Episode 1798: Football Stories Courtesy Of Stephen Ireland, Arsenal’s Team Of Rivals, Liverpool On the Cusp
Ken is still trying to find someone to disagree with his controversial thesis that this is Liverpool’s best ever team, without success.
Ken Early: This Liverpool team is the best and most likeable ever https://t.co/qV6t8sgRMv via @IrishTimesSport
— Irish Times Sport (@IrishTimesSport) June 22, 2020
The title could be decided tonight. In the meantime we bask in a glorious interview with Cobh’s storytelling king.
Liverpool’s unbeaten run at Anfield in the league is now 1129 days.
One thousand one hundred and twenty nine days… pic.twitter.com/SbDbZljiJU
— Watch LFC at ???? (@Watch_LFC) June 25, 2020
A drooling Messi, Zlatan and Thierry Henry being pushed aside by Joan Laporte to get a closer look of Stephen Ireland in real life. Hmmm. pic.twitter.com/TZA9IKP1g6
— DN (@dnewwy) June 25, 2020
Then we are joined by Miguel Delaney and Gabriele Marcotti to talk about Arsenal’s method of attacking the problem Liverpool have solved in style over the last five years.
The inside story of a big problem for Arteta
– he now wants a clear-out, but there are no takers for costliest
– the club have talked about “a Dortmund model”, but lost the figure who could do it
– how Mislintat felt the structure was “an absolute mess”https://t.co/jkBNGlFdtQ— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) June 24, 2020
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Ken’s take on Novak Djokovic’s “new normal”
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McDevitt = ????https://t.co/8MqdLrs3wV pic.twitter.com/0qvjojSZGH— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) June 24, 2020
Go to PatreonDavid tries to impress his fellow islanders with his football skills on Bonfire Night. Needless to say, the ball ends up in the fire, along with Doddles’ dignity.
The long farewell continues today – it’s Isolating??https://t.co/jMCKysAUNj pic.twitter.com/CKZjKOdlQ5
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