It's fine, bro. It's fine. Okay Okay, you're actually doing us a solid over here joining and tagging along because recording alone is extremely tedious I'm sure it is matt It's your fault So guys, yes, um menthoff supports us swallow So before we get into our tops and flops segment for the season, um, how
What do you think of sus swallow's performance so far? Um, of course, um at the beginning of the season and and and rightly So you guys were ripping them to shreds so it's to be fair even I was Uh, they just weren't playing very well Um, of course there were a couple of key key factors to that berardi had been injured on and off Traorah had been injured on and off Um our our defense isn't still it's not good, but it was even worse than I mean
The attack sorry, not the defense was was far worse than it was. Um the season before And I think that you know penamonte not scoring was something they weren't expecting I'm sure they weren't expecting him to be you know scum of color But I think they expected at least you know six goals by the end of the first the first round which was by it was three If i'm mistaken um But then you know as players came back and as dionisi I think found a better system
And he found that larienta and berardi in the same for starting 11 How they can be? I think that um, they almost don't need that striker they it helps of course But but they they carry so much weight They make so much space that even sometimes midfield is like fratese can score and fit in that gap that um,
You know strikers can't do so. I think now I think now that they I I think they've recovered super well I think that they're one of the top five teams in the league right now european push Um, i'd like to say yes But I know that if I say that probably the next 10 games or so will lose them all um But I think they have a good chance because of the fact that many of the teams which were playing Which which which were in this this region of you know, eight to twelve
They've not looked so potent and they've not looked so poor for a couple of games now. We're looking at udineza Okay, they beat milan but before that they were struggling a bit We have we have torino who either they have a great game or they they're invisible. They've improved they have
Improved fiorantina are good. But again, they have these spurts, but then they can go quiet So so and so as well I think have been consistent and they've managed to scrape some wins as well Some some wins where you didn't expect them to do they beat atalanta that beat milan which are two very important games in a In a 2019 round What's the what do you call it season season exactly Um, so so so yeah, I think there's a good chance for that, but I think it will really depend on
It depends on the match fitness of the players, of course And I think it will depend as well if if pinnamonte can actually Or the striker who plays in that number nine can actually start to put in some weight because I can't expect Both those wingers to keep on performing that that that intensity the entire time till we're done And yeah, it can't be like pinnamonte's job shouldn't be just to pull an extra man away, you know, no it can't but anyway
Yeah, there we go, so bro, shall we get into our tops on flops let's start with napoli Okay, so the rule is you have to pick one only one. I haven't done these in order, but okay Okay, don't worry. You can find it till then Napoli no problem. What is it lipstick? Uh, that's lipstick. Oh, it's mine Okay Okay, go go on go on go on let you start so my top for napoli, of course it was between so if you're gonna go for the
The educated hipster kind of guess you'd go for like stanislov stanislov lovbotka, right? Who keeps everything together That's that's not the route. I went down. I'm I'm sure you went down kvara as well. I didn't go down I went victor ozzyman
Listen, okay. I have a point listen. He's been great. I have no doubt I'm not even gonna say anything bad about him But I think that if kvara isn't in that squad ozzyman doesn't score those goals because of the fact that Kvara is such a threat for teams that it almost gives ozzyman that extra space to get those goals And if you see a lot of ozzyman's goals have been in the six meter box Yes, he has scored some great goals
But they they're either when a pass has been given to him or when he's been given a cross by kvara or or another Player on the team his finishing has been great. So you have to commend that but The team has really started to build around him. So That's why I didn't choose him. No. No, I have ozzyman because up front he offers certain guarantees that napoli haven't had since probably the days of of Higuain. Yeah. Yeah, or cavani up front had those guys and probably well
Higuain was on another he was he was I don't know what the hell he was taking. I love that cocaine But whatever it is, it's worn off and he's lost his hair So so yeah, no, but ozzyman is a one-man army up front again You can get from the ball in any situation and he's turning so direct. He's so quick He is the top scorer for a reason, you know, he can put two three pasta single opponent I think that if you had to simply play with elmas instead of
Gavar at scaly out on the left. I think ozzyman will still rack the numbers up He will but I still believe that he wouldn't rack up those numbers And I think the the first the second top score would be much closer. You have to see how many
Gavara has seven assists. He's got yeah together. I think ozzyman has one more goal contribution I believe in all I mean and I think most of the assists have most like I don't correct me if i'm wrong But they have definitely been majority to to us in yeah, I mean And the goal and the crosses that he gives he basically gives him an open goal against the keeper
Yeah, you have to finish which of course as we know isn't easy pin a month. That's you But but that's why I've picked gavara to be honest simply because he has been such a He has been what they hoped in synia was meant to be yes for like four seasons Exactly exactly and he comes in his first season
I think as well the fact fact that it's his first season. That's why I give it to him as well Fair enough fair enough, you know, this is this is a league which is very intimidating and this nobody comes and he's he's making players Look like it's sunday league dude for dribbling and it's in the six meter box And they don't know where he's going left right left right and he just scores. I'm like he has a fake shot nailed down
He breaks ankles. He's it's mental. It's it's Sometimes i'm lost for words about him In gvaradona, so it's great that the first one we already disagree. I like it, but I don't think we're too far off No, no, I think we both have a I think we're kind of agreeing but disagreeing. I think we're a bit in the middle Yeah, let us know what you think flop Now mine's harsh. I think anyone if you pick any flop for an opal, it's going to be harsh, right? um
I've got i've got a raspado or I have raspado you have raspado as well. No, it's not It's not no, I think it is fair but champions league wise his numbers are there He's got three goals against acts. He's got one goal against rangers. He's got an assist against both teams He scored two goals for italy against hungary and talking about napoli here. Yes, and then in the league though exactly
It's one goal against spezia. He has fewer league goals and daniel maldini I I think it's clearly him because players like simione who haven't had as much time as of course osimene Because the osimene is number one and no one's going to um shift them off that spot
But he's come in and given a shift and scored important goals at times and raspadovini comes on. He just looks Out out of place it it looks to me Like a player like caputo in the last few games when he was playing versus four not giving I'm sure it's not the case that he didn't give a shit, but it just looks like
Something's not clicking either. It's him with the team or the other way around either He's really stressed or he was under pressure, but I mean one goal in 15 games in a team Where you have so many stars around you where you should be scoring more
That's a swallow. He had barely any support and he was doing things which um Begs the question that this guy could like, you know He was scoring sometimes goals like vara like dribbling in the box and I remember a goal specifically against spezia He had scored two he had definitely come in like edge of the box scored the world into the top corner I'm like, where is this guy?
Yeah, um I think he's the formation isn't really suited to his strengths Like if you play a four two three one and you play him behind the striker I think you'll get more out of raspadovini than you're getting right now I agree because now four three three especially four three three with a holding regista and lobotka You don't really fit him anywhere can you but then who else do you pick?
Oh, I was thinking about lasagna. I was thinking about lasano, but then he's probably not meant to be a goal scorer this season and more like More like more like a supporting, you know player just creating that pressure down the right wing That's why I didn't I was about to write lasagna to be honest But then again were there high expectations for this guy in the first place? I don't think so. So like how can you say he's the flop then? Yeah
Yeah, and then raspadori this guy was coming from sasuala. They spent what 30 million quite a bit Yes, so I mean 30 minutes up nothing They I think they'd expect at least more than one goal Pinamonte has more and they have you seen this guy play football? Well, no, no, I think it's one of the worst trackers of the league if you ask me Probably as a starter for sure. So so so yeah, i'm school. We both agreed on that one. Nice. So
Lazio up next bro. Who's your top for lazio? I have to see man. I have everything all over the place I believe I picked yeah, I picked zakkani same bro. Zakkani over here Um honorable mentions to serguey milinkovic savic felipe anderson and romaniole at me I I agree with I agree with um romaniole for sure Um the fact he has come to lazio I wouldn't say without any expectations probably expected to put in a shift, but he has
Performed way above what they probably bargained for especially because they lost acerbi. Yes, you know Acerbi has been like that guy at the back You know the taxi driver you rely on whenever you need to get home from a drunk night out And he's always been there and he's he he left and they're like they brought in romaniole I mean, of course acerbi left afterwards, but acerbi was barely playing anymore
So they had brought in romaniole as a replacement and I think they should be very happy with what they got Um, he looks he looks revitalized. I'm very happy for him. I know you have probably some bad beef about romaniole I don't mind honestly. Um, I mean he he played out his contract
No, he eventually lifted the skodette. He lifted the skodetta formula He renewed during one of milan's lowest points in the recent history at the point everyone Was trying to walk out everyone was trying to leave that sinking ship and romaniole actually came out and renewed back then That was when he was made captain exactly. Yeah, so no, I have nothing but respect for for romaniole person
Philippe Andres and I wouldn't agree with you though. I don't think he's I don't think he's that I've really liked him playing in that immobile role, but just creating spaces attacking the pockets He's been so good there man. I think surrey has really found a way to utilize him effectively um, yes But I think if you're playing in that position, you should be scoring more goals personally Personally, if you're trying to play someone in that spot, which immobile should be playing of course
You can't compare the two players. They're not comparable, but I feel like And I agree he's he's been better than down the right wing and being utterly useless at the beginning of the season He was he looked trash. Yeah, so when he changed they changed they changed that role. Okay, but um Um, I I wouldn't I wouldn't say he's an honorable mention. Okay, milinkovic savich. Yes, but the last 10 games Haven't been great from him not great as in contribution wise, but he still looks good on the pitch
He doesn't look bad. But then I think A top player you have to say he's been like stand out the entire time in mind That's that's how you have to go with these things. So that's why I went for the gunny in the end for me for example milinkovic savich won The last year that derby. Yes by getting what's his name sent off. He played very well. He did very very well but then I mean Fair enough. Yeah fair. I i'll agree. He's also an honorable mention so um flop
This was a hard one. Like you're not gonna give it to immobile. Are you I did you gave it to him? He's got nine goals and three assists Expectations wise, yeah, because I think you have to compare these players with what they usually do Of course nine goals and three assists isn't bad by any stretch of the imagination But this guy scores 30 goals 25 goals. He scores goals like it's nothing. Yes, and And now when they haven't sent new striker
Who'd who'd who'd had they got in this year? They had gotten some young italian guy, you know What's his what's his name? Like he has like, ah, he's kind of tall he has like a country leary Yeah, he plays a wide place, but he sometimes plays the line like who else is there pedro?
