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Oh, Christopher, big hands ball went flat again today against Brighton. Yep, well, well, well, Danny Welbeck with the winner, fabulous Fabian Hertzler. I've got to say, Rob, that was dead there. I use the word spursy from Spurs two up. Should have been four or five up, ended up somehow losing that game. I didn't see it coming, but some of the Spurs defending Rob, shocking. Brighton's Spurs fans call us now an 0-8-0-5, 9-0-9-6-9-3. Early at Villa Park, Tenharg made his point. From Manchester United, the word at the start of the week after the defeat against Tottenham. Last Sunday afternoon was that the hierarchy would give Eric Tenharg at least these two matches in Porto and here at Villa Park, and he's got two draws. 3-3 on Thursday night, nil, nil here at Villa Park. This is BBC Radio 5 Live. Call 3-0-8-5, 9-0-9-6-9-3. Text 85058. Text will be charged at your standard message rates. Visit BBC.co.uk/5lifeterms. For our terms of use and privacy notice. As John Murray said in comedy there, Christopher, two games, a point in Porto with a 3-3 draw, a point today, null goals. Is it good enough? I don't think so. It's boring, boring Manchester United at this moment on. Was it five league goals this season? I think Manchester United fans expect better. We spoke about Tottenham earlier, at least Tottenham are good to watch. Manchester United aren't wary of heading Manchester United under Eric. Aston Villa and United fans. That's Manchester United fans, Christopher. We will hear from you the number to call his way to 8-5-9-9-6-9. 3, who else should you hear from tonight, Christopher? Well, Chelsea, Rob. I think you had Chelsea finishing in the top four title contenders. Well, they were held. Well, title contenders as well. They were held by 10 men, Nottingham Forest. Good point, I think, for Forest, but Chelsea, if you want to win the title, surely you've got to do better. And you know what they call the Derby, Rob, between Bristol City and Cardiff? I mean, you are Welsh, so you support all Welsh clubs. Well, it ended 1-1 in the... Seven side. Seven side, Derby. You've got a script in front of you there, Rob. Well, you're selling it. And I am actually in Aberdeen right now. I was watching Celtic earlier come from behind against Ross County. Celtic's still top of the table, but Aberdeen 2nd, they have won 13. Lucky 13 in a row for Aberdeen. Beating hearts 3-2. Really want to hear from Aberdeen fans with their manager, Jimmy Tileem. What an impact he has made. And we put a question out earlier, Rob, on social media, about Brendan Johnson being the best player in the Premier League on current form. What do you think some people say? Yes, others pointing out that it is Cole Palmer. What do people think? Whoever your club, whoever you support, we're here until APM tonight, so make sure you get your calls in now. The numbers are down. It's 0-8-5-9-0-9-6-9-3. Right, then, Christopher, Manchester United, before we go to the calls. I've got to say I watched that game. It was... I fell asleep most of it, to be fair. Five goals, as you say. Only Southampton have scored less goals. I think it's got 14th in the Premier League. The word "rotation" has been used a lot this week, but I can't understand it and on the project and, you know, let's see where we are in the season. But it was at its 10-hark thoughts. When you've got six centre backs, was it's thoughts after six or seven games that you would choose Harry Maguire and Johnny Evans? Johnny Evans was brilliant today, man of the match. Would you have chosen them to have the six or seven games if you've got a project when you've got others on the bench? And the word "rotation", Christian Erikson, played 180 minutes in the last two games when you've got Ughati on the bench, 350 million on the bench. So, again, I can't see Manchester United improve. I really can't. When I say that in terms of the pattern, in terms of the style, they will improve. It's not that they're going to finish higher than 14th, of course, than in league position. But the word "rotation" for me has been used far too much. When do you, and in the week when you take off Marcus Rassford, okay, maybe it was because of his defensive qualities, but he was the best player on the park when, as a manager, because I'm a manager now, you've been a manager. When you're a manager at Lincoln, and this is serious now, because you did do well with them, would you ever have thought, right, I've got to rotate my best player in this game and use the word "rotation" at half time if he was playing so well, going forward. I mean, no, I mean, that seems odd, especially, I mean, Eric Tenhark needs results, you know, to build that momentum today. You know, it does seem odd. I take your point on Harry Maguire and Johnny Evans, starting all beer, Evans, it's a good call. Yeah, it's brilliant, it's brilliant. So, you know, there is a good call. It's just where a Manchester United heading under Eric Tenhark. What is the identity? Do you have one? But I always associate it in my playing days, and you had been the same, Rob. Manchester United goals, excitement, entertainment. It's not happening under Eric. It certainly isn't, and obviously, you know, I know you're a huge Spurs fan. Wow. Yeah, that was, yeah, listen. Yeah, at least they're good to watch. Do you know what, Rob? At least they're good to watch. What an idiot you are. They're entertaining, Rob. The joke is on in the pictures. That'll be good to watch. They're not going to watch it about loads of times, are they? It's a polynality, isn't it? Terror, terror. Do you know what, though? I mean, doggy, his defending. Benton Kerr, when, you know, it's an easy situation. I mean, is it a bit of desire? What are you lacking, Spurs? What are you missing? If you've got as many excuses. Chris Forts, Way Spurs, play. Give us a call, away, 25, nine, six, nine, three. Right, let's go to Jay. How are you, Jay? Are you there, Jay? It was very quiet. Well, Jay's not there. Jay's not there. Are you there, Jay? Oh, Jay. He's lost his voice, Rob. Oh, here he is. Oh, Jay. Hey, Jay. He's on there eventually. Oh, better later than ever. Yeah, that's what they say. So come on then, Jay, who's your team? I'm a man United fan from Leeds. So I just wanted to talk about Ken Harg. And you know what, right? I understand the criticism that's coming where I genuinely 100% wholeheartedly have that feeling of that we should be in a much better position. However, he, in his first season, we were probably a striker away from really challenging IT and Arsenal in that season. I think in February, we were eight points behind with the game in hand. I think we were in third place. We've finished third and we want to talk. Jay, I've just got to stop you there. We'll come back to you, Jay, because we've got the Spurs manager and Pastor Gogluf, who's with George Cummins. Thanks, Robbie. And just sum up your size performance this afternoon, really. It was, it wasn't a great day for us. In fact, it was a bad day for us. So, yeah, disappointing in terms of, you know, our approach in the second half and we've paid a price for it. What led to that change from first half to the second half, the second half you sort of stunned in that 20-minute spell? Yeah, we just did. We weren't competitive, you know. We weren't, when Jules, we weren't, I said we weren't competitive. You know, this level, if you're not competitive, you're going to pay a price. Is that a size we've seen today that we almost saw the best of Tottenham under you in the first half and in the second half? What will you say to your players about how they just faded away? Well, as I said, you can't, you can't do that, irrespective of, you know, where you're at, footballing wise. It's always got to be underpinned by hard work, competitiveness, strength and... Yeah, we didn't have any of that in the second half. I saw you at the end, you was looking at the supporters, because you just tell us sort of what you were thinking there, some of them really disappointed with how this match faded away. Yeah, I'm sure they are, they're very disappointed, as am I. So, it's a bad day for us and responsibility who lies with me to fix that. Thanks, thank you. Thanks, John, it's on 606. Thank you so much, George, back to you, Jay. Yeah, just saying that, like, he had a fantastic first season, albeit under the fact that we had a poor start. You got the lads together, we... That was ages ago, Jay, that was ages ago, gone. We talked about progression, right? You talk about the progression, yeah. You talk about what happened last season with all the injuries that we had, and we had more injuries in key positions than any of the team last season. In positions where you build a foundation, where you will have... In 10 and a half, we didn't have a solidified 10-back partnership, left back was being a problem. I think this season, what we've had is the fact that it's a new