The Five Reasons Football Podcast

Now that the premier league season is well over the halfway point, let's take a look at the best signings that came into the league last summer.

Now that the African Cup of Nations has concluded, with Nigeria finishing third, Morocco finishing second, and Senegal finishing first. What are some of the positives to take from the Super Eagles performance despite not winning the trophy.Listen to find out

Even though the sporting directors and higher ups at Chelsea feel the model has achieved success as a result of the FIFA Club World Cup victory, unless certain things about the model change, it will never generate sustained success which all Chelsea fan's want.Listen to find out why.

Ever since Kylian Mbappe joined Real Madrid last season, Vinicius Junior has been forced to assume a more secondary role alongside him. In this position, Vinícius may find it more difficult to win individual accolades such as the Ballon d’Or or even secure a contract comparable to Mbappé’s.Is it time for him to leave Real Madrid?

Over the last five years, the Serie A has produced 3 different winners, Napoli, AC Milan, and Inter Milan. And this season, the top three are separated by just one point. Does the unpredictability of the Serie A make it the most competitive league in the world?Listen to find out.

From beating Barcelona in the Champions League to playing a strong game at home against Arsenal with ten men, only to then lose away to Leeds, Chelsea’s inconsistency, along with other factors — shows why they are not ready for a Premier League title push.Listen to find out more

The major talking points from the premier league this week. Arsenal dropping points in the title race, Manchester City still looking unconvincing as title challengers, and more.

After winning the premier league title last season with basically no signings, Liverpool spent over 400million pounds in transfers this season to strengthen Slot's squad - yet, they only have 18 points from 12 games.Will Arne Slot be sacked?

The international break is usually a time where football fans moan and anticipate the return of club football. However, for a lot of Nigerians, this international break has been well anticipated. Listen to find out why.

Juventus have sacked their coach Igor Tudor and employed former Napoli and Serie A title winning coach, Luciano Spalletti. Can they win their first title in over five years?Listen to find out

It seems like the stars are finally aligning for Arsenal to win the premier league title this season. The fact that they have the best squad in the league is one of the reasons why they will finally break that drought. Listen to find out more.

Chelsea hold the record for the least goals conceded in a single premier league season, with 15 goals conceded in 38 games back in the 2004/05 season. However, there is one team that is currently on track to break that record.Listen to find out

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a number of goals in his career and as such, has a number of goalscoring records - but which of them can be broken by the best goal scorer right now, Erling Haaland.Listen to find out.

Liverpool have lost their 3 last three games in all competitions. Against Crystal Palace in the Premier League, against Galatasaray in the Champions League, and against Chelsea in the Premier League.They have also blown 2-0 leads thrice this season and on one occasion (against Newcastle) to 10 men.What is the issue with defending champions? Listen to find out.

After Real Madrid lost away to Atletico Madrid on Saturday and after Barcelona defeated Real Sociedad at home on Sunday, both Barcelona and Real Madrid have swapped places on the La Liga table. Barcelona are now 1st and Real Madrid have dropped to 2nd.Will it remain this way come end of season? Listen to find out.

We are currently four match weeks into the new Serie a season and we are getting snippets of the teams that will be capable of mounting a title charge. Napoli, Juventus or AC Milan? Which team wins the title?Listen to find out.

Manchester United's Ruben Amorim currently has the worst win percentage of all coaches post Sir Alex Ferguson. He is yet to hit 20 wins as United's coach despite being in charge for 47 games. As a result, he has a 36.17 win percentage in all competitions. Will he be sacked?

With only three games left in the world cup qualifiers and with the Super Eagles of Nigeria behind South Africa by six points, is the world cup next year still a possibility?Listen to find out.

With the first international break of the season here, a lot of premier league coaches/managers are already on the hot seat. Managers like Graham Potter of West Ham and Vitor Pereira of Wolves. Which manager will get sacked first?Listen to find out.

On this episode, I had my first guest in over a year and my second ever guest on the podcast. We did a round of match week two of the EPL. From Discussing Viktor Gyokeres opening his account for Arsenal to Alexander Isak and his Newcastle/Liverpool situation.

