In this episode of In The Zone, former England rugby captain Dylan Hartley sits down with Manish Bhasin to share his remarkable journey from New Zealand to the heart of English rugby. From his early days dreaming of becoming an All Black to his transition to England and navigating the world of rugby as an outsider, Dylan reveals the highs and challenges that shaped his career. He shares stories of his resourceful start in England, living on a tight budget, and reflects on the leadership qualities and resilience that ultimately led him to captain the national team. Looking ahead to the upcoming Autumn Nations Series, Dylan offers expert insights on what to expect from England's matchups against New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, and Japan. He discusses how Steve Borthwick’s team can leverage strengths, adapt to varied playstyles, and what it will take to succeed in a tournament that feels like a mini-World Cup. Get Dylan’s analysis on England's evolving tactics and how key players are set to make an impact this season. To see more great content be sure to visit https://www.gamblingzone.com/ X: https://x.com/TheGamblingZone Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamblingZone

Former Spurs and England defender, Danny Rose joins Manish Bhasin in episode 11 of In The Zone.

In this hard-hitting and frank interview Danny speaks to Manish about how he started his football career at Leeds United and how he moved to Tottenham at the young age of 17 and how the experience helped him mature and develop. He then explains how Tim Sherwood gave him good advice that helped him improve as a player and get his start. He discusses his league debut with Spurs in the North London Derby and scoring a goal against Arsenal. After that, he speaks about his time on loan and how his spell at Sunderland under Martin O'Neill helped convince others in his quality. They then discuss how he was converted to a left back by chance but it was not until Pochettino's time at Spurs that he was fully coached as a left back. After discussing the different managers that he played under they focus on Pochettino and his impact on the team. They move on to also talk about Jose Mourinho, how the Amazon documentary was not completely truthful, and his final few months at Spurs. They then focus more on the personal elements he has had to deal with such as depression and racial abuse from fans.

In the latter part of the interview they discuss the current Premier League season and his thoughts after the first three match weeks.

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Former Chelsea and Everton winger, and now world class pundit, Pat Nevin joins Manish Bhasin in episode 10 of In The Zone. In this episode Pat and Manish talk about the upcoming Premier League season and give their predictions for the different teams and where they think they will finish the season. In the second part of the show Manish and Pat talk about Pat's growing up as a footballer and why he calls himself the Accidental Footballer. To see more great content be sure to visit https://www.gamblingzone.com/ X: https://x.com/TheGamblingZone Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GamblingZone

Former England bowler Steve Harmison joins Manish Bhasin in episode 9 of In The Zone.

In this episode, Steve talks about his great love of football and how he never expected to become a cricketer. He then talks about his personal mental health struggles and how he remained resilient throughout his career with the support from his former teammates. Harmison then talks about the famous England 2005 team and then gives his opinion on Kevin Pietersen and how he considers him to be the best cricketer to play for England so far. Steve then talks about how Ricky Ponting was the best batsman he has ever faced.

In the second part of the show Manish and Steve have an in-depth discussion about the current England team, Steve's dislike of the term Bazball, and the influence Jimmy Anderson has had on English cricket in his amazing career.

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Manish Bhasin, former internationals Glenn Hoddle, Didi Hamann and world-renowned football journalist and broadcaster Guillem Balague preview the Euro 2024 Championships.

In this recorded live stream Manish and the panel discussed the Euro 2024 tournament and previewed the upcoming England games and their reactions to the team news. Glenn Hoddle provided a squad analysis, while Balague gave his insights on Jude Bellingham and how he has benefitted from playing outside of England. Didi Hamann spoke about Harry Kane and his amazing first season in the Bundesliga. The panel then gave their predictions for England and defined what success would look like for this team while also comparing them to past generations.

They moved on to discussing the Germany, previewed the team, and covered each of the key players for the Germany squad with a particular focus on Kai Havertz. They also took a look at Spain and their current team and Guillem Balague shared his knowledge of the team and which players might break out at the tournament.

Other topics included Cristiano Ronaldo and if this would be his final international tournament, if Italy had any chance of holding on to the title, and if there was any chance that players could strike in order to reduce the amount of games being played each year.

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Former Manchester United defender Wes Brown joins Manish Bhasin in Episode 7 of In the Zone.

Wes speaks about how he started in football, how his childhood dream was always to play for Manchester United, how he managed to fulfill that dream and how he spent 15 years there. He discusses his time at Manchester United and how he broke into the first team and what it was like to be part of the treble winning team in 98/99.

In the second part of the interview he discusses Manchester United's current situation and his opinion on Erik ten Hag. They then look forward to Euro 2024 and England's chances of winning the competition.

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Former Formula One racing driver Johnny Herbert joins Manish Bhasin in Episode 6 of In the Zone.

Johnny talks about his F1 career and opens up about the horrific accident that he suffered in F3000 that almost ended his career. He also discusses winning the British Grand Prix in 1995 and his relationship with former teammate Michael Schumacher.

In the second part of the interview he and Manish preview the 2024 F1 season and if anyone can challenge Max Verstappen from lifting a fourth successive F1 world championship. He also discusses Lewis Hamilton's move to Ferrari for the 2025 season and what that can bring.

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Former 2003 Rugby World Cup winner Mike Tindall joins Manish Bhasin in episode 5 of In The Zone. From more great content visit ⁠Gambling Zone⁠.