Liverpool Back on Track?

27:30We're just going to see the game out and give them nothing. And that's what they did. They stood right in front of Burnley and Burnley could not get through. regardless of what they did or how they went about it. That's how you win the title. Win the game, shut up shop, get on the bus, go home, have a beer. OK, so that's all the pros. And there are a lot of pros at the moment. Have a beer. You could have something else. Or ginger beer. We don't know too much right now. Victor Giochores had to come off at half-time right now. And obviously, we saw him scoring. We saw him helping with that second goal.

28:02If there was to be a con today, that would be it. We wait to hear what the situation with him is. Well, it's firstly sad for him because he was going to a better way to his football and adjusting to Arsenal's way of playing. Players were using him better and more. We saw that, as you said, on the second goal. You know, the big pass, the big range that he made to Trosser, which I think made the difference. It's like an assist for me because he created so much unbalanced situation for the opponent. Yeah, it's firstly against Satt for him but I think for Arsenal, it's a unit. I think except maybe like for Gabriel, Saliba and Rice everybody is interchangeable and it is going to work because it's more the spirit the tactic of Arteta and the way the players want to play together.

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31:03Call 1-800-GRANGER, click granger.com, or just stop by. Vinia Jr. started the game for Real Madrid against Valencia. It was a game in which Mbappe scored twice, Jude Bellingham scored for the third game in a row, and Alvaro Carreras, yes, Alvaro Carreras scored a stunner as well. Vinny Jr. missed a penalty in this game and would be subbed off, but there was no drama this time around. Real Madrid are sitting pretty at the top of the table as it stands seven points above second place Villarreal with Barcelona still to play on Sunday. Luis Garcia now, lots to talk about in this game and we'll go through some of the moments chronologically if we can.

31:42Luis, let's start with Kylian Mbappe stepping up to take a penalty again and scoring it this time after what we saw in the Clasico. Top scorer of Real Madrid, top scorer of La Liga. It's true that he missed the penalty in the last game against Barcelona, but that's what you're expecting from a top scorer and a leader into the game, that he step up, once again, the ball. And he did a fantastic job, score once again. Surprised later on in the second one when he had the opportunity to score even another hat-trick. That's something that I'm doubting. And when you got the top scorer that just received the golden boot from last year, you want him to repeat it.

32:20So every single time that you have the option to give the ball to Kylian Mbappe, you're going to use it. And penalty is one of those. So surprisingly, we didn't see it today. But that shows that there is no selfish, that he wants to keep people around happy. And it allowed Vinicius Jr. to take that penalty. But very well taken, the first one from Mbappe that scored once again two goals in a game. fantastic performance and he's been a while. Absolutely. Now, seeing as I mentioned, Vinny Jr. won't go to the penalty just yet. I will go to the fact that he was included in the starting 11 today. Everybody was wondering if he would be.

32:55Was this the right decision by Xabi Alonso? Well, I wasn't wondering. I knew that Xabi Alonso would play Vinny Jr. simply because not playing Vinny Jr. was only going to invite more questions, more issues, more problems. It was going to create more controversy. And given the rhetoric of Chavez Alonso leading up to this game in which Vinny, he spoke from the heart, from the soul. He was impeccable. Yes. You know what? Look, Vinny, he laid his heart out for all of us and everything is behind us. We're ready to move forward. Well, the only way to move forward is to continue to play Vinny Jr. If indeed Chavez Alonso had decided to, we're moving forward.

33:39His heart is on the table. He was great with his apology. And then you bench him, that creates more problems. You don't need that. What you needed to do was bring Vinny off the field and have Vinny go through the ceremony, the protocol of actually waving to the fans, high-five to Hendrick, little hug. Can I hug Hendrick? Yes. Good luck. Yes, great. Well, all right. Okay. Hey, Xavi, great. Thanks for taking me off. You know, I really wanted to come up. Look, you go through that protocol so that everybody sees that there is no problem. And everybody now moves forward. Are you OK with Vinny starting today, Stevie?

