Why Always Us? - A show about Manchester City
156 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 68 ratingsThe Athletic's Sam Lee joins David Mooney to bring you expert insight into the goings on in the blue half of Manchester every single week. Subscribe for breaking news and big name interviews.
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Episodes
Introducing... Let Me Talk
June 06, 2023 11:43 - 1 minuteIntroducing... Let Me Talk. Why Always Us? has a new name and a new home. Listen to Sam Lee, David Mooney and Nedum Onuoha on their new dedicated Manchester City show. Just search for 'Let Me Talk' wherever you get your podcasts to check out their free shows and subscription offerings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Identity Returns
February 16, 2023 15:49 - 1 hourDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee to reflect on City's 3-1 win at Arsenal - and the club's return to the top of the Premier League table. Produced by David Mooney. *** • Building a bet just got easier! Visit livescorebet.com to find out more about how to make your selections today! 18+ only Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
City Charged by the Premier League
February 07, 2023 12:02 - 1 hourDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee to look at an extraordinary start to the week - as City are charged for alleged rule-breaking by the Premier League. Produced by David Mooney. *** • Take your business to the next level and sign up today for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/always • Get a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase at athleticgreens.com/epl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
Ciao Cancelo
January 31, 2023 15:07 - 48 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee to look at the factors going into Joao Cancelo's departure from Manchester City - and where the move leaves the club for the rest of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Patient Intensity
January 23, 2023 12:39 - 1 hourDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee to look over Pep Guardiola's comments after the win against Spurs - and to see if he saw what he wanted to in the aftermath of the win over Wolves. Produced by David Mooney. *** • Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period to take your business to the next level at shopify.com/always • Get a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase at athleticgreens.com/epl Learn more about your a...
Why won't City just blow teams away anymore?
January 16, 2023 12:19 - 1 hourAfter a disappointing Manchester Derby, David Mooney and The Athletic's Sam Lee are joined by Jim, who runs @City_Tactics on Twitter, to discuss the evolution of the team's playing style - and examine the reasons why Guardiola's side will never go back to the sort of style they played in 2017-2019. Produced by David Mooney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Aftermath of Southampton
January 12, 2023 15:12 - 57 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee to reflect on what went so badly wrong at Southampton. Issues with the personnel, the structure and control are all covered - plus a look ahead to the Manchester Derby on Saturday. Produced by David Mooney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vibes
January 06, 2023 16:30 - 59 minutesHost David Mooney is joined by the Athletic's Manchester City correspondent, Sam Lee, to reflect on the mood of the week, after a win at Stamford Bridge - but maybe not the most convincing performance... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Haaland, Grealish & Lewis - the stories of Leeds away
December 29, 2022 11:57 - 59 minutesHost David Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee for the last show of 2022. They reflect on the conversations around Erling Haaland and Jack Grealish at Leeds, plus focus on Rico Lewis after his last two impressive displays. Produced by David Mooney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Busting the Word Cup Fatigue Myths
December 20, 2022 13:55 - 56 minutesAs Manchester City return to action, David Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee and former City defender Nedum Onuoha to discuss who will be available for the game with Liverpool and how tiredness will (or won't) affect the team. Produced by David Mooney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Guardiola Agrees City Contract Extension
November 22, 2022 14:28 - 51 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's City Correspondent, Sam Lee, to react to the news that Pep Guardiola has agreed to remain at the club for a further two seasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Where are City at heading into the World Cup break?
November 15, 2022 16:12 - 55 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee and Pol Ballus to reflect on the 2-1 defeat to Brentford - plus a look at the bigger picture of the title-race and City's position going into the Premier League's break for the World Cup. Produced by David Mooney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Winning with Ten Men
November 08, 2022 11:27 - 56 minutesThe Athletic's correspondents Sam Lee and Pol Ballus join host and City fan David Mooney to discuss how impressive City's performance was in beating Fulham after Joao Cancelo's red card. Produced by David Mooney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How Teams Try to Beat City (and How City Stop Them)
November 01, 2022 16:18 - 1 hourCity fan David Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee and Pol Ballus to discuss two very contrasting styles that City have come up against recently and the methods with how they have dealt with them. Brighton pressed high and went man-for-man, Leicester dropped deep and cut out the spaces - and both left City with work to do. We analyse how Guardiola got the better of both teams. Produced by David Mooney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Switching Goalkeepers - and Stones and Mahrez Performances
October 24, 2022 23:00 - 36 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by Pol Ballus and, from the stadium post-match in Dortmund, Sam Lee - and the trio look back at City's winning of their Champions League group, Guardiola's decision to swap Ederson for Ortega for the game, and the performances of Stones and Mahrez. Produced by David Mooney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Liverpool Fallout
October 18, 2022 11:28 - 53 minutesCity fan David Mooney is joined by The Athletic's correspondents Sam Lee and Pol Ballus to reflect on everything that happened at Anfield -- on and off the pitch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Haaland's release clause, Akanji's personality, and the way Pep talks
October 11, 2022 11:28 - 1 hourCity fan David Mooney is joined by The Athletic correspondents Sam Lee and Pol Ballus to look at how well Erling Haaland is settling in to life in Manchester. Sam speaks to Manuel Akanji, plus the team are joined by author Giles Elliott to discuss the sorts of memorable things that Pep Guardiola says. Produced by David Mooney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dissecting the Derby: How 6-3 Doesn't Tell the Full Story
October 03, 2022 19:51 - 57 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee and Pol Ballus to review City's 6-3 win over Manchester United in the Derby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How will Guardiola approach the Derby?
