On this festive episode of 'Wrighty’s House,' Ian is joined by Jeanette Kwakye and The Athletic’s Carl Anka to discuss their Christmas plans (01.17) and what non-football gift they would give to Premier League managers (07.09). Then they discuss Christmas rituals as a footballer, athlete, and journalist. There’s some Arsenal chat (15.20), plus who would make their Premier League team of the season so far (30.13). Then they look back at the final round of the Barclays Women’s Super League before ...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 12 min
It’s the final reaction podcast of the year (with next week’s What If episode and the Stadios still to go), and Musa and Ryan look back at Manchester United’s 6-2 win over Leeds United, which featured two sublime Scott McTominay goals (06:36). There’s also chat about Leicester’s win over Spurs and Everton’s win over Arsenal (18:39), plus Liverpool firing seven past Crystal Palace and a roundup of the rest of the Premier League (24:13). It was the final round of fixtures in the Women’s Super Leag...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Musa and Ryan are back and first up sort through some admin and answer questions, including about the Ringer FC Christmas schedule. Then it’s on to the midweek showpiece that was Liverpool versus Spurs (09:47), as well as Arsenal’s point against Southampton and the mental aspects of playing through a pandemic (28:58). There’s chat about laughs and mustaches (35:08), plus a roundup of the rest of the Premier League (41:38), Bundesliga (46:03), Women’s Champions league, La Liga, and Serie A and wh...
Dec 17, 2020•1 hr 8 min
In this episode, Ian is joined by Stadio’s Ryan Hunn to chat about France’s Ballon d’Or dream team—which selections they agree with and who they feel missed out (01:15). Next, in the wake of Lucien Favre’s sacking from Dortmund, Ian gives insight into what it’s like for a player during a managerial change at a club (17:34), and flowers are given to Scott Parker and Ademola Lookman for a great turnaround in performances at Fulham (32:53). There are also flowers for Ralph Hasenhüttl, whose Southam...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr
In this bonus episode, Musa and Ryan discuss the draw for the Champions League round of 16, which was made Monday afternoon (02:13), including some of their favorite ties and who they think will prevail to the quarterfinals. They then reflect on the Europa League round of 32 draw, which has thrown up some interesting and potentially tricky ties for a number of the tournament’s front-runners (19:50). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 15, 2020•37 min
Musa and Ryan begin with the sad news that broke during recording that former France, Lyon, and Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier has passed away (06:43). They then discuss Borussia Dortmund firing Lucien Favre following Dortmund’s 5-1 home defeat to newly promoted Stuttgart, the context of Favre’s arrival, and where the team may go next (08:58). There’s also chat about the game itself as well as the rest of the Bundesliga (24:51). They discuss La Liga and the Madrid Derby (31:08) and the relati...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Musa and Ryan begin with some news about this year's Stadios and what categories will be awarded. They then move on to a brief reflection on the sad news that Paolo Rossi has passed away at age 64 (07:05), before looking back at the final round of Champions League group games, including Barcelona’s home defeat to Juventus, as well as Bayern and Atleti progressing (10:29). There’s chat about Manchester United’s exit, despite needing just one point from their final two games (16:41), and the fallo...
Dec 10, 2020•53 min
Ian is joined by Stadio's Ryan Hunn and The Athletic's Carl Anka to discuss Paul Pogba's current situation and agents' role in football following Mino Raiola’s interview about the French World Cup winner wanting to leave Manchester United (1:06). They also talk super subs, give flowers to Jermain Defoe (15:05) and Son Heung-min, and commend Spurs’ continued improvement (24:54). They also discuss Trent Alexander-Arnold's recent comments about playing at Anfield and the importance of fans (40:54),...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Musa and Ryan reflect on the North London Derby, which saw Spurs cruise to a 2-0 win over Arsenal, whose problems continue (03:55), before wrapping up the rest of the Premier League (23:28). They then move on to the game of the weekend between Bayern and RB Leipzig, which ended in a 3-3 draw (34:41), and wrap up the rest of the Bundesliga, including a Gio Reyna angry goal, La Liga (50:19), Serie A (57:45), and the WSL (60:12), which saw a Sam Kerr hat trick and Alex Morgan’s first goal for Spurs...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Musa and Ryan reflect on the midweek round of Champions League fixtures via the mailbag. Before they do, they big-up Stephanie Frappart, who became the first woman to referee a men’s Champions League fixture, after she took charge for Juventus vs. Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday (04:55). They then discuss a wonderful assist in the Lokomotiv Moscow vs. Red Bull Salzburg game, as well as the other game in the group, which saw Atlético Madrid draw with Bayern (07:10). There were plenty of questions about ...
