Episode 2455: LFC Back to Basics, Trent Trolls, Fergie’s Choice, Can Football be the next F1?

Last night’s Champions League saw a change of system help Liverpool to rediscover some fundamentals, while Luciano Spalletti’s brilliant Napoli became the first-ever Italian team to score 13 goals in their first three matches in the Champions League.

Gabriele Marcotti joins us to talk about some early-season flak for Antonio Conte, contrasting rebuilding jobs at Napoli and Ajax, and Florentino Perez’s big ideas and dreams for bringing the children back to football.

Plus there’s Fergie’s choice, Darwin’s power drive, Trent trolls And Eoin brings us the latest instalment in 90s hip hop week…

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With a big Champions League match tonight for Spurs we drill down into Antonio Conte’s seemingly hurtful and personal comments on Matt Doherty’s form and fitness.https://t.co/Naw8hNRYJg pic.twitter.com/Mq6woddv23

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