{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/4374af13-2994-428c-8c72-05d2a59008e1/a21270bf-6254-43e7-a095-eb05714fdf24?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"ROKER RAPPORT PODCAST: With former Sunderland, Man City and QPR defender - Nedum Onuoha!","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60f5f3b592b8225a7f194eb9/61368693be20a60019f65561.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><em>Jonny caught up with Nedum at his home in Utah - where he's currently playing for Real Salt Lake in the MLS - to discuss his time at Sunderland through the 2010/11 season and a few of the highs and lows of his career so far.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>What are we talking about?</em></strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><em>Leaving his beloved Manchester City for the first time after rising through the Etihad ranks as a youngster; How did the move come about?</em></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><em>What were his thoughts on arrival on Wearside, and just how strong a squad did we have back then?</em></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><em>The Incident and the aftermath; Our defeat to Newcastle a decade ago seemed to prompt a change for the better in that side, what does he think caused 'the incident' and how did the team respond behind the scenes to such a blow?</em></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><em>As the side recovered and regained momentum, Nedum decided to go all Lionel Messi to score a quite spectacular goal in our victory over then Champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge; Was that shock on his face or something else? Some context for that pic from his point of view...</em></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><em>The loss of Darren Bent; How many of the squad saw that coming, did it significantly impact squad unity or morale or was it just one of those things?</em></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><em>Jordan Henderson; Did Nedum see the player he would become today, and was there anything holding him back at the time? (Editors note: I love this answer like)</em></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><em>His favourite players, his best mates in the group, and his relationship with then manager Steve Bruce; Was he offered the chance to sign permanently? Would he have liked to?</em></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><em>Leaving to join QPR with Ferdinand; How did all that go then?</em></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><em>Nedum breaks down the big differences between the English leagues and the MLS, as well as telling us all about that Zlatan Ibrahimovic meltdown;</em></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><em>His top 5 players and his favourite manager to work under, also... can he bring himself to watch Sunderland Til I Die?</em></li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Great chat with a great player and character who helped us achieve our highest league finish since the Reid years, a player more than a few of us wanted to keep...</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Busy week for Pods coming Lads and Lasses. Enjoy!</em></p>","author_name":"Roker Rapport"}