Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter

Last Wednesday, at Celtic’s Lennoxtown training complex, I caught up with the mighty Harry Kewell.In part two of our fascinating conversation, we hear how a message from Ange Postecoglou sold Harry on a coaching role at Celtic – despite Ange having once rejected Harry for the Socceroos squad. Harry is brilliant at describing how Ange’s combination of simple messaging and human decency influences his footballers. And Harry himself is no slouch at getting inside players’ heads. Indeed, World Cup star Daizen Maeda said he’s the best educative coach he’s worked with.Also in part two: How Klopp’s Liverpool can come good again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Today’s story comes from our 100th guest Rio Ferdinand, who recalls Manchester United’s two Champions League finals against Barcelona, and how those painful defeats revealed flaws in the genius of Sir Alex Ferguson.Listen to the original full episodes:Guest #100 Rio Ferdinand: Addicted to Winning - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | AcastGuest #100 Rio Ferdinand: Sir Alex and my Champions League Quest (Pt 2) - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Today’s Big Interview Bitesize is from Robert Snodgrass, who relates how he prank called Sheffield United’s Nick Montgomery, telling him that his dream of pulling on the dark blue of Scotland had come true.Listen to the original full episodes:Robert Snodgrass: A Streetwise Education - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | AcastRobert Snodgrass: Prank Calls and Killer Balls - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

On Wednesday, at Celtic’s Lennoxtown training complex, I caught up with the mighty Harry Kewell, now a coach for the Glasgow giants.When you think of Harry, you picture a footballer of elegance, intelligence, lethal effectiveness. And the great Leeds United side he played in was his perfect domain, surrounded by formidable talents such as Alan Smith, Lee Bowyer, Gary Kelly, Mark Viduka, Michael Bridges, Robbie Keane, Robbie Fowler and not least David Batty. Yet for all their sophistication, those men would battle it out in training – with regular flare-ups, and be willing to go to war for each other come Saturday.Subscribe to The Big Interview YouTube channel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Today’s story comes from Ledley King, who describes the arrival of Edgar Davids at Tottenham Hotspur in 2005, and how the Dutchman’s ultra-competitive mentality rubbed off on the whole squad.Listen to the full original episodes:Ledley King: Terry, Cole and the Greatest School Team You've Never Heard Of - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | AcastLedley King: Davids, Defoe & Derbies at The Lane - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

This weekend the gap between Barcelona and Madrid could stretch to 12 points or be reduced to six – and which way the title race swings could depend on how the two coaches consider a match-up that has had more effect on recent Clasicos than any other: that between Madrid’s dynamic attacker, Vinicius Junior and Barcelona’s dominant defender, Ronald Araujo.Here, in an audio version of the column I wrote for ESPNFC, I trace the situation back to one of the most famous matches in the history of FC Barcelona – with a little help from a couple of the participants.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Today’s story comes from Kevin Campbell, who describes playing alongside a 14-year-old Wayne Rooney at Everton reserves and watching him run rings around grown men. Kevin could not believe his eyes.Listen to the full episodes:https://shows.acast.com/thebiginterviewwithgrahamhunter/episodes/kevincampbell-myhat-trickinhellhttps://shows.acast.com/thebiginterviewwithgrahamhunter/episodes/kevincampbell-gloryatgoodison Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Today’s story comes from former West Germany midfielder Rainer Bonhof, who describes beating the magnificent Netherlands – a nation he could have played for – in the 1974 World Cup final, and lifting the new, and actually quite heavy, trophy!Listen to the full original episodes:Rainer Bonhof: How to Win the World Cup - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | AcastRainer Bonhof: Gerd Muller, King of the Penalty Box - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Here’s another chance to hear my interview with Paul Robinson from season five.Paul was a Leeds United academy graduate and was goalkeeper during the stunning highs and then crushing financial collapse of the Peter Ridsdale era.Paul went to Spurs where he won the League Cup, a victory dedicated to his little son who was ill at the time.Also from this clear-thinking, straight-talking man: how it took nearly two years to get over a freak Croatia goal that wasn’t even his fault.Subscribe to The Big Interview YouTube channel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Today’s story comes from Owen Hargreaves, who describes just how hard it was to make the grade as an academy player at Bayern Munich, where the senior players saw the new kids on the block as a threat.Listen to the full original episodes:Owen Hargreaves: Bayern, Basketball & The Brilliance Of Zidane - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | AcastOwen Hargreaves: Scholes, Gerrard & England's Golden Generation - The Big Interview with Graham Hunter | Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe