“It is the GREATEST Premier League finale” | Joleon Lescott remembers City's first title win 🏆

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  • Jeff is joined by Joleon Lescott to discuss Manchester City’s Premier League title win in 2012, one which some believe to be the greatest ever.
    Big names and big characters are brought up, including Roberto Mancini, Yaya Toure, Vincent Kompany and Mario Balotelli.
    They also discuss THAT game against QPR: the comeback, Aguero’s goal and Joey Barton’s red card; The most influential player in that City squad; And why many of City’s players were happy to see Mancini go the year after the title win.
    Joleon reveals how Balotelli’s iconic ‘Why Always Me?’ Celebration at Old Trafford came about and recalls the love-hate relationship between the forward and Mancini.
    He also discusses Emmanuel Adebayor’s famous celebration against Arsenal, the Premier League legend who used to try and distract him during a match and the former England manager who made him cry.
    He also answers this question: who would win a match between the 2012 title winners and City’s current all-conquering team?
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    0:00 Joleon Lescott
    0:55 The greatest Premier League title win?
    1:20 Remembering the 2012 Premier League finale
    12:40 Mario Balotelli
    18:45 Why players never got on with Roberto Mancini
    33:20 Micah Richards
    36:05 Why Joleon FORCED a move from Everton to Man City
    43:30 Life after the highs of winning the title with Man City
    45:20 Joleon's Greatest
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    This is Football's Greatest with Jeff Stelling, a weekly podcast where the legendary host sits down with icons of the sport - one on one - to talk about those who made a difference in the beautiful game from a players’ perspective: the top keepers, the toughest defenders, the silkiest midfielders and the deadliest strikers.
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    Broken down into two individual episodes with each guest, Football’s Greatest will take you inside the dressing rooms of some of the best soccer teams the world has ever seen. You will hear stories that surprise you, that make you laugh out loud and that you will be thinking of and telling people about for days after.
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    “Man City players were happy to see Mancini go” | Joleon Lescott 🏙️
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Komentáře • 149

  • @footballsgreatestpod
    @footballsgreatestpod  Před měsícem +7

    What's the greatest ending to a season in your opinion? 🤔

    • @stevestannard6004
      @stevestannard6004 Před měsícem +1

      Arsenal 3 Burnley 2 1953.

    • @footballsgreatestpod
      @footballsgreatestpod  Před měsícem +3

      @@stevestannard6004 The same weekend as the Matthews cup final!

    • @r4h4al
      @r4h4al Před měsícem +2

      Leicester winning the league.

    • @footballsgreatestpod
      @footballsgreatestpod  Před 29 dny +2

      @@r4h4al unforgettable 👏

    • @davidbinge1942
      @davidbinge1942 Před 28 dny +2

      Gotta say 1989 arsenal winning at Anfield by 2 clear goals and Michael Thomas goal was literally last kick of the game.

  • @howlieMCFC
    @howlieMCFC Před měsícem +80

    Don’t care what they say about Mancini he brought us our first silverware in years will always be a legendary blue

    • @steve-en7bm
      @steve-en7bm Před 29 dny +6

      Agree, He will be remembered long after Lescott who would have been at fault if we lost that day.

    • @snookerstones
      @snookerstones Před 25 dny +4

      @@steve-en7bmthe last day wouldn’t have been possible without Lescott goal at Villa

    • @alexbelotti1603
      @alexbelotti1603 Před 24 dny +2

      All 10 of you

    • @howlieMCFC
      @howlieMCFC Před 24 dny

      @@alexbelotti1603 how fucking old are you ya mincer

    • @sratus
      @sratus Před 22 dny +3

      115 charges

  • @federicogiorgetti5503
    @federicogiorgetti5503 Před 24 dny +18

    Mancini is exactly like Glen Hoddle, he cannot stand that not every player is as technically gifted as he was

    • @Evemeister12
      @Evemeister12 Před 18 dny +6

      Steve mcmanaman and matt le tissier were the same sort of players as Glenn hoddle yet he didn't pick them for England. He was a great player but an average manager.

