Talking Tactics

Daniel Tiluk and Have Hope discuss Barcelona beating Real Madrid 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup. Lamine Yamal or Mohamed Salah for best in-form player in the world. Will Liverpool hold on to their lead in the Premier League? Does English football need a Rooney Role equivalent? Before the podcast: Is using social media like poison? Talking Tactics Patreon https://www.patreon.com/talkingtactics/join Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Daniel's newsletter https://offtarget.substack.com Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 https://bsky.app/profile/danieltiluk.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniel Tiluk, Have Hope and Carl Anka discuss Milan beating Inter in the Italian Super Cup and the Spanish Super Cup getting underway in Saudi Arabia. Why can't Barcelona keep the players they sign (e.g. Dani Olmo)? Is Jude Bellingham the biggest footballing talent England have ever had (Wayne Rooney, Joe Cole included)? What happened to Liverpool and Manchester United that created a 2-2 draw at Anfield? Before the podcast: Relationships and trouble. Talking Tactics Patreon https://www.patreon.com/talkingtactics/join Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Daniel's newsletter https://offtarget.substack.com Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 https://bsky.app/profile/danieltiluk.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniel Tiluk and Have Hope discuss whether Liverpool can be caught. Can Arsenal without Bukayo Saka maintain their pace with the leaders? Chelsea's title charge latest two weeks. If you were Liverpool and could only sign one (1) of Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, or Mohamed Salah which do you sign? Is Salah on EPL GOAT watch? Should Alexander-Arnold go to Real Madrid? Is there any way to explain the dysfunction, devolution and disarray of Manchester United. Before the podcast: Best inventions and Christmas break. Talking Tactics Patreon https://www.patreon.com/talkingtactics/join Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Daniel's newsletter https://offtarget.substack.com Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 https://bsky.app/profile/danieltiluk.bsky.social Learn more about your a

Daniel Tiluk and Have Hope discuss whether this Arsenal team missed their moment to win the league in previous seasons. Are Chelsea right to avoid "title challenger" status? Why would Mykhailo Mudryk dope when physical attributes are the least of his worries? Ruben Amorim dropping Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho worked out well for him, not so much for them. Manchester City have won once in their last 11 games; why can't Pep Guardiola find the solutions to his problems? Before the podcast: Can video games be too realistic? Talking Tactics Patreon https://www.patreon.com/talkingtactics/join Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Daniel's newsletter https://offtarget.substack.com Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 https://bsky.app/profile/danieltiluk.bsky.social Learn more abou

Daniel Tiluk and Have Hope discuss Manchester City dropping points again. Liverpool and Everton postponed for wind. Arsenal's set piece dominance perhaps hindering their overall game. How to counter their effectiveness on corners. Are Chelsea title contenders? Enzo Fernandez leaving his family. Can Antoine Griezmann keep Atletico Madrid in the hunt? Why Luka Modrić is critical to Kylian Mbappé's integration at Real Madrid. Then your Discord server questions. Before the podcast: Running a YouTube channel and the UHC killer. Talking Tactics Patreon https://www.patreon.com/talkingtactics/join Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Daniel's newsletter https://offtarget.substack.com Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 https://bsky.app/profile/danieltiluk.bsky.social Learn more about your

