Liverpool's Contract Conundrum & The Twilight Of Messi's Career

[@Bobjonesbaby]

That trio contract question about liverpool was quality 👌

[@vladtepes97]

brutality, and quality.

[@Mil-w6d]

I would keep VVD and Trent. VVD is the backbone, Trent is young. Salah will go & there are other options.

[@macriggland6526]

@@Mil-w6d Trent is replaceable, especially if Liverpool get one more quality midfielder. Salah, not so much.

[@feliperodriguezgatica3190]

I'll just say it. If Salah's the one leaving, I'd go all put for Cole Palmer

[@martyash4848]

Alan's face when the others were talking about Michael Owen... Stone faced... Hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

[@PietraSCR]

Those 1-yard screamers by Micah became legendary in some circles, from what I've heard

[@andrewmugerwa6242]

Watching from Uganda 🇺🇬 Africa. I enjoy the show.

[@davidluyombya3916]

Me too

[@mastikhor91]

forsen ?

[@jonnystaffs]

Do you know da wey?

[@ianmorrison554]

Thanks guys! Had me laughing out loud quite a lot! Loved how you all bottled the impossible Liverpool question! There is no correct answer!

[@Mark-pf8mm]

Could you imagine if circumstances arose where Son and Van dyke were at City.Haaland is class but Son is much more technical,him and De Bruyne would have been unbelievable

[@antasiswawindraningtyasros715]

Thanks!

[@DYL2020]

If Shearer went to Man Utd, became their all time top scorer and won all them trophies he’d be seen as one of the greatest ever but because of his loyalty only Newcastle fans know how great he really was.. and people wonder why players aren’t loyal these days🤣

[@kernowchris]

nah.

[@DYL2020]

@@kernowchris aye.

[@Prottoy959]

I don't think so. Internationally, Lineker used to be spoken in the same sentence as Maradona and Shearer used to be spoken in the same sentence as Batistuta and R9. No man U player ever reached that height unless you wanna claim Michael Owen, to which I'm rather apathetic to. Even though I started following LFC because of him, lol

[@DYL2020]

@@Prottoy959 having Beckham Giggs Scholes Neville etc putting balls on a plate for him under Fergie🤨 he’d score a hell of a lot more goals in that team than he did at Newcastle, that’s why I said people don’t realise how good he was Shearer was an absolute monster

[@Prottoy959]

@@DYL2020 Fair enough mate, I get ya. For my point however, he's still the GOAT of EPL strikers regardless of that. In fact, it makes his legacy even sexier. Haaland could smash his numbers but it wouldn't have the same gravitas.

[@FM-JBG]

Absolutely brilliant episode today. So funny! Especially when Alan was asked about Owen 🤣

[@IAmCrumpton]

I don’t think he was very happy about it!

[@TheShrouded]

That Q about if Son & Kane had moved much earlier. Answer would be Bale & Modric. And Kyle Walker too. Sol Campbell and many others. Or it could be Gazza going to Lazio

[@SJMJ91]

I like that Shearer chooses to remain quiet on his beef with Owen. Owen exposed himself when he told the stories in that book and Shearer was right to respond but Owen just continued to speak about it in interviews and expose himself more. Besides, I think Shearer knows that most people are on his side anyway so he doesn't need to explain what went on and that incident is only a mere fraction of his legacy.

[@davidrobinson2776]

Thinking of Michael Owen, I have seen some great strikers who got bad injuries at a young age and just drifted away. Prbably the best of them was Derek Dooley but that was tragic. More recently I can think of Steve Moran of Southampton, a lightening fast striker who set Division One alight and the late Gary Shaw of Aston Villa. And you could even mention Ian Wallace, Peter Ward, Kevin Reeves and Justin Fashanu.

