1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,427 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:13,467 Speaker 1: from Newstalks edb to Football. 3 00:00:13,467 --> 00:00:16,907 Speaker 2: Though it is a league derby day in the Capital, 4 00:00:16,987 --> 00:00:21,147 Speaker 2: Wellington Phoenix against Auckland f C five o'clock this afternoon 5 00:00:21,227 --> 00:00:24,747 Speaker 2: at Sky Stadium. A big part of Auckland FC's season, 6 00:00:25,147 --> 00:00:27,467 Speaker 2: and in fact a big part of their two seasons, 7 00:00:27,507 --> 00:00:35,027 Speaker 2: has been Belgian midfielder Louis v Strata Rogerson outside my 8 00:00:36,387 --> 00:00:39,787 Speaker 2: looks the post. 9 00:00:39,947 --> 00:00:48,027 Speaker 3: Loluiverstrata yellow Jada minute ago, I've co scorn now louisva 10 00:00:48,107 --> 00:00:50,507 Speaker 3: Strata to the delight of the part. 11 00:00:50,627 --> 00:00:54,347 Speaker 2: Yeah, Louisvistrada has been so good for the team across 12 00:00:54,387 --> 00:00:57,027 Speaker 2: there well, I guess one and a half seasons up 13 00:00:57,107 --> 00:01:01,147 Speaker 2: until now. He has played every minute of this season 14 00:01:01,267 --> 00:01:03,267 Speaker 2: for Auckland FC and said to be a big part 15 00:01:03,347 --> 00:01:07,347 Speaker 2: of their quest to win a sixth straightb this afternoon. 16 00:01:07,347 --> 00:01:08,867 Speaker 4: I spoke to Louis Vistrada during the. 17 00:01:08,787 --> 00:01:11,347 Speaker 2: Week ask them first of all about the main takeaways 18 00:01:11,387 --> 00:01:14,387 Speaker 2: from the one to one draw with Sydney FC when 19 00:01:14,387 --> 00:01:16,987 Speaker 2: the two teams met in a catch up match on 20 00:01:17,067 --> 00:01:18,747 Speaker 2: Tuesday night in Sydney. 21 00:01:19,267 --> 00:01:22,907 Speaker 5: My first impression of the game was obviously it was 22 00:01:22,907 --> 00:01:26,467 Speaker 5: a difficult trip. We didn't play our best game, but 23 00:01:26,547 --> 00:01:29,427 Speaker 5: in the end a point there was was okay. Obviously 24 00:01:29,427 --> 00:01:31,507 Speaker 5: we wanted to have the three points, but if you 25 00:01:31,507 --> 00:01:33,467 Speaker 5: look back on the game, they had I think a 26 00:01:33,467 --> 00:01:36,187 Speaker 5: bit more dominance in the game, but chances wise it 27 00:01:36,347 --> 00:01:39,227 Speaker 5: was a bit even so in the end, I think 28 00:01:39,667 --> 00:01:40,307 Speaker 5: draw us fair. 29 00:01:40,787 --> 00:01:43,987 Speaker 2: It's been a mixed couple of months for Auckland FC. 30 00:01:44,187 --> 00:01:47,747 Speaker 2: How do you feel you're placed with nine regular season 31 00:01:47,827 --> 00:01:48,547 Speaker 2: games left. 32 00:01:50,187 --> 00:01:52,307 Speaker 5: I think we are still still in the running to 33 00:01:52,347 --> 00:01:56,587 Speaker 5: win the premiership, which is our goal. Obviously there was 34 00:01:56,627 --> 00:01:59,627 Speaker 5: a period where we we didn't win as much these 35 00:01:59,667 --> 00:02:02,947 Speaker 5: six games, but I felt like we deserved more than 36 00:02:02,987 --> 00:02:05,227 Speaker 5: we got, so I think if we keep doing what 37 00:02:05,307 --> 00:02:09,947 Speaker 5: we're doing, eventually the points will come. I think we 38 00:02:09,987 --> 00:02:12,027 