Who's not of course the young guy romero comes on just like so so my point is my point being that um They definitely had the plan that immobile is still going to be the number nine He's still going to be the guy who gets all those goals They still build a team around him and he's definitely not done that this year to till to the degree That they expect him to do and I think one other issue is that although it's not his fault Injuries coming up more frequently
I think begs the question that um, he's not match fit enough or maybe maybe something's maybe maybe his time is starting starting to pass Yeah, so if you expect the player to keep doing these things and he's getting injured He's not performing as well and there have been games where he hasn't looked great. It's true. No, no I mean there are games where he's missed open nets man chance after chance after chance
There was an episode in particular. I can't remember which one we rose to them. So so um, so that's why i'm not that's why I've picked him who have you gone for actually? Okay, so I haven't gone for a mobile So I I thought it was harsh simply because he has actually racked up quite a few Contributions and because of the injuries no, it's true. But but you know, I thought the injuries were yeah, they are fair enough They are they are I put ladzari, man
Ladzari has zero goal contributions again. He looks out of place He attacks and leaves a bunch of space behind the marisage looks better nowadays And he hasn't managed to displace marisage who has been kind of a fringe player for lots of for ages now But I think that ever since surrey has joined I don't think he's liked ladzari So could you consider him like the top flop? I agree. He's not good at this. I think he's probably gonna go
Yeah, he's at 17 games this season. I know he's played a lot, you know, they don't have many options man I mean they have to replace marzic and so on because they had they had they had the conference league or Or conference league. No. Yes, so they have to replace europa back. So so they have to replace and swap around So, you know, he's gonna play I mean, it's definitely a fair shout. I don't think it's been good but Immobiles probably because of the expectations wise man. That's why
Okay, so so I I probably you you've probably swayed me a bit here. I have to have to say Oh, so i'm gonna change mine to immobile. Nice. Very good. So inter top Now, you know, I found this hard top for inter I I I did but then I came to realize that It's not that hard in the end of the day There are definitely a number of very good players this season The number of definitely very bad players this season as well But but I think the tops aren't what you'd go for like the martinez or like the the
Uh kahanoglu or or or barilla. They've all been good Definitely i'm not gonna argue. They haven't been good. They have they're better players actually but um I think there are other players who who who kind of surprised because I think it's always depend for me At least this is how I did this this it's always depending on expectations That's fair enough because of course you expect a player and then you say okay
This player was meant to score 10 goals. He scored zero therefore flop at least is how I think people reason these stuff Yeah So i've gone for anana anana. Yes Okay
Uh, I I think for a guy who who a year and a half ago wasn't playing football. Yeah And then came to a team with a keeper arguably who wasn't at his best anymore, but still People loved him or people do love handanovich and there was still the fate of the fate of the coach I think it wasn't that easy for him to come in and basically basically say i'm number one He had to fight for that spot and I think he's fought he's played some important games. He got them through
To the fucking champions league semifinals through quarterfinals. Sorry Um, so I mean and there are there have been some games where I watch personally inter I've been following them quite closely this year. He has a number of incredible saves every game Okay, not every game. Let me not be sensationalist, but You see him like you watch a game of enter. He'll make a save like and he'll make a very important save as well
Well, they still lose but they'll do is way more if he wasn't in goal. It's true. There was handanovich Shooting long shots. No, no like handanovich isn't bad. I don't think he's bad a listener of ours calls him standanovich I mean he doesn't like to dive On another hand. He's diving like crazy man making Crazy saves at points and his distribution as well is super as well Yeah, he's not he's not he's not nervous on the ball as well. I I think he's been he's been really good for them
Yeah, and actually fun fact they might trade on ana to get chalaba and sign lokaku. I heard this So that's I mean listen you you don't you don't use that card down your down in a negotiation If he hasn't been one of your better players true Um for my top I actually put barilla on the boring route now. He's not boring. He's very good
He's good, but you know, you know what? I can't stand dude. I can't stand with the complaining The lack of team spirit, you know, you know, like the fact that you're always blaming and flailing your arms He's not he's not the most ideal team player. No, he isn't I agree with you and I I that's part of the reason why I didn't pick him And there have been times where he's he he's invisible. He doesn't have five minutes where you're like, what the fuck is he doing?
Yeah, but then there's like 50 minutes of like he's been a bit quiet so that I realized is he playing? But in the five minutes you're like, oh my god, he is playing Also honorable mention chalanoglu because he had to play that brosovich role and he did it pretty well I think I would pick him as number number two, but I was really really thinking about acherby acherby Expectations wise again, this guy like who okay, he's gonna come in like as the fourth defender. Yeah
Almost on par with dumb bros who's far from the best. Okay, it was they they had it settled They had screen here that um bastoni and they had the free The right sorry and then this guy has come in slowly slowly had a few good games and suddenly he's the rest one he's the best one and By quite by quite a bit, you know
So so yeah, I I would have gone with that shit a bit. I think about it on our own. I should be one man one dream one testicle I was actually wondering you're gonna go with me, but I just realized yes He's a fucking hero Is nice he's a I don't know. I just like his attitude as well. Yeah, he's not that much of a cunt. No, I thought um Flop shall we three to one and say it together or or do you want to say it one by one?
And I mean, I know we're not gonna agree. We're not gonna agree. You haven't put the cock. I haven't You put dumb freeze no, oh my god, who've you put Three wait now. Wait now. It's like I put the cock. Okay. Okay. I mean Now three goals and one assist all season and he only started nine games like for me expectations wise again As you were saying people were expecting him to come in and replicate the form that he had when inter won the skudetta
When he was basically unplayable. Yes, you give him the ball at the halfway line He turns and he has that the burst of pace and power that you can't quite deal with Yes, I agree. He's definitely not the same player, but they signed him injured. That's true So and I mean, okay Did they know how badly injured he was probably not know? but He hasn't been match fit and you could see that from the world cup as well He hasn't been match fit because he's overweight bro
Listen, he was I think he's in much better shape now. He's okay. I mean, okay, he could be leaner but um A player like that man where you're so big you're so tall you can like when you're not training consistent and you're injured I think it can easily show yeah, you know, sometimes when rune has looked I'm sorry to go to the premier league, but he's looking fucking fat
But he's still he'll still be relatively fit. They look fat when he scored that incredible goal against city for example So I don't think I don't think the fitness is the major issue look I think he's definitely an emotional player I definitely think he's a phrase upset with what he's done so far but Listen, if he had come back like the last six games, he's been playing on and off Yeah, and he's and he and he was he was playing at the level he had when he's played against monza and he was
Horrendous i'd say i'd agree with you 100% But the last few games he hasn't been atrocious his whole the play has actually been pretty good I've seen a number of times where he heads the ball towards zekor martinez or or a winger. So
He has been useful. Okay, he should be scoring There are times where even against amdurri he missed uh like a chance against um out there where I think it was like a one-on-one And he's got the sky, but it wasn't a great finish his finishing isn't there still But he has contributed more and he and what I like to see is he hasn't been selfish
True. No, no quite selfless, especially like I think he's reliant on his score Yeah, so he's kind of like tried to help the team in another way and that's why I've picked screniar fair enough Um, isn't it all so funny? Wait, you've picked screniar. I've just heard no fair enough. I mean he's let the team down
He has massive disappointment. I think that he the team must feel betrayed He he was meant to be There was a saga last year like he's gonna leave he's gonna leave and he said no i'm not i'm gonna stay like bomba
Okay, we have our fucking best defender back. He's gonna help us fucking push for the league and at the beginning of the season we were like, okay, he was playing and so on and so forth, but You could tell Definitely there was a difference in his performance and then getting red cards sometimes out of nowhere We're playing recklessly and then he comes in at the end fucking january and he wants to leave again so for me man, that's like
That to me is definitely the flop of the season. Honestly, you're probably once again spot on because this guy This guy honestly, no, he's let everyone down everyone around him and he was the leader the captain He was what archibald meant was what the jb is right now leading the team And and they've gone so far as to resign the free now the fry keeps in the free um, so like the inter definitely like are are in a situation because they're going to lose him on a free, you know, most likely Yeah
So not only has he fucked them, they're not gonna get money for him either Okay They free up the wages that make money other in other ways because he has like I think over 200 000 now something like that So, okay money will be better better allocated But he still fucks them like even if even if he like I don't mind when a player leaves But he's like, okay, i'll leave but i'll give you the money that to me. I've always said, you know
Hats off to you. You're a player. Exactly. He has renewed and leave so they get the full fucking he has been such a Almost traitorish to me. Yeah Very unfair what he's done and all that to go to psug like look at it. Just sums it up like, you know, yeah But isn't it funny how? But lautaro martinez has scored 14 goals and Set up three of his teammates for goals this season. None of us put them as our top Doesn't that say a lot about him as a player?
