How do you replace Casemiro at Man Utd? | People can’t be picky about performances

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0:42And now we're talking about, we're being a little bit picky about it. It's crazy.

0:49Yes, guys, welcome to another episode of Rio Presents brought to you by Crafted. And this is, guys, we're going to be talking about Casemiro. Wow. Kobi Maynou and Michael Kerricks hopes for the job at Manchester United but guys before we do that wait wait wait wait Rio Rio Rio big up Man United and their little victory etc but we have to talk about the big topic at hand we won as a channel right we were awarded YouTube channel of the year at the British Sports Journalism Awards that is a big achievement man well done YouTube channel of the year Joe this is called a trophy

1:32I know you don't know what it look like normally. I know you don't know what to do with it now. It's a trophy for all of us. The open top bus is at four o 'clock. So we'll see you there. Bring sausage rolls. Oh my gosh. But Rio, why did we get this, man? Because obviously people know about our channel, but, you know, can you explain to the people why we got this award? No, I think it's an award. I think it represents kind of a signal to the hard work that we've been putting in over the last couple of years. I think we've been working really hard. I think, again, before anything, I think all of us have to take credit.

2:04Yes, you guys see us, us three faces on a regular basis, but all the guys, the team behind the scene that make this stuff happen. As I said, we've got a really good extensive team who are really diligent in what they do. And again, I think it's for our mix of, we've got a good blend of legends that we have on all our shows. the pundit stuff that we do fan voices that we've always made sure that we want to hear and have represented and I think that's a unique blend that we have I think also the stories that we tell about players I think the depth that we go into and the players want to come here, we're now getting lots of calls, emails messages from players from agents, etc.

2:56that understand what we do. It's about here really giving a good representation of the player and letting them be seen in the light that they've never been seen before and where they can feel very comfortable and safe without feeling they're going to get turned over. So, we've got a massive summer coming up, by the way. I mean, it's a great award and I'm really pleased and thankful that we got it and I think, again, it's a tip of the hat to all the hard work we've been doing. But, again, there's no standing still. Huge summer. We're going to be out in the States for the whole of the World Cup.

3:23watch this space guys we're going to start doing a little bit of a countdown towards the summer so there's loads of stuff going on loads of big names going to be on we've done so many interviews we've just got in the pipeline waiting to drop now and there was one around Old Trafford that was up this week at Old Trafford that absolutely blew my mind I mean I've done a lot of interviews and they've all been good and unique in their own way but this one we've done here was special Nice Oh I wanted to add I was a host yesterday at the SJ as well myself and the freshman as well. Shout out to everybody that I presented with as well, Bella and Jim.

3:55But yeah, it was a good one. Really, really good event. But let's talk about this Brentford game because I know you're dying to speak about it because you're so close to qualifying for the Champions League. Let's stick it on to Michael Carrick, right? It seems that some people are still not super convinced that he's the right man. I don't know who those people are, but I know they exist mostly on Twitter. What is it that he has to get right for him to, you know, win over their hearts, would you say? Oh, I think it's a tough kicker for anybody coming into Manchester United, especially after the hard times that we've been through, right?

4:33And it's been an emotional rollercoaster, and we've been the butt of a lot of jokes. But if anyone had said to us, when Michael Carrick took over before the City game, that we would be within touching distance of getting Champions League football at this point before the final whistle of the season, right, before the final game of the season, you would have said he was a madman, right? Now, I think a lot of the criticism or the scepticism around Michael Carrick is around performance. A lot of people, yeah, we're winning games, but we're not playing well. Yeah, we're winning games, but teams are getting through.

5:10Teams are winning games, we're getting three points. And we're getting our best players performing and playing in their best positions. Michael Carey's record, by the way, reads like this. Nine wins, two draws, two defeats out of 13. That's nine wins out of 13 games, guys. We would have bitten people's arms off. We would have gone on every bush tucker trial and eaten every single kangaroo bollock to get in his position. And now we're talking about, we're being a little bit picky about it. It's crazy. He's not had a pre-season. and I think you I don't want to sound like oh I'm a pro and everybody isn't and whoever isn't doesn't understand it but I just want you to understand that a pre-season is such a defining moment for everything that happens in a season from an individual player perspective if you miss a pre-season it's horrendous it's hard to ever get yourself back to the type of level that you should be at but also as a team to be able to implement ideas and start getting things into the system into the mindset of players as to how you want to approach the season and how you want things to go.

6:15Mark Carrick has another pre-season. He's had time on the training ground. Yes, because there could be a lot of midweek games. We haven't had to play due to being out of Europe. So I understand that. But pre-seasons are imperative. I think he's done enough to earn the right to have a pre-season and have a shot at a pre-season. Minimum. That's why I want to ask Steve. Steve, do you reckon Carrick is now the least risky option? I actually think he's got it. I actually think he's got it. I think they're going to tell us on Monday after we beat Liverpool when it's officially confirmed if it's a good, rousing win against Liverpool.

6:50I think Monday morning is announced. Obviously, that goes the same way. If it's not a rousing win and it's a defeat against Liverpool, I think they pause it. But I know that Ineos have done a bit of a better job of keeping the leaks and the noise down. But there just doesn't seem like there's anybody else out there that represents an obvious upgrade. And for me, the proof is in the pudding. Like Rio's talking about the pre-season and that's fine. But the fact that he's come in without a pre-season and we're touching distance of a 70 % win rate with a squad that he didn't choose, with his best two centre-halves missing and a team that was bought and planned to play a 3-4-3 system.

7:33Like what he's doing is a joke. Now, if he's, and I think they have to put it into him because anybody else, how are you planning for next season not knowing who the manager is? How are you talking to transfers? Like, if I ring you up, Rio, and I say, hey, listen, would you like to sign for Manchester United next season? Your first question is... Who's the manager? And if I can't answer that, you'll be like, well, when you know, maybe give me a ring. So you can't start any of your planning until you know who your manager's going to be. Steve, Steve. So if we want to have a good summer, we need to put him in place now.

8:04Also, Steve, for all the people that are saying, yeah, but he's not doing this, and he's like, Who the flipping hell is out there? Give me the names who is gettable. I keep saying this. I'm like a broken record. Two quarters signed a new door at England. Luis Enrique is going to stay at PSG. If he doesn't, then it'd be a miracle to get mad. And his first choice probably ain't going to be United right now. Do you know what I mean? Who else do we think Carlo Ancelotti signed again for Brazil? Outside of that, who is available gettable realistically? Stop telling me, oh, we shouldn't get it. Tell me who we're going to get then.

8:36Tell me who's going to come in and you're going to go, oh, that's a surefire hit. Because there ain't any. There ain't anyone. And you know what else, Rio? It's the way he's talking. He's talking with that Man United ambition that even the outsiders have seen in the past. He's saying the Champions League is one thing, but it's not something that we should be over-celebrating. We want to be finishing high up the league. I haven't seen this confidence in a while. Do you agree with that message right about now? Wait, roll it back one. Roll it back one. because a second ago you were saying like, and I agree with this, I don't know, last night we didn't play well, but we got the result.

9:12You tell me in the league right now, and I include the two teams that are above us, who's playing well and getting results? No, no one. This is just the business end of the season. People tighten up. It's hard. I've talked to someone yesterday about this. When we were going to win leagues or in the late stages of a season, I don't remember playing unbelievable football. I just remember ticking off games. getting results by hook or by hook. Just get us over the line. These guys want to get in the Champions League now. They're smelling it. It's like, it's pressure. There's big pressure on them now.

9:45So it's not as easy to sit there and go, you should be playing free-flowing football and you should be doing this and that. Get the results. And then we can work on the performance and stuff. Next time. Steve makes a great point. He's had to come in and coach a team out of playing a certain way into playing a new way and to build confidence at the same time. Do you know how hard to do that? how hard to do that that's just that's a really hard thing to do and he's making it look not easy but he's doing it with a little bit of giving it as well he's doing it with his collars up and going okay 13 games isn't a bounce is it you might get a bounce for a game or two not 13 and do you know what Steve I spoke about the podcast that we shot I've done an interview with a player at Old Trafford last week and I know I was there I spoke yeah he was he was in our shot all the time but I spoke to a player there who told me The way that Michael Carrick is addressing the team in critical moments, it filled me with huge, huge, huge, huge, huge belief.

10:44And it justified why I have this confidence in him. I'm not saying he's going to be perfect, but the way he's approached in certain situations, and you'll have to wait until the podcast drops, if it's going to be dropped. But the way he's approached in certain situations, it stinks of someone who knows the fabric of the club. He knows what's needed. He knows what needs to be given to the players in certain moments. Do you know what I mean? A good example, going to Leeds, letting people understand this is a rivalry, guys. Because some people might miss that. Some players might miss that. The fans that have been fans of the club for years will know.

11:18Some young fans won't even know the rivalry that sits between Leeds and May United. Even you said you didn't know at one point, didn't you? Yeah, I didn't. I had to learn that. I had to learn that. And sometimes it takes a voice in a change room to do that. My old character is taking it upon himself to be that voice. These are little details that certain other people wouldn't know about, wouldn't even think about addressing. Who can look at Michael Carrick when he's giving any sort of team talk and he's talking about... Can you think of a situation you could be in as a Manchester United player that when he stands up with his collar up and his T-shirt on in the corner over there and tells you what this game means, whether it's a Champions League final, whether it's an FA Cup final, a Champions League semi-final away somewhere.

12:01He's seen it all. Yeah, he's done it. His trophy cabinet literally has every single thing in it, most of them more than once. Crazy. Let's talk about Casemiro. Record-breaking performance from him. One more year. Guys, should it happen? Oh my God, please. Should it happen? Steve, go on. Can we? Since he's announced his retirement, he's just gone let me show you lot what you're about to go miss because he's just not dropped a 9 out of 10 game yet he's just everything's been 10s like he didn't break a record for opt to stats in just defensive involvement or something last night this is a guy who was done two years ago according to Jamie Carragher like leave the football before the football leaves you looking at last night he's got 10 more years left forget one more year Casemiro can we have three?

12:5134 years old by the way and he's broken a record for Opta history. Like, 11 tackles, 16 duels won, and nine clearances means that he's the only player to get those numbers in Opta's history. Like, that's crazy, really. I'm 34 years old. But again, he's in tears at the end of the game. The emotion that he's showing, and I saw his quote about, listen, yeah, I won trophies at Real Madrid, but there's a deeper feeling here at Manchester United with the fans. Like, a win feels like winning a trophy. And that connection that he's built with the fan base has been like, again, like, it's hard to put it into words what the connection with Man United fan base is.

13:28And it's probably easier to get a connection with a fan base when you're successful and when you're winning. Like, in this generation now, where it's been difficult, there's been really tough moments and the team's not been playing well and it's been fractious relationships behind the scenes, in front of the camera, etc. To be able to build that, also a time where you were out of the team, you weren't fancied, people were saying you were finished, like Steve said, fans were doubting your ability and your credentials and you turn it around like this it just shows the strength of the man, the character and the resilience But how do you replace him Rio?

14:07He's got a tech 2 What are the qualities that you need? Because what kind of profile of a player are you looking for to replace Casemiro? You need someone who can influence with moments like tackles and being in the right place at the right time, coming up with a goal here and there. This is a hard thing to find, right? But I don't think you ever go like for like. I think that I was there when the situation when Roy Keane left the football club. I'm not saying Casemiro's impact on May United is like Roy Keane's. I'm just saying when a big player who's so important to the team leaves, I think it's impossible to go like for like.

14:46We went and bought Michael Carrick, an absolute different end of the spectrum type of player but hugely influential. So I wouldn't say we've got to go for the same type. I think you've got to just go for somebody who could impact the team in a very, very positive manner. And he might have differences compared to what Casemiro had. Well, I'm only seeing in the papers and stuff like that, I'm seeing Choumeny, Believer, they're like the options. Anderson. Anderson as well, yeah. I mean, out of those three, if you had a choice, Rio, who are you going for? Chiromania would be great, but is he available?

15:23I don't know if he's available. His experience is huge. I think he speaks English as well, so that's not an issue. I think he's a fantastic footballer. I remember the game in France-England in a tournament. I think it was Qatar. He was majestic. He was strong. He was commanding. He's played in huge games. He has the experience. So I wouldn't worry about him if we got... I'd be very happy to get him. but Labour's got huge potential but had a bit of a dip this season from where he was the season before Anderson I think would be a great signing I think again Premier League proven great energy I think there's huge improvements there were ceilings quite high I think I think there's so much more to come from him that he could get you could get out of the main United I think Carrick would be a great tutor for him as well yeah I think it's going to be difficult I don't know I think again who's available who's gettable, and then let's go from there.