34:18No. Why? Because I said it the other day. I kissed you. What do you want from me? I can't concentrate anymore. OK. We've got it on video as well, Stevie, so don't worry. Can you send me? I just thought that this was an opportunity that Alonso should have said, Vinny will not be playing in this game, but you tell Vinny behind closed doors that you're resting him and he's playing against Liverpool. And that way it looks to the rest of the world as if you've actually put your foot down. Everyone's going to talk about how he took his stance and the whole thing. You know, you can flap your way around stuff.

35:00You can sop-sop Vinny, but you can also make yourself look as though you've actually put your foot down. That's what he should have done. That's what he should have done. Not doing anything. You're just waiting for the next time. And even more importantly, the next time somebody else doesn't quite act the way they should responsibly, then he can't do anything. What's he supposed to do? When he lets one of the big cheesies away with all that nonsense, disrespecting him, disrespecting the players, all the... I mean, it was all pushing and shoving at the end of the game. All of that stuff, he's gotten away with all that.

35:40So the next time somebody else steps out of line, if it's me, he better not punish me, because he's let the big cheese off. So he's just created a little problem for himself, in my opinion. But he apologised with his heart. So he did. He's done that before. Again, that's another annoying thing. This is not the first time he's done it. When you do something for the first time and it's a surprise and we didn't expect it and you can stand in front of everybody, the journalist, your fellow players, the manager, and say, look, I was out all that. I don't know what happened. The Red missed. I lost it.

36:19That's acceptable for the first time. But not when you've done it already. And then you think an apology is going to cut it. That's a lot of nonsense. Luis, as Ale said, Xabi Alonso had said it's all behind him. As of Wednesday, they'd spoken to one another. He thought that he'd been brave in the way that he put out his apology on social media. Who do you agree with, Ale or Stevie here? No, it's not agreeing. It's about ways of seeing opinions and a way of managing a dressing room. I think that Xavi, I lost understanding what is Real Madrid, what is inside them, what is the sound and the surroundings of this Real Madrid side.

36:57Every single thing that he's going to do, they're going to be looking under the microscope. I think it's very important to try to don't create more than what you already have in front of you. And with Vinny Junior being benched on this game, even if you tell him, I think you're going to create a round, something that you don't need right now. You just won El Clasico. You are at the top of the table. You got a very important game against Liverpool a few days later. So what you don't want is now against Valencia, people talking during the next four or five days why you didn't put it. He's been punished, why he's been waiting.

37:32He wants just to put that away. I'm sure that indoors he has had that chat with him. He has understood, and not only with him, with the rest of the players. Listen, guys, this is over. There is no more nonsense like this. We have to free focus, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, that a manager needs to do when you are inside a dressing room with a lot of eagles. So I think that is a good way to do it because Real Madrid is a different animal. It's something that when something happens, it's going to explode globally, everywhere in the world. And if you don't want to put any more fire or any more wood into the fire, the best thing is just to put it and keep it quiet.

38:08Moving on, it's an easy game back against Valencia as we've seen today. And now moving on to Liverpool and no more people, no more talking about Vinicius. Let's talk about Kylian Mbappe. All the players have done a great job today. I'm pretty sure that means Luis agree with me. He just didn't want to give you it. I know, I know, but I could read between the lines. You know, he just didn't want to give you it. I know. Jude Bellingham obviously scored against Juventus. That was a winning goal. Scored in the Clasico. That was a winning goal. And today he gets on the score sheet again. So it's three straight games where he scores today.

38:38And this just shows that Bellingham's back, doesn't it? Beyond scoring the goals, which that in itself is important, is his level of activity, his presence in the attacking half, his presence in the attacking 18-yard box, where a couple of seasons ago was a real threat. Last year, you know, you're thinking about Jude Bellingham and then started struggling with a shoulder injury and couldn't quite maintain that momentum. And then the Club World Cup and then delaying the shoulder surgery. And the start of the season was all over the place. But we are seeing from him what we think he is capable of.

39:18And that is, of course, scoring the goals as we have seen over the last few games. But also, a tremendous passer of the ball with range with his passing game. Finding Arda Gouler in behind today like he did. Being able to play alongside Arda Gouler in advanced positions. Being able to combine in advanced positions. And just as important for Real Madrid, given the athleticism that this team sometimes lacks in the midfield. to win possession of the ball back. When you have Fede Valverde playing right back, which they have now because of their injuries, you're sacrificing Valverde's athleticism. So you need somebody else to cover the ground or to help cover the ground.

