The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Thomas Tuchel is set to fill the vacancy left by Lampard at Stamford Bridge. Will his coaching skills allow him to succeed at Chelsea where Frank failed?Atalanta do Atalanta things to leaders AC Milan at San Siro. Dortmund are dealt another blow by possibly their future manager Marco Rose. Could they miss out on the Champions League?Speaking of which, the panel get stuck into the European Super League. Will it ever happen? Who’s the driving force? Barcelona could really use the money.Plus Neymar’s dream PSG 11, posh boy Riqui Puig and Roma’s admin errors.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Thomas Tuchel heads to Chelsea (02m 00s)• PART 2: Moment of the weekend (08m 00s)• PART 3: Monchengladbach 4-2 Dortmund (12m 00s) • PART 4: Milan and Inter drop points in Serie A (17m 30s)• PART 5: What’s this about a European Super League? (29m 00s) • PART 6: Are Barca broke? (41m 00s) • PART 7: Neymar’s PSG dream team (53m 30s) • PART 8: Hertha sack their manager – Roma to follow suit? (62m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £4 A MONTH:• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back SpecialREAD STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Manchester United knock out Liverpool in a ding-dong battle at Old Trafford, thanks to Fernandes. And the sensational Shaw. It’s another defeat for Liverpool but were there positives for Klopp?The holders Arsenal are out but Martin Odegaard is on the way in. Is he the antidote to Willian? And how big will Brighton v Fulham this week be in determining who stays in the Premier League?We dip back 26 years to Cantona’s kung-fu kick at Selhurst Park and revel in this weekend’s long throws. Plus Pope, Kepa and goalkeeper goals.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Man Utd 3-2 Liverpool (03m 00s)• PART 2a: Chelsea 3-1 Luton (18m 00s) • PART 2b: Cheltenham 1-3 Man City (27m 30s)• PART 2c: The rest of the 4th round action (32m 00s)• PART 3: On This Day – Cantona kicks a fan (42m 00s)• PART 4: Previewing the Premier League midweek (47m 30s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (58m 00s)• PART 6: When goalkeepers score (59m 30s)  SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £4 A MONTH:• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leicester beat Chelsea in a match summed up by the panel as well-coached versus not well-coached. Does Frank Lampard know what’s going wrong?Man United stay top of the table. Is Solskjaer’s laid-back style and man management helping United and Paul Pogba flourish?Next up for United, it’s Liverpool in the FA Cup. Does Klopp need to go strong to play his players into form? And will it be a weekend to remember for Wycombe, Blackpool and Doncaster?Plus James Maddison’s interviews and Landon Donovan’s fluid consumption.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Maddison – modern day hero (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Man City 2-0 Aston Villa (07m 00s) • PART 1c: Fulham 1-2 Man Utd (10m 30s)• PART 2a: Leicester 2-0 Chelsea (14m 00s)• PART 2b: West Ham 2-1 West Brom (26m 30s)• PART 3a: FA Cup 4th round – where are the shocks? (30m 00s)• PART 3b: Southampton v Arsenal preview (38m 00s)• PART 4: Everton v Sheffield Wednesday & Man Utd v Liverpool previews (41m 30s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (50m 30s)• PART 6: Cup shocks around Europe (52m 30s)  SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £4 A MONTH:• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Celebrations in the Basque country as Athletic Bilbao win the Spanish Super Cup in a thriller against Barcelona, with Lionel Messi sent off for the first time in his club career.Inter Milan are victorious in the Derby d’Italia as Pirlo gets schooled by Conte.Even after a bad week for Bayern, all their rivals slipped up. Except Union Berlin.Plus Brexit’s impact on transfers and misery for Marseille under AVB.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s)• PART 2: Athletic beat Barca to win the Super Cup (05m 00s) • PART 3: Inter 2-0 Juve & Napoli 6-0 Fiorentina (18m 00s)• PART 4: Bayern’s rivals all falter in the Bundesliga (28m 00s) • PART 5: Ligue 1 latest and transfer talk (38m 30s) • PART 6: Lazio 3-0 Roma (58m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £4 A MONTH:• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back SpecialREAD STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Man City pummel Palace on Sunday night. Were we too quick to write Pep and his side off? Are they the clear title favourites now?Liverpool and Manchester Utd produce a goalless draw, with the panel losing faith in a fatigued Firmino. Or that we’ll ever see van de Beek.What’s behind the Wolves slump? Are they being dragged into a relegation fight? And will Brighton be OK?The pod also reminisces about the remarkable life of Jimmy Hill as part of a landmark On This Day. And James Horncastle gives us an on the whistle report on the Derby d’Italia.Plus classic Allardyce, fun Ndombele and misunderstood Mount.