    • @sponish0
      @sponish0 Před 7 dny +3

      @@Evemeister12 problem with matt le tissier is he needed the team built around him thats why he never fit in for england

    • @brianduru3753
      @brianduru3753 Před 6 dny +2

      Mate, do not ever, EVER put Mancini and Hoddle in the same sentence in a managerial capacity.
      It is an insult to Mancini.

    • @thandomvimbi1558
      @thandomvimbi1558 Před 6 dny +1

      What has Hoddle achieved as a manager? Please don't insult Mancini

    • @mileymarielow3850
      @mileymarielow3850 Před 3 dny

      Hoddle likes it being all about him

  • @SPARKLEPANDA4LIFE
    @SPARKLEPANDA4LIFE Před 22 dny +5

    Mancini will always be a legend to us blues for what he did for us.

  • @masonma1971
    @masonma1971 Před 24 dny +8

    What a nice guy, he comes across really well, really down to earth, just a great bloke

  • @thesaintst1851
    @thesaintst1851 Před měsícem +7

    Been waiting for this to drop Jeff! Thanks mate

  • @jamesgibson3838
    @jamesgibson3838 Před 29 dny +3

    I got to meet Terry Connor in a professional capacity but the brief encounter I thought was a great man and very humble

  • @bantamNeil12
    @bantamNeil12 Před měsícem +8

    Great episode...👏🏻👏🏻 Unbelievable Jeff!!!...😉😁⚽️

  • @jack8988
    @jack8988 Před 25 dny

    Fantastic Interview! Loved this ❤

  • @User_40437
    @User_40437 Před 25 dny +8

    18:45 Strange his talking negative about Mancini. He’s got a FA Cup and Premier league medal coz of Mancini. Lescott is a terrible pundit too

    • @DocumentingReality-ol9es
      @DocumentingReality-ol9es Před 17 dny +1

      fotballers are self centred arseholes that don't care about the fans

    • @veritas4364
      @veritas4364 Před 11 dny +4

      ​@@DocumentingReality-ol9esWhen players badmouth a manager it's always because he dropped them or some petty personal reason, never the big picture.

    • @aviralkaul2203
      @aviralkaul2203 Před 8 dny +2

      @@veritas4364 Mancini was an overbearing a hole. If it was Mourinho instead of Mancini, he would have won min 2, max 3 PL with that Super team of Tevez, Dzeko, Aguero, Balotelli etc. His petty mind games with star player Tevez was pathetic.

  • @Damian-qu2fg
    @Damian-qu2fg Před 25 dny

    These interviews are great really nice to hear their perspective

  • @therunningtattooartist5172

    Close your eyes.. Troy Deeney! Great interview :)

  • @yktv4984
    @yktv4984 Před 3 dny +1

    cheers jeff

  • @symbiosisdj5907
    @symbiosisdj5907 Před měsícem +12

    awesome insight from Joleon, good ep. nice to hear more about Glenn's footballing brain.

  • @gjbell3127
    @gjbell3127 Před 27 dny

    Quality. Ta!

  • @OJSCollectables
    @OJSCollectables Před 28 dny +7

    Shut your eyes and man sounds like Troy Deeney 😂

    • @STSauto
      @STSauto Před 3 dny +1

      He sounds alot more intelligent

  • @r4h4al
    @r4h4al Před měsícem +2

    352 does kind of make sense in that golden generation period for England. Assuming Scholes would've made himself available of course. Carrick could have been another option for Scholes.
    Another great interview.

    • @footballsgreatestpod
      @footballsgreatestpod  Před 29 dny +1

      What a squad, eh ⚽️👑

    • @alone2break
      @alone2break Před 29 dny

      yeah they dont really have good fullbacks anyway.. aside from ashley cole..

    • @r4h4al
      @r4h4al Před 29 dny +1

      @@alone2break Beckham would have been great on the right of that formation, more comfortable than where he played on the wing.

    • @dominicsouthan4492
      @dominicsouthan4492 Před 25 dny +1

      Beckham today would be one of the best wingbacks in the game without a doubt, could move into central areas if needed and can get up and down the pitch with ease

    • @troytheboy1985
      @troytheboy1985 Před 24 dny

      ​@@dominicsouthan4492he be like a more work rate trent

  • @bencash4198
    @bencash4198 Před 18 dny +3

    Wish Jeff had asked Lescott about how he felt robbing a living when he was at Villa.

