The Totally Football Show brings you a six-part summer series to coincide with the release of Zonal Marking, a book written by Michael Cox. Each week, Michael and Iain Macintosh will be joined by a familiar face from the Totally Football Show, to take a look at a classic side from the last 25 years of European football.
In our first episode, we're joined by special guest Tom Williams to discuss the 1995 Champions League winners - Louis Van Gaal's Ajax. Featuring a future Barnet boss, a future Ipswich flop and Wayne Rooney's favourite player.
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Zonal Marking: Ajax 94/95

James Richardson and Team Totally are here three times a week with all the football news you need to know - and plenty that you don’t. On Monday, we review all the weekend’s action. On Tuesday, it’s the Euro crew with James Horncastle and Raphael Honigstein looking at matters across the continent. And on Thursday, Duncan Alexander brings the silliness and numbers.

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Matt Davies-Adams is in the hot seat, alongside Duncan Alexander, Jack Lang and Tom Williams as the season reaches boiling point.

Bayern and Real Madrid draw 2-2 in the Champions League semi-final first leg while it’s advantage Dortmund against PSG as Jadon Sancho steals the show. And what next for Bayern after Ralf Rangnick turns them down?

Arsenal and Man City take their next steps in the title race. Does the visit of Bournemouth to the Emirates represent the toughest test left for Arteta?

Liverpool welcome Spurs to Anfield which brings back memories of the good process. Luton and Forest both face must-win fixtures in the battle to stay up while Ipswich are on the verge of returning to the Premier League.

Plus we’ve got a blockbuster fixture in the Inter Totally Cup as Michael Cox takes on Charlie Eccleshare.

Produced by Charlie Jones.
 
RUNNING ORDER: 
• PART 1a: Dortmund 1-0 PSG (02.00)
• PART 1b: Bayern 2-2 Real Madrid (09.30)
• PART 2a: Farewell Thiago Silva (23.00)
• PART 2b: Liverpool v Spurs preview (26.00) 
• PART 2c: Arsenal and Man City trade blows again (33.00)
• PART 2d: The battle at the bottom (39.00) 
• PART 3: Ipswich heading up, WSL and Copa America (47.00)
• PART 4: Inter Totally Cup - Cox v Eccleshare (51.00)

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Sancho shines in the Champions League, plus the next chapter in the title race

Jimbo has James Horncastle and Julien Laurens in the pod and Alvaro Romeo and Seb Stafford-Bloor on the line to look ahead to the first legs of the Champions League semi-finals. Can Dortmund do the do against PSG? Who will come out on top of Kane v Bellingham as Bayern Munich host Real Madrid? Plus: Leverkusen leave it late yet again, Brest qualify for Europe and mooted managerial moves around the continent. 

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Moments of the Weekend (01m 00s)
• PART 2a: Dortmund v PSG preview (10m 00s)
• PART 2b: Bayern v Real Madrid preview (20m 30s)
• PART 3: La Liga round up (28m 30s)
• PART 4: More Leverkusen magic and Europa League and Conference previews (37m 30s)
• PART 5: More from Ligue 1 and Serie A (49m 00s)
  
Presented by: James Richardson
With: James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Alvaro Romeo and Seb Stafford-Bloor
Produced by: Ben Green
 
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Can Dortmund damage PSG’s Champions League dreams?

Jimbo is joined in the studio by Charlie Eccleshare, JJ Bull and Adrian Clarke after a dramatic weekend on and off the pitch.

Strange goings on in the North London derby but Arsenal come out on top against Tottenham. Man City also get the job done against Nottingham Forest to retain the advantage in the title race.

Liverpool look out of that race after drawing at West Ham but it’s substitute Mo Salah’s touchline row with Jurgen Klopp that dominates the headlines. Is Salah right to be upset? And what can Salah expect from Arne Slot’s Liverpool next season?

It was a weekend where the Premier League said goodbye to Sheffield United and hello to Leicester. Hear why more teams need a bit of Everton in them.

Plus on the anniversary of that Keegan moment, whatever happened to mind games?

Produced by Charlie Jones.
 
RUNNING ORDER: 
• PART 1a: Tottenham 2-3 Arsenal (03.30)
• PART 1b: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Man City (14.00)
• PART 2a: On This Day - Keegan would love it (22.00)
• PART 2b: West Ham 2-2 Liverpool (26.00) 
• PART 2c: What to expect from Slot at Liverpool (34.00)
• PART 3: Aston Villa 2-2 Chelsea (42.00) 
• PART 4a: EFL ups and downs (47.00)
• PART 4b: The rest pf the PL weekend (49.00)

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Arsenal’s stressful win at Spurs and Salah’s spat with Klopp

Tom Williams has written a fantastic new book all about French football from the 1980s to the present day, and he popped by the Totally studios to tell Iain Macintosh - and, by extension, you, dear listener - all about it. So plump up a cushion and brace yourself for tales of Marseilles-era Chris Waddle, Jean-Pierre Papin, Bernard Tapie, Basile Boli, Guy Roux, Claude Bez, PSG's multiple European failures and much, much more. Or beaucoup plus, as they say en français.
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Presented by Iain Macintosh
Produced by Ben Green
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Va-Va Voom!  Tom Williams talks modern French football

An epic week sees Jimbo joined by the epic trio of Duncan Alexander, Rory Smith and Sasha Goryunov.

Jurgen Klopp suffers his first defeat at Goodison Park in his last visit there, a result that surely ends Liverpool’s title hopes. Have the Reds been too emotional? Did they lose it at Old Trafford? Will the fans accept Slot? And has this been a good season for Everton?

Arsenal’s title bid is still on track after their biggest win ever over Chelsea. It’s a great night for Havertz and what could be the crucial goal difference. Next up, the North London derby.

Elsewhere, we talk the numerous records that Sheffield United could break and the reinvention of Crystal Palace under Oliver Glasner.

Plus the first match-up of the 2024 Inter Totally Cup pits Sasha up against last year’s runner up Tom Williams.

Produced by Charlie Jones.
 
RUNNING ORDER: 
• PART 1: Everton 2-0 Liverpool (04.45)
• PART 2: Arsenal 5-0 Chelsea - next up the North London derby (23.00)
• PART 3: Man Utd 4-2 Sheffield Utd & the rest of the PL midweek (34.00)
• PART 4a: Chelsea Women welcome Barca to the Bridge (45.00) 
• PART 4b: Inter Totally Cup - Goryunov v Williams (48.00)

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Zonal Marking: Ajax 94/95

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