Daniel Rhodes and Paul Dalglish dissect the Champions League final after opening up with a short section on Liverpool's latest signing Fabinho. Topics include: Zidane's selection of Benzema over Bale; the pressing domination of Liverpool in the opening 30 minutes; the injury to Salah and how it allowed Madrid to push their defensive line forward after the introduction of Lallana; the Reds' belief draining once Mo went off; Karius' errors and whether he'll start next season; looking at the big chances; Bale vs Sinclair in a battle of overhead kicks; how do we measure Zidane's achievement of three consecutive Champions League victories.
On A-Eye Scouted this week, Dave is joined by Jeremy Smith, from French Football Weekly, to take a look at Liverpool's new signing from Monaco - Fabinho! Dave has been going on about defensive midfielders for years and finally, Liverpool have purchased one. They also focus on Nabil Fekir who is heavily rumoured to be joining soon and also goalkeeper options too. All this and more on A-Eye Scouted!
On this week’s Media Matters, Gags Tandon is joined by writer Ryan Baldi to discuss Liverpool's brand new defensive midfielder - Fabinho. They discuss the following:
- Reaction to the surprise signing
- A look at Fabinho's background, where he started.
- Strengths & weaknesses
- His versatility - can play a variety of positions
- Comparison to LFC's midfield
- Comparison with rivals like Kaante & Matic
- Brief thoughts on Fekir
- A look at what a midfield of Naby Keita, Fabinho & Nabil Fakir would bring to Liverpool FC.
It’s a packed show and essential listening before THE game of the season.
Gags Tandon speaks to Dan Kennett and Daniel Rhodes to discuss Liverpool's painful loss against Real Madrid in the Champions League Final. They discuss:
- Analysis of the first 25 minutes with Mohamed Salah on the pitch
- Analysis of the last 20 minutes of the first half and the change
- Karius' 1st error - was it offside? Did Karius get elbowed?
- Liverpool's fightback
- Ronaldo's ineffectiveness
- Karius' 2nd error
- Xg, Pressing stats and many other stats discussed throughout the conversations above
Gags Tandon speaks to Rob Rogers from the LFCTransferRoom fansite to discuss the signing of Fabinho. Rob originally told Gags that Fabinho would be signing soon on Friday before the Champions League Final. They were both in Kiev for the final, listen to the events that got them to meet in Shevchenko Boulevard and then Rob telling Gags about how Fabinho could be next. Gags brushed him off! Rob then gives his view on the player and what he'd like to see throughout the rest of the transfer window.
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Gags Tandon, Harinder Singh and Eddie Gibbs discuss the full Champions League match experience as they were together in Kiev to witness Liverpool's loss. Gags and Harinder discuss the lead up to the game, all three cover the major talking points of Salah's injury and Karius' shocking blunders and then they discuss the horror of deflation afterwards as they all met up back at a hotel bar. All this and more on the AI Pro Plus Podcast.
Eddie Gibbs has some reaction to the disappointing Champions League Final as he sits down for some orange juice to have a chat with Jimmy McCloughlin and Joe Swede. Jimmy and Joe are veterans of European Cup finals having attended all eight that Liverpool have participated in. They give their view on the major incidents and their feelings before and after the game. They also discussed the squad prospects going forward. All this and more on AI Pro Plus.
Trev Downey and Dave Hendrick have lasted in their RAW posts until the last game of the season because The Reds have been magnificent and Jürgen Klopp has worked wonders. In Kiev, an already stretched squad was shorn of it’s talisman after 30 minutes and it took two acts of incredible self-sabotage for the greatest squad in Europe to beat them. Trev and Dave reflect on the loss and look forward to the brightness in the future.
Gags is in Kiev and he's been talking to supporters from all over the globe about their journies to Kiev, how they got hold of a ticket and more! Harinder paaji is the familiar voice whilst former AI Aussie podcast Simon Kroger also makes an appearance. Gags is also joined by Reds; Ash, Simon, Raj & Apoorv on this show!
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On this week’s Media Matters, Sachin Nakrani is joined by European football writer Andy Brassell to preview Saturday’s Champions League final. Andy gives the lowdown on Real Madrid as a somewhat strange season for Zinedine Zidane’s men reaches its climax. The guys also discuss Liverpool’s progress under Juergen Klopp and how the German has evolved as a manager since his Borussia Dortmund days.
Andy also talks about his love of European football and how he stays on top of so many leagues each and every week.
It’s a packed show and essential listening before THE game of the season.
