The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Manchester City are at their scintillating best at Stamford Bridge, putting Frank Lampard under pressure with The Athletic reporting that Chelsea are looking at alternatives. Would it make sense to fire him? Did it make sense to hire him? And has he found himself in a Jurassic Park scenario at Stamford Bridge?Meanwhile is it time to call Man United title challengers? Or are they just really good at winning penalties?Kane and Son shine for Spurs, as do Saka and Tierney for Arsenal. But it’s Ebere Eze that’s really impressing the panel as he fulfils his Premier League potential at Palace. While Saturday at the Amex was a bad day for Burn, Silva and Otasowie.Plus piglets, players flouting Covid regulations and a big win for Stevie G in Scotland.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Chelsea 1-3 Man City (04m 00s)• PART 1b: Newcastle 1-2 Leicester (17m 00s) • PART 2a: Tottenham 3-0 Leeds (20m 00s)• PART 2b: West Brom 0-4 Arsenal (29m 30s)• PART 2c: Crystal Palace 2-0 Sheffield Utd (35m 00s)• PART 2d: Brighton 3-3 Wolves (38m 30s) • PART 3: Friday’s football (42m 40s)• PART 4: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (53m 00s)• PART 5: Big win for Stevie G in Scotland (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.

From a year like no other, we present our highlights of 2020. From banality to Bertrand Traore.The panel are excited about Man Utd against Aston Villa on New Year’s Day, with Villa fast becoming one of our favourite teams to watch.Mourinho takes on the anti-Mourinho in Marcelo Bielsa. Leeds can’t be ignored and nor can Jack Harrison.Sheffield United have had the worst start ever but are they the worst team ever? Are they even the worst team in the Premier League?The Athletic’s Andy Jones fills us in on the imminent Burnley takeover. Plus Lampard taking aim at his players and whether or not it’s time for a circuit breaker.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Timer for a circuit breaker? (02m 30s)• PART 1b: Headlines from the last 10 days (06m 30s) • PART 1c: Differing Christmases for Arsenal and Chelsea (08m 00s)• PART 2a: West Brom v Arsenal preview (17m 00s)• PART 2b: Everton v West Ham preview (22m 00s)• PART 2c: Man Utd v Aston Villa preview (26m 00s) • PART 3a: Carabao Cup revisited (32m 00s) • PART 3b: Spurs v Leeds preview + the rest of the Premier League weekend (34m 30s)• PART 4: Burnley’s takeover with The Athletic’s Andy Jones (47m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (54m 30s)• PART 6: Our highlights of 2020 (56m 00s)  SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC AND GET ANOTHER SUBSCRIPTION FREE:• 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.

Thomas Tuchel is sacked in Paris on Christmas Eve, to be replaced by Mauricio Pochettino. Was he hard done by? Or is he destined to always fall out with the hierarchy? And can Pochettino impose his pressing style on PSG?He’s not the only managerial mover. Schalke have hired Christian Gross of tube ticket fame. And after 27 years out of club management, Nantes have appointed former France coach and star sign enthusiast Raymond Domenech.In Italy, Milan are still unbeaten and Andrea Pirlo’s Juventus manage to lose 6 points in a day. Are the Old Lady already out of the title race?Plus Messi, Slutsky and Choupo-Moting.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Moment of the week (02m 00s)• PART 2: Tuchel out, Poch in at PSG (05m 00s) • PART 3: Juve miss out on 6 points, Milan stay unbeaten (19m 30s)• PART 4: Gross returns at Schalke (27m 00s) • PART 5: Messi’s interview on his future (31m 00s)• PART 6a: Domenech returns to management at Nantes (43m 00s)• PART 6b: Highlights of 2020 (50m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC AND GET ANOTHER SUBSCRIPTION FREE:• 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.

