I respect this podcast so much when talking about players. There is no animosity, there is understanding for both club and player. It’s a breath of fresh air. There’s other certain podcasts, which might be very entertaining, but allow tribalism take the forefront. Love it lads! Love the team!
A mention for all these youngsters playing for Liverpool; they didn't win the game but there were some great performances there. Bradley, Quansa and Elliot are already featuring regularly for the first team , but McConnel looks a real player and Danns shows plenty potential. So-called 'fans' always banging on about needing to buy players' but they're doing exceptionally well without spending much and have these guys knocking on the first team door.
I don’t understand what Richard’s on about. Each time he talks about Rashford he does my head in. 300k a week and can’t even train well enough and the manager keeps hammering on him “changing”. Came out with a public interview basically saying he wants to leave. Has twice been seen partying the night before training and we’ve literally had and seen matches where he couldn’t be bothered to press or track back. We’ve had journalists say managers always had a problem with him and had to play him still. Ole literally had to apologize publicly after criticizing him some years ago. Yet he says it’s hard to believe and he’s got sources saying it’s a ploy to get him out. NO CLUB WANTS HIM BECAUSE OF HIS WAGES AND THEYVE PROBABLY GOT FOOTBALL DOFS AND CEOS WHO WOULDNT ACCEPT SUCH BEHAVIOR! Carlos Tevez was called back because although there was a falling out and rightly so, Tevez was an integral part of the success of every team he played in. We sometimes don’t even realize Rashford isn’t in the team and only do because that’s all the media seems to want to ask in pressers. How about you hold Rashford accountable and not try to paint Amorim the bad guy here.
Jhon Duran leaving for Saudi at this stage with his potential is sad. But the guy comes from nothing. And al nasser are paying literally 1000× more his current salary. Not as much of a tough choice people are making it.
Exactly This reminds me so much of Oscar going to china for the bankroll He did it to pay for his whole families future , it may not be the best for the fans , but not everything is about us I’m sure John Duran is thinking along the same lines and I hope he stays healthy and works his way back to a top league eventually
@@georgedutton9224 mhmmm not really, doesn't even get a start for villa right now, and after Saudi he could come back but still, not ensured anyone would take him, like its not a given
Yeah, because he would have had to live in the streets if he had signed for the type of clubs that wanted him in the big leagues. What are you going to do with 150k a week?! Right?
Nothing gets views and interaction like twisting the truths of what's happening at united and this lot knows that, I cannot wait for Rashford to leave, the British media and pundits will have nothing to talk about.
Credit to Micah, sometimes I have the feeling pundits from big football nations do not spend a single minute on research about teams like Brugge that are from smaller countries. Sometimes I have the feeling they even do not watch games from big clubs outside their country). Dude watched 5 hours Brugge and knows strengths and weaknesses of the players.
Amorim was asked about Rashford so he gave an honest answer. The club will be working on the best deal they can to get him out of the club but they are in a poor negotiating position given the players lack of form, attitude and high wages. A club will take him but won’t want to be paying his £300k a week salary. I think United will be going back and forth with clubs on the level of salary they will contribute. He will leave on deadline day and United will be still paying a good proportion of his wages
Micah defends Rashford far too much. Simple fact is rashford is the problem here and has been for several years. The Chaps paid 300k a week and performance he regularly puts in has been awful.
Man Utd are Rotten. Rashford is the easiest target. It was once Pogba, now it's Rashford. Look at McT at Napoli. A player is only as good as the supporting cast. It's not his fault he's being paid 300k. Nobody has seen seen Rashford in training. The squad is poor. United can't even get into top 6 ATM. If and when Rashford leaves, he'll feel free.
@@dannyskeltonyeah bully a guy who’s done more for this country than so called ‘patriots’, and earned his wage by being one of the best players in the world (his numbers on 2 season are better than any English player bar Kane in the past 10 years, including golden boys Foden and Saka.). The guy is clearly too sensitive and thoughtful and is affected by a terrible terrible team that’s rotten from the roots up. Can’t wait for the lad to move to a proper team and thrive, a la Sancho and McTominay.
PSG are owned by the Qatari’s so not sure what the link is mate? Qatar and Saudi don’t exactly have the best relationship either so it anything it’s Newcastle you’d be looking at they have the direct link to Saudi PIF.
@@dazred1 yes mate maybe so but there’s no link between the Duran going to Saudi Arabia and then joining PSG down the line. There are no sister clubs. The Saudi and Qatari relationship is not like that
What angers me as a Villa fan its taken us watching 20 odd years of absolute dross to get into a position to challenge, and finally we do we have to sell all our top players because of PSR, we cannot move forward
I fully understand Jhon Duran going to Saudi, he would've grown up watching Ronaldo, aspiring to be like him. Now he's got the chance to train with him for a couple years, earn the money of the life time and come back to Europe aged only 23-24 a better player. Surely it's a no brainer
I hope this question will be featured in the next Q&A. I've seen you 3 interviewing current players/managers. Behind the scenes, have they "interviewed" you guys as well because all of you have got illustrious careers too. Yes, including you, Meeks!
