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25:47And no consistency. And the roller coaster continues. Shaka, you seem to agree with Stephen. I do. You said Maresco's not helping himself. He's not. And because the question then becomes why the changes, right? It's not as though we're in a Champions League week. And even so, the league is your bread and butter. Take care of your league. and you look at the league table now, all of a sudden, Chelsea are fifth behind Liverpool. Three weeks ago, we really thought Anastas Lott was in danger of getting the sack, talking about being under pressure. Now all of a sudden, it's Liverpool who are in fourth position ahead of Chelsea.

26:22So all that pressure that slot was under three weeks ago, you totally understand Mareska may be under. Take care of the league because I don't understand the changes and the need for them. Sydney, at this point, when you're not playing champions, and then again, your league is your bread and butter. I have to say, and while we rightly criticise Maresca for the changes, again, I mean, watching today's performance, Liam De Lappe, he really didn't offer anything. And you almost feel João Pedro, who prefers to maybe sit in that hole is being thrust into this position of playing as a number nine, which is not his best position, but Chelsea's best option in that position.

27:09So you just look at this team and it just is so full of holes. That, you know, again, given Chelsea's spending, given that this is Maresca's second season in charge, you would have thought he'd have a better grip on that by now. So, Frank, yet again, a lot more questions about Chelsea. if you're playing the blame game now, are you blaming it solely now, at least these recent performances on Maresca or the players or the board? Well, the players, well, Maresca first, and I agree with the guys, and I mentioned the fact that we don't know the best 11 at Chelsea because he makes so many rotations that we don't even know who's going to play every game that we see Chelsea.

27:54So, yeah, Maresca has to be blamed. I guess the players who play and today the players who play haven't been performance whatsoever and I was waiting for much more from Iliam Delap from the back four as well he had to change had to put sometimes you know what is his name Malogusto on the left side okay but it's not enough, it's never enough it's not compact I don't feel the chemistry. We talked about last time the fact that they don't have experience. And Stevie made a very good point last show where he said, well, no experience. It's time to come because they are not like 20 or 20, 21. Some of them are 25, 26, so they start and they should be more experienced.

28:45We don't see that. So it's overall a problem that they have to solve in the dressing room. But there is one person who decides for the individuals, and that's the coach. And for me, the rotation doesn't work. Yeah, Juergen, we're just looking at that very damning stat of Chelsea that they just have one win in their last seven Premier League games. If this continues, do you see Enzo Mareska surviving at Chelsea for the rest of the season? Oh, I definitely see him surviving until the end of the season. But I also think that obviously they have to turn things a bit towards the better way and utilize their chances better.

29:23I mean, I look back today at the game, 12 minutes before the end, and so Fernandes had a huge chance to make it 3-2. If that ends 3-2, we have a completely different discussion. And so they have to find ways now in these grinding times over Christmas, New Year's, and then going into the second part of the season where they get their results right and climb up in the table. I mean, they are fifth now. They're in the chase for the Champions League spots. And, yeah, but I don't see that there will be any problems now for the coach in this moment. All right. Well, I'm sure Enzo Moreska has a lot to think about in terms of any more recruitments Chelsea can afford in the January transfer window to add to that already very large squad.

30:07Anyways, we'll be taking your questions over on Extra Time. We've got Frank, Schaka and Stevie on call to answer them. So make sure to tune in on YouTube.

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31:34Manchester United hosted Wolves at Old Trafford, and the woes continued for Ruben Amarin's men as they drew this one 1-1. Joshua Zerkski gave the host the lead in the 26th minute, but Wolves found an equalizer just before halftime, and that's exactly how the game would end as Wolves managed to get their first point in 11 games. All right, Premier League top half standings. This is how it looks for United. They are in sixth position, level on points with Chelsea, but they blew a massive opportunity to go ahead of the Blues and even Liverpool, at least for the moment. So, Stevie, let's talk about it, shall we?

