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Man United have officially sacked Ruben Amorim. 14 months of misery, and it's over.

But here's the reality: Amorim was a problem, but he wasn't THE problem. INEOS, the Glazers, Jason Wilcox, Omar Berrada. They all have a lot to answer for.

As Nino Brown said in New Jack City: "This thing is bigger than Nino Brown. This is big business." The real question isn't whether Amorim deserved to go. It's whether INEOS and the Glazers can actually get the next hire right and fix the broken structure that keeps producing the same results. 

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Join Tosin and Coach as the wrap up the weekends action in:

- Serie A
- La Liga
- Ligue 1
- The Premier League
- And last by no means least the latest action from the AFCON (this starts from 38:45)

Ruben Amorim lost his composure after Manchester United’s 1–1 draw with Leeds. He has been at the club since November 2024 and he is already in open conflict with the people who hired him.

Sound familiar?

Moyes. Van Gaal. Mourinho. Solskjaer. Rangnick. Ten Hag. Now Amorim. Different managers. Same failure. Because the problem at Manchester United is not the coach. It never has been.

As Stringer Bell said in The Wire: “Ain’t no new package. Just gonna put that same shit out in a different colored gelcap.” That is United. Glazers to INEOS, nothing has changed. Just fresh messaging and false hope.

Let's down the reality at Man United. Tactical chaos on the pitch. A power struggle behind the scenes. A club with no football identity that thinks another manager and more spending will fix it.

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Join Deen, Coach and Mitch as they cover Arsenal's win at the Vitality Stadium beating Bournemouth 3-2. The gang cover:
- Rotation and team selection
- Player relationships
- Declan Rice!
- How Arsenal manage the squad in this period 
- Much More!

Tosin and Coach round up the group stage of the Total Energies AFCON 2025 and then look ahead to the Round of 16 including South Africa vs Cameroon, Algeria vs DR Congo and Nigeria vs Mozambique 

Join Coach and Gabby as they welcome in the new year with a review of Arsenal's 4 goal demolition of Unai Emery's Aston Villa.
The Duo covver:

- Journalistic integrity vs being a fan
- Declan Rice's injury 
- Arsenal's troubles in the first half and how they remedied it 
- Gyokeres' form
- Odegaard and Arsenal's midfield 
- And much more!

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Man Utd closed out 2025 exactly how they started it: absolutely pathetic. The worst team in the Premier League, Wolves, walked into Old Trafford and looked right at home. They grabbed their first point since October 5th, and it came against us. At Old Trafford. Let that sink in.

Tosin is completely done with Ruben Amorim's stubborn tactics and the fans still making excuses for this mess. Three wins in the last ten games. Academy kids thrown on as scapegoats while the system keeps failing. Even Matheus Cunha, who's been struggling all season, looked comfortable cutting through our defense.

This isn't just frustrating anymore. This is a crisis. The results speak for themselves, and something has to change because this can't continue.

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Join Tosin and Coach as they review the weekends action in #seriea and the #premierleague and then have a deep dive on the #afcon2025 where they review match day 2 and the recent match day 3 fixtures featuring Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco and South Africa. Tap In

#hakimi #arteta #Amorim #ElKaabi 

The Gunners had to respond to Man City's 2-1 win away at the City Ground,and respond they did, with an equivalent victory over one of last season's bogey team, Brighton.

Join Gabby, Mitch, and Deen for the SPS reaction to Arsenal's ascent back to the top of the Premier League, headlined by the best Martin Odegaard performance in ages, Declan Rice filling in admirably at right back, and OWN GOAL AGAIN OLE OLE!

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Man United beat Newcastle to kick off the festive season with three much-needed points. The performance? A mixed bag of brilliance, mediocrity, and some rough moments.

Join Tosin as he breaks down Ruben Amorim's tactical gamble, praising the switch while questioning some of his choices. He highlights standout performances from Ayden Heaven, Lisandro Martinez, Casemiro, and others, plus the rare sighting of academy players and that wild 7-defender formation.

At the end of the day, three points is three points. Tap in, United fans. Maybe it's not all doom and gloom after all?

Coach and Tomi chop it up over Utd's 2-1 loss to Aston Villa, they cover various subjects such as:

- Another good performance (mostly) but nothing to show for it 
- Manuel Ugarte
- Bruno injury concerns 
- How Utd were able to perform well despite not getting the points
- Kobbie Mainoo + much more.

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Join Coach, Mitch and Gabby (for 10 minutes before her internet went) as they pick the bones out of Arsenal's hard fought win at Everton's new Stadium.