    • @proudman6598
      @proudman6598 Před 9 dny +2

      He was an absolute disgrace at Villa,remember his comment when they got relegated, saying in a way he was glad it was over and done with as it took the pressure off the players, just shows what a creep he is.

    • @bencash4198
      @bencash4198 Před 9 dny +1

      @@proudman6598Him & Micah Richards are some of the worst business the Villa ever conducted!

    • @heijimikata7181
      @heijimikata7181 Před 3 hodinami +1

      @@bencash4198 Micah was done after the injuries. It was embarrassing seeing him sticking it at Villa Park.

  • @chrismiller6317
    @chrismiller6317 Před 29 dny +2

    Mancini was a total hot head as a player

  • @grahambrown4176
    @grahambrown4176 Před měsícem +3

    Fascinating insight from Joleon

  • @pjoseph5950
    @pjoseph5950 Před 27 dny

    Legend 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

  • @troy8613
    @troy8613 Před 13 dny

    Commander Warf telling some good stories.

  • @alanoconnor7967
    @alanoconnor7967 Před měsícem +2

    Someone please tell him. You can also change the channel

  •  Před 29 dny +2

    @16:00 we drive on a different side of the road than what he was used ta, also we don't drive on the wrong side of the road ................................ THEY do 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Shaggy-8392
    @Shaggy-8392 Před 23 dny

    If not for that goal it would have been 5 premierships in a row for that man u team.

  • @chrismiller6317
    @chrismiller6317 Před 29 dny +7

    Joleon if anybody was disrespectful it was Adebayor Arsenal made him and us fans loved him he did a great job for us,but he started to become the stroppy twat i saw him at an airport and someone shouted out to him here he is on 80k a week and just strolling about he said back to him 90k
    It showed you exactly what he was like when he kicked Van Persie in the head,and mentioning him in the same breath as Thierry Christ he was lucky to be in the same side as the 👑

    • @marko9731
      @marko9731 Před 25 dny +3

      😂 Ultimately you are upset he left Arsenal for a better opportunity. Arsenal were a selling club for a long time. Going back to Anelka and even Pettit.
      The airport story is actually quite funny 😂 why should he have to justify his wages to some fan.
      Football fan's should respect former players much more in general.

  • @rickymurray
    @rickymurray Před 4 dny

    Seems like a decent fella

  • @aajabbinmagosh5509
    @aajabbinmagosh5509 Před 6 dny

    Lescott almost cost City the trophy in that match 😂😂

  • @fourninemarketing
    @fourninemarketing Před 12 dny

    Should have asked him about the Twitter photo of the expensive car after Villa got tonked 6-0

  • @vivekhmaharaj977
    @vivekhmaharaj977 Před dnem

    Is it me or lescott sounds like sully from top boy

  • @SamCovington-fh7ek
    @SamCovington-fh7ek Před 28 dny

    Jeff two words
    Cole Palmer

  • @InYourHeadChangedMan
    @InYourHeadChangedMan Před 5 dny

    No Aston Villa chapter?

  • @johannesvonsaaz3987
    @johannesvonsaaz3987 Před měsícem

    I disagree on England with Joleon since Maguire is preferred o er White or Tomori

  • @binzy698
    @binzy698 Před měsícem +9

    barton has let down every club he's played for. clearly needs a lot of help

    • @troytheboy1985
      @troytheboy1985 Před 24 dny

      Hasn't he been a decent manager minding smacking a few ppl

    • @davidyule8555
      @davidyule8555 Před 23 dny

      Burnley?

    • @nichobee
      @nichobee Před 10 dny

      He attracts the lowest common denominator like flies to a turd

  • @hugoleesong
    @hugoleesong Před měsícem +1

    Obviously it would have been some players who were happy he got sacked and not everyone. Players not playing are bound to feel that way. And players who did, would have likely been happy with him. Very few have a bad word to say about Mancini. Comes across as very classy in a business where it's very hard to be nice and successful at the same time.
    Sour grapes, I say.

