Pochettino's next coaching gig, principles of 1v1 defending, Turkish betting chaos, and more! | Listener Questions
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🗓️ 22 November 2025
⏱️ 54 minutes
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We’re answering your listener questions! Today we predict where Mauricio Pochettino will land after WC26 and which USMNT player he’ll bring with him, break down what makes a great 1v1 defender and who the best are, look at how promotion and relegation shape (or stall) classic rivalries, try to unravel the wild scandal inside the Turkish Football Federation and what it means for the sport, and debate European two-color flag nations vs. three-color flag nations in a very TSS-style showdown.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Total Soccer Show and it's our latest batch of listener questions. |
| 0:24.6 | On this episode, we're going to ask where Maurizio Pochitino is going to coach next. |
| 0:29.1 | We're pitting country with two colours in their flags against countries with three colours in their flags. |
| 0:34.3 | And we're asking what's going on with soccer in Turkey right now because it's |
| 0:38.5 | looking pretty wild. My name is Ryan Bailey. Joining me today, Taylor Rockos here. Hello, Taylor. |
| 0:43.7 | Hello, Ryan Bailey. I always love a list or question. I always love a list of questions episodes. |
| 0:48.0 | This one, man, I had not clocked that Turkish scandal at all. I don't know if there's ever been a scandal like it. I don't |
| 0:55.8 | know how they're going to deal with it. It's going to be a fascinating one to get into. I'm going to spoil the answer a little bit. They're going to throw mobile phones at each other? Is that how we resolved that? With betting apps. That's the problem. It's going to spread it. I didn't place those bets. |
| 1:11.0 | I'm a forward for Bishop. |
| 1:12.0 | I didn't place those bets. |
| 1:13.2 | It placed it for me when the phone collided that's the problem. It's going to spread it. I didn't place those bets. I'm a forward for |
| 1:11.7 | Bishikas. I didn't place those bets. It placed it for me when the phone collided with my nose. The betting app was already open and I bet against Bishita. I don't know what a app. Apple P was flying through the air and it just caught my face. Wow. What a question we've got coming up. one of many great ones. Graham Ratham's here to answer |
| 1:28.2 | him. Hello, Graham Bailey. How are you? Are you looking forward to the return of club soccer this weekend? I know you've been desperate for the return of the misery of supporting EFC Wimbledon over the joy of supporting the best international team and you definitely got this the right way around |
| 1:44.9 | I think is what I'm learning here. |
| 1:46.9 | This window's confused me, Graham. |
| 1:48.4 | It's confused my very essence |
| 1:49.8 | because as you know, I'm not the biggest international break fan |
| 1:52.4 | but we've had some terrific moments |
| 1:54.0 | during this past international break |
| 1:55.8 | including but not limited to your Scotland |
| 1:57.8 | going through and also England having |
| 1:59.8 | a perfect qualification campaign |
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