The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Jimbo, Tom Williams, Adrian Clarke and Charlie Eccleshare tackle another huge midweek and weekend in the world of football.Roman Abramovich announces his intention to sell Chelsea. The Athletic’s Adam Crafton joins us to discuss how we got here.Spurs are eliminated from the FA Cup by Championship Middlesbrough. What now for Harry Kane? One of the best players of his generation who could end up trophylessIn the Premier League, Jesse Marsch prepares to take his new Leeds team to Leicester. The Other Bundesliga’s Lee Wingate describes how it went wrong at Leipzig. Could the same happen again?It’s the Manchester derby as United look to win at the Etihad for the 4th visit in a row.Julien Laurens takes on Matt Davies-Adams in a feisty Inter Totally Cup encounter.Plus Steve Potts, man to man marking punishments and no look passes.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Adam Crafton on Abramovich’s intended sale of Chelsea (04m 00s)• PART 2: Middlesbrough 1-0 Spurs and the FA Cup midweek (20m 00s) • PART 3a: Lee Wingate on what Leeds can expect from Jesse Marsch (35m 00s) • PART 3b: Leicester v Leeds and the battle at the bottom (40m 00s)• PART 4: The Manchester derby & Liverpool v West Ham (51m 00s)• PART 5: Inter Totally Cup – Davies-Adams v Laurens (62m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo and the Euro crew of James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo dissect another big weekend across the continent.Sevilla are victorious in the derby against Betis on Sunday. Can West Ham topple the kings of the Europa League in the Europa League?Staying in Spain, Barcelona continue to benefit from having the best transfer window in Europe as Aubameyang continues to show his class.It was a huge weekend for Napoli who go top of the table in Serie A. Can Spalletti’s side go all the way?Dortmund slip up again and in France, Payet and Milik can’t get on at Marseille. Plus will Mbappe stick around to become PSG’s all-time top scorer?RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Moment of the weekend (01m 00s)• PART 2: The Seville derby and the Europa League draw (06m 00s) • PART 3: Bundesliga and Serie A latest (25m 00s) • PART 4: Ligue 1 and the Conference League draw (36m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Sasha Goryunov, Daniel Storey and Natalie Gedra in the midst of another non-stop week in the world of football.Liverpool win the Carabao Cup on penalties after Kepa comes on, fails to save any penalties and then misses the crucial spot-kick. Did Tuchel get it wrong? And is Mendy the best goalkeeper in the world?Leeds bids an emotional farewell to Marcelo Bielsa as The Athletic’s Phil Hay tries to sum up the efforts of a manager who made Leeds a must-watch.The FA Cup midweek 5th round will be headlined by Boreham Wood’s trip to Everton. BT Sport’s Adam Summerton tells us what makes The Wood formidable opposition for the Toffees.And in the Inter Totally Cup, Sasha takes on the debuting Flo Lloyd-Hughes.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Sasha’s perspective on Russia (01m 00s)• PART 1b: Liverpool win the Carabao Cup (10m 00s) • PART 2a: Phil Hay on Leeds replacing Bielsa with Marsch (24m 00s) • PART 2b: The battle at the bottom & Everton 0-1 Man City (40m 00s)• PART 3: Boreham Wood’s prospects at Everton with Adam Summerton (47m 00s)• PART 4a: Man Utd 0-0 Watford (55m 00s)• PART 4b: Inter Totally Cup – Goryunov v Lloyd-Hughes (58m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jimbo is alongside Rory Smith, Carl Anka and Duncan Alexander to cast an eye over the footballing landscape this week.A bad performance but a good result as Man United draw at Atletico. Hear why they need to calm down and Elanga needs to start.The League Cup final between Chelsea and Liverpool looms this weekend, with Tuchel’s weird Lukaku situation and Liverpool having hammered Leeds 6-0. Can Liverpool actually overtake Man City in the title race or is that easier said than done?Tottenham and Conte come crashing down to Earth with defeat at Turf Moor. The Athletic’s Andy Jones tells us how Burnley got back on track.Plus painter-decorator Keith Houchen, Juve’s 20s strike force and vote Weghorst.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Football’s pursuit of power (01m 00s)• PART 1b: Atletico Madrid 1-1 Man Utd preview (04m 00s) • PART 2a: The rest of the Champions League midweek(17m 00s) • PART 2b: Chelsea v Liverpool preview (27m 00s)• PART 3: Burnley 1-0 Spurs with Andy Jones (40m 00s)• PART 4: The weekend’s Premier League fixtures (50m 00s)• PART 5: Inter Totally Cup – Clarke v Lanyado (60m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo back into the pod ahead of another huge midweek of competition.Atletico face Man United in the Champions League after a good weekend win but a pretty wretched 2 months. Lille travel to Stamford Bridge with Jonathan David looking to impress some potential suitors. And Dusan Vlahovic makes his Champions League debut for Juve at Villarreal.Napoli host Barcelona in the Europa League after a handsome win at Valencia where Aubameyang and “best in the world” Pedri shine. But can Ferran Torres live up to his superstar signing status?Dortmund lose to Rangers and then hammer Monchengladbach 6-0. Christoph Biermann struggles to get his head around this team.PSG are defeated at Nantes as efforts to keep Kylian Mbappe intensify.Plus in Serie A, nobody wants to win the title as Milan and Inter slip up. And we show some love to the human highlight reel Fabio Quagliarella.