Caught Offside

On the latest edition of Caught Offside, we discuss the most recent set of Champions League results including City stumbling in Norway, Salah returning to Liverpool's 11 and Madrid dropping 6 on Monaco. Plus, how can Spurs be so bad at home in the Premier League and so good at home in the Champions League?

We also discuss Weston McKennie grabbing another goal in Europe, Jack Grealish going down with a stress fracture and Brooklyn Beckham's public falling out with his parents.

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Senegal are champions of Africa for the 2nd time in the last 3 tournaments... but somehow, that seems like just a small part of the story. We'll share our thoughts on everything from the controversial calls to ball boys battling for towels to players being pulled off the pitch.

Then, it's off to Manchester where the boys break down a dominant showing from Manchester United in Michael Carrick's debut. We'll talk about what we liked from United in this 2-0 win over City and whether or not we think it's sustainable.

And finally, following their latest home defeat to West Ham, we'll take a look at Tottenham and ask the question "can it get worse?" in our our newest segment titled "It Can."

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It may have made sense on paper but in the end, Xabi Alonso was just not the right fit at Real Madrid. How much of it was his fault and how much of it were just the pitfalls of trying to coach a squad loaded with massive egos? Then, we'll get into Manchester United's decision to hire Michael Carrick as their head coach for the remainder of the season. He may be a familiar face but is he the right face? We'll discuss.

Plus, Semenyo and Cherki lead City to a first leg win over Newcastle while Arsenal manage to overcome the "Aging Men" of Liam Rosenior's Chelsea in their first leg.

And finally, Timo Werner is coming to MLS, Conor Gallagher is headed to Spurs and the Africa Cup of Nations has a final that will hopefully be better than the two semis.

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The boys share their thoughts on Barcelona's tense 3-2 win over Real Madrid in the Spanish Supercopa Final (in Saudi Arabia) including Raphina's heroics and Madrid's missed opportunities. We'll also dive in the magic of the cup as Non-League Macclesfield stun defending champions Crystal Palace and... well... Manchester City drop 10 on Exeter City (but Haaland didn't score, so at least Exeter have that).

On the homefront, Ricardo Pepi suffers a broken arm while scoring for PSV and Josh Sargent appears motivated to leave Norwich City and England as a whole.

And finally, we're joined by Paul Fraser, writer of the movie 'Saipan' about Roy Keane's dramatic falling out with Mick McCarthy ahead of the 2002 World Cup. We'll discuss Paul's process of writing the screenplay and Andrew will declare his verdict for who was right and who was wrong in this iconic confrontation.

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After a wild slate of midweek action, the boys convene to share their thoughts on Martinelli's shove, Amorim's ousting, and Romero's rant.

We'll also reflect on Brenden Aaronson's big day (except for that handball) in a wild one vs Newcastle and we'll discuss Erling Haaland doing a lot but also, not quite enough.

And finally, we've got some Igor Thiago trivia and we wonder why Boomers have such a problem with people wearing winter hats indoors.

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And next week, we'll conduct our 2nd annual non-Big 6 (8) player draft.

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NOTE: Near the end of the pod, we discuss Wilfried Nancy. This was prior to the announcement that he had been fired. But as you'll hear from our comments, we are certainly not surprised by this outcome.

Ruben Amorim is OUT as head coach of Manchester United... WOW. We share our thoughts on why United came to this decision, how much Amorim was to blame for his own downfall and where United may turn for their next head coach.

Then, we discuss another managerial move as Chelsea part ways with Enzo Maresca... again, WOW. We'll break down the club's unconventional approach to the position and ask the question if we need to recalibrate our mindset when it comes to Chelsea appointments.

We'll also weigh in on some of the marquee matches from over the weekend, Riqui Puig's devastating injury setback, Wilfried Nancy's status at Celtic and much much more!

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The boys discuss Arsenal's 4-1 win over Aston Villa, Manchester United's draw vs Wolves and Chelsea's 2-2 tie against Bournemouth.

Then, it's time to make some 2026 predictions by way of Blankety Blank - Haaland's goal total, those we fear for, surprise team and much much more!

For even more Caught Offside content, get on over to Caught Offside Plus right now! This Thursday, in honor of the opening of the January transfer window, we'll unveil our latest Caught OffFIVE episode - The top 5 January transfers in Premier League history.

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XG and halftime deficits be damned! Aston Villa's unbeaten run continues, this time over Chelsea. The boys do their best to try and explain how Villa have managed to ascend so close to the top of the Premier League.

Then, we'll analyze Pep Guardiola's quote regarding Rayan Cherki and we'll look back on when Man City's morale began to change. We'll also discuss United eeking one out over Newcastle and Tottenham doing the same at Selhurst Park.

Plus: Is Kevin Schade the next big thing at Brentford? Has Florian Wirtz found his groove at Liverpool? And how difficult has it become to decipher true information from misinformation?

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The boys take a look back on the year that was in the sport we love. From the highs of defeating Uruguay 5-1 to lows of losing to Panama in the Nations League. From the dominance of PSG to the feebleness of the LA Galaxy. We'll go through everything that left us feeling thrilled, bummed, impressed, disappointed and more!

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The boys break down a weird edition of the Caught Offside Cup which featured an Isak goal, a Wirtz assist, some Richarlison chaos, a frantic finish and 2 Tottenham red cards - but it was a player who didn't see red that bothered JJ the most.

Plus, we'll share our thoughts on Newcastle throwing away a 2 goal lead thanks to a couple brilliant goals from Reece James and Joao Pedro. We'll also analyze Morgan Rogers' ascension and weigh in on the pressure that Arsenal are starting to feel.

And finally, we'll discuss Christian Pulisic's name being left off the Guardian's list of the top 100 male footballers of 2025. We'll tell you where he officially ranked and what we think of it.

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