World Cup Week, KenCall, Neymar's Cankles, Why Norway?
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What are the key themes leading up to the World Cup?
The second captain's world service.
It is not war and death and famine. It's not that at all. It's the opposite of that. It's to persuade there's a world outside of that. That's why sport's important.
Owen and Murph here. Just one week out from the start of the World Cup. Hey, Murph. Hey there, Owen.
How's it going?
I'm starting to feel it. That's how it's going. I'm starting to get in the zone. I mean, sure, this competition is a grotesque, bloated shitshow designed to further ingratiate a sycophantic FIFA president with the wretched leader of the United States, all while exploiting match-going fans and forcing the rest of us to figure out how we're going to see any of the games that are on at ungodly hours. But on the other hand, it has given us Kenan Enya. You can laugh. That was the World Cup.
This is the best tournament in the world. I had a number of Budweiser. How long has this guy been pulling the wool over people's eyes? Well, I'm not going to take it anymore. People are tweeting me stuff like, he's a World Cup winner. How many World Cups have you won? I was at that World Cup. I don't remember seeing what you thought it was. Let's look up David Silva's World Cup record.
How does KenCall set the stage for World Cup excitement?
The first hour garbage. Played the first hour, got substituted. What about the next game? Didn't get on. What about the next game? Didn't get on. What about the second round? Didn't get on. What about the quarterfinal? Didn't get on. What about the semifinal? Oh, he didn't get on. What about the final? Can you believe it? He didn't get on. Now we're sitting on the sidelines, watching a team win the World Cup, makes you a World Cup winner. then you're speaking to a five-time World Cup winner. So put some respect, put some respect on my name. I've won five, five World Cups by David Silva's standards. Five! No, well, it doesn't matter really what you think.
I have great respect for you guys, particularly for Ken. First off for Ken, do you know?
It's Mexico City, isn't it?
It's Mexico City, bud. But before he goes, he's given us a special World Cup edition of Ken Call. And if you really want to start feeling World Cup-y, I think I know the man. Tiki-tac, tiki-tac, tiki-tac, tiki-tac, tiki-tac. Yes. Yes, be a tiki-tac. and Joe Ellington Joe Ellington I've never heard it in a million years you'd never called Joe Linton is what I would have gone I really like that it takes me a second to know which footballer is he even talking about here he makes you work for it and I love it we had Tim on the show this week and not only because we love him hearing we love hearing him pronounce the names of South American footballers
seemed to break all of the codes that Ancelotti had set for the inclusion of Neymar. He had to be back playing regularly and he stuck for difficult away games. He didn't bother with them. And he had to be 100% fit and there wouldn't be any passengers and Ancelotti has just torn all of that up. So I have a theory that It's kind of worked it out, most of it jointly with a Brazilian journo, which is as follows. Firstly, I think Ancelotti always, always intended to pick him. Always. He was leading us on a little dance, but he always intended to pick him. And that mainly comes, I think... Because Ancelotti has an absolute reverence for talent. I found this out speaking to Chris Bryant, who writes the books with him.
And he says the most important thing you need to know about Ancelotti is that he's a player. And he thinks like a player. And he thinks like a player who is a good, solid midfielder. who's there to provide a platform for the talent. And he has a reverence for that talent. We saw it the other day after the Panama game when he was talking about Javier, who didn't have a particularly good game. And he was like, I'm never going to tell Javier where to go when he's got the ball. That's up to him. I'll tell him where to go when we haven't got the ball. But, you know, it's his creativity and his quality that will decide what happens when we've got the ball. And that's one of the reasons, I think, that Ancelotti has worked so successful with so much talent that he does have a reverence for it.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are the key themes leading up to the World Cup?
0:07–1:14
2
How does KenCall set the stage for World Cup excitement?
1:14–7:36
3
What insights does Tim Vickery share about Ancelotti's coaching?
7:36–9:13
4
How does Neymar's injury impact Brazil's World Cup strategy?
9:13–15:40
5
What historical context is relevant for the World Cup in the USA?
15:40–21:50
6
How does Ancelotti's coaching philosophy adapt to player talent?
21:50–26:55
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