[@williamkimathi2505]

Never misssed an episode,love from Kenya

[@THEoneandonlystika]

Nobody cares.😂😂

[@chrisinho_10]

​@@THEoneandonlystikayou do. Clown

[@williamkimathi2505]

@@THEoneandonlystika that's not what your mum said

[@GIBBO4182]

Messi has completed football, he’s just doing the side quests in the twilight of his career now. Going back and playing in Argentina for his boyhood club would probably be the last thing to check off the list

[@dootwoot]

🇺🇸

[@Goldstarz95]

He was gifted completing football, let’s not lie 😂

[@GIBBO4182]

@@Goldstarz95 you did just lie though

[@ibbixp3boy418]

@@Goldstarz95 still crying and its nearly 2 years

[@Goldstarz95]

@@ibbixp3boy418 who’s crying? 😂😂 I’m saying it how it is

[@saxonbosworth]

Episode idea: Have an FPL episode, with Micah, producer Harry, and an FPL expert PS: Love the show. Makes me feel at home wherever I am.

[@56postoffice]

Shearer's dry sense of humour kills me.😂😂 This is top notch stuff.

[@NoFrictionZone]

7am in California, couldn't ask for a better pod to start the day!

[@Prottoy959]

I'm with Micah on the LFC question. The team Jurgen made was around Firmino. VVD+Alisson+Mohammed is the reason we got the goods. Trent wins us a lot but costs us some as well. Just coz he's local doesn't mean he gets to use RM as a leverage. He can go if wants money and Jude.

[@ianmorrison554]

@@Prottoy959 are you forgetting Trent's crazy number of assists?

[@Prottoy959]

@@ianmorrison554 I'm not. Robbo does the same and Connor is a beast in the making. Have you seen Konate's passing this season?

[@TJMcKenna-c9h]

I'd go all out to keep taa, we can't lose a talent like that for nothing, out of contract. If he gets crazy wages n new contract, it's not a problem, if RM still want him (which they will) in 2 years, then Bradley is more experienced n we get silly money for taa.

[@Prottoy959]

@@TJMcKenna-c9h I don't think we go all out anymore. We're the only team that doesn't fear City. We're not a desperate team and Trent would just be doing the Coutinho thing. And no English player EVER becomes a Liga legend, it's just how Europeans operate. And besides, RM is known for hyping new signings and viciously discarding their legends. The definition of a plastic club.

[@TJMcKenna-c9h]

@@Prottoy959So effectively, your saying, RM are plastic and let go TAA go for nothing ? Mbappe psg best player went for free. Psg have oil money, we don't. Not getting a fee for TAA is sacrilege, I'll bet he gets a much improved offer and stays a couple of years. Madrid maybe after that, he's a senior player coming to his prime. Insanity not paying what he wants , like Salah. You're losing the player who makes most assists too.

[@nonnayoubuzinnes1669]

It always makes me laugh how Gerrard seems to trigger rival fans. He wasn't a big head, if anything he's a bore, he won a few trophies, but not as many as others of that era, but for some reason there seems to be envy or bitterness towards him. Maybe it's the fact so many top players said he was the best midfielder of that era, or the comparisons with Lampard and Scholes riles fans of those clubs? The fact he still gets sung about shows how deep the trigger was. Hopeless manager but as a player he carried that team at times. I preferred King Kenny myself but the reactions to Gerrard do amuse me😄

[@matthewjamison]

He left Liverpool for the retirement league (MLS) a decade ago. Yet, people still harp on about him. That in itself speaks volumes. He was an immense player. Rival fans who are honest with themselves know that. But let their petty rivalry get in the way from admitting it.

[@nonnayoubuzinnes1669]

@@matthewjamison I just don't get why they're so triggered by him at all? Like you say he retired years ago. It can only be because he was so good. I don't see Liverpool fans getting so triggered by Lampard, Keane, Scholes, I think they accept they were great players. He should take it as a compliment anyway!

[@matthewjamison]

@nonnayoubuzinnes1669 He doesn't care. His peers who he played with & against voted him into the PFA team of the year a record 8 times. Their opinion, along with Liverpool fans is the only opinion that matters to him.

[@sonic.garden]

They all know deep down that he was better than any other of that generation including lampard & scholes but they just can't accept it!

[@14_Phoenix]

That liverpool question is brilliant, Icl. Props to whoever asked that question.

