The Costa Rica rule, the Ronaldinho doctrine and inherent Weiss

The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

The Athletic

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

4.5 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2018

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

With international football taking centre stage, Jimbo, Michael Cox, Jack Lang and Matt Scott stick a thermometer up the respective bottoms of England, Argentina, Brazil et al to assess their strengths and weakness as preparations for the World Cup ramp up. Plus, Ronald Koeman’s Dutch rebuilding job, third-generation footballers and our first update from the Indian Super LeagueRUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Inexperienced England - or the greatest Three Lions team of the last 30 years? (03m 00s)• PART 2a: Here come the Belgiums! (10m 50s)• PART 2b: The Costa Rica rule (12m 30s)• PART 3a: Cape Coast Mysterious Dwarves and meeting Ronaldinho (20m 40s)• PART 3b: Argentina and Brazil in Russia (26m 00s)• PART 4a: Golazzo preview; Gareth Bale in China (34m 50s)• PART 4b: Ronald Koeman and the reinvigoration of Holland (37m 40s)• PART 5a: TFS announcements; horseflesh; your questions (42m 10s)• PART 5b: Indian Super League update; former Barcelona players managing in the PL (50m 40s)• PART 6: Paddy Power’s Movers & Shakers with Lee Price (53m 30s)• PART 7: A little bit of politics and adios (56m 10s) PARISH NOTICES:• join [**Paddy Power’s Rewards Club**](http://www.paddypower.com/) - home of the Money Back Special• get your shave on with our friends [**Cornerstone**, who are giving you £10 off your first order](https://www.cornerstone.co.uk/totally) • [football + intellectualism = **The Game of Our Lives** podcast](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-of-our-lives/id1353981875?mt=2)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook**, - home of the Totally Football Quiz every Friday at 1230 GMT](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a [tweet: **@TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

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0:00.0	You've reached the
0:03.0	You've reached the offices at a totally football show.
0:16.0	I'm sorry but there's no one here right now on account of it being international weekend.
0:19.0	Leave us a message and we'll get back to you on our return.
0:27.8	That's right, everybody.
0:29.0	It's time to take a week off.
0:31.0	That round stuff they keep kicking.
0:32.7	It's international time and we've come warm weather podding in Dubai where it's all kicking off.
0:37.9	I can tell you, Matt Scott, put that taxi back.
0:40.6	Jack Lang, just driven a bike through a plate glass window.
0:44.6	He was peddling really hard.
0:46.3	While Cox's gone crazy researching how teams pick friendly opponents based on geographical proximity to future opponents.
0:52.3	Woof.
0:53.7	All right then. It's a very warm welcome to you all as you join us here in these sunny climbs. It's good to get a break, isn't it, Michael Cox? It is, yeah, lovely to be here. Hi, and lovely to have you here with your powers of research, which we'll be looking at later on, because it's fascinating. It is fascinating. Who are we going to play? The answer somehow
1:11.8	always Costa Rica. We'll find out why later on. Jack Lang's here and you've just come back from
1:16.8	Mexico. Correct. Did you speak to Ronald Gino? I spoke to Ronald Gino. How crazy. Was it crazy?
1:22.9	No, it was quite to date. That's such a disappointment. Did it not end in some crazed kind of 6am? It may have done for him, but I was not involved. Oh, well, we'll make something up for later. Matt Scott's here as well. Why do teams in the Midlands go down? If you're wondering that question, Matt's got an answer for you later on. Have you, Matt? Yes, I do. Now, of course, international is very much on the agenda. I have to say, even though they're all a bit meaningless,
1:46.1	and especially so because the World Cup's looming.
1:48.2	That looming World Cup does mean that we're all hungry to see who the real runners and riders are.
1:54.4	And there are some pretty exciting fixtures this weekend, aren't they,
1:57.4	in terms of trying to get answers to the big questions, whatever those
2:01.7	may be. Should I say Germany when people ask me who I think is going to win? And how about
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