The Football Show – Smith, Pope, Murray, Arteta and Lescott
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What is the main topic of today's Football Show?
Good morning and welcome along. This is the Football Show and today we will be joined live by the Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta. Not only that, we'll also be speaking to Jolyon Lescott, Matt Murray and Millwall manager Gary Rowett coming up in just a moment. We will be hearing too from Burnley keeper Nick Pope and alongside me for the duration of the show we have Alan Smith and Andy Hinchcliffe. Good morning to both of you. Alan, I'll come to you first because... We have Mikel Arteta on and that is a huge guest. We're very much excited to catch up with him and see how preparations are going for the new season. Last night, one of their friendly games to get them warmed up and ready was against Brentford.
They lost 3-2. But in these kind of situations, Alan, what are these fixtures used for and how important are those results really?
Well, it's disappointing to lose, isn't it? But I remember in pre-season, if you can relate it to that, sometimes you're quite pleased if you lost your last game before the big kick-off. But it's not so much about the result, Laura, as about the performance and, more importantly, the fitness, the sharpness of your players, because we're not far away now, are we, from that kick-off. So he'll be looking at the fitness. I see he made a lot of changes at half-time, so he wants to give everybody a good run-out. Yeah, of course you want to win, but... He's looking ahead to next week and formulating that he wants to start psychologically as well as physically. So I think that's the main concern for Mikel Arteta, more than the fact that they lost to a championship team.
Andy, the Merseyside derby has been confirmed that it won't be played at a neutral venue. It will go ahead at Goodison Park. In terms of the atmosphere that we normally expect at a Merseyside derby, it's going to be completely different with no fans. So how important is the venue? How important does the venue become in this fixture?
Yeah, it's really strange. Thankfully, all the safety issues have been kind of sorted out. And it's vital Merseyside derbies are played within the city. That's what all the fans would have wanted. So it's good to see this being played at Goodison Park. But I remember when I played in Merseyside derbies for Everton, home advantage was important.
How is Mikel Arteta preparing for the new season?
Of course, playing at Goodison, you know the environment. Home fans were a huge advantage as well. They really got behind you. They were the 12th man and you needed that sometimes in those games. So for us, I think the lack of fans is the big problem there. Being at home is great. Lack of fans is a big problem. So I feel that Liverpool probably have the advantage going into the game, but it's the first game back. We're not sure about fitness levels of all the players, how they're going to respond to the empty stadiums. There's a lot of questions unanswered, but I'm just really pleased that the game is being played in the city.
Absolutely. Now we can introduce our first guest of the football show this morning, and it is Mobile Manager Gary Rauert. Gary, good morning. Thanks for joining us. How are you?
Morning, everyone. All good, thank you. You all OK? Morning, Gary.
We're all right, thank you. I'll get straight in there. June the 20th, football is kicking back up in the Championship. How did you feel about that date and how prepared do you feel for it?
We're still fairly prepared. I think everyone's going to be an element of being unsure about how their players are going to cope with the games coming so quickly. But I think for the last four or five weeks, you know, if you've read most of the recent stories, you had a good idea that it was going to kick off around this time. Of course, when the Premier League announced that they were going to kick off on the 17th of June, you always felt as though the following weekend would probably be a good starting point. So, yeah, certainly here at Millwall, we're ready and raring to go. I think the players have had long enough training on their own and training in small groups. And I think they're just looking forward to getting back to some form of action, albeit it's going to be a little bit strange.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic of today's Football Show?
0:00–2:08
2
How is Mikel Arteta preparing for the new season?
2:08–5:51
3
What insights does Nick Pope share about goalkeeping?
5:51–8:26
4
How does the Merseyside derby atmosphere change without fans?
8:26–12:15
5
What challenges does Gary Rowett face with Millwall's return?
12:15–19:06
6
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected player fitness?
19:06–23:23
7
What strategies do players use to adapt to empty stadiums?
23:23–31:06
8
What does Mikel Arteta hope to achieve this season?
31:06–1:26:01
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