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S1-E66 : Wildcard Wednesday! News from England, Abroad and the world of refereeing!
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We're back after the third international break here at the Daily Arsenal Podcast, and on today's episode the lads have a look through news and rumors from the world of Football, ranging from Harry Kane's comments, potential incomings, and one naugty referee...
Host : Josh Vince
Guests : Joshua Duncan, Jamie Patterson
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Return from International Break
00:00:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to the Daily Arsenal Podcast brought to you as part of the Global Sports Podcast Network. The international break is finally over and we are back with our Wild Card Wednesday episode to kickstart our daily coverage of all things Arsenal as it will be until March.
00:00:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
March is the next international break, so we've got plenty of time to ignore all the nonsense that surrounds it. Although there is a slight caveat with this episode, we're not going to be talking about Arsenal a huge amount, and because in this month called Wednesday, we're going to be looking at news from around the world that's been going on
00:00:44
Jamie
but
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Josh D
But.
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during the international break. And
Disdain for International Breaks
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to join me to discuss things all about the world of football are the fantastic Joshua Duncan and Jamie Patterson. Gents, it is lovely to see you again. It's been a while since we've gotten together and had a chat. Josh, how have you found the international break? Have you been bored out of your mind?
00:01:05
Josh D
Oh man, I forgot to start my own protest. We stopped watching it at our boycott. It's just a waste of time. These games mean nothing. They're so boring to watch.
00:01:16
Josh D
I think they should have... The new time is the format. How it is when you do 12 teams and you face all the good teams.
00:01:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:23
Josh D
They should have the same thing for you in Wave Nation. that way That way, the games will be more interesting. You'll see you don't probably have Italy versus Germany. And I might probably watch it. If there's four solid games, I'll be like, all right, what? I'm suddenly being bored this weekend watching no football. I might would give it a watch.
00:01:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and also it actually leads to something because who realistically, ah Jamie, if somebody said England are Nations League champions, would you give a damn?
00:01:43
Josh D
Yeah.
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Jamie
No. I'm
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Josh D
with
Player Absences in England Camp
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Jamie
really saying like sorry.
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Jamie
Like, listen, I know, I know we sing about all these years of her and whatnot, but I'm sorry, but while carpenter euros are the priority.
00:02:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
It doesn't count, does it?
00:02:07
Jamie
No, it really doesn't.
00:02:08
Josh D
How you get? How much do you get if you win it?
00:02:10
Jamie
I have no idea.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't know if you get anything to be honest.
00:02:13
Jamie
No idea.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
I've done so little research into Nations League just because I couldn't care less about it.
00:02:20
Jamie
and It's honestly just, it's so confusing. By the way, listen, JD, I need to shout you out again, man.
00:02:27
Josh D
Oh, go on.
00:02:27
Jamie
One episode, we had the bucket hat and now we've got some glasses.
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so
00:02:29
Josh D
Oh, these are my glasses.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
The glasses are fire man.
00:02:32
Jamie
I can't lie, um the glasses look good, man.
00:02:33
Josh D
These are my glasses.
00:02:34
Jamie
We haven't seen, we've never this is the this is a first, like this is an absolute first that we've seen you in glasses, man.
00:02:38
Josh D
You know, it is, when I'm looking at work and i'm and I'm feeling a bit lazy, you know, they help me concentrate and, you know, to read things. So today I'm a bit tired and for a little bit lazy. So I kind of need to finish that.
00:02:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
brook Bro, they they look good.
00:02:51
Josh D
Ah, cheers.
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As glasses go, they're a good fit, man.
00:02:51
Jamie
Listen, JD, JD setting a fashion statement here, man.
00:02:55
Josh D
I'm not me. I trust me. i i yeah and I'm a normal guy.
00:02:56
Jamie
fuck yeah
00:02:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
for and Listeners JD is wearing us like a real nice jumper these glasses I'm in a beanie and a oversized massive James jumper like he is he is the he's the fact yeah I mean that just as true he is the fashion icon of our of our daily arsenal family but um we're actually going to start in the international world talking about the news of the week because
00:03:08
Josh D
You're a man. mantra
00:03:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
England camp absences have been a pretty big talking point for the last sort of a week or so. I've actually got a list of all the players who dropped out or sort of quote on quote refused to come. Aaron Ramsdale, Trent Alexander Arnold, Levi Colwell, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Cole Palmer, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden and Jared Brantthwaite. Now, Jamie, does that sound like a vote of confidence for caring about England particularly or at least caring about this competition?