team, there's a lot of new players, we bought big again, there's a lot of money being being spent, and it's going to take time. And the thing, if we're United fans is, if we go again and have another reset, another new manager comes in, we have a new manager bounce, it happened with Oli, we know a lot happened, it happened with Elvie. It's the same more thing, we have to sometimes buy our tongue, exactly what happened with Sir Alex Ferguson, exactly what happened with many, many of the managers. Jay, you spent over £600 million, you had £350 million on the bench today. What does that matter? What does it matter? What does it matter? What does it matter? What does it matter? What does it matter? What does it matter? What does it matter? What does it matter? What does it matter? It's like, I'm trying out with it, Jay, Jay, Jay, Jay, you know about a project, on about progression, you're 14th in the Premier League, what's progression when you're playing Harry Maguire, who's been a brilliant player in Johnny Evans? When you've got, when you've got Delicked, when you've got Martinez on the bench, and what's progression when you're playing Ericsson, who's building it, and you've got Oogarty on the bench, and you've got Oogarty on the bench. What's that matter? Are you going to reward, you're going to reward two center halves, right, that had a shocking midweek game, or you're going to send a message, you know, we want, we want to go to this week. You know, sometimes we harp on a six or six, and so many football fountains, and so many football choices, or it's not like the old days. In the old days, if you had a four game, you'd be dropped for the next game, right? But the word rotation, the word rotation was used. The only thing you're going to, you're not going to come out and say drop them. He's going to take a rotate. We all know what's happening, you can put two and two together. My point is, is that if you're going to stick with a manager, it's throughout the summer, when you went out and you interviewed everybody who's available, and no doubt probably interviewed other managers, and then you decide that he's the best person for the job, because not about money, it's not about, it's going to cost 15 million pounds a second because we spent so much money on players. It's the fact that they believe in him, and you're not going to be a bad manager overnight. And United for so many managers in the last 10 years has been a graveyard, and that's what managers, people like Van Galle, Merino, David Moyes, it's been a graveyard. It's got five goals this season in the league. It's got five goals. You talk about progression, we're creating chances. Are you progressing? Are you progressing? That's the question, Jay. Are you progressing? Are you progressing? Are you progressing? We're creating more chances. Jay, this is a manager, Jay, this is a manager who spent 600 million pounds. Are you seeing that progression? Oh, what did you talk about? What do you want to do? Well, what do you want to do? Well, what do you want to do? What do you mean so what? I mean, it's important to judge managers on their recruitment, and their ability to put a team out where you can see an identity. Chris is not about profit and loss. It's about those players who have been signed by the club. He's going to start to throw the book at the manager. Then throw the book at Brailsford and of Barada and Dan Ashworth. What's the minute? What's Eric Tenhark's job? To coach the players. He's the win coffee for Manchester United. He's the win trophies, and he's won two in two seasons, and that's a pretty damn good record. So put some respect on his name. How many titles did Jürgen Klopp win in the last three seasons? And yet we all love him. Oh, he's brilliant. The best manager. He won a Premier League, he won a Champions League. I mean, I'm not taking away from Eric Tenhark winning cups. Okay, winning trophies. It's a big deal. But that is not what Manchester United should be all about. They shouldn't be known as a tough team. They should be a team. Challenging. Challenging. They should be a team challenging at the top end of the Premier League. That is the expectation for Manchester United. It always has been since I started. Why do you play football? Why do you play football? Why are the standards dropping? Why did you play football to win trophies? To win titles. If you talk about progression, right? If you talk about progression, Lee Cup, FA Cup, that's a pretty good progression for me, right? In the league, yes, we're a million miles away from where we need to be. But that is because last season, we might as well rot it off with the amount of injuries that we had in key positions. And we all talked about last season, and yet we still won an FA Cup. And I really believe that I understand the criticism. I get it. Okay, Jay. But stick with him then. Jay, stick with Tenhark. Yeah. Stick with yourself, Jay. Absolutely. Absolutely. Absolutely. Absolutely. Absolutely. Stick with Tenhark. Gary, you're an Arsenal fan. Yes, I am. Just a couple of points. Firstly, Spurs being spursy, which is fantastic. By the way, hello lads. I'll call in a couple of weeks ago. I hope you're doing well. It is fantastic to see Spurs doing a Spurs thing. Arsenal coming back with a win against Southampton. Fantastic. Shouldn't have gone one note down. We dominated. But my main thing here is I've got a weird reason why I think Arsenal are going to win the league. Right. Go on, and how weird. Well, so against Leicester, when we went two-nil up, we've got to pull back to two-two. And then again, against Southampton when we won one-nil down. My partner, she's always said that she can manifest things, right? So in both of those occasions, I've said, can you do this? Can you get the results come Arsenal's way? They happened. So I've said to her, if you manifest the Arsenal to win the league, and we do win the league, I'll marry you. So now, I'm cheering for Arsenal to win the league, which will mean I now then get married. So you think that's a sign? Well, good luck with that. Good luck. Good luck. Yeah. Good luck. That's pretty weird, isn't it? Yeah. Right. Jeff, man, you're not your fan. How are you, Jeff? Oh, my God. Right. Quick catch up more than anything. Jeff, 67 years old, born and bred in Uppsell. First summer went to Old Trafford from the third birthday, March 1960. Followed him ever since. I spoke to you in press in December last year, and I told you I'd been on the phone all day with lots of other United fans trying to make their complaint with trading standards. Well, I've just had a letter back last week because you know these government departments, yeah, they said due to the ongoing nature of the complaint and the thousands of complaints still coming in, it could be some time before whether to decide, man, United will indeed be prosecuted for pretending to be a football team. Go on then, Jeff. I mean, tell us what needs to happen. What I would do is I would drop all 11 players. All the 13 players to play today. And all the players that didn't play today. I would play them in the next game. They're going to point a villa park today. Jeff, it's a tough place to go. They've got to point a villa park. Right. Here we go again, Chris. Yeah. You've asked me a question. You've not given me the chance to answer it. You really are extremely rude. When you've got somebody a question, there's a chance to reply to the question. There wasn't me, Jeff. That was Robin. It was Chris. Right. Well, I do apologize, but let me answer the question. Yeah. Go on then. Off you go, Jeff. It's so sad. Yeah. What's sad? I never, I don't watch the football anymore. Yeah. I am so sad after everything I've seen in my lifetime, all those fantastic players, all those fantastic teams. Another thing's heard is stood down. We've gone downhill. Now, it can't be that it's the managers every time. It has to be that the players are not putting the effort in. Yeah. And they just, for me, they're just turning up for the money for a big paycheck every week. Let me tell you something. If those United players were on performance related pay, yeah. They'd hold the club and the fans money. They are all night old. Yeah. They're not working out enough. They do not understand what it means to the people, local people, especially sulfid people who were born around the corner from the ground. What it means. Yeah. It was kids I grew up with would have cut their hands off to play for Man United. That doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Yeah. So they don't care. That's all you're saying. Jeff, you're telling me that the Manchester United players don't care then? Yeah. They don't. Do they care in the FA Cup fan against Man City? Well, for a 45 minutes they did the second after they were absolutely rubbish. Did they win? So, do we excuse what's gone on? Please. Do we excuse what's gone on? Since 30 step down by saying they played well for 