The Gang talk about:

- Arsenal's slow start in the game and others this season
- How Arsenal can help Gyokeres and how he can help himself 
- Individual performances like Zubimendi and Odegaard 
- Much more!

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Tosin and Coach preview the latest installment of the #AFCON with a look at previous tournament winners, the hosts chances, what to expect from certain teams, young players to be on the lookout for and much more. 

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Ruben Amorim almost broke a 41-year record. Man Utd scored 4, conceded 4, and honestly? That made perfect sense.

Join Tosin as he breaks down the Bournemouth madness. The good moments, the really bad ones, and all the stuff that just didn't make sense.

New tactics, unwanted records, a Kobbie Mainoo sighting (finally!), and what it all means with Aston Villa coming up. There's a lot to unpack.

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Join Tosin and Coach as they round up another weekend of European Football from the Top 5 Leagues.
The Duo cover:

- The Premier League including Liverpool vs Brighton, Chelsea vs Everton, the Tyne-Wear Derby and the rest of the weekends fixtures
- Serie A Including Napoli's shock defeat to Udinese, Inter reclaiming top spot and the rest of the stand out fixtures
- La Liga Including a  Raphinha inspired Barca win, Sevilla putting four past Oviedo, Real Madrid finding a way...
- Ligue 1 with Lens extending their winning streak, PSG and Marseille also in action
- The Bundesliga with Bayern drawing against the worst side in the league, Leipzig being humbled and the rest of the action in Germany.

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Deen, Gabby and Coach  dissect Arsenal's win against Wolves in the most labourious of wins
The trio discuss:
- Gabriel Jesus making his league retrun
- Arteta's Team Selection
- Gyokeres' performance 
- Saka being the best player in the world!
-  and much more!

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#saka 
#arteta 
#arsenal 
#premierleague 
#football 
#gyokeres 
#soccer
#Merino
#MikelMerino

Tosin and Coach review Match Day 6 of the Champions League with a focus on #Bayern beating #Sporting, #Liverpool finding a way against #Inter of course Arsenal demolishing Club Brugge along with the rest of the fixtures. The gang then preview the best fixtures taking place in the top 5 leagues this weekend.

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#JulianAlvarez
#Alvarez
#RealMadrid
#Atleti
#diegosimeone 
#Mbappe
#Bellingham
#ViniJr
#Arsenal
#Saka
#Football
#Madueke
#Soccer

What a weekend of football!

 Liverpool and Mohamed Salah. Arsenal lost. Rayan Cherki is special. Harry Kane. Inter gave Cesc a tough lesson in Italy.
 Barcelona still cannot defend. Real Madrid is trending downwards. The Champions League is back this week. Lionel Messi’s team set another record.

Tap in and enjoy the weekend review of Europe’s top five leagues.

Join Coach and Gabby as they dissect Arsenal's first loss in 18 games away to Aston Villa with the last kick of the game
The duo discuss:
- Fast Starts vs More Methodical Starts
- Load Management with certain players like Rice 
- Eze's performance 
- Arsenal's recent form in the league. Is it a Blip or not?
-  and much more!

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Ask yourself this: Are you actually proud of what Manchester United is serving up?

Do you enjoy the football? Do you enjoy Ruben Amorim’s press conferences? Do you enjoy the tactics? If you said yes, blink twice if you need rescuing.

Tosin dives into the West Ham draw, the INEOS confusion, the Glazers still lurking in the background, neglecting the academy, and of course Ruben Amorim, who is getting greyer by the minute.

Time is running out for him… you’d think, right? Right?

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Join Coach and Mitch as they dissect Arsenal's relatively comfortable 2-0 win over Brentford at The Emirates. 
The duo discuss:
- Squad Rotation
- Crowd Atmosphere
- Merino and Ben White's standout performances
- and much more.

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#saka 
#arteta 
#arsenal 
#premierleague 
#football 
#gyokeres 
#soccer

Tosin and Coach round up the Top 5 leagues in Europe starting off with the:

English Premier League including:

Chelsea 1 - 1 Arsenal
Crystal Palace 1- 2 Man Utd
Sunderland 3-2 Bournemouth  
and the rest of the weekends fixtures 

Serie A:

 Milan 1 - 0 Lazio 
Juve 2 -1 Cagliari
Pisa 0 -2 Inter
Atalanta 2 -0 Fiorentina 
Roma 0 -1 Napoli 

La Liga

Barcelona 3-1 Alaves
Levante 0 -2 Bilbao 
Atleti 2 - 0 Real Oviedo
Real Sociedad 2 - 3 Villarreal
Girona 1 - 1 Real Madrid

Bundesliga 
Leverkusen 1 - 2  Dortmund 
Bayern 3 -1 St Pauli 

Ligue 1

Monaco 1- PSG 0
Marseille 2 - 2 Toulouse
Strasbourg 1- 2 Brest 
Lorient 3- 1 Nice
Angers 1- 2 
Le Harve 0- 1 Lille
Lyon 3- 0 Nantes

We discuss some other happenings including our Winners and Losers.