Harry Kane's National Duty Commitment
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Jamie
Look, to be honest with you, right, going back to kind of what JD mentioned earlier on, a lot of people forgot to understand that this is basically a repeat of the previous international break, except, you know, you know, we went away to, it was, what was it?
00:04:07
Jamie
Away to Ireland and home to Greece. It was just a, rough it was just a reverse fixture, basically, you know?
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
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Jamie
And look, at the end of the day, there was reports coming out that, you know, Declan Rice had to take painkillers.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
Nothing new.
00:04:22
Jamie
to play against Chelsea. Now look, if you didn't take them painkillers, it would have been a different story. umm But look, Kane's comments, they kind of did rattle me a little bit because the thing is, right, you're playing in Germany, you're playing for Bayern Munich.
00:04:37
Jamie
you have an international break, you have a winter break.
00:04:40
Josh D
Yeah.
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Jamie
this is This is the thing.
00:04:41
Josh D
Yeah.
00:04:41
Jamie
And I think going back to a previous pod that we were talking about, um we've got no international break this year. Well, look at oh my gosh, not international break, but we've got no winter break this year, basically.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
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Jamie
And the thing is, as if this season's not demanding enough, a winter break would have really come at a good time. um but Yeah.
00:05:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, I have his I have his words here. Josh, I'd love to get your reaction to this. So this is what Kane said. This was before the Greece game. Southgate. or Hang on. Can I do a Harry Kane? Southgate brought the joy to play for England back. Every camp people were excited to come. Every camp people wanted to play for England. That's the most important thing. I think England comes before anything.
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England comes before club. It's the most important thing a professional footballer has.
Impact of Injuries and Schedule on Teams
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Gareth was hot on that and he wasn't afraid to make decisions if that started to drift from certain players. Now, I don't necessarily want to reaction to my terrible hurricane impression but what do you make of his words that ah country is comes before club?
00:05:49
Josh D
I think he's absolutely right mate, you know, I feel like I'm just angry with him.
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Jamie
ah Yeah.
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Josh D
All jokes aside, no, I think he's channeling nonsense. I think the players, or like the fans, you know, they decided like, this is these games mean nothing.
00:06:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:01
Josh D
If it was up for eight of a World Cup or Euros, everyone would be fighting for the door, you know. I'm pretty sure, um, Death from Ice would find another way to get some, I don't know, illegal painkillers to make us all play for England.
00:06:12
Josh D
it's not a about not paying for your country just is it worth it you know this you've played quite a lot of games the disease is just like i think what were like nine games in ten games in and there's been and like then like three international breaks just that's ridiculous like you know there's still a whole scene i don't know it just is still nonsense isn't it yeah so it's a tough fixture it's it's a lot it's a lot
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ah you
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We're 11 games.
00:06:21
Jamie
something like that now.
00:06:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
We played 11 games at the Premier League. We're in November and we played 11. Yeah.
00:06:27
Jamie
Yeah.
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I don't recall a season like this.
00:06:31
Jamie
No. um Don't forget also throwing like the cowbell cup, the Champions League, you know.
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yeah
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Jamie
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
There's an awful lot going on. And like like Jamie alluded to, you know, rice broken toe.
00:06:47
Josh D
Yeah.
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Global Sports Podcast Network
He wasn't 100% you could tell in that Chelsea game. And he came off and he looked in pain. Also, I'm really relieved that Sak has had a break. And also that Erdogan has had a break.
00:06:57
Jamie
Yeah.
00:06:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like he came back, he played 90 minutes against Chelsea, which I thought was bonkers, frankly.
00:06:59
Josh D
Yeah. Yeah.
00:07:03
Josh D
Nine takes minutes.
00:07:03
Jamie
Hmm.
00:07:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
go but Yeah, 96 minutes. Jamie, ja you really kind of said it. Are you glad that these players had a break as well?
00:07:12
Jamie
Yeah, absolutely. they They needed it. Like it was much needed and the thing is now you know, if if they'd gone to their countries respectfully and played their games, you know, you're asking a lot now when they come back, when they come back now to their clubs, you've got to remember that we're entering, we're coming towards like mid-November, coming towards the end. December is hugely demanding.
