S9 Ep8: The Lampard Lemma And Chelsea Conundrum
As the title race in the EPL gets crowded, confusing and compressed, Tareque and Vishal look at how Chelsea managed to find themselves out of it, and also look forward to one of the highest stakes Manchester United - Liverpool clashes in years. 
20m Jan 05, 2021
20m
S9 Ep7: The 2020 Euro Trip
It's time for our annual around Europe episode with Soccer Sense's European correspondent Karan, as he and Tareque look at what's going on in the other European leagues and how Serie A is doubling down on its drama. 
14m Dec 31, 2020
14m
S9 Ep6: Contentions on Contenders
This week our SoccerSense Meter is trained squarely on Manchester United as Vishal, the resident Red Devil, assess their title challenge credentials, while Tareque wonders if Spurs are reverting to Spursy again. We also gingerly mention another North London team. 
18m Dec 21, 2020
18m
S9 Ep5: JoseWatch
Vishal and Tareque are back after a hiatus to look at Tottenham's trajectory to the top of the table and look forward to the top of the table clash as Mourinho and Klopp face off just before festive fixture pandemonium sets in. 
20m Dec 14, 2020
20m
S9 Ep4: I Love It When A Plan Comes Together
With the Premier Table going all topsy turvy, Vishal and Tareque turn their attention to one quietly humming team that seems to have its plans coming together very nicely as the others' best laid plans have Jordan Pickford sized disruptions running through them. 
14m Oct 29, 2020
14m
S9 Ep3: Disasterclass
Vishal and Tareque try to process the shambolic performances dished out by Manchester United and Liverpool over the weekend in this howler in the form of a podcast episode. 
21m Oct 05, 2020
21m
S9 Ep2: Outfoxed City And Blue Blues
Vishal and Tareque break down the astonishing results for Chelsea and Manchester City, critique Jurgen Klopp's high line and take a look at a certain other Merseyside team's impressive manager and his progress. 
18m Sep 29, 2020
18m
S9 Ep1: The Premier League Bugle Is Blown
It started in a frenzy, and to tactically breakdown that madcap game that was Liverpool v Leeds, Soccer Sense's resident tactician Vishal joins Tareque as we usher the new season in. 
19m Sep 14, 2020
19m
S8 Ep22: Seasonal Regressions: The 2020/21 PL Season Preview
Karan and Tareque look ahead to the 2020/21 Premier League season where, while the chasing pack has brought in reinforcements, the champion and the contender will have to deal with that nasty thing called regression to mean. 
16m Sep 11, 2020
16m
S8 Ep21: Incroyable Finale : UCL 2019-20 Final Preview
Vishal is back as he joins Tareque to analyse how Bayern Munich will match up against PSG in the Final of what has been a protracted Champions League season but may have one final intriguing encounter still left in his tank. 
14m Aug 20, 2020
14m
S8 Ep20: Champions League 2019-20 Quarterfinals Review and Semifinals Preview
Tareque and Soccer Sense's European correspondent, Karan, unpack the absolute madness unleashed by the last two quarterfinals in the single elimination format, the X-factor that Leipzig might bring and ponder whether Pep and Barcelona's meltdowns are symptoms of deeper systemic issues. 
27m Aug 16, 2020
27m
S8 Ep19: Champions League 2019-20 R16 Review and Quarterfinal Preview
Our European correspondent, Karan, joins Tareque to break down the ousting of Juventus and Real Madrid from the Champions League and look forward to whether Manchester City and Pep Guardiola can finally land that elusive white whale that is a Champions League semifinal appearance.
17m Aug 09, 2020
17m
S8 Ep18: Champions Of England
This week, Soccer Sense lets its hair down as it invites three Liverpool superfans - Karthik, Apurv and Anish - to discuss the title winning run and share their unbounded joy at ending a thirty year long wait. 
27m Jul 24, 2020
27m
S8 Ep17: The Art Of Title Defense
Vishal and Tareque convene to put Liverpool's title win under the Soccer Sense SenseMeter and provide a reality check for how challenging defending the title might be. But they also have time to stop and smell the flowers of the romanticism that is Leeds United's re-entry into the Premier League. 
17m Jul 18, 2020
17m
S8 Ep16: UEFA Champions League 2019/20 Quarterfinals Preview
Our European correspondent, Karan, is back on duty (safely social distanced, natch) as he and Tareque look ahead to an intriguing new format and some fascinating clashes in store in a business as unusual finale of Europe's premier football competition. Can an unheralded club pull off a Greece or Denmark of the Euros or will the big boys get their due? 
19m Jul 10, 2020
19m
S8 Ep15: Wait Off Liverpool's Shoulders
A 30-year wait finally ended for Liverpool. They finally have the league title again. What is their secret sauce? Tareque and Karan decode, Soccer Sense style!
17m Jun 27, 2020
17m
S8 Ep14: Baby Steps
The Premier League returned and teams seemed to be firing at less than 100% (understandably). But as Vishal, Karan and Tareque discover on this week's pod, Arsenal somehow were straight up on brand. Why did the Gunners misfire? And what is it with Merseyside derbies and zero goals? We dive into all that and more. 
14m Jun 22, 2020
14m
S8 Ep13: The Long Way Back
The football world is trying to limp back to normalcy, but what is even normal anymore? Vishal, Karan and Tareque look ahead to what the Premier League's restart and action might look like over the coming weeks, and are torn between wanting the game back, but also caring about the emotional and physical toll it might take on the players, staff and managers.
16m Jun 14, 2020
16m
S8 Ep12: Unprecedented : When Football Stopped
With the Covid19 outbreak raging on and live football a distant memory, Karan and Tareque look back at history of when football was similarly disrupted and fascinating things that emerged out of it. Also, an interpretation of a certain Bill Shankly quote. 
18m Mar 25, 2020
18m
S8 Ep11: Of Derbies And Viruses
Amid the coronavirus scare, Vishal and Tareque examine the context and the consequences of OGS and Man United's first derby double over Man City in a decade and check if Tareque's immune system and Liverpool's form are linked. 
14m Mar 10, 2020
14m
S8 Ep10: Pep's Winter Sadness
Vishal and Tareque are back after a brief winter break, and discuss what Pep Guardiola and Manchester City need to take stock of during *their* winter break to get their season back on track. 
13m Feb 04, 2020
13m
S8 Ep9: Halfway there living on a prayer
Vishal and Tareque take stock of happenings in the Premier League at the halfway-ish point of the season, where besides a consistent Liverpool at the top, everything else seems topsy-turvy and decidedly sub optimal. Also, we try our best to avoid uttering the T-word for the Reds. 
20m Dec 30, 2019
20m
S8 Ep8: Spurs Of The Moment Decisions
Vishal and Tareque convene an emergency pod to make sense of real Spursy goings on in North London where Tottenham have a new manager. With the return of a familiar face to the Premier League, will anything change for the Spurs or are things going to get worse?
12m Nov 20, 2019
12m
S8 Ep7: Noise at the Klopp End
Is it Liverpool's title to lose? Did Pep Guardiola get his Anfield tactics wrong? And what is up with the rest of the top 4? Which North London team are we more alarmed by? Answers to all these burning questions, with a dash of sense and some madman finger waving in a bumper episode where Vishal joins Tareque after a month's hiatus!
15m Nov 11, 2019
15m
S8 Ep6: Champions League 2019-20 Matchday 4 Review: What's Up With Pep's Exes?
Our European correspondent Karan is quizzed by Tareque on if Bayern are in any trouble or is it Barcelona who are in bigger doo doo? Meanwhile, business as usual at Milan and Ajax. 
17m Nov 07, 2019
17m
S8 Ep5: Champions League 2019-20 Matchday 3 Review
European correspondent Karan braves an injured elbow to provide the analysis of a largely uneventful but still important matchday in the Champions League. Also, what is up with Tottenham and are Juventus underperforming?
14m Oct 24, 2019
14m
S8 Ep4: City Limits
Vishal and Tareque reconvene after a three week break wherein the narrative goal posts have dramatically shifted in the Premier League and ask the important question - Have City hit their limit? Also, resident Red Devil Vishal ponders the Manchester United question and what sort of a reset does the red half of Manchester need?
15m Oct 08, 2019
15m
S8 Ep3: Champions League 2019-20 Matchday 1 Review
Our European correspondent has drifted further east, but is still available to cover the Champions League as Karan and Tareque break down the goings on of Matchday One. 
13m Sep 19, 2019
13m
S8 Ep2: North by North London
The full panel is back again after a week's break to talk about the weird narrative jumps both Arsenal and Tottenham have made in the season so far, break down Arsenal's Anfield annihilation, and look forward to what promises to be a choppy North London derby. 
13m Aug 28, 2019
13m
S8 Ep1: First Impressions 2019-20
The gang goes again, for the eighth football season, Tareque, Vishal and Karan are back trying to pick the morsels of sense from the buffet that was the opening week of the Premier League's new season
13m Aug 15, 2019
13m
S7 Ep30: Sixy Sixy Reds - Champions League 2018-19 Final Review
European Correspondent Karan joins Tareque for his final assignment this season - breaking down the dour but massively important Champions League title win for Liverpool and look at where the finalists head from here. 
19m Jun 02, 2019
19m
S7 Ep29: Champions League 2018-19 Semifinals Review: Simply the best
Vishal and Tareque try to wrap their heads around two epic Champions League semifinal games that saw Liverpool and Tottenham mount improbable comebacks to set up a final clash in Madrid. Also, Vishal breaks down Liverpool's turnaround for the ages against Barcelona.
21m May 10, 2019
21m
S7 Ep28: Special - The Redmen Season Review
Liverpool superfan and friend of the pod Apurv Sardeshmukh joins us to look back with pride (and without the luxury of hindsight) on the club's season so far. As they stand on the cusp of potentially historic achievements (or not), Apurv talks about all the ways the club has brought joy to its fans this season regardless of how things end up.
16m May 10, 2019
16m
S7 Ep27: Champions League 2018-19 Quarterfinals Leg 2 Review and Semifinals Preview
The full panel is back again as Vishal, Karan and Tareque break down some epic quarterfinal second legs in the Champions League and look forward to two very intriguing semifinal matchups.
23m Apr 23, 2019
23m
S7 Ep26: Champions League 2018-19 Quarterfinals Leg 1 Review
European correspondent Karan and Tareque break down four finely poised ties in the quarterfinals of the Champions League and try to figure out how Manchester United kept Barcelona relatively quiet and did Ajax really put in a solid shift against Juventus or did they just get a bit lucky?
11m Apr 15, 2019
11m
S7 Ep25: Exorcism at Anfield
Karan and Tareque review Liverpool's intense win over Chelsea in the Premier League and assess how much its effect will resonate across the current title race and season(s) to come.
17m Apr 15, 2019
17m
S7 Ep24: Champions League 2018-19 Quarterfinals Preview
The full panel - Vishal, Karan and Tareque - is back and is looking forward to the Champions League quarterfinals with both anticipation and dread as all three Soccer Sense teams - Liverpool, Juventus and Manchester United - will be involved with some intriguing ties in prospect.
20m Mar 19, 2019
20m
S7 Ep23: Champions League Round of 16 Leg 2 Review
European correspondent Karan, along with Tareque tries to process the immense and crazy second legs that completed a whirlwind week for the Soccer Sense teams and the plenty of drama that punctuated the remaining ties in a Round of 16 full of intrigue, action, thrill and some good old fashioned underdog-humbling-the-big-gun narratives.
29m Mar 14, 2019
29m
S7 Ep22: Bottom (2) of the Top (4)
Vishal and Tareque break down Arsenal's important win over Manchester United, and ponder if St. Totteringham's arrival is imminent as they try to get to the bottom of things in that Top 4 race.
11m Mar 11, 2019
11m
S7 Ep21: City Planning
As Manchester City take control of the Premier League title race, the full panel - Karan, Vishal and Tareque - assess how Liverpool seem to be blowing their turn to shine and size up City's ambitions not just for this season but the designs they have for global domination with news breaking that they might be acquiring a club in India.
20m Mar 05, 2019
20m
S7 Ep20: Know Your Frenemy
Vishal and Tareque recap a crucial midweek for the triumvirate of the London teams. Vishal debuts a new 'friendly' theory about Tottenham as they keep their eyes peeled for the developments in the title race with the Merseyside Derby upon us.
14m Mar 01, 2019
14m
S7 Ep19: Champions League Round of 16 Leg 1 Review
Karan, our European correspondent and Tareque take stock of the round of 16 first legs in the Champions League and find that none of the Soccer Sense teams could manage a single goal in the first leg.
18m Feb 22, 2019
18m
S7 Ep18: Midnight in Chelsea?
As Manchester City make a six goal statement in the title race, Soccer Sense's full panel - Karan, Vishal and Tareque - wonders what lies ahead for the club at the receiving end - Chelsea FC and speculates on what happens if the Abramovich era ends. Also, Vishal previews the big game coming up - Liverpool's visit to Old Trafford.
16m Feb 11, 2019
16m
S7 Ep17: Sarri And The Big City
Vishal and Tareque are in a slightly somber mood following the tragic incidents related to the world of football this week as they preview the tightening EPL title race and the big game of the week - Manchester City hosting Chelsea.
12m Feb 08, 2019
12m
S7 Ep16: Madcap Midweek Recap
Vishal and Tareque have a lot to pack in from the midweek action that barely altered the state of the title race and yet somehow seemed to make it more intriguing and they pull out the sensible narrative threads from the Premier League's crazy football scarf.
18m Jan 31, 2019
18m
S7 Ep15: Title and other races
Vishal, Karan and Tareque get together for a full panel Soccer Sense podcast after quite a while, and catch up on the state of the title race while looking forward to the fate of the current Top 6 in the EPL and previewing the big game this weekend - Chelsea v Arsenal.
15m Jan 16, 2019
15m
S07 E14 Meltdown United
In a pod recorded in record time after the match, Vishal and Tareque reflect on the Liverpool v Manchester United result in the immediacy of the aftermath and look at what the win does for Liverpool.
13m Dec 16, 2018
13m
S07 E13 Invincibility Cloaks and all that
As Manchester City prove they are only human after defeat at Chelsea, the title race heats up but Liverpool face the ultimate test - Manchester United. Vishal and Tareque look ahead to that game, look back on a crazy weekend at the PL and sandwich some Champions League thoughts in between.
18m Dec 11, 2018
18m
S07 E12 Derby delusions
Resident Red Devil Vishal is not pleased at the lack of fight exhibited by the Red half of Manchester in the derby as we deal with the idea that United are reaching a point of reckoning.
16m Nov 14, 2018
16m
S07 E11 Copy & Paste - Champions League Matchday 4 review
Karan and Tareque break down the action on Matchday 4 of the Champions League, more specifically, of the identically frustrating losses for Juventus and Liverpool.
13m Nov 09, 2018
13m