Episode 25 - Chelsea's Ownership Crisis and Arsenal's Injured Midfield

Ted and Ravi start by discussing a controversial analytics take from someone that's a part of the community. Next, they talk about Chelsea's owner rift and the leaks that suggest a potential buyout may happen. They then get into discussion about Arsenal's injury situation with Martin Odegaard and Mikel Merino set to miss time. And finally, they wrap up with the MLS transfer window and all of the things that you need to know about that, including biggest additions and misses of the window. Subscribe to our FREE newsletter: https://www.thetransferflow.com/subscribe Follow us on our Socials: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe1WTKOt7byrELQcGRSzu1Q X: https://x.com/TheTransferFlow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetransferflow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@transferflowpodcast TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 01:48 - Is analytics for player recruitment solved? 03:18 - every action in football has 3 parts 04:40 - You don't have data for everything 06:15 - Difficulty at scale 07:30 - Different level of information impacting decision makers 09:48 - Evaluating players from lower leagues 11:53 - Player factors impact on transfer success 13:55 - Chelsea's ownership rift 16:13 - Boehly joined and isntantly became Interim Sporting Director 16:58 - Where this confidence comes from 17:43 - 2 captains driving the boat 19:52 - Football clubs run like investment funds 21:46 - Blitzer and Harris make co-ownership work 22:31 - Arsenal's injury situation 23:59 - Small point loses feel insurmountable 25:04 - What would a long-term Odegaard injury mean? 26:06 - Champions League format changes help 26:29 - September International break 29:18 - MLS window rules and time period 30:21 - MLS is paying real money 32:22 - Their offset window creates mismatches 33:45 - Josh Sargent example 35:17 - How MLS can fix this issue 35:58 - Extra problems that come with overseas transfers 37:48 - The profile of MLS Winter signings 38:28 - NWSL eliminating the draft 39:45 - MLS academies draining talent out of the draft 41:12 - Balancing International roster spots 42:13 - Big free agent signings - Giroud and Reus 42:50 - Discovery Lists 44:16 - Griezmann rumours 47:15 - MLS connection with South/Latin America 48:15 - Spurs weird deal for Johnny Cardoso 49:20 - More additions to the MLS this year 51:10 - Players the U.S. and Canada excel at creating 52:26 - Deals that fell through because of the deadline mismatches Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices