The Game is the premier football podcast from The Times, with the finest writers previewing and reviewing all the action throughout the 2023/24 season. Twice a week, Gregor Robertson and Tom Clarke speak to the leading football writers from The Times and The Sunday Times, offering unparalleled analysis of the latest results and commentary on emerging issues. On Mondays, Alyson Rudd, Tom Roddy and Tony Cascarino review the weekend's action and on Thursdays Martin Samuel tackles the biggest issues of the week alongside the likes of Jonathan Northcroft and Ian Hawkey.Subscribe to The Times to enjoy our award-winning sports journalism on your smartphone or tablet. Just search The Times online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Famous (Fifty) Five
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Tom Clarke, Gregor Robertson and Martyn Ziegler.
Manchester United looked vastly improved in their 2-0 win over Spurs - is Erik ten Hag’s vision for the club starting to show? (00:00)
Ronaldo marched off down the tunnel before the final whistle - but who is to blame for his situation at the club? (09:18)
Chelsea are Spurs haven’t had the ‘wow’ factor recently - but why? (12:42)
Southampton have finally got a win, much to the delight of their manager Ralph Hasenhüttl. Where do they go from here and is he the right man to lead them forward? (24:42)
Is Crystal Palace’s south London identity the secret to them consistently punching above their weight? (34:17)
West Ham missed another penalty, this time against Liverpool. Why can’t they find the back of the net? (45:30)
Martyn Ziegler joins us to discuss the reemergence of the European Super League and how it differs from the 2021 proposition (55:56)
With Gareth Southgate set to name a provisional 55 man England squad for the World Cup - we attempt to choose 5 players who have an outside chance of being included (58:20)
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