S3 E8 - SC Freiburg's gifted youth, Atalanta's relative frugality and the inimitable Basque derby
Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at the convenient emergence of Davide Frattesi as Manuel Locatelli's successor at Sassuolo, the factors justifying Wolfsburg's expeditious decision to part company with Mark van Bommel, Bordeaux's progress (or lack thereof) following wholesale summer changes at the Matmut Atlantique, Real Mallorca's debilitating tendency to concede late in games and more. 3:10 - Following Ronald Koeman's departure, what would success look like in the short and medium term for whoever replaces him permanently at Barcelona? / 21:16 - Which young players are underpinning Freiburg's unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season, and how is the mood generally at the club after they bade an emotional goodbye to the iconic Dreisamstadion? / 31:21 - Does Bordeaux's heroic 3-2 win against Stade de Reims last weekend represent a genuine turning point in their thus far dispiriting season, or will their late comeback merely paper over the proverbial cracks? / 40:19 - With most of their rivals spending lavishly over the last few years, how can an economical Atalanta side continue to compete at the top end of Serie A?