Cooper under pressure and Man City's slump in form
Football Daily
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🗓️ 9 December 2023
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Darren Fletcher is joined by Nigel Reo-Coker, Glenn Murray and Kevin Campbell to look ahead to the weekend's Premier League action. They ask whether Steve Cooper could be facing his final game in charge if Nottingham Forest lose to Wolves. The panel also look at Manchester City's mini-slump, with Pep Guardiola saying the struggle in form could be good for the club. And there's a discussion on whether the packed fixture schedules are to blame for clubs struggling with injuries this season.
TIMECODES 00:43 Chris Wilder on Sheffield United's key game with Brentford 04:30 Steve Cooper under pressure at Nottingham Forest 11:58 Man City's mini-crisis 20:15 Is Gary O'Neil underrated? 26:36 Newcastle's injuries mount - is the schedule to blame?
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.6 | This is the Football Daily with Darren Fletcher. |
| 0:08.6 | Hello, welcome to the Friday Football Social on the Football Daily Podcast. |
| 0:13.2 | Coming up myself, Glenn Murray and Kevin Campbell, |
| 0:15.6 | will be looking where the Manchester City |
| 0:17.3 | are facing a mini crisis after going forward out a win. |
| 0:20.5 | We'll also ask if Gary O'Neill is the division's most underrated manager. |
| 0:24.1 | We'll be joined by Nigel Rio Coker a bit later on once he's |
| 0:27.3 | sorted his headphones out. But let's start with Sheffield United. Paul |
| 0:30.9 | Hekin bottom became the first Premier League managerial |
| 0:33.7 | sacking of the season this week. Chris Wilder replaced him on Tuesday and |
| 0:37.6 | here he is on what he's tried to do in his first few days back. |
| 0:42.0 | We're all players managers we all try to get best out of the players. |
| 0:44.7 | So whatever message it was to the old players, |
| 0:47.3 | they took on board it and that |
| 0:48.6 | and been disrespectful or critical of what happened in the past |
| 0:51.6 | because I've been in that situation a couple of years ago where, you know, it's a difficult situation. |
| 0:57.2 | We wanted to do certain things, we wanted to lift the player's spirits and give them a little bit more belief and a little bit more courage. |
| 1:03.0 | I think the game plan was and the approach was key to that, but I want to accept a one-off performance. |
| 1:08.5 | So now is the time to go again. |
| 1:10.5 | So the message, you know, pretty simplistic stuff to get the best out of them and to know if they do |
| 1:16.7 | A B and C for this football club how much it will get recognized by the supporters. |
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