The Second Strikers Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Second Strikers Podcast
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Joe and Mark chat about the Euros so far, go off on a tangent about south east London and Covid vaccinations at football stadiums, get interrupted by a cat, talk a bit about Arsenal, and eventually manage to get vaguely back on track by talking about the experience of being a Wales fan and who we think will win the tournament...
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Joe and James talk about the final weekend in Europe's top five leagues, as Atletico Madrid finally decide they do actually want to win La Liga, Lille cruise to the Ligue 1 title, the European places are confirmed in the Premier League, Werder Bremen are relegated from the Bundesliga, Juventus qualify for the Champions League and more...
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Joe and James talk about Barcelona Femeni blowing away Chelsea Women in the Women's Champions League Final, Leicester City winning the FA Cup and their impressive ownership, Casey Stoney's departure from Man United Women and Joe Montemurro's final day with Arsenal Women, chaos in La Liga's title race as Atletico Madrid just manage to cling on while Barcelona drop out, bizarre refereeing in Juventus's win over Inter and the race for Champions League qualification in Serie A, the European places getting wrapped up in the Bundesliga and the battle for relegation, Ligue 1's title race going to the final day, Alisson's goal and more...
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Joe and Michael discuss the final day of the WSL season as Emma Hayes' geese-inspired Chelsea win the title and Bristol City are relegated, before looking towards the Women's Champions League Final. Then it's on to yet another dramatic weekend in the race for the title in La Liga, Aguero's penalty apology and Man City's defeat to Chelsea, West Brom and Fulham being relegated, and Newcastle beating Leicester City. Elsewhere, Bayern confirmed their ninth title in a row, there were yet more twists and turns in the Bundesliga's top 4 race, Juventus's defeat to Milan has big implications for Champions League qualification in Serie A, and Lille take another step towards the Ligue 1 title.
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A packed episode this week as James and Joe discuss the aftermath of the Super League's failure as fans protest outside stadiums and Arsenal face a takeover bid, before talking about the actual football: the Carabao Cup final; the Women's Champions League semi-finals; Lille's comeback against Lyon and the Ligue 1 title race; Atletico Madrid's continuing collapse, Barcelona's relentlessness, refereeing comedy and more in the title race in La Liga; Mainz continuing their remarkable turnaround against Bayern, Dortmund defeating Wolfsburg, Eintracht Frankfurt's lifeless performance and the race for the top 4 in the Bundesliga; Joe Willock having a lovely time at Newcastle; Juventus dropping to 5th and even more...
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Joe and Mark talk about the announcement of the Super League, the fears for what it would mean and how it's changed their relationship with the club they support. Then the news hits while recording that it's all falling apart, and the conversation turns to what they think - and hope - will happen next.
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Joe and James chat about a dramatic, stormy and potentially pivotal Clasico, Atletico Madrid's collapse, West Ham being the Premier League's most exciting team, Leeds United beating Man City, Tottenham Hotspur's continuing Mourinho-centred implosion, a rare positive weekend for Newcastle United, a brilliant game between Eintracht Frankfurt and Wolfsburg, Schalke actually winning a football match, Union Berlin continuing their incredible season, and even more...
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Joe and Michael talk about what went wrong for Arsenal against Liverpool, Sam Allardyce suddenly embracing total football, Spurs somehow continuing to get worse, the Ligue 1 title race bringing its latest drama, Real Sociedad winning the all-Basque Copa del Rey final, things turning around for Barcelona and their title chances, Arsenal Women taking another step towards Champions League qualification and Joe Montemurro's announcement, things starting to be wrapped up in the Bundesliga and Serie A, and even more...
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In this week's episode James and Joe talk about Arsenal Women's crucial win over Man United and the new WSL TV deal, Barcelona feeling like Barcelona, a potentially pivotal weekend in Ligue 1, and whether Vardy is starting to hand the baton over to Iheanacho. We then try to make sense of the chaos of the 3-3 draw between Arsenal and West Ham, before discussing Newcastle's (probably) impending relegation and playing an exciting new Newcastle-themed game...
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On this week's episode James, Joe and Mark discuss Arsenal's win in the North London Derby, Arteta's decision to drop Aubameyang, Jermaine Jenas's punditry, Patricio's injury against Liverpool, Solskjaer being offered a new contract by Manchester United, worrying times at PSG, Messi's brilliance, Dortmund, Gladbach, the Serie A title race and more.
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This week we discuss Manchester United's victory against Manchester City, including some chat about Solskjaer's record against the big 6, City looking out of sorts and Luke Shaw's improvement this season. Then we move on to Der Klassiker, where Dortmund went full Dortmund to throw away an early two goal lead as Robert Lewandowski took three more steps towards breaking the Bundesliga record for goals in a season. In the third of the weekend's big derbies, Atletico's draw with Real Madrid ensures the three-way title race in La Liga remains close, while elsewhere in Spain, Joan Laporta is elected for a second stint as Barcelona president.
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James is back just in time to be unexpectedly compared to Roy Keane, before we move on to discuss the drama at Barcelona as Bartomeu is arrested, Atletico Madrid steadying the ship as Villarreal's poor form continues, Arsenal and Leicester demonstrating the increasing importance of squad depth, Newcastle edging towards relegation, Brighton becoming the latest battleground in football's culture war, Solskjaer's underwhelming superpower, Schalke's continuing implosion and Marco Rose's dilemma.
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James is moving house, so this week Joe is joined by Mark @dortmundusa to discuss Arsenal's defeat to Manchester City, the ongoing collapse of Liverpool's season after a historic loss in the Merseyside Derby, Mourinho going full Mourinho, Haaland and Reus shining for Dortmund in the Revierderby, Bayern's defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt opening up the Bundesliga race, Inter and Lukaku looking a class above in the Derby della Madonnina, the race for top 4 in Serie A, things starting to look shaky for Atletico Madrid, PSG losing to Monaco and, amazingly, even more!
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This week we talk about feeling bored of the referee conversation, and then discuss some actual football...
We heap praise on Foden and Gundogan as Alisson helps Manchester City to (probably) secure the Premier League title, before talking about Bruno Fernandes's goal, whether Everton could be the club from Liverpool to finish in the top 4, Newcastle sacrificing their players for points, Joe Willock's impact and Hasenhuttl having the safest job in the league.
In the WSL, Arsenal likely blow their top 3 chances by losing to Manchester City as there are increasing questions over Joe Montemurro, while a three-way title race is set up by United's defeat to Reading and Chelsea finally losing a game.
Dortmund's collapse in the Bundesliga continues as Marco Rose stares down the suggestion he might take the job, and we realise that Serie A and Ligue 1 have the only title races remaining in the top five men's leagues in Europe.
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This week we enjoy the scenes at the end of the Copa Libertadores final as Palmeiras beat Santos, ask whether Newcastle's win over Everton is the sign of a glorious future under Steve Bruce and his new assistant, and discuss a Kane-less Tottenham no longer overperforming their analytics. We also talk about Manchester City starting to feel like inevitable Premier League Champions, Messi's contract and Barcelona's debt, before chatting a bit about transfer deadline day and Joe Willock's reportedly imminent loan from Arsenal to Newcastle.
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This week we discuss Chelsea sacking Frank Lampard and the news that they're set to appoint Thomas Tuchel, Liverpool's continuing problems as Manchester United knock them out of the FA Cup, Rashford's brilliance and Cavani's impact, Arsenal not needing to panic about their loss to Southampton, and James finally has his big Newcastle rant...
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