Big Meeks has change english punditry . The light hearted fun athmosphere is a breath of fresh air. All our beloved former player pundits can be more relaxed and themselves on air
Loving the podcast! As a Spurs fan I would have loved to see Harry in this side but I don't see how we would have had this start with him. Part of our success has come from the fact that our side is much quicker back to front and despite H's immense quality, him and Son together in an attack alongside the mercurial Kulu is a very slow attack. Plus he would get in Maddison's way when he drops deep like he does for England which is why it's so hard for any of our 10s to really shine centrally.
Listened to this on Spotify on my lunch break yesterday, I wanted to ask: "The situation with Spurs and Kane, I don't think any of us Spurs fans are saying we are better off without Kane. Instead the question is, given how well we are playing with Ange ball, how good would we be if we had Kane on the end of those chances or linking up with Maddison to send Son through on goal?" I did end up asking something like that but the character limit on the Q&A on Spotify meant I couldn't also add that this podcast gives me some much needed laughs with Micah's contagious laugh and the stories you all have. Love this trio.
The short answer that nobody wants to seem to admit. Yes Spurs are currently a better team without Kane. The reason for that is Kane would not press with the speed and intensity that Ange wants from the current system. Kane has not pressed well since his last major ankle injury against Man City in the Champions League Quarter Final of 2019. His lack of pressing has been obvious and other players have often had to run past him to press while he jogs. Occasionally he will press but he seems to pick and choose. Possibly Ange would have played a different system to accommodate him but we will never know, he decided to leave.
Hey guys love the pod, Alan's even growing on me more I tend to put his Rovers days to back of the mind. Top striker 🤝 and your analysis on Burnley yesterday was spot on , we should be looking more at our poor display rather than focusing on var errors that aren't there. Handball at the end never , if that was ever given against us in a phase such as yesterday I'd be fuming. Look forward to Mondays pod 👏
After big football moments I always look forward to you guys talking about it. Looking forward to an episode about Bellingham in El Clasico, Harry Kane's hat-trick and half-way line goal, and Nketiah's hat-trick! Good weekend for English players
I am so fortunate to listen to you all twice a week. Amazing stuff gents. Question for Alan - would you have bought Micah to your club when you were a manager? 😊
best podcast on the planet .. easily !!going to tell all my mates to tune in on this one !! bravo lads great episode keep up the good work , massive fan!
Tip for Micah: Spurs are a better team without Harry Kane, but not because of Harry Kane's absence. They've replaced other positions with better players and current players have improved - both can be independent from Harry Kane's presence.
I think kane needed to leave in order to get this revolution in the midfield. If he comes back next year itll be fantastic, but if he'd stayed the team wouldn't have made this much progress imo, even with all the same new players
@@tokilladaemon Yeah, I tend towards a similar opinion, but we can't really know. Ange could have orchestrated a similar change with Kane present, if he has that intention and progress in mind. But Son in the new role is working wonders with the midfield behind him - He tends to drop off in form every now and then, but if he develops consistency, it could be a killer formation.
I was telling my friends Tottenham needed rid of HK, it was the Harry Kane show, do you know he scored one goal in over 60 attempts from direct free kicks. I said we need shot of him to become a team, and we have a happy team playing with a smile, and do you know in ten games we have not received one penalty kick.
Even as a 33yo Liverpool man, I’m happy for Harry McGuire no footballer deserves the hate he’s been receiving! Harry gets the winner How’s them apples 😂
Remember in Harry Kane last game for Spurs, under Postecoglou, he scored 4 goals in a 5-1 win. In the new year however they lose Bissouma, Sarr and Son to the African Nations Cup and the Asian Cup. In Spurs first 6 games Romero only gave away one foul and has still only been booked once.
I compare Kane's Spurs to Messi's Argentina in the 2010's. They had to do so much for the theam wich got them either out of position or making the offense pretty obvious. Someone got the ball and they instantly look up to see where Lio/Harry were so they could get them the ball. They're also incredibly good off the ball so taking that away from them made them less of a threat. Plus Spurs now got the correct people for the correct positions. FINALLY.
10:21 come on Gary. Don’t just say nonsense statements like that. Maguire looks like the most frightened player on the ball, never passes it forward. You can’t rewrite the past with one or two games- overalls Maguire has been abysmal at Utd. I’m sorry about the abuse he gets but you can’t escape criticism with the performances he’s given. I’ll have to see him perform well until at least Boxing Day to say he’s actually turned things around.