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Rollercoaster week for PSG (01m 00s)• PART 1b: Moment of the weekend (07m 00s) • PART 2a: Atletico Madrid v Man Utd preview (13m 00s) • PART 2b: Villarreal v Juventus preview (19m 30s)• PART 2c: Chelsea v Lille preview (24m 30s)• PART 3a: Dortmund get ready for Rangers with Christoph Biermann (30m 00s)• PART 3b: Napoli v Barcelona and other Europa League highlights (39m 00s)• PART 4: Real Madrid cruising while the Milan clubs slip up (50m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Nooruddean Choudry and Matt Davies-Adams unpack a brilliant Premier League weekend as the title race restarts. Tottenham shock City at the Etihad in a performance inspired by Harry Kane and perfect counter-attacking goals. Will Pep be happier now he has the antagonist that is Liverpool back in his sights?There’s an old school game to remember at Elland Road as Noz discusses what makes Leeds and Man United such hated rivals.At the bottom, there were big wins for Burnley and Watford, which is bad news for Brentford and Everton. And was Villa’s defeat to the Hornets one of the stories of the weekend?Matchday 2 of the Inter Totally Cup sees Dom Fifield take on Tom Williams with both looking to reach the quarter-finals for the first time.Plus Paul Ince and the misadventures of Meikayla Moore.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Do we have a title race? (01m 30s)• PART 1b: Man City 2-3 Spurs (06m 00s) • PART 1c: Liverpool 3-1 Norwich (17m 30s) • PART 2a: Leeds 2-4 Man Utd (22m 00s)• PART 2b: The return of the Guv’nor and Moore makes history (33m 00s)• PART 3: The battle at the bottom of the Premier League (39m 00s)• PART 4: Inter Totally Cup – Fifield v Williams (51m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Michael Cox, Duncan Alexander and Adrian Clarke into the pod in a week packed full of Champions League and Premier League action.Liverpool emerge from a tough game at Inter with a comfortable 2-0 scoreline as we rave about Van Dijk and Perisic. There’s also plenty of raving about Mbappe but less so about Real Madrid.In the Premier League, it’s the reverse fixtures from Matchweek 1 which allows us to revisit our early season takes gone wrong. From Lukaku to Crystal Palace.Spurs are off to the Etihad, as Antonio Conte’s head goes again in an interview to Sky Italia criticising Tottenham’s January business.It’s the first round of the 2022 Inter Totally Cup as Duncan takes on Alvaro Romeo in a battle of quiz wits.Plus evaluating Rodgers, Hasenhuttl and how anybody ever lost a lead before the introduction of the back-pass rule.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: PSG 1-0 Real Madrid (02m 30s)• PART 1b: Sporting 0-5 Man City & Salzburg 1-1 Barcelona (10m 00s) • PART 1c: Inter 0-2 Liverpool (15m 00s) • PART 2: Revisiting the opening weekend and our hot takes (23m 00s)• PART 3: Goals per game, the back-pass rule and Brendan Rodgers (36m 00s)• PART 4a: The battle at the bottom of the Premier League (43m 00s)• PART 4b: Inter Totally Cup – Alexander v Romeo (54m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totallyGET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo and the Euro crew jump back into the pod as the Champions League returns with the knockout stages.PSG host Real Madrid in a game featuring Messi, Ramos and a boat load of narrative. But are the Parisians anything without Kylian Mbappe?Liverpool travel to San Siro as Inter face their biggest European game in a decade. Can they cope with Liverpool’s intensity without Barella?The Europa League and Conference League return too with Barcelona Napoli the standout fixture, as Xavi’s side look to save their season with silverware.Christoph Biermann is back to discuss Bochum thrashing Bayern and his music career.Plus incredible goals and the unsackable Inzaghi.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (03m 00s)• PART 2a: PSG v Real Madrid preview (06m 00s) • PART 2b: Barcelona v Napoli preview (20m 00s) • PART 2c: Inter v Liverpool preview (28m 00s)• PART 3a: Christoph Biermann on Bayern’s week at Bochum and Salzburg (33m 00s)• PART 3b: Sporting v Man City preview (44m 00s)• PART 4: More from the Europa League & Conference League (48m 00s)• PART 5: Big wins for Milan and Atletico (52m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Charlie Eccleshare and Tom Williams into the pod after another dramatic weekend in the Premier League.In Abu Dhabi, Chelsea become world champions by beating Palmeiras, as Tuchel wins in front of Abramovich. But why don’t neutrals care more?Domestically, Spurs suffer a third straight league defeat at the hands of Wolves, with some straight-talking from Conte once again. Can anything more be gained by telling Tottenham’s players how terrible they are?Leicester are denied victory right at the death by West Ham. Are we wrong to sneer at the achievements of Brendan Rodgers at the King Power and beyond?Newcastle put in an un-Eddie Howe performance with victory over Villa while an Iwobi-inspired Everton run riot against Leeds. Plus Sterling, Souness and the draw for the first round of the 2022 Inter Totally Cup!RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Chelsea are world champions – why don’t we care? (03m 00s)• PART 2: Tottenham 0-2 Wolves (17m 00s) • PART 3a: Leicester 2-2 West Ham and more on Kurt’s cats (28m 00s) • PART 3b: Man Utd 1-1 Southampton (38m 00s)• PART 4a: The rest of the Premier League weekend (45m 00s)• PART 4b: The draw for the 2022 Inter Totally Cup! (59m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.