FILTHY @ FIVE (FILTHY FELLAS)

THE INTERNATIONAL BREAK IS ENDING AND FOOTBALL RETURNS, BUT IT’S STILL NOT THE PREMIER LEAGUE, WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE 2ND WEEK OF APRIL FOR ITS RETURN…SO WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO REVISIT OUR PREMIER LEAGUE PREDICTIONS FROM EARLIER IN THE SEASON AND SEE HOW RIGHT (WRONG) WE WERE.FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, WE DECIDED TO OPEN THE FILTHY FELLAS COURT ROOM AND SEE IF RECENT CAUGHT-UP-IN-A-SCAM-SCANDAL MAN AHMEDREACTZ CAN PROVE HIS INNOCENCE!SUPPORT THE JIMMY AGGREY FOUNDATIONHTTPS://WWW.JIMMYAGGREYFOUNDATION.ORG

EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/filthyfellas Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌍CONGRATULATIONS TO JERMAINE AND COLIN FOR LANDING THEIR FIRST MANAGERIAL ROLES, AND COMMISERATIONS TO IGOR TUDOR FOR LOSING ANOTHER MANAGERIAL ROLE.WHAT ON EARTH ARE SPURS GOING TO DO? DE ZERBI IS THE ONE THEY WANT, BUT IS HE THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB? SPURS FAN GROUPS WILL TELL YOU HE ISN’T, BUT FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE CURRENT SQUAD AND WHICH MANAGER WOULD BE BEST FOR THE SINKING SHIP.ARSENAL HAVE BEEN HIT BY A MASSIVE INJURY LIST, OR IS MIKEL ARTETA JUST DOING EVERYTHING HE CAN TO GET THE SQUAD BACK TOGETHER AFTER THEIR ABYSMAL CARABAO CUP DEFEAT?

Download SAILY in your app store and use our code FILTHYFELLAS at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase 🌏 For further details go to https://saily.com/filthyfellas ✅IT’S OFFICIALLY THE INTERNATIONAL BREAK, AND THERE’S NOT MUCH TO TALK ABOUT—EXCEPT THE FACT THAT MOHAMED SALAH IS LEAVING LIVERPOOL AND THE PREMIER LEAGUE AT THE END OF THE SEASON. I’M SURE WE’LL END UP TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE THOUGH...

Weekend Offender Collection - Use our code FILTHY20 at checkout to get an exclusive 20% off your purchase! For further details go to https://bit.ly/filthyfellas 📱THERE ARE FIXTURES EVERY OTHER DAY, AND WE CAN’T KEEP UP… SO WE THOUGHT WE’D TALK ABOUT MORE IMPORTANT THINGS LIKE PLANTS, SEA OTTERS, AUSTRALIA, AND WHETHER WE SHOULD BE DOING MORE WITH OURSELVES WHEN WE SLEEP.ALL JOKES ASIDE, WE ALWAYS LINK IT BACK TO FOOTBALL. WE TAKE A LOOK AT SOME SERIOUS RELEGATION BATTLES THIS WEEKEND, AS WELL AS WHAT COULD BE THE TURNING POINT OF THE SEASON: THE CARABAO CUP FINAL BETWEEN ARSENAL AND MANCHESTER CITY.#AD Nicpouches - Use our code FF20 at checkout to get an exclusive 20% off your purchase! For further details go to https://nicpouches.com/discount/ff20 📱

Download SAILY in your app store and use our code FILTHYFELLAS at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/filthyfellas 📱TODAY WE’RE JOINED BY JAMAICAN ASSISTANT COACH AND LEAD YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COACH FOR ARSENAL FC, MICHAEL DONALDSON.ARSENAL EXTEND THEIR LEAD AT THE TOP OF THE TABLE TO 9 PTS, THANKS TO WONDERKID MAX DOWMAN’S CAMEO.MAN CITY DROP POINTS AGAINST A SOLID WEST HAM. THAT’S BACK-TO-BACK DRAWS FOR CITY NOW.SDS’S FUAD JOINS US AS SPURS SHOW THAT RELEGATION SURVIVAL HUNGER, AS THEY SOMEHOW SALVAGED A POINT AT ANFIELD.BRUNO ADDS ANOTHER TWO ASSISTS TO HIS CATALOGUE AS HE LOOKS TO BREAK THE PREMIER LEAGUE ASSISTS-FOR-A-SEASON RECORD!