[@Jayskizx]

That LFC question is actually impossible to answer, and the guys were stressing just as much as i was thinking of who to pick LOL

[@amro17dirar21]

You guys are great ❤

[@SamsonOkellow]

Great show ❤

[@evanbartley403]

Question for all of you: as footballers it's natural instinct to cushion something that has dropped near your feet. For example dropping a TV remote or one of the vegetables from the shopping. But have you ever or heard of anyone that injured themselves from trying to catch an object such as a knife or something equally as dangerous?

[@TDtog2112]

Wimbledon's goalkeeper Dave Beasant hurt himself quite bizarrely. During the 1993-94 season Beasant sustained an unusual injury when, while making a sandwich in his kitchen, he dropped a 2 kg glass bottle of salad cream on his foot, severing the tendon to his big toe. As a result, he missed eight weeks of the season.

[@drdassler]

I love that question. 😆

[@samprizeman4509]

That’s just stupid

[@phillsmith9255]

That's the difference between Messi and Ronaldo, Messi has friends to share his last few years in football with.

[@drdassler]

He should share the ball more.

[@pa0mafeurtadott777]

Hadn't thought of it like that

[@whitenbald]

ronaldo is transforming like kanye west

[@NkosanaMakhubele]

​@@whitenbald and he doesn't care😂 that's why I like him

[@alexi1281]

12:20 Mr. Creosote strikes again. Always there when we need him. 😂😂😂

[@drdassler]

Messi would be the same in any team. It doesn't matter who's standing around while he dribbles with his head down.

[@jordanbrook9368]

Michael Owen is my favourite player ever, and its nice to finally hear people talk about him. and how good he was. hes such an underrated forward.

[@jamesmilligan2797]

Only under rated by people who dont know football

[@imeldamcintyre2721]

He is well the Mank!

[@Adam-oy4ix]

It's a fact though, that playing with and against better players in any sport makes you a better player yourself. Messi played with and against some of the best ever and even though he was probably always destined to be an amazing player; playing in that league, with those players, under those coaches had to improve his game. If he'd played his whole career in the US for instance, he wouldn't have reached the heights that he did - no matter how many goals he scored.

[@jasbindersidhu]

Listening to your podcast during Cardio should come with a warning!! Breathless laughing in stiches.

[@timmy5876]

If u renew 2 and move one on then the one u move on has to be salah, it sounds mad cus he’s probably been our best player since he joined 7 years ago but Trent is still young, he makes the team tick and he’s a future captain and we don’t have a lot of centre backs right now like if van dijk leaves we have konate, quansah and gomez that’s it but if salah leaves we can play chiesa, elliott or gakpo/diaz there. I want all to be renewed ideally trent for 5+ years and the other 2 for 2/3 more years cus i think they’ll still be top players to have even at 35 they’ve got that mentality

[@dootwoot]

Trent is deffo going to Madrid and this is how they sign players like him now on a free give him a bonus

[@ynwa7084]

You could let Mo go with this current squad. We don’t have the experience to replace Virgil or TAA, which is why they are Capts. Mo was already paid to stay and that resulted in what?

[@andrewharrison7767]

Shearer conveniently overlooking the fact he was alongside Owen for Newcastle in his final season - 18 goals between them, Owen scored 7 in 11 Shearer 11 in 41. Owen's biggest issue was he just couldn't keep fit & lost 18 months to broken foot & knee ligaments

[@wandarah]

Bore off lol

[@IAmCrumpton]

💯 right. Shearers a legend but Micheal Owen when his burst on the scene was electric. No one had seen such attacking speed and skill! And he took the limelight from shearer and become englands number one and shearers egos never liked it. If it wasn’t for Michaels hamstrings he probably would have been englands all time scorer he was knocking them in so fast and then the knee truly ended it. Shearer should be able to sympathize as he lost his speed when he snatched a his knee and was good but never the same after that and I think Gary and Mekhi were trying to let him see that so he can drop the hate, it’s time. Wouldn’t surprise me if that was a fake write in from the producers

[@al1356]

Trent looks like he wants to go, and for me he has my blessing. Brilliant player who owe us nothing, looks like all three are going in my opinion. Best of luck to all of them

[@siyabongakunene5052]

Q&A episodes are my favorite.

