The Cruijff Turn

After a week where they broke their Old Trafford hoodoo, Arsenal fell to Aston Villa last night leading to a conversation around Mikel Arteta and his tactical decisions. We also take a look at Andrea Pirlo's struggles with Juventus, Chris Wilder potentially being in the firing line and the Man City v. Liverpool game and what it says about where the title potentially goes. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

#LekkiMassacre #EndSARS This episode had previously been recorded but owing to the sad events in Nigeria, we've been unable to put it up. The episode takes a look at the Merseyside and Milan derbies, Arsenal v City, Spurs v West Ham, Chelsea and Frank Lampard's travails. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

Happy Independence Day to all our Nigerian fam'. Takim makes his podcast debut and we debate the greatest of our all time Nigerian football heroes before going on to look at some of the big games across the Premier League and Serie A. Jose Mourinho takes his Spurs side to his old team, Manchester United while ex teammates Gennaro Gattuso and Andrea Pirlo battle it out. Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

On the latest episode of the podcast, the boys take a look at the big games this weekend: Brighton v Man Utd, Crystal Palace v Everton, Man City v Leicester, Fulham v Aston Villa, Liverpool v Arsenal. In the Serie A, Fiorentina take on Inter and Andrea Pirlo's Juventus go up against Roma. We also look at Barca's continuing travails and the arrival of Luis Suarez at Atletico Madrid and what it could mean for the Los Colchoneros --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

On the latest episode, we look at the Chelsea vs Liverpool game, Mikel Arteta's win over his old boss, Roy Hodgson's record in Manchester, the limitations of Leeds' swashbuckling style and the opening weekend of the new Series A season. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

The boys discuss the most recent transfer headlines from the news that Thiago will leave Bayern Munich for Liverpool and Gareth Bale is on the verge of returning to Tottenham and what it will mean for both clubs in the new season. There's also some talk about the Chelsea vs Liverpool game this weekend. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

On the latest episode of the podcast, Michael Famoroti makes his debut reviewing the latest run of games from Leeds return to the big time, Liverpool and Mo Salah's latest exploits, Everton and Carlo Ancelotti's chances at success fresh after their win at Spurs, Arsenal's win over Fulham and Mikel Arteta's use of Ainsley Maitland-Niles to Michael's true love- Serie A. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

Football's about to be back! Mayowa is joined by Ebitonye to look at the Transfer Window World Cup and the winners so far, Messi vs Barca, the upcoming Premier League season and the potential challengers , Jose Mourinho's star turn in Spurs All or Nothing and the difficulties of documenting football. Don't forget to join our Fantasy Football leagues. The Cruijff Turn League - 7qt9b6 The Culture Custodian League- qpcfte --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

"Football is about Uncertainty" by Culture Custodian --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

Happy New Year! The boys are back for a new episode of the podcast in which they look at current trends in the game ranging from the Premier League Title Race, the return of Fergie via Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Unai Emery's reign at Arsenal and a look at this week's Champions League games. It's a pod debut for Aanu Adeoye while regulars, Deji and Mayowa take their place. Bibliography The Arsene Wenger L'equipe interview https://arseblog.news/2015/11/arsene-wengers-full-interview-with-lequipe-sport-and-style/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

On this episode, Mayowa and debutant, Deji take a look at Manchester United's defeat to West Ham and Mourinho's third season syndrome, Wolves' impressive start to life in the Premier League and possibly being the best of the rest, the Chelsea v Liverpool game and Eden Hazard being the best player in the league. The episode comes to an end by returning to the Homefront and weighing Amaju Pinnick's re election as NFF President and what to expect in his second term. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

World Cup Preview: Group E To H by Culture Custodian --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

IT'S WORLD CUP WEEK, BABY! As we countdown to the 2018 World Cup, Mayowa and Ebitonye caught up for a group by group preview of Groups A to D. From Nigeria's complex hopes to Russia possibly being the worst hosts we've seen in a while, we get the type of nuanced analysis we've come to expect. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

Another week, another episode. On this episode, Mayowa and Bidemi Bamgboye of Ball Off look at the boom- bust style of Roman Abramovich's Chelsea and a system that results in high highs and low lows. It's widely expected that Maurizio Sarri will replace his compatriot, Antonio Conte at Chelsea so we also took a look at that. Finally, as we get into World Cup SZN, the lads had a quick chat on their hopes for Nigeria and the teams they're tipping for big things. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

