The Transfer Flow Podcast

Episode 185 - We Need to Talk About the Referees


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City and Arsenal both benefit from big calls this weekend. Is there a referee conspiracy, or are we just all going mad? Ted and Patrick break down a controversial refereeing weekend, dig into whether the set piece problem can actually be fixed, and ask why Premier League coaches are so terrified of open play. Then: Man United's unlikely season, Chelsea's coaching crisis, Real Madrid's dressing room disaster, and Bayern's interest in Anthony Gordon. Enjoy!


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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

00:31 Title race update, Arsenal close in

02:34 Was the City refereeing scandalous?

04:52 Do refs have unconscious bias toward big clubs?

07:21 Arsenal's VAR moment, right call, wrong vibes

09:12 Why every manager copies set pieces while complaining about them

10:18 How do you actually fix the set piece problem?

13:53 The wrestling in the box no one wants to legislate

15:24 What is the actual goal of changing the rules?

17:06 VAR, meat walls, and boring football, three problems rolled into one

20:28 Smarter people will always find the loopholes

21:13 Why Premier League coaches are more risk-averse than anyone else

23:28 City review, Doku is unplayable when fit

24:09 Arsenal review, Odegaard changes everything when he comes on

27:27 Is the title actually over?

29:24 Liverpool vs Chelsea was unwatchable

30:08 Man United's strange season, good results, bad numbers

32:05 Should United keep Carrick?

34:48 Chelsea in crisis, fire Slot? Who replaces him?

39:05 Real Madrid chaos, Mbappe, Valverde, and a dressing room on fire

40:27 Where does Mbappe even go?

41:54 Why Real Madrid's problem can't be solved with transfers

43:47 The "oops all dickheads" policy explained

45:24 Bayern Munich want Anthony Gordon, Farmer's League?

47:46 Harry Kane is somehow the most dominant striker in Europe right now

49:23 The referee discourse is making people crazy online


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