Florian Wirtz and Liverpool are BACK + Chelsea's Defense is Broken

February 2
39 mins

Episode Description

On today’s episode of The Transfer Flow, Patrick and Ted run through transfer deadline chaos and a genuinely weird Premier League weekend.

We start with the biggest rumours flying around late in the window, including Curtis Jones to Inter (and why stats people have always loved him), Ademola Lookman’s move to Atlético, Jean-Philippe Mateta’s failed medical, and the increasingly strange career arc of Jhon Durán.

From there, we dig into Spurs’ comeback draw against Manchester City and why Pep’s side still look incapable of controlling games for 90 minutes. We also talk Liverpool’s recent surge, whether Florian Wirtz and Xavi Simons have finally cracked the Premier League learning curve, and why City’s second-half numbers should worry everyone.

We wrap up with Chelsea’s worrying trendlines under Liam Rosenior, how much beating Napoli matters for him, and what it would take for Chelsea ownership to make a change.


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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

00:42 - Accidentally going live and the TTF conference!

02:34 - Jeremy Jacquet to Liverpool or Chelsea?

03:36 - Minutes as a resource

05:30 - Xavi Simons and Florian Wirtz have figured something out

06:10 - Rayan Cherki was BALLING this weekend

06:55 - Curtis Jones to Inter Milan

07:57 - Will Liverpool let Curtis Jones go?

09:02 - Did Jones need more minutes than he got?

10:10 - Connor Gallagher and Jones + alternate realities for Jones

11:37 -Jean-Phillipe Mateta’s failed medical

12:53 - Why more players are failing medicals

14:04 - Learning from past players (Umtiti)

15:36 - Unfortunate for Palace

16:47 - The price for Larsen is not great

17:34 - Ademola Lookman to Atletico Madrid

18:31 - The price isn’t too far off

19:57 - Atleti are confident bringing in older players

20:38 - Simeone’s kids and Zidane/Thuram

21:48 - Jhon Duran leaving Fernebache

23:04 - Red Flags

25:47 - Solanke’s goal and Tottenham vs City

26:42 - 1st vs 2nd half stats

27:41 - City can’t defend with the ball anymore

29:25 - Ekitike making the Isak signing look insane

29:49 - Have Liverpool flipped a switch?

31:02 - Liverpool vs City

32:04 - Man United vs Fulham

33:23 - Ted’s Carrick suggestion from last year

33:55 - Chelsea’s trending is becoming concerning

34:37 - Shifting between tactical styles

36:00 - Carabao Cup potentially enough?

36:55 - How patient will Chelsea’s ownership be with Rosenior?

38:33 - Forcing Patrick to read a children’s book

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