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#2 Love, Hate + Risky Business · Draft Offsides Podcast

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Hello and welcome to episode two of Draft Offsides.
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I'm here with Tico and Enzo. My name is Keith.
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Before we get started, do you guys know Pookie came to the
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MLS? No.
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What? I didn't.
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How did you not know that Tico? I thought you were his number
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one fan. I right now, for those who don't
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know, Timo Pookie is a relatively unknown Finnish
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striker who played for Norwich City in the 2019-2020 season.
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That Chico drafted him like really late and he went on to be
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really good that year and so he kind of became Chico's like
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spirit, animal, sash, Talisman and a running joke amongst our
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friends. What team does he play currently
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in that last? Minnesota.
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He's played three games, Scored a goal, Obviously, Chico, are
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you gonna start taking all your vacations in Minnesota now?
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You know what? I think I'm gonna go when they
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play live. Yeah, I'm gonna go, oh, by the
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way, I don't. I don't know if you guys care or
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not, but yesterday I was at the Continental and Barcelona
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staying there. Yeah, we're at the lot of, like,
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people with the, like, the polo Crest.
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And then outside, there was a bunch of fans waiting for
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autographs. What are you doing at the
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Continental? We went to drinks, we went to
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after work, we had a meeting, we went to bowling as the team and
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then after some of us went to drinking.
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Drinking. Parking was $52.
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Fuck me. Not that the like they should
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like it was for like maybe 3 1/2 four hours.
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I feel like valet would have been cheaper, yeah?
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I think valet might have been cheaper.
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Yeah, one second. I gotta tell the Mrs. One
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second. Let me tell the Mrs. Michelle
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Barcelona is at the Continental. I know, but they're at the
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Continental. There's an FYI.
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She's excited. They were going to tell her
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about Timu Pookie. I'm not going to tell her about
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Timu Pookie. She doesn't care about Timu
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Pookie. Oh, did you hear that?
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Whoa. Those are fine words.
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She loves T coke, I can tell her.
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She said she said she loved her. Tell her, I said.
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I love Madrid. No, I'm not trying to ruin my
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day. We, I don't want ends up against
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this laptop taken away. It's not.
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Even my laptop, that's what I mean.
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Her laptop taken away. Alright, so let's just hop right
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into it. We're gonna go over some
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transfer news and rumors, things that are going on.
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The first bit of news is it super premulated, but I feel
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like kind of need to talk about it.
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Lionel Messi. After a high profile moved into
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Miami, Messi made his debut and scored in fairy tale fashion,
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hitting a free kick and salvage time to win the game.
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Kiko, you have some thoughts on that?
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Honestly, it is insanity how everyone is like posting all
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over social media talking Oh my God, Messi does God he made this
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goal. Yeah, I guess the team Cruz Azu
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sounds like a freaking failed to kill a brand name.
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They're big in Mexico. You just don't know him.
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It's like a big Mexican team. Mexican league Yeah, he scored a
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goal. Whatever they were up 10.
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Messi comes in the game and won one.
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And after Messi comes in the game it's a one and one.
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He's playing against whatever team.
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Freaking even when the goalie lined up I told my friend I'm
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like watch. It's gonna go on the top left.
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The goalie lined up wrong. What happens goes to the top
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left and never goes crazy messy runs around, whatever.
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Slow their feet. Kick.
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When Cristiano Ronaldo went to the Saudi Arabia League,
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everyone's all this guy sucks. He's watched.
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He can't play anywhere else. He won a 37.
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Messy's 35. When was the last time he played
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a meaningful league game? Unbelievable.
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I just hate this messy fandom. I hate it.
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I hate it. Yes, he's an amazing player, but
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we get it. Just a freaking freaking goal,
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right? I'll tell you the box It screws
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our zoo. Why are you crying so much?
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Yeah, he's wearing a pink shirt. He's in the MLS.
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He's got, you know, he's increased the followers by
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4,000,000 for into Miami. He's one of the best players in
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the world ever. One of the most golden doors.
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I let you talk. You let me talk, All right?
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I let you go on your little rant because you're a little Ronaldo
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lover. Yeah, Ronaldo went to Saudi
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Arabia. Is it much better than the MLS?
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I don't think so. It's the same thing, except the
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MLS is a little bit more established.
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Yeah, he came on late and he brought him back like.
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If he didn't do anything, we'd be talking a completely
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different story right now. Yeah, he scored a free kick.
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And I do agree with you, when I saw the wall and I saw the
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goalkeeper, I was like, that's easy.
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But how many players can do that?
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How many players would have hit the wall?
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But Messi didn't Messi put it in the top corner because Messi's
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Messi. So we've got to give some credit
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where Credit's due. He saw the weakness and he
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scored and it's going to be great for the MLS and they need
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it. Is it going to do wonders for
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the MLS? No, because they need more
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players that in their prime coming to this league.
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But is that going to happen anytime soon?
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I don't think so. They need to develop the young
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players, the youth, and maybe bring a few young players like
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Jew, Bellingham's brother or something.
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Bring them down to the MLS to try and prove it.
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But message storing that goal. You can't hate it, man.
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You can't. If Ronaldo came to do the same
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thing, Ibrahimvich did the same thing, Beckham did the same
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thing that. It's expected.
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My take is that it was a very, like, amazing first game.
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Like, it's and there was a little bit of happenstance.
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I'm curious to see what happens in the next 10 games.
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You know, like if if he's so dominant in the next 10 games,
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like, oh wow, If he, if it ends up being like, he has to work a
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little harder than we thought, I think that's a very real
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possibility too. Like, he doesn't have the
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personnel around him. It's not going to be this like
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amazing fairy tale for the next two years.
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Do you go last words and like, we're moving on.
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This is like, not what we're. I really don't do not care that
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much. Yeah, it's an amazing debut
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fairy tale, all of that. I get that.
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It's just I just don't like the way the media covers like the
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greatest thing that's ever happened.
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No one has ever better debut and Oh my God, it's messy.
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Yeah, whatever. I, you know, I'm gonna get a
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whole year, like couple years. Let's move on.
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I get it. OK.
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Next on the news, PSG announced that Imbape is not traveling
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with the team for the preseason training.
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The he they're trying to force a move from him.
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You know, I think, I think all expectations are he was planning
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to go to Madrid. I don't know what happens now,
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just in the like just as like a thought experiment like even
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though it's not likely what clubs from the Prem would make
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sense for Mbaba. The Arsenal?
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No, he's a tear and reefer and he's even mentioned that before.
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I fucking hate that. But Arsenal?
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I don't think he'd fit into that Man C team, even though that
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would be nuts with Earling Harlem.
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But where would he fit? But those two teams are the only
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two teams I see him going to. Unless Newcastle does something
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ridiculous and pulls out their wallet and offers them something
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big, because then that would be crazy.
