ONE THING HOLDING YOUR CLUB BACK THIS SEASON! | Sunday Vibes

Hello and welcome back to Sunday Vibes where today we are analysing one thing holding back your club this season!

From Aston Villa to Chelsea and Man United, Brighton, Newcastle in between, we ask what is one thing that could have gone better this campaign.

Is David Moyes’ time up at West Ham? Could Erik Ten Hag have done things differently at Old Trafford? Which players should Spurs and Newcastle have signed? And so much more…

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00:00-00:32 Intro
00:33-07:44 Champions League
07:45-18:54 Aston Villa
18:55-31:19 Spurs
31:20-43:33 Man United
43:44-51:20 West Ham
51:21-59:15 Brighton
59:16-1:06:42 Chelsea

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Hello and welcome back to Sunday Vibes Everybody look who's back of course it's Me and Mikey but we've got Sam basaki in The house how you doing Al I'm good man I'm really warm I'm I'm struggling it Does get warm in this building yeah I'm Struggling I can't I should have taken This off but it's fine we're here now You don't like your T-shirt n it's it's A bit Creased I don't you are immaculately Dressed in terms of well and in terms of General dressing but in terms of creases Must be a very good Anor now he's Creasing yeah um you okay Mikey yeah I'm All right I've you enjoyed the Champions League this week I did yeah I've also Got a crap t-shirt on underneath since Why I've kept the jumper on um uh yeah Yeah you know pretty Champions League Penalty shootouts they're like London Buses aren't they you wait eight years For one and then two come along at once Um yeah know yeah really good I mean Arsenal Porter I think both legs Not not not an amazing tie if I'm honest Like you know aside from the the Shootout were nervous nervous were bit Nervous they probably should have just Beaten Porto at home like yeah I mean is I say beat them they did beat them but Um you know beat them before 90 minutes Um thought Ard was great fist yeah Unreal you you very eloquently uh talked

About it on Sky Sports what you say language he's one of The greatest language creators of the 21st Cur I the languid cre the best Language creators of the 21st century Would have liked that goal it just felt So effess didn't it yeah it was great it Was absolutely brilliant and in a night Where sack didn't have his best Performance really need to step up alsoa Was quite shaky no but you know what it Is you can tell just the youth in the Team when those type of games are Happening and also like the vibe of the Emirates obviously it's been good in the Premier League when they're playing well And stuff but can't lie it was a bit it Was a bit shaky everyone you could just Tell the nerves were in the air so you Know it's good that they got over the Land because obviously that's something That's been over their heads for what 14 Years that's a long time you know Chelsea have won five European trophies In that Time I'm just saying I'm just saying the First dig of the day did you watch any Of last night's action between Inter you know it was you know we spoke A lot about tram and the type of Striker He is and the fact that into were able To get him for free and how well he's Done I think that that game not saying That everyone's going to regret the good

Words that they said about him but that Game was just like just wanted more from Him man like that could have really Stamped that opinion like That is one of The you know what I mean but now that he Missed those chances I think the Lara Martinez big games um record isn't great As well and as as soon as it went to Penalties I knew it leted one man I knew Yeah the masters of it proban oack as Well because he's not had his best Season but like just goes to show you Know so much chat about like who's the Best Keeper in the world usually like It's between you know Allison well People often have talked about either Allison or CTO over the last few years It's like Yan black really over the last Decade I think Cody Manuel Neer can you Could can claim to be the best Keeper of The last 10 years overall black like He's so consistent well you know I say Consistent yeah hasn't had his best Season this season but um you to step up In the penalty shootout like that um one Fairly easy save another not so like the Second one not so easy um what please Alexis it was a bad pen bad pen really Bad pen but also like talk about you Talk about the atmosphere at the Emirates and you know like the Metropolitano oh my God my leg shaking The Whistle the whist just how loud the

Whistles were for Alexis and earlier in The game as well so many times but like When Alexis stepped up oh my God like That was knew he was going to yeah the Connection between that ground Simeone The players is is pretty unique isn't it Yeah and for a new you know there's a Relatively new stadium as well like to To be able to kind of conjure that kind Of atmosphere in there not to take away From the Emirates but like you see kind Of you see a club that is very used to Laying on a very hostile atmosphere for A European rival versus versus Arsenal Where yeah they haven't really had to do That as much over the last few years um Yeah it's telling but I'm I'm really Disappointed that inter get didn't get To the quarterfinals because I just Think like they deserved it they they You know given how great they've been in Sera given they've been you know they Are the most free scoring team in Europe Like like I I really like Laro Martinez I think he deserves a run in the Tournaments you know awful awful penalty In that moment but he looked at the Penalty spot that's when you knew that Look at the penalty SP he also F the Ball a little bit when he picked it up As well like oh man it's just so painful Like and yeah I just think I just really Like that inter team I really really Like that inter team um and the way they

Play um so it's a shame that they won't Be going further and also it's it's mad You know like this time last year we Were talking about the the you know the The Ser Revival you know like Napoli Milan and Inter all in the quarterfinals Obviously inter and AC making it to the Semis as well and now there's no Italian Team in the quarterfinals it's like Gone Gone between two extremes there um I Think you can't make too much of that Though because like you tweeted Something about that ear I just feel Like is we all do it I think I'm prone To do it as well almost against the Premier League of like putting too much Importance on these two-legged ties Because there is so much it's a very Low-scoring game like finishing comes Into it the the luck of the draw Injuries at the time availability so Like judging entire leagues of Two-legged ties it's it's the best way To do it but it is still still a flawed Way and like Italian teams doing very Well in the other competition so yeah For sure and you look at like Spanish Football is not in a particularly good Place and yet three Spanish teams are in The in the quarterfinals which is more Than England more than Germany so yeah You can definitely make too much of that But but it's still a shame not to have An Italian representative in the

Quarterfinal especially given just how Good inter are um but yeah they should They they should have won that game like They should have had that yeah they hand The chance can we just big up one person Absolutely Jaden Sano yeah Jaden s big Moment he had a brilliant game got mad At the match in in that game as well and I think there was this obviously the Fact that it didn't really work out at United he went to Dortmund their fans Weren't really seeing what they saw First time around but I think the last Two games he's got two goals a big goal In in a knockout um knockout game in the Champions League he just looked like he Was playing with that freedom again and It was beautiful to see I can't lie I Don't know how you feel as a as a United Fan I think well yeah as a United fan You want to see him do well over the Next few months cuz um well I mean first Of all for the player because you know He he you know only two three years ago He was considered alongside Holland like The uh you the outstanding young player In Europe um and secondly from a United Perspective you know either you know Well he his value kind of trickles back Up with performances for Dortmund and And United can sell him you know not at Too big a loss in the summer or Depending on what you know the the new Kind of regime once at Old Trafford