I may have spent the last 55 years living in Southern California but you can't swing a cat in Tamworth without hitting a family relation. You can always tell a Tamworth taxi driver. You just can't tell them much.
To be honest Spurs are better team without Kane. No disrespect to Kane, but Spurs were built around Kane. It was set up so the team played for an individual rather than individuals working as a team. That's why Kane's doing better in Bayern, he's an individual working as a team. Because he joined the team that was built without him he just filled in the slot.
It won’t work. Kane likes to drop deep and play central. Which means son wont be able to play centrally and would be less effective out wide at this time. Maddison can’t play as a 10 when Kane is dropping deep as well. So someone would have to sacrifice their game.
Absolutely fabulous as per usual, the fashion icon and ambassador of Man city no doubt advised on those horrendous American.style football cardigans lol.. When City got there 1st ever premier League under Mancini Big Meeks will have been over in Leeds lording it in Chapeltown lol. Come on gents bring the podcast on tour of the UK. Big Meeks been a Leeds lad and me a Leeds Supporter how about starting at Elland Road , regarding Tottenham No1 thought Leicester would do it, saying that it was Peps 1st season otherwise theyd have steam rollered the league as usual.
Are we ever gonna discuss City’s 116 financial charges, Since the PL have said about hammering Everton ??. Or does financial power give them a bye ball / new billboard.
I really think with @HKane they are predictable bcos like you guys said everything runs through him, without him in the squad they have all sorts of options and it makes the opposition think alot more.... Unpredictability give them the edge
No, Spurs are not better without Harry Kane. They would be better, but not because of him or the rest of the players, but because Ange would have found a way to build a powerful team with him in the pitch, just as he has done without him.
Lineker just admitted it then he basically said "if you have a famous dad or mum" it's a piece of PISS to get into the line of work you want to get into IE you get a LEG UP at the start IE FOOTBALL, ACTING ETC ETC
Everyone needs to understand we're not doing better because Kane left we're doing well cos of the new manager and his system however the chances richarlision had Kane would of finished but kane leaving has allowed players to step up such as son etc etc
Spurs are a better team under a new manager with big Ange, don't think its about Kane not being there. They could just simply be even better with him there
I love Harry Kane but his dropping deep to pick up the ball would not work in the way Ange sets up his team imo as Spurs fan I have to say we ARE a better team without Kane but we will still miss the number of goals he would have got, we might see him back in a spurs shirt in a few seasons time once he wins the one team league.
If Kane is willing to replace Richarlison on the left wing maybe Spurs will be better but otherwise no. Kane can't lead the high press which is absolutely crucial in Ange ba
The rain reminded them of Dortmund, Germany. The owners ought to put a sliidng roof on St. James Park or a transparent roof that would enhance the quality of football and minimise the injuries resulting from inclement weather and muddy/wet surfaces.
I was at the match @CPFC vs @SpursOfficial match and they were amazing but they are one injury from going down cos if one of Son or Madison gets injured and it's lights out for Spurs
Spurs are winning with or without Kane. Without the sale you maybe don't get the players you need. Of course Harry Kane would have carried on scoring goals in an Ange system. Sometimes it just doesn't make any difference. Son is 12-1 to finish top scorer. I reckon it's a good outside bet. Haaland is the favorite by miles. As it sits just now, it's one goal. You'd imagine if Kane was still at Spurs they'd be even more prolific. Sadly we'll never know.
Haaland in those early city teams with Pep would have scored 60+ easy. Sterling and sane would have feasted going to the goalie and just cutting it back for those tap in that's Jesus used to miss 24/7
@@coma144 To compare Shaktar Donetsk to Singapore City Sailors is just ignorant, and I expect better from listeners of this podcast. Shaktar Donetsk have won a Europa League, which is more than Spurs have done in recent decades. Of course 4 goals in a pre-season match doesn't mean that they'll score 4 in every league game, but is does indicate that they can score under that system and might get a few, especially if said player has proven themselves to be a top striker, under various managers of different styles.
I love this show nornally but come on yer talking about Maguire like he is Beckenbaur cos hes English the bloke had 2 good games against sheff utd and copenhagen he is awful
Micah splitting his trousers…… ‘Big pleats’ springs to mind 😂
Big Meeks has change english punditry . The light hearted fun athmosphere is a breath of fresh air. All our beloved former player pundits can be more relaxed and themselves on air
This is one of the best podcasts out there- hands down
This & Gary Neville's one.
This podcast makes me laugh every single time! Micah's life is literally a list of funny encounters.
Does he have an autobiography yet?
These 3 together are the best in football. Just hilarious.
Genius trio!