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Also because he'd obviously be the star there.
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He won't have to share the limelight with anybody.
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Is he doing another name while when name while left Barcelona?
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Does he want to be the number one man and be the only man?
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I don't know. It's very surprising, honestly.
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Real Madrid, they'll hold out till next year.
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They're fine right now. They'll hold, they'll hold out
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and. PhD looks like they're being
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stubborn. They're making them stubborn.
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They're making them train with all the players they've they've
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put us to the back line. They're not even trained with
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the B team, they're just trained on their own.
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So I think it's a little bit bit disrespectful by PhD.
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They think they're up here on this pedestal where really
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they're down here in the Farmers League, so they need to check
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themselves. Do something quick or they're
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not gonna get anything formal. Yeah, the the way they're
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treating him, it's kind of, I think it's gonna be no salvaging
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their relationship. You can't have him just go
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trained with the players that are on their way out.
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It's you're talking about top two, top three player in the
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World World Cup winner. You know multiple goals.
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Sorry to you. Who's number one, top two, top
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three? Who's the world player?
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Yeah. I personally like Holland
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better, OK? I've been a Holland guy, so I'm
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a Holland person. But once Embapa starts wearing
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that white jersey for Real Madrid, I might have changed my
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mind. But I've said it always I prefer
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early Holland. I like his style better, his
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game, physicality. So I honestly, if I'm gonna
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throw a plot to us for you, Enzo, what if they sell?
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Harry Kane taught them. And they put another 80 million
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on there and they put an offer for MBAPE.
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It's never gonna happen, is it? I'm pretty sure Tom Holland
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tried to ask MBAPE to come to top them, and the first thing
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MBAPE said was no, No, no, no, no, no, no.
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What's happened? I don't think he's gonna go
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anywhere without Champions League, right?
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So I think that limits it. I think.
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I mean if he, if he was a, if he was a different type of player,
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City would be very interesting. But I think he's too much of
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like the ego. I'm like, I am the guy and I
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don't know how much that I think that clashes with that.
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I think the Arsenal move would be fascinating.
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But I also don't think he's super interested.
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I think this is gonna end in some weird like loan to Saudi
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Arabia for a year then go to Real Madrid, something like
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that. I kind of read that.
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I read that this morning, and that's a possibility.
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I I that too. That and they said they're gonna
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shatter name our ski records. So whatever the amount is gonna
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be if they throw us for you know, 800 million for one year
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who knows or 500 million for one year.
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I mean, he might he might go for Saudi year before a year as
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well. If the money is outrageous, I
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wouldn't shock me. All right, let's move on though.
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Hurricane Watch is there. We'll go to our resident
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Tottenham fan, Enzo. Have you heard anything?
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Is there any movements? Is said that the the agents, his
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dad and his brother have already basically agreed terms with
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Bayern Munich. And there's Wayne on Levy.
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And we know how Levy is. He's a pain in the ass.
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He's a businessman first and foremost.
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He's not a football chairman, he's a businessman.
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So until he gets an offer that he likes, which is a hundred
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120. He's not going to push, but will
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that hurt us next season? Will Kane not put in his all?
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He is a professional, but would you want to get injured before
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getting that free move? You know what I mean?
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Did you see that photo of Hurricane's brother working from
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home in a full three piece suit? What a loser.
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What is wrong? Like what a what a nerd.
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You know what I mean? I thought that like gave me 0
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confidence in his negotiating and his whole his whole team.
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The the question really is, does Kane care about the Premiership
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accolade or beating Shearer's goal scoring record?
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Is that enough for his legacy or does he really want trophies?
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Because at the moment he's been to so many finals with Tottenham
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and in England. I think he just wants some
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silverware, so going to Bayern Munich, which in my opinion will
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be a big mistake on his part. Not Not saying he should stay
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with Tottenham, but he should stay in the Premiership.
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I think there's other teams in the Premiership that would take
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him who are top teams that will win League Cup.
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FA Cups and even the league. Why do you think it would be a
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mistake going to barn Munich? He's just gonna go to Bayern
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Munich where, you know, help them win what their their 50th
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flicking title, wherever it might be.
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He's gonna. They haven't gone far in the
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Champions League. So if he's even looking for
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Champions League, he's trying to get to that status.
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Can you make? Even Levandowski couldn't get in
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there. And Levandowski's, you know, a
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Ballador top three right there. I don't think he win it.
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Don't get wrong, He's gonna win. He's gonna win it by Munich.
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But is it worth it in the end? Byron Munich won the treble.
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What was it 3-4 years ago? The following year Lewandowski
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was injured when they lost and they're missing the striker to
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play in the Champions League. And you mentioned the Premier
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League all time goalster in a record.
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He could go to play Byron for two years, come back and still
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break that record and come back with some trophies.
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Yeah, I don't know. I'm kind of torn.
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I see both sides of that, I think.
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I think regardless of it, as this goes on longer and longer,
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I am moving Kane down my rankings.
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So I you know, when this was kind of just like a rumor in the
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wind, he was like top one, maybe 2.
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Now I'm think I'm picking three or four players before him, just
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cuz it's so risky and like they were just absolutely stuck to
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draft him not only in the first round but like in the 1st 5
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picks and then have him leave before the season and leave in
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January. I'm like I'm cooling on him in
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general as this goes on. He's too great of a player not
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to have any trophies. He deserves to go to a team that
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could recognize him. He could achieve his greatness.
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Let's move on. Anthony Elonga from Manchester
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United is Nottingham Forest. Is that an interesting transfer
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for you guys? Didn't they already have a goal
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scorer last season? They did pretty well for him.
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Johnson, Gibbs, White. Those are kind of their two.
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Yeah. I don't know I I'm I think it's
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I'm kind of torn. I think he's a good talent and I
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think but I don't think he's gonna be getting the service he
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was getting when he was at United.
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I think it's it's not that it's easy to it's easier to score
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goals on a good team than it is on a bad team And it doesn't
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just it doesn't translate. It's not 1 to 1.
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So I'd someone, maybe you, you'd stash on your bench, see how he
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does late rounds. Yeah, it could be a still in a
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later round because he's gonna get opportunities, obviously.
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He's gonna get important, he's gonna get definitely get more
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starts depending on how his form is.
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But it all depends on how he fits in on that team.
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Yeah, I think every person who drafts, they have couple of
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rounds where they want to take. You know what, I'm happy with
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the players that drafted. Let me take some players that
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could surprise be surprisingly well and I would put him along
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those in that category. So I agree.
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OK And then the last little bit of news is rumors of Douglas
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Louise to Arsenal. He was he boy he's at Villa.
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He's kind of like he's actually one of the few like deep lying
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midfielders that is interesting just because he has such good
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distribution. He's technically really good.