    • @aviralkaul2203
      @aviralkaul2203 Před 8 dny

      Just type in google search: " Mancini fight". You will realize he fought with everyone. Even with his team's physio. He was an overbearing madman who happened to manage a superteam who could have achieved much more.

  • @AB-hu2uw
    @AB-hu2uw Před 2 dny

    yaya toure serious balla

  • @jamesburke2094
    @jamesburke2094 Před 29 dny +2

    Always rated this defender, like so many of moyes' squad. Does come across as a bit childish

  • @barryh.4220
    @barryh.4220 Před 7 dny

    Mancini was a nice guy, but he made a rod for his own back bringing Balotelli in .... how could training sessions ever be 'harmonious' or productive with him around??

  • @pauloneill914
    @pauloneill914 Před 29 dny +4

    Footballs Greatest. With Respect, Lescott in my view doesn’t enter the thinking of one of the greatest.

    • @D1Snr
      @D1Snr Před 27 dny +5

      He achieved more than most professionals. Most pro's don't even make the Premier league. Plus he's more qualified to talk about pro football than you and me. He was actually in the dressing room. Everyone else is commenting from the outside looking in.

    • @pauloneill914
      @pauloneill914 Před 22 dny +1

      @@D1Snr the podcast is about footballs greatest. Do me a favour

    • @proudman6598
      @proudman6598 Před 9 dny

      ​@@D1SnrQualified to steal a living at villa total disgrace

  • @oults4585
    @oults4585 Před 25 dny

    Lescott was quality for Everton. A real goal threat. Some tackle, even did a job at left back in the early days. That final performance against Arsenal unfortunately leaves a sour taste. Shame because he was awesome.

  • @SimonDefra
    @SimonDefra Před 25 dny +4

    Lescot average player, with average mind trying to smear a manager who won the PL!

  • @DJObiSmalls
    @DJObiSmalls Před 7 dny

    37:27 LOOOL Nah bro...Your last game for Everton, you lost 6-1 at home LOL... I know cause I was there. Should have been 10. Your games vs Arsenal with Man City, you was getting torched.

  • @dondamon4669
    @dondamon4669 Před 26 dny +1

    "ive never seen a side with such strong characters" what?! Did he not see the Manchester United 95 team with Schmeichel,Bruce,Pallister, Irwin,Keane,Ince,Giggs, Robson, Cantona,Hughes, McClair?? Also stop begging for people to subscribe, people know what subscribing is and you can't be that poor that you are begging!!

    • @gerryrr93
      @gerryrr93 Před 9 dny +1

      95? The year Blackburn won the league and Everton won the Cup? That year?

    • @Rxpaso
      @Rxpaso Před 8 dny

      @@gerryrr93yea he’s a goofy fr

  • @ianmcdonald3053
    @ianmcdonald3053 Před 18 dny

    Everyone knows Barton got sent off to throw the game, it’s ridiculous there was no investigation! Match fixing at its finest.

  • @leonleon2276
    @leonleon2276 Před 23 dny

    The klingon

  • @eugene_horan
    @eugene_horan Před 26 dny

    Cant listen to anymore of this..... Lescott really went down in my estimation during this. Such bitter and cheap shots taken at a legend like Mancini.

  • @decdeckers
    @decdeckers Před měsícem

    Get enough negative comments about Mancini? 😄

  • @taza5196
    @taza5196 Před 27 dny

    As a utd fan. How can a snake 🐍 say he's happy Mancini went. Guys a legend for City and Italy

    • @eugene_horan
      @eugene_horan Před 26 dny

      Exactly pal! I just commented something very similar!!!!

    • @bencash4198
      @bencash4198 Před 18 dny +1

      I think it has something to do with Lescott being a prick.

  • @barryjones2387
    @barryjones2387 Před 12 dny +3

    Favourite manager Glen Hoddle.....won fuck all. Most disliked manager, Mancini....made your career.

  • @eugene_horan
    @eugene_horan Před 26 dny +4

    Joleon comes across badly in this interview for me. Many cheap shots taken at Mancini. I'm a United fan but Mancini should have God like status for anyone connected to City.

