Tactics boards at the ready! For in today's Football Weekly Extra, James Richardson, Sean Ingle and Paolo Bandini are joined by welcome debutant Michael Cox, from the brilliant ZonalMarking.net website to talk Carling Cup, continental football, and - naturally - whether Roberto Mancini's tactics while manager of Fiorentina in 2001 were genuinely revolutionary.
Northampton-born Martin Rose also chips in to discuss how last night's shock Carling Cup win at Anfield has gone down in his home town and Bébé's first game for Manchester United, while Sid Lowe ponders the bizarre chewing gum habits of José Mourinho and Javier Irureta in his La Liga round-up.
There's also a bumper Serie A segment, which includes the welcome rise of Chievo, James' paean to former Brescia manager Carlo Mazzone and a discussion of whether Claudio Ranieiri is about to get a Lippi-sized bullet at Roma. And there's still time for a quick preview of this weekend's Premier League matches, including Manchester City v Chelsea and West Ham v Spurs.