Whether they want to keep ten hog or not If ten hog doesn't you know survive After the end of the season then maybe They employ a new manager who is more You know is is more willing to take on Sancho um I I imagine a new manager Would be wanting to take on Sancho um so Yeah it kind of it gives the club more Advantageous options in that sense in Terms of like what what happens um to Sancho and obviously for for Sancho's Future in general it's it's a positive Cuz clearly was just so sapped of Confidence in that last kind of 12 Months at United so um so no definitely A good thing yeah Ed didn't T said Afterwards that he needs to smile to Play his best football and it seemed Like he was smiling a lot uh right let's Get into the meat and potatoes of Today's show basically we're talking About one thing holding your Club back This season yeah fair you don't like Your Sunday roast do you I do but I've Never heard get into your meats and Potatoes fair enough yeah plenty more Culinary uh twists and turns coming in Today's show did you think it was a Euphemism I just didn't I've never heard It before good one though I might use That in the future yeah anyway let's get Into it because we're talk about one Thing holding your Club back this season We're not going to talk about the top

Three we did a title race special last Week and to be honest nothing's really Holding them back that we didn't mention Last week There's a few injury issues But they've been magnificent so really We're going from fourth downwards Picking out the notable sides that are Having poor Seasons so the likes of Chelsea I'm afraid going to mention Newcastle man united but if you're Having a good season like wolves we Don't mention you anyway let's I mean The first two teams that we are Mentioning have had good Seasons Absolutely yeah yeah yeah it's well Worth clarifying that lots of the teams That we do mention are having good Seasons but we're just looking at those Little marginal gains that potentially Could be even better for them right Let's kick off oh and to clarify me and Mikey are doing the suggestions Auber is Acting as judge jury and executioner you Ready for that role I'm ready I should Have bought one of those jury hats and Stuff that that would have been perfect Little G right let's get started let's Talk about Aston Villa Mikey where do You think or what do you think I should Say it's holding them Back um I mean yeah it's hard to say if Anything's holding them back they've had Such a good season I don't think there's Not much more they've been able to do

Really um you know I think oie Watkins Has been the outstanding number nine in The Premier League this season um right Up there for Player of the Year for me As well right up there for play Player Of the Year alongside the likes of you Know van djk alongside the likes of Declan Rice yeah sacka foden for sure as well Um and I think there are two things that I think have held them back a little bit I think first off um just the the drop Off I guess in quality in terms of Center backs um when ezri coner and pal Torres haven't been fit um I think pal Torres has only lost they've only They've lost four games since November Pal Torres has only been the only one That Torres played in was the 4-n loss To Spurs So I think that's been a factor um but We were kind of saying this before don't Want to get too bugged down in injuries For every Club because you can kind of Say for you can make a case for everyone And like you know when we get on to like Man united and Newcastle I think there's A strong case there but Villa chelse toe Chelsea to a degree as well but I think With Villa it's just there's been kind Of one or two areas where there's been Injury problems but generally speaking They haven't been you know completely Ravaged so I would say that the one

Thing that has held them back if there Has been anything that's held them back Has been the declining form of Musa dii I think you know he's that he was we Spoke about him a couple of weeks ago on The show he was their top signing um I Believe is he their record signing as Well yeah um in the summer and you know Un Amar has been great has taken a lot Of pressure off him you know just said You know players have adaption periods In the Premier League especially and That's absolutely fine like he's he's Not had an awful first season um I think It's what four goals and five assists in The League this year and especially Given that he hasn't you know his last Six appearances have come off the bench I think 10 of his last 15 appearances Have come off the bench that's you know That's fine and and he you know him not Guessing into that first team as a Result of him you know as a result of The other players around him you know Just just being better I guess or or Being more suited to the system as Emory Sees it which is fine when you're in a Team which is going for the top four um Against the odds um so you can't Begrudge him too much but nevertheless If dib had hit the ground running and Sustained the kind of form that we saw From him in the early weeks of the Season then who knows maybe Villa would

Have made an even better case for Finishing fourth um you know this is a Guy who was absolutely Electric in his Last three Four Seasons at lusen you Know was so Central to leverkusen's Initial success under jabby Alonzo last Year able to play centrally and on the Right even on the left as well but that You know that relationship that he had With Jeremy frong was so Central to Their you know climbing up the table Last year Aston Villa really punching Above their weight to sign him you know This was a guy who was being looked at By Tottenham this is a guy who was being Looked at by Newcastle in particular um You know a Newcastle side which had Qualified for the Champions League um And they managed to get their hands on Him an amazing piece of Recruitment and I think one it that will prove a really Great piece of recruitment in the long Term I fully expect drb to explode next Year um but you know the shining star Like aside from Watkins in the Villa Attack has been Leon Bailey now and um I I think in some ways you can kind of Credit Musa dib's acquisition a little Bit for that because when dib first came In and was playing centrally it actually Freed up a little bit Leon Bailey on the Right in a way that we hadn't really Seen before um and I think you know Maybe even just the fact of having a

Former leusen team team mate in the team With him maybe kind of opt his Confidence as well as the fact that he's Like now fully adapted to the Premier League um but Nevertheless I think yeah I just still Would have liked to have seen more from Moi and you know maybe that's Emory's Fault maybe you know he just hasn't he Hasn't really played on the wing at all This season you know we've seen John Mcin get way more minutes out wide um I Say out wide he's not exactly been Hugging the touch line but you know in a Wide position then then Musa dii this Year year and and it would have been Nice to have seen maybe a bit more Experimentation in terms of where he's Used at least from the start of games Cuz I know he's getting a lot of minutes On the bench I know he got a really good Assist um a few weeks ago so like I have No doubt that we will see more but like Yeah I I think yeah there could have Been more there there could have been More there and and we could have seen Villa um yeah score even more goals in That sense fair enough fair enough I'm Going down a similar sort of Route I Feel almost a bit guilty about this cuz I do think the the chemistry in that Squad has been really really good at Times and I think that has come from a Very consistent lineup but I do think

There has been a bit of a lack of Rotation again that's partly down to the Fact that their squad probably isn't up To scratch with not even the Spurs like The teams below that as well because so Many Gerard signings be that coutinho Dandona Etc didn't really work out in The way that they had envisaged but five Of their players have started uh 25 out Of 28 League games Spurs only have three That have done that you know eight Players Uh have started 20 League games only six For Spurs like there are just more Players in there that have played Considerably more minutes and there Could have been a bit more rotation Though I mean Diego Carlos is known for Being injury-prone he hasn't actually Missed a game with injury this year but He's only played 13 Premier League games Clement longlay took it till around December I think around Christmas Day For him to make his Premier League debut Uh Zolo has his minutes have completely Collapsed I think he's played 13% of Minutes since the middle of November so It just feels like there could have been A little bit more rotation there there Has been injuries to key players you Know previously Jacob Ramsey was a key Player under gerro early under Emory as Well he's kind of had some injury issues So there is some sympathy there but it

