The Lars Resort

It's that time of the year again! International man of mystery and giant football brain Tor-Kristian Karlsen stops by the resort to talk about his annual list of the 39 best players in the world aged 21 and under, compiled for ESPN. Part 1 takes in the players from 39th to 26th place...

WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE COEFFICIENT?!

Has Liverpool's title dream been ENDED by Erik ten Hag's doughnut of doom?! I mean... maybe. Could be.

United - Liverpool was so chaotic that Peter and I couldn't move on with our lives before having a long chat about it all.

The resort is still on tour! The Champions League draw happened, so we look at that. Then I subject Peter to a quiz, and he has a big moment.

The Lars Resort is on the road! Which does not stop us from belatedly catching up on the big game of the weekend, this time with Peter Welpton live and in person. Which is odd and exciting for everyone.

United are poor, but the good news is Marcus Rashford still really likes them. Everton are strange, and Dyche vs stats.

Some Glasner, the oncoming Moyesening, Eddie being streaky and the importance of not falling down.

Is there a title race? Will Moysey ever hit the NOS? What are those strange noises coming from the Peter Welpton suite? And quite a bit more besides.

If a transfer window slams shut in a forest, but there are no signings around, does it still make a sound?

Well, we didn't see that coming. Peter joins to help makes sense of it all.

We're almost a year on from our marathon chat with Tor-Kristian Karlsen about his annual list of the best 39 players in the world aged 21 or under. So let's revisit the list, the players, and have a look at how they've developed since then.

Angry letters, hobby horses and a little magpie.

Newcastle were back, and then they weren't. Ten Hag still stuck. And now the wayward English are off to Germany.

In which I struggle with cups, and obsess over some wayward Germans. Just a normal week for me, I guess.

New year, same pod! We bring Peter back to ponder who did well over the holidays and who didn't.

Peter, now upgraded to "fan favorite", is back to help me look ahead at the festive fixture pile-up.

We're back! As is the great Peter Welpton to help me pick apart the weekend. Also, there are bleeps.

Manchester United are about to get a new minority owner who will apparently run the sporting side of things at the club. Sir Jim Ratcliffe has tried his hand at owning a football club before. How did that go? Andy Brassell probably knows, because he basically knows everything.

We've played enough games this season that we can take a look at some numbers. Because that's fun, right? I SAID BECAUSE THAT'S FUN, RIGHT? Yes, I thought so.

Peter is back, lots of Premier League action to chew up and digest. And we answer the important questions like what is going on with the color of Spurs' third kit.

Miles Coleman, producer of the Netflix documentary "FIFA Uncovered", stops by the resort to revisit the series, and discuss FIFA and the state of the game in general.

Miles Coleman, producer of the Netflix documentary "FIFA Uncovered", stops by the resort to revisit the series, and discuss FIFA and the state of the game in general.

In which Peter returns to revive the resort and guide me through a weekend recap.

In which I get some more help from Peter Welpton in talking me through the weekend. There are Casemiro concerns, Ange-based optimism, Liverpool in yolo mode and a rare defence of Todd Boehly's Chelsea.

To finish off our season previews I have looked at some bets I like for the season. We keep it sensible, mostly, but also descend deep into the wacky zone.

It's that time of the year! Season preview time! Part 2! And I am again joined by the excellent Peter Welpton, to help me get through it all.

It's that time of the year! Season preview time! And I am again joined by the excellent Peter Welpton, to help me get through it all.

The Gunners have reloaded their cannon with Timber and Rice which, while balisticaly unsound, should improve the team. Also, the case for Havertz. And Goalie Wars.

With the help of special guest Peter Welpton I attempt to grade every Premier League club on their efforts last season. But I am also confronted with my own awful predictions from last year. In part 2, we ride boldly into the top 10...

With the help of special guest Peter Welpton I attempt to grade every Premier League club on their efforts last season. But I am also confronted with my own awful predictions from last year. Uh-oh.

Treble winners and undisputed caveat champions. We have to have the big Man City chat at some point, so why not now.

West Ham win something, Declan Rice is off, Alexis Mac Allister is in (and also off, depending on your point of view), and there is a Champions League final on the hoirzon.

Yes I know that "To Dare is To Didgeridoo" is a better pun, but the kangaroo one I came up with myself so I'm sticking to it. I have some scattered thought about Ange Postecoglou to Tottenham, but before that we have big chat about Man United. What can they do this summer to begin to close the gap on City? There is some more Kane chat, because his future is kind of a big deal to both these clubs.

Diversions with Sam Allardyce, relegation drama, CL on the Tyne and yet another summer of Kane...

The world of football is abuzz with Man City and their inevitable march towards world domination, so obviously we take some time out to talk about West Ham and Southampton.

The relegation battle is "lively". Let's look at some of the Monday chaos, and a digression into some high-end time-wasters.

Emergency unscheduled Allardyce pod. Becuase obviously.

Fun and chaotic games all around. Maybe teams being bad is actually good? Some Leicester and Everton, some Liverpool and Spurs, Alexander-Arnold's new role, City being good, etc.

Are City so good it could be bad? Are Tottenham so bad it could be good? Also: Arsenal. Why?!

There's more Chelsea and Lampard, because how can there not be? Also: Villa are good, plus reasons to be cheerful for Arsenal.

We're back! Back at it, at the resort. Topics include but are not limited to: Frank Lampard is back, City are good, Arsenal's bad point, Anfield psychology, and some other stuff..

Here we are! The top 10 players in the world aged 21 and younger, according to top football brain Tor-Kristian Karlsen. As we get closer to the top there is even more to say about some of these extraordinary players, including some takes on where one of the top picks might move this summer...

The countdown continues! As we crack the top 20, we get to a player who is a bit like Erling Haaland, a player who upstaged Cristiano Ronaldo on a global stage, AND look at what exactly Chelsea are getting in Andrey Santos...

International man of mystery and giant football brain Tor-Kristian Karlsen stops by the resort to talk about good footballers, more specifically his list of the 39 best players in the world aged 21 and under. It's good, good content.

Plowing through the goalmouth, monching up the goals. Records are being broken, the numbers are silly. But has he actually made them better? This is a discussion we're having, apparently.

Conte is fed up with Tottenham, and one suspects the feeling is mutual. Let's talk about the history of the Tottenham.

Man cold, Man City oddities, speedy men on the South Coast, but mostly trying to make sense of Boehlyball. Is it all madness? Let's have a look.

For our inagural episode... Everton have appointed Sean Dyche! A sensible appointment in the most insensible way. Maybe?