September 30, 2022 15:23 - 47 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee and Pol Ballus to preview the upcoming Manchester Derby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wolves Win and Trusting Grealish
September 20, 2022 11:38 - 53 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee and Pol Ballus to discuss the criticism and praise of Jack Grealish and look more specifically about what his role in City's team is and whether he's being judged too harshly on his statistics alone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Akanji Interview -- plus the Dortmund Performance
September 15, 2022 11:08 - 1 hourDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee to look back over why City found it so difficult to get going against Borussia Dortmund -- while Pol Ballus interviews Manuel Akanji. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Control
September 08, 2022 11:25 - 48 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee and Pol Ballus to look at how Manchester City are controlling matches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Akanji Transfer and Coming Back to Earn Points
August 30, 2022 18:27 - 54 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's correspondents Sam Lee and Pol Ballus to discuss the news that Manchester City are interested in signing Manuel Akanji from Borussia Dortmund. The trio also chat about City's newfound ability to comeback from two goals behind and not lose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Regaining Control and Fighting Back
August 22, 2022 13:35 - 49 minutesAfter the action-packed 3-3 draw between Newcastle and Manchester City, City fan David Mooney is joined by the Athletic's correspondents Sam Lee and Pol Ballus to discuss how Pep Guardiola's side fought back to gain a point - in a match they might previously have lost with a whimper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bernardo Staying and Bournemouth Beaten
August 17, 2022 15:38 - 51 minutesThe Athletic's Sam Lee and Pol Ballus join host David Mooney to review the 4-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday and to discuss the news that Bernardo Silva will be staying in Manchester. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Haaland, the full-backs, and a winning start
August 09, 2022 12:43 - 48 minutesThe Athletic's correspondents Sam Lee and Pol Ballus join City fan David Mooney to reflect on the opening day victory over West Ham - especially on Erling Haaland's display and how City used their full-backs to take control of the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How ready for 2022-23 are City?
August 03, 2022 14:38 - 1 hourThe Athletic's correspondents Sam Lee and Pol Ballus join City fan David Mooney to preview the 2022-23 season for City. What transfer business is left to do? Is this season's squad better equipped to fight on all fronts than last seasons? Which players need a good season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The first-look at City for 2022-23
July 26, 2022 15:52 - 50 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Pol Ballus to examine what we've learnt about City from their pre-season tour of the USA and to take a look at how the new signings are settling in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Outgoings: Zinchenko, Sterling, (not) Ake
July 19, 2022 17:55 - 50 minutesThe Athletic's correspondents Sam Lee and Pol Ballus join City fan David Mooney to discuss the outgoings of the summer so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
First impressions of the new players
July 11, 2022 14:59 - 1 hourDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee and Pol Ballus to discuss the new signings at City, after they were unveiled to the fans on Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transfer Q&A
July 05, 2022 12:57 - 1 hourDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee and Pol Ballus to answer your questions on the latest transfer stories around City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transfer Latest: Jesus, Phillips, Cucurella, Sterling, Bernardo
June 27, 2022 11:22 - 57 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic correspondents Sam Lee and Pol Ballus to discuss the latest transfer activity at City. The three also draft a City five-a-side team each. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How will Haaland change City?
