S5 E10 - Bayer Leverkusen’s title credentials, Thiago Motta’s blossoming managerial career, and Ernesto Valverde’s Basque masterpiece
Alasdair, Barlow and Michael discuss and analyse the latest European football news. The boys look at Italian football’s imminent changing of the guard, the Bundesliga’s hectic Hinrunde, Luís Campos’s ill-fated dual Galician-Parisian project, Fiorentina’s crescendo, Real Madrid’s resilience in the face of winter fog, Patrik Schick’s golden opportunity and more. 1:35 - How might we make the argument that Serie A is currently one of the most competitive leagues in Europe? / 15:20 - Where did it go wrong for Luís Campos in his role as a strategic advisor to Celta Vigo? / 35:43 - What key factor has enabled Bundesliga debutants Heidenheim and their long-serving coach Franck Schmidt to defy all the early-season expectations?