Patrick and Neel break down a wild weekend. Spurs fall apart at Arsenal, Thomas Frank’s plan makes no sense, and Ezra gives Arsenal a completely different look in attack.

Then they move to Newcastle vs Man City where both teams create a ton but in totally different ways. Newcastle go brave in midfield, City lean even harder on Haaland, and the guys ask what happens if he isn’t there.

Liverpool’s slide continues with more tactical confusion and another bad run of substitutions. They talk about what’s actually wrong and whether Slot can fix it.

They wrap with the Milan derby and where Milan, Inter, and the rest of Serie A really stand. Enjoy!

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:32 Spurs’ bizarre setup vs Arsenal

02:46 What exactly was Spurs’ plan?

04:02 Arsenal break the U-shape circulation

05:25 Merino and Eze

06:18 Did Arsenal benefit from not having a traditional 9?

09:10 Spurs’ defending issues and blocked shots problem

11:04 Eze is exactly what Arsenal hoped for

12:33 Spurs’ attacking floor disappears

13:15 What can Frank actually fix?

13:49 Spurs’ in-possession issues and the long-ball alternative

15:04 Spurs need a simpler approach

16:15 Arsenal vs Bayern quick thoughts

16:48 Newcastle’s daring plan against City

17:54 Why Newcastle’s approach exposed City

19:52 City’s insane Haaland dependency

23:01 Why City’s system is unstable

24:07 If Haaland gets injured…

25:00 City’s lack of shot-getting wingers

26:26 Marmoush?

27:25 Doku without Haaland

28:21 Savio, Marmoush and City’s weird squad choices

29:14 Pep doubling down on heliocentric football

31:04 Newcastle deserve credit + City no longer feared

32:04 Liverpool’s collapse continues

33:39 The defensive chaos under Slot

34:40 Slot’s changes making things worse

36:05 Why Gravenberch at the base is a disaster

38:17 Can Slot resolve this?

39:49 Should Liverpool move on?

41:00 The Pep-overthinking comparison

42:22 January options

43:40 Italy roundup

44:13 Milan beat Inter + Pulisic hot run

45:00 Inter’s elite underlying numbers

45:50 Why Allegri’s haram-ball is unsustainable

48:42 Milan vs low blocks

49:30 Modric/Yashari midfield questions

50:40 Milan’s shot profile tells the whole story

51:02 Why nobody in Serie A looks like a title team (except Inter)

52:16 Why Inter should win… but might not

53:02 Inter’s aging squad and repeat issues

55:51 Chivu vs Inzaghi

56:45 A real mid-off

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