Episode 117 - How Thomas Frank Has Changed Tottenham Hotspur + How Should Palace Replace Eberechi Eze?

On this episode, Patrick and Neel take a look at Manchester City vs Tottenham and how Thomas Frank has impacted Spurs already. Then, Nuno Espírito Santo and Nottingham Forest are in a disagreement over their recruitment, but does his strategy make sense? Next, they look at Crystal Palace's options to replace Eberechi Eze and wrap up the episode discussing Real Madrid's rough start to the season, their inability to create goals from open play, and how they differ from Barcelona. Enjoy! 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 01:19 - Manchester City vs Tottenham takeaways + Tijjani Reijnders 02:19 - City’s goalkeeping problem 03:27 - Solving City’s buildup? 04:12 - Is Rico Lewis good enough for City? 05:04 - Ederson’s absence 06:53 - Thomas Frank’s selling point 08:14 - Contrast to the Super Cup 09:02 - The Burnley win 10:15 - Spurs showing versatility 11:25 - Backing spurs to finish top 6? 12:05 - Savinho? 12:56 -Improvements in dribbling vs last season 14:24 - Nottingham Forest’s start to the season 15:29 - Disagreement over recruitment 16:30 - Edu and Nuno aren’t aligned + recent signings 18:48 - Omari Hutchinson for 40m+? 19:30 - Arnaud Kalimuendo 20:48 - Fullback and GK depth 22:30 - Is Nuno’s plan smart? 24:01 - Forest can leapfrog Palace, but they’re doing this instead 24:54 - Who do Palace get to replace Eze? 25:28 - Christos Tzolis 27:26 - The right fit for Palace? + high usage player 29:23 - Not an amazing dribbler 31:34 - Does he fit the 3-4-2-1? 33:17 - Yeremy Pino 35:05 - Plugging into Eze’s role? 37:04 - Good numbers, but no standout season? 38:08 - Pino or Tzolis? 38:56 - Who runs the attack then? 40:03 - Real Madrid’s shaky start to the year 42:00 - Lack of ball movement 43:47 - Contract to Barcelona 44:30 - Real Madrid will have a better defence than Barca 45:22 - Super left biased 46:00 - Mbappe at striker is underrated? 46:40 - Hayden’s idea to sell Vinicius 47:50 - When rubbish shots are ok 48:53 - Good counter pressing and defensive structure? 50:15 - Guler midfield experiment 51:12 - Lots of defensive work even against a weak side? 52:10 - Interesting to see them vs stronger teams 52:48 - Lamine Yamal shot selection