32:14Because I know you could not take your eye off of this game. And as you described it to me, you said good point earned for United, right? Yeah, well, you know, if they stay up, then they'll look back at this point and say this was it. Yeah, this was just Manchester United. I mean Peak I mean if you If you hadn't If you knew nothing about the Premier League And you'd sat down for the first time ever You would think There's not much between these two teams I mean that's That's the honest truth I mean going forward There was nothing exciting about Manchester United And certainly from a defensive point of view And all the stuff that Amarine's been going on about changing from five to three to four.

33:03Well, four apparently now seems to be the way to go. Well, he didn't look very comfortable defensively either. So, yeah, it's, I think, I think once again, we've just kind of seen that this is the level that Manchester United are right now. And until they make more and better signings all over the field, then that's just what you're going to get, I'm afraid. Well, as we said that, this is, This point actually ended an 11-streak, losing streak rather, for Wolves-Shaka. But as Stevie said, of course, Man United probably will want to do some reinforcing in January. But they are currently without a couple of players, especially because of AFCON.

33:43Do you sympathize with them a little bit with that? Could you blame that? No, this is Wolves. Wolves will go down, I feel fairly confident. Wolves will go down as one of the worst teams in the Premier League with their points total this year. Even with this point. And while, to your point, Alexis, no Bruno Fernandes, no Mbwemo, but Ruben Amri made the point that without those players, you are asking others to step up, to take some responsibility. Now, you mentioned that had Manchester United won this, they would have gone above Chelsea. Had they won, they would have also gone above Liverpool, albeit Liverpool would have a game in hand.

34:20I know I'm a firm believer in the psychology of these games. You have an opportunity to get yourself into the top four at home to arguably, time will prove me wrong or not, the worst team the Premier League has seen. And you squander that opportunity. As a matter of fact, you quite easily could have lost this, given some of Wolves' chances later on. And that just, again, speaks to this team, a lack of character about them, about who they are, and their ability to get a job done. The fact that we're still having conversations around, and to Frank's point earlier about whether the league is as strong as it had been in years gone by, now of a sudden we're talking about this version of Manchester United possibly finishing top four.

35:11And I know where they finished last season, but this is arguably as bad as Manchester United as we saw last season. Yet they are here with a chance, a win or two, and Robert the Green are being in the top four. I think that speaks volumes to them. But mostly point on today's game, it speaks volumes about a lack of personality within this team to really excel. Jürgen, what about you? Given the fact that we know how deep Manchester United's problems are, how surprised were you with this result? I think we're all surprised about the results and it's like like Xhaka says rightfully it is a question of character it's a question of you know the spirit of the locker room I mean you as a manager you go crazy there out on the sideline you know because you need to see urgency from your players you need to see kind of almost desperation to to to score another goal to get the three points against Wolfen and Wanderers who has been a disaster this season and will go down into the championship.

36:19So this drives you, as a manager this drives you crazy, a situation like that. You question everything. You question your environment, you question the people that work around you. That's not only the players, that's the entire locker room. All the people that work day in, day out with the players are to be questioned you know are they driven enough are they you know uh do they have character enough are they desperate enough to get three points every week in week out and uh yeah i mean we always kind of tend then to to make the the manager responsible for everything but i think you know in a game like that today where you as manchester united you know need to bet just prove to your point and get three points no matter how you get the three points but you get the three points so that's where you now look at the whole bigger picture and say you know maybe within this entire club there are some some things that are just simply not right because it's impossible not to get the three points today.

37:20Alexis you know you know as a coach that's the one thing that drags you down you know you can lose games but if you lose games and you can see the fight and the desire and the will, but they just keep making mistakes and things are going against you and maybe some teams are just better than you. But when you're sitting on the sideline watching your team and you don't see the desire and you don't see the energy to try and be better, that's what drags you down as a coach. That's the worst feeling ever. Frank, you know, you spoke about the inconsistencies that we see at Chelsea in terms of formation, etc.

37:59Looking at Manchester United now, we've seen Ruben Amarin tinkering with his lineup and how he puts out his 11, whether it's a back three or a back four now. And I remember the time where we were pretty much criticizing him that he was not being flexible, that he was just sticking to his system whenever it wasn't working. Now we see him being flexible, but it's still all going wrong. Yeah, it does. And I don't see if there is any solution. And I think the first maybe thing that they have to do, they have to stop that the Manchester United that we have now is the Manchester United who belongs to history in the Premier League.

