 criticized a segment the fans on why we discussing international food bowl with regards to the trending headlines and the fixtures for the weekend English Premier League. Yes. Thairale kikof épago of cost in charge of fullham. Again, as this guy is war bragging of how we are good days in time but at least good for them. How about united supporters I'm hosting this particular after noon? Shora I'm told they are being trolled over their zebra crossing jazzy. What's up man? You can't advise your team to get some, you know. If I had that push whereby I can have a word with the management, I think that jazzy is a bit of a disappointment. It is a disappointment. We can't hide away. The jazzy is abysmal. No, no, no. You said you have been wondering if it was a shot that was black, and then the jazzy was that striped. That's fine. But everything is striped. I've been wondering how come this man is not donning a united jazzy. You know it's two days out of United. I think if there was one department in Manchester that has made the Manchester start the season with the real talk, it has got to be the marketing department. It's an old department for United. No, it is the best. Everybody is talking about it. So you might want a positive favor for the team. They're going to get more followers because people still want to know when is the day they'll wear that official thing. Yes. All those people joining in. So commercially it creates awareness. Good publicity, bad publicity, it's still publicity. So I think it works well for them. But in terms of wearing... But in terms of wearing that t-shirt, my friend, in Swahili I think they say, nipatikani ni okoto ma something like that, it can't happen. People get used to it. You remember the Nigerian jazzy at World Cup? Yes. That was a good jazzy. You have compared Nigerian jazzy to what? It's the same bright jazzy. And it's your solo robot. I don't want you to get into trouble with some of our commentators on the show. You know Yvonne Namuai, Sadaya had support of the super eagles of Nigeria. So when she gets to listen that you are brushing off Nigeria, you wouldn't be in the same book. No. He's not happy like that. He's not going to give you the first thing you do. Look, the jazzy is not badly off. I'm sorry I put you in denial. No, no, no, no. So straight into what is happening, this particular laughter and an early kick off against Fulham Scott Parker, the big man I loved. Yes. During his professional football, of course he featured and at some point three lines the national team. We didn't get immense playing time for the national team because of that Steve competition. In the midfield options there was Frank Lampard, Steve and Gerard in Hargreaves, Michael Carrick, Paul Scholes. But what do you make of their promotion and their huge assignment, this particular afternoon? Good one. Before I talk about that, I'll say this goes that if the coaches back then had allowed Scott Parker to be in that midfield, the England... That's debatable man. That's debatable. Gerard, what did they do? And then they never gave Carrick and Scott Parker a chance to be in that midfield. They were in that midfield, then the golden generation of England could have. Okay, now away from that. I like Scott Parker because he was relegated two years ago in 2018. Fulham was relegated. It was also a fast year in management. But he went down there, fought in the championship and his back with the same players he had back then. And now with a few kind of signings, I think they are going to give us a run for their money today because I saw the press conference of Scott Parker. It was our target is to stay in the Premier League. It has to be, that has to be the target because you remember in that season, the 2018 season, they went out and bought so many players. So many players that they could not be able to jail them. And then what happened, they got relegated immediately. So now after they went to the championship, all those high stick players were sold. And the real players who want to play for the club want to donja jazi and say, you know what, I want to take this club back to the Premier League. The ones who are now in the Premier League with them. That has, that being said, their caution would be yes. Even if they want to stand the Premier League, they need to gather the points. You know, you don't want to start a situation whereby already the media is pushing the idea that you're going to be relegated. You're going to be struggling even to make out of the top, out of the bottom five. So what they need to do is start off as they mean in business. Now, in terms of them having Arsenal this afternoon, Arsenal again has had this resurgence that not many clubs have seen in recent times. They win the FA Cup. They come and win the community shift. And yes, fellow pandits and fellow analysts will say, those are not major cups. But, and I say again, it is a stepping stone. If you think about it, and then now, you go forward and look at the signings. You go forward and look at the new contract for Obameyan. Does Obameyan guarantee you the premiership? Does Obameyan guarantee you top four to confine for