[@redplague]

Pressure is a privilege.

[@bigmaguire9714]

Messi is basically retired at the top level, he is just enjoying playing football in a beautiful place to live like Miami, I don't blame him, he's literally the GOAT he can bow out however he likes

[@kamsb]

Keeping Trent is paramount no one better in that position for us , Van dijk also I would keep until he retires . Salah could leave imo cos we can replace him easier for example that Lille Right winger

[@slowdive9752]

The departure of Salah could push players to step up. Liverpool have other good goalscorers

[@kernowchris]

45 seconds in and Meeks is on about the money. What a surprise.

[@KelzMon]

15:30 man that’s hilarious 😂😂😂

[@wagonwheel3182]

he's not wrong with the comment on Owen's double vs Arsenal, I remember that, electric. Best talent in the world for a year or so when he hit the scene

[@rich0373]

Feel like I may catch that cold of Lineker 😂😂

[@tuhin1264]

Micah has a PL medal but Gerrard doesnt Gerrard is still a legend Micah is a legend in the studio 😂

[@dface6447]

Messi has the ? that we all want,he now has his beautiful warm down to his career which is ❤ and not that this matters but imo opinion there’s no doubt he’s the GOAT+ he scored the greatest hatrick ever,free kick left peg then right foot 8yd finish,followed by outside right peg dink off the underside of the bar,i just sat and 😂,it was against against R Betis 🤯 4/5/6 years ago in La Liga,a worthy person to be touted as the best.

[@Canada.2020]

The TAA, VVD, and Salah question. Keep TAA (age) & VVD (age and speed are not the most important factor for his position, he's best in his position and not many around who can do so well so hard to find replacement) and let Salah go (age means he will lose speed which is important for his position and it's easier to look for replacement for his position).

[@karenb1430]

Fines should be a percentage of salary. There is a big difference between 7000 a month and 350,000/ month.

[@lgo964]

Respectfully disagree that all of the greatest players end up at the best clubs in the world. I wish they mentioned the only player in history regarded as the best player in the world, joining a club that just avoided relegation. The one and only, Diego Maradona joining the almost relegated Napoli in the best league in the world at the time. Within 2 years, they won the league for 1at time in their history and without many major stars.

[@dighead]

Alison goes. Injury prone and we have a great #2. That money alone would offset most of the deals for the other three.

[@rhycepinto5678]

We need more about this Alan and own beef

[@aidenpark7492]

There is a clip surfing around at the moment of Big Meeks in training for city scoring a bicycle kick to be fair 😂😂

[@deanvandamme7992]

Can you do an episode with all the Italia 90 attacking players together….. gascoinge, Beardsley, waddle, Barnes, platt. 🙌🏻

[@Angel_M777]

Hello from Ukraine 🇺🇦 Thanks for the laughs, much needed 👏

[@DavidDArcy1975]

also, Messi in Miami is like Pele at NY Metrostars back in the 70's

[@thegeekqwerty]

Surely the new manager has to talk with players to understand what went wrong? I remember Mourinho asking a player at Tottenham why he wasn't being played, that's surely a question along similar lines?

[@PietraSCR]

Gary wondered why Gerrard fined lack of flip-flops in the shower, but for me it makes a whole lot of sense, simply because of the risk of spreading/getting fungus, which may convert into some serious injury, especially in case of a game of football.

[@robp4682]

Cheers guys

[@Silly_Sausage_xoxo]

4:45... Gary, one day you will be ignored, forgotten, or neglected.

[@tomblackwell9890]

Also how much would you get for trent in january, the fullbacks are not bei g asked to go forward as much as klopp which negates alot of trents abilities and £100+ mil would be handy to reinvest

[@ClideGeardenaweseomeness]

Would still be a huge loss imo. He is a huge creative presence in the team

[@karenb1430]

I would hate to see Mo go but he is the logical choice to go. 😢 Mo makes the most. Mo is getting “old”. Unfortunately a striker (Mo) is the most likely to age out fastest age out / just stop producing. Signing an aging player for that much money is a huge risk.

