Episode 855: Conte’s Man Management Miracle, Second Class Brits, Ken’s Dash For Freedom
After a weekend in which most of the outstanding issues of the Premier League were settled, we get the views of our correspondents Miguel Delaney and John Brewin.
After Conte’s man management miracle this season, rumour has it that Chelsea are planning the kind of spending splurge we haven’t seen there since the early years of the Abramovich era. As Europe’s richest clubs gear up to break transfer spending records, when will be the best time to do business?
Jose Mourinho suggests that teams already in the top four would love to swap places with Manchester United, who get the chance to win a European trophy next week. Does he have a point?
Are British managers second class citizens in their own country? And as Martin O’Neill fails to arrive on time for his press conference, Ken treads the thin line between dereliction of duty and self-liberation.
We’ll also discuss title-clincher celebrations and what it tells us about the players involved.
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