Europe? Yes. Europe's elites? I think... And putting so much pressure on that one layer. Talking about that particular clash, I think the squad sheets are out. Mikayla Ateta looks like he wants this thing dially because he has started all his big guns. Obameyan, Lacazette and William Upfront. It's a trio in terms of attacking department. Then the new signing, Gabriel, who is now the centre-back being assisted by Rob Holding and Keryan Tiene. Does that look terrifying against Fulham? If you think about it, that defence has actually been improved because now you don't have Louis starting up, you have Rob Holding, who is essentially a ball-playing defender. And Gabriel, who will hold the defensive line. But my curiosity will be the link up between William and Obameyan. Not even because Lacazette is on the other wing. William and Obameyan getting those balls to Obameyan. Whether it's crossing them, whether he'll cut inside like he normally used to do at Chelsea, we need to see how he will play today. You know what? In the name of Banta, when United was dominating winning the FA Cup and the Community Shield, they used to call that Kapa Plate and all that. Now that Asen was... Atrophy is atrophy. But again, if you think about it and I'm going to be the partisan to the idea that they beat Liverpool. At the end of the day, whether it was for a cup or not for a cup, Liverpool put the best team forward and Arsenal went there and defeated them. So by no means is it a small fit. It's actually a big fit. And if they can take the same momentum through the next three games, I'm telling you, Arsenal this season, if they put their house in order and that's where a tactician like Mikaela Tete is there, I believe they can squeeze into the top four, not squeeze actually finishing the top four. Yes, the top four I think in the last four seasons. Yes, that is the target of this particular season. So Fulham is the newly promoted side and we've seen a lot of teams getting promoted, but eventually they get relegated again. Can they defy all loads and be a mainstay like Sheffield did under Chris Wilder last season? Remember last season Sheffield United was told that they will not make it through the Premier League and they will be relegated. Even before Christmas they will be already in the bottom three. But the idea is the cohesion of the players. The self-believe that we came from the hardest league in the world, which I do believe is a championship. Coming into the Premier League, take away the reputation of other players in other teams. Take away the reputation of teams in the Premier League and play to the basics and understand that we are doing this for the coach, for the management, for the funds, for the club. If Fulham can do that, they will be okay. If Fulham can do that, they will be okay. Can they start on a good note, again starting on this particular afternoon? Yes they can. As you know, football fans always say it, or go for the kickoff. Well, it can go either way. It can go either way. Yes. But what I believe today, the blueprint for Fulham is quite simple. Play to your strengths. Your strengths is and has always been even if you look at the last few games they played in the championship, was possessing that ball. Antagonize Arsenal, because Arsenal will want to play to their strengths, which is counter attack. Make sure they don't get that ball. And once they play on the high line, because I can guarantee to the holding and Gabriel will play on the high line, get them on the counter attack. William, you know, some people calling him a reject. He's been in sparkling form for, as Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge. And of course, you know, Arsenal choked a lot of football fans when they went for his signature and indeed they acquired his services. How resourceful is it to Arsenal this season? I think also, William is one of the most experienced players in the Premier League at the moment. You get him from Chelsea to your team. Arsenal was a young squad. You need to get players who can be leaders. On the game, in the field of play, you need leaders in that game and William brings that. And also players who have won and they know what it means to won who can walk the journey with these young players. And that's what the kind of things that William brings on to the game. And then, even at the age of 30, you have not seen William go down. His intensity is still up there. His hunger for goals is still up there. And he wants to score. And who wants to live London at the end of the day? It's a good place to stay. London is a good place to stay indeed. So, of course, kickoff of English Premier League this particular afternoon, four matches on card, just like I had indicated to you earlier, kickoff one being Arsenal against Fulham. Of course, teamsheets are already out. Other matches, of course, will take place later on during the day. But a few fixtures, of course, Pitting United against Burnley being postponed. Things later for next weekend. But glad that, you know, EPL is back. A lot of Kenyans were missing this. Are you gearing up for it? I think the uniqueness right now is the promoted