Episode 166 - Chelsea Can't Stop Stepping On Rakes + Will Arsenal Bottle it AGAIN?
Plus West Ham are scary, was United's summer underrated and Spurs relegated?
On today's episode, Patrick and Ted break down the North London Derby — how worried should Arsenal really be, and how bad could it get for Spurs? Then they look at two clubs dealing with the fallout of sacking established coaches: Chelsea can't stop stepping on rakes, and Real Madrid have no idea what they are anymore. Plus Nico O'Reilly is turning into a real player, West Ham are quietly terrifying, and football has entered a post-control era. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
00:38 – North London Derby: Arsenal's form and the bottling narrative
05:26 – Is the media manufacturing an Arsenal crisis?
07:06 – Arsenal's injury problems and what Arteta keeps getting wrong
09:25 – Arteta's rotation problem and the fullback injury curse
11:22 – An edge vs. Arsenal?
13:25 – Chelsea & Real Madrid: life after their control-era coaches
17:06 – Chelsea can't stop stepping on rakes
17:48 – Cole Palmer's injury concern and the coaching matters debate
19:16 – Rosenior’s midfield puzzle: Enzo, Andre Santos and Palmer
24:25 – Man United: are we underrating their rebuild?
27:27 – Why overpaying for players submarines clubs for years
32:01 – Nico O'Reilly and Pep's new NBA-style City
36:25 – Is Bernardo Silva done as a Pep staple?
38:28 – Champions League knockouts: why scorelines are getting crazy
39:32 – Football's post-control world
40:08 – West Ham are quietly terrifying
42:35 – Could Spurs actually get relegated?
44:22 – Outro: TTF Conference, Patreon & Variance Betting