Does feel injury has like it recently as Well really changed the way that that Shapes worked hasn't it they've been Playing two up top pretty much Exclusively John mcin had to drop back Into kind of a de a deeper role and They're you know kind of playing with Left and right midfielders and yeah I Mean they have had a lot of things go Against them recently but they've lost You know three of their last seven games Since Christmas in terms of points won Since Christmas they should be eighth uh Which is actually lower than Chelsea and Between Everton and brenford so it's It's not like they've been brilliant Recently but it's still they still Deserve respect for being in the top Four being top four contention but I Think that is maybe something that They'll look at more rotation but then Emory's not really known for that in the League so OB we've kind of got they're Kind of quite similar M diab's drop off Or maybe a lack of rotation I think it I Think it has to be a lack of rotation But the only reason I say that is Because when you look up what Le Leon Bailey is doing for Aston Villa I'd say That he's almost carrying his weight so If drb that was the whole reason you you Have like top quality Wingers if if a Dib is not doing well you can get a Bailey in that will will you know score

Goals get the assists and be the the Other Creator in the team when other Players aren't doing well but I think When you talk about the rotation a Reason why Aston Villa are going through So many injuries is because they are Over relying on the players that are Playing well and you're seeing injuries To a Kamara um to to um pal Torres as Well when those players are now out of The side you're bringing in players that Could have been up to it you could have Maybe built their confidence in games That maybe you know you've got a better Squad and because you've you've you know That in your score and you know that of That quality you know give them those Games like I think Aston Villa at a Point where they need to use all of Their players because they're still they Were playing in Europe because they're Playing in the Cup competitions like you Need to do that at that stage and I Think emry was was struggling with that And now that he almost has been forced To do it those players are maybe Struggling with the pace of of games and Zolo when he came in we like okay that's That's an interesting Sig and we know He's got quality but what can he do in This side and we don't really see as Much of him as we' want to do you know What I mean and I think if he was able To you know give those players trust and

Use them without being forced to he Could have seen more of them yeah yeah I Think there there's a bit of recruitment In there as well it's like you know like Say with the kamaro injury I know he's a Very different but like do do you have To change the system that much if you Trust Tans to play in a bit of a deeper Role and still be able to free up John Mcin in a in a more advanced role like Emory could have done that but he chose Not to because he prefers to play Tans Off the striker like I don't know like I Feel like that that that that doesn't Seem like necessarily the best use of Resources necessarily like I think you Know I absolutely love the job that unai 's done there but like there are still Yeah there are certainly still question Marks over you know how he actually uses The players at his disposal I think That's probably what he needs to just Get to the next stage like in terms of Obviously they're still going to be Fighting for that top four spot but okay You're getting to the final stages of The Season you need To yeah you need to get it you need to Get it right because that 4-0 loss Against Spurs at home that's the damning Loss like anywhere you look at it that's A that's a big loss and you have to Bounce back from that because players Are going to start second guessing

Themselves they've been going so well Almost not under the radar but almost a Team that everyone's saying but you need To talk about Villa when they were in The llight and they had their their home Game against the team that is directly Behind them they failed so it's like Emry what can you do to that almost Bridge that Gap yeah puts them under not Pressure for tonight but it'll be Interesting to see what happens against Ajax of course you'll know the result by That you know on the basis of their Performances this season you'd expect Villa to go through but it'll be it'll Be really really interesting right let's Move on to Spurs I think you know we Talk about Villa but spurs in many ways No I'll put them on a level with Villa In terms of biggest one of the biggest Surprise packages of this year because I Think Kane leaving they signed Brennan Johnson not really a like for like Replacement I think many people Including myself had them eighth ninth Maybe be top four contention I think Favorites for top four now on the basis Of last weekend at least is a really Really impressive feat on the basis of Their underlying numbers they should Actually been a bit lower and I think a Lot of Spurs fans would probably say That they haven't necessarily been their Best in 2024 um but I think one of the

One of the errors they made in in the Summer and they did Rectify in January With signing drag of shin but I think They should have signed two center backs In in the summer I think that period Where vanen was out and Romero was out Really really cost them and Romero I Love Romero and his discipline has got a Lot better this year but he's not Someone you can rely on to not get Suspended at different points this year He also picks up the occasional injury And vanen seems to have recurrent Hamstring injuries at least on the basis Of this season so far which is Unfortunate but you know Spurs lost two Of the 18 games that fer has played this Year without him it's been an absolute Shambles their win percentages drops From 67% to 44% and I know a lot of Those games were were also when Romero Is out but that's not really good enough If you want to not just be competing for Top four because poog's made clear that He's not just there to qualify for the Champions League he wants to push on Spurs break that Trophy hudo and see how Far they can go um and yeah I think I Think the fact that Ben Davies was used There Emerson was used there it didn't Feel like there was enough forward Planning for what was not a clear Eventuality but something that you could See happening Romero getting suspended

SL injured vaner picking up an injury um And drosin has played a number of Minutes now Off the Bench you know good Luck to him I'm sure he'll he'll make an Impact when he's there and settled but The fact they were looking at vanen and Tap sober in particular I think last Summer the bar lusen Center back who you Know on the basis of this season made The correct decision in sty staying at B Lusen I think they should have sign Another Center back especially with Ashley Phillips being brought in well Only 18 being on loan at Plymouth he's Only started there recently um and I Think they just left themselves short There and it was a little bit of a Mistake cuz that was the the the most Difficult point I mean in terms of what They do going forward Ben Davis is out Of contract in 2024 there's someone like Lloyd Kelly at Bournemouth who's out of Contract this summer someone like tosen At fulham's out of contract this summer As well that's a really good fourth Choice Center back option I think they'd Be I think they'd be brilliant um and Then for more of a wild card option I Was thinking about who they could go for Muhammad simakan at RB liip can cover Right back and can cover at Center back And that would maybe mean that you can Move on from Emerson Royale and then I Also found the name of a guy at stutgart

Who I actually didn't know that that Much about but wemore an Anton is a Stard center back he's been a regular There for the last four years star Absolutely flying this year really high Up in passes Progressive carries Progressive passes as well so it feels Like a Spurs style Center back so that's Maybe one to keep an eye on for the Future but I did feel like their Center Back recruitment last summer maybe left Them a little bit short I don't know Whether you agreed with that Mikey yeah I I I I went down a similar route to be Honest it was yeah lack of Def in fact It wasn't really just last summer Because I can understand why they didn't Recruit another Center back in many ways Because you know Eric Dyer was still at The club um and I think they wanted to Get rid of him first before yeah like I Did forget about D to be fair but like Um you know and obviously he he's you Know he's now at Bayern Munich jua move There permanently in the summer now and Obviously yeah like you said got in Drish in but I I do well first first of All I think on poster cogo I I still Think I know he lost trust he you know Like he lost the trust or D lost the Trust of of Posta cogu it seemed in kind Of November after he kind of came in for Romero in that 4-1 loss to Chelsea and Then I think started the following loss

To wolves um but I still think he would Have been a better choice than you know Than Emerson and Davis partnering each Other in the following games um when Romero and um And vaner were out But yeah but but I understand sorry I Understand why they didn't go for a Second Center back last summer because They just had so much other work to do You know they had to secure the services Of James Madison obviously Harry Kane Left um and they had to get an extra Cover up top um so I do understand why Maybe they they weren't prioritizing it I think the really where they've messed Up in this sense is just the lack of Sense back Recruitment in general like over the Last seven years like they they've Signed until they signed Romero on that Permanent um over the last seven years They've only signed two other center Backs on permanent deals that was Joe Rhon from swansee for what like 10 Million pound back in 2020 before that It was Davon Sanchez from Ajax back in 2017 like those are the only other Center backs they've signed um you know That goes back to you know the Peak poch Era um it just isn't good enough at all Um it just not not good enough at all And obviously there was that a that was That period of like seemingly no