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Join Coach and Mitch as they dissect Arsenal's hard fought point at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea. 
The duo discuss:
- More Arsenal injury issues (Saliba and Trossard missing out)
- Arsenal's tough week catching up with them
- Chelsea's plan to try and nullify Arsenal
- Of course Rice vs Caicedo
- and much more.

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Manchester United finally grabbed three points at Selhurst Park for the first time since 2020. Yes, it has been that long. Man Utd tried their best to be annoying, but United held it together and got the job done.

Tosin and Tomi dive into the chaos with academy chatter, unnecessary boot gossip, goal breakdowns that may or may not be serious, new career path revelations, and an analysis of Ruben Amorim’s alleged cowardice.

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Tosin and Coach review Match Day 5 of the Champions League with a focus on Mbappe's 4 goals away at Olympiacos, Arsenal's Demolition of Bayern Munich, Liverpool's continued losing streak this time against PSV along with the rest of this rounds fixtures. The gang then preview the best fixtures taking place in the top 5 leagues this weekend.

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Tosin and Coach round up the Top 5 leagues in Europe starting off with the:

English Premier League including:

- Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur
- Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest 
- Newcastle vs Man City 
and the rest of the weekends fixtures 

Serie A:

- The Milan Derby 
- Fiorentina - Juventus
- Napoli -  Atalanta
- Cremonese -  Roma

La Liga

Valencia - Levante
Barcelona - Bilbao
Osasuna - Real Sociedad
Villarreal - Mallorca 
Getafe - Atlético Madrid
Elche - Real Madrid

Bundesliga 
Dortmund -  Stuttgart
Bayern - Freiburg
Wolfsburg - Leverkusen
Koln - Frankfurt
Leipzig - Werder 

Ligue 1

Nice - Marseille 

Lens - Strasbourg
Rennes - Monaco
PSG - Le Harve 
Lille - Paris FC

We discuss some other happenings including our Winners and Losers.

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Coach, Gabby and Mitch dissect Arsenal's 4-1 Demolition of Tottenham Hotspur in the first North London Derby of the season.
The crew discuss the new Tifo and atmosphere then get into the discussion about where it went right for Arsenal and where it went wrong for Tottenham. Arsenal's attacking tactics are broken down with a special focus on why we atacked through the middle so well and obviosuly what role Eberchi Eze played in that. The crew also discuss the club's summer bearing fruit this early in the season and what it could mean for the players still in the treatment room. 

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Join Coach as he brings Yus along for the ride for some chin wagging about the happenings during the international break, a trip down memory lane (season 06/07 to be specific) talking about music and gaming and of course some Arsenal dialogue too. 

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Join Tosin and Coach for the European Football Weekend review from the Big 5 Leagues! There's obviously chatter about the biggest news this weekend, Max B is home but also Liverpool losing again!, PSG finding a way and just how well Rashford is doing at Barcelona. 

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Arsenal maintain their unbeaten run but drop points and finally concede after 9 games away to Sunderland. Coach, Gabby and Mitch opine on the causation for the result, individual performances and what next after the international break. Tap In! 

Man Utd and Tottenham had themselves a proper bozo-off, and honestly, no one was shocked.

Casey Evans joined Tosin and Tomi to once again dig through Manchester United’s endless pile of problems, try to figure out why Ruben Amorim seems allergic to using a midfield, and wonder what on earth is going on with Tottenham’s home form.

Man Utd keep doing the same things expecting different results, which is starting to feel less like football and more like performance art.

But hey, silver lining, two weeks off to think about what they’ve done.

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Victor Osimhen is one of the best strikers of his generation. No, seriously.

Liverpool brushed aside Real Madrid, Man City are flying, and Chelsea... what was that? Arsenal had so much fun they broke a Champions League record, Barcelona's line is higher than Rick James, and speaking of high, Dutch teams?!

Join Tosin and Coach as they break down this week’s Champions League action and look ahead to the weekend’s biggest matches.

