It’s coming thick and fast. The Champions League and Europa League knockout phases are now causing the fixture schedule to burst at the seams. Managers are under immense pressure to get the balancing and rotation of their squads right as we approach the final stretch of the season. […]
Watching Arsenal in the Champions League is much akin to going to an extremely good strip club (I’d imagine). They are sexy and exciting, exotic and enticing, and yet after you’ve spent a good deal of money to watch them for an hour and a half, you are likely to be left achingly frustrated.
Welcome to Episode 29! Knockout punches all around! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ The Cosh takes a break from hanging out with former Liverpool goalkeepers to bring you another podcast. Chelsea can’t beat Southampton, United give Spurs a lamping and Arsenal spent so long in the West Ham half […]
Under The Cosh traveled to Ottawa to meet Liverpool legend, Bruce Grobbelaar. Bruce discussed his present situation as goalkeeping coach for Ottawa Fury F.C. as well as the good old days at Liverpool. We also coaxed him into discussing the current Liverpool side and Simon Mignolet especially. Enjoy! Below […]
Welcome to Episode 28! We are looking forward to the BIG ONE! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ Feels like forever doesn’t it? The Coshcast comes roaring back like Barcelona in the quest for La Liga. In The Premiership, Kane keeps producing, while the FA cup sees Tactics Tim get a brace […]
A Bundesliga aficionado will come at you hard with impeccably high fan attendance figures, mercurial stadia and passionate fan support with – bar Bayern Munich – relatively good financial equality between clubs. A La Liga advocate will always argue that the Spanish league houses the world’s best talents as well as cite Spanish clubs’ recent domination of European competitions. English fans’ best retort has predictably been the high competitive level between Premier League teams.
Matchday 27. Only 11 games to go in the league this season! As we mentioned last week, “Squeaky Bum Time” is now in full swing. Let’s recap what happened last weekend: Recap of scores from Matchday 26: Chelsea 1-1 Burnley: A shock for the champions-elect as Burnley stole a […]
Welcome to Episode 27! We are taking this to new heights Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ Your favourite time of the week, and mine, it’s the Coshcast! This week from the Premiership, Burnley and Ashley Barnes are less than noble against Chelsea, both the Palace and the ‘Castle are besieged […]
After a bit of a break to soak in the romance of the FA Cup, the Premier League is back and we are as happy as Kurt Zouma’s parents were when they gave him his middle name (look it up if you don’t know). Matchday 26 is here and as Sir […]
After a few seasons bouncing around the Championship on more loans than the Greek economy, failing at each club and facing criminal charges on multiple occasions, he is being rewarded with a four year deal at one of Italy’s most prestigious clubs. How has this happened?
Welcome to Episode 26! Are you ready! On the count of … four Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ It’s the Coshcast putting you on blast like Wolfsburg did Leverkusen in the first half. More from the Bundesliga later. It was FA Cup weekend in England, and while Stoke got knocked […]
Welcome to Episode 25! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ Just like Dortmund’s intensity, the Coshcast is back this week after rip roaring action across Europe. In England, Arsenal are dealt some bitter medicine as Kane offers Spurs fans more sugar. City can’t haul themselves past Hull, and United vs West […]
Matchday 24 is here and it is a weekend of derbies in London, Liverpool, and Madrid! We also take a look at PSG-Lyon as well as an old classic in Italy of Juventus vs AC Milan. Before that, though, let’s take a quick look back at last weekend. Recap […]
Welcome to Episode 24! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ Welcome back to the Coshcast. This week in the Premiership, its a mixed bags of surprises and #standard tings. On the surprise side, Pardiola loses a game, Walters gets a perfect hattrick, and Jonjo Shelvey takes down Southampton. On the list […]
When I went back to Juventus, [Gianni] Agnelli called me and told me he had to sell Zidane,” Lippi recalled in an interview with Sky. “He was the best player in the world, but they gave us €77m (£58m), he told me not to worry, that it would all be spent on the team. “We bought, [Gianluigi] Buffon, [Pavel] Nedved and [Lilian] Thuram, regrouped and the team kept winning. – Marcelo Lippi
Welcome to Episode 23! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ This weekend, more shocks than a Texas execution chamber as City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Southampton all suffer an excess of romance in the FA cup. In Spain, Ronaldo acts like a cock, Suarez gets dropped and Griezman makes beautiful music with […]
Welcome to Episode 22! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ Another week, another Coshcast. In the Premiership, Allardyce abandons his famous tiki taka to tak on further misery for Hull. Santa may have delivered a striker to City over Xmas but Santi delivered them a right dicking as Arsenal abandon their […]
Hosting a tournament of this size requires national budget approvals in democracies. The only countries that can get these done are incredibly football mad ones or ones run by dictators. Equatorial Guinea falls in the latter category and it should be of no surprise to anyone that their nickname is “National Thunder.”
