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On this episode we go back over the 2-1 win over Sheffield United in the FA Cup. It was tight but there were some real positives, including the performances of Kieran Tierney and Nicolas Pepe, as well as a late winner from Dani Ceballos – which makes a lovely change from what happened at Brighton last week. We also discuss the continued use of the back three, Joe Willock, and dreadful TV commentary, before taking questions from listeners about Bukayo Saka, dealing with teams who have an aerial threat, our contract guru and how we might judge his work, the reported departure of exciting young forward Folarin Balogun, the absence of Matteo Guendouzi and lots more.
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Today we get to talk about an Arsenal win for the first time in over three months! It wasn't the most exciting game, but we got the job done thanks to goals from Eddie Nketiah and Joe Willock. We chat about the performance, Mikel Arteta's tactical tinkering, the impact of the young players, encouraging showings from Rob Holding at the back and Emi Martinez in goal, and how the substitutions played out this time. Then we answer listener questions about the Matteo Guendouzi situation, Hector Bellerin and his performances, our FA Cup chances and lots more besides.
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On this special midweek bonus Arsecast I'm joined by Clive Palmer to chat about the contract extensions that Arsenal announced for David Luiz, Pablo Mari, Dani Ceballos and Cedric Soares. What is the thinking behind the deals? What about the relationships which made them happen? Is our executive level missing an important piece of the puzzle? And how do we manage the necessary rebuild with agent influence, the impact of Covid-19 and more.
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On this week's show we go over the gory details of our 2-1 defeat to Brighton on Saturday. We chat about Bernd Leno's serious and completely unnecessary injury and why football has to do better with incidents like this. Midfield issues were obvious, we go over all three goals, Mikel Arteta's in-game management and the changes he made (and didn't make), and discuss just how disappointing a result it was. After the break we take questions about why the players didn't react properly to seeing a teammate get injured, the lack of leadership among senior players, what's happening with Gabriel Martinelli, some realistic positives we'd like to see between now and the end of the season, and lots more.
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On this week's show I'm joined by James Benge of Football London to discuss some of the issues Arsenal's Executive Committee have to face up to in very short-term. We discuss their contract management versus what they said they were going to do with contracts, agent influence in the Director's Box, and how they've dealt with the situations involving David Luiz, Dani Ceballos etc. We also chat about the problems at centre-half and whether or not that will force the club's hand into retaining the Brazilian, another helping of Mesut Ozil drama and more.
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On this extra Arsecast Extra we go back over the 3-0 defeat to Man City, not quite the glorious return to football we were hoping for, but not particularly surprising anyway. We chat about team selection, how the early injuries might have impacted Mikel Arteta's game-plan, some small shoots of positivity, and then when it all started to go wrong. David Luiz was culpable, with a mistake, conceding a penalty and a red card, and we discuss his role on the night and what his role should be going forward. There's the omission of Mesut Ozil from the squad entirely, defensive problems due to injuries and suspensions, and we talk at length about the need to resolve some big, long-standing issues before we can start to move on as a football club.
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On this week's show we get ready for the return of football on Wednesday, and chat a bit about the things we're looking forward to most. What would be the one question we asked Mikel Arteta if we had the chance? How do we sort out our central defensive options? Do we sign Cedric and renew David Luiz? All this, plus listener questions about the Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang situation in light of the quotes that came out over the weekend – do we sell, keep or renew? Bukayo Saka's contract is another tricky one, should we sell Alexandre Lacazette too, and lots more besides.
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On this week's show it's a crossover episode with Musa and Ryan from the Stadio Podcast. We chat about the return of the Premier League, but with both chaps based in Germany, I ask them about how it's been since the Bundesliga came back. Are there things that happened there that we can expect to happen in England? We chat about the lack of fans, the 5 subs and whether it's had a big impact, and the effect on the media, before moving onto the Premier League, Liverpool's impending title, Arsenal's return against Man City, whether no European football might be good for us next season, some United perspective from Musa and loads more.
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Excitement is building ahead of football's return, but how will we view the game as fans after such a strange period without it? Will it give us great perspective and objectivity, or will we throw ourselves back into the highs and lows the same way we did before? We chat about that, as well as the transfer market in the light of Chelsea's big money move, the virtual reality enhancements to the broadcasts of matches and how they might be used in the future too, as well as lots listener questions about the importance of European football, scouting changes in relation to our recruitment policies, Joe Willock, the impact of 5 subs, whether playing early will give us any kind of advantage, giant chickens and lots more.
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On this week's show I'm joined by Arsenal's former Director of High Performance, Darren Burgess. We chat about the impact lockdown will have on the fitness of the players, and what they have done to offset that during this period. There's a risk of injury, but what exactly should managers and fitness staff be prepared for, as well as discussion of individual training plans, which players might be best able to cope, how 5 subs might help, and lots more.
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NOTES
These are the two articles I mention in the opening part of the podcast.
1 - This is a We thing - Caron Butler on the Player's Tribune
2 - We can't breathe - Gary Younge for the New Statesman
The Stadio podcast episode I reference is here.
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