I think that he scores a lot of goals when indy's already winning though. Yeah. So like Do they matter? Sure they matter because you help finish off a game important very important He when he plays most of the time he looks he looks pretty good But there have been games against big teams napoli um Uh, there was they had a big game lately, uh uva sorry And there have been a couple of others where he just looks Invisible, yeah vanishing invisible, but then he'll come against fucking I don't know
Torino or spetson he'll score a couple of goals and then be good finishes like they'll be great goals Okay, he helps finish off the game but you know Oseman is that player we we highlighted and have praised so much because she's doing that against anything Team any team? Same as you know other players, but who might agree on later on so yeah, that's that's why Another tough one bro milan At first I will I actually skipped them. Yeah, I left them and then i'm like hold on hold the phone
I looked at the team again. I checked a bit. Of course, there could be there could definitely be a great shot for manon But he's been injured and that has he came injured at a time where the replacement And the team playing as they were really was terrible timing And he has been injured a couple of times. So I think the case of mania being injured prone
It's risky, you know about the the rumors, right what the italian public were talking about. I did follow There was a whatsapp voice note going around apparently And there was this whole thing that manon had a secret coke addiction problem And to make fun of it and one of the goals that teo hernandez scored him and brahim ran up to the corner flag And started slapping their nostrils with their finger like to to make fun of the oh shit, but it is weird that the guy
um for such a simple injury missed so many games but seven last year as well it was Like his his wrist and suddenly he was broken. Yeah like how sorry like I don't know man Pablo. Mario got stabbed and made it back before him. I don't know. I don't know Yes I'm really confused by that one. So so so my point being about milan. He's a great keeper. I think he's number one Hands down i'm not even going to argue against that Emma, I feel I feel like
I feel like the fact that he he does get injured quite often or not quite often. I mean, let me not be sensationalist again He does get injured quite often. It gets injured at least once per season and it's not like what missing one game It's missing quite a handful Think something has to be said about the fitness of the player again. He's great, but I didn't pick him
No, I I haven't picked him as my top at all. So who have you gone for? I'm curious top I've gone for teo hernandez despite the absolutely Abysmal performance that he had against sasuala by the way, because that was one of the words that was Individually, I don't care about one-offs though. That was but that was that was next level bad. That was I don't give a fuck bad, but
You never know man. Maybe maybe I think sometimes what's up what's sometimes difficult about football is that we're really We expect these players to be like mentally Fortuitous sure and and like they never get affected who knows man Yeah, so I I always excuse a one-off game Of course, it may it might fuck up my fantasy league for that week or it might fuck up team I like which is a spoiler this week or or whatever, but you know one two games
I I hate to go into say he's trash. No, you know, I think it's very I think it's very unfair No, but it's the whole thing my point of picking there was because he's he's typically mr. Reliable
No, like he plays pretty much every game. He puts in a shift both offensively and defensively He's capable of scoring and creating he he's a he's kind of the full package you'd want as a left back He gives you everything and more like and that's why I put him a stop and I've one game kind of disappointed me a lot because I didn't you games where he's not been great, but that was that one was a lack of trying What was the finals are five to
His left left bar are these and go bro, you know, you're one of the Italian the only Italian players I can go like left or right and do what you want. Oh, I already had such a game Oh, it was in a very upsetting season for him. He's been that that was great That was that was like I mean, I wish I was there
I actually what do you mean? I was really mean stabbed like 12 times you would have been one of the seven guys losing their mind Who's your top I picked you do you do honestly honestly, I think if you're speaking out mr
Eli, but it's been him man, and you can't there's no nobody can change my mind. I'll die on that fucking him He has come again this season where every season they say, okay, he's gonna slow down the season He's fucking old and he has played Many games way too many way more than you expected that to play and fucking scores scores fucking last-minute winners scores Supergoals fucking helps the team even if he's not scoring and when you buy a player Which I think is
Arguing on the worst settings of the league or Ricky who at first people thought okay This guy's gonna come in he's gonna play for Milan. He might not start at the beginning but he's gonna replace your always gonna be number 9 at some point and This guy fucking Olivia. She who says hold the phone. I'm still number one. Okay a fucking guy who is
Like fine wine. He's just not getting bad ever. I mean, I think expectation wise again, man He has definitely filled the boot again because as well Ibra has been invisible as well Okay, we have we have had the back and forth set me and you so nice you say he said you so for the team Okay, fair enough. I'll give you that but I think they expected even to play a few games Yes more than this for so so I think you do
Has saved your strikers from has saved your team in a way. Imagine he hasn't been there. But you just had you this season
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah, that would have been fucking awful wouldn't I? I'm sorry You'd be you would not be doing what you would be though Purely would have been when fired hands down and that's the thing now You you're absolutely right you drew when he was brought in from the get-go He was never seen to be that guy who was meant to be starting every game and at his age He's like 36 years old 36 He's playing
Full games twice a week plays well, please. Well, please well, like even when he's not scoring is not like Invisible he said being annoying his back Pushing people and okay won't score but then I'll be fucking I think I saw twice this season last minute and he gets a fucking Go this guy man, and he gets you three points to I mean To me, it's like that's a savior man that I'd love a player like that
Fair enough fair enough. That's a that's a good opinion Obviously Leo has been too streaky to talk about a goal six assists sure they all came early on but he hasn't He's killed my league fancy league for sure flop origi I picked origi. I think it's obvious I Saturday night and I hate the way you move Diva career I remember when you fucking said that fucking voice message at the beginning of the season as you were so hyped for this guy
And you kept telling me to shut up and be quiet and this and that I told you man. Okay, you'll wait and see And I wanted to be proven wrong. I
Wouldn't have minded me. Yeah, I don't mind whatever. I'm wrong. Okay, so I'm wrong. I say sorry, but this guy is shit Selfish is so selfish shit And he's just I'm sorry to say you listen even like person when even when you're playing in a five-a-side Or you play different sport I play handball for example, and there are these players who are so selfish and not even that good I'm like, I feel like strangling them. I'm like dude
I'm sorry to say like I need a pen to deflate your ego. Yeah, holy crap man. This guy like He starts shooting and dribbling like what are you doing? He takes so long to charge a shot up as well, you know, like he tees it up It takes like five seconds Granted pass the ball to layout Open space and get the tap in like what did every goal have to be like the goalie scored fucking Champions League Semifinal like Come on. He's he's honestly
Sometimes I wonder if it's footballing IQ. I I I've never thought he's been a good player and I've been saying that since my some of my friends who love Liverpool I've been shitting on him so for me like Regardless, this was still a good move for Milan because Were they to flip him if they flip him the summer they could easily make 15 million Yeah, I mean they might keep him but I think you can't you can't afford to keep him no no Okay Roma I mean, okay Where is Roma are a good one
Romano for me was obvious. I mean it was between the the defensive guy and the offensive guy, right? But I put the ball Where on the like mine, I mean, he's got nine goals six assists He's played 18 games coming twice off the bench as well apart from those. He's improved his consistency the season I was the biggest thing that was the biggest thing Yeah That we criticized him for when he was at uva the fact that he would play well in bursts
But this time he actually seems to be a bit more consistent. This is of course Second no first behind Ahead of sorry smalling. I was yeah I have the same logic here as well same thing exactly and I mean I fully agree with you here and I think that
Although the ball is still is the the small the small team destroyer. Mm-hmm Even in bigger games sometimes he's not scoring but there were you know, he's still getting getting a sissy still being useful I still think he has to be a bit better in the bigger games And I think there I think that the Roma team isn't good enough in general to defeat bigger teams yet So I think with all things considered
He's he's done way better than anyone has thought and I think an issue and a worry people had was oh The ball injury prone. Yeah, I think he's been quite much fit. He has so I mean 18 game and he's playing I came on a free. Yeah, so I for me man. I don't know You can't say anything. I know say any otherwise to think that inter were faced with the decision Should we go for the ball or should we bring back look at who imagined they brought in?
I would have loved to see it to be honest. I would have loved to see the ball the ball a Barilla Martinez and maybe Zico. Yeah, that would have been so lovely to watch They already play such fluid football at times. It would have been nice. I would be so happy to watch Flop I think it's an easy one. No. Yep, Pellegrini Pellegrini. Okay, fair enough. I have a different one, but fair
No, not a brand. I'm actually I think is okay and he plays he doesn't score very often, but he plays well You know you watch him plays play well His technique for his height is yeah His involvement. Okay. Okay. I don't think he's a flop Bellotti, bro Bellotti, bro, I don't think so, you know why was I think I don't think they expected much from him 22 league games zero goals striker. He's all good. He's not good. He's not been good. I Might agree with I actually forgot about Bellotti a bit
And he missed the penalties. Yes Haven't seen that celebration in ages. I missed that fucking I think it was a hit or the story about that recently that was actually his friends celebration when they were playing in the lower Lower division a way to a way to give him some kind of comrade and he told them like I'm gonna come watch you
If you score promise, you'll do the chicken celebration. It was his celebration Apparently his friend was late to the stadium within the first two minutes Bellotti scored did the celebration his friend missed it? Okay But Pellegrini again the whole expectations point, right? I think that But but here is where I might actually Revert my choice ago in Bellotti because I feel like Mourinho is definitely not playing it where he wants to play Okay, so
He's only be scoring the same goal. So I think expectation expectations have to be readjusted then So this guy's not meant to be scoring many goals. Maybe okay then then okay He only has three assists. So he said is that enough for a player of his caliber? Probably not no, but It's more me. Sometimes I just see him. He's outside the hands that vanishing act Yes, and even for example, you see a counter-attack situation. He's got the ball there four against three and he shoots
He shoots from a distance instead of setting people up. I think he has that idea to score. I think he misses scoring Yeah, I think it's getting to him a bit, but I think I have to agree with you about Bellotti That's that you can't hide it. I mean, I'll revert my decision Yeah, I mean granted, you know, but lot he's only had four starts in reality, but 22 appearances, you know There are some games where you bound this you should have scored. Yeah, you know Atlanta is getting fun
Top is again quite straightforward. Isn't it? I don't know. We'll see I picked Hoylund you picked Hoylund very yes, I think look man. I was I listen I wanted to I feel so proud Yeah, why I picked it come on fantasy?
But but then I have to consider that the last seven games not scoring a single goal and they have been games where Atlanta has been losing and It's come to the point where Gus Bernies had to rotate Moriel back into the squad That's why I didn't give it I wanted to I really wanted to but I feel like even when he wasn't scoring and looking was taking all the action He was still there. He was still involved and now
He'll it's been scoring pretty consistently. I think about mistaken. He has seven goals in seven games
Something crazy like that. Yeah seven goals and then assist and so I mean, okay Yes, you can compare that phone with look man at the beginning of the season He was on fire and I want to be wrong So I want to be wrong and say look man comes back and you know He I think these two weeks are gonna be important for him to have have maybe reset his mind a bit I Just feel like he oil and being such an unknown an invisible player
I think that's why I gave it to him because look man. He's coming from Premier League He has experience in a number of clubs He they knew what they were buying of course probably didn't expect to see guys see a guy scoring some videos But but I think they had this like kind of Scouting around him and they probably anticipated a couple of goals from him. He'll know one don't Nobody can tell me that they expected this guy to be scoring like he's scoring and playing like he's playing as well
Just those incredible Atlanta Scouts man. You know, what's up? I mean these guys these guys Deserve a coach with a bunch of strippers. Yeah There we go Flop so yeah, I mean, I don't know what do you want to continue about? No, actually I'm curious to see what you say about look man for me it's just the fact that he that at Atlanta have looked so blunt as As an offensive weapon this season like at times they really haven't got it together like and
Look man has managed to create something out of nothing in many situations. Not only scoring and assisting That's true. He's got 12 goals and four assists. So far this season I think he was a revelation granted the oil and has exploded. It's come towards the latter part of the season, of course Well, not necessarily actually he's been scoring pretty much through but even like at the beginning he had I didn't get any sister
No, look was just go to go. Yeah, go go go But you know, okay at the beginning was like what the fuck you like you are you are bound to see drop It's true, but this guy like that's one. I just I just say here leads the long game here No, that's definitely the case. That's definitely the case. Hoyl and his mom for the future Yes, I bet you right now Vinny one way to even look at him. It's 40 50 million. Of course
I mean, he's going hat tricks for Denmark. It's crazy. It's they have them. I could play with Cornelius up the last year Cornelius dude fucking wait Parma right with Parma back in the day. He would do it Cornelius would score nine goals a season He was only in three games and the Dolby hat tricks It was a bad Flop at Atlanta For me I Know what you're gonna say. We're gonna say more. Yeah, Muriel bro. Definitely more. Yeah, I don't think so, you know what?