June 21, 2022 11:29 - 55 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic correspondents Sam Lee and Pol Ballus to discuss the latest transfer news regarding Manchester City - and then tactical expert Jim, who runs @city_tactics on Twitter, joins the show to discuss how things might change next season with Erling Haaland up top. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
All About Erling
June 14, 2022 17:08 - 1 hourDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's correspondents Sam Lee and Pol Ballus to discuss the arrival of Erling Haaland. We hear from a former teammate of the Norwegian's - plus a couple of his former coaches - to paint a picture of what he's like both as a player and as a person, and how he grew into one of the most-wanted strikers of his generation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
76', 78', 81'
May 26, 2022 20:50 - 1 hourDavid Mooney rounds off the season with The Athletic's Sam Lee with a whistle-stop tour of the 2021-22 campaign. The pair talk mental strength, defining success, Guardiola's dominance of the Premier League... and also look in-depth at that 3-2 win over Aston Villa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
City 3-2 Villa - Immediate Reaction
May 22, 2022 21:28 - 18 minutesDavid Mooney speaks to Sam Lee and Jack Pitt-Brooke outside the Etihad after City seal their fourth title in five seasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Narrative vs. Logic
May 18, 2022 11:22 - 55 minutesAhead of Manchester City's final game of the 2021-22 season and with the Premier League title on the line, David Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee to discuss the talking points. City know three points against Aston Villa will do it, fans are nervous, the narratives are building... so what's the situation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Haaland updates - plus pressure, mentality and the press
May 09, 2022 10:04 - 1 hourDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee to look back on a week that saw City bounce back from defeat in Madrid with a 5-0 thumping over Newcastle. With news of Erling Haaland close to joining, and with ongoing talk about the pressures on the squad and their mentality, the pair discuss the validity of certain criticisms levelled at the club this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MADRID REACTION: Getting back on the horse
May 05, 2022 09:01 - 30 minutesFrom the airport in Madrid, The Athletic's Sam Lee joins David Mooney to react to Wednesday night's defeat in the Champions League semi-final for Manchester City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Set piece proficiency and having faith in City's ability
May 02, 2022 10:03 - 53 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's City Correspondent Sam Lee to look at how City are going about putting bodies on the line and getting the job done in matches - plus they look at the newfound set-piece proficiency and Guardiola's rumoured contract extension. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
CITY 4-3 REAL: Reaction from Inside the Etihad
April 26, 2022 22:26 - 37 minutesThe Athletic's Sam Lee reacts to City's 4-3 win over Real Madrid with a bonus podcast straight after the final whistle from inside the Etihad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Should City keep or sell Jesus?
April 24, 2022 10:17 - 52 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee to focus on Gabriel Jesus - after a show of what he can do against Watford... Four goals, an assist and he won the penalty. He's in a good moment, but with big interest from Arsenal, a short time left on his contract and the prospect of Erling Haaland, what's in store for his future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Haaland: Latest update on the transfer and more
April 19, 2022 14:37 - 56 minutesThe Athletic's Sam Lee is joined by former City defender Nedum Onuoha to discuss the reports that Erling Haaland has agreed terms with Manchester City. They look at what he'll bring to the club, and how success will be judged for the hottest prospect in European football. Plus...Nedum answers some of your questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Beating Atletico at their own game
April 14, 2022 12:41 - 45 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee after a battle-and-a-half at Atletico Madrid to pick apart the talking points from the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fine Margins
April 11, 2022 08:55 - 57 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee to review a pulsating game at the Etihad between the Premier League's top two, with Manchester City keeping their point advantage at the top of the table. A blood and thunder performance that showed how tight this title race is - and will continue to be... and an exhilarating performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
C'est La Vie - That's Football
April 04, 2022 12:36 - 58 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Sam Lee to reflect on Manchester City's 2-0 win at Burnley. They also look ahead to the tie with Atletico Madrid and dissect why Guardiola was in such a good mood on Saturday evening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How has Guardiola changed as City boss?
March 28, 2022 08:00 - 56 minutesThe Athletic's Sam Lee joins City fan David Mooney to discuss how Guardiola's management style has changed during his tenure at the Etihad. Pep himself says he's become less dramatic - how has that influenced things both on and off the pitch? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Embrace the Pressure!
March 21, 2022 16:54 - 55 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's City Correspondent Sam Lee to look at City's 4-1 win at Southampton in the FA Cup and the coming week of fixtures that includes two ties with Atletico Madrid and two games with Liverpool... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Enjoying the run-in...
March 15, 2022 11:57 - 47 minutesDavid Mooney is joined by The Athletic's Manchester City correspondent to reflect on City's 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace. With 7pts dropped in their last seven games, some City fans - David included - are starting to get twitchy. So let's talk about City's control in games, their recent form, and why Guardiola didn't make any changes at Selhurst Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dominating the Derby... again
March 07, 2022 12:08 - 55 minutesThe Athletic's City Correspondent, Sam Lee, joins City fan David Mooney to reflect on how Pep Guardiola's side took United apart at the Etihad. The pair focus on the performances of Phil Foden and Jack Grealish, given their roles in the game, plus there's a look at the tactical set-up that helped City pull clear of their neighbours in the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices