Granit Xhaka

An exhilarating North London Derby at the Emirates headlined a great weekend of football and we take a fond look back over starring roles from Granit Xhaka and Harry Kane, the pros and cons of Chelsea’s wobbly start to the season and Everton and Wolves playing out a humdinger of a ding dong. Segueing neatly on we also look at Swansea’s rout(ledge) of Leeds, a Sebastien Coates disaster-class and Eric Cantona’s latest role. This is the synopsis of the podcast. We love football. Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us here: [email protected] ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Further reading: Could the North London Derby show that the top six isn’t as impenetrable as it may look? https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/arsenal-tottenham-result-premier-league-big-six-epl-north-london-derby-lack-of-identity-transfer-a9088106.html Did Sadio Mane have a case with his strop at Mo Salah? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49538837 “Humans will become eternal”, says Cantona”: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/aug/30/eric-cantona-eternal-war-crime-king-lear The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Rafa Honigstein, Emma Saunders and James Horncastle to wave goodbye to the Nations League and say shalom to the Premier League. Plus, rebranding Watford; footballers’ film and TV cameos; and the science of rock-paper-scissorsRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Germany 2 - 2 Holland; Scotland do the do; and waving goodbye to the Nations League (02m 00s)• PART 2a: Spurs v Chelsea and West Ham v City previews (14m 00s)• PART 2b: Watford Liverpool preview (22m 50s)• PART 3: Ranieri’s first outing with Fulham and the relegation picture (28m 40s)• PART 4a: Bournemouth v Arsenal and reappraising Granit Xhaka (38m 4i0s) • PART 4b: Man U v Palace and Leicester v Brighton previews (44m 30s)• PART 5a: Bundesliga news (48m 40s)• PART 5b: More Euro news - and competition time! (52m 30s) • PART 5c: Your questions and footballer movie and TV cameos (58m 00s)• PART 6: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (61m 30s)• PART 7: The science and stats of rock-paper-scissors / Exeunt omnes (63m 40s) GET IN TOUCH: • [follow us on **Instagram**](https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/):• [find us on **Facebook**](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/) • [send us a **tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. [Head to the Calm Zone](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)ADDITIONAL LISTENING:• [**Heston Blumenthal's Pod and Chips**](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/hestons-pod-chips/id1440505635?mt=2&uo=8&at=10l9W2&ct=item&at=10l9W2) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mike and Mike break out some of Caley's stats and a few Statsbomb numbers and pick out some surprising numbers, Who have been the Premier League's best passers? Who plays an unexpectedly key in their team's build up? Are they going to gush about James Milner again? Numbers on Kieran Trippier, James Maddison, Granit Xhaka, Marcos Alonso, Ruben Neves and more. (And by more we mean, James Milner.)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport the show