The Ugly Game

03/05/24 • 51 min

Not everyone can see beautiful football all the time, and the Supersubs know this quite well after this week. They’ve seen poor matches from their clubs, but they back their managers, even through the ugliness. A positive vibe check puts a polish on the ugly performances from Barca and Man United. Listen this week to hear why the Supersubs think their on-field problems stem from long ago. Luca Digne for Aston Villa, Sergi Darder for Mallorca, and GK Dominik Greif for Mallorca win Supersub of the Week. Chelsea and Jan Thielmann of Köln "win" Superdud of the Week.

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The Dorks

In this episode, our two dork hosts get nerdy on their clubs. From chatting about referee decisions to talking Jurgen Klopp and Virgil van Dijk being dorks, our two hosts don’t know when to hold back. Simioni Bastoni for Empoli and Arne Engels for Augsburg are the Supersubs of the Week. Man Utd’s resiliency and the refs in Champions League & Real Madrid league game are the Superduds of the Week.

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The Positive Spin

From Lamine Lamal’s spin on his shot to Garnacho’s moves that had Everton’s defense spinning, Paul and Andy look at the positives from this week’s round of fixtures. With a big week ahead, they hope their club's good fortunes will continue. Ben Seghir and André Silva are the Supersubs of the Week, while John McGinn and İlkay Gündoğan are the Superduds of the Week.