39:53That's what Jude Belham brings as well. A guy who can press the ball higher off the field and can also win challenges in the middle third. All of that is valuable to Real Madrid. Absolutely. And then an amazing goal, Luis, from Álvaro Carreras. Did you know that he had that in his locker? No, actually, no. I mean, we've seen that he's been doing a fantastic job. We talked a lot about him when they play against Atletico, and he played against Atletico Madrid, and he struggled a bit with a lot of doubts. He was not in the best form, but I think he's one of the best signings for Real Madrid in the last few years because he can play as a center back, but he does so much from the left side.

40:31He goes forward. He can cross. He can assist. He's a very good defender. He's got that box to box. He plays a lot. Don't forget he's been playing quite a lot of minutes. But also he brings that. He got a fantastic strike today. He was with confidence. I think that today was the perfect game for Real Madrid overall to try things. And he saw his opportunity and scored one of the most beautiful goals so far this season. So congratulations to him. But much more because he's been a complete player for Real Madrid on that left side. And so on to the next game for Real Madrid. And we're going to go through Liverpool's league game today against Aston Villa a little later in the show.

41:05but how do you see that going for Real Madrid at Anfield this week in the Champions League, Luis?

41:13It's going to be a tricky match for both teams. I had an eye today also on Liverpool and I enjoyed what I've seen so far. It wasn't the best game but we saw a lot better, much better Liverpool. Intense, dominating most of the part of the game, scoring goals and that's something that we haven't seen for quite a long period in Liverpool. So for Real Madrid playing the midweek game, they're going to have to bring the best of the best. That's why probably Xavi was resting some of the players. Going to Anfield is never an easy match and it's true that Liverpool has had a struggle in the past five, six games, but it's always Liverpool.

41:53And when they play against the best one, the big players always try to show up and stand forward. So it's going to be a very interesting game and difficult to call. So if someone sees any of the team's favourites, I think it's going to be lucky because I think that both of them can win the game. Okay. When you asked the question, did you really think that Luis was going to tell you that Real Madrid... Gave him the benefit of the doubt, didn't I? Did you really think that Luis was going to say, you know what, I'll tell you what, I saw a Real Madrid today that was dominant. I saw a Real Madrid today that was close to their best and that could go into Anfield and get a result.

42:26You really thought that that was a possibility coming from Luis? You never know. I trust Luis. Liverpool is not Valencia. Come on. Just give me that. Well, we agree on that. Two things you agree on today. 100 % correct, yes. However. Sid Lowe was covering this game. 4-0. It finished to Real Madrid. Sid, you've been getting all the post-match reaction. I wonder what stood out to you from everything that you've heard and what the questions were that were put to Xavi Alonso tonight. Yeah, I'm going to slightly disappoint you by saying that there wasn't that much focus on Vinicius because I think a lot of that had happened in the pregame.

43:06The fact that Vinicius played today, the fact that when he went off. And I wonder about this. I thought this was very deliberate. He went off with Mbappé. They went off at the same time. There was a kind of a slap of hands between Vinicius and Xabi Alonso postgame. Sorry, as he was going off towards the end of the game. And then the postgame questions were actually focused more on Mbappé and focused more on the extraordinary number of goals he's scoring. someone pointed out that if he carries on this rate, we're talking about 80 goals for the season. And could he really do this? Is this a player that could genuinely get 60 or 70?

43:35And Alonso was like, look, you know, come on, I don't want to talk about what might happen in the future. Who knows? But of course, he's a great goal scorer. There was one thing, though, that I thought was quite interesting because I thought it was quite pointed. And that was about the penalty. And so Alonso made it very clear that we write up the order of the penalty takers. And that Kylian Mbappé is the first penalty taker. and that he had scored the first penalty. And he said, you know, then there's a little bit of a discussion and Vinicius takes it. And then he was asked directly, Chablon, so do you like the fact that the players can kind of, you know, can take a little bit of control themselves, can discuss it themselves and can decide it?

