Talking Fussball
428 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 167 ratingsBlanketing the Bundesliga and the German football scene, Talking Fussball is the essential podcast for fans of Europe's most exciting league - talkingfussball.com - @talkingfussball - patreon.com/talkingfussball Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support
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Talking Fussball Euro 2020 (in 2021) special - Previewing Portugal, Germany's next group opponent, with Matthew Marshall
June 17, 2021 18:11 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBIt was not a rousing start from Die Nationalmannschaft in Euro 2020 (in 2021), as Jogi and the boys went down 1-0 to France. They pushed the ball around more or less at will, but when it came to creating chances, they weren't able to get much going. But did that have more to do with Germany or with France? Matt Hermann rings up Matthew Marshall, who's been following the tournament for PortuGOAL, and find out what kind of challenge Germany are up against when they take on CR7 and co on Saturda...
Talking Fussball Euro 2020 (in 2021) special - A look at France, Germany's first (and biggest) test in the Group of Death, with Andy Brassell
June 15, 2021 00:04 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBIt's been an eventful first few days here in Euro 2020 (in 2021)-land. Viewers around the world were reminded just what a piffle the whole affair is compared to a person's life and well-being, a host of players (and even whole countries) have scored their first European Championship goals, and Germany are about to get off the mark against World Cup holders France. Matt Hermann rang up his old friend (and friend of the pod) Andy Brassell to talk about Les Bleus' preparations, how coach Didier ...
Talking Fussball Euro 2020 (in 2021) preview
June 11, 2021 11:51 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBReady for the Euros? Matt and Nik just about are, so they thought it was time to get together and get their heads around what's at stake for Bundesliga fans. Can Jogi Löw turn the narrative and go out on a high with a good performance from the Nationalmannschaft? What Bundesliga stars on other teams are likely to make a big impression on the tournament? And why does everybody have to criss-cross the continent on airplanes when there's still a pandemic on again? Learn more about your ad choice...
Talking Fussball Look Back - Our end of season awards, NBA style
May 29, 2021 03:09 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBWe're skipping the Best XI, and going further than naming a player of the season. The Bundesliga is done for the summer and Matt and Marie have been watching a lot of basketball, so they thought why not give out awards in the spirit of the NBA. What Eintracht player is our Most Improved Player? What speedy winger took home our Rookie of the Year? And is there even a question who was the MVP? Listen in and find out... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- ...
Talking Fussball MD34 wrap - Lewy leaves it late to reach the promised land as Bremen are cast out
May 25, 2021 03:05 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBMatt, Reiss and Nik had to give Bayern's Polish striking icon his due to open the show after surpassing Gerd Müller's seemingly unbreakable record, but let's be honest - Werder going down is a big deal too. What once was a club who regularly competed for titles has turned, over the past decade, into husk of its former self. Nik's naturally got a lot to say about that, so Matt makes sure to give him time to say his piece. Look on the bright side though - Reiss is also here to sell us on what l...
TF Fantasy MD34 preview - One more week for fantasy points... and relegation drama
May 21, 2021 04:01 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBWhat a season it's been. Record-setting exploits from FC Bayern München and Robert Lewandowski; overachievement from the likes of VfL Wolfsburg, 1. FC Union Berlin and VfB Stuttgart; deep despair for fans of FC Schalke 04. There's one more shot at redemption, not only for the three sides still in relegation trouble (including Flo's beloved Werder Bremen) but also for every fantasy manager who's just points away from their goal. Listen in for tips on how to get there from JT and Flo! Learn mo...
Talking Fussball MD33 wrap - Lewandowski makes history as BVB savors a dream week
May 17, 2021 12:12 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBDid you ever expect anybody to hit that 40-goal mark again? The one that had stood for 50 YEARS? We weren't convinced it would even happen, but Robert Lewandowski didn't get the message. He drew level with Gerd Müller's mark with a game to spare on Match Day 33 and, well, that's kind of a big deal. Matt and Terry come together to praise the peerless Pole, suss out how Dortmund managed to save their season over the last month, and discuss the continued relentless churn of the Bundesliga coachi...
TF Fantasy MD33 tips - Finding the next Brekalovian breakout performer on the next-to-last round
May 14, 2021 19:40 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBLast week saw big-point jackpots from the usual subjects (Robert Lewandowski) and from some rather more surprising sources (Josip Brekalo). With seven of nine games taking place simultaneously, it's ever more important to get your squad right before kick-off time on Saturday. Listen in as JT and Flo give their top tips for players to pick up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussb...
