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Mourinho's return and Chelsea's identity, Wirtz will be fine and more from the Champions League
Here's a clip from today's episode, where Seb Stafford-Bloor returns to chat to Ryan about why Liverpool fans don’t need to to worry about Florian Wirtz (04:27). In the full version (available on our Patreon) Karim Adeyemi’s great form, Spurs’ season so far under Thomas Frank and a few other bits from the Champions League match day two. Then, Mayowa Quadri joins to chat about José Mourinho’s return to Stamford Bridge and what it raised in terms of how Chelsea’s identity has shifted over recent years.
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What do Tottenham Hotspur do now?
51:43|Spurs and Igor Tudor parted ways this weekend, by mutual consent, so Musa and Ryan discuss the position the club now finds itself in. With the threat of relegation now very real for Spurs, while also being set to hire their third manager of the season, they chat about what they do next and whether this is fixable in the short term.There’s also a quick round-up of some weekend results, where Union Berlin secured a place in next season’s Frauen Bundesliga, while Manchester City and Arsenal won their derbies in the WSL, the NWSL attendance record was broken on the first time of asking in Denver and more.There are only a few days left for the initial merch pre-order. So if you wanna get your hands on it quick, you can check it all out here.Tuesday is the final day to get 30% off your first month as a Stadio member on Patreon. Head to our Patreon to sign up!
Finals, derbies and other bragging rights
01:06:42|It feels like we say this almost every week, but it was another big weekend, so Musa and Ryan begin by shouting out Japan’s win in the Women’s Asian Cup final, before heading to Wembley.Pep Guardiola became the most successful manager in League Cup history, thanks to Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Arsenal on Sunday (04:57). There’s chat about Guardiola getting it right and what impact it will have on the rest of the season.Elsewhere in England, there was a huge Tyne-Wear derby (30:32), as well as Nottingham Forest winning the six-pointer at Spurs and great wins for Everton and Brighton.There’s a shout out for the Bundesliga (46:02), then chat about a wild Madrid derby (49:31) and much, much more!It’s the last week of our March Patreon push, so to get 30% off your first month, head to patreon.com/stadioDon't forget, the new merch has dropped! You can check it out and pre-order here, Stadio Social Club members get a 15% discount code.Also, make sure you check out kickbacksoccer.com!
The Biggest Premier League weekend of the season so far?
56:24|With huge results up and down the table, as well as a record broken in dramatic fashion, it felt like the biggest weekend in the Premier League season so far.Musa and Ryan chat about Arsenal’s win over Everton, where Max Dowman came on, changed the game and became the Premier League’s youngest ever goalscorer, in a late 2-0 win.It was made even more important due to West Ham and Manchester City’s 1-1 draw, which was a huge result for Nuno Espírito Santo, but a costly one for Pep Guardiola. The same scoreline happened at Anfield, where Spurs equalised late against Liverpool, to stop their losing streak.There's chat about Michael Carrick’s Manchester United, who bounced back with an impressive win over Aston Villa, before a quick bit on the week coming up for Arsenal and Manchester City. They then quickly head to Europe, for an Arda Güler wonder goal, a Barcelona win, some Serie A and a few more shoutouts.New merch has dropped! You can check it all out here.March is our spring Patreon push, so to get 30% off your first month, go to patreon.com/stadio and use promo code SPRING at checkout!
More FA Cup magic, Milan win the derby and a Champions League look ahead
56:06|Musa’s on his travels, so there’s a bit of chat up top about him leaning into a Stadio bit. Then he and Ryan chat about this weekend’s FA Cup fifth round (07:17), which saw another amazing result for Port Vale, who knocked out Sunderland. Southampton also caused an upset, with a late win at Fulham, while Arsenal got past an impressive Mansfield side. They round up the rest of the results, which saw Liverpool, Chelsea, Leeds and Manchester City progress, before a quick trip to Germany (22:13) to shout out some results and chat briefly about the news that Julian Brandt will leave Dortmund at the end of the season.Then it’s time to turn the attention to the Derby della Madonnina (30:13), where Milan completed the double over Inter for the first time since 2010/11, reducing the lead at the top of Serie A to seven points, with ten games to go.Finally, there’s a Champions League look ahead (40:52), with the round of 16 first legs taking place this week.March is our spring Patreon push, so to get 30% off your first month, go to patreon.com/stadio and use promo code SPRING at checkout!
