Why Harry Kane is the World’s BEST Number 9 | How Portugal should manage Ronaldo

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0:38so guys we've been bowling about showing you the house we're here now airbnb house the place is absolutely banging i know you guys are buzzing but you know we've got to get into the pod man we've got to talk about the pod i'm here obviously with you steve you mr joel bauer what are you thinking first and foremost please well firstly some place this you got us rolling in hey airbnb have looked after us no doubt sure have yeah that's to say lightly man honestly what are you thinking i'm almost lost for words honestly because it's unbelievable the view the view's not you need to see with your eyes yeah because the cameras aren't even going to pick it up that view is a joke i can't wait for sunset you get something oh yeah i mean i am so here for that but i have to say though both of you the heat is something else man yeah on that note yeah i'm i'm sorry but i've got to take my jump on it you're just showing off because you've been training no I mean, I didn't, you know, I went for a walk.

1:26I went for a walk. Don't worry, that's going to be me. It's cold in the morning there, by the way. Chilly in the morning. I don't know about that. I went out at five. It weren't that cold. It was jumper weather. It really weren't. Hoodie. It really weren't. It was fine. I'm living in Dubai, isn't it? It's different, different type of heat. It was just fine, everyone at home. It was fine. Don't worry about it. How do you reckon the players are going to do with this weather though? Because it's affecting me right about now. I think about when I was playing and we went to tournaments. I remember South Korea.

1:53we played in 2002 and we went out for a warm-up and I remember the team searching out like a 10 by 10 square of shade and we tried to warm up in that for the whole 30 minutes because it was so hot. It's scary. And this heat, this is why I think England could struggle because we're not a team that keep the ball all the time or we've not shown that. And I think latter stages when we play the big teams and the better teams, they're probably going to keep the ball more than us and then I think that's where we grind to a halt. I just want to say, though, you're saying they could struggle here. But look, new manager, new error, new expectations.

2:29Same old England. Come on, come on, come on. Surely, surely with, you know, Thomas T, Tommy Tuchel at the helm, maybe we can get around it somehow. I think we're all hopeful of that. I think he's, listen, the squad selection and the way he's gone about it and the players he's left out, the players picked, I think a lot of discussions going on about that. Some will take X, Y and Z. I absolutely love him. I've been fortunate to be in his company a few times had a few beers with him in Paris actually one of the times him and his assistant and just talk football man like we're doing here that's how I was talking to him it was lovely but there's one thing that I disagree on with him go on Cole Palmer yeah that's one thing I have a big disagreement on because Cole Palmer has shown that he can be a sub yes he can be part of the squad yes he can impact the biggest games yes squad in a final in a Euros final in this place in terms of in the United States of America.

3:23He won the Club World Championships and was the best player at that tournament in this type of heat. So he knows the landscape. And you don't take him. I just, I think that there's one, if there's one player I would have definitely gambled on, it would have been him. 100%. I mean, he produces moments of magic. It doesn't matter who you support. You look at him and you go, it's a bit like Ancelotti, the way he's taking Neymar. He's not taking Neymar to play the whole way, you know, all the games. Neymar's probably a bad example because he's had a whole career of being like I know but what we're talking about is players that can produce magical moments we don't have we don't have any of all the names that he's left out Cole Palmer's not one that I think is a crime yeah but that's because you're just Stee and you're trying to be different no it's not I think Gibbs White was the one that really should have gone that's a good shout out I think he was the one I think he's got the sort of the style of play the intensity that he plays that I think would be an absolute game changer but he's not different we are talking the best teams have something different there's something different that comes with a party that separates you from other teams and that is either ability and it's a men or cement and the mentality cole palmer is that guy you can he's already shown that this is what i'm saying this player we're talking about isn't the player that was going to start the tournament for england he was the player that was going to hopefully provide a moment cole palmer's shown that he can do that on the biggest stages he's done it in the europe's final squad against spain that's my point yeah like morgan gives I like Morgan's Gibbs right.

