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The Athletic Football Podcast The Athletic
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3.9 • 619 Ratings
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The Athletic's flagship football podcast, hosted by Ayo Akinwolere and featuring the likes of David Ornstein, Adam Crafton and Matt Slater will take you inside the biggest stories from the world of football, told by the best journalists in the business. Cutting through the noise to tell you what’s really happening and why it matters.
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Weekend Preview: Liverpool 2.0 vs Ange-ball
Adam Leventhal hosts Caoimhe O'Neill, Nick Miller, and Tim Spiers as they look ahead to match day seven of the Premier League.
One game stands out among the rest: Tottenham vs Liverpool. With both teams unbeaten so far this season, we ask where the improvement in both squads has come from, and what kind of match it will produce.
We also take a whistle-stop tour around some of the other fixtures, with Man United facing Crystal Palace for the second time this week, the champion’s Man City away to Wolves, and can Everton make it three wins in a row versus Luton?
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What has happened with Osimhen & Napoli's TikTok?
Roberto Calenda, the agent of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, has threaten the club with legal action for mocking the striker on TikTok.
James Horncastle and Carl Anka join Ayo Akinwolere to dissect and debate the fallout and analyse the impact the social gaff could have for one of Napoli's most prized assets.
With his contract set to end it's final year in the summer, could this incident mark the beginning of the end for Osimhen's time in Naples?
Produced by Guy Clarke
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
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How Ajax imploded
Ayo is joined by The Athletic's Carl Anka and Simon Hughes, plus Chief football writer for Dutch newspaper AD Sjoerd Mossou, to explain how Ajax imploded - after the ugly scenes on Sunday that led to 'De Klassieker' being abandoned...
The panel discuss the power vacuum left by Marc Overmars, Edwin van der Sar and former manager Erik ten Hag, and how far the club has fallen from that run to the Champions League semi-finals in 2019.
Also, what role the former Arsenal and Dortmund transfer chief Sven Mislintat has played in this summer's chaos, as Ajax, like so many of Europe's legacy clubs, have been plunged into an 'identity crisis' of their own.
Produced by Adonis Pratsides
Additional Production: Jay Beale
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
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How will Man City cope without Rodri?
After Rodri's red card at the weekend, Pep's Manchester City will have to find a way to cope without the most reliable player in the Premier League... But is he more than that?
With the trip to Arsenal looming, Ayo is joined by City writers Sam Lee and Mark Critchley, to talk about how the Spaniard became the lynchpin of Pep’s all-conquering champions, a sliding doors moment for Kalvin Phillips and how the best 'problem-solvers' in football might try to adapt to this temporary set-back.
Produced by Adonis Pratsides & Jay Beale
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
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Do Arsenal need a goalscorer?
David Ornstein and Art De Roche are alongside Ayo Akinwolere following Arsenal's 2-2 draw in the North London Derby at home to Tottenham Hotspur.
Within the game, Gabriel Jesus missed a presentable chance to put the Gunners 2-0 up in the first half while Eddie Nketiah also drew attention later in the game too, for Mikel Arteta's men, leading to debate around whether or not Arsenal possess the firepower needed to mount a Premier League title challenge.
As well as the panel getting stuck into the debate, Mark Carey also drops in to dive into the data regarding Arsenal's attacking output.
Produced by Guy Clarke
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
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Weekend Preview: North London Derby Special
Adam Leventhal welcomes a packed studio to preview this weekend's biggest clash: Arsenal vs Spurs plus David Ornstein pops up to bring us exclusive details on Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard's bumper new contract.
In the red corner, Jay Harris and Jordan Campbell represent the Arsenal side of things, while in white we have Tim Spiers and Alex Kay-Jelski. Who will emerge victorious, both in the studio and on the pitch? And as a cherry on top of the cake.
To finish the episode we also hear briefly from Spanish football expert Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero on the upcoming Madrid derby.
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Customer Reviews
Fantastic depth and opinions - but the editing is terrible!
Rarely write reviews, but just listened to Raya v Ramsdale episode, absolutely brilliant. Chloe and Chris share really intelligent insights, you rarely hear from keepers in todays football podcasts, all eps are great but this keeper episode gives incredible insight. Would give this pod 5 stars, but whoever does the editing should be sacked! It drives me mad, the inappropriate fading in and out around ad breaks, cutting off conversations mid stream… terrible editing, which is a shame because the subject matter is fantastic. Just some honest feedback, improve the editing, which will make this podcast one of the best footie ones around.
Massive drop in quality
Was a huge fan over the past couple of years but noticed a significant drop in quality this season. Chappers in particular is missed and his replacement Ayo is annoying and a little childish. His silly comments and excited giggle after almost everything he says is particularly annoying. The weekend update isn’t what it used to be either.
Rapid decline with change of presenters.
This used to be my go to football pod but since the shuffle of personnel for this season it’s really gone downhill. Lack of knowledge, craft and rapport has made it amateurish and a hard listen. What a pity.
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