I won’t be this early to my first child’s birth
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👏🏻👏🏻 😂😂
At least you won't be Bursting onto the scene like big meeks
I love the regularity of this podcast, often drags me away from the news just when melancholy is setting in. Braw stuff
@@PaulaAmato22the initial "bursting" is what causes the latter childbirth! 😅
By far my favorite podcast, unbelievable chemistry
This is easily the best football pod on the net rn.
I love this Trio, this podcast, everything about it is great!
Watch and listen to you guys all day. Funnier than anything on tv, you have me in stitches at times. Brilliant 👏
Loving the podcast! As a Spurs fan I would have loved to see Harry in this side but I don't see how we would have had this start with him. Part of our success has come from the fact that our side is much quicker back to front and despite H's immense quality, him and Son together in an attack alongside the mercurial Kulu is a very slow attack. Plus he would get in Maddison's way when he drops deep like he does for England which is why it's so hard for any of our 10s to really shine centrally.
I was listening to this podcast yesteday on Spotify while going out for a walk. I went around smiling and laughing like some crazy person in public.
this pod gonna blow up need longer episdoes for special occasions!! Great insight and entertaining throughout
The Best Podcast! I pressed subscribe after watching this episode. Thanks for the show. ❤😂🎉
Listened to this on Spotify on my lunch break yesterday, I wanted to ask:
"The situation with Spurs and Kane, I don't think any of us Spurs fans are saying we are better off without Kane. Instead the question is, given how well we are playing with Ange ball, how good would we be if we had Kane on the end of those chances or linking up with Maddison to send Son through on goal?"
I did end up asking something like that but the character limit on the Q&A on Spotify meant I couldn't also add that this podcast gives me some much needed laughs with Micah's contagious laugh and the stories you all have. Love this trio.
The short answer that nobody wants to seem to admit. Yes Spurs are currently a better team without Kane. The reason for that is Kane would not press with the speed and intensity that Ange wants from the current system. Kane has not pressed well since his last major ankle injury against Man City in the Champions League Quarter Final of 2019. His lack of pressing has been obvious and other players have often had to run past him to press while he jogs. Occasionally he will press but he seems to pick and choose. Possibly Ange would have played a different system to accommodate him but we will never know, he decided to leave.
Hey guys love the pod, Alan's even growing on me more I tend to put his Rovers days to back of the mind. Top striker 🤝 and your analysis on Burnley yesterday was spot on , we should be looking more at our poor display rather than focusing on var errors that aren't there. Handball at the end never , if that was ever given against us in a phase such as yesterday I'd be fuming. Look forward to Mondays pod 👏
After big football moments I always look forward to you guys talking about it. Looking forward to an episode about Bellingham in El Clasico, Harry Kane's hat-trick and half-way line goal, and Nketiah's hat-trick! Good weekend for English players
I am so fortunate to listen to you all twice a week. Amazing stuff gents. Question for Alan - would you have bought Micah to your club when you were a manager? 😊
He was to busy making up excuses as to why Newcastle were about to get relegated.
Johnson is great - he’s going to be brilliant the more he plays
best podcast on the planet .. easily !!going to tell all my mates to tune in on this one !! bravo lads great episode keep up the good work , massive fan!
Love see Alan laughing so much
Great start to a Saturday. Love this ❤
love these 3 together, great pod
Absolutely ADORED Lineker at Everton. Was heartbroken when he left for Barcelona 💙
I'm glad Micah picked up on Gary saying that he was at 'the theatre'
Excellent AGAIN!! I look forward to every episode.....Brilliant:)
Tip for Micah: Spurs are a better team without Harry Kane, but not because of Harry Kane's absence. They've replaced other positions with better players and current players have improved - both can be independent from Harry Kane's presence.
I think kane needed to leave in order to get this revolution in the midfield. If he comes back next year itll be fantastic, but if he'd stayed the team wouldn't have made this much progress imo, even with all the same new players
@@tokilladaemon Yeah, I tend towards a similar opinion, but we can't really know. Ange could have orchestrated a similar change with Kane present, if he has that intention and progress in mind. But Son in the new role is working wonders with the midfield behind him - He tends to drop off in form every now and then, but if he develops consistency, it could be a killer formation.
I love watching the 3 of you.. but can you tell Alan to paint the wall behind him.. that chip is doing my head in 😂😂😂
Best podcast around by miles.
G'day from Australia, love the pod lads keep it up
Best footy pod in the world
I was telling my friends Tottenham needed rid of HK, it was the Harry Kane show, do you know he scored one goal in over 60 attempts from direct free kicks. I said we need shot of him to become a team, and we have a happy team playing with a smile, and do you know in ten games we have not received one penalty kick.