45 minutes in an FA Cup final. I'm not excused this. The 40 league games are worth 38 league games. They're playing a season where they've been absolutely garbage. And they're absolutely starting this season exactly that way again. So does that mean if you win the league Cup or they win the way for Cup, whatever it is, which I doubt are doing the FA Cup again, that we can then excuse them for the 30-odd rubbish matches to play in the season? Can I just ask you, Jeff, very quickly, Jeff, does any of the blame lie on the manager then? Because you're saying this is solely down to the players. So the manager is not accountable? Well, how many managers have the Ad Sims burger? I think it's 11. And it can't be that it's the manager every single time. I'm not having that, yeah. OK. All right, Jeff, thank you. Thank you so much for the call. Let's go to George Cummins, who's with the Brighton manager. Thanks, Robbie. Yeah, a very smiley Brighton manager. Fabian just talked to us about that match. What a game. What a result. What did you make of it? Yeah, I think it's again a proof that the football everything is possible. If you believe in yourself, if you focus on the small steps, if you focus on the things you can't control, and that's what we did, especially in the second half. I'm happy in some moments, especially in the first half in possession because we also created chances. And the problem was that we have to fulfill the match plan defensively with more intensity, with more energy, and winning more personal Jews, and I think that was missing in the first half. And we made it much better in the second half. We were much better in the game. And if you win these personal jewels, if you're more ruthless, you gain self-confidence. And if you gain self-confidence, you get in the flow. And that's what the players worked for. And in the end, they get in the flow, and they use this flow. Did your players know that? I just wasn't at it in the first half, were they? And I'm guessing you had some strong words at half time because you got a response straight away. It's not always like strong words. I think in some moments, you have to also understand the players and understand that they need help. And like I said, I think it was not a tactical thing. It's more and more like how you get in the game, how much intensity, how much room-less you are in personal Jews, and how much energy you bring on the pitch. Because in the end, if you play at home, you also have to use the crowd. And we didn't use it in the second half, or to complete the opposite. A word on Danny Welpek. He's brilliant, isn't he? Yeah, I think he's in great shape, and I think he's a role model for all the young players. How hard he works, how much he runs. I think all the young players should see what is possible if you take care of yourself, if you work hard, and he's a role model for all of us. And 12 points from seven games, and after that defeat last week, would you make it your start to your season quite happy? Yeah, I think I never watched too much on the results. I'm more like focusing on the process, and I think we've still a lot of things to learn. We adapt a little thing after the defeat. Last week, in Chelsea, we learned from it. Like we're on today, we are still in the process. We still have more to give, and I think we still can play better football. And we should defend better, because in the end, we have to be honest, like six goals. And so we can see six goals in two games. That's too much. Thanks, John. I'm six. I'm six. Thank you. Thank you so much. Good interview there from George. I mean, it's interesting stuff that when Fabian Hertzler said, it's not always about strong words. Life less than half for George Cummings. Bring some energy, George, you also said. Excellent interview. That's strong words. Let's get to Aberdeen, Chris. Join top of the Scottish premiership. 13, is it 30? Okay, same number of points to everyone. Do you know the way goal difference works? Yeah, so right now, if the season finished out, it would be champions. Yes, Chris, I understand. You want to have a Dean, fans? And we've got one. Paul, how are you? I'm a good girl, be yourself. Yeah, good. Thanks, Paul. Hi, Paul. Hi, Rob. Hi, Chris. How you doing? Yeah, it's a come on then, Paul. I mean, no, no Aberdeen fan saw this coming. When Jimmy Tilleen, you know, he came in over the summer after last season, and all of a sudden, what a start you've had. Tell us about it. It's been brilliant, Chris, but the groundwork was laid towards end of last season with Peter Levin. He won five out of six and drew the last game of season against Ross County. And so we're actually unbeaten in 18 games. And if you go through, but no, Jimmy's been brilliant. I can't believe what we've done. It is obviously a project, but the footballs, although we weren't our best today, it was actually probably the worst we've played all season, but we still found a way to win. You said you were an opt-out to yourself today. What did you think? I wasn't at Peter. I was listening on Radio Scotland on the way back. I was at in Dingwall. Celtic came from behind to win. But what I think has been amazing, and you'll know this bit of me, Paul, is you sold your best player at the start of the season. Oh, yeah. Miovsky, who was a brilliant gold scorer. And when you sold him, I was thinking, how are you going to replace those goals? Who is going to replace those goals? But they're coming from all areas, aren't they? Different parts of the team. Yeah. I mean, yeah, go on. No, yeah. And you're right. We sold Boyan, and we've invested a little bit of the money. I mean, Nesbitt was a brilliant sign-in. It knows the game really well. But the goals are coming from everywhere. And some of the players are now getting an international recognition. I mean, Jim and the grads just been called up. He's been fantastic. And, you know, Wayne Clarkson's come back from injury. Duke, well, you know what's going on with him. But today he's out the winner and looks sharp. But I think it's got a long way to go and pick up to the fans. But the few good factors in the city is fantastic. I mean, it was another sellout today. And sets us up nicely for the game after the international break. And do you think that you can split Celtic and Rangers? I mean, do you think the impossible? Well, you're just giving no chance with the title. I think, well, here's one for you. I think, did Alan Shearer not hint that he saw Aberdeen? No European football may have a chance of winning the title. What do you think, Paul? And you don't think, Chris, obviously. Why can't we believe? Why can't we believe? Go ahead. If we use it, can you split them? Well, you know, that's like saying Celtic have won it. That's what you say. Robbie, Robbie, Robbie. We split them before a couple of years ago. Yeah, but can you win it? Can you win it? Chris obviously thinks you can because he either said you think you can win it. But he said, can you split Celtic and Rangers? A bit about it. I don't think it's out of it, Robert. It's you look at Celtic's strength and depth that they have in the squad. And has it got European football? Aberdeen, not having European football. Paul is beneficial, but is the squad strong enough? Does it have enough, enough depth? And that would be my worry. Why can't we believe? I mean, we've barely spent it, like you said. We've got the bouillon money. We've only signed Kaskin and again, which is fantastic. We still have a fair K, but why can't we please before? You know, a couple of years ago. And, you know, we finished second one behind Brandon. But we are the only team in Europe who is undefeated in all competitions. Celtic obviously lost to Dortmund and PSV and sport in Lisbon. They drew the other week. So, Aberdeen are actually the only team for 100% record. But hey, why can't we believe the field gets factors there? Yeah. You know. Well, Paul. Well, don't Paul. I love that. I love that. Yeah. You know, I love the whole story. You know, you think they went through three managers last season. Neil Warnock came up and things didn't work out well for him. And then Paul said Peter Levin took over at the end of the season and had a good end to the season. But what a start. It's great to see Rob. Scottish football is thriving. Yeah. It's thriving. The UK's biggest football debate. This is 606 with Chris Sutton and Robbie Savage on Five Live. Welcome back to 606 with delighted Chris. Now that we've got Danny Welbeck, who's going to join us live on 606. Danny, how are we going? Yes. I'm all good. Thank you. Thanks for having me. Good. Good. Good. Listen, we just heard your manager saying about your performance today. Danny, you know, your role model for the youngsters, your work ethic. You know, the way you're scoring goals. And your winner today, mate. Listen, a great second and a half performance. What did the manager actually say to you at halftime? Yeah, it was, I think that