Investment whatsoever those two years Where they basically didn't sign anyone Um you know before kind of in the yeah Two years before poch was was relieved Of his Services um but yeah I think it's Just a hangover from that it's just a Hangover from that and like you know Even if they signed drage in last summer Would he have got the game time that he Deserved in the first half of the Season Not so sure like it's not that much more Of an adaption period like like you i' I' back him to be a success at the club Like he has been quite promising when He's played I think he looks pretty good When he came on against Villa um but I Think just yeah long term I think there Was always going to be something this Season which POA kogu had to deal with Which was a hangover from the previous Managers or from the previous eras you Know especially that kind of Mourinho Con period where the the recruitment was You know hit and miss to say the least Especially under con um and I think that Is it I think that is it poog's had to Deal with that has he you know has he Made the right decision in every single Game in terms of his defensive lineup no But I think you can forgive him for that Because yeah like there was always going To be something and like you say duges We were expecting Spurs to not finish Above eth this season and that would

Have been fine um the fact that they're Going for top four despite that um just Shows how good a manager Posta kogu is Um but yeah that that is definitely the Most glaring yeah the most glaring Problem that has um you know hung over From from previous regimes yeah oh but I Mean how do you reflect on spurs' season Because obviously they had a new manager Like Chelsea and with pochettino does it Make you think what could have been does It just does it I know they lost their Best player and have got better whereas Chelsea have struggled to sort of kick On yeah I really like poto KLU and not Just because of the manager he is but This the man he he seems to be in the Media how he's dealing with like a lot Of the pressure a lot of the the Expectation that people now put on Spurs Because of how well they've done like Throughout the season but I think like You guys said he's probably suffering From years of mistakes that Spurs have Have made so the squad dep it's almost It's almost um the opposite of Aston Villa Aston Villa have made like really Good like sport obviously they've you Can still say they might have had like a Hang over in terms of that some of the Geral signings but when you look at Their whole Squad and some of the Players they have on their bench you Would look at their bench and be like

You know what there's some players that Can come in that could start when you Look at Spurs for what how pooku wants To play you're talking about a poo Leaving and Emerson going going in oogi Getting injured and then Dave's playing Out wide you know Madison leaving and Maybe a skip for one of those other um Um midfielders playing in in his place And it's like these are the things that Pooku has to deal with and yes we can Say they should have done more to get More center backs in and and maybe done More with the squad that but I think He's actually done a like a really Really good job with the squad that he Has Z no one would have expected um Teimo Vera to not even have like a I Said it on one of the shows a few weeks Ago like I don't expect him to be like a The greatest sign greatest January Signing but to get a few goals and a few Assists and to just maintain what um POA Kogu is trying to do that's all you can Ask from him and then he's going to be Fighting for something and I think even With Johnson as well like he's assigning That cost a lot of money but at the same Time he's almost getting into it now He's starting to warm and there was that Not pressure because I don't think it's A weird one would you say Spurs have Been under pressure to perform really Maybe less so than normal because

They've just lost their best player I Think but I think like when you look at Some of their players it's just like I Feel like Johnson was playing with Pressure but I think Ang has done so Well in saying like BR go and enjoy Yourself like do you know what I mean Like you you are a player that we know Can work in the system now he's getting Ke key goals key assists as well with The young core that they have I think I Think Spurs are in such an incredible Players and they've done so well to get An at a point where no one would have Expected him to work in the Premier League the way he is and and be the type Of manager he is people were critical of The appointment yeah very that that that Always puzzled me like I I I like it it Always looked like a perfect um not Perfect but he always looked well suited To the Spurs job and that's why I think Like making comparisons with like like Say like Chelsea in particular it's like Oh my God that would be a awful career Move for an poogy to go to Chelsea like From like you know people talk about Like oh you know maybe you know could Could man united lure him for Spurs Again like I think that's a terrible job For Posta cogle to take on maybe in two Years time it would be a good job but Imagine like Posta cogle taking the United job last summer um just yeah it

Wouldn't have happened anyway but like Um but I think yeah Spurs it's just it's Just a case of like yeah that that Spurs Job suits him really really well it's a Bit like when po chatino went to Spurs Like the leaders they lost as well I Mean it wasn't just Kane it was Larie Leaving Dar mid season you know that's a Huge leadership vacuum but getting Madison in I told you at the start of The Season he is going to be one of the Silence of the summer because of the Fact that he is just such a like he's a Character that everyone can fall in love With the fans the players became vice Captain in a few weeks do you know what I mean he hit the ground can't remember The last time I saw a player who was as Comfortable with the media as well Exactly and that's what they needed they Needed that type of character that you Know he comes out after defeats he's He's not afraid to he's not AF afraid to Get into it with other players and talk About it in the media after do you know What I mean it's not just about the Players sometimes it's about the Personality and I feel like he had the Perfect mixture for what Spurs needed at The time of losing like Harry Kane and And also and also worked under a manager Like Brendan Rogers for so long as well Um who you know in some way I there are There are similarities between Rogers

And and POA KLU I think as well in terms Terms of Um in terms of stylistically in terms of Their kind of fearlessness in terms of Their like stubbornness as well like uh Like yeah I think there's like again a Really good profile of player to to have Been signed by Spurs not just because of His Premier League experience but like Stylistically he he Suits so much but like but you talk About that as well like I think it pits Like hits our Point home like actually Spurs Squad wise I think we actually Underrated them at the start of the Season like their depth in attack is Actually very good their depth in Midfield and an attacking Midfield is Very good like I don't think you know The drop off after Madison could have Been even after Madison's injury could Have been even bigger had someone like Kiski not actually stepped up and played In that 10 rle like pretty LEL had a Couple of good games as well like you Know basuma and um SAR obviously you Know have missed a fair few games as Well and they were able to generally Deal with that it's only really been at Center back where they've been found out Um and I think that's that's Testament Actually to to to their yeah to their Recruitment it's it's just that they had Neglected those defensive positions so

Much over the last few years that it was Always going to bite them at some point 100% right I am worried for time because We have a lot of teams to get through so Let's fire away with our next few uh Mikey you're the United fan yeah what's Holding you back this year um a few Things let just find it on yeah I forgot We thought we were moving on to West Ham Yet next but man united somehow far Ahead of West Ham in the Premier League Table um I mean we can't not mention Injuries but I'll just skirt over them Very quickly like apart from Newcastle United have had the most separate Injuries this season you look at you Know the the business that they did in The summer Mason Mountain has made just Four premier league starts he last Played a game in November he may be back In the squad for Liverpool today but Highly doubt he starts for such in such A big game in terms of that Midfield Casemiro Mayu Erikson all had to Significant time on the sidelines ten Hog basically hasn't been able to feel The first choice Midfield um maybe since August maybe ever if you count Mayu as Part of his first choice Midfield um Holand couldn't play till September he You he's had spells out with injuries Since then as well massia was dued to Return in January but now is out for the Season in hindsight the decision to let