Rashford has had 2 seasons with 17 goals out 9? 10 now? He isn't a star, he is a mid player for a top half club in the PL that overperformed 2 seasons. He is literally Darwin Nunez stats wise but english. All the media are so biased towards him it's actually unbelievable.
At least Darwin gets a few assists and runs for the team, so he can be forgiven for his profligacy in front of goal. I don't overly rate him, but Rashford is a poor man's Darwin Nunez.
Lineker was so underrated as a striker n didn't fully get the props he deserved, would easily be in the rop bracket and be amongst the best strikers that are around today
@@TheChannelofaDisappointedMan He said John Duran is good in the press... If that's his football head then no wonder he didn't fulfill the potential his physicality afforded him
Really can't understand why arsenal would try and go in for Watkins when this uncertainty with Duran is going on. Why not go in for Duran and try and hijack that deal, he's in demand and obviously a good player, maybe not as established but better than what arsenal got up front. But overall them going for Watkins is completely brainless imo.
Well they desperately need a striker and Watkins has expressed interest in playing for arsenal at some point also I imagine the wages that Al Nassar are offering Duran would be way too much that arsenal would offer so they’d rather go for someone who’s ready to join them in Watkins
Duran knows he's young enough to go back to Europe at some stage. He might as well secure his family's future for generations when the opportunity arises. At the end of the day, this is their job
I accept he's doing it to secure his families future. My only concern would be will it hinder his learning and development as a player in such a poor league/standard.
But playing in Saudi is much easier, it's very calm and only finals things get a lil bit tense, nothing compared to how premier league teams who go ready for war every week, he won't be able to adapt back to the intensity of the game, unless playing in Saudi for 5 years don't change his mentality much which is impossibe
@@danpreston564a couple of things. First it's not just a little bit more money, second the man wants to secure his bag, good for him, I don't think that anyone in his neighborhood (or yours for that matter) has ever been offered that kind of money. He is not commiting a crime. For the fans of any team is hard to understand why someone would walkaway from their club and I get it. But for this man is his future and we can all agree that he's got at least 60 more years to live. Also, he got a new contract with AV during the summer, pretty sure that they told him that Watkins was as on his way out, the two transfer windows came and went and Watkins is still the main man. So no money no playing time, what was it in it for him at Villa Park?
When spurs was after a manager before big ange i said slott , My mate said after haag doubt a pl team will get a top dutch coach . Well slott is winning this league this year is a top manager & coach ,klopp left him a quality squad he just put his mark on it My club isn't even in the pl so no liverpool fan but glad see i was correct in saying slott has somthing about him .
You are correct, he does appear to be a top, top coach. However, coming into a well run club with a proper structure and a world class spine of players is totally different to coming into a club that is in a shambles. I have no doubt that if Slott took over United or Spurs in the summer, those clubs wouldn't be competing for the title. That's not a criticism of Slott.
Anyone who watched feyenoord the past couple seasons knew that Liverpool pulled off a coup getting him in. The only worthwhile comparison between him and ten hag is the nationality.
Don't be dissing amorim when it's rashfords own doing, he's not been committed for a couple of years so whatever is going on with rashford it's affecting his football and with him being a footballer it's a problem, you can't have a player on that sort of money not playing so he needs to pull his socks up as garnacho has done or he needs to leave. It's not rocket science
duran's goal at the beginning of the season was one of the best i've ever seen. a shame he won't be in europe but he gets to play with ronaldo and a big world cup will undoubtedly get him back to europe
The money Rashford is getting paid for being absolute shit is insane. If there is one sign that Manchester United have some incompetent folks running the club, its that.
As a Leverkusen fan I'm happy Al-Nssr chose Duran over Boniface. But sadly I think it's just a question of time before he'll accept a new juicy offer that will in the end jeopordize his footbalistic ambitions.
Folk’s saying Duran will be back. He’s not going to develop without playing with and against quality players. A waste. Happy with the fee, but not losing a player who he could have been a world beater. He’s got no positional sense, poor runs, and shoots all the time. He’s a great finisher, skilful, passionate, wand of a left foot, unpredictable, creative. All the nonsense of the media trying to move Watkins to Arsenal. They forget he already has been on record saying he doesn’t dream of playing for Arsenal anymore because he’s been doing well at Villa. The media were desperate for Grealish to leave Villa. Yes he won titles but Pep has shoved him into a role. He’s a shadow of the player at Villa.
Regarding rashford. He must have in his contract that he has to be professional and train to the standards he should train to. He must have broken so many contractual agreements that the club could fine him or whatever.
