Podcast: The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Liverpool dismantle Leicester, despite some very big name absentees. Is Klopp’s system king?

Tottenham are top of the table after a statement victory over Man City? Does Mourinho have his mojo back? And is De Bruyne trying to run the show solo for City?

Elsewhere the bottom 4 is fully formed. Plus we revisit Ali Dia’s dalliance with Southampton. And an epic Orlando shootout.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1a: Liverpool 3-0 Leicester (02m 30s)
• PART 1b: Tottenham 2-0 Man City (09m 00s)
• PART 2a: Newcastle 0-2 Chelsea (23m 00s)
• PART 2b: Leeds 0-0 Arsenal (28m 00s)
• PART 3a: Ali Dia day (32m 30s)
• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (34m 30s)
• PART 4: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (45m 30s)
• PART 5: Orlando confusion (47m 00s)

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Leipzig are looking to do the double over Paris Saint-Germain. Along with defeat at Monaco on Friday, are PSG set for Thursday night football?

Erling Haaland scores 4 – is he going to another level? Was his performance against Hertha Berlin striking perfection? And who’s the 16-year-old challenging him for the headlines?

A Zlatan inspired Milan stay top but their star man could be out for a while. It’s a make or break week for Real Madrid and Inter in the Champions League. Is it Atletico’s year in La Liga? Plus Pardew’s on his way to Bulgaria.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Headlines around Europe (02m 00s)
• PART 2a: PSG v Leipzig preview (06m 30s)
• PART 2b Barcelona’s struggles continue (14m 30s)
• PART 3a: Haaland and Moukoko dominate Dortmund headlines (22m 00s)
• PART 3b: Lazio latest on Covid cases (33m 00s)
• PART 4: Lille v MIlan preview (36m 30s)
• PART 5a: Real Madrid v Inter preview (43m 30s)
• PART 5b: Group C & D preview (50m 00s)
• PART 6: Pards to Sofia & the German inquest into the 6-0 (55m 00s)

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The international week was headlined by Spain’s shocking 6-0 win over Germany in the Nations League. Is it time for Germany to pull the trigger and replace Joachim Low. Rafael Honigstein shares his thoughts.

In the Premier League, are Leicester destined to end Liverpool’s long unbeaten home run? Will we see an attacking Mourinho up against a defensive Guardiola as Spurs face Man City? And which Premier League side is the unluckiest team in world football?

Plus why exactly have Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney bought Wrexham?

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1a: England 4-0 Iceland (03m 00s)
• PART 1b: Spain 6-0 Germany with Rafa Honigstein (08m 00s)
• PART 2a: Liverpool v Leicester preview (20m 30s)
• PART 2b: Spurs v Man City preview (27m 30s)
• PART 2c: Leeds v Arsenal preview (32m 30s)
• PART 3: Ryan Reynolds buys Wrexham (37m 30s)
• PART 4: The rest of the weekend’s PL action (42m 00s)
• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (56m 30s)
• PART 6: Mascherano retires + player-managers (58m 00s)

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Belgium beat England 2-0 to end their hopes of winning the Nations League. Is the tide turning on Gareth Southgate or is he just a victim of his own success?

They’re still celebrating in Scotland as Steve Clarke’s side qualify for the Euros. And elsewhere, it was a great weekend for San Marino, Malta and Goran Pandev.

Plus Sergio Ramos’s penalty predicament, Casey Stoney and overrated goals.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Belgium 2-0 England (03m 00s)
• PART 2: Thursday night’s Euro play-offs – Scotland qualify (14m 00s)
• PART 3a: The rest of the Nations League action (29m 00s)
• PART 3b: The death of PPV? (45m 00s)
• PART 4: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (51m 00s)
• PART 5a: WSL headlines (52m 30s)
• PART 5b: The most overrated goals ever (55m 00s)

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Finding Jack Charlton chronicles the life and extraordinary career of the World Cup winner and the former Republic of Ireland manager.  The film details the most successful period in Irish football history, as well as exploring Charlton’s relationship with the press, his brother and players like Paul McGrath.

Plus was Charlton tactically ahead of his time? And to what extent did this Englishman restore pride and self-esteem to people in Ireland?

