In the latest episode, host Allen O’Donoghue and Sport Psychology Consultant Andrew Vincent examine how Klopp and his coaching staff can help the players rebuild after the disappointment of losing the CL Final to Real Madrid and why we should be optimistic for the new season!
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The first Molby On The Spot of the off-season sees Trev Downey and Jan Molby in a positive mood, even as they reflect on the heartbreak of Kiev. Jan runs his eye over the major issues to arise from the big match but the conversation returns consistently to what comes next for The Reds. With new players arriving, superstars being heavily linked with arriving, and quite a few current squad members likely to depart, Trev and Jan are like a pair of bewildered travellers looking up at an airport display screen. There’s a little World Cup talk, some assessment of Fabinho and a few plans for the summer shows revealed.
Gags Tandon welcomes on Simon Brundish to have his say on the Champions League Final with focus on Karius' blunders, Mohamed Salah's injury, Sergio Ramos and then look ahead to the summer, transfers and beyond!
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.
Get all of this and more on the latest AI Pro Newsround podcast.
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.
