82. Is van Dijk the best CB the Premier League has ever seen? | Season 2024/25, Episode 9

Welcome back to the TCF Sport podcast! On this episode, we begin by discussing the news that Dan Ashworth has left his role as Sporting Director at Manchester United after just 5 months. Following this, we analyse Ruben Amorim's start to life in Manchester, focusing on the amount of rotation he has introduced between games and asking if he has been too critical of his players so far.

After that, we analyse a range of talking points at multiple clubs, from who should start up top for Crystal Palace to Brentford's form under Thomas Frank. We also give our thoughts on if some teams are trying to play out from the back too much at the moment (Southampton and Wolves, we're looking at you...).

The second half of the episode then turns to Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal, with discussion on Jamie Carragher's view that van Dijk is the best Centre Back the Premier League has ever seen, if Manchester City are in need of a reset of their squad, and if Arsenal are the new Stoke City.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:04 Dan Ashworth's departure and Ruben Amorim's start at United
• 12:32 Was Adam Armstrong offside against Southampton
• 15:03 Are teams trying to play out from the back too much?
• 21:05 El Sackico!
• 23:17 Crystal Palace's No.9s and Everton's form under Sean Dyche
• 27:13 Is Postecoglou under pressure at Tottenham?
• 29:53 Brentford's form under Thomas Frank
• 33:21 Liverpool vs Newcastle
• 37:50 Liverpool contract situation and is van Dijk the best CB the Premier League has ever seen?
• 47:39 Are Manchester City in need of a reset?
• 54:22 Are Arsenal the new Stoke City?
• 1:01:13 Table of Results and forfeit ideas
• 1:04:51 Outro: World Class or not?