Episode 144 - Evaluating Marc Guehi Alternatives for Liverpool + Chelsea DESTROY Barcelona
Plus City vs Leverkusen, Marseille vs Newcastle and more!
On this episode, Patrick and Hayden break down the midweek Champions League action, from Chelsea’s statement win over Barcelona to Manchester City’s worrying dependence on Erling Haaland. Are the new league-phase games actually giving us useful information, or are red cards and rotation killing the stakes?
Then we turn to Liverpool, whose defensive issues are starting to pile up. With Van Dijk aging, Konaté out of form and out of contract soon, and fullbacks rotating every week, what should they actually do in January? Patrick and Hayden each bring a centre-back target Liverpool should consider.
Neel’s Man City Article: https://www.thetransferflow.com/p/manchester-city-s-over-reliance-on-erling-haaland-is-crazier-than-you-think
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:38 How red cards ruin these league-phase games
03:16 What the points cutoffs actually look like
04:02 Marseille’s comeback & Newcastle’s European profile
05:07 Chelsea’s first half performance vs Barcelona
06:12 The red card + Estevao’s brilliant goal
07:51 Cucurella’s evolution
09:38 City vs Leverkusen: the Haaland dependency problem
10:37 What City did and didn’t learn from this loss
12:08 Ajax–Benfica & the Mourinho control template
13:20 Rayane Bounida and Promise David
14:21 Malik Tillman’s development
15:19 City’s possession and pressing questions
16:24 Tillman’s large role for the USMNT
17:55 Phil Foden + City missing KDB
19:04 What Cherki needs to become
19:56 Liverpool’s defensive mess + Guehi links
22:26 Fullback additions
23:02 The expiring contracts problem
24:09 Why Liverpool still need a CB despite signing Leono
24:48 The profile Liverpool should target
26:45 Hayden’s list of options
28:58 Hayden’s pick: Mario Gila
30:27 Liverpool can be flexible on age here
33:00 FBRef comparisons
34:16 Why expiring in 2027 matters
36:05 The challenge Liverpool are facing with squad building
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