00:07:39
Josh D
Yeah.
00:07:39
Jamie
Premier League fixtures during the weekend, Premier League fixtures during the week, then got the festivities of Christmas and the New Year fixtures and then after the New Year, that's when we do slowly start to go back to some form of normality. Not to also forget we've got the Cabal Cup game at home to Palace coming up,
00:07:58
Jamie
You know, the the these next couple of months are going to be demanding and it is going to really test the the depth of this Arsenal squad.
00:08:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:06
Jamie
We have mentioned it before. And I think also noting that we're going to maybe have Califiori back as well.
Ben White's Injury and Arsenal's Defense
00:08:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, that'll be ideal.
00:08:14
Josh D
Yeah.
00:08:15
Jamie
We've not really kind of touched upon it and it really pains me to say it. But Ben White, you know, it's.
00:08:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah, eight weeks he's gonna be out for.
00:08:21
Josh D
Yeah. It's a lot.
00:08:23
Jamie
Eight weeks, eight, I think eight to 10 weeks, you know, that is
00:08:28
Josh D
lot
00:08:29
Jamie
That's a lot. And you know we'd like i'd like really ideally,
00:08:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's not ideal at all, is it?
00:08:34
Jamie
I would like to just stick to the back four we had against City, where it was timber in the right back and califuri in the left back row and you know the centre backs, you know who the centre backs are. But yeah, it's going to be hugely demanding and we need everyone to kind of just step up now, really.
00:08:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, Josh, does it worry you about the whole Ben White situation? and And also kind of a secondary point, we were you surprised to see Erdogan play those 96 minutes? Because I thought that was a lot to ask of someone who's first start back from injury.
00:09:04
Josh D
Yeah, depending on what I did, it did kind of worry me a bit. Yeah, eight weeks. It just came, it came out of the blue. We didn't really, you know, seek care of anything, you know, next thing he's having surgery and he's out for eight to 10 weeks.
00:09:16
Josh D
So, it was a bit of a surprise. He's normally one of my guys. I was always consistent. He wasn't really injured.
00:09:20
Jamie
Yeah.
00:09:20
Josh D
So, yeah, a big surprise. And yeah, older God, I didn't think he was going to even start the game, really. I thought he probably would come on like 60th minute. I didn't really think he would start and play the whole 96. But, you know, he played all right.
00:09:32
Josh D
I mean, you you can see why we need him in the team. He's so right.
00:09:35
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Oh, it was such a difference having him there.
00:09:35
Jamie
Oh yeah.
00:09:37
Josh D
I just hope that he can just stay fit and just crack on with the season.
00:09:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, 100%. Well, I mean, that's that's it for international looks, and we've sort of seen the players. We're gonna take a break.
Scandals Involving Referee David Koot
00:09:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're gonna take a little break now. When we come back, we're gonna have a slightly shorter section two. When we talk about, ah I'd argue the news which has captured the imaginations of the footballing world probably the most in the last week. So we'll be back just after this message from our partners at Zencaster.
00:10:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
And welcome back to the Daily Arsenal Podcast. It's our Wild Card Wednesday and we're looking at news from around the footballing world. We've talked a little bit about the England camp and the dropouts and Harry Kane's silly comments. But Josh, I'd like to ask you a question. I'm only going to use two words to ask the question. David Koot.
00:10:54
Josh D
but
00:10:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's the story that's captured the imaginations of every football fan. um For those who might not be fully aware, of a Premier League referee, David Koo, was first of all accused of derogatory comments towards Jurgen Klopp in a video that his friend, well, a stranger filmed of him on a night out when he was leathered and then shared which in which he says some quite choice words and then since then other accusations have come to the fore. Josh, have you been following the story much?
00:11:27
Josh D
Oh yeah, it's been hilarious, absolutely. It's like every day just gets worse and worse for this guy.
00:11:34
Jamie
yeah
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does man
00:11:34
Josh D
First I thought a bit sorry for him. I was like, you know, he had a night out and, you know, referees, they're human beings as well. They have their own people and things.
00:11:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:11:42
Josh D
I don't think what he said it was too bad. It was, he just doesn't like the young croc and I think a lot of people don't like him anyway. Some of the words wasn't kind, but it was a bit, you know, it was broader than that. And then the whole cocaine and stuff and then the cocaine party, it was like, you know, you're done not you're not doing yourself any favors.
00:11:55
Jamie
And.
00:11:59
Josh D
like i i question all referees now
00:12:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, clearly, someone has a vendetta against him. He's done something to rouse him up because, first of all, it was the clop story.
00:12:12
Josh D
yeah
00:12:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that got him suspended um because there were there were sort of like arguments that it could be favoritism. And we'll discuss that a little bit in just a minute. But then after that, the video of the Coke came out.
00:12:24
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And then after that, it was the dancing in the nightclub with all the other referees, like grinding up against young Indonesian women. Like Jamie, Jamie, how have you kept up with this story? Because it's just bonkers.
00:12:39
Jamie
it's just It's just, it just goes from bad to worse. Like JD said, it literally goes from bad to worse. If anyone has not, now, if anyone's listening to this pod, right, and has thought, oh, I've had a bad week, I'm sorry, but no one has had a worse week than David Koot. Wow. I mean,
00:12:58
Jamie
Listen, everyone's human, you know, everyone has a life outside of work, but this so-called friend or whatever, whatever you wanna call it, friend acquaintance, nobody, look, at the end of the day, if it was a friend, right?
00:13:03
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yes
00:13:09
Josh D
Yeah.
00:13:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:13:15
Jamie
I'd be questioning that friendship. Like, I'm sorry, but if that was a friend, I'd be like, whoa, like, you've now put my job on the line here.
00:13:19
Josh D
Really his career. near Yeah.
00:13:23
Jamie
I've now been suspended.
00:13:23
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I was going to say
00:13:25
Jamie
Like, what are you playing at?
00:13:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
What a grass.
00:13:28
Jamie
yeah
00:13:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I mean, first of all, like, Josh, I don't know about you. The video about him talking about Klopp, it was so weird. I wasn't sure if it was a video call or something like that, but he's like clearly trying to bait David, this other dude, isn't he?
00:13:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like 100%.
00:13:47
Josh D
Yeah, you know, it when I first watched it, I was just like, I'm sure he's on some sort of drugs here, you know, because why would he do this?
00:13:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:53
Josh D
He doesn't look so wise.
00:13:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:54
Jamie
Yeah.
00:13:55
Josh D
I was like, maybe he's just drunk, you know, all that drunk in that hour, he just messes about with your friends and, you know, so I'm giving the benefit of that.
00:13:55
Jamie
I'll go back.
00:14:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:14:03
Josh D
Then the other news came, I was like, I want a surprise. I was like, yeah, need I knew you were taking something. I knew you were taking something.
00:14:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
and I mean the may the main thing obviously like the the cocaine and the dancing with the women in Indonesia is ah there's a whole other side story. i love I did read a report on one website which was trying to make it sound better for it which was that all of the other referees who were dancing with young Indonesian women were married and he was the only single one.
00:14:31
Jamie
Goodness me.
00:14:31
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which Apparently they did slightly better.
00:14:32
Jamie
Wow. Wow.
00:14:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
But Jamie, on a slightly more serious level, I mean, we we've touched on the fact that these guys have ruined his life effectively. But also what he said was that he doesn't personally like Jurgen Klopp.
00:14:48
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And he thought that Liverpool played, we'll use the word rubbish because we're a PG ah podcast.
00:14:54
Jamie
Yeah, of course.
00:14:54
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He said that they were played rubbish. I'm not necessarily sure that that argues bias one way or the other.
00:15:02
Jamie
ah I mean, yeah, straight away, I kind of thought, no, that that's not right.
00:15:02
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what What do you make of it?
00:15:07
Jamie
Like the fact that you can sit there and accuse Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp, and then I was watching something on Sky Sports News where it kind of alluded back to, I think it was lockdown 2020 or 2021.
00:15:20
Josh D
yeah
00:15:21
Jamie
And I think Liverpool I think it was like Liverpool Burnley or something correct me if I'm wrong and Robertson was kind of having a go at him at the end of the game and Klopp was kind of looking over at Coo and I just thought like I don't know if I can't remember exactly the full bits of the video but I just sat there and thought you know, all referees have got to be equal.
00:15:43
Josh D
Yeah. Yeah.
