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Daily Arsenal - S2 - E12: Man City Review: Martinelli leaves it till late to bag a draw at home!
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In this episode we will discussing our reactions to Sunday’s game as it finished a draw at home to Man City Now if you want to get involved with any of our topics discussed please do get involved through our social media, which can be found in our show notes in the description.
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Host: Jamie Patterson
Guest: Craig Matthews & Rodney Gooden
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Introduction and Podcast Overview
00:00:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello everyone and welcome to the Daily Arsenal podcast where this is your one-stop shop as we bring you all the latest Arsenal news and views. Brought to you on the GSPN Podcast Network, I am your host, Jamie Patterson.
00:00:27
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And of course, I'm joined by my amazing crew of Arsenal connoisseurs. First up, I'm joined by our Mr. Encyclopedia. is the one and only Mr. Craig Matthews. And finally, I'm joined by a man who just always brings the good vibes with him no matter where he is. it is the one and only Mr. Rodney Gooden.
Reaction to Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace Match
00:00:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Guys, how are we keeping?
00:00:45
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:00:49
Rodney Gooden
Honestly, the rest of my weekend was great, but that one result? Oh, frustrating.
00:00:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh,
00:00:54
Rodney Gooden
The one sour note to my weekend, Jamie, and I think it was the same for the you two as well.
00:00:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh yeah, absolutely.
Analysis of Arsenal vs. Man City Game
00:00:59
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:00:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. Yeah. I mean, I got stick. I got a bit of stick off my girlfriend because they, you know, Palace was sitting fourth and it was like, well, you had one thing, you know, you had one thing to do and, you know, couldn't even do that.
00:01:08
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:01:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
so I was like, oh, thanks. Thanks. Craig, how are you feeling? Do
00:01:18
Craig matthews
Got it. Good weekend, though. Friday, Saturday was good weekend, but the Sunday ruined it, man.
00:01:26
Rodney Gooden
ah
00:01:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know what? Right. It goes back to what we were talking about last weekend on the pod where, you know, last week, you know, you have the 1230 game. You know, you if you win that 1230 game, the rest of your weekend, you can sit back, kick back, enjoy the weekend.
00:01:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, how tables really did turn, didn't they?
00:01:43
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:01:44
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:01:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Really did turn. But guys, in this episode, we will be discussing our reactions to Sunday's game against Man City as it finished one all at home. Now, as always, if you want to get involved with any of the topics discussed, please do get involved through our social media, which can be found in our show notes in the description.
00:02:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, boys, lets let's let's get on with it. Arsenal won, Man City won. It was one of them games where it was heavily built up. Really heavily built up.
00:02:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that game produced some shocks for us, didn't it? Some big shocks.
00:02:21
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:02:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
But let's talk about the first. Let's talk about the first goal. And of course, it had to be any anyone but him. And yes, it had to be him.
00:02:34
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:02:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Erling Haaland.
00:02:36
Rodney Gooden
Yep.
00:02:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, I'll give you my perspectives and and i'll give you my my opinions in a sec, but Craig, start off with you. i mean, what were your thoughts on the first goal there?
00:02:46
Craig matthews
Poor the friend did.
00:02:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. Absolutely.
00:02:49
Craig matthews
Saliba was exposed.
00:02:50
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:02:52
Craig matthews
Gabriel was far up the pitch. There was no midfield cover. Like, Serendus has ran through the whole midfield and played a good pass. was a class pass. But it could have been avoided because we messed up on our... think we were attacking.
00:03:05
Craig matthews
I've misplaced the pass we tried to do something stupid. It's not just stupid.
00:03:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think we tried to do something.
00:03:11
Rodney Gooden
It was... Yeah, it was Calafiore with a poor cross and then it ended up in the centre of the park and then it was just an eight-man battle for the ball.
00:03:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:03:18
Rodney Gooden
And you'd think with all those Arsenal players committed forward, we'd win that. And then we didn't! Chaos, bro.
00:03:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:25
Rodney Gooden
Chaos. Yeah.
00:03:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely.
00:03:27
Craig matthews
you.
00:03:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. I mean, Rodney, what were your thoughts?
00:03:31
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah. Similar situation. I said when I saw that same thing to Ritter at that point as well, it's like when you've got that kind of battle was lost in midfield. I really do feel at that point, poor cross kind of comes in there. You're really thinking, all right, you've got Zubimendi in there, Rice in there, Gabriel even committed in there as well. You're thinking at least if one Arsenal player wins that ball, we're fine. We can restart the counter. We can restart the attack.
00:03:52
Rodney Gooden
You've got Haaland with a pretty decent toe perk off to Rinders, and then he's just off and away. At that point, agreed, we're out position because Gabriel is committed to trying to take that ball away from Haaland. He's mistimed the challenge, and then by the time Rinders breaks away, everyone's behind the ball.
00:04:07
Rodney Gooden
So, yeah, devastating.
00:04:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:04:09
Rodney Gooden
At that point, yeah, you can argue Wussle-Libre at position. I think one thing I could criticise him on is you can see that he's got a difficult job to do, but he's looking at the ball and he doesn't track the run that Haaland's going in behind. And as soon as I saw Haaland sprinting, I knew exactly what was going to happen.
00:04:22
Rodney Gooden
So this is it.
00:04:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, when I looked at it, I actually thought it was really like we were just ball watching.
00:04:30
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:04:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
the Both defenders were clearly ball watching and no one saw the run of Haaland.
00:04:34
Rodney Gooden
oh
00:04:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, I was sat on the train.
00:04:37
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:04:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah sat on the train watching the game and i was trying not to shout. And I was like... And I was like, I was like for crying out loud, you've got Haaland running through. Why is no one watching Haaland?
00:04:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then the next thing was full threaded through to Haaland.
00:04:49
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:04:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I just thought, wow, that's it.
00:04:52
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:04:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
The rest is history.
00:04:54
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:04:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
And let's be honest, we all sat there and we thought, yeah, this could be a very long afternoon for
Arsenal's Squad Strength and Tactical Decisions
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Global Sports Podcast Network
us.
00:05:00
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:05:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Very long afternoon for us.
00:05:01
Craig matthews
Hey.
00:05:03
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:05:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um... yeah There's one thing that we actually spoke about off-air, and i want to I really, really want to bring this up, and this is really frustrating.
00:05:11
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:05:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it's fair to say it's actually really frustrating, the three of us here. but City, playing ah like parking the bus. What do you think the tactics were behind that, Craig?
00:05:28
Craig matthews
He thought he would come to the Emirates to get a 1-0 win, sneaky 1-0. I thought that he just felt that maybe he have the personnel on the bench to change the strikers on the bench or attacking players on the bench to kind of change the game.
00:05:40
Craig matthews
Maybe he thought if we stop Arsenal in the game, Arsenal will give up and not go for an equalising goal. But he made he made a big error.
00:05:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:48
Craig matthews
And Guardiola is a very good manager.
00:05:50
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:05:50
Craig matthews
I've never seen him make errors like that before. He took off Harlem.
00:05:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:05:53
Craig matthews
He took off all his attackers. Played in defensive formation, that game was like like that gave of the game to us. Ake made the error for Eze cross, or the lofted ball over the top, left Martin Levy free on Martin Levy.
00:06:07
Craig matthews
And the goalkeeper made the error as because he came out of his goal. He stayed on his line, he was just saved here.
00:06:10
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:06:11
Craig matthews
So, there's two errors ah two error so leading to the goal, or three.
00:06:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
ye
00:06:15
Craig matthews
Ake made a mistake in this field. Eze got the ball, put the ball over the top. Ake tried to play offside but then he was playing Martina Llorien. Martina Llorien came out his goal for another hour nowhere.
00:06:30
Craig matthews
Then Martina Llorien loved him. But I feel, I've never seen, and we had more possession.
00:06:37
Craig matthews
Man City had the lowest possession, don't know if you've read the stats, Man City had the lowest possession in the last couple of years, in a long time.
00:06:37
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:06:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:43
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:06:44
Craig matthews
And they normally have Whenever you play them, they have more of the game, more of the ball, and they dominate games. So it goes to show maybe this prep team is, wouldn't want to say they're crumbled or they're finished because they can only turn go on a big run, but I don't think they're the same team that won the league two teams ago now.
00:07:02
Craig matthews
I don't think they're same team.
00:07:03
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:07:04
Craig matthews
I think they're different team.
00:07:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, that is ah that's a very good point to make. I mean, you know, Rodney, what do you make of Craig's statement in the sense that this City team that we saw was a completely different City team to what we've seen in the past?
00:07:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
But also, do you think maybe Pep Guardiola could be losing his touch a little bit?
00:07:29
Rodney Gooden
Hmm. and't know about losing his touch, but I do feel that he made an error in that game. But I feel that those substitutions where he decided to sit back later was after our second half, where after the integration of Eze and then Saka, you know, we were far more fluid and we started looking like we were getting at them as well. And I think at that point as manager, you make a tactical decision. You go out there and try and kill off the game or do you protect the lead?
00:07:50
Rodney Gooden
He chose to protect the lead, which was a rarity. You know, you've never not really you don't really get to see that from Pep.
00:07:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mmm. No. no
00:07:55
Rodney Gooden
but So it was shocking in that sense. I couldn't believe it. But at the same time, I think ultimately was the wrong decision because you're banking on yourself to be able to protect whatever narrow lead you have for the remainder of that game.
00:08:06
Rodney Gooden
And again, you've got to remember where you're playing. This is an away game for City too. That home side are going to come at you and come at you and come at you. and with our revamped attack as well, it was a gamble, which he lost with the Martinelli equaliser. I think with this City team, one thing I will point out, though, is there are vulnerabilities there. You've seen it at beginning of the season.
00:08:22
Rodney Gooden
You've seen these new players. you know They're coming in there. They're integrating slowly. They've got a solid team there, but it isn't the team that but that won the trouble for. They're vulnerable. They can be got at. And one thing I would have loved to have seen would be for us to come at them again.
00:08:33
Rodney Gooden
Because if you remember last season, the same fixture, 5-1, with a much weaker side, boys.
00:08:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:08:39
Rodney Gooden
We slapped them.
00:08:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
That is very true.
00:08:39
Craig matthews
in
00:08:41
Rodney Gooden
So, yeah, they were there for the taking, and I think we failed to capitalise.
00:08:41
Craig matthews
here
00:08:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, before this game, I actually thought this would probably would be one of the best opportunities we have to actually go and take on City.
00:08:55
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:08:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bearing in mind, yes, we we are we are maybe one or two injuries short. You know, it was great to see Saka back.
00:09:03
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:09:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Great to see Saliba back.
00:09:05
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:09:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, kind of did feel for Mosquera a little bit because I thought maybe, you know, maybe we might see a bit of presence from him. We did see him towards the end of the game. But ah just for me, i really thought that game was
Midfield Strategy and Player Performance
00:09:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
there for the taking. I mean, for me, this is probably one of the most strongest Arsenal teams we've ever seen in a while.
00:09:25
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:09:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
But... Yeah, I just... Oh, my gosh. Sorry, I'm i'm just currently watching full-time scenes here um against Millwall Watford, and they've just dimmed... that They've just somewhat shut the lights out out of nowhere, and now they've suddenly switched back on again. Weird.