Talking Fussball MD32 wrap - Dortmund down Leipzig to hand Bayern title number nine
May 12, 2021 02:51 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBReady for another round of Borussia Dortmund vs. RB Leipzig? We sure are, after taking in the two teams' pulsating 3-2 encounter on Match Day 32. Matt and Nik talk through how the two teams might set up for Thursday's DFB Pokal final, as well as what's keeping them from providing a somewhat sterner challenge for (re-)newly-crowned champions Bayern. More on Eintracht's troubles keeping up in the race for the Champions League, as well as which poor club will be the one to fail in the race to b...
Talking Fussball Extra - Catching up with Hertha BSC, the Bundesliga's Covid-19 quarantine club
May 08, 2021 19:57 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBWith Hertha BSC out of action on the last two match days, there's been a decided lack of Ha Ho He on the podcast. A full-blown in-house coronavirus quarantine kept the team away from the pitch for two weeks, leading to a pile-up of make-up fixtures that struck fear in the hearts of many a Herthaner trying to make it through a relegation battle unscathed. Matt (Talking Fussball's resident Hertha obsessive) was beginning to feel a few pangs of withdrawal, so he decided to up the Hertha dial to ...
TF Fantasy MD32 tips - Strapping in for the final push
May 07, 2021 02:55 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBWith just three match days to go in the 2020-21 Bundesliga season, there's not a lot of time left to rack up points - and not a lot of room for mistakes. Listen in as JT and Flo answer all your questions on whom to sell, buy, drop, put into your starting XI, and make your star man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support
Talking Fussball MD31 wrap - Svensson's sorcery makes Bayern wait for number nine
April 27, 2021 03:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBIf wasn't already clear, 1. FSV Mainz 05 are up to something under first-year head coach Bo Svensson. They've crawled out of the mire they once shared with poor old FC Schalke 04 with alarming vigor, and are not just not bad anymore - they're good. FC Bayern München learned that the hard way this weekend; the Rekordmeister's loss makes goings on at both ends of the table just a little more interesting. Matt and Nik talk through developments in the relegation fight, the resurgence of the old g...
TF Fantasy MD31 tips - Moving on from a maddening midweek
April 23, 2021 02:44 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MBIt's been a long week in the world of football, says JT about five minutes into this episode. You can say that again - it was enough to throw Flo off his game ahead of the midweek match day. What's great about an englische Woche, though, is you get a chance to make up for your mistakes nearly right away. Listen in for some strategies... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/su...
Talking Fussball MD29 wrap - Bundesliga clubs cool on the European Super League...but will they stay that way?
April 20, 2021 03:04 - 1 hour - 64 MBPretty hard to talk about anything but the plans for a European Super League, even for a podcast that focuses on a league whose leading lights decided not to go down that road. Matt and Nik get on the line with ESPN's Stephan Uersfeld to make sense of the big news, to sort out why so many coaches seem to want out of their contracts, and what Hertha's Covid crisis might mean for the relegation battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this p...
TF Extra - How did Hertha sacking a goalkeeping coach spur an international incident?
April 19, 2021 03:14 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBWith Hertha BSC stuck in quarantine, we thought we'd zoom in on the capital club ahead of this week's match day wrap episode on Monday. Before the club's covid crisis, the big news coming out of Hertha was the uproar in Hungary - at the highest levels of government(!) - over the firing of Zsolt Petry. Nik gets hold of Hungarian Journalist Gergely Marosi to find out why... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spot...
TF Fantasy MD29 tips - Cleaning up in the Englische Woche
April 16, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBReady for three games in 10 days? You'd better be, because it's englische Woche time in the Bundesliga. Fantasy managers need to stay on their toes with such a fixture pile-up, and JT and Flo have ideas on how to do just that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support
Talking Fussball MD28 wrap - Frankfurt triumph in a classic against Wolfsburg...but is Hütter set to take the reins in Gladbach?
April 13, 2021 02:52 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBNever mind their 2-2 draw in Berlin; what's next for Gladbach? They're set to lose coach Marco Rose at the end of the season and don't yet have a successor lined up (though Adi Hütter is getting closer and closer to signing), and they've got work to do if they want to secure European football next year. Nik rounds up Manni Breuer from the Vollraute Abroad podcast to help answer those questions, as well as address 1. FC Köln's call to the fire department and gush over the beautiful 4-3 slu...
TF Fantasy MD28 tips - Who can you trust in the fantasy Bundesliga run-in?
April 09, 2021 13:21 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBJust seven match days remain in the Bundesliga season, which means it may be time to re-examine your squad-building strategy. (Hopefully you like what you bought last week when the transfers were unlimited!) Listen in as JT and Flo help you figure out the players you'll want to keep and which to send to the discard pile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support
Talking Fussball MD27 wrap - Bayern inch closer to number nine while Dortmund fall to Frankfurt
April 06, 2021 03:04 - 57 minutes - 53 MBIf you didn't know before, now you know. Bayern are going to win the league, Wolfsburg and Frankfurt are all but in next year's UEFA Champions League, and BVB are set to be out in the cold. (Or the Europa League. We're not sure which.) Listen in as Matt and Kit consider these storylines, review the Berlin Derby, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support
TF Fantasy MD 27 tips - What's your Plan B without you-know-who up front?
April 02, 2021 02:57 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBThe international break brought a shock Germany loss, a coaching change at Bayern 04 Leverkusen, and - most importantly - an injury for the Bundesliga's top goalscorer. Robert Lewandowski is set to be out for a couple of games at least, so this week's unlimited transfers are a tempting juncture to make a few changes up front. Listen in as JT and Flo give their ideas on who to pick up, who might thrive under Hannes Wolf, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...
Talking Fussball MD26 wrap - Bayern flex, Dortmund disappoint, and Gladbach finally get a win...and maybe Xabi Alonso too?
March 23, 2021 02:59 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBXabi Alonso back in the Bundesliga? Borussia Mönchengladbach Sporting Director Max Eberl seems keen to make it happen, and who can blame him, because wouldn't it be a treat, just watching the Spaniard smolder up and down the touchline? The prospect gave Matt, Marie, and Reiss plenty to talk about - along with plenty on FC Bayern München's underhanded overpowering of VfB Stuttgart, Borussia Dortmund's sense of frustration after a draw with lowly 1. FC Köln, and the fact that 1. FSV Mainz are...
TF Fantasy MD26 tips - When the mighty have fallen...pick yourself up and find a few new mighties
March 19, 2021 02:50 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBWhen you're the Fantasy Fussballgott, you don't lose the title after one bad week. That's the ruling handed down by Judge JT - and lucky for Flo after he failed to pick up many points at all last weekend. The delightful duo talk strategy over whether to gamble on another unlimited transfer over the coming international break, where to put your money in the unpredictable RB Leipzig squad, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this p...
Talking Fussball MD25 wrap - Good weekend for Bayern and Dortmund...though Schalke's may have been best of all
March 15, 2021 03:02 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBFC Bayern München are back in front by four points after RB Leipzig found the going a bit too tough against Eintracht Frankfurt. Borussia Dortmund -along with fellow European aspirants VfL Wolfsburg and 1. FC Union Berlin - had a positive week for themselves. And while it may sound hard to believe on a weekend during which they lost 5-0, FC Schalke 04 may have hit a bigger jackpot than both of them after reports emerged that Ralf Rangnick looks set to join as Sporting Director. Matt and Nik...
TF Fantasy MD25 tips - What to do when injury woes pile up
March 11, 2021 23:31 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBIt's that time of the season - the one where your best-laid plans for the perfect line-up fall apart through no fault of your own. Amine Harit's late-breaking injury before Schalke's game against Mainz threw a monkey wrench into Flo's team last week, and you can be sure that a player or two you were counting on will do the same sometime soon. Listen in as the Fantasy Fussballgott and JT give you the good word on how to make your team a little less vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrag...
Talking Fussball MD24 wrap - Bayern outclass Dortmund in Der Klassiker as Leipzig stick close to the top
March 09, 2021 03:53 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBErling Haaland tried to make it a game. The strapping Norwegian opened Der Klassiker by scoring two goals inside of ten minutes, and BVB's bunkering act was nearly as good for the remaining 80. But you know what they say about nearly men. Suffice it to say there was a lot to chew on following the big game, and Matt and Nik are determined to gnaw out as much flavor as they can. Tune in for all the best (and rest) of match day 24, plus a check-in on doomed side Schalke with Marie Schulte-Bocku...
