Not a pleasant few weeks for fans of the Yellow Submarine. Remember how we said getting 12 of 15 points was our goal? Well.....3 out of 15 with four losses in a row, injuries all over the place, and a squad weakened by selling Rulli and loaning Danjuma (weaker on the pitch, anyhow) with no replacements. How much is Quique Setién to blame for recent results, and how much is the fault of a front office that decided to wait for the summer to make things happen? Sidarth and Allen discuss all of this...
Feb 21, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Robin and Allen discuss our transfer happenings, or lack thereof. It's a wide-ranging discussion, replete with references to our favorite players over the years, why some of Villarreal's current squad just can't fit into Setien's 4-3-3, how much we will miss Danjuma, etc etc. And we even feel sorry for Valencia at the end. Have a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 02, 2023•58 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Allen and Sidarth discuss the transfer market this January, Quique Setien's impact on Villarreal, and for some reason (maybe we still have memories of Villarreal's relegation in 2012 we need to expunge?) we talk a lot about the bottom half of the La Liga table and teams that might be a little....worried? Enjoy, and Endavant Villarreal! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 30, 2023•57 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Allen is joined by Jamie Kemble to talk Villarreal---what's going on in the transfer market, who might leave, where might we (or should we) look to reinforce ourselves in January or the summer? Also, we briefly celebrate our recent results. And we also talk about the stadium rebuild, not all positively given what we've seen in social media about the away end becoming even more unwelcoming. Enjoy and Endavant Villarreal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 13, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Allen is joined by Sidarth to review recent happenings at Villarreal. We are pretty upbeat, though we still await our first victory under Quique Setien. This was recorded prior to the Athletic Club match, and prior to all these rumors about Aston Villa moving for Nicolas Jackson..... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 03, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 8
It's been quite a week--I spend a month in Spain and come home to this! Apologies for not having a pod for a while, but hopefully this helps to make up for it. The main topic is of course Unai Emery's departure--why now, why Aston Villa, and then the replacement. Quiqui Setien has been out of football for a couple of years but a lot of the panel remember his Betis teams fondly. Julian, Robin and Rahul are pretty mellow about it all...though the real worry will come in the next transfer windows, ...
Oct 27, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 8
I was a guest on Jeremy's 'Colchonero Chat' podcast previewing the match, and now he returns the favor on a postgame pod. We were expecting this to be a tight, exciting match, and so it was, though for the first hour of a 0-0 we thought we might have jinxed it. But then things happened! We talk about Cholo Simeone's decision to let Villarreal have most of the possession in the first 30 minutes or so--a sign of respect for Nico Jackson's speed, or hoping we would turn the ball over in midfield? W...
Aug 22, 2022•36 min•Season 3Ep. 3
I am joined by Sidarth to talk about things Villarreal. Two episodes in one week!! We'd like to focus on victories for the first and second teams in week one, but the looming cloud of transfers requires our attention too. Which is sad really--why can't the transfer window end BEFORE the season starts? And why do we have to focus so much on how much money everyone is making--can't we just enjoy the Beautiful Game? Well, obviously not. And that was before we heard of Barcelona trying to buy Juan F...
Aug 17, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Safe to say the summer has been hotter than the Villarreal transfer market, so we figured it was time to do a podcast to get the action going. Seems to be working, with Lo Celso deal apparently agreed. Anyhow, Robin, Julian and I had a good time chatting about the prospects for the upcoming season, which players might still leave, who we might still get, etc etc. Enjoy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Aug 12, 2022•56 min•Season 3Ep. 1
We jokingly called this the "Grumpy European" episode. Robin from the UK and Julian from Norway join me to discuss some controversial talking points.....sure, Unai Emery, you won the Europa League, but what have you done for me lately? 7th in the league is pretty disappointing. (Of course, when you barely got a full season out of the trio of Gerard, Danjuma, and Paco combined, maybe the medical staff bears some responsiblity.....) Anyhow, we discuss this, whether Gio Lo Celso was really that goo...
Jun 29, 2022•54 min
Allen is joined by Sidarth to discuss Villarreal's needs in the transfer market--specifically, what we might try to do to give Geronimo Rulli some competition as goalkeeper. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 40
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Jun 04, 2022•45 min
Allen and Sidarth get together to talk about the victory over Bayern (of course) and look ahead a bit to Liverpool. After the break, we get into how various ex-Villarreal players and coaches are doing now, the B team, Villarreal Feminina.... Enjoy and Endavant Villarreal! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 16, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Allen is joined by Sidarth to discuss Villarreal's first qualification for the Champions League quarterfinals since 2009, when Villarreal USA was a Word Press blog and Sid was one of the writers. (I hadn't found them yet!). Our 2009 team had some nice names in it, but two (Giuseppe Rossi and Diego Godín) were young, not what they would become later--Marcos Senna and Joan Capdevila were at the top of their game, and we had some good team players of which the best was Gonzalo and Cani, probably Le...
Mar 23, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Three goals in the last 20 minutes dispatched a frustrated Juventus--Allen and Jamie discuss what turned out to be a perfect night in Turin. And what will Unai Emery plan for our quarterfinal matchup against Bayern Munich? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 19, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 29
So we have an official changing of the guard to announce. Zach is handing over the VUSA site manager job to Jamie Kemble this week. Zach will still be around, look for his byline on articles and definitely he'll still be tweeting from the VUSA account, blue check and all. Jamie brings a lot of football writing experience, he's actually living in Spain so can see our matches in person most of the time. Plus, he's young and energetic. All good. Of course we talk Yeremy Pino. How could we not? And ...
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Allen and Zach catch up with Villarreal news--mostly looking ahead to the Juventus match on Tuesday but also we cover the planned redevelopment of Villarreal's stadium this summer and the news about Sr. Llaneza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 19, 2022•38 min
Allen is joined by Robin and Zach. We talk about recent Villarreal performances first and who has really impressed us....then we move into a discussion of Geronimo Rulli and his strengths and weaknesses, possible reinforcements in winter (a brief discussion of Cedric Bakambu) and how we're feeling about the remainder of the season. Endavant! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 11, 2022•55 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Allen and Sid chat about Villarreal's first half of the season, and the current La Liga standings. Which teams ahead of us look likely to falter? Which look strong? (we recorded this before last weekend's matches btw) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 04, 2022•36 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Allen has returned, managed to see a bit of Villarreal's matches but Robin and Julian have seen more, and we're all concerned. So we talk about tactics, squad composition, squad selection, formations, all that stuff. How can Villarreal get out of this funk? In the best social media tradition, we give Unai Emery our advice. We want to win!!! And at the end we give our predictions for the Valencia and Young Boys matches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Oct 29, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Allen welcomes Jamie Kemble to the podcast for the first time. Robin joins us as well. Jamie introduces himself, and then we discuss the draw against Atleti (I mean, we had to, right?), and then we analyze Villarreal's transfer window and how best to use all the players we have. And we have questions. For instance, Paco Alcácer.....is he going to return to scoring form on the pitch? We're amazed we've kept three left backs--which one might end up being the odd man out in January? With all these ...
Sep 08, 2021•46 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Every week, Villarreal USA is featuring the predictions of an expected goals-based model developed by Mitchel Green and adapted by Charlie Tuley for La Liga. Today Charlie joins me and Zach Hicks for an explanation of how the model works. We also discuss how we should interpret the predictions, what sort of tweaks could one make to the model to (perhaps) improve it, etc. and of course also understand what its limitations are. Zach and I really enjoyed this discussion and I'm sure we'll have Char...
Sep 04, 2021•49 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Allen and Sidarth discuss the Champions League draw and fixture list. And after the break we muse about what formation Unai Emery would like to play, which works best for us right now, and we predict the inevitable low-scoring draw against Atletico Madrid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 28, 2021•52 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Allen and Sid get together to discuss Villarreal's bloated roster--what moves are still to come? And after the break, we move on to the league. Where will Villarreal finish? Who do we pick to do well, and who might fall back this season? We give our predictions for Monday, also. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Allen is joined by Robin, Sid and Rahul. First part is our not-terribly-optimistic outlook for the Supercup, given all our injuries, Covid doubts, and everything else, but hey. We can do this! After the break we talk about the implications of Messi leaving Barcelona, both for that team and for the league. If they end up being able to register their new signings, they won't be so bad, but the extent of their financial mismanagement is truly staggering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...
Aug 09, 2021•57 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Allen is joined by twitter's "Austrian Groguet", Constantin. We talk about how he became a Villarreal fan (now there's quite a story), and what it was like for him watching the EL final on TV. Constantin will be doing an internship with Villarreal this summer, so we hope to keep in good communciation! Enjoy and Endavant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 18, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Allen catches up with longtime friend Thomas McIlroy--Thomas first came to Vila-real to teach English in 2011-12 and, after returning to his native UK for awhile, joined Villarreal CF's English-language communication department in 2018. He was at the Europa League Final, but not in the stands--working in the pressbox! Which didn't stop him from being as emotional about the moment as the rest of us. It's a really exciting time for him, heading up Villarreal's English-language communications depar...
Jun 09, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Allen and Sidarth relive an epic final and an amazing day in Vilarreal CF history, not to mention in the history of the town of Vila-real. What an end to the season! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 28, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 32
What is there to say, really? Enjoy!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 27, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Allen and Sidarth, longtime Villarreal supporters, talk about the end of the league season, but after the break we address what it means to make a Europa League Final, how achieving it has changes the narrative about Villarreal, and how we think our team might line up if some of our injured players can be available. Endavant! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 25, 2021•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 31