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Thursday night is huge for Northern Ireland against Slovakia and for Scotland in Serbia, who have gone MacGyver. Could qualification for a first major tournament in 22 years mean redemption for Steve Clarke?

The panel are gagging for Grealish for England. Will we see him as a first-pick for England or is he destined to go the way of Hoddle and Le Tissier? And there's the whole sorry Greg Clarke affair.

We also discuss a big WSL weekend and the most surprising transfers ever. From Robert Jarni to Neil Lennon.

Plus Robbie Fowler’s poetry and revisiting Michael Owen’s 32-page promotional brochure.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Greg Clarke resigns as FA chairman (02m 00s)
• PART 2: Serbia v Scotland preview (12m 00s)
• PART 3: Northern Ireland v Slovakia preview (22m 30s)
• PART 4: A big weekend in the WSL (42m 00s)
• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (45m 00s)
• PART 6a: Most surprising signings ever (47m 00s)
• PART 6b: Goodbye to Melwood (54m 30s)

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Man City and Liverpool share the spoils in a match-up that reignites both debates on the handball rule and the introduction of 5 substitutes.

Leicester go into this international break top of the table. Why do they get their recruitment so right? And what’s to stop this being 2016 all over again?

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gets a much-needed win for Man United at Goodison Park, with the panel impressed by Bruno Fernandes and that sweeping camera.

Arsenal are outplayed by a Villa side full of magicians. Is Mikel Arteta’s side devoid of fantasy?

Elsewhere Ademola Lookman rivals Pat Nevin for the worst penalty ever. Plus the majesty of Thiago Silva. And the finest football memorabilia.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1a: Man City 1-1 Liverpool (02m 00s)
• PART 1b: Everton 1-3 Man Utd (14m 00s)
• PART 2a: Leicester 1-0 Wolves (23m 30s)
• PART 2b: Arsenal 0-3 Aston Villa (29m 00s)
• PART 3: The rest of the weekend’s action (35m 00s)
• PART 4: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (58m 30s)
• PART 5: Your finest football memorabilia (60m 00s)

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Bayern win Der Klassiker but did Dortmund give the rest of the Bundesliga hope? And who took part in El Trashico?

Lionel Messi finally scores from open play while Real Madrid are thrashed 4-1 by Valencia. Just how far are they behind the European elite?

Milan stay top of Serie A while Lazio are embroiled in a Covid controversy. But can Mkhitaryan and Smalling lead Roma to an unlikely title challenge?

In France, Marseille win but AVB is still angry. And how do we get fans interested in this international break? Via Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Headlines around Europe (01m 00s)
• PART 2: Bundesliga bulletin – Bayern reign supreme in Der
Klassiker (04m 30s)
• PART 3: Serie A update - Lazio’s Covid controversy (18m 00s)
• PART 4: Ligue 1 latest – Lens 4-4 Reims (34m 30s)
• PART 5: La Liga roundup – Real Madrid hammered, Granada gutted
(42m 00s)
• PART 6: A look ahead to the Nations League (53m 00s)

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Is defeat to Basaksehir a step too far for Solskjaer in the eyes of Man United fans? Nooruddean Choudry aka Bearded Genius tells us.

Man City v Liverpool headlines the Premier League weekend. Are Liverpool closer to what Klopp wants than City are to what Pep wants? And is Diogo Jota the new Ronnie Rosenthal?

Plus: Reece James is the best crosser in the Premier League, Tuchel’s future at PSG, the fixture computer and backing into players across the globe.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1a: Champions League round-up – United embarrassed (02m 00s)
• PART 1b: Leipzig 2-1 PSG (06m 30s)
• PART 1c: The Russians struggle (10m 00s)
• PART 1d: Atalanta 0-5 Liverpool (14m 00s)
• PART 1e: Reece James & Kiev keepers (18m 00s)
• PART 2a: Man City v Liverpool preview (23m 30s)
• PART 2b: Everton v Man Utd preview with Nooruddean Choudry (31m 00s)
• PART 3: The rest of the weekend’s PL action (43m 00s)
• PART 4: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (56m 30s)
• PART 5: Wycombe and WSM (58m 00s)

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Real Madrid versus Inter and Atalanta v Liverpool are the headline acts of this European midweek, with Leipzig also facing PSG in a rematch of last season’s semi-final.

