Episode 111 - Isak Replacements Ranked + Chelsea & Manchester United Chase Barca Youngster

On this episode, Patrick and Ted discuss whether RB Leipzig should take a risk on Rasmus Hojlund. Then, Manchester United and Chelsea are battling over Fermin Lopez, but just how good is the Barcelona youngster? The episode finishes with us checking in on Burnley, looking at a possible James Maddison replacement for Spurs, and picking Newcastle's Alexander Isak replacement. Enjoy!

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:21 - Subscribe to us + EPL previews!

02:47 - Rasmus Hojlund leaving Manchester United

03:40 - Is there still value is Hojlund?

04:38 - What type of footballer is he?

05:35 - Worth the risk if cost is low?

06:30 - Competent but not elite at anything?

08:17 - Are United linked with the wrong RN Leipzig forward?

09:15 - Selling at the right time is a skill + the RB group

09:50 - Usual player progression

10:40 - Explaining why a negative trend happened

11:45 - The scarcity of good forward options is overplayed

12:58 - Players that have quietly moved this window

13:23 - Fermin Lopez linked to Chelsea and Manchester United

14:11 - How do we gauge how good he might be?

15:38 - Central shots disappearing last year, but higher creativity

16:53 - Can he operate in tighter spaces?

17:51 - Skills we can be confident about translating

19:30 - The biggest area between fan analysts and pros?

20:31 - Evolution of xG

21:17 - Not all passes are the same also

22:30 - Differentiating between passing numbers

24:19 - Manchester United should not sign him

25:00 - Burnley conversation

25:34 - Setting up to be a yo-yo team? + Acquisitions

26:55 - The world's biggest defensive xG overperformance

27:51 - How is Marcus Edwards 26?

28:33 - Loum Tchaouna and Armando Broja

30:27 - Bashir Humphreys

31:44 - Lucas Stassin

32:35 - Setting themselves up well if they get relegated + Scott Parker confidence

34:12 - Managers standing in the rain

34:42 - Bilal El Khannouss + James Maddison injury

35:45 - Go on loan to promoted teams, not permanent deals

36:40 - Where should he go?

37:43 - Seeing more and more young players move

38:20 - Spurs have money available

39:00 - Buonanotte options?

40:58 - Late in the window for Bundesliga teams?

43:13 - Enzo Millot choosing Saudi over Atletico Madrid and Spurs

43:33 - Would YOU move to Saudi for 5x wages?

45:12 - Coaches face this decision also + Roger Schmidt

46:28 - Jordan Henderson gave up quite a lot

47:32 - Newcastle linked with a bunch of Forwards - Rank them

48:40 - Age, wages and what we expect to happen

49:30 - Figure out your risks and Nicolas Jackson at 60m vs 90m

50:09 - Concern with Openda’s trending at Leipzig?

50:30 - Gonçalo Ramos

51:03 - Worry about Sesko at the price and productivity from last season

51:42 - Sesko or Jackson at the same price?

52:50 - What’s the order then? + Reasoning

53:42 - There should be more links to Ramos

54:10 - Sesko might succeed, but it feels risky

55:13 - What Newcastle fans should think

56:30 - B-Roll (Premier League previews + Fans getting angry at Ted and Patrick)