The Double Pivot: Soccer analysis, analytics, and commentary

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Teaser: FA Cup Preview Apr 19, 2018

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In the patreon ep, we talk about the FA Cup and get pretty pundity.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Is the relegation battle in the Premier League done and dusted? Apr 18, 2018

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There is no hope for West Brom, and probably no hope for Stoke City or Southampton. Yet, the Two Mikes chart the path that got these clubs to this point, the odd solutions they've employed to attempt to save themselves, and the slim possibility of escaping the drop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Teaser: Sevilla-Bayern and three others games Apr 13, 2018

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There were three great matches and also Sevilla-Bayern, so we have a lot to talk about. This is just a teaser.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Failurepod: City and Barcelona Apr 11, 2018

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We take a step back and talk about the Manchester City and Barcelona seasons in context. Runaway title winners tomorrow, champions league quarterfinal losers today. Is that a bad season? What *is* a bad or good season, really? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Teaser: Champions League Pep Talk Apr 06, 2018

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This is not the full double pivot double secret premium podcast episode about the Champions League, this is just a teaser.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Premier League is good and the Bundesliga Is bad Apr 04, 2018

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This episode begins with a deep dive into Chelsea - Spurs, mourns the top four and title races that were not to be, and then takes a hard right turn into takery with some pointed questions about why the Bundesliga is bad and no one likes it.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Explaining xGChain, evaluating defensive midfielders and more — it's the Mailbag! Mar 29, 2018

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Want more Double Pivot? We have good news! After that news, the Two Mikes tell you how much to value xGChain and why it's hard to look to numbers for defensive midfielder evaluation. Plus, (sort of) defending Mourinho, busting a Pochettino myth, how to recruit backups for players who are in the XI every week — and more — including a debate about which MCU movie has been the best.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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International Breakdown Mar 23, 2018

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The World Cup is coming up and we are ramping up. Early previews of England, Brazil and Spain right in your international earholes. We are, again, foolishly England-curious and perhaps also foolishly Iniesta-dismissive.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Is it time to question whether Mourinho's style can still consistently work? Mar 16, 2018

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One day, Manchester United's tactics look brilliant. The next, foolish. So, which is it? The two Mikes examine the differences between an impressive win over Liverpool and a listless Champions League exit at the hands of Sevilla, and whether the Special One's playbook won't work in the current era of world football. Plus, with just Manchester City and Liverpool left in the quarterfinals, is it fair to ask if it reflects poorly on the Premier League? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Triumph of Basic Football (and also Juventus) Mar 09, 2018

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Caley is not happy about the football but he's happy to have his primary, gremlin-free-usb laptop back. He and Goodman talk about Spurs not bottling it against Juventus and the weird, basic, extremely good tactics of Valverde's Barcelona. Can Chelsea beat them? The two hosts slightly disagree. Then a little love for Liverpool before it all ends.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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