What makes Mexico INVINCIBLE at the Azteca & Maresca's Man City
7/2/202638 min
After Harry Kane got them out of jail against DR Congo, Nedum believes this is the start of a glorious run for England at the FIFA World Cup.
It’s Mexico next at the iconic Azteca stadium, altitude, pollution, and an army of noisy fans await. Nedum & Gabby discuss performing at altitude, Mexican welcoming committees and what makes this the “hardest game that can be played at this tournament”
Elsewhere the guys reveal new Man City manager Enzo Maresca’s coaching philosophy - with insights from Guillem Balague - and they talk Nottingham Forest too, who have just sacked their 4th manager in a year - this time by email!
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First 90 secondsNedum Onuoha· Guest0:00
Put it this way, if you were to have watched that game as a neutral without all the history of England and some of the failures and stuff that they've had, would you see the game the same way? And the thing is, you probably wouldn't.
Gabby Logan· Host0:09
I didn't believe. I'll, I'll tell you that right now.
Nedum Onuoha· Guest0:12
Did you not?
Gabby Logan· Host0:12
I, I was starting to, to be a disbeliever.
Nedum Onuoha· Guest0:15
[laughs] Oh, dear. That, to me, was the start of a great story about a successful run to potentially lift the whole thing.
Gabby Logan· Host0:21
Mexico at the Azteca. Let's just build this up for what it is.
Nedum Onuoha· Guest0:24
This is the hardest game that can be played in this tournament. All those players that play in that game will remember that game for the rest of their lives. Did you basically just call, uh, Lionel Messi the James Milner of Argentina? [laughs] You know what I mean?
Guillem Balague0:35
[upbeat music] This is a global production.
Gabby Logan· Host0:42
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to The Sports Agents. Now, of course, we're gonna be getting into England today. No Chappers. Nadem's coming on in just a moment. And we're also gonna bring you some inside intel on Manchester City's new manager, Enzo Maresca. We're talking World Cup cult heroes, as Cape Verde's Vozinha prepares to face off against the one and only Lionel Messi of Argentina. And with Mexico at the Azteca up next for England, we're looking back on what happened last time the men's team played at one of the most iconic venues in world football. Nadeem Onuoha, how are you?
Nedum Onuoha· Guest1:20
Superb, Gabby. How are you?
Gabby Logan· Host1:22
Yeah, very good. Feeling today, uh, relieved actually, because- Relieved?
Nedum Onuoha· Guest1:28
How come?
Gabby Logan· Host1:28
Yeah. Well, I, I