Tim Spiers

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2,293 appearances 13 recordings 2 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 6 Sep

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The Athletic FC Podcast · Why are England struggling to convince? · 28 Jun 2026 podcast

I don't think anyone's sort of, you know, getting clever after the fact.

I mean, in the last four years, Rhys James has suffered 14 different injuries, many of which have been, you know, lengthy absences.

Six of those 14 injuries have been hamstring related injuries.

So for Tuchel to say in his presser, we didn't see this coming.

Well, I mean, I did.

I absolutely love the guy, but he's made of glass.

So to not kind of anticipate that that would happen, because if England want to win this tournament, he'd have to play eight games in a row or seven of eight games if you're resting for one of the groups.

So he doesn't do that too often in his sort of recent career.

So to not pick a guaranteed replacement at right back is completely baffling to me, to be honest.

And now his replacement, Kwanzaa, who wasn't convincing me anyway.

I thought he had a really shaky game.

And Boiler Cats hadn't even done that well in the Bundesliga last season.

It wasn't like he was ripping it up out there.

So it's just a bit strange that the likes of, yes, Trent Alexander-Arnold, but even like Lewis Hall being, you know, a sort of a, or Luke Shaw being an orthodox fullback.

They don't really have orthodox fullbacks in the squad.

So it's strange.

I looked at the back four last night of Kwanzaa.

Kwanzaa.

It's a lovely little rhyme.

Gay and O'Reilly.

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