first half, it was a... It was a tough one, you know, going in two and a half time. And knowing that we didn't fulfill the way we set out to play, we didn't really, like, follow the game plan to a tee was really disappointed. And frustrated, but we had some honest words spoken in the dressing room from, you know, Millie, Steely, JP. And the manager also let us know that we have to go out there in a second half, it's all about character, it's all about attitude. And we went out there in a second half and we got the early goal and that set was on our way for a 3-2 win in the end. Danny, brilliant win. The type of team you are, though. I know you're two down, Tottenham are an excellent team. I mean, it was there that belief in the dressing room that you actually could turn the game around. Listen, we've always got to have belief, you know, as a team, as Brighton, we've got a great culture within the dressing room and, you know, a great togetherness and in the second half. I think once we've spoken in the dressing room, and we went out for the second half, we knew, like, we're going to fight that, like, we have to have this sort of performance right from the off, because the Premier League is the toughest league in the world. If you don't get close, the players in this league, they're going to hurt you. And that's what happened. We got exposed in the first half. Second half was a different story. And I think if we have that togetherness and that fight right from the off, we're going to be giving every single team in this league a difficult, difficult game. So you're 33 now, Danny. So you're older than your manager. I mean, you're in the form of your life. I mean, how are you feeling? How long can you go on for? Yeah, I'm feeling fit, strong. I feel sharp. There's nothing like that. I train every single day and I've kept myself in great condition. Obviously, I've missed some time through injuries, been unfortunate with that. But it's definitely made me a better person, a better player. And I'm always, always, always ready to give more. And yeah, I feel, I don't feel for it for you. I tell you that. I feel good. I feel young. Well, listen, mate, congratulations today. Great performance to yourself and for the team. And listen, enjoy, enjoy your time off. It's international break now, isn't it? It's international break, Robbie. You've got a week off, mate. Oh, nice. Nice. Enjoy it, mate. Nice. Listen, listen, he's gone, he's gone. No, no. I was going to say, Danny, Chris had every international break off. Come on, Danny. Enjoy. You've finished your break. I'm like, I haven't finished your break. We've got time off, but we've still got a graph there, every single day in the gym. Oh. Well done today, mate. Well done, mate. Well done. Thank you. He's in brilliant form, isn't he? Absolutely brilliant form. And Chris at 33, for him to put in the performances like he is, you know, and the manager is saying he's a role model to youngsters. He's being magnificent. Yeah, he's so dedicated to his profession. It's great to see players like him doing well and, you know, can still make an impact at the top level as he proved today. Certainly is right. Forest, Chris. Point. Your forest. A punch at, you know, your Chelsea. Let's bring in a forest fan. Danny, how are you, Danny? Yeah, good, mate. Yeah, you. Yeah, good, good. Did you get over? Did, I mean, what happened today, Danny? Did you go to the game? Yeah, yeah. Went to the game. Yeah, he's on the way back now. To be honest, I think we had a bad team. We probably should have nicked it in the end. Even with her man, we probably looked a bit better towards the end. And it seems to be a growing thing. We've seen to be better away from against, I suppose, the better team, the title, the challenges that everyone had to call them. You know, Liverpool's and Chelsea's. It seems to be the better teams against them. We've seen to struggle a bit at home. But away from home, we can make a much better one in the league. And I would argue we probably go anywhere. We probably won't get beat at the minute. Can you explain that then, Danny? Can you work that one out? You're saying you're better against the better teams. Is that because you're more to the counter-attack team? I think we just probably set off a bit better away from home. I think at home, whether we sell wrong or we don't look to go and beat a lesser team. I don't cock. If, to be honest, we can't put them in a cop or a problem. We think away from home. I would argue we would go to anyone at the minute. We would struggle to get beat. You know, look at people, everyone's sort of in cold form about buying a world beat and all that. I didn't see him on the picture there. I didn't see him on the touch at all. So, you know, we've nullified him. We've nullified them with a better team against us. Are you going to be in a relegation battle this season? No, not even close. Not even close. Go on, then. We're going to finish. Not even close. I don't even look at relegation anymore. I think this year, everyone last year, you know, had their bits there about Nuno. We all say, "No, give them a summer, and we're on next year." And he's got to play some good stuff. We've got some good players in. And we should be looking. We're just looking up, not down. I don't think we have any trouble at all to get back in with the game. Danny, thank you so much for the call. Right. Who's next, Christopher? David, how are you, Manchester? Hello. How are you, David? Hello. Well, I think this thing I'm bad on, but I'm not. After watching that. No, you didn't enjoy it, David. I haven't enjoyed it in the year and a half. And I'm saying you want the manager. CM players. It just shows you how bad it is. When a 36-year-old from Northern Ireland is monitoring a match, puts his heart in the line every time he plays. And what's Kobe Meyno? Oh, the next son of Dean Sedan. I'm more looking next son of Dean Sedan. I'm 62. I've seen Ross Barkley give them five yards, then run past him, and Meyno's running back like he's had clicks on. On the right, the pod two sent their forwards, hoiling, and your man, Cirque. Note the move through many of, no offense when the pod paid her with from not them first. It's like the two and the spouts are tied together. And it's, honestly, believe it to him, two players are going to get you 25-30 goals of season. I'm not joking, unbelievable. I would see what somebody said there. I'd drop a hole at him. A shot for Johnny Evans and maybe the goalkeeper on bring in for season weekly. A Z18-19 score goals for fun. Give him a chance. He probably won a play. The rest of them, because of no interest whatsoever. I mean, that's a bit harsh, though, isn't it, on Kobe Meyno? I mean, he's a good young prospect. I mean, you're picking Troft, don't use young players. There has to be that patience there, doesn't it? Yeah, it's all right, patience. But if you look at Manchester United's midfield, right? On every match, and I do, because I'm a supporter. When loser draw, I'll always support them. I watch all the top Liverpool, Montserrat, Arsenal. Every one of them teams house three players in the middle of the park who have legs that can run. We haven't got any. It's our best tournament field for Nantes. You can't go past two or three players. Me and you can't cast them. Do you want David? Do you want David? So, on that, listen, because I was in portal, and then the word "rotation" has been used. You know, the central defenders, the midfield area. But in the project, in the plan, Ericsson's just completed 180 minutes in the space of three or four days. Bugatti's on the bench. I agree with you. Listen, Coby Manu has done unbelievably well. As Chris says, you know, the peaks and troughs, he'll have bad patches, but because he's a young player, he will, and he's always learning. Yeah, but he needs to know that. At times today, David, I agree that I think where Coby Manu struggles is recovery runs and is dynamism. I think he needs somebody with him there who can get up and down, and who can run? Who is that, then? Robbing again. Robbing again. They've recruited him. They've recruited him. I think they've recruited him. Absolutely. A hundred percent rate. We're a band pick. They're chirksy and hoiling. No offense. Not bad players. But do you see anything in them two players that's going to get the 25-30 goals? Do you see any one of our midfielders would get into the top teams in the premiership? Yeah, no. No. Bruno Fernandez has won the bout. The opponent's hands and the Arab blah, blah, blah. What sort of an example is that to the rest, their team? To the recruitment, David. To the recruitment. And whoever's, you know, if it's the new structure of the football club and the recruitment of Ughate. So you've played two games in Thursday night and then Sunday. Yeah, two tough games. Yeah. And you've gone with Ericsson, who's been a fantastic player for 180 minutes. Yeah, and you've got your new 50 