146 - Aston Villa Embarrassed on Opening Day

Welcome to the TFC Podcast Episode 146! The Premier League is back! We dissect the 5-1 drubbing Newcastle inflicted on Aston Villa and why this was an embarrassing result for Unai Emery's side. We look at who's to blame for the result and how Emery was tactically out-manoeuvred by Eddie Howe. Furthermore, we discuss the sensationally quick impact of new signings, Sandro Tonali and Moussa Diaby. We move on to debate whether the controversial penalty decision in Manchester United's 1-0 victory over Wolves, was a correct call. We look at how officiating must be more transparent, how PGMOL has failed to offer an appropriate response and how it can improve the standard of Premier League officiating. We also discuss the thrilling 1-1 draw between Chelsea and Liverpool. We look at the vast improvements in how Chelsea played and how they were able to break down Liverpool whilst preventing their counter-attacks. We look at the work and signings needed for Liverpool to be competitive. Our final topics relate to competition over transfers. We look at the saga around the transfers of Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia to Chelsea and the exchange between Liverpool and Chelsea as they battled for their signatures. We also look at the bizarre situation around Jack Harrison's loan move to Everton. We explore how he almost joined Aston Villa and the crazy circumstances which led to him joining the toffees.