The cancellation of Everton's game against Man City meant there was plenty of time for this episode to go off the rails and boy did it.   

We discuss why City shouldn't have to forfeit just yet, wonder how a string of cancellations could hurt City's silverware ambitions, and commend Roy Hodgson and Brendan Rodgers for staying level-headed in the press. We also discuss a pair of Leicester standouts, wonder about Villa's top four ambitions, and suggest that Chelsea's best lineup is Hakim Ziyech and ten warm bodies.  

Later, we predict which teams will make the top four come the end of the season, discuss Messi's potential move to PSG, and dig into the Guardian's Top 100 list. Needless to say, this is the point of the show where things went off script. (P.S. I realized while editing this that Marco Verratti isn't even ranked. If I had noticed that sooner I would've spent the entirety of this episode complaining about it.)  

Guardian article: theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2020/dec/21/the-100-best-male-footballers-in-the-world-2020  

Table of Contents 

00:00:00 Intro 

00:00:58 What Does the EVE-MCI Cancellation Mean for EPL?  

00:15:43 Palace, Leicester Draw  

00:18:05 Does Harvey Barnes Deserve a Move? 

00:23:08 Tielemans One of the World's Best 

00:27:09 More Likely to Make Top 4: AVL or CFC? 

00:31:21 Who Will Make Top 4? 

00:40:56 Why Messi to PSG is a Bad Idea 

00:49:51 The Guardian Top 100 Sucks  

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