Mesut Özil once had the world in the palm of his hand. He was a World Cup winner and the talisman for Arsene Wenger’s dynamic but underachieving Arsenal squad, making 350,000 a week with a skillset expected to age well. Now, two years later, he's been exiled after the club spent months trying to offload him. The guys discuss his quick fall from the pinnacle of the sport and if he has a shot at coming close to the level he was before.

Since joining Liverpool in a January transfer, Virgil Van Dijk solidified his status as a world class defender and was an integral part in the Reds outrageous run of wins and trophies the past couple years. But after leaving the Merseyside Derby early due to an extremely bad challenge from Jordan Pickford, Liverpool fans spent the remaining 70 minutes of the match holding their breath and when he left the stadium in crutches it was hard not expect the worst. The announcement that Van Dijk suffered ACL damage and would be out for the foreseeable future was a gut punch no one was prepared for. Pat, Mario and Devon discuss the fallout and what this means for a team who's success depends on the familial like chemistry and bro hugs.

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