Episode 80 - Florian Wirtz = Man City's next De Bruyne? + UCL QF breakdown

On this episode, Ted and Patrick breakdown EVERY UCL quarterfinal matchup. Who will advance and which matchups are worth your time to watch? Then, they quickly touch on the MISERABLE Manchester Derby and how bad Manchester United have been for a decade. The episode ends with 3 quick transfer rumour hits, including Florian Wirtz as a Kevin De Bruyne replacement for Manchester City. Enjoy!

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:01 - Arsenal vs. Real Madrid

01:59 - Gabriel's injury

02:55 - First game at the Emirates, can they get going early?

03:59 - Is this who Arteta is?

06:12 - Experience against transition teams in the EPL

07:27 - How much will Arsenal press? + Injuries to Real Madrid

10:21 - Is Bayern Munich vs Inter Milan SNEAKY GOOD?

11:29 - NOBODY is pressing in the Bundesliga

13:37 - Inter play however they need to play

15:50 - Kompany reflecting Pep's old style?

16:54 - Gervinho break

18:28 - Barcelona vs Dortmund

19:37 - Dortmund are more competent under Kovac

21:49 - Should Barcelona be 1.5 goal favorites?

22:34 - Lamine Yamal's injury scare + Ansu Fati

23:58 - PSG vs Aston Villa - Can Emery do it?

24:40 - Villa are in great form

26:19 - Taking PSG seriously, but this is when they bottle it

28:27 - A MISERABLE Manchester Derby

29:58 - United have been better recently

31:04 - United haven't been good since '13-'14

33:22 - Kevin De Bruyne leaving Manchester City

36:12 - Florian Wirtz to replace him?

39:17 - Other teams interested?

42:54 - Jean-Philippe Mateta to Man United?

44:30 - Depth option, but not to compete in the UCL

46:08 - The most interesting rebuild options for Manchester United

47:12 - Teams may need to sell assets

49:22 - Teams are better at spending money these days

49:54 - Antonee Robinson to Liverpool?

51:14 - Does it make sense?

53:24 - Full Team rebuilds coming soon!

54:22 - B-Roll ( Manchester Derby, City vs Chelsea for UCL spots, and will City EVER get punished?)