As a Liverpool fan it kills me saying this, but.. I'm so glad that city won, the last thing I wanted was for me to turn on M.O.T.D. and see Big Meeks Big Cheeks..😂
Could Villa lose both strikers in one window? Arsenal would need to offer top top dollar to even get Villa to reply to the fax. Micah, Ollie barely ever gets injured. WTF you talking about Watkins has had injury problems. With Duran I think everyone around Villa, connected to Villa is just happy we've got a very good fee for Duran, bags of potential but he had become a bit of a distraction. I think controversy will be something that is part of the package with Duran for his career.
people might say he lacks ambition but i say he's free to do what he wants and not what other people with new found morals say. he's now set his family up for life whether he fulfills his potential or not. good luck i say
Even as a Liverpool fan I feel for the way Rashford has been treated. It looks from the outside to be similar to what went on with Dele Alli and his fall from his peak at Spurs, so you wonder if he's not had very good mental health support while in a very pressured place.
The thing is rashford was loved not only at united but by England... The good work he did during COVID before and after he was loved by all, it just looks like the world has taken his toll on him he doesn't look happy anymore I hate the stick he gets but I think he needs a move away to restart
Duran will secure the bag with the door always open to return to Europe in a few years. I think most of us would do the same, regardless of what people claim.
Seriously Gary Lineker has to stop touching his nose and face and wiping it so much. So unhygienic and annoying. Does it every minute. Just bugs me, I don't know why. Good show and topic raised as usual. The Duran deal is one Villa can't turn down. Bought for £14.5m two year ago and sold for £64 initial. Scored 12 goals and sits on the bench most of the time. Have to take that. Also great for Duran. Can do a few years over there. Earn a lot of money and come back to Europe. He is from a very poor family and probably has to look after and fund all of them like a lot of foreign players from South America and Africa have to do and this will be a great help. He is from Colombia and his dream may not have been the Premier League or playing for Villa. Gets to play with Ronaldo to. Good luck to him. Not many would turn it down.
Rashford simply doesn’t have the mindset to be a consistent, top tier player. He obviously reads the press and social media, and it obviously affects him far more than it does other players.
There is an argument to be made for young talents developing in Saudi Arabia culture than a European culture in terms of less distractions as well as the financial boost.
@arkskotch1589 playing at Saudi level, I doubt he'll be called in. I don't think there are many MLS players called, and they have a better level of football.
@@tribecalledmason1917 mate he's clueless about Villa. What you highlighted, calling Villa a pressing team and saying Watkins has an injury history. All 3 things utter rubbish.
Imagine giving out to an employee for deciding to get paid more at another company. Fair play to him. He couldnt care less about the fame and spotlight.
When the big team's scrape through like City just have they usually end up getting to the Semi's or Final?? And it hurts me to say that as a longtime utd fan which were getting annoyingly used to the Europa 😢
It actually hurts my brain that Micah says he’s spoken to Rashfords entourage and they say it’s a “tactic”. How gullible can you be Ofc they are going to say that.
John Duran would be filthy rich playing for any of the big sides in Europe who were eyeing him up. I hate the money excuse. He can have BOTH money and top quality football in Europe, and still wouldn't have to warm the bench. A player of his age and stature leaving for Saudi is just sad. Probably taken advantage of by his agent as well.
All these financial issues on clubs isn't working how can Chelsea and other clubs spend and Newcastle have to sell how can that be Newcastle get double Chelsea support
Duran needs to go to Saudi coz the level there is much higher than the PL and he'll get noticed by everyone plus the salaries in the PL are piss poor! On a serious note, the only reason why a young player might consider going there is that a player's career can be very short due to injuries but other than that nope. Unless he feels he can't cut it with the big boys...
You praise Sterling for always stepping up when asked when he should be derided for realising he simply isn't up to certain things, such as taking penalties. If your ego is above your ability, you're the problem. All brilliant players through the years play to their strengths and minimise exposure to their weaknesses.
Don't see what the big deal is seeing Duran leave English football to play in Saudi. Let him earn the serious money for a few seasons and playing with the greatest modern day footballer in history. He sure as hell ain't gonna get that at Villa Park. Everyone who had blessed talent in your field of work would go wherever to earn double+ your money. Don't be a crybaby Simon Jordan.
I can only have a certain degree of sympathy for Marcus Rashford. He’s on extremely high wages, and if he’s not humbled to be a footballer and is willing to put his head down, work hard, then maybe he doesn’t deserve to be at a top club and on such a salary.
Its so funny for a normal working class finn to hear that the couple of million pounds that the average player (Duran is above average) makes in a premier league season, isnt enough for the rest of their lives.
As good as Watkins is, I dont think he can be the striker you need to fight on multiple fronts and lets be honest we'd all go and get generational wealth from Saudi but I cant help but think it would've been smart for Arsenal to maybe try and rumble the deal and see if they could unsettle either of them, but as I write this it looks more than confirmed that he's off to Saudi.
