In this episode, Jeff is joined by his good pal Paul Merson to chat about football's greatest mavericks. Merse will know a thing or two about that having been a mercurial talent himself for Arsenal, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa, Portsmouth and England.
Who did he think was better in their prime: Ian Wright or Alan Shearer? Which of his team-mates would go looking for the opposition in the players' lounge after Premier League matches? Who would nobody go near in England training because they were just too good?
They also discuss Harry Redknapp's unusual tactics to get Merse to join Portsmouth, why a night out caused him to receive the biggest rollicking of his career and whether a player from the Championship will make an England World Cup squad ever again.
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0:00 Intro
01:00 Podcast starts
01:40 Soccer Saturday memories
06:34 Jack Grealish
12:09 Paul Gascoigne
14:40 Ian Wright
19:25 Stan Collymore
20:50 Ray Wilkins
22:22 John Barnes
23:41 David Beckham
27:10 Diego Maradona
33:00 Harry Redknapp
37:10 Wishing he was a great football manager
This is Football's Greatest with Jeff Stelling, a weekly podcast where the legendary host sits down with icons of the sport - one on one - to talk about those who made a difference in the beautiful game from a players’ perspective: the top keepers, the toughest defenders, the silkiest midfielders and the deadliest strikers.
The show will also look at those who had great influence off the pitch too - the successful managers, the funniest team-mates and the most impressive leaders in the dressing room - and pay homage to indelible moments from the biggest competitions like the Premier League, Champions League and the World Cup.
Broken down into two individual episodes with each guest, Football’s Greatest will take you inside the dressing rooms of some of the best soccer teams the world has ever seen. You will hear stories that surprise you, that make you laugh out loud and that you will be thinking of and telling people about for days after.
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