follow on Championship Sunday because we've talked about
the Battle for the title, top for relegation scrap. But there's
a lot going on across
the league. Maybe that we haven't talked about that much
in the last few weeks. So
I want to focus on the Golden Boot who's going to win it?
Mohamed Salah or Shaman son because Salle's on 22 goals
Sons on 21.
Andy. I'm coming to you first
Saunders, have an advantage here because he's fit ahead of
the Norwich game. Salah struggling with an ox. We may
not play. So I think two goals for son, and he pretty much
wraps this up, right? So, who are you go? Who you tip into
the Golden Boot?
I think it'll be Mohamed Salah. I think he'll hold onto it
because especially if Harry Kane, is potentially going to
be unavailable through the illness that he's dealing with
early in the week. That's where a lot of son's chances come
from. And so, I just I question whether
or not he's going to have
the same opportunity to run. It defenders in space get
one-on-one. But inside to the right, the way that he likes to
do, or to lead those counter-attacks with Harry,
kind of dropping in
playing, almost more as a playmaker, in number 10, and
spraying those balls into the channels for him to run onto.
So if Kane is out, I think, you know, obviously that's where
a lot of
sons production comes from, with the what the Premier
League record of assists between the two
that they've had throughout their time together at Tottenham.
And just the way that this team is playing under contact. Now,
maybe they get a couple of penalties, it would have been
nice maybe of Harry. I would have let you know, said, hey,
Sonny here. I know, you're right there. I've won it
before. I've won, I think three times before. So,
you know, I don't I don't need the goals. But of course, he's
not going to do that. Spurs needed the points to get over
the line for top four, but it does make you wonder if Kane
a bit older than a little bit more on song
early in the season,
you know, however you feel about that whether you feel
that that was, you know, self-inflicted or not. As I do,
you know, where son could be this season because one skein
Got Back. To speed with the rest of the team. Once contact
came in, once the idea started to take hold
they really have.
And we'll throw cool chefs key in there as well that Trio up
top has just been absolutely brilliant to watch.
I'm going with soul and I think I think he's just been in
something fun foam recently. I could see him back in
a hat-trick and no wrecks on the foot. No, disrespect to
Norwich. But that is the kind of team. You want to be playing
against if you're going for the Golden Boot.
It's the thing that might hurt him, is that
say you've taught them are only one or two new up.
They may not throw caution to the The wind that much in that
game, they might just kind of settle for that and just sit in
the back five and defend and they obviously only really need
a draw with the goal different situation of Arsenal to secure
Champions League. So
that might hurt him. But
I can see Saint coming out and
score on a few early
and I just I cannot see Liverpool risk in Miami to
laugh and more than 15 or 20 minutes.
If he is, that bad with the injury ahead of the Champions
League final. But Nick, what's your take on this? I mean you
go in the Harry Kane to score. What is you need six or seven?
Mr. Tovar, take them both on the final day. Now. It's
looking for about 20 goals, from Callum Wilson. Know
I think that
Salam going to go with him
because
well you guys can correct me if I'm wrong. The assist
tiebreaker, right? So if son scores one the sister,
the tiebreaker and I just think we forget how hard it is to score
goals in the Premier League. So I know it's easy to look at
Norwich and say two goals, but
braces are hard to come by. So I'll I'm going to guess, they
finish a level on goals. I just think. Ursula has those assists
in his back pocket and that all swing. It.
Okay. Well, let's focus. Now on another under the radar story,
The Battle for merit payment, basically money, prize money,
10th spot to 14th spot separated by just three points.
I was looking at this
and each spot you finish higher in the Premier League you gain
an extra 2.75 million dollars in prize money or Merit
payments. So there's a swing there, potentially
it Math is correct. Which usually it's a bit suspect over
10 million dollars there,
depending on your result on the final day of the season for
those teams in the middle of the table. Andy, that is huge
right? In terms of if you're a Brentford or even bright in
the middle of the table there, or even a Crystal Palace. So,
there's a lot to play for the middle table. Even though it
might look like, oh, they're on the beach. They don't have
anything to play for not care in the world
teams care about this money. Because that, that is
maybe a player or two or sad.
Our he's for a couple of players for a few seasons. So
this is big box that these teams are playing for late in
the season. Yeah, there's two spots in the top half still
available five teams that could finish in in either one of
them. So
yeah, and in terms of being able to say that you're a top
half Premier League team, imagine Brentford coming up
first ever season in the Premier League not been in
the Top Flight in
at this point. I forget 70 some years and then you're just just
instantly suddenly in the top half.
Finish obviously the money.
