The Cruijff Turn
By The Cruijff Turn
The Cruijff TurnNov 09, 2020
Mikel Arteta is Unai Emery with better hair
After a week where they broke their Old Trafford hoodoo, Arsenal fell to Aston Villa last night leading to a conversation around Mikel Arteta and his tactical decisions. We also take a look at Andrea Pirlo's struggles with Juventus, Chris Wilder potentially being in the firing line and the Man City v. Liverpool game and what it says about where the title potentially goes.
Arsenal Fans Are Used to Losing
#LekkiMassacre #EndSARS
This episode had previously been recorded but owing to the sad events in Nigeria, we've been unable to put it up.
The episode takes a look at the Merseyside and Milan derbies, Arsenal v City, Spurs v West Ham, Chelsea and Frank Lampard's travails.
The OG Milan Midfield Derby
Happy Independence Day to all our Nigerian fam'.
Takim makes his podcast debut and we debate the greatest of our all time Nigerian football heroes before going on to look at some of the big games across the Premier League and Serie A. Jose Mourinho takes his Spurs side to his old team, Manchester United while ex teammates Gennaro Gattuso and Andrea Pirlo battle it out.
Enjoy.
Suarez to Atleti, Arsenal v Liverpool and more
On the latest episode of the podcast, the boys take a look at the big games this weekend: Brighton v Man Utd, Crystal Palace v Everton, Man City v Leicester, Fulham v Aston Villa, Liverpool v Arsenal.
In the Serie A, Fiorentina take on Inter and Andrea Pirlo's Juventus go up against Roma.
We also look at Barca's continuing travails and the arrival of Luis Suarez at Atletico Madrid and what it could mean for the Los Colchoneros
Leeds are Blackpool with good PR
On the latest episode, we look at the Chelsea vs Liverpool game, Mikel Arteta's win over his old boss, Roy Hodgson's record in Manchester, the limitations of Leeds' swashbuckling style and the opening weekend of the new Series A season.
Thiago to Liverpool, Bale returns to Tottenham
The boys discuss the most recent transfer headlines from the news that Thiago will leave Bayern Munich for Liverpool and Gareth Bale is on the verge of returning to Tottenham and what it will mean for both clubs in the new season.
There's also some talk about the Chelsea vs Liverpool game this weekend.
Welcome Back, Leeds
On the latest episode of the podcast, Michael Famoroti makes his debut reviewing the latest run of games from Leeds return to the big time, Liverpool and Mo Salah's latest exploits, Everton and Carlo Ancelotti's chances at success fresh after their win at Spurs, Arsenal's win over Fulham and Mikel Arteta's use of Ainsley Maitland-Niles to Michael's true love- Serie A.
New Season, New Us.
Football's about to be back!
Mayowa is joined by Ebitonye to look at the Transfer Window World Cup and the winners so far, Messi vs Barca, the upcoming Premier League season and the potential challengers , Jose Mourinho's star turn in Spurs All or Nothing and the difficulties of documenting football.
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"Football is about Uncertainty"
"No one wants to see Liverpool win"
The boys are back for a new episode of the podcast in which they look at current trends in the game ranging from the Premier League Title Race, the return of Fergie via Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Unai Emery's reign at Arsenal and a look at this week's Champions League games.
It's a pod debut for Aanu Adeoye while regulars, Deji and Mayowa take their place.
Bibliography
The Arsene Wenger L'equipe interview
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3rd Season Syndrome, Hazard and Pinnick
Enjoy!
World Cup Preview: Group E To H
World Cup Preview: Group A To D
As we countdown to the 2018 World Cup, Mayowa and Ebitonye caught up for a group by group preview of Groups A to D. From Nigeria's complex hopes to Russia possibly being the worst hosts we've seen in a while, we get the type of nuanced analysis we've come to expect.
Enjoy!
Boom Bust
On this episode, Mayowa and Bidemi Bamgboye of Ball Off look at the boom- bust style of Roman Abramovich's Chelsea and a system that results in high highs and low lows. It's widely expected that Maurizio Sarri will replace his compatriot, Antonio Conte at Chelsea so we also took a look at that.
Finally, as we get into World Cup SZN, the lads had a quick chat on their hopes for Nigeria and the teams they're tipping for big things.
The Wenger Legacy
As we prepare for 2018's main event: the World Cup- we thought it'll be only right to reflect on some big themes to have emerged over the last season. Arsene Wenger leaving Arsenal after 22 years was a big one so we start with that. Mayowa and Ebitonye look back on the Wenger years and what the future will hold. It's a slightly dated episode as the twists of the last days aren't reflected.
Still, Enjoy.
Weeekend Preview: El Clasico vs El Cashico
Enjoy.
Aleksander Čeferin
The boys came through over the international break to take a look at the stories of the season
- Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool and their swashbuckling style winning plaudits.
- The Success of Roberto Firmino and Alexis Sanchez as false 9s
- The increased rate of set piece goals and why
- 3 at the back making its proper impact in England.
- Red Bull Leipzig winning games and earning haters.
- Jorge Sampaoli coming to Europe and turning Sevilla to a proper functioning unit.
- UEFA announcing that in the next couple of years, the top 4 teams from the top 4 leagues are guaranteed entry into the CL group stages.
Claudio Ranieri
It's likely that John Terry, Antonio di Natale, Mikel Arteta, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Francesco Totti will either be playing at new clubs next summer or retired so we paid our respects.
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Johan Cruijff
Manuel Pellegrini
Mayowa and Ebitonye start by taking a look at Manuel Pellegrini's time at City and judging whether he has been an improvement or not before talking on the Nigerian national team's missteps and selecting an alternative team of the season.
There's a beautiful rant somewhere in here.
Enjoy beloved.
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Rafa Benitez
We spoke on Rafa Benitez taking the Newcastle job, Steve McLaren being more suited for a coaching job, the failure of English teams in Europe and the significance of the first European Man Utd vs Liverpool match up.
Listen and tell us what you think, beloved.
Gianni Infantino
We spoke on the FIFA Election and what Gianni Infantino's win meant for the future of football. We then turned our attention to the Premier League title race and make some calls on the potential winners.
We had some technical issues with the pod so we broke up the audio into two bits. As a result of those issues, this one ends abruptly.
Antonio Conte
Mayowa has a theory on how United should go that Ebitonye disagrees with.
We got a random visitor too at the end hence, the sudden silence.
Don't forget to leave a comment or tweet @MayowaIdowu or @takingCustody on what you think.
Pep Guardiola
In the debut episode- Culture Custodian Editor, Mayowa Idowu and Ebitonye Atte focus on the;
Ballon D'Or and the football honours system,
the January transfer window (pick their favourite January signings)
and the obsession with the next Pep Guardiola.
Apologies in advance to United fans and for the bad accents and exuberant laughs.
Kindly listen and tweet any questions or views @MayowaIdowu or @takingCustody.