Who's to blame for West Ham's relegation? | Michail Antonio on Bowen's future & England's 'Egos' - The Sports Agents
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What led to West Ham's relegation this season?
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Are you lucky to be here? 100%. He really hit me in the gut, like tears were falling from my eyes. Do you want to be real? Yeah. Clubs treat players like meat. Soon as you start getting stale, you get thrown away. My biggest worry was Potter. Not going to lie to you, I think they were too good to go down. I told David Moyes, my dad's funeral was happening, I asked for the day off. He asked me if I could come in and train in the morning and just go to the burial. I just feel like everybody needs to understand the West Ham way, the West Ham culture. Once you understand that, then you can build the club around the culture. What, how, where.
How does Michail Antonio feel about the club's management decisions?
West Ham play. End of the day, Jared wants to play in the Premier League. He has the quality and the skills to play in the Premier League. I don't feel like the club should stop him. If West Ham didn't get relegated, he would be at the World Cup right now.
Welcome to the Sports Agents. No Gabby for this one. Myself and Nedim, you all right?
I'm so good. Gabby, I know this is still your seat. I promise you can have it back, but for now.
No, no, no, don't do that.
All right, it's my name, Gabby. You're never coming back.
No, exactly, because she will listen.
What impact did the London Stadium have on West Ham's performance?
Wherever she is in the world, she'll be listening. Hi, Gabby. Just keep her guessing.
Hi, Gabby. Looking forward to seeing you again soon, hopefully. LAUGHTER
Have you recovered from an emotional week? Were you at the pet parade?
Oh, it's been so tough, Shepherds, honestly. You know what I mean? Realising that football has now stopped forever. But yeah, I didn't do the parade, but I went to the after party, which was at Co-op Live.
Yes, at Co-op Live. And for people that don't live in Manchester, that is a massive, brand new experience. gig venue that is right by the Etihad.
What are Michail Antonio's thoughts on Jarrod Bowen's future?
It is not just one of the local co-ops where they had a goodbye party for it.
Yeah, true, true. And to be honest, from my perspective, seeing the way that they presented that moment, they obviously had, well not obviously, they had the women's first team out there with their WSL title. They had the youth team with the youth cup winning trophy as well. And then the first team out there with two key players leaving, they've got the League Cup, the FA Cup, and Pep Guardiola leaving after 10 years. And to see everybody in the crowd, it wasn't just like newer fans. Some of these were older fans. And for the bit that it's for Guardiola, and honestly, it was incredible to be there. And it was very much for City fans. For one of the few times in football, that's not for anybody else.
It's for those people that wanted to be there to pay their respects. And for Guardiola, they brought out all the trophies that he's won since he's been in charge, which ended up being 20.
They brought their community shields out, didn't they?
Well, did Crystal Palace win three trophies this year?
Yes, they did.
How has Declan Rice's career trajectory been affected by West Ham's relegation?
Or did they win two?
No, they won three. All right, cool then. Let's move on. So they brought out all these trophies, but with certain people involved. Like Vincent Kompany, the Bayern Munich manager, brings out a trophy to show what Guardiola's done. But I think what I loved the most was the biggest cheer was for Mike Somerby, one of the club's legends from yesteryear. who was physically limited in terms of how he could walk onto the stage. But he got a bigger cheer than, say, Erling Haaland did, bringing out one of the Premier League trophies. It was great to be a part of as a City supporter.
Also to mention, this episode is all about Michael Antonio, a former West Ham striker. We'll tell us what he thinks of the current state of the club. And also, he's got a book out, so many interesting aspects to his life and stories in that book, and we'll talk about all of that with him as well. Just one final one on City then. Next season, do you think you'll stay up?
What insights does Michail Antonio share about his new book?
Ooh. I think it's all about squad building, isn't it? Now that he's gone, I imagine all his signings will go as well, which means they'll put forward that under-18s youth team to try and stay up in the Premier League.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What led to West Ham's relegation this season?
0:02–0:42
2
How does Michail Antonio feel about the club's management decisions?
0:42–1:15
3
What impact did the London Stadium have on West Ham's performance?
1:15–1:52
4
What are Michail Antonio's thoughts on Jarrod Bowen's future?
1:52–2:46
5
How has Declan Rice's career trajectory been affected by West Ham's relegation?
2:46–3:34
6
What insights does Michail Antonio share about his new book?
3:34–4:50
7
How does Michail Antonio view the culture of football clubs?
4:50–6:24
8
What personal challenges has Michail Antonio faced during his career?
6:24–39:00
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