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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

The Athletic

World Cup, Premier League, Soccer,, Champions League, Sports

4.54.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Jimbo’s joined by Duncan Alexander, Emma Saunders and Matt Davies-Adams to talk Bielsa’s mega PowerPoint presentation and look ahead to Chelsea v Arsenal and the rest of the Premier League weekend. Plus, failed aspirations; second (half of) season syndrome; and Higuain heads to Stamford BridgeRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Arsenal v Chelsea preview with added James Horncastle on Higuain (01m 50s)
• PART 1b: Fulham v Spurs preview (10m 30s)• PART 1c: Man U v Brighton preview (16m 00s)• PART 2a: Bielsa, spreadsheets and spying (17m 50s)• PART 2b: Martin O’Neill in at Forest (26m 00s)• PART 3a: Snow ahoy! (28m 00s)• PART 3b: Wagner leaves Huddersfield and Newcastle v Cardiff preview (32m 30s)
• PART 3c: Liverpool v Palace preview (34m 40s)
• PART 3d: Watford v Burnley preview and the rest of the PL weekend (38m 30s)• PART 4a: Serie A and Bundesliga return and Tom Williams on Monaco 1 - 1 Nice (42m 30s)• PART 4b: Asian Cup update (46m 40s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (50m 50s)• PART 6: Exeunt omnes / remembering Graham Taylor (52m 30s) GET IN TOUCH:
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0:00.0

Totally Football Show today.

0:06.1

Kane, Payne, Higuan, David Wagner on a plane.

0:09.1

We ran up all the big developments and we give our verdict on SpyGate.

0:13.2

With Derby shaking their fists harder than Oxford self-completing Gavin White,

0:17.1

we asked Did Bielsa pull off the biggest public masterstroke by not washing his hands of it? Huge issues in this, totally football show, in association with paddy power. Unbelievable. Unbelievable. Unbelievable. This is. In the pod for you. Emma Sonders. Hello. Hi, Emma. We got some exciting revelations about you and your past coming up. We do. Looking forward to that. Duncan Alexander. Hi, James. Hi, Emma. We've got some exciting revelations about you in your past coming up. We do. Looking forward to that. Duncan Alexander.

0:40.2

Hi, James.

0:40.8

Hi, Duncan. And also, the pause was, because I was just wondering,

0:44.2

you were just mentioning Oxford United Statement about the white stuff.

0:48.7

The white stuff, yeah.

0:50.5

Yeah, it was very delicately handled, although the sort of playing on the fact that he was a quiet, a shy lad, seemed a brave move.

1:00.1

Right. Also here, Matt Davis Adams, who's excited about Arsenal Chelsea.

1:05.1

Very much, though. Hi-ah.

1:06.3

And so many other things. So much has happened since we were last in.

1:10.5

I mentioned at the start there,

1:12.1

the news about Harry Kane, which is obviously huge. And David Wagner then leaving Huddersfield

1:16.8

very much by mutual consent. The whole business would be also exploding. And also, of course,

1:23.8

FA Cup replays. Let's begin, though, shall we, with ahead of that Arsenal Chelsea clash, Matt, with the situation at the top. Arsenal, of course, FAA Cup replays. Let's begin, though, shall we, with ahead of that Arsenal

1:27.9

Chelsea clash, Matt, with the situation at the top. Arsenal, of course, now fighting off

1:32.4

Man United. Those two teams are six points behind Chelsea, who are themselves a point behind

1:38.7

this wounded-looking Spurs. Spurs face Fulham this weekend. United Host Brighton, the pressure is going to be on Arsenal and Chelsea. Matt, you're going to be all over this for Chelsea TV.

1:50.2

Yeah, and during the game against Newcastle last week, when William made it 2-1 to Chelsea,

1:54.7

I mentioned to Clive Walker, my co-commentator, and he agreed that there was like an odd hush that fell over the stadiums.

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