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17:29Again, in terms of mentality and attitude, when looking at the profile of a player, can you explain the importance of that, please? Yeah, I think it's more, I've always said this, and I think it goes back to even when Harry Kane and Declan Rice are on the market. I think I'll go back to conversations I was having about Declan Rice at the time. I think people were talking about, oh, he's not worth£100 million. He's too much money. Is he a£100 million football player? What does he do to be£100 million? Right, he's good enough football-wise. There might be players that you go, oh, they're better at that than him or better at that.

18:05But more importantly, I believe that Declan Rice's mentality was the bigger thing that I wanted to buy than just his football ability. Because at Manchester United, it's more than just football. At the biggest clubs in the world, it's more than just playing football. Have they got the mental capacity to go every day, to get up every game? You can't lose. You've got to fight. There's demands that gets put on a player that becomes more than just physical. it's mentally and I think that someone like Declan Rice was someone who could drive a change room Harry Kane in a different way would drive the change room because of his standards, because of his quality, because of his consistency do you know what I mean?

18:48So that is something that is hugely important and where recruitment no data factors in mentality and mindset so you have to find a way of getting to the player to find out looking between the eyes has he got the substance? Also, I think one thing to add, Steve, I'm going to let you speak in a second. I reckon also experience in the Premier League, where I think you guys have benefited a lot this season. And Buemo, already known the Premier League. Cunha, already known the Premier League. It kind of reduces the risk for Cescou. Even like a young boy, I know Aidan Heaven really hadn't really broken into the first team as of yet since he's been at United.

19:24But just being in and around the English culture, I think that plays a massive difference, you know. Yeah, yeah, I agree 100%. And I think that, again, when you're looking at those players that we're talking about, that's why Anderson might jump off the page a bit more than the other ones because he knows the league. Baleba maybe as well. Just the Baleba's form this season, especially at the start, would be the one thing that I'd have to look at a bit deeper. But that's why Anderson, here you go, he knows the culture, he knows the expectations, he knows the league. He's robust, he's athletic. There's a lot of plus points with Anderson that I look at.

20:02But again, I could do the same for a number of other players. Steve, if I was to ask you quickly, out of those or any other shortlist names, who would you say quickly? I really, really, really like Anderson. And I really like bringing Premier League players with Premier experience. If you look at some of our best transfers in history, I mean, this guy sitting here, Premier League experience, that worked. Michael Carrick, Premier League experience. Wayne Rooney, Premier League experience. like it's a even Roy Keane you go back all the way back to them Andy Cole Dwight York like a lot of our best signings have all come with Premier League experience and I think someone like Anderson I think there's an X factor to him that's not been unlocked yet it just smells like it's just bubbling under the surface and somewhere like United Champions League music although I do worry that he might also get that in the in the blue 7th 8th of Manchester I think I think he might go City though I think they're going to lose Rodri and I think they're going to bring him in and I think Rodri going to Real Madrid is what actually unlocks Chouamane coming to United because he's not going to sit on the bench for Rodri.

21:03And I think Anderson's always kind of been my first choice. I'm not 100 % certain how him and Manu work best together. I think they'll work, but I don't know if it's like perfect. Whereas when I look at the qualities that Chouamane's got, I go, oh, I think he really unlocks something in Manu and that could be like a better pairing. the Premier League factor with Chiuameni I think we're going to do what we did this summer I think we're going to sign one or two Premier League players I could see us going for like a Lewis Hall I could see us going for like a Gio Gomez and then bringing in someone like a Chiuameni or something like that and I think that'd be a sensational window couple of lads with Premier League experience one that's maybe a tiny bit more of a gamble with a high upside Yeah, you know, I think that's really true it's shrewd business what you did in the summer I have to admit.

21:55Do you know what, if we sign someone, if there's a midfielder out there that's a Senna Lemons, like, not really kind of heard of him and he comes in and he's as good as he's been. Oh my days. Watch out. Yeah. Solid. Solid. Yeah. In terms of players, you know, that have gone, that have been playing well at Old Trafford at the moment, I mean, the likes of Maguire, Mano, Casemiro, they're three players that come out of the wilderness under Carrick. The job of a manager is to improve players, right? and we have to admit that he's done a fantastic job at that. Right, Rio? Yeah, and I think, again, when you're looking at Michael Carrick, I think there's more tick boxing than there is crossing any boxes because I think that's a huge part of it.

22:38I think we looked at how many players were we talking about before Michael Carrick came and were going, well, he's underachieving, he's underachieving, he's not at a level, he's not even getting a kick, he's not getting a game. But it was only Bruno that we were going, and we're going, oh, he's playing to the level that we expect or beyond. And Bumo's kind of... And Bumo, yeah. And it's like, yeah, and you're going like, that is the job of a manager, to unlock individuals within a team to get the team going and to get the team consistently performing and playing and winning games. And that was...

23:12In the time that Carrick's had, it's not been... I don't think that Jason Wilcox would have been sitting there going to Michael, Michael, we want perfect performances. We want the team playing perfectly well. It would have been we need to get results, first and foremost. And then we want to see a style starting to come out of that at some point. But before anything else, we need to have results without, please. And get these players playing football. And I think he's done two out of those three things. Performances have been a bit sporadic, yes. I'll accept that, that's fine. But he's getting players playing better, more consistently, and he's winning games of football more than he's losing.

23:50Yeah. I mean, those moves by Maynard. Oh my goodness. He's not played like that for a year. That was joyous to watch. That would have been the best assist of the season. My man rolled it behind him, Rio, like it was street football. Oh my goodness. You know what I was doing? When he was done... Mate, he was back in the cage. I went like this year when he did it. I was going... And then when... I went like this. I went... Ahmad what are you I'd have got Ahmad I'd have got Ahmad I'd have got Ahmad what are you doing that would have been one of the best assists in the Premier League ever mad and I have to say though as well I'm a big Ahmad Diallo fan but he really hasn't he really hasn't performed that well I would say this season he's not don't talk about Ahmad like that no no no I have to be listen I'm not don't make me pull Saka out on you I don't we'll talk about that later but I reckon Diallo I've seen him his form is definitely dropped and I thought it would increase and I think it's since the injury if I'm honest with you Yeah the injury and I think African Nations I think he's a I was going to say that who since AFCON's looked good Yeah since the AFCON I think he dipped a little bit but Can you name a Premier League player that's looked good since AFCON Yeah and Bumo's not been as firing as he was before the AFCON as well It's not been the same but anyway listen we're talking about Menuhi what's changed about his game Rio Why is it that he's looking like...

25:17Let me answer this. He's playing Joel. That's what's changed. He's playing. It's not difficult. He's getting games. That means Amorim needs to go to jail because I don't know how he was getting away by... Not even bringing the guy on for minutes, by the way. Just literally keeping him out of the team. That's a crime right there. That is an absolute crime. Wait till you hear what the player we interviewed last week says about, Manu. Yeah. Big, big, big. we're picking up this interview we're teasing this interview nicely I've got to be honest with you but it is a banger but no people are going to cry people will cry people are going to cry you're talking about people crying about this interview you just dropped Pogba like the Pogba interview has been everywhere you can't get away from it all over socials Fabrizio absolutely loving it I ain't seen Fabrizio post re-presents content like this for a while like the whole world is loving it well listen the Pogba one was like, if I had like a top five of people I wanted to interview, Pogba was one of them because one, he hasn't spoken.

26:21Two, I know him. Two, I know his journey. And he's just a mad player, man. And there's so many talking points around him. He's just like, again, he's been frustrating for some people. He's been some people's best player. He's some players' best player. He's your favourite player's best player. He's one of those guys that he's a talking point for positive or negative, whatever you want. And again, more than anything, as a human, he's an unbelievable guy. Unbelievable guy. So I just wish him the best. I wish him luck. I hope he stays fit, gets some game time at Monaco. And shout out Paul Pogba, man, because I really appreciate your time.

27:01Did he enjoy the feedback, Rio? Because obviously... Oh, I love it. ...to the players afterwards, yeah? Yeah, and I think that's one of the key things. Femi, who looked after him, helped sort out the whole thing. shout out Femi shout out Femi yes it was just like he understood that the feedback would be positive and would be good but I don't think he understood the volume and the amount of love that Paul was going to get and I obviously sent stuff to Paul to show him but we got another one by the way one of my old team so I was out in South Korea if you didn't see me last week guys playing a game I done 75 minutes by the way where did you play did you play up top or centre back no I played centre back me and Vidal we got beat 1-0 man I couldn't believe it.