00:09:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, no, but, I mean, for me... best you know This is probably one of the best squads we've got. And i just I'm disappointed that we just never really kind of took the game more to City.
00:09:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Especially when you look at the team that City fielded as well.
00:09:55
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:09:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know It's still a very strong squad on paper. But I just think City were there for the taking. You know you look at teams like Brighton getting past them. you know
00:09:58
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:10:07
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:10:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
United last weekend made City look great.
00:10:10
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:10:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, Tottenham, I mean, it bamboozled me how Tottenham go to the Etihad and get a win. And yet, but fatigue like but for us, it seems to be a struggle.
00:10:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
where where do you think it Where do you think it went wrong for us?
00:10:25
Craig matthews
Mm-hmm.
00:10:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Where do you think we we kind of maybe could have done better, Rodney?
00:10:33
Rodney Gooden
o I mean, there's questions to be asked that starting lineup as well. You know the score.
00:10:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:10:37
Rodney Gooden
It's been talked about many, many times as well. That starting midfield of Marino, Rice and Zubimendi. Was it creative enough?
00:10:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. Yeah.
00:10:43
Rodney Gooden
Was it aggressive enough? was it was it Did it have the kind of firepower necessary to really take the fight to City in that first half? I felt aspects of the game kind of worked. But at the same time, you know that from the changes made into the second half, it was the wrong starting lineup.
00:10:56
Rodney Gooden
Mikel's never going to admit that on camera. But I think we know the score and we've seen, you know, how well and how fluid that attack worked as well.
00:10:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:11:03
Rodney Gooden
I thought Nani Madiweke was probably our best player in that first half as well. But similar situation to what you've seen in previous games.
00:11:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:11:09
Rodney Gooden
Most of that attack is going through that right-hand side. And then with City, what you were seeing was, I thought, Noni Madiweka was getting the better of O'Reilly for most of that game. But then you're seeing Bernardo Silva come in there. You're seeing him get doubled up on.
00:11:20
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, you're not seeing that ultimately that right-hand side is starting to be sifled. We needed more options off the left in that case, and we didn't seem to have that attacking option. I thought Kusinov did actually quite well. There's a couple moments with Trossard, through ball to Jokerez.
00:11:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:11:32
Rodney Gooden
Kusinov swipes it out the air.
00:11:33
Rodney Gooden
Dispossessed Trossard stopped the chances. I thought, to be fair to City, yeah, some of their players did turn up for that game, but I think if that starting lineup has been a bit more aggressive, then I think maybe in that first half, we can really kind of stop the early goal.
00:11:45
Rodney Gooden
Maybe don't make that mistake. Maybe even have the first goal ourselves. And then again, just pile the pressure on.
00:11:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's a good point.
00:11:51
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:11:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Craig, I need to ask you, actually, speaking of Man City, I do want to ask you about Kusunov, actually.
00:11:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
um You know... Very quiet player, you know, doesn't really kind of, he's not made, he's not really made a big show and tell about himself. But what do you make of his season so far? Because it's been a bit of a how can I describe? Maybe a bit of a topsy-turvy sea season for him so far. It's his day debut season in the Prem. I mean, how do you think he got on? How do you think he's getting on so far this season? And I mean, given the performance he had against Arsenal, ah what were your opinions?
00:11:58
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:12:26
Craig matthews
When he came in the German window last winter, the winter gone, but I think the worst replacement for Kyle Walker or the for future, brought him in and brought a couple of players in.
00:12:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:12:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:12:41
Craig matthews
He's highly rated in this country, he said he's very at the prospect, he could be a future whatever, he could be very good. But I thought that When he first came to the league, he was very rash and tackled, made a lot of mistakes.
00:12:54
Craig matthews
I think he called City one game, a couple of games as well, one or two games.
00:12:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:12:58
Craig matthews
Yesterday, he was solid. couple of games, I think he made a mistake against Brighton, if I remember correctly. He made a mistake against Tottenham as well for the second goal.
00:13:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
believe so. Yeah.
00:13:10
Craig matthews
One of goals he made mistake.
00:13:11
Rodney Gooden
Hmm. Hmm.
00:13:12
Craig matthews
I feel like there's a player
Missed Opportunities and Tactical Improvements
00:13:13
Craig matthews
there, but i think he just needs confidence. He made a strong tackle against on top. cross-side yesterday. remember that strong tackle. Won the ball clean. He kept Gokres very quiet as well yesterday, to be fair.
00:13:29
Craig matthews
Very, very quiet.
00:13:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:13:31
Craig matthews
I think he's adapted to the league. up but Once he gets maybe 10 or 15 consistent games playing, he could be another... one of them buyers that you get and you're thinking future buyers are very good hype.
00:13:45
Craig matthews
there's There's a player there, but I don't know if he makes any more mistakes, if a City will keep him. It's one of them ones where City can go and buy a ready-made replacement tomorrow, I'll give you another player a chance.
00:13:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:13:58
Craig matthews
So he has to be on his A game every week, I would say, stay in that City team.
00:14:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Of course.
00:14:05
Craig matthews
But I thought he was solid yesterday. he met He had a good game. off we had a great game yesterday.
00:14:08
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah.
00:14:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, um just quickly, before we go to a break, Rodney, um any City players that kind of stood out to you, apart from Khrushchev?
00:14:16
Rodney Gooden
I saw that. Yeah, I'd say Kusunov, Haaland and you know, I'll give it to Ryan Deers as well. He was unlucky because you see the shot that Rai had to save as well.
00:14:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:24
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, yeah.
00:14:24
Craig matthews
a
00:14:24
Rodney Gooden
I thought those three were the City players that stood out for me. Yeah. Doku also looked pretty decent on that wing, but I feel like he was kept a little bit quieter than usual. I think, yeah, you've seen previous games where he really balls out, but...
