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Italy Qualifies for EURO 2024 - Post-Match Reaction - Ep. 207 · The Calcio Guys

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Do you guys watch horse racing? You're on the culture guys, Johnny,
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I'm Nicholas. You guys are watching horse racing. Do you know the reference?
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I want some bety on it. And the only horses I know of
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are the stallions that are in this podcast right now. Hey talk about cringe
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to start off the episode. Guys, you know horse racing. The horse
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I finished his first, he just needs to be ahead of the other horse,
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doesn't matter if he's a foot ahead or if he's a couple of inches.
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Called. That's what it's called. It's the Allegrie reference, he explained
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Corto Muso one time in a press conference. It doesn't matter how far ahead
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you are, as long as you get there first. And that's how it
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feels with the Zodi here on the couch, you guys, As I mentioned
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Agiano, Johanny, I'm Nicholas, Italy qualified for your twenty four four by
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the skin of their teeth. Guys, how are you feeling? Pretty good?
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Pretty good? Obviously not too too happy with today's results. But qualification
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is qualification, That's the way I see it. Yeah, yeah, tough,
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Yeah, you're said it right, Johnny. I think we all obviously
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are pissed about the result today. I mean, even though we did qualify,
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it needed to be better and we'll get into it. But guys,
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very very very lucky that we're we're in the position that we're in after seeing
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the end of that game earlier today. Yeah, same, I mean,
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on one end, it's it's like, damn, we just we just squeaked
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through. We got lucky with that non telling right at the end, Custante
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on Mudric. But the other the on the other end, you know,
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Italy's qualified. At the end of the day, we're going to show up
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to the Euros. No one's going to talk about how they qualified. It
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is just in the moment after the qualification of the World Cup or misqualification of
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the World Cup in twenty eighteen and twenty twenty two, it felt like it
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was going to go in that direction again where they would have needed another playoffs.
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Thankfully that's not the case. But you know what, guys, this
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is a unique qualification because Italy literally had two coaches for it. You know,
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this is not you know, split, he didn't do it all all
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by himself. Mancini still had had in this as much as you know,
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we don't you know, we want to forget that part of Mancini with the
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qualification in the World Cup. He was still the coach when they started this
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back in March, so he still contributed to this qualification. Uh So this
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was pretty much a two man effort. A lot of different players played.
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It was a short qualification just between March and November was what eight games,
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but at the end they beat they tee Ukraine. Today's there was a beat
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Macedonia five to two on on Friday. I don't know if you guys want
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to start with the Macedonia game. If you just want to talk about the
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Ukraine game today, we'll start Macedonia North Macedonia. I think I think it's
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due. I mean, uh, you know, we uh we finally finally
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finally got a positive result against these guys, so might as well talk about
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it. I think, you know, going into that game again, did
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we really know what to expect? I mean, we're kind of like in
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the air. I mean, you know, we had two Obviously, the
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result that knocked us out of the qualification of the World Cup with the North
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Macedonia was was the biggest heartbreak. The other draw that we got against them
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as well. And now this game on Friday that came up, you know,
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obviously optimistic we before going into the international break, I know, we
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were all pretty much on board that you know, we got to just win
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out. We don't want to put our faith in anybody else's hands but ours,
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and you know, just very very positive after that. You know,
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Macedonia game, it was a team that you know, Spiletti was talking about
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it a lot. You know, he really wanted this team to to make
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people fall in love again. That was like one of his quotes that he
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mentioned, you know, for the Italian fans to fall in love with this
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duty team again. And listen, like you said, Nick, it's been
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a two man effort. You know, manchem baris that joy back then,
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and you know, I think Spilette is kind of picking up those pieces to
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try to and picking up you know, broken hearts along the way of many
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Italians around the world, to to kind of try to fall in love back
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with his team. And with the showing on on Friday against North Macedonia,
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I think, you know, there was a lot to take from that match.
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There was a lot of positive not the perfect obviously, but it wouldn't
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be Italy if it wasn't, if there wasn't some drama. So I just
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don't remember the last time, you know, Italy scored five goals. I
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mean we always we always say, you know, this is a team that
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needs to score more goals, that needs to we create the chances. We're
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not effective in the final third or efficient or rather. And you know,
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I think it probably could have even been more than five. And you know,
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it was five goals and it was enough obviously to to knock off North
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Macedonia. And it was just, you know, again a collective effort,
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I think, across across you know, all the players, you know,
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multiple goal scorers in the match, our best Italian player you know, coming
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back, uh, you know in a big way for sure, contributing,
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you know, heavily in in that match and even today we'll get into it
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after, but he has a two goals. I mean, obviously we're a
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high light. Yeah, just I was. I was pleased with what the
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result. They actually wanted to attack, they actually went forward, They actually
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wanted to continue to pour it on and not you know settle for you know,
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two nail, three nail. Uh, you know, they kept you
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know, their foot on the gas pedal which West and guys, I haven't
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seen that with Zudi in a while, and for me that's encouraging. Obviously,
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now we're playing Monday morning quarterback and we know what happened today. But
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you know, going just back to that moment, it was it was a
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positive. So it's finally, like I said, finally we've got a result
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against a positive result against No Macedonia. I think you know, you know,
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I don't you guys heard what I had to say about Georginia last podcast
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and if anybody follows us on on social media at the culture guys, you
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know, we put a little bit of equip there. We were kind of
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going, I mean, back and forth with the whole Georginio thing. You
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know, besides him, I would say, you know, there was there
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was there was positives pretty much all over so teams selection, it was what
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it was. I didn't mind it, but you know, besides obviously the
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Georgino, you know, it's, uh, it was. I don't know
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if you guys saw anything more, but I don't know. I was just
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I was just pleased with, like, you know, finally, you know
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what we got result against mat Macedonia. We scored goals, we were efficient,
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and we really put you know, destiny in our own hands coming to
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today. So uh, that was obviously the biggest point that I think,
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you know, US fans wanted going in going into the match, into the
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match today against Ukraine. So obviously a lot of positives take away from the
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North Macedonia gaining new exercise of demons that you've had from previous from from previous
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qualification horror stories. U. It's it was great to see a very nice
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collaborative effort from the team. But I think what needs to be said was
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that it was a result that was expected, uh, given the quality of
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the starting lineup versus what we're going up against. I know that we had
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like those spears from like previous games as experienced, but I think the mentality
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was completely different at the time. It was just full of negativity. And
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I think that with even though Spellati still has more or less the same team,
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it's just there's a there's a difference from last game to this game.
