Liverpool’s Midfield Highway, Spurs’ Rock Bottom & The Julian Alvarez Prison Break

The chaos is reaching a boiling point in Season 5, Episode 3! Tunji and Mekus return to dissect a week of football that has left fans asking: What is going on? We dive deep into Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest, questioning if the midfield has become a "highway" for opponents and whether Jeremie Frimpong is being "misprofiled" as a right-back. We also discuss the "rusty" form of Isak and why the lack of a true defensive midfielder since Fabinho left is still haunting the Reds.

Next, we head to North London to check the pulse of a Tottenham side that is currently sitting dead last in the table. After a 2-0 loss to Newcastle and back-to-back defeats, how much time does the De Zerbi "project" actually have? Finally, we break down the most toxic transfer saga of the summer: Julian Alvarez versus Atletico Madrid. From "radioactive" dressing rooms to broken gentleman's agreements and a 500-million-euro release clause, we explore why the World Cup winner is desperate for a move to Barcelona and why Atletico is refusing to budge.

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