Mark Chapman is joined by Conor Coady, Chris Sutton and Adam Crafton on Football Daily to react to Arsenal’s Champions League final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
PSG claimed their second consecutive Champions League title after defeating Arsenal in a penalty shootout, extending their dominance in European football.
The panel dissect Arsenal’s setup throughout the match and debate whether the club need to fundamentally change their approach going forward.
A central question raised by the panel is why Arsenal so frequently frustrate supporters, even when competing at the highest level of the game.
Particular attention is paid to Gabriel, who missed the deciding penalty, with discussion focusing on how that moment could impact the defender mentally.
The panel also consider whether Luis Enrique’s PSG side deserves to be mentioned alongside historically great teams, such as Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona.
Closer to home, the programme turns its attention to Liverpool, who have opened talks with Andoni Iraola as a potential replacement for the sacked Arne Slot.
Iraola, the former Bournemouth manager, is being considered for one of the biggest jobs in English football, and the panel debate whether he is the right fit.
The discussion explores how difficult the step up to managing a so-called Big Six club truly is for any incoming coach taking on such expectations.
Slot spent two seasons at Anfield and won the Premier League title in his first season, making his eventual dismissal all the more surprising to many observers.
The panel examine where things went wrong for the Dutchman, including whether Mo Salah played any role in the deterioration of Slot’s time at the club.
Questions around character and personality at Liverpool are also raised, with the panel considering what qualities any new manager must bring to succeed at Anfield.
Football Issues Correspondent Dale Johnson joins the Monday Night Club to discuss a number of rule changes introduced ahead of this summer’s World Cup.
Johnson walks through each of the new regulations, including updates to VAR checks, which are set to alter how the game is officiated at the tournament.