00:15:47
Jamie
um And I just kind of sit there and I was like, well, you know, your comments about Liverpool, I mean, you could have spoken about any other Premier League team, or you could have at least maybe said, like, look, you know,
00:16:00
Jamie
couple of games, there's a couple of games I've refer read and, you know, certain managers or certain players at least try and, you know, at least try and be a bit more varied so that you're not trying to be, you're not trying to narrow it down to just the target or the individual themselves.
00:16:17
Jamie
Do you know what I mean? And yeah, I just, I'm sorry. But then at the same time, like Jamie was saying.
00:16:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
See, i I have to slightly disagree with you there, man. I have to slightly disagree. I think that what he said was just that he didn't like that manager and that he thought they played badly at that point.
00:16:29
Jamie
Yeah.
00:16:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, Josh, I'd like to get your opinion on it as well. Sorry to cut in, Jeremy. But like saying that you don't like a particular manager does not mean you're going to make bad refereeing decisions against that team necessarily.
00:16:44
Josh D
Yeah.
00:16:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or do you think it's more serious than that? That's my opinion, anyway.
00:16:46
Josh D
No, no, I think referees, you know, we all have our own opinions of things.
00:16:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:53
Josh D
And obviously, referees, they have to be impartial and not say your opinions. But we all know certain referees, probably amongst themselves, are like, oh, yeah, I don't like this guy for X, Y and Z. I don't like that guy for X, Y and Z. So I don't really have much problem with his comments.
00:17:05
Josh D
As long as he rests the game well, and he does it fairly, you know, I'm pretty sure we all go to work and there's not one colleague we don't like, you know, or that one customer.
00:17:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah.
00:17:15
Josh D
You know, and, but we still be professional, you know, do what you need to do. And as long as you do that, you've got no problems. The problem is he weren't professional, right? He said all these things. and I'm pretty sure he was coked out his head.
00:17:24
Jamie
ah
00:17:27
Josh D
And then it go is says he says, oh, don't put it anywhere, but everyone knows anybody will fit in a drawer for you. It gets leaked.
00:17:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's the weirdest thing that he let himself be videoed and still said, oh, don't share this, don't share it.
00:17:33
Josh D
It gets leaked.
00:17:33
Jamie
yeah absolutely spot on yeah spot on
00:17:37
Josh D
Yeah.
00:17:40
Josh D
Yeah.
00:17:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just like, then why are you letting the video you do?
00:17:42
Josh D
and i
00:17:44
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it's been It's been one of those stories that's kept me quite entertained all week. I'm not gonna lie. And um before we move on to the next section as well, this is the last bit of news. We're gonna move on to rumors and stuff in part three. But the last um the last bit of news that we wanted to touch on was a big shout out to the Arsenal women's team.
00:18:00
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because um we we don't mention the WSL much on the podcast, which is a bit of a shame because the Arsenal women are one of the, they're sort of one of the more influential women's teams and they're one of the ones who really brought the women's game into the forefront in the UK.
00:18:16
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And they got a brilliant result at the weekend. They beat Spurs three nil. Jamie, I think you saw some of the game. um Just lovely to see in there, just in any concert, in in any context whatsoever, Arsenal being Spurs.
00:18:23
Jamie
Oh, honestly, and you know what?
00:18:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fantastic for the women.
00:18:29
Jamie
It's even better that it was at the lane. The fact that it was at the lane, this makes it a bit more sweeter.
00:18:31
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oh yeah yeah
00:18:31
Josh D
you.
00:18:34
Jamie
And I mean, look, shout out to shout out to like the GSP and WSL a lot, because again, the coverage they do is brilliant.
00:18:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mmm.
00:18:43
Jamie
But I mean, oh my goodness. jo ah let's Let's just sit here and talk about Alessia Russo. I mean,
00:18:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, she's good, isn't she? She's fantastic.
00:18:52
Jamie
How we put, I mean, I just don't know how we've managed to sign it, but she is unreal, absolutely unreal.
00:18:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
like
00:18:58
Jamie
And I mean, that first goal and the celebration, just, she's not throwing through.
00:19:03
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I mean, she took it first time in a really awkward angle on her left foot, and it was a cracking shot right into the bottom corner, like very, like the quality finish.
00:19:08
Jamie
Yeah.
00:19:13
Jamie
Hmm.