Ah, the January transfer window. A time for rumour, a time for tabloid hacks, a time for your mate’s uncle who works at a barber shop who cut the hair of Anton Ferdinand’s cousin to tell you that QPR are considering ‘raiding’ New York Red Bulls to reunite […]
Welcome to Episode 21! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ The year is younger than Martin Odegaard but there’s already been more narrative than the final Hobbit film. Speaking of orcs, there’s Stoke losing to Arsenal, Chelsea carving up Carver’s ‘castle, and Naismith saying nae to City as the Citizens drop […]
After a poor first half of the season, it would seem that Everton fans are split on whether to retain faith in Roberto Martinez. I think it is an interesting case, so let’s take a look at it. Martinez took over as Everton manager at the beginning of […]
Welcome to Episode 20: The Magic of the Cup Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ Happy new year and a very happy new Coshcast, in which we round up the latest from the Premiership: Chelsea’s Kaning by Spurs, Szczesny’s flailing errors and Leicester taming Rodgers, all covered. Now, which football competition […]
Christmas has come and gone, turkey has been consumed in mass amounts. The New Year has been welcomed with lots of bubbly. This also means we’ve reached the midway point of the Premier League season making it appropriate to take a look back at the 2014/2015 season so […]
Louis Van Gaal may not be thrilled with his team having to play two games in forty-eight hours, but we sure as hell have no complaints about it. While all the other leagues have a winter break, the Premier League keeps chugging along. Boxing day was full of goals […]
Season’s Greetings everyone! It is now Matchday 18, which brings us to the famous Boxing Day fixtures. Between now and New Years day, three matches will be played. Are you ready for all the action? Historically, the look of the league table after this period is a good […]
Welcome to Episode 19: Dat Bulge Doe! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ Merry Coshmas to you! Coming up, Southampton get back to winning ways with Yoshida’s yoshoulder, Arsene Wenger finally proves his point that possession means nothing in football, and Falcao saves the day after De Gea finds one square inch […]
Welcome to Episode 18:You Shall Not Pass Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ Never fear, the Coshcast is here and so is our weekend’s round up of the Premiership. City beat Leicester as Pellegrini finds it Lamp-hard to let Frank go; It’s a case of dumb and dummet for Newcastle as they […]
As we near the midway point of the 2014/15 Premier League season, let’s take a look at some of the major themes so far. Patience At time of writing, this is the furthest into a season we’ve got in 18 years without seeing a manager get sacked. It […]
Welcome to Episode 17:Fork in the Road Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ The Coshcast is back and it’s getting festive. In the Premiership, Arsenal Stoke the fire as QPR leave Burnley burning, the big winners of course are West Ham as Carrol proves worth his weight in hair, and City […]
Last season we saw the rise of the Mersey. This season the rivers banks are so low you probably can stand in it without soaking your ankles. Excuse my hyperbole but in a footballing sense the fall from grace that we’ve seen from the city of Liverpool’s two […]
Welcome to Episode 16: Szczesny’s Arrogant Haircut Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ It’s an action packed Coshcast for you this week: In the Premiership, Glen Johnson gets the kick in the face so many Liverpool fans think he deserves, but this time it saves Rodgers’ blushes! United smash Hull, QPR & […]
Welcome to Episode 15: A Plethora of Mumus Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ It’s Coshcast time and on Liverpool’s chance to shine, they end up polishing Palace’s Crystal. Hull mull it over as Eriksends them to defeat, and Arsenal contemplate hiring Bill Murray as manager if this Groundhog Day thing […]
Another international break has come and gone. Some may think its good for the players to get a break from their club schedules and others think that international fixtures disrupt club form. It’s an arguable concept that could go either way, and really boils down to how your […]
Welcome to Episode 14! Another international break! The Coshcast international! Liechtenstein, Moldova, Faroe Islands, Lithuania, we may or may not have them all covered. We will take you around the Euro qualifiers and then some. We preview the weekend’s action from the Premierleague, Serie A, and la Liga, […]
Welcome to Episode 13! Chelsea’s Costamary Win! This week on the Coshcast, West Brom look dozy against Ayoze while Chelsea got cozy at Anfield. Jozy still cant get a game at Sunderland during their draw with Everton, and Bony leads the line as the Swans peck Arsenal. On […]
