Talking Tactics

Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea Football Club in 2003. His mission was making the club European heavyweights. Consequently, the west London side’s primary ambition was winning the UEFA Champions League. For years the Blues spent billions and hired multiple managers in the process, but heartbreak was the only outcome. After nearly a decade without the Champions League, Chelsea had a squad of aging superstars few thought would lift Europe’s top trophy ahead of Barcelona, Real Madrid, or Bayern Munich.

With some help from a few friends, this Talking Tactics Documentary tells the story of Chelsea’s 2011/12 season, and how that team managed to achieve the improbable — perhaps even the impossible.

Featuring

• Tobi Altschäffl

• Have Hope

• Nick Miller

• NiiNiiFC

• Rowanne Westhenry

• Mark Worrall

Special Thanks

• Carl Anka / Advisor

• Have Hope / Advisor

• Tosin Kehinde / Music

in memory of

Jim Hart

Narrator / Writer / Producer

• Daniel Tiluk

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Daniel and Have Hope discuss Chelsea 4-4 Manchester City. Cole Palmer's icy demeanour. Is Aaron Ramsdale really so much worse than David Raya? Can John Obi Mikel convince Victor Osimhan to join Chelsea? Zinedine Zidane and Lionel Messi lament the loss of No. 10s in their discussion for Adidas. A Brazilian embassy on the Football Hut? Anwar El Ghazi is sacked from Mainz for pro-Palestinian posts. Have Hope attends Stamford Bridge.

On Talking Tactics Extra: Daniel and Have Hope talk about shoplifting food.

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Daniel and Have Hope discuss Tottenham 1-4 Chelsea. Were Spurs naive to maintain their high line with nine men? Should tactics change when the pieces for one's philosophical constructs are absent? Judging strikers by statistical output more than overall performance. Does Kylian Mbappé have the capacity to be an all-time great if spending the majority of his club career with Paris Saint-Germain?

On Talking Tactics Extra: Daniel and Have Hope talk about going to Africa.

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Daniel and Carl discuss Lionel Messi winning his eighth Ballon d'Or. Jude Bellingham shining against Barcelona. Does the 20-year-old need a new signature celebration? Carl breaks down the situations at Manchester United. Daniel tries to explain the goal problem at Chelsea. Ajax can't go lower than 18th, maybe.

On Talking Tactics Extra: Daniel and Carl talk about their favourite kind of sandwiches.

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Daniel and Have Hope discuss Neymar's season-ending knee injury, Chelsea and Arsenal struggling with goalkeepers, Sir Bobby Charlton's passing, have Barcelona found their next young striker, and Vinicius Jr was racially abused in Spain...again.

On Talking Tactics Extra: Expectations for "Killers of the Flower Moon," and which actors are film's version of Pelé and Maradona?

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In this episode of "Talking with..." Daniel sits down with Mutanda Kwesele.

Picking up where they left the first conversation, Daniel and Mutanda talk about coaching, what it means to coach, what a coach is, where are African coaches, and how Pep Guardiola has changed the sport.

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Daniel and Have Hope discuss the retirement of Eden Hazard, his time at Chelsea, his failed move to Real Madrid, who is the current face of football, and why FIFA is actively botching the World Cup (hint: greed).

On Talking Tactics Extra: More information was revealed about Will and Jada's marriage, and Israel's occupation of Palestine.

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Daniel and Have Hope discuss Barcelona being investigated in Spain for corruption and bribery, Jude Bellingham learning from Luka Modric, Manchester City suffering their first loss of the season, the Tottenham/Liverpool game being marred by incompetence by referees, Manchester United stumbling, Chelsea scoring goals (!), and Victor Osimhen is a forgiving human.

On Talking Tactics Extra: Have Hope isn't the biggest fan of how HBO show "Winning Time" (read Adam McKay) dramatizes the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers.

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Daniel and Have Hope discuss the Madrid Derby, the north London Derby, whether Liverpool can rekindle their Manchester City rivalry, Chelsea being in shambles, what is an 8-0 loss, Harry Kane's first Bayern Munich hat trick, Lukaku firing for Roma, and Ajax fans ready to riot in defence of their football club.

On Talking Tactics Extra: Is EA's FC 24 worth buying? Daniel got an early access...

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Daniel and Have Hope discuss Chelsea's disarray, Manchester United and Erik ten Hag not finding the right balance, Barcelona's addition of Joao Felix producing dividends, and whether Julian Nagelsmann managing the Germany national team is the right choice for his career and the country?

On Talking Tactics Extra: Before the podcast we talk about the writer/actor strike in Hollywood, and the ramifications of streaming on the film industry.

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