4:49I'm not against him being shouted to be in the squad. But if you're saying between those two, who are you going to take? It would have been him. Lewis Hall, Harry Maguire. There's plenty of players. Adam Wharton. I mean, Jordan Henderson going. I could do 20 minutes on that on my own. Someone might mention Trent. Well, not in this seat, I don't think. Who would you have left out for Palmer then? Well, Jordan Henderson. I'd have left out Jordan Henderson. It's the easiest one, isn't it? Yeah, I'd have left Jordan Henderson out of it for him. But Wharton should have gone. We could all say we want to take Walton, etc.

5:18But what style of football does this manager want? It seems to me that he wants a team that is physically capable of running up and down the pitch. So why has Dan Byrne come? Because he doesn't have to run up and down the pitch. Centre midfielders have to run up and down the pitch. Surely you want someone like a Lewis Hall who can and he's got an attacking third threat. Yeah, but I think Dan Byrne is a player who's versatile. He can play left back or centre back. And in a tournament, that does count for a lot. I mean, I would have took Hall 100%. 100%. But again, I think that you look at the England squad, we aren't a big, massive team, by the way.

5:50Do you know what I mean? And he's left Harry Maguire. Yeah, I mean, I would have took Harry Maguire just because, again, I think Harry Maguire is one of those players who has shown and proven, again, that he can help you close out a game by defending your box, but he can also get you back or win a game by heading things in the opposing box. And he's had a good season as well. I think, you know, it's not just what he's done in the past. He's actually had a good season. But if we're talking about players that can disrupt what Tuchel's got going on in the middle. So most people might say Anderson, Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice.

6:19Can Kobe, Maynard, for example, come in and switch what's going on in there? I don't think he starts. I think he starts with what you just said. But I think hopefully in training, Kobe shows him something. And maybe he is the one that's going to help you hold the ball a little bit. Because the heat is a factor, honestly. I am sweating just sitting here. But I think one thing that you've got to look at with someone like a Cole Palmer, which obviously you wanted to take, where's the in-behind threat? Because if you've got Saka, you don't do it. Harry Kane's going to play in between the lines. Who's going to lead?

6:50And that's another reason why, you know, I think the likes of Watkins, Ivan Toney, why is he there? Like... What? He scored a... He's playing in the pub league, man. Yeah, but you can't say that. Also, the conditions. Wait, wait. The conditions in Saudi are not too dissimilar to what we're getting here, by the way. They play at night in Saudi, not in a day. He's still warm. He's still hot. I'll go there. He's sweating like crazy, man. In just a 10%, 20%, 30 % slower game. I just think because we haven't got the depth as well, but Tony makes sense for me because he's different to the others. He holds the ball up.

7:25He can do the dark arts a little bit. Again, another player who probably could see a game out if you need a goal, penalties. He's got those attributes, you know what I mean? John Stones hasn't played many games, but he still finds himself on the plane. How important is he to what Thomas Tuchel has plans? I don't think Thomas Sucol starts John Stones. I think he's going to go with Konza and Gay. I think just purely for mobility.

7:53I would start John Stones. If you want to keep the ball, you start John Stones. With Gay? Yeah, if you want to keep the ball. Because he's a manipulator of the ball. He starts things. He's confident on the ball. He's absolutely like that top draw ball playing centre-back. And he has that experience of doing that. But again, when I look at the team, if it's going to be Anderson, Rice and Jude, I don't see us thinking about and going, right, we're going to just be a team that dominates possession of the ball and that's what we want to do. So then John Stones maybe doesn't get the nod to start in that sense.

8:24Or do you reckon it's one of those things where it depends on the game? You know, you might switch it here and there. Do we have a tactic maybe for the group and then one for the knockouts? Yeah, maybe, yeah. Maybe we should. Maybe, yeah. Here's one for you, Steve. Anthony Gordon or Marcus Rashford to start on the left?

8:42neither have really let it up this season if we're being honest I think Rashford's done alright at Barcelona Gordon Gordon kind of phoned the back end of the season in in a big way didn't it they all did though if you think about it weren't great Newcastle at the end but Barca start Gordon if it's up to Barca they start Gordon that's true but then you know there's more to meet the eye with that one I think going on I don't know Marcus Rashford in tournament football very very dangerous I think the way Gordon plays is very dangerous. One of them is an absolute must because there's nobody running in behind.