Speaker 5: are we are doing well and we just we need 39 00:02:12,067 --> 00:02:15,067 Speaker 5: to win this Saturday to start off run again and 40 00:02:15,107 --> 00:02:16,587 Speaker 5: hopefully win a few games in a row. 41 00:02:16,907 --> 00:02:19,267 Speaker 2: Yes, yeah, keep doing what you're doing. It's not as 42 00:02:19,347 --> 00:02:21,387 Speaker 2: though the time is playing badly. You don't feel as 43 00:02:21,427 --> 00:02:24,507 Speaker 2: though you're playing badly at all. It's just perhaps small 44 00:02:24,587 --> 00:02:27,147 Speaker 2: moments and games aren't going quite the way that you 45 00:02:27,187 --> 00:02:27,787 Speaker 2: would hope. 46 00:02:28,347 --> 00:02:30,547 Speaker 6: Yeah, that's that's actually how I would put it as well. 47 00:02:30,627 --> 00:02:33,027 Speaker 5: I feel if you're compared to last season, I think 48 00:02:33,067 --> 00:02:35,827 Speaker 5: we are more dominant on the ball. We also we 49 00:02:35,867 --> 00:02:38,867 Speaker 5: don't can see them many chances, but for some reason 50 00:02:39,987 --> 00:02:43,987 Speaker 5: we the chances we get we can see them, they 51 00:02:44,107 --> 00:02:47,747 Speaker 5: become goals against and we don't take our chances enough. 52 00:02:47,827 --> 00:02:50,987 Speaker 5: I would say, but this comes out. This comes all 53 00:02:51,027 --> 00:02:53,907 Speaker 5: down to details, like you said, in games, and I 54 00:02:53,907 --> 00:02:56,867 Speaker 5: think if we get the details right, the points will follow. 55 00:02:57,547 --> 00:03:01,467 Speaker 2: The matches against Wellington feel a bit different from from 56 00:03:01,507 --> 00:03:04,307 Speaker 2: other I League games as you prepare for another derby. 57 00:03:05,587 --> 00:03:08,187 Speaker 5: Always it's all a bit different because you obviously always 58 00:03:08,187 --> 00:03:11,547 Speaker 5: play for the fans, but derby's are are so important 59 00:03:11,587 --> 00:03:14,147 Speaker 5: for for the fans and for for everyone involved in 60 00:03:14,147 --> 00:03:17,547 Speaker 5: the club. So we uh you always you always do 61 00:03:17,667 --> 00:03:21,547 Speaker 5: something extra when there is a derby coming, So we 62 00:03:21,667 --> 00:03:23,467 Speaker 5: are all looking forward to playing this game. 63 00:03:23,947 --> 00:03:24,547 Speaker 6: So and H. 64 00:03:24,827 --> 00:03:28,227 Speaker 2: In the two derby so far this season, you've scored early, 65 00:03:28,387 --> 00:03:31,147 Speaker 2: very early, in Wellington after about thirty seconds and in 66 00:03:31,227 --> 00:03:33,787 Speaker 2: lockie Brook with an early goal in the second derby. 67 00:03:34,187 --> 00:03:36,747 Speaker 2: How important and in such a you know, a big 68 00:03:36,787 --> 00:03:39,187 Speaker 2: game like this is a fast start. 69 00:03:40,547 --> 00:03:43,467 Speaker 5: I think you you cannot underestimate the blow you give 70 00:03:43,547 --> 00:03:45,947 Speaker 5: to a team if you if you start like this 71 00:03:46,027 --> 00:03:48,427 Speaker 5: straight away, I think you put them on the back 72 00:03:48,427 --> 00:03:49,707 Speaker 5: foot and you're on the front foot. 73 00:03:50,987 --> 00:03:53,307 Speaker 6: And Derby's this is this is incredibly important. 