S3 E5 - Dortmund's deception, FC Metz x Génération Foot and Sassuolo's post-de Zerbi struggles
Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Marco Rose's ominous flirtation with a 4-4-2 diamond at Borussia Dortmund, the strategies and ideologies fuelling the FC Metz x Génération Foot project, Atlético Madrid's plethora of attacking options, the further development of Inter's Nicolò Barella under Simone Inzaghi and more. 2:39 - What factors might explain yet another fairly slow start to the season for Gian Piero Gasperini's Atalanta side? / 15:51 - What signs have we seen to suggest that Borussia Dortmund’s start to the season has been deceptively encouraging, and is new coach Marco Rose guilty of under-coaching BVB? / 27:43 - Why has the partnership between FC Metz and Génération Foot been so mutually beneficial, and how would 19-year-old Pape Matar Sarr’s playing style best be described? / 42:05 - How has Unai Emery's coaching style evolved in recent times, and why might his Villarreal side struggle to emulate last season's success? Learning English as a foreign language? Improve your language skills while you listen with the help of FootyLingo at: https://footylingo.com/fan-games/english-listening-activities-the-road-to-nowhere-european-football-podcast-s3-e5/?ref=rtnfootball.