 Well, it's time for us to talk sports this morning on the breakfast and we have a sports journalist who joins the conversation Monday Thomas Thank you so much for being part of the breakfast It's alright then but let's get it started, you know, we set up with these falconnates It's been quite impressive as it yesterday. You had, you know the falconnates, you know kicking the Canadians to that win What are your thoughts really? It's been quite impressive on this other side and and that's what a lot of people are saying We're all very excited as an endurance at that Christopher Danjuma Who was the former super falcon's coach has been able to do greatly with the falconnates at the currently ongoing 10th FIFA under 20 women's World Cup currently ongoing in Costa Rica. I mean out of three games three wins top of the group five goals scored and of course that goes to show that Christopher Danjuma is doing a great job with the ladies and I'm also going to give credits to the ladies who have Taken instructions that ladies who have been able to execute the plans of Christopher Danjuma Well, it's the name of my lips this morning because I think he's a prolific manager And I'm looking at him taking over the job of the super falcons in years time I know that the super falcons are preparing for the upcoming FIFA on the FIFA women's World Cup They'll be played in Australia and New Zealand But all we have now is the on the 20 who are certainly flying flying the flag of the Nigeria and of course you're doing it in the best possible way and they take on Netherlands as Should be a very dicey fixture for me in the quarterfinals Which is going to be played on the 21st of this month And I think if they can get past the Netherlands then The Falcons it can win the trophy because if we beat the Netherlands we get to play Mexico or Spain in the semi-finals in my opinion if we can get past France in the first game You know what we did to the Canadian ladies beating them three goals to one and of course win against the South Korean in the second game We've been fantastic and I think for me We just need one win with a win against the Netherlands who are also a high scoring side By the way in case you don't know the Netherlands scored four goals past Ghana in their last group games So clean the Netherlands will score seven goals in As we compare them to the falcons will score five goals So I think it's gonna be a top game in the quarterfinals for us But looking at the semi-finals picture, which is going to be either Spain or Mexico. I think it It's gonna be easy one if we can get past the Netherlands for me The Netherlands are a very tough tax for us It's gonna be an obvious one and we need to get past them if we are in need of the trophy It's gonna be the first time Joe win the trophy if they do so But it's not gonna be the first time for us making it into the finals We've done that in the 2010 and also in the 2014 where we lost to Germany So we've been finalists before and I see us becoming finalists again, and hopefully we get to clinch it this time So ahead of the games that we have I mean, what would you say? Should be corrected. What what are the areas? I'm sure that you have followed the game all through We have recorded great victory against every other side that we have played and moving forward to the next level What do you think that we need to walk on properly sit up and improve? All right, first of all, we know sports football in general is the game of uncertainties the third game that we played we didn't get to have our Heat woman I tend to call a hit woman because she was the one getting the goals for us in the Quantifiers I'm talking about Sebastian flourish who lifted up this competition for us going the first goal against With game doing play in the first game against France. Yes going the first goal against France And then that's how the goals that are coming in she did not feature in the last game And that's why Esther or yesterday of course scored two penalties in that 31 victory against Canada. We just need our team to defeat We just need to pray to God that everyone is fit at all departments. We need Fitness first off before we talk of executing the plans because so far the the ladies have been good at Making sure whatever the coaches tell them on paper. They are ready to put them to work So the ladies I mean in that game against Canada where they were going down by gold They went down by gold and come back to of course win that goes to show that they've got some champions abilities I mean, it's up. It doesn't really matter how you go down But how you come back is what really matters and the ladies all round have been superb But we talk about what they need to do. They just need to be more clinical Yes, they should be more compact in the midfield because you know football a game anytime Many days one in the midfield and we've got mercy you could do with God Sebastian Flores and I've got we've got the highest gold star for Nigeria in this tournament so far Esther oh, yes today with three goals so far. So we just need to be fit We just need to be compact in the midfield and of course very clinical when we have chances Okay away from the file connects. Let's also look at the English Premier League Coming to it before we talk about match day three quickly. Let's look at what's been going on I mean for the likes of my United it seemed like and Liverpool Struggling for the position of relegation What do you make of this? This is compared to every other season. It feels quite different, you know for some of this Clubs that have been described as one of the best I mean football can be very very different and shocking and surprising No one would ever think that my United would be on 20 And do you also have leave or poor as struggling to get back there to relegation, but your thoughts Monday? I mean the season is just starting I mean also started a season as a very poor last season, but they were able to make it to the top six I mean also lost three games last season and are losing