S6 Ep24: Five things we think will happen in Liverpool v Man Utd
Jan 16, 2020
Show notesSTART – 00:09:20 | Fred vs Craig Pawson: the rematch
‘Liverpool can exploit Man Utd’s sieve-like double-pivot.' 00:09:20 – 00:18:20 | Marcus Rashford: Man Utd’s Wolverine
‘Mohamed Salah could spin Brandon Williams just like Riyad Mahrez.' 00:19:00 – 00:32:57 | Trent Alexander-Arnold will do what he does best
'The Liverpool full-back is going to silence his Aaron Wan-Bissaka rivalry.' 00:32:57 – 00:38:58 | Liverpool left to stew in a nervous half-time interval
'Arsenal? Check. Chelsea? Check? The streak-breakers could seal their hat-trick.' 00:38:58 – END | The Squawka Talker's Liverpool v Man Utd scoreline prediction is...
'Without Fabinho's trademark pass, Liverpool may rely on direct football.'
S6 Ep23: 'If Man Utd are signing anyone from Ajax, it should be Hakim Ziyech'
Jan 09, 2020
Show notes00:02:16 - 00:09:35 | What went wrong for Man Utd vs City? 'Guardiola made good adjustments, but Solskjaer got it all wrong' 00:09:35 - 00:17:32 | Should we take the Van de Beek transfer rumours seriously? 'Signing him would be great, but United need a creator as well.' 00:17:32 - 00:29:17 | The Maddison-Grealish derby 'Buendia is the obvious summer signing for any club' 00:29:35 - 00:45:39 | Spurs vs Liverpool 'The best solution Spurs should go for is a Bielsa 3-3-2-2... but they'll probably go Old School Mourinho' 00:45:39 – 00:53:35 | Bournemouth vs Watford 'Watford's recruitment is smart – but why haven't they bought a centre-back?' 00:53:55 – 01:02:45 | Crystal Palace vs Arsenal 'Arteta can cement his place as a new-age Arsenal manager.' 01:03:10 – END | Would I Lie To You? The La Liga 2019/20 season so far
S6 Ep22: Predictions revisited: The Premier League 2019/20 mid-season review
Jan 02, 2020
Show notes00:01:45 - 00:14:01 | Which team is mostly like to stop Liverpool becoming Invincibles II? 'Jürgen Klopp have mastered 'getting on base' Moneyball style' 00:14:32 - 00:25:16 | Chelsea's chaos theory proven right in top four race 'Werner could allow Chelsea to experiment with a Magic Square built for pressing' 00:25:16 - 00:35:05 | Thanks for the memories, Big Six, but it's time to go 'Leicester have proved they are completely merciless' 00:35:37 - 00:55:05 | The relegation battle How Sheffield United made us look silly 00:55:10 - 01:01:45 | Young Player of the Year, and more... Could TAA replicate a Ronaldo and Bale feat? 01:02:02 - END | Squawka Sixes: FA Cup third round special 'The Championship's best young player is being linked to Man Utd by credible sources...'
S6 Ep21: Favourite Players of the Decade: Squawka Talker Xmas Special
Dec 25, 2019
Show notesYou don't want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing you need. You don't care about the presents, Underneath the Christmas tree. Go and sit somewhere on your own, Plug in those new headphones Make your wish come true, All you want for Christmas is... The Squawka Talker Football Podcast! Jake Entwistle is joined by Muhammad Butt, Will Hall and Oliver Young-Myles to talk about their favourite players from the past decade of football and discuss other picks from Squawka writers and, most importantly, listeners of the podcast. Happy holidays, from all of us at Squawka!
TIMINGS START – 00:20:55 | Lionel Messi "Without Messi – the whole decade changes." 00:21:20 – 00:33:00 | Mohamed Salah "Liverpool could have ended up with Gelson Martins instead." 00:31:15 – 00:52:40 | Harry Kane "Shearer's record looked 'untouchable' but Kane has made it conceivable." 00:53:15 – 01:05:37 | Kylian Mbappé "The greatest goal-scoring wonderkid since R9" 01:06:16 – 01:14:53 | Squawka Writers' Honorable Mentions "Andrés Iniesta is an artist in the age of athletes." 01:15:33 – END | Listeners' Honorable Mentions "He nearly lost his entire ankle and now he might make the Euros!"
S6 Ep20: Arteta to Arsenal brings dark arts & Big Dunc Energy
Dec 19, 2019
Show notesSTART - 00:29:35 | Big winners & losers from the decade's last El Clasico 'Barcelona have the player that does the best Busquets impression in Europe and don't let him do it' 00:29:55 - 01:03:12 | Three games to watch in the Premier League this weekend 'Unless Pep can lure Xabi Alonso, Man City have a problem...' 01:03:30 - END | Would I ever lie to you? Flamengo special 'Jesus hates Sherwood. True or false?'
S6 Ep19: Champions League 2019/20 predictions: The Reboot
Dec 12, 2019
Show notes00:01:34 - 00:39:20 | PART ONE – Squawka's pre-Champions League predictions revisited
00:01:34 - 00:10:10 | Man City still favourites?
