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THE BOYS ARE BACK After a long time away, the Mate How Good Was podcast returns with another mailbag special. Taking and answering questions from listeners about all things football including: Raya or Onana? Who is worse Klopp or Arteta? Should Chelsea cash in on Reece James? Who is the best WAG? What's your favourite VK? + MUCH MUCH MORE Hope you enjoy this and new pods coming very soon Hosted on...

This episode Lewis and Josh go a bit off the beaten track. After opening up a can of worms on instagram the boys decided to spend this episode answering some of the most thought provoking questions in football currently, including a Premier league TOTS, opinions on whether Suarez was better than Henry or whether footballs golden era is relative... Obviously burps and that aswell. Hosted on Acast....

190cm, quick, technical, strong and bald David Trezeguet was one of the most complete strikers ever to have graced the pitch. A talisman for Juventus but also his national side France, there wasn't an awful lot that this fella couldn't do. Where would you rate him amongst Europes all time strikers? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Goalkeeper? seriously? are they even footballers? Well whether or not they are is a different matter, but Lewis and Josh consider this guy to be one of the best in the business. Strong, angry, uncompromising but also compassionate, there really were many faces to this great player. A Champions league winner and Bayern Munich legend, truly one of the best there was. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

El Principe... What a player. This week Lewis and Josh explore the career of Diego Milito. The somewhat unsung hero of THAT 2009-2010 Inter Milan squad. Deadly, decisive, and downright handsome its hard to deny what a consistently top performer Diego Milito was. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week is a first for the Mate HGW podcast. Lewis and Josh talk about... a defender!? Not just any old defender, but none other than the Italian mastermind... Fabio Cannarvaro. The boys explore his incredible career including being the first defender to win a Balon D'or since Franz Beckenbauer, as well as his sensational form on the road to winning the 2006 World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

This week Josh and Lewis discuss their respective teams transfer business and ponder the success of them so far, As well as talking about one of Serie A's finest marksmen... Tony Christmas. Whilst it is clear Josh is in love with the the talents of this late bloomer Lewis is yet to be convinced... Alot of talent with not alot to show for it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

Oh baby we are back. After a short break the boys are back chatting all things premier league and of course talking about another footballing legend. This week the lads talk about the brilliant career of Benfica's boy... Rui Costa. Now the president of his beloved boyhood club, Rui Costa made sure he left his mark in the Portuguese league, Serie A and on the international stage... an absolute ball...

In this episode Lewis and Josh reminisce over their fondest world cup memories. Great players, great kits and unreal boots! From questionable world cup knowledge to even more questionable predictions, it is questionable in every sense... A bit like hosting a world cup in Qatar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well after some technical issues Lewis and Josh are back exploring the incredible career of Samuel Eto'o, but only after displacing Gareth Southgate as England manger. Eto'o has done things in his career that no other player before or since has done, and done it all with a smile on his face. Often undervalued and under-appreciated, no one can doubt what a player this man was. Hosted on Acast. See...

In this episode Josh cant stop burping and Lewis forgets that Italy won the world cup... Oh and they also explore the up and down career of Christian 'Bobo' Vieri. A formidable, strong and imposing striker that scored for fun and put up some serious number for some serious clubs. The question is, were his injuries just too frequent for us to have really seen the brilliance of the man? Hosted on Ac...

The hair, the kits, the absolute genius. Gabriel Batistuta was Fiorentina's saviour when they needed him most as he graced the Italian league with his sublime finishing, loyalty to his club and some classic celebrations. He wasn't too bad for Argentina either... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh couldn't quite believe his luck this week when he got to talk about his beloved Guti. The handsome spaniard some-what divided opinion, but his his skill, talent, gorgeous hair and trademark backheels make him hard to dislike. Could he have thrived even more in another team though? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In thin episode Lewis and Josh explore the undeniable talents of the Brazilian... I mean Portuguese midfield maestro that is Deco. From being snubbed in his early career, all the way to the highs of a two time Champions League winner, he is a hard player not to like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we take a look back at the highs and lows of Gheorge Hagi. One of the very few players who played for both Real Madrid and Barcelona, but how good was he? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Episode we take a look at the mythical talent that was Juan Roman Riquelme. A beautifully talented player who was only interested in the artistry of the game. Was he selfish? or simply misunderstood? Either way... What a player. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mate how good was... Rivaldo In this episode we look back at the highs and lows of the 1999 Ballon d'Or winner's career. From the start of his career as a superstar in Brazil to his stints in Greece, Uzbekistan and Angola. An unbelievable talent in a time that Brazil were absolutely stacked with world class players. Was he underrated or was he too inconsistent? Listen and get our opinion Hosted on...

In this episode we look back at the career of 1994 ballon d'or winner Hristo Stoichkov We disucss the highs and lows of his career, who is similar nowadays and what we think he would be worth alongside a few other bits and hopefully deliver a few laughs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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