TF Fantasy - Making sure your team is the class of your league on Klassiker weekend
March 05, 2021 02:54 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBAll eyes in the Bundesliga are on Der Klassiker - which shouldn't come as a surprise considering the history, the hype, and the circumstances surrounding the fixture this season. But as any good fantasy manager knows, many of the biggest points are in the more out-of-the-way corners of the league. JT and Flo answer all your questions ahead of MD24. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkin...
TF Extra - DC United midfielder (and new podcaster) Julian Gressel
March 03, 2021 09:00 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBThis one's a treat. When we heard the biggest German player in North America's top soccer league was starting a podcast, we had to find out more - by the time we got him for an interview, the show had just been born. Listen in as Julian Gressel tells Matt about Zee Soccer Podcast, his new show with fellow MLS kraut Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire), his undying love for one particular Bundesliga club, how he came back from being cut loose by Greuther Fürth at age 15, and what his hopes are for th...
Talking Fussball MD23 wrap - Schalke ring in the changes, RB set up to profit from Der Klassiker
March 02, 2021 04:02 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBWhat in the world? FC Schalke 04 have just about topped their own lofty standards for chaos this time - firing no less than five key sporting-side employees in one fell swoop. Mind you, they're not alone in head-scratching personnel moves. With just 11 games left, Arminia Bielefeld are making a coaching change - one they say is to preserve their chances of long-term success. Meanwhile, with der Klassiker looming next week, it's RB Leipzig who appear most poised to take advantage of a BVB win...
TF Fantasy MD23 tips - Getting right down to business
February 25, 2021 23:59 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBLast week was a bit patchy for Fantasy Fussballgott Flo (a fact that JT is not about to let go unnoticed), but this week's fixtures have plenty of promise. The episode is a little shorter than usual - JT was set to meet up with with some Young Boys in Leverkusen later that evening - but rest assured, you'll get all the fantasy advice you need ahead of match day 23. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com...
Talking Fussball Extra - Adventures in ultra culture with James Montague
February 24, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBThis one's a break from the norm: A look at a form of football culture that transcends the Bundesliga (though it's a force there as well). James Montague comes on the show to talk about his book 1312: Among the Ultras: A journey with the world’s most extreme fans. Nik and James talk through the origins of the Ultra movement, its political and social dimensions, and why it has spread across the globe. In Germany, Morocco, Argentina, Indonesia - just about anywhere the world's game is played -...
Talking Fussball MD22 wrap - Eintracht take down Bayern to build up hopes of a title race
February 23, 2021 03:54 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBWe're happy to report an uptick in excitement at the upper reaches of the table. FC Bayern München are slipping up, RB Leipzig are looking steadier by the week, and Eintracht Frankfurt have a rocket strapped to their back. Matt and Nik look at those teams' success, Borussia Dortmund's beatdown of the hapless FC Schalke 04, and Reiss Tigwell drops by to heap praise on VfL Wolfsburg. Submit your Blue Wire Hustle application here: http://bwhustle.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
TF Fantasy MD22 tips - Calibrating your line-up strategy on a match day with big games and big question marks
February 18, 2021 23:56 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBA lot to think about ahead of Match Day 22. We've got big scorers on both sides of the ball on Saturday as FC Bayern München visits Eintracht Frankfurt - who do you put in your team? Borussia Dortmund come into weekend with a Champions League victory wind in their sails, but the Revierderby has thrown up weird results before - can FC Schalke 04 pull off a surprise? And with Coronavirus cases present in at least two squads this week, will there be some last-minute scratches in store? Listen ...
Talking Fussball Extra - Getting your head around the boardroom turmoil at VfB Stuttgart
February 17, 2021 06:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBIf you've been listening to the podcast this season, you have definitely heard Nik, Matt and others praise VfB Stuttgart's performances in its first season back in the top flight after a two-year absence. Attacking talents like Silas Wamangatuka, Nicolas Gonzales and others have been setting the Bundesliga alight and coach Pellegrino Matarazzo has garnered plenty of praise for his intelligent tactical set-up. Yet all is not well at the club - a boardroom power struggle has stolen the headlin...
