 Welcome to ToffeeTV, it's the match preview for the Algarve Cup. Listen, go check out Co-op's Dirty Fries and Own Brand Ale. The perfect food and refreshment for watching football this summer. Check the link in the description to find your local Co-op. Right Bas, Algarve Cup. I'm excited. This is the one I've wanted for years. I was going to say this is the one that I've wanted for years to win the Algarve Cup. I wanted to win the Berry Cup on Wednesday but we couldn't quite manage it. It's the one I want. Well it should be the one we want. We should want to win everything to be playing. Now it looks like a good tournament on paper. A good little pre-season venture. Quite sure lots of blues have winged the way out there or will be. Or drive the way out there or swim or do whatever they want to do to get out there. But yeah, should be good. Two games in two days. Good teams. Yeah and it's a good opportunity to go up a little bit isn't it? I was looking at the fixers just double checking and I'm glad the fixers have fallen the way. We played Leal first which I would say between the two teams is the slightly weaker opposition. And then on to Porto on the Sunday night which is again a little bit more tougher. So it's good in progress. I mean it wouldn't have really mattered too much in the other way round but it's good in that progression that he's stepping up every single game playing tougher opposition, fitter opposition, getting ready for the new season. Yeah and I was reading Marco Silva's comments about it and he was saying that's how it's worked out. That's what he wanted. He wanted to build up the level of opposition. Obviously we started with a level of opposition the first game and then it stepped up at Berry and then it's going to step up again this weekend. Although when he was saying that I did think so what was saying is Blackburner a little bit stronger in Porto but more physical than Porto. It's good the way it's worked out. It'll be a good opportunity again for the players to try and stake your claim and to get fit and you wouldn't imagine with the two games in the two days you're probably going to see maybe like 70 minutes. I think you need to. I think you need to see 65 minutes at least for both squads on both nights if you know what I mean and then the subspeed the other show. It'll be tough of course it will but they've been doing double sessions and they've even trained the day at the Berry game and then played in the night. So trying to get that leg working and these will be different oppositions because technically they'll be better obviously than what we've faced so far both of them. Yeah which makes a difference because obviously I mean like you said then you imagine most of the plays will play an hour, 70 minutes you know in through the games. Obviously you've got the heat factor as well which will be different and the opposition and as you said it's better opposition you'll keep the ball better therefore your plays will have to put in a little bit more leg work. Again all these factors just helping and helping and helping but from our point of view I think again it's about watching the shape isn't it? It's about watching, it's about seeing how we develop and how that develops over these two games and whether we'll stick to that particular system in both games as well. Yeah it will be interesting because you would think I mean in the two games we've played so far we've had most of the ball and well we've had all of the ball. We have all of the ball in one of them. And most of the ball the other night barely didn't we. So in the East it'll probably be a little bit more, you'd expect it to be a bit of a more even split so what will be interesting in that situation will be how we get into our defensive shape how we press, how we move about the pitch as a team because that's what I'm looking for to see if we've learned stuff. Because for me I know everyone's got a different opinions on how it's going so far but I've been quite enthused by what I've seen in terms of the way the team is trying to play when you'd only have to think back a few months and it was just disjointed everything was disjointed and I know we haven't played anyone so people could go and you know I'm not reading too much into it but what I mean is I'm seeing is kind of ideas. I mean that's all you can do isn't it because that's his job in terms of everything is to focus on the players, get them playing the same way, getting his ideals drilled into these players. That's his job, he's a coach. You know we've got massive brands doing the other bits, trying to do the other bits. It's his job to get these players playing the same way and there's a little bit of a lack of excitement at the moment I think amongst fans even though we've got a new manager, we've got a new structure because there are new players and to get people excited it's going to take time isn't it and things that take time don't necessarily generate a lot of excitement because you've got to wait for the rewards and it might take a little bit to get our rewards from what Michael Silver's trying to do but that's got to start somewhere. It's got to start as a pre-season, you've got to start seeing it from day one so that might excite everyone but that's his job at the end of the day. Yeah it's a little bit similar to Ronald Coomans, some face summer isn't it, coming in and not, I know we've got Stechlenberg straight away but not really happened and then Welsh coming in at the start and it was as we were getting closer to the window the difference then was of course the windows at the end of August where it's the day before the season starts so we are having to wait and it has been hectic summer I suppose because of all the changes and the World Cup and some deals haven't come off that they want and stuff so we have just got to be patient as a fan base, we've got to look at what we've got we know that it needs additions, there's no question