00:14:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, definitely.
00:14:35
Rodney Gooden
I think, yeah, originally those three. Kusinov, yeah, Rinders and Haaland. Yeah, pretty solid. And you know what? Props to Donnarumma as well. There's a couple of saves that got forced too. So yeah, it definitely seems like a bit of an upgrade for them too.
00:14:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:46
Rodney Gooden
It was annoying. It's giving me flashbacks to that PSG game, you know, really frustrating.
00:14:49
Craig matthews
ah
00:14:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, dear me. Do you know what? I didn't want to bring it up, man. I really didn't want to bring it up. And I thought the exact same. So, listen, I'm glad we're in the same boat here because I thought the exact same.
00:15:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was like, oh, dear. Is this game going to give me PTSD from from PSG?
00:15:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or am i going to get a different yet am i going to be is it to be a completely different story whatsoever? But, goodness me. At least we won't be seeing him play against us for a little while now, hey?
00:15:06
Rodney Gooden
Yep.
00:15:18
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:15:18
Craig matthews
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. e
00:15:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
and But guys, we're going to take a quick break in the meantime. Going to listen to our partners from Bionic. And when we come back from the break, we're going to discuss a bit more about the Arsenal team.
00:15:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
And of course, that wonder goal from Gabrielle Martinelli.
00:16:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
And welcome back to the second part of this Man City review where I'm your host Jamie Patson joined by amazing Rodney Gooden and Craig Matthews. Guys, we've spoken about Man City now and let's turn our full attention now to Arsenal.
00:16:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think there's only one place to start really, isn't it? And I mean it is, it's got to be the goal from Gabriel Martinelli. I mean... First of all, Eze, for Eze to have the time to pick him out was unbelievable.
00:16:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the finish, finish was just ah was just something else.
00:16:50
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:16:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Scored midweek as well, await away in Bilbao. Question to both of you. Are we maybe starting to see, I know it's only two games, but are we starting to maybe see the best of Martinelli?
00:17:03
Rodney Gooden
and
00:17:09
Craig matthews
I
00:17:10
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. I kind of agree. Yeah.
00:17:13
Craig matthews
often
00:17:13
Rodney Gooden
Impact sub, but also it's look at the quality of the runs as well. He's kind of drifting more centrally and kind of occupying those kind of striker style runs too, instead of hugging the touchline as usual. Maybe this is the best way that you can start utilizing
Potential Changes and Future Strategies
00:17:25
Rodney Gooden
him.
00:17:25
Rodney Gooden
Impact sub coming in there, drifting in and making some of those runs centrally in transition, using that blistering pace and those remarkable first touches. I said, yeah, that could be the one for Nelly.
00:17:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:34
Rodney Gooden
And I'm happy to see it.
00:17:36
Craig matthews
i
00:17:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
absolute. on, Craig.
00:17:39
Craig matthews
I honestly thought that he when he first came to the first team, he was doing runs before, when he first came to the first team in his life 17, 18 and making them runs, intelligent runs, I think now maybe he's been out-coached, the coach out of him, but I think he continues.
00:17:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:17:53
Craig matthews
um think he's more of a centre-forward than there a winger. I think he's better going through the middle.
00:17:55
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:17:56
Craig matthews
So maybe he can be Gokrej's number two, like backup, if anything.
00:18:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do know what? You guys make a good point there. And you know what, Craig? When you mentioned about Gabriel Martinelli's runs, um my my first trail of thought actually took me back to the Liverpool game at the Emirates.
00:18:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Back in...
00:18:15
Craig matthews
Hmm. 19, 20 or 2021?
00:18:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
What year was that?
00:18:19
Craig matthews
Arthur? ah twenty twenty one
00:18:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Something like that, yeah. And it just made me think back to the to the runs that Martinelli made, back to that run that Martinelli made to to go and score. And I don't mean, it me?
00:18:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
But have you guys realised that this guy turns up against City? Martinelli seems to somewhat turn up against City.
00:18:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
we saw it We saw it two seasons ago.
00:18:41
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:18:41
Craig matthews
um
00:18:43
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. Yeah, that's true. In the same fixture, one niil Yeah.
00:18:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
In the same fixture. Exactly that. Exactly that.
00:18:49
Craig matthews
I,
00:18:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, don't get me wrong. I know it's still early days with Martinelli, but I really do keep my fingers crossed that this could be the start of something.
00:19:01
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:19:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
this I really do hope this could be the start something. But there's one place ah there's one thing I need to talk about, and I'm so glad... that I'm going to be talking about this.
00:19:13
Rodney Gooden
Oh.
00:19:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
And it is Eze in the number 10 role for, I don't know how many days we're on now.
00:19:16
Rodney Gooden
ah
00:19:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
what This is like the 12th episode we've spoken about it. And I'm pretty sure I've spoken about it on like the last 10 episodes. Eze in the number 10. This is what you get.
00:19:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is what you get.
00:19:33
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:19:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, guys, have I have i somewhat won you over? I don't know. Like, what what what's your thoughts?
00:19:41
Rodney Gooden
Oh, no. Always been a fan. I mean, you've seen what he's done for Palace there week in, week out.
00:19:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:19:44
Rodney Gooden
It's his best position. You know that if he wants to come into the team seamlessly and integrate, you want to play him there. The problem is that our captain also plays in a similar position. And then if you look on the other side, we've got Declan Rice there.
00:19:55
Rodney Gooden
So it's been where do you kind of fit him in? But Odegaard's been injured. And so this has been the perfect time to go and see what Eze can do in that 10. calling out for it at beginning of a game didn't happen. Then you see the immediate impact as soon as he gets brought on for the second half.
00:20:07
Rodney Gooden
If there's any questions, just to had the value he can bring to the team playing in that position. Yeah, well, they've all been answered now. Absolutely incredible performance.
