Week 9 press conference

1. What do you make of the Ramos challenge on Salah? Accident or premeditated?
2. Were you surprised by the Fabinho signing by Liverpool?
3. How high is Zidane on your list of greatest managers of all time?
4. Do you think Liverpool would have beaten Real if Salah had not gotten injured?
5. Was Bale's overhead kick the best goal ever in the champions league?
6. What is your most favourite cereal?
7. Do you drink coffee, and how do you take it?

1. What do you make of the Ramos challenge on Salah? Accident or premeditated?

Haven’t seen the press since the game but I’m surprised if something is being made of it. Was a fair challenge and just the nature of how they landed. Not sure how you can plan to do that. But said a lot about Liverpool that you’d have thought they’d lost already by the reaction of fans when he went off.


2. Were you surprised by the Fabinho signing by Liverpool?

Good signing and I was surprised. With the signing of Nabi Keita, ifthose two take to English football then Liverpool will be massively improving one of their weaker areas. But them settling is a big if, given other players like Bakayoko.


3. How high is Zidane on your list of greatest managers of all time? Not on the all time list. Needs to do it at another club like Pep has done twice.


4. Do you think Liverpool would have beaten Real if Salah had not gotten injured? No.
Same as he wouldn’t have been the sole reason for Liverpool winning, he wasn’t the reason they got beat either.


5. Was Bale's overhead kick the best goal ever in the champions league?

No. Not even the best goal this season. Not even the best overhead kick goal this season. Not even the best overhead kick by a Real player. Ronaldo’s was much better.


6. What is your most favourite cereal?

Coco pops. Really love them!


7. Do you drink coffee, and how do you take it?

Yes please. Milky with two sugars!

1. What do you make of the Ramos challenge on Salah? Accident or premeditated?

Even with Ramos track record I feel it was accidental. It was definitely a foul and he was doing all he could to stop him. But there was a chance Ramos might have injured himself in the process so can't see he deliberately did it.

2. Were you surprised by the Fabinho signing by Liverpool?

Yes because I thought they would sort out Fekir first. It's a good signing.

3. How high is Zidane on your list of greatest managers of all time?

Not very high. There is no arguing that he has done well but he needs to do it at a club that arguably has 1 main rival in the league and without the finances he has. Real Madrid aren't where they are due to his tactical genius.

4. Do you think Liverpool would have beaten Real if Salah had not gotten injured?

Probably not. Karias would have done another worldie

5. Was Bale's overhead kick the best goal ever in the champions league?

Yes. One of the best goals ever.

6. What is your most favourite cereal?

Frosties

7. Do you drink coffee, and how do you take it?

Very occasionally and nothing fancy. Just strong with milk.

1. What do you make of the Ramos challenge on Salah? Accident or premeditated?

Neither. He meant to foul him, but in no way did he set out to injure him. I've seen a lot of nonsense from Liverpool fans on this subject, but it wasn't the arm Ramos was holding that got injured, it was the other shoulder when Salah landed on it.

2. Were you surprised by the Fabinho signing by Liverpool?

I'm surprised because a) I thought he'd be more expensive, and b) because other (bigger) clubs were in for him. Definitely a top signing.

3. How high is Zidane on your list of greatest managers of all time?

He's not far off due to his CL record but he'll have to either do this for many years at Madrid or achieve similar success elsewhere before he can be in that bracket.

4. Do you think Liverpool would have beaten Real if Salah had not gotten injured?

Probably not. Different game if he stays on obviously but Real were the better side on the night, and deserved their win.

5. Was Bale's overhead kick the best goal ever in the champions league?

It's up there. Hard to think of many better ones off the top of my head. An absolute worldie.

6. What is your most favourite cereal?

Aldi do a honey nut cluster cereal that's unreal. That's my current number one.

7. Do you drink coffee, and how do you take it?

I do not, I'll have the odd tea (milk and two sugars) but usually not a drinker of hot drinks.

1. What do you make of the Ramos challenge on Salah? Accident or premeditated?

It was a foul. Nothing malicious about it, such a foul or fall probably happens 20 times a game and both bounce right back up, it's just unfortunate for Salah he landed badly and got injured.

2. Were you surprised by the Fabinho signing by Liverpool?

Surprised in the sense it came out of nowhere to being complete in no time - but it's a fabulous signing which instantly upgrades their team. They're potentially going from a midfield of Henderson, Oxlade Chamberlain and Milner/Wijnaldum to Fabinho, Keita and Fekir. A absolutely HUGE upgrade.

3. How high is Zidane on your list of greatest managers of all time?

Not very, he's got a long way to go yet to be even talked about in the same breath as the all time greats

4. Do you think Liverpool would have beaten Real if Salah had not gotten injured?

No.

5. Was Bale's overhead kick the best goal ever in the champions league?

I think it is, especially including the context in which is what scored let alone the sheer feat of it

6. What is your most favourite cereal?

Yer ma's Cat juice

7. Do you drink coffee, and how do you take it?

I don't drink coffee, and I take it bareback

1. What do you make of the Ramos challenge on Salah? Accident or premeditated?
Only Ramos knows if it was premeditated or not but imo it was just an unfortunate accident.

2. Were you surprised by the Fabinho signing by Liverpool?
A top signing by them. Fabinho was Monaco's most importantplayer last year.

3. How high is Zidane on your list of greatest managers of all time?
He's up there. I think once his career at Real has ended at Real and he'll take over the national team of France and get then winning trophies again, he'll confirm that he belongs in the top tier of best managers ever.

4. Do you think Liverpool would have beaten Real if Salah had not gotten injured?
Well if you think about it Bale's first goal came from a Marcelo cross. Would Marcelo have been that advanced if Salah was still on the pitch?

5. Was Bale's overhead kick the best goal ever in the champions league?
I put it slightly ahead of the Zidane goal do yeah.

6. What is your most favourite cereal?
Weetabix is decent mi have it sometimes.

7. Do you drink coffee, and how do you take it?
Only once in the morning and black with 4 sugars.

1. What do you make of the Ramos challenge on Salah? Accident or premeditated?
Premeditated in that he meant to foul him, but don't think he set out to injure him.

2. Were you surprised by the Fabinho signing by Liverpool?
Nah I'm ITK.

3. How high is Zidane on your list of greatest managers of all time?
I don't think he's that high, the side he has/had is right up there with the the very best, I'd like to see him build a side and challenge ala Fergie.

4. Do you think Liverpool would have beaten Real if Salah had not gotten injured?
I think they'd have had a chance, with the pace on the break, but it's not quantum leap, would Salah being on the pitch stop Karius having those howlers?

5. Was Bale's overhead kick the best goal ever in the champions league?

it's up there, not sure off the top of my head on other contenders

6. What is your most favourite cereal?
I like wheetabix

7. Do you drink coffee, and how do you take it?
I like my coffee like I like my men, tall, dark and strong