38:36That's over. That's another era. And Manchester United is not the club that it used to be. Yes, in terms of history, it's maybe the biggest club in the world. One of the biggest clubs in the world. But we have to stop to think that Manchester United is capable of doing anything right now. And it's been a while that we thought that. So you have the players that you deserve. You have maybe the coach that you deserve. You have maybe the whole locker room that you deserve. And you have to do something about that because it doesn't work. And it hasn't worked for years now. And I think if there is somebody who might be know what's going on, it's maybe, you know, the old players.

39:20Some players who have non-success. And maybe the Roy Keane, maybe the David Beckham. I don't know. some others like that, Peter Schmeichel. And maybe they should talk to know what is the solution and what kind of medicine they should take because it doesn't work at all. And the player maybe that they are hiring are not at the level that people are expecting. An exorcism. I think that's exactly what the entire club needs. A whole exorcism. Call up the Vatican. Let's schedule it. But anyways, let's have a look at the bottom of the table. And despite what all the guys are saying, That's not where you will find Manchester United, but that is where you will find Wolves.

40:00That pretty much tells the sorry tale of their season so far as they are rock bottom with three points. But it's also where you will find Spurs. They're in 13th, just outside the top 10. But things have been rough so far for Thomas Frank and his men. Jürgen, I know you know Spurs very, very well. So just keen to understand what you think of Thomas Frank and how he's been managing Spurs thus far. Well, very, very difficult from the outside. Obviously, we are fans, we are watching the games, we are judging the results, and we hope obviously they are far higher up in the league, in the table of the league than they are right now.

40:40But if you look at the points, they are five points behind Chelsea and Man United, so it's maybe not as kind of negative as we think when you're 13th in the place. And they're doing fairly well in the Champions League. So there's still a long way to go in the second part of the season. Difficult from the outside, you know, his work to judge because obviously the media make their own stories up. And he looks at his things, you know, from the inside. I obviously hope now for a far better second part of the season, especially, you know, in the ranking of the Premier League. It will be tough to get up in the top four, even if it's still possible.

41:19It's still possible, but it's a way to go. Well, as you said, the January transfer window starts on Thursday, opens on Thursday, and we've already heard the news that Brendan Johnson could be on his way to Crystal Palace. But just on that vein, Juergen, how would you like to see Thomas Frank strengthen this Spurs side in January? Yeah, I hope for him that he gets, you know, whoever he has in mind, that he gets that opportunity to take that player. I don't know who he has in mind and which part of the team, if it's a forward, if it's a midfielder, if it's whatever he needs. And I hope that the management there is with him and gives him that opportunity.

42:01But obviously, it's going to be a race for the best out there in January. And not only Spurs will go into the transfer market, there will be other teams digging a little bit deeper and figure out a way maybe to get one or two real enforcements for their squad. but I think, you know, from the outside looking in, it's very difficult. Brent Johnson is, for me, a player that obviously has a huge potential, has an enormous amount of talent, but he's not a proven goal scorer. He doesn't give you 20, 25 goals a season, so it will be interesting to see if they move him on. All right. Well, Juergen, thank you so much for joining us on ESPN FC, but before we let you go, we have to find out how you're going to be partying and ringing in the new year.

42:49What's the German way of doing it? Well, I have more the Californian way of doing it. That means we all look to New York at 9 p.m. Pacific time, meaning Californian time, and we call it a day when the ball drops in New York. So I'm not big into the New Year's Eve. Oh, I love that. He'll be in bed by half nine. You're going to be celebrating New Year at 9 o 'clock. And then go to bed. You should just move to the East Coast. If you're living on Easter time, you should just move to the East Coast. Come chill with us in Bristol. It's cold. It's cold. Five inches of snow outside. All right, Jürgen.

43:32Good for you guys. Thank you so much. Thank you, guys. All right. Well, guess what's back in January in the New Year? The FA Cup. That's right. On ESPN. And plus, here are a look at the fixtures. Things kicking off on January 10th. Manchester City in action against Exeter City. But Spurs have a tough one against Unai Emery's Aston Villa. Charlton up against Chelsea. Manchester United against Brighton. Don't have much hope for that one. Pompey against Arsenal. And Liverpool's Stevie on January 12th against Barnsley. Yep. Home draw. That's all you need. That's all you need. Quick time out. some breakfast intel you want to know about.

