Episode 32 - Brentford Solved Football, Bayern's Fragile Defence, Real Madrid's Injuries, and the End of Short Goal Kicks?

On this Episode, Ted and Patrick do a deep dive on Brentford's fast starts to game and how teams are undervaluing set pieces. They then move to discussion on playing out of the back, which has caused issues for many teams to start the season. Next, they move to Bayern Munich's recent games and their high defensive line looking fragile. To end, the move to quick hits on Real Madrid's injury situation and their need to spend big in the winter window, Micky van de Ven struggle in Spurs' loss to to Brighton, and Cole Palmer during Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Forest. 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 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetransferflow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@transferflowpodcast Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:18 - Brentford have solved Football 01:54 - Set Pieces and Ted's history with them and Brentford 06:33 - Brentford has applied this to kickoffs 08:28 - Is it sustainable? 09:22 - Zdeněk Zeman 10:22 - Team's undervaluing set pieces 13:21 - The biggest differences between a corner and a long-throw in 16:17 - How the fast starts have helped Brentford 19:54 - Principles to watch on set pieces 22:49 - Football being influenced by other sports 25:33 - Short goal kick equilibrium 26:16 - Daryl Morey's thoughts on short Goal kicks 28:27 - Forcing other teams to adapt to your style 28:51 - The end of short goal kicks? 33:09 - Teams that adapt faster will benefit 33:17 - Bayern's recent struggles 35:13 - Omar Marmoush's good form 36:24 - Bayern's high line is vulnerable 39:03 - Pep's ability to kill off games 40:39 - Will Kompany be able to learn? 43:04 - Real Madrid's injuries and the Winter window 43:49 - Madrid are missing Kroos 44:15 - Petar Sucic as a Kimmich-like 45:35 - van de Ven and Spurs vs Brighton 47:07 - Mitoma's = Bukayo Saka? 48:45 - The Welbeck winner and 2 amazing assists from the weekend 49:15 - Chelsea vs Forest and Cole Palmer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.