million power. However much he was on the bench. So that says to me that recruitment has been not being made. They need it. I'm looking at that midfield. And I think everybody. Casa Miro, Ericsson, Fernandez. Meinu. Yeah. There's nobody. Listen, Scott McTommy's like top of the league. Because everybody wanted a better leg. Correct. Was that wrong to sell in there? He's not a company. I would have kept him. Yeah. Listen, I would have kept him. >> I said it from the God of schools, he got his goal to get up and down the pitch and I'll tell you now, why did Manchester United not go even for Avon Tony? We need a note and now it's straighter, a note and now it's straighter, and I understand that if we have been offered, say we have been offered 130,000 pound a week, I'm saying for Manchester United, be it a Kim D&A before we do want this. He's only in Manchester United before in order, that's the moment. >> David, you made a good point as well. John Evans was brilliant today. Manchester United's best player, but the worry for me would be with a project with a plant and Manchester United, look at it with a sign, it's going to be more aggressive when it gets high up the pitch. Today, when you've got Harry Maguire and John Evans, you're never going to be able to squeeze the player, you're never going to be able to get out because they do a lot of pace. So again, there's no pace in the team other than that wide, but today, I agree with you, Ross back their times and the balls that they were playing through to getting behind Manchester United's midfield, it's unacceptable. And it was a nail no, but they got a clean sheet. So there's an argument on this side to say, man, I got a clean sheet today. >> Robbie, can I say two more wee things? >> Got you. >> Right? One, name me, one other team, Ross Barkley, could run past the way he was on past ours and two, Stephen Johnny Evans was wrong getting questioned in the sky, knew her much he wants to play to the club. Nafala said him, like Manchester United were one of the biggest clubs, here's Johnny, know this still are. He wants, you can tell as Fala wants to give 100%, even if he hasn't got the pace, but he'd worked on his own self and the tackles. I have seen Delect, Noel Putner toe and then Palm that I did erode, flippin' unbelievable. I'm sexy, John. I would win the tackles more, I can't stop playing football there in March 162, and I'm playing in A, see how famous Paul Middlet tackles, absolute disgrace. >> Thank you, David, thank you some good points, E chris. >> Yep, some excellent points. >> Yeah, it's a Manchester United fans, unhappy, you know, where are they heading? >> So if you're on that board, what would you suggest now? You've seen it on the team today? >> No, my feelings, Rob, Eric Tenhalk, you know, I don't think he should be there. I didn't think he should have been there in the summer. I don't think any of us should have given him the new deal. They were looking around >> Who would you go for? Would you go for Sal? See, if they do decide, you know, it's not Tenhalk, it's not going to be the next round of the day. >> That's not my decision, Rob. >> Would you, but Southgate, you know, on this show, because lots of people have run up and said we don't want Southgate if Tenhalk was to leave his position too cool, you know, would it be him? So again, it's, there's some big decisions coming over this since now. >> Marco Silva, I mean, is he done a good enough job at Fulham Rob to? >> Fulham were great yesterday, by the way. I watched Matt in the day last night. I missed so many chances. >> That's why I said Marco Silva, and you sort of dismissed that. Marco Silva from Manchester United Rob? >> Oh, it's about that. Oh, eight, five, nine, oh, nine, six, nine, three. >> Hey, I'm Ryan Reynolds. Recently, I asked Mint Mobile's legal team if big wireless companies are allowed to raise prices due to inflation. They said yes. 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To be. >> The football daily podcast. >> On BBC sounds. >> I'm Joe Hart and I'm here at Liverpool's training ground interviewing the great Allison Becker. >> I have three kids. They like to be on the goal when they play with me. >> Do you see talent? >> Yeah, I can see a little bit. But I would love to have a striker in the family. >> Allison is up in the back and he goes to the ball. What do you believe it? >> Yeah. >> In this club, I think we have this prophetic sentence. You never walk alone. It's always a reminder for me. The people are on my side. >> On the football daily podcast, you can hear the full interviews we talk. All things goalkeeping. And what it takes to be the number one at one of the world's biggest clubs. >> Listen. On BBC sounds. >> I'll tell you what, Christopher. It's time for S.A. ♪ >> 606. >> It's time for S.A.S. ♪ >> Sensational. >> Amusing. >> Chocking. ♪ >> This is S.A.S. Christopher. What's been sensational for you this week? ♪ >> A Premier League team, Rob, who were buzzing with their fast start. ♪ >> He missed out. S.A.S. has hit it in. 20-3 seconds in. Brentford has stunned the Etihad. >> Lewis Potts are looking for the angle. And boom-o. What a start for Brentford. And what a goal. From Brad and boom-o as well. Barely 30 seconds on the clock. >> Cavallio and and boom-o. ♪ >> They've done it again. Well, it's just becoming normal. >> It's the crossing. Come in. ♪ >> One minute. 16. >> What's it doing so long? >> Do you know what, Rob? I don't think I can ever remember a Premier League team starting game by Brentford. >> How do they do? It's unbelievable. >> Sensational. >> It's sensational. >> Sensational. >> Sensational. >> It's S.A.S. Not I. >> Sensational. >> Sensational. >> Sensational. >> Sensational. What's the muse of this week, Christopher? >> Well, I mean, it hasn't been a great day for Spurs, has it? And we all make a few mistakes with pronunciations, don't we? But Roy, the Spurs fan, last night, listen to this. >> Send that offs. >> Why are we looking at it? >> I mean, you look at it. I get to carry a bag. I get to come and play. >> Carry a bag. >> I mean, yeah. Again, it's the team in the week that we've owed it. Ferencia lost the way. They were. Ferencia lost. 150 a pint. I know that would have been a good night, wouldn't it? >> And carry a bag. Has anybody heard of these things? >> I love the call, Roy. He was good fun. Thanks for the last night, Roy. We all get him wrong, Rob. >> What has shocked you this week to submit? >> Well, there's only one thing, Rob. You know where I'm going with this. It was a melee-aid muddle, wasn't it? The lead. Listen. >> Oh, no. A holding way for leads to equalize. The ball has gone long. It's been deflected off the edge of the penalty area. Melia has gone together. And somehow, he has completely missed it. And Sunderland has gifted an equalizer in the final minute of any time. It's a tragedy. It's a comedy of errors as far as Sunderland is concerned. Watching on at the poor, Atlas, Ella Melia, that ball has somehow beat the kid who looks at the skies and just wishes that the heavens and the earth above and below him would open up and swallow them up. >> That's BBC radio leads, Rob Melia. Oh, dear. How'd you get over there? Do you think he slept over the weekend? That was an absolute shocker. That was SAS for this week. [MUSIC] >> I tell you what, Spurs fans are very quiet when they got one on, so they're saving us. You, Chris. Oh, wait, 25. Nine or nine. >> That's good. >> Six. Nine. >> Three. This isn't last week. They can win the league. Get the top four, win a trophy. Where are they all? Like, city fans. When city lose, city fans don't ring either. Come on, Spurs fans. Oh, wait, 25. Nine or nine. Six, nine, three. Come and join your fellow Spurs fans, Chris, on the show tonight. Jim, how are you, man? She's not your fan. >> Hi. Very well. Thank you. >> Hello. Good to present, obviously. Now, I just want to say, I find it strange that people say that players aren't trying or they're not putting enough effort in. And the bottom line is, that's the job of the manager to motivate and organize the players, and I go to all traffic quite regularly. And they're just not organized. They don't know what they're doing. They're demotivated. And I'm afraid it has to be the manager's fault. I'm afraid he's got to go. It's getting desperate now. I'm looking at the table. We're 14th. We've got two wins. We're in the relegation zone. They need to make an urgent change. It's a crisis now at this point. >> Can it be both, though? Can it be manager and players? >> Yes. >> You know, I certainly get what you're saying about the manager. And you're right. It is the manager's role, the manager's job, to get the most out of the players and for the players to be motivated. But do the players have to accept responsibility? We had the earlier call. I can't say I can't remember his name, who laid all the blame on the players. But, I mean... >> I really didn't agree with