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45:37Welcome everyone to Extra Time. If I can find the questions. I don't, Shaq, I'm not well. I'm not well. I'm not well. I'm not well. I've just been holding it together for the show. But you know what? When all you know is pain from Manchester United, then I don't know, I don't think today's results against Wolves makes a difference. Especially funny when you're hosting when Man United play. Yeah. There's just a different vibe in the air. Screaming. There were a couple of screams. But funny enough, majority of those screams didn't come from United attempts at goal. It was from the Wolves attempts at goal.

46:19That was so much fun. But it's okay. My sanity's hanging on by a thread. But we're going to go into extra time. Look at Frank. Frank's the only one that genuinely has concern for me. No, he doesn't. He does. Stop it. I know you all love it. All right, the first question is for Shaka. Shaka, which will we see first from you? A picture of you at Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago. That's kind of easy. Or a picture of you wearing a Spurs shirt? Pretty easy. Can I just say that there are a couple of Spurs shirts already at Shaka's house? Yes. My son gave me a Spurge shirt for Christmas last year. As a joke or genuinely?

47:00As a joke. My son is a Spurge fan. He thought it would be funny for me to have a Spurge shirt. So, while I do have a Spurge shirt, and I wear it on occasion, I will not be photographed in it. You wear it on occasion? On occasion. Oh. I would say which occasion, but I wear it on occasion. All right, so we will probably get a carnival photo of Shaka first. Every chance. Do you know what? That's all I can say. Every chance. Every chance. And there'll be no shirt on. Exactly. There'll just be shirtless showing his six-pack. What about if I have a sports shirt on? At carnival. You're in carnival. That's just another dimension that Andrea did not think of.

47:42You can't do that. Let me just, I'm not sure how much you'll see of me in February. Fair. Here in... In studio. I'm just putting that out there. Oh, carnival time. Put that out there. Best time in the world, a bit more than Christmas. All right, next question. Guys, pro or con, FIFA have opened the door to Arsene Wenger's new offside rule. What's the offside rule? What's the new offside rule? Oh, daylight between... Yes. It's not... Oh, let me actually read it because he does say it in the question. It says a player will only be offside if he has fully passed the last defender, so it won't be decided based on a body part anymore?

48:22I am against it. I believe in good defenders. And I think... The thing for me is the suggestion around this law is that it takes away a lot of controversy. It won't. You're going to have just as much controversy. You're going to have just as much people looking on video replay. but just from a different perspective. That's all. So it's not going to change the debate or the argument or whatever it is. It's just going to give strikers an advantage. And I think there's value to good defending. And I'm going to be on the side, especially as I'm on set with two defenders here. I feel pretty confident that they'll see it similarly.

49:11I was going to say, speaking of good defending, great defending, Frank Laboge, what do you think about this? I'm against. I'm against and I would love to defend the French guy, Arsene Wenger. I think he'd become English and try to go the other way like everybody in the rest of the world. I mean, you will have, you reverse, in fact, you reverse the problem where people say, oh, there's still one ankle or one, you know, one foot in and no, it's not, it's offside. So, well, he's not offside. So, you will never solve the problem anyway. So, stick to that. Try to be better. And don't try to change anything.

49:56So, no, I'm not convinced. Stevie? Yeah, I'm in a voice. 100%. Forget about it. Forget about it. Forget about it. All right. So, no fans all around. Next question, shall we? Will Enzo Mareska still be Chelsea's manager at the end of the season? Of course, I did ask Jurgen this question, I believe. He says that he feels like he will survive. Frank, as a Chelsea man, what say you? No, I'm not a former coach, so I don't have to defend the coaching union whatsoever or what Jürgen is trying to do. No, I don't think Enzo Maresca will be the manager at the end of the season if he carries on like that.

