Edge of the Box Football Podcast

Top 5 Premier League FULL-BACKS since 2000 - Ranked

The guys head down 'ranking road' once again, this time to list the very best right and left backs in the Premier League since the turn of the Millennium. (Not so much of a) Spoiler alert, Ashley Cole makes the list, but the other names might just surprise you. (07:48)

And following Iker Casillas' retirement announcement, we discuss who the best goalkeeper of this generation has been. Khan/Buffon/Neuer/Cech/Casillas himself... plenty of contenders. (36:00)

End Of Season Awards 19/20 - (Feat. Most Underrated/Overrated Player)

It's the Edge of the Box End of the Season Awards, Ladies and Gentlemen.

With the 19/20 campaign *finally* at a close, we take a glance back over the past 12 months of the Premier League and hand out some slightly off-kilter awards.

- Most Underrated Player of the Year (01:06)

- Most Overrated Player of the Year (23:29)

- 'Controversial' Opinion of the Year (47:00)

- Best Signing of the Season (01:04:43)

- 'Breakout' Player of the Year (01:10:39)

Why a Liverpool Player SHOULD NOT win Player of the Year

Is there too much emphasis on 'team performance' when it comes to dishing out individual awards in football? We discuss whether it's right or wrong that the Player of the Year awards tend to go to someone playing for the champions come the end of the season. (03:56)

 

And is there a sustainable, realistic way for 'selling clubs' to keep their top talent and achieve long term success? Great question ... and even better answers *wink*. (19:28)

The Premier League Should Have A Salary Cap

We discuss the pros and cons of the Premier League introducing a salary cap. (39:18)

 

After Man City escaped a European ban we look into what changes we'd make to Financial Fair Play regualtions. (17:13)

 

And which player would you pick to fill every position in a starting XI? "We all dream of a team of _______'s" etc. The boys have their say. (00:00)

Was Santi Cazorla better than David Silva?

We discuss whether former Arsenal star Santi Cazorla gets the recognition he deserves outside the red half of north London, and if he was in fact a better all-round player than David Silva. (03:19)

We also give our take on which English footballing miracle would make for the best Netflix series. (28:08)

Here are the options we had to choose between:

- Liverpool's 'Miracle of Istanbul'

- Arsenal's 'Invincible' season

- Chelsea's road to Champions League glory (2004-2012)

- Manchester City's 'AGUEROOOO' moment

- Leicester City's Premier League victory

Has Pep Guardiola Gone Stale?

Is the Bald Fraud really a bald fraud? Well, of course he isn't, but on today's episode we examine the possibility that Guardiola's '#style' might be in need of an upgrade, or at the very least, a re-shuffle. Has the world figured out how to play/defend against tiki-taka to the point that it's no longer such a big weapon in his arsenal? (31:55)

Plus:

- N'Golo Kante's natural position (00:55)

- Do we over-use the term 'wonderkid'? (06:44)

- PSG fragility in Europe (13:45)

- Where should Poch manage next? (17:40)

Top 5 Premier League CENTRE BACKS since 2000 - Ranked

We head down 'ranking road' once more as we decide which centre backs have been the very finest in the Premier League since the turn of the Millennium. Just a heads up, there's no Virgil van Dijk in our top five. A thousand apologies to anyone who can't remember beyond 3 seasons ago. (52:54)

We also discuss the major talking points of the first week back:

Does David Luiz deserve the stick he gets? (4:00)

VAR problems resurface at Bramall lane. (17:48)

Did Ederson deserve a red card for his collision with Eric Garcia? (38:59)

Fantasy Transfers -- Arsenal/Tottenham/ManCity/Chelsea

The boys choose three players they'd like to buy and three players they'd sell for their supported clubs in the coming window, and run us through the reasons why.

Should Tottenham sell Harry Kane to fund a squad rebuild? Where do Arsenal need to strengthen apart from everywhere? Are Chelsea looking at a 2003-esque summer-splurge? Find out what the guys think. If you'd like to skip to a particular team, we've listed subject starting times below:

Arsenal (1:20)

Tottenham Hotspur (21:04)

Manchester City (43:11)

Chelsea (56:49)

OUR England Starting XI For (what would have been) Euro 2020

Euro 2020 might not be a thing anymore (well technically, the tournament is *still* going to be called Euro 2020 despite being played in 2021. What a world. But anyway, with beer garden and street parties now thoroughly off the cards, and even though we've got a summer of elbow-touching, cardboard-cutout-celebrating and altogether rather ghostly and non-atmospheric football to look forward to, we thought it'd be nice to pretend like this was allll a big dream.

With that in mind, Harry, Ash, Josh and Dave discuss the England 23-man squads they would've taken to Euro 2020 this week, before deciding on a unanimous starting XI between them.

Did Gerrard Cost England The World Cup?

Harry, Dave and Josh discuss Timo Werner's impending move to the Premier League (recording took place prior to reports that a deal had been agreed with Chelsea) (0:45)

Harry also puts forward the argument that had Steven Gerrard successfully forced through a move to Chelsea in 2005, England would've won the World Cup in 2006. Stick around to find out why. (12:50)