#64: Matters of the EFL Variety

Discussing England 1-0 Serbia, England's first group match of Euro 2024. A win - that's good. As a performance - was it good? Southgate went with our predicted XI - Trent in midfield, Bellingham straight back in and scoring the winner. The England Pod is sponsored by Beavertown. Please enjoy Beavertown beer responsibly. Please share the word of The England Pod among friends & family ahead of the tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Juni 202431min

Discussing England v Serbia, England's first group match of Euro 2024. Debating Southgate's likely XI, learning all about our opponents with Serbian football expert Nikola Janković and predicting the scoreline. Trent Alexander Arnold in midfield? Bellingham straight back in? Saka and Stones fit or not? The England Pod is sponsored by Beavertown. Please enjoy Beavertown beer responsibly. Please share the word of The England Pod among friends & family ahead of the tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Juni 202439min

How significant is England's defeat to Iceland? And who do Dave, Ali and George think will win the Euros? This episode includes a full breakdown of every group in Euro 2024, before a full prediction of the knockout stages, with an eventual winner selected by group decision. Will it be Gareth Southgate's brave England? Will it be Cristiano's Portugal? The hosts Germany? Mbappe and France? Spain? Italy? Belgium? Netherlands? Tune in to find out! 00:00 - 10:15 - England 0-1 Iceland - how serious is this defeat? 10:15 - 46:00 - Group A-F Predictions 46:00 - 1:02:00 - Knockout Predictions If you are a potential sponsor of this podcast, please reach out to ali@ntt20.com for a sponsorship deck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 Juni 20241h 6min

With news filtering out that Harry Maguire, Jack Grealish and James Maddison are among the seven players to have been left out of Southgate's final 26 man squad, David Walker and George Elek are here with their reactions Will there be a moment in the tournament where we all rue the absence of Grealish? Is it actually quite an uncharacteristically bold move from Gareth to go with the more in-form Gordon, Eze and Bowen in the wide areas? Maguire's absence is coupled with the news that Jarrad Branthwaite is also among those not making the squad, so who lines up next to John Stones? Guehi, Dunk, Konsa or Gomez? There's also good news for George's new favourite player Adam Wharton who has seemingly done enough for a place in the squad, but how much of him will we see in Germany? If you are a potential sponsor of this podcast, please reach out to ali@ntt20.com for a sponsorship deck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6 Juni 202422min

It's another episode of The England Pod, and this time it's David Walker with George Elek reacting to the friendly against Bosnia & Herzegovina at St James' Park where Southgate's side ran out 3-0 winners. We look at the players who caught the eye tonight including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Eberechi Eze, Adam Wharton and a resurgent Jack Grealish. We consider whether Southgate's apparent preference for 4-2-3-1 is a good thing and ponder whether games like these are just simply too easy to read too much into If you are a potential sponsor of this podcast, please reach out to ali@ntt20.com for a sponsorship deck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3 Juni 202425min

In the third episode of The England Pod, Ali Maxwell, George Elek and David Walker look ahead to the warm-up friendlies against Bosnia & Herzegovina and Iceland which take place next week. We take a thorough look at the ongoing left-back dilemma with continued doubts over Shaw and Trippier's fitness. Plus we tackle questions from the NTT20 community including whether we think there is one player who could "do a Saka" and emerge from the tournament having forced themselves into the side, and we each choose three players from England history to add to this squad, with some surprising choices. If you are a potential sponsor of this podcast, please reach out to ali@ntt20.com for a sponsorship deck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

31 Maj 202437min

In the second episode of The England Pod, Ali Maxwell, George Elek and David Walker are back with more build-up to England's glorious summer of 2024. We put forward our case as to why England are well justified as the bookies' favourites to win the whole thing, we look at some of the notable features of the team's performances since the last world cup, and there's a trip down memory lane to relive some highs and lows of our England-watching pasts. If you are a potential sponsor of this podcast, please reach out to ali@ntt20.com for a sponsorship deck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29 Maj 202448min

George Elek and Ali Maxwell recap Southampton 1-0 Leeds in the Championship Play-Off Final. Southampton are back in the Premier League. This podcast is sponsored by Betfair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

26 Maj 202445min