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I think he takes a lot of their free kicks and corners and stuff
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for for Villa. So it was he was he was
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interesting at Arsenal. I don't know.
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I don't know. I think he could be a, he could
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be a very interesting like late round pick bench player that
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ends up scoring a really good amount of points.
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Take the take Jacques role, you know, like that type of type of
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player which I think would have value for a fantasy team.
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What do you guys say? I I just don't think how much
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time he's gonna be on the pitch. Obviously you pay rise that much
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money. He's gonna play with the with
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the Arsenal. I think it's similar with
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Chelsea. They have a lot of in the
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midfield, a lot of players. So once until they get the
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rotation, now you know who's gonna get the minutes, you know
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who's not gonna get the minutes. So it's a player that probably
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should get drafted and just hold on to it, see if it's worth it
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or not, and if you'll hit them or not.
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But again, it's just one of those things where where is he
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gonna fit in and how many minutes is he gonna play a game?
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Yeah, it's just it's Arteta being Mini Pet, like he's trying
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to build a team with death he's he now knows he's in Champions
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League. So he knows he's going to have a
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lot of game playing, you know, I mean they're going to be pushing
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for the league, Cup, FA Cup, League, Champions League.
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So now they're going FA Cup to deal with this season.
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So adding the actual debt is very important.
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But is he going to be every game star And he's mentioned free
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kicks, I don't see him taking them over Odengard, honestly.
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So he's he's not going to be doing that that much.
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He might come on for Odengard and take over the role as a sub,
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but starring he won't take that. You won't get those points.
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Yeah, you guys are probably right.
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Probably being a little too optimistic.
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And sorry, one last bit of news I just realized.
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Harvey Barnes, Newcastle leaving Leicester City.
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That's rumored. It sounds like it's gonna
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happen. And so you're not in your head.
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What do you think? It's great.
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It's great business, man. New cars.
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I'm not relying. They've done some great freaking
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business over the last couple years.
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But don't get wrong, when they first got bought out, they were
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fighting for. Fighting for survival in the
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Premiership but since then they've just thrived like the
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players they've developed that they've had.
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Honestly, we I used to think that Maximum was their best
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player, but he ain't. He's just another fancy
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footballer from France. But the players they have for
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like the Senate back. What's his name into it?
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B Botton Botman Botman. Great by Isaac Steel.
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Who? Who?
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Who would have seen Isaac playing at Newcastle?
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Bonds on that left doing some creativity.
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It's a great buy for a good freaking price.
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So they're one of those things that has money, but they're not
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just fucking throwing dollar bills out there, they're
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actually building a team. So goodbye.
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Do you have any thoughts? Great buy just to what I said
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before, anytime player goes from the same league, stays within
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the same League, Premier League to Premier League is going to
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face the same competition that team like you said.
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It's they're not just throwing money at random players just to
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get big names. They'll just they get players
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that fed, that go well with each other, play well with each
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other. So this is the player and it's I
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also like drafting players that from teams that I enjoy
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watching. So if Barnes is I, I think he'll
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definitely bring value to fantasy, value to the to the
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team. I agree.
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I think as a goal scoring winger I think that's something that
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Newcastle could really use, you know, not just like this
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creative playmaker cuz Barnes scores goals and he scores goals
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from out wide and cutting in and I think that's he's exciting.
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I think same with Madison, where I'm excited to see what he can
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do on a top four, top five, top six team as opposed to a
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relegation team. You know, and I think that
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that's the next level he needs, needs and he could be a England
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player for years to come if he really kind of turns it up and
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steps up that notch, you know, goes up one level.
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OK, let's move on to the next segment.
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It's called Love, Hate. We're just gonna talk about two
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players, just kind of random, just that we really like and we
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like them for maybe where they're going in the draft.
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We like them for their potential.
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We just, you know, we can kind of talk about why we like them
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and then two players that we think are either overhyped or we
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just really don't feel confident in.
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And so let's go 111. So we'll start with, we'll start
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with Enzo. Enzo, what's What's one player
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that you like, I absolutely love and are really excited about?
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There's only only Totland players that I love, so Human
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son I think is going to go pretty low in the draw.
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He's not going to go top ten like he did last season, I don't
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think. I think he'll he'll drop down to
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the second round the least and I think that's a great still.
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I know top two is still high up, but he had a bad start to last
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season, great finish. I watched a friendly that
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Totland played. I know it was just a friendly,
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but watching the star, I know we lost.
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But if you watch the star play, that Angie's playing.
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It looks more more fun to watch, more creative, more attacking.
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So that's going to open up more for for Sun with the additions
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that we've made in the midfield, that's going to take off some
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pressure of him coming in deep because we saw him coming deep a
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lot trying to defend even with that back five.
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So we were just putting up the putting the bus up and it wasn't
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working. So I think Sun this season he's
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going to be underrated and he's going to score at least fifteen
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goals. You hear it first.
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Yeah. I think it's hard to argue that
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he's not going to be better than last year.
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I think that's. I think I totally agree with
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you. Again, I think the uncertainty
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is what, but we've talked about a few times just the new coach
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and the uncertainty of where he plays and where he fits.
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But I, you know, you have a little more insight.
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You're watching the preseason games.
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I'd definitely be interested if he's there mid second round or
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something. I I think it would be a no
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brainer. Snap him up, Tiko.
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What do you think? Do you have a who's who's a
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player you're loving? A player of is Gabriel
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Martinelli. I I've been a fan of his don't
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give me that face and so I'm a fan of his.
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He plays on the left and I think last last season one Jesus went
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down. He stepped it up.
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He he reminds me a lot of Venice Junior where he does everything
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well. Once he gets inside the box it's
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kind of his decision making. He shoots at the goalie.
20:43
He doesn't really. His finishing is not there and
20:46
gonna get better with that. And I am.
20:47
I've been. I am a big got the Martin Lee
20:50
fan. I think this year he's gonna put
20:52
up more goals. He's gonna average over 10
20:54
points per game. He was right at the cusp last
20:57
year. It was I think like 9.59 point
20:59
6. So I think Martinelli will crack
21:02
at least 10 points per average over 10 points per fantasy
21:06
start. How How the hell did you compare
21:09
him to vinnicious? Martinelli runs with his head
21:13
down. That's the reason he can't score
21:15
and that's the reason why he's got no good contributions into
21:18
the box, because he kicks that ball 10 yards, 20 yards ahead of
21:21
him and thinks he can run around every single player in the
21:24
Premiership. That's not going to happen.
21:25
I think he's a good player if he fixes that and he puts his head
21:27
up, but. Comparing him to vennicious?
21:31
Shame on you as a Real Madrid fan.
21:33
Shame on you. Did you see Vennicious play the
21:36
first year at Real Madrid? I'm.
21:37
I watched a couple games. There we go.