9:15It was the same thing that I mentioned at the Euros. Like, there's too much of this England team wants to come to feet. And that was why I wasn't overly asked about no Palmer, no Foden because I think that the way England are setting up, if everyone's coming to feet, you're so easy to defend. You're just going to push up and move them, aren't you? So you've got to have someone that's going to give you that threat. And I would like it to be on both sides. It's not going to be on both sides. What's going on with Starboy, by the way? Starboy? What, Saka? Yeah. the invisible man hang on a minute mate world hide and seek champion that guy is honestly who's come through now you know what would you not start him I wouldn't I'd have took him you can't you can't listen to stereo because first of all he goes you guys are going to do great he doesn't even count himself as being English I don't know if you've noticed like he doesn't even he wants nothing to do with it and secondly I'm supporting Colombia and he's serious as well secondly we've seen Saka play well for England you know he's in the last two, three years, we have to say he's probably been the best player.

10:11Against Andorra, Estonia, against New Cares, Lichtenstein. Even in tournament football, post Raheem Sterling days, I have to say, you know, Saka, he's really done his thing. And look, he hasn't had a great season, but you saw him at the tail end of the Arsenal season. Done well against Atletico, second leg, done well in the league. Yeah, but he's playing for corners for Arsenal. You can't do that with England. No, but you can't. Especially can't do it at this tournament. Those goals, but even the goals... I was smashing it near post and seeing if he can get a ricochet. Tell me I'm wrong. Tell me I'm wrong.

10:41I think I'd like to think that he's playing his way out of the injury. I think he had a big injury now. I think that doesn't get documented and talked about enough. He had a massive injury, which was kind of underplayed or just wasn't really talked about much or the seriousness of what he had. And I think I'd like to think that he's playing his way back into the form and hopefully we see that in an English shirt. That remains to be seen. But I do, I've always said this about Sakhar. if he runs in behind and he's a threat in behind he becomes I think another level of a player and he can do it he can do so quick man he's got great game intelligence but I think you just need every year just keep adding to your game adding to your game and if he does that I mean this in the world is his oyster you see those injuries though yeah do you lose a bit of pace with him yeah I think that's a big thing I think you can lose shall we go about the real ones or the pretend ones that he does when he gets took off this is Mr.

11:30Anti-Sacker man this guy no no he you do lose pace and again that's why i hope he's working his way back into getting and finding that that sharpness again but um talking about running in behind i think we're we're quite obsessed with the wide areas and i agree but i think this is where jude bellernick becomes so pivotal to england as well and if it's um uh morgan rogers as well they have to run behind because there's no doubt in my mind it's kane's gonna come and drop him yeah and it'll be a number nine especially in this heat he'll do it more more than never he's done it more than ever at by munich but when you do that and like you see at bayern munich there's people that just go bang that triggers paris san jermain if if dembele drops deep kava scholar goes on on the left do a whoever is bakola they sprint and fly through we just have to them triggers we need to be doing that with our eyes closed look at um jude's first season at real madrid that's what he was doing and it was absolutely superb but he wasn't the number nine though he was like the false nine then yeah but he was getting in the box and he was getting in behind and he does that for us yeah you can show that he can do that saying that though you're speaking about harry kane is he the best number nine in world football at the moment yeah i think he is yeah i don't mean i i don't is dembele a number nine he's not he's a he's a floater he's a and he's he's a he's a former winger he ain't the conventional if we're talking conventional levendorsky's benzemar suarez number nine me even kane's not really that no more he spends so much time off the front line he becomes the line at At the end of the day, do you know what I mean?

12:56I mean, everything he does, even when he's walking back and he lets the defenders come back on the right side, he's an absolute genius, man. I always say one thing about him, which is I think he looks different to any footballer that I see in world football today, is that he reminds me of somebody whose craft has been honed like a golfer. He must have done thousands and thousands and thousands of reps. It looks like the way he strikes the ball because everything's so pure and so clean. And like, you look at Rory McIlroy or those guys, Tiger Woods, whoever, when they hit balls, every swing looks the same, doesn't it?