Definitely more. Yeah Lewis Muriel when you look at Lewis Muriel my choice two years ago, okay You're looking at the player over here who was crazy unplayable. Yes unplayable the closest player to the Brazilian Ronaldo That was in the league and that's completely unironic, right? It's it's true the way he would he would fucking take people on like they were and they drowned the goalkeeper and just tap it
And you know what? I mean he was he was absolutely unplayable now. Not only does he look unfit He's also lost that kind of creative spark that he once had Yes, and he's only got one goal and two assists so far this is barely played man
But has he barely played because I mean the amount of times he's only come on man. He's played 18 games But I'm pretty sure a majority of them have been him coming on Well, look look man Zapata or it or has been looking at New Orleans Yeah, but you know, this is the gasp Erina system now where he rotates gives pretty much a half to everyone Yeah, I agree with that. I mean, he's had seven starts so far
I'm sorry with one starts of one goal and two assists. That's not even too bad terrible, man I mean listen, he's definitely not the same but you know what I'm gonna say Moriel I think two years ago you say this guy is a fucking star but last year and Last year primarily you you see how his his he wasn't the same place Yes, so like this season could you expect him to just finally like come out of nowhere again?
Because he's not been fit like he even the beginning he wasn't fit. So I guess you had the opportunity to say I had an off year enough season, but now okay everyone's saying like he's kind of you know, he you know He wasn't he was leaving my second choice. You have two ones apart. I have two ones apart I don't blame you at all. Honestly, I think he's worse because he's been the guy like the last two This is 16 goals 15 goals, you know, and then last year 10 goals, which wasn't that bad
But still there you could start to see okay. What's wrong with this guy? Like what's the acts like 34 years ago? I'm like 99 percent So so with that being said, I think you see that the guy say okay, you know, maybe last year wasn't his best But okay, he's gonna has a new season now. He's back to Do funds apart has got one goal and one assist and ten appearances Oh
This year's been okay. I'm gonna say ten. Oh, he's been horrible this year. That's one. That's why I'm picking him because he's this year He's been yeah, he has 10 goals. It's really bang on 10 goals So so and you compared with this year when he started quite a few games Yeah, but even when he plays he looks super bad
But I'm not gonna keep speaking about the party because it's you know, why I picked I picked puzzle each puzzle. Oh my god Okay, okay, and you know why because I feel like this player Has always been that fucking? Under dog like, you know when you're fucking playing a card game and you're like, haha, you think you've beat me Here's my special card and I beat you and here's positive for the half of the season He starts scoring and playing like fucking a god and like the last few last two seasons
He scored like six or seven goals each season and like this season. He's barely played When he comes on I honestly think he's maybe maybe touches the ball like five times I'm gonna be sensationalist here Of course I am but the performances aren't even there as well and like this is a guy when Gus Breen is like, okay I need to play you every game But when I play you or when I bring you on I know the fucking opponent is gonna have to worry their ass off
I'm not worried about this guy man. So I don't know what's wrong with it this year I think he's playing further away from goal to be honest as well. He's a high IQ player But I feel like he's got something some like illichish issue going on as well. Like he just looks I think I don't think it looks
The same player meant to me. It could be it could it could once again be the system like you look at the Croatian international break games is quite equal to assist Okay, is it the team that it might be because the numbers have decreased Literally all around when you look at the guys who've been there for a while granted the holland and look men are thriving They've just arrived but then you look at the old guard
Look you look at Zapata. So you know, what's a leech coop miners their numbers of all kind of The man is a six eight. I think six goes it that's pretty good So, okay, maybe I won't pick pass the leech. I'll give you the benefit of that I'll slip it's a pass over Marielle fair enough. Okay, where does this look this looks like a slum?
He's just not there anymore man. Yeah, next is you I guess so yes next is one second you ventus my top hostage Okay Yes, okay Okay, three goals eight assists does the impossible job of connecting? Allegri's defense to Allegri's attack because those two things are typically extremely isolated and cost which does it brilliantly honestly I think it's been a good sunny for them. I think they made a good buy there
You got a ruby. Oh, no, no People are gonna lose credit like I think I've rocked this episode you've done really well, but now I was like What the fuck I roll was an hour if you want to wait six more minutes. I
Think got the gutty as their top as their best player. I think he's I again because of expectations man Okay, okay I think a player like him in a three-man defense where they had Bono to they had Bremer Okay, these guys are the granted they're the number they're the two players who've been playing and they're like They're solid and these guys come in I barely knew of this fucking person before he even started playing the season and
Some of the performances he's had have been like you don't pass me against inter for example Okay, this is a particularly but he had a crazy game Yeah, look I could have scored twice he stopped two balls and and it's not even against just inter he's had other games where he's he's been actually really good at stopping balls and and and and I just feel like I Actually was gonna be him or Bremer to be honest Yeah, and then Bremer but then Bremer had some really bad holidays
So that's why I've picked him because I think then he lost an unsung one as well. He's been he's been pretty good as well Yeah, but I I struggled I didn't want to pick cost it's because I feel like sometimes he's also been a bit invisible But you make a good argument, but I think got the I struggled with you bit of it
I really did it's true. I don't know what I don't even appearances one of the bench for gutty I mean, he's looked solid and that people have been calling for him to to become a starter And even to be called up for the national team, but maybe you see the top of the season I don't know. Maybe I maybe I I did the seasons a bit of a stretch for my baby
I struggled though. I like you know, you've got the Maria as well. Who's a fucking great shot I don't think he is I don't think he's no people praise him a lot But I think for what they you're buying the Maria this is hype all older players coming to Italy They can do fucking amazing work granted they can I think they expect a bit more from him
He's been injured as well. Yeah, and and and then he hasn't scored that many goals and he's not playing in a place Four goals and four assists in 16 games So the numbers are there ratio wise but the fact that he's only played 16 games, right? Not only that man, but this is the Maria man. This is not like I don't know look man coming to me I think look at what the myth I was 16 and 4 but this is the Maria place for Real Madrid's place for menu
Place for PSG. Yeah now plays for you then for goes. I don't know Didn't take dick on my gems Today I feel gay that's what's his name the the chairman the What's his name in You know what Doesn't deserve to shout means nothing to me. I think looks oh Oops Pogo back he's you know what you told me it's someone has to play at least five games 35 minutes all season
So I did pick him and I picked quadrado quadrado. Okay, fine another play was a dream. No, I think Consistently, they've always relied on him and I think the fact that they didn't reinforce that position Maybe beg the question that they thought they could get another season in him. He's played the C's played a number of games
So it's not about it's not about appearances. I think it's about like he lost his spark He lost his flare a bit and that's what credit and credit that space How did that speed that agility that that's flair that usually could like, you know beat a player sometimes even score
He hasn't scored a season or maybe he scored. I think he scored in the Torino he always scores one goal, but still, you know, I Maybe they kind of expected him not to be having a great season But I think I think he's a bit of a flop this year, but I think if you don't reinforce in a position like that Which is really important for you there because the curves the way they play the team
They always you know, they've been playing three five two four for so long. It's true, you know So I think not reinforcing on the on the right back slash right now right-wing back sorry, I Think you must have really thought quadrado was gonna have at least one more season Yeah, and then you look at the alternative It's the shale yo and then you look at that. He's not gonna even the plane keys as a right-wing back
This is why I feel like it's him enough. Fair enough Seems like you have an anti-columbian agenda No, I mean I put Pogba but come to think of it it's not yes, but what would you pick just you know Quickfire, who would you go for?
