Didi

Didi Hamann

During a distinguished career Didi played for Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Newcastle Utd. He was a regular in the German national team.

Ep 1889: Didi Hamann on Jürgen Klopp’s leaving of Liverpool

Didi Hamann joins Eamon to talk about Jürgen Klopp's decision to leave Liverpool and the possibility of Xabi Alonso taking over as manager of the club.

Ep 1136: A Preview of Euro 2020

Didi Hamann joins Eamon to preview Euro 2020.

Ep 1088: European Super League - A Bad Idea the Fans Can Stop

Didi Hamann talks to Eamon.

Ep 752: The Greats We Played With

Liam Brady and Didi Hamann pick their teams from the best players they've ever played with.

Ep 741: The Bundesliga is Back

Didi Hamann talks to Eamon.

Ep 697: Didi Hamann – Liverpool Wrong To Furlough Staff, Bundesliga Back In May?

Didi Hamann joins Eamon to discuss how clubs in Germany and England are handling the coronavirus crisis.

Ep 644: Champions League Special – Didi Hamann on Sancho, City, and Neymar

Didi Hamann joins Eamon to discuss Tuesday night's European action, including Atletico's defensive masterclass in Madrid, Dortmund's bright young talent, and the scandals rocking Manchester City.

Ep 613: Liverpool – Ability and Attitude in footballing harmony

Didi Hamann and John Giles join Eamon to salute a great Liverpool team, compare the decline of Manchester United against the promise at Arsenal and Chelsea, and discuss the potential for a Manchester City comeback next season.

Ep 582: Didi and Eamon review the weekend soccer and the crisis at Bayern Munich

Didi Hamann reviews the weekend soccer with Eamon.

Ep 537: Premier League Review – VAR not yet working

Didi Hamann and John Giles join Eamon for a discussion on the weekend's football, including some controversial VAR decisions.

Ep 502: 'You Can't Fake Belief' – Liverpool on a roll, but City don't show up

John Giles and Didi Hamann join Eamon to assess the weekend's Premier League action.

Ep 417: Man City - very good but not great. Pep gets angry at the post-Cup Final press conference.

John Giles and Didi Hamann assess Man City and pay tribute to Vincent Kompany.

Ep 402: Liverpool can still reach the Champions League Final

Didi Hamann and John Giles tell Eamon why.

Ep 385: Didi Hamann and John Giles on this week's Champions League games.

Manchester City over-rated; Pogba falls short again; V.A.R. remains controversial. Didi and John review the week's Champions League games with Eamon.

Ep 377: Eamon's back and talking to John Giles and Didi Hamann.

Eamon, John and Didi talk about the Premier League title race and Solskjaer's job at Manchester United.

Ep 352: Didi Hamann and John Giles review weekend soccer.

Didi and John join Eamon to review the weekend soccer and pay tribute to Lionel Messi.

Ep 341: Champions League with Didi Hamann

As the Champions League knock-out stages get underway, Eamon is joined by Didi Hamann to preview the Round of 16 ties, including Man Utd v PSG and Liverpool v Bayern Munich.

Ep 332: Liverpool still favourites for the Premier League

Eamon is joined by John Giles and Didi Hamann to discuss the midweek Premier League action including Liverpool's draw to Leicester, Man City's defeat to Newcastle and Chelsea being beaten 4-0 by Bournemouth.

Ep 324: Didi Hamann and John Giles

Didi Hamann and John Giles review the weekend's Premier League games with Eamon.

Ep 297: Didi Hamann on Liverpool v Manchester Utd and the Champions League draw

Eamon is joined by Didi Hamann to discuss Liverpool's victory over Manchester Utd. and the latest Champions League action.

Ep 283: Mick McCarthy & the Premier League

Eamon is joined by Didi Hamann and John Giles.

Ep 266: Premier League with Didi Hamann and John Giles

Eamon, Didi and John discuss Liverpool's draw away at Arsenal, the implications for the title race, Man City's chances of winning it at a canter, Man United's win over Bournemouth and lots more.

Ep 217: No way back for Mourinho

Liam Brady and Didi Hamann believe it's end-game territory for Jose Mourinho. They join Eamon to discuss his situation at Man United, as well as Spurs victory at Old Trafford, Mesut Ozil's unhappy situation and more.

Ep 205: Premier League preview

Eamon is joined by Didi Hamann to discuss the return of the Premier League, chatting about Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Man Utd and more.

Ep 191: World Cup special

Eamon is joined by Didi Hamann, Liam Brady and John Giles to discuss the goings on at the World Cup in Russia. Kylian Mbappe impresses for France. Are Neymar's antics too much of a distraction for Brazil? And what will happen when England face a good team. All this and much more.

Ep 188: World Cup round-up

Eamon is joined by Didi Hamann and John Giles to discuss the latest from the World Cup in Russia. The group stages are nearly over, and the line-ups for the knock-out rounds are almost complete. On the menu, VAR and its implementation, England's optimism, Messi helps drag Argentina through, Brazil as favourites, France unimpressive, and lots more.

Ep 183: World Cup Special

Eamon is joined by Didi Hamann and John Giles to discuss the weekend's World Cup action, including Spain, Portugal, Brazil and Neymar, Germany's defeat to Mexico and more – before Eamon makes a bold prediction about England as they prepare to face Tunisia on Monday night.