It is important. What? The transfer plans are going to be
for some of these clubs in the summer, coming up and these are
always clubs that are finishing mid-table. Whether it's
somebody that's fallen down from the top six or so, and
they're just having a really poor season,
or it's somebody who's over-performing
that that little bit of extra
the financial resources that you're able to Garner on
the last day of the Season make a difference. I think when you're
going and you're rebuilding the squad in the summer and I think
it also kind of
how it sets up what the
Citations, what the objectives, the targets are going to be for
next season as well, because if and, I'll just use Brentford as
an example, again, because I think they're the most
interesting maybe of that entire group. There you
finished 14th
in your first season, at least I okay. You had a pretty good
season, but the fact is they're on 46 points. Already that
emits, an incredible Point tally for a club, the size of
Brentford the resources
that they have first season up into the Premier League. And if
they could push up and finish 10th this weekend, I Thomas
Frank
should be Un for manager of the year. And I think we should be
looking at Brentford and starting to talk about how can
they consolidate themselves. Now, in the Premier League
versus, how do they stay another season in the Premier
League next year? I think the Optics of it, right? If you
were a top ten team,
then in the summer
guys, want to come to you.
You'll see a lot more success in the transfer window of
all. They didn't just finish in the bottom half of the Premier
League, their top 10 team pushing for European
qualification next season, which could be bright. And it
could be Brentford.
Could be Newcastle Nick as well, of course. And I think
that really does help. Like you said, Andy with the momentum
and the sort of Positive Vibes
around the teams. And I want to point towards a really good
poster and he has up on pro soccer, talk and NBC
sports.com.
What's to play for in the final weekend of the Premier League
season. That details, everything that's on the line
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But in that middle pack as well. Who's playing who?
How many points they have? So head over the PST and check
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crazy crazy season,
Nick Mandola want to talk to you about man united because
they have kind of what I'd say is an awkward audition in front
of the new manager, Eric 10 hog. He's he's going to be
a Crystal Palace on the final day of the Season,
by all accounts. He hasn't really met anybody at
Manchester United. I think he's been what's happened with real
Frank? Nick. I'm a short. I'm sure a lot of emojis and
whatnot. We're going back and forth between those two,
that's going to be a bit weird. But also I think very
Enlightening to see these man united players. Maybe if they
raise the levels a little I mean, he's been watching them
for a few months. Now, of course with that the agreement
and all negotiations before that. So this should shouldn't
really impact their game. But I think
the fact that if he's there around the changing room on
the final day or they see him in the stand, that's going to
maybe impact some of the performances to leave a marker
on him at the end of the season. To say. Hey, I want to
be around next season. I want to be a part of your rebuild.
So I'm
Right to see how this man united Squad reacts to have
an Eric 10 hog watching them in person for the first time.
I could just see the text going back and forth going to start
a longer over Sancho and Radford,
LOL. What? Like this is
one of those things where
that would be something special maybe the the poop emoji or
something going back and forth between these two very stoic.
Serious people.
I think we can tell a little bit about who actually gives
You know, what about man united? But how they perform in
this game.
I mean, I really think you do. If
you are of the sort of camps that we've heard about
that are about themselves and not that serious. You know,
the only people we know who aren't in this.
Those camps are like David to, hey,
if that's the case that there's this real mixed up sort of
hounds breakfast. If you will of a dressing room. Then
honestly, I think this game can tell us a bit over who really
does want to impress and who Ready to get the heck out of
there.
It's very true. I'm really looking forward to seeing that
and just
how things go at Manchester United over the summer because
I think we're going to see a lot of big changes and a lot of
ins and a lot of outs because there's no way. You're acting
hard
would take that job, unless you've been promised a lot of
money and do you want to jump in there, quick on United?
Yeah, when they play on Sunday, United won't have played a game
for 20 days. That's really weird
in the season, especially at the tail end of the seasons.
They didn't have any rearranged fixtures. And so as all these
games were getting made up. They also played early because
they had an FA Cup Final opponent in there. And then so
that factored into so
20 days and the by the way the last time they took the field
they lost for Nill to Brighton. So that's the last taste that's
left in their mouth either,
you know, they're going to come out and they're going to say,
well, you know, we have to really give a better account of
ourselves or they're going to say, these last 20 days have
been kind of nice. We haven't had to play, we haven't been
beaten. We haven't been,
you know, hammered in front of the entire world and had
everybody talking down on us. I kind of wish we could. Back to
not plane.
It's going to be intriguing because Pilots obviously had
less than three days since their last game out of this
one. So a bit of a difference there in terms of rest and
recovery time.
So, let's see what Eric 10 hog
season front of them. And I think that's gonna be really
intriguing looking ahead to the Future, talk about intriguing.
Goodbye waves on the final day
there. I swear theres a cameraman at every Stadium on
the final day who is just solely looking at the players
and their reaction on the farewell laps, or going away to
the away fans.
I mean, Nick who we looking at in terms of goodbye waves and
whether we can read too much into that because
it's always interesting, is that this time of the year last
time game last, the way you're getting last game of the season
and you look at players and how they react to the fans of
they're singing their names or the waves. Goodbye a tearful.
Goodbye Declan rice Gabrielle Jesus, maybe Saturday or mono.
Mosallah. This
some big names there that we could be seeing moving on from
their clubs that they've been at for a very long time. Any
players and amongst that.
Route that we think could be waving. Goodbye this weekend.
Yeah, I'll be watching. Liverpool the most closely for
this especially because we will have to see what they are. What
they are waving goodbye to right? There's a chance that
they're celebrating a title.
And so will that make it all the more emotional?
But at the same time, when I look at this group,
with respect to the names you mentioned and I know some of
them are young and so the emotions can be a little
thicker Mane and Salah to Mere
most embedded in the fabric of their
Clubs, and so if you're going to be able to get an actual
read on it,
maybe we'll from them. And then on the other hand, what pops
into my head, they still got a Champions champions league
final the play. So maybe there are other ways to take a look
at, although, of course, this will be at anfield.
Yeah, it could be the final game. And I am failed, right?
If they do leave this summer. So that's what kind of got my
own with those two. But yeah, it's gonna be really intriguing
Andy Lukaku. Pull us. Look at Chelsea. Maybe your retail
lemons. Lester.
All eyes will be on those guys as well. They're be at home
on the final day.
Do you see potential wave goodbyes for them? Should there
be potential waves? Goodbye for those players. We mentioned,
I think there's a strong case for all three of them to move
on somewhere else in the summer Lukaku. Obviously, you know,
tricked us all again. Chelsea did bringing him in think,
okay.
Now, they've got the perfect team, they needed the striker
you add him in and just has not worked. I think tactically and
he said it himself. I think to Cole has said it himself as
well. It just doesn't seem to fit.
Who was sick. We've talked about all season long. Your ETL
months feels like he's Ready to make a jump up to a Champions
League type club and you know, Manchester United I think would
be very, very smart
if you want a good
to a midfielder, but somebody who's skews a little bit more
towards playmaking
but but has but does respect defensive responsibilities.
Unlike a lot of the players. They've had in the Midfield in
recent years. I he would be an absolutely perfect fit. You
don't have Champions League of course, but I think he's
the type of player
that fills such a need in that team that he could Elevate them
and have them in the top four conversation last season. And as
Nick was talking there about Liverpool, having
the Champions League final and so maybe this is not it. I was
thinking about Harry Kane because a year ago right now he
was doing that interview on the golf course with Gary Neville
and there was this uncertainty and the last couple of games
were
a little bit awkward and I'm thinking okay. Well if he's sick
he can't play. He can't wave. Goodbye. He can't leave.
And so Harry Caine,
you know book it another season at Tottenham. Next year.
That is the logic of a.ha Tottenham fan right there and
a ferry flights. Am I
staying positive? Harry Kane, being there forever and scoring
goals forever and it's all in Hotspur. Sure. Okay, let's
finish with the fifth and final under the radar story,
kind of a combined of wards one to look out for
Mohamed Salah and Trent, Alexander Arnold
locked in the battle to win. The assists. Ward,
the playmaker award sellers on 13 assists for the season. Trent's
on 12, Nick already thinks Mason mounts, going to win it.
And then the other award is Edison and Allison. Are both on
20 clean sheets and the Golden Glove rice so
quickly. Who do we think is going to win the assist
playmaking award and the Golden Glove award?
Oh boy,
let's go at rent for the assists just because we don't
know if solarz going to play and I know Liverpool's going to
score and I will actually go with
Edison here,
even with everything. We've said in the entire show, top to
bottom. There's part of me right now. That's saying man.
City is just going to kind of stroll through this
if you think night.
Yeah, saw will also end after last
last season for the first time, we had three Kane. We don't
move and Assists title as well in the same season. I think
we're going to see it in back-to-back Seasons, saw will
hold on to both of those maybe Trent ties them on 13, but
he'll get a sure
of that crown. And I do think a Torsen makes the most sense.
Manchester City, you know, given the struggles. They've
had going forward this season given defensive injuries, maybe
play a little bit more about a safer game, but a little bit
more reserved and
even more in control than they typically are, you know, that's
how that that's how this team keeps clean sheets. It's not by
having brilliant. World-class Defenders, which they do. It's
fine.
Not asking them to defend more than four or five times in
a game.
I think the salad following to hold on to it. For some reason.
I just I think look for might be a bit more defensive.
I'm not even sure
Trump will probably play I would assume but
maybe clock won't want to risk him
and I actually think they're going to share it. I think city
of Liverpool will both can see this weekend. So I think Alison
Edison, I'm going to share the Golden Glove and I think that's
pretty fit in the two Brazilian Internationals. I really think
there's very little between the two of them
as goalkeepers. Allison's probably got more Products
in recent years and
perhaps rightly. So in the bigger games, he's stood tall
for Liverpool, but I still think they're both quality
goalkeepers and be pretty
fair for them to shake hands with the Golden Glove on each
hands. I'm pretty sure you can wear it right as a trophy at
the end of the season and they could both
be very, very proud of the Season they've had in goal for
their respective teams. So gents with very proud of
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