about it you know if we've got aspirations to go where the clubs say we want to go we have to buy players, we know that we have to buy better quality but you can only judge on what you're seeing and what's here at the moment it's great going, imagine if we get Gottini or imagine if we got Malcolm who no one was really talking about a week ago, imagine if we got him yeah that's great and to look at those players you get excited but you have to look at what's here right now and go what is he doing actually with these players who weigh him performing last season how are they doing any difference? he said himself after the game the next week when he's making some tough decisions on players so you just wonder whether he's kind of using this for a final look and then to go right you lock on in my plans basically I'm not saying that's delaying players coming in but I'm just saying yeah that's going to come on to that, that's a really big thing isn't it he did say after buried that this is the end of the line this could be the end of the line for some people he wants to use this tip away to just finalise see what people are like at probably 60% playing 75 minutes against the good sides and the heat and whether they've took on because for him from his point of view what he'd be looking at is looking and thinking have these players taken on what I've asked them to do and ultimately can they do it because it's alright listen you'll have loads of players who've been keen enough for it and want to do it but they're not up to it, they're not good enough to play then that might hasten you know obviously them getting told that they need to find a new club but also then if there was any doubt over a position of the club whether they were going to buy someone they'll I'm sure they'll speed that process up to try and get players in the door yeah I mean I think sometimes we forget how it can be difficult to get players in quick as quick as you want to for various reasons you know we're not quite sure they would have liked them in sooner but if a deal takes longer to get over the line for whatever reason then that's what we have to go with don't we but that's what I'm saying we can only really work with what we've got which is what he's doing at the minute but also he will make some of those decisions and you wouldn't imagine that I reckon between I think there could be like 8 or 10 who are told yeah this isn't going to happen for you do you think that many though because just don't well how many is in the squad there's still about 32 I think isn't there 33 so if he wants 25 and he wants to bring three or four in you know if it was 10 like just let you use that as a thing if it was 10 and that might be four youngsters who need to go on loan again for another 12 months by the way but if it was 10 that takes it down to 22 so three or four takes it to 25 26 which is what he said he wants so it could be it could quite easily being with that I'm talking Balasi talking maybe Davey Klassen you know he's for me this weekend is massive for Klassen he's got to he's got to go somewhere and be in the game although I mean it that decision might already have been made by the way but I think that Sanzo maybe you know Vlassits maybe on loan so it's all of the friends you know and don't forget talking it we haven't seen Guilfee we haven't seen Ghana we haven't seen Pickford Wellcott's supposed to be back and look man are both supposed to be taking part this weekend so you know when you're looking at it like that these decisions really I've got to be taking very very quickly and say look we've had a good look at you I've had the look I've made sure because don't forget they'll are coming he'll are coming to the club with a predetermined idea on plays you'd have to be you'd have to be watching videos and getting as much information they could come in and go I know what you're about but let me have a look what you're like like you just said you were alright then you were working hard you were alright in that game what are you like now going as flat out as you can against good teams can you do it now you might shine and he goes like alright I remember you talking the other day about Karen Dahl saying he might be one who actually makes them go we'll be thinking about another player in that position just as a backup but we don't actually need him because this fella can do it flip sides the other way we thought you could do that job but actually we're going to need to replace you but that's it because every day you know we're talking about having a week away training and looking good and doing it when there's a certain intensity and there's a certain level but suddenly when there's an opposition and they're engaging and you're making continued mistakes you've got to make these decisions haven't you you've got to make short and long term decisions for plays like that as well for a lot of plays I mean not just people like Karen Dahl there'd be people like Tom Davies I would imagine who would be looking over the shoulder thinking am I part of this guy's plans you know am I a valuable part of this squad or am I someone on the edges who has to worry has to look over the shoulder can I integrate myself into the way this guy wants to play have I got the right asset have I got the right tools yes I might be a you know I might be a good footballer but have I got what is needed for this guy can that happen to every player because you look at players you club selling you go why are they getting into the room and it's not that they're not good football it's because good players move from clubs all the time top clubs move players on who you look and go because what a player he is doesn't mean they're not good it just means they're not going to fit in with what he wants he may not be able to do what he wants he may not fancy them they may not like the manager so there's loads of variables but I just think I think we'll know more about this