Episode 143 - City's overreliance on Haaland is a BIG problem + Liverpool Lose AGAIN

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! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTransferFlow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter: https://www.thetransferflow.com/subscribe Join Variance Betting: https://www.thetransferflow.com/upgrade Follow us on our Socials: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe1WTKOt7byrELQcGRSzu1Q X: https://x.com/TheTransferFlow Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thetransferflow.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetransferflow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@transferflowpodcast 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 #manchestercity #mancity #haaland #arsenal #tottenham #eze #liverpool #slot #arteta #pepguardiola #intermilan #acmilan #seriea #epl #premierleague