Bayern go top of the Bundesliga but the headlines surround Leroy Sane the subbed sub. And are Dortmund already on the verge of crisis under their caretaker?Lille are top of Ligue 1 but both organisations could be in dire financial straits. Meanwhile Karim Benzema – the greatest French striker ever?Speaking of Benzema, are we veering towards a two-horse title race in Spain between Atletico and Real.And in Serie A, we saw the fastest goal ever and Napoli returning to retiro. RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (01m 30s)• PART 2: Leverkusen 1-2 Bayern (08m 30s) • PART 3: Record-breaking Milan & Napoli in retiro (17m 30s)• PART 4: Lille & Ligue 1’s financial crisis (23m 30s) • PART 5: Atletico & Real – a two-horse race? (35m 30s)• PART 6: Dortmund defeated, Thuram spitting (45m 00s)• PART 7: Papu and Pirlo making headlines in Italy (53m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC AND GET ANOTHER SUBSCRIPTION FREE:• 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.

We have both sides of the divide on Saturday at Selhurst Park – Liverpool run riot over Crystal Palace winning 7-0. Can anyone keep pace or are the champions about to disappear into the distance?Man United hammer Leeds 6-2 at Old Trafford, in a game that almost has pundits waxing lyrical about the losers more than the winners. But given United’s squad depth, are they viable title contenders?Are Arsenal in a relegation fight? What makes them so painful to watch and so easy to ply against?Plus we take a look at football’s Christmas history. And how Fulham are channelling 80s Juventus.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: West Brom 0-3 Aston Villa (01m 00s)• PART 2a: Man Utd 6-2 Leeds (06m 30s) • PART 2b: Tottenham 0-2 Leicester (16m 00s)• PART 2c: Brighton 1-1 Sheff Utd (21m 00s)• PART 3a: Crystal Palace 0-7 Liverpool (26m 30s)• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (36m 00s) • PART 4: Christmas football + the League Cup quarter-finals (50m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (61m 00s)• PART 6: Flip Reverse competition (62m 30s)  SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC AND GET ANOTHER SUBSCRIPTION FREE:• 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• for this week's partnership go to www.virginwines.co.uk/theathletic READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liverpool win it late against Tottenham in a game that Jose Mourinho thought Spurs deserved to win. And a game where Curtis Jones turns in an Iniesta-ish performance.Next up for Spurs, it’s Leicester, undone by Everton’s cupboard approach. The Toffees now host Arteta’s struggling Arsenal. We ask if Aubameyang is a suitable skipper? It’s all change at the Hawthorns as West Brom sack Slaven Bilic and appoint Sam Allardyce. Does Big Sam offer a guarantee of survival?Plus our favourite types of goal, different Midlands derbies, the Copa Libertadores and weasels.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Premier League headlines (01m 00s)• PART 1b: Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham (05m 00s) • PART 1c: West Ham 1-1 Crystal Palace – our favourite types of goal (11m 30s)• PART 1d: Leicester 0-2 Everton (16m 00s)• PART 2a: Baggies bring back Big Sam, with Joseph Masi from the Express & Star (21m 00s)• PART 2b: Manchester City’s struggles (33m 30s) • PART 3: Arsenal 1-1 Southampton & Wolves 2-1 Chelsea (37m 30s) • PART 4: Leeds 5-2 Newcastle + previewing the rest of the Premier League weekend (47m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (54m 30s)• PART 6: Copa Libertadores and football’s biggest weasels (56m 00s)  SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC AND GET ANOTHER SUBSCRIPTION FREE:• 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• for this week's partnership go to www.virginwines.co.uk/theathletic READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PSG will play Barcelona in a rematch of the 2017 remontada, it’s Nagelsmann v Klopp, plus Lewandowski v Immobile in the Champions League in 2021.Dortmund bid farewell to Lucien Favre after a 5-1 thrashing by Stuttgart – Rafa explains why he was always a cultural misfit at the club.Real Madrid beat Atletico in the derby. The first Liga defeat of the season for Simeone’s side, but does he have problems brewing with Felix and Suarez?Plus Papu wants out at Atalanta, Deportivo’s ultimate indignity and the adventures of Lalo Maradona.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Paying tribute to Gerard Houllier & Paolo Rossi (01m 30s)• PART 1b: Champions League draw reaction (06m 00s) • PART 2: Farewell Favre at Dortmund, as Leverkusen go top (22m 00s)• PART 3: Lille & Lyon lead the way in France (30m 00s) • PART 4: La Liga latest – Real win the Madrid derby (36m 00s)• PART 5a: Europa League draw reaction (43m 30s)• PART 5b: Serie A update - peace out Papu? (46m 30s)• PART 6: Barcelona v Real Sociedad preview (55m 00s)• PART 7: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (62m 00s) • PART 8: Rampant Roma and Maradona at Granada (63m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC AND GET ANOTHER SUBSCRIPTION FREE:• 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• for this week's partnership go to www.virginwines.co.uk/theathletic READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arsenal suffer their 4th successive home defeat as Burnley win at the Emirates for the first time ever. Are we approaching the end for Mikel Arteta? Has staff upheaval off the field affected morale on it?Next up for the Gunners, it’s high-flying Southampton, with the Van Dijk-esque Vestergaard and the soon to be in demand Hasenhuttl.Liverpool and Tottenham both drop points in London on Sunday, ahead of their meeting at Anfield on Wednesday. Will Mourinho go for the jugular against the depleted champions?Find out why the Manchester derby had Michael thinking about Jimmy Hill. Plus Ted Drake and festive football literature.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Weekend headlines (01m 00s)• PART 1b: Arsenal 0-1 Burnley (06m 00s) • PART 1c: Southampton 3-0 Sheff Utd (16m 00s)• PART 2a: Crystal Palace 1-1 Spurs (22m 00s) • PART 2b: Fulham 1-1 Liverpool (27m 00s)• PART 3: The rest of the Premier League weekend (39m 30s)• PART 4: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (56m 00s)• PART 5: Championship latest and favourite football books (57m 30s)  SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC AND GET ANOTHER SUBSCRIPTION FREE:• 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• for this week's partnership go to www.virginwines.co.uk/theathletic READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