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Join Tosin & Coach for the Weekend Review including chatter about Rashford, Haaland's insane run and what makes Spanish Coach's tick.

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Coach, Mitch and Gabby are joined by Scarlet from The Goal Difference Podcast to dissect ANOTHER routine win for Arsenal, this time away to Burnley. Come for discussions around how far set pieces and Declan Rice can take us and stay for our QOTD: What is the worst city you have ever been to? 

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Rebuilds are not fun. Man Utd let a few moments of poor decisions cost them 3 points.

Join Tosin and Tomi as they discuss missed opportunities, areas for improvement at Man Utd, Ruben Amorim's first year in charge, and the lack of midfield depth.

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Another chaotic weekend of football is in the books! Join Tosin and Coach as they navigate the madness.

Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham scored in El Clásico, but there were fisticuffs after the match; a host of Premier League big boys lost, Bayern won but Harry Kane did not score! Serie A’s title race continues to make no sense. PSG finally woke up in an entertaining round of Ligue 1 and so much more happened. 

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Join Mitch, Gabby and Coach as they breakdown Arsenal's win over Crystal Palace to take them 5 points clear at the top. There's a special mention of which records they would like to see broken and what players will become crucial later in the season. Tap in!

Michael Jordan went bald because of MBEUMO... DO THE KNOWLEDGE!

Man Utd won their 4th game in a row at Old Trafford, their third on the bounce, and Old Trafford is buzzing!

Join Tosin and Coach as they dissect the win, the shape, Carlos Baleba, and much more.

Can Man Utd maintain this vibe?!

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Mitch and Coach opine on Arsenal’s demolition of Atlético Madrid. Simeone cried, Gyokeres broke his scoring duck and of course Arsenal scored a Set Piece. 

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Ange Postecoglou got the quick boot from Nottingham Forest. Thanks for the drama, Mr. Marinakis!

Arne Slot’s complaining again, Haaland and Mbappé are still aliens, PSG are slipping on banana peels, Bayern can’t stop winning, and Cesc Fàbregas is out here coaching like he’s been doing it for decades.

Join Tosin and Coach as they break down the madness across Europe’s top five leagues featuring last weekend’s winners and losers. 

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Manchester United traveled to Anfield and secured a win, their first in the league since January 2016.

Join Tosin and Tomi as they traverse the win, their feelings, the tactics, and what this means for Ruben Amorim's future.

There was also a tribute to the legendary D'Angelo, RIP!

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Arsenal go four points clear and no injuries woo! 

Join Coach and Gabby as they deliver a pod way more exciting than whatever that was! Find our what the gang's favourite take away spots are and stay for some football chatter or whatever.

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Nigeria qualified for the World Cup playoffs. Yay? 

Join Tosin as he relives the drama, excitement, and ecstasy that is supporting the Super Eagles.He also talks the future, the playoffs and AFCON. 

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Join Tosin and Coach as they navigate the men’s international break.

There are questions for Nigerian football, the USMNT, and Italy. And who knew that Erling Haaland has personality?!

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Join Coach and Tosin as they navigate Europe’s top 5 leagues.

High lines, Title Races, Change of Underwear, AI, Shaq and somehow it all makes sense.

Winners and Losers were revealed, Tap in!

Coach in the hosting seat and Gabby take you through Arsenal's win that sent them to the top of the league over West Ham! Come for the analysis stay for the Ghost of Yotei discussion!

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Join Tosin and his guest, Liz, as they talk about Man Utd’s 2-0 win over Sunderland.

Backs against the wall, and they got a result! Join for analysis on the formation, platforming players, and bedding in academy players.

Stay for Sesko, Lammens, and Amad praise!

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Happy (belated) Nigeria Independence Day! 🇳🇬
 

Another Champions League midweek is done and dusted. Victor Osimhen reminded Europe (and Liverpool in particular) of his quality, PSG defeated Barca at the Montjuic, and Bayern kept Bayerning.

Join us for the SPS review of all the action and a quick preview of next weekend’s best fixtures!

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Successful hate watching for some fans this weekend meant a sad weekend for even more fans. Join the SPS crew for the full trip around Europe featuring the Madrid Derby, Palace exposing Liverpool’s defense, Bayern’s side quests, the Champions of the World™️, AC Milan flexing on Napoli, and tons more.

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It was tricky (no thanks to Jarred Gillett and PGMOL), but Arsenal got there in the end with a 2-1 comeback win over Newcastle at St. James’ Park. Join the full crew for a discussion of Arsenal’s best overall performance this season and a dramatic end to the fake bogey team nonsense against this opponent.

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