to the likes of Brentford Manchester City and Chelsea So we've seen this happen before For Manchester United, this is not the first time they've lost two games in a row at the start of a Premier League season You know, I love numbers. I love stats. Remember last week. I told you most of us never scored in match day two It did not score. I told you Gabriel Jesus love playing against Leicester City and he scored twice So numbers gave me the football where history repeats itself way back in 1992 When the Premier League got started Manchester United lost two games the start of that season and guess what mercy They went ahead to win the title So for Manchester United fans, I'm not coming to massage your shoulders. I'm not coming to tell you things You'll be fine. What things will be fine if you do the right things if you get the right signings But we've seen for the past five years Manchester United have spent over billions to get the right players since Alex Ferguson retired. They've been struggling to get the right kind of players. They'll go for commercial buying They'll go for pop-up ball for me. I think it was a commercial player likes of Christian Ronaldo Fantastic score goes to Manchester United in his second stings, but I think it was a commercial buying Manchester United keeps getting richer and richer But the results on pitch of play, which is what will make the fans happy or we are not seeing it So Manchester United maybe are becoming a commercial club Well, I'm adding maybe because I have my own opinions to that I can of course about back that particular opinion. They're becoming a commercial club Unlike the results of re-entered club, we knew them for when it comes to football for you to get the results It's about winning games. It's about winning trophies But in the past five years, Manchester United taken only both of the Europa cup that they won with Joseph Mourinho But but for Liverpool, it's too early. Liverpool world-class team still on beaten. They're still on beaten Although they're in a relegation battle right now They're still on beaten in the season But it's too early to talk relegation right now, but I know for a truth for the ballons No, I totally understand that you're trying to be very you're trying to sound like a gentleman this morning on air Well, I mean, this is the real stuff we're looking at. It's the stats that we're looking at here If you look at the table now man United is 20 on the table and that's relegation already I mean, I really don't know how these things can be You tell me Liverpool is 12. I love Liverpool so much and you know already, but it's really starting 12 This is the reality man. And so I think that we have to call it We have to look at what it is now But what do you think might just be wrong with some of these top clubs that've been performing over the years? Could it be that, you know, the transfer window has affected them negatively? I mean, for instance, the likes of you know, Liverpool, you know, that there's a money Over the last match that was played a lot of people talked about the fact that oh, you know There's no money there's no money to perform the magic and really could it be that the transfer window has affected Now that's for the leave of poor but on the other side on Manchester United or Matt United Could he also be that the fact that they've not been able to get, you know You probably just buy over a player a certain player that would solve the problem It's really why they are where they are today Well for Manchester United, I told you they're going to go for commercial buy and right now If they are trying to get players, I mean the transfer market is just days away That's 1st of September to be the end of the transfer or the summer transfer we learned in European football And it's quite a shame that Now Manchester United are not going to get the right signings for me because it is just days away What they are doing right now. They're just getting desperate signings. They're just okay Let me just because for the past three three trials now They've been able they've not been able to seal a deal with Frankie Dion. They try getting Anthony from Ajax He said I'm not going to join Manchester United. Imagine a player for Ajax Amsterdam Who before now will think Manchester United is a club that will put him on the limelight But for Manchester United for my ex-amsterdam to Manchester He's saying that this is not a good deal for me Anthony has rejected Manchester according to reports this morning Manchester United are close to getting the signing of Casimiro Casimiro is 30 years of age. He's won Profes he's won everything there is in in what in European football No, he's just coming to Manchester United probably to just cash out He's just coming to Manchester to Manchester United for maybe the pension for the end of the year because according to reports He's going to sign a four-year deal So Manchester United for the past three seasons now They've not been getting their transfer right I think the chief scouts should be in that take with this. Their transfer decisions Has been appalling and for Liverpool At the start of the season, Sadio Mane is gone. They they should let bygones be bygones The young man is doing pretty well with Bayern Munich and so is Lewis Diaz Did he see the goal? It's gone against Crystal Palace A world here and a half So Lewis Diaz is going to certainly replace Sadio Mane in no time Liverpool for me are still at top side It's just match day two. We've got 36 more games to go and better watch out on Monday Monday, which is next week where Liverpool will take on Manchester United at the Old Trafford I know I know you're smiling already, but I'm not I'm going to tell you what you wouldn't like I think that game is going to end in draw Mama, let's talk about match day three proper now You have talked about one of the games that will be anticipated man United and Liverpool right there But apart from that game there are all the games. What should we look at Tottenham is not doing badly this