No Jacob today, so Pete calls in Johnny. England’s opened their campaign, the World Cup has properly started, and neither of them planned to talk about it this much. No apologies.
Here’s what’s inside:
🔥 Hottest of Takes — Pete has a theory about Barcola that involves Thierry Henry at Juventus and it’s going to stay with you. Johnny goes after the most obnoxious nations at a World Cup and means every word
🌍 World Cup Dispatches — Morocco are frightening. New Zealand have a name you’re going to want to remember. Flo Balogun is putting in a clinic for the USA. Pete and Johnny fall in love with the minnows and discuss why African football is finally being taken seriously
🌟 Barcola — The Henry Comparison — Pete watched the France vs Senegal game and something clicked. The pace, the back lift, the raw potential. If Arteta sees what Pete sees, this could be very special indeed
🎯 The Dream Window Taking Shape — Barcola, Tzolis, Kroupi. Pete maps out what a front line with that kind of upside actually looks like and why the risk is worth taking
😬 Pete’s Le Grove Confession — he wrote a blog about one player using another player’s data. He’d like to move on. Johnny won’t let him
