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The Optus Sport Football Podcast
Premier League 2024/25 Season Preview
Season 6, Ep. 1
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It feels like they've never been away! Schwarzie and Phil are reunited following their heart-aching 4-week hiatus. Joined by Bridgey, the lads get stuck into all things Premier League ahead of the season which starts this weekend live and exclusive on Optus Sport.
- Manchester City: Champions again?
- Why have Arsenal still not signed a striker!?
- Will anyone tip Manchester United for top 4?
- Can Ange build on his promising first season at Spurs?
- Are Chelsea already on the brink of chaos?
- Which manager is headed for the chopping block first?
- Who are the players to keep an eye on this season?
- And who will avoid relegation?
The guys also make their (not so) wild predictions ahead of the season, whilst Bridgey hopes that Arne Slot's first talk with the Liverpool players went better than one of his previous managers!
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9. Weekend Preview: Stacks of goals for North London Derby! | Ten Hag just a loss away from dismissal | Huge opportunity for Watkins
22:06||Season 6, Ep. 9'Hot Takes' is back this week with Mark Schwarzer, Phil Kitromilides and Julien Laurens and after a big international break, the return of the Premier League is headlined by the North London Derby!This week: Could we see the highest-scoring North London Derby ever? That will need stacks of goals!If Erik ten Hag cops a loss against unfancied Southampton, could that be it for him at Old Trafford?Schwarzie's Hot Take comes under fire as he makes a bold Ollie Watkins prediction. Optus Sport's Hot Takes will drop ahead of every matchweek during season 2024/25!-----------Listen to Optus Sport's award-winning limited series: Football Belongs, charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches:Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/football-belongsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzBek8ub2oEsWLYHWetg7Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/football-belongs-australias-football-identity-by-optus/id15430671628. 'Ronaldo will reach 1000 goals!' | France and Mbappe - are the cracks starting to show? | Schwarzer: Socceroos' loss to Bahrain 'a disaster'
46:26||Season 6, Ep. 8The international break is back! And so are Schwarzie, Phil and Juls as they bask in the glory of San Marino's first ever competitive win. The guys also discuss:England's new style under Lee CarsleyWhy Australians wouldn't care if their manager didn't sing the national anthemCristiano Ronaldo will reach 1000 career goals, but should he play at the next World Cup?Juls thinks France were worse against Italy than at the Euros!Are the cracks starting to show for Kylian Mbappe?The 'breathtaking' Jamal MusialaSchwarzie reflects on a 'disastrous' result for the Socceroos.Every game of the Premier League is live and exclusive on Optus Sport.7. Weekend Preview: Nations League is back! | 'Deschamps should not still be in charge of France!' | Grealish to be 'a revelation' for England | Germany's future 'bright under Nagelsmann'
17:08||Season 6, Ep. 7Mark Schwarzer, Phil Kitromilides and Julien Laurens are back with their 'Hot Takes' ahead of the return of the UEFA Nations League!This week: There's a young bloke called Jack Grealish you need to keep an eye out for as England prepare for their campaign!Juls is adamant that Didier Deschamps no longer belongs on the sideline for FranceSchwarzie drops his own thoughts on both Germany and the Socceroos!Optus Sport's Hot Takes will drop ahead of every matchweek during season 2024/25!-----------Listen to Optus Sport's award-winning limited series: Football Belongs, charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches:Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/football-belongsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzBek8ub2oEsWLYHWetg7Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/football-belongs-australias-football-identity-by-optus/id15430671626. Ten Hag is rattled already! | Should Liverpool offer 'incredible' Mo Salah a new contract? | Declan Rice's controversial red card splits opinion!
