MNC: Ollie Watkins’ future & why aren’t Premier League teams ready
Mark Chapman is joined by Chris Sutton, Andros Townsend and, Rory Smith. After a difficult summer for Aston Villa, their Premier League season couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start with a 4-0 defeat to Brighton. What’s the latest with Ollie Watkins? Jacob Tanswell who covers Aston Villa for The Athletic, joins the Monday Night Club to analyse their torrid summer.
Are teams starting to do their transfer business later than usual? Steve Walsh is a former director of football at Leicester and Everton joins the Monday Night Club to give an insight on transfer strategy. And could Erling Haaland really have signed for Everton?
The opening weekend of the Premier League seemed to catch a few teams cold. Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester United and, Sunderland all made stuttering starts. So why are so many managers saying their teams aren’t ready for the new season? Anton McElhone, a former Premier League Head of Performance joins the Monday Night Club to analyse what the reason behind the slow starts are.
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00:00 Intro03:00 Villa’s woes04:00 Watkins’ future11:10 The Athletic’s Aston Villa reporter Jacob Tanswell18:10 Are transfers happening later than usual?23:20 Former director of football Steve Walsh26:20 Smaller Clubs’ recruitment process31:50 Could Erling Haaland have joined Everton?34:00 Are teams unfit?44:00 De Zerbi’s quotes post Brentford49:50 Fitness in modern football
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