Squawka Predictor

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Squawka Predictor episodes

July 01, 2019 'Lampard's Chelsea midfield set-up will be inspired by his Ancelotti days'
PART ONE: The 2019 Women's World Cup has its final four...

00:00:00 - 00:13:05 | England v USA: the Megan Rapinoe Show or the dawning of the Bronze Age?

"England have mastered the most simple but deadliest move in football"

00:13:05 - 00:18:20 | Vivianne Miedema-jestic

"Netherlands are set up to maximise the three key strengths of their squad"

00:17:29 - 00:22:16 | The Squawka Talker predictions

"The USA have the smarts, the know-how and the ruthlessness to punish England"

PART TWO: Jake's rapid tournament action round-up

00:22:16 - 00:29:58 | The state of play in Afcon, Copa America, U21s Euros and the Gold Cup.

"Wilfried Zaha is being kept out of the team by an ex-Bournemouth player"

PART THREE: The transfer market

00:30:00 - 00:47:00 | Juventus' free-transfer habit explained

"It wouldn't be a surprise if Juventus were dripping poison in De Gea's ear"

00:47:00 - 00:52:01 | James & AWB done, so what next for Man Utd's transfer business?

"He is the 110% the leader you need at the back for Man Utd"

00:52:01 - 01:05:05 | How will Chelsea's midfield set up under Frank Lampard?

"They already have someone who can do what Ceballos does... if Lampard allows it"

PART FOUR | Chile's Copa America love affair

"Everyone expected exciting stuff.. then they went nasty against Argentina."
1 hr 19 min
June 24, 2019 'Kieran Tierney's move to Arsenal almost makes too much sense'
Can England stop Norway's Player of the Tournament contender? Does Kieran Tierney represent a positive change in Arsenal's transfer strategy? Will João Félix continue Atlético Madrid's love affair with world-class forwards? Jake Entwistle is joined by Muhammad Butt, Will Hall and Sam Long to discuss tournaments, transfers and other things from the world of football.

TIMINGS

00:02:00 - 00:10:15 | England showing signs of weakness?

'Lucy Bronze's instinctive brilliance settled the game for England.'

00:10:15 - 00:18:18 | Was Neville too harsh on Cameroon?

'The papers were awash with words like 'shame' because he overstepped the line.'

00:18:05 - 00:21:03 | Contenders, READY!

'Caroline Graham Hansen might dribble through the entire England gauntlet'

00:21:03 - 00:26:46 | France's pyrrhic World Cup win

'France's energy-sapping tournament spells trouble if they face USA'

00:27:00 - 00:42:31 | Atlético's conveyor belt of world-class forwards

'Joao Felix to Atlético could signal the end of one of modern football's most enduring patterns.'

00:42:27 - 00:53:20 | Kieran Tierney

'The only worrying thing is that Tierney makes too much sense... disappointment could soon follow.'

00:53:30 - 1:01:54 | U21 EUROS

'Dominic Solanke has no business starting ahead of Tammy Abraham'
'Dani Ceballos is going to make u-21 Euro history'
'Federico Chiesa reminds me of Son Heung-min'

1:01:55 - 01:05:50 | Bobby No-Look goes International

'Roberto Firmino might be the most paradoxical forward in football'

1:05:51 - 1:10:11 | Trezeguet unleashed at AFCON

'Aguirre has transformed Egypt into a fun-to-watch side'
1 hr 10 min
June 17, 2019 'Man Utd's galaxy brain move? Trade Pogba for two Real Madrid midfielders'
00:01:20 - 00:13:08 | 2019 World Cup showing Women's football doesn't need smaller goals?

'At a World Cup, gender isn't the only significant factor in height.'

00:13:08 - 00:18:50 | Argentina are NOT good

'The Copa America could bail out Barcelona'

00:18:50 - 00:29:30 | Sarri's Juventus

'Juventus fans will turn on Sarri - quickly - because of previous comments'

00:29:30 - 00:34:15 | Chelsea's Pep Guardiola: Super Frank or Jody Morris?

'The Guardiola success has stiffed over a few clubs that have tried to emulate it'

00:34:15 - 00:50:00 | Pogba goes public - so what's Man Utd's galaxy brain move?