Daniel Tiluk and Have Hope discuss Manchester City losing their fourth straight Premier League game to Liverpool, whether Pep Guardiola is adaptable, why Liverpool started the Arne Slot era so well, Barcelona opening the door for Real Madrid, and Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi writing an overt Christian message on his LGBTQ+ armband. Before the podcast: Unpopular rap opinions and Kendrick doing Toronto. Talking Tactics Patreon https://www.patreon.com/talkingtactics/join Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Daniel's newsletter https://offtarget.substack.com Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 https://bsky.app/profile/danieltiluk.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniel Tiluk and Carl Anka discuss Manchester City in crisis, how can Pep Guardiola fix the mess, Ruben Amorim beginning his tenure as Manchester United head coach, and questions from Discord (join on Patreon for access). Before the podcast: On banana bread and Kendrick Lamar's "GNX." Talking Tactics Patreon https://www.patreon.com/talkingtactics/join Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Daniel's newsletter https://offtarget.substack.com Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 https://bsky.app/profile/danieltiluk.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniel Tiluk and Have Hope answer your questions on punditry, attack v defence, the lack of No. 10s and No. 9s, obsession with stats, great goals, the best players we've seen live, Christian Pulisic doing the "Trump dance," and Vinicius learning his ancestry lies in Cameroon. Before the podcast: On "24" and J. Cole's "The Come Up" Talking Tactics Patreon https://www.patreon.com/talkingtactics/join Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Daniel's newsletter https://offtarget.substack.com Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 https://bsky.app/profile/danieltiluk.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniel Tiluk and Have Hope discuss Manchester City losing their fourth consecutive game. Are Liverpool in position to take advantage of City and Arsenal's inconsistency? Should Christopher Nkunku leave Chelsea for Manchester United. Serie A is competitive. Leverkusen couldn't do it twice. Are Barcelona "Yamal FC," and why Maccabi Tel Aviv ultras got what they asked for in Amsterdam. Before the podcast: "On marriage" and Denzel Washington retiring. Talking Tactics Patreon https://www.patreon.com/talkingtactics/join Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Daniel's newsletter https://offtarget.substack.com Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 https://bsky.app/profile/danieltiluk.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniel Tiluk and Have Hope discuss whether Arsenal are wasting their title-winning window? Is Manchester City's window closing with Pep Guardiola in charge. Are Liverpool the club in position to pounce. Did Sporting Lisbon 4-1 Man City create unrealistic expectations for Ruben Amorim's start at Manchester United. Can Real Madrid's stuttering be explained? The seemingly weekly question continues. Before the podcast: Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential election. Talking Tactics Patreon https://www.patreon.com/talkingtactics/join Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Daniel's newsletter https://offtarget.substack.com Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 https://bsky.app/profile/danieltiluk.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniel and Have Hope discuss Rodri winning the 2024 Ballon d'Or. Vinicius Jr. and Real Madrid not attending the ceremony. Barcelona beating Real Madrid 4-0 in El Clasico. Why Kylian Mbappé couldn't stay onside. Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool. Manchester United (finally) sack Erik ten Hag. Inter Milan 4-4 Juventus. Talking Tactics Patreon https://www.patreon.com/talkingtactics/join Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Subscribe to Daniel's newsletter project: Off Target https://offtarget.substack.com Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniel and Have Hope discuss Liverpool 2-1 Chelsea. Which is greater nostalgia bias or recency bias? Can Chelsea's creative burden be Cole Palmer, and Cole Palmer only? Barcelona are cooking. Which players are doing the best for Hansi Flick. Jude Bellingham is adapting to a new role with Real Madrid. How the signing of Kylian Mbappé has changed Madrid's balance. Talking Tactics Patreon https://www.patreon.com/talkingtactics/join Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Subscribe to Daniel's newsletter project: Off Target https://offtarget.substack.com Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniel and Have Hope discuss Nigeria stranded in Libya, Ghana in a bad moment, Thomas Tuchel signing with England, and Kylian Mbappé struggling to find his form with Real Madrid, while his France career seems oddly placed. Talking Tactics Patreon https://www.patreon.com/talkingtactics/join Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Subscribe to Daniel's newsletter project: Off Target https://offtarget.substack.com Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before the podcast, Have Hope and Daniel talk