season I mean, you can also look at the table Uh, they are very very close, you know to the top. What are your thoughts really? Yeah People are not really highlighting them to be uh, they're top guns for this season The likes of Torna Motsport who are who are beaten so far a draw at the Stamford Bridge And that very feisty London Derby a four-year win against Southampton at the Tottenham stadium in that first game So Torna Motsport for me, they've been brilliant Apart from what they did in the transfer market this summer They've also they also have a fantastic manager Antenna content is a serial winner. If you saw that battle at the Stamford Bridge It was not just a battle on the pitch of play. It was a battle on the dog out It was a battle of the fans I mean Torna Motsport know that they've stunned in so much in this team And of course they expect a lot from them and Antenna content is certainly their man So for this season, it could be surprising that the most improbable thing will be Torna Motsport winning the title And I'm also going for them for Manchester City. They're trying to make uh, Erlenburg Holland jail to the team and a paper Yola came out to say after that, uh, after the Second game where Manchester City with 40 winners against, uh, Beaumont surprisingly, Erlenburg Holland was not on the score sheet And Pep Guardiola is coming out to defend a young man and saying hey, he needs time He needs time. He's going to jail. He just needs to understand the uh, the the the gameplay of Ikai Wundewan And Kevin De Bruyne who are the most crazy players in Manchester City He being just understands the the style of these two players that Erlenburg Holland will be magical So the talks of people saying that Erlenburg Holland will flop I'm not going to go with that opinion. The talks of people saying Liverpool who are still missing my name I'm not going to go with that opinion because Lewis Diaz is a world-class player Darwin Nunes did not have the the finest of uh, Home Davey, but he's going to grow into the Premier League. We just need to call them some slack Lewis Diaz for me, I'll go back to Lewis Diaz. He's a player who will certainly leap up to the feeling And now let's come to Arsenal as we're heading to match The three they'll be playing uh, Burnley, uh, not Burnley, uh, FC Bournemouth right there at the fight Vitality stadium and it's the man on fire Gabriel Degeneres who has been banging in Gold's Death Rock Center for uh, Arsenal two goals in two and of course has provided to assist The young man is prolific and also also like it would be a team that would go for the title But when it comes to the title, I don't think they can win it this season Maybe next season or for this season I think top four is sure for the Gunners So what happens with Man City and Newcastle right there because Man City is again I mean, you probably might say it's too early to begin to look at the tables, but of course Man City But let's talk about them. I mean Man City has been fantastic in the previous season And they're not even taking the back seat even in the season And so what do you make of match day three for them with Newcastle not also Match day three they travel to Okay, match day three to travel to the St. James's Dingham and it's quite surprising that Newcastle were expecting them to break the bank We're expecting them to do some ridiculous signing to mean some great money moves But they just lay low because they have one of the finest managers in English football Anyhow, I mean this man was able to revamp the squad when They the billionaires came in in case you don't know Newcastle are the priciest team in the world. They've got a lot of money. They have more money than Manchester City So but they've not really spent it because they want to be all which is brilliant Or like Manchester United who have this money and they are ready to splash it anytime But Newcastle they've got this cash and they want to be all so that game Would be very dicey. I think I think it will be could be a possible banana slip We could see Manchester City dropping points at the St. James's Dingham because this side they've got the motivation needed They've got a world-class manager and they are playing pretty well Their first game was a win against Nottingham Forest. The second game A draw against Brighton and they're still unbeaten as Liverpool as Manchester City So it's going to be a very good game to watch so match day three also holds a cracking picture for Primarily lovers but for me my highlight is going to be a Monday where Liverpool travel to the Old Trafford remember for mercy last fixture Liverpool scored nine goals I'm not trying to make you happy for Liverpool Maybe you're trying to make me happy. I don't know how many they will score I don't know. I don't know how many goals they will score but take my predictions Take my predictions. It's going to be a win or draw for Manchester United But it doesn't either. I mean it doesn't add up, you know, it doesn't really push them up the table. That's that's the point So it's a struggle going back relegation. You're just us going back, you know To join the likes of man Man United, but that's it. Thank you so much Monday Thomas for being part of the show I mean, it's always very fun to Talk spots with you All right, so you need some numbers some numbers a light note the last time Do you need some stats as well? Go ahead I'm just going to stick with prediction. I think also I would beat AC Bournemouth by three goals plus Manchester City are going to struggle against Newcastle Maybe in two on draw or Manchester United win my 2-1 and then the big one for me as Manchester And Liverpool to draw Yeah, it was alright then. Well, thank you so much for being part of the show Monday We appreciate you as a sports journalist and we've been talking about matched it three years But as well as either the performance of the Falcon it's so far in the under 20 welcome. We appreciate you Monday, thank you so much. 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