Love the way they censor ‘bollock’ but not ‘pissing down’
After 2:30 I had to stop watching and search ‘Micah Richards splits pants’ as I hadn’t seen this 😂👏🏻
Gary's little nose scratching makes me laugh so much. HE DOES IT SO MUCH LOL.
Greetings from Malaysia! Enjoy this podcast since the 1st video.
Even as a 33yo Liverpool man, I’m happy for Harry McGuire no footballer deserves the hate he’s been receiving! Harry gets the winner How’s them apples 😂
They need to get Wrighty on this podcast as well.
Remember in Harry Kane last game for Spurs, under Postecoglou, he scored 4 goals in a 5-1 win. In the new year however they lose Bissouma, Sarr and Son to the African Nations Cup and the Asian Cup. In Spurs first 6 games Romero only gave away one foul and has still only been booked once.
Keep em coming boys, I adore these pods
I compare Kane's Spurs to Messi's Argentina in the 2010's. They had to do so much for the theam wich got them either out of position or making the offense pretty obvious.
Someone got the ball and they instantly look up to see where Lio/Harry were so they could get them the ball. They're also incredibly good off the ball so taking that away from them made them less of a threat.
Plus Spurs now got the correct people for the correct positions. FINALLY.
FYI. Son, Udogi, Sarr, Bissouma will not play for Spurs from mid. Jan-mid February.
Son-Asian cup, the others - African nations cup.
Baffles me how little views these get
Stick big Meeks on any podcast and you've got a winner, but the banter between these 3 is incredible
The goals he would score would be crazy. But would the front 3 of Kul, Son and Richy/Brendan fire as they would ?
10:21 come on Gary. Don’t just say nonsense statements like that. Maguire looks like the most frightened player on the ball, never passes it forward. You can’t rewrite the past with one or two games- overalls Maguire has been abysmal at Utd. I’m sorry about the abuse he gets but you can’t escape criticism with the performances he’s given. I’ll have to see him perform well until at least Boxing Day to say he’s actually turned things around.
Best show by far, very funny and realistic at the same time, wanna get my questions in how do I go about it
This is the hottest podcast there is right now!
Micah and Alan nearly dying at the concept of someone going to the theatre is embarrassing
Love this podcast 💯
I may have spent the last 55 years living in Southern California but you can't swing a cat in Tamworth without hitting a family relation.
You can always tell a Tamworth taxi driver. You just can't tell them much.
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Tommy Hilminger and Hugo Dross 😂😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏
To be honest Spurs are better team without Kane. No disrespect to Kane, but Spurs were built around Kane. It was set up so the team played for an individual rather than individuals working as a team. That's why Kane's doing better in Bayern, he's an individual working as a team. Because he joined the team that was built without him he just filled in the slot.
Son-Kane-Maddison would've been absolutely insane 😮
Problem is though Son started out wide and looked so much less effective. Its the fact Kane isn’t there as to why Son is playing as he is.
It won’t work. Kane likes to drop deep and play central. Which means son wont be able to play centrally and would be less effective out wide at this time. Maddison can’t play as a 10 when Kane is dropping deep as well. So someone would have to sacrifice their game.
Having moved to America from Ghana it's refreshing to hear 'Trouser' instead of 'Pants'
Awesome podcast 👍
the msot enjoyable people to watch on youtube as a whole, love the chemistry with these 3
Wait that’s not the video CBS put out, Micah does the celebration and rips his trousers and Kate was the one who asked if Micah’s trousers were okay.
Really loving the podcast but must say I'm a little disappointed their was no tribute or even mention of Bill Kenwright passing away.
Absolutely fabulous as per usual, the fashion icon and ambassador of Man city no doubt advised on those horrendous American.style football cardigans lol.. When City got there 1st ever premier League under Mancini Big Meeks will have been over in Leeds lording it in Chapeltown lol. Come on gents bring the podcast on tour of the UK. Big Meeks been a Leeds lad and me a Leeds Supporter how about starting at Elland Road , regarding Tottenham No1 thought Leicester would do it, saying that it was Peps 1st season otherwise theyd have steam rollered the league as usual.
Micah is too funny🤣🤣🤣
Are we ever gonna discuss City’s 116 financial charges, Since the PL have said about hammering Everton ??. Or does financial power give them a bye ball / new billboard.