Micah with the absolute worst takes ive heard so far this year....watkins has been a reliable force for Villa for a years now and Rashford isnt being pushed out by anyone other than himself, he was dropped for lying about being out the night before a match TWICE, both times he was pictured both times he lied to Amorims face, he then did an interview saying he wants to leave which we all knew cos we've watched him sulk around the pitch like he's being held against his will....the guy is on 375k a week to play a game he loves for a club hes meant to support these media clowns need to drop this "poor marcus" bullshit
he's on 325k a week micah, not everyone can afford him Dreams: Barcelona, Dortmund, Juventus, Milan Realities: Aston Villa, some saudi clubs. a bit of common sense PLEASE man
Im disappointed by Jhon Durans transfer. If it's a situation of "I want to play" go somewhere that needs a striker. Not to likely sit on the bench because Ronaldo is there. Solely Money wise I completely get it. But disappointed, as he could have an incredible career at the highest level but he's left.
I respect this podcast so much when talking about players. There is no animosity, there is understanding for both club and player. It’s a breath of fresh air. There’s other certain podcasts, which might be very entertaining, but allow tribalism take the forefront. Love it lads! Love the team!
yeah its terrible i mutch prefer talksport
A mention for all these youngsters playing for Liverpool; they didn't win the game but there were some great performances there. Bradley, Quansa and Elliot are already featuring regularly for the first team , but McConnel looks a real player and Danns shows plenty potential. So-called 'fans' always banging on about needing to buy players' but they're doing exceptionally well without spending much and have these guys knocking on the first team door.
Chiesa did ok too
Yesh Bradley can become first team I feel bad for kellehier I think he'll leave us and be s no1 for another prem team he's class
@@jackstamford9937 yeah; I'm not sure who is best between him and Allisson...
hahahahahahahahah kopite talking shit as per
I don’t understand what Richard’s on about. Each time he talks about Rashford he does my head in. 300k a week and can’t even train well enough and the manager keeps hammering on him “changing”. Came out with a public interview basically saying he wants to leave. Has twice been seen partying the night before training and we’ve literally had and seen matches where he couldn’t be bothered to press or track back. We’ve had journalists say managers always had a problem with him and had to play him still. Ole literally had to apologize publicly after criticizing him some years ago. Yet he says it’s hard to believe and he’s got sources saying it’s a ploy to get him out. NO CLUB WANTS HIM BECAUSE OF HIS WAGES AND THEYVE PROBABLY GOT FOOTBALL DOFS AND CEOS WHO WOULDNT ACCEPT SUCH BEHAVIOR!
Carlos Tevez was called back because although there was a falling out and rightly so, Tevez was an integral part of the success of every team he played in. We sometimes don’t even realize Rashford isn’t in the team and only do because that’s all the media seems to want to ask in pressers.
How about you hold Rashford accountable and not try to paint Amorim the bad guy here.
Mate I wouldn’t take micah serious, looks a decent lad but hasn’t got a bloody clue what he’s on about most of the time😂
Perfectly said 👏🏽
They are mates
I like Micah. But I make you right with that comment.
says he would prefer Barca like theres a que while the only offer is a loan to Villa (not meaning thats a slight on Villa), PR v Reality
Jhon Duran leaving for Saudi at this stage with his potential is sad. But the guy comes from nothing. And al nasser are paying literally 1000× more his current salary. Not as much of a tough choice people are making it.
Exactly
This reminds me so much of Oscar going to china for the bankroll
He did it to pay for his whole families future , it may not be the best for the fans , but not everything is about us
I’m sure John Duran is thinking along the same lines and I hope he stays healthy and works his way back to a top league eventually
Dude is only 21 he can come back to the prem after a couple years with his family set-up for life. Don’t blame him at all
@@georgedutton9224 mhmmm not really, doesn't even get a start for villa right now, and after Saudi he could come back but still, not ensured anyone would take him, like its not a given
Easy choice and he can come back in a few years if he is still smashing it
Yeah, because he would have had to live in the streets if he had signed for the type of clubs that wanted him in the big leagues. What are you going to do with 150k a week?! Right?
Tell Big Meek's the 80's called and Run DMC want their glasses back. 😁
Fashion eh? It's like that. And that's the way it is.
@@IanRossDavies It's tricky, tricky, tricky.
Gary, the 60's called and Simon and Garfunkel want their sweaters back.
@@lotuseater7247😂😂😂
@@leejohnson3209 Their sweaters are better than my Adidas.
“The manager keeps coming out…”
He gets asked about it by 4 journalists EVERY press conference! Stop protecting Rashford
Nothing gets views and interaction like twisting the truths of what's happening at united and this lot knows that, I cannot wait for Rashford to leave, the British media and pundits will have nothing to talk about.
Watkins has had no injury problems, his fitness over the long term has been remarkable.
