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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.