00:19:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I do also have to shout out as well. um I think this is how you pronounce the name, Van Domsela, our goalkeeper. There was a shot from range that one of the Spurs players had, and the save was top quality.
00:19:26
Jamie
Yeah.
00:19:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
It was absolutely superb.
00:19:31
Jamie
Unbelievable. Do you know what, honestly? And then you look at like, you look at a lot of other players, like Leah Williamson, obviously, and Lotta Wobbe-Moy. You know, a lot of the Lionesses are, you know, a small group of them are Arsenal-based.
00:19:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:19:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:46
Jamie
And it is just so good to be seeing Lioness players like, again, Lotta Wobbe-Moy, Leah Williamson, ah It so good.
00:19:58
Jamie
And you know what, like, the thing is, if you look at the the women's squad as well, like, we've not had it easy at the start of the WSL season, you know, yeah, exactly.
00:20:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
lost the manager.
00:20:10
Jamie
And the fact that, you know, there's been there's been talk ah free of, you know, managers coming in. But right now, I'd be sticking to who we've got right now.
00:20:21
Jamie
I mean,
00:20:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
The interim manager, i can't I can't remember her name, she's Dutch off the top of my head, but we've had five wins in the draw under her.
00:20:25
Jamie
Yeah.
00:20:28
Jamie
Yeah. I mean, look, I
00:20:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nice spin, good.
00:20:30
Josh D
Yeah. Yeah. this
Arsenal Women's Victory Over Spurs
00:20:31
Jamie
mean, if if it works, keep it going.
00:20:33
Jamie
I wouldn't op' and change a thing.
00:20:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, man. Well, big up, the Arsenal women's team, they're also fourth. in the table so you know beautiful parity between the two big teams at Arsenal but um we're going to take a little break now and when we come back we're going to discuss a couple of rumours that are circulating around the football world, rumours relating to Arsenal and who we desperately need to sign in January so we'll be back just after this break.
00:20:40
Jamie
and
00:21:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
And welcome back to this Wild Card Wednesday edition of the Daily Arsenal Podcast. It's the last section of today's episode, and we are going to talk about the little rumor mill which is walking around. So, there's a few things to touch base on. um Something that I've seen in particular over the last couple of days, Josh, looks as though Guardiola is looking to extend his contract, but it's only saying about the year.
00:21:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:21:59
Josh D
Well, hopefully he doesn't sign it, you know? I'm kind of tired of it.
00:22:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, it's a shame he's going to hang around.
00:22:08
Josh D
You know what it is with Guardiola, yeah? Don't get me wrong, he's done a tremendous job at C.
00:22:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah.
00:22:12
Josh D
But if you gave him the United job, or you gave him the Arsenal job, or any other Premier League team, I don't think it'd be that well, you know. I don't see him doing well at United. I don't see him doing well at Arsenal, you know, the pressure and the hard work Arteta's done.
00:22:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:22:25
Josh D
I think he's a guy, he needs a foundation that's already set up for him, you know, money-wise, transfer-wise, squad-wise. And I think that's why he thrives in that. I don't really, I do rate him as a good manager, job but I don't rate him as a like, I don't think he was into any team and he just goes and has that pepper effect.
00:22:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think you're right, because like money wise, he's been blessed what he was took over at Barcelona, but Barcelona were the powerhouse that they were and could yet prime messy, javi iniesta buskets.
00:22:51
Josh D
We're missing, prime missing.
00:22:53
Jamie
Yeah.
00:22:53
Josh D
Yeah.
00:22:56
Josh D
Yeah. we
00:22:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
You couldn't ask for better, really. Then he goes to Bayern Munich as well and he's got all the coffers you can imagine at Bayern Munich and then he goes to City, one of the richest clubs in the world.
00:23:04
Josh D
yeah
00:23:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
He has been blessed monetarily and it does feel a bit...
00:23:09
Josh D
yeah yeah
00:23:10
Jamie
yeah
00:23:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he might be onto something there Josh, honestly. I'm not
00:23:15
Josh D
i
Arsenal's January Transfer Prospects
00:23:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
sure.
00:23:16
Jamie
Absolutely.
00:23:16
Josh D
say
00:23:16
Josh D
i everyqui see this fund this for class
00:23:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
He holds up and...
00:23:17
Jamie
Absolutely.
