“Pep is losing it!” And is Ollie Watkins worth 60 million?
The Game Football Podcast
The Times
3.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
What do you think of the new Champions League format? It gets mixed reaction in the studio – full of excitement but was there any real jeopardy?
Manchester City got through, but the sight of Pep Guardiola clutching at straws was something to behold. Villa were in a thriller with Celtic and one man stood out – Morgan Rogers. A hattrick in the Champions League at 22 with the England manager watching on.
Another young talent on show was 17yr old Ethan Nwaneri where is his best position?
A quick look at transfers – is Ollie Watkins worth 60 million and a look ahead to some key games this weekend.
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| 0:39.9 | Hello and welcome to the game football podcast from The Times. |
| 0:42.0 | Well, that was pretty exciting, wasn't it? |
| 0:45.9 | UEFA's new Champions League format brings good drama and good results as all four English sides and Celtic remain in the competition. |
| 0:50.0 | Manchester City survive a scare to give themselves a playoff chance |
| 0:53.0 | and brilliance from Morgan Rogers ensures Aston Villa reached the round of 16 direct. |
| 0:58.3 | Ethan Waniari shows his talent once again for Arsenal and Liverpool make everyone feel a little bit better about their fantastic season by showing they aren't invincible after all as a much-change side lose to PSV Eindhoven. |
| 1:12.2 | On today's show, we'll discuss all of that and all the latest transfer news as clubs get moving before the deadline day. |
| 1:16.7 | I'm Tom Clark and joining me today we have the football writer and tactics analyst Hamza Khalik Luna, |
| 1:21.3 | the former striker turned columnist Tony Cascarino and the former defender turned journalist Gregor |
| 1:25.5 | Robertson is here as usual how are we team |
| 1:27.8 | good thank you Tom headaches from last night trying to keep up with all of that it was a bit |
| 1:31.7 | mental at times wasn't it particularly in those first halfs Greg you enjoy yourself yeah to be |
| 1:36.1 | honest I watched Celtic Villa game I was trying to zone out from all that because it was too |
| 1:40.1 | confusing too confusing yeah too confusing because all so many goals coming coming and like one wild wacky table you couldn't really keep |
| 1:48.3 | on track of. |
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