We look at Lionel Messi’s rapidly declining numbers and ask if he needs to adapt his game at Barcelona. He could take a page out of Zlatan’s book, who has led the Mighty Ducks of Milan to the top of Serie A.

Elsewhere, Sociedad and Sassuolo stay flying high. And AVB goes back to Porto with Marseille – will he refer to himself in the third person again?

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Headlines around Europe (02m 00s)
• PART 2: Real Madrid v Inter preview (05m 30s)
• PART 3 The latest from Monchengladbach, Bayern and Atletico (21m 00s)
• PART 4a: Atalanta v Liverpool preview (28m 00s)
• PART 4b: Group C preview – AVB goes back to Porto (33m 00s)
• PART 5a:  Barcelona’s struggles continue (36m 30s)
• PART 5b: Juve get back to winning ways as Milan lead the way (47m 00s)
• PART 6a: Leipzig v PSG preview (54m 30s)
• PART 6b: Checking in on Dortmund (61m 00s)

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Arsenal fans feel like dancing after a long-awaited win at Old Trafford. A great performance from Arteta. And Mike Dean. But was this classic Solskjaer? And should he be judged harshly for not leading a title challenge?

Also how are Liverpool top of the table? James Horncastle gives us the latest from Serie A and their Champions League opponents Atalanta.

Plus broken Burnley, Mourinho’s Instagram and the best scorelines in football.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1a: Man Utd 0-1 Arsenal (03m 00s)
• PART 1b: Tottenham 2-1 Brighton (14m 30s)
• PART 2: Liverpool 2-1 West Ham (22m 30s)
• PART 3a: Burnley 0-3 Chelsea (28m 00s)
• PART 3b: Sheffield Utd 0-1 Man City (31m 30s)
• PART 4: The rest of the weekend’s action (42m 00s)
• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (44m 30s)
• PART 6: The latest from Serie A with James Horncastle (46m 00s)

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It’s a diamond display from Man United who hammer Bundesliga leaders Leipzig 5-0. Next up at Old Trafford, an Arsenal side that have maybe become too structured. Time for some spontaneity?

We pay tribute to Marcus Rashford – the greatest man England has ever produced – and Harry Kane – the one-man Mourinho machine. Plus disallowed hat-tricks, PPDA and what ice cream does Pep Guardiola go for?

Champions Liverpool are missing defenders and host in-form West Ham. Is it finally time for a David Moyes win at Anfield?

And Alvaro Romeo joins us for our weekly Spanish giants segment, after Barcelona lose an entire board.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Bully boy Benzema? (03m 00s)

• PART 2: Man Utd 5-0 Leipzig (05m 30s)

• PART 3: Man Utd v Arsenal preview (20m 00s)
• PART 4a: Juventus 0-2 Barcelona (28m 00s)

• PART 4b: Burnley v Chelsea preview (33m 30s)

• PART 4c: Sheffield Utd v Man City preview (40m 00s)

• PART 5a: Liverpool v West Ham preview (46m 00s)
• PART 5b: The rest of the weekend’s action (50m 30s)

• PART 6: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (60m 00s)

• PART 7: Bartomeu resigns from Barca, with Alvaro Romeo (62m 00s)

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Jimbo, James Horncastle, Rafa Honigstein, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens look ahead to a mouth-watering Matchday 2 of the Champions League.

Jimbo welcomes Dominic Fifield, Daniel Storey and Matt Davies-Adams into the pod after a weekend where the Premier League started to make a bit more sense.

Matchday 1 of the Champions League – tick. Now another storming Premier League weekend, previewed by Jimbo, Jack Lang, Tom Williams and Duncan Alexander.

The Champions League is back, so Jimbo assembles the Euro squad of James Horncastle, Rafa Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo.

Jimbo’s joined by Michael Cox, Daniel Storey and Sasha Goryunov on a Premier League weekend filled with controversy and late drama.

The Premier League returns this weekend and Jimbo, Karen Carney, Natalie Gedra and Duncan Alexander are here to take you through a mouth-watering fixture list.

Arsenal’s most successful manager ever joins Jimbo, Julien Laurens and Michael Cox in a Totally Football Show special.

Plenty of action on the pitch but there could be radical reform off it. Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, Julien Laurens and Adrian Clarke to pore over it all.