United crash out of the Champions League after another slow start in Leipzig. So we’re fully expecting a Manchester derby win for Solskjaer and co on Saturday. Despite all the Paul Pogba drama.There’s positive action from a very negative situation as PSG & Basaksehir walk off after the 4th official is accused of using a racist term towards Basaksehir assistant coach Pierre Webo.Bielsa names his Leeds team in advance which Natalie explains isn’t that big a deal outside of England. While Duncan flip reverses to a universe where Jordan Henderson left Liverpool for Fulham.Plus we pay tribute to Paolo Rossi. And tell you why Aston Villa’s Trezeguet is on for a classic season.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Champions League headlines (01m 00s)• PART 1b: PSG & Basaksehir make a stand against racism (08m 30s) • PART 1c: Leipzig 3-2 Man Utd (12m 30s)• PART 2: Remembering Paolo Rossi (18m 00s)• PART 3a: Man Utd v Man City preview (22m 00s)• PART 3b: Leeds v West Ham, Palace v Tottenham and the Sunday night selection (30m 00s) • PART 4a: Flip Reverse – what if Liverpool sold Henderson? (40m 00s) • PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (44m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (53m 00s)• PART 6: Your questions (54m 30s)  SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC AND GET ANOTHER SUBSCRIPTION FREE:• 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• for this week's partnership go to www.virginwines.co.uk/theathletic READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leipzig host Manchester United in a pivotal final fixture, with the Germans fresh from an exhilarating draw with Bayern Munich.It’s been a bad week for Barcelona. They’re not getting points and they’re not getting paid. So what are the chances of Messi and Neymar ending up back together in Paris?James Horncastle is worried about Juventus under Pirlo. Will there be kicks between Real Madrid and Monchengladbach to knock out Inter?Plus the French A-Team. And Balotelli, Boateng & Berlusconi – together at last.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Group H - Leipzig v Man Utd, PSG v Basaksehir (07m 00s)• PART 1b: Lazio v Bruges preview (17m 00s) • PART 1c: Barcelona v Juventus preview (20m 00s)• PART 2a: Vieira, Berlin and Balotelli (32m 00s) • PART 2b: Salzburg v Atletico preview (40m 00s)• PART 3a: Group B for Biscotto? (44m 00s)• PART 3b: Ajax v Atalanta preview (52m 00s)• PART 3c: Napoli v Real Sociedad preview (55m 30s)  SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC AND GET ANOTHER SUBSCRIPTION FREE:• 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• for this week's partnership go to www.virginwines.co.uk/theathletic READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.