Talking Fussball MD21 wrap - Leipzig and Frankfurt the big winners on a tight-as-can-be weekend
February 15, 2021 18:24 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBWhen six out of eight games on the weekend end on level terms, you have to hand it to the teams that went out and won. A hearty round of applause to Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig for picking up three points when nobody else was up to the task. No, not even red-hot VfL Wolfsburg, who couldn't quite put a goal past Borussia Mönchengladbach. (Marco Rose is definitely off the Christmas list now, going public with his end-of-season move to Dortmund after we recorded this pod but before we co...
TF Fantasy MD21 tips - Will we get nine games this week? (...and if we don't, who should you put in your team?)
February 11, 2021 23:54 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBAfter the dust settled on last weekend's action, the cancellation of the Bielefeld -Bremen match didn't end up being such a bad thing for some fantasy managers. Players were awarded their per-game season averages and we all got to move on. Will MD21 be another week of winter weather trouble, or maybe even a Covid outbreak-marred round? And if it is, what should you do? JT and Flo don't reckon that's likely, but it's well worth thinking through. That and a host of other fantasy dilemmas solved...
Talking Fussball MD20 wrap - Both Borussias falling further behind in the race for the top four
February 09, 2021 03:47 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBCan we call what Dortmund is going through a crisis now? The Talking Fussball crew is ready to ring that particular bell, so there's much to discuss. How did BVB lose in Freiburg, despite holding their hosts to next-to-no good chances? What's to be done about the goalkeeper position? And how has Edin Terzic succeeded where so many before him have failed - namely, stopped Erling Haaland from scoring? All that and a look at Gladbach's Rheinderby loss, Bayern's tarmac misadventures, Reiss's resc...
TF Fantasy MD20 tips - Big pricetag strikers and budget boys at the back
February 04, 2021 21:18 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBIf you've busted your budget on can't miss players up front (like a lot of us), you're always on the lookout for more modestly-priced options - especially at the back - to fill out your roster. JT and Flo share a few picks to solve that problem on Match Day 20, as well as remind you to follow the action in the TFF Pokal! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support
Talking Fussball MD19 wrap - RB finally beat a Spitzenmannschaft (just as new ones emerge)
February 02, 2021 02:17 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBWith FC Bayern München making sure there wouldn't be another slip-up against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, RB Leipzig needed full points on Saturday night to stay within touching distance of the top. They did just that, picking up their first win of the season against a fellow Spitzenmannschaft (top team) in Leverkusen. But who is a Spitzenmannschaft anyway? Adi Hütter reckons his Eintracht Frankfurt side are one at the moment, and VfL Wolfsburg might be too as they spend another week in the top four....
TF Fantasy MD19 tips - Never mind the penalty misses, stick by your picks
January 28, 2021 21:52 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBA few of you were feeling laid up by the epidemic of penalty saves and misses, but don't get twisted: many of the guys who failed to convert are still going to be good earners going forward. JT and Flo are here to set you straight about who to put in your XI on a Match Day 19 that features a tricky fixture schedule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support
Talking Fussball MD18 wrap - Hertha blow it all up after another hiding as Bayern pull further away
January 26, 2021 03:39 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBThank goodness there was something to take our mind off the incredible disappearing title race. With Bayern making sure this season is likely to end much as the last eight did, Matt and Nik turn their primary attention to Hertha BSC. The capital club has been a basket case this season, but there's reason for hope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support
TF Fantasy MD18 tips - UNLIMITED transfers alert!
January 21, 2021 20:21 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBWe could talk about Yannick Gerhardt's non-appearance against Mainz after last episode's fanfare. We could talk about what marginal gains could be had by taking a look at who's playing when on the weekend, but STOP THE PRESSES - we have an unlimited transfer situation on our hands! JT and Flo are here to help you with that total squad renovation project you've been putting off all these weeks ahead of MD18. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support t...
Talking Fussball Extra MD17 whip-around - Signs of life from Cologne and Bielefeld, bad times in Berlin
January 21, 2021 02:40 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBWe're now 66.66% through the Bundesliga's latest englische Woche and the narratives are coming thick and fast. So fast it can be hard to keep track. To take the temperature of as many teams as he could, Nik recruits a string of voices from around the league to react to: Leverkusen's big win against Dortmund, a shock for Stuttgart in Ostwestfalen, Hertha's horror night against Hoffenheim and much more, in a konferenz-style speed round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...