Um, the parade is dude, okay, fair enough They probably expected more for a guy who coming from his like he's coming and they've been starting people I've never even heard of They've got so far jolly Amoretti have made themselves a staple in the starting 11 because part of this has been so much
They're great. They're very good players. They're amazing. And even the other guy the holding the feel there with the beat Barring shop, but there's some guy coming in Ealing juniors a fantastic these players man, you have to keep them and they'll fucking fuck up for the first time ever and sell They're fucking youth players Give them a couple of seasons man. They could be that could be dangerous. Yeah, they're on their way to becoming a super team again
Yeah, yeah, they are. They are this generation. Yeah, definitely. Okay, fair enough. Yeah, I think parades is a bit of a flop I agree with you Parades. Yeah, so with the nance a bro, I mean to me it's obvious the top Come on, Pereira What you would bet on of course I would bet on he scores in spells he scores in better This guy this guy does everything man. He's got nine goals one assist. Okay better. Yes
Oh my goals one assist sure, but again, he's not when he's invisible. He's invisible Like like you said, you know, he's kind of he does the vanishing act and he scores When he scores one, he doesn't often only score one. He gets a brace he gets three So in reality how many goals is actually better scored in this season and you got Pereira Pereira as a player
Let's take the older he gets the harder. He works He doesn't stop running his industry is next level when it comes to prayer and I really appreciate that trait and in players You look at them. He's got four goals six assists not bad. He's consistent. He's combative. He's a killer for me It's very fair enough I mean, yeah, I I'd agree with you. He's definitely been good, but I just feel like better I Think even better doesn't score
This guy man. This guy can run like a freak. Yeah, nobody's gonna boss boss him off the ball and He's fucking good great finishing as well. Okay, I agree with you He sometimes scores double goals in a game and stuff that but he has the vanishing act He does but even when he's not scoring when he's not fucking you know on his top form. He is such a threat
I've seen him countless times this season. There's a ball Like in the middle of the opponent's off and he gets the ball this guy starts like 10 meters behind the other team Behind the defenders and he gets the ball and he's and he's and he's like creating pressure and then Odin is a come up forward and he can give the ball to Samara zich and you know that it's like
I don't know. I think this guy's got something in him. I think he's iced not think he's that great But I feel like I feel like I'm definitely wrong I feel like he can go to another team next season a big team I know a Roma and lots yo or whatever and he can make a proper He can destroy this league man. I'm 25 years old for strikers. Not all that all you know, he's got plenty of time Once again 19 games 9 goals 1 assist are not bad numbers at all. The fact that Odin is a probably had
That's the day they will score a lot. Yeah, and then they had the dip and I don't know I just think he's been he's been he's been so good. He's been so fucking good Yeah, I know. Okay. He hasn't always performed But there are games man where he's just there and he just tells you you know what? Thanks for playing I'm winning this game for my team. You can fuck off this one's mine And I think that's important because he wins points for a team who needs points. Yeah, you know, okay a prayer
Very good this one. I'm not gonna argue against you, but I still feel like a better man In a team like that with an S. They know where they've struggled to have a fucking great striker Then I think I think they have to be so happy to have him. No, no, definitely. Yes He he brings something to these like to with the Nasa something that Torino for example Don't have and haven't had since Bellotti You know, it's very important to have a striker with these attributes as well
Even even when you're defending, you know, you play the ball up to better. He's gonna win you a minute Just hustling and fighting and trying to keep the ball there very good player when it comes to Other candidates for top. Yes, as you mentioned some arts each four goals. Yes, he's growing. He's growing He's the top. He's been very good. What's not the top good understudy to Pereira definitely Destiny or dodgy is very good as well. Of course, I'm once again linking the defense of the attack
He's got three goals and three assists. He's always one of the best for the Nasa and I think he's actually owned by Spurs nowadays So for flops, who did you go for so I it's unfair but I went for a throw one That's a rough man. It's rough. But but look look look. Yeah. Okay, the stats are there fair. Hey go go on go on He's a player Who has been? sold after by top teams
For a while. No, you look at the likes of Milan for example They've had them on the radar for so long every market stuff on the one the fact that in seven games For Udinez, he's managed one start that to me is a bit floppy. I'm gonna say Granted is nothing is much fit. He's not there yet. I was playing in Mexico I'm probably off the tender fucking smoking cigars in half time Who's your flop because he said it was unfair. It's a mystery sylvester. No chance. I disagree. He is agree
Yes, I think that he's not the same keeper. He was Last year, I don't think he's been bad But I just don't think there's a real flop on that team and I think just performances wise and expectations wise He has had a few bad games and he has had a few games where you're like He's not the same player. He's made certain He's a
Characteristical errors. That's what I'm talking about. But He Has really unlucky statistic reaction discussed in the last episode so Sylvester has never saved a penalty in Syria Oh my button the last 12 months he saved three And you tell me how the fuck is that possible because every single time it was retaken for encroachment. Oh my lord. Oh my lord That's rough. I don't I wouldn't call Sylvester the the flop on that. It's I don't know
Isaac success people would argue I like Isaac success. I like the way he plays fair enough. I don't think he's great. But again You don't expect anybody scoring loads of goals. Yeah Yeah, okay, so let's let's agree there to disagree We've got the one and the Sylvester. Let us know what you think the flop on this weird team Fiorentina up next Top was another rough one for me. I I just went to a channel man. They're a channel honestly, probably a safe
I struggled the most consistent player on that team by far. I think so and I just think that Every season they buy a new keeper they get a new keeper and he somehow always ends up playing. Yeah, it's true
Because goalie this year. He's fucking at Napoli now. It's how nice the flop this guy has been And this season before they had that he had come in He was still there, but that drug Oscar, but he was injured This guy came out of and I was like who the fuck is this guy and I'm like, okay This guy is pretty fucking decent and he's just been a staple ever since man He looks like your average pizza. Oh, but he's incredible for a fucking average pizza. Oh, I wouldn't mind being him
Fucking hell. Yeah, I just picked him. I just think he's been consistent. He has had a number of great saves He has saved Fiorentina at times and I just think that if you have a man goal, you're kind of you you feel relatively safe Yes, I agree. I agree And probably I would have to agree with you actually for him in the top spot as well I put my drug or I but I put it very half hearted
Live because it's mostly about recent performances. Yeah, it's the fact that Mandragora has had a rough career because the second he gets to the point he's at now on his career He gets a detrimental injury Every time and it's been it's been that since his Juventus days because he was a Juventus youth product Mandragora Spent some time at Torino as well. You know, he's moved around and it's always been the same story with him
You know pick up form getting juried have to start again from grounds. Yeah, but this year is actually Been quite consistent and now it's at that point where he typically gets injured. So let's hope he can keep going See it. That would be a pity if he does Okay, I guess we have to go towards the flop. Oh the flop of Fiorentina Fiorentina. I mean, you're rich. It's obvious. Yeah, all I'm gonna say is I expect to score today the goals Yeah
And I'm like, you're so high. I'm like, yes I got him 30 goals I'm like, yes, I got him 30 goals. I fucking how much did I pay for eyes paid? 170 for him 170 from a thousand credit. That's not bad to be no, but it's bad man. We're in a 10-10 man league
It's very bad. Okay, I'm happy I had fucking no that's the 8-man league. Oh, no, that's super bad Yeah, he was one of my I had four goals this is the ball and fucking and and Leo I was like, oh I'm sorry I have to best three great strikers four fucking goals and two of them have come recently Yeah, he's not he's not been fucking listen Cabral's been much better. Yes. I'll say one thing lately the last Few games
He's been much better. Yes, he's been more he's been more there He's been more imposed and even when he's not scoring or he's not doing he's not you know, effectively changing the game He has shown his presence. Yes being of the season He had he looked super bad super bad and In interviews, he actually said that he views Fiorantina as a stepping stone I can't wait to see what comes next to my career
You better make a name for yourself here before you end up downgrading sounds like penalty to me. Exactly. There we go. There we go Bologna. Oh, it's fun Bologna top for me Which not on our Top for the first ten games of the season As usual is he goes bye bye exactly or saline or saline it up. I mean wow This guy has this guy the most important thing to mention about this guy He's always been good. Everyone knows that but at the end of last season at the beginning of the season
There were there were there were questions. He's gonna leave he wasn't playing he wasn't playing at all And it happens to quite often and then and then he I'm not very good injured They're struggling to score goals. This guy comes back into the squad
BAM he's scoring goals. He's scoring winners against inter. He's dribbling players. He's scoring for outside the box I'm like, what the fuck this guy has been sensational this sensational man, I would fucking I I would maybe Maybe say if merely the right-winger they should Yes, why not? He's definitely better than messiah sansa le macar. He's he's been the main man for For Bologna Mota has put his trust in him fully and and this guy is in charge of anything offensive that goes Bologna's way
Seven goals and three assists you have to consider. This is this is at a time where are not of which was injured They were now twiddling their thumbs like okay, we lost a goal scorer. He's coming up like no problem. I'll do it
Yeah, I'll do it. It's in my hands now We can play Zerg's a upfront without mistaken most of his goals the majority of them came after Yes, yes So so I mean man you have that has to be considered as a very very valuable now the question is who do you put as your flop because Bologna have They don't really have a player who's standout terrible to me. No
I have it. I have I know no not but I think based of the player he is I picked Soriano Fair enough, but he's again if you look at the last three seasons with you have expected anything from this course Well, at least more than this man and I think last season fair enough I just feel like he's I just feel like he's progressively getting worse. Yeah, I think I think that's the reason
That's the reason why I picked him because after that whole team there aren't many players. We were like, okay, he's bad I just think Soriano is just looking every season worse and worse and worse and Even as the captain's arm at this season, so I think that goes to show that people stopped with stopped having faith in this guy He's no longer that that bulldog that they wished he was he's like He's he looks like a puppy now man through
Certain games it does it's a joy, but he doesn't do it. Yes. Yes. I Didn't go for someone in the starting 11. Okay, I went for the sylvester because he's disappeared and He's old, but he's not that old bro. He's 34 man But you look at a player with the importance that this guy has he's 34 years so in the dressing room Everyone talks about how when they join Bolonia, it's always this Sylvester who makes them feel at home
It was the same thing when it was at Torino. No, he's this leader this charismatic figure this amazing person Who a simple five-minute interaction with them will or a few second interaction with them
We will actually stay with you for a while. Like, you know, he's one of those people a great man Grande woman described no, but I don't know I feel like at this stage in his career with his size and his skill set he could have transitioned to one of the members of a three at the back Listen, I Understand your points, but I think you you're speaking in a lot of hypotheses And I think you would be if you just look at Soriano
I think I think just because he plays so much more and he's just not been effective I think that's why I picked him. I agree with you that this is a this is a vestry Hasn't or he could have easily grown back into that team but It's mostly because I'm disappointed because I really love this is good But I just think it's time for him to say like, okay Let me go to a small a lecture or something and missed I'll enjoy one or two more seasons
There's luck starting for lecture with Jean Drey of playing Jean Drey Jean Drey. So Torino top Top I picked is he Russian? He then picked my own show now because he's been this tricky. Did you pick Vlasic? Nope, he's been Guess why picks Vanja Milinkovic, sorry sure did here. You know what dude once again respect. He has been a fucking
People mean about this guy. Yeah This guy I think even know what means about him ever again I'm gonna whip out my cock and slap them in the face that this guy has done this some saves you're like And this guy's six foot eight and he's he's more flexible and agile than me and I'm fucking five eight Okay, I'm a fucking foot shorter than this motherfucker and he's making saves like it's nobody's business
He's diving from one side to the other. He's fucking looking like he has 12 hands He could pick you up and toss you across the room like it's not great Probably that's okay So yes when it comes to Torino again, you look at the likes of Vlasic Sanabria Mirantchuk all good on their day, but quite streaky. So I'll have to agree with you over there The mr. Consistency himself is Vanya Milinkovic the savage and it's just insane now watching him even take a goal kick
By the way, it's just so comical. He's way too large to be taking a goal kick Looks almost like an animation. No like an orc or something This thing yeah, but then it flop Radonjic Fair, but you know, I think he's been scapegoated a bit. I don't think so. I think what's his name?