13:29Every time they hit the ball. And that's what that, when he hits a certain type of strike, it's like you've seen that hundreds of times because it looks so clean and pure and it's just reps. And he just looks like a pure technician in the biggest moments. I was having a chat about him the other day with my mates and we kind of came to the conclusion that he's probably the world-class player that we probably never thought would be a world-class player. Like, you know, there's some players where you can go, you can say he's going to be world class. I think he's going to be world class. He's definitely got it.

13:56Harry Kane, that was not the case really. Well, when he was on loan at them clubs, all those different clubs he went on loan to. Leicester, was it Blayton Orient? He was Southern at times on loan. So no one at that point would ever have said that he was going to be world class. It's a bit like Declan Rice. When he came into the West Ham team, I don't think there was any West Ham fans. What, as a kid? No, as a kid. When he first came into the West Ham team, it's like you've got like Downman now. Everyone's assuming world class. Rio, oh, he's going to be world class. So there's players that come in and you go, it looks like Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, it looks like it's going to happen for these guys.

14:26It's inevitable. Do better than them. But the guys that we're saying are being muted as world-class in the England squad right now, it's weird, their journey wasn't the same as some of the kids I just mentioned. They've had to work. They've had to graft. They've had to hone their craft to get where they are now, where they're being talked about in the upper echelons of the game. Now, you know, I know you're a Thomas Tuchel fan, Steve, right? You watch his tactics, et cetera, I probably would have wanted him at United as well, as you mentioned. Yep, I would have. When you're looking at his job, is it his job to get the players to move with Harry Kane so that the distance is all right?

15:02You know, so that, you know, like everything they do, whether it be the passing, the shooting, the distances in general, is that his job or do you reckon that's just the players on the pitch? Good players will ask questions of like, when you drop there, are you looking for X? When you drop there, what foot are you looking for it to go to? when you drop there can you put that in an area so i'm going to make a run this way but actually i'm going to go around the back of the center half and i'll get that if you just put one and and it might take you five goals you might do it five times and lose possession but the sixth one i'm in behind there and one v one with a keeper like really good players have them i've seen good players having those conversations with each other and then going drilling that on the training ground a little bit getting it wrong getting it wrong and then when it happens on a match day in fact gary lindica said something about this he goes he's always going to make the run across the front post and he's going to tell the winger on that side i want the ball in there in there in there and he goes and then the one time that it goes in there it's right and the run was right and you hit it first time and it goes across people go striker's instinct and you go no i was making the run and he knew i was going to make the run there i think there's far more work in that than people go people want want it to be off the cuff and beautiful and that all the time and it actually isn't as much as people think of them jale pedro so we're down to meet with jale pedro uh if you've not seen it guys go and look on the channel search it out uh really interesting he said that with Cole Palmer, who he believes should be Brazilian, would be in the Brazilian squad playing for Brazil, but he's not in the England squad.

16:22Yeah. But he said with him, they talk about it. He wants it here and he wants it played there. And Cole's saying to him, make this run because I'll play it here for you. So it does go on. It does 100 % happen. But you need players with intelligence as well. We can have all the ability in the world. If you've got all the ability in the world and you can't understand where you're meant to be at timing and what and whatnot things don't happen and don't work and i think harry kane's an intelligent footballer yeah and he'll be telling others listen when i'm when we're here and i'm here the ball better arrive right man we got loads still to come right on this pod but we'll be back shortly after this hi this is jonathan feels host of the good life project what if your home could We'd welcome you at the door, energize your kitchen, and calm your bedroom all automatically.

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18:30Now, gents, this World Cup, the most ever teams playing in a World Cup, besides England, who are you looking forward to watching? You already mentioned that you're supporting Colombia. Any other teams? Colombia, mate, yeah. They're my dark horses, in all honesty, because I think that they've got... Why? You've not ever seen them play, don't lie. Who has them? Real. I put some work in on this. Go on then. Why? Tell me why. I want a bit of a... Diaz being the obvious one, but they've got some serious talent in midfield. Who? I just think... Well, Hammers is playing again. Ivory Coast as well. They've got some talented forward areas, man.