I’ve mentioned before on the Coshcast that my Dad – or ‘Old Cosher’ – is a long-suffering Tottenham fan. From the glory of winning the league and cup double in the early 60s to the doldrums of the Taricco-infected 90s, he’s seen it all. After Spurs’ defeat to […]
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 12! The Manchester Derby! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ It’s the Coshcast, and what a weekend it was. We take you around the grounds in the Premiership where Smalling and falling gifted City victory in the Manchester derby, Villa took a last-minute Kaning from Tottenham, […]
We begin with a review of the previous round of results: West Ham 2-1 Manchester City was the shock of the round, with Liverpool 0-0 Hull City, and Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle close contenders. These results really threw our predictors for a loop. The easier results to predict were Sunderland […]
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 11! El Clasico! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ This week there’s the little matter of El Clasico, or if you’re an overpaid under informed pundit, “The Clasico.” There’s news from the premiership where Allardyce’s Russel Brand of football is winning hearts and minds, Spurs and […]
El Clasico arrives this weekend at that perfect time when the two Spanish giants are seemingly unmatchable and on top of the world. On one corner we have a Real Madrid team that simply can not stop scoring goals. On another we have a Barcelona side still very […]
Nothing gives our predictors more joy than to get a perfect score, which is what happened for three fixtures this past weekend. Just to recap, Everton 3-0 Aston Villa, Toronto FC 1-1 Montreal Impact, and Inter Milan 2-2 Napoli were correctly predicted by a variety of participants. The toughest of […]
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 10! Bang Bang! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ And so, The Coshcast, which might or might not have as many late surprises as QPR against Liverpool. The premiership made such a roaring comeback this weekend, they’ll presumably be selling versions of it at Urban Outfitters, […]
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 9! Indian Edition! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/ As much as you know we all love the international break, this hasn’t been too bad. Lively European Cup qualifiers have seen Europe’s old powers struggle against teams that are — let’s be fair — not really […]
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 8! It all starts in Italy! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/id767743946 We Cosh-cast our net far and wide this week, starting in Italy, and referencing Avril Lavigne in the process. Mohaned also compares Juan Mata to a butler, or something.We review the weekend’s action across Europe. […]
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 7 of the Coshcast! PHILBERT! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/id767743946 This week, on the Coshcast… Denzel Washington’s role in The Equalizer comes under pressure from Phil Jagielka after the Everton man’s last minute rocket in the Merseyside derby. In North London, meanwhile, Chamberlain’s strike results in appeasement […]
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 6 of the Coshcast! No one expects the Spanish Inquisition! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/id767743946 It’s Sunday, and as sure as you’ve chosen to leave your laundry to the last minute, there’s a new Coshcast to enjoy. Aston Villa give Arsenal 30 minutes of foreplay before three […]
Welcome to Season 2, Episode 5 of the Coshcast! Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/under-the-cosh-coshcast/id767743946 Even Crystal Palace’s 0-0 draw with Burnley was more exciting than the international break, but fortunately there are other games to talk about. Arsenal against City, Diego Costa against Swansea, and the exciting addition to the Manchester […]
Welcome to Episode 23 of the Coshcast! Subscribe on iTunes: This week, Southampton faced the biggest robbery of assets since European explorers landed in the Americas, while Tottenham are Pochetting some of the benefits, and Liverpool the others. In Italy, AC Milan replace one ex-player with another and […]
We’ve known it for a month, but now it’s official. Fergie’s chosen one has gone. Many Manchester United fans celebrated like it was 1999. Some of us knew it was necessary, but still looked upon the decision with sadness. A sure sign that United were no longer the […]
Welcome to Episode 21! This week, Arsenal replicate Britney Spears’ career by looking down and out before storming back and repeating what they did in 2005! In Spain, Martino’s men give Simeone’s soldiers a scare but ultimately concede the title, while in Germany, Bayern win the DFB Pokal. […]
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