Sacking or Saving Europe's Under-Fire Managers

B/R Football Ranks

Bleacher Report

Sports, Soccer

4.8 • 819 Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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There's a lot of pressure on the managers at some of Europe's top clubs right now - some justified, and some less so. Sam Tighe (@brsamtighe) and Dean Jones (@deanjonesbr) join host Jack Collins (@jjwc) to take a look at the coaches in the firing line and whether their clubs should stick or twist with Unai Emery (21:25), Mauricio Pochettino (27:39), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (32:21), Ernesto Valverde (36:17), and Zinedine Zidane (41:22). Hot Takes this week involve a discussion of whether Arsenal fans or Granit Xhaka find themselves more in the wrong after Sunday's bust up at the Emirates (03:34); thoughts on Sergino Dest's decision to pick the USMNT over the Netherlands national team (08:14); and a look at Leicester City after their demolition job on Southampton last week (12:38). Talking of Southampton, Dean hands out this week's Melon of the Week award... (17:46) Roulette asks if football was more entertaining ten years ago (45:35); whether we'd keep all or no technology in the game if it was a black and white decision (47:28) and who the best player we've ever played with was (49:14); before Sam rounds things off by ranking players who remind him of kitchen appliances, in honour of Jurgen Klopp nicknaming Fabinho as 'Dyson' (52:43). To get involved, follow @brfootball on Twitter and Instagram, and use the hashtag #BRFootballRanks!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Frankie Deong, and you're listening to BR football.
0:20.7	Welcome ladies and gents from California to Crete.
0:24.2	It's B.R. Football Rank, strap in, take a seat.
0:26.4	It's nearly November, we're 10 weeks in.
0:28.9	So it's time for an update on this whole thing.
0:31.1	Who started better? Who started worse?
0:33.4	And of course, it's going to be in your favourite rhyming verse.
0:36.1	So let's start in England in the Premier League,
0:38.1	where things aren't exactly how folks predicted they would be.
0:40.8	But things are looking good for Liverpool and Klop.
0:43.3	Six points clear, the Reds cruising at the top.
0:45.7	City chasing up, Razor Sterling's still the man,
0:47.9	but at the moment it's a case of Catch Us if you can.
0:50.6	Lester City, History Mak makers. Rogers is a hit, but we'll be deep diving proper on the foxes
0:55.4	in a bit. Lampard's got the kids firing down at Chelsea, United and Arsenal in their personal
1:00.4	hells. The new boys fighting hard, scrapping, warring, and you know Sir Roy has those eagles
1:05.6	soaring. Questions for Tottenham, big questions for sure, but let's kick this on to a European tour.
1:11.3	In the league, they're working hard, but no one's working harder, and let's have a round
1:15.3	of applause for plucky little Granada.
1:18.0	Top of the league, a miracle in Spain, a stroke of luck, or Lester once again.
1:22.5	And shouts out Rehalsosciad, the most fun of all, Odegaard and O'Azabal, just magic on the
1:27.1	ball.
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