21:39
Once he got in the box, then he just was looking at the ball,
21:42
looking at the goalie, looking at who's the pass and he just
21:45
couldn't decide what option to make.
21:47
Yeah, I actually think Martinelli is a good point.
21:49
I think something interesting is when you look at, you know, you
21:54
guys, you guys done glaring at each other.
21:58
Can I talk now? I think it's a good point.
22:01
I think the with when you look at Martinell and you look at
22:04
soccer, the median points for start, so like the median
22:09
average they're both around 13 so not points per game.
22:12
It's like points where they points per when they started a
22:14
game and played it and then so they're in that sense they're
22:18
very similar, like there wasn't, there wasn't as huge of a
22:22
difference between them, points wise as you might think and I
22:26
think partially because soccer started more games.
22:29
But yeah, I think, I think if he takes an, you know, he continues
22:33
to grow, I think you could see him easily spotting into the top
22:37
ten players this season and you know, getting him mid, second,
22:42
mid, second round and being a top ten player, that's you love
22:45
that. You let you love that risk.
22:50
For me, my pick for my first one is Morgan Gibbs White on on
22:55
Nottingham Forest. Normally I try and stay away
22:58
from players like that, which are players not on teams not in
23:01
the top six that had a good season.
23:04
Normally I'm like, oh, I'd rather not risk it.
23:06
I'd rather be safe. When I look at more games white,
23:09
I look at a player that he's a midfielder but he really plays
23:12
more in a forward position for force.
23:14
He played more in a forward position for England at the U21
23:18
EUR. He was literally like playing
23:19
striker for them, the U21 Euros. And I think that he is just like
23:24
everything good that Forrest did last year went through him and
23:28
you know, he had a couple like amazing highlight plays for
23:31
them. I think he's just like a really
23:33
good player. I think he's gonna continue to
23:34
grow. Probably the most consistent
23:37
performer on I, you know, I picked him and then I started
23:42
looking at other people's draft rankings and realized that he
23:44
was actually, he's actually going in like the late 2nd,
23:47
early 3rd, which I think it's like actually.
23:51
A little crazy, I, but I also think that a lot of people are
23:54
gonna overlook him in drafts because they're not gonna the
23:56
name, the name recognition isn't there.
23:58
There's other people around him that might go first.
24:01
So if he drops into like the late 3rd, early 4th, Oh my God,
24:04
I think that's like an amazing pickup.
24:06
He scored over 400 points last season, his split between like
24:11
before, before the World Cup and after.
24:13
He was, he was scoring like almost 11 points per start after
24:16
the World Cup. And I think that's just
24:17
phenomenal and I think he's exciting and 1:00 to watch for.
24:21
Primarily again for England. Completely agree.
24:26
I think he was a great player, great pickup for Forrest last
24:29
season. Every game was outstanding.
24:31
He just got better with every game.
24:33
And then watched him on the England Under 20 ones with, you
24:35
know, the Three Lions right here, they did really, really
24:38
well. He was very, very much on the
24:41
pitch, very much about being on the ball, distributing left and
24:45
right. You know, I think he scored
24:47
what, two goals, Two goals in the in the tournament?
24:50
He did really well. But yeah, if he goes to third or
24:53
fourth round, I think you're right Keith, completely right.
24:56
He doesn't have the name cuz he doesn't have the name.
24:58
He's gonna drop lower and force. If you don't watch the
25:00
Premiership you won't know these little gems out there and he'll
25:04
drop low. If he does, I don't think he'll
25:05
drop low in our league. I think a lot of us do watch the
25:07
Prem, but you need to watch the Prem to know who to pick up.
25:11
Yeah. All right, let's move on to
25:12
Enzo, your second love for the season.
25:15
I'm going back to Isaac. I think he was what, injured
25:19
like maybe 1/3 of the season last season I I watched him.
25:23
He's been playing on for a few years, but he's amazing.
25:26
When he gets in that box, he's like a he's like what's his
25:32
name? I hate it.
25:32
I hate to compare him to a French player.
25:34
He used to play a front treasure gay For me.
25:38
He plays like a treasure gay. Great in the air, good with his
25:42
feet can create. He's unself.
25:43
He's not selfish. Which we score can score goals.
25:46
I think with this Newcastle team, especially the additions
25:48
they're adding and him getting used to having one season of
25:51
Prem second season, he's gonna knock out the part man.
25:54
He should go high. Yeah, I think he's exciting.
25:57
I think he's really exciting. I think especially with
25:58
Newcastle just on the ascendancy, my one question with
26:01
him is do him and Wilson play together and if so, does he play
26:05
a wide or do they play as a two? Like, I'm curious to see with
26:09
him and Wilson. Like, the thing with Wilson is
26:10
that he gets injured a lot and then Isaac consulted with that
26:12
nine. But like.
26:14
When the games that they're both healthy, where does he play and
26:16
how does that affect him? Fantasy .1.
26:20
I think he starts over Wilson. Don't go wrong.
26:21
I like Wilson, Been in the Premiership for years, played
26:25
for several clubs. But with Isaac, with the money
26:28
they pay for him, he starts over him and we have bonds and they
26:31
still have maximum. They haven't sold him yet.
26:34
They'll start those two over Over Wilson, Wilson come off as
26:37
a sub. Tico Who do you have for your
26:39
second love? I have Reese James.
26:41
I'm bullish on him. I think he's going to have a
26:43
very good year. It is going to have a bounce
26:45
back if he's especially if he stays healthy which is a big if.
26:49
But I'm a I'm a fan of Reese James.
26:51
I like his game. I like what he does for him just
26:55
going up and down obviously the the right side and I actually
26:59
was, I know there was talk Keith as a Chelsea fan of them selling
27:03
him to Real Madrid and I was really excited for it.
27:05
Unfortunately didn't go through, but I love reach James.
27:09
I'm not sure what his average draft position is, but I feel
27:11
like he's gonna be top, maybe top five defender probably.
27:16
So that's a player I would love to get spicy if he drops.
27:19
Yeah, I think he's probably the only other defender other than
27:23
Trent and trip year that could challenge for that number one
27:25
spot in the in the Premier League for defenders.
27:28
I think he if he stays healthy he has the potential to be the
27:31
best, highest scoring, best defender in the league.
27:34
I think with him it's just. Health, it's just about saying
27:38
fit for a whole year, which he hasn't done for two years now.
27:41
So it's a little concerning. But when he's on the pitch, it's
27:43
like it's so noticeable just how dominant he is and how important
27:48
he is to the team. So it's a good one.
27:51
On my next one, I actually have two.
27:53
I have kind of like, you know, I have like the hipster pick in
27:55
me, which is like the, I have one that's like a little more
27:59
obscure. And then I have like a very
28:00
basic, you know, top 20 pick. So what do you guys, What do you
28:05
guys? Who would you rather hear me
28:06
talk about? I want the hipster pick.