about whether actors can improve with time and opportunity, and why football video games are in the gutter. Then whether Real Madrid have an Mbappé issue. The ramifications of Carvajal's injury. Can Chelsea play a part in the title race, and the return of Paul Labile Pogba to football is coming sooner than expected. Talking Tactics Patreon https://www.patreon.com/talkingtactics/join Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Subscribe to Daniel's newsletter project: Off Target https://offtarget.substack.com Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before the podcast, Have Hope and Daniel talk about when it's best to leave the internet, and how siblings shape how we think. Then Erik ten Hag's Manchester United future, Chelsea is Cole Palmer's house, Man City, Arsenal, and Liverpool are heating up. Atletico Madrid fans ruin the Madrid derby, "provocation" and Diego Simeone's protection. Barcelona's first league loss. Griezmann's France retirement. Serie A is once again close. Napoli, Inter, Juventus and Milan are too close to call. Bayern Munich 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen. Mourinho's laptop gambit: evil or genius? Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Subscribe to Daniel's newsletter project: Off Target https://offtarget.substack.com Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniel and Have Hope discuss Arsenal and Manchester City's 2-2 draw. Were Arsenal right to park the bus with 10 men? Vincent Kompany hot start with Bayern Munich. Hansi Flick's 100 percent league record continues. No. 11 is bossing Ligue 1. Was Trossard stupid to get his second yellow. Rodri will be sidelined for some time, will his absence affect Man City's season. Are Chelsea good or just better? Talking Tactics Extra: On snack food and the "Sinners" trailer. Support the podcast on Patreon to join the discussion! https://www.patreon.com/join/talkingtactics Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Subscribe to Daniel's newsletter project: Off Target https://offtarget.substack.com Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniel and Have Hope discuss Erling Haaland continuing his impressive goalscoring form for Manchester City. Arsenal beating Tottenham. The nature of rivalry. Ange Postecoglou thinks he's a winner, is that so bad? Liverpool losing. Manchester United winning. Lamine Yamal is currently the best player on Earth. He's 17. Has Kylian Mbappé regressed since his time at Monaco? Talking Tactics Extra: On the cost of watching football in Britain. Support the podcast on Patreon to join the discussion! https://www.patreon.com/join/talkingtactics Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Subscribe to Daniel's newsletter project: Off Target https://offtarget.substack.com Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniel Tiluk and Have Hope discuss Martin Ødegaard's injury, Arsenal's ability to cope, the volume of games footballers are asked to play, where is the player's union, how would a strike/boycott work, and can Brazilian football be saved anytime soon? Talking Tactics Extra: On Shannon Sharpe's leak and PS5 Pro's price. Support the podcast on Patreon to join the discussion! https://www.patreon.com/join/talkingtactics Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Subscribe to Daniel's newsletter project: Off Target https://offtarget.substack.com Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daniel Tiluk and Have Hope discuss Erling Haaland scoring hat-tricks, Declan Rice's red card drama, Liverpool not losing a beat, Bayern Leverkusen finally losing, what happened to Casemiro, does Marcus Rashford need a change of scenery, should Erik ten Hag leave Manchester United, Barcelona 7-0, Real Madrid 2-0, Vinicius and Kylian Mbappé dynamics, Victor Osimhen to Galatasaray, and Rafael Leão exposing Paolo Di Canio on social media. Talking Tactics Extra: On friendships making relationships. Support the podcast on Patreon to join the discussion! https://www.patreon.com/join/talkingtactics Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Subscribe to Daniel's newsletter project: Off Target https://offtarget.substack.com Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 Learn more about your ad choices. Visi

Daniel Tiluk and Have Hope discuss Barcelona's positive start to the season, Dani Olmo's debut, will James Rodriguez fit with Rayo Vallecano, has Kylian Mbappe played to many minutes for a 25-year-old, Paris Saint-Germain cooking Montpellier, how good was Vincent Kompany's Bayern Munich interview, the astronomic goalscoring Erling Haaland has done for Manchester City, and a brief comment on Wolves 2-6 Chelsea. Talking Tactics Extra: On Endrick, his girlfriend, and Bobby Charlton. Support the podcast on Apple or Patreon to join the discussion! Have Hope's Website https://havehopefootballhut.com Carl on The Athletic https://theathletic.com/author/carl-anka Subscribe to Daniel's newsletter project: Off Target https://offtarget.substack.com Become a TT patron! https://www.patreon.com/join/talkingtactics Follow Talking Tactics https://www.twitter.com/taIkingtactics https://www.instagram.com/talkingtactics Follow us https://www.twitter.com/HaveHopeHut https://www.twitter.com/Ankaman616 Learn more about your