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What is the opening premise of this Football Weekly episode?
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Hello and welcome to the Guardian Football Weekly. Strap yourselves in for the Nations League. England-Spain is actually interesting. Perhaps. Thomas Tuchel says the World Cup got England one step closer to glory. Not sure all the fans agree. What reception will he get? How will he approach taking on the world champions? We'll discuss Ireland's impossible task of how to approach their games against Israel, both at neutral venues. Scotland have a new manager. Will he have a go? All the home nations in action, plus Zidane taking over France and Klot picking two. squads for Germany. Is doing Paul Watson's World of Football the podcast equivalent of scoring too early in this endless international break? Would you buy a piece of old Trafford Turf for 125 quid?
Would you eat a carrot because your favourite footballer eats them? Why was there a dog on the Women's Champions League coverage? All the big questions on today's Guardian Football Weekly. on the panel today, Barry Glendenning. Welcome. Hi Max. Uh hello, Paul Watson from the Excellent Sweeper Podcast. Hi Max. And welcome Seb Hutchinson. Hi Max. Uh right, let's uh let's start with England Spain. Uh so we start touching it on Monday. Five withdrawals since Tuchel announced the squad. Palmer, Rice, Mainu, Rashford and Livermental pulling out. They brought in two players, James Garner and Morgan Gibbs White, uh to fill the absence of those five. five. Obviously the the dropouts have led to a sort of frantic club versus country debate.
I don't know how much we can read into it, especially Palmer, Maynard and Rashford, who might have good reason to be slightly annoyed with Tuchel for what happened in that their World Cup.
Yeah, or or maybe they just have you know, just have legitimate injuries and you know, they need to have some rest and and the way Palmer started the season that you know, having the summer off seems to have helped him a bit. But It's so difficult at this stage. When we return to international football and you still have I still have the feeling of the World Cup and how it ended and the disappointment but then that that third place match had something about it I enjoyed as well and I thought is this Can all international matches be a bit like this? Then then we'd all look forward to international breaks. But they can't. Yeah, we we know that already. We know that. Um we don't know about conversations that happen privately between players and the manager.
He seems to be an open manager in that regard. He would tell people what they what he thinks of them straight. Uh and that could be part of it. You you wonder with Kobe Mainu, for example, I think he was brought as part of the World Cup squad maybe because of his temperament and that he wasn't really going to be that player who was going to cause issues if he wasn't selected. Uh because there were opportunities for maybe him to be part of that tournament and it never came to pass, even with Henderson getting injured. For example, so It it i it has to be, I think, because of the length of the break, the because of the way certain players have started, Mainu's been pretty good as well. There is a protection thing.
They do have to think long term. I mean if I if I'm part of this international break and I push myself and it breaks my season, I I the way it based on the past, I might not g be picked by Tuchel again. And and in the Morgan Gibbs White situation, I mean, having to be pulled out of your holiday after having the disappointment and maybe Who knows, for some people maybe that's a good thing being pulled out of a holiday with a family. I mean I can't comment, but all I'm saying is that for this particular situation, he'll just be pleased to be part of the England squad.
He deserves it.
Yeah.
Um yeah, I think he does. Tugel said he'd wished he'd eaten some of Azteca grass after the Mexico game. And he said, It feels like they're my players now. Uh the World Cup represented something to build on. I'm very excited. I think we got another step closer, and I think we're there.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the opening premise of this Football Weekly episode?
0:00–3:43
2
How are England’s squad withdrawals affecting the England‑Spain Nations League tie?
3:43–9:29
3
What does Thomas Tuchel say about England’s chances after the World Cup?
9:29–16:24
4
How will Scotland’s new manager approach the Nations League against Slovenia?
16:24–23:26
5
Why are Irish fans and the FAI divided over playing Israel in the Nations League?
23:26–29:22
6
What are the key storylines in the Nations League ‘group of death’ for England, Wales and Denmark?
29:22–36:21
7
How is Disney’s coverage of the Women’s Champions League being received by fans?
36:21–42:45
8
What final thoughts and listener contributions wrap up this episode?
42:45–52:07
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