The League Cup Final, the Are They Actually Bad Derby in MLS, and a battle in Madrid | The Week Ender
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Tottenham Hotspur management
I just can't believe how much time and effort Spurs have spent looking for another manager to fix this bum squad instead of either working to find a better medical department or inventing some new science.
Arsenal's trophy drought
Arsenal need some silverware to start signifying this period of success that they are enjoying at the moment. If they are the best team in England, they need some trophies to prove it.
Bundesliga ownership rules
The Bundesliga announced that they will no longer ever give exceptions to the 50 plus one rule. It seems like it will be Leverkusen and Wolfsburg for the duration.
Arsenal transfer strategy
I can't stop thinking how incredible that would have been if Arsenal had signed Ekitike instead of Jokeres. That feels like one of the biggest sliding doors moments.
Madrid Derby
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are in better shape now than they were even a few weeks ago. Both Ancelotti and Simeone have settled on an approach that seems to suit their players quite well.
MLS manager sacking
I would be on coaching watch if I was the Timbers. I don't think Phil Neville is the biggest problem, but there's probably some changes brewing for Portland if their run of form is as poor as it feels.
Declan Rice transfer
I feel like Declan Rice is proper Chelsea. He's a great player, maybe the best midfielder in the world right now, but there's just something Chelsea about him.
Scouting/Transfer rumors
I feel like Oscar Piotr Uchevsky feels like the first sort of early victory for the TSS Scout Network, where I had not heard of this kid and now I see this kid on social media all the time.
MLS tactical analysis
San Diego still are the best watch in MLS, but I don't even really know that it's especially close stylistically. They're doing things that no other team is doing.
MLS transfer theory
The Goss theorem is basically a player gets to a new league, especially MLS, they struggle, and then the second season that they're there, they actually really succeed and thrive because they've adapted.
