The limits of knowledge about football
The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
The Athletic
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🗓️ 25 February 2021
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Man City make it 19 wins in a row with victory over Monchengladbach. Next up, 4th placed West Ham. Has Pep Guardiola solved football? And is Joao Cancelo a contender for player of the year?
Thomas Tuchel continues his unbeaten start as Chelsea manager after beating Atletico. What does Joao Felix make of all of this?
Villa revisit Leeds at Elland Road, as do we. Dyche and Mourinho go shopping. Plus we talk Pele, Kasami and the state of non-league.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1a: Cancelo culture (01m 30s)
• PART 1b: Atletico 0-1 Chelsea (04m 00s)
• PART 1c: Monchengladbach 0-2 Man City (14m 00s)
• PART 2: Palace burgle Brighton & Leeds sweep Saints aside (19m 00s)
• PART 3a: Man City v West Ham preview (29m 00s)
• PART 3b: Chelsea v Man Utd preview (33m 30s)
• PART 4: Leeds v Villa, Kasami & the rest of the weekend’s Premier League action (38m 00s)
• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (50m 30s)
• PART 6: Pele and the National League (52m 30s)
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| 0:39.8 | Today, midweek action. |
| 0:41.5 | In Europe, Giroux and Delhi mean football the latest business to get big rise in continental overheads, |
| 0:46.8 | and in the league where Uncle Roy pulls off the biggest palace robbery since Colonel Blood. |
| 0:51.3 | We savour the midweek wonders, blunders and numbers, |
| 0:54.4 | discuss Adletti sitting deeper than a man who's brought Big Sam's old sofa, |
| 0:58.4 | and look ahead to this weekend with Man City West Ham and Chelsea Man United, |
| 1:02.8 | and go on then score two years on from their remarkable meeting in the championship, |
| 1:07.5 | Villa back at Leeds. |
| 1:08.8 | All that plus Pele National League, Duncan's favourite |
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