Ep 180: Football – Live in Cork with Tesco Finest

To celebrate the new partnership between The Stand and Tesco Finest, Eamon, John Giles, Liam Brady and Didi Hamann did a live show in St Peter's in Cork.

Ep 159: Spurs going nowhere + Champions League and Arsene Wenger

Eamon is joined by Didi Hamann and John Giles to discuss the FA Cup which saw Spurs lose a record eighth consecutive semi-final. Has Mauricio Pochettino taken them as far as he can? Then there's a look ahead to the Champions League semi-finals, in particular Liverpool v Roma, and some Arsene Wenger after the Arsenal manager announced his intention to step down at the end of the season.

Ep 151: Champions League preview special

Man City face Liverpool in the Champions League tonight, looking to overturn the 3-0 deficit from the first leg. Eamon is joined by John Giles and Didi Hamann to discuss the possibility of that happening, the importance of mentality on big European nights, the players who might make the difference and more.

Ep 140: Mourinho's Champions League failure

Things get hot and heavy between Eamon, John Giles and Didi Hamann as they discuss Manchester United's Champions League exit to Sevilla, Jose Mourinho's team selections, Paul Pogba, and much more

Ep 135: It's the end for Arsene Wenger

Eamon is joined by Didi Hamann and John Giles to discuss the Carabao Cup final and the now apparently inevitable end to Arsene Wenger's reign at Arsenal. They also chat Liverpool, Chelsea, the Champions League and John takes Eamon to task over his dismissal of Man City's defending.

Ep 121: Liverpool do it again

Eamon is joined by John Giles and Didi Hamann to discuss Liverpool's defeat to Swansea, the Alexis Sanchez move from Arsenal to Man Utd and the Gunners interest in Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and the two guests disagree with Eamon's opinion of Pep Guardiola and his Man City team.

Ep 97: Didi Hamann on Bayern Munich's Situation & the Problems at Liverpool

Eamon is joined by Didi Hamann to to chat about the latest developments at Bayern Munich and Liverpool.

Ep 75: Is Pep Guardiola a Mad Scientist?

Didi Hamann, Liam Brady and John Giles join Eamon for a round-up of the latest Premier League games and Eamon apologises to a disgruntled Spurs fan. If you have any comments for the lads, send them into thestandwitheamondunphy@gmail.com

Ep 73: Brady, Hamann & Giles on the Premier League Weekend

Eamon is joined by Liam Brady, Didi Hamann and John Giles to look at the first Premier League weekend of the season.

Ep 41: Didi Casts Doubts Over Klopp's Approach

Eamon is joined by John Giles and Didi Hamann to discuss who will win this season's trophies, the good news for Manchester United and whether Guardiola has improved Manchester City or not.

Ep 32: The Uncertainty with Wenger

Eamon is joined by Liam Brady and Didi Hamann to discuss Arsenal and Arsène Wenger. "Arsenal should clear up the uncertainty around Wenger's position after the international break and before the next game against Manchester City," says Liam. Both Didi and Liam dismiss Eamon's suggestion that referees should be able to have video assistance for more controversial moments.

Ep 29: Didi Hamann on Rafa, Houllier and that Special Night in Istanbul

Eamon is joined by Didi Hamann to talk about his career: first, at Bayern Munich; playing for Germany; making the move to the Premier League with Newcastle; and, on being part of the team that took Liverpool to historic victory in the 2005 Champions League.

Ep 20: Liverpool's taste of the real world, Chelsea's biggest threat and should Ranieri go?

Eamon is joined by Didi Hamann and John Giles to talk about where the Premier League is at. Is it time for Liverpool to join the real world, asks Didi. John and Didi both think Leicester City should sack Ranieri and Eamon talks about his own "illustrious" career.

Ep 18: Liam Brady and Didi Hamann on Liverpool & Chelsea's Make or Break Match

Eamon is joined by Liam Brady and Didi Hamann to preview the make or break match between Liverpool and Chelsea and debate whether Klopp and Conte's management skills have been up to scratch or not.

Ep 15: Conte's handling of Costa, Pep's man management & Klopp needs to find another way

Eamon Dunphy is joined by Didi Hamann and John Giles to discuss the Premier League's top six teams. John worries for Liverpool's defence and Didi questions Pep Guardiola's man management skills.

Ep 6: A tough draw for Arsenal, Pep's problems persist, and Didi vs. Jamie Carragher

On this episode of The Stand, Eamon is joined by Liam Brady and Didi Hamann to discuss the Champions League and Europa League draws. Didi thinks Arsenal will beat Bayern Munich, while Liam says "it's a very tough draw for us". Eamon makes an early call for Player of the Year, questions whether Pep Guardiola can survive in the Premier League and he gets the inside track on Didi's Twitter tussle with Jamie Carragher.

Ep 4: Can Guardiola work the Premier League out?

Eamon Dunphy, John Giles and Didi Hamann on Pep Guardiola's latest Premier League test and Jürgen Klopp's Achilles' heel.

Ep 2: This is why Mourinho is toast, he's gone

Has Jose Mourinho lost the Man Utd dressing-room already? With his continuing antics off the pitch and the team's struggles on it, Eamon Dunphy, Liam Brady, John Giles and Didi Hamann discuss the importance of fostering team spirit to give you the extra 2-3%.

Ep 1: Klopp's a one-trick pony, Mourinho's mess, and Guardiola's biggest test yet

On the first episode of The Stand, Eamon Dunphy, John Giles, Liam Brady and Didi Hamann give their assessment of the Premier League season so far.