Weekend Preview: Cupsets, Contenders & FA Cup 'Giant Killings'

The Athletic FC Podcast

The Athletic

Football, Soccer,, Sports, Soccer

4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Ahead of the FA Cup Third Round getting underway Dan Bardell is joined by George Elek, bet365's Steve Freeth and The Athletic's Tim Spiers to look ahead to one of the landmark weekends on the football calendar. As the pressure mounts on Frank Lampard the panel assess his position ahead of a trip to Old Trafford, Antonio Conte is out to win Spurs their first silverware in 15 years meanwhile Newcastle hope to begin their journey to winning a first piece major domestic silverware since 1955. Plus Oxford United welcome Arsenal on Monday night - and where else could we see those eagerly anticipated Giant Killings? Produced by Guy Clarke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.0	The Athletic. For a club who pride themselves on winning trophies who in their recent heyday had a
0:47.4	magnificent record in the FA Cup of all the teams at the top end of the market
0:51.0	here Manchester United would look like the ones you could feasibly target this.
0:55.0	He's given them one of the best stadiums in Europe and one of the best training grounds in Europe
0:59.0	and one of the best managers in Europe, and they're still not investing enough on the pitch you know to
1:03.2	to win trophies. I was looking back previously at old FA Cup for I was I was amazed
1:07.8	how long it's been since they've actually won an FA cup for a big side like Spurs.
1:11.1	I wonder if McKelltetto would still be asked the man Janau if he hadn't won that I fake up in his first season.
1:17.0	It was the thing to fall back on, you know, that trophy that he won early on.
1:27.3	Hello and welcome to the Athletic Football Podcast. I'm Dan Bardell and this is the weekend preview. I'm joined by George Ellick bet 365 Steve Freeth and the
1:31.6	Athletics Tim Spears. Coming up, it's FA Cup third round, so we'll be assessing
1:36.4	the runners and riders as well as looking at where the giant killings could take place
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