Top 3.. Is Ronaldo Speaking Sense?
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The Times
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🗓️ 13 January 2022
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Tom Clarke, Alyson Rudd and Jonathan Northcroft.
Spurs put out another ‘cup side’ in their second leg Carabao Cup loss to Chelsea last night. Is Antonio Conte trying to send a message to the club and how long will he stick around if they don’t back him with signings? (00:00)
Aston Villa have added Lucas Digne and Philippe Coutinho in the last few days - but what can we expect from Steven Gerrard’s side in the second half of the season? (15:23)
Cristiano Ronaldo has come out with some strong words about Manchester United and Ralf Rangnick. Has he hit the nail on the head or are his comments wide of the mark? (27:12)
The Africa Cup of Nations has faced criticism already over the quality of football being played. Is a lack of preparation to blame? (32:30)
Chris Maguire scored a hat trick for Lincoln against his former side Sunderland. His celebration involved going up to Lee Johnson and giving him some choice words. Which other players have come back to show up their former sides? (41:26)
Chelsea play Manchester City this weekend in the Premier League. Does a win for City mean the title race is over already? (48:06)
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of the game is sponsored by the UK COVID-19 Inquiry, |
| 0:04.6 | which is inviting everyone in the UK to share their experience of the pandemic, |
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| 0:56.5 | Search every story matters. |
| 1:00.3 | Hello and welcome back to the Game Football Podcast from the Times. Today, |
| 1:03.9 | what does Antonio Conte need to do to turn Tottenham into challenges? Will that ever happen? |
| 1:09.2 | We'll also talk about Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea as they go to Manchester City in a top of the |
| 1:13.7 | table clash. We'll hear what Cristiano Ronaldo has been saying about Ralph Rannick and his time |
| 1:18.1 | back at Manchester United. We'll also discuss the Africa Cup of Nations and more. This is the game. |
| 1:31.0 | Hello again, Hugh Wisomecroft here alongside Tom Clark, Jonathan Northcroft and Alison Rudd. |
| 1:36.9 | Alison joining us to discuss what ended up being a pretty one-sided affair over the two legs |
| 1:42.4 | in the first EFL Cup semi-final Chelsea beating spurs, three nil on aggregate by the way, |
| 1:48.8 | 350 days since Thomas Tuchel's first game in charge at Chelsea. He's become their first manager |
| 1:55.7 | ever to take them into a Champions League FA Cup and EFL Cup final. Alison, just to listen, |
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