TF Fantasy MD17 tips - Just 15 minutes, maybe 20...
January 18, 2021 19:42 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBIt's a quick turnaround here before MD17 gets started on Tuesday, so we'll have to be quick...but not that quick. JT and Flo planned to bang out a tight 15 minutes for you here, and ended up closer to 30! Dig in for answers to plenty of your questions on big-money strikers, bargain defenders and much more - including a certain Werder Bremen player's contribution to the hip-hop canon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this podcast: https://pod...
Talking Fussball MD16 wrap - Bayern has the last laugh as title rivals fall flat
January 18, 2021 04:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBYes, we know it's January already but honestly we had to wait until now to crown FC Bayern München Herbstmeister. That peculiar title ('autumn champion') usually goes to the side in the lead going into the winter break, but this season's odd calendar means the designation was up for grabs until this weekend. What happened? Well, Bayern won and all the rest of the teams in the top four lost and the Bavarians claim the crown. That turn of events naturally makes this week's guest pundit Rick Jos...
TF Fantasy MD16 tips - Bayern are reeling and Schalke snatch a win...time for a rethink?
January 14, 2021 19:38 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBAfter a big haul for the likes of Amine Harit and Matthew Hoppe last week, is it time to invest in Schalke? How can you cash in on the increasingly fallible Bayern? And is it time to get off of a few assets who have failed to perform since the re-start...or show a little patience? With several mouthwatering fixtures (Union v Leverkusen, Leipzig v Wolfsburg, Stuttgart v Gladbach) coming up this weekend, you won't want to miss this podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...
Talking Fussball MD15 wrap - Gladbach top Bayern, BVB are back, and Schalke get Hoppe-d up
January 12, 2021 19:48 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBSome match days are bigger than others - this one was gigantic. The league leaders gave up three goals unanswered to lose in Mönchengladbach. Dortmund, up and down so much this season, got a signature win in Leipzig. Hapless Schalke rode Matthew Hoppe's goals to glory - their first three-point haul in nearly a YEAR. Suffice it to say there was plenty for Matt and Nik to talk about, and Reiss drops by to rescue Bielefeld's win over Hertha from oblivion. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices...
TF Fantasy MD15 tips - JT and Flo get back to management
January 08, 2021 03:51 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBThe extra-short winter break ended a bit too soon for our fantasy mavens last weekend - but they've got you covered for Match Day 15. Listen in as James Thorogood and Florian Reinecke break down the best moves for the weekend, including listener questions on players from Freiburg, Leverkusen, Hoffenheim and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talking-fussball/support
Talking Fussball MD14 wrap - Bayern roar back against Mainz, RB take down Stuttgart's house divided
January 06, 2021 00:53 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBWell that was quick. After the shortest Winterpause we've ever experienced, the Bundesliga got back down to business. The Rekordmeister went down early (again) and won (again), Wolfsburg failed to get a result against BVB (again), and Schalke trotted out a new coach and didn't win (again). Listen in as Matt and Nik talk through, as well as welcome Reiss Tigwell as part of a new feature we call Rescued from Oblivion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices --- ...
Talking Fussball MD13 wrap - Bayern strike back ahead of the mini-Winterpause
December 23, 2020 00:35 - 1 hour - 56 MBIt was fun while it lasted, folks. After a two-matchday exile from the top, FC Bayern München muscled Bayer 04 Leverkusen off the summit with a last-second winner from Robert Lewandowski. Matt and Nik talk the dramatic win over, as well as assess how the Bundesliga's various teams should feel about the season so far as they head into a wee break. Plenty on Dortmund's next move, Schalke and Mainz's predicaments, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ...
Talking Fussball MD12 mini-wrap - Terzic era at BVB off to a flyer as rivals Schalke make it 28 without a win
December 17, 2020 03:55 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBWe know it's not really our day of the week, but we thought we'd just drop in with a few perspectives on Match Day 12. First up, Nik and Terry D comb over their two teams' clash - the first one for Dortmund under new coach Edin Terzic - as well as a bit on the rest of Tuesday's action. Then, as all three of the tightly-packed top sides won on Wednesday, Matt calls up Jack Mangan of the Schalkemerica podcast for a chat about the Royal Blues' worrying situation... Learn more about your ad cho...