27:40One shot, one goal. I couldn't believe it. Yeah, man. It was a nightmare. We had about 35 shots. Berber, man. Full to Berber. Full to Berber. Anyway. But you know what? I had some time with loads of the guys. It was really lovely to just sit and chat and go over old times. And we got an interview with Anderson dropping on Thursday right away. No way. Yeah. By the way, I think Anderson has lied all his life at Man United about not being able to speak English and not doing interviews. just to stop doing interviews he just lied because his interview he spoke really well man really well and you know what it's a touching interview because he touches on some really emotional points it's an amazing story that he's got he named his dog after one of the players literally like the full name but he's got an amazing story and even some of the stuff that he unloads I wasn't even aware of so yeah watch out Thursday notifications on Anderson coming to you live and direct what was Kane tonight like?

28:38What? What was Eric like? Cantona. Oh, mate. Aura. You know this Aura business these young kids are chatting about? Aura only got invented when Cantona signed for United. That wasn't the word beforehand. Aura on 100, bro. It's just like he walks in the room. You've got big names sitting about there. Giggsie, you've got like Vida, all the guys are there. You don't care. You don't care. My man shows in everyone just stands up and says, yeah, it's Eric. The king. Leo, I told you. remember a couple of seasons ago, I was arguing with you. For me, he's Manchester United's most impactful player. I'm not taking that away.

29:13Like he is the king. I'm telling you. He's Man United's most aura farmed player. Nah, man. Massive aura. I always say this. I watched football for three years from being like, you know, six to nine or something like that from 1990 to 1992, 1993 when we signed Canterra. Football for me was something that me and my dad did and it was like, it was cool and it was a bit of a pastime, but it was black and white. When Eric came, it got coloured in and it was beautiful. And it was like, it was this, mate, you see the, I'll send you a, I'll send you a reel. I put it on my story the other day. In fact, it's on my Instagram.

29:53I saw it on socials. I saw the exact quote. I forgot. The guy never took two touches. Everything's on one and half of it's around the back. It's just, it's unbelievable. Unbelievable. The vision, the flick-ons. Giggsie, Giggsie, when he came in, all the lads are sitting there. Alan Smith was there. Great to see him as well. And we were sitting there and Eric left the room and Giggsie's the only one that's played with him in the room, right? And we end up, you go, everyone's like, Giggsie, what was he like? Was he, did he have this all? He says, yeah, he had that all right. He was just like, he was different.

30:29And what was he like as a player? He just, Giggsie was like, he'd just done things that others couldn't do and he just made it look easy. Even the goal against Liverpool in the cup final, it's under his feet. How's he digging that out with the power? He's doing things that other people just go, right, I'll pass that on, it's not for me, that one. He's flicks, he's bringing up people into the game. Kigtu was saying he was a nasty, nasty guy on the pitch. He could take a tackle. He had run-ins with Vinnie Jones and people like that who were deemed as the hard men in football. He had the skill and the panache.

31:00he also had the grit and the evil side to him which was probably why everyone loved him Man, for me United's best ever player Anyway, guys Who you never watched I'm joking, I'm joking Anderson interview coming out soon What day is it? Thursday, Thursday, Thursday Thursday Coming out this Thursday guys, make sure you put on your notifications Final question, Rio Arsenal, are we still winning the league? Yes or no? Right, everyone's asking me this all the time and I'm going to put it right to you. I'm going to put your nerves at rest. I think Arsenal are going to win it. I think Arsenal have got the easier games, slightly.

31:40And being the fact that you're going to be six points clear, I believe, by the time Man City play next, I think the power, the shift of momentum might just change then. So I'm going to go with you guys to win the league still. I think it's going to be difficult. I will not be surprised. I'm not saying other things, but I would not be surprised if City win it because they've got the experience they've got Pep Guardiola in charge they've got players that can understand this running but I just feel that it's your time man it's Arsenal's time Go on Steve You're going to draw some games you're going to draw some games you shouldn't and that's going to Steve do you think City win every game?