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And I think last game, you know, like they were all up in
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their heads and they were complacent, whereas now it's like, okay, well
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we can't it can't be complacent. It would be even more embarrassing if you
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miss qualifying for the Euros. It was good. It was nice to have
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like beautiful contributions on the field. Kids had himself a game, but all
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had himself a game. But Hospitality had himself a game. You know,
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eventually Ashawati comes on, he scores a nice one. I mean, like
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it's just it's it's it's good to see that, like there are options available,
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and it felt like more like a statement had to be made because there's
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a lot of doubt in the team. I'm not saying it's gone, it's
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still there. I still think that there's some tweaks that need to be made
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because they are capable of playing in high pressure situations, but we need to
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find players who that will fit that scenario. Against the England game, for
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example, you know, we saw some players aren't capable of playing those high
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impact games or those very high stakes game and it's unfortunate because they need to
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eventually, because some of them are younger and they're going to be in those
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spots in the future. So I think this time around, guys like Georgiana,
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the reason why he got his start is because you know, he's played
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in high impact games before. He's able to stay calm, cool and collected,
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and he's a very safe midfielder. And you know, definitely did do
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something for that game, and even today he was helped with possession and whatnot.
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But we'll always sly we're talking about the Friday game. So very amazing
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win. But it put us in a more relaxed position for today's game because
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if that game ended up as the draw, we would have definitely been in
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a much more stressful situation today. And who knows, maybe we'd even be
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talking about this qualification day. We'll probably be talking about a playoff for out
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today. Yeah, no, that's true. I mean, I know,
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you know, for Italy, they had to get the job done on Friday,
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they had to win at home. I almost felt like Friday was the
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most win game, even though it technically wasn't. But for me, what
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I liked by the way you join. The last time Italy scored five goals
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five nothing against Lithuania in World Cup qualifying back in September, which was which
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was interesting because Keen scored twice, there was non goal respiratory scored and deal
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A Renz also scored, but For me, what I liked about this Italy
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is sure they stuck with the four to three three, but they play with
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the false nine and I think it works and I really like Respiratory in that
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position. Unfortunately, I don't think it's something that sustainable over a tournament now
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that we qualified, because Raspiori is like the only player we could do this
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right now. You know, uh, the other straighter options that we have,
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they're pretty much your target guys. You know, look at look at
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look at Kamaka came in today and they played differently well with Rasorian, they
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you know, at least he provides different options. You know, you look
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at that front three at Kiza, Respiratori, uh Pararti started the first game
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today was Aniolo for me Barritis Aolo Politano. You coul put any of those
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those three guys at the same talent level, you know, you know,
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come to tournament, you just started, who's hot, who's healthy? But
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for me, Kiz and Respiratoria are must starts in this team, and they
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they look like they play well together. It doesn't help that they don't play
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together throughout the year. They've never they've never played together there at the club
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level either, so you know, you even see even even saw today,
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there's almost some things they need to learn. There was one play where in
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the first half keys I had it down the left side and he made a
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nice heart pass towards Raspidori in the center that he just missed. But as
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Raspidoria was going in, he was kind of like hesitating whether he should go
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towards the net, kind of stay back. So it's those little things that
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unfortunately they don't really have time that much time together to practice. You know,
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Italy's going to have more games in March. They're probably probably gonna play
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a friendly or two before the tournament in June to work those things out.
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But I really like that. I don't think Italy right now, with the
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the the players that they have at number nine, they're they're just not not
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good enough. I know a channel you talk a lot, highly a lot
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about Scamaka, But the day he came in and the game went in the
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in the other direction for Italy, and you know, I was watching on
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his own and the commentator said, uh, apparently he heard Mancini say,
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tell Scamaca, you know you're not sorry. Mancini Spiletti tell Scamaca, Oh,
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you're not doing anything right out there. You're not supposed to You're not
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doing anything you're supposed to do. I don't know if how well the commentator
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understands Italian I didn't. I didn't rewind to to to try to hear what
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Spiletti said, but it makes sense he did. He didn't do much.
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He's a target man, and I think for for for Italy they need,
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they need more fluidity up up top. So I like seeing that, honestly,
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I like seeing that within these two games. You know, five goals
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is always nice. Eli scoring is always nice, you know. Good for
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him. I don't think he's a player that's gonna gonna make the final team
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in June, unless you know, he has a crazy season and you know,
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maybe there's some injuries, but regardless, Uh, you know, good
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for him. Obviously, I'm very happy with Kaza scoring. He looks honestly,
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looks very different with Italy with than with with you two different styles.
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To something that was discussing with Berto from all Uve cast Uh we had we
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had a discussion and stuff, and he said that it's not like as if
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kids is not kind of like playing the same way at Juve. It's just
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he's not capitalizing as much as in Juve as he is with with the with
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the Adzudi he said something like even Vavich, dude, like they're getting high
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danger chances is they're just like not, they're not scoring anything like they're They
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couldn't hit the side of a barn if they if they wanted to be at
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this point, to use a hockey term. So but I still will argue
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that Ki has at Fidentina, and I've had arguments with people about this.
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I'm like, like not even discussions, like arguments, like they like that
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they're telling them the kids that uvent is is not the kids of Fidentina,
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nor the kids of the national team kids of Juventus is is is. You
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could say that it's it's good in the sense that he's more defensively responsible,
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you know, and he's he's he's able to adapt to different systems because he's
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a professional footballer, I hope so, but the system that he has there
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is not a system that allows him to do what he does for the national
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team, especially in today's game. For example, the cuts that he was
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trying to make with the aggressiveness that he had, you know that the fact
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that he's willing to take those risks. Bertle brought up a good point,
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saying that because the event because the uvent is midfield is not as obviously solid
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as the national team's midfield, which makes total sense. So like he doesn't
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have that luxury because if he takes the risk and they get punished hard,
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event is gets punished hard, and then like he loses a ship and then
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you know, obviously you know it's ever a good environment to be in.
