One World Sports: Questions on Wenger, Cosmos 2014, Klinsmann Gambles




Beyond The Pitch show

Summary: Three more special guests join the weekly edition of One World Sports to tackle a number of major talking points facing Arsenal Football Club as the questions about the future for Arsene Wenger endure, US National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann reaches for some important staff changes just 70 days ahead of the World Cup and New York Cosmos midfielder Danny Szetela reminds us how much the Cosmos Reboot held major significance to a career in the balance due to injury. First up is commentator and football writer Ben Lyttleton to discuss the ongoing cottage industry surrounding Arsene Wenger at a critical stage of the season as questions and concerns revolve around his future and we dig into the problems all major football clubs face when replacing key personnel in light of what has transpired this season at Old Trafford with David Moyes. We examine the variables, evaluate the 2013-14 season for Arsenal in light of the injuries and moves made this season and also touch upon the late rush for Liverpool in search of an improbable Premier League title. Then New York Cosmos midfielder Danny Szetela stops by to remind us of the battle he has endured to overcome nearly four years out of the game and how 2013 was even more than a reboot for the legendary club, but also his personal reboot that culminated in a long awaited first trophy as a professional player. We look back at the historic season, talk a bit about 2014, some of the changes and the preseason tour of Dubai as the team is set to begin with new challenges and renewed expectations in 2014 with a special night on April 13th, pitting the champions against the team they beat in the Soccer Bowl just months ago. Then Grant Wahl arrives to give us a deeper look into some of the new and surprising changes made to the US coaching staff just 70 days ahead of the World Cup as Julian Green arrives in Phoenix for his debut and we examine the potential to not live up to some hefty expectations set by Jurgen Klinsmann himself. We also examine some early key story lines in MLS and talk about his recent interview with Liverpool talisman Luis Suarez whose remarkable turnaround has Anfield dreaming of a long anticipated Premier League title.