that. >> Yeah, Jeff, yeah. I really don't agree with him. These are young chaps. They're all under 30. Okay, they're professional footballers. But they're young. They're young. And they need guidance and support. There's some very, very good players in the Manchester United squad. And he's just not getting much out of them. And it's obvious to see. And that's what the manager is there for. He's the team leader. He's the boss of the pitch. We're totally disorganized. The Liverpool match. I was there. >> You've got to say it. Well, today... >> You've got to say it. >> No, no, no. Villa Park on the back of there. >> No, no. You've got to say it. >> You've got to say it. You've got to say it. You've got to say it. You've got to say it's a good point, no? >> Very pleased. Please, I'm not saying that we can't sometimes do okay in some ways. We did okay in Porto as well. So, yeah. And, you know, Villa Park is definitely not too bad. But the reality is we're 14th in the league. We're not getting better. And I don't find him a very motivational person. I think he's a very decent man. Comes across as very pleasant and decent. But he rarely smiles. And I think he's a very decent man. And I feel depressed. I'm sure the players must be depressed. Having to place him, unfortunately. They're just not getting the motivation and the guidance they need. >> Who would you want then to replace him? >> Well, I'm not an expert in who's available and so forth. But people say to Google is available. I think we're at a crisis. And I think we need someone who can really get them organized. If to Google's available, I'm sure Zidam wouldn't come in at this point. So, I think we need someone who can really get them organized if to Google's available. I'm sure Zidam wouldn't come in at this point. >> His name keeps cropping up. Rob mentioned him earlier. >> I don't know. I mean, this Southcake could organize him. He's certainly a great motivator. And he's popular with the players at England. He was. So, I would take anyone other than ten. I'll get this point. I'm afraid it's got to that stage. Someone with a proven record of motivation. Yeah. Absolutely. >> Jim, thank you so much for the call. You're a man you're not a fan as well. >> Good evening, guys. >> Good evening, mate. >> We're in the third season under ten HAG. We're in the third season under ten HAG. And this season, he's been giving the money, he's got all his own players. And it's the worst out of the season. We're 14th in the league. That's just how we are the moment. So, how can we have trust in this manager? I just want to switch on the new owners as well. We're all really excited when any of us took over or things are going to change. It's going to be positive and everything. To be honest, I don't even know if they don't know what they're doing now. Because, to give him an extension, you know, just based on a final win. I don't know whether that was a decision. They shouldn't have fought our long-term, we should have fought this through. I don't know if they did think this through now during a position where they're going to have to pay you off, you know, million, that's what I heard. So, I just don't know. I was thinking, right, we turned in the league. We've got these new owners, you know, positive and everything. I don't know if, if the new owners know what to do, what they're doing, to be honest. And it's very, very depressing. It's one for your address in Chris. And I'll ask Chris first, address, because you're sure you'll have a point. You know, hindsight or whatever. Ruth Vanistroising at the football club now, Chris. And, you know, he sits next to Tenhag, you can see him together. If the club were to say, right, Errit Tenhag, you're no longer going to be our manager. But Ruth, would you do it in an interim basis? Chris, if I brought you in, hypothetically, to a manager role with me. I wouldn't want to work with you. It's a good question, this one. So, just say, we went to a club together. I was there, and then the club brought you in to assist me, Chris. And I want to be paid as much as you. Yeah. And then, I was told I'm not going to be no longer there, Coach. Would you stay? Yeah, that would be the only reason I would go in alongside you. But you stay, just to take your position. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. I think the popular, you know, on the fans, we want Ruth to actually take over. But, you know, he's an age legend. And I think you'll get a lot of backing from the fans. But I haven't been there before. I haven't been there before. We have. We have. I was just going to touch on that. We've hired Holly. We've chosen. We've tried everything. We've had a young British manager in March. The chosen one. We've tried the experience in Van Gal. We've tried the special one in Mourinho. So, I really thought Ken Haag was the right one. And I just, with all, like, you know, compared us to what's going to happen, even if we do get rid of Ken Haag. Is it going to be the same thing all over again? But, yeah, I really would love to see Rude take over and give you a shot. OK, Idris, thank you so much. I can't believe that. So, at the end of the season, just hypothetically, you know, I'm told I get, I'm told, listen, Robbie, no longer for six or six. What would you do? Would you stay or would you leave with me? Oh, absolutely. I'd just, you know, walk into your shoes, Rob. I would just go. I would go. Wow. I mean, privately. I shouldn't say this. You know, I hope that happens. I'll just do the show. Wow. That's outrageous. Seriously. Wow. That's not. Wow. You know, when people stop me and say, you and Chris get on and I say, yeah, you know, we do get on off air. It's like, wow. Wow. Wow. Oh, wait. Oh, wait. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. You shouldn't have asked me. I know. And it was hard now to be fair. My mother will be listening as well. See what we're happy with you. Oh, come on. Oh, wait. Oh, wait. Five. Nine or nine. Six, nine, three, more of your calls after the news on "Five Life." With your homebie. Now. Wow. More. Six, oh, six. Six. Six. On "Five Life." Five. Five. Five. Five. Five. Five. Five. Yeah, look, it was a great day for us. It was a bad day for us. So, disappointing in terms of, you know, our approach in the second half and we paid a price for it. I said, we're in competitive and at this level, if you're not competitive, you're going to pay a price. Oh, he's got the crux in. And Brighton has scored again. It's the former Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck. We've always got a half belief, you know, as a team, as Brighton, we've got a great culture within the dressing room and, you know, a great togetherness. Once we've spoken in the dressing room, and we went out for the second half, we knew. Like, we're going to fight that like. It's again a proof that a football everything is possible if you believe in yourself. Call free. 08085 909 693. Yeah, but from third, it stood down. We've gone downhill. Now, it can't be that it's the managers every time. It has to be that the players are not putting the effort in. For me, they're just turning up. They are all idle. These kids I grew up with would have cut their hands off to play for Manchester United. That doesn't seem to be the case anymore. For Manchester United, the word at the start of the week was that the hierarchy would give Eric Kenharg at least these two matches in Porto and here at Bellapark, and he's got two draws. I just want to talk about Kenharg. You know what, right? I understand the criticism that's coming is where I genuinely 100% wholeheartedly have that feeling of that we should be in a much better position. However, what some respect on his name. If you talk about progression, leave Cup, FA Cup. That's pretty good progression for me. You didn't enjoy it, David. I haven't enjoyed it in a year and a half. And I'm a change you want to manage your GM players. Coby, me, and these are all the next Sanadine Sedan. I'm more looking next Sanadine Sedan than 62. This is BBC Radio 5 Live. Call free. 08085 909 693. Text 85058. Text will be charged. Text will be charged at your standard message rates. Visit bbc.co.uk/5lifeterms. For our terms of use and privacy notice. Welcome back to 606.0825 909 693. More your calls after the doctor. This is Doc Savage. The Man of Brown. Call a one-name team-point goal. Blowing Dave Chaunton in town. Why are wild teams led to playing the English league and Scottish teams aren't? Call a two-name team-point goal. Hello? 