teams, first of all. If you look at a fixture like Liverpool versus Leeds, it's champions versus champions. Champions of the championship and the Premier League champions. I think if you look at the history, especially towards the late 70s to early 80s, the resurgence of Leeds winning the then championship cup, which is the UEFA Champions League. They've been in the league one, which is now the Premier League. Again, it's the dominance of Liverpool then. Now bring that full circle. And then start it all over again. That will be quite interesting. And it will be also quite enjoyable to find out that there will be some few Leeds fans, Kenyan Leeds fans, who will be enjoying such games. Then the battle of the top four, which we have to address. We can't leave it like that. Personally, I don't believe Liverpool can win the Premier League this season. We have to work on Leeds United. I think Marcelo Biesla has come to Leeds United. And for a very long time he has been... There's that debate of good coaches who don't show with trophies. Managers are considered with how many trophies you have and all that. Marcelo Biesla is one coach who doesn't come with trophy ladder in a CV. I think he has, I think, four trophies to an Olympic gold medal with Argentina World Cup finalist with Argentina. And I think two Argentina league titles back home. I came to Spain and all that. But look at his disciples. The likes of Pep Gudiola give their allegiance to Marcelo Biesla. Mauricio Pochettino give their allegiance to Marcelo Biesla. These are coach who has come to Leeds United and has introduced formations people have never seen before. These are three, three, one, three kind of formations. Playing in the championship which is a little non-league, of course not in public domain as it is with the English Premier League. At some point being rated alongside Asen Venga, Sir Alex Fagason as world class managers. I don't know of how significant will it be for BLSR to Leeds United in the 2020-2021 English Premier League campaign. You see now the problem with the Premier League is that the pressure that comes even towards Christmas whereby you don't have the right points that can lead you not to relegation but to safety. So BLSR is known as a partition. Man-marking, keeping the ball. Atasad and having this weird and very first counter and assimilation of a formation whereby it can lead from a three, one, four, one that can lead to still a four, one, five, no, sorry, four, five, one again when it comes to the defense. Now if you think about it, all those dynamics can antagonize some games, some teams, for example today Liverpool. Liverpool are known for the quick counter high pressing. If Marcelo applies that tactic whereby he has the four behind, he has the five in midfield and one attack and gets up all to the attacker, but I can guarantee you this that BLSR will shock this Premier League season but a caution to leads but if the points don't start generating, I don't think BLSR will be in at the end of the season. Crystal Palace up against Southampton Saints, Big Man, Roy Hogson. Still at his age in English Premier League and competing against the young talents in Mikayla, Teta, Frank Lampard and Gunasolshia, now Scott Parker joining the band Wagon. How is it like for Crystal Palace considering that they were working hard to keep Wilfred Zaha whom they kept despite his linkage to teams like Paris and Jermaine and Tuna Motspa against Southampton that has had players who've been at the saints for quite long the likes of Redmond, Ward Prowse and now Danny Inks who scored several goals last season. I think Crystal Palace and Southampton have managed to keep some of their best players. They haven't moved and they have not been vocal in the transfer window. For them it's a meditable game. I think for them the big one is who starts at the front foot. The first game of the season for the two teams matters very much because you don't want a situation where Crystal Palace will be fighting off the relegation times when they actually had the chance to be not fighting in that and Southampton the same thing. So for them it's a meditable clash but the first one with the three points will matter to him more than they're losing to him. And then if you look at the signings that they've made they've got Mishi Batua on loan again from Chelsea so you're looking at the over reliance that last season Crystal Palace had with Jordan Ayu where Jordan Ayu was basically the goal scorer they had this idea of using Benteca to create the goals having one tall lengthy striker and having another fast striker and Jordan Ayu but that did not work so Mishi Batua coming in and actually alleviating that pressure from Jordan Ayu would be important. The link up with Wilfred Zaha also is something to admire about. As for Southampton Southampton did a marvel towards the end of the season whereby they really picked up the points. Can they go this season again? We have always said Southampton has this generation whereby in every two seasons they come up with three good players and again they are sold. You can't keep doing that in very few teams have tried that Ajax