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2022
MNC: Martinez or Rooney - who next for Everton?
Mark Chapman is joined by Micah Richards, Chris Sutton and The Athletic’s Adam Crafton for the Monday Night Club. The panel welcome Warren Doyle from The Blue Room Podcast to unpick Rafa Benitez’s departure from Everton before considering whether Roberto Martinez or Wayne Rooney should replace him. BBC Radio Leeds’ Adam Pope joins the podcast to talk about Marcelo Bielsa’s approach to young players after Leeds broke the Premier League record for teenage appearances this season. Finally its up for discussion as to whether Manchester City’s dominance at the top of the table is good for English football. TOPICS 04:10 – What went wrong for Benitez 07:00 – Who’s next for Everton 13:30 – Leeds’ youngsters 24:35 – Manchester City’s dominance
January 17, 2022
39 min
Everton exit for Rafa Benítez
Welcome to a bumper episode of the pod - there is only one place to start and that’s at Everton after the news that they have sacked their manager, Rafael Benitez. Steve Crossman is joined by former Everton forward, James McFadden, ex Liverpool defender, Stephen Warnock and Match of the Day’s Danny Murphy to break down what actually went wrong at Everton and what’s next for the club. They also hear from passionate Everton fan, Ped from Toffee TV who gives a fans verdict on the news. Not only that, Steve is joined by former Crystal Palace and West Ham midfielder, Jobi McAnuff, Aston Villa centre back, Anita Asante and the Northern football writer for The Telegraph, Luke Edwards – the guys give their own personal take on Liverpool’s win over Brentford, with pod cameos from Andy Robertson and Jurgen Klopp – and they hear from Jack Harrison after he got a hat-trick for Leeds in the 3-2 win over West Ham. Topics: 3:00 – James McFadden on Benitez and that his appointment was never going to end well. 6:30 – Has Graham Potter got a chance at Everton now? 10:00 – Stephen Warnock on working with Benitez in the past. 15:00 – Could Wayne Rooney be a good fit at Everton? 23:00 – Everton fan, Ped on what the fans want from the club going forward. 25:50 – Jack Harrison on getting a hat-trick against West Ham. 31:00 – David Moyes interview after his side lost at home. 38:09 – Andy Robertson and Jurgen Klopp after getting the win over Brentford.
January 16, 2022
45 min
Blue skies for City whilst clouds gather for Rafa
It’s been busy at both ends of the Premier League table as Manchester City go 13 points clear at the top whilst questions loom over Rafa Benitez’s future at Everton. Ben Haines is alongside Macclesfield defender Alex Bruce and EA Sports presenter Nubaid Haroon to talk about whether we’ll get close to seeing another team with City’s dominance in the league. Is it time up for Rafa? Matt Jones from the Blue Room podcast believes Everton are at risk of going down this season if they don’t change something quickly. And is it fair that Arsenal requested for the North London derby to be postponed?
January 15, 2022
40 min
Derby doubt & Tuchel’s table topper clash
Darren Fletcher is joined by former Chelsea and Tottenham midfielder, Gus Poyet and the ex West Ham and Brighton centre back Matthew Upson as they look ahead to some of the biggest games in the Premier League over the weekend. At the time of recording, the north London derby between Tottenham and Chelsea is in doubt after Arsenal requested a postponement because of a lack of available players – the guys look ahead to that game and debate if Mikel Arteta’s side should be granted their request. They also preview the top of the table clash between Manchester City and Chelsea – with a pod cameo from both Thomas Tuchel and Pep Guardiola and discuss if Chelsea can get three points on Saturday. Cristiano Ronaldo is the topic of conversation after he gave a very revealing interview this week – where it appeared that he was questioning the mentality of his Manchester United team-mates. Darren, Gus and Matt try and delve deep into the player’s psyche to find out what the quotes could really mean. Topics: 1:00 – The news that the north London derby is in doubt. 5:00 – Antonio Conte interview on Spurs’ season and Spurs v Arsenal match preview. 12:00 – Arsenal section and how improvements have been made at the club. 20:00 – Manchester City v Chelsea preview and what Chelsea can do to keep the title race alive. 29:00 – Cristiano Ronaldo section.
January 14, 2022
37 min
72+: Derby daring to dream and Ryan's Plymouth Lowe-down
