Is Viktor Gyokeres ready for the Premier League?
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
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🗓️ 7 November 2024
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
As demonstrated in the Champions League this week Viktor Gyokeres is European football's in-form striker.
The Sporting striker's hat-trick against Man City puts him on 23 goals in all competitions already this season.
So, after failing to break through at Brighton, could Gyokeres finally be ready for the Premier League?
Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's Liam Tharme and Mark Carey to look at the numbers behind Gyokeres incredible season while David Novo, from Portuguese publication Record, gives the perspective from Portugal.
Plus, former Coventry City assistant manager Adi Viveash also shares his account of working with the Swedish striker closely and helping to develop his game prior to his move to Sporting.
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: Liam Tharme, Mark Carey, David Novo and Adi Viveash
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producer: Guy Clarke
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| 1:16.1 | I'm welcome, and welcome to the Athletic FC podcast. |
| 1:19.2 | As demonstrated in the Champions League this week, |
| 1:21.8 | Victor Jokares is European football's in-form striker. |
| 1:25.5 | The valley scored four here on Friday in the league. league has got a hatchet in the Champions League tonight. |
| 1:30.6 | So after failing to break through at Brighton, could Jokores finally be ready for the Premier League? |
| 1:39.7 | I'm joined by the athletics Mark Kerry and Liam Thorn for this one, as well as David Norvo |
| 1:44.1 | from the Portuguese publication record. |
| 1:47.2 | Mark, you've written about your koresh on the Athletic today, fresh from his hat trick against |
| 1:53.1 | Manchester City. |
| 1:54.5 | I feel like I've been hearing about him for a while, but just how impressive is his goal-scoring |
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