Sergy regalon cut his loan short a bad One um so yeah there's been some errors There's you know there's been some kind Of you know cases of bad timing and Information not being right at the time Lisandro Varan Maguire Lindelof all had Significant timeout to at the back so Ten Haag has been dealt with poor hand In that sense um not to say he hasn't Made mistakes you know the way you know Like the second half performance against Man City recently was was really really Bad and I think you I think the manager Has to take responsibility for that um You know there are a number of Performances this season which Regardless of injuries you know United Have been really poor I think they've Conceded the most shots of anyone aside From Sheffield United this time which Just is not good enough given you know Given the the amount that's been yeah The amount that's been invested in the Squad um you know the the the level of Of of many of the players in that side Um just thank God for Johnny Evans eh Johnny Evans because who who knows what You know where United would be without Having being able to call on him uh but I think the Main thing that I think has probably Held back this season and it's a bit of A hypothetical but I think it's still Worth exploring is the um lack of speed

With which Ratcliffe was able to get Into the club you know the club's been On the market since November 2022 and Yet ratcliff's 25% yeah his his 25% Acquisition was only announced on Christmas Eve of 2023 so it took over a Year for that to happen and yes like Club take take a long time like there There a lot going on there a lot that I Don't understand you know like I've Tried to you know um you know look into Kind of football business and stuff like That but I just you know I'm I I don't Get my head around it as much and I'm Just not an expert enough but they yeah You pretty firm grip I I don't know M I Don't know but Um but nevertheless if that that process Had been quicker or if you know the Glazers had uh you know I guess reacted To things on the pitch a bit more or Reacted to say the failed Super League Fiasco a bit more and actually put up The club for sale a bit quicker or got You know made the process quicker then I Think United would be undoubtedly in a Better place now than they were before It's expected that Dan Ashworth is Probably going to be you know hopefully Be in place by the summer um you know Talks are ongoing over a kind of Compensation package over that and Newcastle I think are a little bit more Um you know I think they're kind of O

Like getting over the grief of him him Leaving the club and are now looking at Successes for him so you made some big Signings in Executives like Dan Ashworth Omar barard as well really highly rated For sure like um and yeah they like the Early signs from the Ratcliff regime is That you know are positive ones um but Had say Ashworth been in place you know Had had this been done by last summer And Ashworth was at least in place by The end of the summer or by January um Then I think you know we'd at least have A clearer idea of where United are going And there would be less pressure on ten Hog ultimately you know I think a lot of The problems you know we can look back Over years and years and years at United's Recruitment and say that that Is a reason why they're there now and Especially with PSR for sure that is the Case but even in the short term you know United's problems have stemmed I from Ten hog being given too much power over Transfers um you know the Anthony Transfer the amount of money spent on Him it is has has affected United in the Transfer Windows since um you know even The casemiro transfer although you know Was was great for last season you know In terms of PSR what could United have Done with that Midfield had they not Spent so much on an aging star who has Had ill discipline since arriving at the

Club in terms of missing games through Suspension um has experienced a real Drop off in form in general this season Especially in the first half of the Campaign um you know relying on an 18-year-old kobby Mayu it's to bring Stability to that Midfield is 70 million Pound Winger yeah it's yeah it's not It's not great ten Hog's fault but still Yeah I mean I think the Sancho one's a Difficult one I think the Sancho one is A difficult one because I think in General ten Hog on disciplinary matters and in terms Of resetting the culture of the club I Think has been proven right at at many Stages um and so yeah it's hard to it's Hard imag chisoo in that dressing room Right now how would he be reacting I Know I mean speculating on speculating On Sancho is a difficult one because It's yeah it's a bit more of a thorny Issue but ten the evidence suggests that Ten hog has been right in most cases um So yeah I think I think that is it like I think you know ten hog having to do The transfer side of things was was Never the right choice was never the Right choice like what are United doing Spending 9 million on a loan fee for Sophan amarat at the end of the summer I Mean come on you know like it all of These things contribute to what has been A really poor season at United um and

I'm sure if Leandro had been fit for the Whole season United would probably be Going for top four right now but Generally speaking they're lucky to well I think cuz the reason I'm going to put Forward what the fact that we've been Well I just don't think you got enough Forward depth yeah don't I mean we talk About injuries across the across the Forward line across the entire side Sorry and R and Ratliff not coming on Soon enough I think you made massive Areas in recruitment in specific one Area you know the Sanchez situation no One could have foreseen but with Mason Greenwood leaving the club and leaving Anthony Marshal who is one of the most Notoriously unfit people of the last Four or five years since 1920 when he Played 31 League games I think he's he Hasn't started over 1,500 minutes in a Single season in the last three so the Last two full ones and the half of this One or three quarters of this one 1,600 League minutes I mean United tried to Sell him by loaning him to severe that Obviously didn't work out but when you Got Rasmus Highland who's what 20 21 Having to play pretty much every game And he played six consecutive games of 80 plus minutes and he was in an amazing Form fair enough I get it and he was Really carrying United at the point but For him to then get injured and United

Have now lost what two of the last three Yeah with that result against Everton Aside you know a game that they could Have easily lost as well it just feels Like United once again and it's not Really ten Hog's fault it's not Highland's fault it's not even the Specific players fault it's just the Overall strategy and lack of it which I Suppose does tie on to yours but I think They've just left themselves massively Short in forward areas and I'd be Signing at least one Striker this summer At least I iess I guess the problem is Though right like in terms of like The Hangover from ten Hog's first summer is That Like like realistically what could United have actually done in terms of of Forward recruitment last summer like They they would have had to re like you Like having signed hland you can't Realistically sign another another Lights out forward no definitely not but You can definitely get someone with Who's like under 23 who's happy with a a Benish role like I think you forget the Pull of man united like you don't Necessarily need to sign 40 million Pound signings every time I I get that When it's United the money does always Go up and up like holand probably would Have cost 440 million to Man City but Because of Man United being so bad at

Transfer negotiations like what did they Spend on Mason M with a year left in his Contract yeah well again another and This is another thing it's like not not Only Mason mount with with a year left On his contract Mason Mount who had Played I think he'd only played 24 League games the season before because Of an injury issue like I just don't Think with a Dan Ashworth style Recruitment team in place at United that Happens like it just doesn't happen what You I think I agree with Mike you know Because I hear what you're saying about The front line but I think that that's More down to ten hog NE not necessarily Getting the best out of them like I Think when when you see those forwards Play what we see in general when there's Young players in these type of teams are Playing in the Premier League it's Difficult when there isn't like and I'm Not saying he's not he's the worst Taction because tenh har is a great Manager but I think he could get more Out of the the garos the rashford's the Dios the the even the anony like the Like the the whole front line I feel Like he knows the strength of hland he Knows the strength of garet he knows That rashford can score goals he knows What Dio done on loan and bringing him Back in like these are players that when You look at what they've been able to

