Damien Comolli on why he signed Jordan Henderson, his regret over Suarez racism case & why Daniel Levy deserves a statue at Spurs
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
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🗓️ 27 February 2020
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
In an exclusive interview the former Liverpool & Tottenham Sporting Director Damien Comolli speaks to The Athletic's David Ornstein and they cover:
- Why he signed Jordan Henderson and how the signing played a part in him eventually being sacked
- His regret at how he and Liverpool handled the Suarez racism case
- Why Spurs should erect a statue of Daniel Levy
- What Mourinho needs to do to avoid it all ending in tears at Spurs
- What it was like inside Liverpool on the day they sold Torres and signed Carroll & Suarez
- Why Man Utd need a sporting director and an improved football structure
- Why Arsenal got it wrong hiring Emery and the challenges that Arteta faces going forward
- Why he thinks Man City are in trouble and could be facing a player exodus if the Champions League ban is upheld
- Plus he lifts the lid on his recent time at Fenerbahce in Turkey and why he had to leave the club
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| 1:20.5 | David has gone rogue for this podcast and has gone to do an interview all by himself. |
| 1:26.9 | But in order that I still feel |
| 1:28.5 | involved, they've allowed me to do the introduction. So here I am standing in my kitchen, |
| 1:34.4 | doing the intro into my phone. This is a special podcast because David has been to |
| 1:39.3 | interview the former director of football at Tottenham and Liverpool, Damien Camoli. |
| 1:49.8 | In this episode, you will hear him talk about how the signing of Jordan Henderson almost got him sacked, Louis Suarez and the worst moment of his career, |
| 1:55.5 | what he really thinks about Daniel Levy and also why he has walked out on his latest job at Fenerbatchi. |
| 2:02.4 | To take you through it all, here's David. |
| 2:05.7 | Well, Damien, thanks for joining us on the Ornstein and Chapman podcast on a visit to London. |
| 2:11.0 | We've got the privilege of speaking to you before you shoot off to a game, so thank you for your time. |
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