'He's more like a 6'3 Frank Lampard'
51 min
June 10, 2019 "It's time to talk about a potential Bernard'Or Silva."
Has Bernardo Silva emerged as the latest Ballon d'Or contender? The Squawka team is back to discuss how the inaugural Nations League Player of the Tournament bested Frenkie de Jong in the battle of the brilliant young(ish) midfielders. There's also a look at the most eye-catching performances of the Women's World Cup so far. Will anyone beat Wendie Renard in the air? Can Norway's dribble king beat anyone on the floor? Finally, Squawka Scout returns to look at the impact of Real Madrid's expensive rebuild. How will Hazard and Jovic work with Benzema? What happens to James Rodriguez and Gareth Bale's humongous throw-in? And last but not least: if Daniel James is the answer, then what is the question Man Utd are asking? We've picked the next signing Solskjaer needs to make and all you need to do is press play to hear it all.

TIMINGS:

NATIONS LEAGUE

00:00:00 - 00:06:33 - Bernard'Or Silva

'He ticks every box you could want from a Ballon d'Or candidate'

00:06:33 - 00:13:25 - Bring back Vincent Janssen (not really)

'Netherlands' lack of a world-class strike will hold them back'

00:13:26 - 00:16:15 - Was Redknapp right about Frenkie?

"De Jong has dominated world-class midfielders, but..."

00:16:15 - 00:24:00 - How to 'fix' England's midfield

"England need Ruben-Loftus Cheek"

00:24:00 - 00:31:45 - What next for John Stones?

'De Ligt destroyed John Stones with his trademark run'

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP

00:31:50 - 00:40:35 - France and Norway early favourites for the Women's World Cup?

"The way she was dribbling past literally everyone - best individual performance so far."

00:40:35 - 00:45:00 - Are England real contenders?

"England might have the best right-side combo at the Women's World Cup."

00:45:00 - 00:50:37 - Brazil's Formiga & Cristiane make history

"In Marta's absence she stepped up big time."

SQUAWKA SCOUT

00:51:06 - 00:56:22 - How Hazard fits in at Real Madrid

"This is Eden Hazard x Olivier Giroud x 10... so many flick-ons"

00:51:06 - 01:06:03 - Where will Bale and James end up?

"Eriksen holds the key to James Rodriguez’s future"

"It will be sad to see Bale - and his long throw - rot on the bench'"

01:06:03 - 01:14:36 - Man Utd's transfer plans

"Koulibaly could be Man Utd's own Van Dijk"
1 hr 15 min
June 03, 2019 "Klopp must solve Wenger's dilemma to take Liverpool forward."
TIMINGS:

00:02:24 - 00:04:54 - Why was Champions League final so bad?

'Mane might have just started a trend for next season.'

00:04:54 - 00:12:33 - How did Liverpool actually win despite being 'shocking'?

'Liverpool effectively did what Barcelona tried and failed to do.'

00:12:33 - 00:17:17 - Should Harry Kane have started?

"Pochettino made the mistake of taking off his best players."

00:17:17 - 00:23:54 - How does Jurgen Klopp improve Liverpool?

"He has the mindset to attempt the aggressive, game-breaking passes that will take Liverpool forward."

00:23:54 - 00:26:20 - The transfer moves Spurs should (finally) make this summer

"Lo Celso is exactly what Spurs need."

00:26:20 - 00:30:30 - Has Maurizio Sarri been treated unfairly?

"Sarri's situation is a reminder of how cut-throat football is."

00:30:30 - 00:36:35 - How can Arsenal solve their Mesut Ozil problem?

"If anyone's gonna get Ozil to run around, you'd ask Simeone."

00:36:39 - 00:48:00 - Netherlands v England preview

"Declan Rice could almost reinvigorate Jordan Henderson's England career."

00:48:00 - 00:53:30 - Netherlands vs England predictions

'Southgate will make the same mistake as Pochettino'

00:53:51 - 01:04:24 - Portugal vs Switzerland: watch out for the right-backs!

'Portugal are suffering from the Didier Deschamp France conundrum'
1 hr 5 min
May 28, 2019 Five things we think will happen in the 2019 Champions League final - and in the Europa League
Fresh from picking up a trophy of their own, the Squawka Talker returns to make their predictions for the showpiece all-English European finals.

Will Dele beat Lampard and Gerrard to another record? Is Alexander-Arnold's Marcelo impression going to be enough to unleash Liverpool's own Didier Drogba? Will Lucas Moura be the man to finally dribble past Virgil van Dijk?

There's also Europa League predictions involving some carefully crafted theories including Petr Cech, Eden Hazard and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. As well as a review of the Playoffs, Copa del Rey final and bonkers Serie A finale.

TIMINGS

00:01:50-00:05:30 - League One and Two Playoffs

'Patrick Bauer channelled his inner Solskjaer on the 99' treble anniversary'

00:05:30-00:13:31 - Aston Villa are back... but for how long?