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But he has the luxury of being able to do stuff like that. And
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today, for example, like I as I as I tweeted him and Demaco
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or just like they were like it was like Spinatzla and Insigny esque where they
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were just rotating their positions more or less and being able to cycle them all
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offensively on that on the left side to create as much chances as possible.
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So I love it when when I see stuff like that happen. He didn't
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score, but it's not a big deal. You're not gonna score every game.
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You're not gonna be the guy who's gonna like nobody nobody scored. Like
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we had our efforts, we had our chances. It was just as not
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just one player that didn't score, the entire team didn't score, and versus
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North Macedonia, it was just a keyer going up against a team that,
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obviously I was much more skill level than Ukraine. So when you get those
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opportunities, you're gonna get them more often and it's very likely you're going to
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score them too. So I think that's that that that that's what I was
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gonna say. You know, any city team is better than North Macedonia,
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and even arguably you're Ukraine. So let's take you know, let's take these
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games with the Green and Salt too, because the city is a tough leat.
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Oh, you know, there's a lot of talent in These teams have
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a lot more time to prepare to play against you Gates play against Kaisa than
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North Macedonia. Does you know, Yeah, they know them. They know
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these players, know these coaches, they know the system exactly. It's the
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same ten coaches in the city every year, so they know each other.
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Uh So, you know, yes, we all saw it different, different
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gameplay, but it's also easier opponents. But I do think also to your
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point, Johnny, I think you know, if you've a you know,
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right now. It's a bit of a four to four two. It's not
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I think with the national team the four three three where where he has two
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other forwards with him. I think that that really benefits him, and we
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don't see that Uve where he's kind of left alone with vilevision. You know
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that's okay. Sometimes they look, you have his second in league. Something's
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working. But he said he has more defensive responsibilities, and I think that
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takes away from his offensive game versus itly it's you know, he's more I
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think those yeah front three go ahead and score. Yeah, it's more fluid,
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it's more. It's more, it's more attacking, like just his position.
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Obviously there wasn't point day and nothing. It was in the second half.
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I believe that he really tracked back and and uh want to foul in
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our own zone to to to take possession back. But it's just it's just
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a different thing, just a different play style. I mean, the responsibility
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that he has with Juve and the national team, and I know we've spoken
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about this a lot on this podcast with Kiz especially, It's it's two different
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animals. I mean, he's able, he's more free, he's more free
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with the national team. I think he's able to be more creative, He's
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able to go on those runs, he's able to Like Jenny's point, and
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I'm glad he brought it up again because I saw the tweet and I knew
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I wanted to always bring it up tonight and him and DeMarco making those making
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those plays one twos along the left hand side. I mean he he doesn't
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really. I mean again, I don't want you every week, but I
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don't. I don't see him having that at the club level with Juve,
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whereas currently so far, so good with that little link up day he's got
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on the left hand side, and that he's more front, uh more pushed
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forward, he has those opportunities to be dangerous and guys, he's he's an
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attacking player. He's not a left back. Like he's not a left wing
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back. He's a left winger, right winger. I think he can play
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more or less across the front. I don't really see him as a striker
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like a nine, but maybe as like a like like he plays that you've
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with a with an actual striker and he plays kind of off of them,
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but he just has more free range of of being creative and being the keys
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that we know. So for that, I like it because, like I've
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said in the past, he's one of the few players that is not scared
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to you know, go one on one, take a man on you know,
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make a dribble, make of that pass, you know, drive the
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net so and actually have a bit of success with that because we saw other
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players, you know, if it be you know me, Mobilter, the
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Ordano or or even Hospadoriti at times try that same stuff and it does it
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doesn't always work. I think he has this efficiency on that on that aspect
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of the game is a bit higher. And listen, he's a dangerous player
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for us. He's arguably one of our better players or best players. So
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we need him in the position that he needs to be playing. We don't
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need them to to be playing left back. We have we have a good
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one in the Marco. So I'm glad. I'm glad that that connection is
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starting to form. And again we like Nick to the next point. Also,
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I know these guys don't play with each other every week, but again,
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these players they know each other, you know, they're not obviously in
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sync, like they don't see themselves each other like twenty four to seven at
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practice all year round. But I think as as as the months go on,
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and because again this is all still pretty fresh and new with under Spalletti,
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right, so so far it's been more positive than negative, I would
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say. So if it continues like this, I think we're in good hands
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going forward. Yeah. Now that trend and you think about the Euros two
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years ago, you think about that results you make connection on west side,
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maybe maybe we'll have that maybe the Jenny's point, maybe we'll have that in
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June with pray, let's pray that everyone stays healthy. Yeah, that's another
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thing. I haven't seen our full like what's our like? People ask what's
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it was like? Full eleven? Like, we haven't been able to see
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it, you know, we haven't established it. Yeah, I think that
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too, and I think it's I think that's okay. I think that's okay
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that it's not established because you know, let the players are in their spot.
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Do you see players always perform better leading? It's also good to have
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an idea, Yeah, but it's always good to have an idea of like
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okay, well, like who who who are the best twenty two that you're
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going to bring with you the best twenty to twenty two players that you we
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haven't seen it total package yet. But to credit Nick's point, you know,
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sometimes you go with the hot hand, you know, like maybe potential
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or potential or star power. Some players might be better than others. But
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if that player hasn't been producing in the past couple of years, is it
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really worth it to bring him versus someone who has been on fire and top
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four like bund of Intuita for example. I've been I'm disappointed the bund of
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Intuita did not get any playtime these past two games. Uh his play in
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City and my opinion has against Macedonia DNT. Yes, yeah, why my
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not? Why I remember? But like you got like we called at the
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end of remember at the end of last episode, we went back and forth,
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who's gonna be in the midfield? We had that clip how it was
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kinda get and it ended up being what obviously we ended up saying that we
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knew that was gonna happen. I just didn't want to see it, but
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obviously it was. It ended up being and what the yah? They never
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mind, I'm clearly stupid. I don't know what the fun happened? To
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me, but he didn't play. He didn't play today. No, you
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know, he didn't play today at all. So he didn't play today at
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all. But the fucking my arm. But still like like Ifa stays hot,
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you know, like he's somebody that I consider it. But yeah,
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it's kind of like a better the look I Telly lost euro if local Italian.
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You know, yeah, it's just doesn't And that's another thing, it
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just doesn't help. The thing is like it's I think it's still gonna be
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twenty six players of squad size. You you saw like twenty six. It's
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a good amount of players, you know, you know, take away the
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three goals, you've got twenty three squad players. That's two full rosters,
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two full starting elevens plus one. Like it's a big team. You're bringing
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a lot of guys. You think back to the last Euros. You know
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they called up I'm pretty sure Polyitano was originally part of the team and he
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got injured. Yeah he got it was yeah, or he was a last
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cut or something. And then there was also Pellegrini. Pellegreeney was injured and
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then came in for him. So like kash revillly, like I'm sorry,
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notice directed him, but he's not like he's not even on the team anymore.
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You know, he was just there because there was an injury. He
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was good at the time, he was good enough at the time. He's
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also injured now, and yeah, he's injured now. But there's definitely gonna
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be guys where you know, they're kind of iffy, but they'll probably make
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the team because another player got injured or something. So you know there's gonna
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be there's gonna be call ups in March. They'll have two games in March,
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I'll have two friendlies I don't know against him. Uh, and then
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come June they'll have their their big camp and they'll you know, go slowly,
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solely and then hopefully hopefully players are healthy. That's really the most important
24:47
thing. That's why Italy did so well last time. Everyone was healthy,
24:51
healthy at the right time. Kali had a major injury the year before,
24:55
he had a major injury the year before. Sure, Pelgreeney was in there,
24:57
and Pulletano if he was injured not but uh, look, Raspertori came
25:03
in and he scored a goal in that tournament. And I think even Pasina
25:06
wasn't unisinally part of the team, and he came in and scored a goal.
25:10
Uh so, you know it, There's a lot that can happen between
25:14
now and June. But now that I'm talking about this, it's it's hitting
25:17
me that, Okay, damn, it'llly qualify for a tournament. It feels
25:19
good. Missing the World cupp Really it sucked. But yeah, back back
25:26
back in the Euros, back to defending Germany. It'll be nice to see
25:30
a tournament in Germany bring back memories from two thousand and six. But yeah,
25:34
about today's game, I think just getting the chance. I think before
25:37
we get into I think just getting the chance that we did qualify today.
25:41
You know, by the skin of our teeth, everybody knows it's most secret.
25:45
We got away with murder at the end. We'll get into it today,
25:48
you know, later, But I think just having the chance to be
25:51
able to say that we're able to defend our our championship is something that's like,
25:56
Okay, fuck, finally we're backing a tournament. We're able to enjoy
26:00
it as as Italians you know here especially here Montreal, and you know,
26:06
have the chance to defend it because all the all the talk was all is
26:08
that if we can even be able to defend their championship, that would have
26:11
been a murderous scene. So I didn't want to obviously see that. And
26:15
having the chance, I think is is cool. Will they do it again,
26:19
guys, We're way way far away from that. Uh, we'll have
26:22
to obviously, We're gonna definitely talk about that once that comes closer to time.
26:26
But I'm just excited that, you know, we got it done,
26:30
not to maybe the way we wanted to, but we got it done,
26:33
and uh yeah, we get the chance, like I said, to to
26:36
defend our championship. We actually did get a question on on Twitter while we're
26:41
on this topic from Dorian what players do you want to see given a chance
26:45
in the squad between now and the Euros. That's a good question. Hmm.
26:55
I don't know, that's a good question. I would like to see.
26:56
I want to again. I know it was a short and people are
27:00
gonna say, oh, yeah, well he doesn't belong there, Like I
27:03
mean, I still want to see the retegi uh option back with with with
27:07
the national team. I I don't think he's done anything wrong to say that
27:12
he doesn't deserve to be on the team. He's he's done okay at general
27:18
obviously a bit injured now I think or he was injured a bit so,
27:22
but you know, just his impact, you know, in a short time
27:26
span back with you know, with Zui, it was you know, you
27:30
couldn't even write up that script. So I would like to see him back
27:33
into the setup soon. I know. Obviously Jo went down to the U
27:37
twenty ones in that call up list. Again, very exciting player, you
27:44
know. I like that Macini incorporated a guy like Liketo into the setup and
27:48
kind of got his feet wet in the you know, for the for the
27:51
national team. But you know, I don't know besides besides that, I
27:57
mean, I think just being able to shore up and we just spoke about
28:03
it just before, but just to show up. You know, what's our
28:06
defensive pairing? Like, what's like? I think most positions are pretty much
28:10
I don't want to say locked because it is still far away. There are
28:12
options. But for me, the one that is still I'm not sure about
28:18
is our defensive pairing. And I don't know who it has to be.
28:22
But you know, who's besides who's besides Bastoni For me, I don't know
28:26
right now, like I like Staalvini. People are gonna say, doesn't belong
28:30
there at Chattitby. We've seen a Chadby, we've seen Gatti, we've seen
28:33
you know, Mancini today. But you look good. You gotta yellow,
28:41
got a yellow suit early in the game too, and but after you look
28:44
good. Yeah, no, I'm glad you brought that up. Yeah,
28:45
I I almost did forget about, but yes he did, he did impress.
28:49
I was pleasantly surprised by that. No disrespect to him, but again,
28:53
he just hasn't been able. He hasn't gotten much opportunity. So that
28:59
he's had that, he's taken that opportunity today and I think even he had
29:02
another game that he played with us. So it was encouraging to see.
29:04
But we've just seen so many guys in that rotation of center back. So
29:10
you know, from last season, a guy like Romano Casally, we thought
29:15
they maybe were be going to be walking this in this defensing pairing. Now
29:18
they're nowhere to be seen. So whoever has to be I don't know off
29:22
the top of my head right now, but I just would like to show
29:25
up that pairing because I think it's important, you know, for for our
29:30
success going forward, because I think there are obviously talented players in those positions,
29:36
but you know, I would just like to have that a bit more
29:40
secure because, like I said, I think most positions we kind of have
29:44
an idea of pretty much who it's going to be, you know, in
29:48
certain positions. So I guess, yeah, bringing back with Teggy into the
29:53
mix again, I you know, I don't. I don't think he would
29:59
have made the differ today. But Emobile I think still I think has a
30:03
spot on this team. So yeah, that's kind of like where my head
30:07
is going. I don't know, Johnny, if you had anything different,
30:11
but it's kind of how where my head was going with that question. Great,
30:15
given the two between Skamaka and Emobile, I'd rather Emobile right at the
30:21
moment, Like right now, he's just not in his best form. But
30:23
I'm really not on the Skamaka train. I don't know why people are.