Euridge said yeah, he told he said I can't make a full play out of him. Exactly I mean a man if your coach tells you but after he said that he got a goal in the nests Oh shit, but I think that there's some there's something You know why I said because you're just not the kind of coach to this say those kinds of things
But he wasn't marking his man on a corner in the Roma game. That's why he said it He said that you should know He's been very he's been very on and off man and more often on I think if you compare the rest of the team
There aren't many bad players man. Sure. This is played well They will see go hasn't been the same signal last year, but still he's a threat Mirantchuk has played well not in every game Vlasic has played well not in every game fair enough Sanabria has gone above expectations because they probably expect them to score one goal Yeah, and he scored way more. It's the whole the Sanabria is a Giroud effect They don't he's not meant to be the main guy
But he's been doing a good job. That's what he has been doing pretty well. Not great. Not the same as him probably but still doing pretty well My missing my flop is Pietro Pellegrini Fair enough because you bring in a striker who's 21 years old Blew up in his first season and say 16 years old with Genoa 16 years old with Genoa scoring goals then he went off to France and he went to Milan Milan tried to rehabilitate him
Didn't quite manage now. He has this the second Chance at fucking Torino to make something up if he's been looking worse and worse, but but here's here's the thing Torino this season ever since again Bellotti left Torino have had this hole in their team up front, right?
And they try to fill it every season with the most random obscure names, right? So it's always all right exactly It's a Miranchuk false 9 Demba sec up front caramoh up front, you know Has been has been explosive They need a striker right so Pietro Pellegrini has the profile right for sure young Italian Has it in his dna, you know scoring goals since he was young maybe he's just not that kind of kind of
Good man. So can it can he can he be considered a flop if if if the last few seasons he's not shown that That's why I cut injuries though. That's the thing
Listen, I don't think either choice is bad here. Yeah, I just feel like radon each You know what I think as well about really he's very selfish as well and sometimes he makes some very Questionable decisions when he's on the run with the ball Okay, he'll dribble and he fucking can take the ball out of the box out of the goal and give a goal kick I'm like, uh, are you kidding? Just to keep running? Did he probably what you want to keep dribbling? Congratulations, man
You're right, you're right. I think so swallows next right so smaller next bro your boy is top Boys my boy. I mean for me, it's an obvious it's obvious, but it's not it's not your heart's decision, right? Listen Berardi I love you, bro But I can't give it to him, you know, no matter what he's done against milan. I'm sorry, man
You just been injured. I know it wasn't your fault. All right, I I forgive you. It's been a rough season I respect that you've you've you've come back and and and been mature and not been a baby and flayed your hands and when people score and it's not you you've been appreciative but um Oreo long tail has just been
Absolutely fucking unplayable. He's been so good. He has been so good Hands off to ever bought him and said to bring him in because this guy Is this guy is just a system machine Even the stats seven goals six assists and 20 games for saswa even if you know what even if you just don't tell someone That I just I just tell you listen guy woman
Look at that play this thing. Look at this watch him and tell me what you think and this guy is dribbling All I'm gonna say the one pet peeve I have about him and he's not a man He's not a 90 minute player at the 70th minute. You clearly see he gets tired and he's gassed out Yes, yes, it happens with players of that but for 70 minutes man. This guy you give him a chance. He's dangerous He's not gonna score guaranteed you give him a chance. He's dangerous. He is very fucking dangerous, man
Yes, and he's been super and barry's absence. He stepped up and he so he carried the show So much and especially the fact that the strikers haven't really been doing anything as well Um, you look at barardi though. He's played 14 games and 14 starts since his return and six goals five assists So he's still there. He's still there. He's still there. He's not been bad at all. I I think he's gonna get 10 at least. Yes flop
I mean, is it hard? It is hard because mine is different yours. I bet if you've got penamonti, right? I don't pick penamonti man. Mine isn't penamonti You know what because penamonti is young enough to say maybe the second season you expected from him, right? Okay, who have you picked? Let me know. I have picked so someone who plays like he's 30 fucking seven years old. Yes
But ferrari i'm sorry bro. Ferrari is 30 years old 30 years old as a center back is meant to be your prime He was way better Three seasons ago two seasons ago last season He's just as you mentioned before with for example, um, I forgot who it was. It's getting worse and worse and worse, right? Uh, ferrari is getting worse and worse and worse so early on and in his career zapata was zapata It was yeah, he's getting worse. Um, fair enough. I'm not gonna argue. I'm not gonna defend him.
Oh my god, some of the things he's done at the back. He has had some good games. Yes And you know what? I can't say penamonti has had one good game No, no, I can't say yes, but I can't say wow today. He has been good. He hasn't had one good Good man. I'm saying this and i'm sad because I said I was happy when I said what I heard They're signing penamonti. I'm like, that's a fucking smart decision
They weren't going for a risk. This guy scored 13 goals for empoli. He plays he's played his fourth season in fucking syria He's with nobody i'm like fucking well done sasuolo It's the best they could buy In the in the in the situation they were in they lost kamaka. They lost raspadori. Who can you buy devil's advocate?
He's young. He just needs time to gel with the team learn the system. You know what man? I agree with you, but The thing is like Okay, i'm gonna take take it out of just we gotta remove it from the professional sport Let's just take it as a sport You can take yourself as a five aside if you realize for the last four or five games your game plans out working You're gonna keep on fucking doing the same Insane exact thing and expect a change. No, man, that's insane
That's the definition of insane. It's true and he does that man. He has this fucking thing Where he he gets the ball behind back back towards goal and he just looks like he's waiting to get fucked in his ass No, I just I just can't I I to me it's it's super frustrating It really triggers me. That's why he wants the ball played them in one way and one way only and he won't adapt to it I'm gonna say man, I and I can't be i'm gonna say this defrel looks better man. Defrel does look better
And i'm i'm sorry. This guy is not a football player though. The phrase of the football player and he looks better than this guy I I this trick this just triggers me so hard. I'm sorry The frail would make a fantastic deputy striker to elvis of hum room Oh my god You know elvis of hum room the strike, you know, you know the front three hum room by the way are really interesting One's called johnny Elvis and dodo. Wow, what names? Yeah Yeah, there we go So that's that's our swallow
We've got ones up next. Yes top for me the one the only the man the myth the legend carlos august I agree with you. I mean, I think we have the same opinion for a guy who probably no one thought he's gonna score a goal Yeah, he's come and been like he has been to the o'hran on this that everyone thought he's gonna exactly that Everyone to the other statistically better than yes
And and he has this way of just when he gets the ball you're instantly scared. Yes, and and that's that's the tail effect And and I just think having one a team like at the monza On the on the left back position it just creates so much space for players like churia Petania, although he's not having the best season caperari piscino when he moves up forward He's a very good player and he's very good So I I mean, I don't know what what what points you have about carlos august or I think we're on it
No, I mean, uh pretty much spot on. Um, he I know He's also scoring but five goals four assists he's an absolute train going down that side And he doesn't hold off from his defensive Responsive Yeah, some really like like goals where you like it's really like it hypes the team up like like it really like pumps them up man And it was all meant to be on on birindelli on the other side, but birindelli is barely
Had a sniff this season compared to what carlos augusto has done. He's outscored everyone. You know, they've brought in Napoli striker petania who's got milan on his cv. He's only managed one goal. It's all about this guy Sure. Yeah in the middle has been banging them in a bit, but but yeah carlos augusto sensation so far flop Uh, I have caprari caprari not a bad shout to be honest. I I think it's
Yes, he has won them a few games. Yeah two games man. Yes, so so for a player Who did some dirty dirty things as barone last season to come to monza at an arguably better team?
and play worse For me both the question I think is up to the player than the team because they give him the space to play where he wants They give him the freedom to play how he likes and he just looks like the caprari of benevento He's sluggish he looks like the caprari of benevento It's true, bro And and you know petania you said petania isn't having the best season Goal scoring wise I agree with you
But petania man when it comes to the layoff passes he plays to his teammates he's good through the through balls He's been playing with the flickons Under players legs to put them into space, you know, and when at least when you have the right attitude I I give you I give you the the small benefit of the doubt caprari sometimes looks Like he's ready to go in half time and fuck some whore
In the back in the back of the fucking stadium. No, really he looks sometimes he just looks like he does not give two fucks He looks unbothered right at the fucking go have a fucking cappuccino Judging from what the club president has said, maybe there is actually a whore waiting for him outside Who fucking knows man? Maybe there is um my flop now i've noticed a trend a trend you're going for like players in the starting 11 us. Yes, I have because now okay. Okay. Okay. My flop for monza's cranio
Cranio was brought in to be a starter. That's a really good sneaky shout-out because Take nothing away from di gregoireo and it's all because of the gravoireo that crani has floated. He's incredible. It is he's incredible I think that any other club is playing. Yeah, maybe not torino, but um Most most clubs on Most clubs on scabra. I wouldn't fucking mind crani at fucking sasuala or at fucking verona or He's so okay. I agree with you, but I think you're answering your own question there
Yeah, you know digger gory has been fucking crazy man. He's been so good there Just like providel man crazy That's so so many other shout out for a top for him for for lots of it's through providel Oh and and providel is a goalkeeper who's never had any expectations. No, so I It's the if I could go back and I was special before. Yes Nice so Cranio by the way was given one chance this season one appearance
Um, they lost three nil to salernetana. It wasn't very good But serenetana had a new coach that game and I think they were they were really ready for it They really were empoli speaking of goalkeepers
Because you're gonna pick the cario, of course. I'm gonna pick the cario bro He's super I think well done for you catching him in fantasy And I think that I think that he's been such a fucking silent killer And he's when he scored his one games man And I think for a player like that, we had probably zero No expectations man for him to come in and do think do some do some stellar performances I just feel like I just feel like the fact that he comes in and scores goals and they're winners
Or the influential goals. I think this makes it even more important Yeah, I mean but fair enough because he's a good as well. He's a teenager. Well done. That's the thing And what he's doing? Yeah, it could be this first season. I know next year. He's a fucking invisible person But I'll give it to him fair enough man might be the next tonality
Oh, man, he's so good. He's so good. Balanzi. Honestly, such a creative genius as well. But but yes vicario Actually, one of these things I have a statistic here each time he scored he's got points for his team Two wins and two draws. Oh shit So imagine and if you remove those points from what he's done Emploi will be 17th and that was the point I was gonna make about the vicario because some of the saves that vicario has
Pulled off. I think that without them they would be fighting relegation right now and pulling because I think it goes both ways Like you look at vicario saves he's pulled this season. He has an entire career highlight really simply this season Yeah, have you seen the three against roma for example? Yes. Oh my god. That's crazy. That's crazy. But yes again Both amazing both not gonna be at emploi for much longer. No, so we'll see
