Welcome to Football’s Greatest with Jeff Stelling, a new weekly podcast where the legendary host sits down with a soccer icon to discuss those who have made a difference in the beautiful game.
This week’s guest on Football’s Greatest was a world class player in his prime. It’s Chelsea, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich and Germany legend Michael Ballack.
He and Jeff sit down to discuss the best German players to have played in the Premier League: Was Mesut Ozil misunderstood? Why was Jurgen Klinsmann made for English football? And which former Manchester City star was sometimes difficult to manage?
He also gives his view on whether Jurgen Klopp will become Germany head coach one day, reveals what made footballers want to play for Jose Mourinho and what he thinks is holding back the current Chelsea side.
Football’s Greatest is a Folding Pocket production with BBC Studios.
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0:00 Intro
01:00 Podcast starts
01:30 Did Michael have any weaknesses?
02:54 Ridiculous Chelsea record
08:30 Jurgen Klinsmann
13:30 Harry Kane at Bayern
15:00 2006 World Cup
17:15 Ilkay Gundogan
21:15 Leroy Sane
25:50 Mesut Ozil
31:20 Per Mertesacker
33:05 Jens Lehmann
34:45 Lack of German players in the PL at the moment
35:50 The impact of Jurgen Klopp
37:00 Thoughts on the current German team
42:50 Who are the Euro 2024 favourites?
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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