The Beautiful Game Podcast
I Was Going To Fight Tony Pulis In Training - Britt Assombalonga
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The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 133 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BRITT ASSOMBALONGA - We discussed the career of Britt #Assombalonga with the man himself. We discussed playing in Turkey, relationship with Tony Pulis, his time at Middlesbrough, signing for #Watford, Mario #Ballotelli and Britt's international football + much more.
0:00 Intro
0:56 Guest Intro
3:13 Talk to us about the here and now
3:45 How did the move to Watford materialise
4:33 What problems did you have in Turkey and why did you leave?
6:23 Were any other clubs interested in you?
7:00 What is it about Turkey that it is attracting talent
7:52 How was Turkey different to England?
8:30 How was the president at Adana?
9:28 How would you sum up your time in Turkey
10:42 How was Mario Ballotelli?
12:52 How was the mental challenges?
14:38 Why did you choose to go to Turkey?
15:46 Did you have talks with Middlesbrough to extend your contract?
17:12 Talk to us about the back end of your time at Borough?
22:49 Talk to us about Chuba Akpom
24:45 Talk to us about working under Tony Pulis
35:08 Were there any training rules?
35:53 Has Chuba Akpom got what it takes to play in the EPL
37:11 How would you assess your time at Middlesbrough
38:43 How did the football journey start for you?
42:39 How did you find going down to the lower leagues?
44:10 Talk to us about Peterborough
48:44 How was it playing at Nottingham Forest?
49:28 Talk to us about Mikhail Antonio
50:18 Where was your mindset at after scoring so many goals at Peterborough
51:15 What Premier Leagues clubs were in for you before you joined Middlesbrough?
53:28 How much did Burnley bid for you?
54:01 How has it been being back at Watford
57:05 How are you feeling physically?
57:37 How is the dressing room at Watford?
59:05 What is your mindset in regards to your Watford deal?
59:56 Talk to us about your international career?
1:03:00 Talk to us about the infrastructure of African football?
1:07:18 Life outside of football
1:09:42 Talk to us about your injury?
1:11:31 How was the recovery process?
1:14:27 How do you protect your investment?
1:16:36 SPKD and Watford shirt showing
1:17:27 What is your music playlist?
1:18:55 Guest recommendation
1:20:35 Closing remarks
1:21:00 Outro.
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