28:08
I want the hipster pick. All right, let's go Jao, Pedro
28:11
Brighton. We've talked about him a little
28:13
bit in the transfer last season. I'm really excited for him
28:17
because I think he did really well at Watford.
28:20
He reminds me of kind of mitrovic, where you're just
28:22
finding the gem from that goes later in the draft that people
28:27
are just uncertain of and. When you look at Joe Pedro, he's
28:30
young, he's going to a bright inside that's incredibly good.
28:33
Let's see their record transfer signing.
28:35
So you know he's gonna get playing time.
28:36
I think there's no way that he gets like kind of pushed off to
28:39
the side in favor of other play, you know, in favor of like
28:41
Pascal Gross or something like that.
28:42
I think he's gonna be starting in a high position.
28:45
I think his only real competition is like Danny
28:46
Welbeck, which I again, I don't, I'm not super concerned about.
28:50
So I think he's. I just think he's going to be
28:53
very good. I think he scores goals in
28:54
several different ways. I think he can come off the left
28:57
if he wants. I think he can also play as a
28:58
#9. I just think that Brighton team
29:02
is going to be good and I agree with kind of what Enzo said in
29:05
the past, that they have lost a lot of players, but Brighton has
29:09
lost a lot of players for several years now and they
29:11
always find really good replacements and I think this is
29:14
a really good replacement. I think where he's going and
29:16
like the, I don't even know, like 6th, 7th, eighth, round.
29:20
I think that's that could be like a freaking lottery like
29:23
that, could just like that could win you a league.
29:25
I get anything like that, he's going like the 6th or 7th like
29:28
that could win you a league. If he's ends up being a 400 plus
29:31
point player with, you know, 300 plus point player and you get
29:35
him there, I think it's just like an awesome pickup.
29:37
Yeah. Well, I spoke about it before,
29:38
Brian, and I'll speak about it a little bit later on also.
29:42
But I think they've lost too much.
29:45
And they haven't done enough to replace.
29:47
Unless they got something in their youth team that's going to
29:49
come up that we don't know about or there's a lot of transfer
29:53
window left. They still got time to replace
29:55
the trossards. They're probably going to lose
29:59
Sasedo. I don't see them standing by.
30:01
I don't know. We just signed a new contract.
30:02
But if the right price comes along, Brian's that team that
30:05
will take that price. I'm just worried about Brian and
30:08
being another, like I said before, another Leicester
30:12
peaking and then just dropping and selling all their players
30:15
and then. Throwing money.
30:16
I ain't trying to buy players like Tillermans and things like
30:18
that. I don't think it's gonna work.
30:22
Yeah, I mean it's a risk. I mean, I think that's why it's
30:24
going in the 6th. I don't think it's like a nailed
30:26
on gonna be a sure thing, but I think it's an exciting,
30:30
interesting risk. Alright, it's got the players
30:32
that we hate. Enzo, who's somebody you'd hate?
30:36
Don't like gross this season. I know he had a great season
30:38
last season, but just like I said before, Brian.
30:42
They've lost a lot of players, a lot of creativity.
30:44
He's not gonna have the same chance as he had last season.
30:47
He's gonna go. I've got a feeling when people
30:49
start looking at statistics, he's gonna go quite high and in
30:52
the in the draft, but I'm gonna stay far, far away from him.
30:54
I don't think he's gonna do the same.
30:55
Yeah, I agree. I actually was pretty often last
30:58
year. I remember he had a really good
30:59
start to the season. He I like first two games or
31:01
first game he scored or scored two goals.
31:03
And I was like looking at stats from every year before that.
31:06
And I was thinking, this is like seems unsustainable.
31:10
And then, you know, he had like kind of an an anomaly year last
31:13
year. I think he's playing higher up
31:14
the pitch than he normally does. I think with McAllister leaving,
31:18
Cassado maybe leaving and then the arrival of players like Joe
31:21
Pedro, he's not gonna be playing as high up the pitch as he was.
31:24
So I think he's gonna be playing in more of a like a true
31:27
midfield role. And I think he's not gonna have
31:29
the same numbers. I totally I think it's a really
31:31
good really good hate T code you got.
31:34
So mine is something we touch bases on earlier today.
31:38
It's Harry Kane. I would hate to draft them
31:41
because I do believe he's, he will be Byron player.
31:45
Sorry Enzo but like you said if you draft someone on the top 3-4
31:50
and they're not they they might not be on the team.
31:52
I would just not draft them To me, I would, it would be a hard
31:55
pass for me. So that's a player I would hate
31:57
to draft. I have a question for your Tico,
31:58
Where would you draft him? So let me go through the list
32:03
for SO for the players. So I would say players I would
32:06
try to draft before him, obviously Holland, KDB,
32:10
Fernandez, Mostala or Degaard. I would take all of those before
32:14
him. Soccer soccer trip here.
32:17
Really. So you're going all the way down
32:20
for you? He's going in the in the second
32:22
round or the end of the first and the first, yeah, And then
32:26
and I'm just gonna draft them to trade him to Enzo for, you know,
32:29
a couple of good players. God, I don't even think if if
32:32
we're small about it. And I don't know, we got some.
32:35
There's actually a couple total fans in this draft.
32:37
If we're smart, we don't draft him in the first round or the
32:40
second round just because of I'm very close to the room as I
32:43
check him every day. I'm right there with Teego.
32:46
I hate to say it, but it looks as if he's going to go and even
32:51
if he doesn't go, I don't. I still don't think that's going
32:53
to be good for Tom. He's still going to perform, but
32:54
is he going to go all out like he has done?
32:56
I don't think so. You don't want to get injured.
32:57
He'll probably wait for January and then that.
33:00
Time in will local the hell out of Levy and he won't take it and
33:03
it will go free the end of the season.
33:05
But I agree with Tick. I don't think he's the only
33:08
thing I disagree with is that he's going to go to the end of
33:10
the first. I think late second even because
33:13
there's so many players in the Premiership that you're
33:15
guaranteed to get those points. Harry Canes, with the transfer
33:19
window going what, a week, week and 1/2 into the season, you
33:22
have no clue what's going to happen.
33:24
So we'll only time will tell. Man, I I think, like, logically
33:29
what you guys are saying makes so much sense.
33:30
But that that like the greed and the temptation of being like,
33:33
imagine picking up like Mohammed Salah as a third pick and then
33:36
coming to like the end of the second and like Kerry Kane's
33:40
still there. Like, obviously you're gonna
33:41
take him. But even like, I think if I'm
33:43
like the 10th pick and I get someone like Marcus Rashford or
33:47
Odegarden, I'm gonna be like like, fuck yeah, I'll take Kane.
