Episode 120 - The Next World-Class Manager + What's Wrong With Atlético Madrid?

On this episode, Patrick and Hayden begin by breaking down Bayer Leverkusen sacking Erik ten Hag after just 2 Bundesliga matches. Where did it all go wrong? Then, Oliver Glasner has a tough job at Crystal Palace, but is he the next world-class manager? Next, Atletico Madrid have struggled to open the season, but are Diego Simeone's new tactics working? Juventus made some interesting moves this summer, does the addition of Loïs Openda make them Serie A title contenders? The episode ends with unsung moves of the window, including Brian Brobbey to Sunderland, Samuel Chukwueze to Fulham, and Florentino Luis to Burnley. 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 01:04 - The amount of money Premier Leagues have spent 01:39 - Leverkusen sack Erik ten Hag 02:25 - Didn’t come as a shock 04:07 - Comparisons to Xabi Alonso 05:18 - If you have the wrong fit, fire fast 06:43 - What kind of manager will they get? 08:14 - Glasner = Next Bayern Munich manager? 09:24 - Turning down the Guehi move 09:43 - Oliver Glasner’s future is very bright 10:14 - Other landing spots for Glasner? 11:00 - Arsenal are competing, why do people want Arteta gone? 13:08 - Diego Simeone and Atletico Madrid’s struggles 13:55 - Is this what we expected to see? 14:59 - They’re playing more with the ball 15:56 - More about new players than the tactics 17:27 - We’re seeing new things out of Simeone 18:40 - They’ve looked good, just not fully clicking 20:20 - If Atleti want to compete in La Liga they need a more dominant style 20:33 - Juventus making moves 21:16 - Openda to Juve 22:25 - Using Openda’s skill to dictate how you play 23:42 - Does their squad composition make sense? 25:11 - Openda could push the right team over the edge 26:07 - Interesting moves from other top Italian teams 26:57 - Openda and David together could work 28:28 - Juve were SLOW last year 30:06 - Will their dribblers make things work? 30:27 - Kolo Muani debate comparison 31:21 - Kolo Muani at Tottenham NOT as a backup striker 32:04 - Moves that caught our eyes from the end of the window 32:30 - Brian Brobbey to Sunderland 33:17 - He’s played for ball dominant teams, but that’s not Sunderland 34:22 - Sunderland were VERY aggressive this summer 35:06 - The price for Brobbey is very good 36:05 - Are Sunderland going to stay up? 37:48 - Leeds’ business may cause them to go down 38:30 - Sunderland’s style of play may allow them to stay in the Premier League 39:40 - Sunderland had a Liverpool-like window to improve their future outlook? 40:49 - Samuel Chukwueze to Fulham 42:13 - A different element to the Fulham attack 43:13 - They need more moves like this next year 43:45 - Florentino Luis to Burnley is incredible for them 44:25 - Adding top-level experience will help the Burnley squad 45:24 - In a window of overspending, this move has very high upside 46:50 - In 8-10 weeks we’ll see what these teams REALLY are