[@thejohngalt]

The Liverpool question makes me sad

[@rikki6]

Carvahal broken leg 🦵 Real might go for TAA as soon as January

[@jdevlin1910]

When will Alan admit he pinched the pressure line from Callum Wilson!

[@PeasNburley]

Not so much a stereotype for big Meeks but a guess on his playboy lifestyle I think my guy - we love the big guy in any case

[@vdkotecha]

If the fibres go to charity is today less incentive to avoid them

[@tomblackwell9890]

I think its a combination of seeing to what standard they are playing to, especially Salah and van dyke, and how much the new manager needs them/wants them. They will have to go on monster salaries and the later 2 are into their 30's now. Would it be better to invest in younger players specific to tje managers needs and lower saleries?

[@kieranpugh3832]

Trent goin no where hes one of us salah could go on for another 3 year

[@Fonetiker]

3:32 The real question, could he actually win anything without having his team investigated for cheating. At the moment 2 out of 3 clubs he has been at is being investigated for such while he was the manager. Pep hasnt won much without seemingly unfair advantages.

[@Acbaker23]

The other problem liverpool have, is allisons contract ends in 2025, so they either have to renew this season, or sell him. Otherwise, he will also go on a free

[@matthewjamison]

He's been getting more & more injuries the last couple of seasons. Hence why Liverpool have already bought their new No.1 (Mamardashmili) from Valencia for £30m & loaned him back for a year.

[@Acbaker23]

@@matthewjamison yeah I think that too, but you can’t let him go on a free. So that means he’ll be sold this year, potentially salah, Virgil, and Trent all gone as well (for free). That’s a massive change to the team

[@gusyonok9950]

@@matthewjamison Alisson is finding it harder and harder to stay in shape. He's obviously a big man by nature, and apparently turns whale-like in the off-season

[@matthewjamison]

@@gusyonok9950 B.S, Liverpool wouldn't tolerate overweight players. Not just the club, but the squad itself. Alison is a consummate professional in everything he does. He's just been suffering more injuries as he gets older.

[@Ch00x-kt2fr]

Shows better than overlap

[@mattsmith5421]

Liniker got a 10-8 against alan in this one.

[@shane-irish]

Gary got a cold i think

[@AllyBeee1]

great ep lads. Owen at Toon... ya awful signing.

[@chinksey-MEDIA]

DROP Salah & RENEW Trent & Van Dijk

[@bruce_leon1044]

Trent, Mo, or Virg. I'd keep Trent & Virg, simply because Liverpool have so much cover up front. Liverpool are very thin at the back in terms of top-top quality. Great starters, but lacking on the bench. I'm not saying Liverpool have a player up top capable of replicating the numbers that Salah gets, BUT they do have the quality up top to win games still.

[@conner.9262]

Question….. why when taking corner kicks the vast area of the ball is outside the markers…?? Surely the outside of the ball should be next to the outside of the markers keeping the ball where it should be……??? Plus…. When taking free kicks especially when defenders hold a high line why don’t the defenders run forward before the ball is kicked making everyone off side…. I never see any team trying this, far easier than defending your goal….. mix it up surely …..?

[@andrewharrison7767]

on corners - the ball is round, so overhanging the quadrant is fine; same as the goal line

[@conner.9262]

@@andrewharrison7767 oh I see, the ball is round ??? Good god, does not matter if the ball is square, the ball should be INSIDE THE MARKINGS that’s why they are there….. watching these players gaining a few inches is pathetic…..

[@jonnystaffs]

​@@conner.9262 That isn't the rule. The rule is that the ball must be touching the like, not behind it. The way that for a goal all of the ball must be over all of the line - because that's the rule. What difference would it make changing the corner kick rule?

[@conner.9262]

@@jonnystaffs well this rule must be quite new because for years the ball should be inside the markers, gaining a couple of inches is laughable…..