33:51
Like it could be a disaster, but like I could that also could win
33:54
me the league right there, like you know.
33:56
So I think it's like a risk reward thing and I I don't know
34:00
I if he goes that far, if he's in the second round, I think I
34:03
take him no matter what just like I think the risk is worth
34:06
it in the second round for the, you know the number one player
34:09
last season who's gonna probably be if he's plays it's gonna
34:12
almost guaranteed to be a barring injury to be a top five,
34:16
top even top three player. So I think that's, I think it's
34:19
honestly a very tricky situation.
34:22
So I think it's when because it is a snake draft, if you're, you
34:26
know, top three, you're not going to get another pick until
34:28
17/18/19. So that's a risk because you're
34:31
essentially going to be one top 7-8 player, a chance to draft
34:35
it. But if since it's a snake
34:36
drafting you're you know 9-10, you could kind of go
34:39
back-to-back like you know we're getting one shirt thing player,
34:43
top ten player and then I I'm willing to take a gamble on
34:45
Harry Kane. Whereas if you're top three,
34:48
it's more difficult to take that gamble.
34:51
I I agree. I think that's the right way to
34:52
look at it. All right, moving on to mine on
34:55
I picked Pedro Poro from Tottenham as my, hey, really
34:58
good cross of the ball. I think he was brought in to
35:00
play wingback by Conte, I don't think, and Pasa Coglu is going
35:04
to play a wingback system. And I think Poro when he played
35:07
in the back four last season, got absolutely demolished by a
35:10
few different teams. I remember there was a Newcastle
35:12
game in particular that they just collapsed and he got worked
35:16
down that side. I don't think he wants to
35:18
defend. I think in the back four you
35:19
need to defend. I, you know, I'm not sure if and
35:23
is gonna try and fit him into that role and maybe he learns.
35:26
But I just think that where he's going to drafts right now like
35:28
in the third round, like the third, fourth round, like to me
35:32
that's like that's gonna be the first defender on your team.
35:34
You're gonna want to build around.
35:36
You're gonna want to build your back four around that defender.
35:38
And if you're gonna pick one in the third or fourth round.
35:40
And I don't think Poros the type of guy you want to build around.
35:44
You know, I think that's just too much risk.
35:45
I don't know if he's, I don't think he's a nailed on to start
35:47
every game. So I think that he where he's
35:49
going and drafts, I think there's a lot of like a lack of
35:52
awareness about just positionally what he's capable
35:56
of and positionally what Totnum are gonna do.
35:58
Completely agree. I wasn't his biggest fan last
36:01
season. He cannot defend, does not like
36:05
to run back. He's gonna concede goals, he's
36:07
gonna leave and you know. It's Tottenham, man.
36:10
We what we have the scored a lot of goals but we learn a lot of
36:13
goals and that's not what you want from a defender.
36:15
Yeah, he created a lot and he was great when he was moving up
36:18
up the final third of the pitch, but his job is to defend, in my
36:22
opinion. And he just doesn't know.
36:24
It's in the Premiership, how fast it is, high pressure.
36:28
It's tough and I don't think he's adapted yet.
36:31
He might adapt this season. We don't know.
36:32
We don't know what Angie's gonna do.
36:34
But yeah, I would do. Yeah, I think for this one it's
36:37
all about where he's going in the draft.
36:39
So I think where he's going to me is just that's just a big red
36:41
flag. Let's move on to Enzo.
36:43
Your your second hate hate #2 Who you got?
36:47
Second hate was oh, sorry Keith. It was in Cunku.
36:55
There's all this hype around him and he's he's in my opinion,
36:59
I've watched him play. He's exciting but does it
37:02
translate to the Premiership and and I know I'm a big I'm a big
37:06
support of the Premiership and I'm a big supporters of bringing
37:08
in outside talent to try and prove it.
37:09
But we've seen it that most players that come to the
37:12
Premiership, it's it's a tough transition that first year he's
37:17
going to get bullied by the centerbags of the matter, if
37:19
it's. What team it is, Even Lou and
37:22
those defenders, they're gonna play dirty and they're gonna
37:24
knock into him, push him, budge him the German league.
37:27
I don't think he he's even experienced that.
37:30
So I don't think he's gonna be that big.
37:34
I might be in my words halfway through the season and you
37:36
remind me of it, I'm sure, but I don't think so.
37:40
Yeah. And so I understand that.
37:41
I think where he's going in the third, mid third, you have to.
37:46
I mean it's it's definitely a little bit of a risky pick I
37:48
think in the Bundesliga. It's such more of a transition
37:51
league where they play so much more on transition and he does
37:53
that really well. You can see that against
37:55
Wrexham, I think he struggled a little bit when they were he was
37:57
playing up against a little block.
37:59
Of course he was playing in the 9:00, not the 10, where I think
38:01
he will play. But I yeah, I mean I get it.
38:06
I Chelsea's such an unknown. I think it's such a big risk to
38:10
pick him as to be the guy on your team, one of the most
38:12
important players when you don't really know what Chelsea's going
38:13
to do, what they're going to look like.
38:15
So I think that's a super valid. Solid shout.
38:19
I still think he's good, but I'm also I might have a little bit
38:21
of a fandom colored lenses going on.
38:24
I might. You might, just because I've
38:25
been reading way too many Chelsea articles.
38:27
But I totally understand that as I hate, especially with the hype
38:29
surrounding on Tico. Who do you have your hate #2?
38:33
So for my Hate #2, I have Jack Grillish.
38:37
I do think Grillish will overall have a good season, but I do
38:40
think he will get off to a rocky start just because he's been
38:43
partying the entire offseason. And I think he's gonna be out of
38:46
shape. He's gonna be hungover from all
38:48
the alcohol he's been drinking. So I do think overall Grillish
38:51
will bounce back and have a better second-half of the
38:53
season. But I think for the beginning of
38:56
the year, the way Grillish will start will be slow.
38:58
And for a team that is probably not doing well at someone that
39:02
you probably would look to trade.
39:04
So I would probably stay away from him unless it's at a draft
39:07
position where it's a very good value.
39:09
But besides that Grillish is my hate #2.
39:12
Yeah, when you look at Grillish, true.
39:13
It's like he. He had such a good second-half
39:16
of the season and so much of that was down to Pep starting
39:20
every game. And so if he's not gonna get
39:23
that, like, Pep, start that cosign from Pep to start every
39:26
game, I don't know. Yeah, I can see where that would
39:30
make sense, you know? And so, do you have any thoughts
39:33
on Grillish being on Tico's hate list?
39:37
I don't think he loses his sport.
39:39
He did well last season. I know Phil Foden is another one
39:43
that I can't believe that he's not starting.