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Conclusions from the weekend (01m 30s)• PART 1b: Man City 4-0 Crystal Palace (05m 00s) • PART 1c: Liverpool 0-0 Man Utd (09m 00s)• PART 1d: Sheff Utd 1-3 Tottenham (20m 30s)• PART 2a: Wolves 2-3 West Brom (23m 30s)• PART 2b: Leeds 0-1 Brighton (28m 00s) • PART 3: The rest of the Premier League midweek (33m 30s)• PART 4: On This Day – Jimmy Hill abolishes the maximum wage (45m 30s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (53m 00s)• PART 6: Inter 2-0 Juventus with James Horncastle (54m 00s)  SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £4 A MONTH:• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The top two clash in the Premier League as Liverpool host Manchester United. Will the Reds knock Ole’s men off their perch? Will it boil down to a battle between Paul Pogba (passing university) versus a Thiago inexplicably making his home debut.Elsewhere, it’s the first Black Country derby in 9 years, enough to make any Wolves fan who remembers the last one nervous.Duncan makes the argument that Sheffield United can stay up. Because of vibes more so than numbers. Meanwhile Fulham are having fun again. And we prepare to say goodbye to Mesut Ozil.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Sheff Utd 1-0 Newcastle (04m 00s)• PART 1b: Spurs 1-1 Fulham (08m 00s) • PART 2: Liverpool v Man Utd preview with James Pearce (18m 00s)• PART 3a: Wolves v West Brom preview (39m 30s)• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (47m 30s)• PART 4: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (56m 00s)• PART 5: Mesut Ozil, we hardly knew ye (58m 00s)  SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £4 A MONTH:• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s a big weekend in the Bundesliga as Schalke win for the first time in almost a year. And Monchengladbach come from 2-0 down to beat Bayern. But is Marco Rose destined for Dortmund?In Italy, Inter v Juve looms large on the horizon. While in Spain, Storm Filomena and the snow played havoc with La Liga.The top three in France are separated by just two points, while AVB and Payet aren’t getting along at Marseille.Michiel Jongsma joins us to react to Ajax’s draw with PSV, with Roger Schmidt and young players impressing.Plus - Bridgerton or Benzema?RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 30s)• PART 2: Monchengladbach 3-2 Bayern & Leipzig 1-3 Dortmund (09m 00s) • PART 3: Roma 2-2 Inter & Juventus 3-1 Sassuolo (19m 00s)• PART 4: Spain covered in snow as Sevilla and Griezmann impress (28m 30s) • PART 5: OptaJohan’s Michiel Jongsma on Ajax 2-2 PSV (41m 30s) • PART 6: Ligue 1 latest – tight at the top (49m 00s)• PART 7: Schalke win at last (57m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £4 A MONTH:• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There’s no fairy-tale in Crosby but Crawley stun Leeds while Newport give Brighton an almighty scare. Meanwhile Villa and Derby are both forced to play the under 18s. Is it potentially damaging to play men against boys?The Premier League returns in midweek with Manchester United having the chance to go top. And can Sheffield United win their first league game of the season against struggling Newcastle?Plus the WSL’s Covid controversy, River Plate’s last stand and Sasha’s goalkeeping coach.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Marine 0-5 Tottenham (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Crawley 3-0 Leeds (06m 30s) • PART 1c: Aston Villa 1-4 Liverpool (10m 00s)• PART 2a: The struggle to control Covid cases (15m 00s)• PART 2b: Brighton edge past Newport (22m 30s)• PART 3a: Burnley v Man Utd preview (28m 30s) • PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League midweek (32m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (46m 00s)• PART 5: Covid controversy in the WSL (47m 30s)  SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £4 A MONTH:• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8th tier Marine host Tottenham in statistically the biggest mismatch in FA Cup history. The Athletic’s Simon Hughes, former Marine mascot and ball-boy, gives us the latest from Crosby.Also there’s Crawley v Leeds (Yems v Bielsa) and Big Sam goes back to Blackpool.The Carabao Cup final is set and stone – Tottenham will take on Manchester City in April. The pod shows some appreciation for the Dias-Stones partnership.Plus red squirrel wood and the importance of Henderson to Liverpool.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Man Utd 0-2 Man City (03m 30s)• PART 1b: Spurs 2-0 Brentford (12m 00s) • PART 2: Marine v Tottenham preview with Simon Hughes (16m 30s)• PART 3a: Liverpool’s recent struggles (29m 00s)• PART 3b: Crawley v Leeds preview (39m 00s)• PART 4a: The rest of the FA Cup action (43m 30s) • PART 4b: McCarthy, P-Nev and the Antwerp agitator (49m 00s) • PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (53m 00s)• PART 6: Milan 1-3 Juventus with James Horncastle (55m 00s)  SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £4 A MONTH:• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The pod is very excited about Milan v Juventus this coming midweek as the only unbeaten team in the top 5 leagues take on Pirlo, Ronaldo & co.The Bundesliga is back with Bayern again conceding first but powering to victory, while Dortmund welcome Haaland back to the team and Sancho back to the scoresheet. And Tasmania Berlin fans are worried about losing their place in infamy.Athletic Bilbao play Barcelona in La Liga this week, with new manager Marcelino at the helm after the shock sacking of Gaizka Garitano.And in transfer news, Sami Khedira is a likely mover. But what about Sergio Ramos?RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s)• PART 2: Milan v Juventus preview (07m 00s) • PART 3a: Bayern & Sancho back on song in the Bundesliga (15m 00s)• PART 3b: Transfer rumours around Europe (22m 00s) • PART 4: The big three in Spain all taste victory (34m 00s)• PART 5: Inter on fire and ridiculous goals around Europe (43m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £4 A MONTH:• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.