It’s been a long footballing Christmas period, each Premier League side having played 4 times within the last 2 weeks. In that time, the title race has completely shifted. Liverpool are now in “control” with a 4 point gap on Manchester City. Will the nearly 30-year-long wait for a league title finally end for Liverpool this season? Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s tenure as Manchester United manager has started pretty well. 4 wins, 14 goals, 3 conceded and now only 6 points off the top 4. Chelsea and Arsenal have hit bumpy form, how much of that is down to the congested Christmas period and how much of it is down to regression to the mean? The January Transfer Window has opened, and in no time at all Chelsea have secured the signature of Christian Pulisic for 58 million pounds from Dortmund, where he will spend the remainder of the season on loan. In 2018, France were crowned World Champions for the second time, Real Madrid won a third Champions League title in a row, Manchester City won a third Premier League title, PSG, Bayern Munich and Juventus continued their title streaks and Barcelona continued to dominate La Liga. Arsene Wenger’s 22 year reign over Arsenal came to an end, Jose Mourinho was sacked again and Julen Lopetegui career totally fell off a cliff within 6 months. 2018 featured the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, but what lies ahead of us in 2019? Contact us: @thetfpod on Twitter and @totalfootballpod on Instagram or email us at theTFpod@gmail.com Remember to rate/review the show on your podcast provider of choice and do tell friends and family about the show. The more the merrier!