    • @troytheboy1985
      @troytheboy1985 Před 24 dny

      Why any top flight manager could of done what he done the people of that time city already treat like 'gods' no fans lol they got no god

    • @eugene_horan
      @eugene_horan Před 24 dny +3

      @@troytheboy1985 mate, it's very difficult to read your comment without any use of commas and full stops🙂 But I detect you're a United fan? (As am I). I just just pointing out that Lescott comes across very bad and bitter in this interview.

    • @grealish2234
      @grealish2234 Před 11 dny

      I guess for all city fans , he's a god . May not be for professional footballers. Just like Keane takes a shot at sir Alex ?​@@eugene_horan

  • @CidersAndReligiousCrusades
    @CidersAndReligiousCrusades Před měsícem +5

    No wonder this guy isn't a pundit

    •  Před měsícem +4

      Watched under 5 minutes and can already tell he's a clever, insightful guy
      Too much for you clearly

    • @thesaintst1851
      @thesaintst1851 Před měsícem +1

      @indeed!.. some clowns on CZcams eh?

    • @peterelliott6780
      @peterelliott6780 Před měsícem

      He is😊

    • @D1Snr
      @D1Snr Před 27 dny +1

      He's an excellent pundit in my opinion.

  • @owainweekes7531
    @owainweekes7531 Před 10 dny

    'Football's Greatest'... with Lescott 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @snookerstones
    @snookerstones Před 25 dny

    Lescott represents city way better then Micah does

  • @dondamon4669
    @dondamon4669 Před 26 dny +1

    Man City will never be a big club and there success will ne er be respected

    • @andygreen8093
      @andygreen8093 Před 24 dny

      Frankly I'm not bothered hw big we are nor do I want any other club fans to respect us. U are deluded if u think other fans respect ur club

    • @nkosanamakhubela2586
      @nkosanamakhubela2586 Před 9 hodinami

      ​@@andygreen8093 Oil club with billions and no history😢 fans started existing in 2022

    • @andygreen8093
      @andygreen8093 Před 9 hodinami

      @@nkosanamakhubela2586 haha do u feel better now after a good cry 😄 🤣

    • @nkosanamakhubela2586
      @nkosanamakhubela2586 Před 9 hodinami

      @@andygreen8093 No I'm actually feeling good. My club is in the CL final

    • @andygreen8093
      @andygreen8093 Před 8 hodinami

      ​@nkosanamakhubela2586 yet u come here to cry about City.

  • @antwan.
    @antwan. Před 21 dnem

    when you watch content entitled 'football's greatest', im sorry but Joleon Lescott isn't who you should see sitting in the chair

  • @dondamon4669
    @dondamon4669 Před 26 dny +1

    Jolenn lescott is very far from a legeng and only won title coz of teams not wanting Manchester United to win

  • @marcusclark5330
    @marcusclark5330 Před 12 dny

    Joleon Lescott, while a Premier League Winner, Football's Greatest? You sure , he not even City, Everton or Wolves greatest is he?

  • @Shadow_F1r3
    @Shadow_F1r3 Před 3 dny

    Lescott was one of the worst premier league ballers I’ve ever seen🤣

    • @harriismusiic
      @harriismusiic Před 2 dny

      He won 2 premier leagues and made PFA but go off.

  • @GabagoolForeverAndAlways

    Had his best years at Everton but pretends he never played there

  • @madforit2
    @madforit2 Před měsícem +4

    Arsenal v Liverpool 89

    • @footballsgreatestpod
      @footballsgreatestpod  Před měsícem +3

      Now that is a scenario we'll SURELY never see again

    • @CidersAndReligiousCrusades
      @CidersAndReligiousCrusades Před měsícem +1

      Epic ... spawned a novel
      I was a young Liverpool fan. That and the FA Cup vs Wimbledon were hard to swallow
      Sometimes you're the hero and sometimes you're the villain

    • @footballsgreatestpod
      @footballsgreatestpod  Před měsícem

      @@CidersAndReligiousCrusades What a era to grow up in

    • @r4h4al
      @r4h4al Před měsícem

      Was brilliant, was almost as good as City in 2012.

    • @jota55581
      @jota55581 Před 26 dny +1

      Arsenal with out Wenger are Spurs ..no heritage