30:26
I'm I'm really not on the Skamaka train. But at TAG if he was,
30:30
if he wasn't injured, I'm pretty sure he would have gone to call
30:33
up to get tried out a bit, especially that he was on a little
30:36
bit of a hot form prior to his injury. I agree. I think
30:41
the position that's not really a lock is more of the center back carrying because
30:45
like the left back, right back slots for sure already ready I don't say
30:48
cemented, but yeah, but it's pretty much like they're not They're not going
30:52
to be moved, They're not gonna be budget midfield. You have a nice
30:55
cycle between five six guys that you can use that I feel like I'm confident
30:59
in to wish three he starts. I'm but that he chooses. I still
31:03
feel confident in the in the three that he chooses, even to the point
31:06
where, like I know, we hate Georgino, but Georginio, like I
31:07
said, he's a safe option, Like he's not going to be the guy
31:10
that I'm gonna have to worry about making a mistake or not. The right
31:15
wing slot Nick, as you brought up before, Yes it does lack a
31:18
bit of talent, but they do have guys on that like Pulley Tano right
31:22
now and Brnopoli has been playing phenomenally well. Zaniolo is, like I said
31:27
many times on the pod before naturally Gifted, he just needs to stop being
31:32
a fucking idiot. That's just straight up what it is. I didn't find
31:33
it bad today. No, No, but I don't think he was.
31:37
No. No, I don't want to like bash your point, but today
31:40
I was actually another player that I found was no today was he wasn't bad
31:45
today, it was it wasn't bad in terms of character, you know what
31:47
I mean, just be like an idiot in terms of like remember how he
31:49
used to always complain that he always needs to get bring the ball into the
31:52
box area and then just lose it, put his possession easily because he did
31:55
because he would freeze. He didn't know what to do. That's why I
31:57
like, like, as long as that's I mean, like it is,
32:00
as long as he's just gonna be a fucking idiot like doing stuff like that,
32:02
he's fine because theff was between him and kids, the kids, I
32:06
wouldn't freeze when he's in the box like that, He's going for the opportunity.
32:08
He already he already has the end game in mind when he wants to
32:10
take the shot. And I feel like as if a movie that does deserve
32:15
a shot, because you can swamp between the false nine ouptional Aspadori, or
32:19
you could swap between the actual pure striker form with with the mobile. I
32:23
feel like as if that's his position that should be explored. I'm looking like
32:29
I'm going through my mental map right now, and I remember what I met
32:32
up with with Yan yesterday and ye Ernando and mass yesterday and yeah, have
32:40
a birthday tomorrow's birthday. I have a birthday friends with about the squad squad's
32:45
birthday next couple of days. But but then they'll brought up a good point,
32:51
you know, like led guys like Provodel and Vicadio actually get a try
32:53
out too, you know, like actually like maybe play a friendly or too,
32:57
just to get their legs going a bit too for the national team because
33:00
you see them taking over. To be honest, no, not going to
33:02
take over. But he said the question was to see which players you want
33:06
to see on the roster and try out, Like that was the question,
33:08
right, So like like I'm not I'm not expecting them to take the starting
33:12
spot at all. What I'm mixed, but like I like we do have
33:15
a bit of a bit of a plethora of like decent keepers to use his
33:21
backups, you know, like way yeah, like like like like I would
33:24
I'm not even trying to be like a biased fan, like I'm not even
33:27
thinking made like like the Gregorio, for example, is a guy that I
33:30
think would be cute to see it, to be cute to try it out,
33:35
like like but like Provodel and Vicadio, like the names that that brought
33:39
up, and I have to fully agree with him, you know, especially
33:44
the fact that Provodel last year had the most clean sheets in city. Yeah,
33:46
you know, I think that merits a little look and God forbid,
33:51
like we like, you know what, like we had situations where euro two
33:53
thousand, Buffont gets injured, we go with has an amazing tournament, you
33:58
know, like uh woke up twenty ten, we lost Buffon and then we
34:01
were lost from there, you know, like it was a goalie it was
34:07
was it was Marti, It wasn't the scientists. I think it wasn't wasn't
34:12
Marquetti. No, Marquetti was was too like he was he was like the
34:15
young star quote unquote next goal tending. I think it was or was it
34:21
the scientists? I don't think it. I don't think it was Morgan sientists
34:28
check on that. You're right, Johnny, You're you're right, Like it
34:30
was no, no, no, I'm just saying, I'm talking about his
34:36
point, like if yeah, you're done, Johnny, I'm uh, I'm
34:39
just looking up. I'm just looking up the lineup right now. No,
34:43
but you're right about the backup goalie, like at least been blessed. We
34:46
had, you know what, twenty years of Buffon and then oh it was
34:51
not really it was worn It was the scientist, but I guess I was,
34:54
yeah, well maybe they're both on team. Anyways, Nocentis was the
35:00
was the other backup, but Marquettie was like was the young it was the
35:04
young kid at the time, supposed to be the next thing and just didn't
35:07
pay out. Yeah, so but anyways, yeah, it was We've been
35:12
blessed for twenty years. And then Don Ruma comes in and he's a young
35:15
goalie and he this is his net for the next fifteen years at this point
35:22
ten fifteen years. But Italy does have good goalies, and you think,
35:25
you think, you know Bouffon, who is his backup for many years too,
35:30
Citygul and cidegu is a very good goalie himself. You know, Italy
35:34
would have been fine with him as a starter for all those years as well.
