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The Double Pivot: Soccer analysis, analytics, and commentary

Soccer analysis, analytics, and commentary with hosts Mike Goodman and Michael Caley

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Spurs are frauds, but at least Serie A just got interesting!

Spurs are frauds, but at least Serie A just got interesting!

The magic of the F.A. Cup is all anyone in the world is talking about, so the two Mikes are joining in. They wax poetic ... Read more

25 Apr 2018

59mins

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Is it time to question whether Mourinho's style can still consistently work?

Is it time to question whether Mourinho's style can still consistently work?

One day, Manchester United's tactics look brilliant. The next, foolish. So, which is it? The two Mikes examine the diffe... Read more

16 Mar 2018

59mins

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Fixer Upper, except with European soccer superpowers

Fixer Upper, except with European soccer superpowers

Bayern is boring, Real Madrid can't score and Jadon Sancho's on fire, perhaps a bit at Christian Pulisic's expense. Afte... Read more

11 Oct 2018

56mins

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Is this Neymar deal for real? Plus, what the Premier League's Top 6 remaining needs

Is this Neymar deal for real? Plus, what the Premier League's Top 6 remaining needs

There's some stupid money being thrown around, and the two Mikes can't even get a cut. PSG is prepared to pay a massive ... Read more

1 Aug 2017

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Advanced Studies in Wrongness

Advanced Studies in Wrongness

Last week a conch was blown. This conch, unbeknownst to us, was endowed with the power to make Arsenal win a blowout and... Read more

25 Jan 2018

52mins

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The Champions League is boring right now, so let's talk about other things

The Champions League is boring right now, so let's talk about other things

International breaks and the second half of Champions League group play are a drag, so the two Mikes turn their attentio... Read more

21 Nov 2017

49mins

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Where did the Premier League cpme from and where is it going?

Where did the Premier League cpme from and where is it going?

This week Mike and Michael are joined by Wall Street Journal sportswriter Jonathan Clegg, co-author of the new book, The... Read more

22 Jan 2019

54mins

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Tottenham Hotspur's Serge Aurier problem

Tottenham Hotspur's Serge Aurier problem

As a Spurs fan, Caley can't stand idly by while his team considers bringing in a player with a questionable past. He and... Read more

23 Aug 2017

51mins

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Spurs-Chelsea fallout, Real Madrid is bad & Non-Top Six Team of the Season

Spurs-Chelsea fallout, Real Madrid is bad & Non-Top Six Team of the Season

Most cup matches are irrelevant to the two Mikes. Nevertheless, they attempt to draw sweeping conclusions about the stat... Read more

9 Jan 2019

51mins

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Chelsea's continued stumble and the relegation race

Chelsea's continued stumble and the relegation race

Chelsea's sudden stumble is on the verge of an all-out spiral, and the two Mikes are trying to figure out why it happene... Read more

14 Feb 2019

59mins

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Mourinheulogy

Mourinheulogy

Jose Mourinho's sacking feels like the end of a story. We try to tell it correctly. How did it all go wrong at United? W... Read more

20 Dec 2018

1hr 6mins

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The Title Race Tightens

The Title Race Tightens

Thanks to injuries, some key players have been moved around in Liverpool's formation, and it's not going great, as evide... Read more

7 Feb 2019

1hr 1min

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Unpacking everything from Liverpool vs. Spurs

Unpacking everything from Liverpool vs. Spurs

The latest edition of Liverpool vs. Spurs contained multitudes and the two Mikes are here to break it down, but not befo... Read more

30 Oct 2019

56mins

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How exactly do analytics work when it comes to defense?

How exactly do analytics work when it comes to defense?

Defense presents a lot of problems when it comes to statistical analysis, and it gets very tricky when you start to move... Read more

14 Dec 2016

55mins

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A quick glance across Europe as we come out of the break

A quick glance across Europe as we come out of the break

The two Mikes start a light jog into the return of club soccer after the international break, analyzing the most notable... Read more

13 Sep 2018

55mins

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City - Liverpool - Pulisic

City - Liverpool - Pulisic

What a game! The Mikes had an incredible amount of fun watching City play Liverpool with the title pretty much on the li... Read more

4 Jan 2019

1hr 2mins

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Did the opening fixtures confirm your EPL top 7 suspicions?

Did the opening fixtures confirm your EPL top 7 suspicions?

The two clubs from Manchester are clearly going to battle it out for the Premier League's greatest prize, while every ot... Read more

15 Aug 2017

1hr 2mins

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Spurs' Mourinho era begins

Spurs' Mourinho era begins

There are so many reasons why the marriage of Tottenham Hotspur and Jose Mourinho is bound to end in an ugly divorce, bu... Read more

21 Nov 2019

56mins

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The Triumph of Basic Football (and also Juventus)

The Triumph of Basic Football (and also Juventus)

Caley is not happy about the football but he's happy to have his primary, gremlin-free-usb laptop back. He and Goodman t... Read more

9 Mar 2018

42mins

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Why Alexis is like the Spartan general Brasidas, and other blowout revelations

Why Alexis is like the Spartan general Brasidas, and other blowout revelations

Quick note off the top: The audio quality of this episode isn't up to our normal standards, and we're sorry for that. Th... Read more

17 Feb 2017

1hr 3mins

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