19:01Dear Monday on the wing. You've got our man Ahmad as well. Columbia's the way they attack. They're just absolutely gung-ho and not really defending. And I think in a tournament in the heat, that's what I'm looking for. I'm looking for a team that's not going to be arsed. Almost like old school Brazilian style of just send it. I hope you're right. I mean, for me, it's the Congo. It's the first time we've been in it. Yeah, you're getting tated, mate. Don't worry about it. In many, many years. Say what you want, man. You've got Portugal. You've got to play Portugal. Yeah, I know. We're just happy to be in the moment.

19:28Do you know what I mean? We've got a Colombia resort, actually, that we're playing. I spoke to, actually, and you'll be interested to hear this. Where was I? I was at the Champions League final, actually. Yeah. And I was with Roberto Martinez, who's a Portugal manager, and I was talking to him about his group and stuff. And he said, Congo, this is a tough game because African teams are accustomed to this heat. Heat, yeah. So that's going to be a massive factor. And also, they have a lot of players playing Europe. Of course. So it makes it difficult. They're a difficult team. not easy we don't we don't score much but we defend very well and i think people will be we yeah are you not in england well both in it jesus yeah that's when it suits him what's going on there for being in colombia but yeah if steve you know if steve can do what he wants then nah for me um it's and it's it's something that's close to the heart as well which player are you looking forward to seeing in your team um for me i probably said the obvious ones you've got the twins abys you've got wissa you know like all the ones you play in england well yeah but you've also got chancel as well who's our captain who plays in france and yeah who's your right back it's uh wambisaka so uh did he did he go yeah okay cool hopefully i get to go and watch the game and uh yeah legendary yeah you mentioned roberto martinez yeah obviously he's managing cristiano ronaldo so i might say that cristiano ronaldo is managing him i didn't say it just say what they said online but um what do you reckon man is he gonna have some impact this tournament because rory Rory Jennings our good friend Rory that we've known for years he said he's got an acquaintance Rory said that Crisciano is going to be the biggest flop of the tournament yeah do you agree with that Rio?

21:03he's looking clicks isn't he? Rory's looking clicks man you think so? yeah he's looking clicks man so it's like I've played the game obviously right and you're playing and you're playing in this type of heat right so you get to 70 minutes yeah you start looking at the clock and thinking when am I going to get out of this heat? I'm thinking that now we've been here 20 minutes, right? But I'm sitting there going like, and if at 75 minutes or 70 minutes, I look to the side and touch that and I see Cristiano Ronaldo limbering up and the gels in his hair, he's smelling of roses, right? He's limbering up.

21:36The Nike boots are all done up. I'm standing there thinking, oh my God, why are they? This is a cheat card. They shouldn't be able to do this. 20 minutes of Ronaldo. You know he's going to play his life. Fresh Ronaldo versus I'm hanging. He knows it's his last World Cup. He knows it's his chance to level up Messi with the world. The one thing that people can hold against him that Messi's got that he don't have. You can't tell me that he's not going to play. And, you know, he does only need the one chance in the box. Centre-arse will be thinking, oh, my God, wow. The holding midfielder, do not go anywhere.

22:06You better stay here now. Full-backs in, come here. Because I can't go. I don't think I'm going to get close enough now. I'm on my last legs. And if he gets a yard of space, he scores. But Martinez is going to start him, isn't he? I think Martinez will start him. but I would pick and choose those moments I think against the best teams I would leave Ronaldo till 70 minutes because when they're all fired up and they're firing he's 40 odd years old so he's going to be playing a little bit of disadvantage Is that going to work for Cristiano to come on as a sub? The way his mind is wired I know what you're saying but Roberto Martinez's job I think is to manage not only the football team the national team he's got to manage individuals so I'll be approaching it and I'll be going to Cristiano and going listen yeah I'm going to start you some games but also at the same time there's a couple of games I might not start you but it's for the betterment of the team and you're going to come on and win us the game you're going to come on and take the game by the scoff of the neck no but it's the way I think it's the way if I was in that squad as a coach that's what I'd be saying to him and I think I'd be able to talk him around because I think you know what whether you're sub or not right and you come on and you impact a moment in the game and we win this World Cup do you think anyone's going to be wired that you were sub no one's going to remember that Do you know what I mean?