I wonder which kid they're choosing for next season. Yeah, that's their number We'll see. Yeah flop Uh caputo caputo not a bad shout Has a goal contribution every three games Doesn't matter man. I feel like he just man, you know what I'm gonna say. He's getting older. He's getting older. Yes, but If you look at the strikers there, he could easily Because it's not about his skill man. His skill is still there. He has no fitness man
You know what i'm gonna say as well. I saw him last week or I don't know when it was I saw him fucking In a goal celebration drinking beer. Yes, bro, and i'm like man. I can't take you seriously I can't take you. It's always been his thing the beer drinking celebration after the game Okay, after you fucking scored a hat trick against fucking sasuala your old club and you're having fucking a couple of birra Morettis and enjoying a pizza not during the fucking game. Okay, because you're thirsty
He's not i just can't take him seriously. I think the goal might have been cancer It wasn't even his goal The fans beer right it was his fan and he drank man. He drank he drank a good guy That's someone who values his guts He's like i'm fucking thirsty. Yeah, i'm gonna get one in before the game After the game
No, I I I just think that he's he's I agree. I think he's finished caputo's declining aggressively Seria benes seria benes season maybe not say but but but he has been declining for a while now, but I see a declining striker and and and I look I look around him. I haven't even picked destra. No Oh my no, no, so you look at okay destra one of them for sure satriano perhaps another one young
Younger he tries man. He tries he tries and he's an inter you He's an inter youth and he's not playing in a team where they score a lot of goals for me It was the man who was sent out of uventus by andrea pirlo himself pirlo told him go out Establish yourself at a lower tier club rack up some goals come back and make the difference at uventus This guy left He got he got the train that day and was never heard of again by the way piaka
Do you remember piaka? Piaka has been at genoa. He's been at torino and now he's at empoly He played well those last two teams man So that's why I didn't pick him. I was thinking about piaka But in those other two teams last season at torino the decision before at genoa He played relatively sure but not well enough right for Can it be said I think he's played decently. Okay to play starting for uva. No like five starts for empoly
In the whole season, but okay fair enough brought off the bench eight times. What would torino bring you up if you're that hopeless? I mean, you know Why would torino bring you up if there? Why would they pick you up? Sorry, you know like ah, I mean I mean dude clearly you look at the player who's
Playing for uventus and suddenly becomes available. You're gonna study the profile This guy was wanted by milan as well during that period as well But so he was a player who was clearly on good form at the time When he was signed but but it has has showed close to nothing recently Fair enough, man. Okay. I mean, I I i'd agree with you I I just still think that caputo for the amount of games he's played should be I should have scored more and should have
Contributed more as well. Yeah, and then there's piccoli As well, he's so bad, but he hasn't played he hasn't played man piccoli has had one start so he hasn't played man So like I mean, I just feel like the coach doesn't like him. Yeah I feel like the coach has his strikers and he's he's done
You couple don't drink your beer. Just make sure you you know, you you pass the ball some make sure satriana doesn't see you You're fine lecture Is it is it not obvious big man big man with the big biceps Makes everyone look yes makes everyone look like they're fucking emasculated exactly Uh, he makes everyone feel like a bitch dude. It's pascarotta He has he's just such a nuisance for for for for strikers
Yeah, and not only that and for defenders in corners and that's my point. He's actually been a realist for defenders I just think he's just overall He's a great he's not going to be at letch next season. No, definitely not apparently He's he's very appreciated in germany as well. I really hope he doesn't go there. I hope he stays in the league Yeah, we'll see. I could see him in do it. I don't know why
Honestly, I could see him. I'm also german teams to be honest right now You look by the way germany's back to guinter and some other guy i'd never heard of his for weston I'm not looking good at all after them. But yeah, um pascarotta. Yes for me. It was him It was between him and the tiny man. What's his name? Sefetza? Oh, I actually what about sefetza? Oh uh, that's
I may take mine back actually sefetza has scored important goals. He's got assists He is that creative spark for electria But I think there's solidarity at the back their defensive unity that partnership of basquerotto and um titi with falcone And goal is what keeps them alive and and as well huelman in the midfield. He is a bit bad, but still not the top I would say that it's a fitzer or or or pascarotta. Yeah, sefetza has been very very very very very good
Very good. I think I think I still stick with it. I think we should both stick with it Basquerotta has just been such an overachiever man. So I think it's just it's just I mean I play electra fitza You probably hope he's gonna be the player to to win new games Basquerotto, excuse me. Sorry. No, you don't expect that not only to win new games by By beating your one-on-ones in defense and making sure you outmaster your your your opponent strikers, but also by scoring
Influential goals as well. So I mean three of them three of them. He scored for the season. No three three Okay, but this is his first ever season on top flight. So I mean I test the vm I think Chicken and rice bro. That's what it gives you. I could do some chicken rice right now flop Now starting 11 for me. No one's a flop. Oh Okay Am I my flop is joseph pepe cella? Josep pepe cella is 25 years old nowadays. He's got a lot of say our experiences played for
Atlanta for example back in his days. He has not managed to back now. He's a wingback fullback He hasn't managed to establish himself as a starter for let you know why at all and he hasn't displaced gallo at all And gallo has been actually pretty good ground about not Not undisplaceable in my opinion gallo. No, but I think that the I think the coach really likes his defense gallo Just likes the back four and I feel like he's happy with any and so long as they're fit
He won't want to change them. Yeah, so so I agree with you, but i've picked cc Cc, I don't think he's been bad I think he scored quite a few important goals. No for them. I don't think he's quite a good goal I mean he scored a few goals, but I think that man It's not that I I either let you haven't had enough money to buy any striker But I think if you if you banked on him being your main goal scorer and it's been steffetza instead
I think it's it was between cc and colombo. I think they're viewed as No, I think colombo is way better than him. Of course. Yeah, but colombo isn't theirs. Okay. Sure, but uh But he's still he still leaps and bounds better and he's still Playing way better and I think cc what he had for him was his pace his height and I just think that I just think he's not been that effective man. I think they hope that he would be good
They hope he's going to be the next um in waco. Yes, I mean my quote my quote. Sorry, but Yeah, I I just don't It's it wasn't it was really I think lecce was my hardest one to choose a flop for Honestly, and and you're picking a guy who scored four goals for them a 14 14 starts Nine of the bench as well along with that Honestly, it's not great, but he's 29 at the end of the day. This is the highest level he'll ever reach You know what I mean? It's not great at all
Like I can't see him being like signed by another team next season. No, he'll he'll go he'll go anywhere It's like the france or whatever or turkey So that's why I chose him man. They've come back with a new airline. Yeah Yeah Okay, next is next or yes, I believe it has to be them. No, it is salernitana now the top bro I don't know if you've heard the song. Have you heard the song? What song you don't know the song gonna play the full song
This is the world around here. Yes, our fucking listeners love this song bro Yeah What a vibe this guy gives you man, he's so what a fucking good vibe this guy gives you man I mean, can you not just love him? You just have to love him man. They do honestly we were just dancing for the last 30 seconds smiling Man, this guy just gives you this feeling. He is so
Fucking good. Yeah, and I really fucking hope dia if you're listening to this Don't you dare flop next season man, because you have got some great things coming for you brother He does young man from senegal. Great man. He's such a super player can score Any from anywhere? He's just he's finishing his crazy man I really hope it's not a one season wonder man Yeah, and he does actually have finishing like this because he's so good man
He's so dangerous and he's such a game winner as well. He loves a big game too, man He's not afraid of anyone And and you look at him He doesn't have that kind of skill set that a traditional striker would have to the point that yeah You can only play him as an idea. I've seen him deployed on the wing as well. You can't blame his father He's super skillful. Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Good player. I think I think Undoubtedly the top performer what I say is without them in that team
They're maybe relegation candidates. Maybe 20th man. Maybe 20th. I wouldn't say that Man, you've removed that guy. I think the team crumbles He is really the glue to that team and he is really the glue because he's not only skillful and fast and blah blah But he mostly plays as a number nine and he mostly holds up that ball. So that's piontek Yeah, but he's I think it is this piontek better man. Yeah, he's 10 goals for assist boulaie dia eqoua
Okay flop. So I was between two. Okay, we have piontek Whose numbers aren't great, but he tries but he tries his hold up play is good His defensive work up front is good too. So so he has he has won the ball back. Yeah I'm not putting him as my flop. He's not my flop. He's not even my number two Major as my yes, he is bro. Oh my god. Yeah, there we go. There we go. There we go
He was the captain of spets. Yes, exactly I haven't I haven't done here and I think that they they they bought him or they brought him in with with the intent to Have him as a starter key player exactly and he has been a fucking a lot He put on harry potter's invisible fucking robe and he has not fucking Showed himself man. Is this it's it's and he plays bad Yes, yes, I I did not play it might be the club which hurts that even more but I just think he's not
No, I I look at the fact that he left spetsia on a terrible note. He fell out with the manager And he just shipped him out and now he's at salerniton and he hasn't managed to establish himself shows it shows it strikes me a bit A hard personality. Yeah. Yeah, I agree with you. I agree with you speaking of the perfect transition spetsia
Oh, I mean top is obvious coming top is man. And how good has he looked? I didn't think he looked Listen, I never thought he's been this good and now that he's done this in two seasons barring the last season He hasn't done it at all and he was gonna leave turkey and I think that By god, i'm glad spetsia didn't make that decision because without him they definitely would be they would be super fucked And if you would shoot at them again, like you should have shot on spetsia last season
I'd agree with you one a bajillion a percent But this year with that motherfucker up front man scoring goals like it's nobody's business the penalties and finishes and just basically telling people You ain't fucking gonna stop me motherfucker 12 goals and twices for spetsia in 22 games I'm pretty sure he has like Uh start off my ass 70 percent of their goals Definitely. I mean who else scores for that thing?
We have daniel maldini who scored two other than that like agudelo hasn't scored jazzy doesn't score ever one goal One goal. Yeah one one goal when he was on my bench on fancy wood, but yeah Yeah, I mean, I I don't think there's much to discuss about I mean second would be drakovsky or ampadu No, no drakovsky. No drakovsky has he has the most seeds in the league man
The most saves in the league in a team which okay. Yes, you get shot at a lot But he has had killer games done where he's been like I have a player up front scoring goals and have a player in my fucking defense not allowing goals to go in so I mean So I I think it's just I think it's yeah Arguably both of those decisions that would be a good cause no matter what but I think inzora was Was the right one
This takes us to our flop bro. Okay um I think we're gonna agree here and if we don't agree i'd be very confused but it's shomorodov Shomorodov isn't a bad shout. I think he came a bit late in the season to for him to be my flop Um, okay fair enough. In fact, I have kovalenko Because kovalenko last year. Yeah for spezia played 26 games It was a very important figure for them and perhaps a very Big part as to why they survived last year this season. He's managed four appearances. You know what?