[@stockg1379]

Trent > VVD > Salah

[@redmed10]

How many times does lineker touch his nose? We need the stats.

[@KelzMon]

4:15 😂😂😂

[@darrenevans8742]

Messi will be the next pep wait and see 👀 😏

[@zarulluraz7033]

I think trent will go to real bcoz he have won everything in liverpool despite being so young, salah & virgil will sign new contract and retire there. Screenshot my word!

[@vishy]

Is Michah Richard paid a bonus each time he does wahahahaha

[@burnsie4753]

Question. Always wanted to know why do teams from the first kickoff and 2nd half kickoff pass it back to the cb hes under no pressure and he will just boot the ball up towards the corner flag at no other time during the game will the cb do this they will keep it and build up play so doesnt it make sense to pass it back from a kickoff and keep hold of it rather than giving it to the opponent

[@Sdrawkcab_mi]

Micah saying he doesn't like cheating is ironic.

[@overthoughtandunderstated]

There are many worse things Harris has done without permission, that's for sure!

[@arifermu826]

Just so you know, the current chairman of the Asian federation is the royal family of the country of Bahrain, they will do everything they can, when a Middle Eastern country or Arab region competes or plays they will choose a referee who in fact is in the same region as them, the Afc World Cup is already and the others, yes, have been arranged by leaders or those in office in the Asian football federation, the federation that employs the Mafia.

[@jamesmilligan2797]

Owen was great, but his mental attitude about injuries was borderline crazy. 'Law of attraction. Look into it & ul know wat i mean. Shearer knows.

[@bp8532]

They beat barca and had a bunch of good game without Salah

[@Trouncer-p8y]

Not enough depth by a long way ..... The squads ageing also .... They will drop off after Xmas

[@JKkkkdddffrr]

LFC 😍

[@dteezle]

banning ketchup is a bit ridiculous, if you get a good quality ketchup with less salt/sugar ketchup it's not that bad for you. Don't really get it

[@amranhossain7831]

After Being a crazy Barcelona fan how don carlo can expect Taa to Madrid 😀

[@amranhossain7831]

In both 98&02 World Cup owen Was my Only English impression ❤ In Every big tournament games he gave them lead bt English football team failed to make that Count 😡😡

[@karenb1430]

They skipped over the drone cheating thing very fast because they don’t want to discuss all the cheating and corruption in football. Just look at José Mourinho …

[@Lee-st3yb]

Meeks So are we bottling the question ? A moments later No I'm not answering that question 😅😅

[@cgdimension]

Alan should take them to court, Trump regularly gets sued by rock bands and such for using songs without permission

[@Saif-kd1jt]

Harris ain’t a knob like trump tho

[@cgdimension]

@@Saif-kd1jt anyone who wants to be a world leader is a nob, its just different levels of severity

[@shane-irish]

Why is trent not going to play for liverpool

[@craigw2631]

lol barca b being a challenge to coach fo

[@Rohin_balaji]

what MOTM does yamal won in an EL clasico?.....El clasico is in Oct

[@aldenpadilla1773]

Vote for Jill Stein. If Kamala Harris wins, that's fine. But if she loses, it sends a stronger message that our votes truly matter! Voting Jill Stein is a win-win for us especially if you live in a red or blue state (we have nothing to lose in these states).

[@fearsome1376]

Wait what I missed between Alan and Owen.? 😅

[@SJMJ91]

Owen published a book a few years ago in which he talked about his time at Newcastle while Shearer was the manager. Owen basically slagged off Newcastle as a club and highlighted Shearer's managerial shortcomings which sparked Shearer to respond on social media and cause beef between them. I think there are quite a lot of interviews about it with Owen whereas Shearer has been rather quiet about it.

[@fearsome1376]

@@SJMJ91 great reply cheers.... Can imagine Owen living of it more than shearer tbf

[@SJMJ91]

​@@fearsome1376 Yeah, Owen's more bitter about it than Shearer. Think most people are on Shearer's side and he's got a greater legacy - hence why he hasn't really talked about it and Owen continues to.