44:11And he says, I like it when we score penalties. Now, I thought that was quite pointed. Yeah, I think it actually might be. OK, all eyes on Anfield now, Sid, because we've got to look ahead. Stevie keeps going there. How do you see this game going between Real Madrid and Liverpool? What do you think is going to happen? Well, the first thing to say is to say that all eyes were on Anfield a little bit once we got to half-time here. I think the changes were about that. I think it was about resting players. I think Xavi Alonso is very conscious of what is coming up and the importance of that visit.

44:41Of course, he knows all about Liverpool. He also says there's something else. He confirmed this evening after the game that Real Madrid will do their training session here at Val de Bebas, at the Ciudad Deportiva. They won't go and train at Anfield. He was asked, why is this? Whose decision is this? He says, my decision, I'd like to work in our ground. I'd like to work where we are comfortable, where we feel at home. And then he added it at the end. He said, and when there aren't 200 cameras watching us. So that tells you at the very least, he's conscious of the possibility of things being known about them.

45:10I feel at the moment like Real Madrid look very, very strong indeed. Liverpool's vulnerabilities are there and they're real. And I think this is a really good test for Real Madrid to give us a sense of just how strong their level is. because now we all said this was the case of the Clasico, but we've seen a really difficult Barcelona in the last three or four weeks, a team that's struggling with injuries and so on. I think Liverpool's a bigger test for Real Madrid, but I think Real Madrid look very, very strong indeed at the moment and possibly are even favourites. OK, well, we'll see how it all plays out.

45:38Sid, thank you so much for being with us and for covering Real Madrid tonight. We'll see how it all does turn out in the Champions League. But first, we've got more league games to get you through on Sunday and Monday. We'll be all eyes on if Barcelona can bounce back tomorrow as they take on El Che.

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46:38Bye, Munich. Stay where they have been all season, sitting pretty at the top of the table. After the game, Archie and Thomas caught off with Serge Gnabry but first here's Vincent Kompany. Vincent, 15 wins out of 15 today against one of your biggest competitors in the league. What are the most pleasing aspects of the win today? The team obviously, the team performance and I mean they came into this game with I think 16 points out of 18 in the Bundesliga so it's always important to put it into perspective. We knew he was a tough opponent but to be able to come through this game with the performance as well in the first half of some of the plays that I think they've all started very recently so they've all had minutes but some of the plays that maybe sometimes don't start in the game it was really pleasing and and it was it was a really really solid performance I think the second half I said I said it to the team I I don't accept it that we don't go full again but I understand It looked like we controlled the game, it looked like when you play against the Champions of Europe, I've been a player myself and the game is 3-0, I think we controlled the second half to put ourselves in a position to have the energy for the game on Tuesday again.

48:00So I understand it and in the end that's why I'm happy with the performance. I think it's fair to talk about Vincent Kompany, his impact. You've worked under a lot of managers, what is his outstanding quality? Yeah, without a doubt he has probably the biggest impact because a lot of players were here before. But for sure his, I would say his mentality, you know, he always demands high standards, he always demands that we give our best, has clear rules and treats everybody well. And I think those kind of things, if they come together and you've been a player yourself, you know when you have a manager that gives you that certain feeling, it just works out well.

48:36Does that mean you like rules now? I always like rules. I think discipline is important, especially in a group. So, very good. I think everybody knows their roles, which is very important. We know what the manager demands. If you don't do it, you probably have a problem with him. As I said, rules sometimes are good. And that's why everybody also who comes in knows what to do. We also enjoy playing together. I think that's also a very big factor, because we win our games. obviously the mood is good the chemistry in the team grows keeps growing so those are the key factors 15 straight wins in all competitions making them the first club in Europe's top five leagues to win their first 15 games of a season they surpassed that famous Milan side of the early 90s and they keep adding to this record however next up for them in the Champions League are the defending champions PSG at the Parc de Prince as well.

49:31Frank, who have you got?

49:35I'm going to be there because I want to see that game because it's going to be a big test for Bayern Munich. I have a hard time knowing what Bayern Munich and overall Bundesliga stands in a way that I saw Paris Saint-Germain hammering Bayern Leverkusen away from home. And we are talking about PSG, the top of the top, even if I think Dewey is going to be injured, so he's not going to be there. but they have so many other talents and we saw that against Barcelona with five players not being involved and Still winning away from them. I want to see what Bayern's Where Bayern stands because I love many players of his team I think they are the best of the best in Germany They showed in Champions League that they're capable of winning, but they're gonna play against the European Champions League champions, so I want to see how it works.

50:25I think it's going to be a great game to watch and I don't want to miss it. And after, I would be able to make a statement about Bayern Munich and if they're capable of fighting against Paris Saint-Germain and maybe Barcelona or Real Madrid for the championship title in May. But so far, Paris Saint-Germain are the favourites against any team, they are the favourites. PSG for Frank Kelly. So he actually made a pick there. I'm assuming he means PSG by that. All right. I bet I was the same with you. I'm like, where is it, Frank? Give us your pick. I heard you, Frank. Don't worry. All right. I infer that he was saying PSG.

51:07I'm going to go ahead and say PSG as well, just because if I say anything else and Frank is going to get all upset with me that that somebody else could potentially have a chance at winning this competition. Never, never. I do agree with Frank in that this is the test for Bayern Munich. And I believe, actually, that Vincent Kompany also feels like this is going to be the test. Because otherwise, how would you be able to explain the fact that he rotated the team as heavily as he did today? Seven changes. And some of those changes, when you think Harry Kane not on the field, Luizias not on the field, Michael Alisson not on the field, this guy not on the field, that guy not on the field.

51:43you're thinking, man, this is supposed to be a difficult match against Bayer Leverkusen. It turns out that it wasn't. It was so incredibly comfortable. And every single game or most games for Bayern Munich and Bundesliga have been very comfortable over by halftime. It's going to be totally different, we assume, against PSG and the Parc des Princes. I still think because they're playing at home, PSG will be their favorite. I'm picking PSG. Give me just the team name, Stevie. PSG or Bayern? PSG. Oh, boy, then. You know what that means, don't you guys? Put all your money on Bayern Munich. Yes. More Bundesliga action coming up on Sunday morning.

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53:31Stick around extra time is on the way next.

53:40Welcome into the latest edition of Extra Time. Frank's with us. He's not got all of his Halloween makeup on today, unfortunately. Unfortunately. Thank you, man. I mean, fortunately. Did you see him, Ali? I did. What do you want from me? I did see him. He looked fantastic. Fully committed. I love that. Fully committed. So, too, was Ali Moreno yesterday. Well, yes, I was. Oh, hello. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. I'll tell you what. So that's Frank.

54:15I'm not going to ask where that is. That's even worse. Oh, yes. I terrified some children. Throw him into the lake. Good stuff. There is a lake next to ESPN. There is a big lake. Throw him into it. You know what the... So the trick was that I was apparently chained. and I was in a straight jacket. Oh, you were definitely well. Right, okay. And so, you know, I was just, as the kids were coming by, they had to go past me to go where my wife was standing, giving the candy. And as they passed by, then I unchained myself. And I would run around the children and chase the kids. Don't say cruel, Stevie.

54:58The kids, the parents, whoever. Okay, let's get started then. Great commitment and effort as always on Halloween. Stevie, Liverpool is seven points off of Arsenal with today's results. Are they still in the title race?

55:17If you were just to ask me are Liverpool going to win the title this year, I would say no. So does that mean that they're not in the title race with this question? I don't see if there's any way possible Liverpool win the Premier League with the back line they've got. So you'd have to say with this question they're not in the title race now. No, I don't think they are. Question for Ale. Go on, Frank. Sorry. I think they need to get better and Arsenal needs to drop a little bit. They're level. Otherwise, nobody's in the title race. It's already given. They're in the race like the fish was in the race with Jan.

56:02Or Jan was with the fish. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Okay, question for Ale. Should Xabi Alonso enter Trent Alexander-Arnold or keep Valverde next match against Liverpool? And what is the best option between the two players this season at right back? So currently, I think the answer continues and will continue to be Fede Valverde. Now, Trent Alexander-Arnold has been out for a long time. You don't put him out at Anfield for that to be his first game back for Real Madrid. Now, I'm not suggesting you protect Trent Alexander-Arnold from the fans at Liverpool that have some sort of agenda against Alexander-Arnold.