Set piece suffering, IFAB changes and Bayern lock onto the title
01:08:06|After some chat up top, Musa and Ryan begin with Bayern’s 3-2 win at Dortmund (06:02) to open up an eleven point gap at the top of the Bundesliga. They then round up some other results around Europe, before heading to the Premier League (19:24).There’s chat about Arsenal’s win over Chelsea, where all three goals were set pieces, Manchester United going third, as well as some of the other results, most of which also contained set pieces. There’s also chat about Arne Slot’s comments about… set pieces (40:31), and how they’re making the Premier League tougher to watch. Finally, the new law changes were outlined by IFAB this weekend, so there are some thoughts on the ones that will be introduced at this summer’s World Cup (51:41).March is our Patreon push, so to get 30% off your first month, go to patreon.com/stadio and use promo code SPRING at checkout!
Another Arsenal win at Spurs, after Man City apply the pressure
01:01:05|There’s some important admin up top, but once that’s all out of the way, Musa and Ryan turn their attention to the Premier League title race once more after what felt like a very important few days.They begin with Arsenal’s 4-1 win at Spurs in the North London derby (03:53), which saw them maintain a five point lead at the top of the Premier League. There’s chat about braces for Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyökeres and the response of Mikel Arteta’s side, following the draw at Wolves in midweek.There’s a bit of chat about Spurs’ position in the table and whether they can realistically go down (24:29), before heading to Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Newcastle United on Saturday (30:30), plus some thoughts about the title race in general.After a quick round-up of the rest of the Premier League, they wrap up results elsewhere (49:07), including La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue and more!To read Musa’s GQ Piece about the Vinícius Júnior incident last week, head here, and our Patreon episode about it from last week is here.
Derby d’Italia drama and Igor Tudor to Spurs
57:54|The Derby d’Italia this weekend felt crucial in the race for this year’s Scudetto. Musa and Ryan chat about Inter leaving it late to beat Juventus (05:03), who were down to ten for the entire second half at San Siro, after a very controversial second yellow for Pierre Kalulu. It took a brilliant winner from Piotr Zieliński to win the game and send Inter eight points clear of the top, thanks to Napoli’s draw with Roma. In the middle of all that, there’s a big detour about manager’s first touches and player showboating (17:39), before chatting about Igor Tudor becoming the Tottenham Hotspur men’s interim head coach (34:53). Finally, there’s a round-up (45:33) featuring La Liga, Bundesliga, FA Cup, a rare case of a spiritually onside goal actually counting and Mo Salah doing his bit for content.As mentioned, Scouted have launched the first edition of their new digital magazine and are giving Stadio listeners a month’s full access to their site (including the new issue) for just £2! Just use this link: https://scoutedftbl.com/stadio.
Manchester City win at Anfield on a Super Sunday that got silly
01:02:25|Apologies for the late show today, but we’re finally here to chat all about another big weekend in the Premier League title race, which saw Manchester City come from behind to win away at Liverpool, for only the second time under Pep Guardiola. After shout outs for the WSL, PSG v Marseille and a few other results (04:21), Musa and Ryan head to Anfield (11:23), which saw another unbelievable free-kick from Dominik Szoboszlai give Liverpool the lead, a great comeback and the world being cruelly robbed of one of the silliest goals of the modern era.That meant the gap was the same at the top as before the weekend, following Arsenal’s impressive 3-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday (30:52). Elsewhere, Aston Villa dropped more points, Manchester United may never lose again, Crystal Palace ended their winless streak and Cole Palmer scored another first half hat-trick.In Germany, Bayern and Dortmund teased a title race (48:13) and St. Pauli got a much needed win. Finally, there’s a round-up of La Liga and a bit of chat about Ademola Lookman’s move to Atlético Madrid (53:12).A reminder: Southbank Centre live show! March 1st! With special guest Nish Kumar! Go get your tickets here!
Scorpion kicks and set pieces
01:06:44|Musa and Ryan begin this week with a huge game in the WSL, where Manchester City opened up an 11-point gap at the top after their 5-1 win over Chelsea. Arsenal, meanwhile, beat Corinthians in extra-time, to become the winners of the inaugural FIFA Women’s Champions Cup.Then, it’s onto the Premier League, where there was a true game of two halves that saw Spurs and Manchester City play out a 2-2 draw (10:24) and an incredible Dominic Solanke goal, while Aston Villa lost at home to Brentford, who played out the entirety of the second half down to ten.Arsenal extended their lead at the top, thanks to a very impressive 4-0 win away at Leeds (39:24), Manchester United left it late to keep the good times rolling (46:22) and there’s also a round-up of the rest of the Premier League, plus the Bundesliga, La Liga and much more!London crew, don't forget to get those tickets for the next Southbank Centre show, with special guest Nish Kumar, here.