32:22I don't think City need to win every game I think City can drop one I think Arsenal are going to drop two I think the other way around and I absolutely agree City's running on paper is harder but Southampton shouldn't have been a difficult game and they still balls that up and you know Bournemouth at home shouldn't have been a difficult game and they ballsed it up especially in the title running and I know they took the lead early against Newcastle but then they camped in their own half and there was a nervousness we needed to win that yeah but we needed to win how nervous was the stadium it was not as bad as you you think you know like we just knew we needed to win Shut up, Joe.

32:57Shut up, Joe. No, it's true. We didn't need the goal difference in that game. It was just about getting it over the line, and we did. Joe, you know that meme? You know the thingy one with the guy who's sweating? Like that. Yeah, yeah. That's the Arsenal stadium. That's the Arsenal stadium. Even when you won't 1-0 up. You know what? I think it's a key thing. Go on. You've got to let Eze free. Let Eze go and win you the league. If Eze's left free and said, go on, do it, Eze wins you the league right now. I'm telling you. if he's playing with his handbrake half on then it's going to be it's going to be long long 90 minutes for you if you let him just roll and let him go my man is capable of I think of just dragging you a lot over the line I agree I agree Rio man I really do anyway Steve listen no more Mystic Steve on this channel no more yeah can I just have a shout out please for how utterly flawless that prediction was I don't like these shouts that you're putting out they're too good let me just put it on the table because people missed it go on Arsenal are going They're going to draw two of their running and City are going to either lose or draw one of them and win the league.

34:01All right then, quickly. So where are Arsenal drawing? Fulham, West Ham, Burnley Palace. Where are they drawing?

34:08West Ham. What? Away, where we've scored 11 goals in the last two games. Right. Data. Data fact. It's a fair well played, pulling that out of your arse. That is the truth. What does that mean, though?

34:26it's different it's a new day it's a new 11 that's what Declan Rice puts on his Superman outfit you lot are all drinking your water before you go like this you remember why I'm a European champion yeah and then he leads the team we've seen it before yeah so obviously you're dropping points there the blood run through the veins different in a title running different I just think Mikel Arteta has got something He's going to have them dressed as sailors or something in training. I don't know what he's going to do, but we're going to find out about it. And it's going to be cringe. And the players are going to cry themselves to sleep and then lose the next game.

35:04All right. That doesn't sound very specific to me. Anyway, listen, thank you, everybody, for watching. We absolutely love you guys supporting the community. It's been so much fun this season. And guess what? Before we go, shout out Liam Resignia for the most entertaining 108 days we've ever had in the Premier League. Called you straight off the bat, my mate. can I just give Steve his flowers Steve called this minute one second one can we just give Steve his flowers please Steve called this second one minute one, hour one day one, month one he knew it straight off the bat he saw something in Liam Resilio he said nah this ain't for me and I'm going to call it how I see it and he did, got to say he called it Oh, my goodness, man.

35:53Well done on that, Steve. Anyway, guys. Who are they getting, by the way? Who goes there next? I reckon Areola, you know. I go. If I'm them, I go all out to get Cesc. Fabregas. Yeah, I think he's on the list. Do you know why? Do you know why? Well, I'll just tell you why. He fits the bill perfectly. They're investing in young players. they want to grow grow young players into better players potentially maybe sell them but have young players there that he can build around okay world class young talent potential Is he not involved in the ownership in Como or have I just misread that? Yeah he is but just put that aside one way that is what he's doing at Como he's got young players there he's building them up making sure young players feel confident and putting in performances Paz Nico Paz if you don't know go and watch this kid Nico Paz play some football at Como Oh my god I'm watching him That's what Seth Fabregas There's only one thing though, Rio The only difference is Over there in Como He has time At Chelsea My man had 180 days Yeah, yeah That's it That's part of it 108 days Listen All this talk about Como When he's got shares I think, yeah, he's got shares But the Como CEO Has come out and said They would not block Fabregas Joining Chelsea He said that He's coming back in three months Yeah anyway right let's go man well done guys lovely to see you you know what congratulations again on the channel again it's more than just the guys you see or hear on the channel guys it's the people behind the scenes that are doing the work as well who we absolutely love and we absolutely thank for all of their hard work thanks guys the team effort big ups see you guys soon peace

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