Who makes the decisions the coach or the players?
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The Times
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🗓️ 25 September 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Plus: Forest, Villa and Liverpool’s striker problems
Nottingham Forest returned to Europe with an impressive draw away at Betis, are Forest fans warming to Angeball?
Was Hugo Ekitike stupid or passionate? Do his actions speak to the wider cult of young players, looking for Instagram moments and perhaps thinking less about the team?
After the break Jonathan Northcroft outlines his thoughts on the changing face of modern coaches – one type who wants to be seen as the author or controller of everything and an alternate style which offers more freedom and decision making to players.
And has Unai Emery been strengthened or weakened at Villa?
Gregor Robertson is joined by Martin Samuel and Jonathan Northcroft
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| 1:03.3 | Welcome to the game football podcast from The Times. |
| 1:10.2 | Nottingham Forrest were denied a winning return to European football by a late Anthony equaliser |
| 1:15.2 | in a two-two draw with Real Betis on Wednesday night. |
| 1:18.5 | But Ange Ball appears to have taken hold. |
| 1:21.5 | Alexander Isak is off the mark for Liverpool, but after Hugo Eketiki's stupid red card, |
| 1:30.1 | will Arnish Slot's star strikersers be a welcome this season or a potential headache? Plus, after the departure of a key Unaemory ally this |
| 1:35.8 | week, should alarm bells be ringing at Aston Villa? And we'll be debating if the end of |
| 1:41.1 | Pepism is upon us, and if Pep Guardiola himself may even be the man to bring the cathedral tumbling down i'm gregor robertson and joining me on today's show we have the chief correspondent for the times and sunday times martin samuel and the football correspondent for the sunday times jonathan north. Guys, good to have you. |
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