39:46
But with all that talent, I think it's gonna just be
39:50
rotation again. But I feel, I still feel like
39:53
Grillish is gonna play games because he's he's that kind of
39:57
player. He gets fouls, he gets a lot of
39:59
fouls. That guy likes to fall, fall on
40:00
the floor. I think that if Grillish is
40:03
nailed in the way that Holland and the Brenner are and like
40:06
nailed in for for City is like 2726 games, I guess it's not
40:11
even it's not even 30 plus you know, but like it's still enough
40:16
to get you enough points. But if Grillish is playing 25
40:19
plus it's good. I think if his, the risk with
40:23
him is if he is the he does come back out of shape or he does
40:26
kind of a dip in form, he starts being benched.
40:29
That would suck to have that happen and have them be your,
40:32
you know, second round pick until I get that all right.
40:34
My second hate is another defender.
40:37
Actually, I thought that that'd be good to have a few different
40:40
defenders on there is Andy Robertson the way that they're
40:44
the way that Liverpool are playing now with Trent dropping
40:47
into the midfield, it kind of forces Andy Robertson to stay
40:49
back and almost play in like a back three.
40:52
And I think all his skill is running on the running down the
40:54
line sending good balls in being a nuisance and attack and like
40:58
he can't get stuck in. He's a really good defender.
41:00
But I just think that all his like kind of all the benefits of
41:05
him in the last few years are are gone like go away when when
41:08
this new system. So unless if they don't, if
41:11
they're not gonna implement a new system into the new year
41:14
into the new season then I think he's gonna be just like almost
41:17
like played like a center back. He's gonna get like center back
41:19
style points. He's not gonna bet like without
41:22
the fact that he's not 6 foot and can't win a ton of headers.
41:25
So I think that he is a little bit of a risky pick or like
41:29
gonna be an underwhelming pick. Even if he does go in the 5th,
41:31
6th, I still don't think he's gonna be.
41:33
I think he's almost gonna be. You almost need to draft him
41:35
like a center back, which is not ideal for a player like that,
41:39
especially a player like it's someone you don't want to fall
41:41
into. The trap of name recognition
41:42
being like, oh, I know who that is.
41:44
I've seen him cause havoc for Liverpool in the past and know
41:47
that, but I think now his role is different and the formation
41:50
is different. I don't think he's gonna have
41:51
the opportunity to do that as much.
41:52
Yeah, I picked him second round. He didn't do well last season.
41:56
I agree with you off in the the whole formation is changing,
42:00
transforming. Klopp is going a different way
42:02
because he understands he has a different team.
42:05
I don't think he's gonna do as much in this liberal team.
42:07
He's not like you say, he's not gonna be able to run up the up
42:09
and down that. Then side put in good balls.
42:11
But again, clock changes all the time and he's bringing in these
42:14
players that can probably hold the middle, so maybe they go
42:18
back. Maybe Trent still moves up,
42:20
maybe moves in that central, or maybe they rotate, We don't
42:23
know. But yeah, I agree.
42:25
I don't think any Robertson's the best pick to pick early.
42:28
All right. Let's move on to the next
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segment, which I just called Risky Business.
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And it's a player that we think is just like really risky, but
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just the upside is might be worth it.
42:40
Like there's there's a big chance he fails, but there's
42:42
also a big chance that he could like win your league.
42:44
And so, Tico, who do you have? So from for my risky I have
42:48
Reese James who I think will have a bounce back here.
42:50
I think Chelsea overall will do perform better as a team and
42:55
Reese James, whenever he is healthy, he's been producing
42:57
high numbers for fantasy. I like him going up and down the
43:00
the flying. Obviously he's gonna win you a
43:03
lot of. He's gonna have a lot of
43:05
process, He's gonna win a lot of 1 on ones and he's gonna pass
43:08
this. So I'm very high on Reese James.
43:10
I do think he will have a bounce back here and I'm bullish on
43:13
him. I have him.
43:15
And all across my leagues, I'm gonna try to aim to draft Reese
43:18
James. I think he could be the number
43:20
one defender in all of fantasy. I think he has that potential.
43:24
I think there's maybe only like 2 other players that have that
43:25
potential. And so I think if he's it's all
43:28
about health. I think if he stays healthy,
43:30
he's gonna be one of the top defenders in the league.
43:32
If he gets injured again, he's still going to score your points
43:35
when he plays. But it's just it's a risk.
43:38
It's a big risk. Enzo, who do you have?
43:40
It's a similar situation to Kane.
43:42
It's going to be Mitovic. I think he had a great season
43:44
last season, but he's another disgruntled forward that is
43:47
trying to move to the rich country of Saudi Arabia he
43:52
wants. He's upset with Fulham for
43:54
turning down bids already, so picking him up is going to be
43:57
the same thing for Kane. I think he's a solid striker
44:00
that's going to get you goals. Is he gonna be a top goal
44:02
scorer? No, but he's gonna, he's gonna
44:04
get you 12 plus, I feel. But with the way things are
44:07
going, he wants his money, he wants to get his payday.
44:09
So picking him up early is gonna be it's gonna be risky to do
44:12
that. So he's my risky business.
44:16
If you pick him up, it could be diamonds because.
44:19
He's gonna score you 12 goals, but he could leave before the
44:21
transfer window and he could leave in January.
44:23
So you don't want to waste an early pick on Mitrovic.
44:26
Yeah. Even if he stays, he seems like
44:28
he's such an emotional guy and an emotional player like him.
44:31
An unhappy Mitrovic isn't. He's not like a profession.
44:33
He's not like a Harry Kane in my mind, or he's like a like a
44:35
consummate professional. He's if he stays, he's just
44:37
gonna do his job and do it well. I think he could really cause a
44:41
storm in the process. And even if he does stay, I
44:44
think an unhappy Mitrovic is not a goal scoring Mitrovic.
44:48
So I I agree. I think that's a very dangerous
44:50
one. I kind of have a I kind of
44:53
doubled up. I think the, you know right now
44:56
in drafts slowly March and Kyra Metoma, both Brighton players
44:59
are going 1718 in in the draft and I think, I don't think
45:03
people are talking about how risky that is right now.
45:06
I think we don't know what Breton's gonna look like.
45:08
I think everyone's really high on them.
45:10
They're really hyped. I think they're missing key
45:13
midfielders and if Kasido goes to, that's just like a huge part
45:17
of the team. And these other guys are not
45:19
going to be as effective when they don't have midfield players
45:22
to win them the ball back and pass on the ball and do all
45:24
those things that Kisedo and that, you know McAllister did
45:31
for them. So I think that that's
45:33
concerning and it's kind of scary and you know, solely
45:37
March, like you know, he's, he had a phenomenal season, scored
45:40
a lot of goals. He's like 28.
45:42
He's not young. He's not like, I don't know is
45:45
deserving gonna get the most out of them again?