THIS IS A MASSIVE WEEKEND IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE… ARSENAL COULD GO 10 POINTS CLEAR AT THE TOP. CITY THEN HAVE TO TRAVEL TO RELEGATION-THREATENED WEST HAM, WHO WILL BE LOOKING TO CAUSE A MASSIVE UPSET.THEIR LONDON RIVALS AND FELLOW RELEGATION CONTENDERS, SPURS, HAVE TO TRAVEL TO ANFIELD AS LIVERPOOL ARE HOT IN THE RACE FOR A CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SPOT. WILL MAN UTD AND CARRICK BOUNCE BACK FROM HIS FIRST PREMIER LEAGUE DEFEAT AS THEY TAKE ON AN OUT-OF-FORM VILLA?OH… AND WE CHAT A WHOLE LOT OF FILTH IN THIS EPISODE.Download Testerup using our link to get £5 just for signing up: https://bit.ly/4rSqcgK

#AD EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/filthyfellas Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌍WHO WILL WIN THIS SEASON CHAMPIONS LEAGUE?! THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IS BACK! WE SPEAK ABOUT THE FIXTURES AND TRY AND PREDICT THE OUTCOMES! SHOULD SPURS SACRIFICE THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TO SURVIVE THE PREMIER LEAGUE?!DO ARSENAL HAVE THE EASIEST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUTE TO THE FINAL EVER?! GET SOME!

THIS WEEK ON FILTHY WE WELCOME SDS FAMILY LIBAN AS WE ROUND UP THE PREMIER LEAGUE’S MIDWEEK ACTION…LIVERPOOL LOSE TO 20TH-PLACED WOLVES. ASTON VILLA PUT ON A HUGE TIFO AND FIREWORK DISPLAY, ONLY TO GET BATTERED 4–1 BY CHELSEA. AND THE MIGHTY MANCHESTER UNITED LOSE TO 10-MAN NEWCASTLE…ARSENAL WIN AND GO 7 PTS CLEAR AS CITY DROP POINTS AT HOME TO RELEGATION-THREATENED NOTTINGHAM FOREST.

Download SAILY in your app store and use our code FILTHYFELLAS at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/filthyfellas 📱WE SPOKE ABOUT THE LAW OF AVERAGES LAST WEEK AND CHELSEA MANAGED TO PICK UP ANOTHER RED CARD THIS WEEKEND, THEIR NINTH OF THE SEASON IN ALL COMPETITIONS. THEY ARE NOW ONE OFF EQUALLING THE PREMIER LEAGUE RECORD.LIAM ROSENIOR, AKA “THE TEACHER”, HAS A LOT OF WORK CUT OUT WITH THIS GROUP OF “KIDS”.ARSENAL HAVE MANAGED TO GO FIVE POINTS CLEAR FOR NOW. MANCHESTER UNITED CONTINUE THEIR AMAZING FORM AS THEY LEAPFROG ASTON VILLA INTO THIRD. THE RED DEVILS HAVE AMASSED A HUGE 23 POINTS IN THEIR LAST NINE GAMES.

THIS WEEK ON FILTHY WE DISCUSS THE CURRENT CRISIS THAT’S SWEEPING THE FOOTBALL WORLD. WHAT WILL ENGLAND DO AT THE WORLD CUP?! THERE ARE SELECTION ISSUES THROUGHOUT. WHO GOES, WHO STAYS?!IT’S UP TO THE FILTHY FELLAS TO DECIDE.OH AND WE ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ARSENAL VS. CHELSEA GAME ON SUNDAY!

#AD EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/filthyfellas Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌍A PROVISIONAL ONE-MATCH BAN FOR GIANLUCA PRESTIANNI?! THIS WEEK, WE AIM TO TACKLE THE ONGOING BATTLE AGAINST RACISM IN FOOTBALL, WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE MOVING FORWARD, AND WHETHER MOURINHO IS PART OF THE PROBLEM.CRAIG MITCH IS BACK ON THE PANEL TO NAIL THE FINAL COFFIN IN SPURS’ PREMIER LEAGUE STATUS.WE LOOK AT AN OUT-OF-CONTROL CHELSEA… WITH RED CARDS, CELEBRATING TOO EARLY, IMMATURITY, AND THE BARBER’S SEAT BEING THE HOT TALKING POINT.JAMES MILNER IS OUT HERE BREAKING RECORDS, WHILST AREOLA IS OUTSIDE SPINNING DECKS.HOW DO WE DO IT?!