I really think with @HKane they are predictable bcos like you guys said everything runs through him, without him in the squad they have all sorts of options and it makes the opposition think alot more.... Unpredictability give them the edge
No, Spurs are not better without Harry Kane. They would be better, but not because of him or the rest of the players, but because Ange would have found a way to build a powerful team with him in the pitch, just as he has done without him.
Lineker just admitted it then he basically said "if you have a famous dad or mum" it's a piece of PISS to get into the line of work you want to get into IE you get a LEG UP at the start IE FOOTBALL, ACTING ETC ETC
Why did I always assume that when you work in a studio for an American company (like CBS) that you must be in America? 🤦♂️
Love this show 😂😂😂
Spurs is a different team without Harry Kane.
Big Meeks got big cheeks💀🤣
Jesus is one of the best ball carrying strikers in the world. And he’s insane in tight spaces
Romero only has 1 yellow this season. Evolved as a player next to Vanders already.
Love the podcast, would love it more if Gary could go a sentence without picking or scratching the nose…..
Everyone needs to understand we're not doing better because Kane left we're doing well cos of the new manager and his system however the chances richarlision had Kane would of finished but kane leaving has allowed players to step up such as son etc etc
I don't agree with Alan. Newcastle deserved more.
Spurs are a better team under a new manager with big Ange, don't think its about Kane not being there. They could just simply be even better with him there
I love Harry Kane but his dropping deep to pick up the ball would not work in the way Ange sets up his team imo as Spurs fan I have to say we ARE a better team without Kane but we will still miss the number of goals he would have got, we might see him back in a spurs shirt in a few seasons time once he wins the one team league.
Still got a bit of sound balancing to do with the participants, Meeks is just right, Alan a shade too loud and Gary a couple of notches too low.
5 points clear, Gary 👍🤣
Why are you not speaking at all of great Kevin Keegan. Best ever Payer on British Football by far. Gaza was close, but still far away
If Kane is willing to replace Richarlison on the left wing maybe Spurs will be better but otherwise no. Kane can't lead the high press which is absolutely crucial in Ange ba
only pod i listen or watch every one
The rain reminded them of Dortmund, Germany. The owners ought to put a sliidng roof on St. James Park or a transparent roof that would enhance the quality of football and minimise the injuries resulting from inclement weather and muddy/wet surfaces.
I was at the match @CPFC vs @SpursOfficial match and they were amazing but they are one injury from going down cos if one of Son or Madison gets injured and it's lights out for Spurs
Some other players who let emotion get the better of them some times
Beckham
Scholes
Zidane
Ronaldo
Ramos
Keane
Pearce
the answer to the question are spurs better without kane is that they are better with ange.
Gary, you need to speak a little louder! Brilliant podcast though!
06:15 got me dying
Celtic have beaten Barcelona twice at Celtic park in 2004 in the uefa cup and 2012 in the champions league, in 2004 we knocked them out said uefa cup
Spurs are winning with or without Kane. Without the sale you maybe don't get the players you need. Of course Harry Kane would have carried on scoring goals in an Ange system. Sometimes it just doesn't make any difference. Son is 12-1 to finish top scorer. I reckon it's a good outside bet.
Haaland is the favorite by miles. As it sits just now, it's one goal. You'd imagine if Kane was still at Spurs they'd be even more prolific. Sadly we'll never know.
If Spurs re-signed Kane in January....we'd be much better team and get more points and score more goals.
Botman and shar best cb partnership
Haaland in those early city teams with Pep would have scored 60+ easy. Sterling and sane would have feasted going to the goalie and just cutting it back for those tap in that's Jesus used to miss 24/7
All the love from Saudi ❤
His final game for Spurs Kane scored 4 goals.
Against a no name club in preseason. You also forgot to mention Richarlison had a Hattrick in Singapore in preseason.
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To compare Shaktar Donetsk to Singapore City Sailors is just ignorant, and I expect better from listeners of this podcast.
Shaktar Donetsk have won a Europa League, which is more than Spurs have done in recent decades.
Of course 4 goals in a pre-season match doesn't mean that they'll score 4 in every league game, but is does indicate that they can score under that system and might get a few, especially if said player has proven themselves to be a top striker, under various managers of different styles.
Errrr. Excuse me!! Saliba and Gabriel?????
Saliba and Gabriel best pair
I love this show nornally but come on yer talking about Maguire like he is Beckenbaur cos hes English the bloke had 2 good games against sheff utd and copenhagen he is awful
Gary at The Theater is the name of my neoclassical leftists but also conservative punk/Country band 😅
1st to the greatest football pod!!
No you weren’t