00:23:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it doesn't hold up. under divorce and ah Before we started recording, Jamie, you mentioned that you'd seen some interesting transfer news regarding Arsenal.
00:23:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
which you are You haven't actually told us what this is.
00:23:30
Jamie
yeah so no so i was looking earlier on and let me see if i can actually try and find it but there was talk of i believe let me see of Rafina Arteta wants Arsenal to make a bid for Rafina and the bid would be looking at 75 million now i don't know guys but what what are your thoughts on that
00:23:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
This will be a news to me as well.
00:23:34
Josh D
Yeah, yes. Oh, geez, mate.
00:23:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
75 mil he's having a good season but 75 mils a lot of money that's a lot of especially when I mean one of the big rumors going around is that we're in fasane on a free next year oh
00:24:00
Jamie
Yeah.
00:24:01
Josh D
You just haven't good season.
00:24:04
Jamie
He is. I agree.
00:24:08
Josh D
Not for me.
00:24:14
Josh D
Yeah, I saw that as well. Yeah, I see.
00:24:16
Jamie
I'm sorry, right? I'm sorry, but what is Arteta trying to achieve here? Is he just trying to get the Man City Band back together and be like, well, okay, well, we've got Sterling, we've got Zinchenko, we've got Jay-Zu, so you know what, let's just get Sino, let's get the just get the reunion back on together, but this time, instead of it being at City, we'll just do it at Arsenal.
00:24:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
have we really have we Have we really got Sterling though, Jamie?
00:24:35
Josh D
and
00:24:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's be honest.
00:24:39
Jamie
Ugh.
00:24:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Have we really got him?
00:24:39
Josh D
and it Wow.
00:24:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's not as though he's been an absolute baller for us as it's as he's going on line.
00:24:47
Jamie
Well, to be honest, I haven't really given him much of a platform to shine on just yet, have we?
00:24:50
Josh D
Yeah, not for me.
00:24:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
That is true. that is i'm I'm being very facetious and very harsh. I mean, Rafini, what do you make of that, Josh? I have to agree.
00:25:00
Josh D
Not for me. I'm not. I'm not. It doesn't, you know he is here. He's having a good scene so far. He's playing well. And he's a decent player. But he's not that signing that's going to elevate us to actually be real title contenders.
00:25:13
Jamie
May I just add, he is Premier League proven as well, right?
00:25:13
Josh D
Everything.
00:25:16
Josh D
But with Leeds, he could have been anywhere.
00:25:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Meets!
00:25:18
Jamie
but walk da
00:25:19
Josh D
yeah yeah yeah He was alright.
00:25:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Come on, man! Come on!
00:25:23
Josh D
You know, he's good for West Ham or something.
00:25:26
Jamie
To be honest with you, Riot, I'd rather save 10 million and and go for someone like Victor Yorkreds, because apparently he's valued at like 65 mil.
00:25:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
i would have I would have him and actually ah we we did a little sort of unofficial crossover with the Liverpool and City lot um last week and they were they were asking me about signings we make and the Jack from the City podcast said we've lost out Yocares because obviously Amarin's gone to United.
00:25:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would argue that if we want to go for him January's the only time we have because apparently he's pretty miffed off
00:25:59
Jamie
Yeah.
00:26:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
the Amorins left. They all stuck around for him in the summer and he's pretty mugged off that they've now been ditched because he had offers in the summer as well.
00:26:05
Jamie
Yeah, he is. Yeah.
00:26:07
Josh D
Yeah.
00:26:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Arsenal were one of them and a lot of players signed it down and stayed at Sporting because he was there.
00:26:13
Josh D
Yeah.
00:26:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
So a lot of people are saying, oh he's definitely going to go to United, he's going to follow him. I'm not convinced he will. I'm not 100% convinced he will.
00:26:25
Josh D
would...
00:26:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, Also, you've got Xerxes and Huylent there already.
00:26:30
Jamie
Yeah.
00:26:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
What you're going to do with those two and the competition between three young strikers, it doesn't make any sense to me whatsoever.
00:26:34
Jamie
No it doesn't.
00:26:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Josh, last point, and I'm going to switch to Jamie afterwards as well, the same question. The January transfer window is rapidly approaching. We have discussed it, and I think mostly we're all agreed that we need the number nine.