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How are you, Edict and all right? How are you, Edict and all right? How are you, Edict and all right? How are you, Edict and all right? How are you, Edict and all right? How are you, Edict and all right? How are you, Edict and all right? How are you, Edict and all right? How are you, Edict and all right? How are you, Edict and all right? Oh, listen, Dave, good luck, good luck. Yeah, good luck Tuesday, Dave. Good luck. Yeah, come and ask them to enter the pot. Man United and all their troubles. My opinion, and it's not the same thing as Alex Ferguson, was a great manager. But why hasn't he walked away from the club when he retired? His shadow is hanging over that club. And I was far, as far like I said, all the managers since have been living under his shadow. Fantastic manager. You can't take away what he did. But Liverpool, I think it was either Paisley or Shankley, tried to come back when he'd finished. And they said, "No, I'm sorry you finished. You've got to go away." And I think they should have done the same with Ferguson. Dave, thank you. Listen, great to speak to you once again. Dave, thank you so much for the support. It's interesting to point that about, you know, he said about Rangers, you know, but they can't win the Scottish League. So they might have to move down sides to win a league. Wow. John, how are you? Listen, listen, what a game. It was 2-0 down a half-time Brighton fan. We're in the second half. You know, against Chris's opinion, one of the best Spurs team ever gone. John? Fantastic, Robbie, to be honest. I mean, you're right. The Spurs came to play football and they did. But to be fair, we met them toe-to-toe and did, I think, what Brighton tend to do every week. They turn up, not expecting to win. They're expecting to compete. And they did exactly that this afternoon. And entertain. That's what Brighton do. I mean, you know, it must be brilliant being a Brighton fan. And a Tottenham fan, because you know you're going to get entertainment. Front football. Yeah, absolutely. I mean, we've had our ups and downs. As you know, Chris, over the years, I used to watch Brighton in the late '70s, early '80s. And then it went a little bit downhill from there. But over the last 10 years, 10, 12 years, maybe, it's just been a great club to support, a great team to watch. And it just makes you proud to be a fan, to be honest. And just how the club is run. How left field Brighton are with some of their appointments. They're a club which thinks outside the box. Fabian Hertzler, 31. Brighton don't flinch. They don't blink. They get him in. And they back him. And, you know, he's proving his worth, isn't he? Already. Absolutely. I mean, every time you see the name of the new manager, you think, "Who?" But the owner, Tony Bloom, he just has his head screwed on. He doesn't get overexcited. And I think he's happy to put his money where his mouth is. He's always told us that his investment, he expects to get back. And he's a fan. You just got to look at him standing there in his raincoat and his Brighton scarf on the terrace and see exactly where we get our motivation to follow the club week and week out. Mm-hmm. Yeah, John, totally agree. Well done, John. Great win against Spurs. Right. Let's go to Chantel, Manchester. How are you, Chantel? Thank you. How are you, both? Yeah, good. Thanks. Good. Where are you on? On Eric, tenhogs. Should we stay? Should we go? So, my chances, I do like listening to everyone's opinion and aren't you? That's the first time I've phoned up. But just thinking about it, it's been, what, three years now since he's been in, just talking about it, I work in a normal business. And as my manager, if I'm not performing, number one, I'd, you know, be pumped, you know, review for that. And then the number two question is, why aren't I performing? Now, it can't be a money situation at United, because I would love to be on half of their paycheck. But the has to then be another reason. And that reason is either I don't really understand the vision of where we're going, or two, I just don't believe in my manager. And I feel because of that, I think the players aren't playing for the manager, and therefore it is the manager that is the problem. However, on the other side, I do think, you know, the amount of money that they're getting, I do believe that they should want to be showcasing the best themselves, despite the manager or not. Surely they want to be performing the best on, you know, on the best stage in the world. But yeah, half of them, you don't know what you're going to get every single week. I think "God Nacho" is one of my, the only players I think that gives us all every single game. You think he might score, might give a chance. And I don't think Bruno is a good captain either. And in terms of who I think I'd bring in, I think, I don't know why I should, I'll say this, but it's just because of the transformation I've seen at Brentford, but perhaps Thomas Frank is someone who I'd bring in. Again, I don't know if he'd be available, but just the way he's transformed Brentford is something I'd think I'd like to see at United. I think his name came up in the summer, didn't he? He was heavily linked with Manchester United. Shanta, do you, when Eric Tenharg heard his interview after the game today, he says, he said, we know the process, we know where we are going. Do you think he believes what he's saying? I think, you know, when you tell yourself something so many times you start to believe it, but I don't think anyone else believes it other than him. And I think you are both right in a sense where, I know you're saying about the bench and what, 350 mils sitting on the bench. You're right, there has been no progression. Whenever you're nice to step up and play, it's never like, you know, we're going to go in and win this game because of the style of play, we have no style of play. The two trophies that we won are honestly like, okay, they turned up for 45 minutes against City, which, don't be wrong, was a brilliant feeling. But where's that all gone? There's no point if it's not consistent. If it's a one off, it's a small win. It's never going to get us anywhere, other than, you know, mid-table, which, what we are now, we are a mid-league team, which is just really sad to see. Mm-hmm. Chantal, thank you. It's a very, very good post. Thank you for 4.6 or 6. The first time. Mm-hmm. Well, let's go to Andrew. You're a brave fan. How are you, Andrew? Good evening, gentlemen. Yeah, absolutely delighted. Yeah, that was a very, very poor performance in the first half. It was almost kind of another Chelsea situation. But luckily for us, they only put two pasts in the first half. And then the second half, a totally different team, just goes to show that a little talk from manager half-time makes all the difference sometimes. And yeah, just delighted that we've come away and we've beaten Tottenham. Mm-hmm. And the manager said to George Cummings, five lives George Cummings, it's not always about strong words half-time. He's very analytical. Very bright, isn't he, your manager? Yeah, he basically just tells them, you know, what it's kind of... Obviously, we don't know what he physically says to the players, but he gives them momentum to the players to go out there and turn the game around, which is what a manager should be doing. You're too kneeled down in the first half. You go in at half-time, you say, right, what do you want to do? Do you want to lose this game? Would you want to win it? And it's physically saying, you know, and then they come out in the second half and it's, you know, three goals, and they were all superb goals as well. And it's just, yeah, I'm just really, really delighted for them. I'm delighted for everybody connected to this club that we've managed to, you know, we've managed to get another win behind us after having a poor result last week. I mean, you don't... But with the way you play, you don't... You don't worry about the odd, poor result, because you're entertained, aren't you? We are entertained, but we... I think, you know, when the results go completely against us and we play poor as a team, yes, everybody connected with the club would expect that the team to come out in the next game and do much, much better. You do have to allow for the consistency within the game, but, you know, sometimes you just have to really kind of get, you know, get behind the team. We're at home. Let's, you know, let's not lose this. And then you start, you know, faces drop and it's kind of hang on a minute. What's happening? And then you hear the booze at half time and it's kind of hang on a minute. This can change, and it did change. And we've come out worthy winners of this game. You know, Tottenham had their chances and they could, you know, they could have got a draw out of it. But I think we were just slightly more, we were a little bit stronger in that second half and we played far, far better. Yeah, Andrew, thank you so much. What would you have said? You're a manager now, half time. What would you have said? I think you can't. Yeah, you've got to be analytical. You've got to, it's like a game of chess after. Do you have strong words? I think you have respectful and strong words. Yeah, but I think gone are the days now where you go in there and you, like, shout and rant. I think it's, you don't