The GegenPod: Season III
Schwarzie, Phil, and Juls are back, and this week they're asking: should we just hand Liverpool the Premier League crown already? Plus, Mo Salah’s record-breaking season shows no signs of slowing down - is he destined for the Ballon d'Or? The guys also discuss whether Manchester City's style of football is becoming outdated in England.
So with Arsenal looking like their race is run in terms of the title race, we turn our attention to the European spots and Juls has a bold shout: could Bournemouth really sneak into the Champions League?
The guys also dive into Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio hitting the ground running at Villa Park, plus the bizarre stat that home and away goals perfectly balanced in the Premier League this season.
Every game of the Premier League is live and exclusive on Optus Sport.
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'Who'd have thought Everton would turn into the great entertainers?!...'
Mark, Bridgey and Phil are back this week with a bumper weekend ahead:
Watch EVERY Premier League match, every week on Optus Sport.
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Schwarzie and Phil are joined by Bridgey to reflect on Spurs' win over a 'decaying' Manchester United team that are really struggling. Phil also updates us on how Antony is doing in La Liga since leaving Old Trafford...and it's not a good look for his former employers.
Meanwhile Arsenal are dealing with their injury crisis well so far, as Mikel Merino scores twice in his first ever runout at centre-forward. But can they still win challenge Liverpool for the title? Chelsea on the other hand are heading in the opposite direction.
And after Ederson became the goalkeeper with the most Premier League assists, Schwarzie also talks very proudly of his only one, which was mostly thanks to Yakubu.
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'You keep Cole Palmer quiet.. the creativity is gone from that side...'
After a dashing weekend of FA Cup football, the big league returns with the Premier League and matchweek 25. Mark Schwarzer and Jay Bothroyd outline three juicy fixtures for this weekend including:
Watch EVERY Premier League match, every week on Optus Sport.
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Listen to Optus Sport's award-winning limited series: Football Belongs, charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches:
Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/football-belongs
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzBek8ub2oEsWLYHWetg7
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Schwarzie is joined by Jay Bothroyd after watching Ange's Spurs slump to another defeat, this time against Aston Villa in the FA Cup Fourth Round. We also hear from Ange himself after the game chatting to Schwarzie, as well as Morgan Rogers.
The guys also reflect on Plymouth's historic victory over Liverpool and come to terms with the fact that no VAR in the FA Cup has made us miss technology!
Every episode of the FA Cup is live and exclusive on Optus Sport.
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'We played Mourinho's Chelsea... I got as many touches as Erling Haaland!'
It's the triumphant return of two massive entities this week on the podcast: 1) The Emirates FA Cup fourth round is back on Optus Sport - every game - and 2) Jay Bothroyd is back to stir the lads up as Mark Schwarzer and Phil Kitromilides try and not take the bait.
Watch EVERY Emirates FA Cup match on Optus Sport.
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Listen to Optus Sport's award-winning limited series: Football Belongs, charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches:
Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/football-belongs
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzBek8ub2oEsWLYHWetg7
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/football-belongs-australias-football-identity-by-optus/id1543067162
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In this special edition of the Optus Sport Football Podcast, Schwarzie is at Coventry City ahead of their FA Cup Fourth Round clash against Ipswich Town to chat to Frank Lampard and young Aussie Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
Lampard sings Rapha's praises, not only saying he's ready to make an impact in the team, but also how his mentality reminds him of Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney!
Rapha on the other hand speaks at length about his footballing career so far and what drives him to success - as well as opening the lid on a secret WhatsApp group of young Aussies in Europe!
Every match of the FA Cup fourth round is live and exclusive on Optus Sport.
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Schwarzie and Phil are reunited with Jay Bothroyd as he basks in the glory of Arsenal's momentous victory over Manchester City.
The guys also discuss Arsenal's exuberant youth players, Liverpool not showing any signs of slowing down and why Ruben Amorim continues to struggle at Manchester United.
And, in classic Jay style, the pod gets derailed into comparing Erling Haaland to Gerd Muller and Alexander Isak; whilst Mick McCarthy also gets a mention for not liking Jay's car or his diamond earrings!
Every match of the Premier League and WSL is live and exclusive on Optus Sport.
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'BOURNEMOUTH CAN GET THE JOB DONE HERE!...'
Another week, another set of stunning fixtures ahead in the Premier League! Phil Kitromilides, Michael Bridges and Julien Laurens are here with stacks to preview:
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Listen to Optus Sport's award-winning limited series: Football Belongs, charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches:
Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/football-belongs
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzBek8ub2oEsWLYHWetg7
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/football-belongs-australias-football-identity-by-optus/id1543067162
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With Schwarzie on his monthly holiday, Phil is left to host Bridgey and Juls to pick the bones out of a Premier League weekend which saw Ange's problems grow, Bournemouth flying and Robert Sanchez continuing to struggle in goal for Chelsea.
Phil also sets about debunking the Arsenal referee conspiracy theories...until everyone jumps on board with it!
Every game of the Premier League and WSL is live and exclusive on Optus Sport.
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'You're 13th in the table...YOU'RE MANCHESTER UNITED!...'
There are several mouthwatering fixtures this weekend in the Premier League, and while some have blockbuster status, there are others that have Mark Schwarzer, Phil Kitromilides and Julien Laurens excited to watch for *different* reasons:
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Listen to Optus Sport's award-winning limited series: Football Belongs, charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches:
Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/football-belongs
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzBek8ub2oEsWLYHWetg7
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/football-belongs-australias-football-identity-by-optus/id1543067162
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.