74 00:03:53,347 --> 00:03:56,067 Speaker 5: So we're going to try to score again quickly and 75 00:03:56,107 --> 00:03:58,867 Speaker 5: then and uh and start a game with a lot 76 00:03:58,907 --> 00:04:01,427 Speaker 5: of aggression and and for forward intents. 77 00:04:02,507 --> 00:04:05,547 Speaker 2: Sam Cosgrove is suspended for this game. He's picked up 78 00:04:05,547 --> 00:04:08,547 Speaker 2: five yellow car so he won't be available for this one. 79 00:04:08,587 --> 00:04:12,987 Speaker 2: How much will that change the way you play, particularly 80 00:04:13,227 --> 00:04:14,267 Speaker 2: in the attacking third. 81 00:04:15,467 --> 00:04:20,307 Speaker 5: Yeah, obviously Sam has his his his strong points where 82 00:04:20,347 --> 00:04:22,827 Speaker 5: with crosses and he is he's very good keeping the 83 00:04:22,867 --> 00:04:25,787 Speaker 5: ball and as a target striker. So obviously we're going 84 00:04:25,867 --> 00:04:29,107 Speaker 5: to change a little bit when he's not playing. But 85 00:04:29,227 --> 00:04:31,747 Speaker 5: we have we have a lot of quality in the squad, 86 00:04:31,787 --> 00:04:34,667 Speaker 5: so we can we still will present a very good 87 00:04:34,667 --> 00:04:36,187 Speaker 5: squad on on Saturday. 88 00:04:36,667 --> 00:04:39,867 Speaker 2: You're on yeah, no, now you're on. You're on four 89 00:04:39,947 --> 00:04:43,067 Speaker 2: yellows as well, and you served from memory of band 90 00:04:43,107 --> 00:04:46,027 Speaker 2: last year for picking up up five. Is it something 91 00:04:46,027 --> 00:04:48,147 Speaker 2: that plays on your mind that you know when you're 92 00:04:48,187 --> 00:04:49,627 Speaker 2: on four bookings that you've got to be a bit 93 00:04:49,627 --> 00:04:51,507 Speaker 2: more careful or can you not really do that. 94 00:04:52,947 --> 00:04:54,827 Speaker 5: I try to keep it in the back of my mind, 95 00:04:54,827 --> 00:04:56,427 Speaker 5: but in the end, it's it's the game of football. 96 00:04:56,467 --> 00:04:58,587 Speaker 5: And when when the team is in trouble and I 97 00:04:58,947 --> 00:05:00,667 Speaker 5: need to pick up a yellow cord for the team, 98 00:05:00,987 --> 00:05:03,187 Speaker 5: I will, I will, I will not hesitate, and I 99 00:05:03,187 --> 00:05:03,907 Speaker 5: will take the court. 100 00:05:04,467 --> 00:05:08,027 Speaker 6: That's that's how it works. I just try to risk 101 00:05:08,107 --> 00:05:08,787 Speaker 6: reward wise. 102 00:05:08,907 --> 00:05:12,667 Speaker 5: Maybe maybe do this like a tackle when it's not necessary, 103 00:05:12,907 --> 00:05:16,667 Speaker 5: maybe I won't do it, but to stop a counter attack, 104 00:05:16,707 --> 00:05:17,667 Speaker 5: I will not hesitate. 105 00:05:18,907 --> 00:05:21,787 Speaker 2: You've played every minute of the season, lowie, and you're 106 00:05:21,827 --> 00:05:25,387 Speaker 2: still running deep, deep into games. How much do you 107 00:05:25,507 --> 00:05:28,787 Speaker 2: pride yourself on that, on playing ninety plus ninety five 108 00:05:28,827 --> 00:05:32,187 Speaker 2: one hundred minutes if needed every week for your team. 109 00:05:32,827 --> 00:05:36,027 Speaker 5: Yeah, I want to play every single second this year. 110 00:05:36,147 --> 00:05:37,067 Speaker 6: That's my goal. 111 00:05:37,467 --> 00:05:42,027 Speaker 5: So yeah, I go week by weekend, game by game, 112 00:05:42,067 --> 00:05:44,507 Speaker 5: and I just I prepare my body as good as possible. 