45:47
I don't know. I think there's a lot of
45:48
uncertainty and I think that those teams that have a good
45:52
year, that doesn't necessarily automatically mean they're gonna
45:55
have another good year. Now they're playing in Europe
45:57
too so they're gonna be playing in the the Europa.
46:00
So it's like geez, I don't know. I don't have more games.
46:04
I'm just a little concerned about those guys.
46:05
But if they have the same season they did last year, well holy
46:08
shit they are. I think they're gonna be.
46:11
I think especially Silly Marsh, if he plays the way he did in
46:14
the second-half of last season, all next year he's going to be a
46:16
top ten player. And it's going to be like it's
46:19
going to be crazy. And it's going to be a really
46:21
good story for a 28 year old to be kind of brought from just
46:25
being like very obscure, relatively, you know, unknown to
46:29
people that aren't obsessed with the Premier League to all of a
46:31
sudden being a superstar. So yeah, I think those are the
46:34
guys to me that are risky, that could really pay off and could
46:38
and could win you a league if they perform like they are kind
46:43
of being drafted to do. I agree.
46:46
But it's going to be a lot of ifs and buts there.
46:48
You know, I mean, like, yes, again, it's like you said, we
46:52
pick them up later and they do what they do it diamonds in the
46:55
rough, but are they going to do what they're going to do?
46:57
Like you said, they're going to put more emphasis probably on
47:01
Europe because you want to stay in Europe.
47:02
That's where the money is. So they want to go further, but
47:05
will they stay further? Will those games put a toll on
47:07
those players, on how they play? Because playing in Premiership
47:11
and then playing in Europe is two different types of football
47:14
and it's not how it translates. And if you're playing all those
47:17
extra games and you stay in the League Cup and you stay in the
47:19
FA Cup because you're going to put emphasis on those too.
47:21
Because those are the ones that especially the League Cup.
47:23
In the F Cup anyone can win it even though it's the same teams
47:26
every year. But you can get far enough to
47:27
get to the final and have a chance.
47:29
But solly March, I said you had a great start like sort of
47:34
tailed off near the end but he still had a great season.
47:36
Is he going to do the same thing like you said with all those
47:38
players going and? I'm I'm thinking, so sado goes,
47:42
maybe not even in the Premiership.
47:43
You might go somewhere else. In Europe there's all these
47:45
things looking. I agree.
47:47
I agree with you kids. If if it goes like last year,
47:49
great. But if it doesn't, which I don't
47:51
think it's gonna be, it's gonna be picks lost.
47:54
Alright, let's move on to like a little bit more of a fun section
47:56
called Wild Predictions. Just our just our hot take which
47:59
is our craziest. Like not really.
48:02
We're not super accountable for these, but just something that
48:05
we think might happen that it's just absolutely out of the pale
48:13
and I'm looking at yours now you want to start?
48:15
Yeah, like, also fans, I'm sorry.
48:18
You can hate me, but you're not going to come top four this
48:21
season. You're not.
48:23
I really don't think that's my hot take.
48:24
I don't think, I don't think you're going to come top four.
48:26
And this is the one time I'm going to say is Parley's the top
48:29
of the fan. I don't want you to come top 4.
48:32
But with this team and you're building, I think you're going
48:34
to have a hangover from last season.
48:36
You're going to be playing Champions League, you're going
48:38
to be all hyped on that, put everything on that first.
48:40
Put your first team out for that.
48:41
I don't think you're going to come tough for and the team to
48:44
watch, in my opinion, is going to be Aston Villa with the
48:46
players they're picking up right now, not just they got pal
48:49
Torres, they just picked up what Yuri Tillermans in the midfield.
48:54
They're just improving. They got a good way or two.
48:57
Is it Jiabi? Yeah.
48:59
So. Watch out for Aston Villa,
49:01
they're taking over. They're gonna take the
49:04
Premiership by storm this season, I feel, but I don't
49:06
think they're gonna come top four.
49:07
But I don't think Arsenal's gonna come top 4.
49:10
Tika, what do you got? So.
49:11
My wild prediction for this season is I think Arsenal will
49:14
be king of the EPL. I think they will win the title
49:17
this year. I like their depth.
49:19
I like the players they added. With.
49:22
With Rice coming on, I think we'll open things up for they
49:24
got a lot more, so I'm excited to see how that works out as
49:28
well With they brought in Harvard's which adds more debt
49:32
and the Gabriel he sues if he stays healthy he was off to
49:35
great pace. I also like Martinelli, Gabriel
49:38
Martinelli on the left side, excited to see if he takes the
49:41
next step and he becomes more efficient.
49:42
This year I expect to see probably more goals for him,
49:45
more more process, and for fantasy whites he goes.
49:49
One-on-one, a lot, so a lot of dribbles.
49:51
I do think he has a lot of upside and fantasy and I'm the
49:55
attacking players all across Arsenal so I'm high on them.
49:58
I do think Arsenal will rebound from last year and win the EPL
50:01
title this coming season. Is that that wild?
50:04
I don't think that's that wild. That's fucking wild.
50:09
Yeah. I mean they definitely Bill.
50:11
I think. I think the the expectations are
50:15
high and I think sometimes that can be a negative and I think
50:18
that that might be a problem. But the Expeditations are high
50:21
because they bought a lot of really good players and they
50:23
think they should be there. I I think my and I don't know
50:26
how wild this is, it's kind of more cheeky, but I just don't.
50:28
I don't think City wins the league.
50:29
I think Tiko mentioned it. I don't think they.
50:31
I don't think they win the league.
50:33
I just don't. I don't see it.
50:34
I think the players that I think winning a trouble coming off a
50:37
trouble season. I think it's gonna be hard to
50:39
get everyone as dialed in as as motivated to do it again, to
50:43
jump right back on it and go from the start, start winning
50:47
again. A/B, I think some of the players
50:49
they lost are really important. I think that, I mean, they lost
50:52
their captain Gundalin. They're gonna potentially lose
50:55
Kyle Walker, like potentially lose Bernardo Silva.
50:58
You know, the players they brought in to replace them
51:00
aren't like for like, I think Kovachic is a very good player,
51:03
but he's not a Gundalin. And I think, like, you know,
51:06
they still have a lot of really good attackers like Phil, like
51:09
Phil Foden, Jack Realish. You know, they lost Mars, too.
51:12
But they still have in there. They have that young guy, Cole
51:14
Palmer I think is gonna get a lot of plenty time.
51:16
But they just like it's they're, they lack the depth that they've
51:19
had in previous seasons. And I think they lack just that.
51:22
Like, I I just feel it in my bones.
51:25
They're not they're not winning this year.
51:28
All right. I think that just about wraps it
51:30
up for us. For Episode 2, I'm with Tico and
51:32
Enzo. My name is Keith and thank you
51:34
for listening to Draft Offside.