After a week where they broke their Old Trafford hoodoo, Arsenal fell to Aston Villa last night leading to a conversation around Mikel Arteta and his tactical decisions. We also take a look at Andrea Pirlo's struggles with Juventus, Chris Wilder potentially being in the firing line and the Man City v. Liverpool game and what it says about where the…

#LekkiMassacre #EndSARS This episode had previously been recorded but owing to the sad events in Nigeria, we've been unable to put it up. The episode takes a look at the Merseyside and Milan derbies, Arsenal v City, Spurs v West Ham, Chelsea and Frank Lampard's travails. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-cruijff-…

Happy Independence Day to all our Nigerian fam'. Takim makes his podcast debut and we debate the greatest of our all time Nigerian football heroes before going on to look at some of the big games across the Premier League and Serie A. Jose Mourinho takes his Spurs side to his old team, Manchester United while ex teammates Gennaro Gattuso and Andrea…

On the latest episode of the podcast, the boys take a look at the big games this weekend: Brighton v Man Utd, Crystal Palace v Everton, Man City v Leicester, Fulham v Aston Villa, Liverpool v Arsenal. In the Serie A, Fiorentina take on Inter and Andrea Pirlo's Juventus go up against Roma. We also look at Barca's continuing travails and the arrival …

On the latest episode, we look at the Chelsea vs Liverpool game, Mikel Arteta's win over his old boss, Roy Hodgson's record in Manchester, the limitations of Leeds' swashbuckling style and the opening weekend of the new Series A season. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-cruijff-turn/support…

The boys discuss the most recent transfer headlines from the news that Thiago will leave Bayern Munich for Liverpool and Gareth Bale is on the verge of returning to Tottenham and what it will mean for both clubs in the new season. There's also some talk about the Chelsea vs Liverpool game this weekend. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.s…

On the latest episode of the podcast, Michael Famoroti makes his debut reviewing the latest run of games from Leeds return to the big time, Liverpool and Mo Salah's latest exploits, Everton and Carlo Ancelotti's chances at success fresh after their win at Spurs, Arsenal's win over Fulham and Mikel Arteta's use of Ainsley Maitland-Niles to Michael's…

Football's about to be back! Mayowa is joined by Ebitonye to look at the Transfer Window World Cup and the winners so far, Messi vs Barca, the upcoming Premier League season and the potential challengers , Jose Mourinho's star turn in Spurs All or Nothing and the difficulties of documenting football. Don't forget to join our Fantasy Football league…

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Happy New Year! The boys are back for a new episode of the podcast in which they look at current trends in the game ranging from the Premier League Title Race, the return of Fergie via Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Unai Emery's reign at Arsenal and a look at this week's Champions League games. It's a pod debut for Aanu Adeoye while regulars, Deji and Mayow…

On this episode, Mayowa and debutant, Deji take a look at Manchester United's defeat to West Ham and Mourinho's third season syndrome, Wolves' impressive start to life in the Premier League and possibly being the best of the rest, the Chelsea v Liverpool game and Eden Hazard being the best player in the league. The episode comes to an end by return…

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IT'S WORLD CUP WEEK, BABY! As we countdown to the 2018 World Cup, Mayowa and Ebitonye caught up for a group by group preview of Groups A to D. From Nigeria's complex hopes to Russia possibly being the worst hosts we've seen in a while, we get the type of nuanced analysis we've come to expect. Enjoy!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spoti…

Another week, another episode. On this episode, Mayowa and Bidemi Bamgboye of Ball Off look at the boom- bust style of Roman Abramovich's Chelsea and a system that results in high highs and low lows. It's widely expected that Maurizio Sarri will replace his compatriot, Antonio Conte at Chelsea so we also took a look at that. Finally, as we get into…

You thought we were dead, huh? Never. After more than 12 months away, we're back. As we prepare for 2018's main event: the World Cup- we thought it'll be only right to reflect on some big themes to have emerged over the last season. Arsene Wenger leaving Arsenal after 22 years was a big one so we start with that. Mayowa and Ebitonye look back on th…

We take a look at the games billed this weekend, the clash between two of the Premier League's ideologues as Pep Guardiola's City and Antonio Conte's Chelsea clash in the 12.30 kick off. Crystal Palace vs Southampton where Alan Pardew's job is on the line and Sunday's game between Manchester United and Everton. We also look at the big game in Serie…

Guess who's back? The boys came through over the international break to take a look at the stories of the season- Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool and their swashbuckling style winning plaudits. - The Success of Roberto Firmino and Alexis Sanchez as false 9s- The increased rate of set piece goals and why- 3 at the back making its proper impact in England. …

So Leicester City finally got crowned Premier League Champions. Mayowa and Ebitonye took a look at their achievement and debate its sustainability. There's also a look at the Champions League semi's and the question of what the legacies of Manuel Pellegrini and Pep Guardiola will be at City and Bayern. It's likely that John Terry, Antonio di Natale…

As promised in the last episode, we release the bonus episode that documents our admiration for the great Johan Cruijff, indisputably the father of modern day football. We take a look at the man, his achievements, character and legacy.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-cruijff-turn/support…

Back by popular demand! Mayowa and Ebitonye start by taking a look at Manuel Pellegrini's time at City and judging whether he has been an improvement or not before talking on the Nigerian national team's missteps and selecting an alternative team of the season. There's a beautiful rant somewhere in here. Enjoy beloved. Tweet @MayowaIdowu or @taking…

We had our first guest on the pod- Deji Elebute. We spoke on Rafa Benitez taking the Newcastle job, Steve McLaren being more suited for a coaching job, the failure of English teams in Europe and the significance of the first European Man Utd vs Liverpool match up.Listen and tell us what you think, beloved.--- Support this podcast: https://podcaster…

First of all, apologies for taking this long to come with a follow up. We spoke on the FIFA Election and what Gianni Infantino's win meant for the future of football. We then turned our attention to the Premier League title race and make some calls on the potential winners. We had some technical issues with the pod so we broke up the audio into two…

In the second part, we make a team of the season consisting of players from the title challengers, look at Pep Guardiola's impending move to Manchester City and the futures of Manchester United and Chelsea. Mayowa has a theory on how United should go that Ebitonye disagrees with. We got a random visitor too at the end hence, the sudden silence. Don…

Culture Custodian presents The Cryuff Turn. In the debut episode- Culture Custodian Editor, Mayowa Idowu and Ebitonye Atte focus on the; Ballon D'Or and the football honours system, the January transfer window (pick their favourite January signings) and the obsession with the next Pep Guardiola. Apologies in advance to United fans and for the bad a…