current squad on Monday or Sunday night after the portal game he will go he definitely is enough for it and he is enough for it I think more importantly he will know more about it on Sunday night well that's it isn't it you know whatever happens in the two games you want them to have an idea you know you want them to know what where where they need to go you know if we have two shockers we have two shockers do you know what I mean if that's what happens it'll make decisions won't it that's the way you look at it I mean what's your thoughts on this comment what have you what have you made of it so far now you you know there's other things that you'd like us to get on with but what have you made of what you've seen so far and because I know a lot of people certainly what I've seen on social media and that are very very negative about it I don't I'll be honest I'm not finding many reasons to be excited and I'm not saying that in terms of I'm down on it but I look at it and I just think I don't think we're going to massively improve so the football might be better but I don't think we're going to see a massive improvement in in in terms of where we'll finish in the league I think it's going to be an ongoing process but I don't I don't think there's enough talent in this squad to be knocking on the door of you know the top six as it stands I just don't I just don't think there is I just I think the process will take a while to get to the kind of encourage the way the playing of the style that you can I won't know till after the weekend I just don't think we've played the two games have been you know insignificant for me I think I just think that the levels as well we've got to see them play in a you know you know what I mean on Wednesday night for the first 20 minutes you're looking at going well made like five six chances here and then there was a massive drop off and then the second half you know it was a different team and they put a different team into a tad but that first 20 minutes yeah we were full of energy and we made chances and stuff and but then you're looking at the opposition I think after the weekend as you said we'll know we'll know where we are we'll know whether the football is starting to stick as well because that's the other thing as well but you've got a the players have got to believe in what they're being asked to do and if they don't then that's another see that's another way to go look at them and you to my players leaving clubs you are good if a player comes in and he goes I don't I don't believe and we had you know listen that's what ultimately finished Martin is off because players not believing in the way they were playing so I think most of them will most of them will look at it like this I'll enjoy this but see I think the way silver plays requires a lot of hard work and if plays are not prepared to put the put the add put the extra put the extra and always remember the thing that always sticks out my mind was when Andrews Townsend left space and it was basically because he wasn't prepared to work because as as Pochettino wanted them to work and basically that was it look where he is now he's a palace just he went to Newcastle to palaces where there's other people that committed to it and really knuckled down and I get in the road for it so I think I'd like to think that most of our plays will feel like that. See I see plays in our squad I think it'll really benefit the likes of Walcott who works really hard Seamus does naturally I think like Tom Davis will work hard whether he's in the team or he's a sub or whatever so I think there's plays who will embrace it Guilfy works hard anyway and I think if you're working hard and you look across and you're working hard and he's working hard all of a sudden you want to do it where I think at times last season Jenks none on the rand and he's looking rand and people all ruined he was running and others weren't or whatever it starts you know you'd say like why is he pressing and then he just pass it round I mean he looks you but I think where if you're all doing it you get that extra out your team as well but you know I mean just looking down Leal's side it'll be interesting because we were actually linked with two or three of these over the year over the summer he says looking at Porto I'll start with Porto first Porto obviously Cassius former islander keeper. Okay yeah. He's also got Giao Pedro who's a good player. He's got Lizao who I'm afraid of Bruno Costa who a lot of people really write and I'm afraid of Mareiga who haven't been linked with and they've also got Abubacar who we were linked with and they've got seen someone else as well. Oh Hernandez as well he was good for Mexico in the World Cup so they've got some good players and Brahimi of course who we were linked with very strongly when Kuma was here that'll be. They won't be playing or they'll play in the World Cup will they? Well one of them will be but Brahimi and Abubacar will be the only Mareiga in them. You should imagine so they've got some really good players who will test us and Leal we've been linked in the summer with Samaric they sent her back and we were all. I have to get all the players right. Well you do but apparently we were like looking at him but these have got seen him before where's he gone? Leal Remi. Leal. Good old Leal seems to have been knocking around forever so it'll be interesting because they've got good players El Ghazi's decent as well the left winger so these are vehicle tests I'd obviously played them a few seasons ago with them but they'll be a good test because they're obviously going to be technically better than Berry like we said the other night. They might even be as physical as what Berry where which might enable everything to do with it. Well it's a big jump isn't it from playing a team and beating the 22 nil to playing two games in a decent climate, two tough games so it's a big jump as well so it'll be interesting to see how people carry themselves. There's a game the first games the Friday night game which obviously Porto versus Leal. Evan's flown out three o'clock on Friday. So Leal will be playing, the game is there he'll be back to back. Porto will have to break in between. That's set up shall Porto come in there. Yeah basically yeah of course it is but it's interesting because after these two games then we've only got Bach playing and Valencia. You'd really want another one in there wouldn't you? It's mad that, I know that we're trying to get another one in the week of building up to the Valencia game. Maybe they'll have a bounce game or something might present itself locally or whatever It's strange that because I was looking at Man United last night and I think they were playing their first pre-season game, it was against Club America in Arizona and I looked at like their pre-seasons basically all in America but obviously they're playing a lot of good sides and it's all playing over there, they're all waking top class facilities and it's all different levels of course, they're playing, they're playing San Jose, A.A.F.Cates while they're out there and they're playing Liverpool but it seems all intense over a short space of time so I mean there's no, I'm suppose there's no right or wrong way but I just think they should really be room for another one in there just because there are so many players that see this is, I like these kind of things but it's like back to back because you've got a lot of players so you can't all play in a game so you don't want them all to have different levels of fitness so it would just be nice if they were, well also they're like so gilfy and gone you want them to play in a couple of games don't you and any new additions so I mean listen, they may end up with another one in that week I'm quite sure he will want another one, it might end up with a behind closed doors or French farm game but I know that they're really trying to get one and it looked like they had a couple in Europe and then they fell through for various reasons so but I'm quite sure they're still plugging away because it would be good to, we found last season with the break between the friendly and then the European game there was a couple of times we could have thrown a game in even 45 minutes for two teams in between the games which I think would have kicked us on a little bit and it didn't. At the end of the day I mean listen these are games of football at the end of tough training week, that's what it's all about Training is the most important thing, that's where you get, especially if you are intense, if you are working really hard, at the end of the day the game is to see it all come together what you've been working on a week. It's almost a reward as well, it's a reward for the hard work to go and put it in because players like playing games so that's the job the double sessions each day and stuff so they'll know about it, I think it, I don't think us as fans if there was another game it'd be, that's the laugh we had and go have, you know it would be nice if there was a game on the satay after the black playing game that's fair, it's the other Sunday even, even Sunday just a couple of days left and then you play again or even two games, split the squad sure there's anyone left, the two you can get though isn't it that's the week before the championships start isn't it so it's, you would have thought maybe a European venue somewhere or Ireland or somewhere or you know yeah, but alright come on next week and see we'll be playing bye in at the Allianz, there you go alright we'll play Red Bull Leipzig, that'll be nice yeah, it'll be interesting wouldn't it see him close up, we can have a look at Timo close up if we're asking about Tiff, if we're playing Shillybuggers then that's what you do but no I'm looking forward to it, it should be good do you think it'll be a little bit like what we've seen so far where it'll be like one game will be his strongest team and another, or do you think there'll be more mixing it up you might keep his strongest team for Sunday yeah, well that's what I, so so therefore what you'd expect then is almost a team I played at the set because it seems very much like that doesn't it in the two games so far, this is me eleven I just wonder whether he, I don't know almost like showing his hand a little bit by doing that because I just think that if he mixed it a little bit then maybe maybe he will though, especially if he's got, if Walcott's going to take any path he might be the one that's twenty minutes on both days though because he hasn't done a thing, because he's been injured for a couple of days but there's still a couple to come back in who haven't been, you know luckman obviously wasn't involved in that whole gate, I'm not sure about whole gate, he had a man in the knock as well I think so hopefully he'll be fifth for the weekend and then he might, he might mix it up a little bit, he might go, we'll do half and half on both lengths but it'll just be good, it'll just be interesting to see and you know do a bit of getting a goal keep that ticking over, and he has to bounce the score no matter what the score is you know what he's like, he will score, so both games are eight o'clock on Saturday and Sunday, so there's your weekend sorted, basically, yeah yeah, Saturday night Sunday right, great happy days, chill out on the day and then what's the boys in the night happy days, happy days, let us know your thoughts in the comments about the game, I mean I think for me the most important thing is that we see a little bit of progression and the manager just comes out of that weekend going bye bye bye bye bye bye bye yeah, there you have it, let us know your thoughts in the comments, don't forget if you haven't already please subscribe, click the bell for later, you know when there's videos coming out and if you want more videos join us over on Patreon, we'll see you later