#AD If you’re busy and want an hour a day back to start 2026 right Go to Frive.co.uk/FILTHY to get 40% off your first boxCode ‘FILTHY’ = 40% off 1st week, 20% off weeks 2 & 3WHAT DO WE THINK OF TOTTENHAM? RELEGATED? REALLY? MAYBE?SPURS ARE ON THE BRINK OF BEING IN A RELEGATION SCRAP. THEY’VE SACKED FRANK, AND NOW THEY’VE BROUGHT IN TUDOR. IF RESULTS DON’T START GOING THEIR WAY, RELEGATION COULD BECOME A REALITY.WE ALSO MANAGED TO TALK ABOUT A WHOLE HEAP OF OTHER STUFF!ENJOY.

#AD Download SAILY in your app store and use our code FILTHYFELLAS at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/filthyfellas 📱THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE…BUT SOMEHOW, MANCHESTER UNITED STILL MAKE IT ABOUT THEM.WHEN THE REAL STORY IS THE TITLE RUN-IN AND A POTENTIAL QUADRUPLE BATTLE BETWEEN ARSENAL AND MANCHESTER CITY.

THIS IS THE 34TH SEASON OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE, AND AFTER 25 GAMES PLAYED, LIVERPOOL SIT 31ST IN THE RANKINGS FOR BEST AND WORST TITLE DEFENCES. THE ONLY TEAMS WITH WORSE DEFENCES (SO FAR) ARE CHELSEA, LEEDS AND LEICESTER CITY. CHELSEA AND LEICESTER CITY SWAPPED MANAGERS DURING THEIR DEFENDING SEASONS, AND LEEDS WEREN’T EVEN DEFENDING A PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE… LET THAT SINK IN.IN THIS EPISODE, WE LOOK AT ALL THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS AS TO WHY THIS MIGHT VERY WELL BE THE WORST PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE DEFENCE EVER!

#AD EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/filthyfellas Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌍GAMEWEEK 25 DELIVERED DRAMA EVERYWHERE.LIVERPOOL ARE THEIR OWN WORST ENEMY AS THEY HAND MAN CITY A DECISIVE THREE POINTS AT ANFIELD.SZOBOSZLAI, THE MAKER AND DESTROYER OF GREAT THINGS.ERLING HAALAND STILL CAN’T SCORE FROM OPEN PLAY.MANCHESTER UNITED ARE ON THE BRINK OF 5 WINS IN A ROW. THE MIGHTY HAMMERS, TRYING TO SAVE THEMSELVES FROM RELEGATION, STAND IN THEIR WAY!ROMERO TO SERVE A FOUR-MATCH BAN. SPURS NEED TO SHAPE UP BEFORE THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN A RELEGATION BATTLEAND WHAT IS IT ABOUT VIKTOR GYÖKERES?!

THE RACE FOR THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SPOTS IS GETTING TIGHTER EACH WEEK. WITH VILLA’S INJURY CRISIS HITTING HARD, MAN CITY’S LACK OF FORM, AND MAN UNITED TURNING UP THE HEAT IN RECENT WEEKS, WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE CURRENT TABLE AND DISCUSS WHO’S SET TO MAKE IT AND WHO’S SET TO MISS OUT.

#AD Download SAILY in your app store and use our code FILTHYFELLAS at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/filthyfellas 📱THIS WEEK WE WELCOME BACK FILTHY FAMILY, ANTON FERDINAND AND JAY BOTHROYD. TWO EX-PROS ON ONE PODCAST, NAME ANOTHER PODCAST THAT DOES THAT?!THIS WEEK WE TRY TO WORK OUT WHY MANCHESTER CITY AND THEIR TALISMAN KEEP FIRING BLANKS, AS IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’VE HANDED ARSENAL THE TITLE AGAIN…IS MICHAEL CARRICK THE REAL DEAL?! 3 IN A ROW IS GIVING MANCHESTER UNITED FANS EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THEY CAN TAKE MANCHESTER CITY’S PLACE IN 2ND.AND WEST HAM’S FIGHT FOR SAFETY ARE DASHED TO ONE SIDE, LIKE CUCURELLA.

THE GOLDEN BOY IS AN ANNUAL AWARD BY TUTTOSPORT THAT HONORS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE UNDER-21 MALE FOOTBALLER PLAYING IN EUROPE’S TOP LEAGUES, AS JUDGED BY SPORTS JOURNALISTS.THE AWARD STARTED OFF STRONGLY, WITH THE LIKES OF MESSI, AGÜERO, AND ROONEY WINNING IT WITHIN THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF ITS INCEPTION.HOWEVER, THERE WAS A PERIOD BETWEEN 2008 AND 2016 WHERE THE WINNERS DIDN’T QUITE LIVE UP TO THOSE EARLY STANDARDS.IN THIS VIDEO, WE TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO WHO THEY WERE AND WHY THEY FAILED TO LIVE UP TO THE AWARD THAT NAMED THEM “GOLDEN.”