right now again have to start rebuilding because they have sold so many people so in the same instance from scratch again so in the same instance Southampton has to be very careful this season but for the game today you'd pit Crystal Palace to pick up points. Definitely of course looking forward to English Premier League kickoff this particular afternoon three matches on card Ali Kikoff already on going tight Arsenal up against Fulham then newly promoted then later on Tron 530 Crystal Palace against Southampton and let Kikoff tie pitting you know the champions playing against fellow champions of course EPL winners against the triumphant of skybed championship Liverpool against Leeds respectively away from that we are going to speak about this man aged at 35 defying all odds to smash records he has smashed 11 records this particular season scoring 100 goal for Portugal in international football during we have a nation's league we like words to describe Cristiano Ronaldo do you? He's a maverick Avolo Sati and said he's a maverick we don't agree sometimes with certain ways that teams play with him for example at some point Juventas puts him on the wing sometimes it should be a striker but what he has done in Portugal is a marvel I think the only other players that now are high scorers is a Iranian striker who has 109 goals and now and then there's one more and then I think it's him so if you look at it from that some point at 35 years old I still believe he has 3 more seasons I still believe he can even he will play in Qatar for 2022 World Cup yes he will he will play in Qatar and I believe the longevity that Cristiano Ronaldo shows right now as compared to other strikers like Zlatan Ibrahimovic as Jami Vadi going in right now at 33-34 you're looking at Messi although he's not a striker but you're looking at that longevity of playing at the highest level and still producing Cristiano is going to surpass them I'm always in tears not seeing my all time favorite you know there are players who played best football but I think I've developed unwavering love for Wayne McCrooney he came into public limelight I think at 1617 when playing for Everton but he left two way early before eating 30 and you know he's in that generation of Cristiano Ronaldo while Ronaldo is doing what he's doing while Runi quit international football still playing professional football doing very well though but not in a league that is recognized globally I don't know what normally happens what are the permutations I think also age catches up with you in a way for Cristiano Ronaldo you realize that he has worked on his body physique that you forget his age and other players like Wayne Runi they could not get to that level physicality with their bodies and everything and you remember when Runi became a loyal player when he joined Manchester United there was a link there was a big link up for him to join Cristiano in Real Madrid you know Ronaldo himself insisting he wanted Runi at Madrid yeah at Madrid so you could have seen the best of the best at their level but Runi stayed with United and also broke all the records at Manchester United I think the goal scoring records and all that but then with Cristiano Ronaldo he added that philosophy of hard work plus talent it's not all about talent in the field of play hard work also matters and that's what Cristiano Ronaldo did you look at his body physique at the moment looks like at 27 year old is that the aspect that he defeats Lionel Messi you know the comparison between the two has been on another level and people have failed to agree on who they got between the two but I think when it comes to international football Ronaldo has done exceptionally well yes we cannot dispute that I mean if you look at what Ronaldo has done with Portugal versus what Messi has done with Argentina there is no comparison to be honest so if you are going to say pound for pound who is the best player in the world inclusive of international appearances and how they have played internationally you would put Cristiano in front of Messi I think for that conversation it will go down to preference because you talk about records you talk about what all of them have done that now on the international stage I think Argentina became our Paris and Germany in the final of this UFR Champions League you remember the final with Argentina lost to Germany it was all about Argentina not becoming a team there were a bunch of world class stars who have congregated to be the Argentina national team yet Portugal came when they were winning the nation's league they came as a team when they were getting to the World Cup semifinals they came as a team and that is what has failed Lionel Messi on the international stage wow an update immediately coming in through in Anali Kikofta Asnol already ahead through Alexander Lacazeti of course against Fulham Fulham looks like they have a long day to stand against Asnol Asnol just defeated Liverpool Fulham again as Fulham Asnol want to put a mark across that this season we are going to be in the top 4 and this is a clear sign especially for someone like Lacazeti to score and everyone was expecting