Euro Leagues: Football Manager and football managers - a podcast by BBC Radio 5 live

Steve Crossman and the Euro Leagues team are back and this week it’s all about managers. European football experts, Guillem Balague, Julien Laurens and Kristof Terreur give their take on the biggest managerial news across Europe right now! They start with how Newcastle failed to land Unai Emery and how former Bournemouth boss, Eddie Howe is the favourite to take over the role. Kristof gets excited as Antonio Conte takes charge at Tottenham and they discuss how close Xavi is to becoming the next Barcelona head coach.

Not only that, Julien gives the guys all the latest on why Mauricio Pochettino has been getting some criticism in the French press – and there is a surprise in store for Guillem as the Euro Leagues team reveal that he’s in a computer game – and a famous one at that! And the shocks don’t stop there, as Julien gets a little surprise of his own…

Topics:
1’40 – The guys reveal to Guillem Balague that he is on the computer game, Football Manager!
8’00 – How Newcastle failed to get Unai Emery and that an agreement is close with Eddie Howe joining the club.
26’00 – The return of Kristof’s favourite manager, Antonio Conte to the Premier League and what they expect from him at Spurs.
29’00 – Xavi being linked to the Barcelona head coach role.
31’30 – PSG’s Mauricio Pochettino being criticised in the French press.

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