113 00:05:45,587 --> 00:05:50,827 Speaker 5: My body is also now used to. 114 00:05:48,947 --> 00:05:51,667 Speaker 6: Do the loads each week, so I can do it. 115 00:05:51,707 --> 00:05:54,467 Speaker 5: I'm capable of it, and I feel actually good going 116 00:05:54,547 --> 00:05:56,827 Speaker 5: late into games and towards the end of the games, 117 00:05:56,947 --> 00:05:59,747 Speaker 5: I feel quite good. So I hope I can keep 118 00:05:59,747 --> 00:06:02,067 Speaker 5: playing full games until the end of the season. 119 00:06:02,667 --> 00:06:05,587 Speaker 2: I know you get JPS numbers. Don't you your kilometers 120 00:06:05,627 --> 00:06:07,067 Speaker 2: a track? What are you running in a game? Is 121 00:06:07,107 --> 00:06:08,107 Speaker 2: it twelve thirteen k? 122 00:06:09,147 --> 00:06:12,107 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's always It's always between twelve and thirteen, depending 123 00:06:12,107 --> 00:06:14,427 Speaker 5: a little bit on the game or or the extra 124 00:06:14,507 --> 00:06:17,587 Speaker 5: time and all this stuff. So I would say my 125 00:06:17,747 --> 00:06:21,187 Speaker 5: top distances are close to thirteen or a little over thirteen, 126 00:06:21,267 --> 00:06:23,587 Speaker 5: but on average between twelve and thirteen. 127 00:06:24,147 --> 00:06:26,027 Speaker 2: When you so, when you come off, how like have 128 00:06:26,107 --> 00:06:28,947 Speaker 2: you have you had to guess your kilometers before you 129 00:06:28,987 --> 00:06:30,147 Speaker 2: saw the actual number? 130 00:06:30,467 --> 00:06:32,267 Speaker 4: Do you think you get pretty close? Do you do? 131 00:06:32,307 --> 00:06:34,227 Speaker 2: You know when you've had a game that's close to 132 00:06:34,267 --> 00:06:36,067 Speaker 2: thirteen kilometers for example. 133 00:06:36,387 --> 00:06:36,987 Speaker 6: That's that's no. 134 00:06:37,707 --> 00:06:40,307 Speaker 5: Strangely enough, sometimes I feel when I feel more tired, 135 00:06:40,507 --> 00:06:42,267 Speaker 5: I've run less. 136 00:06:41,147 --> 00:06:44,107 Speaker 4: All the feeling. 137 00:06:43,747 --> 00:06:48,867 Speaker 5: Has I cannot I cannot judge by my feeling. So no, 138 00:06:49,547 --> 00:06:51,507 Speaker 5: it's it's it's hard to predict. Sometimes when we have 139 00:06:51,707 --> 00:06:53,867 Speaker 5: when we have the ball and we we have a 140 00:06:53,907 --> 00:06:56,347 Speaker 5: lot of possession, it feels like you run less, but 141 00:06:56,387 --> 00:06:57,427 Speaker 5: you actually run more. 142 00:06:57,467 --> 00:06:58,907 Speaker 6: So it's it's a little bit. 143 00:06:59,027 --> 00:07:01,907 Speaker 5: But if you run, if you run in the defense, 144 00:07:02,027 --> 00:07:06,267 Speaker 5: then the running becomes much harder. So it's a psychologically different. 145 00:07:06,827 --> 00:07:08,947 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's always easy and always easier when you got 146 00:07:08,987 --> 00:07:09,827 Speaker 2: the ball, isn't it all? 147 00:07:09,987 --> 00:07:13,827 Speaker 5: It's a lot easier, is easy? 148 00:07:14,547 --> 00:07:15,267 Speaker 4: Now? Two goals? 149 00:07:15,387 --> 00:07:17,227 Speaker 2: Two goals in the first six weeks of the season. 150 00:07:17,267 --> 00:07:19,587 Speaker 2: Nothing since? When's this next goal of yours coming? 151 00:07:20,827 --> 00:07:23,947 Speaker 6: I give you one on Saturday. I won't keep you waiting. 152 00:07:24,747 --> 00:07:25,227 Speaker 4: I love that. 153 00:07:25,627 --> 00:07:27,347 Speaker 2: I know that you'd you'd sit at the start of 154 00:07:27,347 --> 00:07:29,227 Speaker 2: the season. You want to match, if not better, your 155 00:07:29,227 --> 00:07:30,627 Speaker 2: contribution from last year. 156 00:07:30,867 --> 00:07:31,267 Speaker 6: I guess that. 157 00:07:31,587 --> 00:07:33,067 Speaker 4: I guess the chances have to foll your way. They 158 00:07:33,107 --> 00:07:33,387 Speaker 4: don't they. 159 00:07:33,387 --> 00:07:35,307 Speaker 2: I mean you look like you look at Sam Cosgrove, 160 00:07:35,307 --> 00:07:37,707 Speaker 2: Locky Brook, Jesse Rand or they're kind of hogging all 161 00:07:37,747 --> 00:07:39,107 Speaker 2: the chances, really, aren't they. 162 00:07:40,187 --> 00:07:42,627 Speaker 5: Yeah, they'll be also but also creating the chances. So 163 00:07:42,667 --> 00:07:45,227 Speaker 5: I don't mind. I have a different role in the team, 164 00:07:45,547 --> 00:07:47,867 Speaker 5: but if I if I have an opportunity, I will 165 00:07:47,867 --> 00:07:48,467 Speaker 5: not hesitate. 166 00:07:49,627 --> 00:07:54,547 Speaker 2: And how different or not are Auckland FC's tactics and 167 00:07:54,667 --> 00:07:57,907 Speaker 2: playing style this year compared to last season. Is there 168 00:07:58,027 --> 00:08:00,547 Speaker 2: much of a change or are you approaching games and 169 00:08:00,667 --> 00:08:01,947 Speaker 2: pretty much the same way? 170 00:08:03,347 --> 00:08:06,747 Speaker 5: I think obviously with with different players, you you have 171 00:08:06,827 --> 00:08:10,627 Speaker 5: different systems. I think we play now to the strengths 172 00:08:10,627 --> 00:08:14,347 Speaker 5: of our players more than and last year we we 173 00:08:14,347 --> 00:08:17,227 Speaker 5: we we used to the strengths of the other players 174 00:08:17,267 --> 00:08:20,227 Speaker 5: that we're playing, so it's always a bit a bit different. 175 00:08:21,507 --> 00:08:23,947 Speaker 5: We also have a few options in games when when 176 00:08:24,027 --> 00:08:25,747 Speaker 5: we when we go to a five back or we 177 00:08:25,787 --> 00:08:29,947 Speaker 5: have different options. So tactically it's there are there are 178 00:08:29,987 --> 00:08:33,467 Speaker 5: still a few same principles, but the structure sometimes changes 179 00:08:34,667 --> 00:08:35,067 Speaker 5: the risk. 180 00:08:35,267 --> 00:08:38,387 Speaker 4: The rist guard that you wear, is that is there 181 00:08:38,387 --> 00:08:39,187 Speaker 4: a superstition? 182 00:08:39,587 --> 00:08:42,107 Speaker 2: I remember last year and you said, no, no, it's 183 00:08:42,107 --> 00:08:44,787 Speaker 2: actually to protect have you Is there is there a 184 00:08:44,987 --> 00:08:45,347 Speaker 2: I don't know. 185 00:08:45,387 --> 00:08:47,627 Speaker 4: Do you wear it just to protect that particular rist? 186 00:08:48,627 --> 00:08:51,107 Speaker 5: Yeah, so I had I had quite a bad injury 187 00:08:51,107 --> 00:08:53,627 Speaker 5: in my wrist, like they call it an evulsion where 188 00:08:53,667 --> 00:08:56,267 Speaker 5: the tendon rubs a piece of bone off in the wrist. 