MAN UNITED RUN RIOT AT THE EMIRATES AS CARRICK GET’S THE BETTER OF ARTETA AGAIN! THAT MEANS MORE POINTS DROPPED FOR ARSENAL AS THEIR CLOSEST RIVALS REDUCE THE DEFICIT AT THE TOP OF THE TABLE TO JUST 4PTSLIVERPOOL LOSE AGAIN. MAKING IT JUST 5 WINS IN 4 MONTHS IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE. OH, AND SHADOW LOSES HIS SH*T AGAIN! #AD Want to earn money for testing apps and playing games? Download Testerup using our link: https://bit.ly/3LIt5AO and register to get a £5 welcome bonus!

IT’S MONDAY. OPEN MINDS ONLY. A DIALECTIC DESCENT INTO PLAYERS WE MAY, MAY NOT, OR ABSOLUTELY REFUSE TO BELIEVE HAVE SQUANDERED THE MOST POTENTIAL. GODSPEED.

WE STEPPED IN A TIME MACHINE (SORT OF) AND REACT TO THE MADNESS THAT WAS THE AFCON 2026 FINAL.THE MANCHESTER DERBY LEFT MAN CITY 7 PTS ADRIFT OF LEAGUE LEADERS ARSENAL, WHO WERE UNABLE TO CAPITALISE AT THE CITY GROUND AFTER A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL CHANNELED HIS INNER EDDIE GUERRERO TO ROB ARSENAL OF A PENALTY…WE ALSO LOOK AT SUMMERVILLE’S SMALL SHIRT, AS WELL AS LOOK AHEAD TO SUNDAY’S GAME BETWEEN ARSENAL AND MANCHESTER UNITED.

THERE WAS A LOT OF UPROAR AFTER THE ARSENAL VS LIVERPOOL GAME OVER THE WAY GARY NEVILLE LAID INTO MARTINELLI.IT GOT US THINKING ABOUT THESE PUNDITS AND WHETHER THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK LIKE THAT, WHAT KIND OF MESSAGE IT SENDS TO THEIR AUDIENCES FROM THEIR BROADCASTER, AND, ULTIMATELY, WHAT GIVES THEM THE RIGHT TO CHAT S**T IN THE FIRST PLACE.

IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE WEEKENDS… JOHN ROONEY AND FRANNY JEFFERS CAUSED THE BIGGEST UPSET IN FA CUP HISTORY AS MACCLESFIELD TOWN KNOCKED OUT THE HOLDERS! WEST HAM GOT A TASTE OF CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL… …TOMMY ROBINSON TWEETED LIPPY……AND IS IMMIGRATION THE REASON WHY THE PREMIER LEAGUE IS MORE COMPETITIVE NOW THAN EVER?!

IN 2026 STEVO WANTS TO BECOME A MAGICIAN.IN 2026 THE MANDEM WANT TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL FULL OF A GROUP OF STUDENTS THEIR AGE.IN 2026 THE CARABOA CUP SEMI-FINAL IS STILL TWO LEGS. IN 2026 WE COULD SEE THE NEW OFFSIDE RULE INTRODUCED.

CROWD YOU US A MY BAD! RUBIN AMORIM HAS BEEN SACKED AND OG CROWD MEMBER DARREN FLETCHER TAKES CHARGE (FOR NOW) ELSE WHERE WEST HAM ARE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE AND TURNS OUT STEVO THE MADMAN CAN’T WAIT FOR WEST HAM TO BE BACK IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP…CHELSEA ALSO SACK THEIR MANAGER AND HAVE NOW APPOINTED EX-HULL CITY PLAYER AND NOW EX-STRAUSBURG MANAGER LIAM ROSENIOR. ARSENAL PLAY LIVERPOOL NEXT AND WILL BE DETERMINED TO KEEP THEIR LEAD AT THE TOP IN TACT AGAINST A SLIGHTLY OUT OF FORM MANCHESTER CITY.

