A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League
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Has the Champions League playoff drama ever been this entertaining?
Coming up on today's show... He's just got up for a header. Where is he supposed to land? What is the biggest time-wasting issue in our game today? V-A-R.
What was the point? I don't get it. He wasn't allowed to play, so what's the point in travelling? Nonsense.
Won the club's first trophy for, what, 70 years? And also, this is the first time now, isn't it, that you've qualified for the proper knockout stages of the Champions League in the club's history. So it would be utter madness to tamper with that.
He has delivered something what the brilliant Sir Bobby Robson couldn't, what the amazing Kevin Keegan couldn't. Eddie's done something that those two couldn't. He delivered that first domestic trophy since 1955.
What impact has the removal of the away-goals rule had on football?
Hello and welcome to The Rest Is Football with Micah Richards and me, Gary Lineker. We're doing this on Thursday morning. Obviously, what's he doing, Micah? God knows what he's doing, mate. Playing golf. Of course he is. So it's been a fascinating week of Champions League football. I mean, there's some crazy scorelines. Let me read you the aggregate scores, Micah, across the two days. You've got 7-4, 2-0, 5-2, 9-3, 4-3, 7-5, 5-4, 3-1. I mean, how did you fit that in in your 17 hours coverage on CBS, Micah?
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It's smart, isn't it? Because you always have a main game, but then you've just got games everywhere, and you're trying to look for bits and pieces, what could be interesting, and it's just... Maybe, you know when you talk about away goals and stuff? I don't think you've got so many goals if people are protecting certain bits and pieces. Teams are just going for it now.
You'd be amazed how many people, and I've been championing to get rid of that away goals rule for a long time because I think... I always thought it made the first legs incredibly negative because the home side can't afford to concede and sometimes in the away leg. And so many people, mostly journalists to hasten to add, going, no, this is, it's what's made the game and all that. And I was thinking, no, you're wrong. They were going, it's going to be more negative now. And I'm thinking, no, it's not. And it's made a big difference because teams at home can afford to go for it. in the first leg because it and also it was fundamentally unfair because if for the away team in the second leg if it goes to extra time they'd have to play another half an hour and this the away goals would still count so it'd be massively in their favor in that sense but
I think it's been a blessing. I mean, you're still going to get duds and defensive encounters, but overall, I think it's proved to be a really good decision. It's one of the aspects that perhaps they've got right in changing things recently, unlike VAR. I'm going to have a little rant at some point in a little bit later when we talk about the Juventus-Galatasaray game, Micah.
Oh, let's do it now.
Let's get it off our chest.
What controversial VAR decisions have sparked debate this season?
I'll go first because you're going to do the next one. He's gone up for a header and he's landed on somebody. What is he supposed to do? All these people say, well, I know, you know, dancing around it. He's just got up for a header. Lloyd Kelly, what more do you... Where is he supposed to land? Okay, he might have hurt the opposition when he landed, but there was no intention. It's a physical sport. Purely accidental. What more do you want him to do?
But go ahead, guys. I just think it's another example of... of the referees taking over the game and not only are they officiating but they're also making the laws of our game and for me that to compare it to something else it's like the police determining the laws they need to be set by people that understand football And it's really, really depressing. I said a few weeks ago, I think VAR has turned into one of the most damaging things for football in my lifetime.
How has Eddie Howe transformed Newcastle United's fortunes?
I think not since probably hooliganism has been a bigger issue in football than what VAR is doing. They said they weren't going to be too involved at the start. Now they're involved in everything. It's become ridiculous. It's taken away the physicality from our sport.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Has the Champions League playoff drama ever been this entertaining?
0:00–0:58
2
What impact has the removal of the away-goals rule had on football?
0:58–3:29
3
What controversial VAR decisions have sparked debate this season?
3:29–4:35
4
How has Eddie Howe transformed Newcastle United's fortunes?
4:35–6:39
5
What does Newcastle need to do to consistently qualify for Europe?
6:39–7:37
6
How does the current Newcastle squad compare to past teams?
7:37–9:02
7
What challenges does Newcastle face in the Champions League knockout stages?
9:02–10:33
8
Can Newcastle become genuine title challengers in the future?
10:33–52:26
Speakers
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