He gives you more in the game . goals , assist , he will do everything for the team . he is a good role model for young players
he seems like he goes missing to me - duran was the signing arsenal needed to make
Got injured today
Michah getting naked would have been a punishment for us, not him
Gary Lineker what a legend
Woke 🤡
@@Pk-fi5hq WC golden boot winner, great football career, Highest paid guy at the BBC, what have you done son?
@@Pk-fi5hqshh you’re embarrassing yourself
@@Pk-fi5hqIt seems if you care about anyone but yourself these days they call you "woke" and that's really sad.
@ did he care on 7/10 ?? No he never
Credit to Micah, sometimes I have the feeling pundits from big football nations do not spend a single minute on research about teams like Brugge that are from smaller countries. Sometimes I have the feeling they even do not watch games from big clubs outside their country). Dude watched 5 hours Brugge and knows strengths and weaknesses of the players.
What is the app called he’s on about? I can’t figure out what he’s saying. Sounds like a really great app!
Respect Gary for giving Marcus grace.
I love this show so much, always makes me smile, laugh, and it's interesting to boot 🙂
Whats Micah on about? Watkins is hardly ever injured.
Literally just looked it up and he’s had muscle fatigue for 9 days and didn’t miss any games for it
I suspect he's mixing him up with Callum Wilson.
Maybe Micah should look at his training and commitment from when he was at villa when questioning Marcus Rashford....
In the Netherlands and now at Liverpool, the most stood out of Arne he is a gifted, supernatural speaker, to the players and the press etc.
Amorim was asked about Rashford so he gave an honest answer. The club will be working on the best deal they can to get him out of the club but they are in a poor negotiating position given the players lack of form, attitude and high wages. A club will take him but won’t want to be paying his £300k a week salary. I think United will be going back and forth with clubs on the level of salary they will contribute. He will leave on deadline day and United will be still paying a good proportion of his wages
It would’ve have to been a cold studio 😂😂😂 3:35
Thank you gentlemen for your balanced discussions....I hold your channel in the highest respect...absolute class ! 😊
Micah defends Rashford far too much. Simple fact is rashford is the problem here and has been for several years. The Chaps paid 300k a week and performance he regularly puts in has been awful.
You can't criticise a black player. It's racist.
Man Utd are Rotten. Rashford is the easiest target. It was once Pogba, now it's Rashford. Look at McT at Napoli. A player is only as good as the supporting cast. It's not his fault he's being paid 300k. Nobody has seen seen Rashford in training. The squad is poor. United can't even get into top 6 ATM. If and when Rashford leaves, he'll feel free.
@@Thai.FarangI was afraid to post the same thing incase the race card was played
@@dannyskeltonyeah bully a guy who’s done more for this country than so called ‘patriots’, and earned his wage by being one of the best players in the world (his numbers on 2 season are better than any English player bar Kane in the past 10 years, including golden boys Foden and Saka.).
The guy is clearly too sensitive and thoughtful and is affected by a terrible terrible team that’s rotten from the roots up. Can’t wait for the lad to move to a proper team and thrive, a la Sancho and McTominay.
“Sunday morning, there they are, people are waking up”
I can see Duran going to PSG in a season or two.
Or the Saudi’s will do some dodgy dealings with one of their sister clubs.
PSG are owned by the Qatari’s so not sure what the link is mate? Qatar and Saudi don’t exactly have the best relationship either so it anything it’s Newcastle you’d be looking at they have the direct link to Saudi PIF.
@@nabilmekkaoui1174 PSG have been after him for a while now, was rumored in the summer & now this window
More likely to join Newcastle in a couple seasons once they cash in for Isak
You saying that Saudis and Qatar are the same? 😅
@@dazred1 yes mate maybe so but there’s no link between the Duran going to Saudi Arabia and then joining PSG down the line. There are no sister clubs. The Saudi and Qatari relationship is not like that
What angers me as a Villa fan its taken us watching 20 odd years of absolute dross to get into a position to challenge, and finally we do we have to sell all our top players because of PSR, we cannot move forward
If Duran goes for a big fee to Saudi surely it would allow you to keep Watkins. Though does he want to stay?
Loved your ozzy tifo
I fully understand Jhon Duran going to Saudi, he would've grown up watching Ronaldo, aspiring to be like him. Now he's got the chance to train with him for a couple years, earn the money of the life time and come back to Europe aged only 23-24 a better player. Surely it's a no brainer
I hope this question will be featured in the next Q&A. I've seen you 3 interviewing current players/managers. Behind the scenes, have they "interviewed" you guys as well because all of you have got illustrious careers too. Yes, including you, Meeks!
Rashford has had 2 seasons with 17 goals out 9? 10 now? He isn't a star, he is a mid player for a top half club in the PL that overperformed 2 seasons. He is literally Darwin Nunez stats wise but english. All the media are so biased towards him it's actually unbelievable.