00:26:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Apparently, EZAC is our number one target, but he's going to cost us in the region of about 120, 130 mil.
00:26:53
Josh D
Yeah.
00:26:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going to put three options to you and I want you to pick from one of them. Alexander Izak, Jokores, or Dushan Vlahovic.
00:27:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then Jamie, I want an answer from you as well on one of three after Josh has given his opinion.
00:27:15
Josh D
I'm probably going to say Isaac.
00:27:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Really?
00:27:17
Josh D
I'm probably going to say him.
00:27:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay.
00:27:18
Josh D
I know it costs more, but again, I think he's linked up with older guard and, you know, any Premier he proves and, um, you know, cause it, he don't want, he's having a tremendous season, a great season last season.
00:27:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And Merino.
00:27:30
Josh D
Well, I mean, he did come from poetry as well. to i mean he You know I know I was really looking at him then, you know, maybe he was a gem. I don't know, but I think if you're going to go for the safe bit, I'd probably say Isaac.
00:27:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. All right. e za and What about you, Jamie?
00:27:46
Jamie
Rodney. Yeah, EZAC all the way. Rodney has been, listen, Rodney, even on the group chat, Rodney has been saying, we need to be going for EZAC. Any spot on? I think if if we really are serious about going for the title, cash let's cash. Let's go out there in January. What I would do, go in January and be like to Newcastle, right? Let's let's do like a little pre-contract agreement. You know, make sure that we secure him but we could um you know secure him for the summer. And then, yeah, why not? Go splash the cash.
00:28:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
120 mil.
00:28:16
Jamie
like And like JD said as well, like then imagine the link up between Odegard Morino and him.
00:28:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:23
Jamie
Could you just picture that?
00:28:25
Josh D
You're not feeling for it Josh. You don't seem like you want it.
00:28:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm not sold.
00:28:27
Jamie
No, no.
00:28:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm not sold. I don't know why.
00:28:29
Josh D
You need one. You need one.
00:28:31
Jamie
Premier League proven.
00:28:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
I, I would honestly go Vlahovich.
00:28:33
Jamie
Premier League proven.
00:28:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that, I think Vlahovich, yeah.
00:28:37
Josh D
I get it.
00:28:38
Jamie
I get it, yeah.
00:28:38
Josh D
Oh, what? What? What? What? Really?
00:28:41
Jamie
I kind of...
00:28:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'd go Vlahovich. Yeah.
00:28:43
Jamie
You can partly get Wyv Mavic, but...
00:28:44
Josh D
Jeez.
00:28:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Why? I think he suits, I think he suits the molder player that Arteta likes and I think in terms of the way that we're playing he would fit in a bit easier than Ezak would, although then again I mean the bullet header that Ezak scored against us was pretty remarkable so he probably would fit in quite well as well.
00:29:03
Jamie
Also, we could we could try and play smart here. We could say to to Newcastle, look, you know, you know, we'll we'll give you Jesus and, you know, maybe an extra, I don't know, 80 mil on top of that or something or 70 mil.
00:29:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Take Jay Zeuson party. Take them.
00:29:20
Josh D
Wow, oh God, I really, who really, I mean.
00:29:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
but um I think we need a replacement for him too, personally.
00:29:22
Jamie
Partay, really?
00:29:24
Josh D
I mean, there's days when he's alright, so that's the thing, he's just not consistent, he's just not consistent.
00:29:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, yeah.
00:29:28
Jamie
Yeah.
00:29:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
but yeah
00:29:30
Jamie
there There are games where we can be hot and there's games where you can just be stone cold.
00:29:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, Kimmich is out of favour at Bayern.
00:29:33
Josh D
Yeah, yeah.
00:29:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's all I'm saying. I think Kimmich would be a massive upgrade.
00:29:38
Jamie
There you go.
00:29:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he'd be a massive upgrade. And on that ah controversial note, we're going to end today's episode.
Podcast Conclusion and Crossover Preview
00:29:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you all very, very much for listening wherever you are in the world. Make sure that you follow us, share us about, and if you want to get in touch, hit us up on our social media and we'd love to hear from you. I've been your host, Josh Vince. Huge thank you to Joshua Duncan and Jamie Patterson for joining us. And we'll be back tomorrow with our crossover episode with the Nottingham Forest team. And until then, goodbye.