23:16So just bear with me, trust me as a manager, and we'll get this done. We'll win it. They've got a good team as well. Good team, man. Real quick one. Do you know what Bruno Fernandes, your boy, told me the other day? He said that Kruppi, born of striker, he was actually eligible to play for Portugal. Was he? Yeah. He's talented, isn't he? I think originally Martinez wanted him, but I think Kruppi decided to go France. So I don't know if he tried to do a little UE and then it's like we weren't allowed basically. But yeah, that would have been a good option for them, wouldn't it? Moving on to France.

23:51Vitinha's one that excites me, I think. Oh, yeah. Neves. Their midfield is a joke. Neves, Neves, is, this is one for you, is Neves, Vitinha and Bruno a better midfield than Neves, Vitinha and Ruiz? Yes. Yes. I think so. I agree. On paper, it looks like it, doesn't it? We'll see. I'm excited for Bruno. Don't forget, they've got Rafael Leal there as well they got some ballers man I think they got a chance but they got to manage Ronaldo I think I'd start him and Kane's Congo and then I'd be like why'd you say that yeah you know why disrespecting Congo I think you've got to pick and choose your games for him there'll be certain games I wouldn't start him and certain games I would but I think as the tournament goes on and people are getting more tired and here they've been getting more tired rest him a bit and then bring him on to scare the life out of these defenders Spain quarters or semi-final you ain't seeing him then because they're just going to pass the life out of you you bring him on later yeah you bring him on later if you're playing Spain I'd do that I'd say let's stay in the game if we can get ahead or anything that's great but 65 minutes something like that if he comes on that pitch there's no doubt in my mind that them centre-backs for Spain will be going oh no what do we have here we all know how this ends question for the both of you Francis top three who are you going for?

25:14Front four. Front four. Honestly, I don't know. I'm going, this is how I play it. I know it already. And this is, if they do this, they win the World Cup. And again, it's managing people. If he manages Dembele and Mbappe, they'll go and win it. Right, Kylian, your best games, the best I've seen you from the left. Hear ye, hear ye. Yeah. You go on the left, right, and you cut in and just slap goals and you get six goals this tournament. Then Bele, you start the press and you finish things off and you get five goals. Thank you. And Elise, no, Douay on the right. Yep. It gets tighter here. And Elise in the 10.

25:53So, game over. Would you have Game over. No questions. I think Elise instead of Cherky. No more questions, your honour. Instead of Cherky? No more questions, your honour. Cherky's a bad man. I love him. Yeah, yeah. I do reckon right now. But again, it's like, there's no slant on no one. Cherky can come in. Yeah. Cherki might start another couple of games, but I'm starting a tournament like this. But you look at Elise's goals. He scored a hat-trick the other day. He can't chat to him. He's playing off the right-hand side. No one can chat to him. But he's playing off the right-hand side. I think he's their best player.

26:20I think he's the one at the moment. I do. I think he's their best player at the moment. And I, honestly, if anyone's coming out of that team, it's Mbappe. No. You're just trying to be... I'm not. I'm going to throw you in the pool. You carry on with him to have a straight line. I'm not through this whole thing. Listen, you've heard Enrique talking about him. Yeah. That was three years ago. Doesn't matter. It's not changed. Can I just say something? Kylian Mbappe was instrumental in France winning the World Cup. He's going to be the highest goal scorer in World Cup history, no doubts. And you're talking about you take him out of the team.

