Join celebrated football pundit, author, radio show host and DJ Andy Brassell every Monday morning on the Soccerlens Show.
Andy Brassell is a freelance writer/broadcaster who has travelled all over Europe covering the game, and who has contributed to the likes of When Saturday Comes, ESPN Soccernet and portugoal.net as well his fair share of DJing in the UK and France.
Every week Andy will be covering the major football stories from the weekend from Spain, Italy, Germany, France and Portugal. This is quite simply the best football video show available anywhere on the web.
Make sure you send in your feedback and questions through tv@soccerlens.com and Andy will feature the best of them in next week’s show.
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Episode 15: Real Madrid’s title chances and England at Euro 2012 (09 February 2010)
In Episode 15 of the Soccerlens Show, Andy discusses the La Liga title race and how well Real Madrid have done recently to keep the title race alive. A key point about Madrid’s recent success has been a change of formation and perhaps surprisingly, they’ve also learned to win without Ronaldo as well. With Granero taking up the right-sided spot in Ronaldo’s absence, where will the 80m footballer fit when he returns from suspension?
Barcelona also have their work cut out for their upcoming games with Pique and Marquez suspended and Alves and Toure injured, and it will be interesting to see how Barcelona’s squad depth deals with their absence.
There’s also some discussion on England’s Euro 2012 opponents.
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Episode 14: January Transfer Window Reviewed (02 February 2010)
In Episode 14 of the Soccerlens Show, Andy Brassell talks about the moves made in the January transfer window. The economic crisis surely had its affects on this much anticipated transfer window which allows managers and clubs to make up for the mistakes they made or the gaps they couldn’t fill up during the summer.
There were no big transfers in January except for Tottenham’s Robbie Keane moving to Celtic on the last day. Also, Fiorentina’s Adrian Mutu failed a drug test and they had to bring in the Brazilian striker Keirrison from Barcelona. In La Liga, Real Zaragoza made the most of this window as they signed seven players and dumped another five in effort to turn their performances around.
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Episode 13: Milan derby, Ronaldinho, FA Cup & Portsmouth (25 January 2010)
In Episode 13, Andy Brassell talks about the Milan derby and how Inter were not looking so good in their previous matches whereas Milan had picked up on some much needed form; especially Ronaldinho. Ronaldinho is getting back to his form that he enjoyed while he was in Barcelona but he is not quite there yet.
Then Andy talks about English football, mainly about the progress of Leeds in the FA Cup and the Whites in general in the 2000s. Followed by the goings on at Portsmouth this season are pretty similar to what happened with Leeds a few years ago; and the possible consequences of the financial insanities like £80,000 a week for John Utaka who does not even make it to the first team.
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Episode 12: Arsenal’s title challenge, Valencia vs Villareal and Real Madrid’s debt (19 January 2010)
Tune in for Episode 12 of the brand new Soccerlens Show with football pundit Andy Brassell.
In Episode 12, Andy Brassell kicks the show off with Arsenal’s match against Bolton and their chances in the Premier League currently and how they are now just three points behind the leaders, Chelsea. Followed by, the Valencian Local Derby between Valencia and Villareal where Valencia won 4-1 at home.
Then there are questions from the viewers about the Bordeaux’s Moroccan striker Marouane Chamakh and his chances to come to the England and then the show is wrapped up with the final question about a comparison between the debts of Manchester United and Real Madrid.
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Episode 11: Juve lose at home to Milan, Mutu and Benzema (11 January 2010)
Tune in for Episode 11 of the brand new Soccerlens Show with football pundit Andy Brassell.
In Episode 11, Andy Brassell looks at the best of the action from Europe and concentrates on AC Milan’s 3-0 win over Juventus at Turin. Andy also briefly discusses Ronaldinho’s current form and then he takes a look at Juve and what possible managerial changes are in store for them.
Also, there is a discussion over Fiorentina’s striker Adrian Mutu’s performance and possible transfer moves followed by the struggling Real Madrid and France striker Karim Benzema and his competition at the club. The show is wrapped up with Benzema’s presence in the France and Madrid squad and his performances.
You can watch the show by following this link.
Episode 10: European football resumes plus transfer window preview (04 January 2010).
Episode 9: Barcelona conquer the world as Chelsea get lucky (21 December 2009)
Tune in for Episode 9 of the brand new Soccerlens Show with football pundit Andy Brassell.
In Episode 9, Andy Brassell evaluates the influence of derbies on title winning ambitions of Premier League teams and finds out that usually the top teams in London and the north have easily negotiated their local derbies. Specifically Andy looks at Chelsea’s and Arsenal’s recent performances at West Ham.
There’s also a discussion on the Lisbon derby as Benfica beat Porto on the weekend and how good Benfica are looking this season thanks to their strong but under-rated midfield. Barcelona’s magnificent six titles, capping off the 2009 year by crowning themselves as World Champions, is also the subject of discussion and Andy picks a surprising choice as Barcelona’s player of the year.
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Episode 8: Champions League Second Round Draw (15 December 2009)
Tune in for Episode 8 of the brand new Soccerlens Show with football pundit Andy Brassell.
The centerpiece of today’s show is a mock draw for the 2010 Champions League second round – in preview of this Friday’s actual Champions League draw. 16 teams, 8 spots and a large number of possible permutations. After you watch the show, feel free to check out the possible permutations in our Champions League Second Round Preview and make your predictions below in the comments.
You can watch the Champions League mock draw here.
Episode 7: World Cup 2010 Predictions (07 December 2009)
Tune in for Episode 7 of the brand new Soccerlens Show with football pundit Andy Brassell.
In this week’s episode, Andy takes us through the group stages of the World Cup group by group and gives us the most likely scenario on who will progress to the knockout stages.
After you watch the show, feel free to check out the full list of 2010 World Cup fixtures and make your predictions below in the comments.
You can watch the World Cup predictions episode here.
Episode 6: Chelsea dominate while Barcelona prove their class (30 November 2009)
Tune in for Episode 6 of the brand new Soccerlens Show with football pundit Andy Brassell.
In this week’s episode, Andy looks at how Chelsea are back to their Mourinho ways under Carlo Ancelotti and how they picked Arsenal apart with alarming ease at the Emirates. If Chelsea are to strengthen their side further this January to take advantage of the suspended transfer ban, they might just have restored the dominance of the Mourinho era.
You can watch this week’s episode here.
Episode 5: Spurs and Man City need to improve to topple Liverpool (23 November 2009)
Tune in for Episode 5 of the brand new Soccerlens Show with football pundit Andy Brassell.
In this week’s episode, Andy discusses Liverpool’s ability to bounce back from seemingly impossible situations and the inability of both Tottenham and Manchester City to defend, especially away from home. As Andy says, Liverpool have the added experience and quality in their ranks to make up for their dodgy start to the season and finish strongly (in this case, by qualifying for the Champions League next season).
You can watch this week’s episode here.
Episode 4: The answer to England’s problems and World Cup playoffs review (16 November 2009)
Tune in for Episode 4 of the brand new Soccerlens Show with football pundit Andy Brassell.
In this week’s episode, Andy kicks things off with a close look at England’s troubles – the fact that the excellent U21 players don’t get enough time with their clubs, the fact that England are still a few steps behind Spain and Brazil in youth development and ideas on how to fix both problems.
Andy also covers the first legs of the European World Cup qualifying playoffs that saw France and Slovenia get valuable away goals while Bosnia failed to capitalise on a good showing away to Portugal.
You can watch this week’s episode here.
Episode 3: Manchester United, Lyon and FC Twente at the title races (09 November 2009)
Tune in for Episode 3 of the brand new Soccerlens Show with football pundit Andy Brassell.
This week’s episode focuses on the title races across Europe, with the first stop being the Premier League title race and the United v Chelsea game. Manchester United gave a strong showing at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, possibly one of their best performances at the Bridge post-Ranieri and despite the defeat all signs point to an open, three-way title race.
We also look at the amazing 5-5 Lyon v Marseille game, Ajax’s goal-scoring record and FC Twente’s run of undefeated games. All this and more on this week’s Soccerlens Show with Andy Brassell, including answers to several readers’ questions.
You can watch this week’s episode here.
Episode 2: Portsmouth v Hull City, Braga’s rise and Valencia fight for Champions League football (02 November 2009)
Tune in for Episode 2 of the brand new Soccerlens Show with football pundit Andy Brassell.
Join celebrated football pundit, author, radio show host and DJ Andy Brassell every Monday on the Soccerlens Show.
This week’s episode focuses on the Premier League relegation battle (it’s already started), and the spotlight is on Portsmouth (who lost their first seven games, just beat Wigan 4-0 and are still bottom of the table) and Hull (who have been lurching from weakness to weakness, but still have faith in their unfortunately named manager). Who is more ’shit’ – Pompey or Hull? Andy has the answer.
You can watch this week’s episode here.
Episode 1: PSG and Marseille fans clash – should the game have been postponed? (26 October 2009)
This week’s show takes a in-depth look at the big stories on both sides of the English Channel, with Liverpool beating Manchester United and the PSG-Marseille game being postponed because of a swine flu outbreak. In addition Andy also introduces the Q&A section of the show, and this week’s mailbag queries the European future of young Portuguese midfielders Joao Moutinho and Miguel Veloso.
You can watch this week’s episode here.
Episode 0: Barcelona can be beaten, Majestic Inter and more European football (19 October 2009)
In the pilot episode, Andy covers the big footballing stories from continental European football, including a blueprint for beating Barcelona (that doesn’t involve parking the bus), Inter’s absolute domination of Italian football and more from Germany and France.
You can watch the show here.
More about Andy Brassell
Andy Brassell is a freelance writer/broadcaster who has travelled all over Europe covering the game, and who has contributed to the likes of When Saturday Comes, ESPN Soccernet and portugoal.net as well his fair share of DJing in the UK and France. Andy has also written a book – All or Nothing: A Season in the Life of Champions League, which is out through Trafford Publishing and can be purchased on Amazon.com.
Make sure that you also visit the All Or Nothing TV website – where’s you’ll find more videos reviews by Andy.
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