Welcome dear listener to the podcast of the 2024-25 Premier League Champions. I’m Paul and I am joined by Sean. We are recording this a week after the Reds picked up the Premier League trophy and had a very big parade. We’ll do a short review of the Palace game, look back at the big red weekend, reflect on PSG's Champions League win and then start to look ahead as Liverpool seek to defend their title..
Part One - Reds draw with Crystal Palace at Anfield in session ending game - xG 2.14 to 1.77 - 35 to 15 touches in the opposition box
Game, slow start, real wall of sound for the last 10 to 15.
The non-call handball - Darren fuckin England again. Salah’s 29th goal
Trophy lift and the Parade with one bad actor claiming too much of the narrative
The national reporting of Liverpool’s title has been bizarre - Mo Salah just matched the goal involvement totals of Shearer and Cole in 4 less games. POY on every measure.
Part Two - knock out football is tough - Champions League Final
20th anniversary of Istanbul
Lost to PSG on penalties and somehow Villa and Arsenal occupy more of the narrative
Nation states - thanks to Clive Tyldelsey for bringing it up
Part Three - looking ahead:
What is Richard Hughes trying to solve for - pace, between the lines, learning from PSG?
Jeremy Frimpong
Wirtz - looks like we will have to pay more
Kerkez - personal terms agreed?
10m Euros for TAA, up to 19m GBP for Caoimnhe
We will be back with more reflections and looking ahead. Thanks to Sean for joining me, Paul. And most of all, thank you dear listener for joining us.
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