56:44I'm saying protect him from the fact that this is his first game back. And that is not the environment, nor the time, nor the place to do so. Had he been playing, I don't have a problem with him starting him at Anfield. But he hasn't been playing. This cannot be the first time that he actually shows up. And you say, hey, guess what? Not only are you trying to get back into some sort of playing fitness here, You're also going to do this in this environment in which a lot of people don't feel all that great about you. That's not putting your player in the best position to be successful. It wouldn't be good for the team either, would it?

57:16I mean, you're just throwing fuel on fire. But fully fit, he's a better option than Valverde at right back for Real Madrid this season. Yeah, kind of. But just think about, because there's a domino effect here. If you take Valverde out of the right back position, you're putting him in the midfield. In the midfield, then you have to sacrifice somebody. And who are you going to sacrifice from the players? We just mentioned how Jude Bellingham is back to nearly his best. Arda Guller has been really good and has a tremendous understanding with Kylian Mbappe. Yet another assist to Kylian Mbappe today.

57:49And Chouameni holds it all together in the middle. So you make the decision to remove Valverde from there, to put Trenel Alexander-Arnold there, then that starts a chain effect in terms of what happens with the rest of the team. I don't think Ternal Alexander-Arnold has proven to be impactful enough for Real Madrid just yet to change everything so that he can be on the field okay who are more likely to win the Champions League Real Madrid or Bayern Munich well you cover the two Paris Saint-Germain what kind of question is that who do you think I like

58:32Between these two teams, I'd say Real Madrid still, but barely. Bayern Munich, they are difficult to figure out because we don't, as Frank mentioned in the show, we don't really know what the level is just yet of Bayern Munich. We don't. we think we have a pretty good idea. But I'm concerned about when they start playing some of the better opposition in the latter stages of Champions League that that midfield of Joshua Kimmich and either Pavlovich or Goretzka is going to have difficulties covering the ground and then you're not going to have the freedom of Luis Diaz and Michael Olisse to do whatever they want.

59:18And then Harry Kane is going to have to drop underneath to try to help, which then takes him from an advanced position and takes him away from where he's most dangerous. Eventually, teams that have better, stronger, and more numbers in the midfield are going to expose that area of the field and it's going to force a lot of changes from Vincent Kompany and that team. Okay. Question for Frank. With his level right now and statistics overall, would you say that Kylian Mbappe has surpassed Thierry Henry? Hmm. Hmm, that's a very good question. I think we could make that statement at the end of his career, Mbappe's career, because I like to talk about consistency and what we saw with Thierry Henry, especially for Arsenal, before for Monaco and after to Barcelona.

1:00:11the guy has shown consistency and power throughout all his career. Kylian Mbappé had two hard seasons, I would say, last two seasons. Even if he ended up Pichichi last season, nobody was very happy with, let's say, the way he thinks the football, his behavior. So right now, I would say no, because Thierry Henry has proven again during his career that he was involved in any cases, scoring goals, but also helping his team, being a leader, a real leader to his team. So so far, no, I still put Thierry Henry on top, but I give good hopes to Mbappe that he can achieve many, many good things. Kylian Mbappé is gaining.

1:01:04Let's say that. It's gaining and gaining quick. Just, you know, what seemed to be an unlikely situation that somebody would surpass Thierry Henry. Kylian Mbappé, every year there is something else. And let's just say that Kylian Mbappé goes on to win, say, for example, Champions League. And now that elevates the conversation, I think, to a different level entirely. It's Champions League, World Cup winner. And you're thinking, oh, there's an argument to be made that perhaps wasn't there before? In terms of scrutiny, Terry Henry got nowhere near the scrutiny that Mbappe gets and has gotten since his career started.

1:01:41Terry Henry never got scrutiny, really. He certainly didn't get in the Premier League where he spent most of his career.