You thought we were dead, huh? Never. After more than 12 months away, we're back. As we prepare for 2018's main event: the World Cup- we thought it'll be only right to reflect on some big themes to have emerged over the last season. Arsene Wenger leaving Arsenal after 22 years was a big one so we start with that. Mayowa and Ebitonye look back on the Wenger years and what the future will hold. It's a slightly dated episode as the twists of the last days aren't reflected. Still, Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

Happy New Year people, We reunited to discuss the Ball Off football tournament, Spurs ending Chelsea's winning streak, the World Cup coming soon, the Chinese Super League and attitudes to the game. Cast Oluwamayowa Idowu Deji Elebute Ebitonye Atte Songs Lil Djembe- Hudson Mohawke By Design- Kid Cudi w/ Andre 3000 Don't forget to leave your comments and share the episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

We take a look at the games billed this weekend, the clash between two of the Premier League's ideologues as Pep Guardiola's City and Antonio Conte's Chelsea clash in the 12.30 kick off. Crystal Palace vs Southampton where Alan Pardew's job is on the line and Sunday's game between Manchester United and Everton. We also look at the big game in Serie A between Napoli and Inter and the world's premier derby- Barca vs Real. Enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

Guess who's back? The boys came through over the international break to take a look at the stories of the season - Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool and their swashbuckling style winning plaudits. - The Success of Roberto Firmino and Alexis Sanchez as false 9s - The increased rate of set piece goals and why - 3 at the back making its proper impact in England. - Red Bull Leipzig winning games and earning haters. - Jorge Sampaoli coming to Europe and turning Sevilla to a proper functioning unit. - UEFA announcing that in the next couple of years, the top 4 teams from the top 4 leagues are guaranteed entry into the CL group stages. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

So Leicester City finally got crowned Premier League Champions. Mayowa and Ebitonye took a look at their achievement and debate its sustainability. There's also a look at the Champions League semi's and the question of what the legacies of Manuel Pellegrini and Pep Guardiola will be at City and Bayern. It's likely that John Terry, Antonio di Natale, Mikel Arteta, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Francesco Totti will either be playing at new clubs next summer or retired so we paid our respects. We now have a Twitter account so please follow and tweet at us @TheCruijffTurn sharing your thoughts. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

As promised in the last episode, we release the bonus episode that documents our admiration for the great Johan Cruijff, indisputably the father of modern day football. We take a look at the man, his achievements, character and legacy. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

Back by popular demand! Mayowa and Ebitonye start by taking a look at Manuel Pellegrini's time at City and judging whether he has been an improvement or not before talking on the Nigerian national team's missteps and selecting an alternative team of the season. There's a beautiful rant somewhere in here. Enjoy beloved. Tweet @MayowaIdowu or @takingCustody any thoughts --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

We had our first guest on the pod- Deji Elebute. We spoke on Rafa Benitez taking the Newcastle job, Steve McLaren being more suited for a coaching job, the failure of English teams in Europe and the significance of the first European Man Utd vs Liverpool match up. Listen and tell us what you think, beloved. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

First of all, apologies for taking this long to come with a follow up. We spoke on the FIFA Election and what Gianni Infantino's win meant for the future of football. We then turned our attention to the Premier League title race and make some calls on the potential winners. We had some technical issues with the pod so we broke up the audio into two bits. As a result of those issues, this one ends abruptly. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

In the second part, we make a team of the season consisting of players from the title challengers, look at Pep Guardiola's impending move to Manchester City and the futures of Manchester United and Chelsea. Mayowa has a theory on how United should go that Ebitonye disagrees with. We got a random visitor too at the end hence, the sudden silence. Don't forget to leave a comment or tweet @MayowaIdowu or @takingCustody on what you think. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support

Culture Custodian presents The Cryuff Turn. In the debut episode- Culture Custodian Editor, Mayowa Idowu and Ebitonye Atte focus on the; Ballon D'Or and the football honours system, the January transfer window (pick their favourite January signings) and the obsession with the next Pep Guardiola. Apologies in advance to United fans and for the bad accents and exuberant laughs. Kindly listen and tweet any questions or views @MayowaIdowu or @takingCustody. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-cruijff-turn/support