'Laporte's return should solve two issues for Man City.'
00:10:10 - 00:20:10 | The dark horses still on track
'No club has as much money (and the willingness to spend it) than Chelsea.'
00:20:10 - 00:39:20 | Reconsidering one-goal Griezmann's Golden Boot odds
'He's ahead of Cristiano, he's ahead of Mohamed Salah, he's ahead of Harry Kane. He's just lights out.'
00:39:20 – 01:05:15 | PART TWO – Premier League preview for gameweek 17:
00:39:20 – 00:50:30 | Man Utd vs Everton
'Target Lindelof's aerial weakness and Maguire will be exposed too.'
00:50:30 – 00:57:30 | Arsenal vs Man City
'City can get a lot of joy against Arsenal's second-choice full-backs.'
00:57:30 – 01:05:15 | Wolves vs Spurs
'Kane and Dele have both been playing as 9.5s.'
01:05:35 – END | PART THREE – Forgotten Premier League players
S6 Ep18: United's 'eternal whiplash', Liverpool's most irreplaceable & Manchester derby predictions
Dec 05, 2019
Show notes00:05:27 - 00:17:58 | Solskjaer beats Mourinho, but who will leave the stronger Man Utd legacy? 'Mourinho will always have the Man Utd legacy of forcing Liverpool's Twitter bio change.' 00:17:58 - 00:22:17 | Do Spurs have an Ndombele problem? 'He took so long to react at Old Trafford.' 00:22:17 - 00:38:30 | Five things we think will happen in Man City v Man Utd... "United are built like a team that takes points off City." 00:38:30 - 00:54:34 | Gonna tell the kids that Mané finished third in the Ballon d'Or 'He has transformed into the Premier League's complete forward' 00:54:54 - 00:58:14 | Leicester's incredible transformation 'Leicester could complete a 29-point swing over Spurs compared to last season' 00:59:36 - END | Would I lie to you about Brendan Rodgers?
'Raheem Sterling: Brendan's Little Astronaut'
S6 Ep17: Is Brendan Rodgers about to become the Premier League executioner?
Nov 28, 2019
Show notesThe Humble One has two wins from two as the charm offensive continues. On this week's Squawka Talker, Jake Entwistle is joined by Muhammad Butt, Sam Long and Tom Green to analyse José Mourinho's start at Spurs - on and off the pitch - before looking at how many goals Robert Lewandowski would bag in the Premier League, specifically at Burnley, and the state of play in the Champions League. Wolves, Sheffield United and Burnley (again) get their time in the spotlight as we decide which club could be the biggest over-achiever and why. Finally, a look at the bleak fixture list of West Ham and Everton which could promote Brendan Rodgers to Chief Executioner and bring back David Moyes.
TIMINGS 00:02:35 - 00:14:07 | Mou after two 'Serge Aurier and Dele Alli have exploded!' 00:14:07 - 00:22:00 | LewanGOALski: future Burnley legend? 'Mourinho will be motivated to stop Lewandowski breaking Ronaldo's UCL record' 00:22:00 – 00:30:30 | Lionel Messi's silly good stats and Jadon Sancho's fine line 'The Jadon Sancho transfer saga is brewing.' 00:30:30 – 00:42:51 | Champions League permutations and predictions 'The benefit of topping your group has become a bit of a myth' 00:43:00 - 00:52:52 | The resurgence of Wolves and Adama Traoré 'Adama's redemption tour is in the hands of Luis Enrique' 00:52:52 - 01:00:55 | Big up Burnley, big up Sheffield United 'Dwight McNeil is a genuine trailblazer' 01:01:00 - 01:10:24 | How long does Pellegrini have left? 'If there's any team that's going to make a bad goalkeeper look good, it's Chelsea' 01:10:25 - END | How long does Marco Silva have left? 'Brendan Rodgers is the executioner'
S6 Ep16: Predicting Spurs' finish under Jose & stuff we think will happen in Man City v Chelsea
Nov 21, 2019
Show notes00:00:55 - 00:20:13 | Predicting Tottenham's league finish Jose Mourinho 'It's a bit of a tragedy if Spurs do now win a trophy...' 00:20:13 - 00:22:54 | Can West Ham sour Jose's Spurs debut? 'They seem to have Spurs' number when it matters.' 00:23:17 - 00:40:30 | Five things we think will happen in Man City v Chelsea 'Terry blocked* a signing who would go onto become the most effective goalscorer against Chelsea in Premier League history.' *Reportedly
00:40:50 – END | A United derby.... of sorts 'Man Utd have nothing approaching a system of play... Sheffield Utd do.'
Bonus episode: The Squawka Talker meets Marvin Sordell
Nov 18, 2019
Show notes
Attention, everyone! Please enjoy this Squawka Talker bonus episode, featuring an interview with Marvin Sordell. Muhammad met up with the former Watford and England u21s forward recently to discuss his career (including a Brendan Rodgers anecdote and what Sean Dyche is really like) along with the issues of mental health and racism in football. You can also watch the interview by going to the Squawka Football Youtube channel.
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