189 00:08:57,547 --> 00:09:00,467 Speaker 5: But I'm basically pain free now, but it's still unstable, 190 00:09:00,547 --> 00:09:03,507 Speaker 5: so it's more a precaution that I don't damage it again. 191 00:09:03,947 --> 00:09:07,587 Speaker 5: But maybe you can call a superstition, but it's I 192 00:09:07,587 --> 00:09:09,707 Speaker 5: would say it's too to protect my wrist a little bit, 193 00:09:09,747 --> 00:09:11,907 Speaker 5: so it's still it still has a purpose yet. 194 00:09:11,787 --> 00:09:14,067 Speaker 4: Yeah, well it seems to be working and just a 195 00:09:14,067 --> 00:09:14,667 Speaker 4: final question. 196 00:09:14,787 --> 00:09:17,147 Speaker 2: Later in the year, the your Whites will play Belgium 197 00:09:17,347 --> 00:09:20,427 Speaker 2: in the World Cup. You'll have you know, the likes 198 00:09:20,467 --> 00:09:23,867 Speaker 2: of Jesse Randall and Nando and and baby Logan and 199 00:09:23,947 --> 00:09:26,427 Speaker 2: others from your team, you know, playing against the country 200 00:09:26,467 --> 00:09:26,947 Speaker 2: of your birth. 201 00:09:27,027 --> 00:09:30,027 Speaker 4: So who are you cheering for that day? 202 00:09:30,707 --> 00:09:35,427 Speaker 6: That's a very difficult question. I will that's that's a 203 00:09:35,467 --> 00:09:35,987 Speaker 6: good question. 204 00:09:36,107 --> 00:09:38,827 Speaker 5: I wasn't prepared for this one. 205 00:09:39,867 --> 00:09:41,307 Speaker 4: You don't have to you don't have to come up 206 00:09:41,307 --> 00:09:42,867 Speaker 4: with ant. You don't have to come up with an answer. 207 00:09:42,907 --> 00:09:45,307 Speaker 2: Maybe you could just I mean, it's a no lose situation, 208 00:09:45,427 --> 00:09:46,187 Speaker 2: isn't it, Belgium. 209 00:09:46,187 --> 00:09:47,867 Speaker 6: When you're happy and you win. 210 00:09:47,747 --> 00:09:48,267 Speaker 4: You happy. 211 00:09:48,667 --> 00:09:51,347 Speaker 5: Yeah, either way, I will be happy and sad in 212 00:09:51,427 --> 00:09:52,587 Speaker 5: one way and happy in the other. 213 00:09:52,707 --> 00:09:54,867 Speaker 6: So yeah, wonderful. 214 00:09:54,867 --> 00:09:56,627 Speaker 2: Well we can talk about that game closer to the 215 00:09:56,627 --> 00:09:59,307 Speaker 2: time and maybe maybe it'll be a different answer. Louis 216 00:09:59,347 --> 00:10:01,187 Speaker 2: all the best for the derby on Saturday. Thanks, thanks 217 00:10:01,187 --> 00:10:04,867 Speaker 2: for chatting as always. Yeah you see you, Lada. Thanks Louis, 218 00:10:04,947 --> 00:10:10,547 Speaker 2: louisverstrata there. Yeah, I mean, terrific guy and very popular 219 00:10:10,627 --> 00:10:13,587 Speaker 2: inside that Auckland FC changing room for what he does 220 00:10:13,627 --> 00:10:16,667 Speaker 2: on the field, and and also of course you know 221 00:10:16,707 --> 00:10:18,587 Speaker 2: the kind of guy that he is. You can just 222 00:10:18,587 --> 00:10:20,947 Speaker 2: tell there he's got a bit about him. There's a 223 00:10:21,227 --> 00:10:23,467 Speaker 2: there's a feature on the A League website which is 224 00:10:23,507 --> 00:10:26,867 Speaker 2: called your heat map. So when you look if you 225 00:10:26,907 --> 