Aaron Paul is joined by Derby County defender Curtis Davies and Preston North End manager Ryan Lowe. The guys share their thoughts on Chris Maguire’s controversial celebration in Lincoln’s 3-1 win at Sunderland. After scoring the first goal of his hat-trick, Maguire celebrated right in front of the Sunderland manager Lee Johnson, who released him from the Stadium of Light last summer/ Curtis takes us inside the Derby dressing room, which is full of optimism after three wins and one draw in their last four matches. Can they perform a miracle and stay in the Championship, despite their 21 point deduction? Former Reading defender Ady Williams joins us to talk about the demise of their season after that 7-0 thrashing at home to Fulham. With the team also out of the FA Cup after losing to non-league Kidderminster, is the Reading manager Veljko Paunović’s job under threat? Tranmere Rovers manager Micky Mellon drops by to discuss why he re-joined the club after a year managing Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership and how being the lowest scorers in the top half of League Two won’t necessarily affect his chances of securing a third promotion with the club. And Ryan takes this opportunity to thank the Plymouth Argyle fans for their support in his two and a half years at the club, explaining how difficult his decision to leave Home Park was and why he wasn’t able to address supporters at the time. Ryan also discusses what the step up to Championship management has been like so far and what he hopes to achieve with Preston. TOPICS 01.33 - Chris Maguire explaining his celebration 02.04 - Ryan and Curtis’ thoughts on Maguire’s actions 05.24 - Curtis on Derby’s hopes of a miracle 12.49 - Ady Williams on Reading’s demise 22.13 - Micky Mellon on Tranmere’s promotion hopes 32.01 - Ryan explains decision to leave Plymouth and Preston ambitions
January 14, 2022
44 min
Arteta’s Arsenal hold on
Steve Crossman is joined by Izzy Christiansen, Dion Dublin and Ian Dennis after what was an excellent defensive display from Arsenal, which saw them draw 0-0 with Liverpool in their EFL Cup semi-final first leg at Anfield, despite playing for over an hour with 10 men. Granit Xhaka was sent off after 24 minutes, which means he will miss both the second leg and the North London derby, leaving Arsenal with an extremely inexperienced midfield. So does Mikel Arteta need to make moves before the transfer window shuts? Miguel Delaney - chief football writer from The Independent – joins the pod to discuss the latest transfer reports circulating around the Emirates, including a move for Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic. Plus hear from Chris Wood after he completes him move from Burnley to Newcastle. TOPICS: 0'35 Reaction from Anfield - Liverpool 0-0 Arsenal 3'00 What a performance from Alexandre Lacazette 5'00 Arsenal's defence 8'00 Liverpool's lack of ideas 10'00 Another red card for Granit Xhaka 12'00 Mikel Arteta interview 13'00 Miguel Delaney on what Arsenal need 23'00 Jurgen Klopp interview 24'10 Chris Wood interview
January 13, 2022
27 min
Spurs sunk as Blues cruise
As Chelsea book their place at Wembley for the Carabao Cup final Matt Upson and Clinton Morrison have their say on a comfortable night for Thomas Tuchel's side and why Tottenham's toothlessness over both games will be difficult for Antonio Conte to accept. There are an important three points for West Ham in the top 4 race as bottom club Norwich suffer a sixth consecutive league defeat and fail to score once again. We look at the form of the red hot Jarrod Bowen and ask if a first international call up could be on the horizon. Plus, after a chaotic day at AFCON we ask if the standard of officiating risks damaging the tournament’s reputation.
January 12, 2022
29 min
Euro Leagues: Serie A's struggling giants
Steve Crossman is joined by Julien Laurens, James Horncastle and Kristof Terreur as they reflect on one of the games of the season in Serie A where Juventus beat Roma 4-3 and discuss why the two sides are so far behind in the race for the title. Also on the show, the team talk about Vinicius Jnr and Karim Benzema who are enjoying one of the great partnerships in world football just over a year on from the day Benzema told his teammates not to pass to the Brazilian because he did more harm than good. And the latest transfer stories including Lille defender Sven Botman, have Newcastle given up the chase there? Will Arsenal sign Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahoviv this month? And does anybody want Tanguy Ndombele? Topics: 03:00 - Reflections on Juventus 4-3 Roma 15:30 - How Federico Chiesa's injury will impact the Italian national team 21:00 - Latest transfer news 30:40 - Vinicius Jnr and Karim Benzema's blossoming football relationship 36:00 - Levante end their 273 day stint without a win
January 11, 2022
40 min

About the podcast Football Daily

The latest news, insight, analysis and big name guests from the Premier League and the Football League, plus Scottish, International and European football. Join us!

Football Daily

About the podcast Football Daily

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MNC: Martinez or Rooney - who next for Everton?

Everton exit for Rafa Benítez

Blue skies for City whilst clouds gather for Rafa

Derby doubt & Tuchel’s table topper clash

72+: Derby daring to dream and Ryan's Plymouth Lowe-down

Arteta’s Arsenal hold on

Spurs sunk as Blues cruise

Euro Leagues: Serie A's struggling giants

About the podcast Football Daily

Categories