'There's a stat that proves exactly why Grealish's boots are battered!'

00:13:31-00:22:20 - Parejo and co. spell the end for Valverde

'Coutinho has surpassed Kaka as the biggest financial flop in football history'

00:22:20-00:32.42 - Atalanta make history, Conte awaits

'Before Guardiola started smashing Premier League records, Conte was doing it'

00:32:50-00:36:31 - UCL Prediction No.1

'Dele Alli will make Champions League history'

00:36:32-00:41:16 - UCL Prediction No.2

'Trent Alexander-Arnold will join Henrik Larsson and Marcelo in an exclusive club'

00:41:16-00:45:00 - UCL Prediction No.3

'Virgil van Dijk will meet his maker after Harry Kane is subbed off'

00:45:00-00:50:00 - UCL Prediction No.4

'Sadio Mané will become Liverpool's Didier Drogba'

EDIT NOTE: Didier Drogba has scored 14 UCL knockout goals, Sadio Mané can move onto 11 - Jake may have got a bit excited/lost in the stats.

00:41:16-01:06:10 - UCL Final score predictions

'History tells us it's almost certainly going to extra time'

01:06:25-01:10:31- UEL Prediction No.1

'Agent Petr Cech is going to decide the tie'

01:10:31-01:13:40 - UEL Prediction No.2

'Arsenal will make Europa League history... and not the good kind'

01:13:40-01:16:36 - UEL Prediction No.3

'Emery's previous finals suggests Ainsley Maitland-Niles will score'

01:16:36-01:20:05 - UEL Prediction No.4

'Eden Hazard will dance his way to a personal best for Chelsea'

01:20:05-01:30:26 - UEL Final score predictions

'Aubameyang will gobble up his Big Chance and continue Hazard's recent Arsenal curse'
1 hr 31 min
May 20, 2019 The season-defining story from each of Europe's top five leagues
And now for something completely different (sort of).
This week's Squawka Talker tackles one of the biggest questions in football right now: how does Pep Guardiola make Manchester City's history-makers even better?
BUT, looking beyond the Prem, each member of the team has been assigned one of the other divisions among Europe's top five leagues. Their task? To pick out the biggest story of the 2018/19 season in the Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga and Ligue 1.
Against all odds, one team member avoided making everything about Barcelona. Elsewhere, someone cheated and picked three stories, while another just spent way too much time on Wikipedia. Listen to this week's bumper edition (we overran on time again), where all will be revealed.
TIMINGS :
00:01:46 - 00:26:20: How does Pep Guardiola replace Vincent Kompany and take Man City forward?
"Man City need Liverpool to become a big club"
00:26:30 - 00:36:40 Bundesliga: Bayern's insane streak lives to fight another day
"Everybody missed their chance before Bayern's rebuild"
00:36:48 - 00:51:42 - Serie A: Europe's reigning hipster club is on the verge of UCL qualification
"He's created more chances than any player in Europe's top five leagues."
00:51:57 - 01:04:33 - La Liga: How one ex-Liverpool flop became one of Spanish football's biggest heroes
"Sometimes you just can't put a price on being a local hero."
01:04:51 - END - Ligue 1: Why do they call it 'the farmer's league'? Because that's where all the best players are produced
"He's the most statistically fascinating player in Europe's top five leagues from 2018-19."
1 hr 22 min
May 13, 2019 "If Guardiola's to be believed, Liverpool lost the league with one result."
The Squawka Talker is back already, this time to review the 2018/19 Premier League season and look ahead to the upcoming Championship play-off semi-final deciders.
TIMINGS
00:01:10 - 00:15:04: Is this Man City team English football's greatest club side ever?
"Man City is built for Pep Guardiola. It's like Barcelona without the drama."
00:15:04 - 00:25:15: Did Liverpool 'bottle' it?
"If Guardiola is to be believed, Liverpool lost the league with one result."
00:25:30: - 00:39:00: Are Man Utd struggling to adapt to 'super club' problems?
"They say it's the hope that kills you. That is the particular brand of misery that Man Utd's season has traded in."
00:39:00 - 00:44:45: Who did better in their first Premier League season – Sarri or Emery?
"Sarri has been absolutely gunned – but has stuck to his own guns"
00:44:45 - 00:50:00: Leeds vs Derby – Bielsa is the scourge of Lampard
"Derby must create history – it's Leeds' to lose now."
00:50:01-00:56:45: Will Captain Jack lead Aston Villa to the Premier League?
"West Brom should unleash Calum Chambers' nemesis"
00:56:47-01:00:20: Why West Brom need promotion the most
"Harvey Barnes is the reason West Brom might not be promoted"
01:00:20-01:03:28: Who do you want to get promoted?
"Villa's humans will out-do Bielsa and his lack of robots"
1 hr 3 min
May 09, 2019 10 things we think will happen on the final day of the 2018-19 Premier League season | BetBull
This week's Squawka Talker preview of the Premier League final day is a bit of a behemoth.

Will Ederson v Alisson be decided? Or will we be robbed of the satisfaction by the Premier League's recent ruling? There's also so, so much more as we talk through every game along with the midweek Champions League drama up top. Do. Not. Miss. Out.

TIMINGS

00:00:00-00.07.30 How did Liverpool do it?

"Andy Robertson was, now Trent Alexander-Arnold is the most important full-back in Europe... he’s doing a Zidane!”

00:07.30 - 00:19:11 Game over for Valverde?

"He has shown that he cannot take Barcelona to the next level."

00:19:11 - 00:25:30 Ajax-y

"Spurs took De Jong out of the game with their long-ball weapon."

00:25:30 - 00:30:35 A listener's question to rule them all

'Klopp or Pochettino - whose achievement is greater?'

00:33:15 - 00:35:20 Who will be crowned champions?

"Man City have come too far to fall at the final hurdle"

00:36:00 - 00:38:00 Why are Wolves so good vs the top six?

"In a top-seven mini league, Wolves come third"

00:42:15 - 00:48:43 Golden Glove race - How will Ederson and Alisson be split?

"Ederson's assist should be given more weighting"

00:48:43 - 00:54:06 - The Golden Boot race

"Salah has more goals than Huddersfield… again"

00:54:06 - 00:59:26 - the biggest tactical trend for next season will be…

"It's easier to implement than, for example, Guardiola's system"

00:59:26 - 01:09:29 - How should Chelsea handle the transfer ban?

"If you built a footballer using DNA strands, Chelsea already have what would come out of the machine"

01:09:29 - 01:20:20 - The race to be the most disappointing

"Man Utd are on the verge of being left behind"

01:20:20 - 01:22:33 - Will Bournemouth produce the most iconic duo?

"These are the freaks of the season"

01:22:34 - 01:24.22 - Expect to see Arsenal scouts at Selhurst Park

"He has all the qualities the Gunners lack in their squad"

01:24:23 - 01:29:15 - 10 things we think will happen

"Maddison will beat Hazard with his Beckham-esque set-pieces"
1 hr 30 min
April 29, 2019 "Like a broken mirror, Man Utd's top-knot curse lingers on"
We're previewing the Champions League semi-finals this week, after a little discussion of the Premier League's 'Big Six' and the current crises facing Borussia Dortmund and PSG. To do so, Squawka Talker host Jake Entwistle is joined by Will Hall, Sam Long and Muhammad Butt.
Man Utd 1-1 Chelsea: (00:01:38 - 00:12:49)
"Man Utd are still suffering from the curse of the top knot."
"All three of Sarri's big Chelsea achievements so far have been tainted."
Can Leicester derail Man City's title run-n? (00:12:49 - 00:21:14)
"Unfortunately for Man City, it's starting to become clear why Rodgers was in such a hurry to leave Celtic.'"
"Man City and Liverpool have turned the Premier League into the southern SPL."
"You could say the Premier League has two of the world's top five goalies... and neither is De Gea."
What to expect from Norwich and Sheffield Utd (00:21:14 - 00:30:20)
"Farke was once being hounded at Norwich."
"Henderson's coming for De Gea's Man Utd spot."
"When robots play football, Marcelo Bielsa will be the greatest manager in the world."
Should PSG replace Tuchel? (00:30:20 - 00:43:32)
"PSG's track record actually suggests Thomas Tuchel is safe for now."
"Once we've all stopped pointing and laughing at PSG, the whole Neymar thing is quite sad."
"PSG's club culture is bringing the worst out of Neymar and Mbappe."
Bundesliga blown for Borussia Dortmund? (00:43:32 - 00:47:25)
"You wonder whether Dortmund could be on course to break Bayern's dominance if not for Reus' red card."
The Champions League semi-finals (00:47:25 - 01:20:26)
"Spurs v Ajax depends on Hugo Lloris"
"It looks like Liverpool's prayers have been answered and Sergio Busquets is going to get 'Ramsey'd'"
1 hr 21 min