00:10:28,787 Speaker 2: want to review a game, you go to the game 226 00:10:28,827 --> 00:10:31,347 Speaker 2: and then you select a player and it shows you 227 00:10:31,547 --> 00:10:34,947 Speaker 2: a graphic of the pitch, and the heat map is 228 00:10:35,027 --> 00:10:37,947 Speaker 2: how you know is the parts of the pitch that 229 00:10:37,947 --> 00:10:41,067 Speaker 2: that player has been in across the across the game. 230 00:10:41,147 --> 00:10:42,907 Speaker 2: So for example, if you were looking at a at 231 00:10:42,907 --> 00:10:46,027 Speaker 2: Francis Devrees, who's the left back for Auckland, you know 232 00:10:46,107 --> 00:10:47,707 Speaker 2: a lot of his You know, there's a lot of 233 00:10:48,747 --> 00:10:50,947 Speaker 2: coloring in up and down the left hand side because 234 00:10:50,947 --> 00:10:52,347 Speaker 2: that's where he goes. He goes up and down the 235 00:10:52,387 --> 00:10:55,547 Speaker 2: left hand side. Similarly, for you know a striker or 236 00:10:55,547 --> 00:10:57,667 Speaker 2: a center forward, most of their work would be in 237 00:10:57,707 --> 00:10:59,627 Speaker 2: the attacking third. You know they come back to help 238 00:10:59,667 --> 00:11:02,707 Speaker 2: out defensively, but most of their heat map, the big 239 00:11:02,947 --> 00:11:05,827 Speaker 2: red blotches, if you like, are further up the field. 240 00:11:06,467 --> 00:11:08,547 Speaker 2: Veastratus heat map is basically the whole pitch. 241 00:11:09,627 --> 00:11:10,747 Speaker 4: He's just everywhere. 242 00:11:11,147 --> 00:11:15,747 Speaker 2: He is incredible, relentless, still running deep into games, and 243 00:11:15,867 --> 00:11:17,507 Speaker 2: it doesn't matter if it's the first minute or the 244 00:11:17,587 --> 00:11:21,387 Speaker 2: ninety first he's still running. And what was he saying there? 245 00:11:21,507 --> 00:11:25,187 Speaker 2: Twelve thirteen kilometers every game, every single game. He is 246 00:11:25,227 --> 00:11:28,747 Speaker 2: a huge part of this Aukland FC side as they 247 00:11:28,747 --> 00:11:32,787 Speaker 2: look forward to trying to extend their derby winning streak 248 00:11:32,907 --> 00:11:37,867 Speaker 2: to six this afternoon, six derby wins. If they won 249 00:11:37,907 --> 00:11:40,787 Speaker 2: this afternoon, they've won the previous five. Paul on Tech 250 00:11:40,907 --> 00:11:43,987 Speaker 2: says Piney Phoenix fan here I live in Auckland. I'm 251 00:11:43,987 --> 00:11:47,147 Speaker 2: picking my Phoenix to finally get the monkey off their 252 00:11:47,187 --> 00:11:50,507 Speaker 2: backs and win in a feisty encounter. I also expect 253 00:11:50,547 --> 00:11:52,827 Speaker 2: my Knicks to repeat the dose and the season's next 254 00:11:52,867 --> 00:11:57,427 Speaker 2: derby in the playoffs. Thanks Paul. Yeah, look, at some point, 255 00:11:57,547 --> 00:11:59,547 Speaker 2: you'd have to think that the Phoenix would win one 256 00:11:59,547 --> 00:12:02,867 Speaker 2: of these things, right, five straight defeats. 257 00:12:03,827 --> 00:12:07,027 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Faine, listen live 258 00:12:07,107 --> 00:12:10,387 Speaker 1: to News Talk Set B weekends from midday, or follow 259 00:12:10,427 --> 00:12:12,027 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.