00:20:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah, absolutely. Craig?
00:20:15
Rodney Gooden
Sublime. Hmm.
00:20:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Craig, I mean, your thoughts on Eze and the 10? I mean...
00:20:19
Craig matthews
I think Eze's best position is the number 10 free role.
00:20:23
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:20:23
Craig matthews
But I honestly feel the man is not going to play in there. doesn't want to play in there because he knows what Odegaard is fit against and what is going to drop in for Odegaard. I thought now, I thought Eze should be our number 5 and number 10. Even if Odegaard is back, Odegaard should have him be on the bench.
00:20:39
Craig matthews
Or, yeah, I think Eze's a better 10. He's more creative.
00:20:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, ah the way i see it is you know, when Arteta first came to Arsenal, he wasn't afraid to drop big players.
00:20:49
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:20:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, he wasn't afraid afraid to drop Aubameyang. He dropped Aubameyang, you know. And again, you know, we we spoke about this um maybe at some point last week. But, you know, no one's position at Arsenal is safe.
00:20:54
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:21:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's be honest.
00:21:10
Craig matthews
No. What are the goalkeeper?
00:21:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah. But...
00:21:15
Rodney Gooden
unless your rooms still you go ah
00:21:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, you know what I mean?
00:21:17
Craig matthews
Yes. Yes. Yes.
00:21:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah yeah
00:21:21
Rodney Gooden
That's what mean. They shouldn't be safe. ha
00:21:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly that.
00:21:26
Rodney Gooden
ah
00:21:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, do you know what? is there Is there some sort of stubbornness to Arteta though?
00:21:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Craig, I know we spoke about this off air, but, you know, what what's where where do you think it's...
00:21:33
Craig matthews
yeah
00:21:36
Craig matthews
yeah yeah
00:21:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, where where's the stubbornness seem to come from?
00:21:43
Craig matthews
He's got too many favourites that are not letting him down. I'll be honest with you. Mourinho let him down yet again. He's got too many favourites on the team.
00:21:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
a
00:21:51
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:21:52
Craig matthews
That's that going to be doubtful. It might cost him his job eventually it doesn't block off his ideas. Because this season, we have to win. I've said to you so many times, we have to win 12-1 this season.
00:22:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:22:02
Craig matthews
We can't call be saying, ah look ah look at this number. We're five points behind Liverpool already. Only in September. I'm not even in October yet. Already.
00:22:11
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:22:12
Craig matthews
Imagine if they go on a big run.
00:22:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:22:15
Craig matthews
They have 10 points or 15 points per run by dis December. Then questions have to be asked of the manager. and he has in needs I feel he needs to, let he needs to um especially in home games, the big teams, he needs to be less fearless and go for the game.
Guardiola's Tactical Decisions
00:22:32
Craig matthews
Not be too negative.
00:22:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:22:35
Craig matthews
Imagine if they were there for the taking yesterday. You pick your strongest team, would have picked him goal. I would have Rarengal right back. Timber. I would have started Muscara yesterday.
00:22:46
Craig matthews
Instead of...
00:22:48
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, I agree, actually.
00:22:50
Craig matthews
Instead of... Or Saliba.
00:22:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sleva.
00:22:52
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, especially because he's just returning from injury too.
00:22:53
Craig matthews
Yeah. I...
00:22:55
Rodney Gooden
You're like, yeah, go
00:22:55
Craig matthews
yeah
00:22:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
You don't want to risk it, yeah.
00:22:57
Rodney Gooden
If he's going to play, like he plays 45 like Saka did, you know, he doesn't start the game. So I said, I hear it. Yeah.
00:23:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. And do you know what, Craig, going back to something you said on a previous pod is the fact that Mosquera has shown it against Liverpool. You know, and the thing is, he's been so consistent in the last in the last few games he's played.
00:23:13
Craig matthews
in
00:23:16
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:23:19
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:23:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Why not continue that?
00:23:21
Craig matthews
Of course. I would have said, I would honestly, I thought that if that goal that Haaland's goal gets, I thought Muskega would stopped that chance. Over Gabriel, over Saliba. I thought Saliba was not 100% fit and he couldn't get back. I thought Muskega would have and gave it on their throw or something.
00:23:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I mean, on.
00:23:41
Craig matthews
I think the position would be,
00:23:44
Craig matthews
I think positionally he would have made, the angle this boy in a way where he's half and half, like half ball, half match, would have made sure he pushed Harlan to his weaker foot something.
00:23:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, definitely. But going back to the goal, I still think, though, with that, it was a lot of ball watching. But I think Gabriel, I think what they tried to do was double up on, heart ah was to try and double up on, was it Rinders?
00:24:06
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:24:06
Craig matthews
the Rinders, yeah.
00:24:08
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:24:08
Craig matthews
Rinders are on a long run, yeah.
00:24:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think they were just trying to double up on Rinders, but then you just you forget that Haaland's in the background.
00:24:14
Rodney Gooden
Yeah. You think it was there? Because I think the mistake was made earlier. I think it was the midfield battle for that ball. I think maybe either Gabriel or Timber should have backed off because what ended up happening was just slight it's that overcommitment to try and win that duel which you lose and then everyone's behind the ball.
00:24:28
Rodney Gooden
If they just stayed back and said, you know what, maybe we can lose this duel, then you've got four people in front of Harland and Rinders and you've got something to do. What up happening, which is so devastating, is that you've got Reinders and Haaland. He's got Haaland to his right.
00:24:39
Rodney Gooden
Then you've got Doku to his left. And we've got two defenders in front of the ball and they're running backwards. Yeah. I think when you get into that position, you don't do yourself any favours.
