Is This What Winning Feels Like? Plus Squid Game VAR and the Long Bus Ride Theory

In this episode, Dan and Alex return after a few weeks off to soak up Tottenham’s first three-game winning streak in what feels like forever. They break down the win at Stamford Bridge, Kinsky’s distribution, Mathys Tel’s breakthrough goal and how De Zerbi’s man management is bringing out the best in young players. There’s talk of Van Hecke’s influence on Van de Ven, a crowded wing as players return from injury and how to handle the hype around academy prospect Luka Williams-Barnett. Along the way they rant about refereeing and VAR, ponder Man City’s charges and get sidetracked by hidden sandwiches, novelty chip flavours and Vegemite in Italy, before predicting results for the run to the North London Derby.

Key topics

• Spurs’ three-game winning streak and why it feels so novel
• Why entertaining football matters as much as results
• De Zerbi’s openness to long-range shooting and the lost art of the screamer
• VAR inconsistency, referee accountability and a case for anonymous officials
• Man City’s charges and what happens if they’re relegated mid-season
• The win at Stamford Bridge and Palmer’s red card
• Kinsky’s distribution from the back
• Mathys Tel’s goal and his response to being dropped
• De Zerbi as a man manager and the role of passion in elite sport
• Van de Ven’s captaincy and Van Hecke’s progressive passing
• The wing pecking order as Odobert, Xavi and Kulusevski return
• Mudryk’s future at the club
• Managing the hype around Luka Williams-Barnett
• Predictions for Leeds, Ipswich, Sunderland, Fulham and Arsenal

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