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That Was The Day That I Fell In Love With Rangers Football Club! - Leon Balogun
That Was The Day That I Fell In Love With Rangers Football Club! - Leon Balogun
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61 minutes
Released:
Jul 26, 2021
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Podcast episode
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The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 112 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW LEON BALOGUN - We discussed the career of #Rangers defender Leon #Balogun with the man himself. We discussed: winning the SPL with Rangers, going invincible, the influence of Steven #Gerrard and Mick Beale, working under Graham Potter at Brighton, a deep dive into Nigeria + much more #TBGPOD Timestamps 0:00 TBG Intro0:15 Guest welcome1:32 Talk to us about winning the league with Rangers2:40 How difficult was it to stay focused after the creating a massive gap early on?4:55 How is it dealing with the mental pressure of playing for Rangers?8:07 How was it when you got the call from Stevie G?12:35 Was there pressure trying to achieve an invincible SPL season?15:33 Talk to us about Michael Beale (Rangers first team coach)19:13 What is the dynamic between the Rangers coaching staff?20:16 How good is Joe Aribo?22:37 Slavia Prague and the racism incident 26:03 How was it working with Graham Potter at Brighton 31:19 Why did you not fit in at Brighton?35:00 What happens behinds the scenes when you're frozen out by a club?37:25 Yves Bissouma ALERT!! Can he play for a top club (Linked with Liverpool & Arsenal)40:00 Talk to us about Nigeria "The Super Eagles"43:33 Dealing with the pressure that comes with playing for Nigeria45:00 What needs to change in Nigeria? The politics and the outside noise50:28 What is you go to Nigerian meal?52:00 Why is mentoring and other initiatives so important to Leon?54:00 Quick fire questions from Dot & Dej57:03 Final message to the Rangers faithful57:37 Closing remarks and final thoughts
Released:
Jul 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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