Despite the PL being on a break, the ATP continues to roll with news from Australia, updates from the World Cup, and PART 1 of our MIDYEAR ASSESSMENT 3 Part extravaganza. The power trio first brings you all the details of the 5-1 win over Western Sydney Wanderers as well as other tidbits from Down Under. Alex, James, and Ryan then get into the performances of Onana, Gana, and Pick at the World Cup. And finally, the main course, the ATP revisits their 3 major recommendations for improved performance from the SUMMER TEAM ASSESSMENT episode and take a very tough look at how Everton and Frank Lampard has done. The ATP crunch through a ton of numbers looking at the overall performance and whether or not 1) Frank is playing the best lineups and/or 2) Frank is playing the right tactics in terms of dealing with pressure, launching passes, improving our style of play, fixing our set pieces problems, etc. And the ATP closes with a deep dive into 3) Recruitment from this summer to include whether or not the team improved in the short term vs. long term and to what extent the personnel is to blame / credit for the performance so far.

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Production: Alex Johnson

Intro: Steve Barkwill

Outro: Kenboib

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