26:54What are you talking about? He's the one that comes out of that. Pull in a minute, you carry on. Out of that front four, he'd be the one that I'd change first. Nah, come on, man. You can't do that, man. I think Kylian starts on the left. I think on the right, I've got big question marks. but it's probably going to be a lise with what I've seen Duit's bad Duit's bad Duit it's a tough one isn't it Dembele up front France could stick a B team in it still get into the quarters the only questions for them are defensively isn't it I'm not really a fan of a Pumacano I feel like he lacks concentration in some games can I show you every other team's defence yeah there's no who's your world class defence at this World Cup Holland maybe I would say Holland have got I would put their defences very good.

27:37They've got probably four, but like, maybe not four world class, but probably the highest. And they've got great experience. They've got Aki, Van de Ven, Van Hec, Van Dijk, Timber's out now, but he'd have been Dumfries. Yeah, there's not many. There's not many scary defences. It's mad. It's mad. But yeah, man. So you say France is weak for France, but then look at England's. It's public. It's garbage. Public? Yeah. Oh my God, man. Why are you trying to do this? Don't give me, man. We're out of here. Kwanzaa. Jed Spence. How's Jed Spence here, Rio? Come on, man. What? How's Jed Spence here? 1v1, man.

28:11Speed. And he plays on both sides. If we're playing against Brazil, I would be very, very, very, very comfortable with going Jed Spence play against Brazil and play against Vinicius Junior. Speed pick Dwayne Chambers, man. No, come on. That's disrespectful. Disrespectful. I would. I'd play him. I'd play him. because defensively he'd enjoy that battle he'd go I want that battle I don't mind now whether he wins it or not is another thing but I think he'd have a good chance I'd enjoy the battle I'm getting rinsed no he wouldn't he wouldn't he wouldn't okay boys so this is the part of the show where we look at predictions who do you think is going to win the World Cup a fit Laminya Mao a fit Nico Williams and a fit Rodri Spain takes some beating Spain I'm going to be different like Steve so I'm going to say France I've been saying France every day till today what's changed?

29:12I just thought what the sun? I don't know I just thought if them boys are fit they win it Rio's seeing and look at the Airbnb house all of a sudden thinking different Dev Root not buddy but that's the difference I did a prediction thing Joey it puts you in every single game and I did it twice and I had Spain both times controversial squad some might say but where will England finish? during the World Cup both the times I did my little prediction I had England losing to Argentina in the semi I think semis I think semis as well yeah I know they get but you know if it goes a certain way there's always if buts and maybes here but if it goes a certain way England could play Mexico right when they're out of group stages in Mexico in it's probably one of the hottest cities we're going to be playing in at the moment in this time of the year and then if they get through they could play Brazil in Miami, probably the second-notest place that you can play football.

30:01Madness. Then no matter what happens, if they go through, they're probably going to go home after that because there's going to be zero in a tank. Imagine the night out. All right. Imagine the night out. If you went from Mexico City to Miami. Probably the best nights out then. You're right. I've always liked England, me. Yeah, you've always liked England though, yeah? Following man and boy. Yeah. Top scorer for the tournament? Harry Kane. Harry Kane. I don't agree who do you think Kylian Mbappe I think Mbappe yeah Mbappe I don't think as much as as good as Harry is I don't think he's going to have the same tools that he does at Bayern I just don't think I'm sorry I'm going Kylian Mbappe you've twisted my arm yeah I think Harry Kane we've got it in the semis yeah cool it's not often the team that wins it that has the highest score as well yeah it's true but this one slightly different player of the tournament Olise that's a good shout I'm going to Lise he's in mad form he's put the world on red alert pre-tournament with a hat-trick and what he was doing in the Champions League what he'd done to Nuno Mendes no winger has done that in the last two three years had him on toast he had him on ice skates I'm going to say just after the season he's had Bruno Fernandes yeah not a bad shout of course you would say that what are you going to say Declan Rice you can't say but I will say it's not a sucker is it I will say one thing international players look at Declan Rice completely different than we do in England even though he's not probably not going to win the awards that's a serious player right there no one I've not said he's not a serious player Steve oh I don't want to copy you and say Alise but I just don't see how he's not going to shine I like Alise I think he's that good he plays it proper though doesn't he he's someone that gets the ball and drives and wants to take people on I love that, you know.

31:53That's what we want at World Cups. I'm supporting Colombia. Final one. That and Shakira. A young player of the tournament. Diamande, Ivory Coast. Okay.

32:06Easy for me. What's your thinking? Cherokee. How old is he? He qualifies. Is it one of them, mate? He's two under 24, yeah. Lamine Yamal's in there. I know, Yamal's, it feels like a tough one. Yeah, but he's a senior player, man. He don't count. I'll say Lamine Yamal, obviously, but I think Dear Monday is one of those you come out and you go hold on where has that come from you better be good this Dear Monday guy because you've been banging on about him what he's bad you've not seen him not really what go on YouTube and have a check out I will do he's one of the United fans are very very excited I keep hearing he's going to go to Liverpool though isn't it I'm hearing unfortunately well guys I think that's it a really good start to Rio presents with Airbnb just hold on a minute Steve you're going that beard I think you need to take it off I'm not feeling it Any barbers in LA get in the comments?

32:51You look like you've been dragged through a hedge here. I feel like it. Do you? Yeah, I missed a barber's appointment. It's not good, is it? Every other week, me, like clockwork and I missed one. I don't even think it's that bad to be honest with you. I do. I think it's cool. It's not. No? No. I think the beard is cool, yeah? Yeah. When it's a bit trimmed up. Yeah. Oh, you mean the bottom, like these bits here? Yeah. All of it. Listen, LA barbers, get in touch. LA barbers, mate. This is where we're rolling now, isn't it? Beverly Hills, LA. It sounds nice, doesn't it? Talk to me. Talk to me in the comments.

33:18Or on my Instagram. You know what, mate. Guys, let us know your thoughts. Is Steve wrong? Because he probably is. Please make sure you like, share, comment, and subscribe. We will be here with some superstars. Who else is coming in, man? Listen, I can mention a couple of names. Go on. Like, footballers, for instance. Oh, football friend. Clarence Seedorf. These are my guys, innit? Kaka. I couldn't get near Pat Kaka on the pitch, but we'll get him in here. Thierry Henry. Your guy. Your king. I mean, that's free off the bat. That's unreal. there's three there's three where's Sadov coming no way what do you reckon Sadov has for a barbecue what's his go to I reckon he has avocado feta cheese a bit of halloumi just to really push the boat out do you reckon I reckon he's into fish mate in a big way yeah yeah well you can ask you think he's go for the steak but I reckon he's like I'm slapping a cow on that barbecue I'm doing beef all summer so what is Thierry really coming or are you just Thierry's coming man he's dipping his toes in the pool alongside you I'll be honest with you, I can't swim back that day.

34:17You don't swim? Oh my God. I can't swim. What a waste of a pool, man. No, no, I'm going to use it. I'm going to practice for Thierry. Well, you got armbands? We're going to have to get you some armbands. Please do. I'll get you a rubber ring. I need it all. I need to get me a rubber ducky. Can we just employ for the whole trip? I can't sleep at night if we haven't got a lifeguard. Please. We need a Baywatch. What's David Hasselhoff doing this week? Red shorts. Nah, man. You just stay at that end, right, where the stairs are, where the steps are. If I see you hanging around there, I'm rugby tackling you.

34:45It's about four foot deep there. You'll be all right. Are you one of them that you can touch the floor, but you're still panicking? Just doing all that and that, where you can touch the floor? You're one of them. Are you going to teach me or what? I'll teach you. My two-year-old swims, bro. All right. I'm asking you, are you going to teach me yesterday? You know when you get in, though, does your heart rate go up? Yeah, I'm not very confident when it comes to needing water. We need to film this. Wow. I want to see you just approach the water and see what you look like. It's going to be funny. but thank you very much for watching guys it's absolutely been brilliant having you today and we know that it's going to be an amazing tournament and Rio thanks for having us out here Airbnb you guys you've been brilliant already and this is the first episode last shout before we go guys can you get in the comments please if anyone knows of any lifeguards or any swimming instructors can you get in touch with us as soon as possible and we'll send them up here to the house thank you very much Joel Baer Stephen Housen Rio Ferdinand signing out peace

35:44Thank you.

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