Sam Tighe
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
You're like a taller, bearded Jules.
Wow, that's quite the compliment.
That is a compliment.
And I'm glad you're in because what a week we have, what a show we have.
Manchester United now have a manager.
How about that?
Paris Saint-Germain lose a game.
We had the League Cup semi-finals.
We have Inter extending their lead in Serie A.
We have Munich 11 points clear at the midpoint of the Bundesliga season.
There's news.
But we have to start at one place, the Bernabeu.
Xabi Alonso is no longer the manager.
He's been, you can put whatever, he's departed the club.
No, he was fired.
Álvaro Arbeloa is now in charge.
And in their first game, they lose the Copa del Rey to Albacete.
But let's start with the big one.
Conventional wisdom is that Xabi Alonso is gone because they're second in La Liga, they're five points back, they lost the Supercopa final to Barcelona.
Conventional wisdom is that Xabi Alonso is a system.