either Obama Young, the new boys coming in, William but for Lacazeti I think this is a good start for him Asnol winning that community shield you start the season on a high in that now what else are you fighting for to come back to that completion of last season while matches were being played behind closed doors they did very well beaten almost every big giant in English Premier League Manchester City, Liverpool United, Chelsea they defeated almost everyone so that gave them morale another funny thing if you realize Marcelo Bielsa said 2 days ago without fans is just not the same something about Liverpool playing towards the strength of their fans not having fans at Anfield this season hopefully it won't be too many matches but that's going to affect them very much actually most former players usually say the atmosphere at Anfield will either scare you away or make you play one of the best games they have ever played in football and them not being in that stadium today one of the loudest stadiums in the world with I think 40,000 capacity so going to be war so heading into transfers in Europe the window is almost getting closed right? October 5th the window will be getting closed in terms of those teams clubs looking forward to bolster their squads ahead of the league of course EPL has already started comments today I don't know gentlemen going by the winners and losers of transfers we've seen even rumors and gossip friend of mine was telling me that Barcelona, Ronald Kuman 1992 Champions League winner with Barcelona is turning the club into another landstraining camp by just going for the average players I don't know what he meant Memphis Day Pie is being linked and so is Gigi with Adam of Liverpool I don't know what has captured your attention in terms of transfers I think for me the winners right now in Europe in terms of transfers has to be Chelsea because Chelsea has beefed up all the places they could have beefed up last season where they couldn't because they were banned if you are looking at if you look at attack if you come to the defence you have Ben Chilwell you have Thiago Silva if they can sort there is a Balaga situation as a goalkeeper they are going to be forced to be right but I think what most people are looking for is how Frank Lampard will field now all those players you remember the case of you had Ramos at Tottenham performed very well with Sevilla get a chance to come to Tottenham but I think 12 players at Tagore never worked with them and performed I think it was sucked in the 7th match and Harry Redknapp came in and made Tottenham what it is ok we don't know if that is what can happen to Frank Lampard but he has actually made signings that can scare any team away and I also believe that he had enough time to scout these players because he was banned from transfers the whole of last season so he had enough time for the scouts to go out and look at these players individually Ziatek from Ajax for example if you look at Sa as a free transfer Tiago Silva was a quick buy I don't think it was a scare buy I think he was scouted Ben Chilwell right now regarded the best left back in England but how come still Sifan said that that's not the left back they wanted who they prefer I will have an opinion I will have an opinion of saying we should have gone for myself or maybe someone who is more experienced but they went for Ben Chilwell now let's look at the losers a loser for me would be Leicester City replacing Ben Chilwell yes they have signed a left back from Atlanta but will he bring the same intensity that Ben Chilwell did secondly a striker Ki Inacho is not the direct replacement of Vadi he is going to score goals but at some point if he gets injured who is going to replace Vadi you are pushing for top 5 you are trying to be defensive of united for me united would be losers because for them to compete very well in Europe elite club competition consider they have qualified for champions league football and you have seen how champions league is playing how the likes of Ben Munich how the likes of PSG are playing here like Mako Verati at PSG is not getting regular playing football and that is immense potential when united look at their midfield I think they have improved a little bit by bringing Van De Bik who will now play alongside Pogba with Bruno Fernandez at the supply end but now their defense Shambles Upe Mekano was linked with them he extended his contract stay he is not over yet who would play at the middle park of defense for united Dari Magua is overrated english defender Chris Molling are here their talks for his contract extension at EC Roma there is no way smalling is coming back to united I would have preferred smalling to come back no no no no United still have options at the back they have got Magua they have got Bailey they have got Lindelof but now Bailey is injury prone and they said that Lindelof is not so he needs one complete centre back that's why they had gone for Upe Mekano him signing another contract with Leipzig they might want his value to go up because of business and all that even the Leipzig manager himself said that there is a possibility of him