Host Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletic's Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme to assess the concept of 'Ewing Theory' - the idea that any team can lose their star player and actually improve?

How is this playing out in the Premier League so far this season, at Spurs after Kane... but also at West Ham after Declan Rice, Crystal Palace after Zaha and Brentford without Toney too?

And can you become overly-reliant on a goalscorer in particular?

The panel also find examples of the phenomenon on the continent and throughout recent history too.

Produced by Adonis Pratsides

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