35:37
And he and then he he was still the backup of last Yuros and
35:42
he got his Euro medal. But he loved it. You know, he
35:44
got playing time in the last group stage game. But you're right, it
35:47
is important to have a good backup. I think maybe they'll go with maybe
35:51
a more veteran presence. I can tell you whom they're you know, probably
35:54
not City Goul. At this point, those two guys, I think,
36:00
yeah, I think they stick with. Those two guys, to be honest,
36:02
are talented. Yeah, and then and then and at this point yeah,
36:07
and at this point, don't Ruma is the veteran of the group anyways,
36:10
he's been around for so long. But yeah, for me, For
36:16
me, I think it's the Fords finding out, you know, who's gonna
36:22
be part of the Ford group besides Kiza and and in respiratory, Like I
36:27
would like, you know, I would like to see like like maybe like
36:30
a two to and top like that. That would be cool. Like I
36:32
think if I got a like, I think that would Like you said,
36:37
then, going back to your point earlier, Nick, like about about about
36:45
that the zone and announcer saying what's he had said? But I think his
36:51
problem was today he wasn't obviously tracking back. He wasn't he wasn't incorporating himself
36:54
into play. He was really isolating himself. So the playoff is somebody,
36:59
I think they would would be nice. And maybe you don't play with with
37:02
wingers. Maybe you play Kiasa behind them, like I don't know, There's
37:05
there's other there's other possibilities. So I think at that point you're just changing
37:09
your changing formation. At that point. It's tough, right, yeah,
37:15
but it still gives those it's still it still gives those forward those forwards uh
37:19
three range to a certain extent. I mean you would still have it would
37:22
be a four to three one two, so you would still have your three
37:24
midfielders. You would have Kieza being that guy who can really you know,
37:30
free roam anywhere he wants, and then you have two guys up front that
37:32
can play off of off of each other, off of Kisa, and I
37:36
think it can. I would think it can balance out. Maybe uh maybe
37:40
I'm walking to uh two into you know, f C twenty four, I
37:44
FIFA twenty three or whatever you're playing these days. But I think I think
37:47
it's something that where these players can fit into a position, into a into
37:51
a system like that. But again, I think it's a bit of our
37:54
reach if we're talking about this early. Yeah, yeah, I mean yeah.
37:59
For me, I think if you know Spletti's clearly decided on four three
38:02
three, I think it's a matter of finding, you know, what depth
38:06
options there are for Because Respiratory and Keys aren't playing ninety minutes every game in
38:09
the tournament, you know they're gonna have to bring on guys. And if
38:14
you bring on a guy like Skamaka, you know you're you're changing your your
38:17
your game play a bit. Maybe you're gonna have to bring on if you
38:21
bring on Scamaca, maybe you bring on a different winger who plays better with
38:25
Skamaka. I don't know who that would be, but you know, I'm
38:29
sorry. But if you have guys like like, like, let's be honest
38:32
here, like he has on your left and you have like you have guys
38:36
on the right, they're not farmers either, you know, like they're they're
38:39
decent players no matter who you put on the right. You can put on
38:44
the right wing if you want, that's fine. But I know he's not
38:46
hasn't had some good games. But like I think we say this just because
38:52
our left hand side, like we said earlier, is just so much better
38:55
than our right hand side currently. Bit of a pass for you know,
39:01
he was he put away that goal against England early on. You know,
39:06
like it's true he does like like obviously, like I said before, you
39:12
know, like you're not gonna score every game. It's just this game,
39:15
you know, as as I as I said, he has, he had
39:16
a touch of a fridge, you know, like he's big, heavy,
39:19
bulky and you have two guys on the side trying to carry him. That's
39:22
how it is. But but but you're right at this point. You know,
39:28
I think with the wingers, you know, is anybody's job, even
39:30
midfield, I think it needs to be a Maritado. Yet, Yeah,
39:37
I think if Bonovadua has the season he's been having, he's a shoeing.
39:40
He's you know, you always need those informed players, even if he probably
39:45
won't play for the national team after even if he's never played in a major
39:51
tournament before, you know, let him play. You know, you look
39:54
back, yeah, you look back the last tournament. You know you're you're
40:00
starting midfield. Who do we have? We had Barella, who was who
40:04
had a fantastic season with inter Georgino at that point he was also really good
40:08
and and Varatti and Locatelli locate he's having a fantastic season. Varatti started thurnham
40:13
An injured, he comes in, he's always he's always good. So those
40:15
guys were hot. So if they could find three guys in the midfield like
40:19
that, go ahead. Same thing with with with defense. I think right
40:22
now it's there's a lot of jobs to be won. But it'll be interesting.
40:25
What what whatever games they played in Uh in March. It's a long
40:30
time away, and yeah, a lot could happen. But regarding the game
40:35
today, did you guys ever feel like ship we might be going to a
40:39
playoffs? Uh? A couple of times. Numbers A couple of times.
40:45
On the counter attack that Ukraine had, there were some threats that, oh
40:52
my god, starts at a k on the right he played right wing Cauhluga
40:59
caluga. No, no, oh my god, hold on, look no
41:07
kraney Italy. Oh my god, it's starts sort of k uh uh canupla,
41:20
canoplia, canoplia. Yeah, like you got like if you didn't if
41:23
you didn't like make some mistakes on those passes and when you got into the
41:28
offensive offensive third, like we would have been talking a different tune today.
41:34
I felt like, uh, defensively, it was just a bit of a
41:37
panic button press at in the back. There was moments that the easily cleared
41:40
like murdering just had like like was completely neutered. Besides the point where I
41:46
think we got away with murder on the Chistan Day thing. But that's the
41:50
discussion we'll have later. But yeah, there was times where it was like,
41:54
oh my god, like it's it looks very dangerous. I feel like
41:59
it's if they're they're gonna probably get like a nice decent last minute chance to
42:02
probably take a one zero lead, especially like did you guys hear how loud
42:07
it was? Yeah, likes were there. I think I catch the number
42:12
at the final number, but it was was it was loud, like I
42:15
know the Olympic was almost sixty thousand. I don't know if it was about
42:19
the same over there, but yeah it was, yeah, like it was
42:22
it was loud. So it like I'm just there, like the crowd so
42:29
behind Ukraine, like you could hear the the the the Folsi chanting, but
42:34
it wasn't louder than the Ukraine fans it was ridiculous. So that too was
42:39
more of like towards especially like in nearly eightieth minute or when they started getting
42:44
some counter attacks, especially after like how lost they look with some switches that
42:47
they that Spaletti may some of the substitutions that he made this game were a
42:52
bit questionable. And then ever since then, like the momentum just completely shifted
42:55
in Ukraine's favor. That's when I was like, oh my god, I
42:59
think we're heading towards a playoff, Like I don't think this game is going
43:00
to end the result that we wanted to be. Yeah. No, I
43:06
try to stay optimistic, like we all we all knew, and I know
43:08
I felt pretty strongly about this is you know, we have to win out
43:10
and and that was really the goal in mind. And what bothered me as
43:16
the game was kind of going along, and I remember who had who had
43:21
who had said this, if it was if it was it was Chris Asante
43:27
or or or Dianni, but Ukraine looked like they were they well, Ukraine
43:34
was playing to win and we was playing not to lose. And when I
43:37
hear that, my blood starts to boil. And when I see that I
43:42
get even more crazy, so and I and you know what, to their
43:45
point, it was for me, I had seen that throughout the game.
43:50
So that's what really got me a bit uneasy. Again, like I said,
43:54
always try to stay optimistic and positive, but and not wanting to go
44:00
down that playoff route again, that's what kind of bothered me. Yes,
44:06
Italy did have their chances. You know, Yes today it didn't go their
44:10
way in terms of scoring goals, but the chances were there. I think
44:15
they had to do a lot better to to to to bury those. I
44:19
think, like Nick said earlier, the the keys a cross crease to to
44:24
to Raspadori. You know, Raspadori is a is a you know, a
44:28
second quicker to react to that that's in the back of the net. You
44:31
know, we had other opportunities there. You know, they really clogged the
44:35
box, especially when Italy got you know close, uh into the final third.
44:39
I mean there was there was a moment, There was moments where it
44:42
was just like shot the fucked off this guy and then it went to this
44:45
guys. This guy's for the shot, pass off shot, like it was
44:47
just it was just crazy and you know what, to Johnny's point. The
44:52
counter attacks, they were uh, you know something, not all of them,
44:55
but some of them were a bit you know, fearful. And again
44:59
I people are going to shoot on down the Uma. But he had a
45:02
game. I think he made some some time we saves in my opinion.
45:07
So then you definitely kept us into that and going into the game, we
45:10
were the three possible results. Two of them were sufficient for us, you
45:15
know, obviously the win and and what happened today with with with the draw,
45:19
but there was always that what if of of of a loss. So
45:25
having that in the back of my mind, especially as the game what went
45:28
on, you know, goes into halftime nil nail, okay, you know,
45:31
we had our chances, didn't really score. You know, I would
45:34
have probably the games I saw that, I just got the notification. I
45:38
saw that. I was gonna bring that up after. But that's the Lightning
45:44
Bruins that me and Johnny are going out of tonight hockey wise. But back
45:47
to our point with the ADZUITI you know, I probably would have liked to
45:51
have seen maybe as stay on a bit longer. That's Kamaka change obviously came
45:58
right at the forty five minutes, right after times, so I think he
46:01
deserved to kind of be on the on the pitch a bit more. Just
46:07
that fluidity that that that they have up front when he's on is is obviously
46:13
a bit different, like we've we've mentioned, and I think maybe he could
46:15
have created something else alongside Kieza and if it beats Anil or whoever it was,
46:22
you know later on like a like a Pollytown or what have you.
46:23
So again, I think maybe the time where I really thought, oh fuck,
46:31
this can maybe end badly with my Johnny's in probably those last ten odd
46:37
minutes, because you know, once you once the game continues on and it's
46:40
still no nil, it's like no matter what, no matter what you're you
46:45
know who you're supporting and and and what game it is. It's when it's
46:47
no nail going down down to the wire, it's and there's something on the
46:52
line. Uh, it's always a bit nerve wracking. But to say that
46:57
I was like in total panic mode, no, I can't say that.
47:00
I was still you know, pleased with what I saw from the North Macedonia
47:05
game and and knew that I would actually I mean maybe I didn't know for
47:08
sure, but I put my faith in spellctly too to say to know when
47:14
to continue going for it for that maybe that goal, and then went to
47:17
kind of say, okay, fuck, we have to we have to walk
47:21
in and and and and you know, sure this this draw. So you
47:25
know, when that did happen, I think felt a bit more at ease,
47:30
but again they were still dangers on the counter tag man. And again,
47:31
like we opened the podcast, and just what I said to open the
47:35
podcast, I mean, you know we got away with we got out away
47:39
with with with murder at the end, I mean that that. I mean
47:43
people are gonna maybe say it's not a penalty. I mean I didn't see
47:45
all the solomos. I saw it in real time, saw the solo motion
47:49
that the replay storry that they showed, saw a couple of clips on on
47:52
Twitter, and you know it's a it's a penalty, right, So we
47:55
got away with that. And all I know is that if we were on
47:59
the other side of that, and I don't care who tells you what,
48:01
guys, if we were on the other end of that, this would be
48:05
a different podcast. All fans would be going crazy, and you know,
48:12
it wouldn't have been an enjoyable night even though it was stressful, it would
48:15
have been an enjoyable night. So yeah, that's kind of where I was
48:21
throughout the game. Again, it just still pisses me off that we couldn't
48:23
score because Neil Nol is never it's never an interesting game. But listen,
48:30
leave it to Italy, leave it to the Azuri to qualify for Hero twenty
48:35
four, twenty twenty four in the most Italian way possible, a classic zead
48:38
of Zeta. So I guess we couldn't really ask for for for much more
48:43
with with this national team. Yeah, you made a good point. Last
48:50
forty minutes, it looked like Italy was playing not to lose straight up,
48:52
like Uka was pressing more. They you know what, Italy did start off
48:58
the gear with more chances. They did. Come out wanted to score,
49:00
they wanted to get that goal they didn't, and then it got to the
49:04
point it's like, okay, let's start defending. It worked. They got
49:07
the job done. But looking at the actual tournament, so Italy is gonna
49:12
be in Pot three or four in the draw, So that means they're gonna
49:15
have a team from Pop one, which is Germany, Portugal, France,
49:19
Spain, Belgium in England, and then team from Pot two, which right
49:23
now is is Hungary, Denmark, Albinia, Austria, and then there's possibility
49:29
of Turkey, Romania and Switzerland. So I think it's two out of those
49:31
three, and then Pot three Scotland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic,
49:37
Netherlands and potentially Italy Serbia's and pot four I think they're missing one other team
49:43
and then there'll be the playoff winners in pot four. So you say Italy
49:47
is in Pot three or four, But then you look at the teams in
49:50
pot two pot three, like they're not they're nothing special, like these are
49:54
not strong teams. So I mean the draws, I think December two,
50:02
Like I mean, I know it's super early, guys, but where do
50:05
you how far like right with the way Italy least playing, how far do
50:08
you you think they this team makes it? Do you think they make it
50:12
on the group stage? How far do we go back to back like early
50:15
super early predictions, super early predictions. I'm saying quarterfinals, I say,
50:23
I say around to sixteen. Honestly, they have to get out of the
50:25
group. That's that's that's that's a that's a no brainer for me. You
50:29
have to get out of the group. That would be an embarrassment. No
50:31
matter what the situation is, who's the players, who's the coach, whatever
50:37
it is, it's enough for this fucking narrative that it really can't do well
50:39
in tournaments. We can't make tournaments. I want to try to turn that
50:43
page over and that chapter. If it is in a tournament, no matter
50:46
which one it is, Euro World Cup, they have to get out of
50:50
the group. For me, that's a that's a must. How far can
50:52
they go with and there's so many variables early prediction, I don't know.
50:59
I'm gonna you know, he said run the sixteen. Next run Since the
51:01
US say a quarterfinal, I'll say send me. I'll just to change it
51:05
up. I'll say, send me just to just to change it up and
51:07
h and have a bit of a different opinion. But but yeah, listen,
51:12
Cherry on top would obviously be going back to back. That is tough
51:15
to do, uh, especially in tournament football. So anything as possible,
51:20
but to change it up, I'll go send me final. Yeah, it's
51:24
it feels like those those Paul One teams. Obviously for me, all dangerous
51:30
and again to your point in the pot two, I still think there are
51:34
quality teams there. There are beatable, but there are still quality teams there.
51:37
And again, you know in in back in your twenty twenty and I
51:42
hate, we hate, we always hate to go back to twenty twenty and
51:45
go back to that tournament. But some of those big dogs got knocked out
51:49
pretty early in our path to yeah, yeah, to get where we got
51:54
to. I'm not gonna say it was it was a gimme because we got
51:58
we almost you know, didn't make it past our street, but you know
52:01
there was something. There was some North Spain. Me and Johnny were watching
52:06
that together. Hell of a fucking moment. But everyone's celebrating for an off
52:10
site goal. I'm just there like it's not happy it's scored. No,
52:15
but on that officide goal. If I remember correctly, all I know is
52:19
that I remember everyone's like yeah, and I'm just like not moving. I'm
52:22
like that's you just know, you just know that's outside agents like grab me
52:27
hyped up because he was so because ad missed that half second. You just
52:32
missed that half second and I don't know why I caught it, And I
52:36
was just there like no, these guys are that's kind of just yeah,
52:39
it came back, but yeah, like listen, like the whole fronts and
52:44
eliminated, like you know, that was a big thing because obviously they were
52:47
very very favorite in that in that tournament. So it really depends. But
52:52
you know, I still think there are quality teams that are obviously getting qualified
52:59
and our already qualified into this tournament, and I wouldn't put it past any
53:02
of these teams. But it all depends. Man, it really depends.
53:06
So I don't know. They're stay optimistic, but going back to back I
53:12
think would be uh would be uh the tree on top, but it would
53:15
more of a dream currently as we speak tonight, hopefully more of a reality
53:21
maybe once we get closer to closer to the tournament. Yeah, and it
53:23
feels like when we did the previews for the last tournament, we all said,
53:27
like Italy coal win this, and I don't know if all had that
53:30
same feeling. It's so hard to win back to back. I know Spain
53:31
did. It was a different case. The team, Yeah, they had
53:42
Euro woke up Euro like we were their greatest ever generation that they ever had
53:47
in their lifetime. Steam prior to that run, was just okay, they're
53:53
a good team, but they're never d team, and then everard that ever
53:58
since then, it's like, okay, we really have to be careful for
54:00
staying now. But sorry, that's yeah, no, you're not exactly exactly.
54:06
It's not byt the same time, it's tournament three years later. There's
54:08
different players, different you know, teams are different. It's gonna be a
54:12
different structure. I hope, you know what, I'm just curious. Sorry,
54:15
I don't want to. I was just gonna say, I hope Italy
54:16
plays in some of the same stadiums they played in two thousand and six,
54:20
just just for the memories, nostalgia, nostalgia. Yeah, I'm just I'm
54:23
just curious to see spoetting in a tournament setting, like in a tournament football.
54:28
I'm just curious to see how that turns out. Some coaches are made
54:30
for it, some coaches aren't. I'm just intrigued to see how how he
54:35
goes about it, how he how he takes that all in and and how
54:37
he performs with that. You see a guy like Quante I think you know
54:44
is a is a tournament type of coach. My Chiney proved that he was
54:47
able to do it. So I'm just very curious to see how how Spowetti
54:52
does in a tournament style tournament. Haven't seen it before, and hopefully it's
55:00
successful because I think he's like what I not to, not to change directions,
55:06
but you know, it's it's still a small sample size, but you
55:09
know, he's been saying a lot of the right things. He's been really
55:13
trying to do a lot of the right things, trying to He's doing things
55:15
the right way so far, So I always want to see that continue,
55:20
you know, his his I hope he just doesn't fall under that whole stubborn
55:25
Italian manager syndrome that we sort of kind of follow ourselves into with some of
55:30
these managers. But he wants to attack, he wants to go forward.
55:35
He knows who our best players are. You know, he called he has
55:39
are our sinner for any of those tennis fans out there. But yeah,
55:46
no, I'm just I'm just curious to see spotting that in that environment going
55:50
forward. So I think that will do it for us guys. Big weekend
55:54
in Citia Derby Dealia on Sunday one versus two, which will be very exciting
56:02
for maybe well we'll watch it together, but as you work and people find
56:08
us on social media. Yeah, guys, listen, thank you for sticking
56:12
with us. Obviously tonight on the round up here and uh special episode of
56:16
for the stick with this fucking national team. Guys. I hate to see
56:21
all this negativity. This guy sucks, this guy sucks, this guy should
56:24
be called up. But you know, where's the emobile? Like okay,
56:29
like we're fucking moving along. Okay, we're fucking get We're just fucking back
56:32
up the team. That's all we need, right, we don't need this
56:35
fucking negativity. So with that said, why where's the fucking where is this
56:43
player? I don't understand why? Uh you know, like like okay,
56:49
it's it's fucking enough, we know, but I hate when we're divided at
56:54
love when we're united. So with that being said, again, guys,
56:59
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