Best of Goals on Sunday- Shaun Goater & Andy Townsend
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What insights do Shaun Goater and Andy Townsend share about Premier League action?
Thanks for listening to the Goals on Sunday podcast. Great analyst, Andy Townsend. And Sean Gota absolutely knows his stuff through and through. We had a great time with him.
We did. We had a great build-up to the games today. Good discussion. Hardly any VAR. That's a first, Cammie. We didn't mention VAR. And you're still smiling. Look about that. Cammie, it is final day. I know.
I'm going as well.
Rub that in. I didn't get a ticket, but Cammy's going off to Wembley.
Yeah, I got an invite. Well, I did the semi-final draw, didn't I? So Carabao invited me along.
How do Goater and Townsend view the upcoming Carabao Cup final?
So is that what you're telling me I need to do next year? Do the draw and I'll get an invite. Not only is he going, he's got two tickets and didn't even invite me. But it is, it's a big day.
It is a big day. We're not talking VAR at the top. We're not? We are. We are, we are, we are. Because in Belfast yesterday, there was an IFAB meeting and Giannani Infantino, the FIFA president, had this to say about our Premier League.
I think we all need to relax a little bit on this topic. Because, actually, there is only one league in the world today where this issue seems to be a big problem, which is the Premier League.
Oh, Gianni with some strong words there.
Well, Pierluigi Collina has also had his say. He said, certainly in the future, there will be less possibility for a single competition organiser or association to do different to other countries.
Yeah.
So he means us. Look at the monitor. That's what he's talking about.
Let him do it.
Let him do it, Mr Reilly.
He's already started and we're only just going. Before Sergio Aguero, obviously there was Sean Goethe. For you, it did start at Manchester United.
Yes, it did. Yeah, I was in Bermuda, amateur player. Man United went to Bermuda on a mid-season break, had seen me playing a game, and then offered me trials, and I was successful. I never played in the first team. I was in the reserves.
What was the impact of VAR on recent Premier League matches?
At this moment, I'm kind of proud of that right now. about the history and things turned out with me at City. But, yeah, I realised that I wasn't good enough. At the time, I thought I was, but... Who was the manager? Sir Alex Ferguson.
Sir Alex.
He had an eye for a good player, you know. Did he talk to you and say, well, you're not getting your opportunity? Well, yeah. He said, Sean, you're like fifth. Mark Hughes never got injured. Brian McClure never got injured. Mark Robbins was third. There was another striker, Daniel Graham. And I'm surprised I still remember him. And I think I was that far down. For me, it was a case of then going on the ladder and then starting over again. But certainly so pleased to have the opportunity to become a professional and then just go from there, yeah.
Well, it has been an interesting journey because I was looking yesterday. This is where we need you to stay with us on this journey because, Sean, over five seasons, you were relegated, promoted, promoted again, relegated and promoted at City.
I've got to have a word with my defenders.
Yes.
Yes, I know about that relegation.
Did you wake up some mornings and think, what division? Where am I going?
What's going on? Yes, where are we going? What's happening? I mean, it was, to be fair, City fans were there the whole time. I mean, we had like 32,000, you know, in League One. And it was that. I mean, it allowed me to sort of have the career I did at City. But what a journey it was.
So you joined when you were in this relegation fight in the first season, but then you got three goals in seven games. It wasn't enough to keep them up. I read an interesting article that actually the goals didn't come straight away for you and you found it hard and you actually went to see a psychologist.
Yes, yes. It was tough because again, the demands were there from the fans. I think what set it all off was What I've done was I scored sort of 25 goals at that level. So I made a prediction that I'll score 25 goals. And City fans were like, who is this numpty? Basically saying he's going to score 25 goals. But I knew what I was capable of doing in that league, in that level.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What insights do Shaun Goater and Andy Townsend share about Premier League action?
0:04–0:37
2
How do Goater and Townsend view the upcoming Carabao Cup final?
0:37–2:20
3
What was the impact of VAR on recent Premier League matches?
2:20–5:04
4
How did Shaun Goater's career begin and evolve in football?
5:04–8:16
5
What challenges did Goater face during his time at Manchester City?
8:16–11:26
6
How did Goater adapt to the pressures of being a striker?
11:26–14:38
7
What role did teamwork play in Goater's success at City?
14:38–17:48
8
What reflections do the guests have on their experiences in football?
17:48–21:27
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