Monday Night Club: Emery’s excellence, the Raya wave and Bielsa’s bucket
Mark Chapman, Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Micah Richards are back with the Monday Night Club. They talk Aston Villa after their best start to the league in 25 years, and the importance of Ollie Watkins after he scored his 5th goal of the season. Euro League’s Guillem Balagué joins the pod to talk about Unai Emery and how he has used his time at PSG, Seville and Villarreal to influence his managerial style at Villa. Hear from Erik ten Hag as the panel talk about what is going wrong for Manchester United. Is it a case of the system not working? Do the players need to work harder? Former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson joins the pod to give his thoughts on the David Raya and Aaron Ramsdale debate at Arsenal. Plus, find out how Bielsa’s bucket made its way to South America. TOPICS: 1.30 - Aston Villa 7.20 – Guillem Balagué on Unai Emery 19.30 - Manchester United 27.50 – Paul Robinson on Raya and Ramsdale 37.26 – Bielsa’s bucket with Simon Rix