Achieve whether they be young or old They can do something but it just seems That there's no cohesion but in terms of What m is saying and and the um if Dan Ashworth was in from earlier I think There could have been more of like a a Synergy with what ten har thinks he Needs from the squad but also what the The the owners and the hierarchy believe Is best for United I feel like he's Might he might have neglected that side Of things because he's had to deal with Everything else I'm not saying that Obviously a manager you have to deal With a lot of things but I just think That he could get more out the forward I Don't think his it's it's just on there Maybe needing a few more recruits I Think you even Sancho I didn't even Mentioned Sancho but these are players That are they are good players but why Is it why is it not working but then I Think G was playing really well I mean G is Playing really well G was playing really Well before his injury hland was as well I feel like the players that he's got Except for rashford have generally done Pretty well this year except for Anthony Who might just be a little bit of a lost Case like I don't know I just don't Think he had enough resources but not to Give do you know what I mean it's like In spurts like holand has six games and

He just scores back Tob back Garra has a Screamer here and there rashford had a Few games where he scor screamers but as Not we're not talking about a did you See that link up play or have you seen The way rashford rashford hland and G Ater as a front three were building Chemistry that like they were they were Building decent chemistry and and even Gacher like I think even like gar ater And rashford at points have have Linked UP well they did against Everton at Least in the buildup to to that first Penalty um but but yeah I kind of yeah It's I think yeah there's a t why the Not playing he was injured until he was Injured until fairly recent like I think Yeah I think he struggled a little bit But yeah no again like I think Dio Should get minutes but again like garach Is found a place for himself on the Right now um so that that's I think Unfortunate timing um but yeah I just Think there's there's so many mistakes That Get yeah that don't that don't happen if You have a recruitment team in place who Actually understand what ten hog needs And don't rely on him to kind of like Try and F his way in the market for sure That's why I'd be quite excited if I was A United fan it does feel like the Structure is getting put in place right We do have quite a few teams to get

Through going to have to do these much Quicker West Ham let's talk West Ham I Think if you look at their stats I've Got them here 15th for possession 14th For pass accuracy 14th shots per game 17 Shots against XG one of the lowest in The 13th for XG 17th for XG against in Terms of pro like passes per defensive Action they're one of the lowest in the League uh in terms of the amount of uh Passes they complete in the final third One of the lowest in the league this Doesn't scream a style of management That I necessarily fit think fits the The players they've got there now I Really don't I think they had a really Promising window and look James War Price can do the the Moy job for sure But mahamed kudus Jared Bowen Lucas Peta Like these are these are players that Can really play and I think West Ham's Football could be much more entertaining And look we're filming this before the Game against fryberg West Ham obviously One- nil down in that game they played Perfectly well in that first leg away From home nearly got a vital draw you Know had a mistake in the final few Minutes lack of concentration whatever That could really cost them but whether They go through that or not you've got To look at the overall picture and West Ham have the lowest goal difference in The top 12 teams it's joint lowest with

Fulham on minus four and we talk about United having struggled all that this Year like their goal difference is Really poor as well that West Ham I Think are in a slightly false position If I'm totally honest and I think that They I think that they could upgrade Their manager I think that in the summer What's holding them back is is probably Moy now and it's unfortunate I think He's done an amazing job respect for Getting them you know away from the Relegation Zone when Pelini was sacked Respect for the getting them deep in Europa League respect for winning a Conference league but thank you very Much for your services David that'll be All yeah yeah I was saying this yeah Much more brutal that yeah that was deep That was deep is it is brutal but I I I Do agree like it wasn't even that long It was only like a few weeks ago I was I Was kind of toying with this and it's Like it's hard to know What you know where else West Ham can Actually improve because the Recruitment's been great you know they Sold probably the best player their best Player of the Premier League era in Declan rise to Arsenal for a great price And the recruitment although it took a While to happen in the summer it did Take a while to happen but you know they Ended up getting it right you know like

Edson Alvarez brilliant signing mamed Kudo's brilliant signing James Wood Prous has played more minutes than Anyone by Jared bow and in the squad um And yeah their classy signings as well Their Champions League level signings And this isn't me saying that like West Ham fans should expect West Ham to be Challenging for the Champions League Every single year but they do deserve Some good football from those players They absolutely do um they absolutely do Um they've got like you know they've got Good depth in in in positions you know Maver Pano signed for 20 million euros Is is the third choice Center back um Like the recruitment has been so much Better than what we kind of knew from West Ham in in Seasons before especially During the kind of Pelini year and Before then um so yeah like and it's the Manner of of of their performances as Well you know that defeat to Arsenal and Forest they conceded 6.4 expected goals Against across those two games like That's just not good enough especially Against a really you know halfhazard Forest team who you know have not Improved since um Steve Cooper and and In some ways look worse actually under Nuno esparito Santo um you know for I Guess like the sale of four hours and BNR leaving on Loan in January you know That that doesn't help in terms of

Forward depth but equally like is the Choice to play Ben Johnson on the left Wing against Arsenal is that the right Decision like no um I guess like given That they are well within PSR Regulations maybe they could have Invested a bit more in the squad in January but yeah the the the fact is is That West Ham's playing style I think is You know is to their detriment like You're saying like how is a squad like How is a squad of this level um playing Essentially relegation style kind of Tactics like they're um I think it's Only the relegation clubs who are have a Worse um expected goals difference than West Ham it's only the relegation clubs Who are yeah keeping less possession and Creating less chances that's it yeah I Think only Sheffield United Burnley and Forest are creating fewer chances than West Ham and when you consider that West Ham are among the top teams in the League I think they're the fifth best Team for chances created from set Pieces what does that say about their Open Play Chances like it's it's really Really poor when you've got patar and Muhammad kudus who are two of the best Chance creators in the league like you Know on at least on their day in terms Of what they're capable of like patar And kudus are you know are two really Really top chance creators um and of

Course Bowen is one of the best goal Scorers in the league as well um so yeah It does feel like it's time for for West Ham to upgrade in that sense I think we Were talking about it a few weeks ago Like they should be looking well they Should have been looking at someone like Oliver glasner I there's talk of tuckle Like I don't know whether they'd be able To have the pull to bring him in but Like even someone like Bruno janio who Has a great record of playing really Good attacking Football in in League ear SAR is now you Know out of a job um gr Potter as well You know yeah B from his time at Chelsea But like has a track record of playing Really good attacking football and you Know and him and him working with you Know um Schon who obviously a great Record at as the sporting director at by Lusen and this you know his the early Signs are good of him from him at West Ham like that could be a really really Promising team there um I completely Agree with you dgs uh yeah I think the Thing is I I said a few weeks ago that Moyes deserves a lot more respect for What he's done but I can Understand I can understand the Frustration of West Ham fans because of The fact that they see the squad that That has been built and they've been Struggling like you guys have said with

