Nick, Oscar and Josh break down the upcoming Champions League ties and Manchester City’s dominant win over Sporting Lisbon. They also preview the fate of English teams in the competition including Liverpool’s upcoming contest with Inter. Can Manchester City finally win an elusive Champions League?
Nick, Oscar and Josh cover the ongoing Champions League Round of 16 and the prospect of more English domination in Europe. They then discuss Manchester United’s ongoing challenges under Ralf Ragnick and the lack of evolution within the squad since his arrival. Later in the show the conversation turns to the rest of the Premier League, including Newcastle’s dramatic improvement under Eddie Howe, the potential relegation concerns for Brentford, Burnley’s signs of hope, and Wolves’ impressive season under Bruno Lage. To finish, the EPL Show turns to animal ethics with a discussion of the media response to the Kurt Zouma incident.
After Kurt Zouma was suddenly withdrawn from West Ham’s match day squad against Leicester, Nick, Oscar and Josh talk through the media response to the Kurt Zouma incident. Has the media pile-on gone too far? What does it say about modern football’s hypocrisy when it comes to ethics?