MNC: Nearlymen Arsenal, Liverpool turning on Slot, Spurs crisis continues
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Pep Guardiola future
It has a feeling that Pep's going to leave this summer. Everything he's said for the last four or five months has had a very strong 'what I'm going to do on my holidays' vibe. He is talking about when he finishes on a weekly basis and that is new.
Manager rumors
Supposedly Maresca's lined up to take over [at Manchester City]. If you haven't heard that, you've been living in a cave.
Tottenham manager search
I think they had a conversation with Roberto De Zerbi, who is on their list to be permanent manager, to see if he would be prepared to take it [Tottenham] now. I think that was a negative.
Tottenham crisis
I don't even think it's kind of reminiscent of Everton a few years back when they were bobbling around the bottom of the table... Spurs just seem to be magnetized to the bottom of the table.
Liverpool crisis
The fact that we've still got to go and play Everton away is making me sick about the fact that they're three points behind us. That's when the manager's job should be on the line.
Premier League title race
I just wish the Premier League was closer because I think we would have said here a month or so ago if City won the cup final then that'll send the jitters to Arsenal. But I still think there's a big enough cushion for Arsenal to go on and win the league.
Arsenal tactics/goalkeeping
For Arsenal to work so hard under Mikel Arteta, all those transfer windows to bring all the players in... to have an opportunity to blow on your biggest rival, that's what I don't get, why you wouldn't play your best goalkeeper.
Liverpool form
Liverpool have played well twice this season. They played brilliantly in Marseille and they played brilliantly against Galatasaray... They have been basically dreadful in every other match since about October.
National League promotion structure
It's a big frustration that it's not three up [from the National League]. It's pretty much a full-time league now... I feel that it warrants three to get promoted out of it now.