The recruitment over the last few years And now that they've got it right and it Seems like they've got a squad that can Be in the conversation with the Villers And after having the European success They can you know really kick on it just Feels like they're a bit flat and they Don't really have a sense of direction So I think a manager I'm not saying now Because I think that that's harsh I Think he deserves to see out the season But I think in the summer they have to Like think think about who's available And see how best they can move forward With the players they have just just to Quickly touch on just to just to to Finish off the point that we've been Talking about um when you look at when You look at the areas of the pitch in Which which West Ham have control of Possession like um the only area of the Pitch in which West Ham actually I think Enjoy more than 60% possession is the Center of their own Penalty Box Everywhere everywhere else every like Pretty much in the West Ham half out of The 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Zones of their own half they uh the the Opposition have control of the ball in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 out of the 15 Areas um they don't have Unlock in their own six-yard they have It but nowhere else on the pitch do they Have it it's either a possession kind of

In contenti between the two sides or the Opposition have control it's really Really damning given the quality in that Squad and and given that a lot of their Players are like putting individually in Quite good performances this season um The tactics are absolutely killing them Fair enough right I'm going to do we Should do the final three quite quick Far unfortunately I do actually have to Leave um so let's do them relatively Quick far right Brighton um I tweeted Last summer and I'm not one for well Maybe I do occasionally like blow M and Trumpet but I get enough wrong to blow My own trumpet last summer I tweeted I Put it actually on the screen it was About Milner and dud being a noticeable Drop off equality from mallister uh and Of course kaiso and availability as well Dud is now at stutgart on loan and uh Yeah they just have really lacked it in The middle of the park I think bber has Struggled to get going he's not quite Ready yet I mean he barely played any Minutes at Le and gross and Gilmore as Much as I like them going forward and in Terms of their ball control do not Necessarily have the bite needed or at Least there's not um there's not a Differential in there to kind of mix it Up in certain games I think they face Way more traffic we talked about Newcastle and man United's injuries as

Well I mean we can do it for every side But Brighton huge injury issues this Year as well I also think Evan fergus's Go Evan Ferguson's goal scoring has gone Really under the radar one goal in his Last 24 games for club and Country not Good for a player that was linked with a 100 million pound move uh so that's my Thoughts on Brighton Mikey what was your Brighton take I think my Brighton take Is I guess a more General one that you Know when you get your whole recruitment Team taken by well Newcastle first of All and then Chelsea uh that that's Going to come back to bite you at some Point um and when you look at the Recruitment from last summer Midfield is Where it's most glaring of course Because that's where the big drop off Has been well I say that their Midfield Stats actually still look quite good Like in terms of ball progression they Still rank in the top five like they Still actually rank among the top seven Like they you know in terms of Defensively expected goals against they Rank in the top four I think for Expected goals they rank in the top Eight absolutely fine Brighton I think They're well worthy of a place in the Top half of the Premier League this Season finishing there but the reality Was last year they were genuine top four Contenders this year they were not and I

Think they could have remained top four Contenders if their recruitment had been Better and the reality is none of their Top signings from the summer or none of Their signings from the Summer full stop Have played have made more than 12 Starts Joel Pedro has made 12 starts in The league balaba nine start starts for Buan actually no sorry V Bugan 13 starts But the Outfield players Joel Pedro has The most Eagle 11 starts to hood Obviously six starts now at stard Milner 11 starts fatty obviously on loan but Not a lot of three starts injury Problems of course continuing with him It just feels like given that they spent Over a hundred million euros in the Summer which again you know it was Around just over half of what they made Back in transfers but nevertheless a lot Of recruitment that's that's a big Rebuild they're doing there um it just Feels like yeah transitional year for Brighton and I think again a result of You know that very wellestablished Hierarchy that they had in place in Terms of the recruitment yeah it feels Like a transitional year you know Sam Joel going to chelse in November as well So there's you know again there's going To be more turnover um so so yeah I Think that it's just it's just a Hangover from that it's it's Understandable but like you know when

You sell and sell when you know when You're a selling club like Brighton or a Kind of buying and selling Club you know For profit club like they are um it does It does catch up with you at some point And you got to accept that there's going To be a season where you know you drop Off a bit and that's happened that's Yeah we said that there might be a time Where it backfires and I don't Necessarily think it's backfired to that Certain extent because they're still in A they're in a good position to you know You know finish the season respectively And when you look at their team and the Youth that they have and the injury Issues that they've had and the fact That theer obviously he's come out and Said about some of the isues that they Had but he's I think he's dealt with This situation really well because any Other manager yes he's said a few Remarks about you know teams that have Come in for his players and like the Youth and the team and wanting more but From his history we we've seen like a Lot worse you know what I mean so I feel Like there's been growth there I think Some like moving forward I think they'll They'll do a lot to keep him in this Role because we talk about transition And the position that he's in he was Linked with you know man city if Pep Guardiola leaves um Liverpool you know

All of these big roles it's going to be Very difficult going to be difficult to Keep him when you're in such a Transitional phase and you know that These top clubs are going to come for Him because of the football he plays so I think that that's going to be the Biggest thing that they need to consider I was talking to a Bayern fan on Twitter This week and he said that uh if they Don't get shabby Alonzo deser is the Club's second choice be which is crazy Interesting which is crazy um right Let's move on to Newcastle again injury Huge huge issues but I think last summer I think they should have recruited a Left back I really do I don't think Dan Burns played particularly well this year They got Louis H they got leis hle but They don't use Le I don't know why Because he maybe that's the why do you Think that is Oba I actually have no Idea I've seen a few conspiracy theories About you know the fee that is it in Installments or something no it's I Can't remember exactly I think it's Something if he doesn't play a certain Amount then he's not Necessarily their player cuz you know it Was um with an obligation I think that That might have been with a certain Amount of minutes so and when you're Seeing him not play when he having Injuries at left back they're playing

Livero left back when he's obviously He's great left back but he's clearly a Right back and Lewis Hall is a quality Player we spoke a lot about him but when That transfer was happening he's a Newcastle fan he's family Newcastle fans Like Eddie how was happy about the Signing everything seemed to be perfect He played a few games and then he just Stopped playing I I actually don't I Don't know I I actually don't know what It could be If someone knows give me a Shout because I i' would genuinely love To know but I think I think it might be That I don't know if the conspiracy Theor is right but it does make sense if They are thinking about the money that They need to be spending in the summer We've spoke a lot about PSR and like ffp With Newcastle it might be a position That they might think that they don't Necessarily need that many you know Dan Bur they've seen he can play there Libero he can play there as well so they Might be thinking of using that money Elsewhere but yeah I don't have any clue Why he's not playing Mikey what was it for you I mean I think More so than anyone else like Newcastle Have been affected really badly by Injuries but I guess in hindsight could They have recruited more smartly in Midfield I know like the tanali Situation was

Unforeseeable it it was you know Unforeseeable in in many respects should Have been foreseeable though well I Don't know but like but but but equally Was he was that money actually the best What was Tali the best use of that money Anyway like could they have recruited Maybe a more creative presence in Midfield could they have gone harder for Jam oh my goodness I know I know well Maybe not back then and now I feel like I'm a bit more safe to do hindsight with The with the with the luxury of that but Not C sign yeah I don't know like you Know like Newcastle you know there isn't really in That Squad a top top Creator I know like Anthony Gordon's been great on the left This year but before this year that Wasn't the case um I think Newcastle Would benefit from having a central Creator in that side and they don't have One and Tali wasn't going to be that Anyway um as it happens they Sil Tali They've not been able to use him um Aside from what's five starts at the Start of the season and that has cost Them like the Midfield injuries H have Been really brutal to them and I know They've they've you know made do but It's like you know again like a bit like United with kobby Mayu it's like here's 17-year-old leis Smiley to save the day It's like that's not sustainable um and