At least Darwin gets a few assists and runs for the team, so he can be forgiven for his profligacy in front of goal. I don't overly rate him, but Rashford is a poor man's Darwin Nunez.
except Nunez works his socks off
Lineker was so underrated as a striker n didn't fully get the props he deserved, would easily be in the rop bracket and be amongst the best strikers that are around today
Micah really put his football head on for this one. Refreshing change from the 3-way banter.
@@TheChannelofaDisappointedMan He said John Duran is good in the press... If that's his football head then no wonder he didn't fulfill the potential his physicality afforded him
Duran come from a hard back ground anyone coming from where he did would do the same 🎉
The rich love money way more they literally kill for it
Really can't understand why arsenal would try and go in for Watkins when this uncertainty with Duran is going on. Why not go in for Duran and try and hijack that deal, he's in demand and obviously a good player, maybe not as established but better than what arsenal got up front. But overall them going for Watkins is completely brainless imo.
Well they desperately need a striker and Watkins has expressed interest in playing for arsenal at some point also I imagine the wages that Al Nassar are offering Duran would be way too much that arsenal would offer so they’d rather go for someone who’s ready to join them in Watkins
@PDXKing99 fair enough, but common sense would say that villa aren't going to let both their strikers go 3 days before transfer window shuts.
Duran knows he's young enough to go back to Europe at some stage. He might as well secure his family's future for generations when the opportunity arises. At the end of the day, this is their job
I don’t get this argument. Over a certain amount more money doesn’t really make any difference.
I accept he's doing it to secure his families future. My only concern would be will it hinder his learning and development as a player in such a poor league/standard.
@@danpreston564 "family's future for generations" i would
But playing in Saudi is much easier, it's very calm and only finals things get a lil bit tense, nothing compared to how premier league teams who go ready for war every week, he won't be able to adapt back to the intensity of the game, unless playing in Saudi for 5 years don't change his mentality much which is impossibe
@@danpreston564a couple of things. First it's not just a little bit more money, second the man wants to secure his bag, good for him, I don't think that anyone in his neighborhood (or yours for that matter) has ever been offered that kind of money. He is not commiting a crime. For the fans of any team is hard to understand why someone would walkaway from their club and I get it. But for this man is his future and we can all agree that he's got at least 60 more years to live. Also, he got a new contract with AV during the summer, pretty sure that they told him that Watkins was as on his way out, the two transfer windows came and went and Watkins is still the main man. So no money no playing time, what was it in it for him at Villa Park?
I like Michael his energy is great 😂
Lautaro Martinez finally getting a shout out! He has to be one of the top 3 strikers in the world.
When spurs was after a manager before big ange i said slott ,
My mate said after haag doubt a pl team will get a top dutch coach .
Well slott is winning this league this year is a top manager & coach ,klopp left him a quality squad he just put his mark on it
My club isn't even in the pl so no liverpool fan but glad see i was correct in saying slott has somthing about him .
You are correct, he does appear to be a top, top coach. However, coming into a well run club with a proper structure and a world class spine of players is totally different to coming into a club that is in a shambles. I have no doubt that if Slott took over United or Spurs in the summer, those clubs wouldn't be competing for the title. That's not a criticism of Slott.
It's klopps team. Give it a few years yet 😉
Anyone who watched feyenoord the past couple seasons knew that Liverpool pulled off a coup getting him in. The only worthwhile comparison between him and ten hag is the nationality.
This will be bigger than any of the punditry you do on television. Mark my words.
Only English media i have seen show Celtic a bit of respect, a bit of objevtivity instead of long held bias at last.
Gary we need a sit down with Hansi Flick
Don't be dissing amorim when it's rashfords own doing, he's not been committed for a couple of years so whatever is going on with rashford it's affecting his football and with him being a footballer it's a problem, you can't have a player on that sort of money not playing so he needs to pull his socks up as garnacho has done or he needs to leave. It's not rocket science
duran's goal at the beginning of the season was one of the best i've ever seen. a shame he won't be in europe but he gets to play with ronaldo and a big world cup will undoubtedly get him back to europe
Good on micah lucky boy
The money Rashford is getting paid for being absolute shit is insane. If there is one sign that Manchester United have some incompetent folks running the club, its that.
As a Leverkusen fan I'm happy Al-Nssr chose Duran over Boniface. But sadly I think it's just a question of time before he'll accept a new juicy offer that will in the end jeopordize his footbalistic ambitions.
Folk’s saying Duran will be back. He’s not going to develop without playing with and against quality players. A waste. Happy with the fee, but not losing a player who he could have been a world beater. He’s got no positional sense, poor runs, and shoots all the time. He’s a great finisher, skilful, passionate, wand of a left foot, unpredictable, creative. All the nonsense of the media trying to move Watkins to Arsenal. They forget he already has been on record saying he doesn’t dream of playing for Arsenal anymore because he’s been doing well at Villa. The media were desperate for Grealish to leave Villa. Yes he won titles but Pep has shoved him into a role. He’s a shadow of the player at Villa.
Regarding rashford. He must have in his contract that he has to be professional and train to the standards he should train to. He must have broken so many contractual agreements that the club could fine him or whatever.
As a Liverpool fan it kills me saying this, but.. I'm so glad that city won, the last thing I wanted was for me to turn on M.O.T.D. and see Big Meeks Big Cheeks..😂
😂😂
Yeah jhon duran is not going to develop his link up game in saudi so that's it for his talent
He's dust!
Could Villa lose both strikers in one window? Arsenal would need to offer top top dollar to even get Villa to reply to the fax.
Micah, Ollie barely ever gets injured. WTF you talking about Watkins has had injury problems.
With Duran I think everyone around Villa, connected to Villa is just happy we've got a very good fee for Duran, bags of potential but he had become a bit of a distraction. I think controversy will be something that is part of the package with Duran for his career.
Rashford simply needs change, he's got the quality within him
people might say he lacks ambition but i say he's free to do what he wants and not what other people with new found morals say. he's now set his family up for life whether he fulfills his potential or not. good luck i say
Even as a Liverpool fan I feel for the way Rashford has been treated. It looks from the outside to be similar to what went on with Dele Alli and his fall from his peak at Spurs, so you wonder if he's not had very good mental health support while in a very pressured place.
The thing is rashford was loved not only at united but by England... The good work he did during COVID before and after he was loved by all, it just looks like the world has taken his toll on him he doesn't look happy anymore I hate the stick he gets but I think he needs a move away to restart
Do you genuinely think they would not offer him some of the best sports psychologists and therapists?
@Tesmond256 I think they would of/have done but sometimes problems aren't so simple
At least the kids got to eat though. Who cares about his football
He wouldn’t be punching the air for the Villa,the only time he done that for Villa was when it was pay day mugging them
Excellent gents but Gary needs a tissue
How will Ange Postecoglu deal with knowing that two potential signings have rejected a move to Spurs? It must be difficult
Duran will secure the bag with the door always open to return to Europe in a few years. I think most of us would do the same, regardless of what people claim.
Seriously Gary Lineker has to stop touching his nose and face and wiping it so much. So unhygienic and annoying. Does it every minute. Just bugs me, I don't know why. Good show and topic raised as usual. The Duran deal is one Villa can't turn down. Bought for £14.5m two year ago and sold for £64 initial. Scored 12 goals and sits on the bench most of the time. Have to take that. Also great for Duran. Can do a few years over there. Earn a lot of money and come back to Europe. He is from a very poor family and probably has to look after and fund all of them like a lot of foreign players from South America and Africa have to do and this will be a great help. He is from Colombia and his dream may not have been the Premier League or playing for Villa. Gets to play with Ronaldo to. Good luck to him. Not many would turn it down.
Great move for Jhon Duran. To be able to get to a democratic country with a phenomenal league matched with great pay, who could say no. ❤🇸🇦
Duran only signed a new contract 3 months ago. He can’t be that unhappy.
Should get some multifocal contact lenses Gary 😂 18:38
Rashford simply doesn’t have the mindset to be a consistent, top tier player. He obviously reads the press and social media, and it obviously affects him far more than it does other players.
Turns out big Meeks can do analysis quite well. He just obviously can’t be arsed most weeks 😂
There is an argument to be made for young talents developing in Saudi Arabia culture than a European culture in terms of less distractions as well as the financial boost.
Except they aren't playing/ training and being coached by the other best in the world. Half the league is lower league standard players.
@@kpack1993 just like PSG have changed their model so can the Saudi Arabia league
Duran will be back in Europe one day
Doubt it!! He's not improving his football by being there. No more national team either.
@NoFrictionZone why no more national team?
@arkskotch1589 playing at Saudi level, I doubt he'll be called in. I don't think there are many MLS players called, and they have a better level of football.
@@NoFrictionZone I doubt Colombia will drop him
Did Micah really say Jhon Duran is good in the press? That's wild, he's not got one defensive bone in his body
@@tribecalledmason1917 mate he's clueless about Villa. What you highlighted, calling Villa a pressing team and saying Watkins has an injury history.
All 3 things utter rubbish.
@artemisiapile3648 Crazy talk from him
Lovely shirt Mr. Richards.
Could Rogers serve as backup #9 ? The way he moves and runs with the ball reminds me of R9.
Imagine giving out to an employee for deciding to get paid more at another company. Fair play to him. He couldnt care less about the fame and spotlight.
3:42 anyone know what Michas saying this app is called, I can’t figure it out for the life of me. Sounds like a really interesting app
Do not get Felix. It'll be another Coutinho
Dunno why these pundits give Marcus rashford so much protection
Durian is too good!