00:24:44
Craig matthews
ah
00:24:47
Craig matthews
I think Califori was too far forward and he didn't he couldn't get back.
00:24:51
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:24:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:24:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think, again, there there needs to be some sort of discipline with with our with our with our right backs and our left backs.
00:24:54
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:24:55
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
Defensive Performance and Key Contributions
00:25:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
I understand, right? I do understand when we are attacking, you know, we we try and get the left backs to do the over, you know, we try and get our full backs to do the overlaps. But surely there's got to be some sort of discipline discipline to it. Because again, as we've seen, we got exposed.
00:25:18
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:25:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
We got exposed for it unfortunately. But surely there's got to be some form of of discipline one way or another, isn't there, boys?
00:25:20
Craig matthews
Yes.
00:25:25
Rodney Gooden
a
00:25:26
Craig matthews
yeah
00:25:27
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, absolutely.
00:25:28
Craig matthews
a
00:25:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
But in the meantime, we are going to take a quick break and join us after the break as I want to talk about the midfield. That is probably one of Craig's favourite subjects because for me, i just I just want to get your thoughts on that midfield.
00:25:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But yeah, join us after the break and we will discuss more about it.
00:26:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh my goodness, this is the first time I've done a pod and there's been no loop. I'm going to celebrate this moment. Welcome back, guys.
00:26:31
Rodney Gooden
but
00:26:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah but
00:26:32
Craig matthews
Cheers, cheers, cheers.
00:26:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah Welcome back to this third and final part of the Man City Review. And Craig, we are going on to your favourite subject of them all. The midfield three, because as we've said, Rice and Marino just do not work well together.
00:26:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
But my question to both of you is, why why does Arteta feel like he needs to play Rice and Marino together alongside Zubomendi?
00:27:02
Rodney Gooden
My honest take, I think physicality for one. I think, yeah, both of them can be pretty decent dual runners in like Rice and Marino. And I think Marino, the form that you see for Spain, absolutely fantastic too.
00:27:14
Rodney Gooden
You see a lot the kind of one-touch passing, you know, linking up play that way.
00:27:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:27:17
Rodney Gooden
But unfortunately, I don't think Marino takes a little bit longer on the ball than I would like. He's not a quick releaser, you know, when he does have to dribble. And I think his passing range is a bit shorter than someone like Eze's too.
00:27:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:27:28
Rodney Gooden
So I think you do lack that creativity. And I think for Marino to be effective, You've lot of forwards on the exact same wavelength that he's on. He might get that in his Spanish national team, but I said it doesn't really work out too much in our side. And then you've also got moments of hesitation.
00:27:41
Rodney Gooden
You saw it a bit earlier in the Man City game where he hesitated on the ball receiving on the box. Arsenal fans begging him to drive forward and again got dispossessed leading into the Rinders shot, which had to be saved as well.
00:27:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:50
Rodney Gooden
I said, yeah, he seemed a bit lost in that game too. And I feel that Marino's strengths might be maybe sitting a bit further up. I don't know. i don't know if you guys feel that he worked better as that kind of false nine. But I do feel that if he's going to be an advanced midfielder, I think maybe it's about the forwards around that and need to be kind of tweaked a little bit for that one-touch passing to work.
00:28:08
Rodney Gooden
I think with Eze, you've got the ability to receive the ball on kind of a half turn. He's got the vision and the passing range to kind of link up with that attack properly. And if he needs to drive into the midfield and reliably get past his man, he's much more effective as a 10. And so I think that's why it doesn't really work.
00:28:21
Rodney Gooden
You've got too much kind of defensive minded physicality dual winners in that midfield and not a lot of creative outlets to feed that attack.
00:28:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Craig, I mean, I'm going to leave this to you, Craig, because this this subject must drive you absolutely crazy at this point. Because you yeah i we've said this.
00:28:39
Craig matthews
I think...
00:28:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
we We've both said this. We don't like seeing Rice and Marino together because it doesn't work. But go on. I'll leave this to you, mate. Go on.
00:28:50
Craig matthews
I thought... I thought Micka Runa is... I don't think he's Premier League suited to the honest view. Maybe European football, international football, Premier League.
00:29:00
Craig matthews
He hasn't really shown up in the Premier League in the Tour for us. what is When do you game for in the Tour, do you think, yeah, Nick Arena's the answer. Yeah, he's done well. um Not one game.
00:29:11
Craig matthews
think only game he played well when he played up front was last season when he had that spell up front.
00:29:15
Rodney Gooden
What, Leicester?
00:29:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was going to say...
00:29:17
Rodney Gooden
What, Leicester?
00:29:17
Craig matthews
The Leicester
00:29:18
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:29:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
was going to say...
00:29:19
Rodney Gooden
ah
00:29:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was going to say Leicester. Oh, dear me.
00:29:25
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:29:25
Craig matthews
game... That's what that ah nothing about it, really. I feel like... He's been in Premier League before. was like Newcastle before. He's never really lit up in the Premier League at Newcastle. He came to the Premier back at Arsenal now. A bit older, bit more experienced.
00:29:38
Craig matthews
We need to see more from him than the mid-swords. I don't think he's in the shoulder for Arsenal. I don't think he'll be on this season. I don't think he'll be at Arsenal next season, to be honest with you. That's my honest opinion. thought that we could do a massive upgrade on him.
00:29:51
Craig matthews
Get somebody many better and do it do the role better than what he's doing right now. That's what I think. I thought that we could
00:29:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh Out of curiosity, which game was it? It was Forest. When we played Forest at home, we had the we had that sort of Sociedad link-up with Odegaard, Marino and Zubimendi.
00:30:01
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:30:02
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:30:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Could you maybe see that potentially working?
00:30:13
Craig matthews
Oh, maybe I think that that might work better than the Rice,
Conclusion and Reflections on Future Matches
00:30:19
Craig matthews
Odegaard Rice, Marina and Tiberi.