1:01:52So you're suggesting that... I'm just suggesting that Mbappe's the scrutiny that he's under constantly. Which then should elevate his profile even higher? I think so. OK. I'm not prepared to go against Frank. I'm just stating a fact that Terry Henry could float along. Playing for Arsenal and playing for France. I like to float along. Jose Mourinho's Chelsea, Frank, holds the record of the least goals conceded in the league with 15. So far, Arsenal has conceded three goals in ten matches. Do you think Arsenal can break this record? Yeah, and I said it during the show. It's possible, and it's possible.

1:02:40It's not wishable on my side, you know, because I love the fact that Chelsea and John Terry, alongside many other fantastic players, still have that record, but you have to be fair. If they carry on playing like that, they can concede less than 10 goals. But we're still far away. It's only the beginning of November. You have so many games to play. For them, hopefully they're going to keep that momentum. But it's hard to be spot on for 38 games and not catching too many goals. So I think the 15 goals are going to be hard to beat. and if Arsenal do so, it's only because they deserve it. Just a little fact to throw in, for all those people that think that football started when the Premier League started.

1:03:35Liverpool in 79, letting 16 league goals, but they played 42 games. Teams only played 38 games in the Premier League. Just a little fact, that's all. Just to float it along. Just floating it in. Now the record is floating. Everything is floating.

1:03:59Funny that it was Liverpool. Well done, Stevie. You can't change the facts. Just knowledge, Frank, you know. That's what you bring, Stevie. Stevie, did you enjoy playing against a certain team as much as Chelsea does against Tottenham? Oh yeah, Everton.

1:04:17I was trying to think. One. Where are we looking? I'm looking for stats in the sky. And they're there? I'm trying to remember. Are they floating? I was there 13, 14 years. And actually, when I played, I'm struggling to remember more than twice in 14 years that I lost to Everton. Can't complain about that. Wow. Yeah, we used to like playing then. Okay, last question. Yet another fact. Just facts again. Full of them tonight. What do the guys think of the time changing tomorrow in the United States? Obviously already changed for Frank. What do you think of it, Ali? Fallback means we get an extra hour of sleep, right?

1:05:11If you haven't got little children, yes. Okay, well, that's on you, Kate. It's not our fault. And by the way, we've been through it already. So Kate's very happy. Yeah, sure, I'm happy. Yeah? I don't know, you know. I'm all for it. Yeah, no problem. Do you like an extra hour in bed, Stevie? Well, not that I need it. Yeah. I mean, I generally don't get up early anyway, so... But I'll take advantage of it, yeah. What is your usual wake-up time if you don't have to be up for work or anything else? If I don't have to be up for anything, I'm going to say I'll probably get out of my scratcher at 10 o 'clock.

1:05:46I will say this. I don't like the fact that it gets dark earlier. Right. Yeah, me too. It's a little depressing, to be honest with you. It's a good time of year, though. Why is that a good time of year? I love this time of year. Why? It's cold. It's amazing. It's wet. There's leaves all over the shop. That's what I'm going to be doing tomorrow. Think about it with your extra hour in bed tomorrow. When you wake up by 10. Well, I've only... 11. No, no. Kay, can I say something? Yeah, that's the point, Frank. Can I say something? Kay, the style today is absolutely perfect. You're absolutely gorgeous.

1:06:27Thank you so much, Frank. The guys didn't say that to me, but I appreciate it. Well, because you like that every day. That's why we don't say it. It's nothing new. That's why. Thank you so much. I've got to know it. I love the haircut. I never did it. The suit, it's beautiful. Do you love my haircut, Frank? Hmm? Huh? Does this not work for you? Yeah. I didn't like the shoes because we see through the table. I'm not keen on the shoes, but otherwise the suits are perfect. I don't know. I think it doesn't match. It doesn't match, but whatever you want to do. I meant to ask you earlier, did you get a mouthful of gel when you kissed my head?

1:07:03It was a little, I would say it was a little, It was... You know, I'll tell you what, it was warringly crusty. In the show, LA kissed Stevie on the forehead. On the side of my head. On the side of my head. It was covered in gel. Yeah, it was a little crusty. And I said, well, that doesn't feel great. Yeah. All right, thank you so much for sending in your questions. And we will be back tomorrow to do it all over again. So be sure to join us on ESPN FC.

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