leaving and then there is a united thing but still stay there for one season and then still come back Jadon Sancho is he coming back a big possibility also I think is it yesterday so there was a breakthrough there was a breakthrough but now and I sat here two weeks ago and I talked to you about this exit of star star players who can come and booster the squad at Barcelona I believe Umtiti still has the quality to be a very good centre back the unfortunate pairing of him and Pike where Pike has a couple of mistakes and then the whole defense is actually got it he is not paired alongside Pike is paired alongside Langley so it means Umtiti has got no place at Camp no no no Umtiti was injured that's why he could not play the game he actually had a covid scare but if you look at the season he is normally paired with Pike I still think Umtiti who has requested a transfer Barcelona I still think you can get him for a very good price he played well in 2018 World Cup for France he is a World Cup winner in France exactly you understand so it's just the way he can be and is a left playing centre back yes how he can come and link up with Maguaia whether you like it or not Maxwell the prize time on Maguaia was 80 million there we are not going this is not Barcelona we are going to put an 80 million person on the bench no no no no we can't do that we can't do that it's not possible there is also the idea of going for Soyonsu at Leicester Leicester refused now Leicester said how can you sign two of our best left back centre back in two seasons let's be objective and realistic Harry Magua left Leicester he was replaced by Soyonsu who is a better defender between the two if you look at the performances of both teams after Soyonsu joined Leicester City you would pick Soyonsu Leicester City not only came up and also overtook Manchester United at some point but the defensive end became more better than what Harry Maguaia was giving all his output so yes if you are going to look at it objectively Soyonsu did a better job last season as compared to Harry Maguaia debatable indeed of course we winding up UFO Nations League we enjoyed great footballing actually in the last two weeks of team Singland looks like they are here to keep disappointing me again is Iceland we usually say England is not an international team there is a bunch of stars who come together to play football I have never played football in Greece before there is wrong tactics I think playing here at the back something they have not been used to and playing from the back again you are not trying to be spain so that game tactically he was not Southgate also I think he wanted to impress many people calling everyone all these young kids and all that you just need to stick with your co-group you need to stick with the way the Portuguese manager has done it he has stuck with his co-group in that he can bring in Joe Felix just to give him a taste of international football I was surprised Joe continue still plays for Portugal and all that that is what England should do he is calling players he is not going to give a chance at the end of the day coming on to the national team how do you feel Foden at the midfield he was suspended alongside Mason Greenwood after misbehaving so okay against the misfortunes of being young boys who want to enjoy their you know young life can you replace David Silva at City City those two positions and I talked about them that creative playmaker and central defense that company and now silver have left those positions need to be filled it's going to be a problem this season but for city people are not seeing it they signed Akke even if they don't get any center back long term Akke and La Port in that center back is a very good pairing I can tell you it can give you the premiership I think for long term Akke and La Port in that very good then you have Walker and Mendy on that side very good for you Foden is got big shoes to fill for him to get and Pep makes good players he grooms players to grow to the best of their capabilities for Foden he has shown he played against Madrid was in the team that knocked real Madrid out of the champions league so yes he has got big shoes but he has shown that talent but also remember one thing that Pep Godela has been known as a four season coach very much Bayern Munich four season this is the fourth season of Manchester City if he does not win the champions league I don't think it's that city what a show who else do city have to get Pep? Allegri has been sitting on the ground Allegri is a loser of course the show is coming for this particular time 3 o'clock it is and it's been 2 hours fantastic conversation as far as matter sports both local and international is concerned and it's that time we wrap it up of course Saturday same time same place we'll be here to take you through what's happening and give you best of analysis in terms of English Premier League which is back on fold first day 4 matches on card Arsenal against Fulham and Arsenal so far the leaders as far as that clash is concerned Alexander Lacazette having put his side ahead and of course Josaina thanks for coming through when he was in