Nicky Bandini
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16 recordings
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 15 Sep
Nicky Bandini’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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He just shows up and things happen to go well for him.
Like he's not actually one of the great tacticians of European football in the last few decades.
I sometimes feel like he's treated like this lucky uncle who's not actually a fantastic football coach.
And I think in this game,
he actually quietly just turned things around.
I thought Japan started the game stronger.
In the second half, Brazil were far the better team.
Brazil had far more of the pitch, far more of the ball, far more of the chances.
I think they did not steal anything at all here.
It was this almost pre-written narrative that, oh, look, the Japanese are more of a team.
They're going to outwork them, outplay them.
And because that started that way, you could hold on to it.
But no, I thought Brazil were really good after the break.
And
And that did come down to substitutions.
That came down to bringing in Hendrick.
That came down to bringing in, midway through the second half, Martinelli, who, if you look on social media, my goodness, people were roasting him for bringing in Martinelli, saying, how are you ever going to get a winner now?
You've taken off.
your centre forward and put Martiali in and guess who gets the winner so I think this idea that he's just muddling through is a little bit ridiculous at this point but look I thought the right team won this game and I was sad for Japan because they were great value at this tournament and started this game so well but I thought Brazil by the end had flexed their muscle a little bit and said actually listen don't take us too lightly
i mean that's yeah i think they've played more world cup knockout games without winning one than anyone now haven't they i think it's it's five they've played without ever winning one and and this team was easily good enough to win a world cup knockout game with a different draw isn't it i think that's the thing when you look at some of the teams that especially with this expansion to 32 teams the knockouts that are in the knockout stages there are quite a few of them he would have put japan uh ahead of and and given them a
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