Dec 03, 2020•55 min
This week on Wrighty’s House, Ian is joined by Stadio’s Musa Okwonga. With the hectic December schedule about to get underway, they discuss the pros and cons of being a professional footballer in England over the festive period (01.07). Next, they look ahead to this week’s North London Derby, which Spurs heads into in good form and Arsenal very much does not (23.46); give flowers to Gary Lineker, who's still underrated for his movement and finishing (41.37); and share a story about a potential t...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 5 min
After a weekend full of tense matches, moments, and situations all around Europe, Musa and Ryan do their best to summarize it all. They begin with Chelsea and Spurs drawing at Stamford Bridge (06:13), before touching on Leeds' win at Goodison Park over Everton, as well as Carlo Ancelotti's calming post-match manner (13:52). There was a game of two halves at St. Mary's as Manchester United came from two goals behind to beat Southampton (16:24), more disappointment for Arsenal, and the subject of ...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Musa and Ryan are joined by Ian Wright to discuss Diego Armando Maradona, who passed away at the age of 60. They discuss his career, some of their favorite goals, and much more about one of football's greatest icons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 26, 2020•48 min
On this latest episode, Ian welcomes Jeanette Kwakye and Musa Okwonga back to the house to talk Liverpool’s relentless winning mentality, including praise for how Diogo Jota has slotted into the front three (1:21). There’s chat about another impressive Leeds performance despite not beating Arsenal (10:22), as well as the contrasting reactions of Nicolas Pépé (14:43) and Kieran Tierney (21:28). Flowers this week go to Frank Lampard as a player and how he needs time as a manager (27:25) and also t...
Nov 25, 2020•56 min
Musa and Ryan are back to chat about a weekend of statement victories, beginning with PSG, who put an end to Lyon’s 80-game unbeaten run in Division 1 Féminine (05:24), before staying in France to discuss Monaco, who came from 2-0 down to beat PSG 3-2 in Ligue 1 (12:53). They then head to the Premier League, which saw Spurs go top following another 2-0 win over Manchester City (19:27), and discuss wins for Brighton, Manchester United, and West Ham and the case for five subs (27:14). There’s also...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Musa and Ryan reflect on the fallout of Spain’s 6-0 win over Germany, what led Germany to this point and where they go next (6:58), praise Ferran Torres, Fabián Ruiz, and Alvaro Morata (22:47), give some love for Marcus Thuram, and quickly mention some other key international fixtures. They then open up the mailbag to answer questions on Liverpool’s center backs (31:10), Jogi Löw (33:38), Firmino’s law of players being so underrated that they’re no longer underrated (36:16), players who were bet...
Nov 19, 2020•1 hr 2 min
On this episode, Ian is joined by Stadio’s Ryan Hunn to discuss Marcus Rashford's ongoing great work (01:30) and then reflects on an incident where he himself was racially abused by Barnsley in 1995 (06:40). They briefly chat about last weekend’s Manchester Derby in the Barclays Women’s Super League (11:44) before moving onto England’s progress following the defeat to Belgium (16:10) and revisiting the famous defeat to Iceland four years ago, on the eve of facing them again this week (21:36). Th...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Musa and Ryan look back at a massive weekend of women’s football, beginning with the Manchester Derby in the FAWSL, where the points were split thanks to two angry goals (5:10), and Arsenal drew against Chelsea. In Germany, there was a seismic win for Bayern over Wolfsburg (22:37), plus a 14-0 win for PSG in France that included seven for Nadia Nadim (29:45). They then answer a few questions, including the first players they loved, players they wish they saw live, and current favorites (31:35), ...
Nov 16, 2020•54 min
Musa and Ryan deliver a sequel to their recent "Disrespected XI" episode and go through submissions from listeners about club-specific teams featuring some of the most disrespected players. They begin with a single player from Newcastle (02:57), before moving on to a couple from Liverpool (05:20), Arsenal (13:03), AC Milan (21:35), Manchester United (28:51), and Chelsea (40:40). They then wrap on Real Madrid (47:28) and Barcelona (52:06), submissions that also include past managers and even dire...
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Ian is joined by Stadio’s Ryan Hunn and The Athletic’s Carl Anka to heap praise on an Aston Villa side who beat Arsenal 3-0 at the Emirates. They applaud Jack Grealish, Ross Barkley, other Villa players, and manager Dean Smith and then break down some of Arsenal’s creative issues (01:17). After Southampton briefly went top of the table for the first time since 1998, they chat about the wonder that is Ralph Hasenhüttl and the incredible job he’s done (24:02). There’s praise for another coach at t...