throw teacups. No, strong words, analytical, you know, get your team around you, your management team, you know, little points, everybody contributes. Let the players speak. I always ask the players, what do you think, Chris? I just give them a bit of, you know, involvement as well. And do any of them say you need to pull your finger out to you? Um, not yet. Not yet, they haven't. No, because with 15 games, 13 wins and two draws, it's not going too bad, Christopher. Biggest budget. Yeah, but big budgets become pressure. Manchish and I, 436 million pound on the bench, they're a big budget. Yeah, 14 from the league. So we're big budgets come responsibility and become pressure, Chris. Yeah. And that's just before we go to the sim game. You keep saying about entertaining football and good football. So if Spurs then, Spurs fans, if Spurs finish ninth, like where they are now, ninth, but play brilliant, exciting, nice football to watch, entertain, we're entertained, but we finish ninth and don't win a trophy. I love that. Is that good enough? Well, it depends on the, very much it depends on the individual, Rob. Very much depends on the individual. A lot, a lot of, if you're done, you leave. If you're saying, oh, listen, I'm going to a game, but it's been brilliantly entertaining. Oh, wow. I've enjoyed today, but we finished ninth and won a trophy. Are you happy with that? Well, I mean, if Spurs were playing in my back garden, Rob, I'd leave the curtains open all the time. They're a great watch. Time for the sim game. Come on. Now I'm free. Free for it. To Nali now, just lift the ball pass. Michael Keene who was caught. The ball bounce tie. Keene did catch him high. Referee Porsen is thinking about this. He's given the free kick to Newcastle. I've just seen a replay, John. He doesn't actually touch him. He buys the free kick, almost knowing that he's kicked it too far. So, yeah. Madison on his left boot. Oh, he's done well, Madison. Change of direction. Then he's tumbled. He wants penalty. Veltman is angry and is asking Madison to get to his feet. Veltman has gone to help Madison up. Madison didn't like that. A sort of playfully swung out at Veltman, who in an equally joking manner has chucked himself onto the ground. It is nothing but a bit of playground stuff between the two of them. Now it's getting a little angry, a few exchanges of words, and the referee having to settle it all, David Coop, with some sharp words of self. Oh, no. There was a P for a penalty try. This broke into the motherboard box. He knocked the ball ahead of himself. It was going to give a penalty. He's actually bibbed him for David. So, it looks like a right corner. Yeah, it looked like it initially. It looked like it had a better angle. It's driving into the box. Kenny's... I'm closest to the three of us. Is there a slight touch on his left foot? That's a thing, Stephen. It looks like a dive, Stephen, right? It looks like a dive, but here we go now, make it slightly better. It's hard to see. What have we done, right? It'll get a big moment to fire up the side, and it'll pound up in a yellow card for Trappins. Wow, I mean, big debate. North of the border there, Robert Triantis. You know, I got a yellow card for Duck for Diving. Took a tumble, ended up getting a second yellow, and sent off. So, this week's winner of the simulation game, for stupidity, for diving, for tumbling. Triantis from Hibbs. He's bended, man. It's lost to the weekend, but you've won something Hibbs this weekend. James Madison, he's got previous, but just stop it. Doesn't matter where you are in the world. All these top footballers, we will hunt you down. We will find you, and we will call you out on a Sunday evening, won't we, Rob? That was the same game for that week, because this week, Christopher, let's go to Paul, my life, and how are you, Paul? All good, Robbie. And yourself? Yeah, good, that's Paul. Am I right, Paul? Yeah, and you, Chris. Yeah, I just want to make a point. I don't want to make a point. I don't want to make every game. And that's what I viewed the course, right? That's all we want as United fans is entertainment, right? We can go back, use and use, and the folks in here and what have you, but that's all we want as United fans is entertainment. You know, I was up there against spurs on Sunday. I left after a second goal, because I knew that United wasn't going to get back into that. You want entertainment, Paul? Go and watch first. Go watch first. Well, you want entertainment? No, but you want entertainment. If you want to watch entertainment, good, good, fast flow. Yeah, but I want it from United, you know? How are you going to get it? You're going to get it. It's stage coming from Trafford, right? I'm battling us because we are more interested in stopping them playing than us playing. That's why you're going to get it then. Paul, how are you going to get it? Is it the manager? Are we sent to team up? You know, I think it is. I think, you know, you play Rashford on the right. He's right-footed. If he plays on the left-footed, let's get that balls into the box. Let's create some atmosphere back in all Trafford. By creating chance after chance after chance. You know, let's get the full backs overlapping. You know, Donald, play on the right, sure on the left. Let's get that balls in because Euler will score goals, right? He will score goals for us. And the support that I speak to and what I'll do is, you know, really, really despondent when we come on the bus, you know, seeing our four hours, we hardly speak about the game. You know, is that Manchester right there? Well, what do you talk about on the bus then, if you're not talking about the game? Anything else? That's a bit disappointing, isn't it? So where do you travel up from? Are you Devin? From South Wales. That's Wales, right. Oh, OK. Yeah. I mean, just how bad is it this season, then, under 10-hour, watching it? Terrible. Absolutely terrible. And this rotation thing that he's using all the time, you know, against Porto in midweek, you know, making 2.5 substitutions deep in the second half. What's all that about? OK. Robbie is really angry about that rotation. I mean, Robbie lost his head. Yeah. You see, um... Oh, beautiful Andes, an absolute class player. Beautiful Andes is not well done. Well, I think he is. That's my opinion. But he's running around like an endless chicken on our field. It's a world-class endless chicken. Correct. He can't, you know, we can't control games. We can't control games. We go on the attack. And then we're more interested in passing the ball sideways, backwards, back to the goal keeper. Oh, if he's man-sitting, we'd go through the side. Paul, listen, Paul, listen. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much for the call. We've got a goal. To our last call, Emily, how are you? Thank you. How are you? Good, Emily. Was that your, um, you've been to the Brighton game today? Yeah, you have. So, come on. They have that first half. Were you a bit miserable? Well, it just didn't really look like we were playing how we should have been. And we were giving the ball away really evenly over completely on top of our guys away. Two silly goals that shouldn't have been given away. So, um, second half really picked it up. And as Danny Welbeck said, we followed how a person would have wanted us to play more and just looked more like ourselves and how the club would normally play. Brilliant. And the atmosphere, you know, listen, I was at Brighton, Emily. How old are you, Emily? I'm 15. 15. So, I played for Brighton. I think it was about 15 years ago. At the Whith Dean Stadium. And listen, I had a great time there for a month in Brighton. I was rubbish at Emily. But you can't imagine now 15 years of age. You've probably watched Brighton in Europe last year. You're watching them come back to Beat Spurs. It's brilliant times to be a Brighton fan, isn't it? Yeah, it's really great. My brother was telling me he's coming at the right time where he was doing really well. And who's your favourite player? Um, I quite like South Ed Dry. Um, I think Billy does really come into it. I think that's really coming into it, I think lastly, right? Being more of a present doing it does protect. And you keep finding the right managers, don't you? Every manager that comes in seems to do well with the tactics, with the players, and it's brilliant. Yeah, it is a tiny, bloody noise that he's doing. And every time you're like, "Oh, is this now?" Some managers that have left her building out thought the youngest one in the Premier League. But, yeah, they always be well, always, like, picking it up. Yeah. Oh, Emily, thank you so much for the call. No 6-0-6 next up. There's the Super League Grand Final coming up next. It's Headliners with Nihal, his guest this week at Helen Glover and Adam Kay. 6-0-6 is a shooting shot production for BBC Radio 5 Live. Thank you, and good night. 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