Episode 2224: Christmas Spirit: Bulldog Edition
Leicester City had hardly more than 48 hours to prepare for the visit of well-rested Liverpool, but anyone randomly tuning in might have assumed they were the fresher side.
Now Liverpool have fallen six points behind Man City at the half way stage and the title “race” is in danger of becoming a mere memory. Is there a risk that after a certain point, Jurgen Klopp’s ceaseless complaints about player welfare start to sound like defeatism?
Jurgen Klopp says players are “at the edge” due to the demands of the fixture schedule and absences caused by Covid, but believes Premier League clubs will continue to block the use of five substitutes.
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) December 27, 2021
Rory Smith joins us to talk about Liverpool v Leicester, Klopp v Dyche, Tradition v Progress and so on.
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We chat to @rosswhitakertv about Rachael Blackmore’s reluctance to position herself as a spokesperson for advancing women’s sport and why it was a good thing that it was Rachael and not someone else who became the first female jockey to win the National ?https://t.co/kM6bmWZKue pic.twitter.com/WofKIXMZdV
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