00:30:20
Rodney Gooden
know
00:30:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:23
Craig matthews
But they got understanding, they're more technical. the more technical guys, they can do the technical stuff more in the system and they know to they can do that stuff more.
00:30:29
Rodney Gooden
yeah
00:30:32
Craig matthews
of it I'm not saying Rice not technical, but I don't think he's as technical as ah um you think of Marino. They're not technical, they're wavelength of what needs to be done in that niche.
00:30:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:45
Craig matthews
That's why they don't. And the stat is, they've only won one game together, Rice and Marino. Rice and Marino only won one game together. And I was eight trips away last season when they played together from the start.
00:30:53
Rodney Gooden
Hmm. Hmm.
00:30:55
Craig matthews
So that goes to show that it doesn't, them two don't really have a good understanding you know how to play. And that's the manager, i thought that's the manager as well, because the manager, if you go, if you, the manager watches matches and doesn't he check stats after the game or check these things, you would think he's the second highest paid manager in the league. you would think he would see this, even a blind person would see it as little work altogether.
00:31:22
Rodney Gooden
Dang.
00:31:25
Craig matthews
I don't know.
00:31:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, dear me.
00:31:27
Craig matthews
I've been to the Emirates so many times yeah and I speak to the fans about Reno and Rice and they say the same thing to me. They don't work all together.
00:31:34
Craig matthews
And they say, why do I always play them together? They don't work. So it comes to a case now when we're talking about i'm not going to talk about anymore. This is the last time talking about it.
00:31:34
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:31:42
Rodney Gooden
sure
00:31:44
Craig matthews
If it happens again, I'm not going to talk about anymore. done. I'm done talking about it. It's not going to change it. It's going to keep the same. So there's no point I spend a waste of my energy talking about a midfield 2 that don't work. So, yeah.
00:31:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, dear me.
00:31:58
Rodney Gooden
Fair.
00:31:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Goodness me. I mean, Craig, I'll be honest with I think Arsenal need to employ you as analyst somewhere in that kind of role because...
00:32:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
or some sort of somewhere in that kind of role because Listen, i mean, look, at the end of the day, I do agree with you. I mean, i do see it. Like, look, if if you kind of see it last season, the fact that you barely didn't play, you didn't play Rice and Marino together, why would you suddenly think it would work again this season?
00:32:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
It really doesn't make any sense to me. And another thing is, i feel like Arteta's only started using Mourinho because of what he'd done against Turkey in the international break.
00:32:32
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:32:44
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:32:44
Craig matthews
Yeah.
00:32:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
And the thing is, right, give it two... Look, fair enough, yeah, he gave he gave it maybe, what, two games now? two games now
00:32:53
Rodney Gooden
Hmm.
00:32:53
Craig matthews
yeah
00:32:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
I personally think now you've come to that point now where next weekend now against Newcastle, I don't care what anyone says. The midfield three has to be Zubomendy, Rice and Eze in that midfield three.
00:33:09
Craig matthews
or Ethan, one of them.
00:33:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'd even play Ethan. Yeah, absolutely. I'd even give Ethan a run out. But for me, that midfield, yeah, I'm sorry. But whatever, the thing is, right, even Arteta, like, I think he needs to look at the Spain games. I think he needs to do a bit of analysis on the Spain games and see where Mourinho is best suited.
00:33:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because, on.
00:33:33
Craig matthews
Where does he play for screens? He plays the strike on the screens, he plays the number 10.
00:33:37
Rodney Gooden
No, he plays these are left eight. ah go
00:33:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:33:39
Craig matthews
Oh, okay.
00:33:40
Rodney Gooden
No, sorry. He's on the right side, I think. Yeah, yeah. So that was it.
00:33:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right side. He's a right side of day.
00:33:43
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, he's right side at eight.
00:33:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think right side of day.
00:33:44
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:33:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good. Another question, actually. Do you think maybe if Arteta maybe tweak the system a little bit played out and but and played him in in that right side day, do you think we might get the best out of Mourinho if that's the case?
00:33:58
Rodney Gooden
No, because I think that some of the magic with Spain is that you've got wingers like dropping into the midfield and then kind of darting forward as well. You're getting a lovely little ticky-tacky thing where almost they're passing their ball into the net from start to finish too.
00:34:09
Rodney Gooden
I think you might get that with certain wingers. I think if you play Noni, I said that's not happening. You play Saka, maybe.
00:34:14
Craig matthews
and
00:34:15
Rodney Gooden
You know and that was it. You might get those little kind of triangles forming, but I don't know. I don't think so. I think what's kind of difficult is that midfield, that kind of Zuby Rice-Morino midfield, and it does work to an extent if what you're trying to do is maintain possession and then kind of maintain a kind of strong physical presence. But there's not enough creative outlet to do anything without possession. That's why when you look at the City game,
00:34:34
Rodney Gooden
We dominated them from start to finish in terms of possession of the game. But then the moment they went ahead, it took us how long to get that equalizer? You're not able to do anything with all of that ball possession. And I think that's the problem. It is useful, but with no end product, what can you do with it? And I think that's what makes the case for maybe make yourself a bit more vulnerable and have someone who can kind of carry more of a threat kind of going forward, like an Eze, like an Odegaard, like someone who wants to kind of dribble and go a bit more forward.
00:34:57
Rodney Gooden
So I think that's the problem. It's just ill-suited to the current system, given our weaknesses in the final third.
00:35:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. No, absolutely. I think, yeah, I mean, we've always said this. When he goes away and plays for Spain, it's it's completely different. Completely different.
00:35:11
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:35:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
But for Arsenal, it just hasn't seemed to somewhat click.
