FOOTBALL DAILY: Ireland the 'island team', Czechia boss Koubek on Irish football, Pep wants Guehi final appearance and Messi back to Newells?
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Off the Ball, GAA. Like the names you mentioned there, they have a lot of medals and Howard, probably the standout of all of them. But there could be a bit of mind games too by Gerard Brennan in this as well. Like you can guarantee, like we're all asking the question, who's he on about? And you can guarantee the players that are going to be at home going, is he on about me? And when they're turned up to training, probably tonight, maybe there's a bit more umph in them.
Join in the obsession. Subscribe now at offtheball.com forward slash join. Off the Balls, Football Daily. Hello and welcome to Thursday's Football Daily. I'm Phil Egan. Coming up today, Manchester City book their place in the League Cup Final. But could a new January signing be available for them to play? Czech boss Miroslav Kubek calls Ireland an island team. We'll explain what he means by that shortly. And with Cristiano Ronaldo's future uncertain in Saudi Arabia, could Leo Messi be on his way back to Argentina? But first today, Manchester City will face Premier League title rivals Arsenal in the League Cup Final next month. Pep Guardiola's side booked their place at Wembley with a convincing 5-1 aggregate win against Chelsea.
It was 3-1 in the second leg at the Etihad last night. Omar Mahmoud got two of the goals. Tijani Reinders got the other one. All three of those goals were scored in the first half. Anthony Alanga scored a consolation goal in the second half for the away side. Guardiola says his team performed pretty well. The guys were really good, and yeah, 5-1 aggregate is unbelievable, inspecting when we start the team, like it's the last Champions League of the World Cup, and in March, the end of March, we go to Wembley again. Really happy to be back after many years, and five times in ten years is a big, big milestone. Guardiola's lifted the trophy with City on four previous occasions and he wants his new signing Mark Gahey involved in next month's final.
But as things stand, the England defender won't be part of the squad. He was signed after the first leg of their semi-final. However, Guardiola doesn't understand why Gahey can't feature. We pay his salary, we hire him as our player, why should he not play?
How did Manchester City secure their place in the EFL Cup final with a 5–1 aggregate win?
So the rules to buy a player as another player, what depends on me depends on FIFA, UEFA or the Premier League. Say, OK, transfer window is open, when do you Newcastle boss Eddie Howe felt poor finishing over the tie cost his side I think in both games if you look back we're really frustrated when he scored one goal in the two games when he put the chances we had in the home game we don't feel we should have lost that game 2-0 Trapper's made some good saves we've missed we've been guilty of missing some some opportunities we were guilty of doing that again today and yeah could have been very different but we have to accept the reality of what we've delivered However, Howes says they still have plenty to play for this season.
The 48-year-old says they have to bounce back with games coming up in the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup this month. I think the game's coming thick and fast. There's no let-up for us. We need to get back to winning ways as quickly as possible. That's the only thing that gives you new energy. Liverpool boss Arnaud Slot says defender Jeremy Jacquet is a big talent as they plan for the future. The France under-21 international agreed to join the Premier League champions in the summer from French side Rennes on deadline day. Slot says Jacquet is another example of the model they use at the club. Young, very talented players, sometimes in the start of their career, sometimes already a little bit, a few years into their career, but always players that are young.
and can improve us and help us for the short, but definitely also for the long term. The League of Ireland is back tomorrow. The first game you'll hear live and exclusive commentary of will be the meeting of champions Shamrock Rovers against last season's First Division champions Dundalk at Tala Stadium.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:50
2
How did Manchester City secure their place in the EFL Cup final with a 5–1 aggregate win?
1:50–5:49
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Why is Pep Guardiola questioning Marc Guehi's eligibility for the final?
5:49–8:47
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How did Eddie Howe and Newcastle react to missing out on defending the League Cup?
8:47–11:50
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What is Liverpool boss Arne Slot's rationale for signing young defender Jeremy Jacquet?
11:50–12:51
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