The Double Pivot: Soccer analysis, analytics, and commentary

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**The Double Pivot: Soccer analysis, analytics, and commentary**

Soccer analysis, analytics, and commentary with hosts Mike Goodman and Michael Caley

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Double Pivot Summer Teaser Jul 20, 2025

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Talking about all the agreeable soccer analytics you can listen to if you join at

https://www.patreon.com/c/doublepivot

And if you do, here's how to join the Discord

https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/212052266-Getting-Discord-access

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Morgan Gibbs-White to Tottenham Jul 18, 2025

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The deal is still held up in contractual, semi-legal limbo, but we talk about Gibbs-White and analyzing players based on per-90 and per-touch metrics, and whether this is a risk worth taking for Tottenham.

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Tillman, USMNT, Williams, Barca Jul 03, 2025

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Summer means transfer talk but also maybe a teensy bit of international football. We discuss Malik Tillman to Bayer Leverkusen as well as Malik Tillman within the context of the USMNT. And we talk about Nico Williams to Barcelona, why it hasn't gone through yet, and what the plan is for him at Barca.

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Chelsea Summer, Business Jun 25, 2025

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Chelsea has not yet completed most of the many transactions they're reported to be working on, but certainly it looks like another summer for churn. And our question is, why.

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Private Equity and Football (Soccer?) with George Pearkes Jun 16, 2025

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With Crystal Palace in danger of missing out on Europe due to their ownership situation, and Chelsea being, you know, the way that they are, we felt it was time to talk to an actual expert about what private equity is and what is new about private equity ownership in sports. So we asked George Pearkes, all-around finance knower on social media and professionally Global Macro Strategist for Bespoke Investment Group, to talk to us about it.

George is also the co-host of the Normal Men podcast: https://peark.es/podcast/

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Thomas Frank Jun 10, 2025

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Tottenham are hiring Brentford's manager to replace Ange Postecoglou. Frank has been adaptable in his career with a few consistent tendencies, and we've got some takes.

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Man City Summer, First Takes Jun 02, 2025

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Manchester City appear to be moving in the June window, with transfers for Rayan Cherki and Rayan Ait Nouri advancing, rumors around Tijjani Reijnders and Tino Livramento hanging around, and we look at a very strange season and what all of this might mean.

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Premier League Team of the Season Draft May 28, 2025

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We're playing team of the season but with a twist. We each have to draft a separate, reasonably coherent XI of the players who were the best and the most productive in the Premier League in the last season. Did we pick your favorite players? Did we terribly disrespect your team? Check it out.

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Liverpool Summer Preview May 20, 2025

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It starts with the fullbacks. It appears very likely that with Trent leaving, Liverpool will sign both Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez. Both good players at good prices, but neither can replace the ball progression and midfield creativity of Alexander-Arnold. So what else will need to happen to make this team competitive at the highest level?

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Xabi Alonso and Trent Alexander-Arnold at Real Madrid May 13, 2025

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Real Madrid are reportedly making two major changes, dropping Carlo Ancelotti for Xabi Alonso and bringing in Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold as a right sided defender and ludicrous passer. We discuss how all of this may, or may not, but probably will, but exactly how well will it work out?

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