RAYAN CHERKI IS THE STANDOUT NAME AMONG MANY EX-LIGUE 1 FOOTBALLERS MAKING THE MOVE TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE AND KILLING IT.WE TAKE A LOOK AT OTHER CURRENT PLAYERS WHO HAVE MOVED FROM LIGUE 1, AS WELL AS LEGENDS FROM THE PAST WHO MADE A REAL IMPACT, AND THOSE WHO COULD POTENTIALLY MAKE THE JOURNEY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.IN THIS EPISODE, WE ALSO EDUCATE YOU ON MAMMALS, MARSUPIALS, AUSTRALIA, AND EVEN ALIENS.PLUS, WE TRY TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THE RAPID TRANSFER NEWS.

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IT’S BEEN A LONG YEAR. THE JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW OPENS IN A COUPLE OF DAYS - LET’S DRAFT THE BEST XI FROM PREMIER LEAGUE JANUARY/ WINTER SIGNINGS ONLY!

AD | Download SAILY in your app store and use our code FILTHYFELLAS at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase 🌏 For further details go to https://saily.com/filthyfellas ’TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, AND WE THOUGHT WE’D THROW A PROPER CELEBRATION 🎄 A 12-MAN PANEL DEBATES, ARGUES, AND GOES IN ON THE CURSE OF FILTHY AND HOW IT’S HIT HARD THIS SEASON! ARE ASTON VILLA GENUINE TITLE CONTENDERS, OR ARE THEY JUST PRETENDERS?! WHAT DO THE LEAGUE LEADERS, ARSENAL, AND THEIR CLOSEST RIVALS NEED TO DO TO BE CROWNED CHAMPIONS THIS SEASON? IS ALEXANDER ISAK UNLUCKY OR A RECORD SIGNING DISASTER?! AND WITH JUST A MEASLY 4 PTS FROM THEIR LAST 6 GAMES — FROM A POSSIBLE 54 PTS BETWEEN THEM — ARE WOLVES, BURNLEY, AND WEST HAM THE WORST BOTTOM THREE IN PREMIER LEAGUE HISTORY?! SIT BACK, RELAX, AND ENJOY THE SHOW 👊

WE’RE INTERNATIONAL REMEMBER… TO START THIS WEEK OFF WE BRING YOU ANOTHER EX-WONDER KID RAVEL MORRISON! RAVEL OPENS UP ON HIS JOURNEY FROM MAN UNITED TO DUBAI, HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH SIR ALEX, REACTING TO POGBA’S COMMENTS, ROONEY’S FAMOUS QUOTE, LIFE OUTSIDE FOOTBALL IN MANCHESTER, AND HIS TIME AT WEST HAM UNDER SAM ALLARDYCE.

Download SAILY in your app store and use our code FILTHYFELLAS at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/filthyfellas 🌍MAN CITY ARE TURNING INTO A POWERHOUSE AGAIN, ASTON VILLA KEEP WINNING, AND ARSENAL JUST AREN’T AT THEIR BEST AS THE PRESSURE INCREASES!HAS SALAH PLAYED HIS LAST GAME FOR LIVERPOOL AS HE APPLAUDS THE ANFIELD FAITHFUL?KG REVEALS MORE CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, AND WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON AT THE CAMEROON FA, AS ETO’O SACKS A MANAGER AND EMPLOYS A NEW ONE, WHILE THE SACKED MANAGER SAYS HE HASN’T BEEN SACKED?!

TO START THIS WEEK OFF WE BRING YOU EX-WONDER KID RYAN BABEL! WE’RE INTERNATIONAL. DON'T YOU FORGET THAT! WE HEAR HIS THOUGHTS ON THAT ‘SALAH INCIDENT’, LIVERPOOL’S LATEST SIGNINGS, THE STATE OF FOOTBALL TODAY AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!

THE MAJORITY OF THE SQUAD ARE IN DUBAI THIS WEEK, BUT HAVE NO FEAR — WE’RE HERE, AS ALWAYS, TO BRING YOU YOUR WEEKLY DOSE OF FOOTBALL AND BANTER!UNFORTUNATELY FOR ARSENAL, THEIR UNBEATEN RUN COMES TO AN END WITH THE LAST KICK OF THE GAME AGAINST VILLA, WHO ARE NOW ONLY THREE POINTS BEHIND.TO PILE EVEN MORE ONTO ARSENAL’S MISERY, MAN CITY ARE NOW ONLY TWO POINTS BEHIND THEM…AND THE STORY OF THE WEEKEND: LIVERPOOL’S DRAW AT ELLAND ROAD. NO, NOT THAT — MO SALAH DELIVERS A DAMNING POST-MATCH INTERVIEW (EVEN THOUGH HE DIDN’T PLAY), W

KOBBIE MAINOO HAS BEEN HAVING A TOUGH TIME, AND HE DOESN’T LOOK VERY HAPPY. WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON, AND WHERE COULD HE GO TO GET GAME TIME?! ENGLAND MIGHT BE IN A BIT OF TROUBLE AFTER HARRY KANE, AS THERE’S NO OBVIOUS HEIR TO HIS ROLE!

