Arsenal Pull Away, Wow Pedro & VAR Again!
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How did Arsenal pull away in the Premier League title race?
Coming up on today's show... Come the end of the season, if they win the league, they have found a way to be the best team in the league. And the Arsenal fans will not give a jot what anyone says if they go out and win the title. The next twist and turn has to go in City's favour, you would suspect, otherwise I think it might be too far. I would say so, yeah. What do you think is going through referees' minds, though? Because I feel like we're talking about... They're totally and utterly confused. The damage that VAR has done to the referees and their performances has been absolutely incredible. Come on, Leeds. I'm starting to get worried now.
Hello and welcome to The Rest Is Football with Micah Richards, Alan Shearer and me, Gary Lineker. The title race has taken another twist. I'm sure we'll get to that very soon. But firstly, chaps, how are we doing? Alan, you were at the game last night, Newcastle. Great. I thought you might have enjoyed that one. Micah, you were doing Mash of the Day, which I watched the entirety of this morning. It would have been a late night because there was nine matches in an hour and a half. I remember those midweek ones. You remember? midweek, oh, you'll get in there, no problem. Games are at half seven. But you forget, they're on for an hour and a half. We didn't get back till two o'clock last night. And you always go on air a little bit later because they have the news and then the local news.
So you're generally on about, what, 10.40, what, 10.35, 10.40? Yeah, 10.40, yep. Yeah, so you did hour and a half, 10 past midnight before you finished. It's not like a real job, but. No.
Can João Pedro help Chelsea secure a Champions League spot?
I can't complain. But you had plenty to go at on that programme. But it sounded like it was really rocking at St. James's, Al. Oh, the atmosphere was fantastic. It was exactly what Newcastle needed after what happened at the weekend and being pretty poor at the weekend and a poor result. Yeah, a lot of criticism flying around and rightly so because players didn't play well, players made mistakes and you get beaten in that manner. But then you've got the right to reply and I thought the players were absolutely superb. Particularly with 10 men as well. 10 men, didn't get any help again from the officials. We'll come to that later. We'll come to that later. But there's something very, very important I need to clear up with you, Alan.
Go on. We've had a message here from Adam Rosario. I hope that's how you pronounce it. Hi, guys. Great podcast. I need something clearing up. Ali McCoy claims that Alan always has sugar cubes in his coat. He claimed this during the Newcastle versus Manchester United game. Please, can this be confirmed or denied? Well, I have them in my coat, but I had them in my hand because I was in my friend's box watching the game and Ali was 10 yards in front of me. It was just too easy. It was just a free hit, guys. Oh, you were throwing them at him. Oh, that's what it is. So you don't always have sugar cubes in your coat pocket. No, no, no. I went inside...
What are the implications of Manchester City's recent performance?
I'd just seen his little monkey's arse at the back and I thought, I recognise that. That's Ali McCoyst. And then him and Fletch were there doing the commentary. And it was just a free hit, lads. I just had no choice, but I had to do it. How many cues did you have? Do you have a few? Honestly, it was hilarious. So I was picking him down there, had him like that. One was hitting him on the back and there was no response. And I'm thinking, is he feeling that? I've got to chuck another one. And then one lad, he had his notepad with all his notes on and one hit him and landed and stuck on his notepad. It was there for five or ten minutes and he was trying to be as professional as possible. Did he ever turn around and snap at you or anything?
No, there was nothing. I was waiting for him to turn around because I don't know whether he was angry or he knew or what. And then I text him just before halftime saying, if you're wondering what's hitting you on the back of the head or on the court or what's on your nose, that's me chucking you.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did Arsenal pull away in the Premier League title race?
0:00–1:39
2
Can João Pedro help Chelsea secure a Champions League spot?
1:39–3:04
3
What are the implications of Manchester City's recent performance?
3:04–4:56
4
How has VAR affected the standard of refereeing in football?
4:56–6:17
5
What controversies arose during recent Premier League matches?
6:17–7:48
6
Which teams are in contention for the top five in the Premier League?
7:48–9:41
7
What are the challenges facing Manchester United and Aston Villa?
9:41–11:09
8
How do the hosts view the future of VAR in football?
11:09–42:20