The premier league is back and after just one match week, there have been some important talking points already. Liverpool's need for a new center back, West Ham's possible relegation and more.Listen to find out.

The new premier league season is just a few days from kicking off and as expected, I gave my predictions for the new season. Top four, relegated teams, epl champions and more.Listen to find out

I rated the transfer window business of some premier league clubs like Brentford, Arsenal, Liverpool, and more. Listen and enjoy!

Now that the Super Falcons have won a record 10th WAFCON title, what is next on the agenda for them?

Atalanta are said to be willing to sell Ademola Lookman to non-serie a clubs for 40 million euros. You would think that clubs that need a top quality winger will jump at this.

The "billion pound bottle jobs" are now the billion pound world champions. Listen for my reaction!

It must be very frustrating as an Arsenal fan to see your club on the fringes of success and just needing one or two players to get you over the line and then you see your club being linked to Chelsea players every time.

Now that Chelsea have signed two new strikers in Liam Delap and Joao Pedro, where does that leave Nicolas Jackson? Is he going to stay to fight for his place? or is he going to leave at some point?

Now that Liverpool have officially signed Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, what will he bring to Liverpool's midfield?Listen to find out

Now that Victor Osimhen has rejected an offer from one of the two clubs that have shown early interest in signing him -- what happens next for Osimhen?

Chelsea have more or less completed the signing of Liam Delap - But which positions should the club focus on in order to compete in the premier league and in the champions league?Listen to find out

Now that the premier league season is finally over, I did a review of the major talking points from the season. From the almost fairytale season for Nottingham Forest to Arne Slot winning the title with Liverpool.

In this episode, I revealed my unbiased team of the season, manager of the season, player of the season, and young player of the season. Listen to find out

Another season for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal that ends trohpy-less. Can this season be classified as a bad season for Arsenal? Listen to find out

Looking at the Premier League's winter and summer transfer windows, which new signing stood out the most for each club?Listen to find out

Victor Osimhen is having another amazing season playing for the biggest club in Turkey. He has scored 31 goals in 36 games in all competitions. However, for some reason some clubs still think he is not worth the money.

Manchester United have a squad that many believe lacks the required quality to compete for the premier league title. Who should they keep or sell when the summer transfer window opens?

As the season draws to a close, the race for the top five is shaping up nicely. Liverpool and Arsenal are most likely going to finish first and second respectively. What about third to fifth?Listen to find out

On Saturday, one of the premier league's all time greats announced that he would be leaving at the end of the season. Where does the Manchester City legend rank amongst the greatest midfielders to have graced the league?

A number of things happened over the weekend in the top leagues -- with talking points from the serie a, ligue 1, and more. Listen to find out.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria find themselves in a very dangerous position where winning all their remaining games might not be enough to secure direct qualification to the world cup group stage. Will they make it? Listen to find out

Since joining Coventry City in November, Lampard has completely changed the club around. He has taken them from a relegation battle to a playoff spot. Can he achieve the ultimate feat and take them to the EPL?

What were the major talking points from this weekend's matches. From the bundesliga to the premier league and championship. Listen to find out

It has been almost eight years since Chelsea last won and competed for the premier league. Given the current direction of the club, it's looking like those years are only going to increase.

Regardless of Gian Piero Gasperini's comment about Ademola Lookman, he was always going to leave Atalanta in the summer. Where is he most likely going to end up? Listen to find out.

There are many players around the world that are eligible to play for multiple countries including Nigeria. Given some of the problems the Super Eagles have, which players should the NFF try to convince.

On this episode, I discussed the top five teams that have fallen below expectation this season. From teams in the LaLiga to the Premier League.

For the first team since 2021, it seems like the LaLiga has a legitimate three horsed title race. Who is going to win it?

Every team in the premier league will always have controversial calls go their way and also not go their way. However, in the case of Arsenal, it seems like the decisions always go against them.

On this episode, I did a round up of the key things that happened in the EPL this past weekend. Brentford against Liverpool, Newcastle against Bournemouth, and more.