CHELSEA AND ARSENAL HAVE AN AGGRESSIVE ENCOUNTER WHICH LEADS TO ARSENAL DROPPING POINTS AS CHELSEA ARE REDUCED TO 10-MEN. ARE ARSENAL’S STARTING TO MAKE A HABIT OF CONCEDING? LIVERPOOL WIN A GAME AGAINST A TEAM THEY’VE NOW BEATEN 9 OUT OF THE LAST 10 TIMES AND ISAK SCORES AGAINST A TEAM HE ALWAYS SCORES AGAINST… DOES SLOP STILL NEED TO GO?! AND SPURS CONTINUE TO BE A MESS. IS IT TIME TO TALK TO FRANK?

THE STARS ARE ALIGNING FOR ARSENAL, AS EZE BAGS A HAT-TRICK IN THE NORTH LONDON DERBY! ELSEWHERE IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE, MAN CITY LOSE AT NEWCASTLE, AS THEY BEGIN TO REALISE HAALAND CAN’T DO EVERYTHING… …AND ARNE SLOT’S LIVERPOOL LOSE BADLY AT ANFIELD AGAINST A TEAM THAT HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE RELEGATION ZONE BEFOREHAND. LIVERPOOL NOW FIND THEMSELVES ON PAGE 2 AND SEVEN POINTS OFF THE DROP.

WE’VE GOT A VERY SPECIAL GUEST TO START THE WEEK OFF.INTRODUCING… ALL THE WAY FROM AC MILAN, FIKAYO TOMORI!THE CALGARY-BORN (HOME OF THE HART FAMILY), SCUDETTO-WINNING ENGLAND CENTRE-BACK IS HERE AT THE TABLE. WE TAKE IT RIGHT BACK TO THE BEGINNING… FROM REPRESENTING CANADA, TO HIS ENGLAND CALL-UP, HIS CHELSEA DAYS, AND EVEN THE STORY OF HAVING MALDINI ON A ZOOM CALL WHEN HE SIGNED FOR AC MILAN.ALL THIS AND MUCH MORE!LOVE.

THIS WEEK WE WELCOME FILTHY FAMILY BIG ZUU AS HE TRIES TO GIVE US ANOTHER INSIGHT INTO LIVERPOOL’S DOWNFALL THIS SEASON. WE LOOK AHEAD TO THE NORTH LONDON DERBY AS ARSENAL ARE LIKELY TO MISS KEY PLAYERS FOR THE BIG GAME. BIG ZUU ALSO REVEALS WHERE HE WROTE THE LYRICS FOR HIS EMINEM DISS AND HOW ‘RUBBISH’ LIFE IN KOREA CAN BE.

LIPPY BROUGHT THIS ARGUMENT TO THE TABLE ON NOVEMBER 5TH… AND WE STILL HAVEN’T LET HIM LAND! “GERRARD WAS GOOD, BUT HE WASN’T TECHNICALLY BRILLIANT.” IN THIS EPISODE, WE DIVE INTO THE STATEMENT, USING EXAMPLES FROM PAST AND PRESENT PLAYERS, WE EXPLORE WHETHER “YOU CAN HAVE TECHNIQUE AND NOT BE A TECHNICIAN!” FROM PREMIER LEAGUE CHAOS MERCHANTS TO ELEGANT BALL MANIPULATORS, WE BREAK DOWN WHAT SEPARATES RAW TECHNIQUE FROM TRUE TECHNICAL MASTERY AND WHY FANS ARE STILL DEBATING GERRARD’S STATUS TODAY. SO WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TECHNIQUE AND BEING A TECHNICIAN?! WHY DID SOME PLAYERS THRIVE IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE’S EARLY CHAOTIC ERA WHILE OTHERS STRUGGLED DO YOU THINK GERRARD WAS A TRUE TECHNICIAN, OR JUST A WORLD-CLASS PLAYER WITH GREAT TECHNIQUE? DROP YOUR THOUGHTS IN THE COMMENTS!