Frank Lampard & Joe Cole join us as the World Cup kicks off
6/12/202628 min
The World Cup has finally started and it was a very lively opener as Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 in a game with three red cards. Gary, Alan and Micah are joined live in their Times Square studio by Frank Lampard and Joe Cole to look at the game and get the pair's thoughts on who Thomas Tuchel should select for England's game against Croatia There's also a look at the challenge ahead for Lampard as he tries to keep Coventry up next season and the ex-Chelsea duo give us their take on Jose Mourinho returning to Real Madrid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsGary Lineker· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to The Rest is Football. The World Cup has finally started, and we're on Netflix every single day for the whole tournament. But we'll still bring you three audio episodes a week, too. So if you want to watch me, Alan, Micah, and a host of special guests, then get us on Netflix every day. But if you want to listen, you can get us wherever you get your podcasts. On today's episode, we were joined by Frank Lampard and Joe Cole. Let's get into it. [upbeat music] Frank, we, while you're here, we've gotta say c- many congratulations.
Frank Lampard· Guest0:42
Yeah.
Gary Lineker· Host0:42
I mean, what, what a fabulous job you've done at Coventry.
Frank Lampard· Guest0:44
Mm.
Gary Lineker· Host0:45
Um, first season you went there and they were just near the relegation zone. You, you got them to the playoffs, just missed out, and then this season you've absolutely blitzed it. You've won the league, you're back in, back in the Premier League.
Frank Lampard· Guest0:57
No.
Gary Lineker· Host0:57
Fantastic. Well done.
Frank Lampard· Guest0:58
No. Thanks so much. It's been a, it's an amazing season. I actually remember me, we had a message between m- m- myself and you, didn't we, after we lost the playoff semifinal, and I think you, you actually s- you- Yeah ... softened the blow a little bit, 'cause you're, oh, you're hurting after losing a playoff- Mm ... semifinal. And you said, like, "M- maybe it's not meant to be."
Gary Lineker· Host1:15
Yeah.
Frank Lampard· Guest1:15
But football's like that, right? Maybe we weren't ready to do it. So obviously we went away in the summer. Um, didn't change too much, put a couple of players in that were really important for us.
Gary Lineker· Host1:23
Yeah.
Frank Lampard· Guest1:23
And, uh, I've, I've just loved it. We've had a re- I've got an amazing group of players.
Gary Lineker· Host1:26
Mm.
Frank Lampard· Guest1:26
A brilliant fan base. That connection, you can't,