00:35:16
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:35:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Really hasn't seemed somewhat click with him, has it?
00:35:18
Rodney Gooden
Mmm.
00:35:18
Craig matthews
no
00:35:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
And just quickly, before we wrap up, right, like we haven't spoken enough about the Martinelli goal, but goodness me, where has this come from? Like, where's this stroke of like form come from, from Martinelli?
00:35:33
Craig matthews
i'll be honest with you he's playing for his future now he knows as a as a sign of myself working them up man so you know what I need be on the bench a couple of games and not coming on one or two games. So you know what, I to fix up or else I'm going to be out.
00:35:48
Craig matthews
And it's good for us as well because his value will up.
00:35:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:35:50
Craig matthews
If he continues scoring goals for us, his value will go up. So say we want to sell him in the summer, we'll get decent money for him. So that's a good thing. But I think if we sold him to another team, he might do well for them, you know.
00:36:04
Craig matthews
That's why we might regret selling him, honestly.
00:36:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
what What kind of team? Are we talking, what, in the terms of, like, Prem or send them European or what we talking about?
00:36:11
Rodney Gooden
Go to Europe.
00:36:11
Craig matthews
European, year european now you're know, you're European.
00:36:12
Rodney Gooden
Don't send him to a rival.
00:36:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Europe.
00:36:14
Rodney Gooden
happy
00:36:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
any any
00:36:16
Craig matthews
if
00:36:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
any Any leagues in particular? i won't know I won't say teams, but any leagues in particular that might maybe suit your style a bit more better?
00:36:22
Craig matthews
I think Bundesliga, Italian league, Italy, Italy or even Spain.
00:36:23
Rodney Gooden
Bundesliga?
00:36:26
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, Germany.
00:36:30
Craig matthews
I think there's only three, all them three leagues star in it.
00:36:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:36:34
Craig matthews
Even France as well. I think it'll do well in France.
00:36:38
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:36:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I could see that as well.
00:36:41
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:36:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
And also, but for September, right, we've got two we've got two big goal of the month to compete September.
00:36:49
Craig matthews
Hmm. Yeah.
00:36:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Question is, if you're going on to the Premier League app and you're casting your vote, who do you put your vote on? Zuby or Gabriel Martinelli? Rodney.
00:37:01
Craig matthews
mine
00:37:03
Rodney Gooden
ah You know what?
00:37:04
Craig matthews
It's a hard one, isn't
00:37:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:37:05
Rodney Gooden
Yeah, it's a tough one because I think I love the Zuby strike.
00:37:08
Rodney Gooden
It's absolutely incredible. But there's something about Martinelli with it. It's the touch just before the goal as well. It's the depth touch, the control, and then the finish, which I think, oh it's even more technical. It's beautiful. So um I might give it to Nelly on this one.
00:37:20
Rodney Gooden
But Zuby is tough. but um yeah I love a good volley from outside the box.
00:37:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Fair enough. Fair enough. Craig, what about you, mate? what if you if you had to If you had to choose a yeah had to choose ah your Arsenal goal of the month, um who would it be?
00:37:38
Craig matthews
I like to prevent this last class goal, but after the good running in this one, I think the love yesterday, the way how the first touch controlled it, take it away from the defender, keep a cup running out. Other people are panicked.
00:37:52
Craig matthews
He didn't panic at all, lobbed over him. I think it's hard. And Donnarumma is not a short goalkeeper, he's a tall goalkeeper.
00:37:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:37:58
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:37:58
Craig matthews
So I think him lobbing it over him and then going into it. The way how he hit the net as well, too thin. I think that type of goal is a top class goal. If Ronaldo, if Cristiano Ronaldo is going to go tomorrow, everyone's talking about for days, so I'll say that goal is okay.
00:38:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. That's
00:38:12
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:38:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
so true.
00:38:13
Rodney Gooden
Very true,
00:38:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, so true.
00:38:17
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:38:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah I'll be honest, that would leave me, it would really leave me at a crossroad. But I think, again, i would also join you guys as well by going for for for Martinelli because, again, it's it's the calibre.
00:38:27
Rodney Gooden
Nellie's. Yeah.
00:38:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know what it is also? The fact that we were one nil down.
00:38:34
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:38:35
Craig matthews
Hmm.
00:38:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
93rd minute, you know, we had to give it everything. And just it was and the occasion, the moment, you know, the team that we were up against. It's just ah for me, it would be Martinelli all day long.
00:38:49
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:38:50
Craig matthews
so show you how it is, what you do is.
00:38:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:38:53
Craig matthews
but
00:38:53
Rodney Gooden
Absolutely.
00:38:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:38:55
Rodney Gooden
Perfect vision, perfect pass.
00:38:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
And look, Arteta, Arteta or anyone working at Arsenal, if you're listening, you you must go forward and you must like employ Craig as one of your analysis.
00:38:57
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:39:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
And look, on top of that, listen, you've given Eze the number 10 shirt for a reason. Play him in that position. Just a thought, guys.
00:39:13
Craig matthews
and um
00:39:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just a thought.
00:39:15
Rodney Gooden
Yeah.
00:39:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
But that is it for us today. Have you liked what we've had to say? We'd love to hear your thoughts on social media. As always, you guys can find us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify by searching Daily Arsenal.
00:39:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
You've been listening to the GSPN Podcast Network, part the Global Sports Podcast Network, the only place where you can find your podcasts for your favourite teams.
00:39:35
Craig matthews
Thank you.
00:39:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
A daily wrap-up of every week, the Road to World Cup 26th, And as always, guys, I've been your host, Jamie Patterson. They have been the amazing Rodney Gooden and Craig Matthews. Have a great day all and take care.
00:39:54
Rodney Gooden
you
00:40:06
Craig matthews
Thank