Also yeah right winger they should have Signed a right winger as well um again Like how much money were they able to Actually spend last summer not not a Huge amount but um but yeah they they I I think they didn't yeah they didn't do Themselves favors in that sense fair Enough Auber we've been talking for ages This episode Chelsea the floor is yours What is holding Chelsea back the most This year do you think um I'd say it's Difficult because it it comes in waves Like do you know what I mean like I Think there's inconsistencies uh within The squad and The injuries as well at the start of the Season but then there's also Inconsistencies in terms of how the Players um play on a week- toe basis and I don't know necessarily whether to Blame that I don't think it's a blame Thing I think it's just all run I think Pochettino could get more out of the Players that he currently has and I Think maybe the the typical style of Play that we've seen for portino doesn't Necessarily work for some of the players That he currently has at Chelsea but Then when you look at some performances This season you know I've said it in the Chat oh we've been great we were great Against C we great against Arsenal you Know what I mean but then you have games Like the one against United like the one

Against wolves and it's like that's a Completely different team so I think It's just Been inconsistent but that's what you Get with the youth and and having so Many young players you know average age Being around 22 23 years old and I don't Actually think it's as bad as we may Make it seem obviously as a Chelsea fan I'd want Chelsea to be in a better Position but I have to be realistic with The fact that we got rid of a lot of Players with experience we had a lot of Injuries we got a manager in that hasn't Won in England so he has that pressure On him himself in the carabar Cup Final You kind of saw that naivity around you Know playing against the Liverpool side That is so experienced in those finals That even when they play the youngsters That are coming on there's still a level Of arrogance that they play with you Didn't really see an arrogance from Chelsea you saw um like the aftermath of Players players that have lost so many Finals in England do you know what I Mean and a team that have lost so many Finals so I think if if poch is a bit Braver in terms of how he plays in Certain games and and the players just Being more consistent I think Chelsea Will be calm but I'd say inconsistencies Is that is that fair enough I think That's definitely fair enough Li down

Center back performances I feel like There's been too many errors from Players that is true I don't I don't Think is necessarily a bad that's the Style of play though again so you're You're and The Chopping and changing Back there as well but even at that I Think when you look at some of the Players that are playing from the back I Think the Sassy has made a few errors But I think overall he's been fine yeah Um I think B has been more off it you Been off it but that was because like I'm not going to say because of injuries But he's had a been an out of injuries Levi Co playing at left back he's had to Adjust to the difference between left Left back and uh left Center back and Then you bring Trevor Chala back in he's Not played all season the last two games He's playing on the left side with Center back when trying to play out from The back I was literally behind the goal Against Newcastle had one fan behind me That was just screaming stop passing it To him because he's struggling to he's Right footed so it Instinct he wants to Come back inside he's not going to try To go to his left back and that's what Kept on happening that's how we even Conceded um the goal because you're Trying to overplay and it's just like Other teams learn from those type of Things but because we have that youth

And we want to stick to it you even see Petravic when he had to kick it long he Was getting frustrated but it's like bro It's fine the ball is better up there And that's proper old school is better Up there than it is in your low and Confidence exactly so I think if they Learn those things and learn like a few Of the fundamentals and and po just Being a bit Brave I think Chelsea will Be in a in a calm spot fair enough Mikey Anything to add on Chelsea I think I Think again Chelsea is kind of an all Encompassing thing and it's like a a Vicious cycle in terms of like you know Start of the season they were playing Pretty well but they weren't getting the Results um you know and we we've seen That a bit more recently as well but Then that turns into pressure on the Players um that turns into pressure on The manager and then that leads to poor Poor form and poor and poor results like I think it's always going to be a Difficult one at a club where the fans Do not rate the ownership the fans also Are like you know the fans are I think You know don't rate the manager for Reasons of yeah he he managed a rival Before I like Po will always be fighting A losing back in that sense um you know Remember when like bonitz went to Chelsea and like you know won them Europa League despite you know having

Callus to sack him every every week like It's always going to be really really Difficult when there is just that Atmosphere at the club like it you know You can compare to I know I think Chelsea is unique in that sense you you Talk about like United in terms of the Pressure that comes with that job and That you know there is pressure for Different reasons at at United or at Arsenal where like the atmosphere can Become toxic as well but with Chelsea It's it feels quite unique you have a Fan base that were very used to a a Previous ownership where you know Chopping and changing managers works now You have that that fan base still it's Still a bit instilled in Cent C to a Certain extent but but the general just The general feeling though is just is Just a bad one like it is just a bad one I think but that's what I'm saying I Think it's just an identity thing I Think if Chelsea were able to have cuz It's something that we've been missing For like the last 18 months if you look At the team and you say okay cool we Know know how we want to play we know We're going to lose certain games even Playing this way but we believe in where We're going I think that where Chelsea Has suff struggling Chelsea fans are Struggling is that they don't Necessarily see like a consistent style

Of play they don't know what to believe They don't know what team's going to Come out is it going to be the team that We saw against City when it was 4-4 even When it was 1-1 or is it going to be the Team that we saw at Old Trafford when we Lost it's like if there was a Consistency in the performance and in How we were playing I think fans would Be fine with that but it's just the fact That you see a bad performance and then You hear certain comments and it's like That's not how it's not we're not Expecting you to win the tro like being Even being top four like at the start of The season I said top four we should get That cuz preseason I was gassed as the Season started going I said Okay a European spot then you land yourself in 11 in 11th and 10th and always teering That line and it's like if you're not Able to get consistent wins even if you Have two good performances if you have a Loss you're in crisis again because You're still 10th you're still 11th you Know what I mean Brighton went like four Weeks or five weeks without a a Convincing win but it was still like Eighth so no one's really saying much Chelsea's different so yeah I think if They were able if he was able to get the Team into a position where you can see That progression I don't think it would Be as extreme would would you say would

You say then that there hasn't been a Clear style of play from potina yeah no It's been inconsistent I've seen games Where I I kind of thought I knew but Then I've seen games where I'm like okay Like what's going on here that's one Yeah yeah interesting cuz I feel like They they rank very well in terms of Like pressing like in terms of like all Around attacking play like Chelsea do Rank pretty well like you know Nicholas Jackson I think has had a pretty good Scoring season Cole Palmer has obviously Been brilliant like where would they be Without him but but yeah I I don't know Like here we go um but uh yeah like I Don't know I I I just like if there if There's one thing that's not holding Back this Chelsea team I I I really Don't think it's the manager like I I do Think p a pretty good job person guys Thank you so much for watching this Week's Sunday Vibes a real walk down Most of the table at least a halfway or So hope you guys enjoyed it if you did Make sure you like And subscribe as well You can catch obber all across Sky Sports we'll be back on Monday with Monday Vibes reviewing the FA Cup action And a few Premier League fixtures too Catch you then