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The 2 Robbies

Chelsea Fall Further Back, Spurs-Liverpool Draw & Man City Clinical At Newcastle

The 2 Robbies

NBC Sports Soccer

Soccer, Sports

4.71.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Robbie Earle is joined by Tim Howard to recap Match Round 18 of the 2021-22 Premier League season.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the two Robby's podcast, your destination for in-depth discussion and analysis of the Premier League and Champions League.

0:20.0

I'm Robby Earl, Robby Musto, son in himself in Miami, would you believe, so we've got a good skewer of buddy Tim Howard is going to join me today.

0:30.0

So here are today's topics, Chelsea dropped further away from Man City after a scoreless draw at balls.

0:36.0

Despite Thomas Tukkel calling for the game to be postponed beforehand due to multiple COVID-19 positive cases with the blue squad.

0:45.0

Spurs play out and entertaining two-two duel with Liverpool and their fierce match in two weeks. Manchester City put on a clinic at Newcastle to cement their spot at Newtock and Arsenal take lead to par to tell them no to strengthen their place in four.

0:59.0

That's what we've got coming on in today's episode.

1:03.0

Tim, always a pleasure, great to have you here as Mr. Musto gets some sun in Miami. He probably need you.

1:10.0

I enjoy what Musti gives me the opportunity to be on the podcast. One of my favourite things of the week, so happy to be here.

1:17.0

Good, my friend. Let's start with the biggest story of the week in the Premier League.

1:22.0

The disruption of COVID-19 on the faces we've lost 10 Premier League matches postponed in the past week due to COVID outbreaks.

1:31.0

We've heard a number of managers publicly say I'm unhappy they are that the games are continued.

1:38.0

We're hearing things from some of the players who may be not best pleased with having these daily tests and showing where we are.

1:47.0

How do you feel in terms of the overall position that the Premier League is in?

1:52.0

And do you feel as though we are getting close to the point where we may have to take a break?

1:58.0

Sadly, I think we may have to break the Premier League are in their impossible position.

2:02.0

They're trying to manage the integrity of the league. They're trying to manage requests from and they are handling it on a case by case basis as they should.

2:11.0

Currently, there's a lot that goes into that because we saw today Chelsea wanted the game off.

2:16.0

They have seven COVID cases. They have players on the bench. They can't fill a bench necessarily.

2:21.0

They have players on the bench coming just coming back from injury.

2:23.0

So they're risking massive injury with COVID-19 and Conte. They wanted the game off so they have a case.

2:29.0

And yet, the Premier League put the game on. And that's fine. That's fine.

2:35.0

When you look at the meetings that are rumored to be had tomorrow, there's going to be a lot of pressure to try and at least get a small little break as managers have talked about.

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