01:03:14||Season 6, Ep. 6Schwarzie and Phil are reunited with Julien Laurens to pick the bones out of Liverpool's convincing 3-0 victory over Manchester United, as well as the rest of the weekend's Premier League action. They discuss:The contrast between Erik ten Hag and Arne SlotCasemiro's demiseCan Ugarte be the difference for Manchester United?The reinvention of Ryan GravenberchMo Salah's contract sagaEverton's historic collapseIs Phil getting impatient with Ange?Differing opinions on Declan Rice's red cardErling Haaland scoring a hat-trick...AGAINAnd the winner & losers of the transfer windowSchwarzie also finds himself defending his Fantasy Football choices repeatedly - to little success!Every game of the Premier League season is live and exclusive on Optus Sport.5. Weekend Preview: Our 'Hot Takes' hit Old Trafford! | United to take down Liverpool! | Arsenal more ruthless in 24/25 | Liverpool stronger under Slot?
22:10||Season 6, Ep. 5Mark Schwarzer, Phil Kitromilides and Jay Bothroyd are back with their 'Hot Takes' ahead of some key weekend fixtures in the Premier League.This week: All focus is on this massive fixture between Manchester United and LiverpoolWe hear from Liverpool star Mohamed Salah and new United signing Noussair Mazraoui on their approach to this matchAnd, as always, the sparring between Phil and Jay reaches fever-pitch!Optus Sport's Hot Takes will drop ahead of every matchweek during season 2024/25!-----------Listen to Optus Sport's award-winning limited series: Football Belongs, charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches:Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/football-belongsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzBek8ub2oEsWLYHWetg7Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/football-belongs-australias-football-identity-by-optus/id15430671624. 'Abysmal' defending costs Manchester United | Ange's role in Bissouma's Spurs redemption | Haaland calls out Schwarzie!
53:25||Season 6, Ep. 4Schwarzie, Phil and Jay wrap up the weekend's Premier League action on Optus Sport. Including:Manchester United's 'horrendous' defendingDanny Welbeck's Indian summerEverton in crisis?Ange's man-management of Yves BissoumaSchwarzie puts his goalkeepers' union hat on!Is Morgan Rogers the next Bellingham?Cold Palmer, Hot MaduekeHaaland calls out anyone who didn't put him in their fantasy team (which includes Schwarzie!)Massimo Luongo plays down a Socceroos returnMichelle Escobar and Ash Sykes also preview the Perth International Football Cup which is live on Optus Sport this week.Every match of the Premier League is live and exclusive on Optus Sport.3. Weekend Preview: Arsenal to win the league (after matchweek one!) | Are Chelsea better than they were under Pochettino? | United's woes to continue against Brighton?
20:57||Season 6, Ep. 3Mark Schwarzer, Phil Kitromilides and Jay Bothroyd are back with their 'Hot Takes' ahead of some key weekend fixtures in the Premier League.This week: Jay drops a massive, 38-week prediction after just one week of football!Mark decides change has already occurred at Chelsea under Enzo Maresca Phil drops a bomb about Manchester United that Red Devils fans may grimace upon hearing!Optus Sport's Hot Takes will drop ahead of every matchweek during season 2024/25!-----------Listen to Optus Sport's award-winning limited series: Football Belongs, charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches:Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/football-belongsSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzBek8ub2oEsWLYHWetg7Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/football-belongs-australias-football-identity-by-optus/id15430671622. 'Sterling shouldn't air his dirty laundry in public' | Did Arne Slot make the changes that Klopp wouldn't? | Manchester United 'still a million miles off it'
51:33||Season 6, Ep. 2Schwarzie, Phil and Jay are reunited to reflect on the first weekend of Premier League football:Erling Haaland starts the new season with a goal - does Jay rate him yet?Nicholas Jackson's 'alarming' Chelsea performanceRaheem Sterling's 'poor handling' of being droppedArne Slot's positive start at LiverpoolIs Diogo Jota a 20-goal-a-season striker?Massimo Luongo's Premier League debutDo Manchester United have a philosophy yet?Ivan Toney's futureAll 380 Premier League matches are live and exclusive on Optus Sport this season.