Change of coach man change of coach makes a massive it made a huge difference and I I'll adapt you 27 You were a key figure last year the club brought you back. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I mean Yeah, fair enough. Uh Fair enough. I mean i'm not gonna i'm not gonna argue too much against that. It's it's it's he's not been great and when he plays he's He's um He's not been he's not been he's not been what he should be. Um, uh, who's your flop?
Shomorodov like you said I just feel like I just feel like overall as as as the seasons go by it's not his third season And starting in general where the hype grew and then he went to roma last year. He was pathetic You know, they just loaned him out and he still can't play for spezia
As a second striker. Okay, i'm not saying the first striker but second striker. I mean No, I mean look, um shomorodov he only played seven games for spezia, but still man four starts Still like, you know, you'd expect more right at least a goal If you're if you're this guy's meant to be a roma level striker, you know, he's definitely not Exactly the lot is playing over you. But yeah Um, it's been unfortunate for shomorodov. I went for someone who's been there a bit fair enough
I don't think it's a bad decision. I I may agree with you actually I might change mine to cover link because I think yeah the point about adaptation and and to basically make sure you You work for the team and not stick to your own game plan. I'll give it to you. I'll give it to you. Hello, verona um I mean, excuse me, um Listen You're the one who canceled on wednesday. Yes, and do you want to tell them why?
Well, basically, uh, I was about to leave I was in my car. I was asking jake. I don't know what's what brought it about Jake, we're still good. Is it? bro, um I've just had some greek Who the fuck eats greek takeout by the way, i've just had some greek. I was like, okay very weird. I'm feeling a bit I'm feeling a bit sleepy. Um, can we postpone to friday? I was like, okay, man. Sure. No problem, dude I'm like, all right Make sure you have a coffee next time as long as that is
Was the greek good? It was amazing. Where did you get you know yamas and musta? No, I don't know yamas is the shit dude Yeah, we have to get greek toughernak. It's amazing. Come over we get greek. Honestly next time we do it Let's do one this weekend with a game come over
I'll do that. I love song. I haven't had greek in forever while that piece of shit's in australia. We can vibe So verona i've picked doig top doig top doig I think doig had a had a burst where he was incredible and then dipped so he was nowhere to be seen I mean exploded dipped and who did you pick then? lazovitch Lazovitch for me. He also did that though at the beginning of the season nothing
Huge peak and now he's calmed down a little bit. He has calmed down a bit But when you look at what's left on this extremely depleted fucked up verona side He is the only creative spark they have remaining Bar may be siri lingonj who's injured and by the way lazovitch is also injured so verona won't be winning a game till he's back but Three goals for assists for a guy who was on the wing kind of struggling to get two goal contributions a season like
And now he's playing behind the striker. I kind of like the way he's adapted to this
He's been very good. He's definitely my second choice, but I feel like doig has Helped illich watch be replaced by doig watch and I feel like he has been one of the few players to have bring that defense to To transition to the other parts of the game which they need of course to score goals, of course Because you need him it's field as a near attackers to score Um, so I feel like he's been a catalyst there when he when he's on form
Uh, that's why that's generally why I picked him. I feel like and he does get the odd goal, too Yes, so so I feel like he has been a bit of an overachiever for somebody. I had no I had no clue who he was Yeah, so that's why he doesn't even feature for the last of which has always been them and he's always been like oh
He's a very honest player. He's a good player. That's why I picked His doig because I feel like he really came out of nowhere was like i'm gonna impose myself in this team Yeah, doig honestly has been very good this season, but I think lazovich has been has been the main guy Agree to disagree over there flop durich I put onry I mean to be honest with you. Okay, I put onry and the durich, but uh, I put I put What does he say he had gone? I mean, yes, sure. So can he but he still started 13 games
And scored twice. I mean something worse in the world. I mean, durich is much worse. No one goal in 18 appearances But he's also started with injuries and durich But he just looks bad man He just looks bad. Like he doesn't look like a serial player. No offense to him, but he's not a serial player And I mean like the service probably isn't ideal either. It's not ideal man. But I mean Okay. Yeah, you're a big striker. So that's probably your your main game plan, but
I did even I started it on it wasn't good man. So it begs the question that he's a bit of a flop They brought him in has a bit of an emergency And I feel like you know, you bring in on you bring on him or like, okay You have two good strikers. You want to play three five two. You're gonna play them both together and like He's had this gong guy came in and like i'm gonna score go so they can score goals He can score goals. This guy can't score at all we've got a Uh sound bite. Yes
Oh, how rare is it? Where is it? Where is it? Oh, I love this commentator. He's such a good commentator so enthusiastic He's the one of the few good english speaking commentators So I think it's like I think he has a fucking thing with doing Doig you dirty dog So we can agree that verona's flops are in the striking department. Yes, basically Okay, so some doria now now tops for me are between two veteran men Veteran men. Yes one in defense one in attack top in defense
Yes, bro. He's been brought in and he's he's honestly Given some there's so much stability. It's actually been You you picked you picked nighting. So braham no, I think was my second is my second choice up front Um, sorry, um when it comes to the tops because he's been so solid at the back I don't know why he's holding actually he's brought I agree with you
I think odineza could use his leadership on the back clue what they did there. But anyway, but he's super Um braham no, I think he's been good, but my top is is monologue abiadini I'm not gonna argue against you. He's he's he's helped them He said the score goes man. He's another player who when he scores you smile, no
Uh, yeah, you can't hate him unless he scores against us. What a two million goals and I get really frustrated But apart from that, yes, he's he's he's another player you can hate but I picked out there You picked out there. Oh sure sure sure. I mean that there are countless games where you're like
These guys listen, this is what the score no one's gonna score against him today. And I mean Yeah, that's why that's why I picked him he has been he has been there saving I can't imagine if they had a different keeper Where is the finish season? I I don't want to imagine what situation that'd be in Honestly, you you're probably right. I mean gabin has scored goals grounded, but he only has like what's five
He's got let me tell you the exact number, which is good six goals one assist which is not bad. It's good It's good. But I think man if you remove out there or there I might concede more but considering their their secondary goalkeepers actually let ches falcon who's who's pretty good. Maybe that'd be okay Yeah Man goalkeeper goalkeeping standards in italy are really high. Yeah fair fair, but still man out there
Yeah, there is out there or like you you know who he is. He's been there for a while He's he has this maturity about him despite his young face He's he's so he's a leader, you know, and and you can tell like even when he steps up to go against someone in a penalty Have we done veronis flop yet? We have done. Oh my god. Can I change quickly?
I'll be very honest far on it. Oh, where is he? Where is he been? That's that's where he's been Far on he's actually I think he started the last game But honestly before that where's where's he been and this guy has been scoring? Yeah was on the left was a fantasy football sleeper pick. It was man like you'd have it you'd have it You'd happily have him in your defense. Yeah, but anyway, let's let's go back. That's a good one. Some doria's um flop I really fucking struggled here dude
I found it quite easy because there's a guy who i've been calling a flop for the past five years. Who is he? It's andrea conti No, i can't i can't pick him. Andrea conti blew up at atalanta. I had a season bro in one season Eight goals five assists for atalanta. He's bad. Like we know he's bad. Yeah, no surprise But but you know, what's been worse man?
Sabiri has not been good. Sabiri has Has it's true struggled to cement himself in the lineup, but there's something weird going on with sabiri How does he start for morocco and score important goals for morocco and when he plays for some doria he plays well I don't think he plays as well man. He plays all right. He plays okay. Oh, all right is what we need. All right Fucking harry winks
Okay, man, but still it's not enough clearly and this guy's meant to be a guy who can score goals. He's scoring goals It's a fucking 33 year old gabiadini Okay, so I mean, yeah Sabir is meant to be the the set piece specialist shalanoglu-esque type player for them and he really hasn't cemented himself in the lineup So to be honest with you fair enough. I I thought he would be a staple in that team
I think conti is a bit of a meme if you ask me. Conti is a meme. Yes I think we're being if we're being serious we have to say sabiri What's fair fair enough, man Um, I guess what left is cremino right now for me top goalkeeper because there's no one else Oh I I don't have a goalkeeper there. I know you picked carnes. Yeah, I love them. You picked okereke. No, no Guess valeri. No, no You're not gonna pick it and I think I think you're gonna really
Piquel yes, you picked piquel. I like piquel to be fair. I think I like I think I think when cremino is a cremonie Cremona is a play. Well, he has been in terry gruel and he he he he's a he's like a He's a ball winner and he also brings the ball up and he has been in full wheelchair at times He has bad games
But I think that it is a struggle to to always play well on a team like that. And I think that generally speaking If most men criminals will get relegated, I mean I can I can I can bet on this and it's gonna happen But he'll go to another club in seria piquel probably my brother and I matt and I we we often do this thing where we We take a look at the team who's dead last or the teams in the bottom three
We say who do you think would remain in seria where they default so you have the obvious ones No, you have like okereke who any newly promoted thing would take okereke carnes. He was literally owned by atalanta So he's not going anywhere
Vasquez has a lot of say our experience playing with general before I probably take him. I don't love him He has very not the best not the best but but I think he would he would remain There's castagnetti who probably stays as well piquel is one of the ones who stays probably Um, and I think my opinion one of one of the underrated players of cremones at the moment is tzajou up front tzajou up front is
Tzajou was not he's a milan youngster. So I used to watch him in the primavera and when he's playing at fem He was he was my guy on on on football manager and I just play him on the wing because that was his position Like he was a young Um kind of lean very athletic kind of winger now you see him. He's like six foot fucking three
He's massive. He's stocky and he's completely changed the way he plays. Yeah, so it's quite interesting to see but yes Very good shot there bro with piquel very cultured shot, but you know your shit flop There's a lot of my guys. I picked I picked john john. Yeah, I mean you go from I know I don't want to is a lovable character But he's just not I mean if you're going to a club like that where you're guaranteed to play every game If you play decently five starts
That that shows when he's not at that level yet. Yeah, and he was actually coming off. He's playing man Yeah, and chauvin who's by the way 37 years old or some shit insane and he's scoring. Yeah. Yeah Um, but yes john was actually coming off the bench for romans scoring and changing games for them And all of a sudden he's gone to this club where he's allowed to express himself and to show the way it really is He's done nothing. Yeah. So yes
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