50:39So we don't know what's going to happen to Chelsea. It can be better. but if he keeps on doing that, wasting points, especially at home, no, he won't stay. He will be. He will? Yeah, will be. What if he's not in the top four? Final answer. What if he's not in the top four? At the end of the season. He'll be there at the end of the season, that's what I'm saying. He's not going to get sacked before that. No. We know patience runs thin at Chelsea. Siri? If he finishes the season outside the top four, then what these guys who have taken over have shown us they're not going to be standing for any failure.

51:20And that would be a failure. So if he's not in the top four, then he might be, technically, he might be there at the final whistle of the last game. But if he's not in the top four the following day... He gone. He gone. He gone. He gone. He gone. who's on an eternal vacation, loves to say. All right, next question. Villa. I'm not complaining, like I said before. Because you're dropping a month-long vacation in February. It's because of anybody's time off. Must be nice. All right, next question. Villa found space behind Arsenal in the first half, but couldn't find the net. What can Unai Emery take away from this result?

51:59Frank. Well, the first half, the first half was very convincing. And yes, they didn't have a very specific chances to score, but I think in the game, in the middle of the park, they were much better than the Gunners. And he has to keep on working with the guys that he knows, like McGill, Onana, and Kamara, when he's going to be back, to make sure that he reinforced the middle of the park. But, and he has to work on what went wrong. I mean, we didn't talk because Xhaka is also, if Jürgen cleans mind on the coach union, Xhaka is, of course, on the goalkeeper union. But really, I was disappointed about what Martinez decided to do in front of Gabriel.

52:49You just punch the ball and you are still nil-nil. And it's maybe another story. We'll never know. But coming from him, who I think is the best goalkeeper in the world, I was disappointed because he started the mess. And so maybe trying to not do the same mistakes next time, like they've done, losing the ball in their own side and counter-attack with other guards. Working on that, not trying to be too clean, like Digne on the third goal from Trossard. Work on some stuff which worked in the first half and the other stuff which didn't work in the second half. Anyone wants to chime in? Listen, I think, well, from an Unai Emery perspective, you'll be beaten by a better team on the day.

53:39Yeah. It's quite simple. Quite simple in that regard. And let me put it like this. As good a run as Aston Villa have been on, who had a good performance today against Arsenal? Who stood out? I can't think of anybody. Who stood out for the right reasons? I can't think of anybody, really. I just think that on the day, Arsenal were that much better. I take Frank's point, first goal is always important. It really is. Had Erle Watkins taken his chance, had Emi Martinez done better from the set piece, maybe we're having a different discussion. But when you see Odegaard throw the pass like he did today, when you see Trossard with that kind of finish, you just say, listen, Arsenal were better.

54:26In Unai Emery, like all coaches whose teams are counter-attacking sides, they all have the same problem they have to take their opportunities when they come along because they're basically giving the opposition the ball the opposition is going to have the ball more than they are they're going to have to defend properly and then when they counter they're going to have to take their opportunities and if they don't then they're not going to score goals and they're going to encourage the opposition to push them back so you kind of you've got to take your medicine when it goes wrong. And that's kind of what happened today.

55:03And it was going wrong against Chelsea for an hour. So, yeah, that's what he's stuck with. I love how Xhaka said the first goal is important. Unless you're united, then it often doesn't matter. Next question. This is for Football Americas, Xhaka. Xhaka, do you think Ricardo Pepe will be a good replacement or would be a good replacement for Raul Jimenez at Fulham? That's some heavy boots to fill. Yeah, it is. But Ricard Pepe, I think, has certainly started to establish himself in the Indira Divisie. I think for a long time, he carried the kind of reputation as being an impact substitute. I think you've seen a different side of him over the last season, maybe season and a half.

55:46But to your point, Raul Manez, those are big shoes to have. I mean, he is some finisher, particularly for Fulham. Can he take a step up? I guess there's only one way to truly find out. but I think he is Pepe, Ricardo Pepe is a far better player today than he was maybe two years ago maybe he gets that chance but again until he's there and in the Premier League and understanding the physicality and the pace of it you can't just say yeah he will be Stevie you look like you almost wanted to say something and get in on this football I was thinking about what Jimenez does for Fulham you know take the goals away Jimenez is a real key cog in the wheels that force up front that holds the ball up and lets everybody join in.