When the big team's scrape through like City just have they usually end up getting to the Semi's or Final?? And it hurts me to say that as a longtime utd fan which were getting annoyingly used to the Europa 😢
It actually hurts my brain that Micah says he’s spoken to Rashfords entourage and they say it’s a “tactic”. How gullible can you be Ofc they are going to say that.
John Duran would be filthy rich playing for any of the big sides in Europe who were eyeing him up. I hate the money excuse. He can have BOTH money and top quality football in Europe, and still wouldn't have to warm the bench. A player of his age and stature leaving for Saudi is just sad. Probably taken advantage of by his agent as well.
Send Micah off to The Overlap.
All the stick Shearer gives Big Meeks for no-shows and here is today, not here! Hope we get a good explanation next time he turns up!!
Emery and Villa have done all they can to please John Duran and keep him at Villa. He wants to go elsewhere. What can we do if he wants to leave?
It is a good podcast just wish Gary would stop wiping his nose .. maybe he's on something 😁
No Alan!!!! 😱 Rashford has been part of the crapest Man u team in history with THE biggest collection of foreign mercs ever, giv him a break!!
Who do the 3 of you have a keen eye on in the under 21s from any team?
All these financial issues on clubs isn't working how can Chelsea and other clubs spend and Newcastle have to sell how can that be Newcastle get double Chelsea support
Duran needs to go to Saudi coz the level there is much higher than the PL and he'll get noticed by everyone plus the salaries in the PL are piss poor! On a serious note, the only reason why a young player might consider going there is that a player's career can be very short due to injuries but other than that nope. Unless he feels he can't cut it with the big boys...
He went there for money. Most of us would probably do the same given the chance.
@jonnystaffs you're right! Nowadays they get paid very badly...
@@alho9231 Do a little research on who he is and where he comes from. Give him the benefit of the doubt that he's doing it for a greater good.
You praise Sterling for always stepping up when asked when he should be derided for realising he simply isn't up to certain things, such as taking penalties. If your ego is above your ability, you're the problem. All brilliant players through the years play to their strengths and minimise exposure to their weaknesses.
Don't see what the big deal is seeing Duran leave English football to play in Saudi. Let him earn the serious money for a few seasons and playing with the greatest modern day footballer in history. He sure as hell ain't gonna get that at Villa Park. Everyone who had blessed talent in your field of work would go wherever to earn double+ your money. Don't be a crybaby Simon Jordan.
He's clearly not very impressive in training if he's always benched. Villa have got an amazing deal
United not even in CL and yet have the longest segment in the pod talking about Rashford….
Tell me the last time Watkins had an injury micha? You can’t
Both man city and celtic have home ties in 1 leg play off.
City vs Real Madrid
Celtic vs bayern munich
Guess who's going to be an Arsenal fan first in the next episode...
Felix looked to work best at Barca but the money got in the way so he couldn't stay
I can only have a certain degree of sympathy for Marcus Rashford. He’s on extremely high wages, and if he’s not humbled to be a footballer and is willing to put his head down, work hard, then maybe he doesn’t deserve to be at a top club and on such a salary.
Its so funny for a normal working class finn to hear that the couple of million pounds that the average player (Duran is above average) makes in a premier league season, isnt enough for the rest of their lives.
I agree with Carra. Micahs hair is nice but not as nice as before.
No Al ... 😥
As good as Watkins is, I dont think he can be the striker you need to fight on multiple fronts and lets be honest we'd all go and get generational wealth from Saudi but I cant help but think it would've been smart for Arsenal to maybe try and rumble the deal and see if they could unsettle either of them, but as I write this it looks more than confirmed that he's off to Saudi.
Micah with the absolute worst takes ive heard so far this year....watkins has been a reliable force for Villa for a years now and Rashford isnt being pushed out by anyone other than himself, he was dropped for lying about being out the night before a match TWICE, both times he was pictured both times he lied to Amorims face, he then did an interview saying he wants to leave which we all knew cos we've watched him sulk around the pitch like he's being held against his will....the guy is on 375k a week to play a game he loves for a club hes meant to support these media clowns need to drop this "poor marcus" bullshit
Amron just trying to get Marcus out micah pals are probably right
You get security for life playing in the premier league
Truth!
He is so young he can go for 3 years make a shit load of money and return to europe
Familt set for life ❤
he's on 325k a week micah, not everyone can afford him
Dreams: Barcelona, Dortmund, Juventus, Milan
Realities: Aston Villa, some saudi clubs.
a bit of common sense PLEASE man
Im disappointed by Jhon Durans transfer. If it's a situation of "I want to play" go somewhere that needs a striker. Not to likely sit on the bench because Ronaldo is there. Solely Money wise I completely get it. But disappointed, as he could have an incredible career at the highest level but he's left.
there is still a chance that they will go out in the play offs Micah