Will Pep get funky and outfox himself?
The Game
The Times
3.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2019
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Natalie Sawyer is back alongside Gab Marcotti, James Gheerbrant and Alan Smith after an epic semi-final and ahead of some intriguing quarter-finals.
As Tottenham get ready to host Manchester City in the Champions League, will Poch and Pep throw each other some tactical curveballs? And is Pep about to be too clever for his own good again?
Liverpool face Porto while Ajax take on Juventus. It’s Manchester United against Barcelona in the other quarter-final but should we expect a cagey affair at Old Trafford?
Watford come from 2-0 down to win a classic FA Cup semi-final against Wolves. We discuss the job Javi Gracia has done, the Troy Deeney fairytale and the issues with masked celebrations.
Arsenal boggle the mind with a dreadful performance and defeat at Everton. What does this mean in the race for the top 4? And are things starting to click on Merseyside for Marco Silva?
Plus Lincoln, Palace penalties and the Howe-Dyche continuum.
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| 0:24.0 | Some shows may have ads. Hello and I'm Natalie Sawyer. |
| 0:38.8 | Hello and welcome to the game podcast from the Times. I'm Gabriel Marcotti. |
| 0:39.8 | And I'm Natalie Sawyer. |
| 0:41.8 | It's fantastic to have you back. |
| 0:44.0 | You don't know how many complaints we got while you were away now. |
| 0:47.0 | Thank you for having me back. |
| 0:49.0 | And with us in the studio it is, Mr. James Gerebrandt. |
| 0:52.0 | I was wearing glasses today. No, He's going to be on fire. |
| 0:55.0 | And down the line it is Alan Smith. |
| 0:58.0 | You're in Ireland right now, right? |
| 0:59.0 | Yeah, yeah, fixing the backstop issue. |
| 1:01.0 | There you go. |
| 1:02.0 | There you go. Time well spent. |
| 1:04.0 | Later on we'll be discussing more Away Day Blues for Arsenal and also an FA Cup Classic at Wembley. |
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