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Musa and Ryan are back to talk about Bayern’s 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker (03:23) as well as some other talking points from the Bundesliga, including wins for RB Leipizig and Bayer Leverkusen and a wonder goal from Valentino Lazaro (13:01). They then head to La Liga on the day Celta Vigo parted company with Óscar García following a poor run of form (18:43), Valencia’s hat trick of penalties against Real Madrid (21:14), Real Sociedad clear at the top after beating a COVID-19-r...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Musa and Ryan open up the mailbag and look back at the latest round of Champions League games, starting with Basaksehir’s victory over Manchester United, which displayed some experimental defending (4:43). They move on to RB Leipzig beating PSG and wins for Barcelona and Juventus before touching on even more goals for Erling Haaland (18:14). It was a bad result for Atalanta, but a great one for Liverpool, thanks to a Diogo Jota hat trick (26:21), plus a statement victory for Gladbach and Marco R...
Nov 05, 2020•1 hr 1 min
It’s Wrighty’s birthday this week, so Ian welcomes Jeanette Kwakye and Musa Okwonga to the house to talk about being reunited with his memorabilia as a birthday surprise and aging gracefully (1:29). They then discuss the passing of Ian’s favorite Bond, Sean Connery (7:15), and who in football had that same type of aura as well as the importance of sporting confidence. Ian chats about what it’s like being a father to two professional footballers, Shaun and Bradley (15:37), there’s a lot of love f...
Nov 04, 2020•53 min
Musa and Ryan heap praise on Ralph Hasenhüttl’s coaching and his Southampton side that put four past Aston Villa at Villa Park (04:22), and they discuss how this Saturday was very much the non-statement victory Saturday in the Premier League (15:37). There’s a big section on the Stadio Derby, which saw Arsenal beat Manchester United at Old Trafford in the league for the first time in 14 years (19:57); Gareth Bale's first goal for Spurs (35:07); and Manchester City retaining the Women’s FA Cup (3...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Musa and Ryan discuss Josep Maria Bartomeu’s departure as Barcelona president, where the club go next, and his time at Camp Nou (04:00), before focussing on Barça’s 2-0 win over Juventus in the Champions League (13:24). They then address more Julian Nagelsmann sartorial confusion (21:10) and his Leipzig’s 5-0 defeat to Manchester United, which included a Marcus Rashford hat trick (24:57). There’s a roundup of some of the rest of the Champions League fixtures, including another impressive Joshua ...
Nov 02, 2020•59 min
Welcome to ‘Wrighty’s House,’ the brand-new podcast from Arsenal, Crystal Palace, and England legend Ian Wright. In this introductory episode, Ian is joined by each contributor who will regularly pop in. First up, he chats with ‘Stadio’ cohost Ryan Hunn about what the podcast will be, before Olympian and broadcaster Jeanette Kwakye chats to Wrighty about lining up in an Olympic final and the dynamics of picking the clubs to support within a family (10:45). The Athletic’s Carl Anka joins to talk ...
Oct 28, 2020•58 min
Musa and Ryan reflect on the first El Clásico of the season, as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 at Camp Nou (3:51) and round up the rest of La Liga on a weekend which saw Real Sociedad go top (19:59). Meanwhile, in England, the Premier League calmed a little, but Aston Villa (24:22) and Everton (28:35) both succumbed to their first league defeats of the season, while Leicester outsmarted Arsenal (35:10), plus plenty of other games. They then head to the Bundesliga (41:21), discuss yet more sartor...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 5 min
The Champions League is back and so too are Musa and Ryan, who begin with discussing Shakhtar Donetsk’s incredible 3-2 win against Real Madrid, despite being without 13 first-team players who tested positive for COVID-19 (03:57). They touch on Inter and Gladbach’s 2-2 draw (15:27), before once again reiterating to always watch Atalanta (17:57). There’s chat about turbo Bayern and turbo Leon Goretzka (21:18), Manchester United’s win in Paris (25:26), RB Leipzig’s goal machine (31:51), and Manches...
Oct 22, 2020•59 min
The Premier League continues to dominate and it’s where Musa and Ryan begin this week, recapping the games they live-tweeted via The Ringer’s Twitter account, after Manchester City beat Arsenal (02:37) and Manchester United beat Newcastle (12:18). There’s chat about the synergy between Everton’s men and women’s teams (15:51) and the Merseyside derby, which saw one red card and a potentially season-ending injury for Virgil van Dijk (15:51), plus normalizing Aston Villa’s winning ways (25:31). The...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Musa and Ryan record their first conceptual episode since joining The Ringer: the Disrespected XI. They begin with a quick update on Project Big Picture, plus a background of the conceptual episodes that were a regular feature during last season’s shutdown (02:00). In this episode, they discuss their choices for some of the most disrespected players from the men’s game (07:34), starting with the goalkeepers (09:28). They then decide on a formation, plus their picks for the back four (18:31), mid...
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr 11 min