56:34I'm not convinced that Ricardo Pepe is particularly great at that. Yes, he's gone from, as Shaq has said, the guy coming off the bench to scoring, to starting and then scoring. But I'm not... I wouldn't like to turn around and see because I haven't seen enough of him. But it doesn't strike me as a guy who is involved that much other than in the penalty box. Let me say this fully with my Football America's hat on. Yeah. I think Ricardo Pepe is behind Florian Balogun in the pecking order for the US Mets national team. And right now, I'm not sure, again, as much as I made an argument for Pepe there, I'm not sure that Balogun is good enough or prepared enough or improved enough to make an impact back in the Premier League.

57:22to kind of using Balogun as a reference point. Again, until you get here, you have to prove it. But if I'm using Balogun as a reference point, maybe not yet for Ricardo Pepe. Yeah, Raul Jimenez, different gravy overall, I think. Different gravy. But can I just say, I wish our producer for Football Americas Beto wasn't on a never-ending vacation as well because did Stevie just give us a little audition to being on Football Americas? The way he broke it down. Love that, Stevie. The way how he talked about Raul Jimenez, how Pepe just is not that good of a ball holder there. Yeah, I didn't even know I was doing it.

57:58But it just comes naturally. All right, make a note. And from what I understand, there'd be an opportunity during the month of February. Oh! I've heard that there may be an opportunity. Well, it's funny that you say that, Shaka, because going on to our final question, Radvin wants to know if we all have any plans for 2026 and Stevie on Football Americas, which is back in January, by the way, could potentially be one. Courtney who? Me and Alexis. Yeah. We're going to be Alexis. Do I get a say in this? No, no, no. You had your say and it was perfect. I think you would have stopped in brilliantly speaking about contact football.

58:39When I'm at home, I do as I'm told. But I understand that's the way it is. You're telling me I'm going to have to do that here now as well? Yep. You're going to have to join us sometimes where we kick off at 11.40 at night. Oh, I'll be sleeping. I'm just kidding. That's only what we were waiting for, the Liga Mekis games. But Frank, let me start with you. Any plans for 2026? You live the most exciting life out of all of us. Yeah, and it's why I'm just hoping to be happy and in good health. And that would be a very good year. Otherwise, I handle everything. I'm going to enjoy the time being with you guys on ESPN.

59:17And I'm going to be in a play for a year. And I have 100 performances next year. So it's going to be a very interesting year. And hopefully everything's going to go for the best. Frank, are you going to miss the World Cup, Frank? No, I'm going to be around here. I don't know if it's going to be in Bristol or somewhere else. But I'm going to be for three weeks for the World Cup with you guys. Oh, there you go. Spoiler alert. Stevie, any plans for 2026? No. Besides tormenting me? I'd just go a day at a time. God, you sound like such a footballer. Any plans for tomorrow? Let me start. Any plans for tonight?

59:57The only plans for tonight are all well ahead of the schedule. The only plan for tomorrow is waking up. That's the only plan I've ever had. That's a bonus. Don't you have the show tomorrow? Yeah. Okay, so that's a sign. I've got to wake up. I've got to wake up. At least you want to do it for me bed. I'll sit in me bed and do it. Hey. What was that again? We got the close-up on it. Shaka, any plans besides Carnival for 2020? Listen, at this point... That's a pretty good plan, though. At this point, all I can do is echo Frank and say happiness and good health, because Lord knows 2025 is only half of that.

1:00:37Oof. Oof. What a very sombering thought. I know, jeez. But... But... But there's a but at the end. When the 25 is coming to a close. That's all in the revenue mirror. We can slam that door shut. See you later. See you later. All right. Well, that's pretty much it for us on ESPN FC's Extra Time. Oh, look at that. Little Shaka wishing Happy New Year to everyone. That was your opportunity. I didn't know what was happening. I told you the graphic was going to roll. And then all of a sudden, I'm there. Oh, you're waiting for the promo graphic. Yeah, let's go. There we go. Hey, ESPN FC, we will be back tomorrow.

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